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TITE MORNING OREGONIAX, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 1909. 12 FARMERS COMBINE TO HANDLE GRAIN Inland Empire Graingrowrs to Cut Out Dealing With Middlemen in Future. MAY BUILO FLOUR MILLS To Erect Terminal Warehouses at Portland, Astoria and Vancou ver to Handle the Ex port Output. SPOKANE. Wash.. Fob. 9. (Special.) Ten thousand farmers, controlling a train output In the Inland Empire esti mated to exceed 20.000,000 bushels of grain yearly, formed a hard and fast combination this morning through the executive session of the Farmers' Edu cational and Co-operative Union, when It was unanimously decided that the ex ecutive board be empowered to employ one or more central selling agents to rep resent the union on the Coast or at other necessary places. This means that the entire output of their grain is to be sold direct, doing away with the middleman and his profits, and putting the farmers that much nearer the consumer. Xo Attempt to Fix Prices. It Is stated by the officers that, while no attempt will be made to fix an arbi trary price, the selling agents will hold out for the highest market prices. The farmers do not fix any arbitrary price. Although no action was taken. It was proposed that the farmers go even further In this move and prepare to handle their own exporting, and to man ufacture their own flour. The consensus of opinion was that the first project, that of exporting, was rather impracticable: although the latter proposition met with general favor. Members to Be Apents. There was quite & contest at the meet ing over the point as to whether the sell ing agents should be union members. but It finally carried In that way. The report of the committee on warehouses and elevators was read and unanimously adopted. No action was taken relative to the naming of which city, Portland. Astoria or Vancouver, should be chosen for me site of the union terminal warehouses; and It Is stated that at the present ses sion no action will be taken, but that in all probability terminal warehouses will be placed in all three cities. i BANKER GRAVES IS DEAD Assistant Treasurer Under Presi dent Arthur Dies In Seattle. SEATTLE, Wash., Feb. 9. Edward Oziel Graves, born In Russia, N. Y., in 184S. Assistant Treasurer of the United States under the Arthur administration and Chief of the Bureau of Printing and Engraving In Cleveland's administra tion, died this morning: at his home in this city of creeping: paralysis, after an Illness of two years. For 28 years Graves was connected with the Treasury Department at Washington, D. C, and from a modest clerkship, to which he waa appointed In 15(3, rose rapidly until his appoint ment as Assistant Treasurer. Graves was chosen in 1874 to organ ize an agency for the redemption of soiled and ragged National bank notes, and this department Is maintained In the same manner as first outlined by him. At the time of his death Graves was connected with various financial and banking Institutions In this city and state. He leaves a widow, one son and two daughters. EUGENE CLUB TO ENTERTAIN Extends Privileges to legislators Who Will A lslt University. EUGENE. Or.. Feb. 9. (Special.) At a special meeting of the Commercial Club last night the courtesies and privileges of the club were offered to the members of the Legislature and visitors who will be guests of the university Saturday, Commonwealth day. The forenoon at the university will be devoted to a discussion of conserv ing the resources of the state' In which J. N. Teal. Dr. WIthycombe of O. A. C. Sena tor Hart and W. K. Newell will take part. In the afternoon Superintendent Ackerman and Dr. Alfred C. Schmidt, of Albany, will talk on co-operation be tween secondary and higher education. DEPORT CHINAMAN'S BRIDE Aew Westminster Stops Mixed Mar riage In Xovel Way. NEW WESTMINSTER. B. C. Feb. 9 Amy Morris, who came herer recently from San Francisco with the Intention of marrying Lee Barker, a Chinese mer chant of Victoria, was deported today by the police as an undesirable. The Celestial and his Intended white bride secured a license In Victoria and came to thia city to secure a minister to perform the ceremony. It was while the woman was waiting for her lover to re turn with a clergyman that the police took her Into custody. GOOD ROADS AT MEDFORD Competitive System Is Established, With Prize or $50. MEDFORD, Or., Feb. 9. (Special.) Members of the automobile club in the Rogue River Valley, of which there are about 100. are taking steps toward the making of good roads. Funds are being raised by subscription among the mem bers, to be used in grading and rolling the roadway. J. E. Knyart, president of tlie Medford National Bank, has offered a prize of J0O to the person who keeps the best half mile of roadway In repair. BAD FIRE AT CASTLE ROCK Heart of Business Section Threat ened by Early Morning Blaze. CASTLE ROCK, Wash., Feb. 9 In a, firs which threatened to destroy th whole- block In which the post office Is located this morning, the Mal lory building. In which was located the A-B-C store, of which Todd Haycock, formerly of Portland, is the proprietor, was almost entirely destroyed, and, but for the fact that everything was soaking wet from the heavy rain which was fall ing, it is probable 'that every building In the block would have been consumed. The business houses In the block which were threatened with destruction were Edmunds' meat market. Madame Demar est's millinery establishment, the Cowlitz County Advocate, the Kirby building and the Oddfellows' building. In which w:as located . the postoffice. The building, which belonged to J. H. Mallory. was nut insured, while Mr. Haycock carried only a nominal insurance on his stock. The origin of the fire Is a mystery, as Charles Emmert, a clerk, who was sleep ing in a room at the rear, says that he retired shortly before midnight, and at that time everything seemed to be se cure. Mr. Emmert barely escaped from the building by jumping through a win dow In his night clathes, leaving all his other belongings. He was somewhat cut by glass in Jumping through the window, but is otherwise uninjured. GILLIAM COiT UPHELD TEST CASE OX COXDOX CHAR TER IS DKOPrED. Parties to Suit Not Qualified as Plaintiffs, Decides Su premo Court. SALEM. Or.. Feb. 9. (Special.) In affirming the decision of the lower court for Gilliam County in the case or li. w. Kaper ys. Edward Dunn, as County Judge of Gilliam County, et al., the Sunreme Court held that as the plaint iffs were not parties to the action In the County Court to enjoin the county, they were not competent to bring action in the Circuit Court under a writ of re view to test the charter of the City of Condon, which It Is claimed Is the same In effect as the Medford charter. The Supreme Court did not pass on the mer its of the contention regarding the scope and intent of the charter. Other cases were decided as follows: Benjamin Youn. et al. v. the Columbia Land & Investment Compar.y. respondent. Aip.;al from Clatsop County; affirmed. Opinion by Justice Eakln. wiiiiam w. Beckett et al. vs. the City of Portland et al. Appeal from Multnomah County; anirmea. upimon oy .luanc-w xcu.. John Mitchell et i. vs. uio i-ny oi run land et ai. Appeal from Multnomah County affirmed. Opinion by justice taKin. t . vimTnormAn vH. c C Grltzraachar. Ap peal from Multnomah County; overruled. Opinion by justice ucan. - Ida M. Boyle vs J. I. Boyle ety Ap peal from Douclas County; affirmed. Opln Ion hv Justice Iie:ui. Robert Phlpp!-. Mary E. Phlpps and Victor Phlppa vs. William it. wins. appcui irum IouKlas County; rehearing- Former decre reversing lower court adhered to by Supreme Court. Jack Rodman vs. William P. Manning et al. Appeal from I-ane County; reversea. Opinion by Justice Moore. Carrie M. Blwert vs. P. H. Marley et aL Appeal from Multnomah CouDty; motion to dismiss allowed. Opinion by Commissioner Slater. State of Oregon vs. J. C. Wilcox. Appeal from Circuit Court from Coos County; af firmed. Opinion by Chief Justice Moore. HUTS TO FICHT BILL FORCES GATHEKIXG AT SALEM TO SLAY KKTiTAHER BILL. Object to Law Compelling Conner tlons With Other Lines and Private Switches. STATE CAPITOL, Salem, Feb. 9. (Special.) The big fight over railroad in vestigation will come off tomorrow after noon wheh the Southern Pacific will have a hearing before the Senate committee on' the subject of Kellaher s S. B. Ii2, requiring all railroad companies to con nect tleir lines with other lines or with switches upon application approved by the Railroad Commission. The railroads had a hearing before the committee this evening, but only minor bills were considered. No objections were offered to the commerce committee s H B. 282, prohibiting discrimination be tween' localities, or to the- Senate and House bills permitting the Governor to appoint special railroad police. Neither was there objection to Dodd's House bill 5, which permits the members of the Railroad Commission to ride upon any engine or freight car while on commis sion business, nor to House bill 152, per mitting a court to suspend an order of the Railroad Commission pending an appeal, provided the railroad company give bond to repay any overcharges. But there- was strong opposition to Sin- nott's Senate bill No. 3S6, requiring rail roads to transport livestock at a rate of r.ot less than IS miles an hour for the trip. Manager McGuire. of the Astoria & Columbia River convinced the com mittee that It would be a practical Im possibility on his road, and it was shown to be Impracticable on the South ern Pacific and O. R. & N. unless ship pers would make up enough cars at a time to make a special stock train. Railroad Commissioner Oswald West told the committee that In recent months the railroads had greatly Improved the serv ice and that there is no need for the Snnott bill. It Is therefore quit certain that the bill will be adversely reported. But the big contest will be over Kel- laher's bill, which Is aimed particularly to compe-1 the Southern Pacific to con nect its Water-street line with the line of the United Railways, so that the South Portland manufacturers can have a car of freight hauled up Front street to the terminal yards instead of waiting the long delay of switching south to White son, in Yamhill County, and then back again to the terminal yards by way of Fourth street. That bill Is also designed to give large shippers anywhere In the state a right to have their private switches connected with the railroad. To Build Railroad Into Timber. SPOKANE, Feb. 9. The Coeur d'Alene & Southern Railroad Company has been formed at Coeur d'Alene. as the result of the merger of the F. A. Blackwell Interests, the Menesha Wood en ware Company and the B. R. Lewis Lumber Company. . It Is to build a rail road from Coeur d'Alene into the big tlmbpr near Clarkla, Idaho, SO miles away, and to connect with the Milwau kee road at Plummer, Idaho. Gasoline Plow Working at Blalock. BLALOCK, Or., Feb. 9. (Special.) A large gasoline plowing rig is to be op erated on Fairvlew ranch, the property of W. J. Mariner. The plows cut 15 feet on a full cut, and will average 20 to 25 acres a day. The engine is of vertical type, and de velops approximately 100 horsepower. Farmers are much interested In this new method of plowing. Grand Jury Frees Clayton Smith. LA GRANDE. Or.. Feb. 9. Clayton Smith, of Union, held for shooting his father-lu-law, F. P. Launls, a few days ago, was discharged by the grand Jury late last night. The evidence showed Smith to have acted la sell-defenaa. ELECTION PLEDGES GIVE BODY ROW Olympia Senate Would Free Candidate From Entang ling Alliances. LAWYERS, TOO, ARE HIT Corporation Attorneys Barred From Office Legislators Would Get Buck at Anti-Saloon Leaders. OLYMPIA, Wash., Feb. 9. (Special.) Tho- Senate, by passing a bill today making the signing of anti-election pledges to support auy particular bill or measure a disqualification for legislative office, aimed what was admitted on the floor of the Senate to be a blow at labor unions, the Antl-Saloon League, the Equal Suffrage Association and every other organization that seeks to commit In writing candidates for the Legisla ture to the enactment of certain legisla tion. The bill also goes so far as to dis qualify for the Legislature any person who accepts an annual retainer lor looic Ing after the Interest of any person, com pany or corporation, and to disqualify for office candidates for Supervisor, School Director, or any other legisla tive body who sign ante-election pledges to support particular measures. The scope of the bill is claimed to Include qualification for City Councilmen. Lawyer Clause Afterthought. The disqualification of corporation law yers was an afterthought and was pro posed by Falconer of Snohomish as a bluff during a squabble over another feature of the bill. The supporters of the measure seized "Upon the suggestion with avlditv. however. Booth of King, the originator of the bill, declaring ft a valuable addition. The amendment went through with a hurrah. The opposition to the bill was lead by Cotterill of King, recognized as the Sen ate leader of the labor Interests, by Bryan, who champions the Anti-Saloon League's policies, and by Blair of Jef ferson, who opposed the restrictions placed In the bill on school directors. Cotterill Leads in Attack. The first attack on the bill was on an amendment Introduced by Cotterill in serting the word "secret" so that the ap plication of the measure would be only to secret pledges. During an animated discussion of, the amendment Falconer Interposed as a substitute his "corpora tion lawyer" amendment and Cotterill withdrew his amendment apparently thinking It a chance to filibuster. Im mediately after Falconer's amendment was adopted Stevenson of Garfield moved to postpone indefinitely, declaring his be lief that the bill was unconstitutional and expressing doubt as to the Governor ap proving It. The motion was voted down 27 to 12. Cotterill then renewed his "secret" pledge amendment which lost overwhelm ingly. ! During the discussion of the bill Huxtable of Spokane declared that mem bers who signed a local option pledge during the last campaign had been buncoed and flim-flammed by leaders of the Anti-Saloon League and were now confronted with what amounted to a drastic prohibition bill. with the demand that they make good their pledges. "That bill has tendency to limit such dirty and contemptible politics from this state," he shouted. Pledges Likened to Bribery. Booth claimed that It has been the practice of organizations controlling not more than 6 per cent of the votes In a legislative district to hold up candidates by refusing to support them unless they signed pledges to support certain meas ures. "It Is as wrong to accept votes In pay ment for pledges as It Is to accept cash," he declared. The bill carried on final passage by a vote of 27 to 11, and then Cotterill, In a spirit of bluff, attempted to have an emergency clause attached. The emerg ency failed 18 to 18. Bill Not Really Binding. The bill as passed Is one substituted by the Judiciary committee for a bill or iginally Introduced by Booth of King. The original bill also made it a misde meanor to solicit written pledges from candidates, but this feature was elimi nated by the committee. It Is acknowledged by lawyers In the Senate that the bill, if it becomes a law. is not necessarily binding, so far as the members of the Legislature are con cerned. The constitution makes each house the sole Judge of the election and qualifications of Its members and the present Legislature cannot fix new quali fications for the members of the succeed ing session. Such a law, however, would furnish an adequate excuse to any candidate for the Legislature, who did not wish to pledge himself, for he would have no assurance that the next Legislature would not carry out the policy laid down in such a statute. Merlin Peach Crop Safe. MERLIN. Or.. Feb. 9. (Special.) After careful inquiry among the peach growers In this district. It Is learned that no damage was done to the peach crop by the recent storm. Though there was considerable more rainfall and snow Statement of Condition OF Lumbermens National Bank AT CLOSE OF BUSINESS FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 5. 1909. . RESOURCES. Loans and discounts $1,003,636.47 Overdrafts 144.46 U. S. bonds to secure circulation 185,000.00 Other bonds and premiums 52,695.31 Furniture and fixtures 3,706.90 Dus from U. S. treasurer $ 9,250.00 Due from banks 340.075.08 Cash 254,692.43 604,017.51 Total $1,849,200.65 than usual, at no time was the cold se vere enough to Injure fruit of any kind. One 25-year-old peach orchard lias never yet missed a crop, and promises this year to outdo itself. To Amend Boarding-House Bill. STATE CAPITOL, Salem, Or., Feb. 9. (Special.) A compromise sailor boarding house bill will be introduced In the Sen ate by the Multnomah delegation to take the place of the Selling and the Nottlng--ham bills. The new bill reduces the fee for supplying sailors from 530 to $10 and takes that part of the business away from sailor boarding-house keepers and gives it to shipping masters. Seattle Firm Gets Contract. ABERDEEN, Wash., Feb. 9. (Special.) The contract for the Chehalis County building at the A. Y. P. Exposition was awarded today to the Pacific Construc tion & Investment Company, of Seattle, whose bid was UM7. Other bids were: Aberdeen Construction Company, $7700! Creech & Walker. $5687, and Phil E. Dun- evant, $5438. Work on the building will be begun at once. PUT BfLUUP TO SENATE IDAHO HOUSE QUIET OX DI RECT PRIMARY. Measure Suddenly Resurrected Passes Lower Chamber With Little Enthusiasm. BOISE, Idaho, Feb. 9. (Special.) A direct primary bill Is now before the House of Representatives, and every present indication points to its passage by that body. Although It is one of the more Important campaign issues of both parties. It aroused comparatively little interest today, and the disposi tion of the Assembly seems to be to rid itself of the problem as soon as possible by shouldering it on the Sen ate. No doubt it Is apparent among the members that when consideration of the measure Is resumed tomorrow it will be accepted practically intact. The proposed enactment under dis cussion is that Introduced at the com mencement of the session by Wood ward, Parsons and Adkison, of Idaho County, and Is believed to be the most desirable of the four which have bejsn presented to the Legislature, by those who have compared the provisions of the various documents. For some reason It slumbered peace fully In the privileges and elections committee refrigerator until Monday, when Woodward demanded that It be produced for final action. It was made a special order of business for yester day, and no particular stir was crea ted by its appearance. An explanation for the phenomena was later tendered by one of the Representatives, who said that no vital fault could be found In the construction of the bill and that there were so many other tribulations weighing upon the minds of the law makers that to be suddenly confronted with the necessity for a decision left them no opportunity but to adopt or reject It, and the former seemed the better policy. NURSES' UNIFORM DAMAGED Several hundred yards of seersucker among the lot; some misses' uniform stripes, damaged by water In transit, will be sold for the benefit of the rail road company, at 8Hc yard. Everybody knows the price of Bates' seersucker is 12&c. You never find Bates' seersucker on the bargain counter. McAUen-Mc-Donnell, Popular-Priced Dry Goods Store, corner 3d and Morrison. Estab. 1884. Bar Licenses Renewed. ASTORIA, Or., Feb. 9. (Special.) The regular monthly meeting of the State Board Pilot Commissioners was held here this afternoon with Commissioners A. V. Pendleton, E. J. Taylor and R. D. In man present, Mr. Inman having been appointed by Governor Chamberlain since the last meeting of the board to fill the vacancy caused by the death of the late Commissioner Sylvester Farrell. In ad dition to passing on routine matters the only business transacted was to grant re newals of bar licenses to Captains Cann, Svensen, Nolan and Staples. NOTICE STORES FOR RENT IN THE PORTLAND PUBLIC MARKET BUILDING Our first floor (208 stalls) has been entirely rented, and one-half of the second floor has been taken. We can offer some excellent stalls on second floor, which are just as good as the first floor; reached by moving stairways. Heat, water, electric light and janitor service included in rent. 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Joseph, of the Great Southern; G. G. Bingham, of the Southern Pacific and Harrlman In terests; F. W. Mulkey, of Portland, and C. P. Strain, Umatilla County Assessor, appeared before the committee. Representatives of the railroad compa nies objected to the gross earnings tax for the reason that It amounted to dou ble taxation and for the further reason that It would discourage contemplated extensions of railroad systems In the state. Mr. Kerr maintained - that the proposed bill would impose a local tax which would mean Increased local freight rates. ' Canadian Exhibit Tangle. VANCOUVER, B. C, Feb. 9. Because the Dominion government has made no provision for Individual representation of the Western provinces at the exhibit to be made at the Alaska-Yukon-Paclnc Ex position a movement is now on foot to have the provinces of British Columbia and Alberta join hands with the Yukon in making a purely western exhibit. 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