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THE MORSING OREG02sTIAf, . FRIDAY, 'APRIL' - 7, 1905. HE FOB ELKS Mt STOP CANAL GovemmentWill Sue the Klam ath Company. Cornerstone of Building - Is Laid. ATTORNEY GETS INSTRUCTION CEREMONY IS IMPRESSIVE If the Canal Is Built by the Corpor ation It Is Said It Would Lower the Level of the Lake. Exalted Ruler Robinson Uses "Trowel. 10 H. E. MOODY THE ORATOR New Temple and Clubhouse Will Be One of the Finest of" Its Kind In Ail the North west' Country. j.n the presence of nearly 1000 people, W. TV. Robinson, exalted ruler of the Elks, laid the comer stone of the new building being: erected by the order at Seventh and Stark streets, at 3 o'clock yesterday afternoon. The service was conducted according: to the ritual of the order, and was very Impressive. The oration of the day -was delivered by R. E. Moody. The parade, headed by a platoon of police commanded by Captain Moore, and De Caprio's band, left the Marquam building promptly at 2:30 o'clock, and passed through the streets in the cen tral part of the city, to the site of the new building-. Following the band came the local Elks on foot. They were followed, by carriages decorated in Elks' colors. The order follows: First carriage Exalted Ruler TV. TV. Robinson, District Deputy Exalted Ruler G. C Blakeley, of The Dalles; Exalted Ruler-elect C E. McDonell, Orator R. E. Moody. Second carriage Governor Chamber lain, Mayor "Williams, W. D. "Wheelwright, and Chaplain P. A. MacPherson. Third carriage Loyal Knight Dr. Harry F. McKay, Lecturing Knight Jay Upton, Secretary J. B. Coffey and Treasurer E. TV. Rowe. Fourth carriage Trustees TV. H. Upson, C. H. Jackson and Tyler T. E. Dowling. The fifth of carriage -was occupied by members of the building committee, TV. J. "Van Schuyver, D. Sojis Cohen, R. D. Inman, T. B. McDevltt and J. P. Fin ley, and the sixth and seventh car riages contained exalted rulers of visit ing lodges. Two auto dispatch cars carried past exalted rulers of the local lodge. The line of parade was crowded with spectators. TVhen the new building was reached there was more than 1000 people on the grounds. The guests took places on the decorated stage, and with the ritualistic ceremony of the or der Exalted Ruler Robinson laid the corner stone. In the box was placed copies of the three Portland papers, old coins, programme of the Exposition, and badges and souvenirs commemorat ing events In the history of the order. The crowd remained uncovered while .the stone was slowly Bwnng Into posi tion and Exalted Ruler Robinson han dled the trowel. "As this cement binds together these two Important stones of this building," said Mr. Robinson, "so may the cement of brotherly love bind us who are In this brotherhood, so may the cement of earthly charity and kindness serve to bind us In that kingdom which is to come." In delivering the oration of the day Mr. Moody commented on the project and practically dedicated the new building. He traced the growth of the order from its Inception and spoke of the strength of the local lodge. His remarks were listened to with marked attention- Mayor Williams and TV. D, TVhcelrlght also spoke briefly, and Governor Chamberlain dwelt on the progressive spirit of the Elks. The work on the new building will now be rushed, and every effort will be made to make it as suitable as pos sible to the needs of the order. The Elks are enthusiastic over the fact that they will soon have a permanent home. The local lodge numbers the representative men of Portland among its membership. It Is the Intention of this body of men to have the new building completed as soon as possible, in order that it may be used before the end of the Lewis and Clark Exposition. The structure will cost more than $75, 000 when completed and furnished and will be one of the finest lodge temples and clubhouses In the Northwest. WILL CEXJSADE IN N0ETH END Civic Improvement League Will Clean Up the Streets. Not content with letting the Evan gelists do all the work in the cleaning out of the North End, the Civic Im provement Board has taken that part of the city in charge and conditions are expected to present an entirely dif ferent aspect in a few days. The Evan gelists Invaded the North End to clean the souls, but the Civic Improvement Board intends to clean the streets, which were overlooked by the Evan gelists. While there were 5000 Christians par ading In the streets of the North End at the 'time of the memorable crusade, the army sent out by the Civic Im provement Board consists of only one soldier, and he is a man. He Is the special officer appointed by Mayor Wil liams to act under the direction of the board. The special officer Is .taking In the whole North End. Every street and every vacant lot in which there could possibly be an ac cumulation of rubbish or debris will be investigated. Another thing that will be given especial attention by the Civic Improvement League will be the signs that protrude over the side walks. The ordinances provide that signs that protrude over the sidewalks must at least be ten feet above the ground. This is not the case in the North End. Signs containing advertisements for manicurists and chiropodists can be seen hanging from the buildings. In direct violation of the ordinances of Portland. Registration Is Increasing. Registration now amounts to about 6000, and electors are registering at the rate of more than 400 a day. The Democrats have been coming in more freely, during the last four days. Persons frequent the County Clerk's office circulating petitions of candidates for office, and others are 'circulating a petition to have the new telephone fran chise matter submitted to a vote to the people in June. Most of the men who call to register sign one or all olf these peti tions, seeming to think It is all part of th nrogramme. MANY SEEK PLAGE Scores Aspire for the Various Offices, H0GUE IS NOT A CANDIDATE ;NearIy a Dozen Want to Be Munici pal Judge, and the Number Who Seek to Be City At torney Grows. REGISTRATION CLOSK5 APRIL 1U One week from tonight, April 14, registration of voters at the Court house will cad and two weeks from yesterday will be the last day allowed by law for filing petitions of candidacy for party nomination. April 14 Is the last day for registra tion; April 20 for petitions. The. pri maries -will be held May S. Nearl a dozen gallants arc seeking tho Republican nomination for Municipal Judge, and not one of them is suffering the grass to grow under his feet. The Democratic nomination is not accounted so rich a prize, but several party patriots crave it Just the same. The last Republican to apprise the City Auditor of his candidacy is Albert B. Fen rera, who filed notice of his petition yes terday. Qthers who have done the same are T. B. McDevltt, Sr.; Gustav Ander son and Thad W. Vreeland. Otto J. Kraemer is making ready to file a peti tion and at the Now Dal meeting last night announced his candidacy. Other as pirants are George Cameron, Claude Stra han, A. "Walter Wolfe, Paul Deady and Frank D. Hennessy. Kraemer and McDevltt have each served as Justice of the Peace, and Hennessy and Cameron as Municipal Judge. Harry Hogue, incumbent, has made known that ' he did not seek re-election and has thrown his influence into the scale of Otto Kraemer. J. J. Fitzgerald, for whom a boom had been started, has declined to enter the quest, the reason being understood to be that other can didates, for tho job brought pressure to bear on him through L. A. McNary. who Is City Attorney, and seeks the Republi can nomination for re-eloctlon. Fitzger ald is assistant to McNary and sooner than make trouble for McNary, Fitz gerald withdrew for Municipal Judge. Fred Olson, now Clerk of the Municipal Court, has also withdrawn from the race for the Judgeship, In compliance with the wish of Hogue, who desires the election of Kraemer. Ferrera, In his petition filed yesterday, declares his platform to be "Fairness, im partiality and Justice." "If I am nominated and elected," says he, "I will during my term of office per form the duties Incumbent upon me with' fairness and Impartiality. Religion, pol itical affiliation and place of birth shall In no manner influence my Judgment; the Constitutional right to a fair trial shall never be denied one accused of crime, be he rich or poor, and I shall endeavor to apply good sound sense, together with such law as may be applicable, in reach ing a decision as to the guilt or innocence jot an accused person and In passing sen tence. To authorities, witnesses and other persons in attendance upon the court, decent and respectful treatment shall at all times be accorded." Ferrera was born in Portland and received his early education in the public schools of this city. He spent four years In Europe, three of them as a student in the Royal International Institute of Turin. He speaks several tongues as fluently as his English, and this has contributed to make him a favorite with many persons of Euro pean birth. Ferrera since entering politics has always been an active Re publican and has a large following. His candidacy has been Indorsed by the Co lumbus Benevolent Society," the Italia Grove of Druids and the Italian Court of Foresters ot America. He Is the son of A- Ferrera, for many years In the grocery business In Portland. Democrats mentioned for the job are W. T. Vaughn, now at outs with Judge Hogue; Oglesby Young. Charles re train. B. E. Hancy and J. B. Ryan. Two Republican aspirants for City Attorney, salary $2400 a year, have no tified the City Auditor of their candi dacy E. T. Taggart and L A. McNary the last-named boing the incumbent Others mentioned as possible candi dates are J. M. Long, ex-City Attorney; R. R. Duniway, ex-Assistant City "At torney, and R. E. Moody. Tairrart came out of the woods more SCENE AT NORTHEAST CORKER OF than two weeks ago and McNary yes terday. Democrats spoken of for the place are R. W. Montague, T. G. Greene and J. V. Beach. SPENCER COOPER, CANDIDATE Announces That He Wants Repub lican Nomination for Mayor. Another candidate for the Republican nomination for Mayor hove In sight yes terday at tho City Hall Spencer H. Coop er, grocery merchant of "Washington street and notified the Auditor of his ambition. He is the sixth Republican to come forth for the Job, the others being George H. Williams. H. S. Rowe, H. R. Albee, W. B. Glafke and Willis A. Fisher. But two Democrats thus far have pro claimed themselves candidates for tho nomination of their party George H. Thomas and Dr. Harry Lane. Cooper strikes a chord of the political harp not touched by the other candidates by advocating repeal of the occupation tax ordinance. "This city should be run on a thoroughly business basis," says he, "and the occupation-tax ordinances should be at once repealed, as prejudicial to the growth and welfare of this clty. I am In favor of equal rights In conformity with law. and special privileges to none." Thirty-six Republicans have notified the City Auditor of their candidacies for office, and five Democrats. With the aspirants for Mayor and City Attorney and Munici pal Judge omitted, they are: Auditor Republican, Thomas C. Devlin. Treasurer Republican, J. E. Werleln, Joseph W. Beveridge. Coundlman-at-Large Republican. H. A. Heppner, W. H. Barry. A. N. Wills and Frank Hacheney. Councilman, Fourth Ward Republican, George S. Shepherd. Councilman, Fifth Ward Republican, L Friedman, A. J. Fanno, W. S. Hufford; Democrat. Edward H. Cahalln. Councilman, Sixth Ward Republican, B. F. Jonco; Democrat, H. W. Parker. Councilman. Seventh Ward Republican, S. F. White, Louis F. Daye, W. H. Gor don, W. F. Merriman. Councilman. Eighth Ward Republican, Frank S, Bennett. Councilman, Ninth Ward Republican, Albert H. Mlllett, Robert E. Menefee. Councilman,, Tenth Ward Democrat, Peter L. G. WlGer. Precinct Committeemen Republican, voters have seven dats in which: to register. Only aeven days more for register ing. Voters not registered by that time will be shut out of the primaries and will not be permitted to partici pate in nomination of candidates. The County Clerk's office is open until 0 T. M. Electors, Republicans and Democrats, who desire a voice in the making of their party tickets must register. Precinct 9, C. S. Kaop; Precinct 23, Dud ley Evans; Precinct 47, Richard Delch, Democrat. Political Notes, Lawrence M. ("Larry") Sullivan is a Republican candidate for Councilman in the Second Ward. Legality of several petitions filed has been called Into question by City Audi tor Devlin, because the signatures there on are not grouped by precincts as re quired by law. James N. TDavis, attorney, yesterday announced himself a Republican candidate for Coundlman-at-Large. Mr. Davis re sides at Hawthorne avenue and East Twenty-eighth street. Portland Travelers' Society. The popular meeting of the Portland Travelers' Aid Association will not take place tomorrow night as at first arranged, on account of so manay members attend ing the revival services, but will begin Saturday evening, April 15, when It Is hoped the anxiously waited for report of preventive work at the St. Louis Expo sition will have arrived. The executive committee of the association meets this morning at 10:30 o'clock at the rooms of the Toung Women's- Christian Associa tion? 312 Oak street. Goes to Stockton After Forger. Detective Hartman left Portland for Stockton. "Cal.. last night for the pur pose of bringing AV. F. Hallawell back here for trial on a charge of passing forged checks. Hallawell was arrested yesterday by the Chief of Police of Stockton. It Is alleged that the pris oner passed four worthless checks here last week. He Is said to admit passing them, but claims they were given to him, and that he thought they were good.' A Follower of Grip. Many persons find themselves affected with a persistent cough after an attack of the grip. As this cough can be promptly cured by the use of Chamberlain s Cough Remedy, it should not be allowed to -run on until it becomes troublesome. For sale bir all drucdsts. SEVENTH AND STARK STREETS, WHERE TELLS OF A POOL Contractor Bridges Accuses Wakefield. . HE DENIES ANY COMPLICITY Says Money Was Paid by Others to Indued Several-Persons Inter ested to Make Their pids Too High. Not only does Contractor J. B. Bridges deny the allegations contained in the answer of Robert Wakofleld . re garding the alleged pool of contractors on the bids for construction of tho dryr dock, but he further charges the exist ence of a pool on the dryJock's berth contract, with which' he says he was in no way connected. "A pool existed on the' Portland dry dock's berth and was successfully man ipulated by Wakefield," he said. "The first bids submitted were above the es timates of the engineer and were thrown out. When bids were rcadver tised for Wakefield was again the low est of four bidders, the others being Joseph Paquet, Ben Smith and J. E. Bennett. Paquet and Smith were each promised $500 to bid over Wakefield, and Bennett was promised 5250. This was told roc last Sunday by Robert Smith, in the presence of my attorney, Mr. Mendenball. Mr., Smith said that he was offered 5500 also, but since he did not submit a bid he failed to get the money." Robert Smith yesterday admitted the existence of a pool on the drydock's berth contract. He stated that t.ne 5500 wac offered him by Mr. Berry, Wake field's cleric J. E. Bennett stated yes terday that he could not remember whether he had put In a bid for the drydock's berth contract, but admit ted the existence of a pool of contrac tors. Paquet and Ben Smith had noth ing to say yesterday regarding the existence of a pool on the drydock's berth contract. There is no law in Ore gon against bidders forming a combi nation. Bridges late yesterday afternoon filed a reply In the State Circuit Court deny ing each and every one of Wakefield's charges concerning collusion in bids in connection with the drydock con tract, and also denying all other charges made by Wakefield. NO ACTION BY THE COMMISSION Port of Portland Board Will Await Further Developments. The Port of Portland Commissioners have taken no action in the drydock matter, In view of the disclosures brought out In the Wakefield and Bridges con troversy, . and may take none. It is likely, however, that the subject will be discussed at the regular monthly meet ing to be held next Thursday, and if It Is thought advisable, the opinion of the board's attorneys will be asked for. The letting of the drydock contract was done by the former commission. It Is the opinion of the present members that they have a first-class dock, and the majority of them believe that It Is well worth what was paid for it. They gen erally agree- with the statement of Wake field that the builders' profits were small. At the same time, the commis sion's rights In the matter will doubtless be protected. The original bids made on the drydock were rejected by the Port of Portland as being too high. When the second lot of bids were called for, imitations to make proposals were also sent to Seattle and San Francisco builders, and this un questionably had much, to do with reduc ing the amount of the later tenders. It was suspected then that there might be a combine among the local contractors. One Seattle firm made a bid, but much above that of Wakefield & Bridges, and the Portland firm was given the work at what the commissioners then believed was a fair figure. If the members of the Port of Portland rind that they were "Jobbed" by the contractors, they will hardly stand by Idly, If means of redress are at hand, but no steps have been taken yet to In vestigate the question. The commission ers are also reluctant to discuss the mat ter in Its present stage. Had they held out the 510.000 balasce due the builders, as was at first proposed, until the final test was made, they would be In "a bet ter position to collect any possible claim far overcharce. but. at the urgent roo. CORNER-STONE OF ELKS' BUILDING WAS resentations. of Mr. Wakefield, all this was paid except 52500, and a part of this has since gone for recauiklng the dock. BATTLE BETWEEN OFFICERS Police and Sheriff's Deputies Are Wounded In Election Fusillade. HUNTINGTON, W. Va., April G. Po liceman Roy Hill was ratally injured; Deputy Sheriff H. Adkins seriously wounded, and W. T Lilly, a bystander, shot In the shoulder In a pistol duel be tween Adkins and several policemen, arising from a dispute over authority in tne city election. The city officials, who are Republi cans, appointed 40 special policemen, while the Democratic county officials appointed a large "number of Deputy Sheriffs. Conflicts between the two sets of officers came when Policeman Hill and another officer arrested two Dep uty Sheriffs as they were in the act of arresting a negro charged with repeat ing. The Deputy Sheriffs resisted, and Deputy Adkins came to their assist-; ance. In the pistol duel which ensued some 30 shots were fired. Adkins and the other deputies were placed under arrest. The shooting occurred on the most crowded street in the city, and it is remarkable that no others were wounded. The above officers were seriously in jured. Deputy Sheriffs Ennis, Bayles3 and Henry Nash and one policeman, Burt Foster, were also wounded, but their injuries were less serious The windows of the City Hall Were riddled with bullets. BATTLE WITH THE RAILROAD Human Race Has Heavy Casualty Li3t In Three Months. WASHINGTON, April 6. A report of the railroad acldents In the United States during the months of October, Novem ber and December, 1904, has been compiled by the Interstate Commerce Commission. It shows that in that quarter 53 passen gers and ISO employes were killed and 1430 passenegers and 1S6S employes were in jured, a total of 242 persons killed and 320S Injured In train accidents. Other ac cidents to passengers and employes, not the result of collisions or derailments, bring the total number of casualties up to 14.978, of whom 951 were killed and 14, 027 Injured. The report indicates a de crease of 178 killed and 624 injured, as compared with the last preceding quar ter. Of the total number of 53 passen gers killed In train accidents, 29 were killed in one collision between a passenger train and a freight tram. The total number of collisions and de railments in the quarter was 2950. the financial damage aggregating 52,406,031. The number of employes killed in coupling and uncoupling cars in the quarter was 7112 more than In the preceding three months. Attempt to Burn Girls' Dormitory. LEXINGTON, April 6. Five attempts to burn Rucker Hall, the girl's dormitory of the George'town, Ky., College, the larg est Baplist institution in the South, have Just come to light. Five fires were start ed in as many rooms on Saturday and Sunday nights, with the apparent inten tion of destroying the building. Every effort to discover the Identity of Ihe In cendiary has failed. The college author ities believe that one of the girl students did it, and the building Is now being watched nightly. . Every girl in the college was taken be fore the faculty and sworn and ques tioned,, the procedure consuming an en tire night. Because of this some of the parents have threatened to take their children away from the school. County Government for Hawaii. HONOLULU. April 6. The Legislature has finally passed the bill establishing county government for the Hawaiian Isl ands. The bill divides the Islands into five counties, the leper settlement of Molo kal being made one of them. The act pro vides for an election June 20 to elect county officers, who are to take office in July. The supporters of the measure de clare that they will be able to pass the bill over Governor Carter's veto. In the event that he should disapprove of it. i Dr. Harper to Return to Chicago. . NEW YORK, April 6. Dr. William R. Harper, president of the University j of Chicago, Is preparing to return ' home. He will arrive there, accord ing to present plans, next Monday mornlng. "I shall," he said, "go to my office at the university In the after noon and get to work of course, mod erately at first." , Drowned in Trask River. TILLAMOOK. Or., April 6. (Special.) Fred Tomllnson was drowned In the Trask this afternoon. He was crossing in the ferry when the cable broke, which caught him and threw him overboard. He was alone at the time, and his body has not been recovered. He left a wife and large family. V.T.-i. LAID. PLAN 18 PERFECTED Oregon Development League Convention. FIFTEEN HUNDRED DELEGATES Railroads Make Rates, and an Un usually Large Representation From Cities of the State Is Now Assured. Arrangements are being perfected for.th meeting of the Oregon Devel opment League to be held In Portland April 26-27. From La Grande and all points east the O. R- & N. Railroad Will make ton open rate of one fare for the' round Irlp, and from points west of La Grande, one fare and a third for the round trip. Tho Southern Pacific has made a rate of one fare for the round trip from all points south of Glendale and a corres ponding rate of one and a third fare for the round trip from points between Glendale and Portland. The Northern. Pacific makes the tickets good on trains arriving on the morning of April 26 or April $7. Tickets on all roads are good for return until April 28. Though the complete programme has not been arranged, it has been an nounced that the morning sessions will be general meetings in which all mem bers will participate, the afternoon ses sions to be in sections. On the after noon of April 26 the good roads section, in charge of J. H- Scott, of Salem, will meet with the entire league for the consideration of matters peculiar to that section. The other sections will represent fruits, dairying and mining. It is hoped that by working the sections better results will be attained and more material benefit will be derived from the convention. Secretary Richardson has been advised that there is a move ment on foot among the several dis tricts to bring the greatest number of people to the convention, and indica tions are that the meeting will be a great success, and that the attendance will not fall short of 1500. Newberg, it is said, will send a representative dele gation and will report excellent prog ress in that district. Independence is another town from whlh great things are expected, while Hood River, which made a fine representation a year ago, will be present 100 strong with a .marching club, the members of which will carry apple-wood canes, symbolio of the. orchard industry, which has made that section famous. Eastern Ore gon will also send a fine representa tion to the convention. WHITE ICE CREAM IS MADE FROM PASTEURIZED CREAM ANY COLOR OR FLAVOR PROMPT DELIV'RY SEND TRIAL ORDER DELICIOUS HAS INO T. S. TOWN SEND 44-46 SECOND ST. Acting under the instructions of th United States Attorney-General, Deputy Unlted States District Attorney Banks is now preparing a suit to be brought against the Klamath Canal Company by thc Government, for the purpose of re straining the canal company from fur ther work or extension on the Klamath Canal. The grounds upon which the application for this Injunction will be asked are that the establishment and construction of a canal 30 miles long and 50 feet wide. a- proposed by the Klamath Canal Companj and the resulting diversion of the waters from the Upper Klamath Lake, in con nection with what will be used in the Government Irrigation canal, would ?o lower the waters in the other Klamath lakes as to interfere with the Interstate commerce of two states. The second rea son is that the Klamath Canal Companv has never applied to the Secretary of War for permission for the construction of its canal, as required under section 10 of the river and harbor act of March 3. 1S99. This suit forms another chapter In th- history of the reclamation of the Klam ath lands. In this region, where the re clamation department of the Government proposes to establish an extensive Irriga tion system, a chain of lakes is formed by the Upper Klamath Lake. Lake Klam ath and other smaller bodies of water. Lake Klamath has Its location in two states. Oregon and California, and this, with the upper lakes, forms a naviga ble waterway, and Is used for tho pur pose of commerce. Under tho project of the reclamation department the Government canals wilt find their source of supply in Upper Klamath Lake, and to provide for this the last Congress gave tho department authority to utilize the waters of the upper lake to the extent of lowering Jts level two feet. This would serve the double purpose of furnishing water for the canals and also of draining the Klam ath marsh and the other marshy grounds in that vicinity. The primary object, in securing the abandonment of the Klamath Canal Com pany's project is to protect the naviga tion of tho lower lakes. This company is a private corporation, but whllo its object Is to establish an irrigation caunl in that same district, it lacks the sup port of the people of that section repre sented by the Water Users Association. Its proposed 50-mlle canal, of which four and a half miles have been constructed, would not cover the extent of territory proposed to be Berved by the Govern ment and by Its ising tho waters of the Upper Klamath Lake In conjunction with the Government tho supply ot water for the lower lakes would bo so decreased as to render navigation impossible. The Initiative and Bad Legislation. GRANT'S PASS. Or., April 5. (To the Editor.) I wish to add a word to the edi torial of The Oregonlan upon the effort to invoke the Initiative to enact a law to en able the state and county to collect taxes upon the lands that have long been un taxed. I cannot agree with The Oregonian. when It argues that such questions should be left to the Legislature. The fate of the measure and many other like measures la every seeslon of the legislature should con vince all that legislatures are generally or ganized by those Interested in holding up and defeating such laws. Permit me to caltj attention, though, to what I believe to be reasons that would render such a law la operative. Section 13 of Bellinger and Cot ton's laws of Oregon provides that the statute of limitations shall apply to a'l actions brought In the name of the state or county or other public corporation. Under this statute the Supreme Court decided In State vs. Baker County, 24 Or. 148, that this applied to actions In behalf of the state against counties. In the case of Schneider vs. Hutchinson, 35 Or. 230. the court de cided that by reason of this statute title to state lands could be obtained by adverse possession. The limitations prescribed by law of the state for a liability created by statute for taxes Is six years, and In the case of State vs. Baker County, our Su preme Court said the state could not collect taxes unless the suit was brought within six years, and the same rule would apply to a suit to collect taxes from individuals or private corporations. All taxes unpaid fr the years prior to 1S09 are barred by the statute and the same cannot, unfortunately, be collected. As the law would be Ineffectual and disappointing It the attempt was made to collect taxes unpaid for tho years prior to the last six years. It Is In my opinion a good reason why the initiative should not be used. The enactment of a few laws that will be void and of no force would soon afford an excuse for repeal ot the Initiative amendment, which I hope will not be done until It has been used to abolish the uppe house ot the Legislative Assembly and to limit the amount that can be expended for clerical hire at each session to 5200 a dav. through amendments to the constitution Most of the bad legislation In the various states comes from the two-chamber legis lative assembly. In several of the British provinces the unicameral legislative assem bly has been adopted with the best of re sults. ROBERT GL.ENX SMTH. Murine Eye Remedy Cure Eyes; Make3 Weak Eyes Strong. 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