THE MORNING OEEGONIAN, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 1903.
SENATE SETS A DAY
Will Take Up McBride Bill
Wednesday.
EARLY DEATH IS CERTAIN
... I-
IS. Ckunces of Mennre' sncce " e
House Are so sum nn .--Politician
Dare Xot
Prophesy.
OLYMPIA. Wash.. Feb. 5. (Staff corre
spondence,) Both houses of the Washing
ton LeKislature tackled the railroad com-
- mitlnf hill today, and wnlle the lower
house sot no further with It than a com
mittee report, a day of reckoning was set
for It in the Senate, and It will come up
In the resular order of business in the
Houre when it is reached on the calendar.
The Senate committee met at 9:30 this
mornlnc ar.J devoted an hour to the read
ing of the till. No one seemed to recog
nize the humor of the situation, and that
the bill world pass Just as easily, or rather
be killed Just as quickly. If it were read
by the title or number only, so the mem
bers of the committee sat It out and then
made majority and minority reports.
The latter, recommending the passage of
the bill, was signed By Tolman of Spo
kane, Hailey of Whitman. Sharp of Kitti
tas and Iteser of Walla Walla.
The majority report, recomemndlnjr in
definite postponement, was signed by
Chairman Baker, of Klickitat; Hamilton
of Pierce, Rands of Clark. Hemrlch and
TotU of King. Clapp of Jeffcryon and
Sumner of Snonomlsh. When the report
of the committee was brought up in the
Senate Tolman moved that the bill be
made a special order for next Wednesday
morning.
Tc matter of carrying it over until next
week" had previously been agreed 'on. so
there was no objection. This course was
permitted by the antl-commlsslon men out
of courtesy to the minority members, and
the bill will receive the death thrust In
the Senate next Wednesday with becom
ing oratorical accompaniments.
The action of the Senate hastened mat
ters a little in the House, and Immediately-
after the close of the afternoon ses
sion Chairman Wilson. of the House rall
roads. committee, called his men together
and took up the bllL -In order to facili
tate matters, McNIcol of Pierce moved
that the bill be indefinitely postponed.
McNIcol had sir supporters with him on
bis motion, whllo there were eight oppos
ing It, the line-up being exactly as "pre
dicted In The Oregonlan when the commit
tee was appointed, utterly disproving the
charge that was made thct -the committee
had been "stacked" against the bill. The
majority reports recommending' that the
bill do pass, was signed by Chairman Wil
son, of Kittitas, Baasett of Adams. Butler
of Skagit, Haynes of Douglas, Howard of
Lincoln. Whitney of Spokane, Witter of
Whitman and Zenkner of Lewis .
"The minority report,' recommending In
definite postponement, was signed by
dark of King, Coate of Klickitat, Fergu
oon of Snonomlsh, Hastings of Jefferson,
McCoy of Skagit, McNIcol of Pierce and
Thompson of Kitsap 7.
The bill was not read by the House com
mittee, and the only suggestion of an
amendment came from Bassett of Adams,
who desired an amendment making the
appointees of the Governor subject to con
firmation by the Senate and House. Noth
ing was done In the matter, and the bill
will now 'take the same course as other
bills. Sentiment has changed somewhat
regarding the chances of the bill In the
House, now that it has been Jarred loose
from the Senatorial question, and while
the vote will be very close. It Is not lnv
probable that the antl-commlsslon men
will. win. The majority either way will
not be more than three or four, andj.at this
time tho McBride men seem to bave the
worst end of the flghc In the House. Two
week! ago it was considered practically
Impossible to beat the bill In the House,
but It Is now so near an even fight that
ewn expert "politicians hesitate to ven
ture a prediction as to the outcome..
The House railroad committee, after dis
posing of tho commission bill for the pres
ent, unanimously recommended the pass
age of tho Maloney rale bill reducing fares
on railroads and steamboats to S cents per
mile. This bill was aimed at the Spokane
Falls & Northern, which has been exact
ing 5 and 6 cents -per mile. Since the bill
was Introduced the road has voluntarily
reduced the rate to Zi cents, but It Is
almost a certainty that the bill will pans
and force them to cut off the extra half
cent;
The. House calendar Is pretty well filled
at present, and It Is hardly possible for
the commission bill to be reached before
It comes up for slaughter In the Senate
next Wednesdaoy. E. W. W.
IX. THE SEXATE.
tVhltmnn County Division Bill Ap
pear Railroad Committee Report.
OLYMPIA. Wash.. Feb. 5. (Special.)
Whitman County division made Its ap
pearance In the Legislature for the first
time today. Senator Hailey Introduced
the bill for the creation of Steptfie Coun
ty, with Oakesdale as the county seat,
and Senator Wilson introduced the one
Sfor Palouse County with Pullman as the
fccunty seat. Both bills were referred to
the committee on counties and county
boundaries, of which Senator 'Hailey Is
chairman. As has already been stated,
a large contingent of Whitman County
people are here working for and against
the division, bills. Senator Hailey says he.
will call a meeting of his" committee with
in the next few daya The two bills pro
vide for the assumption by each new
county of its proportionate share of Whit
man County's liabilities. They also pro
vide, for the present at least, that' the
Legislative district shall remain, un
changed. This will throw portions of Sen
ator Hailey" a district Into all three coun
tlesi -The railroad committee of the Senate
presented two reports on the Tolman-Dlx
railroad commission bllL The majority re
port, signed by Chairman Baker and con
curred In by Senators Hamilton. Rands.
Hemrlch, Potts, Sumner- and Clapp, rec
ommended that it be indefinitely post1
poned, while Senators Tolman, Hailey,
Sharp and Reser recomjnended that the
bill be passed. The majority or the com
mittee, out of courtesy to Senator Tol.
man and his colleagues of the minority,
agreed not to press the adoption of their
report for inaenmie -postponement today.
but to make this bill a special order for
next Wednesday at 10 o'clock, when It
will be thoroughly discussed. The defeat
of the bill In the Senate Is assured.
The Senate was discussing the House
memorial protesting against the arbltra
tlon of the Alaskan boundary when the
announcement of the death of" Colonel
O wings was made, and an immediate
adjournment was' taken until tomorrow.
Senators Tucker , and Moore were favor
able to the memorial, while Senators
Sharp and Warburton opposed it on the
ground that President Roosevelt ana sec
retary Hay were more familiar with the
matter than the Legislature could possibly
be.
The following bills were Introduced In
the Senate today:
S. B. 136. Earles Appropriating $151,700
for the maintenance of and Improvements
at the State Normal School at Whatcom.
S. B. 127. Welty Providing for the reg
ulation of co-operative business associa
tions.
S. B. 12S. Hallctt Providing that In Ax
ing the price of Jute manufactured in the
State Penitentiary the labor of convicts
shall be figured at the rate of 2H cents an
hour. Under the present law the labor or
convicts Is not figured In at alL
S. B. 12). Welty Relating to drainage
districts.
S. B. 13), Hailey Creating the County of
Steptoe.
S. B. 131. Welty Relating to County
Surveyors.
S. B. lr,' Wilson Creating the County
of Palouse.
S B. 133, Ruth To amend school law.
S. B. 131, Moultray To amend fishing
law.
reassembling for the afternoon session
Qulnn of Spokane announced thedeath
of Colonel Nicholas H. Owlngs, and out of
respect to his memory adjournment was
taken until tomorrow morning.
IX THE HOUSE.
Tito House and One Senate BUI
I'ankcd Dnrlnjj Moraine; Session.
OLYMPIA. Wash.. Feb. 5. (Special.)
A crowded calendar awaited the mem
bers of the House today, and three Houso
and one Senate bill passed at the morn
ing session. Two of these bills, 163 and
161. amend the code regarding the govern
ment of municipal corporations, leaving
it optional whether street, sewer and
other similar public works be done by
contract or otherwise. Tho other House
bill passed was No. 25. by Clark of King,
authorizing Boards of County Commis
sioners to build and maintain wharves
and landings on the shores of navigable
waters nt the terminus of county roaas.
Senate bill 3, by Palmer, was passed. It
provides King County with on additional
Superior Judge. Senate concurrent reso
lution providing for the filing of bills
with the State Librarian was adopted.
The House met at 10 A. 3L
After routine preliminaries a resolution
wns Introduced by the committee on rules
and adopted, providing for the employ
ment of four stenographers at U per day
for the purpose of typewriting all bills.
The following memorials were introduced
and referred:
Allls Petitioning the President to pro
mote Oliver P. M. Hazzard from. Second
Lieutenant United States Cavalry 'to First
Lieutenant: promotion to date from Feb
ruray 1. 190L
Philbrick or Chehalls Asking the Presi
dent, the Senate nnd Congress 'that
certain portions of the Qulnalt Valley,
which have been used for agricultural pur
poses for many years, be removed from
Olympic forest rfeerva.
A message was read from chief clerk
of the Legislative Council of New Mexico
asking Information as to the action of this
Legislature in regard 'to memorializing
Congress on the omnibus bill.
A petition was read from citizens of
Snohomish County asking the passage of
a direct primary law similar to that of
Minnesota.
The following bills were read and re
ferred:
H. B. 257, Frostad of Island Relating to
assessment and collection of taxes.
IL B. 258. Thompson of Ktteap With
drawn, being a duplicate.
IL B. 2S9. Tlbbltts of King Requiring
'corporations, etc., engaged In manufactur.
Ing and mining to pay their employes
semi-monthly in lawful money. Penalty of
il per day for each day after money Is
due.
H. B. 2C0. Zenkner of Lewis Requiring
Superior Court Judges to reside at the
County scat of some county in his district.
H. B. 261. Wiloon of Walla Walla-
Authorizing Boards of Education or
School Directors, to .establish and main
tain day schools for the deaf and author
Izlng payment therefor from thd state
common school fund.
H. B. 262. Moldstadt of Skagit Relatlnc
to the casting of sawdust and other lum
ber waste In water where fieh epawn.
H. B. 263, GrlfUn of Whatcom Providln
for tho construction and maintenance of
dikes and dams.
IL B. 264. Houso committee on school
and granted lands Amending act provide
ing lor selection, survey, sale and man
agement of state lands.
IL B. 263. Houoe committee on school
and granted lands Same, title as 261.
IL B. 266, Roth of Whatcom Relating to
voluntary sales of mining claims or any
interest therein, or to create a Hen.
une House adjourned at noon, and on
OPPOSE ALASKA COMMISSION.
Memorial Introduced In Home by
Lerrl of King.
OLYMPIA, Feb. 5. (SpecIaU-Soon
after the opening of the morning session
of the House, Lewis of King offered a
Jcint resolution protesting against arbi
tration of the Alaska boundary dispute.
The rules vrero "suspended and the resolu
tion passed and Immediately sent to the
Senate, where it was discussed until ad
journment. The resolution was .as fol
lows, i
Resolved br the House of Representatives of
the 8Ute of Washington, the Senate concur
ring, (That It Is the sense of the Legislature
of the Stale of Washington that the title of
the alted States Is dear to all of the territory
of Alaska, including the nnns and Inlets of
the sea. and the seaports and harbors now In
she possession of the United States, ana wltnin
the boundaries clearly defined In the treaty by
which our Government acquired that country
from Russia, In which treaty the boundary line
between said territory and the British posses
sions is defined In language Identical with the
words of the treaty respectnjr the same bound
ary between Great Britain and Russia whereby
tr e governments settled that boundarywlth
such precision and clearness as to preclude the
possibility of any bona, fide dispute or conten
tion respecting the same; and this" Legislature
earnestly protests against the proposed treaty
which has been submitted by the President of
the United states to the senate lor rauncation
by which our Government apparently concedes
that a tribunal la necessary to determine a
supposed controversy as to the location of the
initial point of said boundary, although the lnl-
tlaLJs described In the treaty In unmistakable
terms, and as to which channel Is the Portland
Channel, although there Is but one channel In
the region of Southeastern Alaska which has
ever been named or known as the Portland
Channel, end other similar questions, which
cannot be the subject of a bona fide dispute.
The grounds of this protest are: That by the
proposed treaty Great Britain or Canada places
nothing of value In Jeopardy, whereas our
Government grants to the proposed tribunal
power to cede without consideration valuable
territory and commercial ports, built up and
Inhabited by American citizens, which "are
known to Re coveted by our Canadian neigh
bors for their commercial advantage.
Such a tribunal cannot possibly adjudicate
the questions defined In the proposed treaty
unless one or more of the representatives of
the contracting governments shall make con'
cessions adversely to the Interests of the gov
ernment which he or they will represent, and
If the proposed Joint commission should fall
to render a decision by reason of the unwilling
ness of members on either side to make conci
sions, our Government will then have upon Its
hands an unsettled controversy, conceded to be
proper subject for submission to arbitration.
and may be forced to Invite some foreign
potentate or tribunal to settle the terms of a
compromise by which American territory and
the rights of American citizens must.be sacrl-
nceo.
Resolved further. That the Governor of 'the
state be and he Is hereby requested to transmit
xonnwun a copy of these resolutions to the
President of the Senate of the United States.
THE PIANOS
ARE FINE, AND
THEY GO
SHALL EAIIX THEIR KEEP.
Senntor Hnllett Proposes to SInkc
Penitentiary Self-Snpportlwr.
OLYMPIA. Wash,, Feb. 3. (Special.)
senator Ilailett. of Spokane, this morn
ing introduced in the Senate a bill which
is Intended to mike the State Peniten
tiary self-supporting. The estimate sub
mitted by the. Board of Control for the
care of prisoners for the next two rears
calls for $160,000 for feeding, them during
that period. Senator Hallett contends that
as the proposition now stands. Instead of
criminals being punished and forced to
help sustain the state, the citizens are
punished, being forced to sustain the
criminals.
Senator Hallett's bill amends the pres
ent law governing the penitentiary so
that In estimating the cost 'of the Jute,
fabrics, brick or other products manufac
tured' there, the Board of Control shall
include in addition to the cost of the ma
terial and for the skilled labor employed
irom tne outside, the cost of convict labor.
to be reckoned at 1 cents an hour, and
Interest on the plants and machinery, to
gether with allowance for depreciation of
said plants and machinery; end none of
the product of the penitentiary shall be
told for less than the "cost of their manu
ficture. with these Items Included, with
out special authority from the Governor.
Senator Hallett estimates that if his
bill is passed it may raise the price of Jute
sacks 4 cent apiece, and then they will
tc cheaper than the Calcutta, bags.
For Better Xorrual Schools.
OLYMPIA, Feb. S. (Spcclal.)-S. B. 133.
Briskest Buying Yet In Our
New Co-operative Piano Club
Wholesale Prices on Our
Finest Pianos Bring the Peo
ple Out.
Selling has been ranld at n 1 IT- etirn
since our new co-ODeratlve club wn nr.
ganlzed. and the recent addition of 23
of our very choicest makes has created
fresh enthusiasm. Our reliable methods
are well known. Our published statements
can always be verlfltd by any one who
takes the trouble to call on ns Our
pianos meet the expectations of the people.
in evcrj- instance mey ore exactly what
they are rtnresented to be. Thev will
bear thorough test and the most critical
Inspection. In spite" of this, they are sold
by us for less money and on easier terms
than any other store on the Coast offers.
This Is because we sell pianos in the larg
est quantities and employ the cheapest
and most progressive methods of handling
Luem. .every instrument nan our written
guarantee, and If for any reason a piano
falls to suit, wo will take It haele nnd
cheerfully refund every cent paid for It.
OUR PRESENT CLUB PIANOS.
Our club nlfln. which hn hen mn
eessful In the past, is again creating
rensational buying. Wholesale prices and
easy terms on the finest pianos made
bring people flocking to our store.
The plan is so slmnle. any one can un
derstand It. The terms so easyv every one
can afford them, ana the pianos so elegant
and worthy in every respect they are
sougnt by the most cultured people the
world over. Superb Webers, the old-re-
uaoie cmcKerlngs. the new and DODUlar
Klmballs, Hobart M. Cables, Bush &
uerts, Vose and many others equally good
-r. BEING SECURED BY OUR CO-
Ot-rJnATIVE CLUB MEMBERS AT
WHOLESALE PRICES.
PRICES.
3330 Pianos for 3237. 1373 nlanos for 3250.
tij pianos tor is.
J500 pianos for J33S.
3375 pianos for S39C,
SITS pianos for 3317,
KM pianos for 337S.
3000 pianos for 3112.
TERMS.
Tha terms on these pianos are from S3
to 130 down, according to the make and
style of finish chosen, and additional pay
ments of from 37 to SIS a' month. Your
Instrument Is delivered to you Immedi
ately upon your making your initial payment.
In addition our regular line of club
Pianos are coins and rolne fast for 3167.
319C and $237. on the small payments of 36
down and SS a month. These pianos are
eiegnnt in every respect and thoroughly
reliable.
The club Is limited. Is only 100, and is
filling rapidly. If you want one of these
piano Dargains see or write us at once.
Eilcrs Piano House. Washington street.
near Park. Portland. Or. OAer large
-tores In San Francisco, Spokane and
Sacramento.
by Ruth of Thurston, amends the pres
ent school code so that no normal school
boar., of trustees may employ a teacher
with lower than a ftrst-grjde certificate;
prohibits normal schools irom fumlshln;
free text-books; limits the number of pu
rile In the training schools at normals to
100; reduces the normal school course from
Ave to three years; makes normal grad
uates teach three Instead of two years to
make their diploma a life diploma, and
provides that the charge of a library fee
of 110 shall be compulsory Irrtead of op
tional.
Outside Pnpera May Make- Bids.
OLYMPIA. Feb. S.-(SpecIal.)-Senator
Warburton Introduced a bill this mornln.
providing that In counties of the state
wherein there Is only one newspaper bids
for the publication of the delinquent tax
list may be received from papers pub
lished outside of the county, but having
a circulation therein.
Arcree to Provoke General Strike,
BARCELONA, Feb. SI It Is reported
that nt a secret meeting of delegates of
the workmen's societies held today it was
agreed to take serious measures to pro
voke a general strike. The omnibus em
ployes have gone out on strike.
Sam'l Rosenblatt & Co. j
! CORNER TRIED ANn MORRISON STS. 5
OLTMPIA. Wash.. Feb. 3. (Staff correspondence.) The Whitman County delegation to the Leclslature have certainly needed
broad shoulders at this session to enable them to suggest along under the load which their constituents bave piled on them.
When they were tangled, up In jtha Senatorial fight they' were continually bombarded with petitions, remonstrances, abuea and
praise, and as soon aa that Issue1 was disposed of they are confronted with a still more vexatious one. "Shall Whitman, the
largest county In the state, be divided?" is the question that haa brouxht more Whitman County men over the. mountains
than have ever congregated here before. -
The plan proposed Is to remove 21 townshlos from the north end of the county, and form the new county of Steptoe. From
the east about 17 townshlDs. Including fractions, are to form the county of Palouse. According to the opponents of division,
this division will leave Whitman with 2900 voters, and a valuation of (5.000.000; will give Steptoe County 2200 voters, and a
valuation of 34,063.000, , and Paiouae County 1800 voters, and property valued at S3.S00.000.
Both sides of the controversy are musing extravagant claims as to their relative' strenxth. For Instance, the opponents of
division claim to have signature of 1311 votea from the proposed Steptoe County, while those favoring division say they have
over 1100 signatures of voters favtrlng division. The men favoring division do not claim so many voters for Steptoe as are
claimed by the anti-dlrlslonlsts, the latter placing the number at 1700. If this is correct and there has been no mistake In
crusting the signatures. It Is apparent that several hundred men have signed both setltlons. The fight grows warmer as the
session sroceeds, and In "tha minds of the residents of the banner wheat county of Washington It Is a much more important
matter than the election of a United States Senator or the passage of a Railway Commission bill.
HIGH -CLASS!
CLOTHING!
FOR SPRING j
New Box Overcoats
In
every conceivable shade
fancy weaves. Prices:
of coverts, Oxfords and
$10 to $25
New Cravenette Raincoats
In the w rAiglon," a handsome, stylish water-proof Over
coat. We want you to see them. Prices:
$12.50 to $25
Special Suit Overcoat Sale
Continued for a Few Days More
Men's $15.00, $18.00 and $20.00 Winter Suits, cut in the
newest styles,
$10.50
Men's Swell $15.00 Overcoats, in black and bluft kerseys,
oxfords and coverts, all sizes,
$10.50
EEDDY BILL PASSES SENAT
MEASURE GOKS THROUGH WITHOUT
DISSENTING VOTE.
By Tnxatlon of Corporation the
State "Will Itecelve Annual
Revenue of $100,000.
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PROPOSED DIVISION OF WHITMAN COUNTY
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SAIEM. Or.. Feb. 5. (Staff correspond
ence.) House bill 2. Eddy's bill prcscrib-
lnir tho fees and annual license taxes to
be paid by. foreign and 'domestic corpora
tions, passed tno senate mis morning
with a rush and without a dissenting vote.
The measure Is expected to produce an
annual revenue" to tho state of J10O.00O
from sources which have hitherto con
tributed little to the support of state gov
ernment. "This bill does not provide a tax
on the Intangible propertr of corporations.
but prescribes certain fees to De paia
when articles of Incorporation are filed
and an annual license tax for tho privi
lege of doing business In the state. The
fees nrc graduated, so that th tax will
not fall heavily upon small corporations
engaged In development enterprises, such
as local Irrigation companies, creameries,
etc As this bill has passed both Houses
by unanimous vote, it Is certain of receiv
ing the approval of the Governorand will
be in force SO days after the Legislature
adjourns. The bill provides the follow
ing fees for filing articles of Incorpora
tion: Where the capital stock shall not ex
ceed turn, a fee of $10: where the" capital
stock shall exceed J5O0O and shall not ex
ceed $10,000. a fee of J13: where the capital
stock shall exceed $10,000 and shall not
exceed $5,000, a fee of $20: where the cap
ital stock shall exceed $3,000 and shall
not exceed $30,000. a fee of $23; where the
capital stock shall exceed $30,000 and shall
not exceed $100,000. a fee of $33; where the
capital stock shall exceed $100,000 nnd shall
not exceed $250,000. a fee of $13:. where the
capital stock shall exceed $230,000 and
shall not exceed $300,000, a fee of $00: where
the capital stock shall exceed $300,000 and
shall not exceed $1,000,000. a fee of $75;
where the capital stock shall exceed $1.
000.000 and shall not exceed $2,000,000, a fee
of $00; when the capital stock shall exceed
$2,000,000. a fee of $100.
Corporations formed for any educa
tional, literary, scientific, religious or
charitable purpose pay a fee of only $5.
Before the 15th day of August each year
corporations must pay annual license fees
as follows:
If such capital stock shall not exceed
$3000. an annual license fee of $10; if such
capital stock shall exceed $3000 and shall
not exceed $10,000, an annual license fee of
$15; it such capital shall exceed $10,000 and
shall not exceed $25,000, an annual license
fee of $20; If such capital stock shall ex
ceed $25,000 and not exceed $30,000. an .an
nual license fee of $30; If such capital stock
shall exceed $30,000 and shall not exceed
$100,000, an annual fee of $30: If such capi
tal stock sjiall exceed Jiuiuw ana snail
not exceed $250,000. an annual fee of $70:
if such capital stock shall exceed $250,000
and shall not exceed $300,000. an annual
license fee of $100: if such capital stock
shall exceed $300,000 and shall not exceed
$1,000,000. an annual license fee of $125:
If such capital stock shall exceed $1,000,000
and shall not. exceed $2,000,000, an annual
license fee of $175: if such capital stock
shall exceed $2,000,000, an annual license
fee of $200.
Corporations already organized under
the laws of this state are not required to
pay the organization tax. but are subject
to the annual license tax, f oreign cor
porations, whether already doing business
in the' state or not, must file copies of
their nrtlcles of incorporation and pay a
filing fee of $30 and the annual license fee.
as stated above
Corporations delinquent in their pay
ments cannot bring suit nor- file an an
swer In a suit, and are subject to a fine of
$100 for the delinquency.
This bill was prepared by Representa
tive Eddy, with the aid of Secretary of
State Dunbar. Some amendments as to
the rates were made by the committee
on assessment and taxation, leaving them
as given herein. The bill met no oppo
sition in either House, and is apparently
satisfactory to the corporations most Interested.
Crook Count)- Cattlemen Meet.
PRIXEVILLE. Or.. Feb. 5. (Special.)
The Crook County Cattlemen's Associa
tion met In annual session here yesterday.
By a unanimous vote the association
adopted a resolution to Join the National
Livestock Association. After much dis
cussion k resolution favoring the lease law
covering the public range was lost. At
the evening session addresses were read
frcm Mr. Mlllls. of tho O. B. & N., and
County Judge W. C. AVMs.
Cnve-In nt Columbia Mine.
BAKER, a T, Feb. 5. (Special.) A dis
astrous cave-In occurred at the Columbia
mine early this morning, which will entail
ayhcavy expense to repair besides closing
down the mine for at least GO days. The
cave-In occurred Just as tho early morn
ing shift was changing, the cage wlUf tho
men from below ihad Just reached, tha
top of the shaft when there was a 'crash,
and the main shaft caved in for a distance
of 200 feet from the collar down. A mini
ute earlier and all the men on the caga
would .have been crushed.
Marlon Bar Oppose the Bill.
SALEM. Or.. Feb. 6. (Special.) Mem
bers of the Marlon County Bar As
sociation had a hearing today before the
Marlon County delegation In the Legisla
ture with reference to the bill of Repre
sentative Miles, which proposes abolish
ing one of the Circuit Judgeships In the
Third Judicial District. The association
Is unanimously opposed to the measure
and requests the delegation to work
against tha bllL .
Arbitration of Labor Troubles.
OLTMPIA. Feb. . (Special.) Among
other labor bills to receive the considera
tion of the 'Legislature is one providing
for the arbitration and settlement of dif
ferences between employers and employes.
It differs materially from some previous
bills of this nature by providing for tho
punishment of persons who engage In
boycotting.
HlMtorlc Hill of Tnra Sold.
DUBLIN. Feb. 6-The historic hill of
Tnra was sold 'at auction today and real
ized $18,300. The purchaser was a lady
whose name was not announced.
Married
Women
Ercry woman covets ft
shapely, pretty figure, and
many of them deplore the
loss of their girlish forms
after marriage. The bearing
of children is often destructive
to the mother's shapeliness.
All of this can be avoided.
however, by the use of Mother's Friend before baby comes, as this
gicui uiiiiuciik uiwuys prepare uic uuuy lor mc strain upon It, ana
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this critical period without pain. It is woman's greatest blessing.
Thousands gratefully tell of the benefit and relief derived from the
use of this wonderful
remedy. Sold by all
druggists at $1.00 per
bottle. Our little
book, telling all about
this liniment, will be sent free.
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