NEWS FROM OUR
NATIONAL CAPITAL
Plan to Revise National Bank
ing Laws to Meet New
Currency System.
Washington. With the admlnlHtra
Uon currency bill to bo reported to tha
aenate this week after long delay, a
plan to revise the national banking
laws to meet the now currency system
baa made lu appearance In legislative
circles. It will Include Important
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Special lot of
Street and Party
Dresses
just received for Thanks
giving. We wish you to
see them as they are some
of the newest.
I am
Thankful
qupMtinn originally contemplated ma
a part of the currency bill, but aet
aalde until the next aeaalon of con
gress, when a general revision of
banking laws has been promised by
the administration.
In connection with thla propoaed re
vision congreaa will take up the far
reaching question of rural credlu. One
of the provlaloiiH which probably will
no Insert rvl In the new law will for
bid Interlocking directorates In nation
al banks. An effort has been made
to put this prohibition In the pending
currency bill, but the administration
has maintained t tint It should go Into
the new banking law.
The senate banking and currency
administration supporters have de
clined to consider a scheme for guar
anteeing national hank deposits, with
the understanding that that question
would he taken up net session.
Advocates of the bank law revision
plan are seeking to place their pro
jects ahead of the proposed antl trust
legislation In the administration pro- '
gram
Commission Idea Rule Irrigation
The United States Reclamation Ser
vice now la operating under what Sec
retary l.ane torme the "commission
form of government," and If thla plan
proves a suocees, the new directorate
will continue Indefinitely. When sift
ing the complaints that have been
mule for years against the reclama
tion service, Secretary l.nn.- arrived
at the conclusion that there should he
a greater division of authority than
prevailed in the service as first or
ganised and created what Is now
known as the Reclamation Commit,
alon, consisting of five men This new
commission, whose organisation has
been perfected only recently, consists
of K II Newell, director; A. P. Da
vis. cblef engineer; W. R. King, chief
oounael; W. A. Ryan, controller, and
I. I O'Donnell, Irrigation manager
The commission meets once a week
lu lonfcrcnic with Secretary l.nne
and at the weokly meetings all BBM
lions of policy are settled, all plans
for construction work are approved
and all contracts let
Message Will Short
('resident Wilson bus announced I..
would read In person his first annual
message to congress.
The president thus far has read
three brier a dresses on the tariff, the
currency and the Mexican affairs
but It waa not definitely known
whether his first communication to
the regular session of congress would
be In accordance with the century old
precedent which he revived last
March Mr Wilson indicated that no
such long and voluminous messages
as have heretofore been sent by presl
dents to congress will be prepared by
him
ale of Cruiser Boston Fought
The department of Justice has filed
In the aupreme court Its brief In be
half of Set reterv of the Navy Daniels
In the case of A tloldberg. of Yancou
ei H C, who Is seeking to comm-i
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Thanksgiving week a special discount of 20 per
cent will be made on all Women's Millinery. Gage
ank Fisk Hats will be included in this sale.
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This week a greater showing than ever before seen
in our store of beautiful Table Linens and Napkins
Table Linens from 35c the yard to $2.00. Napkins
60c Doz. to $6.00.
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Our Grocery Department has just received our
Fall stock of the famous Monopole Brand Canned
Fruits and Vegetables. All our New Fall Stock is
now in of Raisins, Currants, Figs, Citron Peel,
Lemon Peel, Nuts, Dates, Mince Meats, Candied
Cherries, etc., and selling at very moderate prices.
We Close at Noon Thanksgiving Day
Club Is Ordered to Quit.
I.ewlhton Judge St-cle has Issued
an Injunction prohibiting the mainten
ance of the Herman club In the Hoi
linger hotel.
The action followed the Inveetlga
t .n made by County Attorney John
sou, at which about fiO witnesses were
M Ined. Including many members
of the club The Injunction Is Issued
under the "search and seliure" act,
designed to prevent the sale or giving
awa of lutnslcntlug liquors.
The Herman club was organized lu
I.ewlslou shortly after the town went
dry. and has a membership estimated
at 2000. The membership fee Is $1.
with which went a key admitting the
member to the club rooms
K.ep River In Banks.
Wallace lu furtherance of Its good
roads pollc the board of county com
missioners, accompanied by Surveyor
Trask and Attorn. I'm. made a trip
the navy department to deliver to him I (( iBBpectlon over the county road
the United States cruiser lluatou put
up for sale lo the hlgeet blddher In
I'M ii The lower courts here decided
against lloliiberg, although he showed
he had deposited a certified check foi
$10,000 with ilio delist tin. nt which the
secretary would not accept
The na department declared the
secretary had discretion lu such mat
lets and had withdrawn the veael
from sale lo lend It to the Oicgou
State naval mllltla UoMherg con
tended the eecrelar had no authority
to take such action
National Capital Brevities
Dudley Kleld Maiouc, third assistant
secrets r of stale, may be sel.vte.l BJ
I'l.'.l.lent Wll-ou as collector of the
I'ort of New York to succeed John l'
Mitchell
coid storage is responsible 'or high
prices ol eggs. sa)s tin department
of agriculture The Riipplv ot eggs I.-.
said lo have In. leased steadily In tin
past 14 vents
Abul I delegates, repreecniln
even stale lu the Tniou .ui.l I'irn
shade ot opinion w.-te pieccnt at 111.
llftli National i,h :..n.iii.n, Congress
which opened hole I'uesdav iiiorilllig
with an ail.liess b) si.vretaiv ot v
i u 1 1 in . Houatoa
Colonel Alexander O. lirodte. bosom
In. n. I ot Theodore Koosevelt, was
placed on (lie rented list ot the arm.v
on account of ac t'olonol lirodte
helped Colonel Koosevelt as i Rough
Kill, i at I i aa major and lieu
t.ii. nit colonel l)u Jul. I'm.', he was
iii.iUi BOVMBBf of Aiwouu.
near Hi.' Klk creek school house below
Ostium and decided lo Immediately
let a contract for the piling and bulk
heading of the rler at that point lu
order to precut the annual overflow
of the river.
Boys Join Breadmaklng Club,
tiifford I'rofcHsor Toiler and Miss
OrBoa Mc.lflcld. count superintendent
of schools, were here organlilng girls
and lki) clubs, the girls to take up
tireadiuaklug and sewing, the boys to
raise corn and poultrv The exhibits
will be shown at the l.ewlslou fair
next fall The work Interests the pu
plls Sevctal BOM jollied the bread
1 making and sewing club.
O'Nsil Creditors Will Meet,
a illacc V tlual meeting of the
creditors of II f 0 Neil will be held
al the olll.e ol Otto Olssotl, referee
In baukruptcv KoVMsBM UV IB BM
on ill. tiiial account of the trustee
anil the petition tor the pnv incut ol
the dividend I'iu.iI .mount of Tnis
lee Therr.lt low les has been filed
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Orpuiy Snot by Captive.
Hotse l.uit Sheriff Clawson va
shot through the jaw here Suudav hv
Clarence Kpuah, an ex convict on
whom he had just served a warrant
charging forgerv Clawson fell when
hit b the bull, i but. rlslag, he fir.-.i
tin..- shots at the fleeing assailant
and fell again unconscious Ills con
ditlon is m nous I'osscs arc seeking
Koiikh
MONEY FOR IMPROVEMENTS
Loan of 125,000 Made to Senator
Brady
llolse -United States Senator Hrady
of Ihls state has given a moriKirte of
$276,000 to the Ion Savings and I rust
bank of Salt Lake to secure a loan
of thai amount, the mortgage cover
lug practically all his personal proper
1) In this state, valued at aaveral
times that sum The mortgage la
made of record In the county and In
several other counties In this state,
hi. lulling Kootenai, where Senator
Iliad) has property.
The greatest part of the loan Is be
lieved to have gone Into the former
Ureal Western Meet Sugar company's
'rrlgatlon project at Mountain Home.
after Senator Hrad) purchased It from
tin receiver. Me Is rapidly develop
ing It Into a high atate of efficiency,
reclaiming about 70,000 acres of rich
sage brush land The loan Is also
probahl) for developing other large
business enterprises the Junior aeaa
tor has in this atate.
Two Men Kitted: Ouel Indicated.
t'rlnevllle Kvldenlly the victims
of a rifle duel between themselves,
the bodies of Fell T m and Koscoe
ir...i. were foum. i. a remote spot
ou iirlixly mountain, near the sawmill
of J. W. Jones, father of Brown's wife.
The opinion Is general that the fatal
fight was due to llrown's Jealousy for
his wife.
The bodies were lying .16 feet apart.
Jonea had been shot through the back,
while Hrowu had been shot through
the chest Kuril still clnsyd his rifle
In his hands when found, Indicating
almost Instant death In the caae of
lach
ISAAC HODGSON
HAS BOUGHT 010. LYKLL A SUN
Blacksmith Shop
Will be ready to accomomodate all of the customers,
both old and new. Satisfaction Guaranteed
To Promote Excursion.
Lewlston Secretary Wallaoa K.
Struble has mailed invitations to dlf
fereul cities In the northwest Inviting
them to Join the big excursion being
promoted by the Northwest Live
Stock association to visit all principal
cities lu the northwest after the Lew
imoii show Is over, later attainting the
Pacific International Live Sunk ex
.. .Mil. ii in Portland The live stock
show committee met and made ax
rangements for the bulh".t . of an
additional barn to accommodate 40
hea.l of .l.i ir v stock
Breeding For Mutton.
Pendleton - Sh epmen of I'mattlla
count' are in the midst of their breed
ing season and reports from their
eamps Indicate that many are chang
Ing from the fine wool breeds to the
coarser, and that a number are also
breeding for early or winter lambs
There aeems to be a growing tendency
among local flockmasters to pay more
attention to the growing of mutton,
their reason being the high prlcea of
meat, and the change which tha tariff
has made sn the wool market.
Winter Grips Middle Weat.
Chicago. Winter descended on all
of the middle and ceulral west and
portions of the east and south Moudaj
with billiard that raged over all th
Cre.it l.ak.-s region, extending oast to
Philadelphia and West Virginia, and
south almost lo the Georgia-Florida
line.
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Pale Bottled Beer Dark Bottled Beer
PILSEN TYPE MUNICH TYPE
Represents the highest class product
of the Brewer's art. We guarantee
all our product for purity.
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Distributing Agents,
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Lane Will Have aspert.
Kugene. Aa a result of the meet
Ing of a delegation of pioiutn.-nl
granger., of Lane county with the
commissioners court, the court li.u
decide. I to appropriate $2000 for the
purimsc of emplo.vlng an agricultural
expert for Ijiue county, the stale l.
give a similar sum. according to th.
law p. ..-..-., d bv the IBM legislature
Washington Workmen's Act Appealed
Olvnipia. Wash Chief Justice Crow
ot the Washington supreme court sign
ed a writ ol ettor in the Mountain
Timbci compau) case, appealed front
Cowllll countv. taking the v
ton workmen compensation law iu
the supreme court of the I'nlted
IBIM I he M.uc . ourts have twice
upheld the law.
Saloon Men May Fight.
Salem. Or -Although definite pro
cedure has not been divided upon. U
virtually Is assured that the liquor
Interests ot Sulem will fight the cloe
Ing of the saloons as decreed by a
majority of almost M at the special
elevtiou.
O'Brien to Boa Rue.
Hoise l.inn it lirien of Portland
Is schedule.! to fight a unround go
with "Yankee Kue lu this Bat
November :io Both boxers have
started training for the bout, which Is
attracting a great deal ot interest.
SAVING TIME by TELEPHONE!
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Idaho Farmers Busy.
Trov Vttfe the ..f the fall
rains the farmers have been work'.i.-
overturn- doing Uicir fall plowing and
seeding Since the vi-it ot ilie lloldei.
lal tha i
the pi p. .ration tor an increased
acivage of clover and alfalfa and coru
Means Not Only Time But Money.
Do yon ever consider how bag it takes to travel the distance
from your house to the Doctor and Merchant and what time
ou sac l.y telephoning? If your time is worth anything, you
cannot afford to U w ithout a Telephone.
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