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TIIE MOKNTXG OREGOXIAy. SATURDAY, JANUARY 30, 1909. ; : " i il POWELL KILLS TD SAVE DAUGHTER In Jail He Refuses to Talk, Ex cept to Regret Trouble With Roper. YOUTH ELOPED WITH GIRL Traecdy at Brownsville Kesult of Attentions to Leah Powell Against Parents' AVlshes Farmers Justify the Shooting. ALBAN'Y, Or.. Jan. 29. fSpcdal.) Charles J. Powell, who shot and In stantly killed Homer Roper fhortly b fore mtdnlght hint night near the Powell farm, three miles northwest of Brownsville, was brought to Albany this afternoon and placed In tho Coun ty Jail. This evening Deputy Dis trict Attorney Hill arraigned him be- - t .1 ......... a i.hnr?A of mur- ri. r In tho first degree and the pre- I llmlnary hearing was set for next j Tuesday afternoon at 1 o'clock. He hs"retalned 11-wltt & Sox to defend j h'v:hn B"n at the jail tills after noon Powell refused to make any statement, except to Kir that he re-rKrett-d the whole troutle. .After the shooting. Powell remained on the s-en- and calmly awaited the arrival of Sheriff Smith and Coroner Fortnilller. who were notified and left Albany about 2 o'clock. They reached Browns ville at 7 o'oloek. Powell surrendered nd Coroner Fortmlller held an In quest, the Jury finding tha(t Roper was killed by Powell. Last night's tragedy was the culmi nation of trouble over young Roper a attentions, to Leah Powell. l.,-year-old daughter of the slayer. Last Fall Roper began paying attention to the girl and because of the young man a bad reputation Powell refused him ad mittance to hia home. Roper then persuaded the girl to elope with him and In November they went to Pilot Rock, Umatilla County. Powell fol lowed and after the couple had been together a week, brought his daughter home. Shortly afterward Roper again ap peared at Brownsville and In spite of Powell's protests continued to pay attention to the girl and endeavor to see her surreptitiously. Powell saw local of ficers regarding the matter at different times. , ' Last night Miss Powell, accompanied by her brothers. Lester and George, went to a party at the home of Mrs. Neis. a neighbor. During the evening Roper, though not Invited, appeared and enticed the girt outside. Noting her absence, Lester Powell went In search of her. while George, fearing another elopement, went home to tell his parents. His mother at once accompanied him to the Nels home, one-half mile away, while Powsu took his trusty rifle, mounted a horse and started lit search of the girl br a different route. When Mrs. Powell arrived at the Nels home. Roper and the girl had been lo cated In the yard and she took the girt into tho house. Shortly afterward Powell rode up to the rear of the house and dismounted. Just then he heard Roper, whom be had not yet seen, call out, "I ve got the drop on you. Powell then fired three times at a dis tance of about 30 yards, the last shot hit ting Roper as he was looking back while turning to run. Roper's statement proved to be a bluff, as he was unarmed. Powell ued an old-fashioned 44-caliber Y in vhester rifle and shot Roper over the right eye. the bullet penetrating the brain. ,. Powell was born In Linn County 4j years ago. He went to California when 5 years old. and lived there until 1SS1. when he returned to Oregon and attend ed MoMlnnvllle College. He was mar ried In 1S5. He Is a grandson of Job Powell, the famous pioneer "circuit rider" minister of the Willamette Valley. Homer Roper was 22 years old and had been around Brownsville and vicinity for the past year. Nothing Is known of his relatives. He worked as a farmhand part of the time and Is said to have loafed" around Brownsville at least half of the time. People residing In the vicinity of thr crime appear to commend Powell's action for the protection of his daughter. This was evidenced by the fact that different farmers cal'ed up the Sheriff s office this mornlnf, ottering to go ou mc Powell. TO TUP CANADA EXDS LOBBY TO LKGISLATVRE AT VICTORIA. Corbln, of Spokane. Alro Interested In New Railroad to Enter Flat Head Region. VANCOUVER. B. C. Jan. 29. (Special.) With enormous stakes at issue, a three cornered tight for the privilege of tap ping the coal and lumber districts of the Flat Head River Valley In Southeast Kootenay will be waged by American Railway Interests during and following this session of the Provincial Legisla ture. The Great Northern, which already taps the Crow's Nest district by a branch line from the main line north via the. Elk River to Michel and Fernle. reeks to build Into a region at present without transportation facilities. The other prospective Invaders of ar.afi.an territory are Hill's rival. E. II. Harrlman and T. C. Corbin. a Spo kane millionaire, who co-operated with the Canadian Pac'.tlc Railway In building the Spokane International, the new link onnectlng Spokane with the Crow's Nest Pass railway, and forming with the O. R. N. Railway a through route between Portland. Minneapolis and Chicago. The forces of three rival Interests have already begun to assemble in Vancouver and Victoria In order to organize for the legislative campaign, which will soon be gin In earnest. Lobbies representing the Harrlman interests have been staying at the Hotel Vancouver for several days. Tlie nominal applicants for the privilege tif building lines through the Flat Head Kiver Valley are British subjects, but In reality they are merely acting as agent for the American trans-continental roads. WAS WASHINGTON PIONEER 3Irs. .Mary W. Stearns Crossed Plains With Ox-Team In 1851. CHEH-ALI9. Wash..' Jan. 29. iSpeolal.) Yesterday afternoon the funeral of Mrs. ilary W. Stearna waa held from the Pres- bvterian Church of this city. Mrs. Stearns died at the home of her daugh ter Mrs T. W. Ingalls. near Centralia. She was a pioneer resident of this section and was born at AJicaster. Upper Canada, October 25. 1S31. In 1W0 the family moved to this Coast, locating first in Oregon. They reached The Dalles by ox-team in June. 1851. She was married to Nathan H. Meloy. of Multnomah County. Oregon, soon after. Two children from this union are now living. W. F. Meloy. of Yakima County, and Jerusha I. Bunke. In lv3 Mrs. Meloy was married to Henry rv. Stearns, at Forest Grove. Or. Three chil dren were born of the second marriage, one of them being Joel Stearns, ho re cently retired aa County Auditor. A second on. Theodore, lives near Adna. and daughter, Mrs. Ingalbj, Uvea near Centralia. 5700,000 PI FDR TIMBER PALMKR COMPAXY BUYS LAND IX WALLOWA COtNT Y. Secures Holdings of Crosset Iumber Company Chicago Firm Said to Be Behind Deal. M'ALLISTER. Or.. Jan. 23. (Special.) One of the largest timber deals in North eastern Oregon was closed last week when the Palmer Lumber Company, of La Orande. purchased the Wallowa and Union Counties', holdings of the Crosset Lumber Company, of Iowa. The deal In volved about oo.ooo acres and the price was J7tVJ. The land lies adjacent to tho Wallowa River, between Its Junction with the Grand Ronde and extending east of Mlnuni River. The transaction Is believed to be but a preliminary move on the part of the Palmer l,umler Company to sell its en tire holdings of more than l'rt.Ourt acres to a Chicago syndicate. This, deal is pend ing and Is expected to be closed as soon as the experts rent out from Chicago can complete the report. The experts spent many weeks In the Wallowa and I'nion Counties, cruising the timber and running section lines. If this transfer Is marie, and it serins assured, the prico will be about i0".ou). In addition to the timber lands owned by the Palmer Lum ber Company, it operates a sawmill at I .a Grande with a capacity of between JuMM and SOO.nuo feet a day. This will be Included In the deal. The Palmer com r.untr i nt nrescnt oneratlng a logging camp about 12 miles from Elgin, employ ing 120 men. . i . ... .ittd of Flcrtn who has handled the business of the Crosset Lum ber Company In Northeastern uregon since the Iowa company entered tlila Beld. about four years ago. engineered the deal with the Palmer company. The men behind the Chicago syndicate are unknown here. The price paid for the Crosset land, $14 an acre. Is considered high by the tim ber men and real estate dealers, and . v, .... t. rr ir. that t Vi Pnlmpr rnmnanv expects to sell at an advance even of this price to the Chicago company, ine newa of the sale has placed all holders of timber lands In Northeastern Oregon in high spirits and they are, already ad vancing the price of their lands. One tract of l'X) acres on the Elgin extension of the O. R. & N. Railroad, which was of fered for $10,400 last Summer, with a bid of $11.0)0. Is now being held for $15,000. LAUNCH FERRY-BOAT TODAY Miss Velina Phillips Will Christen Vessel "City of Vancouver." VANCOUVER. Wash.. Jan. 29. (Spe cial.) The officials of the Portland Rail way, Light & Power Company have de cided to name the new ferryboat, which will be launched at the shipyards at St. John. Or.. Saturday afternoon, the "City of Vancouver." A large crowd from this city will attend the ceremonies. The party will leave Vancouver at 1:30 P. M. Extra cars will be waiting for them on the Oregon Fide and they will be taken to St. John without transfer. A buffet luncheon will be served on bonrd the vessel Immediately after it Is launched, the luncheon being furnished by the officials of the Portland Railway, Light & Power Company. The exercises" will begin promptly at 2:30 o'clock. Miss Velma Phillips, of this cltv. will christen the new ferryboat and cut the rope which holds the vessel In place. PLAN BOOM FOR ABERDEEN Seattle Syndicate Said to Be Busy at Grays Harbor. ABERDEEN. Wash.. Jan. 29. (Spe clal.) T. H. Griffith, of Seattle, backed by a number of capitalists of that city today purchased for $250,000 a large tract of land from Mrs. Jean Stewart, along the west branch of the Wishkah Riven The land includes 1000 acres of high-lying property, and It Is Intended to make It a residence section. Grit fttli's syndicate will Invest $1,000,000 here In the way of factories and Im provements on the Wishkah River, It Is said. In connection with the scheme Is the building of the extension of the Puget Sound Electric Road and other schemes. In addition to the purchase of Mrs. Stewart's property, options have been secured on much other prop erty. Sherman County Farmer Pies. WASCO, Or.. Jan. 29. (Special.) James McMillln. a pioneer farmer of Sherman County, died at The Dalles today. He was born in Pennsylvania, April . 1S30. l?lng almost 79 years old. He came to Ca'ifornla in an early day. and thence to Sherman County, where he farmed for 24 years. He has been a member of the Christian Church since a young man and a member of the I. O. O. F. for over 50 years He leaves a widow and a large family well provided for. He waa highly esteemed by all who knew him. Concrete Kiln for Lumber. VANCOUVER. Wash.. Jan. 29. (Spe rial.) The contract for the building of a dry-kiln for the Pltchless Lumber Com pany waa let this morning by E. F. Bou ton. president ot the company, to J. H Mendenhall. of Seattle. The kiln will cost $44X0. It will be built of solid con crete. and heated by steam at a tern perature of between 800 and WO degrees Fahrenheit. Mrs. Sarah L. Baldwin Dead. FOREST GROVE. Or.. Jan. 29. (Spe clal.) Sarah Luisetta Baldwin, wife of I. W. Baldwin, of this place, died at her home this morning at the age of 57 She was born In Monro County, 111., and came from Illinois in 1890. The fu neral will be conducted from her late residence Sunday, Professor J. W, Marsh, of Pacific University, officiating. GRAND OPENING. Harvard Painless Dentists. corner Park and Washington street, over Royal Bakery. Saturday, January 30. Music by Lind's string quartet afternoon and evening. Double-sole ahoea keep your feet dry. Special sale price at Kosentcai a. WOOD SAYS STATE CAN BUILD ROADS Declares People Should Stop Whining at Harriman and Go Ahead. LEASE TO CORPORATIONS Says Const itntlonal Amendment Sliould Be Passed at Once. Idaho - Oregon Development League Meets at Salem. SALEM, Or.. Jan. 29. (Special.) Col. C. E. S. Wood In an address on a "state- aided railway system" before the Idaho Oregon Devefhpment League this after noon, urged the people of Oregon to stop whining through the newspapers because Harrlman does not build railroads in Ore gon, and get bupv and build their own railroads. To make this possible. Colonel Wood called attention to the necessity for a constitutional amendment giving the tate or anv section of the state the au thorlty to ifsue bonds for the building or a road. He urged that the present Legis lature take the matter up. start the ma chinery that would amend the constitu tion and give tho people of Oregon a chance to help themselves. Glad .to Serve Without Pay. He declared that the best men In Port land would be glad to serve on a com mission to manage the detaila of the con struction of the road without a cent of salary, and purely through the desire to help the state to progress, once bunt, he aid, the road could be leased. Under the Initiative and referendum, the speaker declared, the necessity for the constituj- tional Inhibition against bond Issues is no longer necessary, but he would not ad vocate the operation of roads by the state. The Congress was called to order in Representative Hall by Senator C. J. Smith, of Umatilla County, immediately after the adjournment of the House. In the absence of Judge Stephen A. Lowell, of Pendleton, who was detained by a urder trial. Colonel B. Hofer presided. Riley Atkinson, secretary of the Boise Commercial Club, was chosen as sec retary. Small Streams Saved. Cai ornir rtinrnhprlflfn discussed "The Battle for the Conservation of Our Nat ural Resources. He said mat a recent decision of the United States Supreme Court would be applicable to Oregon and help to save the tributaries oi uie vt n lamette to the people. This is the deci sion which holds that the Federal Gov ernment has Jurtodictlon over the tribu taries to navigable streams. Among others who spoke brieny at ine afternoon session were: -J. N. Teal, of Portland; I. C. Geere, of Burns, Harney rvnintv Renresentatlve W. H. Brooke, of Harney and Malheur; Riley Atkinson, of Boise, Idaho, and senator iu n.. jdiub ham. of Lane County. Chairman Hofer appointed the follow- a nnirnllti.o nn resolutions! William Grimes, of Marshfleld; J. N. Teal, of Portland; William Hanly. of Burns; Riley Atkinson, of Boise; L. R. Stlnson, Salem. Webster Talks Good Roads. TV.a faatura (if the eVfTllnBT Session WaS an address by Judge L. R. Webster, of Portland, who spoke in iavor oi souu roads. "Your cities and towns will grow Just as rapidly as your country will de velop." deslared the speaker, "and - the growth oi all Oregon uepenus enmciy upon the development of a system of hwovq and that which Is involved in such a system Is the most Important leg islation ot all. ' A principal lopiv: ui uio cussion was a better source of water sup ni ail tho RtfltA Institutions located at Salem. The plan outlined includes a mountain supply from the bantlam itiver or the Breitenbush Creek, and a proposed resolution in the Legislature for the in stitutions to secure city contracts was boosted in an address by August huck eHtein, professor of the Business Men's League. President Fletcher Homan, of Willam ette University, told of the educational facilities found In Salem and the oppor iinitio ofrrd for educational develop ment, declaring "regardless of the idea held by many throughout tne state, vt n- lamette University Is on identically ine fniinp no. anv first-class educa tional institution in the United States." Conyers Interesting Speaker. Representative Conyers, of Columbia County, was one of the most Interesting speakers, having sat in the tirst Legisla ture to convene in Oregon, ana naving assisted in naming two United States Senators from this state who took their seats with Abraham Lincoln Senators A. W. Nesmlth and E. D. Baker. Representative Bean, of Lane County, champion of a port commission bill, spoke at length on the merits of this form of proposed legislation, stating "if the people of the state need help in de eloplng ports they must help them selves." Senator I. H. Bingham delivered an eloquent address in which lie reviewed the progress of the past 32 years In the Northwest, paying tribute to the hardy pioneer spirit that has made the mar velous development possible. He lauded the plan to build a road from Boise to Coos Bay and called attention to the fact that over 40 years ago there were built in Iowa many roads by state, county and municipal, and 6ome counties giving as high as $100,010. BIG ' SAWMILLS COMBINE Company With $50,000 Capital Or ganized at Elgin. ELGIN. Or., Jan. 29. (Special.) By a merger completed here tonight of the Hackett Lumber Company, the Star Planing Mill and J. L. Overton, a strong company was incorporated under the name of the Hackett Lumber Company, capitalized at J50.000. This deal puts Under one control about 40.000,000 feet of a fine grade of timber, averaging 95 per cent yellow pine, the large planing mill of the Star Planing Mill and several well euuipped sawmills. The company's office and planer will be located at Elgin. The officers are: j. L. Overton, president; N. A. Hackett, general manager. Overton and Hackett are stockholders, with C. Gannett and C. Reiber. OUTSIDERS AT EMERYVILLE Favorites Fail to Make Good as Ex pected oh Track. nivi.ivn ' r-nl Jan. 29. Long- priced horses were In front in several races at Emeryville toaay. ono ui mo outsiders to land was Tennessee Boy. He won in a drive from Cuernavaca and Wllmore. The 2-year-old even i.-j . finish. Turre ruiicu iu starting for the first time, winning from Jack Dennerlen, the favorite, which did not have the best of racing luck The weather was cloudy and the track was drying out. Results: n - r vnn. Six furlongs, selling i.ay . Dr " Sherman second, Hu.h Money third, time. 1:19 4-5. . Ta.k Three furlongs. Pei -----nennerlea second. Alder Gulch third, time. 0:7 2-5 ... Six furlongs, selling iron ""f ',-"' Louis Ktreuber second. Wllmore third, time, l:'.?S"?- . - ... wim won. St. Avon second. Toll Box, third; tlme.l .18 3-5 Mile, sellinn Lor.. , .17 ond. Lady Ren.sale.r third; 47 King Galinda second-." Descomnet. third; time, 1:11 OFFER JEFF $50,000 PURSE Bakersflcld Bids High for Fight With Johnson. . .r,DsniL"t.n ca . Jan. 29. Bakers- n.-i 1 ' i.i..-, . - . field business men today offered James J. Jeffries a purse oi oMv iu nK. Johnson here the Fourth of July next They have posted $5000 to show their good faith. The plan is a co-operative one. the different business men agreems assist in making up the deficit, should the fight lose money, and sharing the profits, if It is a success. Indian Maids Win Victory. .irmr a ti- a rv Jan 99 (Snecial.) V I1J V.ll .1 ' J I ' ' 1 The Chemawa girls' basketball team de feated the Monmouth Normal team mm evening by a score of 12 to 7. This was the first defeat Monmouth has had this year, while it is the second victory for the Indian maidens. The first half ended with the score 6 to 5 in favor of Mon mouth. Fifteen and 20-mlnute halves were played. Officials, referee. Craven; umpire, Teabo. Albany Defeats Salem. SALEM. Oo. Jan. 29. (Special.) The Albanv High School basketball team won from "the Salem High School tonight at the T. M. C. A. in this city. 23 to 26. SHIPPERS HAVE PROTEST LEWIS COUNTY MERCHANTS SAY RATES ARE UNJUST. Meet at Chehalls and Name Steering Committee to Take Up Fight With Railroad. CHEHALIS. Wash., Jan. 29. (Special.) There was a good attendance of ship pers of Centralia and Chehalls at this place this afternoon at a meeting called by the Citizens' Club of Chehalls to con sider the subject of the increase of freight rates, to which the inland towns of Southwestern Washington have been subjected for some time past. Dan W. Bush was chairman of the meeting and Fred Dunbar secretary. After a full discussion of what the shippers term the injustice of local rates and the recent advance in terminal rates, the whole subject was referred to a joint committee, consisting of three members from Centralia and three from Chehalls, with Mr. Bush aa ex-offlclo chairman. L. Bar. W. B. Keir and E. E. Teachenor are Centralias committeemen, wniie A. Callison. C. O. Gingrich and F. M Power renresent Chehalls. These men represent some of the heaviest shipping interest of both towns. The joint committee met and concluded to secure the services of a capable attor ney to handle the entire proposition and divide the expense between the shippers of the two cities. The State Railroad Commission has recently Intimated that it would at some early date hold a near in; on eomDlaJnts of excessive rates, and it is to shape up a case for that occasion that the meeting of today was held. The particular complaint Originating here Is the advance In local freight rates of June 2S, when first-class freights from Seattle and Portland to Chehalls were raised from 21 cents per hundred to 38 cents, second class from 21 to 32 cents, third-class freight from 19 to 25 cents and fourth-class from 19 to 22 cents, minimum rate from 25 cents to 3U cents. RATE COMPLAINTS HEARD Railroad Commission Takes Matter Under Advisement. o.rivr Tun (Snecial.) Today i trio nf thA state Railroad Com mission, arguments were heard in the cases of B. F. Jones vs. tne -acinc iux Tnar.v nd the Falls City Lum ber Company vs. the Salem, Falls City & Western Railway Company. Jones ap peared in his own behalf in the first k,It,t anri Wallace McCamaiit for the express company. K. w . iiontague ap liLwiiiB .-. ..oufoH rtf ho n mini rr in ine seiunu tion and Oscar Hayter, of Dallas, for the Hufsniiant. Roth cases were taken under advisement by the Commission. LINESMAN FALLS 30 FEET Riley W'alley Badly Bruised in Acci dent at Albany. ALBANY. Or.. Jan. 29. (Special.) .Riley Waller, head linesman of the Al bany office of the Pacific Telephone com pany, suffered dangerous Injuries this afternoon, when his body belt unsnapped and let him fall from the top of a 30-foot pole at Ninth and Vine streets to the sidewalK oeiow. tie ieu wim suuicien force to break the boards in the side walk. No bone.s were broken, but he suffered terrible bruises and probably internal injuries. PORTLAND BOY GETS LIMIT M. J. Meany Sentenced to 2 0 Years In Penitentiary. BUTTE. Mont., Jan. 29. M. J. Meany, the Portland youth who was convicted upon Ills confession of an attempt to rob Henry Schilling, a well-known .business man of this .city, was today sentenced by Judge Donlan to 20 years In tho penitentiary, the limit. Portland Girls "Win at Albany. ALBANY. Or.. Jan. 29. (Special.) Miss Katheryn McMillan was chosen to represent Albany College In the inter collegiate oratorical contest next month, by winning the local oratorical contest held In the college chapel this evening. Her subject was "Remember the Chil dren." Miss McMillan is a Portland girl and Is a senior In the college. Pay the amount of your monthly rent to Gregory and he will build you home in Gregory Heights. See tomor row's papers. Your prescriptions filled at Eyssell's nkAnn..,r CO Vlnrrisnn 4th nnri nlh Children's shoes at factory cost. Best makes at Kosentnai s. Reduction sale. Harris Trunk Co. t niiimill lllll I I rin u ' II uU HUArWILL Ltnu iiRiiinu mil i i i ill ill ii RALLY AT OLYMPIA Evangelist Takes Up Cause of Local Optionists Before Legislature. GOING IN SPECIAL TRAIN Effort Will Be Mado to Have Billy Sunday Address Judiciary Com mittee on Floor of Hob so on Sunday. OLYMPIA. Wash.. Jan. 29. (Special.) The local option fight will reopen with a hurrah before the Legislature Monday, Intensified by the promised ar ,nrii rt FNTono-Biist Rlllv Sunday from Spokane In a special train. Through tne agency oi senator rnui hamus, of Pierce County, and Senator Hutchinson, of Spokane, the Olympla Theater has been engaged for a series mAA.fc0 ti Via held Mondav ui maas .,, , L.i. f,.., . w . .1 ; 1 1 I afternoon ana evening. cmiiiuo. vm talk principally on the local option Issue. Monday night is also set for the pub lic meeting of the House Judiciary com- .n jl.pitc. tl.a o0vrnl local On- UllLlct? Lvr unituJJ mi. "J . - ' tlon bills before It, and numerous dele gations representing ootn siaos oi ine Issue, are expected to do present. T, , . -.hat ofrflnramntfl Can bQ made by the local option enthusiasts to con form the theater mass meeting nu the public gathering In the House has not been settled, and It has been sug--octox tHo- tim i.iHIclarv committee should be induced to adjourn to the theater. It is even possiDie mai at tempt will be made to get the evangel ist before a. joint meeting oi wo i"inu and Senate, although such course will be opposed as unprecedented. May Speak In House Chamber. rpv. lllralv arrnnpamP.Tlt Will be to provide time Sunday between the hours of his mass meeting at mo me ate,r for Sunday to address the judi ciary committee in the House chamber. Local optionists here nave oegun ex- . .. n,.nsmtlnnd for the CVeilt. They say that delegations will arrive from Seattle and Tacoma by special train, ana tnat tnis win oo me mum. important temperance meeting ever held in the state. Even the stage set tings have been ordered cleared from the theater, that opportunity for as ..h rnnm a a noRsihle mav be pro vided for the crowds that are expected. Hutchinson, oi spoKane, nas laiten jjie llminary arrangements almost wholly i hia n-am bund Hr has been critl- cised by Sunday and some of the Spo kane newspapers ior aneeeo warmth on local option, and that issue hut. boon raised attainst his reported candidacy for Mayor of that city. "Ill show them sometning oeiuro j. get through with this," said Hutchin son today. It is possible that next week will ....u fha irtcni nntlfin issue. The Sen ate judiciary committee, which has the Senate duplicate or tne aiiii-oiuuuii League bill, as well as the Nichols bill, before It, has decided to witnnoia ac tion on both until the House judiciary committee acts. If the measure that nt tv.A T-Tnnse tudiclarv com mittee is passed by the lower branch and seems a "reasonable dui to me Senate committee, It is likely to be sub stituted for the two now under con sideration in the Senate, and be enacted into law. It is claimed Dy tne local Vi.,it. in h Senate that thev now have 22 pledged to support a bill that is more liberal in terms man mo mL. Saloon League bill, but more stringent than the Nichols Senate bill, which does not apply to Incorporated cities. The local optionists are not planning to call out these pledged members until the fate of the more stringent bill Is fully ettled. SfcBMIT SUFFRAGE AMENDMENT Washington House Approves Mea sure and Senate Will Do Same. mi-vou Wsisih Jan. 29. (Special.) The bill calling for the submission of a constitutional amendment, giving the right of suffrage to women, went inrougu the House today Dy a vote ui .v io, or several more than the required two thirds vote. The bill Is a House measure ana, wmu it is said that a number of members voted . if .vnaitlnp- th Knate to kill the measure, it now seems very likely that those who trimmed on xne diu win uc disappointed. A disinterested canvass of i c,.t inii..ttipfi that the measure will 1113 ocna.t receive at least 30 of the 42 votes, or wo more than two-tniras. if Kin n.aacua thp Senate It will be by the votes of members who at heart are opposed to -equal sunrage, out who ue lleve it Is simply a matteT of submitting the question to the people to be voted down at the next general election. Some of the Senators also do not enjoy the ..,, ,,.n. nisini? un of measures to the upper body to be killed because the House as not the courage oi us convictions. The bill passed the House this morning Awn... 'ci Tninuifs of consideration. Palmer, of King, led the fight against it, declaring it a trifling and irivoious prop osition for which nobody was asking. Burke, of Wahkiakum, opposed the bill on the ground of expense. He was of the opinion that the amendment would not carry in the election, and saw no reason why the state should spend the money to submit it. In reply to Palmer. Bradsberry, of Ska git, expressed the suspicion that Palmer objected as a corporation lawyer, because the corporations would not be able to con trol women voters as easily as they do mBeil. of Pierce, who Introduced the bill by request, spoke in its favor, not as an advocate of equal suffrage, but because, he said, he believed it the province of the ipeople and not of the Legislature, to say whether or not women should be given the right to vote. PROPOSALS ON FISHERIES Washington Will Suggest Closed Sundays at Joint Conference. OLYMPIA. Wash., Jan.. 29. (SpecKl.) The Washington committee In the joint fisheries conference with Oregon will pro pose at the meeting In Seattle tomorrow that the conference recommend closed Sundays In the river and a uniform open season throughout The argument Is that the salmon should be given the chance on one day of the week to get up the river to the spawning grounds. (Both houses have now passed the resolution calling for a treaty conference with Oregon to settle all matters of dis pute, and report to the next Legislature. The Washington committee will not be named until it is known that Oregon will participate. Fnime FMsroatiuiire For tlhie Oinaraff-RoQinni Complete suites and single pieces that display the highest quality in material, workmanship and finish, and that in design are reproductions of the notable period designs that are adapted to the dining-room. Such is our showing of high-grade furniture for the dining-room a se lection that represents the most distinctive de signs the Colonial, Sheraton, Modern English and other favored styles shown in the finest mahogany, Circassian walnut and golden oak, in the polished and dull finishes. TULL & GUBBS COMPLETE HOUSEFURNISHERS L FRAUD,' SAY "DAKS !! Idaho Senators Substitute Al leged Worthless Bill. CHARGE GRAFT IN CAPITOL Soloiis nt Boise Have Spirited De bates on Prohibition, Building Construction and Land Board. BOISE, Idaho. Jan. 29. (Special.) Senate bill No. 62. providing for special elections on the prohibition of the liq uor traffic, was introduced In the upper house tnis afternoon, and was signed by he 13 Republican members of that body. Since tne local option the lower house, persistent efforts have been made to bring about a virtual vio lation of the party pledge for temper ance legislation by the introduction and passage of a local option bill Impos sible of successful operation. It was felt that It would first be necessary to win over some strength in the lower house, so that the bill, after passing the Senate, would pass In the House without delay, and thus a vexatious matter be disposed of and the claim still be made that the party pledge had been Tulfilled. It is now reported that an agreement has been reached between the 13 Re publican Senators and 21 or 22 Repub lican and 1 Democratic Representatives to pass the bill Introduced today. The new bill is a somewhat radical depar ture from the measure passed by the House. It is made necessary for a pe tition to be signed by 40 per cent of those voting at the last previous gen eral election to secure the calling of an election. At such an election any person can vote who has been in the county long enough to register 10 days before the election, thus enabling col in which was Impossible under llllaiiun, .... t-i,, hill There are a number of xauuou ...... other provisions in the nw bill which the friends or tne iiousc um v....... i.,,,.w with the deliberate in tent to make the operation of the law, if enacted, practically impassion:. t. i. ovnoctod the new bill will be passed some time during the early part of next weeK. Graft Is Alleged. o,.n,itL.a of the new Capitol T..n.i(nn. Pnmmkqlnn OCCUbied a gOOd portion of the time in both houses. Macbeth renewed his auac uu mo i ion ctntlnir that the state had been mulcted In the sum of many thou sands of dollars In contracts; ma-i. bidder who had submitted the lowest bid for part of the work on the new building had oeen neia up, nnu mo h.j boon taken from him because he refused to "come through." In answer to questions, matucm -...,. .i,o th contractor did not claim that any member of the Capitol Com mission had approacnea mm. c claimed that the steel work was eight Inches out of plumb, and that heavier steel had been purchased than needed, at extravagant cost. Table Joint Resolution. In the House, after considerable dis cussion. House joint resolution No. 1. providing for the condemnation of the mnTatnr- Pivp for riurtioses of navi- gutlon, was laid on the table. It was claimed that it tne tiearwaier wouiu .. AnnAn,n. fnr navigation, sorting works for logs would be put in near Lewlston and large sawmnis oe m at that point. There was a spirited partisan oi; In the House this morning over the proposition to have an Investigation made of the action of the State Land Board in leasing !w00 acres of land to Q. W. Thompson at nominal rental for tlie purpose of Iron mining, for a period of 50 years, without any investigation. The majority finally, by party vote, called on Bangs, Democrat, of Latah County, to file any charges he might be able to substantiate against the Land Board in regard to such lease, so that an investigation might be made. Two bills have been introduced in the House providing for the location of subsidiary agricultural colleges In North and South Idaho, and providing for the expenditure of 122,000 for that purpose. Both houses have adjourned till Monday. Yakima Sheepman Dies. NORTH YAKIMA. Wash., Jan. (Special.) William H. Cameron, brother of State Senator Samuel Cameron, and one of tho leading sheep men In the valley, died this morning of diabetes, aged 42 years. He was a native of Scot land and came here in 1S.S5. The funeral will be on Sunday afternoon under the auspices of the local lodge of Elks. HINDU GAGGED AND ROBBED Two Natives of India Arrested for Crime at Vancouver. VANCOUVER. Wash.. Jan. 29". (Spe cial.) Two Hindus, Jhunda Slngha and Jewnda Slngha, were arrested last night, charged by J. Sallinger. another Hindu, with robbing him of J110. They were brought before Prosecuting Attorney Stapleton this afternoon and will be held pending further investigation. Sallinger alleges ho was bound and gagged by his countrymen and his money cut from his clothing. Sallinger says that he served In the army In India for six years and is a Christian, while the two Hindus whom he accuses are Mo hammedans. BOND IS OREGON'S ORATOR President of Senior Class Wins in Contest With Five Students. UNIVERSITY OF OREGON. Eugene. Or., Jan. J9. (Special.) Jesse IT. Bond, president of the senior class and winner of last year's interstate ora torical contest, tonight won first place in the tryout to select a representative for the Inter-Collegiate contest be tween nine Oregon colleges, at Corval lis. next March. Bond's subject was "The White Flower of a Blameless Life." Six students contestod.( They were: Jesse II. Bond, Earl F. Strong. W. C. Nicholas, Benjamin Williams, Cornelius Beebe and Wendell Barbour. Bond, the winner, is also leader of the debating team which will meet University of Washington here, March 9. BRAKEMAN SHOOTS TRAMP V. P. Trainman, Arrested at Taco ma, Says Bullet Glanced. TACOMA. Wash., Jan. 29. (Special. ) R. O. Burgees, head brakeman of North ern Pacific passenger train No. 34, wa arrested this morning as the train pulled Into the depot from Portland. Burgess was taken into custody by order of Sher iff Carmine, of Kulama. who telegraphed that the brakeman had shot down a tramp who was stealing a ride. Burgess stated that he had had consid erable trouble with tho tramp, and had repeatedly warned him to stay off the blind baggage. Finally he drove the hobo from the train near Kalama and fired a shot at the ground to- frighten him. Tha bullet must have struck a stone, and, glancing, hit the tramp. New Bailroud for 3Iontesano. MONTESANO. Wash.. Jan. 29. (Spe cial.) 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