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OREGON SHIES HT JAPANESE ISSUE Legislature Favors Leaving Settlement of Matter En tirely to Congress. POLL OF MEMBERS TAKEN Bailey Resolution Excluding All Asiatics Doomed to Defeat.' Majority of House Is Pro-Japanese. STATE CAPITOL. Salem, Feb. 8 (Spe cial.) Enactment of anti-Japanese legis lation by any other authority than Con preys Is disapproved by a majority of tli- mpinbors of the Oregon legislature, as disclosed by a poll tnken today. Senti ment against any legislative disturbance of the Japs is eiTXciaJly strong In the Senate where 23 of the SO members are opposed either to taking the Initiative or encouraging agitation of the subject by memorializing Congress. The 60 members of the House are more equally divided on the subject. Of 60 members questioned today, 31 expressed themselves against Japanese exclusion, while 19 contended that the little brown men ehould be ex cluded from this country by Congres sional act. Bailey Resolution Doomed. Only one measure touching on the sub ject of foreign Immigration to this conn try has appeared at this session' of the legislature. It Is a memorial to Con gress, Introduced in the Senate by Sen ator Bailey, urging the enactment of a lr.w that will exclude all Asiatics from tills country. This memorial will be re ported back without recommendation, and it will be overwhelmingly defeated, tinlay's poll showing that probably 27 of the : Senators will orpose the memorial. Included among those who will so vote are several Senators, who, while they believe the Jap should not be admitted to the I'nlted States, wish to avoid any participation In the pending anti-Jap imitation and leave the problem for, the eoluilon of Congress. Views on Japs Varied. Of the 19 anti-Jap Representatives, sev eral unqualifiedly declared their objec tion to the Japanese whose exclusion they fnvored regardless of the position President Roosevelt has taken in the controversy. "If I had the say," said Hunkers (Dem.), "I would shut out the Japs and I would not be governed by the President's wishes either." , Many of the legislators are disposed to ' await the result of the President's nego tiations and leave the question up to Congress. Others Insist that by reason of tiie scarcity of desirable labor, the Jap is becoming a valuable asset to the In dustrial development of this country. Word Sent From Washington. Jay Bowerman and C. K. McArthur, President of the Senate and Speaker of the House, respectively, today received a telegram from Senator Bourne at Washington, requesting that the people of this Btate through their Legislature keep their hands otf the Japanese ques tion. This telegram was as follows: 'l strongly urge the people of Oregon patiently to await the result of Presi dent Roosevelt's evident efforts diploma tically if possible, legislatively If neces sary to accomplish the final exclusion of . iirtlc coolie labor from the United States. The maximum of results with the minimum of Irritation Is the desid eratum from every, viewpoint. Personally I shall strongly oppose the admission of Asiatic coolie labor, recognizing the Im possibility of assimilation between the races and the degeneration incident to competition with cheap labor, but, be lieving success awaits President Roose velt's efforts, would greatly deprecate at the present time any attempted .state hgislatlon which might seriously em harass the President and neutralize his ffnrts. Immigration bureau statistics f i.ow that for the six months prior to October 1, last, 1108 more Japanese' left tiie United States than came Into the Vr.Ited 3tates." Issue Xot Fully Digested. There was hesitancy on the part of most of the members in discussing the subject today for the reason that they had cot . seriously considered the ques lion. Among the House members who favored the exclusion of the Japs If it i oiil.l be done without involving Interna tional complications were the following: Applegate. Barrett. Bean. Bedllllon, 1 '.rady, Brandon. Calkins, Dimick, Eaton, nines. Hughes. Jones (Lincoln and Polk), Jones Douglas. Mahone, MeCue, Muncy, Munkers and Speaker McArthur. Others v.-ho were not so satisfied that such a policy would be advisable, were: Abbott, Heals, Belknap, Bonehrake, Bones, Brat tai.i. Buchanan. Carter, Corrigan, Clemens, Dodds. Greer. Hatteberg, Jaeger. Llbby, Mariner, ' Meek, . Orton, I'l.llpott, Reynolds and Richardson. "Japan has had a chip on her shoulder for some time now," said Bedllllon, IeinocratIc member of the House, "and I think we should go right ahead and nact 'such laws as we see fit and pay to attention to that country and its at tempted dictation." COWST!TUTIONHAS FLAW (Continued J-rom First Page ) the Judge of the election and qualifica tion of Its members, so that. If a uni form system of conducting the election be followed, the Legislature will have no difficulty in determining who are elected, if it approves of the system adopted. The sections of the constitution pro viding for the election of members of the Legislature are sections 6 and 7 of article 4 of the constitution, reading as follows: Apportionment The number of Senators and Representatives shall, at the session r.cxt following an enumeration of tha in habitants by the United States or this state, 1.- fixed by law. and apportioned anions the several counties aceordlnff to the number of white, population In each. And the ratio of Senators and Representatives shall be determined by dividing the whole number -f white population of such county or dis trict, r y snh respective ratios; and when a fr.Ttlon shall result from such division, which fhall exceed one-half of aueh ratio, sUr h conntv or district shrill be entitled to a memher "for such fraction. And In case any county shall not have the requisite if p'llatlin to etitltle such county to a mem tier, then such county shall be attached to some adjoining county for Senatorial or l:er.resntatlvo purposes. Senatorial Districts. A Senatorial district when more than one county shall constitute the same, snail be composed of continuous c-ur.Tes. and no county shall he divided la creating- Senatorial districts. Mahone's Apportionment Scheme. House Joint resolution 3. by Mahone, propose to amend these two sections by requiring that the state shall be divided Into as many districts as there are Sena tors and Representative. With one . Senator and one Representative to elect from each district, tha provision that aa elector may vote for one person under the title for .each office could be com plied with. The amendment proposed leaves the creation of districts to a board composed of the Governor, Secretary of State and State Treasurer, and, pre sumably, a number of precincts would be designated to constitute a district. The proposed amendment reads as fol lows: t m . - . . TrtlcablL nsxt fol lowing the taking of the ccrsua of the fnited States, and again by this state, a board, te consist of the Governor. Secretary of State and State Treasurer, snaji ojvui. h at. intr Ken t oHn.1 and ReDreaentatlve districts by establishing and designating the boundaries thereof. One Senator and one Representative only shall be apportioned by said board t each Senatorial or Kcpresenta tlve district, aa the case may be. The di vision Into districts ana im uppv, t.iv.i.i... thereto shall be based upon the population as shown by the last preceding United States or state census, as tno caw vu. s.n 7 iirlslatlve districts, when com posed' of more than one county or within a county, shall consist of territory immedi ately contiguous and adjoining. No district fih.II be created composed of territory partly In one county and partly in anoiaer. Wonld 'ot Give Multnoinali More. "While It seems necessary to amend the constitution In some manner in order to . i .lctna Into tinrmnnv. It is t, ' 1IU,HUUU certain that many members of the Leg islature will lOOK witn ojsiavor upuu u proposed amendment. for the reason that its adoption will almost certainty mean that Multnoman county win isei i,pi.ir roni-eHentntion than at present I 1 .V.a nnnnlsHnn of the RtatA And O! the several counties is nut unmuu known. It is generally conoeaeu mm jimi. nomah has approximately one-third of the total population and, therefore. Is entitled to one-third of the representa tion. But out of 90 members of the Legislature, Multnomah has now but 18, or one-fifth. If the Federal census of inI atiA.-. what 1t f. Avneoted tn shOW. Multnomah will be entitled to 30 members in, the two houses, or 1Z more tnan now, Only Way to Get Fair Share. But. having now the advantage, the country districts are not likely to conceae anvthinsr to Multnomah without a fight. even if additional representation be shown to be lustlv due. In an apportionment bill passed by the Legislature it is cer tain that Multnomah would not get any where near SO members. It is only by adontlon of a constitutional amendment. providing for what would practically be automatic changing or the representation after each census, that Multnomah could get what is due her. Whether tills auto matic changing be done by a board or by the Legislature In pursuance of man datory provisions, would be or iitue consequence, but if it Is to be done by the Legislature, the provisions would need to be so mandatory that tne leg islature could not ignore them. Senator Coffey has a resolution in the Senate similar to that by Mahone in the House, but it is understood that the Senate Judiciary committee contemplates amending It so as to provide for ap portionment by the Legislature Instead of by a board. This amendment win un doubtedly be opposed by the member from the outside counties. HOUSE PUSSES WATER BILL OSLT FTVE VOTES OAST AGAINST ' MEASURE. Pattern and Dimick Think Code Pro vides Too Many Jobs, but Vote for It. STATE CAPITOL, Salem, Feb. 8. (Spe cial.) Without a word of debate, the bill for a water code. Introduced by the Ir rigation committ.e, passed the House this afternoon with only five votes against it. The bill had been considered by the House in pommlttee of the whole, during which the provisions were carefully re viewed, with Campbell of Clackamas in the chair. The following five Representa tives voted against It: Brandon, Camp bell, Greer, Jones (Clackamas) and Muncy. Patton and Dimick, while voting with the majority, explained that they did not approve of the measure In its entirety, for the reason that they con sidered it provided for too many Jobs. Aside from this objection, they admit ted that the needs of the state de manded some such legislation, and foe that reason they supported It. While being considered by the House In committee of the whole, a few unim portant amendments, considered neces sary more plainly to Interpret some of its administrative features, were inserted. As passed by the House, the bill creates a Board of Control, consisting of the Gov ernor, the Secretary of State and the State Engineer, which shall determine all water rights and superintend the distribution of all -unappropriated sup plies. For the purpose of administering the system, the state Is divided into two divisions, that section of the state ly ing east of the Cascades constituting one division and Western Oregon the other. Each division shall be In charge of a Division Superintendent. The bill pro vides that each division shail be sub divided Into as many water districts as may be deemed necessary for the con venient administration of the law. Each of the districts so created shall be in charge of a water master. Parties dis satisfied with the decisions made by the Board of Control have the right of ap peal to the state Circuit Courts and tha Supreme Court. The bill carries an appropriation of (15,000 per annum. In all probability the opposition to the bill w-il concentrate its fight in the Senate, where a similar measure met its defeat at the 1907 ses sion. It is anticipated that the Irrigation code will have much opposition in the Senate, as the water power corporations have made a hard fight on it and have shown no Indication of a willingness to let It pass. While there is little doubt that the bill would pass the Senate If presented for a vote Just as It came from the House, there Is much doubt whether it can get through the irrigation com mittee without being amended In very important particulars. It Is generally understood that Gov ernor Chamberlain Is strongly in favor of tha bill, and though he has not dis cussed the subject with members cf the Legislature, he has told friends of the measure that If It should fail to pass the Legislature in satisfactory form, he will himself lead a campaign for its adoption by the people under- the in itiative. lightning Knocks Down Workman. FORT STEVEN3. Or., Feb. 8. (Special.) Ed Kindred, a carpenter engaged in con struction work with the engineer de partment, had a narrow escape from death. While working on a pile-driver during a violent thunder storm. While he was grasping the steel cable it was struck by lightning. He was hurled violently toward the edge of the plat form upon which he was working. One of his fellow workmen grasped him as he was about to roll over the edge. Though badly stunned, he escaped seri ous Injury. O. R. & X. Repairing Breach. COLFAX Wash.. Feb. 8. (Special.) The O. R. & N. has a large crew at work on the La Crosse-Connell branch and expects to resume the regular schedule this week. Thirteen cars of freight are on the siding at La Crosse for Hooker, Kahlotus and Washtucna, and as many at Conncll. ' Today and tomorrow will positively be the last davs for discount on West Side ga bills. Read "Gas Tips." TRUSTS IfJ PROTEST Don't Want Bingham's Bill' to Become Law. STATUTE IS LIKED IN OHIO Under Anti-Trust Iaw, State Was Able to Break Up Many Combi nations In Restraint of Trade, Says Ellis. STATE CAPITOL, Salem, Feb. 8. (Special.) Senator Bingham is having great difficulty in getting the people who favor an anti-trust bill to agree upon a measure that forbids all kinds of trusts. The letters he Is receiving upon the subject of his anti-ttrust bill indicate that every man who is interest ed in a trust or combination or pool wants every trust "knocked" except his own. The Bingham bill, S. B. 161, applies to all sorts of combinations, labor unions and fruitgrowers' poors, as well as railroad and manufacturing combinations. The fruitgrowers and labor union people are naturally pro testing. Senator Bingham has been watching the progress of a similar bill in Cali fornia and observes that there is a proposal in that state to amend the bill so that It shall not apply to combina tions of labor. Senator Bingham also has a copy of a letter written upon the subject of anti-trust laws by Wade H. Ellis, of Ohio, who wrote the first draft of the platform of the last Re publican National Convention. Speak ing of the anti-trust law of Ohio, Mr. Ellis says: "No one in Ohio would now have the temerity to propose a repeal of the law. It has given general satisfaction, not only to the small producers and manu facturers, but especially to the general consuming public Under the Ohio statute, a coal trust, which was op pressing a whole community, was in dicted and punished; a wholesale grocers' association, which was or ganized to maintain prices upon staple articles, was dissolved; a combination of ice dealers was broken up and some of its members were sent to Jail; a conspiracy among 20 or more corpora tions engaged In bridge building, which had mulcted the taxpayers out of mil lions of dollars through many years' operation, was exposed and the char ters of the corporations were forfeited to the state; the Standard Oil Company was convicted before a Jury and for the first time In its history was fined; several subsidiary companies of the Standard were driven from the state, and many of the pernicious practices of this trust in the oil fields of Ohio were legally condemned and aban doned; finally, the Wholesale Plumbers" Association was forced to surrender Its charter and disband. "My Jugdment is that the anti-trust law, as enacted, construed and enforced In Ohio is one of the most popular laws In that state. Such statutes have come to stay in this country, and any one who would propose to repeal or emasculate them under the pretense of protecting small producers or consum ers would simply be turning back the clock of economic progress." The broad scope of the Bingham anti trust bill Is Indicated by the terms of an affidavit the chief officers of a corporation are required to make each year. This affidavit declares that the concern has not, since the enactment of the anti-trust law "created, entered into or become a member of or a party to, and was not on the day of , nor at any time since tnat and is not now a member of or date, party to any pool, trust, agreement. combination, confederation or under standing with any other corporation, partnershlpr Individual or any other person or association of persons, to regulate or to fix the price of any article of manufacture, mechanism. merchandise, commodity, convenience. repair, any product of mining, or any article or thine whatsoever, or the price or premium to be paid for insur ing property against tne loss or dam age by fire, lightning, storm, cyclone. tornado, or any other kind of policy Issued by the parties aforesaid; and that It has not entered into or become a member of or a party to any pool, trust, agreement, contract, combination or confederation, to fix or limit the amount or quantity of any article of manufacture, mechanism, merchandise, commodity, convenience, repair, any product of mining or any article or thing whatsoever, or tne price or tne premium to be paid for insuring prop erty against loss or damage by fire, lightning, storm, cyclone, tornado, or any other kind of policy issued by the parties aforesaid; and that It has not Issued, and does not . own any irust certificates, and for any corporation. agent, officer, or employe or for the directors or stockholders of any cor poration, has not entered into and is not now In any combination, contract or agrement with any person or per sona, corporation or corporations, or with any stockholder or director there of, the purpose and erect ot which said combination or combinations, or the manufactured products thereof, In the hands of any trustee or trustees, with the intent to limit or fix the price or lessen the production and sale of any article of commerce, use or consump tion, or to prevent, restrict or diminish the manufacture or output of any such article." Amends Civil Procedure. Senator Hedges lias proposed a radi cal cliange in the code of civil proced ure by introducing Senate Bill 211, which provides that a party to a suit answer ing or replying after demurrer has been overruled, shall not be deemed to have waived any objections made by his re- urrer. At present the courts hold that by answering the party waives many of the objections raised by demurrer. The Senate today passed Senator Far- rlsh's bill, giving the Governor and Sec retary of State Joint authority with the State Treasurer in approving security given by a bank for deposits of state funds. At present the Treasurer has ex clusive authority In the approval of se curities but is, nevertheless, relieved from responsibility for loss resulting from a failure of a bank. Get Married; Become Man. Senate Bill 170, which was passed by the Senate today, declares that any per son shall be aeemed to have reached the age of majority upon marriage. This re lates to a mans business rather than his political relations. Under this bill. if it should become a law, a boy of 18, if married, would be fully capable, In law, of transacting business for him self, but he would not have the right to vote until he reached the age of 21. TAX LIST BILL IS PASSED Objections to Publication Fall to Carry In Senate. STATE CAPITOL, Salem, Feb. 8. (Special.) There was some opposition In the Senate this morning when S. B. 162, Bingham, for publication of delin quent tax lists was passed. The oppo sition was based upon the misappre hension that the bill Is In the Interests of newspapers only, whereas it had its origin in a desire to protect property-owners who for some reason over look the payment of taxes. When the bill came up for final pas sage. Senator Bingham explained Its purposes and said that it was Intended as a flruard against the sale of property for taxes where people, through some oversight, have failed to pay. He ex plained that the advertising is to be done In pursuance of sealed bids, so that no exorbitant prices can be charged, and that the. delinquent tax payer must pay for the advertising, so that It does not become a burden upon the man who pays his taxes when due. Senator Selling was the first objec tor, saying that this was an unjust charge upon the taxpayer, that every man knew whether he had paid his taxes and that the desired end could be better attained by sending a regis tered letter to each taxpayer. Senator Bingham answered Selling by denying that this would be a burden upon taxpayers and asserted that It would be a favor to the taxpayer by saving him a tax sale and the conse quent costs. Senator Kay was strongly in favor of the bill, and said that -several times he had inadvertently failed to pay taxes on his property and that It would have been sold if he had not seen it listed in the advertisement of delinquent taxes. He deemed this an important measure to the interests of property owners. This bill passed by a vote of 21 to 5. Albee. Barrett, Kellaher, Nottingham and Selling voting "no." SENATE NOW HAS C20 BILLS Five Receive Favorable Action on First Day of New Week. STATE CAPITOL, Salem, Feb. 8. (Spe cial.) Bills were introduced In the Senate today as follows: S. B. 219. Kay and Johnson That acts of the Legislature relating to one county only may be referred to the voters of that coun ty only, under the Initiative and referen dum. , S. B. 220. Judiciary Committee A fishery bill in" accordance with the agreement reached between the committees from Ore gon and Washington. ' Bills were passed today by the Senate as follows: S. B. 00. A'bee For appointment ot a fiscal agency In New York to receive pay ments on public bonds. S. B. J 44, Parrlsh The Governor, Secre tary of Btate and State Treasurer to pass upon the sufficiency of securities put up by aepositones or state iudub. S. B 3 62. Bingham For publication of delinquent tax list at the expense of the delinquents. S. B. 170, Pinnott Minors who marry are deemed to have reached their majority. H. B. 70, Muncey Extending the power of eminent domain to drainage districts. S. B. 173, Nottingham To punish secur ing money by falsely pretending to be a member or agent of a charitable organisation- . . S. B. 1666, Bowerman To fix terms or court in the 11th district. S. B. 141, Chase Providing the manner of recording town plats. S B 65, Cole To prohibit fraternities and societies In all public schools except in the University and Agricultural College. S. B. 142. Smith of Marlon To permit any taxpayer to bring suit to recover pub lic moneys misappropriated by a public of ficial. FliOUrt WILL BE BLEACHED Kcllaher's Bill Forbidding Process Reported Without Favor. STATE CAPITOL, Salem, Feb. 8. (Spe cial.) After an extended hearing this evening upon Senator Kellaher's bill to prohibit bleaching of flour, the Senate committee on industries decided to report the bill without recommendation. Senator Kellaher submitted a ruling of the United States Department ot Agri culture to the effect that bleached flours, whether bleached by the electric or the acid process, are adulterated within the meaning of the National pure food act. The bill was opposed by Ed. Kiddle, of La Grande, representing five mills in Eastern Oregon; F. A. Seufert, of The Dalles, and George Farley, of The Dalles, representing a number of mills. They in sisted that the bleaching process is harm less, for it has the same effect as four months ageing would have. They also asserted that to prohibit bleaching would very materially injure their business. Kellaher replied by showing that the South Dakota Millers' Association has condemned bleaching. Kellaher says that the large Portland mills favor his bill and believe that bleaching should be prohibited. BAKER COUNTY HAS PROTEST Representative McKinney Urged to Oppose Any Salary Increase. BAKER CITT. Or.. Feb. 8. (Special.) Introduction of House Bill 280, provid ing for increase of salaries of several deputies caused the Baker County Court to wire Representative McKinney today as follows: "The people of Baker County resent any move made by their representatives to raise any of the salaries of the present county officials or their deputies as con templated in House Bill No. 280. There are scores of good, competent men here who will be glad to accept the offices of their deputyships at the present com pensation. (Signed) J. B. MESSICK. County Judge. W. F. CROPP. County Commissioner. W. J. WELCH, County Commissioner. ONE NORMAL GETS SUPPORT Joint Committee Expected to Decide for Monmouth. STATE CAPITOL, Salem, Feb. 8. (Spe cial.) One normal school, probably at Monmouth, will be the recommendation of the Joint committee on ways and means. Should this recommendation be followed, it will cut off fron the state treasury the schools at Weston, Ashland and Drain. The appropriation will be probably J150.000. Provision will be made for paying the railroad fare to the one normal of students in far-away parts of the state. As Monmouth holds a balance of power on the committee. It Is likely to be favored in the report. This will undoubtedly lead to efforts of the other normals to tack their desired appropriations on the Monmouth appro priation bill or elsewhere. At this time It Is too early to foresee what success the change will have In the Legislature. CAVING BANK WHELMS LAD Wlille Seeking Fish for Pet Kitten, Seattle Toungster Drowns. ' SEATTLE, Wash., Feb. 8. (Special.) While Harold Consolyea, 11 years old, was fishing li the canal between Lake Union and Salmon Bay for bullheads to feed his pet kitten, last evening, the bank caved - In and he was drowned. The boy had often caught fish at the place and yesterday afternoon . his mother allowed him to go again. He did not return and a search last even ing revealed no. trace of him. At day light this morning his bait can contain ing a few angle worms was found at a point where the bank had caved in. On the edge of the clay bank were found finger marks where the lad had tried to climb out. The body has not been recovered. '. ,..--.-.X."v::-r1 Reg. Price. Bale Price. 2- qt. Maroon Cloth-Inserted Wa ter Bottle and Syringe com bined, 3 hard rubber tubes $2.00 1.73 3- qt. Maroon Cloth-Inserted Wa ter Bottle and Syringe com bined, 3 hard rubber tubes 2.25 1.S3 2-qt. Gray Syringe and Water Bottle combined 1.35 1.08 2-qt. White Syringe and Water Bottle combined 1-25 .63 2-qt. Bed Fountain Syringe, Bag and Tubing 1-50 . .98 Fine Valentines in Rarest Profusion THIS FRAME NOW 69 Exchange 1 1 , A6171-6172 BEER BILL REVIVED House Declines to Kill Precinct Election Measure. SUBSTITUTE MAY RESULT Project of Holding Precinct Elec tions to Decide Question of Elec tions for Sale of Beer Only Is Involved. STATE CAPITOU Salem, Feb. 8. (Spe cial.) McCue-s bill, providing for pre cinct elections on the question of the i e w Avclnslvelv. came up for further consideration In the House to day, following an unfavorable report irora .. .nriamn nf IflWS. After tne cominiLLtrc uu - a lively debate the measure was referred to the commutes on . . . j B,,Kmi(- onnthpr bill wnicn win araii. im providing specitically for an election on beer or no oeer, euiiim."..o - tection iu im j - that was incorporated In the original - ... . nnnnaihla for th bill ana wnicn wsto ici.vua..v unfavorable report of the committee. When the committee' report had been read this morning, the bill was before . - .i ,..,.,H sxf Inrioflnlla the Mouse on uro - postponement. McCue, who introduced the Din ana wuu ---- committee on revision of laws, requested that the measure be referred to some other committee so that It might be dl- . - j tin AHiAiinnfiblA features. vtLeu wi. 1 . " Brady moved its reference to the com mittee on alconoiic iraiiic, cuiucumus that the BUDjeci was ui ' ance that the Legislature should not hesitate to submit it to a vote of the people of the state. Brooke and Patton took the same position. Farther Consideration Opposed. Buchanan, member of the revision of laws committee, objected vigorously to a further reference of the bill, saying that If the committee reporting the bill had considered that it had any merit at all, a substitute bill would have been re ported. He charged that the sole purpose In referring the bill was to enable an other one to be drawn. He asserted that It would bo Impossible to frame any such law that would permit the exclusive sale of beer; that In the operation of such a statute the sale of whiskey and other intoxicants would surely follow. He was unable to prevent a further consideration of the bill which went to the committee on alcoholic traffic by an aye and no vote. local Option Assailed. There are other bills aimed at the local option law pending before the House. One of them gives to all cities of 3000 Inhabitants home rule on the question of the sale of liquor. It also provides that in' ell counties where an election has ben held, another election cannot be held In that county for another two years, regardless of whether or not It goes wet or dry. Another bill directed against the liquor Interests was introduced in the House by Representative Beals today. It re quires the payment to the state, through the office of the Secretary of State, of an annual license of $:5 for every bar conducted In the state where the sale of Intoxicants is not prohibited under the local option law. The bill is especially Are Always Popular on Account of Low Prices This grand sale of Rubber Goods has been especially low priced to make it the grandest of all previous sales. The prices tell the story. Lady's Spray Syringe, 10-oz. bulb 2- qt. White Water Bottle 3- qt. White "Water Bottle , 2- qt. Water Bottle, good grade in white rubber 3- qt. "Water Bottle, good grade in white rubber 2- qt. Red "Water Bottle, guaranteed one year.. 3- nt. Tfed "Water Bottle, euaranteed one year.. 2- qt. Maroon Canteen Water Bottle 3- qt. Maroon Canteen Water Bottle . . . . ... 3-qt. Flannel-Covered Water Bottle $1.25 FRAMES Best Value Ever Quoted Beautiful gold-plated Picture Frames, cabinet size, oval (like cut) and square opening, Floren tine designs; several pat terns to select from; con sidered low at $1.25. While they last at...69? stringent as to minors and provides fines of from 50 to JS00 for all .violations with jail sentences of from 25 to 90 days. This bill makes It unlawful to sell malt or any other kind of alcoholic beverage, "whether intoxicating or not." Possession of a Government retail liquor dealer's li cense shall be prima facie evidence that the license is within the provisions of the bill and unless the person holding such a license also takes out a state license he shall on conviction be fined or Im prisoned for a violation of the proposed law. Senator Bailey has Introduced In the Senate a joint resolution proposing an amendment to the constitution author izing the Legislature to amend munici pal charters. Before such amendments become effective, however, they must be ratified by the voters of the city or town affected. Prohibition forces de clare that the enactment of such an amendment would be the opening wedge to a constitutional way for excepting such municipalities from the operation of the local option law. That the amendment would have any such effect is denied by its author. W. H.HOFFMAN DROPS DEAD Resident of Oregon for Over Half a Century Dies at Eugene. ETJGEJNH, Or., Feb. 8. (Special.) W. H. Hoffman, a resident of Oregon for more than half a century, dropped dead in his home hero today from heart fail ure. He was standing talking to his wife and friends when he suddenly fell to the floor dead. Mr. Hoffman was born In Springfield, 111., July 4, 1844, and started across the plains with his parents and elder brother James, in 1855. The father died on the way to Oregon, but the family pushed on and settled at Marysvllle, Or., now Cor vallls, to which city they gave its name. The family later moved to Junction City, where Mr. Hoffman was married July 4, 1871, to Miss Helen H. Mlllicorn, who survives her husband. Mr. Hoffman and wife moved to Eu gene over 20 years ago. REISNER ASKS INJUNCTION Alleges That Walton Has Xo Right to Act as Treasurer of Eugene. EUGENE, Or., Feb. 8. (Special.) De posed City Treasurer Reisner today filed an Injunction against Mayor Matlock and the recently appointed Treasurer, J. J. Walton, to restrain them from interfer ing with Mr. Reisner in the performance of his duties as Treasurer. The complaint states that Mr. Reisner Is the duly elected Treasurer and as such Is performing his duties; that Mr. Wal ton has no right to receive money due the city, nor to pay out same; and that the deposing of Reisner and the appoint ment of Walton are both void. Had this emit not been brought the Council would have had to bring a man damus suit to compel the deposed Treas urer to turn over the records and funds. To Institute Lodge at Yaeolt, VANCOUVER, Wash., Feb. 8. (Spe cial.) Some 200 Oddfellows from different parts of Clark County will go to Tacolt Friday night, to Institute a new I. O. O. F. Lodge at that place. Forty members of the Vancouver Lodge will attend. Seven Inches Rain One Week. ASTORIA. Or.. Feb. 8. (Special.) Ac cording to the records of the Local Wea ther Bureau office, over seven Inches of rain fell In this city during the first week of February. This means over an Inch a day and for a similar period it Is a new record in this city. Children's shoes at factory cost. Best makes at Rosenthal's. 69c Eg. Price. Bale Prloe. . .$2.50 ..1.00 1.25 1.35 1.50 2.00 2.15 1.75 . 2.00 1.65 T?v Pric. Sale Prioe. Etr3"LB(a W 1.08 (ferei 1.13 1.63 m 1.33 V f 1 43 Tui f l!l3 3-qt. Red Fountain Syringe, Bag and Tubing ; $1.65 1.08 75c, 85c, $1.50 Fountain Syringe . .59 White 10-in. Screw-Top Ice Cap, with strap, guaranteed 2 years 1.50 1.19 Maroon Ice Cap, Cloth-Inserted 1.25 .63 Rubber Gloves, all sizes 75 .36 Rubber Complexion Brushes .25 .08 Infants' Waterproof Sheets, crib size 125 .63 RUBBER TOYS HALF PRICE FRAMED PICTURES $2.00 Values 69c The assortment includes combination, three-opening, beautiful Dog Pic tures, 1-in. green frames; choice combination three opening Fruit and Game Pictures, in black frames; Colored Photographs, some with gold and white mats, one and a half-inch gold frames; Carbon Prints, standard subjects, double deck brown frame, gold lining. Values to $2, now 69 Fourth and T W - f Vashinotori ON TRACK OF ASSAILANT EVTDEXOE FOUXD WHERE MISS GRAPES BEATEX. "Wire-wound Club and Some of Ap parel Boy Can Identify Man Who Is Suspected. 6AN RAFAEL, Cal. Feb. 8. After ar resting a number of suspicious characters last night and sweating them without result, Sheriff W.' P. Taylor received valuable Information that has started anew the search for the man who bru tally assaulted Miss Elizabeth Grapes, of this city, on Saturday evening. In pos session of the police are a shirt collar, size 15Vi; a necktie, a bluebanded hand kerchief and a club wrapped around with wire, wliich were picked up at the scene of the crime. Miss Grape Is still in a dangerous con dition, but the physicians say she will re cover from the terrible treatment to which she was subjected. This morning she told the police that her assailant was Intoxicated, as she detected the odor of whisky on his breath. It Is rumored that a young boy saw the criminal hurry away from the scene and can identify him. The Sheriff refused to give out any of the Information he has received. ELETEX JURORS FOR CALHOCX This Week Ianvyers May Begin Ex ercise of Challenges. SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 8. After four weeks of effort, 11 citizens have quali fied to try Patrick Calhoun, president of the United Railways, upon the first of 17 Indictments charging bribery of pub llo officials. Frederick G. Wulzen, the 11th juror, was added to the panel late today, and it is belloved that the box will be filled during the week, after which the first peremptory challenges will be used. A tenth special venire of 60 citizens has been ordered for next Wednesday. Death from starvation was the verdict at a Shoredltch (England) Inquest on a woman matchseller named Vpton, aged 64. llr hus band said ho was 81, and they had only SO Cfnts a week on whlrh to live. Removes Poisons of Catarrh and Rheumatism From the Blood. For catarrh of the head use a tea cpoonful of 6alt and a quarter tea spoonful of borax dissolved In a pint of warm water. Snuff this mixture through the nostrils twice dally and immediate relief Is experienced. To cure, a constitutional blood remedy must be used. Catarrh and rheuma tism are both due to accumulated poi sons in the system. These poisons must be eliminated. The following simple home mixture effectually acts on the kidneys, the bowels and the skin, causing them to resume their functions quickly and properly: Get one-half ounce fluid extract Buchu, one ounce compound fluid Balmwort, and two ounces syrup Bar-, saparllla compound. Mix and take a teaspoonful after each meal and ono at retiring. Many cases of catarrh, rheumatism and kidney trouble have already benefited by this treatment.