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THE MOENING OREGONLAN, SATURDAY, MARCH 21, 1903.
VOTEONTHEFA
Referendum May Be
Demanded on Bill.
4385 VOTERS MUST SIGN
Special Election Would Then
Be Called.
PRICELESS TIME WOULD BE LOST
IKlr-CDirector Believe the Approprl
aXlom. Is in. So DaBRcr, "but Are
AjecxIobs to Avoid ScrIou De
lay and Embarraaimcnt.
Petition for referendum, oa tho Fair
appropriation or on any act of tho
legislature must ho eigned by at least
4383 legal voters.
Gbonld a refensndnm be required on
the Fair a. special election must be held
within 120 days after the petition Is
Sled.
If a referendum on the 1905 Fair ap
proprlatloa 1b Inevitable, the sooner It
Is held the better.
Zf tho referendum should be hastened,
the appropriation might bo made avail
able before the 00-day limit expires;
Chat la, before May 22, the time -when
without referendum It would be avail
able. If the petition for referendum should
not be filed until May 21. the constitu
tional limit, the people of Oregon could
uphold the appropriation, but they could
not give back the priceless time that
the delayed referendum would cost.
If the Lords and Clark appropriation
Is to be submitted to referendum the
Booner It goes before the people the
better. Such is the sentiment of the di
rectors and of tho friends of the exposi
tion. The directors do not fear .that the ?500,
000 appropriation -would be defeated; only
that a referendum would cost the Expo
sition priceless time. They feel Oregon
has gone forward too far to turn back
and that the people of Oregon feel the
same way. Neighboring states have ap
propriated money wherewith to partici
pate in the Exposition. They have done
so In the assumption that Oregon meant
to take the leading part in the centennial
celebration of tho exploration of Lewis
and Clark.
The friends of the 1903 Fair therefore
believe that the people of Oregon would
uphold the appropriation. But the people
by their votes could not gi-e back the
time that a rofcrendum would cost.
Should it become apparent that a ref
erendum would be required, the friends
of the Fair might Join in with the peti
tioners so as to have the appropriation go
before ths voters of the state right away.
Petition for referendum may- be filed with
the Secretary of State as late as May 21,
two months hence. If It should not be
filed until then, much very valuable time
would be lost to the Fair. The Expo
sition is at such a stage that every day
Is needed.
Enough signatures could be secured , in
Portland in one day for a. referendum,
and the special election on the appropri
ation could be held within one month
from now if the people of this city should
eee that a referendum was Inevitable.
By so doing they might save as much as
eix or eight weeks to tho Fair.
. . The, Legislature at its last session en
acted a law providing that should a ref
erendum on the fair bill be required, the
Governor should "issue a proclamation
calling a special election within 30 days
after tho said petition shall have been
Jlled and such election shall be held within
SO days after such proclamation shall
have been Issued."
Referendum on any other bill than the
Fair appropriation would be held at the
general election in June, 1304. The Legis
lature enacted a bill for a special elec
tion, as mentioned In the foregoing,
should a referendum be required on tho
Fair.
Tho number of signatures required on
every petition for referendum is a little
Jecs than 4400. These signatures must be
of legal voters and must be less than 5
per cent of "the whole number of votes
cast for Justice of the Supreme Court at
the regular election last preceding the
ailng of any petition for the Initiative or
tor tho referendum." Last June "tho
whole number of votes cast for Justice
of the Supremo Court" was S7.719. The
required 5 per cent would therefore be
4SSS voters.
Embnrrssmens of a. Referendum.
That 4SS5 legal voters can be found to
eijm a petition for referendum is quite
possible, and, Indeed, quite probable. The
backers of the Exposition half expect a
referendum; so do tho directors. The
directors are hampered by tho appre
hension that tho special election on refer
endum will retard, their progress. They
have a forecasted picture of the delays,
the embarrassments, tho perplexities and
the vexations that will harrass them
should the state commissioners be unable
to co-operato with them until next Sum
mer. Without a referendum tho state com
missioners could begin their functions
May 22. With, a referendum they might
bo prevented from entering upon their
duties until Autumn. For example, the
petition might not be filed until May 21;
Governor Chamberlain would not have to
proclaim a special election until 30 days
had elapsed, or until Juno 20. and he would
not have to set tho date for the election
earlier than SO days thereafter, or until
September IS. This late date would be
the extreme limit, however. The prob
ability would bo that tho Governor, in
stead of allowing 120 days to elapse be
tween the filing of the petition and the
holding of the election, would allow less
than 30 days. The latest probable date
. for tho election would be in the middle of
June.
And It is not likely that the petition for
referendum would be filed very long before
May 21. or soon enough for the special
election to bo held early In June, say. on
June X the day when the First Congres
sional District will elect a representative
to Congress.
The- men who circulate tho petition will
take 'their time. "What's the use." they
will say to themselves, "of rushing this
petition-, through when we have a month
or tlx weeks ahead of us? The constitu
tion alloiys us until May a. Why then
be in a hurry?"
Tli oo "Who Want a Referendum.
Two classes of voters demand the refer
endum. Oiia class would defeat the $500,
000 appropriation; the other desires a
referendum slnaply on principle. Obvious
ly most of theElgners of the petition will
desire to knock-out the appropriation.
Many citizens? who desire to have a
referendum will desist from petitioning
for one because they do not wish to ham
per the Fair. Otherwise 43S5 signatures
could be secured promptly. Socialists
would probably sign readily, under any
circumstances. But many of them wish
the Fair to turn out a success. In the
state election last June Socialists cast
nearly 6000 votes. They could themselves
require a referendum, but they will not
do so alone; signatures will come from
other parties also, to make up the required
number.
The hotbed of the referendum sentiment
is in Linn County. Citizens in that part
of the state have resolved to put the Fair
appropriation to test.
Appropriation. Xot a Burden.
The appropriation win not appreciably
increase the rate of taxation in the state.
The Legislature provided new sources of
revenue at me last session, which will
prevent an increase of the tax burdens
of property-owners, who have been pay
ing most of the taxes hitherto. These
new sources of revenue are supplied chief
ly in the Eddy law for taxation of cor
porations, and in the Malar key law, for
taxation of inheritances and legacies.
The Eddy law will add $100,000 annually
to the revenue of the state. The Eddy
tax will not be burdensome to corpora
tions. Corporations have assented to it.
except those engaged in mining. iMlning
corporations are protesting against the
law, and are working for a referendum
on it. ,
Two bills for further taxation of corpor
ations were defeated in the Legislature.
One, introduced by Davey, provided for
taxation of intangible assets of telegraph,
telephone, express and oil companies. The
other, introduced by Speaker Harris, pro
vided for taxation of intangible assets of
railroad, telegraph, telephone, express,
sleeping-car and oil companies. These
bills were deemed too severe for the young
industrial conditions of Oregon. They
might do very well in oldeT states, like
New York, Ohio or Kentucky, but as no
state on tho Pacific Coast has a law as
severe as either of the bills, they were
rejected. The chief argument against
them was that, if enacted, they would
drive corporations to seek homes In neigh
boring states. Inasmuch as some corpor
ations have threatened to move away
from Oregon and the Eddy law. this threat
might not have been idle talk had the
Davey or the Harris bill been enacted.
A referendum on the Fair seems very
probable. If a referendum is inevitable,
the best way to settle the question is the
quickest that is to do it right away by
hastening the referendum. The Lewis and
Clark law might then be put Into opera
tion before May 2L
MUST BE SPECIAL ELECTION.
How Fair Bill Would Be Voted On
If Referendum In Demanded.
The act of the Legislature providing
for a special election on the Fair appro
priation should a referendum be required
is as follows:
Section 1. If, within the time provided by
section 1 of article 4 of the constitution of the
State of Oregon, the requisite number of legal
voters of the State of Oregon shall order the
referendum and file their petition with the Sec
retary of State, to submit for a vote of the
people for Its approval or rejection, an act of
the Legislative Assembly of said state passed
by It on the lCth day of February? 1603, en
titled "An act to celebrate the 100th anniver
sary of the exploration of the Oregon Country
by Captains Meriwether Lewis and William
Clark during their expedition from the Missis
sippi River to the Pacific Ocean In the years
1804, 1803 and 180C, and to provide and au
thorize a commission, representing the State
of Oregon, to hold at the City of Portland, in
said state, an exhibition of arts. Industries and
manufactures and the products of the rivers,
soil, mine, forest and sea. In said city; to pro-
vide for representation of the State of Oregon,
and the collection, arrangement and display of
an exhibition of Its industries and manufac
tures and the products of Its rivers, soil, mines,
forests and other resources at St. Louis, In the
State of Missouri, in the year 1004. at the In
ternational Exhibition to be held In said city
during said year, to celebrate tho 100th anni
versary of the purchase of the Louisiana terri
tory by the United States, and to appropriate
tho sum of $300,000 for all said purposes," then,
and in that event, it shall thereupon be the
duty of the Governor, and he is hereby re
quired, to issue a proclamation calling a spe
cial election, at which shall be submitted said
act under section 1 of article 4 of the constitu
tion aforesaid, which said election shall be
called within 30 days after the said petition
shall have been Sled as aforesaid, and such
election shall be held within SO days after such
proclamation shall have been issued, and shall
be conducted and its result ascertained and de
clared In the same manner as Is provided by
law for the election of a Justice of the Su
preme Court. The ballot to be used at such
election shall have plainly printed thereon, -for
the use of tho voter, the title of said act so to
be submitted, and the date of approval thereof
by the Governor, If so approved, and Imme
diately following thereafter have the worc
which shall mean .when used by the voter, tho
approval or rejection of said act, as follows:
"For the Lewis and Clark Centennial Exposi
tion Tes." "For the Lewis and Clark Centen
nial Exposition No." And if a majority of
the ballots so cast shall be "Yes," the said
election shall be declared to be In favor of the
said Exposition, and If the majority be "No,"
the measure shall bo considered rejected; pro
vided, that if any ballot at such election shall
bo cast by any legal voter who shall have
failed to indicate thereby whether ho has cast
his ballot tor or against said act. It shall be
conclusively presumed that such voter Intended
to cast the same In favor of said act, and such
ballot shall be so counted and declared.
GAMES START TO RUN.
Gnmblinp-Honscs Open The Police
Manifest Ignorance.
An effort Is being made to start gam
bling in Portland. Thursday night "twenty-one"
games were opened in come of the
North End saloons, and last night both
craps and "twenty-one" were running in
Blasters, Fritz' and Erickson's.
Since Chief of Police McLauchlan sta
tioned officers in tho gambling-houses and
stopped the games, nothing but poker
games have been permitted. The police
say that no arrangements have been made
to allow the games to run, and excuse
themselves by saying that they have not
seen any games running.
TODAY "WILL. BE A GREAT
DRESS GOODS DAY
With the exclusive dry goods house of
McAllen & McDonnell. No use in denying
the fact. They are leaders in fine dress
goods at low prices, variety unsurpassed
and quality superior to any ever shown in
Portland. If you want new Spring dress
goods in Voiles, London Twines, Almas
Albatrosses, veilings, ecrges, cloths, Ve
netian. Melrose, Prunellas and satin
Victorias, see them today. Expansion
sale. Prices on all goods;
GOOD NEWS FOR MANY.
Our new Spring styles in boys and chil
dren's clothes arrived yesterday. This will
be good news to hundreds of mothers who
havo been looking forward to the date of
their arrival. We can state without ex
aggeration that we now have the best
line of boys' clothes In Portland. Prices
that fit the purse, quality a long way
ahead of the price that's the kind you
buy at the Salem Woolen Mill Store, S5-S7
Third street.
Plant Roses on the Curbs.
PORTLAND, March 20. (To the Editor.)
Just a suggestion probably thought of
by dozens before the writer. Why not
put out thousands of rose bushes along
the curb, so that visitors to the city In
1005 may walk through avenues of roses?
Where there may be a few families un
able to provide their own trees, the Lewis
& Clark Fair Association should supply
them. People have had their bushes stol
en and grounds vandalized, but surely,
wher there is a common ground for all
to meet upon, the vandal will be un
known, and there need be no fear from
that source. ENIS.
HIGHBINDERS' WAR
Chinaman Shot in the Back
' by Countryman. -
MURDERER ELUDES THE POLICE
Crime Said to Be the Result of Quar
rel .Between Mongolian Societies,
and Further Trouble Is
Feared by Authorities.
As the result of a highbinder war which
Is raging in Chinatown. Leung John was
yesterday ehot and killed, and the police
are expecting more trouble to follow.
Lee Wan, member of a rival society, Is
thought to be the murderer. He is still
at large, and the police have no clew as
to his whereabouts.
The murdered man was a memebr of the
Leung Society, and had only been In
Portland a short time. He had worked in
the different river canneries, and was Just
planning to leave the city. Lee Wan Is
thought to be a member of the Sin Sing
Tong Society, which is the leading high
binder society of the city.
The trouble has been brewing for sev
eral days, and Is probably only well start
ed. Among the Chinese the troubles of
the Individuals are taken up by the society
to which he belongs, and it-Is thought that
the Leungs will not be content until they
have killed at least one member of the
organization to which the murderer be
longs. On Thursday night the affair was first
brought to the notice of the police.
"Come quick," begged a frightened Ce
lestial, as he rushed Into the police sta
tion. "Eight Chinamen are trying to kill
one man at Fifth and Pine streets."
Jailer Kallish and Patrol Driver Reiner
started for the scene with their Informer
as a guide.
A short distance from the station they
met another Chinaman, and the guide
was very much frightened.
"He kill me," he cried, and started to
run at his best speed. The ofllcers now
think that it was a member of a rival
highbinder society that they met. They
went on to Fifth and Pine streets, but
found no sign of any disturbance.
The trouble yesterday occurred at 247
Pine street. Leung John had been In a
rooming-house there, and was leaving
when he was shot down from behind. He
fell in his tracks and died almost instant
ly. Patrol Driver Price, Officers Frank
lin, Slover and Carpenter, and Detectives
Simmons, Kerrigan and Snow were at the
scene a moment after the shot was fired,
but could get no information.
"No sabee, never saw the man before,"
was the statement of every Mongolian that
was seized, until a member of the Leung
Society came along.
"My brother," he walled, as he sank
down by the dead man, and vainly tried
to gain some sign of recognition from
him.
"Lee Won did It," was his first declara
tion. "They have had trouble before, and
Lee said yesterday that he would kill my
brother."
Several Chinamen were afterward found
who knew of the quarrel, and there seems
little doubt that Lee Won la the guilty
man. A vigorous search Is being made
for him in the city, and telegrams have
been sent out over every line to stop any
Chinaman answering his description.
The accused Chinaman Is small and thin,
and wears Chinese clothing. His eyes
are very small, and affected with some
disease. He is about 35 years of age and
bears a bad reputation.
The house In which the murder occurred
is divided into an upper and lower por
tion. The lower is in charge of How King
and John Kon, while the upper part is
run by John Chung. Leung John was shot
just as he was passing out of the door,
and from the course of the bullet it Is
thought the shot was fired from the lower
part of the house. The hole where the
bullet entered his body in the back is con
siderably lower than where it emerged
from his breast. Coroner Flnley took
charge of the corpse.
OBTAIN MORE FRONTAGE
Five-Story Buildlnjr Leased Before
Its Erection by Department Store.
That frontage on Sixth street might be
secured. Olds, Wortman & King have
leased a five-story building which Dr. S.
A. Brown is about to erect on Sixth
street, south of Washington. The struc
ture will connect with the back of the
main building at Fifth and Washington
streets, and the business of the depart
ment store will be enlarged to include
the new building. This extension allows
a 50-foot frontage on Sixth street as well
as much additional space. The new build
ing will be a five-story brick, and as the
department store proprietors have leased
It for seven years, it will be built espe
cially for store purposes.
It Is widely reported that a still greater
Improvement Is contemplated. The build
ing at the corner of Sixth and Alder
streets, occupied on the upper floors by
the Concordia Club, will be heightened by
two additional stories within a few
months, and the club Is seeking a new
location. The stores on the. ground floor
are leased for a long term of years, and
no other tenant can occupy them for
some time. It Is reported that when the
additional floors are placed upon the
building. Olds. Wortman & King will im
mediately rent them and add this space
to their store. This would give the de
partment store much greater floor space,
while the show windows could be placed
on the ground floor of the smaller Sixth
street building.
It Is also reported that it is the ultimate
desire of the store proprietors to occupy
the ground floor of the Lang building,
whose upper stories they intend to rent
while waiting for the leases of the other
tenants to expire. This would give them
over half a block frontage on Sixth street,
which will evidently be the best retail
part of the city within a few years. They
will have more than a solid half-block of
a five-story building, for the Brown build
ing Is to be erected in conformance with
the plans for the extension of the Lang
building.
Sixth street will then present a new ap
pearance at the Intersection of Alder.
On the southeast corner will be the pro
posed eight-story building of the Meier &
Frank Company, and Just across Alder
street will be the five-story structure of
Olds. Wortman & King. The plan of
having a frontage on two or more streets
has been tried with great success In Port
land, and especially so with department
stores, which require much space for
show windows. In which to display their
goods.
Graves & Co.. the music dealers, who
occupy the space to be covered by the
new Brown building, will move to Wash
ington street, next to the Hibernian
building, into a row of small buildings re
cently bought by Jennings & Co., which
will be thoroughly remodeled.
The 50-foot lot on Sixth street, on which
the five-story structure Is to be erected,
was bought some six years ago at auction
for $17, 000- The purchaser was offered
$43,000 for the property last year.
Why Few Ride on Bicycle Path.
There is generally some reason for every
thing which is done being done, though
many fall to see any reason In the do
ing. There Is a bicycle path along the
curb at the upper end of Fourth street,
and still many ride bicycles on the side
walk beside the path as well as the one
on the other side of the street. It annoys
some people to have to jump from the
sidewalk to, tho path to avoid being run
..Meier Frank Company..
"Perrins" real French Kid Gloves $1.50 to $3 pr.
..Meier & Frank Company..
"Hawes" Hats for well-dressed men, always $3.
Store open tonight until 9:30 Special values in many departments Come.
Artistic Picture Framing to your order Best moldings and workmanship Orders promptly executed.
200 new styles in Dress Suit Cases All the best leathers and shapes All grades, $2.00 up.
These values for tonight only.
300 bamboo Portieres, large
variety of patterns, lowest
. price ever quoted each -. 55c
500 pairs of Ladies' Corsets,
girdles orshort styles, white,
pink or blue, all sizes, pair.40c
2000 yards of finest quality
All-Silk Moire Ribbon, five
inches wide, pink, light,
blue, red, maise, white,
cream and black, 35c qual
ity, yard 25 c
5000 plain hemstitched All-
Linen Handkerchiefs for
women, great value, at, each.
2000 boxes of satin-finish
Writing paper, 24 sheets
paper, 24 envelopes, only,
box 11c
500 ozs. good Perfume, vio
let, carnation "and white
rose, tonight onIy oz 8c
500 dozen fine, juicy Navel
Oranges, 35c grade, doz.. 22c
5c
Men's Wear, Bargains
Seldom has there been richer reward offered for a little fore
sightedness than the Men's Furnishing Goods store promises
today. Plainly and briefly the facts are these :
Men's fancy Half Hose, in cotton and lisle thread, stripes and
figures in large variety, best colorings, all sizes, 50c
and 75c values f C pr
Men's Golf Shirts with attached cuffs, all the best patterns and
colorings, all sizes, our regular $1.50 values, for, jjj j
Men's Spring-weight Wool Underwear in tan and camel's
hair, shirts and drawers, all sizes, regular $1.00 Under
wear, today
2000 Handsome new Imperial Four-in-Hands, an immense variety
of all the newest patterns and colorings, always sold at
50c each, today
100 dozen Men's Fancy Web Suspenders, leather ends, good patterns, regular 35c
Suspenders, today
Men's good Cotton Night Shirts, embroidered front, all sizes, regular 50c value,
(ft- A
38c
today.
Boys' Golf Shirts with two collars and cuffs to match, 43c
All our Boys' 25c Golf Caps, today 17c
Ladies' Neckwear
The manner of attractively dress
ing the neck is no small part of the
feminine make-up now-a-days. Here
are some of the exquisite new things.
Twice-around Batiste Ties, embroid
ered ends.
Silk Ties with turnover collar and silk
embroidered ends and collar.
Stocks and'Ties of barathea and crepe
New silk-embroidered Cuff and Col
lar sets.
50 Handsome Lace Collars, only, each : r. : 27c
35 Stock Collars in all colors, today, each '. 29c
Embroidered Turnovers, 12c, 15c kinds, each 9c
White and colored embroidered Turnover Sets 40c
Ladies9 Underwear
The most tempting array of special
values in ladies' Underwear we have
ever presented. Anticipate June and
July needs today.
Ladies' Swiss-ribbed low-neck sleeve
less Vests, hand-crocheted yoke,
silk ribbon trimmed, white Aq
only, 65c value, today HtW
Ladies' fine cotton Corset Covers in
white, or ribbed styles in pink,
white oi blue, extra knitted cuff on
high-neck and long-sleeve styles,
low-neck sleeveless styles if oe .
vnn nranr fhm oil $1 Oft values -'
j " " -
Ladies' "Aertex" Cellular-Mesh Vests, low neck, sleeveless or
high neck and long sleeves, torchon lace trimmed, all the
$ 1 .50, $ 1 .75 Values at 95;
The New Millinery
The Spring and Summer
Millinery display is by far the
largest and best we have ever
made, particularly in the pop
ular priced lines, $2.98 to
$10.00. We have variety and
style unequaled in this or any
other city. All the latest shapes
trimmed with lace, flowers and
ribbons Turbans, Picture
Hats, the new " Flatiron, "
"Florodora" and Shirtwaist
Hats Beautiful creations at
prices that will please you.
Important Sales
Last day of the great sale of Silverware, Cut Glass, Vases
and Dinner Sets Basement.
Last day of the gr,eat Easter sale of Bibles, Prayer Books
and Hymnals.
Peter Thorn
pSOE
Coats and Sailor Suits for children.
Have you, ever heard the story of the
old sailor residing on a back street in
Philadelphia, having; been a tailor in
his younger days, upon being retired
from service started making sailor
suits for the children of the "400" in
Philadelphia. " Swelldom " took a
fancy to his neat, effective garments
with the coat of arms on the sleeve
signifying the different ranks in the navy. This tailor's name
was " Peter Thompson." Soon every manufacturer of chil
dren's garments in the land was making " Peter Thompson "
clothes. Here you find the original " Peter Thompson " coats
and sailor suits for children of all ages. See Fifth-Street
window display.
50c Hosiery 37c.
Last day of the great sale of ladies' black and fancy hosiery.
All the newest and best 50c value today, your choice 37c pair.
Today we offer 500 guaranteed
Demonstration sale of M. M. & H.
sortment,
Pens, 14k gold pen, 8?c each.
gs, 2000 styles, immense as-
Boys' Clothing
Boys' Waists and Blouses in
dark blue, pink and light per
cales, fast color, detachable
waistbands, ages 3 to 13 o
years oc
Fine quality Boys' Corduroy
Knee Pants in darkmode
color, 4 to 16 years JC
Boys' navy blue Sailor Suits,
trimmed with black, white or
red braid, 3 to 8 tf
years, great value. V
Boys' Norfolk, and two-piece
double-breasted Suits, neat
gray and brown mix- tf h e
tures, special ipO 1 v
Young men's all-wool Suits, lat
est styles and materials, 12 to
18-year sizes, tf e 5
only
Men's Clothin
Specials
Last day of the Great Clothing Bargains
New, desirable Spring clothes for men, at a sav
ing of one-quarter on the exclusive store's prices.
(Second floor.)
Men's wool tan covert Spring Topcoat Fine Italian lined, tfo ap
satin sleeve lining, all sizes, great value ipu.7J
Men's hand-made fancy mixed Tweed Suits,' also fancy y:e
Cheviot Suits, correct styles, unusual value S w
Men's all-wool dark mixed black and white Cheviot Suits, oe
well made and trimmed, a $15.00 suit for P v.OJ
Men's all-wool fine fancy Cheviot Suits, in medium dark mixtures, finely
trimmed, best workmanship, unusual value for three fl 3
davs onlv at
All the newest Spring styles in Suits and Overcoats up to $30.00.
Meier &. Frank Company
Meier &. Frank Company
Meier & Frank Company J Meier & Frank Company
over by a bicycle and they fall to see any
sense or reason In the bicycles using the
sidewalk when the path Is there. Yester
day morning a rather crusty fellow, a
little lame and carrying a heavy cane,
was walking- down the sidewalk by the
path when a shrill and prolonged whlsUe
warned him to give the right of way to a
bicycle coming up behind him. He
wheeled suddenly and whirled his cane
over his shoulder, and the. big boy who
Vinrf Tehfstlpfi nt him came to a stoD rath
er suddenly. "Why don't you ride your
1 t .1.- .I... -1 J IU
the cane. "Cos, I ain't got no license."
replied the boy. as he swerved to one side
and rushed past. "You'd better get one,"
yelled the man after him as he hobbled
along thumping the walk very hard with
his cane.
Hor Sent to Insane Asylum.
ALBANY, March 20. (Special.) Howard
Oliver, a 15-year-old boy, was today com
mitted to the state insane asylum at Sa
lem by the County Court on complaint of
the lad's father, 3. F. Oliver. Young Oli
ver's home Is at Sweet Home. He is a
degenerate, having been weak from birth.
HoBse Car Baraed Up..
ALBANY, Or., March 20. (Special.)
Two -boxcars, used as a dwelling by the
Japanese section-hands of the Corvallls
& Eastern Railroad, were totally con
sumed by flames today while standing on
a siding in the railroad yards: The con
tents of the cars were not of much value,
but were almost entirely lost. When the
flames broke out some of the little Ori
entals were near, and began combating
the flames, never thinking to turn In an
alarm until the Are had gained such head
way that everything was lost.
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OREGON CITY, March 20. (Special.)
The Oregon City Planing Mill Company
was incorporated this afternoon, with F.
S. Baker, Margarte Baker and J. L. Barry
as incorporators. The capital stock Is
J2500, divided into 250 shares at ?10 per
share. The principal place of business Is
Oregon City.
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