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THE MORNING OREGONIAX, FRIDAY. NOVE3IBER 13, 1908. 8 SALEM SENDS 300 . PEOPLE TO ALBANY Cherry City Joins Hands With Apple City of Willam ette Valley. SPEECHES AT APPLE FAIR Visitors and HoMs Vie In Exchange of Good Will In Interest of Prog ress fnr Willamette Valley and State of Oregon. ALBANT. Or.. Nov. II. (Special.) ' Thin was Salem Day at the Albany ap- ple fair and more than 300 people of Ore ' aron'a capital city celebrated the occasion In this city. The Cherrr City Joined hands for the day with the Apple City ' cf the Willamette Valley, and aa a result both are united tonight by the bond of common (rood, by the spirit of proirresfl ' for the entire. Willamette Valley and of all Oreiron. The alem people reached Albany at J2:3f this afternoon and returned at 8 o'clock tonUrht. The excursion was ar ranged by the Salem Boanl of Tradfl and when It became known In Salem that Marlon County had won the first prlza at the apple fair, the Capital City sent twice as many visitors as either Port land or Eugene furnished on Portland Par. The visitors were met at the depot by a big reception committee and formed In a procession, headed by the Elks Band of Alban.v. and the Palera Military Band, which accompanied the excursion, and inarched throuah the leadln business Btreeis and up to the Alco Club. Exchange Good Will In Words. After luncheon the visitors (fathered at the apple fair and K. W. I-angdon. president of the Albany Commercial Club. Introduced Ex-Senator Percy B. Kelly, who welcomed the visitors to the city. John H. Albert, president of the Salem Board of Trade, responded and addresses showing- the spirit of progress which ani mates both cities were made by Oorir F. Rodgers. Mayor of Salem; E. Hofer. of Salem, president of the Willamette Valley Development League; J. K. M'eatherford. of Albany; State Senator Tom Kay. 'of Salem: A. F. Hofer. sec retary of the Salem Board of Trade. . and August Huckesteln. president of the ' Salem Business Men's League. ' "Albany and Salem used to be called - the two slowest towro. in the state," aald A. F. Hofer. "but now they have - caught their pace and moved up to the " head of the procession of progress which , to sweeping the whole state." Salem Exhibit Point of Interest. After the programme, the Salem peo ple visited the apple fair, were shown about the city and enjoyed an exhibition ' football gamo between Albany College ' and the Albany High School. The chief point of interest for the ,' visitors was the splendid apple exhibit of Marion County, which captured the JI00 silver cup. This prize-winning ex- - and exhibited at the Board of Trade until the first of December, when it will e sent to Portland for the meeting of '. the State Horticultural Society. The' hest rive boxes will then go to the Na tional apple fair, at Spokane. Prize Box Brings $10. During the afternoon. M. McDonald. '. president of the Oregon Nursery Com- pany. of Salem, paid tlO for a box of ; Northern Spy apples grown by A. J. Wol- rott. of Independence. It was the box packed by H. C. Bushnell. of Junction , City, which won the prize for the best commercial pack. The box contained 12 apples and the price is said to be a record-breaker for the Willamette Valley. ; Salem visitors today were greeted by Jv. W. Iangdon. president of the Alhany Commercial Club: B. I. Dasent. manager of the club, and the following reception committee of the club: Mayor J. P. Wal lace. W. B. Slevens. J. N". Chambers. E. J). Cuslok. S. ;. Simon. I E. Blain. E. ". Sox. J. K. Weatherford. H. A. Lein luger. Albert Sternberg. Frank J. Mil ler. D. P. Mason. F. M. French. W. A. F.astburn. Y. O. Freeman. G. A. Flood. J. A. Howard. F. P. Nutting. E. Dorgan. " I- M. Curl. Z. H. Rudd. D. W. Merrill. ' 8. M. Garland. C. V. Littler. J. R. Flynn. I- II. Fish. H. A. Nelson. C. E. Sox. J. If. Ralston. C. K. Fronk. H. C. Harkness. Wlllard L. Marks. D. S. Smith, F. J. Devlne. J. S. Van Winkle. J. W. Cusick. W. H. Hogan. J. L. Tomlinson. W. H. ' Paris. J. J. Collins. Percy R. Kelly, L. L. Swan. J. L. Hill and Clyde C. Bryant. Make Fair Annual Event. The fair closed tonight and Us un nualltied success has won many compli ments for the committees of the Linn lY.unty Horticultural Society and the .Albany Commercial Club which have been Jn charge of Us management. This fair was the second annual apple fair In Albany and Its success, coupled with the assistance and co-operation rendered Albany by the commercial organizations mid business men of Brownsville. Leba non. Harrlsburg and Scio, assures an an nual apple fair here for many years to come. CANADA TO HAVE BUILDING 'ommiMoner-GeneraI Makes Appli cation From London. 9BATTLB. Wash.. Nov. 12. (Special. ) Application for space for the Canada building was received at the executive office of the A. Y. P. Exposition today In a letter from William Hutchinson. Commitloncr-General of Canada, dated at London. He asks for a building site i by feet, and announces that the British Empire will provide for a Do minion exhibit. When Josiah Collins was in Europe on a tour that carried him to most of the foreign capitals in the Interest of the fair, he wu assured by the British Gov ernment they would provide for Cana dian participation if it were shown that Canadian resources would be exploited and a benefit would result to the Do minion. Approval of the plan waa given more than a year ago. but it was necessary to wait until the British Government was formally Invited before preparations were made for the building and exhibit. OFFER CITY TROLLEY LINE A. Welch and W. II. Patterson Ask for Franchise at Centrnlia. ( KNTKAiJA. Wash.. Nov. 1 i Spe cie. W. II. Patterson and A. Weleh. who are Identified with the electric railway system at Vancouver. Wash, and who were formerly with the Port-land-Salem line, and Theodore Hons, a local capitalist and owner of the ('en trails electric light and power plant, last night applied to the City Council for an electric street railway franchise. Tho men say that It is their intention. If granted a franchise, to operate in Centralia and that they will extend their line and connect with Chehalls. They claim that they have all the right-of-way secured between Centralis and Chehalis. They say that they also have under consideration the extension of the line to include Bucoda. Tenlno and Olympla. The franchise they want also includes the privilege of supplying commercial electric power to Centralia consumers. It is their intention, if granted a fran chise, to take over the two electric light plants at Centralia and Chehalis and install one large plant. of capacity sufficient to furnish both cities with electric power and light to operate their cars. The ordinance will be considered next Tuesday niirht. STATE LAWS INVOLVED IN SUIT l D HIM IS VERY ILL KOGCE RIVER SAXMOX KING SCFFERS ACUTE ATTACK. Wife Is Called Home From Coos Bay Sick Man Prominent Fig ure in Cnrry County. MARSHF1KLD. Or.. Not. 11 (Special.) R. D. Hume, the millionaire land-owner and the most prominent figure In Curry County, Is critically ill. In his home' In Wedderburn.' Mrs. Hume was on her way to Coos Bay. and on reaching Bandon received a message that Mr. Hume was 111. snn reiurnea nome. For years Mr. Hume has suffered on account of kidney trouble, and some years ago underwent a surgical operation. Oc casionally he has severe spells, but this attack was sudden and acute. For a time today it was supposed that Mr. Hume was unconscious. A few weeks ago Mr. Hume visited Coos Bay. and was then enjoying good health. He returned home when two of hiB schooners made the trip down the coast and were beached at the mouth of the Rogue River. Mr. Hume has a home in Piedmont. Cal., but spends much of his time at Wedderburn. where, he owns large sal mon canneries and eight square miles of land in the vicinity. Mr. Hume pays one sixth of the taxes of Curry County. FACTORY CHANGES HANDS Chehalis Furniture Concern Taken Over by Local Capitalists. CHEHALIS. Wash., Nov. 11 (Spe cial.) Control of the Chehalis- Furniture & Manufacturing Company has passed into the hands of C O. Gingrich, of this city. Mr. Gingrich has purchased the stock of F. S. Harmon, of Tacoma. Mr. Gingrich has secured S8 shares out of 350, which, together with other friendly local interestB. again makes the factory here a strictly local institution. It is the intention to double the capital stock of the company, and Mr. Gingrich will add most of the new capital. The officers of the newly-organized company are: C. O. Gingrich, president and gen eral manager: D. p. Gingrich, vice-president and superintendent; H. B. Coffman, secretary and treasurer. It is Intended to treble the present output of the fac tory, which will mean that the company will put out SSn.Ow) worth of furniture annually. F. S. Harmon, of Tacoma, has contracted to take JSO.OOO worth of fur niture the first year. CAPTURE PAL OF BEZEMER Second Charge Also Placed Against Notorious Kidnaper. BELLINGHAM. Nov. 12. A Herald special from Mount Vernon says an additional charge has been laid against Leo Bezemer. arresteed near Seattle for a sensational kidnaping near Mount Vernon, and that his con federate. Duncan Boyd, was arrested at Bow last night. Bezemer and Boyd are charged with holding; up a logger named McCoy in the woods and attempting to force him to write an order for ransom money. McCoy convinced them that they could not secure money on the order. They robbed him of a few dol lars and turned him loose. Bezemer's aingle-handed kidnaping of English, a wealthy Mount Vernon logger, followed a few days later. ASK FOR TROPHIES OF HUNT President of Seattle Fair Writes Letter to Roosevelt. SEATTLE. Wash.. Nov. 12. Presi dent Roosevelt will receive a letter. in a few days from President J. E. Chil berg. of the Alaska-Yukon-Paciflc Ex position, asking that hts trophies of the chase In British East Africa be made an exhibit at the Exposition. The President was reminded of his great Interest In the West and urged that this would be a unique and ap propriate manner of manifesting his personal good will. President Chll berg mailed the letter today. HAS 50,000, BOXES APPLES Lownsilale's Crop 'in Yamhill Coun ty Is Mammoth Yield. . M MINXVILLE. Nov. 12. (Special. M. O. Lownsdale's apple crop for this year Is estimated at SO.oOO boxes of marketable fruit. This yield of first-class apples rep resents faithful and painstaking atten tion to spraying and caring for the trees, one of the principal tenets of Mr. Lowns dale's everyday religion. The small per cent of apples inferior in size and quality will be made into a fine quality of apple Jelly at the farm. Hoquiam Sends Able Delegate. HOQUIAM. Wash., Nov. 12. (Special.) Among the more prominent lumber men and manufacturers from Washing ton. California and Oregon, leaving for the National capital today to assist in the fight against removing the duty on lumber and lumber pro-lints. Hoquiam Is sending as representative Frank H. Lamb, president of the Hoquiam Machine Works, and the F. 1.8 mb Lumber Com pany. Mr. Lamb was personally asso ciated years ago with Mr. Roosevelt in matters of National interest and has made many trips to Washington in the interests of the Pacific. Northwest. Raises Pay Check; Gets Year in Pen OREGON CITT. Or.. Nov. 12. (Special.) Charles Ness was this afternoon sen tenced to serve one year in ftie peniten tiary for obtaining money under false pretences. Ness was employed by the Crown-Columbia Pulp & Paper Company and raised a time check. The amount In volved was only J2. Ness pleaded guilty to the grand jury Indictment. If Initiative Fails, Statutes of 1903 and 1905 Will Be come Void. NEW FEATURE DEVELOPS Decision of I'nltcd Slates Supreme Court Will Affect Legislative Enactments of Past Two Sessions. SALEM. Or.. Nov. 11 (Special.) It was learned today that the suit now pending in the courts for the purpose of testing the validity of the Initiative and referendum amendment .to the constitntion Involves the validity not only of all the proceedings under that amendment, but all acts of the Legis latures of 1903 and 1906. as welL One purpose of the suit is to have the Initiative and referendum declared void because it Is alleged to be in violation of that section of the United States Constitution which guarantees every state a representative form of government It has been generally as sumed that if it should be declared void such a decision would carry with it only those laws and amendments which have been proposed by Initia tive. But if the initiative and refer endum a.nendment Is void not a single act of the Legislatures of 1903 and 1905 is valid, becauss not one has an enacting clause, in accordance with the constitutional requirements. ' Before the initiative amendment was adopted the constitution required that the style of all bills shall be, "Be it enacted by the Legislative Assembly, of the State of Oregon." The Supreme Court has held that, an act is void without that enacting clause. The Initiative amendment provided that the style, of every bill shall be. "Be it en acted by the people of the State of Oregon." In order to be on the safe side, the Legislature of 1901. put both enact ing clauses on every bill. The Legislatures of 1903 and 1905, used only the enacting clause pro vided by the initiative amendment, but if the amendment is void there is no authority for the use of such an enacting clause, and the old require ment is still In force. Since the acts do not contain the old enacting clause it is asserted that they would be void If the Initiative and referendum amendment is void. The State Supreme Court has al ready declared the amendment valid but the case now pending, that of the State vs. the Pacific States Telephone & Telegraph Company, was framed for the purpose of presenting the United States Supreme Court the question of validity of the Oregon scheme of di rect legislation and the case will be taken to that tribunal. Many lawyers think it probable that the United States Supreme Court will put Its dis approval upon this variation from representative government. It is pos sible, of course, that the United States Supreme Court might declare all of the Initiative and referendum amend ments invalid except the single sen tence which prescribes the form of enacting clause, but as this is part of the provision for legislation by tho people, doubt Is expressed whether this one sentence would stand and all the other provisions fall. MUST USE BLANK BALLOTS Town of La Camas Fails to Observe Primary Requirements. VANCOUVER. Wash., Nov. 12. (Spe cial.) When the voter of the town of La Camas, 12 miles up the Columbia from Vancouver, come to vote at their municipal election In December, each of them will be presented with a blank ballot and the names of all candidates they wish to vote for will have either to be written in or pasted in. This peculiar situation is due to the fact that the people of La Camas, an Incorporated town, did not hold any primary election on Tuesday last, and under the primary law they cannot nominate by convention. There are, therefore, no legal candidates. Each candidate before the primary has to pay a filing fee of 910 and no man in La Camaa wanted an office bad enough to pay the $10. However, there will be candidates at the elec tion. M. T. Brown and Henry Karnath are out for Mayor and the prohibition question will be an issue. vied to the Johnson road bill, and at t V recent session passed the following ! resolutions: Whereat, The State Gocd Roads Associa tion has appointed a . committee to pre pare, a bill for better roads, to be pre sented tj the next Legislature for its en actment Into law; and, Whf-ica?, It has been reported that a majority of thla committee favors what is known as the "Johnson road bill." with out rhanare op amendmrnt; and, wherea. We believe that any ays tern adopted ehould first of all provide for pood roads leading from railroad stations, b-.st landinss. warehoused and other markets out of. and into, and through the various farm ing communities. whlh will. In our Judg ment, best subserve the producing clasaea In fact our whole state and. VWiTca, The best interests nt our state demand that the producer be cspeciaily favored In this respect: row, therefore. Rs It Resolved, bv Washington County Pomona Grange in session assembled. That we protest against tlie passage of the .imc. n-Airitlnni anri that w favor nrl ' recommend the passage of a law requiring our respective County Courts, or other per sons, or body, having In charge the road construction of the respective counties, or road districts, of the state to lay out where ner-essary and demanded uch roads as may h necessary to carry into effect the sys tem a. outlined hi the foregoing preamble, as far as deemed practical, and requiring that all principal county roads so leading from such centers be first Improved a a fast as the money provided therefor wtll warrant, and that this money be expended on. each and every road impartially. T ENTERPRISE PEOFLE EXTER TAIX O. R. & S. OFFICIALS. Completion of Elgin Branch to Jo seph Is Celebrated in Wal lowa County. ENTERPRISE. Or., Nov. 12 (Special.) Two hundred representative business men. farmers and stockmen of Wallowa County, and prominent O. R. & N. offi cials were guests at a banquet in this city tonipht, in celebration of the completion of the ElRln-Joseph extension of the O. R. & N. Railroad. Among the railroad officials were J. V. O'Brien, general manager for the Harrl nian lines in Oregon; W. V. Cotton, gen eral counsel: William McMurray. assist ant general passenger agent; M. J. Buck ley, superintendent; Chief Engineer Boschke. General Freight Agent Miller, H. & I-.ytle and F. S. Stanley. Fraternal Hall, one of the finest build ings of the kind in Eastern. Oregon, waa the scene of the entertainment. Preced ing the banquet there was a brief musical programme. The visitors were welcomed by Mayor Byron Maylield, and General Manager O'Brien responded. Addresses were aleo made by Mr. Cotton. General Freight Agent Miller and a number of local speak ers. The prevailing theme was the pres ent opportunity for the development of the unrivalled riches of Wallowa County in timber, minerals, stock, grain and fruit lands. The O. R. & N. party arrived this afternoon and inspected the line in from Wallowa. It is six miles from this place to Joseph, and track has been laid that far. LEFT TO BAR ASSOCIATION Lawyers Have Full Charge of Com plaint Against Justice Root. OLY11PIA, Wash.. Nov. 12. (Special.) The attention of Chief Justice Hadley, of the Supreme Court, was called today to articles In Seattle papers to the effect that the State Bar Association Investi gation of charges involving Justice Root would accomplish nothing becausa the association committee is without power to compel attendance or testimony of wit nesses or the production or papers. Justice Hadley was aske'd if the court would follow a Seattle suggestion and place the investigation in the hands of a committee of Superior Court Justices, who could compel testimony. Justice Hadley said the investigation is now en tirely in the hands of the Bar com mittee and should the committee find Itself unable to make a thorough Inves tigation the committee will probably re port with recommendations of what course to pursue, and until such report Is received no further action is con templated by this court. TO PROSECUTE DRUGGISTS Major Rodgers, of Salem, Issues Sweeping Order. SALEM. Or., Nov. 12. (Special.) Slayor George F. Rodgers today issued orders that all druggists selling .in toxicating liquors without a liquor license be prosecuted. His order was based on reports that a number of druggists have been selling liquor unlawfully. OPPOSED TO STATE ROAD Washington County Grange Docs Not Want Johnon Road Bill. HIIJSBORO. Or.. Nov. 12. (Spe cial. ) The Washington County Pomo na Grange baa gone on record as op- Party Visits Joseph. JOSEPH. Or.. Nov. 12. (Special.) Gen eral Manager O'Brien, with his party of railroad officials, was here this afternoon on the railroad special, and located the depot and roundhouse for the Joseph" ex tension. They were met by Mayor Fred McCully and a large delegation of cltl iens, who showed them about the city. DEATH CLAIMS PROF. C00TE Well-Known Menjber of O. A. C. Faculty Fasses Away at Yaquina. COR VALXJ 8, Or., Nov. 12. (Special.) Professor George Coote, a pioneer of the state and for over 30 years an active member of the Oregon Agricultural Col lege faculty, died at an early hour this morning at his home near Yaquina. Pro fessor Coote .was born in England, in lS-l and came to Oregon In the early seventies to assist Wallis Nash In the construction and operation of what la now the Corvallls & Eastern Railroad. In 1887, he gave up his railroad work to accept a position as professor of flori culture and gardening at the Oregon Agri cultural College, which position he has actively filled until' his failing health compelled him to tak a leave of absence in May of this year. Professor Coote was a familiar figure about the campus and was known and respected by many generations of college students. As college landscape gardener he laid out and improved the college campus until it has become one of the most beautiful in. the Northwest. He leaves a widow and two children, Mrs. Butler, of Santa Barbara, and Mrs. Per not, wife of Professor E. F. Pernot, of this city. HURRYING RUPERT SURVEY Large Sum Will Soon Be Expended for Public Improvements. VANCOUVER, B. C, Nov. 12. (Spe cial.) Rapid progress is being made in the completion of the survey of the townslte of Prince Rupert. One hun dred and twenty men are now at work staking lots and, with continued fine weather, it is expected that they will finish on the main townslte by the end of December. The proposed auc tion sale of lots will. It is expected, occur about May 1. The provincial government will short ly call for tendem for carrying out its share of the. work on the new town site of the Grand Trunk' Pacific. Two hundred thousand dollars is to be ex pended in the early Spring, $40,300 for sewer construction and $160,000 in new streets and sidewalks. Sixth avenue, which is four miles in length, will be FEEBLE OLD LADY " Has Strength. Bestored By Vinol Mrs. Michael Bloom of Lewlstown, Pa., who is 80 years of age. Bay s : "For a long time I have been so feeble that I have had to be wheeled around la aa invalid's chair. I had no strength and took cold at the slightest proToca tion, which invariably settled on my lungs, and a cough would result My son learned of the cod liver prep aration called Vinol. and procured a bottle for me. It built up my strength rapidly, and after taking three bottles I am able to do most of my work, and I can walk a quarter of a mile easily. Every aged or weak person who re quires strength should try Vinol. I am delighted with what It has done for me." As a body builder and strength crea tor for old people, delicate children, weak, run-down persons, and after sickness, Vinol Is unexcelled. If It fails to give satisfaction e will re turn your money. Woodard, Clarke & Co., Druggists, .Portland. HERE ARE THE PRIZE WIF RS Facsimile of the' Judges' Report in the Great Eilers Counting Contest THE JUDGES' REPORT November 9th, 1908. Eilers Piano House, Gentlemen: " Your committee is pleased to report that after careful examination of the various lists submitted to us in your Counting Contest, we make the following awards unami mously, based on the official count, as follows: No. of instruments and parts in the large Col., 1122 .. ' ' ' " small ' 325 1447 First Prize, Second Prize Third Prize, Fourth Prize Fifth Prize, Sixth Prize, The identities of these replies were unknown to us until the awards were all made. Upon breaking the seal-we found the winners to be: Geo. Johannsen, 315 10th st., East Vancouver, Wash. Birdie Copenhaver, Bonners Ferry, Idaho. Geo. L. Richards, 1057 East Madison St., Portland, Or. Mrs. Flora Redington, The Dalles, Or. Flora D. Tobin, Lents, Or. Mrs. C. E. Witzel, 830 E. 27th St. South, Portland, Or. We unhesitatingly recommend these persons to your generosity. Total, List No. 0-64 List No. S-40 List No. B-321 List No. 642 List No. L-193 List No. 0-14 No. 1 No. 2 No. 3 No. 4 No. 5 NO. 6 L Judges, So great has been the success of the Eilers Counting Contest that the . manufacturers who are co-operating in this gigantic campaign have increased the cash appropriation to be distributed among the winners from $18,000 to $25,000. All the successful contestants will be notified by mail. We take this opportunity to publicly thank the Judges for their kind assistance in ascertaining the winners, and also extend our congratulations to the winners. . BIGGEST, BUSIEST AND BEST Jinrmar pianoreHabiKtr 353 Washington Street THE HOUSE OF HIGHEST QUALITY planked from end to end, and Main street, which crosses Sixth avenue at right angles, will be planked from the waterfront for a distance of a mile. Walnuts for Exhibit Purposes. M'MIXNVrLLB, Or., Nov. 12. CSpeclal.) About 100 pounds of the 1908 crop of Tamhiil-grown walnuts have been se cured for show purposes by the Yamhill Walnut Club, of this city. They are being placed in neat wooden boxes with glass cover, each box holding about one pound, or 75 to 100 nuts. A permanent exhibit will be maintained in this city, and the nuts will no doubt occupy a prominent place at various horticultural fairs during the year. The exhibit will help to advertise Oregon during the Se attle fair next year. Ther. is a lighthouse to every 14 mllei rtf coast in England, to every 34 milei in Ire land and to every 3i muea in frcoua.no. .Now Is Your Opportunity Stock Reduction Sale 25. OFF ON ALL MEN'S SUITS AND OVERCOATS Nothing Reserved This Includes Blues and Blacks $15.00 MEN'S OVERCOAT- SUIT OR -NOW .... $11.25 $16.50 MEN'S OVERCOAT NOW . suit or tro nn $18.00 MEN'S OVERCOAT- $20.00 MEN'S OVERCOAT- SUIT OR NOW .... $22.50 MEN'S SUIT OR OVERCOAT NOW $25.00 MEN'S SUIT OR OVERCOAT NOW . . . . $27.50 MEN'S SUIT OR OVERCOAT NOW .... $30.00 MEN'S SUIT OR OVERCOAT NOW .... $16.90 $18.75 $20.65 $22.50 $13.50 f85$15.00 $35.00 MEN'S SUIT OR tQ OC OVERCOAT NOW . . . . Pf,0,i-' By Coming Early You Will Have a Large Stock to Select From 4. J. RICHARDSON CO, 283-285 Washington Street Opposite Woodard, Clarke S Co.