THE MORNING OREGON IAN, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 190.
0
ARGUMENTS FILL
Fl
State Printer Busy With Initi
ative and Referendum
Measures.
SCHEME TO SAVE POSTAGE
Duniway Will Trim Pamphlets and
Thus Save $1000 on Mailing Ex
penses Copy or Arguments
to Be Sent Each Voter.
SALEM, Or.. Feb. 25 (Special.) With
the filing of the last of the arguments
upon Initiative and referendum measures
yesterday, it has become possible to com
pute approximately the size of the
pamphlets for the Information of voters.
6. A'. Kozer, chief clerk of the Secretary
of State's office, today measured the ma
terial to be Included In the book and con
cluded that the copies of bills, amend
ments and arguments will occupy 120
pages, at least. The cost will be about
J.V) per page, or $tXX. As persons who
tile arguments must pay their proportion
of the total cost, about fciviO of the total
has been paid by private individuals.
Copy for Each Voter.
The pamphlets will be published and
ready for distribution about April 1. or
two months before the people will be
called upon to vote upon the measures.
Secretary of State Benson Is now secur
ing lists of voters who have registered
In each of the counties of the state and
has clerks at work addressing envelopes
to these voters. When the pamphlets have
been printed they will be slipped into
the envelopes and mailed.
State Printer Dunlway will try to save
the state $1000 In postage by shaving the
pamphlets a little closer on the edges
when he trims them. It Is expected that
the postage on each pamphlet will be 5
rents, or 10000 on the whole 100,000 copies.
Mr. Duniway thinks that by trimming
the pamphlets to a slightly smaller size
than the law specifies, he can make the
pamphlets light eiough to go for 4 cents
each.
Mailed Soon as Printed.
The work of getting out the pamphlets
1 being rushed. In the meantime U Is
useless for voters to make Inquiries. The
most they can do is to register and then
await the coming of a copy of the pamph
let when the printing has been completed.
WILL IMPROVE WATERFRONT
Astoria Capitalists Incorporate lor
This Purpose.
ASTORIA. Or.. Feb. 25. (Special.)
Articles of incorporation of the Colum
bia River Dock & Terminal Company, an
organization that proposes to do consider
able Improvement work on waterfront
property near this city, were filed In the
County Clerk's office today. The in
corporators of the company are F. L.
T'arker and John Fox, of Astoria, Alma
1). KRtz. George W. McMillan. H. T.
Hendryx and Everett Ames, of Portland,
and Its capital stock is $750,000, divided
Into 7500 shares of $100 each. Under its
articles, the company is authorized to
build docks, wharves and warehouses, to
carry on a wharfinger business, to provide
terminal yards and facilities for railways
and street railways and to purchase, lease
sud operate dredgers, steamboats, etc.
The principal office of the company Is to
he In Astoria. This Is the corporation
that has acquired several thousand acres
of tidelands lying just east of Tongue
Point and which were recently purchased
from the state. It is understood steps
will be taken in the immediate future to
reclaim the property by building bulk
heads and filling In by pumping sand
from the river channel, so that wharves
and manufacturing establishments can be
erected there.
KEEPS WIFE UXDER SPELL
Woman Would Break Restraint by
Securing Divorce.
SEATTLE. Wash.. Feb. 25. (Special.)
C harging that her husband, from whom
she Is seeking a divorce, exercises a
strange influence, and causes her to do
things which are against her interest and
that of their child. Lottie B. Fankboner
today asked the Superior Court to en
Join Jesse B. Fankboner from visiting
her. She charges that when she Is away
from the husband's presence she can
think and act independently, but when
Fankboner talks, everything changes.
This strange Influence, says the wife, Is
known to the husband, who has openly
boasted of it. She is satisfied, accord
ing to the complaint, that if she can
keep Fankboner away from the home,
and put a stop to his peering into the
windows at night, she can retain her de
sire to proceed with the divorce pro
ceedings. Fankboner is a printer. His wife states
that when she started the case several
months ago, she procure a restraining
'.order from the court, but the husband
talked her out of It, and she tried to
live peaceably with him again, with 111
success. She alleges cruelty.
ASK FOR MORE DUVDOCKS
Seattle Intends to Be Prepared in
Case of Hostilities. .
SEATTLE, Wash.. Feb. 25. (Spe
cial.) At least four additional docks
for the Bremerton navyyard are de
manded in an appeal sent to the War
Department and to the Washington
Congressional delegation today by the
Chamber of Commerce. It is pointed
out that In theevent of war with any
nation such wholly inadequate dock
ing facilities might operate to tie up
the whoio fleet, for the reason that
one badly disabled hattleship. would
occupy the dock for at least six
months. For this reason. In time of
war. to maintain the efficiency of tho
Navy it is imperative that the Gov
ernment have more drydocks than at
present.
BROKERS CUT SHIXGLE PRICES
Reduction, It Is Declared. Will Close
Many Mills Until April 1.
SEATTLE. Wash., Feb. 25. (Spe
cial.) At a secret meeting of the
wholesale -shingle brokers this after
noon In the Lumber Exchange build
ing the knifo was applied to the shin
pie market, the brokers agreeing
among themselves to cut the prices
paid the manufacturers as follows:
For stars, present price Jl.SO, new
price $1.40 per thousand: for clears,
present price $2.10. new price $1.S0 per
thousand.
The brokers control nearly 80 per
cent of, the output. It 'is declared the
BOOK
If VOTERS
action of the- brokers will compel re
calcitrant miilowners to close their
plants until April 1 or later.
CLOSE SALOONS OX SUNDAY
Adams County Officials Propose to
End Reipn of Lawlessness.
SPOKAN'E. Wash., Feb. 25. (Spe
cial.) Adams County will be closed
next Sunday, in compliance with a no
tice prepared at Ritzville. Wash., by
Prosecuting Attorney C. W. Raihbun
and signed by Sheriff E. D. Gilson, and
which will be printed this week by the
county papers.
The Sunday closing law has not been
enforced heretofore, but the need now
appears to be so great that the authori
ties say the saloons and all business
houses covered by the law must close
and remain' closed.
Sheriff Gilson says that along the
construction lines of the Chicago, Mil
waukee & St. Paul and the Seattle &
Portland Railroads there are 15 saloons.
A great deal of disorder in tho way of
fighting and gambling and many other
lawless things have been complained of,
and no heed has been given to his de
mand that they close, and he-feels that,
in accordance with his duties as public
official, that the law must be enforced.
JOHN D.'S OIL CAUSES STJIT
Spokane Man Demands Damages Be
cause Lamp Explodes.
SPOKANE, Wash., Feb. 25. (Spe
cial.) A suit for $27,350 against the
Standard Oil Company was filed In the
Superior Court today by William M.
Allison and wife. The suit grew out
of a lamp explosion, which is alleged
to be due to adulterated -kerosene fur
nished by the Standard Oil Company to
the Booth-McClintock Company, and in
turn sold by that company to J. Erick
sori, a grocer, from which firm the Alli
sons bought the fluid, it causing an
explosion as alleged, which burned Mrs.
Allison's hands and arms. The accident
occurred February 1, 1906.
According to the complaint of Mr.
and Mrs. Allison, the kerosene con
tained benzine, gasoline, naphtha and
other substances. It was below the
standard of Ignition, 120 degrees Fah
renheit, according to the complaint.
NORTH COAST GETS ROUTE
Permitted to Condemn Right of Way
on Northern Pacific Land.
OLYMPIA, Wash., Feb. 25. (Special.)
The North Coast Railway was today
given the right to condemn a right of way
through the Northern Pacific right of
way, at Union Gap In Yakima County, by
the Supreme Court of the state. The
court allows the North Coast a strip of
land 45 feet east of the present track of
the Northern Pacific along the west bank
of the Yakima River. This is the only
available pass in that section, and if the
court had refused to let the road con
demn, the North Coast would have had
to go to an enormous expense to get
through the hills at that point, as they
would have had to cross the river twice,
and the construction of a $200,000 road
tunnel would have been needed. The
North Coast will have to pay the North
ern Pacific a reasonable amount of dam
ages for the -use of the land.
ALBAXY JURORS CAN'T AGREE
Stand Three to Three In Bnrkhart
Local Option Case.
ALBANY, Or., Feb. 25. (Special.) For
a second time a Jury today failed to reach
an agreement in the cane against Burk
hart & Lee, local druggists, and Richard
Landls, charged with violation of the
local option law. Landis, who is a clerk
in the drugstore of Burkhart & Lee, was
accused of selling liquor to Detectives
Pason and Mitchell, last October, and his
employers were chargpd Jointly in the
complaint. The case was tried several
weeks ago and resulted in a disagreement
and on the retrial today the Jury de
liberated six hours with a vote of 3 to
3 from first to last.
Speakers at Chautauqua.
OREGON CITY, Or., Feb. 25. (Special.)
Miss Anna Lewis Clark, of Boonvllle,
Mo., chairman of the civil service reform
committee of the National Federation of
Women's Clubs, has been engaged to lec
ture at the coming session of the Willam
ette Valley Chautauqua Assembly in
Gladstone Park. Secretary Cross has also
closed a contract with Rev. B. L. Whit
man, of Seattle, formerly of Philadelphia,
and ex-president of Colby University. He
will have charge of the Bible study class
during the session.- The programme for
Chautauo.ua Is far advanced for this
time of the year.
Making Converts at Pendleton.
PENDLETON, Or., Feb. 25. (Special.)-
As a result of the recent revival meetings
at the M. E. Church- in this city 173 new-
members were received Sunday, February
23, and 63 were baptised at one service,
The work of the church has been estab
lished- on a broader basis, and Sunday
services are largely attended.
FORM HOLDING COMPANY
President Baker, of New York First
National, Starts Movement.
NEW YORK, Feb. 26. George F. Baker,
president of the First National Bank,
has sent a circular letter to all the bank's
stockholders asking them to assent to
the formation of a $10,000,000 holding com
pany to take over and administer the
real estate, securities, stocks and other
property of the bank. On receiving the
assent of the stockholders the bank pur
poses to declare an extra dividend of 100
per -cent on its $10,000,000 capital stock
which dividend is to be applied to the
payment of the capital stock of the hold
ing company.
The name of the new company is to be
First Security Company. The First Na
tional Bank, according to a recent state
ment, has $55,221,000 of stocks, bonds and
mortgages.
Creel May Try Gothenburg System
CHIHAHUA, ivlex., Feb. 26. Governor
Creel says that as more pressing matters
are disposed of -he may take up the solu
tipn of the liquor problem along the lines
of the Gothenburg system as passed by
him when ho was acting Governor two
years ago.
In brief this comprises a private quasi
philanthropic corporation to take over
one by one. or as rapidly as possible, the
saloons of the state, close many of them
and conduct the others under strict reg
ulations and on such a plan as will con
duce to temperance and morality. The
profits of the company, it was then pro
posed, will be limited to six per cent on
the capital invested, all above that being
devoted to public service or some other
cause.
Truesdale Re-elected President.
, NEW YORK, Feb. 25. W. H. Truesdale
was re-elected president of the Delaware,
Lackawanna & Western Railroad Com
pany at a meeting of tho board of
directors today.
Clatsop Mill Resumes.
ASTORIA. Or., Feb. 25. (Special.) The
Clatsop Mill Company's plant which has
been closed down for several weeks, will
resume operations on next Monday morn
ing with a full force of employes. .
EATON KEEPS WORD
Ready to Donate $50,000 to
Willamette University.
WHEN PEACE IS RESTORED
Union County Pioneer Only Waits
for Restoration of Normal Condi
tions at Educational Institu
tion Site Has Been Selected
UNION. Or., Feb. 25. (Special.) In an
Interview this morning, A. B. Eaton, of
this city, the donor of $50,000 to erect the
building for liberal arts at Willamette
University, emphatically denied that ue
has withdrawn the donation or has ever
contemplated such a move. Mr. Eaton
and Dr. Coleman, ex-president of the Uni--ersity,
are warm personal friends, as is
also Bishop Moore. The only reason that
the money has not been placed at the
hands of the building committee is the
unsettled state of affairs that now pre
vails among the officials of the institu
tion. Had Dr. Coleman 'end Bishop Moore re
mained. It was Mr. Eaton's Intention to
turri the money over to tnem, to be used
for the purpose specified, .but Mr. Moore
having left the state and Dr. Coleman
having resigned, the donor is waiting
until a more propitious time. When he
last visited the University, Mr. Ea.ton se
lected a suitable location for a building
site which was favorable to the trustees.
Since then he has arranged for plans
and specifications for the structure and
is only waiting for the friction to die
down in the old school to commence the
work, which he hopes will not be long.
As $50,000 is a considerable sum to give,
even in a good cause, Mr. Eaton naturally
wants the money to do the most possible
good and not be injudiciously or flagrant
ly used.
Mr. Eaton Is at a loss to know how
such a report that 'he had withdrawn
the offer ever started, as he not only
gave It no foundation but has never for
once entertained the thought.
"When I gave the money," said Mr.
Eaton. "I did it for the good of humanity
and not for any strong personal attach
ment I may have felt for either Dr. Cole
man or Bishop Moore. Not until after
due deliberation and sufficient reflection
did I make up my mind to give It, and no
personal influence was ever brought to
bear on me to that end. I am free to ad
mit that my attention was first called to
such a donation by Dr. Coleman and
Bishop Moore as a worthy object, but I
took a good long time to study it out
carefully before making up my mind. I
positively refused to contribute one cent
toward the $100,000 endowment which I
was afterward assured had been sub
scribed. I think I first told Dr. Coleman
that I had made up my mind that the
$50,000 would do as much good In. the way
he had suggested as for any other pur
pose and that the money should bo given
for that use. 1 had no idea until informed
this morning of any report to the effect
that the gift had been withdrawn, as it
surely has not been and will not be. I
am only waiting for a favorable time to
go on with the building and the earlier
that comes the better I will be pleased.
I am quite sure that neither Bishop Moore
nor Dr. Coleman sta.rted this false report
and I have been closer to them in this
matter than to any one else."
DETAINED IN QUARANTINE
Steamer Monteaele Held at Victoria
Awaiting Instructions.
VICTORIA. B. C. Feb. 25. Steamer
Monteagle which reached William Head
quarantine station this morning, has been
detained in quarantine subject to instruc
tions from Dr. MontizamDert, head of
Dominion quarantine at Ottawa, who has
been telegraphed for instructions.
The Monteagle put back to Yokohama
after leaving on February 8 to land a
steerage passenger suffering from small
pox, and. after being fumigated, sailed
again February 11. Sixteen days have
elapsed s'nee fumigation and as the
quarantine period is IS days. Dr. Watt
has wired for Instructions. All are well
on board and it Is not expected the
steamer will be held.
The Monteagle has 220 Hindus cm board
and tt 13 stated these will be ordered
deported by the Dominion immigration
officers under the regulation providing
that immigrants must come direct. Failing
this, the provincial immigration officials
will prevent the landing of the Indians
under the Natal act, which the courts
have declared Is Inoperative against the
Japanese, owing to the treaty with Japan.
EIGHT YEARS FOR HOMICIDE
Thomas Hale Sentenced at The
Dalles for Killing Man.
THE DALLES. Or., Feb. 25. (Special.)
Thomas Hale was today sentenced by
Judge Bradshaw to eight years in the
penitentiary for the killing of Thomas
McConnell in the Columbia Southern
Hotel, at Shaniko, August 29 last. Hale
was under the influence of liquor when
the crime was committed and had no
recollection- of the act nor had he ever
seen or heard of McConnell before that
time.
RACE OR CREED IS NO BAR
King County Pioneer Leaves For
tune for Orphans Asylum.
SEATTLE, Feb. 25. Richard Jeffs, a
pioneer who died last week, left a will
providing that $150,000 of his estate should
be used for the establishment on his farm
at Auburn of an asylum for the orphans
of King County, regardless of race or
creed. Mr. Jeff's widow Is a full-blooded
Indian and at her death it Is believed
that she will give her estate of $200,000
to the asylum. Their seven children are
dead.
DEAD OF THE NORTHWEST
Eunice Bewer Little.
ST. HELENS, Or., Feb. 25. (Special.)
Eunice Bewer Little died at her home in
Houlton this morning, of natural decline
on account of age. She was born at
Pern, Mass., April, 23, 1S27, and had
resided at Houlton about 12 years. She
was a member of Mizpah Chapter, order
of the Eastern Star, and the ceremonies
at the grave will be conducted by that
order. Mrs. Little had the sincere respect
of the community. She was a woman of
great strength of character, and bright
and intelligent to near the close of life.
She formerly resided In Kansas City and
Oberlln, Ohio.
U'Ren Begins Active Campaign.
OREGON CITY, Or., Feb. 25. (Spe
cial.) Following the announcement of
his candidacy for the Republican nom
ination of United States Senator. W. S.
U'Ren Is arranging to make a tour of
the entire state in behalf of Statement
No. 1 and his own candidacy. He went
to Woodburn, where he spoke tonight,
and will talk at Canby tomorrow nichu
15
WHAT INTEREST ARE YOU GETTING 3?
BLUE DIAMOND PRESSED STONE CO.
ROOMS 218-220 ABINGTON BUILDING
PHONE PACIFIC 773
SHOT BY IDAHO -- FARMER
G. W. WHITXTEr, OF SEASIDE, IS
KILLED AT PAYETTE.
Quarrels With farmer Over Land
Sale Pursues . Him With
Club, Is Shot.
PATETTE, Idaho, Feb. 2fi. G. W.
Whitney, well known in Portland and at
Seaside, was shot and killed today by
J. M. McGreevy.
Rumors say that 'Whitney went out to
the McGreevy ranch and commenced to
quarrel, and picking up a club, chased
McGreevy around the house several
REAPPOINTED POSTMASTER AT
UNION. OR.
Marlon F. Davi.
UNION, Or., Feb. 23. (Special.)
Marlon F. Davis,' reappointed Post
master for this city, was born In
Fon du Lac County, wlsconafn, .
September' 28. 1S04. In 187 he re
moved with his parents to Union,
Or., where he has since resided. He
graduated from the University of
Orejron in 18S3. For 14 years prior -to
March 1. 1903, he was one of the
publishers of the Eastern Oregon
Republican at Union. In October,
1005. the Grand Lodge of Knights
of Pythias elected him as Grand
Chancellor of Oregon, which position
he held for 19 months.
Mr. Iavls was first appointed
Postmaster by President McKlnley
on February 14, 1K!K, and the pres
ent appointment, made on February
12. for the third term, comes as a
Just recognition of his services, both
to patrons of his office and to the
Fostofflce Department.
times and that, when he finally ran Into
the house, McGreevy found his revolver
and shot him twice, once above the heart
and once Just below. A doctor was
immediately called but found
he could not live more than a few hours.
McGreevy came to Payette and gave
himself up. claiming self-defense. A spe
cial train on the Payette Valley Railroad
has gone out with a number of friends
to bring the body in.
Tho Quarrel was over a sale of
t".'.''X"M'W...M.'JUMEj,l.l .. A.M ' & MB'.-.- .I'.'.lJ'm I. f
6- I
- ' i
5' t
I v
i e fa', f
:: t Sv"i:::;::-:W:-:::-. .... Tw." $ : I
r i
hi ' 'i m ii- ' i :,. . 1 1
71
11
THE BLUE DIAMOND
PRESSED STONE GO.'S
Stock pays OVER fifteen per cent and is as safe as a
Savings Bank. 9 Last Sunday we advertised that over
eighty-three per cent of our stock was sold. This figure
is growing rapidly, and a few days more will find it
ALL GONE. 9 You are not interested in this if
three per cent satisfies you.
If You Want The Full Earning Power of
Your Money, Buy Some Shares in The
Blue Diamond Stone Company BEFORE
IT IS TOO LATE.
It is the Safest and Best Paying investment in the city,
and we can prove it.
.SHARES $10.00 EACH
land. Bad blood had existed between
the two men for some time.
G. W. Whitney spent a great deal of
time at Seaside, where he had a Sum
mer cottage about 4.u ieet soum ui
the Hotel Moore. He, owned a few ad
ditional cottages, which he rented. He
was known as a very enterprising
citizen and was one of the first to build
a bulkhead in front of his property to
protect it from the ocean and improve
its appearance. .Ha spent the past
four Summers at his Seaside cottage.
Mr. Whitnor. was well known In Port
land also.
"I knew him rery well," said Dan
Moore; "he was a good citizen and
was always ready to contribute to
new enterprises or toward building
up the interests of the beach town.
He was a man of strong character and
when he believed he was right, be
took a determined stand. He will be
missed at Seaside, where he was the
means of bringing down a large num
ber of Idaho people each Summer. He
leaves a family."
BURGLARS GIVEX EIGHT TEARS
Slen Who Robbed Pendleton Homes
Must Serve Time.
PEXDLBTON, Or., Feb. 25. (Special.)
Frank C. Kennedy a.nd Clifford Thompson,
alias William Gtaydon, were today sen
tenced to serve eight years each in the
State Penitentiary. These are the two
men who recently robbed four Pendleton
homes and were arrested in Portland by
Sheriff Taylor, of this county, a couple of
days later. An Information was filed
against each of them for each house en
tered, and they were therefore given the
minimum sentence of two years' for each
offense. They pleaded guilty.
Pete Medernach, proprietor of the Mint
saloon, pleaded guilty to the charge of
having in his possession for distribution
obscene cards and was tlned $100. District
Attorney Phelps Is now making an effort
to ascertain where they were printed.
HAY DROPS FIVE DOLLARS
Large Surplus on Hand Causes the
Prices to Tumble at Tacoma.
TACOMA, Wash., Feb. '25. (Special.)
Hay Is much cheaper than It was the
first of the year. John B. Stevens today
stated that the market has dropped about
$5 a ton since January 1 and Is weak.
There are about 25,000 tons of hay in the
Eilensburg district, he asserted, and
Montana and Idaho also have largo quan
tities. Mr. Steyens added that Montana
did not seem to have an outlet for its sur
plus hay this year, and as a result hay is
now being offered cheaper there. He
quote alfalfa hay at $14 a ton; timothy
at $23 a ton. and wheat hay at $16.
NORTHWEST BREVITIES.
The Dalles, Or. The debating teams of
The Dalles and Knterprise High schools
will struggle for debating honors here next
Tuesday.
The Dalles, Or. With the establishment
of a through mall service on the North
Bank Railroad tt is possible that this city
may become the transfer point. Inspector
Ritchie, of Portland, has been here and ex
amined carefully Into the feasibility of the
transfer being made here.
Condon, Or. The following teachers were
successful in the teachers examinations:
Bertha Trimble. Tessa Ljirkins. Lottie
Keisur, first grade; May Montague, Rena
Horner, third grade; Iuie Gillette, second
grade; Mis" Joyce Hershner. life certificate.
The examining board consisted of W. F.
Allen, of Condon; Mlsa Florence Slmms. of
Olex. and r&uperintendent McArtnur, of
Condon.
Steel Works Resumes Work.
READING. Fa.. Feb. 25. The local
plant of the, American Iron & Steel
Company resumed today after a two
months' idleness. It employa nearly 1000
hands.
VESTMENT
OPPOSE REODY HUE
AXTI-SALOON LEAGUE FILES
ARGUMENT AT SALEM.
Declares Proposed Home Rule
Amendment Has Origin-Among
Saloon Interests.
SALEM, Or., Feb. 25. (Special.) The
Portland Municipal Association and
the Oregon Anti-Saloon League Joined
their arguments against the Reddy
"home rule" amendment which 5s to be
submitted to the people In June, and
filed only one document in the office
of the Secretary of State. The oppo
nents of the amendment assert that it
is a saloon measure and had Its origin
among those who are Intent upon ex
ploiting the vices of city life.
The amendment proposed is to sec
tion 2 of article 11, of the constitution,
governing adoption of city charters.
It eliminates from the section the pro
vision that city charters must be sub
ject to the constitution and criminal
laws of the state, and further pro
vides that cities shall have exclusive
power to license, regulate, control and
tax, suppress or prohibit theaters,
race tracks, poolrooms, bowling alleys,
billiard halls nnd the sale of liquors,
subject to the local option law.
The argument filed by Mr. Reddy In
favor of this amendment is In part as
follows:
The purpose of this amendment is to ob
tain practical home rule for all cities and
towns in Oregon
Laws which may be good for a seaport
may not be advisable or good for an inland
town.'
If does not seem fair, that people who
live in Eastern Oregon should vote as to
what regulations should be applied to the
local affairs of a city in the Willamette
Vallev, nor. on tho other hand, should
people in the Willamette Valley govern the
local affairs or. cltles in Eastorn Oregon. It
ii impossible "to make any law which will
be equally suitable for all towns, and the
proposed amendment gives the taxpayers ana
voters of each town the right to rovcrn
their own local affairs wltthln tbe city boun
daries. . .
Opponents of the Reddy amendment
declare:
There can be no doubt that the petition
for the enactment of the proposed amend
ment had- Us origin among those who are
intent upon exploiting the vices of city life
for their own profit, and who. care little or
nothing for the integrity of the State and
the moral welfare of its citizens.
Therefore, we object for five reasons:
1. It Is a saloon measure Intended to en
trench the saloon and nulnfy the local
option law.
2 It makes the cities principalities. In
dopondent of the criminal laws and police
powers of the County and State
3. It assumes for the city independence
from the County, yet does not propose to
provide for expense of vice and crime to be
borne by cities alone
4 Because cities and country in counties
are an indissoluble whole. What affects one
affects the other. . , ,
6 This measure Is a violent reversion of
.the entire structure of our government.
BURGLAR USES WHEELBARROW
Aberdeen Police Capture Thief Who
Proves to Be Man of Family.
ABERDEEN. Wash., Feb. 25. (Special.)
Edward Brunzel, aged 50. with a wife
and family, is under arrest on the charge
of burglary. Brunzel was caught In the
rear of a grocery store from which ae
had taken a lot of Mock and loaded It
on a wheelbarrow. The police believe
Brunzel is Implicated with others in a
scheme to systematically rob stores and
think they are guilty of other burglar
ies which have been committed recently.
Matson Given Year In Pen.
ASTORIA. Or., Feb. 25. (Special.)
Oscar Matson' was . arraigned in the
Circuit Court this morning on an in-
1 formation, charging him with the lur-
ceny of $140 from John Anderson, of
Portland. He pleaded guilty and vas
sentenced to serve one year in the pen
itentiary. An order was made direct
ing that $34.90 which the prisoner had
be turned over to Anderson.
Build Sawmill at Milwaukle.
OREGOS CITV, Or., Feb. 25. (Spe
cial.) W. P. Hawley, the head of the
new Hawley Pulp & Paper Company,
will build a sawmill at the pioneer
town of Milwaukle to handle the logs
for his pulp mill, which will be located
in the basin on the east side of "Wil
lamette Falls. The site will be on the
block for. many years occupied by the
old Standard Flouring Mill. The block
sold a year ago for $400, and Mr. Haw
ley paid $7500 for it. It is expected
that at least 25 men will be employed
In the mill.
Denounce Judge's Words.
VICTORIA, B. C, Feb. 25. In the
British Columbia Legislature this after
noon, Attorney-General W. J. Bowser,
and Mr. Hawthorthwaite, Socialist leader,
rose to question of privilege to denounce
the language used by Judge Clement in
the Appeal Court this morning, who
charged the British Columbia government
with disloyalty for Its course in attempt
ing to enforce an Immigration act against
the Japanese.
Another Transatlantic Wedding.
PARIS. Feb. 25. Mrs. Alice Ney Weth
erbec, daughter of Gardiner Wetherbee,
of New York, and Count Rudolph Fes
tetics de Tolna, of Paris, were married
yesterday at the American Church.
OFFICES
IN
MERCHANTS
TRUST
BUILDING
Sixth and Washington
Best Location
in City
Modern Equipment
Throughout
FOR ROOMS APPLY TO
MERCHANTS
SAVINGS 8 TRUST
COMPANY
247 WASHINGTON ST.