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Newspaper Page TextTHE MORNING OREGONIAN, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 30, . . 1907. 1 FINAL DISCUSSION OF Joint Railroad Committee Holds Last Public Ses sion at Salem. SMALLER LINES PROTEST Jaasagff of Keclprocal Demurrage jaw Would Bankrupt Them Teal BUI Attacked and Defended. Private Meetings All Week. SA TjFJM". Or.. Jan- . ("Special.) That the pasxage of -the Teal railroad commls- Blon Ml would bankrupt all the small roads and stop the further building of branch linen was th chief argument made tonight at the meeting: of the Joint committee on railroads in the Oregon legislature. ThU assertion was made by W'allao McOamant. of Portland. who appeared an attorney for the Pacific Rail- road & Navigation Company, which u building ft lino from Hillsboro to Tillft- nok. Bonifies Mr. MOamant. thse -who addresned the committee were G. c Fulton, of the Astoria & Columbia River Railroad: Samuel Connell, of the North- -went Door CTorapany: W. W. Cotton, of the HarrtmAti lines, and J. T. Teal, of the Chamber of Commerce transportation committee. Th. mAotlnv of th oommit tpe was held Sn thr Senate olmmber with a large crowd In attendance. This whs the last public meeting of the committee. Private meet- inss will be held every evening find thft frovfi1onH Konr over in detail. A report Is expoctid about the lant of next weK. In opening, hia address to the committee Mr. McCamant said that lie knows or no complaint of railroad rates and no jtneral dpmand for railroad legislation, except such as might tend to relieve the car shortage. He believed this to be a proper subject for legislation and would feel that the legislature had neglected ltn duty if it adjourned without passing eome law designed to remedy' this evil. . Against Demurrage Law. But he could not approve the reciprocal demurrage plan of securing relief. He said that there are seven or eight short brunch lines In Oregon which tap pro ductive resrlons havlnsr larite quantities of freight to whip. The Hlll.horo-Tilla-mnok road Is one of these, tapping a rich Umber country. It will have Immense quantities of lumber offered It for ship ment ani this lumber will be carried 15 miles on that branch road nil il 20OO miles on a' trunk line. When cars are sent East they are gone at least 40 flays and often much longer. It required no argu rrwnt. he- said, to show that the road with a 15-mile haul could not provide all the cars for Its traffic, yet this it would be compelled to do under the Teal bill, or pay a demurrage eharnre of $2 a day a car. 1 1 wou Id be a. ph yslcal I m possl rl 1 1 1 y to get the number of cars that would he iwdod. And. continued Mr. MfCamant. the T"- I bill provides no protection to the company. Any tramp could eome along and order a car, and, unless the company Invfstlgntcd and found out that he hud no freight, it wonlri have to provide the car or run the chance of a demurrase charge. McCamant thought the John- Ron bill the better In one reypeet. in that it requires the shipper to show good faith by depositing 25 per cent of the freight charge. Courts Might Help Out. lie would favor a. provision requiring a trunk line to turn over to a branch line as many empty cars ag the branch deliv ered of full cars to the trunk line, but frit certain this would be unconstitu tional. The passage of a demurrage law would compel every short road to keep Its cars on Its own road transferring freifrhfr at the end of Its line. The only fair remedy he could see would be one by mandate of the courts, requiring rail roads to provide reasonable equipment. In failure of which the officers should be subject to fine or Imprisonment. In closing, Mr, McCamant expressed himself as favorable to an anti-pass law. In which view Mr. Cotton, of the Larri-1-nnn lines, concurred. G. C. Fulton was called upon by Chairman Coffey, lie responded, but said he had no authority to appear for the Antorla &. Columbia River road, lie said there is no complaint against the road lor which he Is attorney, be- cause the people know that It Is im possible) for the road to furnish the cars needed. Pie objected to the fea- ture ot the Teal bill which provides lor appointment by the Governor, for such a commission would feel bound to take some agrgrresstve action against rail- roads In order to win votes for the Governor. He thought the Legislature capable of phooaing members of the commission. He also objected to that provision which required that a copy of the printed schedules be kept In every regular station, which would Include all tho small shanty stations provided for the, shelter of passengers at places where no agents are employed. Tells of Costly Experience. Samuel Connell, of the Northwest Door Company and the Keystone Lum ber Company, said that on the subject of railroad legislation he has strong convictions, born of experience which has cost him a jyreat deal of money. He owns a sawmill on a branch con necting with, the Astoria & Columbia River road In Columbia County, which mill was established to supply his door factory in Portland. For 13 months he has not had a car. the property In which he Invested his money is lying idle and he Is without a remedy. At this point Mr. Cotton offered to take Mr. Connell's suit against the railroad company for 33 1-3 per cent of the claim. Connell inquired whether he would furnish money to pay ex penses of the suit and Cotton replied thnt he did not do that kind of busi ness. Connell said that was the trou ble. Me could not stand the cost of litigation. Fulton offered to provide costs of suit, but Connell did not take up the offer. Conn el I submitted a lengrtrijr state ment of facts gathered for the Eugene meeting, about a month ago, showing, when summed up,, that the lumber mills of the state now need 9139 cars which they cannot fret, noldlnpr freisht of the value of 2,700,000, upon which amount the annual, Interest would be $160,000. Connell said that his mill was not closed by the car shortagre, but by arbitrary refusal of the railroad to furnlen cars when H could, What he wanted wm a forum to which oe could apply for relief and he believed t.he Tal bi 11 provided r On behalf of the lumbermen he asked the Legislature to pass th8 Teal bill. Attorney Cotton's Speech. IVTr. Cotton was called upon. Hi said that a large pan of the car short Ag was due to a very heavy increase In lumber shipments east of Colorado, GOMM SSI ON and to other unexpected Increases In traffic. Me asserted that the shortage is not as larsra as the flsurei repre sent, however, for buyers of lumber have duplicated their orders to several mills. He said that within 24 hours after a reciprocal demurrag-e law aroea into effect the railroads will refuse to send their cars off their own lines, but will hold them for local business. This will be forced upon them and the lumber ex porters will suffer for It. He said he would have no objection to requiring a company to furnish a certain nurnber of cars for each mile of road, this to apply to long and short roads alike. If there are any Improper rates these may be regulated by legislation, but there Is no need for a commission for either of these purposes. If a commission must be had there should be a fair provision for review by the courts, 'thousrh the rates fixed remain In force pending- review. Mr. Teal reiterated his assertion of last nlftht that the fact that the Harrlman lines could have paid a 26 per cent divi dend shows that their rates are too high. He also emphasised the Importance of having a commission with power to In vestigate accidents and see that proper precautions are taken to protect life. EXTENDS JUVENILE COURTS Senate Passes ttie Bill Reoommeiiaed by Portland Judge. A I . T-- NT . Or.. Jan. 2 9. (Special.) Juvenile Courts will be extended from Multnomah County to other counties and County Judges will be made pre siding officers, according to a bill of Senator Beach, of Multnomah County, passed by the Senate yesterday. The hilt was presented at the instance of -J mlK" Frazer, of Portland. It author izes the appointment In Multnomah of one probation otneer at f ISO a month, three deputies at $100 a. month, a mas ter of the detention home at f 125 a month, and a matron at S&O: a cleric of the Juvenne Court at $85 and a Deputy District Attorney at J100. The bill authorizes the erection in Multnomah County of a detention home at Montavilla, on land donated Tor the purpose. The bill extends largely the powers of the Juvenile Court and raises th acre of offenders subject to Its Juris diction from 16 to IS years. PLOT AGAINST MALARKEY ENEMIES THBEATEJT XO KIUU PAVIXG-TRUST BILL. Revenge for Portland Lawyer's Op- position to Estray Kotlces legis lation Proposed ty Barrett. ' SALEM, Or.; Jan. . 29. Special.) War over bituminous macadam pavements in the Legislature Is made more bitter by ! the threat of a number of House mem- bers to knife Senator Malarkey's bill that would prohibit the monopoly held by the "Hi trull thlc brand of pavement in Port- land and other cities, when the till shall reach the House. Malarkey's bill prevents any mu nicipal corporation from specifying? any brand of road material to the exclus ion of any other kind of material. In Portland the situation is that though the ordinance excluding other bitumi nous macadam than bltulithlc has been amended, the Barber people have been unnble to ret contracts for the reetHon. as they allege, that the Coun cil stands against them. The contest is an nifl one in Portland and has been tha despair Of the city srovernment, and has Invaded other towns In Ore gon. Malarkey, as chairman of the Senate committee on judiciary, lent his Influence to killing- by indefinite postponement a House bill of Barrett, of Washington, chairman of the Mouse committee on Ju diciary, providing for publication In rural newspapers of estray notices. An Identi cal bill, by Senator Mulit was amended by the Senate committee on judiciary so as to repeal a dead letter law of the present code, section 4264, and thus passed the Senate. When the Mulit bill, thus transformed, comes into the House for passage by that body, the champions of the Barrett and the Mulit bills threaten a fight. They contend that publication of estray notices is needed by the owners of the lost animals, and that tboug-h after the animals have been found and appraised, the record is on the books of the County Clerk, many farmers do not see the record and do not know whether their animals have been picked tip or not. The present dead letter law provides for publication In "a newspaper published by the State Printer," put since the State Printer publishes no newspaper, the notice does not appear In any news paper. Malarkey contends the posting of estray notices provided In existing lavs, in three public places in the county, is sufficient publicity. without newspaper advertising. The Interesting feature of the trouble, however, is that the advocates of the Barrett and the original Mulit bills In the House are "lining up" to beat the hill in which Malarkey has particular In terestprohibiting municipalities from specifying; for street Improvements any particular brand of bituminous macadam pavement. The hrana to which speclflca- tlons are thus limited Is the "Bltulithlc." of the Warren Construction Company. Malarkey is attorney for the Barber Asphalt Company, which has been fight ing the Warren Company in Portland a Ion? time, with all the advantages on the side of the Warren Company, thus far. because the ordinances ana specifications in Portland are so framed as to cut out the Barber people frorfi laying: their brand or DltuTnmous macadam, wnwn tny saar is the same substance as bltulithlc The Barber Company, steered by Ma larkey. has been trying: for more than a year to get into the Portland paving; field on equal terms with the Warren Com pany, but has not succeeded. Malarkey threatened to go over the head of the Council to the Legislature, and has made good his threat. His bill was referred this morning to the Senate committee on municipal corpor ations, Hodson of Multnomah, chairman. Malarkey heard of the House threat this morning, and buckled himself up for fight. "The members of this Legislature," he declared, "who oppose any bill Just to get even with its author for having fought a bill in which they were inter ested, have no place in this Assembly. They ought to be on the rockpile. There Is too much of that spirit of opposing this or that bill In order to whack some body. Sills ought to be voted for on their merits; that's what the state sends men to the Legislature to do." Friends of the estray hill In the House say Malarkey will have to back down and let the bill go through the Senate or they will kill his ill In the House. Thiy count 20 votes and more on their side, and say that 21 'votes to pass the paving? bill cannot be secured unless they are willing. 'Honor Memory of .Summers. SALEM. Or.. Jan. 29. Special.) Jlm a further enduring: monument to tUu bravery of the Second Or.effon, Repre sentative Walter Moore, by H. C. R. U. introduced last Monday, would have the ta.te purchase an oil portrait of General Owen Summers, the same to be placed in th Governor's office above the colors of tha Second Oregon Voluu- ChTEHTOMONOPOLY Franchise Grabs Are Fostered by Two House Bills. CONCERN ELECTRIC WIRES Enlarge Powers Granted to Tele phone, Telegraph and Power Companies Moore and Jack son i'atJier tlie- Measure. ' SALEM, Or.. Jan. 23. (Special.) Grab of perpetual franchises on highways for electric wires Is made possible "by "jok ers In bills fathered by Representative) Moore of Baker and Representative Jack- son of Douglas. Moore's bill enlarges the powers frranted to telephone, tele graph and electric Hath companies for condemnation of lands for rights of way for wires, and of public roads and public grounds, and trees, and srives perpetual franchises to the companies for -wires al- ready located on roads ' and public grounds. This is House hill 168. Jackson's bill would give' wire compa nies authority to cross public roads "without let or hindrance' thus taking from County Courts authority now held by them under section 4748 of the code, to designate the location of such wires and to order changes "when such court deems it expedient. This is House bill 83. The Moore bill after enlarging the eml- nent domain powers of wire companies says: Quired by any such company In any public road, street, alloy or public grounds, whether within the corporate limits of any Incorporated town, or otherwise, or to au thorise) at. county, city, or town to interfere with or to remove any poles or wires al ready located therein, unless the same be- corns public nulvances and Interfere with public travel ; nnl any affreement or grant heretofore made by a County Court, or by any municipal corporation, of the right to build or maintain any lines of poles and wires for the purposM aforesaid In any county or In any Incorporated city or town. within, which such line of poles and wires Is already located Is hereby confirmed, and such line of poles and wires may be main tained and operated so long as they are kept In repair and do not Interfere with the convenient use of the highway for travel Present Restraint Too Small. The existing laws put too little re straint on wire lines. Companies secure under them free use of the highways, frequently placing wires .without sanc tion of county courts. Though they thus receive free use of the highways, they will not permit farmers to attach wires to their poles and the result la that roads leading Into some of the larger towns are cluttered with many poles and there is not room for private telephone wi res which man y farmers wish to ru n Into the city. These rrlvile&ren held hv lAr4rlr nnm- panles cost them nothing, ttaaugh 1 it-y are franchises and should return some compensation to the public, either In way of cash or In use of poles. The Jackson bill would free the com panies from all restrictions in crossing highways, except that the wires must He. at least 25 feet above the rroynd. When the wires were placed, the owners would be vested with perpetual fran chises or rigrht to keep them there, just as similar permits to the -streets of Portland In years past, for wires and railroads, granted for unlimited periods, have vested -their owners with perpetual franchises. The Jackson bill is as follows: Section 1. Any person, company or cor poration shall have the right, which Is hereby granted, to construct and maintain, without let or hindrance, telephone or tele graph wires, or electric wires for llcht. power or other purposes, across and over the right ot way of any railroad, steam or electric, and acrosg public highways, either on poles not less than 35 feet In height, or uoowKrauna : proviaed the same are so constructed as not to Impede tho business of such railroads, or travel upon the pub lic highways. Jackson contends that no time limit should be put on the duration or the roaa prmieires. extended to th wi nm. panles. because it would interfere with the stability of the business of the com pany. Though this view has long- since teen, discarded m discussion of franchise matters, and it has come to be an axiom t"iii tii" duration or all franchises or privileges to puDiic property should be nxed ana not left indefinite, JacKson holds fast to hlg opinion, and will not admit the argument on the other side. There Is a strona- sentiment In . Legislature against vesting- any Interest with perpetual privilege at tha expense of the public. That wire companies should be permitted to cross the high ways Is universally admitted., bu the privilege to do so should be retaliated hv County Courts, which should specify the angle at which the wires should cross the roads, the height of the poles, and the lime that the wires may remain. That larger powers in these directions should be conferred by section 4748 of the code on County Courts, to curb wire com- panies, is the opinion of Representative Vawter, who Is preparing a hill to amend that section. He believes that a com pany that occupies the public roads with poles and wire? owes something- to trie public and should be compelled to allow the public part use of its poles, for pri vate telephone lines this a.s compensa tion to the public xor free use or the highways. CAUJ1KX MIST BE COJIPETBai Bailey's Bill Would Aid Strikers in Street Railway Trouble. SAiaEM, Or., Jan. 29 (Special.) Street car strikes will be much more effective in the future If Senate bill 138, by Bailey of Multnomah, becomes a law. The bill forbids a street railway company from employing a conductor, motorman or grlpman who has not had at least seven days', experience under the supervision of a competent instructor on the - lines. Under such a law If the strike should be so general as to deprive the company of competent Instructors It would take some time to get a new force ready to take charge of the cars'. As the bill makes It a misdemeanor either to violate the law or aid in its violation, a man who took employment without the necessary experience would be equally sull ty with the employer and could be arrested and punished. The penalty provided is a fine of $100 to $100Q or imprisonment lor one monin 10 one Is to afford protection to passengers. Jamestown Pair May Win. SALEM. Jan. 29. (Spclal. The Senate Committee on Federal Relations has de cided to report favorably the bill to ap- probata t&GM for an exhibit at tha Jamestown Exposition. Larger Indian War Pensions. SALEM, Or.. Jan. 29. (Special.) pensions of Indian war veterans In- $1.75 values in 2-pair lot Arabian Corded Curtains ; sp'L, per pair. 85 2,50 values in 2-pair lot Swiss Muslin Curtains; special, pair $ 1.2S $3.00 -values in 1-pair lot white Lace Curtains; special, pair $ 1.50 BONNE FEMME CURTAINS $4.60 sinfgle Bonne Femme Arabian. Curtain, special S.25 $5 values in Arabian Eonne Femme Curtains ; special, each - ...... $2.50 $5.50 single Bonne Femmo Arabian Curtain, special $2.75 $6 values in white Bonne Femme Curtains, special, each. $3.00 6 value in single Sonne Temme Curtains, special 3.00 $7 single white Bonn. Fcmmo Cur tains, special, each $3.50 $12.00 value in real Arabian Bonne Femme Curtains, each... $6.00 SALE OF DINNER SETS GLASSWARE Granheware . CASEMENT croased from $R to $12 a. snth, to cor - respond with the pensions paid to Civi lYar veterans, Hp lnTroducca a joint memorial !n the Senate today, as kin tar ConsresB to increase the pensions as Bta.tecL. His resolution says ; T& number or tho surviving veterans of all Indian wars Is now small, they are old and decrepit, and tlielr ranks are fast co m 1 n pc depleted, and we feel that their services to state and Nation have been suf ficient to warrant tne payment to them of a pension equivalent to that paid to the survivors of the Civil War. XEW BILLS IX THE SENATE Total in the Upper House Have Reached Aggregate of 153. fiALEM. Or.. Jan. 29. fSrjeclal.l Bills have been introduced In the Senate as follows: S. 13. antSL el counties. S. B. 134, Smith of Marlon-To regulate normal schools and limit number to two. 5. B. 135, Conhow Try amend tne law re la tins: to dower and curtesy. 6. B. ISO. Kay Copies of public documents to be delivered to State Librarian Instead of Secretary of State. S. B. 137. Kay mutual flr-e Insurant ness in Oregon. S. B. 138, Bailey Protecting passengers on street cars. S. B. ISO. Bailey To Klv mechanic llena for waes. S. B-. 1-fO, Hodson To fix the salary of the Sheriff of Columbia County. S. B. 141. Hodson To fix salary of Assessor ot Columbia Cdunty. S. B. 142. Malarkey To limit the hours of railway employes and require certain number Df employes on trains. S. B. 143, Malarkey To define the husband's rlirnt of curtw. a. B. 144, Mulit To make It unlawful to throw sawdust Into streams. IMPROVED MEMORY - And Incmwed TYelgM From Eatlis Proper Food. The memory and other Important funtlons of. the brain are greatly In fluenced by the condition of the diges tive organs. "Phis may seem etrangrn to persons who do not stop to realize that every new cell In the brain is made up from the food that is'taken into the stomach, because every thought wastes cells which have to be replaced by others. When the proper food Is used and fully digested, so there's no fermenta tion and poisonous waste manufac tured in the body, and the new cells are built In as fast as used up, the brain becomes clear and memory is sure to be Improved. A Michigan woman writes: "Three years ago I was In a very bad condition, nerves so worn the. least excitement would cause collapse and I was thin almost to emaciation. "I tried many changes of diet but nothing seemed to agree with me; what I ate Just remained in my stom- ach and fermented. Seeing Grape Nuts food advertised I thought I would try it. "X began with two teaspooofula of Grape-Nuts with milk: and realized that at last I had found something I could eat without discomfort. "It was my main food for some time and after a while I could eat other food without the former ill etfects; the Grape-Nuts seemed to help digestion every way. Strength began to return and from 103 lbs. which was my welghfc when I began Grape-Nuts, I now wish 135, and consider myself well. With re turning strength. my memory Im proved greatly. I do not s;Tr the severe fatigue I used to or any of ;he evils that used to be every tky occur- rences. I eat well, sleep well, and am well thanks to Grape-Nut f r it all." Name given by Postum Oe.. Battle Creek, Mich. Read the book, "The Road to Wellvine." In pkK. "There's ; sv reason." H YOUR CREDIT I it IS GOOO Jj SALE Convincing reductions in this special selling of lace curtains in one, two and three pair lots a clearance sale of all small quantities com prising an assortment of novel and pleasing effects in real Arabian, Cluny, corded Arabian, Irish Point, Bonne Femme, Swiss Muslin, White Net, Madras, silk stripe curtains, etc. Owing to the fact that many have been deterred from participating in these specials owing to the suspension of traffic, we have decided to continue this sale throughout the week. Drapery and Shade Dept., Sixth Floor. $3.75 values in 2-pair lot -white Net Curtains; special, pair. 1,50 $3.25 values in S-pair lot Arabian Onrtains; special, pair !S X.60 $3,50 values in 1-pair lot Swiss ' Muslin Curtains; special, pair. .$ 1.75 $4.25 -values in 3-paix lot Arabian Curtains; special, pair $ 2,00 $4.50 values in 3-pair lot real Cluny C urtains ; special, pair. . -3 23.2Z fi50 values la 1-pair lot real Cluny Curtains; special, pair. . .$ 2.2S $4.&0 values in 2-paijr lot in Ara bian Corded Curtains; sp'l., pr..5 2.25 $5.00 values in 2-pair lot Prilled . Lace Curtains; special, pair. ..-3 2. ISO $5.00 values in 1-pair lot Frilled. Lace Curtains; special, pair $ 3.00 SILK CURTAINS $3.00 -values in 1-pair lot Silk Cnr- tains; special, pair 5J 1.50 $7.50 values in i-pair lot Silk Cur- tains; special, pair. .......... . .$3.75 $8.00 values in 3-pair lot SiUc Cur- tains; special, pair 54.00 $10 value in 1-pair lot Silk Cur tains ; special, pair $5.00 10 value in 2-pair lot Sill. Cur tains: special, pair $5.00 $12 value in 2-pair lot Silk Cur tains ; special, pair $ 6.00 $13 value in 1-pair lot Silk Cur- tains; special, pair $6.50 T.lMili) COMPLETEH0 USE F URMISHER5 S. 13- 145. Oolt Pot- appointment of two Supreme Court Commissioners by the Gov- ernor. , , " . "" . S. B. 148. Coke, by request To make It unlawful to maintain pune nets for salmon In certain waters of the state. S. 5. 147, Kay To amend tho law Jlxlng fees of the Secretary of State. B. ; Ft. 14S, Smitb of Marlon To create Cascade County. S. B. 149, Smith of Umatilla To prohibit combination of grain dealers for pooling of prices and dividing net proceeds or flxlng prices. S. B. 150. Johnson To increase the levy for the Agricultural College from 125,000 to $50,000. 8. B. 151, Bailey To prohibit employes from taking compensation for unfaithfulness to employers and fixing penalties. ft. B. 152, Malarkey To perfect titles under s S. B. avles by executors to pay debts. 163, ways and means committee To repeal the law (or office of boatman at Astoria. NEW BH-l.S IX THE5' HOUSE Ibf dastards Tow Pending at Saalezn Reach Appalling Total. SALEM. Or.. Jan. 29. (Special.) New bills -were Introduced In the House today H. B, 272, Holt, by request As to print- WEDNESDAY EXTRA Every Article Reduced to Sell THE J. M. ACHESON GO. OF LACE CURTAINS $5.00 Curtains $6 1.50 values Cux-tains : $10.00 value Curtains; $10.00 value Cnrtains ; fil l. 00 value Curtains: $13.00 valus in 1 Curtains ; special, $18.00 value in 1- Curtains; special. In ic of jnurnala o-f Lejrlvlature, report of of ficers and mesBagei of Governor. H, B. 273, Barrett, of. Washington Fix ing' salary of County Judge of Washington at 1200 a. year. H. H. a74. Vawter. by deposits of state funds. H. B. 275, Beverldge, by request-Amend- In? section 1301 of code regulating trial of criminal actions. It. s. 27 O. B vert dire, by request Ver dict hy majority of Jurors In civil case. H. B. 277, Beverldge, by request Abolish ing death sentence. H. B. 278, Beutg-en. by request Trohlb!t- lng storage of high explosives within one mile- of any dwelling or two miles of any choolhouse. H. B. 279, Barrett, of TTmRtl11a Appro prlatms SIO.OOO for operation of Portage Road and authorising extension to The Dalles. H. B. 290, Merrlman Amending charter of Merrill, Klamath County, as to city limits. H. B. 281, Chase To facilitate reports of viewers and County .Surveyors as to roads. H. B. W2. Chapln Prohibiting advertis ing: for the curs or treatment of any venereal disease. H. B. 283, Bealj-rrovldlnj for the assess- merit of timber land on a basis of the cruised value of ltn timber. H. B. 2S4. - Xrlscoll, chairman of Reuse L committee on ways and means Appropriat ing $1,244,070 for salaries of state officers and officers and employes of tha different et ate Institutions and provldlnR for tne con- npenaes of the state and its varl - ous departments, CLOSING OUT" This entire stock of Ladies Ready-to-Wear Garments, as we will not pack one single garment to our new store, which will open about March ISth COME TO 131 A lot of Semi-fitted COATS, values up to $27.50, today . . . . long, loose COATS, values up to $17.50, today . . . Long, loose COATS, values up to $10.00, today . . . . . 1 $7.50 values in lV2-paif lot Marie Antoinette Curtains; special, per pair $ 3.75 $9.00 values in 2-pair lot Arabian Curtains; special, pair 5j 4.50 $10 values in 2-palr lot Brussels Onrtains; special, pair $ 5.00 $10.50 values in 1-pair lot Brussels Curtains; special, per pair $ 5.00 $11 values in 1-pair lot white Ren aissance Curtains ; special, per pair i i i ( 1 1 . i , , , i i.i i i i i 5.50 $13.00 values in 1-pair lot white Renaissance Cnrtains ; special, per pair $ 6.00 $15 values in 1-pair lot Brussels Cnrtains: special, pair i 7.00 $25.00 values in 3-pair lot Ivory Thread Lace; special, pair .$12.50 SCOTCH MADRAS CURTAINS pair lot Madras special, pair, 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 iSmiOV in 2- pair lot Madras pair S3. 23 pair lot Madras sneciaL in 1- special, pair $5.00 in 2 pair lot Madras pair SS.OO pair lot Madras pair SM.oO -pair lot M adras pair $6.50 pair lot Madras pair $9.00 special, m 1 special. INLAID AND PRINTED LINOLEUMS CARPET DEPT. SIXTH FLOOR claims of Indian war veterans not already provided for by the act of 3903 and 1005. H. K. 2S6, Burn For Introduction and protection of ntocklns birds. Engllah nlicbt- lngales and other song birds for the hortl- cultural Interests of the state and appro priating $5000, to he expanded under the dlr-ctl.n of the State Horticultural So ciety. H. B. 287, Purdy Prohibiting the hunting of game bitds in this state with dogs for a period of three years. H. B. 286, Pike Creating the County of Nesmlth, H. B. 289. Chase Amending present law so as to give the Individuals the right to recover detached floating logs after they have passed the last boom, requiring the person so recovering this property to ad vertise the same together with ths brands on the loirs and permitting the orlartnal owners to recover their property upon pay ing costs. H. B. 200, Vawter Fixing dates for opn and closed i-anon on Rnfru- River and rt(u latlna notilnK In that stream. Crushed by an Elevator. SAN FRANCISCO. Jan. 29. J. W. Duf- fey, a cierK in the passenger department of thft Southern Pacific Company, was Instantly killed lant evening ty n k slied by an elevator In the Jamw Flood building, FIFTH STREET ffMAKC VOUrII tOWH TEtWHS ) SPECIAL $6.50 $1.75