1909.
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SHEPARD HALL, NEW 0. A. C. BUILDING, TO BE DEDICATED TODAY
GREAT ANNUAL
OF
Dedication at 0. A. C. Takes
. Place Today.
Cosgrove's Return to Califor
nia Will Complicate Election
of Presiding Officers.
EXERCISES WILL BE HELD
New Building Stands as Monument
to Yonth Who Conceived Idea
and WIio Gave His Ulfe to
Bring It to Reality.
$ 1 3.35 for Hart, Schaffner Marx high
class $20 Suits and Overcoats
LOCAL OPTION LOBBY BUSY
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Will Try to Defeat Knth for Presi
dent of Semite Iiecaue of Hit
View Initiative anil Kefcr
rndnm Again Coming Up.
OLTVTPIA. Jan. 7. (Special.) Local
option and other Issues may play an Im
portant part in the organizatldn of the
Senate here next week tf the anticipated
Inauguration of Governor-elect Cosgrove
is followed fcy hla Immediate return to
California.
Thia would place IJeutenant-Oorernor
M. E. Hay. presiding otrieer of the Sen
ate, in the Governor's chair during the
session and would necessitate the election
of a presiding officer who would wield
a powerful influence In the progress of
pending legislation.
Awake to this situation, the radical
local option auvorates are seeking a can
didate for President rf the Senate to
opposi Senator A. S. Ruth, ol this county,
who. until the last few days was looked
upon as tho legitimate successor to Jhe
place.
Senator Kuth believes the Legislature
should pass a local option Mil. but he is
not in favor of the sort of till that the
local option advocates want. It is re
ported here that the latter are attempt
ing to Induce Senator W. H. Paulhamus.
of Pierce County, to start a contest for
presiding officer. Failing to secure him.
they will sets, elsewhere.
Ixx-al Option Bone of Contention.
Senator Ruth and Lieutenant-Governor
Hay are warm personal friends and there
are but few matters that they do not
agree upon. One of the exceptions is
the construction of the local option plank
In the Republican state platform. Sena
tor Ruth believes It is capable of a liberal
construction, while Lieutenant-Governor
Hay Is said to believe that to comply with
the platform declaration the local option
law must effectively apply to every lo
cality. Senator Ruth favors the enactment of a
local option law that will apply only to
country precincts. He be.!eves that It
Is not necessary to provide the cities with
local option privileges when the ends
desired by the people In the matter of
permitting saloons can be accomplished
In the choice of the City Councllmen.
Notwithstanding this difference of opin
ion between the two. it is likely that the
Influence of the Lieutenant-Governor will
bo directed toward placing Ruth in the
presiding officer's chair.
The radical local option advocates ar
aware of Ruth's stand on the question
and it is now apparent they will attempt
to prevent his election. Senator Ruth is
the oldest member of the next Senate In
point of service. It is a characteristic
of his not to conceal his opinions on any
subject. He Is outspoken on the subject
of the Initiative and referendum, which
he helped materiauy to defeat in the
Senate of 197. During the campaign, the
State Grange fostered a movement for
the enactment of Initiative and referen
dum legislation and In many localities
had the support of the labor unions.
Pledges on the question were exacted
from many candidates during the pri
maries. Initiative and Tteferendam Again.
In the last session Senator Ruth, who
helped organize Cie Insurgent forces in
the Senate, was a member of the Senate
committee to whlcn the Initiative and
referendum bill was referred after it had
passed the House. Five insurgents and
two regulars were on the committee. For
once. Ruth Joined the regulars and the
three submitted a mlnorlay report, recom
mending the indefinite postpdnement of
the bill. The minority report was- adopt
ed and -the bill was thus killed without
debate, undfr the rules of the Senate.
Another attempt to secure an Initiative
and referendum amendment to the con
stitution is practically certain. In the
Senate Its most pronounced advocate will
be Senator George F. Cotterlll. of King
County.
If the labor, grange and local option
sentiment becomes united on a candidate
In opposition to Ruth, the contest over
the election of a President of the Senate
is likely to .become interesting. Present
Indications, however, point to Ruth's elec
tion. The only other member so far men
tioned heer .s Senator R. A. Hutchinson,
of Spokane ounty. who. It is said, would
like the place, hut will not enter into a
contest over it with Senator Ruth.
SLA YD EX SAYS FIGHT IS WOX
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Declares Meigs' Strength for Speak
er Is Overestimated.
TACOMA, Wash.. Jan. 7. (Special.)
"We are not saying anything further
than that our fieht Is won," said J. W.
Siayden. Representative from the Thirty
sixth district, and candidate for Speaker
of the House at the next session of the
Legislature, following a caucus of his
supporters held at the Arlington Hotel,
Seattle, last night.
"We are positive that the votes re
ported to be pledged to Jlr. Meigs are
over-estimated. Spokane's delegation Is
fairly evenly divided for and against
m" he continued.
It is possible that the Speakership con
test will not be settled until a caucus is
held in Olympia, either Saturday or
Sunday night.
DID SIX MAIDENS POP?
Leap Year December Brings More
Marriages Than December, 1907.
VANCOUVER. Wash, Jan. 7. (Spe
cial.) Leap year statistics for Clarke
County shows that during the month of
December, 190S. six more marriage li
censes were issued than In December,
1907. In the year of 1907 for the month
of December 49 marriage licenses were
granted. In December, 1908, S3 marriage
licenses were Issued.
XeW Creamery Making Butter.
ALBANT. Or.. Jan. 7. (Special.) The
beginning of another new industry In
Linn County was marked today when the
first roll of butter manufactured in the
new creamery at Shelburn. 14 miles north
east of Albany, waa received in this
city. It was sent to Couoty Clerk J.
W. Miller, who sold the grotTnd on which
the plant stands to Stanley Taylor, owner
of the new enterprise.
DES CHUTES GAINS f S, li
Hough' Porter Decision Clears
Way for Irrigation.
UNCERTAINTY IS REMOVED
In Supreme
I'noertalnty
Only One "BKOMO QVIXINE"
Th.t is LAXATIVE SBOMO gUMSB. Look
for th. ..sntur. ol B W. GROVly V.l h.
wand r to fun a Cold la On. Day. 2ic
Termination of Case
Court Clears Away
and Opens Way for Beginning
of Active Operations.
SALEM. Or.. Jan. 7. (Special.) The
decision of the Supreme Court in the
Hough-Porter water right case, from
Lake County, will go far toward clear
ing the way for irrigation enterprises
on the Pes Chutes River, In Crook
County. There has been more or less
uncertainty concerning the irrigation
work In the Des Chutes country be
cause riparian owners have asserted
rights seriously conflicting with those
of the reclamation companies which
bad diverted the water.
While there has been no litigation
attacking the right of the irrigation
company to take all the water it need
ed, there has been uncertainty because
of the unsettled condition of the law
as to riparian rights. But the deci
sion of the Supreme Court assures the
rnclnmnllnii nmr)ATv itai! ti Motttor.
on its lands that the owners of ripar
ian lunus CKnnui cause iivuuitj uy in
sisting that the water be permitted to
flow in the stream undiminished in
quantity.
Situation at Des Cliutes.. .
The Des Chutes Irrigation and Power
Company diverts water from the Des
Chutes River near Bend. Above mat
point there are a number of riparian
owners who have never used the water.
Below that point there are a number of
riparian owners who nave Deen noiaing
their property with the expectation that
sometime it would be valuable for
power sites. These riparian owners
have Deen of the.'onnlon that they held
rights in accordance with the old com
mon lnw Hnctrln of rlnarian rlahts
which authorized them to demand that
the water be permitted to flow in us
channel undiminished in quantity. If
they had that right they could compel
the irrigation company to close its
head gates whenever they got ready
to use the water for power.
But the Supreme Court has decided
that the old common law right does
not exist as to lands disposed of by
the Government since 1877. so that the
owners of the power sites have only
such water rights as they may obtain
by appropriation to beneficial use. and
their rights are subject to the rule of
priority In time.
All Water-Csers Affected.
The decision similarly affects water
users on every stream in the state and
Insures them that If they hare appro
priated water and put It to a benefW
clal use they need have no fear of In
terference from riparian owners who
have been holding land without using
the water. Of course, every riparian
owner has a right to sufficient water
from a stream for domestic purposes,
such as household use, watering stock.
Irrigating a garden, etc.
The decision of the court was im
portant In many other particulars be
sides that of settling the dispute re
garding riparian rights. The Hough
Porter case has been, pending in the
courts for nine years. Since the suit
was started one litigant died and
another is In the asylum. The parties
had been put to great expense and
they had postponed improvements be
cause their rigths were uncertain. In
the hope of finally settling the litiga
tion. Trial Judge H. L. Benson or
dered that all water users or riparian
owners on the stream. Sliver Creek,
be made parties to the suit. This was
done and 50 parties were brought in.
By this means the Supreme Court has
Ka.n .Kin in aettle all the water rights
on that stream. It has also established
the practice of making all persons in
terested parties to water right suits.
nnH thl nractlca will probably be fol-
in .11 cases in the future. Under
the decision. It Is within the province
of the court to order that all persons In
terested be made parties, even though
the plaintiffs do not so desire.
The decision also declares and es
tablishes the right of the court in com
.ii.. f this kind to disregard
- r ,h admissions made In the
pleadings If such admissions conflict
.. it,, riirhii of some of the parties.
hr words, the court, having all
. v, rttea 'hefore it. will determine
their rights according to the evidence.
The decision Is one of the most com
.h.i.aii;o ffver handed down In this.
or perhaps In any state. In a water
-o.o tis broad scope was made
necessary by the large number of par
ties with varied Interests.
NEW OFFICALS INSTALLED
t, xm c fRvnr Announces His
Executive Appointment.
GRANTS PASS. Or.. Jan. 7. (Spe
cial The old Council held Its last
...ion toniarht. at the conclusion of
ki.i. u f nvor-elert and the new
iiivu . " . " . -
r-oimrllmen. J. G. Rlggs. J. L. Myers,
Ti-inio r-h..hlre and George Cronk
,nnir th oath of office. The Mayor
then announced the following appolnt-
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Late Claiborne Shepard, Who
First Conceived Idea of Erect-Ina-
this building and Who Sac
rificed Hia Life by Too Arduous
Efforts to Make It Realty.
ments: Auditor and Police Judge,
George Colvlg; Chief of Police, C. E.
McLane: night police, F." W. Capp;
Street Superintendent, R. II. Gilfallin;
City Attorney, George Durham. All the
appointment were confirmed by the
Pfiiinril. TTnon adiournment the new
Council and officers were Banqueted.
WIFE WOULD KILL RIVAL
JEALOUS, SHE SHOOTS, BUT HER
HUSBAND INTERCEDES.
Mrs. Maude Burroughs Fires Revol
ver at Grace Fredericks, Bullet
Narrowly Missing Girl.
SILVERTON. Or., Jan. 7. (Special.)
Jealous because of the alleged intimacy
of her husband and Grace Fredericks,
Portland actress playing a two nights
stand in this city with the Burroughs
Stock Company. Mrs. Maude Burroughs
shot at her rival early this morning, but
the bullet mlssea Its mar ana pene
trated the wall in a room In the Silverton
Hotel, a few inches above the girl's head.
Mrs. Burroughs is the wife or dent
Burroughs, manager of the company,
and her stage name is Maude Francis.
After the performance Wednesday night
Burroughs and wife and Miss Fredericks
eisxaged rooms at the Silverton Hotel.
Mra. Burroughs, It Is saia, nas wra
Jealous of the young actress for two
weeks or more, during which time she
has been playing with tho company.
Mrs. Burroughs' apprehension reached Its
climax about 1:30 this morning, when
she found her husband in the room oc
cupied by the young actress.
The enraged wire procureo a
revolver from her husband s suitcase
Don't Blame
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When Without Exertion or Cost You
Can Enjoy Meals and Cure
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Don't blame your stomach or youe
luck when your meals declare war on
your system. ....
When the stomach won't do Its work
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When foul smelling odors come from
your stomach, when the head aches
and the sourness of mouth every
morning makes you hate your break
fast, when dreams and nightmare as
sail you, don't give up tho fight.
This is the appeal of nature, and It
should bo heard.
Over-eating, late suppers, poorly
chewed food, too rich pastries and under-done
cooking are some of the
causes of the stomach's ill health.
When the stomach is busy, it presses
and churns all the liquid matter from
food and with Its Juices dissolves into
liquid form or pulp everything which
comes into it.
If such food be poisonous it affects
the Juices, attacks the, stomach, goes
into the blood and weakens the entire
Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets will di
gest a full meal easily without mater
ial assistance from the stomach. They
will restock the gastric fluid with all
the elements needed. They build up
the b'.ood. destroy sour taste, bad
breath, belching, stomach and bowel
trouble and quickly restore natural
conditions.
One grain of Stuart's Dyspepsia Tab
lets will digest S000 grains of food In
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The method of Stuart's Dyspepsia
Tablets are the methods of Nature.
They contain every requisite for the
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one of these little tablets when It en
ters the stomach mingles with the
Juices, attacks the food and digests It.
It removes the .ermented and deoayed
mass, lying stagnant there and eases
the stomach at once.
It Is wholly a question for you to
solve. Tour druggist will furnish Stu
art's Dyspepsia Tablets 60c the . box,
or send us your name and address and
we will send you a trial package free.
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and went to the room, demanding admit
tance. When Burrougs opened the door
his wife advanced a few steps toward
Miss Fredericks and fired, but Burroughs
struck his wife's arm Just aa she pulled
the trigger, and the gun fell to the floor,
probably preventing a fatality.
Mrs. Burroughs then seized a pair of
shears from the dresser and again as
saulted the frightened woman, who ran
screaming into the hall.
Burroughs undertook to wrest the shears
from his wife; whereupon she stabbed
him In the lip and one side of the face.
Clark C. Burroughs Is a Portland man
and has been engaged In the theatrical
profession for several years. He has
never played In Portland. Prior to
fathering the Burroughs Stock Company
he conducted a theater in Victoria, B.
C, but failed. He came to Portland,
where he sought employment in several
stock companies without success.
Little is known here of Mrs. Burroughs,
whose stage name is Maude Francis.
Grace Fredericks Is not a Portland
girl. She belongs Jn San Francisco and
started north from that city last Fall
with a. company presenting "Her One
Great Sin." The company went broke
and Miss Fredericks came to Portland
and later Joined the Burroughs Stock
Company.
BIG WAGES FOR CHINESE
Cannerymen Offering $1000
Season Workmen Scarce.
for
ASTORIA. Or., Jan. 7. (Special.) The
demand for skilled Chinamen to work In
the canneries wllf be greater the coming
season than ever before, especially the
slitters and aolderera. A great run of
salmon la expected on Puget Sound this
year and extensive preparations are being
made to handle it. Some of the Columbia
River slitters have been ottered J1000 for
the season and some solderers J600.
These prices are about double what have
been paid In former years, but as a mat
ter of fact Chinamen are getting scarcer
every year.
OREGON AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE,
CORVALLIS. Or., Jan. 7. (Special.)
"Bhepard Hall, the new T. M. C. A. build
ing which has Just reached completion,
will be formally opened and dedicated to
morrow afternoon and evening. The
building will be opened by a reception In
the afternoon and will be dedicated in the
evening. .
The dedication eeremones will be pre
sided over by Dr. James 'Withycombe and
the speakers ofthe evening will be Rob
ert Livingston, of Portland; Harry W.
Stone, secretary of the Portland T. M.
C. A.; L B. Rhodes, state secretary for
Oregon and Idaho, and John G. Schroe
der. Shepard Hall, so named In honor of
Claiborne Shepard, the young man who
first conceived the Idea of erecting this
building and who sacrificed his life by
reason of too ardent labors In an attempt
to make it-a reality, has been constructed
at a cost of over $30,000, one-half of which
was contributed by the students of the
college.
The movement which has culminated in
the erection of the Hall was started four
years ago by Mr. Shepard hut shortly
after received a serious setback by the
death of that young man. But the mat
ter was taken up soon afterwards and haa
by virtue of unceasing effort been
brought to a successful close.
The Hall Is open to all students and all
college orcanlzatlons but will be under
the Immediate control of the T. M. C. A.
The first floor is given over to a large re
ception room, a reading room, and a room
for the use of the college publications.
The second floor will be used primarily
by the literary societies. The basement is
equipped with lockers, ahower baths and
a swimming pool.
The opening of this new building marks
a new era in student life at the College.
Mrs. Rebecca C. Clark.
OREGON CITY, Or., Jan. 7. (Special.)
Mrs. Rebeoca C. Clark Is dead at her
home In Mount Pleasant, from tubercu
losis. She was born in Sweden. March
27. 1863, and when a child came to Iowa,
where her father died. She- was married
in Dakota, July 9, 1889, to Gilbert Clark,
and they came here in 1896. The funeral
will be held at 2 o'clock tomorrow from
the chapel at the Sellwood crematorium.
Rev. R. C. Blackwell officiating.
Mrs. Rebecca Bray.
OREGON CITY, Or., Jan. 7. (Special.)
News has been received here of the
death of Mrs. Rebecca Bray at Seattle.
She was for many years a resident of
Oregon City, and was the daughter of
the late Colonel White, who was County
Judge of Clackamas County when the
$16.65 for Hart, Schaffner & Marx fine
$25 Suits and Overcoats
$20.00 for Hart, Schaffner & Marx
superb $30 Suits and Overcoats
$1.50 "duett" Shirts, cuffs
attached and detached $1.15
m
$1.00 Monarch Shirts,
fancy patterns 75o
Eegular $1.00 wool Under
wear in fawn and natural
gray, per garment 75o
$2.00 and $3.00 wool Jerseys
in all shades $1.15
13 Off on All Boys Suits and Overcoats
91 F
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iam i nosenoiaa & to.
COR. THIRD AND MORRISON STS.
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present courthouse was constructed. Mrs.
Bray waa 62 years of age. She Is sur
vived by. a husband, Charles E. Bray, and
four daughters. Mrs. H. V. V. Bean and
Mrs. Frank Pierce, of Seattle; Mrs.
Joseph E. Heages, wife of State Senator
Hedges, of this city, and Mrs. J. C.
Lewis, of Los Angeles. Cal. She also
leaves a sister, Mrs. Annie E. Rhoades,
of Portland.
In Saw Belt.
Wash., Jan. 7. (Spe-
Cauglit
VANCOUVER.
ciaL) While showing a green man
how to start a woodsaw, John Loomls
yesterday was caught in the belt, turned
two revolutions around the wheel,
tearing off his overcoat and throwing
his shoulder out of place. He was re
moved to St. Joseph's Hospital.
WE PAY THE
HIGHEST PRICES
FOR RAW FURS
AT ALL TIMES
Send for Price List and Tags.
Cor. Fourth and Morrison Sts.
MAIL ORDERS
PROMPTLY FILLED
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Mailed Free.
Im $ ' m n-$ '
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Crrt h'nil WitH Greater Bargains Than Ever
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reductions from 25 per cent to 50 per cent off. PHOKE IN YOUR ORDERS IF YOU AKi, unaviju xu
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' Reductions From 25 Per Cent to SO Per Cent Off On
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FUR JACKETS
STOLES
THROWS
SETS
NECKPIECES
MUFFS
V2 OFF ON
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stock taking, SO TAKE ADVANTAGE NOW!
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