THE MORXING OREGOXIAX, SATURDAY, MARCH 21, 190S.
RIGHT TO LOCATE
OUTS DEOFSALEM
Proposed Amendment to Con
stitution Affects State
Institutions.
SPREADS OUT PATRONAGE
Various Sections of Commonwealth
Will Be Expected to "Trade" lu
Legislature for Appropriations,
as Has Been the Custom.
SAI.EM. Or.. March 20. (Special.) One
of the measures, upon which the people of
Oregon will vote at the June election Is a
constitutional amendment permitting the
location of state Institutions away from
the capital of the state. This amendment
was submitted by the last Legislature,
and appears in the Initiative and referen
dum pamphlet without argument on either
side of the question. It is a short pro
vision, amending section 3 of article 14 of
the constitution. That section now reads
as follows:
"The seat of government, when estab
lished as provided in section 1. shall not
be removed for the term of twenty years
from the time of such establishment; nor
In any other manner than as provided in
the first section of this article; provided
that all the public institutions of the
state, hereafter provided for by the Leg
islative Assembly, shall be located at he
Beat of government."
Section 1, mentioned herein, proivdes for
establishment of the seat of government
by a vote of the people. The proposed
amendment to section 3 reads as follows:
Section 3. The seat of government, when
established as provided In Section 1. shall
not be removed for a term of twenty (20)
years from the time of such establishment,
nor In any other manner than as provided
In the first section of this article. All the
public institutions of the state, not located
elsewhere prior to January 1. 1007. shall be
located In the county where the seat of
government Is, excepting when otherwise
ordered by an set of the Legislative As
sembly and Is ratified by the electors of the
state at the next general election follow
ing such act by a majority of all the votes
cast on the question of whether or not such
act shall be .ratified.
Purpose Is Twofold.
The purpose of the amendment is two
foldto validate the acts by which publio
institutions have heretofore been estab
lished away from the seat of government
in violation of the constitution, and to
permit the establishment of such institu
tions away from the capital in the future
by act of the Legislature and approval of
the people of the state. A number of m-
tltution. the State University, the Agri
cultural College, four normal schools and
the SoIdle.f Home, have been located
away from the capital. A number of
years ago an act was passed providing
for the location of an insane asylum in
Kastern Oregon, but that act was declared
unconstitutional because In violation of
this section. While plausible arguments
have been made In support of the view
that the Hniverslty, Agricultural College
and normnl schools are not public Institu
tions wtlhln the meaning of the constitu
tion, there has always been grave doubt
whether those Institutions have valid ex
istence. One of the purposes of this
amendment la to remove that doubt.
It will be noticed, also, that the original
section provides for the location of state
institutions "at the seat of government."
The proposed amendment says "In the
county where the seat of government is,
except," etc. The object of this change
in laneruage is to avoid question as to
the meaning of the word "at." The State
Reform School is located at" Salem, but
about four miles from the city. The Mute
School is three miles away. The new
home for the feeble-minded wilt be a mile
sway. The word "at" has been construed
to mean near enough to enable the state
officers to have personal supervision over
tha institutions and to transact their busi
ness at the seat of government. The im
practicability of placing the Institutions
inside the city limits made such a con
struction necessary, and If the Institu
tions could be placed outside the city lim
its at all. a difference of a mile or two
was immaterial. All the Institutions
named get their mall at Sulem.
Divide I'p State Patronage.
The arguments offered in favor of the
proposed amendment are that state In
stitutions should be distributed over the
state so as to give ail sections a share
of public appropriations and so as to
accommodate as large a number of peo
ple as possible; also, that a more suit
able locntion can sometimes be found
elsewhere.
Against the proposed amendment it is
argued that scattering the Institutions
over the state paves the way for trades
and combinations in the Legislature for
the purpose of controlling appropriations.
It was this argument, in fact, that
caused the constitutional convention to
provide that all Institutions shall be lo
cated at the seat of government. Dur
ing the territorial government there was
constant trouble over the location of
public institutions and to eliminate this
difficulty, the provision was made set
tling the question in the Constitution.
It Is now satd that if the location of
state Institutions at various places be
permitted, trades will be made in the
Legislature by which members from one
section will be given an Institution or
an increased appropriation upon condi
tion that they support measures or ap
propriations desired by other members,
(experience has shown that trades of this
kind are very common.
Shifts Onus lVora Legislature.
On the other hand, it is remarked that
the proposed section provides for loca
tion of Institutions away from the Capi
tal only upon approval of the people and
no harm can result. The rejoinder is
heard that this merely extends the trad
ing from the Legislature to the people
and will start a demand for location of
institutions upon the basis of patronage
rsther than upon the basis of utility.
With such a provision in the Constitu
tion, a legislator's ability would he
measured largely by his success in get
ting legislative sanction to the location
of a state institution in his county.
It Is pretty generally agreed by those
who should know, that it would be bet
ter if a branch insane asylum could be
located In Eastern Oregon, thereby giv
ing the asylum authorities choice of
climate in determining where, patients
shall be kept. This will be one of the
strongest arguments in support of the
adoption of the amendment. It will be
opposed upon the general proposition
that it enlarges the opportunity for trad
ing on appropriations.
CANDIDATES ARK XUMEROVS
Clackamas County Has Host of As
pirants for Office.
OREGON CITT. Or., March . (Spe
cial R. S. Coe. of Canby, today filed
tig petition for the Republican nomlna-
tion for County Commissioner, and he
will be opposed by Enos CahllU of New
Era: W, H. Mat ton, of Viola, and B.
E. Judd. of Molalla. "W. W. H. Samson
has announced his candidacy for Justice
of the Peace in opposition to A. M. Sin
nott and there is possibility that John
F. Clark will contest with them for this
office. J. E. Jack, who -was Deputy
Sheriff under J. J. Cooke, wilt be tne
nominee of the Democrats for Assessor.
There are four candidates for the Re
publican nomination H. S. Moody.
James F. Kelson, W. H. Holder and
Oeorge F. Hortoo. John Mullenhoff, of
Damascus, may make the race for
County Clerk on the Democratic ticket,
in opposition to Clerk F. W. Greenman,
who will be renominated by the Repub
licans. William Heerdt, of New Era.
is" expected to oppose County Recorder
Ramsby and J. C. Sawyer may be nomi
nated by the Democrats for Treasurer.
There are eight candidates for the Re
publican nomination for Representative,
and prominent Democrats who may en
ter the arena for this office are E. G.
Caufield. W. A. Heylman, a banker of
Estacada: Ernest Mass. of Willamette:
Albert Engle, of Molalla, and J. J.
Cooke.
Cake Makes Many Friends.
BROWNSVILLE. Or.. March 30. (Spe
cial.) H. M. Cake, candidate for the Re
publican nomination for United States
Senator, spoke to a large audience at
the Opera-house last night. He received
a hearty reception In Brownsville, where
he is well known, and his address met
with much applause. Mayor J. D. Irvine
presided at the meeting and music was
furnished on the street by the local band.
Much favorable comment is being made
on the streets today on his speech.
Calkins Files in Lane.
HUGDN'B, Or., March 20. (Special.) W.
W. Calkins has riled his petition as a
candidate for the nomination of State
Representative from Lane County on the
Republican ticket. He signs no statement.
Mr. Calkins is a well-known attorney and
has represented the people of his ward in
the City Council continuously for the past
six years. He is an advocate of munici
pal ownership and a temperance man.
EXGIXKER GRAY ON' THE STAXD
Railroad Attorneys Subject Him to
Rigid Cross-Examination.
OLTMPIA. Wash., March 30. (Spe
cial.) Expert Engineer H. L. Gray,
of the State Railroad Commission, was
on the stand most of the day at the
hearing before the Railroad Commis
sion, today. He was subjected to a
very severe cross-examination by the
attorneys for the railroad regarding
the estimates that he had prepared for
the commission on the costs of repro
ductions of the roads. J. W. Willey,
expert accountant for the legal depart
ment of the O. R. & N., was called to
the stand and cross-examined concern
ing the operating expenses of the
Western division of the road.
J. B. Pope, chief engineer of the O.
R. & N.. was called and Mr. Falrchild
examined him regarding points in
which the state and railroad engineers
disagreed. The hearing adjourned un
til tomorrow to allow the state time
In which to bring expert witnesses
from Seattle and Tscoma to testify as
to wages paid railroad laborers in 1907,
the state attempting to prove that
wages were far above normal last year,
and that to compare the wages paid
last year with those paid when the O.
R. & N. was constructed within this
state would be unjust. Men who fur
nished labor will be called.
CLOSE STORES, PLANT TREES
Ashland Business Men Enter Hear
tily Into City Beautiful Plan.
ASHLAND. Or., March 30. (Special.)
Ashland took a half holiday from busi
ness yesterday afternoon, when mer
chants, their employes and citizens gen
erally showed their sympathy with the
movement for a city beautiful by shoul
dering spades and shovels and lending
themselves to the work of planting shade
trees along the boulevard for a distance
of a mile and a half from the center of
the city to the campus of the State Nor
mal School. Two hundred thrifty trees,
largely elm and maple, were planted.
The boulevard is one of the principal
residence streets and drives of Ashland
and is 100 feet wide, giving ample room
for shade trees on both Bides, It is
calculated that in a few years the trees
will have added wonderfully to its at
tractiveness. The tree-planting project
was encouraged by the Commercial Club
and the City Council and was under the
Immediate direction of J. E. Young,
chairman of the Commercial Club's com
mittes" ASSESS OX 60 PER CEXT BASIS
Lewis County Prepares to Secure
Vnlibrm Valuation on Property.
CHEHALIS,. Wash., March 20. (Spe
cial.) County Assessor A. T. McDonald
has named the following deputies to make
the 1908 assessment for Lewis County:
J. S. Siler. of Vance; George W. Brown.
of Wlndom; E. J. Burchard, of Har
mony; R. L. Calvin and John W. Fer-
rler, of Toledo: H. C. Deterlng, ot wild
wood: John MeCnllum, of Newaukum:
H. H. Speer. of Pe Ell: J. B. Becker, of
Winlock; W. H. Hodge, H. C. Davis
and N. W. Henderson, of Cerrtralla
Thomas Roisom and F. J. Saliger. of Che
halls. Mr. McDonald met with his dep
uties and the subject of securing an as
sessment on a t per cent basis was gone
over thoroughly. It has been agreed that
the best farming lands in the county are
to be listed at from KS to 160 per acre.
In Centralis a committee of citizens is
assisting in the matter of securing a uni
form valuation on property, and a l.ke
committee will be asked in Chehalis to
co-operate with tha Assessors office.
ROBBERY WORK OF HOBOES
Suspicious Men Known to Have
Left Drain After Safc-Cracklng.
DRAIN. Or.. March 20. (Special.)
Burglars cracked the safe in the post-
office here last night and got away,
with about $150. Of this amount.
192.77 was postal and money order
funds, and the balance belonged to
Postmaster Hasard, a portion of which
was lodge money. There is no clew
as to. who committed the crime, but
suspicion points to a coupe of hoboes
who had been hanging around town
for several days and who left last
night. Entrance to the building was
effected by cutting out a rear door.
Boy Crushed Beneath Wagon.
NORTH POWDER, Or.. March 20
(Special.) -Herschal. the S-year-old son
of Ed Ledbetter. while trying last even
ing to climb Into a moving wagon, tell
and was crushed under the wheel of
the loaded vehicle. He was taken this
morning to the hospital at Hot Lake,
where his mother has been hovering be
tween life and death the past month. He
is in a critical condition.
Move Sheep to Mountain Ranges.
NORTH POWDER. Or., March 30.
(Special.) Large bands of sheep are
passing through town daily, as Gorham,
Petersen. Lee Bros., Ashby. Hewitt Bros.,
Wiltshire and other owners are moving
their flocks to the mountains The loss
this year has been practically nothing.
as the season waa mild and feed plenti
ful.
PROBING ALLEGED
FRAUDS IN IDAHO
Government to Place Barber
Lumber Company on the
Rack Again.
GRAND JURY IN SESSION
Special Prosecutors to Take PlacoJ
of Rulck Before Inquisitorial
Body Long List of Witnesses
Will Be Called to Boise.
BOISE. Idaho, March 20. (Special.)
The Department of Justice at Washington
has ordered a new investigation of tim
ber land frauds in this state and has is
sued the necessary orders to District At
torney Rulck. Tha matter to be inquired
into by the grand Jury now in session
here will be the same on which indict
ments were returned against Senator
Borah. John I. Wells, Pat Downs, John
Kinkaid, Frank Martin and officials of
the Barber Lumber Company, who were
MANAGER OF ORATORY AND DE
BATE AT OREGON.
Edcar W. Smith, OS.
UNIVERSITY OF OREGON. Eu
gene, Or., March 20. (Special.)
Edgar W. Smith, '00, manager of
oratory and debate in the univer
sity. Is registered from Pendleton,
Or. He has taken an active in
terest In debating and Is a member
of the L&urean Literary Society.
He was assistant manager of last
year's baseball team." Smith Is a
member of the Kappa Sigma frater
nity. recently released by Judge Whitson's de
cisions sustaining a plea in abatement
charging misconduct on the part of Dis
trict Attorney- Ruick.
During the coming investigation, if this
report be correct, the District Attorney's
office will have absolutely nothing to do
with ifhe Investigation before the grand
Jury, all that being left to the two spe
cial attorneys, to reach here probably
next Tuesday.
AVho the Purchasers Are.
The frauds alleged were in connection
with the taking of timberclatms in Boise
Basin, in Boise County, which claims are
now held by the Barber Lumber Com
pany. The original purchasers of these
claims was William Sweet, who subse
quently sold an interest to the. late ex-
Governor Steunenberg, who later pur
chased Sweet's interest, which had been
Increased by new purchases made by the
two, and were latar sold to the Barber
Lumber Company, composed principally
of Wisconsin capitalists who since have
acquired considerable more land.
Most of the transactions extend beyond
the period of three years ago, at which
time the statute of limitations -began to
run, but it is claimed by the Department
of Justice that overt acts . in the con
splracy alleged have been taken within
the three-year limit, and that, there
fore, the charges have been kept alive.
Will Call Many Witnesses.
The attorneys for the defense in the
cases decided by Judge Whitson raised
the question of the statute of limitations.
but the court failed to sustain this plea
and the Department has ruled that the
statute, has not run.
A large number of witnesses will have
to be summoned, many of them now in
distant parts of the country. There were
130 'persons, many of them well known
and prominent citizens of Boise, who
were charged in the former indictment
with perjury and with conspiracy to de
fraud the Government, althsugh no in
dictments were returned against the in
dividual locators of claims. It Is sup
posed that these 120 persons will be sum
moned to testify before the grand Jury
which will undoubtedly be compelled to
remain in session at least a-month longer.
CAKE TALKS AT JCXCTIOX
Senatorial Candidate Well Received
In Lane County City.
JUNCTION CITY, Or.. March 10.
(Special.) There was an Interesting
meeting here tonight, at which H. M.
Cake. of Portland delivered an ad
dress in behalf of his candidacy for
the Republican nomination for Lnlted
States Senator.
Mr. Cake spoke for an hour or more
and held the audience in the closest
attention. He strongly urged the main
tenance of the policies of President
Roosevelt, and insisted that a contin
uation of Republican administration is
to the best interests of the people- and
especially to the State of Oregon.
He presented bis views upon the
election of United States Senators, and
his remarks in this connection were
heartily received. Mr. Cake believes
in the election of Senators by pop'ular
vote, expressing the belief that the
people may be trusted In this respec
as in others.
RAILROAD WAR IX IDAHO
Xorthern Pacific Likely to Break
Agreement With the O. R. & X.
LEWISTON. Idaho. March 20. (Spe
cial.) Engineer Griswold, of the Northern
Pacific, has been negotiating with citizens
of Nezperce relative to a branch line to
that city. Nezperce has long been seek
ing railroad connections, and her willing
ness to subscribe to stock Is about to
bring the citizens t railroad. Griswold
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has offered to build a line from the
Grangeville extenston tapping the branch
one and one half miles east or vonmer.
provided the citizens subscribe 525.000 in
stock. No definite settlement has oc
curred, and another meeting will be held.
Officials of the Hill and Harrlman lines
are having trouble in organizing a holding
company to operate a joint line from
Grangeville to Riparia and it would not
surprise any one to see open rupture of
the two companies.
WHITSOX WASTED IX EUGENE
Arrested In Walla Walla on Charge
of Passing Forged Check.
WALLA WALLA. Wash., Marcn 20.
(Special.) G. W. Whitson, a traveling
salesman, was arrested this afternoon by
Sheriff Havlland on a warrant from Eu
gene, Or., charging Whitson with obtain
ing money by false presenses. He will be
taken to Eupne as soon as requisition
papers a rive.
EUGENE," Or.. March 20. Special.)
G. M. Whitson is a traveling representa
tive for a Portland hardware house. He
is alleged to have passed a forged check
for $40 on a local hardware store. Sheriff
Kish will leave here today to bring him
back for trial.
SPOKAXE AT A.-P.-X. FAIR
County Appropriates $26,000 for a
Display at Seattle Exposition.
SPOKANE, Wash., March 20. (Special.)
A Spokane County Building at the Alas
ka-Pacific-Yukon Exposition was made
certain today by the action of the Board
of Coanty Commissioners In appropriating
J36.000. the extent of the levy allowed at
the last session of the Legislature for this
purpose. The appropriation of the Com
missioners amounted to $20,&55.5O. which
will be available next year, and will, with
the levy of one-tenth of a mill made this
year, aggregate $26,000. The amount will
be devoted to preparing a Spokane County
exhibit that will be representative of the
entire Inland Empire.
CAPTURE MORE PRIZES
PORTLAND HORSES MAKE FIXE
SHOWIXG AT VAXCOCVER.
Animals Exhibited by W. G. Brown
and Dr. A. C. Froom Secure Nu
merous Awards at the Fair.
VANCOUVER, B. C. March 30. (Spe
cial.) Portland and Seattle carried off
many of the best' prizes in the - horse
show today. Following are the Ameri
can winners today:
Horses m heavy harness First, Allen
Bell and Colonial Bell, exhibited by J. W.
Considine, - -Seattle second, Sparkling Bur-
gdndy ana Cllquot, exhibited by W, G.
Brown, of Portland.
Horses in heavy harness, hig-h steppers
First, Allen Bell and Colonial Bell, ex
hibited by J. W. Conaidine. Seattle; third.
Spark-ling; Burgundy and Cliquot, exhibited
by W. G. Brown. Portland: highly com
mended, Hiftpania and Corundum, exhibited
by Dr. A. C. Froom. Portland.
Horses In heavy harness First, Alien
Bell, exhibited by J. W. Consldtne. Seattle.
Tandems, under 15 hands Quality Queen
and Sensation King, exhibited by J. W.
Consldine, Seattle.
Jumping class First. Fox Catcher, exhib
ited bV J. D. Farrell, Seattle.
Saddle horses, mares or gelding (first
prize a cup) First. Highland Gaines, ex
hibited by Miss Bernlce A. Baker. Tacoma,
Wash.: second prise, Thelma, exhibited by
same lady.
Pony classes, -pontes other than Shetland
First, Quality Queen, owned by J. W. Oon
sidine, Seattle.
Flve-gaited saddle boraee. 14 hands and
over, open to stallions, mares and geldings,
five dlstitnct trails to be shown, walk, trot,
single foot, fox trot and canter, etc. First
prize, Thelma, exhibited by Bernlce A.
Baker, Tacoma, Wash. Will Iane. exhibited
by W. G.. Brown, of Portland, was highly
commended.
Percheron stallions First prize to Avan,
black stallion exhibited by George M.
Brown, of South Seattle.
Combination horse, mare or gelding
shown In harness and in saddles First prize,
silver cup, was won by Highland Gaines,
black gelding, exhibited by Bernice A.
Baker, of Tacoma, Wash. Cup was given by
Hotel Savoy. Seattle; second prize, eight
entries, went to Hazel, exhibited by Dr.
A. C. Froom. Portland.
Horses In heavy harness, singles, mare or
geldings attached to brougham First prize,
silver cup. (riven by B. T. Rogers, was won
bv Allen Bell, exhibited by J. W. Consldine,
Seattle; second prize went to Sparkling Bur
gundy, owned by W. G. Brown, of Port
land. MAY BE THE I,OXG-LOST BOY
Lad Who ' Runs to Woods When
Questioned, May Be Cecil Brlttan.
SPOKANE, March 20. Joseph A. Kip
hart, a farmer living a few miles west
nt QnnVonA believes be ate supper, last
night with' Cecil Brittan, the 6-year-old
boy kidnaped from Tollgate, or., in
1906. The boy, whom he suspected of
being Brlttan has been living with a
man named Jones in a railroad camp,
but confessed his name was not Jones.
vtnh.pt entrl-. 'vrtn are Cecil Brittan."
At this the boy bolted through the door
and ran for the timber, pursued oy me
farmer. The boy outran him and es
caped. The case has been reported to
the police. A reward of J2500 for the
finding of Cecil Brlttan is outstanding.
PL"T TP TICKET IX MARIOX
Prohibitionists Xame County and
Legislative Candidates.
SALEM. Or.. March 20. (Special.) Mar
lon County Prohibitionists In convention
assembled today, placed a full county
and legislative ticket in the held and
practically Indorsed btatement rso. l.
The ticket follows:
Representatives, Sylvanius Presnall, Sa
lem; Leroy Brown, wiverton; v. -vt.
Blodgett, Salr-m; C. Peterson. Brooks.
County Judge, J. E. CToulsen. tocotts aims.
Sheriff. J. M. Hicks. Silverton. Recorder,
G. I- White, Chemawa. Treasurer, G.
W. Dimmick. Salem. Assessor, R. A.
Trulllnger. Wood-burn. Justice) of the
Peace, Matt Brown, Salem.
DIES ALOXE WORTH $25,000
Pitiful Is the Edlng of Life by Wil
liam Gallop, Recluse.
ABERDEEN, Wash.. March 20. (Spe
cial.) A local undertaker arrived tonight
with the body of William Gallop, a
recluse, who, beinft ill of an incurable
disease, fled from the scenes of civiliza
tion and remained away until he real
ized the end was near. He then crawled
nine-miles to the nearest camp. Gallop
is supposed to have property in Michi
gan valued at $25,000.
Brown, Xbt Smith, Is Released.
ASTORIA. Or.. March 20. (Special.)
Walter E. Brown, the young man
who arrived Were last Saturday even
ing as a stowaway on the oil tank
steamer Porter, and who was arrested
on suspicion of being Walter C Smith,
a forger, who escaped from the jail in
Salinas County, Cal., was released from
the County Jail this afternoon, on In
structions from Sheriff W. J. Nesbit, of
Salinas County, who. after receiving
photographs of Brown, wired that he
was not the man wanted.
Spring styles Han an shoes at Rosenthal's
PLEDGE FUND FOR
GREATER ALBANY
Business Men Subscribe $6844
" After Speeches at "Get
Together" Banquet.
HOPE TO SECURE $8000
Governor Chamberlain, Tom Rich
ardson and Local Business Men
Deliver Addresses Which Prom
ise to Arouse Activity.
ALBANY, Or., March 20. (Special.)
The spirit of progress dawned on Al
bany tonight. At a get together
banquet 16844 was subscribed for a
publicity campaign for a "greater
Albany." Tom Richardson, of Portland,
who delivered the leading address at
the banquet tonight, said this sub
scription is the best showing made in
the first night by any of the Oregon
cities which have joined in the boost
ing campaign. A union of all the com
mercial organizations of the city has
been effected and a new era for the
Linn County capital has begun.
Three hundred Albany men sat down
tonight at this epoch-marking banquet
It was held in the local armory and
was the largest assembly of men ever
collected at a dinner in this city. H.
M. Crooks, president of Albany College,
presided as toastmaster and speeches
were made by Governor George E.
Chamberlain, a former Albany citizen;
Mayor J. P. Wallace, State Senator
Frank J. Miller, ex-State Senator Percy
R. Kelly, and Postmaster J. S. Van
Winkle of Albany, Attorney Samuel M.
Garland of Lebanon and Postmaster B.
W. Johnson of Crovallis, and Fred
Muller of the Portland Board of Trade.
"United Effort" Chief Theme.
"United effort" was the general
theme, and the speakers extolled Al
bany's splendid location and vast nat
ural advantages and then handled
without gloves the lethargy and con
servatism which have heretofore char
acterized commercial movements in
Albany. Tom Richardson of Portland
was the last and leading speaker, and
after one of his characteristic boosting
talks, the subscriptions began.
In a short time monthly subscrip
tions aggregating J6844 for the first
year's work were on record. As a
number of leading business firms were
not represented at the meeting tonignt
the total subscriptions will reach at
least $8000 for the first year ot work.
Ahew commercial organization was
formed last night, comprising all of
the old clubs, and hundreds of men
joined the club, with $1 a month as
dues. A meeting for permanent or
ganization will be held soon, and plans
for the systematic expenditure of toie
money adopted.
Manifest Great Enthusiasm.
Prior to the -banquet the Albany
band played on the streets, while Tom
Richardson and Governor Chamberlain
held an Informal reception at the Alco
Club parlors. Headed by the band, the
citizens then marched from the Alco
Club to the Armory. Great enthusi
asm characterized the banquet, and it
grew as the subscriptions increased.
Tonight will stand as a red-letter
date In the history of this city, and
the activity set on foot tonight will
doubtless result in the realization of
the hope expressed in .the watchword
of "A Greater Albany."
BAKER CITY DEBATER3 WIX
Secure Eastern Oregon Champion
ship by Defeating Dalles Trio.
BAKER CITY, Or.. March 20. (Special.)
By a decision of two to one, the Baker
City High School tonight .won the debate
from The Dalles High School on the ques
Hon ''Resolved, That the Government
should own and operate the railroads of
the United States."
The Dalles had the affirmative and was
represented by Miss Jeune Mullikin, Ray
Harper and Harry Nitschke. Baker City
upheld the negative and her arguments
were made by William Hermsen, Frank
McColloch and Roy Barton. A vocal solo
by Miss Bernice Porter and a number by
the High School male quartet added to
the pleasure of the event.
Bert Huffman, editor of the Pendleton
East Oregonian; Judge Thomas Crawford
and Attorney Charles Cochran, of La
Grande, were the judges. An audience of
500 interested people listened attentively
to the arguments, and each speaker re
ceived generous applause.
Baker City has won the championship of
the Eastern Oregon distrust, and some
time in the near future will meet the de
gating team from the Astoria High School
in the inter-district contest for the cham
pionship of the state.
CHARGES PILE IX FAST
James Breen, Arrested for Horse-
Stealing, Wanted for Forgery.
PENDLETON. Or.. March ao. (Spe
cial.) James Breen, wanted in Spokane
for forgery, was arrested here this after
noon by Chief of Police Gurdane. Breen
had been arrested on the charge of horse
stealing, but before he couki be locked
up a message arrived from Spokane ask
ing the officers here to look for James
Breen and arrest him on the charge of
forgery. A few minutes later it was
found the fellow had passed a bogus
check here for $200, the check having
been drawrn on a Spokane bank.
SURVEY SOUTH FROM SALEM
WotUmen Run Lines for Extension
of Oregon Electric.
SALEM, Or., ' March 20. (Special.) A
crew has begun surveying a line for the
extension of the Oregoh Electric south
from this city to Albany and Eugene. The
franchise from the city provides that the
road shall turn east at the corner of Mill
and High streets, but as that would make
a short turn the surveyors are running a
new line up Mill Creek from High street,
thence across the Bush property in a di
rect line toward the southeast. It is evi
dently the intention of the company to
avoid all short turns and secure as direct
a course as possible. Resumption of con-,
struction work is expected this Spring.
DEAD OF THE XORTHWEST
Peter H. Engle.
OREGON CITY, Or.. "March 20. (Spe
cial.) Peter H. Engle died this morning
at his home near New Era. aged 75
years, 4 months, 15 days. He was a
veteran of the Civil War, having served
three and a half years in Company I,
Fifteenth Illinois Infantry. He is sur
vived by a wife and seven children,
Mrs. A. Baumgartner, of Portland; Mrs.
AND A WOMAN'S WORK
LYDIA E. PINKHAM
Nature and a woman's work com
bined have produced the grandest
remedy for woman's ills that the
world nas ever known.
In the good old-faahioned days of
our grandmothers they relied upon
the roots and herbs of the field to
cure disease and mitigate suffering.
The Indians on our Western
Plains to-day can produce roots and
herbs for every ailment, and cure
diseases that baffle the most skilled
physicians who have spent years in
the study of drugs.
From the roots and herbs of the
field Xydia E. Pinkham more than
thirty years ago gave to the women
of the world a remedy for their pe
culiar ills, more potent and effica
cious than any combination of drugs.
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound is now recognized as the
standard remedy for woman's ills.
Mrs. Bertha Muff, of 615 N.C. St.,
Louisiana, Mo., writes :
" Complete restoration to health
means so much to me that for the sake
of other suffering- women I am willing
to make my troubles public
"For twelve years I had been suffer
ing with the worst forms of female ills.
During that time I had eleven different
physicians without help. Ko tongue
can tell what I suffered, and at times I
could hardly walk. About two years
ago I wrote Mrs. Pinkham for advice.
I followed it, and can truly say that
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound and Mrs. Pinkham's advice re
stored, health and strength. It is
worth mountains of gold to suffering
women." . (
What Lydia E. Pinkham's Vege
table Compound did for Mrs. Muff,
it will do for -f her suffering women'
W. E. Toung. of Beaver Creek: Mrs W.
H. Meyers, of Mount Pleasant; Mrs.
George Kelland, of Canby; Miss Marie
Engle, and Henry and Frank Engle, of
New Era. The funeral will be held Sun
day. Deceased had been a resident of
Clackamas County 27 years.
James A. Garrard.
MONTESANO, Wash., March 20. (Spe
cial.) James A. Garrard, one of the old
est and best-known settlers of Chehalis
County, died last Sunday at his home
at Connie. Mr. Garrard was the first
settler oh the creek which bears nis
name, having settled there in 1S72. He
leaves a widow, two sons and one daugh
ter. HARRIS IMPOSES HEAVY FINE
Three Hundred Dollars and 30 Days
in Jail for Two Eugene Men.
EUGENE. Or., March 20. (Special.)
Judge Harris this afternoon imposed sen
tence upon Andy Taylor and Harry Ken
nedy, a Japanese porter, both of whom
were found guilty of violating the local
option law. Each man was given a fine
of $300 and a sentence ot 30 days in the
county jail.
William Stubbe Goes Insane.
OREGON CITT, Or., March 20. (Spe
cial.) William Stubbe. of Estacada, was
committed to the Insane Asylum this
afternoon after an examination by Dr.
M. C. Strickland before County Judge
Dimick. Stubbe is 61 years of age For
many years he has been a familiar fig
ure in the eastern part of Clackamas
County as a newspaper and magazine
subscription solicitor, representing, the
Oregon City and Portland newspapers.
A few weeks ago he had some trouble
of a domestic character and his mind be-.
came unbalanced, and since then he has
been trying to restrain himself from do
ing some desperate act.
Marlon Taxes Paid Promptly.
SALEM, Or., March 20. (Special.) Prior
to March 17, when the time expired within
which tax rebates were granted, the tax
payers of Marion County paid in $275,000
on the tax roll of 1908. The total amount
due on that roll was $350,000. Of the $75.
000 remaining unpaid much will be paid
before April 6, when a penalty attaches,
or property-owners will pay one-half and
secure the extension of time allowed by
law for payment of the other half. Sheriff
Culver is highly pleased with the manner
in which taxes have come in, for it prom
ises a small delinquent list. .
WHAT IS
POWER
Nature supplies force. Wind
turns the wind-mill. The brook
turns the water-wheel. Coal runs
the engine and food runs the
man. Some things contain little
force, some things much.
One substance full of power is'
SCOTT'S
EMULSION
Nature put the power there. It
is a wonderful flesh-producer.
This is not only a matter of
nourishment but of new vigor
and activity in the tissues.
A lmrg nm&le will be sent free apon
- receipt of this mdv. and roartddre,
8O0TT BOWSE. Pearl St.. K.Y.
Soothe the throat and stop
a hacking cough. A safe
and simple remedy, lnboxuoniy.
il1 mnwnFin-lTrn
Seven
Hair Facts
ONE
Dandruff is a contagious dis
ease caused by a microbe.
TWO
Daudruff is a forerunner of
itching- scalp, falling hair
and baldness.
THREE
Chronic baldness is incurable
FOUR
The cause of dandruff can
not be washed out of the
scalp with soap and water.
FIVE
The only way to cure dan
druff and falling hair is to
kill the germ that causes it.
SIX
Each day that dandruff is
neglected, adds to the per
manent injury of the scalp,
for dandruff does not cease
voluntarily while the hair
lasts.
SEVEN v
The only safe and satisfac
tory remedy that will kill
the dandruff germ and keep
it out of the scalp is New
bro's Herpicide.
Kill the dandruff germ with en.
hro'n Herpicide and the hair In
bound to Rroiv as nature intend
ed. Almost marvelous reiMtltK
ometimeM follow the continued
UMe of Herplcldr.
Two siren KOc and $1.00 At
Drug; Stores.
Send 10c In tamp to The Her
picide Co.. Dept. K.. Detroit,
Mlchn for a sample.
Guaranteed Tnder the Food and
DruKs Act, Jane 30, lOOfl. Serial
Ko. I5.
Be sure you get Herpicide
For Sale at All Dron Stores.
Application nt Prominent Bar
brr Shops.
(Established 1870.)
' Cure WhUt torn Sltrp."
Whooping-Cough, Croup,
Bronchitis, Coughs,
Diphtheria, Catarrh.
Confidence can be placed in a retn-
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has earned unqualified praise. Restful
nights are assured at once.
Cresolene is a Boon to Asthmatics
All Druggists
Send iestal for de
scriptive bothlet.
Oresolene AntiBeDtic
Throat Tablet for the
irritated throat, 01
your druggist or from
us. 10c. in stamp.
T)w Vapo-Cresolene Co
180PnltMSt.,N. V.
Morphine
A painless home remedy
for the Opium, Morphine,
or Laudanum Habit. Free
trial sent on application.
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Suite 633, 1181 Broadway, N. Y.
FOE TOILET AND BATS
It makes the toilet something to be
enjoyed. It removes all stains and
roughness, prevents prickly heat and
ehaflng, and leaves the skin white,
Boft, healthy. In the bath it brings
a glow and exhilaration which no
common soap oan eqnal, imparting
the vigor and life sensation of a
mild Turkish bath. All Grocen and
Druggists.
A Reliable P
ATARRH
Remedy
Ely
's Cream Balm
it quickly assorted.
Gives Rnlief at Once.
It cleanses, soothes,
heals and protects
the diseased mem
brane resulting from
Catarrh and drives
away a Cold in the
ilead quickly. e.llU CfTXtVO
stores the Besses of lift I I bl Ufl
Taste and Smell. Full size 50 cts., at Crag
gists or by mail. In liquid form, 75 cents.
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