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x THE MOKMXG OKEGONIAy, FRIDAY. JANUARY 24, 1913. ., - 7 , BULL MOOSE TASTE OF BITTER DEFEAT Olympia House Sees "Grand stand Play" in Wharfage Resolution. MOTIVE TO BE PROBED Washington Democrats and Repub licans Crush Progressives ln der Merciless Steam Roller Pending Investigation. OLTMPIA. Waslu Jan. 23. (Spe cial.) Mustering up all their strength. Progressives made a desperate effort today to gain control ot the House of Representatives of the Washington Legislature and force through a reso lution calling for an inrestigation of the question of ownership of wharf property in cities of the Puget Sound. Republicans and Democrats believing the move one to gain popularity for the Bull Moose party ushered out their steam roller and smashed the proceed ings until an investigation can be made to determine the real motive be hind the resolution. The fight which preceded the final action on the resolution was extremely bitter. It brought out personalities and indirect charges against members of the House and brought out oratory of an unusually vehement and eloquent nature. The Bull Moosers brought In to play their very best effort and fought hard against the opposition, but the steam roller- process was too much. Motive Is Doubted. The resolution which the Progres sives asked to have adopted was in troduced Wednesday, providing for the appointment of a committee ot five to investigate the question of ownership of several strips of wharf property, including a strip 300 feet wide, and two miles long on the waterfront of Seattle valued at many millions of dol lars. The resolution was Introduced by Houser. who declared that the prop erty which is now occupied by railroad and wharfage companies belong to the state and the companies are occupying without right The resolution was a special order of business of the House for this after noon, at which a substitute resolution was introduced providing that the Speaker appoint a committee to make Inquiry of the wharfage question. This resolution was introduced by Sumner. Gallery-Playing Feared. The purpose of the substitute reso lution was to determine the question of whether there is any possible grounds for dispute over the owner ship. It was brought out by reason of the belief on the part of House mem bers that the Progressives were play ing to the gallery and trying to win favor by supposedly attacking the spe cial business interests which control the waterfronts in the Puget Sound cities. "It Isn't the duty of this Legislature to try to handle a problem of this kind," declared Mr. Sumner. "There are the properly constituted officials and the courts which must settle these questions. If this question Is so mo mentous as Mr. Houser would have you believe, why has he not taken it up with the proper officials and tried to protect the interests of the great com mon neorjle he sneaks of before? - I, for one. want to know the real motive for this." Freeman, of King County, declared that there Is no monopoly -or combine in charge of the waterfront property in Seattle, and there Is no occasion for an investigation of the question of ownership. ' "Common People" Champloaed. Houser, author of the resolution, de clared that the talks of the others in dicated that the special interests had been at work since he had Introduced his resolution and were devising means of throttling it. "I tried to hurry this proposition through before the trusts and combines got a chance to build up a wall of defense which we cannot tear down." he said. "I have been working socretly on this proposition for a long time in the Interest of the common people the man who tolls with his hands, if you please. And now I don't want to see this wJiole proposition crushed. The octopus which has grabbed all our dockage property and is stifling the Industrial growth of our cities will do Its best to down our efforts." Various other Bull Moosers spoke In favor of the Immediate adoption of the resolution, while Republicans and Democrats spoke against it on the ground that it was uncalled for and was merely an attempt at grandstand plar. In the midst of the squabble Klngery, a Socialist member, moved the previous question. A vote was taken and the substitute resolution' prevailed by a vote of 2 to 35. The Progressives were lined up almost to a man for the resolution. They gathered In a few straggling Republican votes also, llonaer'a Name Voted Down. Following the vote Speaker Taylor appointed Sumner, Hughes and Goss on the committee to investigate the need of the proposed Investigation. The Progressives made an effort to have Mr. Houser's name added to the romraittee and the question was put up for vote. His name was voted down by 63 Jo Si. The committee lias a week to com plete an investigation and report back to the House on the advisability of in vestigating the question of ownership. REAPPORTIONMENT HOPE DIES lplslative Redisricting Flan Is Slaughtered at Start. OLYMPIA. Wash., Jan. 23. (Spe cial.) Hope of the Washington Legis lature being able during the present session to make a reapportionment of the legislative districts on the basis of population was practically lost today a-hen the strongest reapportionment bill that could be drawn was slaugh tered in the House by a vote of 65 to 19. So many contending factions have grown up that it is believed every re-i-eapportionment bill that comes up will be killed outright. The only hope left Is for the passage of an amendment tJ the constitution of the state giving each county one representative In the Legislature. It Is almost certain that this will have to be put throush by the people under the initiative if it Is put through at all. The deadlock which Is expected on the reapportionment will be practical ly the same as that which blocked re apportionment In 1911. at which ses sion the work should have been done. Lined up on one side now, as then, are the "Cow" counties and on trie other the big counties. ...... Neither side. It Is believed, will be able to muster up enough votes to put bill through. - The bill which was voted down to- i. v. - fnrm nracticallv Of a test of the vote of the House. It was Introduced by Zednick and Murphine and provided the division of the Btate according to population. It planned to give the larger counties a greater per centage of increase of representation than the "Cow" counties and for that reason the "Cow" counties voted against It. They carried with them part of the big county delegations who are lined up with the "Cow" coun ties in hope of getting the-niral vote on the Congressional reapportionment which is also to be considered at this session. The various factions are rapidly get ting together on a Congressional reap portionment plan. A bill by Senator Landon which meets the demands of all sections of the state at present ex cepting part of the east side, was in troduced in the Senate today. There is every likelihood of this being adopted almost bodily. The first district, according to this plan. Includes the counties of What com, Skagit, Snohomish, San Juan. Island, Clallam. Jefferson. Kitsap -and all of King within the third commis sioner's district outside the city limits of Seattle. The second includes all of the City of Seattle. The third takes In the counties of Chehalis, Marlon. Thurs ton. Pierce, Lewis. Pacific and Wahkia kum, and that part of King within the second commissioner's district outside of Seattle. The fourth takes in Klicki tat, Garfield, Yakima, Kittitas, Benton, Walla Walla, Columbia, Asotin, Whit man, Adams, Franklin, Grant, Douglas and Lincoln. The fifth district takes in Okanogan, Ferry, Stevens, Pend d'Orellle, Spo kane and Chelan. The cow counties have practically all agreed to this settlement, it is said. It Is agreeable to King and the other counties. The only counties yet to be satisfied are a few in Eastern Wash ington, including Spokane. On legislative- or state reapportion ment the "cow" counties are lined up for a division of power which will give each county at least one vote. Inas much as the number of Representatives In the state is limited, and the limit has been reached within one already, the larger counties would lose some Representatives by adopting this plan. This they refuse to do. The "cow" counties refuse to adopt a system based on population. It is very likely that in the face of the difficulties a constitutional amend ment will be placed on the ballot at the next election asking the people to bring about the reapportionment which legislatures for two sessions have been unable to bring about. The people will be asked to pass on a measure to amend the constitution of the state to give each county at least one representative in the House. The Senate today passed two bills, one providing for the fixing of the maximum rate of Interest on contracts at 10 per cent and the other appro priating $150,000 out of the general fund for the purchase of jute for use at the State Penitentiary. A bill Was introduced by Sharpstein making public officers liable for money expended for materials not provided In plans and specifications of buildings for which money is appropriated. Another bill was introduced by Troy and Imus providing for districts for clearing logged-off lands and making It possible for farmers to bond their property in payment. The House today voted to reject an invitation extended by officers of the State Reformatory at Monroe to visit the Institution and make an inspec tion. A vote on the Invitation stood 66 to 28 against accepting. 19 NEW BILLS INTRODUCED House Measure Would Abolish Of fice of Recorder of Conveyances. STATE CAPITOL. Salem. Or.. Jan. 23. (Special.) The following bills were Introduced in the House today: M. JJ. -. DJ ruuer 1 i cvj i.r 1 ui Cochran) To abolish office of Recorder of H. B. 848. by Meek Relating- to sale of commercial feedstulfs for livestock. H. B. 'j-y. by bpencer Authorizing Secre tary of State to compile and issue official directory of state, district, county and city officials. H. B. 243. by Upton To require transpor tation companies to file with Railroad Com. misfion names and addresses of witnesses to accidents. H. B. 246. by Abbott Relating to me chanics' liens. H. B. 247. by Stranahan To re (relate sale of artificially bleached flour for use as food outside of state. 11. B- -4. ny AMuersuu. ui uiiuu V ' - quest of Schnabel 4 La Roche) To require defendants- in attachment proceedings to furnish Sheriff with certificate of amount and description of property In their posses- n- .,,.,- nirfA them. H- B. 249. by GUI Relating to sale of and Tln'f standard for purity of agricultural seeds. ,n i K- by l-BWICDM I U I T"M 1111 c 1 Q ' ways, street cr auu ...... ' -J " provide a seat for every person paying full fare and providing for reduced fare where no seal Is furnished. Slate Boiler Inspector. B B. -. o rsraona i o i pi telephone and telegraph, sleeping and refrig erating car and oil companies to pay state .. ... . i n in nv.r 1 1) Tier cent of net profits for license to do business. companies' to deliver within city limits of ineorporaien cui ............ running at large of livestock In Sherman H B ?SS, by Laughlin To provide for ror.ntv roads to gravel bars and stone quar ries. II. B. by l.aiourciie AO rrguiAic motor vehicles. , H. B. "y i.niwu.mi3 u chenges In conduct of courts to eliminate lecnnicam.. . H B hy Hagood To give consent of .,,! - nnnhfliA hv lrnlted States of canal and locks at Oregon City. II . t. Dy V (IU, .. .......... Court system into effect In Oregon. rt. n. -t'. ny y V, i lion to increase biti ...... superintendents and deputy sheriff of Wash ington .OUTlTV. WILSON TO VlSlf CANAL NEXT srMMEK TENTATIVELY CHOSEX FOR TRIP. North Carolinnn Tenders House In Which President-elect and Ills Wife Spent Honeymoon. TRENTON, X. J., Jan. 23. President elect Wilson intends to visit the Pan ama Canal immediately after the ex tra session of Congress adjourns. He told a delegation from Asheville, N. C, who came today to offer him a Summer home there that he was not making plans for next Summer be cause he hoped to spend a part of It in the canal gone. The Governor said, however, he would consider the offer. The house offered was the one In which Mr. and Mrs. Wilson spent their honeymoon days. National Committeeman Daniels, who headed the delegation, talked politics with Mr. Wilson. Mr. Daniels frequent ly has been mentioned for a Cabinet portfolio, but the Governor said today's conference concerned chiefly the states which were now deadlocked in the se lection of United States Senators. National Chairman McCombs also took up the Senatorial situation in various states with the Governor and talked over appointments. The visit of Representative Kent, of California, attracted attention because Mr. Kent was the first progressive Re publican to confer with the President elect. "Congressman Kent came to discuss chieflv conservation," explained the Governor afterwards. "We talked about policies, not persons." The Governor added that Mr. Kent had advocated a National policy with reference to the development of the country's natural resources, as against the idea of giving the conservation question over to the states. GIVERS ARE LIMITED Bill Bars Non-Residents From Aiding State Measures. VIOLATION IS MADE FELONY Proposed Law Is Designed to Pro hibit Organizations Like Fels Fund Commission From Contribnting Money. STATE CAPITOU Salem. Or., Jan. 23. (Special.) It will be a felony for any person, firm, association or corporation within the State of Oregon to receive either directly or indirectly any pay, comDensation or reward of any kind from anv Derson. firm or corporation from outside the State of Oregon for the purpose of assisting in the adoption or defeat of any measure proposed un der the Initiative, if a bill which will be Introduced in the Senate by Thomp son tomorrow becomes a law. The bill Is framed with the purpose of striking at such organizations as the Fels fund commission which flood ed Oregon with money during a num ber of campaigns In an enori to oic tate initiative legislation. This was especially noticeable in 1913. when many thousands of dollars were expenaea Dy the Fels fund commission In support ing the single tax bill which was re pudiated at the polls. The context of the measure, which promises to be one of the most im portant coming before the present ses sion, is as follows: Section 1. It shall be unlawful for any nrmn or persons, firm, association, or cor poration, within the State of Oregon to re ceive or accept, ennrr airet;ii7 ur wuiin.... any pay. compensation, reward, or thing of value whatsoever from any person, persons, firm, association, or corporation, having his, their or its residence or principal office out .m. i.a siatp or nrecon. or from any cor poration the majority of whose stockholders are non-residents of the State of Oregon, for any service, work or assistance of any kind done lor tne purpose ui BuLa . .tinn n, tpfeat of anv meEBure, act or law proposed and submitted to the people of the State of Oregon, or any subdivision, or district thereof, under tne initiative. Section 2. Any person or persons, firm, association, or corporation violating any of the provisions of section 1 ot this act shall be deemed guilty of a felony, and upon con viction thereof shall be punished by imprison.-.,, in th Ktnte Tenitentlarv for not less than one year nor more than five years, and If a corporation, tne oincei-s meinji " deemed personally guilty and punished In like manner. - CELILO PROJECT IS URGED Governor and Engineer Wire Wash ington Officials for Action. i t -n l. riiOTTnr. SnlAm Or.. .Tan. 23 (Special.) The wires have been hot today between saiem ana uu mpi, urging the Washington Legislature to take steps towaro. appointing i" mlttce to co-operate In an lnvestiga. .!,, e tha nim-ff of the Columbia dim, with a view to utilizing Celllo falls. Governor West forwarded the following telegram to Governor lister, of Washington: "The following Joint resolution was nnnt tfuioT hv thA Orae-on Legisla ture: 'Be itv resolved, by the Senate (the House concurring), that a com mittee consisting of two members of the Senate and three members of the House, be appointed for the purpose of examining and Investigating the feasi bility of utilizing the vast ,water power at Celllo rails, on tne t.iumwm kidi, for Industrial purposes, and that such i . . Vw. ,. frna flcrht OTIC In tlPrpflV Wllllll I fcl.7J ...a . authorized to meet with any committee appointed ror tme purposes oy leg islature of the State of Washington, .nntur thurpwlth B.H tO SUCtl project, and further, that the Gov ernor of the State of Oregon be re quested to act as cnairman ot sucn committee.' n.t.u aA nlnna tinvA been nreDared for such project and I wish to request that you use your innuence to natj like resolution adopted at the earliest moment by the Washington Legisla ture, and that the two committees agree upon some time and place, preferably The Dalles, , for an earlx meeting." At the same time State Engineer Lewis sent the following telegram to the Lleutenant-Governo- of Washing ton: -....- T nlclo turn ha hv inlnt resolution authorized the appointment or two senators anu hcj.,mcui- . i v. wi,h h Hnvprnnr as chair. tivco " , . man of such committee, shall meet with such like committee as may be appointed by the Legislature of the State of Washington and confer as to plans for investigation of the water project located in the Columbia River near The Dalles, said to be the largest In the world. We suggest The Dalles or Vancouver or Portland as place of meeting. Will your Legislature ap point committee and have it advise wishes as to time and place of meet ing? Answer soon DVNTWAY SHOWS CHEAPER WAY Desk Cards by . Sign Writers More Economical,' Says Printer. STATE CAPITOL. Salem. Or., Jan. 23. ,0 tnl A (K nncrpoRtlnn of State Printer Dunlway the desk cards of many members are made by sign tnctAori nf helncr nrlnted. Their cost is much greater when printed, be cause the printer must carry a vauou of type to accommodate the length of names and counties and he says it costs as much to put form on the press for one or two cards as for a thousand. Duniway first asked that these cards be made by signwriters six years ago, but not until the recent flat salary campaign, when he declared through the newspapers that no business man would have them printed, was any at- . .inn ,.tjt 1a ha nlie7fstion. It is worth only six or eight cents to letter, as against i a caru iu ftiui uu. HOCSE PIQUED ' BY SEXATE Resolution to Fix Date Limit on In troduction Re-referred. STATE CAPITOL. Salem. Or., Jan. 23. , i.i ThA Hniio Rhnwed lust a trace of pique this morning when it refused to aaopt -ne Donate a icu tion that no bills be introduced after . - I. - . i j ne V. ualnn nnleca hv tne 3U1 ujr v " ' - a three-fourths vote, of members con senting. ...t.llva TTntnn mKd the mo tion which resulted in re-referring the Senate resolution to tne committee u resolutions. He said that Inasmuch as ... t t - i w. 1. abfIIbi In the session. tne nuuac, had adopted' and sent to the Senate a resolution proniDiung tne inn vuutuwn ktn. -e- thA 20th dav of the ses sion, that the upper house seemed a trifle lacking in consideration not to have acted on tne same oeiore iui.iv Ing action of precisely the same nature. SOCIAL HYGIEXE FOLK TALK Speakers Appear In Behalf of Bill Asking for $32,000. ef & tp rtPiTOL Salem. Or.. Jan. 23. Officers and member of the Social I ll l HEARD ON THE STREET! "I say, old man, come lunch with me today." "Thanks, Jack, I will. "Where do you. feed?" "AVhy, the Portland, of course ! From 1? to 2 they serve the dan diest luncheons in town for fifty cents." "I'm glad you wised me up, old man. I've been looking for a place where I could get good food and good service at. such a reasonable price. Let's hurry!" The Portland Hotel G. J. KAUFMANN Manager N. K. CLARKE Assistant Manager Hygiene Society of Portland appeared before the ways and means committees of the House and Senate in joint ses sion tonight, an behalf of the bill whleh has been Introduced In the House ap- (19 AAA a he unPii hv the society in a state-wide campaign during the next two years in a. aisseininaiiun of knowledge regarding social and sexual hygiene. The work of the society and the ex cellent results obtained during the past year were told by various speakers, among them Judge Gatens, of the Ju venile Court; Professor Sisson, of Reed College, and William A. uarier. Perkins' Bill Is Reconsidered. ctitr c A PITOT. RftlAtn. Or.. Jan. 23. (Special.) Perkins' bill regulating the sale or dangerous wettpuns, wnnin was indefinitely postponed yesterday, was reconsidered in the Senate today and sent back to committee. BRUHN'S B0DYN0T FOUND Florence Slan Believed Decapitated by Flying Cable. nnRVvri! nr.. Jan. 23. (SDecial Continued search of the Sluslaw River rolls ts disclose the body of Dan Bruhn superintendent for Porter Brothers, whn -araa hurled from a barge by broken cable at Mapleton Tuesday and Drobablv decapitated. Men have been dragging the river tl.,,n...l Blnfld thA DiHoIlt Th UUUiiuuuiut; . ...w hoogs catch repeatedly on the rocky bottom, but it Beem certain the swift current has carried the body far into the sea. The accident happened so quickly that onlookers have no clear idea of what happened. Bruhn and Mate Lalvo, nf th. tin, Rnsnp. were standing on a corner of the barge as it was working Its way up some rnueta oy no power with a cable attached to the bank some distance ahead. The barge -. ....I- ....... 1. on paTtRMl thA I'M Vl 1 P O L I Ll V. IV a, . i i. a,,u . ...w fastenings to pull loose from the barge and tne uying steei rope uaugui mc two men, throwing them into the river. Laivo, who is the taller of the two, was hit on the body and two ribs broken, hut he was able to swim out A broad streak of blood on the barge leads to the belief that Bruhn's head was cut off. His hat flew into the air and settled brfck onto the river. The bodys was not seen again. GAME RULINGSENT DOWN Possession Out of Season Illegal Regardless AVlien Killed. SALEM, Or., Jan. 23. (Special.) The decision 1 of the Supreme Court Tuesday in the vase of the State vs. Pulos is taken by Game Warden Fin t.v Mearlv establishing the princi ple that the mere possession of game out of season' Is Illegal, even ll it oe shown that the game had been killed in the open season. T onAclrlncr nf thl rulinST. Mr. Fih- ley expressed the opinion that this would result In a general tightening v.A o-omA riAnnrtment's regulations as regards- the storing of game in closed season. This is a question mat m been considerably in doubt since the ruling in the 'ase of the State vs. Fish er, which w& taken as virtually es tablishing tht ) principle that game could be held over without making the owner liable. Both decisions were by Chief Justice Mcoriae. PAY FOR FIREMEN URGED Oregon City Council Asked to Install Improved Equipment. : ' nT,.rtvT- niTv r Tan 53 fKne- cial.) G. G.Taulkner, who is trying to get the Oregon uny council m the fire department on a salary basis, i .-.t a iatt- t nil n v from the mana ger at the board of fire underwriters in Portland, announcing mat iuuio.uv. premiums would be reduced 10 per cent if the system were installed. The plan is to nave tour umu uu- Ahur tn ,-ArAlva 1100 a month 11 1 1 11 1 . " "J w...v, - ' i . i AtvAa 7K n month each. A combination chemical and hose auto mobile truck Is urged. muA aAntlnn nf thA SVStem WOUld n.nnprtv owners in the business section $6000 annually, which would more tnan pay ior iuj im proved service, according to the pro moter. "V VOTE ON SALOONS URGED Klamath Falls Citizens to Circulate Initiative Petition. r-T . . . . T--TT tiiT Tja rw Tun. 23. n.uijiAiii n i " v., tpeciai.j At a. a - sens held at the Courthouse Monday night It was aeciaeo. ""- " i .-. i . i wi .a nl9iA the llauor imnau? - r question on the ballot at the city elec tion to De neia Jiay Committees were appointed to frame . i . . tn a (-t as an AYecutive a. peitiifu au-u . committee to conduct the campaign. It was noticeaoie mm tunc only four ladles present, so that those who nave oeen counting vtx to help carry the measure are in doubt as to whether the newly made voters will take enough interest In the Ques tion, to register and vote. AmOpp ToSecure a ortlan Henry W. Jacobson, Mgr. PROPOSED COMPEXSATIOX ACT UXCOXSTITUTIOXAL, HE SAYS. Commission Would Become Virtually a Xurt and Jury Trial Denied, Declares Lane Legislator. STATE CAPITOL, Salem, Or., Jan. 23. (Special.) Is the workman's com pensation act, as prepared by the Gov ernor's commission and Introduced in the House by.Bepresentative Lawrence, of Multnomah, constitutional? T .............. !.'. Pnrmnq nf T.AnA. de- tWlllcircuiau.D . .... .. . . - clares that it is not and his contention has had a bombshell eiiect in me ju diciary committee, where the bill is being considered.' Parsons draws attention to sections i j on f .Ha oft (i .-i nrnnnflcd as constituting a violation of article 7 of the Sjtate constitution as auieuueu m inn tkaca iwiiinna nf the compensa tion act virtually constitute into a court the commission whose duty it shall be to carry out the provisions of the act. Section 25 provides that if the : : .h.ll en il.i.rmlni. An i IT - COIIlIlliaol VII oun w.w. , jured workman may have the right to sue in Circuit Court and section 32 reprovides that tne aeierminanun oi the commission shall be final as to .. . i .. f.i hut mnv hA reviewed as to questions of law. This, accord ing to ttepresentative raiiinno, tuimu- . . i i..ji.tni ntiqcA rf thA frm. lutes L : i b j nun ii.' i mission's power, which makes that body a court. Article 7 of tne constitution proviues that in aetlons at law, where the value i. hall pTceed S 20. the right of trial by Jury shall be pre served. I'arsons conienus i.HA.fc ah ac tions involving compensation coming L . i il.uinn wiiolil hA actions ueium i ii c Liiiui.."" at law and there Is no, provision made by the act ior a jury lhi aum t... compensation act makes the commi- j.,..Mln.llAn flnnl thus Shut- BIUUS L.:. in . .1 . i - ting out an appeal, these provisions ot the act are uncwiiBiuuuuuAi. Parsons also maintains tani me oiot- .i . . . . H . ,- vhlph wnrlemnn live "iiii " ' --- affected by the act must come, Is void, as beingagainst public policy, the men being requirea to bibii men sub stitutional right for damages for in jury before cause of action arises. -Japanese Sailor Drowned. W. Kanagawa, a Japanese sailor on F. A. Taylor Co. Interior Decorators and Finishers DEALERS , IN Exclusive Wall Papers Fine Furniture Decorative Fabrics Hand-Tufted Rugs 130 Tenth St. Marshall 3819, A 4681 WEI High-OassTailormade Suitat a Very LowPrice These are slack times for tailors and our tailors are not busy. Therefore we will place on sale our entire stock Fall and Winter Suitings, consisting of the very finest line of imported and domestic woolens to be seen anywhere. English Worsteds, Irish Cheviots, Scotch Tweeds and a hundred and one different shades and designs; also in cluding the famous West of England Blue Serge. Regular Prices of These Suitings are $35, $40, $45 and $50 Today and Saturday you may choose from this entire line and have them Tailored to Order For ,,OQ With an absolute guarantee as to Fit and Workmanship. 322 Morrison St, Near the Shinsu Maru, was drowned last night when he was knocked into the river at the coal bunkers by a sling load of lumber. '-He" was made uncon scious by the blow and did not arise to the surface. Grappler Brady will dive for the body, this morning. Jury Considering Smith Case. The Jury in the case of A. W. Smith, a real estate dealer on trial for the third time on an Indictment charging that he contributed to the delinquency of Katie DIetz, aged 13, a niece of his wife, retired for deliberation yesterday morning. The Jurors were locked up last night without reaching an agree ment. On the previous two trials, which were held during the Cameron administration of the District Attor ney's office, the juries disagreed, the state getting a majority of them each time. District Attorney Evans han dled the present trial in person. Bee Fancier Locates at Bandon. BANDON", Or., Jan. 23. (Special.) J. B. Berry, recently from Central A SENSATION! Today sees no letup to the greatest Garment Sensation Port land has known in vears. EVERY $47.50, 845.00, $40.00, $37.50, $35.00, AND $30.00 SPIT NOW ONE PBJCE $15.55 Every one of them at less than actual wholesale cost many below the eost to make. Finest imported fabrics. Superb, tail oring. Plain and fancy models, which arrived so late that they're almost identical with Spring styles. Well be surprised if there's a one on the racks by tonight. Come this morning, if possible. Jecond Floor PORTLANDS ii ail sz&nmw Inc. 6th, Portland Hotel Block Point, Or., Is in Bandon to construct hives for 250 colonies of Five-Band Italian bees on the banks of the Co qullle River, where he says Ideal con ditions are found. VALE EDITOR IS CONVICTED Mallienr County Newspaper Man Found Guilty of Embezzlement. VALE, Or., Jan. 23. (Special.) John E. Roberts, editor of the Ontario Democrat, was found guilty of em bezzlement of funds from the publish ing company to the amount of $310.75. The complaint charged a shortage of $443.25. Mr. Roberts is one ot the oldest resi dent editors In Malheur County, having located here about 20 years ago. For a long time he was associated with the old Gazette, of Vale, the first news paper ever published in the county seat. The defense will appeal the case. i Z7e-