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THE MORNING QREGONIAX, THURSDAY, JANUARY 9. 1905. 6 I I V labor i ons OWN THE TOWN Organized Labor Holding Its Annual Convention at Tacoma. ;HOLD BACK ON THE FAIR ' President Ciompers Wired Xot lo Go Forward With Plans -Till Labor Troubles Are Settled Against Immigration of Orientals. TACOMA, Wash., Jan. 8. (Special.) What is pronounced to be the most nota ble meeting of organized labor ever held In Washington opened today, when near ly 200 representative trade-unionists from all parts of the state gathered for the annual convention. "The address of welcome on behalf of the Central Labor Council of Tacoma was delivered by V.- Copeland, who cau tioned tne delegates to shun "unfair" restaurants and barber shops during their stay, ; and trie names of three of the former, were announced. At the close of the morning session members of the Ta coma Cooks' and' Waiters' Union present ed each of the delegates with a card bearing this legend:. "If jour waiter or waitress i.oesn't wear a green button, Jiand 'em a lemon." I n Ion Label on Clothes. Considerable discussion was had around 'a resolution -presented by the Central Iabor Council of Aberdeen providing that all delegates to the convention bo enti tled to seats If they could show three union labels on their garments. The 'resolution was presented ' by the Aber-' i deen Council In the hope of making the t wearing of unioh-made clothing universal xmpng union members. It was decided lo make the delegates' credentials bear ding the official seal of the union the basts .of admission. State Organizer Yong reported great progress during the year and counseled . moderation, yet advocated a slogan, "No reduction in wages." Kx-t,abor Commis sioner Blackman spoke against i Asiatic Immigration an'd advocated the exclusion of all Orientals. Hold Up Exhibit for Seattle. President I'ottrell, in his annual report, rve considerable space to the present : trouble between Seattle building trades unions and the executive bORrd 'of the '. Alaska-Y.ukon Pacific Exposition, and . said he had wired President Gompers, of the Federation, to withhold alj appro priations and plans for the exhibit until the trouble 'is adjusted. The real Work of the convention will begin tomorrow. A large number of res olutions are being prepared, Including a strong protest against a reduction in wages, and an indorsement of woman's suffrage. 1T.ITOX CEXSURED AT ASTORIA Allows Nonunion Cigar to Be Named '. After Htm Labor Session.'. ASTORIA. Or., Jan. 8. (Speciai.) To day's session of the convention of. the Oregon State Federation of Labor was devoted to the consideration of resolu tions. The principal ones adopted were: Endorsing, the proposed initiative bill to prohibit fishing, for salmon-In the Co lumbia Rfver above tidewater; declaring in favor of measures requiring employers to provide safety appliances for the pro- . tection of their employes when engaged in hazardous work; favoring the passage of a- state law. providing that six days' labor shall constitute a week's work; criticising Senator Fulton because some one had given his 'name to a cigar made In a non-union shop: calling upon all can- dldates for the Legislature to sign state ment No. 1: favoring the establishment of a bank owned and controlled by the state, as the most feasible means of protecting depositors: asking for the enactment of a state law to provide a fine of not to exceed JlttO for any employer, who shall threaten t,o discharge an employe, because that employe is a member of a labor union: endorsing the movement for the exclusion of Asiatic laborers and pledg ing the Federation to use its influence to further the work in every way possible. The convention will complete Its labors tomorrow afternoon, when the new of flers will be elected. When -this morning's session -.met, Sheriff Pomeroy served mandamus pro ceedings 'on the' officers, issued by Judge McBrlde at Hlllsboro. to show cause why K. EL Rndding. of the Painters' Union, of Portland, was not admitted as a delegate. . The writ is returnable at Oregon City Saturday next, and if It is decided that Redding should have been admitted. Ms partisans say all the proceedings of the convention will have been Illegal. HAS THE OVWERSHIP BEE Grants Pass Figures on Having Irs Own Water Plant. CiRANTS PASS. Or.. Jan. 8. -(Special.) There Is a movement on foot among, the Common Council to put It up to the property-owners to vote whether the ciy shall have municipal waterworks. This action was taken by the Council at the meeting January . at whl?h time one- of the owners of the Rogue River Water Co. appeared- before the body to discuss the matter. " The Mayor' appointed a special' committee to confer with the company's oftVer on next Saturday, and a full re port ts expected at the next Council meeting, on January 16. Municipal ownership of a water ninnf it is thought, would meet the wishes of the public, provided .the present plant could be bought at a reasonable figure. The question has been agitated hereto fore, but the old system of waterworks was worn out. The Rogue River Water Comnany allege they have a first-class plant Jhat would be sufficient to supply the needs of the city for years. Just what the outcome will be depends much upon the price submitted to the Council by the owners. New Bulletin Boards- UNIVERSITY OF OREGON. Eugene. Or.. Jan. S. iSneclal.) A new. system of bulletin boards has lately been Inaugur ated at the University for the conven-. lence of faculty and students. Formerly all notices and announcements were placed on one central "board, but since the tudnt announcements were generally of much larger siie and Import than, those of the faculty, the faculty notices were completely hiddet under a. mass of ath letic and social announcements and the students sometimes missed seeing them. A committee of college janitors, under the leadership of Captain Brtjrgs. head ef the campus forces, has caused two ex tra bulletin boards to.be placed "In the main hail o!the VIHard buildlrfg. one of these for the use of the co-eds and the other for the men. The faculty assumes an absolute monopoly of the original boards. EXPLORE NEW NOME ROUTE Hope to Give Arctic Town Better Mali Service. , " SEATTLE. Wash.. Jan. 8. (Special.) W. L. Goodwin, superintendent of .the Nome district of the Federal Alaska Road Commission, will leave -here Janu ary 16 with three companions to seek a new mail route from the west coast of Alaska to Nome. The expedition will have . three dog teams, ' numbering il trained . malamutes. and will carry pro visions to -last 90 days. The purpose of the .expedition Is to find a ;new Winter mall route from the coast to Nome that will, if approved by the Postal . Depart ment, enable the deilvery of mall to the Nome' district during the Winter, on an average' from" ten days to two weeks earlier than at present. The route which Goodwin and his com panions will follow has never. before: been trodden " by white men. The country abounds in game, including Moose, ptar migan and rabbits. The thermometer runs the limit in January and February in that region. The route will be through the famed lnnoke. and Kuskokwim dis trict. Wit-h fi-norfwin will be Ross Kin ney, George Pullman and 'a guide to be ' obtained at Seward. COSTS LESS TO BUILD ROADS Expert's Estimates Show Great Re duction in Railroad Construction. OLYMPIA. Wash., Jan. 8. (Special.) Expert Engineer Gillette, of the Railroad Commission,- has put into evidence at tire hearing here ills figures and data. on the value of the Northern Pacific. He finds the original construction coat 'of the en tire system, exclusive of the Port Town send Southern and Washington & Colum bia River, was J64.941.600, not counting equipment. This includes improvements and betterments up to June 30 last year. He estimates the present cost of repro duction of the 2305.25 miles at $70,649,719. and the present value; less depreciation, of $66,086,236. The latter figures are ex clusive of right of way. and real estate. Horse Kicks Out Eye. FRE'EWATER. Or., Jan. 8. (Special.) At Ferndale. a fruit district north of this' city. Mrs. Heldenrlght, a resident of that place, met with an agonizing acci dent. Her husband was cleaning a horse, which suddenly turned and bit him. He picked up a broom and struck the horse just as Mrs. .Heidenright was entering the barn. She got a kick from the infuriated animal which .crushed, her eyeball to a pulp. She was taken to College Place Hospital, where the eye was removed. ' Equitable Assessments. ' . NORTH YAKIMA, Wash,. Jan. . 8. In order to Insure, the equitable assessment of. timber la-nds, the State Assessor's Convention today appointed: 'a commit tee of 18 Assessors and'three Tax Com missioners to prepare, a schedule, of val ues of various sorts of timber. Taxa tion .of all lands belonirlng to the North ern Pacific land . grant is recommended by the Commissioners. STATUTE WORKS HflSHIP- AGED PHYSICIAN IS ARRESTED FOR PRACTICING ILLEGALLY. Talented and Famous Man, Stricken by Disease, Has Livelihood Taken ' . Away for Lack of License. TACOMA; Wash.. Jan. 8. (Special.) Pathetic was the story told to Justice Arntson" today on complaint of the State Board by Dr. Theodore Ralps. arrested for practicing medicine without a li cense. In broken English the aged physician told a pitiful tale of a healthy man broken down by. over-study ; and subject to attacks of epilepsy. He had studied for years at Leipzig, Berlin and Bonn. For three years he held a chair In the University of Illinois, where he was an Instructor in chemistry. He Is recognized throughout the world as an. authority on German and Spanish. One day while at his work he was stricken, and was forced to resign from the faculty and seek seclusion. Partially mastering his complaint, he came to Ta coma, and at intervals he has practiced medicine to earn a scanty living, caring for only the simpler cases. He was re leased without bail. , DEAD OF THE- NORTHWEST John Schairhorn. . GRANTS PASS. Or., Jan. 8. (Special.) John G. Schallhorn, who died in Portland-yesterday, was brought to this city today for burial. He had been for years a prominent business man and large property-owner of this place. His wife, daughter and two brothers survive him. Pearl Dl Engle. WOODBURN, Or., Jan. 8. (Special.) Pearl D. Engle, carrier of" R. F. D. No. 3, out of Woodburh, died this afternoon at his home in this city in his 24th year. He was the son of Nellie G. and. trie late' Columbus Engle. Sew National . Bank for Vancouver. VANCOUVER. Wash., 'Jan. 8. (Spe cial.) President Adams, of the Citi zens' Bank, today received a- telegram from- the Comptroller of the Currency, notifying htm that -the application of the Citizens' bank for. a National char ter had been allowed: The. new bank Is capitalized at S50.O00. The officers are Thomas II. Adams, president; C. C. Gridley, secretary, and Ernest R. Rey nolds, cashier. Montesano's Xew Officers. MONTESANO, Wash., Jan. 8. (Spe cial.) At the regular meeting of the City Council last night, the newly elected city officers took their oaths. They were as follows: Mayor, T. M. Bryan; City Clerk. N. D. McKilllp; City Treasurer. E. M. French: City Attorney, J. A. Hutch'eson; City Health Officer, Dr. J. H: Kit?: Councllmen, J:' EN Cald er. E. H. Story, Ell Bumberg- and E. D. Kellerman. The three, other Council men are boldovera from last year. Heavy Tide at Clatsop Beach. SEASIDE, Or.. Jan. . 8. (Special.) There was a very high tide here' today, the breakers tearing up about 100 yards of the new board walk, which runs along- the ocean beach. . The break oc curred in front of the cottage owned by Dr. J. K. Locke of Portland. The' break in the walk can be repaired with out great difficulty. Ferry Again In Commission.' HARRTSBURG. Or.. Jan. S. (Special.) The county ferry at this point is in com mission after a delay since the late freshet in the river. :A tree on the west bank was blown down .and across the ferry cable, breaking the. anchorage and leaving the cable In the water; where it was torn away by the passing driftwood. TI M GUI Vancouver Man Mysteriously Disappears.. REASON ''CANNOT BE FOUND Dan S.' Wright, Prosperous, Happy in His Home, Leaves for Portland " to" Make Collections; but Does Xot Arrive in the City. VANCOUVER, Wash., Jan. - 8. (Spe cial.) Mrs. Don S. Wright, who lives a .few miles northeast 'of- this city, to day made pu'olic the fact that Jaer. hus band disappeared from his home more, than two; weeks, ago and nothing; has been heard of. him since. Don S. Wright was well known in Dan. .8. WHgtit, Prosperous Vancouver . Wood DemlerMjstertously Missing - for' Two Weeks. . - this county", having been engaged in the wood business ana also ran a gaso line wood saw. On .the morning of his disappearance He left home, saying that he was going to Vancouver, and' later to Portland. He had considerable busi ness and. some collections to ' make from.'a Portland firm to whom he had been delivering' wood. He visited Van couver that day and that was the last seen'of him by any one who knew him.' He failed to call at any of the business houses in Portland where he had in tended to caB. Mrs. Wright states that she knows no reason why her husband should leaVe home. His financial affairs are in excellent condition and the relations between himself and wife were most amicable.- It is the opinion of his wife that he has suddenly become demented and wandered aw.ay. She recollects that he had been indisposed .for a short time previous to his alsappearance and that he had com:plaln,ed of violent Head aches. Mr. Wright is 39 years old and . is very large, over - six feet" tall, and weighing 246 pounds. When last seen he was wearing a black suit of clothes of good material and a long black over coat. His complexion Is inclined to be sandy, hair slightly gray about the temples, and he has blue eyes. ' ' Before coming to Vancouver Mr. Wright was employed as a salesman by a tea" and coffee company of. Seattle. He. was also well known in Spokane and the Coeur d'Alene country, having been employed In the mines there. His mother is Mrs. Mary D. Causey of Wadesville, Indiana. Mrs. Wright has kept the matter secret, disliking the notoriety. "ALASKAN" SINGER DIVORCED Mrs. Gash Leaves Mr. Cash for Lack, of Cash. SEATTLE, .Wash., Jan. 8. (Special.) Pearl Glrard Cash, a sister of Harry Glr ard, now. singing with' "The Alaskan" company, was this morning granted a di vorce from Leslie Cash by Judge Gilliam. Mr. and Mrs. Cash were married In East St. . Louis, III., January 20, 1904. Mrs. Cash testified that- during the first year of her married life, while they were resi dents of St. Louis, Cash frequently treat ed tier with great cruelty, rendering her sick and lame. In a deposition read to the court, Harry' Girard says that Cash mistreated the plaintiff, and that while; able to do so failed to furnish her with the necessary money for her comfort. Glrard 6aid he sent funds to his srister on several occa sions. Mrs. Cash resumes her maiden name. have Another paper mill INDUSTRY TO BE LAUNCHED AT OREGON CITY. W. P. Hawlejj Old Paperman, . Forms Company, 'Buys Property and' Will Start Work Soon. OREGON CITY, Or.; Jan. 8. (Special.) Oregon City is to have a new industry in the fqrm of another, paper mill, capitalized at -more than a half million, dollars and providing employment for at least 300 men. W. P. llawley, who was for many years associated with the Crown-Columbia Pulp & Paper Company, has formed a corporation and has purchased the Impe-. rial and Brick Mills, of the Portland. Flouring Mills Company and the old. sta tion A of the Portland .General Electric Company. It Is expected that work on the new mills will be commenced early this Spring and "will be completed as rap idly as possible, Mr. Hawley is a papermaker of many years' experience and knows the business from the ground up. In 1S93 be came to Oregon City as superintendent of tbe Crown .Paper Company. He displayed unusual business sagacity and in 1900 went to Froriston. Cal., and built the paper mills of the Floriston Paper Company'. . In 1903 he 'was made resident. manager of the Crown. Paper Company and occu pied that .position -until the Spring of 1907. He owneJ considerable stock in this com pany, but 'sold it all, and was succeeded by A. J. Lewthwaite. who came here from New York to take charge. Since last Fall Mr. Hawley has bad a M - If H ! J . r :: ; l.-tiSSW ' j r t m? j : desire . to. re-enter the business and con ceived the idea of starting a new mill at Oregon City on tho East Side of the River, where there is an immense amount of .water-power coming from the basin, that is not-utilized. .- He negotiated with the management of the Oregon City Man ufacturing Company "for the purchase of its woolen miiis, but the. project fell throughj . - ' : ! Two paper' machines will be Installed at the outset by the company, and both news and manila, papers will be manufactured, thus entering in direct competition with both the Willamette Pulp & Paper Com pany, wh'lch manufactures newspaper ex clusively, and the Crown-Columbia, Pulp & Paper Company, which makes boUr" manila .and news at .its mills at Oregm City and Camas. It is stated that the two paper- machines to be installed will be among tbe largest made. --,.' There .will 4e no difficulty in the new company obtaining sufficient power to op erate its plant. . It will have all. the power of the Portland Flouring . lills Company and as the, Portland General Electric Company has plenty of power to sell. Mr. Hawley s mill will have water in abun dance to push its-wheels. - - BORROW MONEY TO PAY DEBTS' Seattle Bond Issue. Taken by Chicago Concerns at Premium. SEATTLE, Wash., Jan. ' 8. (Special.) The County Cnmmissione,rs this afternoon awarded the- full $1,500,H0 issue -of bonds to the Harris Trust & Savings Bank and E. H. Rollins '& Son. both of Chicago, who presented a combination bid. The entire sum Is t be 'furnished by March 1. The bidders offer a premium of $2000 for the isue; $50,000 to- be paid February 16, $250,000 in 30 days, $250.09 in 60 day? and $500,000 in 90 days, but the Commissioners', after a somewhat stormy session with the agents of the bonding companies, de cided that March 1 Is the latest date on which the money shall be paid. The .money from the Issue, is to be used to take' up outstanding warrants and place the county on a cash basis. REMOVES CHIEF OF POLICE Aberdeen's Mayor Appoints Man Un satisfactory to Taxpayers. ABERDEEN, Wash.. Jan. 8. (Special.) Adam Schneider, who has been chief of police the past year, was supplanted to night by K. M. Birmingham, a former patrolman. Mayor France . making the change. The Council voted six to four for confirmation. Birmingham is an old resident. Schneider's removal Is unsatis factory to a very large number of tax payers. . City Ahead by . Decision. EUGENE, Or., Jan. 8. (Special.) By the decision of" the Supreme Court in the case of the City of Eugene against Lane County, the city will be ahead something less than $8000. . The case was one In which the county collected road taxes claimed by the city, amounting' to $5300. .The decision also al lows Interest from June 1. 1906, amounting to about $500, and this year the county collected over ,$2000 of what Is decided to be thej. city's money. - Supreme Court Cases Set.' SALEM. Or!, Jan. ' 8. --(Special.) The following cases have been set in the Su preme Court for hearing next week January 14 L. B. Denny, respondent, vs. Agnes Bean, appellant. Appeal from Polk County. January 15 Wm. C. Smith et a!., ap pellants, vs. B. F. Smith, et al respon dents. Appeal from Multnomah County. January 16 J. H. Johnson, respondent, vs. Sheridan Lumber Company, appellant. Appeal from Yamhill County. DEAN ' EDDIE IS DEPOSED Congregation Still Has Faith in ' the Ex-Rector. SALT LACE CITY. Jan. 8. Dean James B. Eddie, who- was convicted by an ec clesiastical court of immorality ,a year ago, was formally deposed from the- min istry of the Protestant Episcopal Church this afternoon. The sentence was .im posed publicly by Bishop Spalding. At Its reading women burst into tears and hisses were heard from some of the men, the disapproval being manifested by a portion of the congr-gation, whose faith In their old pastor is unshaken. Dean Eddie accepted the opportunity to speak. He declared that the trial had been unfairly conducted and that the evi dence against him was fabricated by bis ejiemies. The chief witnesses . against him were choir boys- of St. Mark's Church. . SALOONS GIVE UP FIGHT Spokane Gin-Mills Agree to Close on Sunday. SPOKANE, Wash.. Jan. 8. Following Mayor Moore's positive orders to the police to arrest proprietors of all sa loons keeping open next Sunday, the saloonmen have given up the 'fight against the law. Practically all are signing- an 'agreement to close -their doors next Sunday. In consideration of this agreement all pending cases for violations of the law are to be dropped. While the law closes nearly all other lines of business, no retali atory measures by .the saloonmen are expected. ... King Wants Regalia Lpcated. DUBLIN, Jan. 8. The Irish government has at last appointed a commission to thoroughly sift . the mystery of the dis appearance last-July of a portion of the state regalia, valued at $250,000, from Dublin Castle. It is understood, that King Edward baa insisted that the mat ter be cleared up and, the responsibility nxea. Motter Falls of Appointment. ORDGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash ington, Jan. 8. Frank Motter, so long reading clerk in the Oregon Legislature, and a candidate for appointment as read ing clerk in the United States Senate, was defeated on the last competitive test by a man from Iowa. ' Makes Second Entry Possible. ORBGONIAN NEWS BUREAU. Wash ington, Jan. 8. The Senate and House public lands committees today favorably reported bills permitting the making of second homestead entries by persons' who failed to acquire title on first entry at tempted. Northwestern People In New York. NEW YORK. Jan. 8. Opecial.) North west people registered at New York hotels today: ' From Seattle F.'Demniing and wife, at the Empire: A. B. Spaulding. at the Well ington: F. S.. Sawyer at the Imperial. Change Made on Northern Pacific. ST. PAUL. Minn.: - Jan.- 8. Newman Klein, formerly assistant general super intendent, of the Northern Pacific- has been removed from that position and -made superintendent of the St. Paul di vision. Today and thorrow wtll positively be the last days ror discount on West Side gas bills. Portland Gas Company. CAUGHTwiTH GOODS Woman Arrested at Albany for . Shoplifting: - N CAUSES GREAT SENSATION Depredations f Extend Over Two Months Woman"'. Comes From . Roseburg and Suspicion Has ' ' Pointed to Her Some Time. . ALBANY. Or.. Jan. 8. (Special.) Mrs: Kate Mumvy, who came' to Albany two months ago from Roseburg, was caught shoplifting here this afternoon, was- ar rested on a charge of larceny- and held for the Circuit Court, under $500 bonds. She was detected stealing a pocketbook from the drugstore of D. O. Woodworth, and upon a' search warrant 19 stolen articles were found in her room. For several weeks local merchants have been watching the woman, whose actions have been suspicious. There have been in this time many thefts, those from WToodwortn s- store alone totalling $60. Today when Mrs, Murray 'entered Woodworth s store the -proprietor con cealed himself and' saw her take an eight-dollar purse. Taking I. A. Munkers as a witness, he followed her when she left the store, stopped her on First street and compelled her to surrender the purse. Keeping the woman in custody. Wood worth, -secured a search, warrant 'from Justice Swan's court and accompanied by Deputy Sheriff Stellmacher, local mer chants searched her room. Articles were positively identified as stolen from various "stores. . Others were recognized a stolen property, but because of re moved costmarks -identification was not complete. - The woman denied "all Ihefts But that of today. Bail was furnished by rela tives. Mrs. Mbrray came here from Roseburg in November and has lived with .her brother and bis wife. She la separated from- her husband, who lives at 'Tualatin. Because of the bold' and continued' shop lifting here recently the arrest caused considerable excitement. So general were the' suspicions against the -woman that the business men's league discussed them in its meeting Monday night. CITY DELIVERY IN CORVALLIS Growth of Town Warrants Applica tion for Improvement. CORVALLIS, Or., Jan. '8. (Special.) Corvallls haV passed into the free mail delivery class. The' transition' came a year earlier than the optimistic postmas ter expected. The revenues for -the past year put the office In a position to make application for a free ciiy, delivery of mall. There has been an ' increase of more than 20 per cent over the business for the year ending December 31; 1906. For the quarter ending December 31, 190T, the increase was nearly 27 per, cent over tbe same quarter of the preceding year. The city authorities are already making provision for numbering houses and put-; ting up street signs, preliminary to the change. Application for the delivery serv ice will be made Just as soon as this work is completed, for which It . is ex pected that several months will, yet be required. It Is expected that the free de livery' will be Installed about the 1st of July. . The growth of Corvallls is further, con firmed in the arrangements at the public schools. Four new schoolrooms have been fitted up within the past six weeks to accommodate the classes. The teach ing force this year has been Increased, from 12 to 17 teachers. PUTER FINDS MORE COUNTS Arrested at Salem on Three Indlct - ments Case Goes Over. SALEM. Or., ' Jan. 8. (Special.) Three Indictments Instead of one confronted S. A. D. Puter when he arrived In Salem today. This was a complete surprise to the land-fraud king. The three charges are similar, merely applying to separate transactions of tbe same character pro curing persons to swear falsely to af fidavits in state land applications. George Borensoh, a well known land operator, accompanied Puter to Salem. M. L. Pipes served as Puter's attorney, and attended to the application for bail. Mr. Pipes asked that ball be fixed at $500 in each case, but Judge Burnett fixed It at $1000. Puter gave the bonds with Sorenson and F. P. T aldington as sureties. He' pleaded not guilty and by consent of attorneys the case went over to next term of court. District Attorney McNary con sented to the postponement so that the Government shall not be hampered in using Puter as a witness in the Hall case. Puter returned to Portland tonight. Car Robbers Sentenced. BAKER CITY,' Or., Jan. 8. (Speclal.) Judge Smith today sentenced Peter Mad den. John Clarke, John Burke and Stephen McCarty to three years In tbe State Penitentiary and Joseph Demarrs Old Coughs Keep. in close touch with your family doctor. -N No' medicine was ever made that could take his place. . Trust him at all times. Ayer's Cherry Pectoral Old coughs, desperate coughs, rasping coughs, extremely perilous coughs, coughs that shake the whole body. ' It .takes a strong medicine, " a doctor's medicine, to master such coughs! A great many people rely on Ayer's. Cherry Pectoral. We' hate no secrets! We publish - . - .' the formulas of alt our medicines. J. C. AYER CO., Manufacturing Chemistt, Lowell, Mast. to one year, in tbe penitentiary for lar- ceny. . These men composed a ga'ng who ! were breaking into freight cars at Hunt- ; Ington and making other depredations, j They were captured by Special Agent Woods, of the O. R. & N. Prmarrs was ! given a light sentence for assisting the t officer and inducing the prisoners to plead j gumy. NEW. LIBRARY BUILDING OPEN Classes Meet for First Time in Their New Quarte.rs. UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, Eugene, Or., Jan. .8. (Special.) During the holi days many of the recitation rooms of the University were removed from Villard Hall to better quarters in the new library building. Occupancy of the new building has been delayed, owing to the fact that there has. been no money available for heat. The problem, was solved by turn ing off the heat' from the entire upper floor of VillS-d Hall and sending it through the pipes into the library build ing. Several members of the faculty, includ ing Dr.-Young, Dr. Gilbert and Professor Glen, are now hearing classes in the new quarters. Furniture from the -Old rooms has been moved along to' the .new. Carnegie Library for Baker City. BAKER CITY, Or., Jan. 8. (Special.) It is an assured fact that Baker City is to have a Carnegie library. The Council at its last' meeting adopted a resolution accepting Mr. Carnegie's offer to erect a building In this city If the' Council would donate a stipulated sum for the main tenance of the library. At a previous meeting of the Council the sum of- $2100 was appropriated for library purposes. The question of a site has- not yet been decided npon, but the Council has ex pressed Its willingness to donate city property for this, purpose if no other ground Is available. Orders Steel' Culverts. BAKER CITY, Or., Jan. 8. (Special.) The County Court of Baker County has ordered a carload of corrugated steel to be used In the construction of culverts throughout the county. The wooden cul verts are continually wearing out. neces sitating the expenditure, of a large amount , for repairs." The steel culverts have a 'guaranteed life of 50 years and will save a large sum to the county. The cost will be 'in the neighborhood of $1200 for- the carload. Taxes in Clackamas. OREGON CITY. Or., Jan. 8. (Special.) Clackamas Cpunty will' raise this year by direct taxation $218,450,' apportioned as follows: State, and Agricultural Col lege, $38,550; county school, 8833 .children .of school age at $7 each, $61,831; school library, $12S5; road's and highways, $51,400; county expenses, $43,400; interest on out; standing warrants, $4000: payment of out standing warrants, $17,984. Ranch Brings Good Price. MILTON. Or., Jan. 8. (SpeciaI.)-Henry grazier, of , this place, has concluded a deal .whereby he transfers his ranch of 24fl acres and his city residence to Will iam Harden for $28,562. Mr. Frazier has retired and is erecting a bungalow. E I-H. GRAY THROWS STRENGTH TO ANOTHER. Friends Organize in Favor of John F. Miller, Who Is Making Strong . Fight for Ceattle Mayoralty. SEATTLE, Wash., Jan. 8. (Special.) The already, complicated situation as re gards the Republican Mayoralty cam paign, was added to here today ' by the' withdrawal from the race of L. H. Gray. Humor was lent the situation by the fact that Gray wrote a letter to W. P. Trim ble, also a candidate, tending the latter the support of Gray's friends. Tonight the leaders In the Gray fight attended a big meeting to organize the campaign of John F. Miller and prominently Identified themselves with, bis fight. .Gray's application to have bis name stricken from ' the primary election bal lots baa been referred by the City .Con troller to the Corporation Counsel. There is some doubt as to whether or not this can be done. In any event Gray will be out the' $30 he paid as filing fee. The primary law makes no' provision for an action of this character and it is the opin ion of lawyers that the general election laws will govern. ' Gray Is a prominent steamship agent and- was until recently president of the King County Republican Club. He gives business demands as the reason for his withdrawal, but he was never considered In the light of a winner by the majority of the politicians of the party. ' ,: Astoria Running. Behind. -,. ASTORIA, Or., Jan. 8. (Speeial.)-The reports of City Treasurer Dealey and City Auditor Anderson for . the quarter ending on Decembet31 have been filed. The Treasurer's report shows the receipts and disbursements during the quarter to have been as follows: Cash on hand October 1, $29,149.40; receipts during quarter-. $17, 045.84; disbursements, $27,266.98; cash on hand at end of quarter, ,$18,928.26. The auditor's ' report shows the city's liabili ties to be behind its resources to the ex tent of .$165,284.33. Procrasti nation has cause d many a death. You say it will be all right in the morning, but while you sleep your cold gets into your chest, and opens the door for pneu monia. 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