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THE OREGON VOL. XXIV. ST. HELENS, OREGON, FMDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 1907. NO. 49. MIST. NEWS OF THE WEEK In a touted Form for Easy Headers. Oar HAPPENINGS OF TWO CONTINENTS A fUtum of the Lees Important but Not Lest Interesting Events of the Pt W.ek. The Russian doutna mwti November 14 The New Orleans tock exchange Iim closed lor Five pernon hart their lives lu a fir at NVw Haven, Conn. A Federal attorney In Tim declare clearing houeertloclo Illegal. The I'nlted Wales has twured seve ral mtlllon dollars more of Kiigllab gold. A woman lM Juat 11m at Trinidad, Col.. who for Beady 00 year bat IwhI m ii tnn. The packing plant of Kwlft A Co. at Ilairilurg, Pa., ha been deatioyed by flw. J-oae, 1250,01)0. The S7ih annual convent Iim ol the Amerlran Federation of Labor ta In ac tion at Jamestown, Va. Knot b arranged peace among tht Central American republic and the hatchet ha bean bui ied. Tin 1,200 employee of the shoe fac tories at Marlboron.h. Maaa., have horn put on ball time on account ol money slilng-ney. Foreign Invrsolrs are buying cheap tucks. Another plot to murder tha war baa burn thwarted. Miney la moving Wert under Becrw Ury Corllyou' threat. Native lava and eotlomi nuke death Inconvenient tor atiangera In F.gypl. An Oklahoma bank caahler I rule. Inn, aim 160,000 of the Inalitutlon'a oath. An extra aeaelfln of the leg ialator la curiam In California la relieve Han Francisco New York hank etatement how a depleted leerrve bu'. liufporU ot gold will replenish It. Secretary Tlt' carries waa hauled through tha tlreeta oi Manila by en thualaatio Filipino. K-cord how thai nearly two-third of tha buboiilo plague cat ' at Ban Franc leoo hava proven fatal. Tha wood truat at Toma haa ap parently bniUtd. ae thera haa barn a big drop In prlcee and Unit olaaa cord wowl now al la at $2.75 per ooid. K.rtrv Taft haa left Manila for VlaJivuetuk. , New York hanker aay they are send In, money Wont aa lat aa poealble Porswisof clearing houaecertliicale at El faao, Tel., hava been caught The Hants Fa railroad la to be tried on anoiher Indictment at Los Angaiea. a ilireat to dvnatnit Great Northern train In Montana has lad to placing ol gnarda on many. Han Ftanclaco haa appealed to the tvrnitmnt fur money with wuicn to fight tha plague. Keswick, a amall California town near Holding, haa ten lmoat oum plvtely destroyed by Bra. pTha national convention of the W. C. T. U. la eiilrillllno over me iv hlbition gain in tlie Booth. Advlcea from Unalaaka aay a peak 800 (Mt aliova the eea haa illaappearea T)i ttt wi raised by a ulunarlne earthquake several yeara ago and It dinppearance la attributed to the same Catiae. Taft ha derided to complete bl lorn o( tha world el originally planned Gold Import Irom foreign countrlo will continue la payment ior cn-, One ol tha Vanderbilts haa offered the Y. M. O. A. of Newport, B. I., 1100,000. ? , The Uitltod fileto DWrl. t court at hu Imnoaed a fine ol arm otto nn the Hant r railroad for grunting rebate. A nnmber of amall bank at varloua places In the Southwest have failed Til PPM l-rua factor tea at Bridgeport Conn., have oloeed on account of money stringency. Four Europesn countries hsve raised Uiedleoount rata to atop gold eiporta to Amuillca. , nooaelt hat Dromlae! to Invratlgnte the nanMr In it and reoommend re peal of paper tariff. Ketrad Talma, former preeldcnfc of Cut, iaya American rule 1 better than Independence with anaruny. The total foreign gold engagement for New York 1 now cloae to IHB.wu, 000. The Dmver mint la coining gold bul Hon Into money at the rata of nearly million dollar a day. The flrat ahln-ment of foregn gol ha reached New York. Theoonnlgn ment oontalued $7,100,000. The Orego i oommlanlon to the Ala ka-Yukouf aoitlu axpoiitlon haa aeloot QITTINQ FLtlT RIAOV. Ship Will Be Prapired to Sail On Scheduled lima. Waali'iigton, Nov, 12. Kvery detail of t.ia preparntlon for thaaaillngof the battltiahlp fleet to the Parlflo ocean la now well In hand, and by December 16, tli data on which the vvxaeli will paaioutof Hampton Road, In review before I'maliliint Hoowivelt, iiieuiber ol the rahlnet and h uh olDuial of tli avy, arrangeiiienU (or Ihe comfort ol tha men eu route will have been at tended to. Al all of tha navy yarda the work of making necrnaary repair it being puahed and three will b com plftmlhy Doremlier 1. Provialona are being tiorvd abrd tha veela, and their eonl hunker are being filled to their rapiiclty. Four anchor will be rarrled hy each veuel io aa tu be ready lor any emerKoncy, The ix ml oi provlalonlng tha fleet 1 lmatrd at alxmt f.176.000, contem plating the feeding ol a force of 16,000 men lor 10U day. Only thi week con- rsrt were awarded for head clieeae. aneaitei and veal. Advantage will he taken of the two orvan cruiara to make -veral UU with the provlalon alxid their prererva tlon, parking and handling. Incidimlaily to the vlalt of the fleet to the rcl(lo coaat tha Navy depart ment la making arrangement to obtain place for email arm Bring there, an a to give Ihe men an opportunity for practice In that cacity. CXCAVATION OF HE.RCULANEUM Money Will Be Appropriated lo Carry On Ihe Work. Home, Nov. 12. The pmpoaal to ooritlnne the work of eimvatiun aa llerculttiieum ha become o popular at a reult of the effort made by Charle Waldateln, profewror of fin ait In King College, Cambridge, Kngland, that the Italian government ia about to lake the matter actively In hand. HiL-tior Have, minlater ol public In- .trui li"!i, upon whom the work actual ly deoendr. haa prepared a DIM lo M DrtaenteJ to parliament ahlch provide or an appropralion or fiun,uuu kit the purp-aw ol removing uie nonae runna the rmxlern town ol Itceina, which I lorated over llemulaneum and an apnpruiion oi u actual eicavation work. Thi latter aura doe not inc'ud the alarie ol omdal. In the meanwhile a apeclal uommlfalon nnder the prealdency ol pMfiaeor de IVtra. of the tnlvvreliy ol Nanlea. ha undertaken preliminary ludiee for the cwmlnencement of the P o(.nnr Waldrteln i about to bring out a large volume allowing anal naa been don up to the preaent and aetling r.irlh what he eonetder net eacary to m nr the oomnlet nn of the work. lie will maintain that II carritHi oik ac cording tu modern method the Mca-a tton of llercolanenin will call lur ar espendiUre ol I-HW.OO0. AQUINALDO 18 HOPEFUL. Confidant of Benefits Prom TerY Vialt to laland. Manila, No. 11. A feature of the visit of Secretary of War Taft to Manila waa the preeence of Agulnaldo at sever al nf the function, for the flrat time alnee hi capture. Diwuaing the visit nf Me. Tall lo Manila with a repreeen imtlva of tha Arwoclated Pre. he ld: "It I my bellcl that the Denenis w follow Ihe vllt, to the people of trie I'hilliiDlne. ill be greaU-r than tney can reckon at tlie preeent time. I m at nrwent unable to form an opinion, ,.nh.n,l ol the advanUirea. but 1 am confident tliat it ha done gooil. The Inaugural ion of the aeacuiliiy na gone . Loo, wav to cement the frlendahip of the Philippinea with tli people or m Unitel Hiatea. it I me luiuniuenv solemn prom Ik, hich many expecv .l ..mlil not be fultilled. ineere tary of war did not bring Independence for many people In hi pocket, but he brought the mean ot aiiauim n. i. .1.1 ii. how we can net it. The pinoe are thankful for the Information, ...a r.u..,..i t what the accretary haa done, eapectaiiy iiuin iiwn ucatlon and agrieuiiure. Ojaka Rulea Town. ut i..i,.mrif. Nov. 12. The first .U....I vivnta Irom 111 cene or m great eartluiuake at Knrtiigh, Ruaalan r...L .Unit three weeks ago, ..M,.l rlila oltv from a corporal who accompanied the relief epe"nD to Jarnarkan. Telegraphing under dnie of November 9, the corporal any: The town of Karatagh was completely troyetl. The victims pnmbered about 400 in Karatagh and about 10,000 in .i ,n i..i., .lut.rint ol Denauak. All "l e , , ,. t Die vlllagci In me vioiniw wo w. ed. Many more may De uewu. f Ta Probea S.1III Truat. ti,.n Te.. Nov. 12 An antl truat suit ha been filed by the ttorney i in i ha Twontv-sixrh Dlattlit " ...i .....iui Tin Timaa milling com .-i... .n..d to be In oonepirwy I nirr-i.e The atale ailcgf thai the defenilanl oomnanlea have via lttteJ both tho 1HIHI ami ieua Hkt lor penalties against each defend t.r.,.m i 175.000 for the al hiaed violation of the act of 181 9. and $50,200 for violation ol the act oi iw Live Lost In Italy t..,o Nu. 12. The rain atorins .i n.,n.ta iliroiinliont Italy continue. v, ,i i i b. u tiviiuroiirrled away K&l mnl fclHUn wi.w n - II... .everal places, and report, are baing ?. T , ,!, iiealruotlon of houses IT,.u. .iiwtnii of cattle. Beversl ; inu now ..w,..'v-", , . , . OREGON STATE ITEMS OF INTEREST KfcNO IHHIQATlOi BANAL. Work Progreailng Raplulv In City Limit of Klamath Falla. Klamalh Fall Work on the Keno (an I i now well within tlie city limit and the lilllaide where the government lorce ii at work pieaenUtha appearance ol a very animated anthill. A large (ore with aliovela and with team la at work and good program la being made. It 1 epected that a great part of the heavier work will lie completed belnre Inter art in. The Keno caual i on tha wet aide ol the river and will reach part of the farming land not touched by the main irrigation canal now in operation. O. A. C. Registrar Buiy. Corvallia Tlie reuiitritlon at Oregon Agricultural college ha already readied HH7, not counting Ihe apeciala in mnalc nd dairying. Thi la an unprecedented enrollment for thi time of the year and demount rat plainly, in the opin ion ol thoae Informud, that the regl ra tion will really reach 1,000 or 1.1O0 be- lore the clnao ol the acliool year, i.v- rtyhlng ia tncvlng along smoothly at the collrge and Preeident Kerr ia giving complete rratielactlon a bead ol thla gruat inatilutlon. Linn Applea to Cuba. Albany A bos of the beat applea exhibited at the recent Linn county ap ple fair ha left thi city for Cuba, where it will be enjoyed by the officer ot the Kleveuth United Htate infantry. It waa rent bv County Commiraloner T butler to hi m, Clifton M. Hiitler, who la a second lieutenant in the Kiev enth inlantrr. now serving In Cuba Lieutenant Uutler was appointed to the United b'taet military academy at Weat olnt from thia city and graduated In the clan ol 1UU3. Open Umatilla Landa. Pendleton Itv a aneclal order of United Nate Und Coramiaaloner K Ballinirer. 2,840 acre ol land nnder ha Umatilla Irrigation pro ect will be reerored to entry. The opening of the land aa made on tlie advice ol the en gioeera In charge of Ihe project. J0' uarr 2H. 10UH. ii the Hate aet for (11 iniii. and no rlithU can De ooraineu vj irning upon tho land prior to that time. The date for the restoration la Decern. her 28, 1007. Digging Potato at Weston. Weston Potato digging i Inactive oroirres in the mountain district till'U tary to Western The acreage is larger than that ol any previoua year and the yield ia good, averaging about luu sscas to the acre, which 1 eynsiucrea excep tionally food for nnirrlKated ground V . liark ow and Henry Hansen, uie taruoat mower on the mountain, will have about 8.000 sacks from 80 acre Moat ol the ciopa will be held lor next upring 8 market. Lumber Mill 8hut Down. Pandletrn Many lumber mill in 1-juU'rn Oreiion are closing down on ac limit of the money stringency. The Meaclmm Lumber company abut down n,l 40 men are out of work. Beverai mall mill. In Lnion and Baker coun tia are closed. The largest mill abut intvn waa tlie Oreiion Lumber mill at Smith Baker. This employed 200 men Many Blue Mountain mill are closed, he Uuistllla county mills are atlil run ning. Becln Seeding at Athena. Athena Seeding in thia section haa heuun In earnest since the ram began Up lo thai time a great many mrmeia were lraid to begin reeding lost there should not be enough moisture in uie ground to sustain the growth ot tlie wheat. But now they feel aaenred, and there will tie thousands of acre ot land seeded during the next few week. The large larrner have from lour io six drills running dally, and each arm plants from 20 to 25 aoree a day. Farrrs 8alllng at Woooburn, Woodturn A Salem syndicate has nnioliaced a 101-acre tract wet of Woodbnrn for the purpose of dividing it Into fruit tracts and running a spur into Woodlmrn hm ,,fort,,",-'iack. Salem elcctrio line. Sale ol farms i in thi swtion to homeseeker from the East are ol dally occurrence, inere ia much a-tlvity In both city and farm property ami vroouunru i"wi"'- were never o bright aa the are nqw. Enlarging tha Cannery. tu m nA -naioll laa Man. nery I. building a tar, .ddltiorv to it. nrnwnRVi lift ine pruwi.BYM v-- plant, ft win oe auom and will give dipnoi y w " " fruit output of the whole nelghborh.Kid. Apples are sun cumiim j load. Anoiher carload of the prepared l.;..l Ian wnek. The rail- fruit was shipped imi wee. - road company win pui i """ The fruit now nasw oe " n.ni ....1. nnawafc aidOtraCK. jwjiiv-- Albany Gate New Industry. Albany Albany I lo have a furni ture factory and the deserted buildings of the old oruan and carriage factory In the southeastern part ot the city are to i. ,,t. ! fur t lal IKliiHirj. tin lie umii"1" !" - r bny Furniture Manufacturing company Is being formed by John Mcneil. ol Al- k. ' n owns the factory buildings; hanv who owns the factory buildings; ?M GUkimon. who recently came to oVeaon. and II. P. Hanson, furniture manlcturerofTacoma. WESTON SlUOENTS WORK. President Frsnch Hop to Make Normal Self Supporting. Weston The Weston normal will become a aelf supporting Institution if the ambition ol President Robert C. French are realised. It may offer young men and women an opportunity to tecure an education on their own re onnea. With this plan in view. Pres ident French haa Jnat purchased 66 acre ol excellent timber land 10 miles Irom Wes'on, where boys way work at wood cutting during vacation, the pro duct to be sold for the benefit of the school. It is the hope of President French to develop the industrial side of life, and be believe the opportunity to work (hould be offered every young man and woman attending acnooi. Even now many young men and women are working their way through school. Krag-Jorgnsne for O A. C. Corvallia Tbe Or6gon Agricultural college cadet Lave just received from the governm nt about 400 of tbe latett improved Krag-Jorgeneen rifle. These mint will In part take the place of the old gun now in use, which will be re turned to some arsenal. Tbere baa jutt been formed a third cadet battal ion. The new companies are I, K and L. and three more captains and otbtr necessary officers will be selected from tbe students. Normal Training In High Schools. Kalem Statistic compiled by the department of education ihow that 88 hiuh schools reporting in Oregon out side of Portland laat year graduated 2,- S74 students, of which 74 are employed as teachers. The state normal school btsud has formulated a teachers' train- in course for high schools, so that the teachers who go from those schools to teach In the rural diatricta shall not be without preparation. State Will 8ue. Salem Governor Chamberlain, aa president of tbe state board of educa tion. lias wired defaulting textbook manufacturing: eoncerna falling to (up- olv public schools aa follows: "Yon are In default aa to some books contract ed for. If contract ia not compiled with at once the state board will ane on bond." Apples for Preaident Freewater The Free water Commer cial club will send a fine box of apples to President Rooaevelt. These apples isve been donated by D. C. Conrad, whose Spokane Beauty variety took the prise at the Walla Waila fair, and caused much favorable comment. They will be sent to Washington, D. C, in a lew da) s. Klamath Opening in a Year. Klamath Falls Hiram D. White, allotting agent ot the Indian service, is now at the Klamath reservation en nitel in the last allotment of lands. The work will occupy perhaps a year. It is thought the opening of lands for settlement may take place toon after. Much Fruit at Milton. ' Milton The fruit men of this vicin ity estimate the fruit crop at 300 cars in the district about here. In addition to this there has been an immense quantity ot fruit shipped by package expresi. PORTLAND MARKETS Wheat Clnb, B7cj bluestem, 89c; valley, 87c; red, 85e. Oats No. 1 white, $29.50; gray $29.50. Barley Feed, $28.60 per ton; brew inn. 30: rolled. $3031. lorn Whole. $33: cracked, $33. IIrtyValley timothy, No. 1, $17 18 per ton; Kaatera Oregon timothy, $23: clover, $16; cheat, $16; grain ha-. 116(316: alfalfa. $14. Fruits ApdIbs. 76c$2.25 per box; ceachea, $1 per crate; watermelons, lc . .mi HE - V. . per pouna; pears, aiiau.iu i ua arum. 75cill.76 per crate; quinces 50c!i)l per bo'i huckleberries, 78c per pound ; cranberries, $1010.50 per barrel. , Vegetables Turnip, $1.25 per sack; carrots. ll.Zo Pr sac.; Deere, i.so uliflower 25c$l per dozen; oelery, . 60e9$i per doon; corn, 85o$l per encumbere, $ per sack; oniens, , 16(A20e per doicn; parsley, 20c per - WXrr. 817o per pomd; kIuHi Keeper pound; radlBhee, per doMn. ,pnwh, 6o pe PaaA M,..Bii. lfliJic per pound; tomatoe. SfilSiSOe Dr box. Onions $2(32.as per sack. Potatoes 7585o per hundred, de. llvered Portland; iweet potatoes, 2J-o , P-F Butter Fancy creamery, 30932c mt D0Und v;b.76 to W ronv' 7- s 7l!tc; i tO to S00 . 6(ir6 We po"" '- I ro,K to lfiO pounds, 7 7Wf. packers, 6X7o. poultry Average old hens, lie per pound; mixed chickens, 11c; - .11 1.... chickens, no; oiu ruuaieie, qQa. a lui ". . . dressed chiokens, I3W140; turkeiTS. nve, oio. roc; ! P Squat), .(?). , t . , o. A liva. vKrAHnrancn.oanaieu.oiH; it An, nil. - Hops 1007, 79c per pouna; olds, , - . 4c per pound. Wool-hnsl 1822o per p. astern Oregon average best, , j 18Z2o per pouno, acooraing age; valley, 2022, shrinkage; fineness; mohair, choice, 2030o per pound. BEST ASSETS ASSIGNED. Preferred Creditors Get Cream of Resources of Portland Bank. Portland, Nov. 8. Development yesterday in the bank failure of the Title Guarantee A Truat company were as follows: Marquara building, included a (400,000 asset, Is not available for meeting claims of depositors, because held as security by Ladd A Tllton, for $007,000 debt. Three depositors of broken bank, digr satisfied with appointment ot George 11. Hill aa receiver, petition Federal District court for involuntary bankrupt cy, their object being to supplant the receiver with trustee appointed oy bank's creditors. Validity is doubted of luignment to State Treasurer Steel for security for $31)5,000 state deposits, of timber land collateral in Benton and Marlon coun ties. Bo much of assets of bank are assign. ed to preferred creditors that it looks as if depositor will suffer heavy loss. State Treasurer Steel exacted on iy $100,000 security for $396,000 deposit of public funds, thereby violating the law. It seems likely that Treasnrer Steers bondsmen will be called on by tbe state to make gxd tbe lorn of public funds. The American Surety company has given bond for $050,000, and aiz Port land men for $50,000 J. Ttiorburn Robs. Wallace McCamant. Louis G. Clarke. 3. U. Peterson, M. B. Bankln and J. W. Cook. Roes' liability is 125.000. District Attorney Manning hears that the Lank received deposits while insolvent, and that there were swind ling operations, and will make investi gation. MAKE NEW YORK PAY. Senator Heyburn Make Vigorous Ap peal to Roosevelt. Washington, Nov. 8. Senator Hey- burn called on tbe President yetterday to protest against further deposits of government money with New York baoks nntil those institutions oonseni to psy reserves of Western banks in cash instead of cashier's checks. Tbe Dissident reauested the senator to pre sent his views in writing, which be did ss follows: "On behalf of the people of Ihe Western state , and especially those of the Northwestern state, I would nrge that no further deposits of money from the treasury of the Unite 1 Statea be made in New York- banks except on the condition that such banks shall immediately make available in money to the bank in such Western states tbe full amount of the leserves held by such New York banks on account of such Western banks. "The tving op of many millions of dollars of Western money representing the reserves of the Western banks held bv New York banks must inevitably re sult in empowering the New York banks to determine tbe time and Condi tioos of free resumption of banking fu actions by the Western banks, where as, if tbe reseives of the Western banks could be converted into available mon ev at once, the financi.il situation of the West would be free from domina tion on the part of the East. MAY CALL EXTRA SESSION. Glllatt to Consult Bankers Gold Is Circulated in San Francisco. San Francieco, Nov. 8. At a confer ence with members of the clewing house and leading bun In eea men today Governor Gillett will be urged to call an extra eeceion of the legislature to take some action regarding the present financial situation, in view of the fact that taxes become delinquent Novem ber 30. Local banks are much more optlmlg tie over the situation today, and the fact that business does not appear to be seriously disturbed by the use of the clearing house scrip is giving them much encouragement. The new paper money is being accepted everywhere without question and business is going ahead as usual. From tbe subtreafnry here $945,000 went out in gold yesterday. Interior cities got some of this com, and tlie balance went into the banks here. More will be paid cut today. Japanese Feeling Hurt. Vancouver, B. C, Nov. 8. The riot damage commission today ended in speechmaking. For an hour Howard Duncan, counsel for the Japanese gov ernment, declared that the mere dam age to property was not fr a moment to be compared to the grave injury to the finer feelings of the Jnapanese. Cdnimlseioner King replied with the statement that anything he could award In the wav of monetary damages could not poroibly be ot such balm as the cabled explanation aireaay sens oy oir Wilfrid Uurier to Tokio. Qerman Warship Blown Up. trial Knv. 8 The hollers of the rwman .-inol ahln Bleucher exnloded this morning while the vessel was near Murwlck. The vessel has recently been ai .. a w.lvlrio' shin. At a late enrinir ' hour tonight 10 bodies had been found unless tbe petitioners pay into the pub ep"Ki , . . . . . ,u-i nn noaru Liir nil j u aiiu imi . v. ...v crew .nowea una. noi oiaer meu w-i- ' miHRlIlaf. DVVri-l Wl Wi- nvuuusu " not expected to recover. Three hundred of the crew were absent man- '...vArlno. , - a- Reclamation of Zuydarsee. The Hague, Nov. 8 The govern ment has presented to parliament a bill for the reclamation of a portion of the Zuy dersee at a cost of $11,200,000. The work will ocenpy seven years and will yield about 40,000 aorea of fertile land. REVOLUTIONIZE LEGISLATIVE M.THOD Adoption of Proposed Changes Yill Maka a Radical Chang In Representation-Recall Measure Will Lift from Office All Who Fail to Do Their Duty Drafts of constitutional amendments j lie trearnry the whole amount of It and laws sought to be adopted by tbe people of Oregon have been prepared and are being circulated throughout tbe atste by a large committee of promi nent men with a view of getting tbe measure before the voter for their con sideration. Efforts will be made by those who have diafted and are pro moting tbe measnr. a to form a Peoples' Power league and to mice $3,000 to de fray the expenses ol the coming cam paign to be carried on fur the success of the measures. Included In the list of the measures which are being presented are: An amendment to tbe state constitution providing for tbe recall of unworthy office holders; tbe draft of a bill for the election of United States senator by people's instruction; tbe draft of a bill providing for proportional repre sentation and majority elections, and a draft of the Huntley corrupt practice act. Those who hsve compiled the list ol amendments and bills and are now aandinir them cat and asking for the formation of a people's league are: Johnathan Bourne, Jr., Earl C. Bron augh, Jeir BTonangh, W. C. Bristol, i M. t:Urk. II. W. Drew. C. H. Gram. Thomas G. Greene, Cljde V. Huntley. J. E- Utdee, v. k. nyae, a. W. Hnlromb. Harrr Lane. X. M Leabo, T. A. MaBride, Henry E. Mc Ginn, E. 8. J. McAllister, F. MeKer- cher, P. McDonald, G. M. Onoo, o. Lee Paget, C. Bcbeuoei, Ben rseiiing, Alex ttweek. C. E. 8. Wood, Frank Williams, W. 8. U'Ben and John C. Young. , . . In discussing tbe measure which they have placed before the people the promoters set out their ideas aa fol lows: "We believe all citizens agree that every political patty should be repre sented la tbe government in proportion to the nnmber of its suporters among the people; that no political party should ever have a greater majority of tbe officers of government than it has of the votes of the people; that the people should be able to express tbeir disapproval of any officer's acta by re calling him from office; that the people should elect and ehooee their United State senators; that character, and not tbe possession of wealth, or Uie secret or pubile supi ort ot great corporations, or wealthy citizens, should be oi ad vantage to any man aeplring to public office. Tbe measures herein offered by members of the People' Power league of Oregcn are expected to aid in obtain ing thee results. " In discussing the recall amendment to the constitution the proposers say it will be second only to the initiative and referendum. It is pointed out that the people of the state cannot now re call an officer once elected without proving him guilty of a crime beyond. a reasonable doubt. It ia poinetd out that almost contin ually district attorneys and sheriffs contend tvey are unable to enforce tbe laws, or an assessor says it is impossi ble to assess all property fairly or to make great wealth bear its just share of the burden cf government. It is ar gued that if one-fourth ot the voters oi the state or district cou'd bring such officers face to face with public dis charge for incompetency they would do their work or else the people would get officers who would do it for them. It is arserted that should the law be pa need the mere threat of invoking it 1 would be eBective in me great major- ity of cases and the people would hear less of maintaining the dignity of an office and more of maintaining its effi cacy. In the draft itself it is provided that 25 per cent of tbe voters who cast their votes for an election ot justice oi the Supreme court at the election prior to the action for recall may file their pe tition demanding tbe recall of an offi cer who is not enforcing the law. The petition shall set forth tbe rea sons for demanding the recall and if the officer does not resign within five day after the filing of the petition then a special election shall be held within 20 days to determine whether or net the officer shall be recalled. On the sample t allots at this election the petitioners shall set forth in not more than ZOO words tne reasons ior their action while the officer shall set firib in another 200 words bis Justifi cation for his acts. At this same elec tion other candidates for tbe office shall be nominated and the one receiving the highest vote in nomination shall be deemed to be elected. In tbe event the accused official re ceives the highest number of votes at the election he shall remain in office. Petitions of recall may be filed against members of the legislature after he has served five days or longer in the first session following his election. Iu the case of other officers six months must ! elarwe before auch a petition Is filed A'ter cne recall petition has been ' fl . d and eleotion held no other petition I ma v be filed airainst the same officer Apple )aaM. Wash but do not peel tart apples. Bllce them from tho core, add Just enough water to keep them from burn- Ing and set t the side of the range to simmer slowly. Cook until very oft, rub through a colander and return to the Ore with sugar to taste, a dash of cinnamon, If It Is liked, and the Juice of a mall lemon. Stir until the sugar 1b dissolved, then take from the lire and set aside to cooL 'aviunM to t.ti rWOTArtini A IMWMIl . The tire Dosed bill for the selection of United State senator by a vote of tha people 1 (bort and to the ponit. Ia effect it ia nothing more than aa ex pressed instruction ol tbe legislature by tbe pecple to vote for one candidate for senator. It is srgued that after such aa instruction no politician would put hie private opinion above the voted exprea ion of the people of the state. Tho bill aays: Section I. That we, tbe people or. tbe atate of Oregon, bereby Instruct oar representatives and senators in our leg islative assembly, aa rach officer, to vote for and elect the candidate for United States senator from thia ittt who receive tbe highest votes at oar general elections." In argument for the proportional rep resentation bill, it ia abown that tha piesent house of representatives in tbe Oregon legislature is compoeed of 59 Bepubl leans and one Democrat. II tha voters in tbe state were represented in proportion to the ratio of their numeri cal strength ae shown at the last lec tion tbe house would be composed ot ao-ibt 33 Bepublicans, 20 Democrat, four Socialists and three Prohibition members. It is further pointed oak that since 1893 the Bepnblicana hat always bad from 44 to 69 of the mem bers of the house, tbengn in jbvo ana 1896 the vote of the Bepublican party throughout the state wa less than one half of all the vote cast. It is argued that proportional repre sentation weuld give each party a fair proportional vote in the 1 eg i la tare, just aa it haa hi the general elections. The text ot the proposed law ia aa fol low: "Section 18. In all elections au thorized by thia constitution until otherwise provided by law, tbe person or persons receiving the highest nnm ber of votes shall be declared elected, but provision may be made by la for election by equal proportional repre sentation of all the voter for every office which is filled by the election ol two or more persons whose official du ties, rights and powers are equal and concurrent. "Every Qualified elector resident m hie precinct and registered, aa may be required by law, may rote lor one per son for each office. Provision may be ' made by law for the voter 'a direct a indirect expression of hia first, second or additional choice among the candi date for any office. For an office which is filled by tbe election of one person it may be required by law that the per son elected shall be the final choice ol a me jority of the elector voting for candidates for that office. These prin ciples may be applied by law to nomi nations by political p&rtiea and organ izations." The Huntley corrupt practice act ia known to a great many of the people of the itate, aa it is the bill which waa introduced in the last session of tho legislature by Huntley, of Clackamas, and defeated on the ground that it waa too voluminous and detailed. In brief, it provides for the regulation of all elections as to campaign expene es, setting out a maximum expense bill for every office voted upon by tha people, both at the primaries and at the general elections. Tbeae amount are graded according to the importance of the office and the scope of the cam paign necessary to present the candi date before the people. Blgid pro visions are made against Indirect earn- paign contribution and secret expena- M and it j. retired that all political parties must file statements or expense, as must the candidates, with the offi cials having record jurisdiction over the posit, ans fcr which the candidates are contesting." Drainer for Wash Baltava. A simple device that greatly add t e usefulnesa of the washboller la a recent patent of an Oregon man. Aa shown in the Ulua tratlon, it consists of a drainer that la attached to the top of the waah boller. The drain er is formed of a series of parallel CLOTUEB D&aiKEB rods, which rest on the top of the jvashboller. Each rod termtnatee Into t hook designed to engage the beaded rim of the boiler. Around the edges of the rod la a projecting ledge, to pre- .A ,i.a .tai nrlnnlnff on the floor. After wringing out tbe clothe they are jonvenicntly placed on the drainer, tbe water dripping back Into the bellr. The device la readily removed when 4e nreu. . , The Beat War to D It. A writer gives a recipe for making stale cookies fresh. The beat recipe a the subject, however, Is to make new ones. Fresh cookies are a delight, bul stale ones an abomination, and no self respecting housekeeper should tolerat them nor spend time trying to reater them to freshness, Sarmll Ploklea. One peck of green tomatoes and etga large onions. Slice and ml with a Ml of salt IM stand Bv or sis hour jrain and aaa one quart of vinegar aa4 two quart ot water. Again drain sad add two pound of ugar and threa quarts of vlneg; also two tablpee fui. tlCh of clove, cinnamon, glag, .iisplce and mustard aud a dosen finely ; chopped green pepper. Boil again frets ' qq, to two hoars, and seal In glaas at laartbar M aite for tha atata building. buumn live have eo ueeu iu..