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For els a poet ace double rates Ksstera Baamaaa Orftee The S. C. Back wlth Bpeclal Agency New York, room 48 80 Tnbuno bulidlns. Chicaco. room 610-012 Tribune bulldln. POKTLA.VD, WEDNESDAY. SEPT. M, 1S08. POUT A L BA VINOS BANKS. The savings bank section of the American Bankers' Association, which Is in session at Denver, has adopted a set of resolutions strongly opposed both to the guaranty of deposits and to postal savings banks. The com mittee on postal savings banks has also reported adversely. It thus ap pears that the proposed changes in our banking system And little favor among the bankers. The committee on postal savings banks makes a number of statements In Its report which can only excite astonishment in the mind of a person who Is con versant with the facts of the situa tion. It says, for example, that "the savings systems of the majority of the states are adequate." This state ment is made in the face of the fact that probably more than half the en tire mass of currency of the country Is in hoarding today for lack of sav ings banks which the people will trust. It Ignores the equally notorious fact that a great many persons are eager to buy postal money orders at a cost almost prohibitive, rather than deposit their money in banks, and the still more impressive circumstance that throughout the greater part of the country savings banks are so few and far between that they are out of reach of the population. The committee goes on to say that "the present facilities are superior to any the Government could establish, as shown by experience." By what experience? The only experience we have ever had in the United States of Government savings banks is the use by the public of the money order system for that purpose. That sys tem with all Its Inconvenience and ex pense the public seems to prefer. In panicky times at least, to the private savings banks. As to the experience of other nations, it is all In favor of tRe postal system. The civilized world has found without a single exception that within their proper sphere pos tal banks are Incomparably prefer able to a private system. The postal savings banks of foreign countries are more popular than almost any other Institution of government. The peo ple have absolute confidence in them. Foreigners residing in the United States do not hesitate to pay the cost of transporting their savings to Italy, France or Germany In order that they may be deposited In the government's care. The bankers' committee tries to nullify the force of this fact by saying that we ought to educate for eigners In American methods "rather than accommodate our methods to his Inexperience." This remark sounds very pretty and patriotic, but the truth of the matter Is that the foreigner is not a man of "inexperiencee" by any means. As a rule he has had long experience of postal savings banks and he likes them so well that lie cannot be edu cated to give them up. In many cases If he could be so educated it would be the worse for him. There Is nothing for foreigners to learn from any department of American banking. Mr. Carnegie may have put the fact a little extravagantly when he said that our banking system was the worst in the world, but certainly neither France, Germany, England, Canada, nor any other nation on the map has any reason to envy our methods. It is true enough, as the committee says, that the annual loss to depositors is small In the aggre gate, but It is not small to the indi vidual and the Individual losses It is which create distrust of the banks among people of slender means. When the committee goes on to assert that the proposed Government rate of two per cent would deprive depositors of some 50.000.000 interest annually it falls Into absurdity. The money which would go Into the Government banks is now either hoarded or sent abroad. If it Is hoarded it does not draw any Interest at all. so that the proposed two per cent would be clear gain to the depositor; while It is cer tainly desirable that the earnings of worklngmen should be kept here In stead of being sent to Italy or Austria. The committee draws on its Imagi nation when It Implies that the de posits In postal banks would not be used to buy mortgages, municipal bonds and the like. That is precisely what they would be used for. Mr, Meyer's plan Is to deposit the postal savings in ordinary commercial banks which would invest them precisely as they do their other funds. A still better way. If the public would toler ate It. might be for the Government to establish a central bank such aa other countries have found so useful and Invest the deposits directly through local branches. Upon the whole the objections of the bankers' committee to the postal savings sys tern are remarkable chiefly for their weakness. They show little attention to facts and less to reason. Postal banks are preferable to the much discussed method of guaranteeing de posits, for several reasons. They do not tax the prudent for the sake of the reckless; they excite no conflict between state and National authority; and the machinery for conducting them is already at hand and in good working order. Best of all. It is clear that the publlo would trust them im plicitly, and that they would attract hundreds of millions of hoarded money from its lurking places, some thing that private banks can never do. Moreover, postal banks are in ai rect line with the modern tendency to make governments useful to the people who support them, and not mere instruments for waste and dis play. If the bankers would take the trouble to examine Mr. Meyer's plan candidly In the light of tne tacts tney wnnM find much to benefit them in It and nothing whatever to fear. MR. ROCKEFELLER'S GOOD EXAMPLE. A Seattle news Item savs that the employes of a hotel in that city were very much surprised and disappointed because William Rockefeller was so economical with his tlDS that the ag gregate of his disbursements on tip account was but 12.25, no Individual flunkey or servant receiving more than 25 cents. It was, of course, su perfluous for the news item to an nounce that "no service was too good for the richest man who has visited Seattle In the past fourteen years." Thle la the moat nernlctous feature of the miserable un-American system of tipping. Mr. Rockefeller, of course. was shown more attention ana given hotter aervlce than some unknown guest whose outward appearance might not indicate great weann. Ana yet there were undoubtedly plenty of other truest at the Seattle hotel. Just as there are in every other hotel in th land, who were entitled to exactly the same service as was given the oil magnate. "Tin nine ia an evil that came to this country with the spineless flunk ies who learned to grovel at the feet of their .foreign masters and receive remuneration in the same spirit that a hnnoTv doe receives a bone. Why should the Seattle flunkies be Surprised and disappointed because 25 cents was the limit of the Rockefeller tip? What legitimate reason existed had there neen n rt tin at all? Was the hotel proprietor surprised because Mr. Rockefeller did not insist on paying him more than his service was worth nr because the guest did not insist on paying him for something that was not ordered or not wanted? Mr. Rockefeller is entitled to much credit for his failure to make a vulgar dis play of his wealth by tossing it into the cups of the hand-organ monkeys who have no sense or feeling of in rienonripncA to nrevent them from ac cepting payment for services for which their employers, and not tne hotel guests, are in duty bound to pay them. f.nv imnmntlrahlA olana have beon suggested for abatement of the tip ping evil, but it would seem tnat tne Rockefeller nlan offers some hope for success. If the very rich men would take the Initiative in refusing to De hied hv the servile tip-hunters, it would not be long before the custom would become so generally distasteful that it would cease. COUNTRY HIGH SCHOOLS. Mr. L. R. Alderman's remarks upon Tnnnirv Hiarh School Organization" are of great interest in these days when so. much is said ana aone to imnrnve the conditions of rural life. The article may be found In the bul letin of the Oregon State University for September. Mr. Alderman, who I.. - memhei- nf the llfllVersltV filCUltV. notices the regrettable fact that boys and girls who wish Tor a nign scnooi education must go to the city to ob tain It. Of course this helps along that drain of the best of the rural population cityward, which Mr. Roosevelt and other thoughtful publi cists never cease to deplore. Not only do the boys and girls themselves leave the farm for the pavement, but too often the whole family goes along. There is a marked tendency on tho part of those who wish to make things better in this country to turn their efforts toward rural conditions. Mr. Roosevelt's commission to investigate farm life is but one among many similar symptoms. The-speech which Florence Kelly made at the last con ference of charities in New Tork was in the same category. Miss Kelly de clared that organized charity was a failure, at least from the standpoint of Improved conditions. She said that the country had been neglected for the city hitherto, and that If perma nent good was to be accomplished charity workers must turn to the awma ,nH revolutionize social condi tions there. It is encouraging to read that the conference agreed witn ner. Mr. Alderman's purpose is to explain the "Lane County plan" for establish ing rural high schools. It consists simply of an agreement by the county to pay tuition for all outside high school pupils who attend in any dis trict where branches above the eighth grade are taught. He believes that this method will work in practice better than the plan for union schools. The objection that pupils who at tend high school in the country must often go a long way Mr. Alderman meets by showing how cheaply they can be transported In wagons, as is now actually done n the neighbor hood of Kewberg. SENSIBLE EEADCEAR FOR WOMEN. Hoods, it Is said, are likely to take the place of hats in woman's headgear In London this Winter. The announce ment recalls the time forty years or more ago wherein hoods of bright worsteds were almost universally worn by women In the Winter season In Oregon, as well as in other sec tions of the country. Neatly knitted or woven, with lacy capes and veils of soft wool the latter thrown back as a drape when not needed as a pro tection from the storm; a pretty roll around the face surmounted In the middle by rosettes of roses with worsted petals, and tied under the chin with bright Batin ribbons, formed head coverings that lent a charm to even a plain face and enhanced the beauty of the pretty one. Hoods were worn by women, old and young, and by little girls and babies as well. They enjoyed more than one season of popularity and were succeeded by gingham and white aunbonnets when the warm days came in the Spring. Fashion's next decree for women's gear was a long knitted woollen scarf, which was dignified by the name of "Nubia," worn over the head, crossed under the chin and tied In a loose knot at the back. The shaker bonnet an ugly thing of woven straw or splints shaped like a billet of wood and trimmed In gingham of a solid color, succeeded the pretty, coquettish sun bonnet. The art of millinery was In those days confined chiefly to bleach ing, pressing and "doing over" Leg horn bonnets for Sunday wear and adorning them with "artificial flowers." Hats were worn only by men and boys. Birds were allowed to wear their wn plumage un plundered and unalaughtered and as they flitted through the air or built neat under tha eaves were admired as birds, not sought as contributors to the beauty, the cost and the reck less cruelty of fashion In women's hats. - . These were days the simplicity of which Is recalled by the announce ment that hoods are to be worn by London women this Winter. Hoods! Think of the comfort that Is Implied In the prospect of something for wo men to wear on the head that pro tects the ears and neck from the moist winds of Winter; that does not have to be anchored to the hair, dis torted over a "rat" for purposes of anchorage, with from three to half a dozen spikes and that can be pro cured at a price that Is not a menace of bankruptcy in business or of the foreclosure of the mortgage on the home! Hoods! What an array of bright eyes and rosy cheeks is mar shaled out of the shadows of the long ago by this word. And what a com parison is suggested between the mod est, simple, sensible head covering for women that it designated, and the yard-wide "Merry Widow" hat, brist ling with pins like a fort with heavy guns; the bold "Gainsborough," with Its peck of nodding plumes, or the "steeplechase" piled high with flowers of all hue, and bows of ribbon of fantastic twist! It Is too much to suppose that the hoods . will crowd these latter day creatures of the milliner's art so-called off the stage, but the suggestion that one of these old time head coverings may be seen occasionally, with a pretty face and bright eyes peeping out of it IS at least pleasing to contemplate. A PITFALL OF DEMOCRACY. Since enactment of the "recall," no man of Independence and character should wish or be willing to hold of fice In Oregon. If he acts upon an independent and conscientious Judg ment, neglectful of passionate and partisan roar about him refusing to fall in with the clamors of the day he may expect "recall." If the desire Is servility In office, and elim ination of Independent, and often of Intelligent, Judgment, this Is the way to get it. . Observe that only a little while ago our states that had yielded to the sliver craze would have re called every man who opposed free coinage of silver; as Burke's constltu-, ents at Bristol would have recalled him for his refusal to vote for the measures of the ministry for further oppression of America. Who will be willing to hold office, knowing that his clamorous constitu ents, in so many cases absolutely wrong, will subject him to recall? Only the servile office-seeker and time-server, who, like the man that applied for the position of master of the school, was ready to teach that the world was round or flat, as the directors might require. Time was when Abraham Lincoln would unquestionably have been "re called," if the vote of the whole peo ple of the country, North and South, could have been taken; for the whole South was against him, and the mil lions of Northern Democrats. The notion that a majority is always right, and should be permitted always to work its will, is one of the greatest errors and pitfalls of democracy. That notion is the root of "the re call." PORTLAND'S INDUSTRIAL- EXPANSION. Not all of the prosperity and In dustrial activity in evidence In the Pacific Northwest is confined to the agricultural districts, where wheat, fruit, livestock and dairy products are selling at high prices. There are a few lines of industry In this city In which the volume of business Is not quite up to the phenomenal record of a year ago, but In many others new records are being made with such substantial gains over any previous year that the extent of the business is little less than marvelous. The shipping business for September far exceeds that of any other correspond ing month in the history of the port. There were in Portland harbor yester day, loading or discharging, or under charter to load, more than .thirty ocean-going vessels, and the grain shipments alone for the month (flour Included) were already in excess of 2,000,000 bushels. These vessels were carrying Oregon and Washington products to all of the principal Importing countries of the earth, and the work of loading and discharging them supplies employment to an army of men. The disburse ments of these ships are not only very large for the one item of labor, but there are also heavy expenditures for provisions, gear and in making re pairs. The increasing tonnage that is being attracted to this port by re moval of a portion of the pilotage handicap and the deepening of the channel to the sea la extending the limits of Portland's business district more than any other. factor in the general trade situation. "- Of the thirty-five ocean-going' vessels, en gaged and disengaged. In Portland harbor yesterday, seven were at docks or In the stream below Swan Island. Commerce has followed the ship ping to the lower harbor, for on both sides of the river, at Linnton and at St. John, there has recently come Into existence a number of manufacturing enterprises which contribute material ly to Portland's dinner-pail brigade. Machine shops and boatbuilding plants have sprung up around the drydock and scattered along both sides of the river, and from the steel bridge almost down to the Willamette Slough are numerous small manu facturing plants. The sawmill indus try in this city, while not enjoying the same degree of prosperity that was so ' prevalent a year ago, is still ex panding, and the demands of the mills are so great that some of them find It convenient to keep reserve supplies of logs in the Columbia River near the mouth of the Willamette. With Portland pushing her shipping and manufacturing industries farther down the river and the big packing plant on the peninsula forming a base for operations which are sure eventually to build up the Interven ing territory between the plant and Portland proper. It Is almost a cer tainty that the entire peninsula will some day be as populous as the new Industrial district that Is now steadily moving down the river. Meanwhile the residence portion of the city is growing apace with the manufactur ing and shipping industries. It is growing In all directions, es pecially to the east and the south, where more millions will be spent In dwelling-houses In 1908 than" in any previous year in the history of Port land. The uncertainties of the com ing election may temporarily bold up some big railroad projects, but the impetus Portland is receiving from her shipping and from new manufac turing enterprises and from the de velopment of the Immense territory tributary will enable us to stand the shock of a political catastrophe much better than any other city In the country. Reports from urban and suburban districts throughout , the state show that the public schools are crowded, and that a large addition to teachers' force has been generally required. Though there was unwonted activity in schoolhouse building, not only In the city but In many of the rural districts, the seating capacity of schoolrooms is everywhere taxed to the limit of comfort and convenience, and In many cases beyond. As an index of an access of population of the homebuildlng order these facts are gratifying. An increase In popu lation that bears its share of the taxes by which our public schools are supported represents prosperity of the type that endures. Of unmarried men, .drifting hither and thither, or waiting on street corners for "luck" to come In the shape of "a Job" Port land, like every other city in the land, has too many. But of homebullders men with families and with a defin ite purpose and pursuit in life, there can never be too many. For this reason a community congratulates It self upon the Increased attendance upon Its schools. It Is a sign of sub stantial growth that needs no further Interpretation. The specter of famine is ever pres ent in ' the British possessions in In dia, and, even while money is being poured out like water in the spectac ular exhibitions which take place when royalty visits that land of mis ery, people are dying for want of food. It is unpleasant, of course, to read of such distress, but India is far away from the tight little Isle, and distance dulls the effect of the spectacle. This year, however. Great Britain is facing a famine crisis at home, for through out the United Kingdom there are more unemployed than ever before since accurate records of the Indus trial situation have been kept. In Glasgow, Liverpool, Birmingham and Manchester, more than 65,000 are re ported on the unemployed list, while London, whose list of poverty-stricken is always large, has more than 100,000 who may be asking alms before the coming Winter is over. The steamer Humboldt, hard aground In Active Pass with four feet of her bow missing and in imminent danger of slipping off into deep water, is the latest marine disaster to the Alaskan fleet. The experience of the underwriters of vessels trading in the Far North has been so expensive this season that it would not be at all sur prising if the insurance rates on sal mon ships and all other Alaskan craft were marked up before another year. In the old days before the foreign un derwriters were disposed to play fair with Portland, these disasters would have been charged up against the Co lumbia River, but, fortunately for Portland, the unjust system no longer prevails, and disasters in Portland marine territory are fewer in number and smaller in- loss than in any other part of the Pacific Coast. Of course the unfortunate Mary Magdalenes who are ordered to move on will do so. They will reform im mediately in accordance with the Mayor's orders. For more than 1900 years they have been in evidence In the social life of the world, and all ef forts to eliminate them have come to naught. They were here when Jesus came on earth, and they will be here when Gabriel blows his horn. Their position in the city will, of course, be changed by the attempt to drive them out, and Instead of being restricted to certain districts they will scatter and Invade respectable lodging-houses; but there will be no change in their morals so long as there is a demand for the wares which they have for sale. . The question or annexation to the city was voted down by A majority of the residents of the Mount Scott district ,last June. The advocates of annexation, however, believe that the dust of a dry Summer has choked the opponents of the measure into a sense of what it really means to take on city airs without city accommo dations, and that, if given a chance at the November election, those 'who have suffered from a shortage of water for several months will vote eagerly for a measure that carries with It the right to tap the Bull Run pipe line. "As society grows older and demo cratic ideas evolve Into aristocracy," says the Oregon Commissioner of La bor, "the social' gap between the mis tress and the maid will widen." But the idea of democracy, the great lev eler, "evolving' Into aristocracy" Oh, shade of Jefferson! Isn't there some mistake? The Gideons, an association of Christian traveling men, have started a movement the object of which is to place a Bible In every room In every hotel throughout the country. What means, if any, will be taken to Induce the unregenerate to read the Bibles thus provided have not been disclosed. It seems to be agreed by every Democratic authority that President Roosevelt should never have "butted In" on this campaign, which was go ing on previously In very ladylike fashion. ' A man can stay at home on Sun day and be agreeable to his family, or take its members for a car ride, or spade his garden, without violat ing any law. There's the Mayor; he appears to be able to survive the vicissitudes and storms of his own administration, al right, alright. - Next the Sunday law on the whiz zing autos; that's another way of saving souls on the first day of the week. Governor Haskell Is another fruit of the direct primary. Did a "boss ridden convention" ever do worse? It Is always hard to misrepresent Roosevelt, for a fact. LIFE IN THE OREGON COrNTRY ! Mr. Agger Fed the Jaggera. White Salmon Enterprise. Mr. Aggers brought a Jug of fine cider to his office the first of the week. and we are now enjoying life. We wish to thank Mr. Aggers, for It Is par ex cellent. Pleasures of Auto Riding. Athena Press. Mr. and Mrs. Moorehead of Pendle ton were marooned all of Wednesday night in an auto, when the supply of gasolene gave out. The couple were on their way from La Grande, and when four miles from Pendleton, like grand father's clock, the machine stopped short. Going to Visit Homer Davenport. Silvertonlan Appeal. Hon. T. W. Davenport departed Tues day for the East, where he expects to remain some time with his son. Homer. The latter will meet him in Chicago and accompany the old gentleman to his home at Morris Plains, N. J. Mr. Davenport will be absent for some time if the climatic conditions are agreeable to his health. Handicapped. La- Grande Observer. Our boosters who met the morning train to Interview the homeseekers who are now coming in by the trainlo-xd to this coast, felt they were a little handi capped owing to their inability to take a few of the most prominent-looking ones out and give them a highball, be cause of the local option law. They made good, however, and handed them all a snowball.' Even the Starr Are Going Dry. Prineville Review. The stage company operating be tween Paisley, Silver Lake and Summer Lake, all dry precincts, has decided to refuse to carry liquors over Its line. Somebody one of these days will make a test case of It, and put that stage company out of business. A stage company is a common carrier and can not refuse to carry express matter of any nature. Nor does the local option law prohibit shipment. The charges, however, must be prepaid In wet terri tory. Crawfishing. Hillsboro Argus. A number of our citizens went craw fishing Sunday, with, varying luck. Anent the subject. It- is stated the Tualatin River furnishes fully one-half of all the crawfish consumed in the Portland market, and that the Tualatin product Is the finest known in the Northwest- These fresh water crabs bring 18 cents per dozen in the Port land market, and used to sell for 35 cents a dozen a few years ago. Regu lar fishermen use a seine, and frequent ly get 60 or 75 dozen a day. Bovine. Nostalgia. Estacada Progress. It will be remembered that about ten months ago, a cow belonging to -Mr. John Page disappeared, leaving no trace whatever as to what had become of her. Word was received here last week that a cow answering her des cription was over at Gladstone, whe.e John used to live. William Porter went over the other day and drove the cow home for Mr. Page, as it proved to be the one that strayed away. Dan Caldwell's Fight With a. Bear. Corr. Prineville Journal. The other night, hearing my sheep stampede, I dressed and went to get them, taking my six-shooter, the only gun in camp. I found the sheep up the river at the edge of the timber and had to cross a space of down timber. As I stepped over the last log a black bear rose up in front of me, I could not run, as the logs were too deep, and the bear couldn't run, as the sheep were too thick. So on came the bear. It knocked my gun out of my hand before I could shoot. I dropped to my knees, and having a small dirk knife in my belt got it out. As I arose I stuck it into him Just above the heart. He grabbed me with both paws, and I drove the knife into him again. The second time I got him. He let loose of me and dropped down, and I sidetracked. BEND GIRL KILLS A REAL BEAR Miss Grace Vandevert Bagged a Large Brown One Last Saturday. Bend Bulletin. The successful killing of a large hrnwn hear hv Miss Grace Vandevert last Saturday has been the subject of much conversation during the past week. Last Saturday, Miss Grace and her father. W. P. Vandevert. started out from the home ranch at Lava In quest of bruin. properly equipped with horses, dogs and rifles. About two miles from the ranch the hounds picked up the fresh tracks of a bear, and the chase was on. it was a snort ana sp-m ted one. and after a run of about mile the dogs treed bruin. Miss Grace had followed the dogs closely through the thick of the chase, and beat her father to the tree In which the bear had taken refuge. A well-aimed shot from her rifle brought the big brown animal down and the sport was ended. To a friend who rode up to the rancn lust thev were br.nging In the game, Miss Grace said that she was not at all excited Oh. no. not a little bit. The only thing that bothered her was that her fingers did not seem to worn rigni. and for a moment or two sne naa irou Mb In finding the trigger. Miss Vandervert is a student in Bend's high school. Calls for Enforcement. LA GRANDE, Or.. Sept. 28. (To the Editor.) In The Oregonlan editorials of last Saturday, entitled "Misguided Zeal," and "It Would Be a Mistake." an effort u made to discourage the efforts ot tne Mayor and District Attorney in strictly enforcing the laws. These men were elected under the strict enforcement pledge, and they should carry out the programme to the letter. The action and reaction of the forces of society bring about the proper adjustment of human affairs. The "wide open" pol icy is the opposite of the "strict enforce ment" idea. "Wide open" had its innings and ran things to the limit. Now the "lid" and "strict enforcement" being in the saddle, should not temporize nor compromise until the extreme remedies have been exhausted, and every law on the books strictly enforced. Every Inno cent amusement or harmless and useful business or occupation that come under the ban of "blue laws" should be attacked by the officers of the law until a revolt is produced that will tend to a readjustment. Then regulations will be made and laws enacted or repealed so they will conform to the spirit of the times in wntcn we live. J. B. STODDARD. Humbug of Platforms. ittTaah flaw attd The Oregonian hits the nail on the head when It says that a "platform put forth ... - Mntnntfnn nf a nolttlral rm rt V ma V amount to little; put forth by a candi date on nis own account it ia uuuuufi. -i jt.. AAAa (t nnhAilr nan the lefljit .1 (I , . - . ' i attention to It- It Is simply the procla mation of an offlceseeker. who represents nobody but himself. Party representa tion and party responsibility are cut out completely by this system." Eight-Year-Old Anto Expert. Baltimore News. John Nicholas Brown, aged 8 years, of Rhode Island, who will inherit about tlO.000,000, Is becoming an expert in managing an automobile around New port; R, I. MARTIN'S COTJXSEL APPOINTED Alleged Murderer of Wolff In Court. Other Cases Disposed Of. Although Edward ' Hugh Martin's trial for the alleged murder of Nathan Wolff, at a First-street pawnshop, Is to begin a week from today. It was only yesterday that he secured counsel. Martin was before Presiding Judge Gantenbein in the Circuit Court at 3 o'clock yesterday afternoon, and when asked if ho wished the state to em ploy counsel to defend him, he replied with some difficulty that he did. Judge Gantenbein then appointed John A. Jeffrey and Seneca Fouts. At the time of Martin's arrest. City . ..nv.Av L-B,rQ ru?ich annpsrrd for him. but he did not intend, he says, to take the case to trial, Martin naa tipmi that his father would come forward wt.t. a,,fri.tnt funds to meet the ex penses of the trial, but as this has not been done, it Became imperative that counsel be employed. Except that v,A jiuniavu aome nervousness. Martin does not appear much the worse for his long stay in tne uouniy nan. Charles Healy pleaded guilty in the Circuit Court yesterday to uttering a forged check for $10 on an East Side bank, and was sentenced by Presiding Judge Ganteinbein to serve two years in the Penitentiary. Attorney Humph reys, his counsel, made an earnest plea that leniency De extenaea tu mo as he had been a young man of good U..1.44-., anA ia nlW hllT If) VPRTS Old. When District Attorney Cameron had confirmed counsels statements, twtj court decided to place Healy on parole , r-Ktf ppnhfltinn Officer Tuescher. of the Juvenile Court. The worthless check was passed upon Monroe jsoucii, an employe of "Billy" Smith. Otton Harold was sentenced to serve three years in the Penitentiary for shooting E. J. uraun in a saioon last August. Peter Kallor, charged with burglary, .. .... . , . . J A aeciinea to pieaa, mn coun eiucmu a plea of not guilty; Eugene Bachelor, nYia rrA with rnntrlhllMllff tfl delin quency of a minor, case set for trial November 10; Tom scnoca, aenn- quency, plea, not guilty, case set ior . I I T . i e TkJT E Pnnl.v H linquency, plea, not guilty, case set for uecemDer , uno ranoerg, uo llnquency, case set for October 5. DISTRICT ATTORNEY IS SUED Charged With Conspiring to Injure Women's Property. That District Attorney Cameron, with his deputy. J. J. Fitzgerald, and four others, conspired to injure her property. Is the allegation of Mrs. Blanch McN. Moore, in a suit for $2500 damages which has been filed in the Circuit Court. The four additional de fendants are: J. L. Fowler. T. S. Mc Daniel, Hiram H. Cole and George Peterson. Mrs. Moore says that she owns an orchard not far from Lents, adjoining property belonging to the four men. An alley leads along one side of the orchard, and Is used by them in going to and from their places. Mrs. Moore asserts that the fence had been in place for more than 14 years. She says the defendants broke It down one night, and when It was replaced, re peated the destruction In order to widen the alley. She says her land was plowed and harrowed, and that wagon traffic was turned upon it. Mrs. Moore charges that all this was done with the "advice, encouragement and assur ance" of Cameron and Fitzgerald, that the four would not be liable for prose cution, and the threat to arrest her tenant If he again but up the fence. Lorn Woon Hearing Continued. Whether or not Lem Woon, recently convicted in the Circuit Court of mur dering Lee Dai Hoy, will secure a new trial still remains undecided, as Judge Bronaugh did not hear the attorneys' arguments yesterday afternoon as ex pected. At the request of counsel for the convicted Chinese, the hearing of arguments was postponed until to morrow afternoon at 1:30. Court BusinesB Is Heavy. While four Judges In the Circuit Court are wrestling with the cases al ready on hand, suits are accumulating faster than they can be tried. No case for trial before the court without a jury can now be set before January, while jury cases cannot be set earlier than December. Estate to Sell Realty. Mrs. Dora E. Frazer, widow of the late JucVge Arthur L. Frazer, was author ized by Judge Webster yesterday to sell $3500 worth of the real estate, located In Eugene. The proceeds of its sale will be used in the payment of claims against the estate. Refining Company Sues. The Atlantic Refining Company, an Ohio firm, has filed suit In the Circuit Court against Alex Stackland and J. H. McLaughlin to recover $355 and interest from July, 1904, for goods delivered but alleged to be unpaid for. CONDON IS STRONG FOR TAFT Republican Clubs Organized in East ern Oregon Counties. CONDON, Or., Sept. 29. (Special.) W. S. Hughes was in town this week and organized a Taft Club here with 250 mem bers. He also organized clubs In May ville. Lone Rock, Arlington and Fossil. All the Republicans In Gilliam County are united for an enthusiastic campaign in favor of Mr. Taft. It is expected several prominent speakers will stump the three counties Gilliam, Wheeler and Sherman in the Interests of the Republican can didate. The stockmen of Eastern Oregon have not forgotten the panic of 1893, when wool sold for 314 cents a pound. LOWER TAXES FOR MILTON City Enjoys Good Revenue From Municipal Light Plant. MILTON, Or., Sept. 29. (Special.) The City Council has made a tax levy of S mills for general expenses for the cur rent year. This is a reduction of 2 mills from last year, and only half of the levy two years ago. The reduction hae been brought about largely through the increased income the city enjoys from the municipal light and water plants. Milton has received no revenue from the sale of liquor for 20 years. The as sessment roll shows an assessed valua tion of $630,000 as against $462,000 for 1907. TILLAMOOK CLOSES SUNDAY Stores Shnt Up Because Show Com pany Is Declined Privileges. TILLAMOOK, Or., Sept. 29. (Spe cial.) Because there was objection to a traveling show company giving a Sunday exhibition, District Attorney Cooper ordered the Sheriff to close clgaratands and other stores Sunday afternoon. Business men complied with the request, and there was nothing for the show people to do but pack their tents and decamp. LOBBY FOR SCNDAY CLOSING Methodists Also Want More Strin gent Liquor Laws. Oregon Methodists will demand more stringent laws regarding saloons and Sunday closing, and to that end a committee was named at the annual conference. Just closed at Salem, con sisting of Rev. W. B. Hollingshead. superintendent of Portland District: Rev. B. F. Rowland, superintendent of Salem District; Rev. Clarence True Wilson, pastor of Centenary Church, Portland; Rev. W. H. Selleck, pastor of the First Church at Salem, and Rev. A. V. Lacey. of Lebanon. It will be the duty of this committee to repre sent the Oregon conference through out the coming session of the state Legislature, and to endeavor to secure the passage of such laws as may be deemed wise. Following a report by the commit tee on temperance, read by Dr. T. B. Ford, pastor of Sunnyside Church. Rev. Mr. Lacey introduced a set of resolu tions on the conference floor, calling for several stringent amendments to the liquor laws of the state, among ' the principal features b.ing that all saloons shall have but one entrance, and no furnishings, such as they now have. The sort of law desired by him was very similar to the ordinance re cently before the City Council in Portland, which was defeated by a decisive vote. Rev. Mr. Lacey also wanted the saloons Closed at 10 P. M., and would have the Judges in all cases where guilt would be established for the second time In the case of any sa loonkeeper, forfeit the saloon license as a portion of the penalty. He also wanted a more severe penalty for vio lation of the Sunday law. This resolution was not adopted, as the Oregon conference refused to recognize the saloon at all, it being the belief in Methodism that the sa- , loon must be exterminated, and that it will not do to "regulate" or to "tol erate" it. Some of the members de bated the question, saying that to ask for laws to regulate the saloon, would put the conference in a bad light. After considerable debate, the reso lutions were referred to the legisla tive committee, with instructions to consider them and to ask the Legisla ture to pass whatever laws are deemed wise, but to make eVery effort to get recognition for the conference at Salem in January. "Uncle Joe" Cannon, regarded by the methodists as a strong obstruction to any kind of temperance legislation in the National House, got a rap in the report of the temperance committee, which heartily Indorsed the action of the general conference at Baltimore In recommending that all Christians re fuse to vote for any such man for Speaker of the House or to support any one who would vote for him. The conference adopted the report on temperance, although It contained some strong recommendations, such as indorsing the Anti-Saloon League and all other organizations which are working for temperance reform, as well as the Oregon Searchlight, re form paper published at Salem. Dr. D. L. Rader. editor of the Pacific Christian Advocate, was present to represent the paper at the conference, and announced that it Is the Intention of the Book Concern to Increase the size of the publication from 24 to 33 pages January 1. 1909, If the circula tion reaches 10,000 copies a week by that time. The Epworth League, the young people's organization of the denomina tion, was given much attention by this conference, which indorsed a pe tition sent In by the Portland District for a conference board of the league. This action means that the four dis tricts In the Oregon conference will be more closely united In league work in the future. The board consists of the district superintendents, the dis trict league presidents and one layman from each district. DENY CAUSE OF '. COMPLAINT Railroads Say They Did Not Discrim inate Against Baldwin Co. That they have not been guilty of ratei discrimination is the assertion of the! O. R. & N. and the Columbia Southern; Railway Company In their answers to' the suit of the Baldwin Sheep & Landi Company, recently brought In the State' Circuit Court. They say that the- Bald win Company was charged the regular rate, and has no cause for complaint. In June, 1905, the Baldwin Company had a large number of sheep which It wished to transport from Shanlko, Or., to Rawlins, Wyo. The shipment con sisted of 33 36-foot cars, and 3 34-foot cars, the charges for transportation be ing $4967.73. In addition there were stockyard charges and an item for sanding the cars, which brought the total to $5021.73. The rate between points on the Co lumbia Southern road and the Missouri River, as established by the Interstale Commerce Commission, is $181.50 a car load, effective May 25, 1905, according to the railroad's statements. The Co lumbia Southern gives its rate between! Shanlko and Biggs at that time' as' $21.47 for 34-foot cars, and $23.04 for 36-foot cars. From Biggs to Rawlins the joint rate of the O. R. & N. Com pany, the Union Pacific, and Columbia Southern was $116 a car. The Columbia Southern road asserts that Its agent at Shanlko first quoted J. G. Edwards, president of the Baldwin Company, a rate to Biggs of $11.60 a car, afterward discovering his mistake, and informing Mr. Edwards, before the sheep were shipped, of the correct rate. The rail roads contend that they could have charged more by using the through tar iff rate, but did not. CITY'S DEMURRER OVERRULED Mill Company Wins First Round ia Fight Against Fill. The suit of the Inman-Poulsen Lum ber Company against the city and the Pacific Bridge Company asking that the court lseue an order restraining the city from filling East Sixth street where it adjoins the mill property, will go to trial in the Circuit Court on its merits. Judge Gantenbein having over ruled a demurrer to the complaint. The mill company contends that It has had possession of the street for 39 years, that It has never been dedicated, that the ordinance ordering the improve ment Is unreasonable because the Im provement Is unnecessary, and that the city never posted notices of the Im provement In the manner provided by the city ordinance. It is asserted that all traffic which might cross on the filled streets after It is put in shape can be better accomo dated on other streets. If the fill is made it will cost $37,100. and will take 87.750 yards of earth. George S. Shep herd appears as -counsel for the lumber company. Falls to Secure Title. The suit of Anna J. Allshouse and oth ers against Thomas Grant to quiet title to one and one-fifth acres of land In Multnomah County, was dismissed by Judge Cleland In the Circuit Court yes terday morning, and Judgment allowed for the defendant. Mrs. Allshouse al leged that she had been in possession of the land for 25 years, and that Gran moved his fence so as to include a part of her property. Because the witness did not state definitely who was In possession of that portion of the land which has been fenced, on March 14, when the suit was filed, the motion to dismiss was upheld.