TOE MORNING OREGOMAX, ' SATURDAY, JANUARY 16, 1909.
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SHOW SMELTING
BEFORE CIIOOK
Upper Willamette Is Rising
Slowly, Slest Falling East
of Mountains.
FLOOD IN SKAGIT VALLEY
On Nci l'rrc-e Prairie, In Idaho, 18
Inches nf Snow Melts In One Day
and Grangeville K?ports
Serions Damage.
Chinook winds and rains, accompanied
hy sleet at many points in Eastern Ore
on. prevailed over the Pacifio Northwest
yesterday, and the snow Is melting grad
ually, except In the Skaajlt Valley, in
TVashlnKton, where a flood is already
under way. Oransevllle, Idaho, also re
ports a serious flood. On Camas Prairie
18 Inches of snow- melted in one day.
Corvallls reports the Willamette ris
1ns; at the rate of eight inches an hour.
Albany says that the river Is so low that
flood stase will not soon be reached. The
Tlver at alcni has rlsn but sliphtly.
In the Hlue Mountains, a chinook is
meltinff the omiH rapidly and Pendleton
Js prepunnir. f'r a flood. At Pendleton
snow Is ni"in.i; slowly. At Hood Uiver
and The Inll-s. Fleet f-ll the greater
part of the day.
Fpokane reports flood conditions immi
nent ihroutciiour tiie Inland Finpire. In
Portland, rain fell yesterday and the
now is rnelfna; gradually. A 72-mtlo pale
1s melting; the snow at Astoria.
tered SI depress at noon today and at
Willamette River has risen but tw
inches In about 24 hours at this poin
and there seems no Immediate danger
of a flood. Some rain fell today.
Great damage has been done by sud
denly inciting snows on roofs and all
over the business section men battled
during last night to save their goods.
Regardless of the fact that there were
brigades of clerks in the stores and
on the roofs, much stock was damaged
beyond repair. Several Instances have
been reported of water heaters blow
ing up when fires have been put under
them, but no one has been Injured.
tm DENOUNCE
FOBEST SERVICE
FROM ICEBOX INTO FLOOD
Conditions in Inland Empire Ripe
for Excessive High Water.
SPOKANE. Wash., Jan. 15. (Special.)
"With a maximum temperature of 42 and
a minimum of 8 deg. above zero, with a
heavy rain falling, the Inland Empire
prob;ibly will be precipitated from an ice
box into a flood. Water is running In
streams down every gully. Snow having
accumulated on roofs of dwellings and
the gutters being full of ice. many
houses are nearly as damp inside aa out.
On Camas Prairie, near Orangeville, IS
Inches of snow melted In one day before
the Chinook. At Spokane bridge, near
Spokane, water backed up In a ravine,
broke loose, tore the roof from a house
and carried a woman 100 feet before she
escaped.
When the excess of water strikes the
riwrs ice gorges, floods and accompany
ing disasters may be expected.
Woolgrowers Complain Too
Much Power Given Subor
dinates of Pinchot.
PREJUDICE AND GRAFT
Change in Methods of Administra
tion Demanded President Har
ding, of Wool Manufacturers,
Wants Protection of Wool.
FEAR HKill WATER AT TACOMA
Rain Continues and More Expecled,
With Snow In .Mountains.
TACOMA. Wash.. Jan. 15. (Special.)
-Rain rontlnue.i to fall at intervals
II night and today. At times during
tiie night it froze as it fell, and this
3. ad the eftVct of materially handlcap
jifng electric t ars.
Warmer weather and rain tonight
and tomorrow is tiie prediction issued
from the Weather bureau. Mriny per
Kons fear that the warm weather will
cause floods, but there is little likeli
Jiood that any such trouble wi'.l occur,
f ayn the weather man. The only thing
that would bring higher water would
fce a chlnook that would melt the snow
In the mountains, and there is no Chi
nook in sight.
Reports received at the offices of the
Northern Pacific show the mercury to
re 1.1 above zero between Lester and
:ilensburg. and a heavy snow Is falling.
WARM GALE AT ASTORIA
Wind Attain Velocity of 7 2 Miles
an Hour on Coast.
ASTORIA. Or.. Jan. 15. (Special.)
The expected southwest gale struck this
faction Iat evening, and before morn
ing the wind attained a velocity of 72
miles an hour. While the g:ile stirred up
a nasty sea outside and the bar Is ex
ceedingly rough, no damage was done on
shore so far as reported. The wind last
evening and today was unusually warm
for this season of the year, and the 12
or 14 Inches of snow disappeared so rap
Idly that there is scarcely a vestige of It
left. This evening the weather Is mild,
with a light southerly wind, and as the
barometer is going up. the indications for
pleasant weather tomorrow are excellent.
FLOOD FOLLOWS WARM BLAST
f-kaglt Valley People Prepare for
Worst High Water Known.
FELLINGHAM. Wash.. Jan. 15. A Chi
nook, accompanied by some. rain, is
tearing thmuch the mountains of North
west Washington at the rate of BO miles
an hour, and the snow Is disappearing
before It like mnijr. Foothills were cov
ered with two mid three feet of snow
last night and are bare this morning. It
1s raining steadily throughout the Pkaglt
Valley and water Is pouring over th
coating of Ice on the stream. Telephonic
reports from the Skagit and Nooksack
River towns sny the people are prepar
lig for the worst floods In their history
With the break-up ice. bridges and
fcooms. ferries and wharves are almost
certain to go out. .
The mercury In the Covernment
Veather Bureau here last night regis
tered a rise of ti degrees in 12 hours,
from 20 above zero to 5", above.
f-NOW IS MELTING SLOWLY
Chinook in Mountains Causes Pen
dleton to Fear Fliod.
PENDLETON-, tip.. Jan. IS. (Special.)
With the thermometer less than above
zero, a chino.tk struck I'matilla County
today and tin- snow Is going off quite
rapidiv in sonie parts, though little has
melted here. R-'pnrts from Pilot Rock.
Athena and points in the mountains tell
of melting snows, and citizens here are
preparing for big floods.
It began raining here this afternoon, but
the watT fro7 about as fast as It fell.
Jt is eompirnrive! v warm tonight and it
Is expected that the wnow will be going
eff rapidly by morning.
Tliere ha.ve b"en no through trains from
the West for "i hours. O. K. & N. train
No. 1 started for Portland over the North
ink road this afternoon.
MLVEIl THAW AT VANCOUVER
Teleplnme System Threatened With
Destruction.
VAXCOt.-VKR. Wash.. Jan. 15. rSpe
clal.i Last night and today three
fourths of an Inch of rain fell. The
maximum temperature was 40 degrees
bove. the minimum 22 degrees. ' Ice
began to form on the wires this morn
ing and continued for an hour, when
It began to thaw. II. S. Parker, wire
chief of the Pacific Telephone Com
Iany. said that If the thaw had been
delayed an hour longer great damage
"w-ould have been done to the system.
T'lrect telephone communications be
tween Vancouver and Taeoma was cut
eff this morning by the breaking of
the wire that crosses the Lewis River.
Ice formed on this wire three-fourths
cf an Inch thick and the wire broke
under the weight.
Chief of Police Secrlst has posted
notices along the Columbia that it Is
dangerous to cross on the Ice.
ECAMCIM IS ON" RAMPAGE
r-easide 1'neasy Because of Impend
ing: Bis Floods.
SEASIDE. Or.. Jan. 15. (Special. 1
A tearful rain storm began here about 1
o'clock yesterday and Is still raging. The
snow, which lay to a depth of eight
Inches over town, is melting rapidly and
the greatest flood ever seen in this
country is expected.
On the I'pper Necanicum the snow
Js reported to be two feet deep, and the
rapidity with which the warm wind will
melt It will make it Impossible for the
ntreams to carry off the water. Much
damage Is feared, and a feeling of un
easiness prevails all along the river.
RISING SLOWLT AT SALEM
JJttle Dancer of Flood at Capital
City Snow Injures Stores.
SALEAr. Or.. Jan. 15. (Special.)
Even though the thermometer rccis-
MELTIN BEFORE WARM WIND
Washington County Will Soon Be
Cleared of Snow.
HILLSRORO. Or.. Jan. 15. (Special.)
The genuine Chinook reached Washing
ton County early this morning, after a
night of moderation and rainfall. The
snow Is rapidly disappearing under the
warm wind, and if It shall continue for 24
hours there will be bare ground at all
Doints except where the. drifts have
reached the depth of eight or ten feet.
High water is Imminent, hut all brldgea
are built high In the county, and there
will be but little damage to public road.
The public school was dismissed today, as
the basement was full of water, caused
by the meltln snow.
MORE COLD AT HOOD RIVER
Sleet Falls All Day and Forms Oust
on Deep Snow.
KOCH RIVER, Or., Jan. IB. (Spe
cial.) A decided rise In the temperature
took place here today, accompanied by
a severe sleet storm that continued un
til 5:30 this afternoon, when a fine rain
fell for half an hour. Tonight It has
stopped raining- and is slightly colder
and a crust several Inches deep Is form
ing on the snow.
There has been no railroad communi
cation with the outside world here to
day, except to The Dalles, the Over
lund Llmled. westbound, being backed
to that city this afternoon, after re
maining here since last night.
HARD RAIN ALL DAY LOXG
Willamette at Eugene Stands at 10
Foot Mark Still Rising.
KCGhiNa Or., Jan. 16. (Special.)
Tiiero has been an almost continue! down
pour of rain In Kugene today, the fall
being over one end one-half inches. The
weather still continues to moderate and
the snow Is melting fast. The maximum
temperature for the day was 51 and the
minimum 35, compared with 3S end 21 of
y,'s:erdny.
The river rose two feet today and now
stands at the ten-foot mark, with indica
tions of a still further rise.
SOW IS MELTING GRADUALLY
Willamette Rising at Albany, but Is
Not Yet at Flood Stage.
ALB.VN'V. Or., Jan. 15. (Special.) Rain
fell here the greater part of the day, and
snow continues to melt gradually. The
temperature has remained above the
freezing po.nt since 5 o'clock last night.
A heavy fog enveloped the city at noon
and Albany was shrouded all afternoon.
The Willamette began rising rapidly this
evening, but was so low when the thaw
began that It will not reach flood stage
for some time.
POCATELLO. Idaho, Jan. 15. The sec
ond day's session of the convention of
National Woolgrowers Association In this
city was marked by another attack on the
Forest Service. S. Gosney, of Flagstaff,
Ariz., in an address in the afternoon, de
clared that justice to the sheep men of
the West demanded a change in the pres
ent methods of administration of the
range control.
"The power of the Forest Service Is
three-fold-Ieglslatlve, . executive and Ju
dicial," said he. "They make their own
laws or rules, decide upon our rights
and enforce their own decrees. In the
Judicial function of the service lies the
greater danger. It passes upon our rights
Involving thousands of dollars often with
out evidence save reports from forest
employes, whose unreliability Is a by
word In the West."
Limit Power of Pinchot.
Mr. Gosney asserted that he could cite
numerous Instance in his own state
where favoritism, prejudice and graft
have figured in the administration of the
National reserves.
A limit must be placed upon the pos-
siDiuiies or the wrongdoer within the
forest Service as well as elsewhere In
trie Government service."
Charles F. "Winter, of Encampment,
a yo., spoke on the necessity of main
(aining the existing tariff on wool, de
daring that the indu-stry cannot stand
any reduction in present rates.
.Major Fred R. Reed, of Shoshone,
Idaho, spoke on Idaho Irrigation ajid
the opportunities presented in this state
for an extension of the wool Industry.
John Clay, of Chicago, Indorsed the
Chicago wool storage ilan.
After the election of officers and selec
tion of the place of meeting for 1910,
the convention will adjourn. Salt Lake
has withdrawn In favor of Ogden. which
city Is in the lead.
Cries Loud for Protection.
Contending that any change in the ex
isting protecting tariff on wool would
work great injury on the sheep indus
try in America. C. H. Harding, of Phila
delphia, ex-presldent of the National As
sociation of Wool Manufacturers, ad
dressed the convention. He compared
the recent hearing before the House
committee on tariff revision to a mins
trel show, with some of the Congress
men as end men. He took exception to
a suggestion of Eastern Vice-President
Wing in a speech yesterday regarding the
wool tariff and related an incident illus
trating his point that the existing tariff
is not responsible for the prevailing
high prices of manufactured woolen
goods.
"The 2S-Hour-Law and Some Needed
Changes in Same," will be discussed by
George B. MeCabe. solicitor of the De
partment of Agriculture, Washington. D.
C; "Proposed Speed Minimum Legisla
tion," Is the subject of an address pre
pared by Dr. T. J. Beatty, secretary
American Humane Association, Salt Lake
City, Utah; "Railroad Service and Rates
as Affecting the Sheep Industry," will be
explained by A. J. Knollln, of Chicago;
"Days on the Range," will be handled bv
John Clay, of Chicago;
In the afternoon, C. B. Stewart, secre
tary of the Utah Woolgrowers' Associa
tion, of Salt Lake City, will address the
delegates on "Wool Tariff." Annual re
ports will be read, officers elected and the
next meeting place selected. The conven
tion will then adjourn.
Acting on the complaint by members
of churches taking part in the Billy
Sunday revivals that the tabernacle is
becoming infected with vermin, as a
result of the hundreds of homeless men
occupying the room as sleeping quar
ters, a committee representing the Min
isterial Association met Chief of Police
Rice yesterday and asked him to make
some other arrangements for them.
Many good church members are
scratching vigorously'.
Billy Sunday Insists that the men
be allowed to stay in the tabernacle
until other quarters art secured and
action has been deferred until a later
date, according to Dr. Clarence O.
Kimball, pastor of the Vincent Meth
odist Church, who was a member of
the committee. It was first reported
the meetings would be postponed, but
this Is denied.
Bcaillion Ready to Report.
BANDOX, Or., Jan. 15. (Special.) Rep
resentative R. E. L. Bedillion. of this city,
elected from Coos County on the Demo
cratic ticket, returned from San Fran
cisco last Sunday, where he has been in
the hospital for some time. Mr. Bedillion
was unable to go to Salem for the op?n
ing of the Legislature because of ill
health, but he is much better now and will
start the latter part of this week.
SENATE FACTIONS
AGREE TO TRUCE
Matters of Small Import Are
Given 0. K. by Oppos
ing Leaders.
AL!
LIBERALS DEAL OUT PLUMS
JURY VISITS SICKROOM
STATE'S BEST WITNESS IX MACK
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In Spite of Delay Occasioned
Trip, Good Progress Is
Made in Trial.
GRANTS PASS. Or.. Jan. 15. (Special.)
The trial of Will Mack, Indicted for the
murder of Miles Carter, was temporarily
transferred today from the Court-house
to a room in tiie Layton Hotel, where the
state's only eye-witness of the crime was
lying ill in bed. The Jury, Judge apd at
torneys made the trip to the sickroom
and back In record time.
Notwithstanding a violent rain storm
the court-room was so crowded with men
and women that It was necessary to sta
tion bailiffs at the door and allow no one
to enter except attorneys.
The state closed Its case and the ex
amination of the defendant's witnesses
will be finished by noon tomorrow or
probably before, at which time the attor
neys will make their closing arguments.
The expert testimony of the two physi
cians. W-s. J. C. Smith and Van Dyke,
shows that the wound was the cause of
the death of Carter.
, The defendant's partial defense of In
toxication seems well supported by the
evidence of the witnesses on both sides.
Another element of defense that will go
to the jury in favor of the defendant is
the testimony of several witnesses tnac
Carter attempted to put Mack out or treat
him' in a violent manner. Mack is ex
nected to take the stand himself to
morrow.
TACOMA TEMPLARS COMING
Will Join. Portlanders In Close of
Annual Gathering.
TACOMA, Wash., Jan.. 15. (Special.)
A large delegation of Shrlners of Afifl
Temnle went to Portland, tonignt, escort
lnz Fred A. HInes. of Los Angeles, im
perial chief rabban, who has been visit
ing the temples on the Paclnc uoast. At
Kader Temple, of Portland, will hold its
semi-annual session tomorrow, closing
the reunion of the Scottish Rite, which
has been held there this week. Among
the oarty who left were: Ellis L. Gar-
retson. Bishop Frederic W. Keator,
Frank McCandless, S. M. Jackson, .Fred
erick H. Heath. Dr. Hamilton Allan,
George M. Lee. William Fink, J. L. Car
man. H. R. Daugherty, ueorge aooneia
George Lawler, C. A. Snowden, Frank
Lamborn. Jay Sedgwick and John H.
Marsh.
Secure Advantage by Adding to
Membership of Committees.
House Adjourns Over Limit.
Effort to Correct Error.
OLTJTPIA, Wash., Jan. 15. (Special.)
Practically a truce on matters of minor
importance has been arranged -by the op
posing forces in the Senate, the leaders
In the movement for the passage of moral
legislation heading one conrtinatlon and
the liberal members the other. In the'for
mer, Paulhainus and Metcalf, of Pierce,
and Falconer, of Snohomish, are the lead
ers, an-d Allen, of King. Smith of Sno
homish, and Ruth of Thurston, the other.
As a result of this truce, one resolu
tion appeared In the Senate this morning
with the notation, "O. K. Paulhamus"
at the botton, and another resolution In
troduced by the radicals was followed by
the notation, "O. K. Allen." The reading
by the clerk of the indorsements was
greeted by laughter and both resolutions
passed without opposition.
There has been no test In the Senate as
to which element will control legislation
and attempts to check up out of session
indicates that the vote will 'be close.
Liberals Have Advantage.
As now indicated, tho combination
formed by the liberals will have a ma
jority of three or four in matters where
the leadership of the Senate only is at
stake, but It Is probable that on a strict
test as to tho progress of the antl-rae-traok
gambling bill or the local ODtioit
bill, their alignment will not toe strong
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exow caves rx warehouse
Part of Corrallis Cannery Goes
Down Loss $1500.
CORVALLIS. Or., Jan. 15. (Special.)
The warehouse of the Corvallls Can
nery. containing several thousand cans
of fruit, collapsed today, as a result
of snow upon ' the roof. The structure
was about 25 by 50 feet and the loss is
estimated at 1500.
COMING II' 8 IXCIIES AX HOCR
Willamette Rising Rapidly at Cor
vallls Snow Xearly Gone.
CORVALLIS, Or.. Jan. IS. (Special.)
OfMolul report Is that the Willamette la
rising nt the rate of eight Inches per
hour. Warm winds and rain have melted
most of the enow in this vicinity.
Idaho Towns Already Flooded.
GRANGEVILLE, Idaho, Jan. - 15.
(Special.) Grangevllle streets are
filled with water tonight, and Camas
Prairie Is flooded. A Chinook Is melt
ing the big snowfall on the prairie and
in the surrounding mountains. If the
chlnook, continues, great damage is
feared. On the Clearwater River the
ground Is frozen, causing the water
to run off.
High Wind at Baker.
BAKER CITY. Or.. Jan. 15. (Spe
cial.) The temperature Is considerably
warmer here and the snow has almost
entirely disappeared In the valley. A
brisk wind is blowing tonight, which
Is uncommon for this section.
Sleet at The Dalles.
THE DALLES. Or., Jan. 15. (Special.)
Mild but disagreeable weather prevailed
here today, with a minimum temperature
of 8 above and a maximum of 30 above.
Rulu and sicet fell almost continuously.
WEISER SHEEP SECURE PRIZE
Win Silver Cup Trophy at Midwin
ter Show at Pocatello.
POCATELLO, Idaho, Jan. 15. (Spe
cial.) In the midwinter sheep show
being held here in connection with the
Nationul Woolgrowers' Convention, the
silver trophy cup for the Individual
exhibit was awarded this afternoon to
the Butterfleld Livestock Company, of
Weiser. Idaho. The sweepstakes were
taken by J. R. Allen, of Draper, Utah,
In the coarse-wool class, and the But
terfleld Company In the fine-wool
class. The special Knollln prize of
the best 20 lambs went to A. J. Knollln.
of Chicago, and J. R. Allen, of Utah.
Other first prizewinners were as
follows:
Ramboulets Butterfleld. of Weiser;
James Port, of Idaho.
Spanish delaines Butterfleld.
Cotswold J. R. Allen and C. W.
Brown, of Parker, Idaho.
Llncolns Austin Bros., of Sugar
City. Idaho.
Oxfords A. J. Knollln.
Shropshlres A. J. Knollln and But
terfleld. Hampshlres Butterfleld.
Grade lambs A. J. Knollln.
Grade sheep Wrood Livestock Com
pany, of Spencer. Idaho.
The Pocatello sheep show Is the larg
est straight sheep sho - ever held in
America. Over 600 sheep were entered,
including blue-ribbon winners from the
International at Chicago.
ACCUSED OF FARGO -THEFT
DeWltte O. Tufts Under Arrest
North Yakima.
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NORTH YAKIMA. Jan. 15. (Special.)
DeWitt C. Tufts, for some years Re
ceiver In the Government Land Office In
Fargo, N. D., was arrested here and is
now in the County Jail on the charge of
having embezzled J2000 on April 10, 1906.
He was arrested on a warrant Issued by
United States Commissioner W. M. Mar
shall, of Spokane.
Mr. Tufts has made his home here
with hl family since last August. He
has telegraphed East for assistance. He
says he has never been a fugitive from
Justice, for the people of Fargo have
known of his whereabouts, but refuses
to make a statement with regard to his
arrest.
CHURCH MEMBERS SCRATCH
Hobos Sleeping In Billy Sunday's
Church Leave Vermin Behind.
SPOKANE, Wash., Jan. 15. (Special.)
HALF REWARD ALLOWED
Ballard Woman Who Gave Murder
Tip Will Get $100.
TACOMA. Wash., Jan. 15. (Special.)
Mrs. Thomas Fowles, of Ballard, who
furnished the information which led to
the arrest of James Keely, convicted of
the murder of Motorman Brown, and
who claimed the J200 reward offered
by the County Commissioners for infor
mation leading to the arrest and con
viction of the murderer, was today al
lowed half of the amount offered. The
tip as to the whereabouts of Keely, who
was in Portland, came from Mrs.
Fowles through her husband, a detec
tive. Mrs. Fowles was formerly Keely's
Sunday-school teacher. She learned
from a friend that Keely was working
in a shingle mill In Portland.
YAMHILL BANKS PROSPER
McMinnville Institutions Show Good
Gains During Past Year.
M'MINNVILLE, Or.. Jan. 15. (Special.)
Both National Banks at their annual
-'ing in this city this week re-elected
the v. " directorate and the former bank
officers. -Moth banks show a remarkable
gain in business for the past year, and
both have added to their surplus and "un
divided profit account, after paying the
largest dividends in their history.
Especially Is this true of the MoMinn
ville National Bank, which recently cele
brated Its twentieth anniversary. This
bank now has the largest capital, surplus
and undivided profits of any other bank
on the West Side. j
COUNTY TO ISSUE SCRIP
Washington Commissioners Find
Funds In Treasury Are Low.
HILLSBORO, Or., Jan. 13. (Special.)
The Commissioners' Court has au
thorized County Clerk J. W. Bailey to
issue five warrants of 1000 each in
favor of the County Treasurer, to be
sold by that official In case the money
Is needed to meet current expenses be
tween the present and the time when
the taxes will be collected.
For a number of years the county
has always had money on hand to meet
current obligations, but the excess of
expenditure on rock roads has caused
the present deficit.
LOAD OF WOOD SQUARES IT
Washington Farmer Promises to
Pay for Worthless Check.
VANCOUVER, Wash., Jan. 15. (Spe
cial.) Charles Graham was arrested
last night charged with uttering a
worthless cheek, for $5. which John
Milllan cashed. The transaction took
place May 7, 1908. but the police were
unable to apprehend Graham then.
Today Graham agreed to bring a load
of wood In exchange for the cash he
had received. This arrangement was
satisfactory to Milllan, so Graham was
released this afternoon. Graham Is a
farmer who lives near ProcbstcL i
enough to control
The Paulhamus-Metcalf combination has
a majority in the committee on rules and
the committee on public morals and now
claims a majority in the Judiciary com
mittee by an increase of that committee
from 11 to 15 members. The orielnnl
committee stood 7 to 4 against pro
gressive legislation, but the radicals claim
all the four new members, giving them
a majority of one. The Judiciary com
mittee has the anti-racetrack gambling
bill and the public morals committee
the anti-saloon league's local option bill,
which was Introduced in the Senate to
day by Falconer, of Snohomish. The
liberal faction has secured the best end
of the Senate patronage.
Early Action on Boundary.
Early action In the matter of a Joint
conference between Washington and
Oregon legislative committees on fisher
ies laws will be attempted this year.
McGowan Is the author of a resolution
adopted by the Senate today providing
for the appointment of four Senators
and four Representatives on the Wash
ington committee. The Senate commit
tee will consist of McGowan, Presby.
Eastham and Stewart. An effort will be
made to have the meeting held In Seat
tle. The adjournment of the House extends
over a period of 76 hours and as there
Is a constitutional prohibition against
adjournment for more than three con
secutive days. Speaker Meigs will at
tempt to get a quorum together Monday
morning, In order to avoid the raising
of any question as to the legality of
future proceedings. The Senate purpose
ly set the hour for convening Monday
at 10 o'clock. In order to avoid the con
stitutional inhibition.
Continuing to offer values such as never fail to
attract the most thrifty buyers of home-furnishings.
Store closes on Saturday at 6 o'clock.
40c Reed Telescopes for . ....15
75c Eeed Telescopes for ..35
Artistic Pictures, in fancy gold frames; several
attractive subjects to choose from; $l.Jo values,
each .35
$1.25 Willow Waste-Paper Baskets for. .-. ...60
Towel Stand, in golden oak, for 75
Costumer, in mahoganr finish, for $1.00
Hall or Desk Chair, in mahogany finish, for $2.00
$4 Magazine and Newspaper Rack for $3.00
Large Reed Arm Rocker for $2.50
$5 Hat and Coat Rack, in fumed oak, for. .$2.65
Cotton Mattresses, three-quarters size, for. $2.95
Bedroom Chairs, in birdseye maple, for $3.50
$6 Heavy Oak Trunk Stands for $3.25
$8 Quaint Book Rack, in fumed oak, for. . .$3.75
Mission Dining Chairs, in fumed oak, with leather
seats, for ... .... ..... .$3.75
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SLIDE HITS TRAIN
Two Killed and 33 Hurt in
British Columbia.
two people were dug out of the slide. A
wrecking train with physicians and
nurses aboard left Vancouver at 3 o'clock
and reached the scene of the accident at
7 o'clock. The mail clerks escaped with
out a scratch. Baggageman J. Collins
was nearly killed.
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Olympia Legislature Is Behind in
Its Work.
OLYMPIA. Wash., Jan. 15. (Special.)
The Washington Legislature, which
adjourned today until Monday, has ac
complished less In the first week than
any preceding session. The backward
ness of the work has been largely due
to the shutting off of Introduction of
bills in the House until committee as
signments were made, and an unusual
delay on the part of Speaker Meigs in
naming his committees.
The House adjourned today without
single House bill before it. while
two years ago 56 had been presented
and sent to regular committees by the
end of the first week.
Members acting in behalf of the oys
ter interests in the House today held
up the Senate Joint memorial asking
Congress to remove the duty on Jute
bags. The removal of the duty Is de
sired by Eastern Washington farmers,
who claim It will save them J300.000 in
cost of grain bags yearly.
The oyster Interests two years ago
desired to be permitted to purchase
penitentiary grain bags, but the Legis
lature refused to amend the present
law, which provides for apportionment
only among grraingrowers.
Hay Makes His Answer.
OLYMPIA, Wash., Jan. 15. The Su
preme Court heard arguments today
on quo warranto proceedings brought
by Charles H. Coon to test the elegl
bllity of M. E. Hay to the office of
Lieutenant-Governor. If Coon wins
the case he will hold over as Lieutenant-Governor.
Drivers Stay With Them and Perish,
While Firemen Leap Into Snow
bank Passenger Cars Are
Ipset on Grade.
VANCOUVER, B. C, Jan. 15. (Spe
cial.) A delayed westbound Canadian
Pacific passenger train being hauled
through a snow storm by two heavy lo
comotlves struck a snowslide Just after
noon today and leaped Into the Fraser
River, near Spuzzum Station, 100 miles
east of Vancouver.
The drivers of both locomotives were
killed outright. Thirty-three others were
injured, a number seriously.
The train was coming through the Fra
ser Canyon, where the track winds
along the bank of the river, being con
structed on a bench blasted out of the
side of the mountain. A slide had oc
curred on a curve. When the engines
struck this they plunged over and fell
into the river. The locomotive and four
cars went over the bank and fell SO feet.
The two firemen Jumped and fell Into
a friendly snowbank. The engineers. J.
Foster and A. Kincade, were not seen
again, the locomotives having disappeared
from view. The baggage, mail and ex
press and a colonist car went over. Two
of these remained In sight at the river
bank. The dining-car turned on Its side
and the sleeping coaches piled up be
hind. The sleeping-cars were Immediately
transformed Into hospitals and the in
jured are being cared for until they can
be brought to Vancouver tomorrow. It
cannot be ascertained if any are fatally
hurt.
While the work of rescue was going
on at 4 o'clock this afternoon another
slide came down and engulfed a man
and woman who were walking along the
track after viewing the wreck. These
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