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g THE MORKIffG OBEGONIAiN, FRIDAY, MAY 22, 1903. nitlne-the Dominion f K ' 1 1 T FAIR MAN WANTED "XT Labor Commissioner Not Ne cessarily a Union Man, SOUND JUDGMENT AND HONEST Ideal of One of Selectors Eight Can dictates Are Known to "Be Out for the 1800 a Year Salary. under $250 bonds to appear for preliminary examination at 9 o'clock tomorrow morn ing. Otho A. Hall IS not seriously Injured, but was very badly jarred up by the .shot in tho abdomen. A large number of people are Interested in tho dispute, -which as sumed the nature of a neighborhood row, and the trial -will be on the sensational order. SALEM, May 2L Special.)-The office of Commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics will be added to the list of pub lic nftfnM m Oresron next Thursday morn- . art nf the last Legislature creating that office will go Into effect. The Governor, Secretary oi siaie anu Treasurer are required to select the first Incumbent of the position on or oeiuro June 1. 1S03. m , . . . The person thus appointed tvIU h(ld s office until the first Monday In July. 1905. His successor will be elected at the June election, 1006. The compensation of the commissioner will be ?1S00 a year, with an allowance of JS00 a year for expenses. The term of office is four years. The race for the Commlsslonershlp is etili open for entries, though the list of contestants is already of fair length. Members of the appointing board who were Interviewed today on this subject say that they have made no promises what ever and have not even conferred with each other regarding an appointment. "All applications and recommendations have been respectfully received and will be carefully considered." said one of the appointing officers this morning. "Perhaps we will not all be of one opin ion as to the best-man for the place. If we cannot agree at first we are all free to change our choice so as to reach an agreement. No member of the appointing board is 'tied up in any manner. We may go outside of the list of candidates In making a selection. The Kind of 31nn - "Wanted. "What we want is a perfectly fair man. The chances are that the appointee "will be identified with some labor union, but not necessarily so. The man who is ap pointed should bo possessed of sound judgment and honest purposes. It will be bis duty to conduct his office with jus tice toward all and not for the advantage or disadvantage of one class or another. He should be a man who. in gathering information, will try to get the facts and present them to the public in an impartial manner." Governor Chamberlain makes no secret of the fact that his first choice for the Commlsslonershlp will probably be Wal ter Drennan. though he has made no promises and might vote for some one else. He believes Drcnnen Is capable and favors him because he lost an arm In a- railroad wreck. The law authorizing the appointment goes Into effect May 21. and the selection must be made before the close of June 1. This gives the Governor. - Secretary of State and State Treasurer'12 days' in which to make the selection.- From what can be learned, it. seems . probable . that the ap pointment will not "be made until near the first day of June, so as to allow an per Eons who may desire It an opportunity to be heard upon the subject. Sonic of. the CandidateH. Tho candidates so far as known are as follows: E. H. Flagg. of Salem. who has the In dorsement of a large "number of politicians and some labor leaders. O. P. Hoff. of Portland, whose indorse ments are also largely from politicians. Pavld Roberts, of Roseburg, who is chiefly supported by railroad men, of whom he is one. C. Baumbergcr. of Portland, who Is. the candidate of the Federated Trades of that city. Ross E. Moores. of Salem, who has the indorsement of a number of prominent men. J. E. Godfrey, of Salem, whose Indorse ments come principally from the printers' unions. J. H. Howard, of Oregon City, who is a labor union man and has the support of the unions of his city. Walter Drennan. of Portland, whose election, is being advocated principally by the railroad tnglnecrs. Each of these men has indorsements from various sources, and only the prin cipal indorsements are Indicated here. Tho only qualifications required by law for a Commissioner of the Bureau of La bor Statistics is that he be a citizen of the State of Oregon and that he has been a resident of this state continuously for five years. It is generally understood that the five-year residence provision was inserted for the purpose of shutting out a certain prominent leader in labor union circles. Duties of the Commissioner. The law crcnting tho office of Commis sioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics specifies the duties of the Incumbent of the office as follows: "It shall be the duty of such officer to cause to be enforced all the laws regu lating tTte employment of children, minors and women: all laws established for the protection of the health, lives and limbs of. operatives in workshops, factories, mills and other places, arid all laws en acted for the protection of the working classes; laws which declare It to be a misdemeanor on the part of the employes to require s a condition of employment the surrender of any rights of citizen ship: laws regulating and prescribing the qualifications of persons Ih trade and handcrafts, and similar laws now in force or hf reafter to be enacted. - i ' It shall also be the duty of the officers to collect, assort, arrange and present, in biennial report to the Legislature, on or before the first Monday In January, sta tistical details relating to all the depart ments of labor In the state: to the subject of corporations, strikes and other labor difficulties: to trade unions and other la bor organisations, and their effect upon labor or capital: the number and condi tion of the Japanese and Chinese in the state, their social and sanitary habits; number of married and of single: the num ber of employed and the nature of their employment: the average wage ptr day at each employment, and the gross amount yearly: the amount expended by them in rent, food and clothing, and in what pro portion such amounts are expended for foreign and home productions, respective ly; to what extent their employment comes in competition with the white Industrial classes- of the state; and to such other matters relating to the commercial. In dustrial, social, educational, moral and sanitary condition of the laboring classes, and the permanent prosperity of the re spective Industries of tho state as the bureau may be able to gather. "In Its biennial report the bureau shall also give account of all the proceedings of Its officers which have been takn In accordance with the provisions of this act .herein referred to, including a state ment of all violations of law which have been observed, and the proceedings under the same, and shall join with such amounts and such remarks, suggestions and recommendations as the commissioner may deem necessary." RAINIER SALOOX ROBBED. Thieves Get Away With Money From .Till. RAINIER, Or., May 20. (Special.) The New Goose saloon, owned by Doherty & Clark, was broken into by thieves, tine till and a money drawer containing about ?S0 In money were robbed, and the lunch counter till, containing about $13, was looted. The door and two windows in the rear of the saloon were defaced with a chisel, and, falling to remove the glass, a board was secured and the thief crawled in through the front door transom. It is thought that the burglars are the same persons who attempted to rob the Totem saloon at Clatskanie Monday-night. ALA$KA CONTRACT IS LET AMERICAN BID IS . THE HIGHEST, BUT IS ACCEPTED. RICH STRIKE IN GRAT EAGLEL Ore Strnclc Yesterday Assays $2000 to the Ton. BAKER CITY, Or., May 2L A narrow streak of fabulously rich ore was struck today in the Gray Eagle mine. In the Sparta district. The ore assays. 42000 per ton. A five-foot ledge assays $15. The property Is owned by the Geiser family, former owners of the Bonanza. Nevr Bank tor Idaho. OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash ington, May 21. The Controller of V Cur rency today authorized the First National Bank of Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, to begin business with a capital of $25,000. Edward N. Llndberg is named as Presld-ent and Frank L. Wells, cashier. War Department Decide It Would Not Be Best to Make Contract With. Canadian Company. OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash ington, May ZL Secretary Root today de cided that It would not be expedient to en ter into a contract with the Yukon & White PasB Railway for the transporta tion of trooDs and supplies to the mili tary ports on the Yukon River, Alaska, and accordingly awarded to the Northern Commercial Company the contract for the next year for all Army transportation up the Yukon from St. Michael. Tho service from Seattle to Nome and to St. Michael Is to be divided between this company and O. J. Humphrey, who submitted an Individual bid. The contract is awarded on tho terms of the bids submitted on April 1 to Major Bingham, at Seattle. While the White Pass Railway offered a lower rate on both troops and supplies to points on the Yukon than was- offered by the Northern Commercial Company, the difference was not great, and inas much as the successful bidder on this feature of the transportation offers a through service from Seattle to the points on the Upper Yukon by an all-Amerlcan line, this offer was ponsldered equally satisfactory, and far more desirable. Inas much as troops and supplies would not leave the jurisdiction of the United States. War Department, officials generally ad vised against transporting American troops and Army supplies through Can adian territory and over a Canadian road. Miners Ask Government Ronnty. VANCOUVER, B. C, May 21. British NEW LAWS OF OREGON. Bills Created by Late Legislature Go Into Effect Today. 1 3IRS. MAXFIELD UNDER BONDS. Her Shot Just Jarred Her Aged Son ln-Lavr. ANY. Or.. May 2L (Special.) Mrs. Maxfleld. who shot her -son-in-law. Otho A. Hall, on the streets of Albany last evening, was arraigned before Justice W, c. Risley thia morning and bound oycf- The following measure enacted by the Oregon Legislature of 1003. became laws today, (May 21). under the constitutional provision that bills stall go into effect 00 days after adjournment, unless otherwise provided: Senate Bills. 3. Marstcrs For execution of death sentence at Penitentiary. 0. TVehrung Establishing boundary of Washington County. -10, Stelwer Regulating carriage of cheep by express. . 35, Mulkey Prohibiting sale of indecent literature. ; 37, Myers Relative to organization of crematory associations.- 47. Crolsan Regulating mutual Insurance companies. 58. Kuykendall Transportation of children to country schools. 59. Kuykendall For consolidation of country schools. 70, Hunt Special election on Exposition bill If demanded. 74, Wehrung For licensing of veterinary surgeons. 81, Pierce $20,000 for Eastern Oregon experiment station. 83. Bmltb of Yamhill Eminent domain for tlcgraph companies. 00, Smith of Umatilla Licenses to physicians from other states. 97. Stelvrer Requiring peddlers to pay license tees. . ' , 09. Sweek Prohibiting fish wheels on Necanicum River. 102. Daly State to carry Its own fire Insurance. 112. Fulton Denning exemptions from execution. I 120. Stelwer To reapportion the state In legls atlve district. 121, Myers For relocation of county scats. 123, Sweek Permitting theaters on Sunday. 126. Mulkey Submitting amendment on election of State Printer. 137. Sweek To prohibit sale of hard elder without lioerse. " 152, McGinn To prescribe seal of State of Oregon. ' : ' 154. Stelwer For selection of Indemnity lands and tale thereof. " 158, Sweek For licensing plumbers In cities. 160. Kuykendall Transferring records from Douglas to Lane County. 166. McGinn Regulating employment of children. 169. Rand Regulating organization of .corporations. 173. Williamson For incorporation of societies. j 174. Brownel! Raising salary of Judge of Clackamas County. , 1S2, Dlmlck Duties of Dlstrct Attorneys. 181. Myers Limiting county expenditures to levy. . . ' . 193, Smith of Multnomah Regulating sale of explosives to children. 194. Pierce Extending term of Assessors to four years. 202. Kand Fixing terms of Supreme Court. 233. Fulton Salaries cf Deputy Sheriffs In Clataop County. Charter bills for Stayton. Frlnevllle, Ashland. North Powder, Cornelius. Eu gene. CarvalHs. Adams. Mllwaukle, Alamo. New Astoria.' Canby, Baker City, Union. Huntington, Weston, Independence, Dufur, Marehfield, Burns, -Jefferson, Greenhorn. House Bills. 1. Malarkey Lewis and Clark Exposition. 2, Eddy License tax for corporations. C Davey Terms of court In Third district. 0. Banks For general denials in pleadings. 8. Phelps Regulating fences In Eastern Oregon. 14. Orton Creating Bureau of Labor Statistics. 10. Riddle Appointment of Insurance agents. 22. Reed Purchasing supplies In Multnomah County. 27. Reed Authorizing Port of Portland to Issue bonds. "" 32, Test ?20.000 for hatchery at Ontario. 33. Test Relocation of county seat of Malheur. S3. Hermann Southern Oregon Agricultural Society. 40 Cobb For fenders on street-cars. . 41. Malarkey An inheritance tax law. 42. Banks Exemption of wages of Judgment debtors. 44, Blaklcy To protect stockgrowers. 40, Kay Investment of surplus school funds. 49, Banks Exemption of deeds In foreign, countries. 55. Nottingham Government commitments to Reform School. 57, Nottingham Support of patients in Insane Asylum. 59. Orton For initiative and referendum. - Go. Cobb Brldre across Willamette In Portland. . 62. Jones of Lincoln Counties to purchase plats of survera. C4. BurlelKh Fixlnjr terms of County Court. 73. Shelley To regulate warehousemen. 74. Hansbrough Employers' liability act. 75. Eddy Statute of limitations not to run against stato. 77. Cornett For free ferry at Harrisbunr. -73. Wheildon Water bonds for 'Dalles City. ' ' 50, Phelps Road supervisors to take office January L S3. Galloway Library " tax In clttes. ' ( SO. Jones of Multnomah Duties of Auditor of Multnomah.. . ' . 04. Phelps Duties of District Attorneys. 105. Hale To reimburse W. H. Hampton. 107. Phelps Taxes to be paid In the Fall. , v 110, Simmons To fix boundaries of chool dlntrlcts. , . 124. Eddy Salaries in Tillamook County. 125, Eddy Time of school district, tax levy. . - 126, Eddy Time of apportioning school funds. .'T 127. Eddy Recovery of escheated property. ' 138. Shelley Abolishing deficiency Judgments. 140. Slalarkey Fees for marriage licenses. 143, Malarkes' Confirmation of sales by executions. ' j- 140. Bailey To prevent blacklisting laborers. 147. Bailey Prohibiting deception of laborers. 14S. Bailey Protecting laborers who Join unions. ; - 153. Reed Prohibiting stealing rides on railroad trains. -I". 161. Kay Place of arcesslng. bank stock. . 171. Nottingham Preventing sale of adulterated linseed olL ' 1S2, Gault Fixing fees of County Clerk. 1B2. Galloway Preventing sale of adulterated Illuminating olL 133, Murray Relocation of county seat of Union. 200. Eddy Salary of Assessor of Tillamook County. '. 304, Judd Manner of taxing costs and disbursements. 200. Shelley Australian ballot law in city elections. 209, Davey Raising of salary of Superintendent of Public Instruction! 213, Simmons To protect subcontractors and material men.' 21. Kay Copies of Supreme Court opinions to litigants '. 1 215. Johnson Portage railway between Dalles nd Celilo. 218, Test Compensation of County Commissioners. 221. Robblns Sale of stock In corporations. 223. Murphy Salaries of County Treasurers. 225. "Webster Fishway at Oregon City. 220, Orton Polls to be kept open until "P.M. 227, Galloway Sale of property in Yamhill County. 231. Davry Appropriation for State Fair. 240. Webster Making Sheriffs, etc, game wardens. 251, Hayden Appointment of County Koadmasters optional. ' 254, Reed Recording assignments of certificates of ile. - 201. Burgew Records of brands by owners of stockjrards. 20 1. Eddy Requiring ?C per capita school tax. 270, Orton State Printer to purchase paper. 277. Shelley Requiring sureties for executors, etc. 270. Malarkey Regulating stock running In Multnomah County.. 2S0. Carnst-an Revising road laws.of the state. 2S3. Hodson Curing defects in notice of tax sale. -.V? 292. Hale Property exempt from taxation. 296, Bllyeu Expenses of School Superintend-at In Linn County, . . " 319, Judiciary committee Punishment for assault. 325, Hermann Relatlrx to close season for trout. 327. Malarkey Authorizing additional ferry in. Portland. 328. Davey To amend Salem charter. S31, Hodson To reorganize the Port of Portlrnd Commission. 342. Eddy Creating betterment fund at Penitentiary. 343. Kay Making officers subject to garnishment proceedings. 344. Malarkey Requiring surety companies to make deposits. 347. Malarkey Deputy Coroner In Multnomah, County. 304. Orton Authorizing ferry In Portland. , 306. Galloway Salary of Clerk of TamKIll County. 3C8, Ways and means Special appropriations. -. . Effective August IS. Effective July 1. Effective January 1, 1004. Columbia miners are asking-the Dominion government lor & "bounty Jit $15 per ton on lead product to assist the miners. There Is now a bounty of ?5 per ton on refined lead, which goes to the smelters, Tbo mines are now closed down, and it is alleged that a bounty of 915 Is required to enable tho mines to be worked. RECEIVER FOR FISHERIES FIRM. Heaviest Stockholder Is President of Bis Fralt Firm, Which Failed. SEATTLE. May 2L On the application of Gus Hlnch, a creditor. Federal Judge Hanford today appointed a Receiver for the North American Fisheries Company, n mrnnratlnn oneratinir extensively On Puget Sound and in the Gray's Harbor country. In both of which localities It maintains salmon canneries. The receivership was made necessary by the fact that Porter Bros., who are large fruit merchants in Chicago, and whose president is the heaviest stockholder in the firm, failed. The court named Thomas Gorman as.1" ceiver of the company, and fixed his bond at 15000, which he immediately executed. California Liabilities Not Large. SAN FRANCISCO, May 2L The San Tranclsco agents of the Porter Bros Company, the big fruit firm now In the hands of receivers, are confident that the embarrassment of the corporation is only temporary; It Is stated that nearly all of the liabilities in California are duo to banks, for loans which are ully secured. A comparatively small sum is owing to growers, and they also may be made, and business resumed next week. Among the assets of the firm are Included contracts for trrowine- crons. amounting to between $2,000,000 and $3,000,000. On these contracts considerable mohey has been advanefd. and the inability to realize funds for pressing demands is given as the chief cause of the corporation's troubles. " Its TirAMnnK lames s. Watson, is also large ly interested in other enterprises, which it is alleged have not proved profitable. The local banks Interested express no anxiety over the situation. HERMANN EXPLAINS MATTERS. Tells Hotv He Came to Be an tux.- Ofllcc-Holder. ' INDEPENDENCE. Or.. May 21. (Spe cial.) Hon. Blnger Hermann was intro duced by J. M. Stark. Mayor of this city. to an audience of 2000 entnusiasuc peo nle. and snoke for fully an hour. Ha eald a voter should not consider his per sonal likes and dislikes, but snouia vote on principle. His friendship and intim acy with the President and influential members of Congress would redound to the interest of the state. Regarding the Roseburg land ofllce. he said that there was no law prohlbltary of local land agents buying land at tho time he was in office, and that the law was not made for ten years after. That tho reason he lost his position was owing to change in the United States Senator at Washington, the new man needing the plum for friends of his. He stated this was the .first time he had ever heard of Democrats favoring a Republican Ad ministration and worrying so much as to whether a Republican, was satisfactory to the President. He thought they al ways favored tearing down everything. But he could allay their fears, as the President had expressed himself as in favor of himself. Renmen' Democratic Talk. EUGENE, Or., May 21. (Special.) Hon. A. E. Reames addressed a fair audience at the Courthouse tonight on. political is sues. On account of inclement weather tho attendance was much lighter than it would otherwise have been, but thoee who were present enjoyed the address through out. He did not reix)rt to abuse oi nis opponent, but discussed topics freely from Democratic standpoint. SamT Rosenblatt & Co. Corner Third and Morrison Streets Boys' Summer Wash Suits Special values in Madras and Per cale Two-piece Blouse Suits in all colors, sizes 3 to 9 yrs. 7 Special Sale Price 50c Boys' Blouse Wash Suits, sizes 3 to 15 years, in linen, crash and homestead twills, neatly trimmed, all colors. T1 AA Special Price P I -Ull Boys' Wash Suits in all sizes extra fine materials, trimmed in the latest style, with fancy braids. All colors, plain and stripe effects, cut to fit same as wool T 1 CA suits. Special Sale Price - P I.JU Boys' Straw Hats For Boys 9 to 16 years, we -have the Regulation Sailors in both plain and split braids, CI CA from 25c to p Jv For the little fellows' from 7 to 8 years, our assortment is the most complete in the city. All the new shapes, wide and narrow brims in rough and split braids (T O j from 50c to Boys' Sweaters We have over twenty different lines of plain and fancy Sweaters, many beau tiful color combinations, honeycomb and stripe effects. (TO C A Special Sale Prices $1.00 to....K.JU Boys' Golf Shirts and Blouse Waists In plain and fancy stripes, all colors, with nlain and nleaferi hnsoms. "TP t I Jt Sale Prices 50c and. FAY STOCKINGS FOR BOYS AND GIRLS We 35c Give the best of satisfaction. Best for wear, health, comfort and economy, have them in all sizes. Color absolutely fast and stainless. Both fine and heavy ribbed. Per pair, 30c and BATTERY MADE IN BUTTE PART OP 1XFEHXAD MACHINE TO WRECK THE UMBRIA. STUDENTS CHOOSE OFFICERS. Spirited Contest In Annual Election at State 'Varsity. UNIVERSITY OP OREGON, Eugene, May 21. (Special.) The Associated Stu dents held their annual election yesterday afternoon and some very strong yet friendly rivalry characterized the con tests. The results arc- a follows: Presi dent, Ray Goodrich, 'W; vice-president. Bcnlamln Wagner. '(A: secretary. Rosa Dodge. '05: treasurer, Clarence Poley, '05: member-at-large of executive committee. Verngn W. Tomllnson, '05; editor-in-chief Ol inev umvereiiy oi uregun .uuuiiuy. Pearl Luckey, 'W; associate editors, Alice Bretherton, '06, and Chandler Watson, OG; business manager. Louis Dodge. '05; as sistant manager, Ernest Beary, '06; editor-in-chief of the Oregon Weekly. J. H. Tem pleton. '0i: associate editors. Earl Abbett, '05, and Ralph Bacon, '05; business man ager, Albert Tiffany. '04; assistant man ager, Clcon Perkins, Do; members of ath letic council. Virgil Earl, '06. Clyde Payne, '04, and David Graham, "04; managers of oratory and debate. Ralph Bacon, '05; I Joseph McArthur, '03, and Roy Reld, '06. t FOUND DEAD IN BED. Sadden Death of Postmaster at Cle Elcm. ? TACOMA. Wash.. May 21. (Special.) This morning at 7:20 the dead body of Frank Seldon. the Postmaster of Cle Elum, was fountj on his bed In a room in the rear of the pootofllce. He was seen in usual health In the Hotel Reed a"t 10:30 P. M.. and left there to retire. The fact that he had not dlsrobid leads to the be lief that he must have died before 11 o'clock. He was born at BellevUe, Canada, and was 73 years of age. He was appointed Postmaster six years ago. and made an exemplary officer. He was troubk-d with heart disease, which was probably the cause of his death. He left a son and two sisters In Chicago, 111., and a daughter In Manitoba. He was a member of the Masonic order third degreJ. The funeral will be subject to the wishes of his rela tives. The Postofflce Inspector of Tacoma was notified, and will swear In some one to act until an appointment can oe maae. Traced to That City by Pecallarlty of Construction Purchased About a Montli Ago byX'nknown Man. TtnTTR Mont. May 21. The man who placed the Infernal machine on the wharf of tho eteamsnip umoria, wmi- j at the Cunard pier In New York, May 3, was In Butte a month ago. The New York police communicatee; xo Chief of Police Reynolds of Butte short ly after the attempt to wreck the Umbria. certain peculiarities In the dry battery of the machine. Tho local police found that it had been built by the Montana Elec trical Company, of Butte, and that a man answering the description of Rosseau, the suspect, purchased it at that tore one month ago. He was unknown here, and has never been seen before or since. A detective from New York is here working on the case. PIONEER. OF 1853 DEAD. TV'. C. Myer, Wbo Was Also "Well Knovrn as a Breeder of Stock. ASHLAND, Or., May 21. (Special.) W. C. Myer, air Oregon pioneer of 1S33. and one of the best-known Importers and breeders of fine stock In Oregon, died here this afternoon, after a severe nine's growing out of the grip. He was 6 years of age. Mr. Mver first settled in Jackson Coun ty, near Ashland, in September. 1853. com ing .across the plains from Iowa by ox team with his wife, wno aiea a numocr of years ago, and numerous members of the Myer family, who an setuea in mis valley. Engaging in the stock Business, he began. In 1S65. the importation ot nne horses from the East. His first importa tion of Llonhart horses was followed, in succeeding years by full-blooded Percher on Shetland ponies and Jersey cattle. until he became famed tnrougnout tne Northwest In these lines. Fine stock bred from Mr. Myers Importations founa its way from British Columbia at tne nonn to Southern California in the south, and he came to be recognized as -a benefactor to the stock interests of the Coast He also earned the distinction of Being the first to introduce gang plows. Im proved headers and other labor-saving farm machinery In tne Kogue wiver v al ley. He had maintained his active me un til within a few weeks ot tne time ne was stricken with the grip, and. although ad vanced In years, he was still possessea of great vitality, battling for weeKs wun the grim reaper. Mr. Myer was a native ot jerrerson County. Ohio. Although for a great many vears Prominent in every movement for the advancement of tne material inter ests of the state -and the county, he never held public office. He Is survived bv one daughter. Frances, wife of G. P. Billings, of Ashland, and one son, William. oi Asniana. leges, but time has demonstrated its un fitness for any -such use and Miss Flood has now decided to take part of the gift back and-reimburse the state either with money or property, which may be ap propriated to educational purposes. The Menlo house with Its surroundings Is one of the handsomest mansions In that locality and has long been one of the show places. The transfer will be made in about three weeks and if money is paid the aggregate will b about $150,000. WANTED BY PORTLAND POLICE. Ames Is Arrested in Oregon City on Forgery Charges. OREGON CITY, Or., May 2L (Special.) A Btranger named Ames, wanted in Portland on a number of charges of forg ery, was arrested In this city by Chief of Police Burns this afternoon. Ames was lodged In the City Jail, and will be de tained until officers arrive from -Portland Friday morning. He is suspected by local police officers of having committed numerous thefts in Oregon City, and has been under surveil lance foe. some time. LOCUSTS EAT EVERYTHING. Section of Montana Tbat Would -Rather Have Snow. BOZEMAN. Mont, May 21. One section of Montana Is eaten up by locusts, while another lies under three feet of snow. Professor R. A. Cooley, of the Agricul tural College, has received word that a district 40 miles, square, situated east of Forsyth, Is pestered by RockV Mountain grasshoppers, which have eaten up every thing. Cattle have to be removed from the in fested district, as there is nothing for them to feed on. of the Sons of Hermann Lodge have dis covered a shortage in the accounts of Theodore Fischer, whose mysterious dis appearance about a week ago startled Missoula. The trustees would give no statement as to the amount of Fisher's embezzlement until a more thorough in vestigation had been made. Fischer was believed to have been mur dered by the Chinese, whom he bitterly op posed as a labor leader. Preparing for Election in Lane. EUGENE, Or., May 2L (Special.) Sher iff Fred FIsk began this morning the work, of distributing supplies for the forthcom ing election. Several days are required to reach a number of the distant precincts, but several deputies are employed and will have- the work completed in ample time. Special instructions are sent out by the Clerk this time to prevent a repetition of the trouble experienced after the last elec tion of having the returns sealed up in the boxes with the ballots. NEW BARRACKS AT FORT STEVENS Expected. That Bids Will Soon Be Asked for Construction. ASTORIA. Or May 2L (Special.) Be- i sides the construction of additional forti fications at Fort Stevens the department has In contemDlatlon the erection of number of barrack buildings there, as wen as some at Fort Columbia. Instructions to advertise for bids on the work as ex pected to Issue from Washington within the next few days, so that tne contracts can be let and signed during the present fiscal year, which ends on June 30. The original plans for tho Fort 5tev j ens barracks provide for twice the number of buildings that have thus far Deen erected, but the Indications are that tho full number will not be built for some time, as so many posts are now being established or enlarged that the depart ment Is unable to complete any of them with the appropriation allowed. WALKED INTO AN OPEN DRAW. Body of Hoqniara Citizen Probably Carried to Sea. ABERDEEN. Wash.. May 2L (Special Nels Nelson, an old resident of Ho quiam, walked Into an opn draw last night and drowned In the Hoqulam River. His body has not been recoverea. It is believed to have gone out to sea with the tide. MISSING MAN DELINQUENT. Lodge Officers of Missoula Discover Shortage In Accounts. BUTTE, Mont, May ZL A Miner spe cial from Missoula says that the trustees GOES BACK TO FLOOD ESTATE. Menlo Park Property Cannot Be Used by Stnte University. ka' FRANCISCO. May 21. The prop erty at Menlo Park, consisting of a hand Rnmfi residence and S00 acres of land. which, some five years ago. was deeded by Mies Jennie Flood to the California State University, Is aDout to reven to me Trinnds. It seems the Memo varx parcel was Included In other property wnicn was iriven to the state, as It was thought at that time that the university might be able to utilize It for one of its many coi- nome Fell on Hixa. VANCOUVER, B. C. May ZL John MacLaren. a lumberman, was killed while up the North Thompson, by a horse fall ing backwards upon him. Cares NervoHs Headache. Hereford's Acid Phosphate rensqvea the cause by quieting the nerves, promoting dlsestion and Induclnr "restful sleep. jjIMMM I II' IHIHlllllMUHWII I I BEXRS I 1 Famous the World I I " Over I I Fully Matured. I H Order from- I I Fkckenstei-Mayer Co. Strike In Wyoming Shops. BUTTE. Mont., May 2L A Sheridan, Wyo., special to the Miner says that a strike occurred today in the Burlington Railroad shops there. Trouble has been brewing for some time over the introduc tion of piecework in the shops instead of straight work. No Gambling at Eugene. EUGENE, On,. May ZL (Special.) All the gambling games In the city, were closed today on account of an order made by Mayor Cbrisman last night for the po-. lice to shut up all gambllsg places and arrest any who violated the gambling law. Eugene Wife Alleges Desertion. EUGENE, Or., May 21. (Special.) Anna M. Buell has begun suit In the Circuit Court for divorce from her husband, L. Buell. She alleges desertion as the ground for dlyorce. They have been married U years. VOICE Is the joy of the household, for without it no happiness can be complete. How sweet the picture of mother and babe, angels smile at and commend the thoughts and aspirations of the mother bending over the cradle. 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