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FEBRUARY 10, 1909.
MORNING OREGONIAN. WEDNESDAY,
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STATE' TAX BOARD
TAKES TESTIMONY
Wide Variation in Basis of As
sessment in Various Or
egon Counties.
MULTNOMAH HAS BURDEN
Difficult Job IWore Jfew Board.
County Assessors Are Influenced
In Work by local Interest.
Valuations Badly Tangled.
STATE CAPITOL. BaHtm, Or Feb. $.
(Special.) Equalization of county
tax valuations for collection of state
taxes ibis year was begun today under
I lie emergency tax law. by the Gov
ernor, the Secretary of State and the
:-tate Treasurer sitting as the Equaliza
tion Board and taking testimony from
Assessors from all the counties except
Curry, summoned for the purpose at
state expense.
Wide disparity of assessments was
shown In their percentages of cash
valuations. It will be impossible for
the board to follow their testimony
completely In reaching a fairly equal
ized assessment. As a matter of fact,
the testimony of the Assessors, al
though under oath, was so tinged by
local Interest In many cases that the
board can use it only for approximat
ing - a Just equalization. Otherwise
Multnomah County would bear far
more than one-third of the state tax
burden. The best that the board can
do is to fix an arbitrary equalization.
Valuations Last Tear.
The testimony from 29 counties gave
last year's valuations to have been
based on the following percentages of
cash figures:
County Prt County
Baker r.o Klamath BS-100
pS"n ....... tl"
t'lukinu ...M-WiUnt 10"
i-latsop m-ioa Lincoln
Columbia 60-100 Linn W
rocs ao-ioo. Malheur 5o
Crook "oiMarion ........
Washington .. TS Morrow M-JJS
Oouglas 10; Multnomah ... 1
lillliim UKPolk 1
Grant T5-10O Sherman 100
Harney 7S-ltO.Tiilamook 10"
Hood RlTer 25-SO Umatilla
Jaikson 1 Oft Union 40
Josephine .... 1U0
Five counties assessed land at 78 per
cent; one at 70; one at 65; one at 60;
two at 60; one at 40; one at 33 1-3 and
one at 25.
Kleven assessed town lots at 100 per
cent; four at 75; one at 70; one at 65;
one at 60; one at 66; three at 50 and one
at 40-
Kailroad valuations showed very wide
disparity. The main line of the O. R.
N. varied from 18000 a mile to $44,000.
Several Assessors exempted 1300 for
household effects. In violation of law.
In some cases they tried to assess mort
gage notes.
State Board Demanded.
One outcome of the tangled valuation
will be a demand for an equalization
board to have general authority over all
A number of the counties were repre
sented by the Assessors who made last
year's valuations but were succeeded
last January by new men. Those at
tending today were as follows, the ex
Assessors being indicated In the list:
Baker Jerry Fleetwood.
Benton T. H. Davis (old).
t'larkainas J. B. Jack.
Clatsop T. S. Cornelius.
Pninmhii V W. Clark. A.
T. Laws
(old).
Coos T. J- Thrift.
Crook John D. La Follett.
Douglas Frank L. Calkins. George
W. Staley (old).
Gilliam Otis Campbell, A. J. Skel
ton (old).
Grant C. W. Bonham.
Harney J. J. Donegan, J. E. Loggan
(old).
Hood River Jay J. Lucas.
Jackson W. T. Grieve. Peter Apple
gate (old).
Josephine Eclus Pollock. W. H. Fal-
Iln (old).
Klamath J. P. Lee.
Lake John Blair, deputy.
I.ane B. F. Keeney.
Lincoln Walter E. Ball. J. H. Lutx
(old).
Linn D. B. McKnight.
Maiheur S. L. Payne.
Marion F. J. Bice.
Morrow O. P. Henderson.
Multnomah B. D. Sigler.
Polk C S. Graves.
Sherman Otto Peetz.
Tillamook A. M. Hare.
rmatllla C P. Strain.
Union T. A. . Rlnehart
R. A. Hug
(old).
Wallowa B. F. Miller, Samuel Pace
(old).
Wasco Joel W. Koontx. A. G. Stogs
dell (old).
Washington Max Crandall, George
H." Wilcox (old).
Wheeler Peter Hartman. R. E. Scott
(old).
Yamhill Martin Miller. John E. Hub
bard (old).
KELliAHER'S BIMi IS KILLED
Measure to Prohibit Bleaching of
Flour Indefinitely Postponed.
STATE CAPITOL, Salem. Feb. 9.
(Special.) Senator Kellaher's bill to
prohibit the bleaching of flour and
other cereal products was killed by In
definite postponement in the Senate
this afternoon. Kellaher was the only
member voting to save( It from the
graveyard, though three members of
the committee on industries had report
ed favorably upon it. Those signing
the majority report were Scholfield,
Kellaher and Beach. The minority re
port, against the bill was signed by
Bingham and Caldwell.
Vigorous addresses by Smith, of Uma
tilla and Oliver, of Union, Sinnott, of
Wasco and Bingham, of Lane, convinced
the Senate that the bill should not
pass. Smith, of Umatilla, argued that
all the mills use bleaching processes,
that no one has ever undertaken to
say that the flour Is made unwhole
some by that treatment and that to
pass this bill would greatly Injure the
grain industry of this state. Senator
Cole Joined In the assertion that
bleached flour Is not unwholesome.
Senator Oliver said that this bill Is
merely an effort to knock one of Ore
gon's great industries. "We pass bills
here to authorize the counties to levy
taxes for the advertising of resources
and our commercial bodies spend large
sums trying to build up industries,
then some one proposes a measure like
this that will knock one of the great
est Industries of the state."
Senator Kellaher read from the de
cisions of the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture and from the opin
ions of Professor Ladd, of the North
Dakota Agricultural College in support
of his contention that bleached flour
Is unwholesome. In answer to this It
was asserted that North Dakota pro
duces hard wheat, which does not need
bleaching, and that therefore the North
Dakota millers are opposed to the pro
cess. The motion to adopt the minority re
port prevailed with only one dissent
ing vote, that of Kellaher, and a mo
tion to Indefinitely postpone carried by
the same vote.
SIX BILLS . PASSED BT HOUSE
Senate Salary BUI for Washington
County Among Number.
STATE CAPITOL, Salem. Feb. 9.
(Special.) Bills were passed by the
House, today as follows:
H. B. 154. Altman Providing for crea
tion of union high school districts.
H. B. 48, McCue Permitting banks to
advance face value on warehouse receipts
and bills of lading.
H. B. 21. Bean Prohibiting all nela
ports on Memorial day. . .
B B. 79. Washington County detegation
Fixing salary of Recorder of Washington
County at H00 and deputy J900.
H B. 82. Campbell Creating board or
control for Oregon Soldiers' Home at Rose-
bUH' B. H. Clackamas County delegation
Appropriating 11250 for purchase of Mo
Lsughlln homs at Oregon City.
These Bills Postponed.
Bills were Indefinitely postponed In
the House today as follows:
H. B. 81, Hatteberg Amending law as
to partition fenoes.
H. B. 83. Hatteberg Providing for taxa
tion of dogs. .j....
H. B. 62. Mahons Authorizing educa
tional corporations to amend their artloles
of Incorporation. r-
H. B. 48. Hatteberg Making onnavlgabT!
streams available for floating logs.
H. B. 162. Hughes Logging bill, same
as that ef H. B. 68. by Hattberg.
H. B. 231. Barrett Relating to deposit or
Umatilla County funds.
H. B. J10. Patton Amending law as to
laying out county roads.
H B. 113. Patton (request of B. B. Her-
rlck) Increasing term of County Surveyor
from two to four years.
H. B. 2S8, Davis Amending state bar
bers law.
New Bills Before House.
New bills appeared in the House to
day as follows:
H B. 324. Beals Providing that property
owners shall not have any recourse In the
courts Involving any property wilfully with
held by them from assessment.
H. B. 325, Smith Providing that arrange
ment of candidates' names on primary nom
inating election ballot shall be determined
by drawing lots. ' .
H B. 326. Conyers Permitting School
Superintendent of Columbia County to teach
a school In addition to his official duties.
H B 327, Jones .(Douglas) Providing
fines of from 120 to100 for persons de
frauding liverymen and feed stable keepers.
H. B. 328. Oreer (request C. B. Merrick)
Requiring a license of from 8104 to 8300 or
all peddlers. .
H B. :, Reynolds (request of mall-.,
carriers) Authorizing counties to expend at
least 860 annually In improvement of each
road over which rural mall route Is oper-
B. 830, McKlnney Admitting evidence
In damage suits showing that defendant
carries accident, casualty or Indemnity In
surance, jjjcue Reimbursing Albert C.
Ross by State Land Board.
H B. 832. Davis To prevent 'sensa
tional" advertising by practicing dentists.
H B 333. Dlmlck (request Railroad
Commission) To prevent railroad com
panies from changing or limit ng their
common law liability In shipping stock
without knowledge and consent of Rail
road Commission. .
H B 834. McCoe Providing for chang
ing ' boundaries of cities and towns pre
viously Incorporated, when not provided for
in city charter.
TO CUT GAS TO 11 CENTS
SrcLTXOMAH DELEGATION IS
FAVORABLE TO BlXIi.
Measure Also Favored Providing
Kitchen In County Jail Cor
oner's Pay Kaised.
STATE CAPITOL. Salem, Feb. 9.
(Special.) Without a dissenting vote
the Multnomah County delegation to
day decided to report favorably on
Representative Brady's bill fixing the
price to be charged for gas In Portland
at 80 cents per 1000 cubic feet. This
bill will be reported back to the House
tomorrow. The gas price Is now 95
cents. Brady's bill Is patterned after
. i - vrlr law rerentlv declared
valid by the United States Supreme
Court.
At the same meeting of the delega
tion Taarr&r alone voting no. Brady's
bill ' requiring the Multnomah County
Court to install and equip a ancnen in
the County Jail at Portland was also
Thi hill nrovldes further
that the feeding of all county pris
oners shall be under the exclusive
charge of the Sheriff while such per
sons remain in jail, inese oms an
nealed to the delegation as possessing
particular merit.
The application of Coroner Norden
for an increase In salary from $1000
to $3000 per annum and the appoint
ment of an additional deputy was dis
posed of by compromise. It was agreed
by the delegation to give that officer
a flat salary of $2000 per annum, but
to allow him no deputies.
.tm t i ...-, tKlo a ft orrnrr nsnaed the
bill Introduced by the Clackamas
County delegation, and appropriating
$1250 for the purchase and preservation
of the Dr. John McLoughlln home at
Oregon City. This Dili originauy car
ried an appropriation of $2500. but It
was cut In two by the committee on
ways and means.
MANX FACES SEEN IX LOBBY
Business and Professional Men Are
Drawn to Capital.
STATE CAPITOL, Salem, Or.. Feb. 9.
(Special.) Faces in the lobby today
were the following:
Dan J. Malarkey, working for In
crease of Supreme Judges.
W. H. MacMahon, for Senator Smith's
bill authorizing private citizens to sue
for illegal fees collected by state of
ficials. , ,
F. M. Warren, F. A. Seufert and J.
T. Farley, representing Upper Colum
bia River salmon Interests.
B. E. Kennedy, of Baker City, Inter
ested In water legislation.
W. M. Davis, working for an addi
tional Circuit Judge in Multnomah.
John Burgard, for the Bean insur
ance bill.
R. 8. Bryson, of Eugene, on bills
affecting county salaries In Lane.
E. C Giltner, representing the Port
land Chamber of Commerce.
Dr. J. M. Keene, working for the
Crater Lake wagon road appropriation.
H. C. McAllister, Master Fish Warden.
W. E. Williamson, chairman of Sec
ond Congressional District- Central
Committee.
Ferdinand Reed, Interested in various
matters. ,
R. F. Robinson, School Superinten
dent of Multnomah County.
S. C. Bartrum, of Roseburg, member
of State Board of Forestry, working for
forestry protecUon.
J. F. Cassiday. secretary of State Fed
eration of Labor.
R. A. Marshall, urging creation of
State Board of Pardons.
jj L. pipes, on Supreme Court busi
ness. Three Die on Burning Boat.
NORFOLK. Va. Feb. 9. The ferry
gteamer running between Willoughby
street and Old Point Comfort was burned
at her pier early today. Three of her
crew were burned to death In their bunks.
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BILL IS F
Multnomah Delegation Has
Agreed to Support Jae
ger Measure.
MALARKEY LENDS HIS AID
Other Portland Attorneys Help to
Sway Delegation Judge O'Day
and Gatens in line for
Xew Job.
STATE CAPITOL. Salem, Feb.
(Special.) Multnomah bills were dis
posed of today by the Senate and the
House delegations from that county as
follows:
Favorably by Senate members Repre
sentative Jaeger's bill for an additional
circuit Judge; Senator Bailey's snorten
lng office day of County Clerk on Satur
day one hour and allowing deputy clerks
IB days' vacation annually; Senators
Selling's and Nottingham's, regulating
sailor boarding-houses.
Favorably by House members Repre
sentative Brady's limiting gas rate of
Portland Gas Company to 80 cents;
Brady's for feeding of Jail prisoners by
the Sheriff; Representative McDonald's
Increasing pay of Multnomah Coroner
from $1000 to $2000, but allowing no
deputies. This last bill formerly pro
vided $3000 salary.
Adversely by Senate members Repre
sentative Mahone's Increasing pay of
deputies of District Attorney; Represent
ative Brady's increasing pay of Port
land constable from $1500 to $2000 and
his term to four years; Senator Bailey's
transferring the Juvenile court to the
county court immediately: Senator
Beach's transferring the Juvenile court to
the county court in 1911; Senator Kella
her's creating a third County Commis
sioner; Senator Bailey's authorizing
public playgrounds.
One additional circuit Judge for Mult
nomah County will be allowed by the
Legislature, and It Is believed that
pressure enough win be brought to bear
on the Governor to cause him to with
draw his last week's opposition to the
Jaeger bill. The bill will be favorably
reported tomorrow by the Multnomah
delegation, with the hard-fought emer
gency clause tacked on. It Is believed
that Governor Chamberlain will appoint
either W. N. Gatens or Thomas O'Day
as Judge. The fight against the bill made
by Senators outside Multnomah will
cease or be so diminished as to Insure
passage of the bill as it went through
the House nearly, two weeks ago.
This action in the Multnomah Senate
delegation was effected today by the
shifting from the opposition of Selling,
Albee and Bailey. The Senate delega
tion now stands 6 to 2 In favor of the
bill. Last week the only supporters of
the measure were Coffey and Notting
ham; now the only foes are Beach and
Kellaher. The change was accomplished
through the Influence of lawyers of
Portland and members of the circuit
bench In that city, and particularly
through the efforts today of Dan J. Ma
larkey, an ex-member of the Senate.
BEALS AFTER TAX MONIES
Would Kefuse Right to Sue for Prop
erty Xot on Tax Ust.
"STATE CAPITOL, Salem, Feb. 9.
(Special.) It is proposed In a bill in
troduced in the House by Representa
tive Beals today that property-owners
shall not have recourse In the courts In
actions involving property they have wil
fully withheld from assessment until
taxes thereon are paid. The bill goes
farther and provides that no written
evidence of indebtedness concerning a
book account and no promissory note or
other written instrument evidencing a
debt shall be admissible as evidence in
any court unless It shall have been as
sessed by the Assessor each year for
which It Is liable to assessment. Provi
sion is made for an indorsement by the
Assessor of all such evidences of In
debtedness when the assessment Is
made. When real or personal property Is
not assessed for Its full value, the till
proposes that the owner shall be entitled
to recover. In case of an action, only
such portion of the amount due on the
value of such property as the assessed
valuation bears to the true valuation
thereof.
BOARD OF CONTROL IS CREATED
Oregon Soldiers' Home at Roseburg
Is Placed in Hands of G. A. R.
nSTATE CAPITOL, Salem, Feb. 9.
(Special.) In the face of a report
from a special' visiting committee that
the Oregon Soldiers' Home at Roseburg,
was being managed to the satisfaction
of the inmates, the House this afternoon
by a vote of 43 to 11, two absent,
passed Campbell's bill taking the con
trol of that institution out of the bands
of the Governor and vesting it in a
Board of Control, consisting of three
members of the Grand Army of the
Republic The bill provides for the
appointment of the members of. this
board by the Legislature. The members
of the first board are: B. F. Pike,
A. Williams and T. E. Hills.
The report from the special commit
tee, of which Conyers and Davis, were
We Sell
on the positive guarantee
that if it does not give sat
isfaction we will return the
entire amount of money paid
us for it.
We ask all those who are
run-down, nervous, debili
tated, aged or weak, and
every person suffering from
stubborn colds, hanging-on
coughs, bronchitis or incipi
ent consumptioato try Vinol
with this understanding.
Woodard, Clarke A Co., Druggist.
' Portland.
ADDITION1
AVORED
yttibl
the House members, said that the home
was In good hands and was being man
aged satisfactorily. Regarding the
feeling of the Inmates towards the
present management under Comman
dant Elder, the report said:
We then explained to them, and read to
them Housa blU No. 82 and asked them,
what they thought of it. Without a single
exception they all agreed that they wanted
no change; that they were comfortable,
treated well, happy and rell contented un
der the present management, and would (If
allowed) protest against any change of
management at this time; that they loved
and respected their commandant, and was
fully satined with him.
Both Conyers and Davis, however,
voted for the Campbell bill In the be
lief that the control of the Institu
tion should be left to the members of
the Grand Army, as per their request.
Campbell, author of the bill, and Mc
Cue made especially eloquent appeals
for the support of the measure, which
they declared would be doing only a
small favor for the old soldiers. Mc
Klnney and Buchanan also Indorsed the
bill which was opposed by Jones, of
Douglas, who argued that so long as
the inmates of the home were satisfied
there existed no need for changing the
present system of administration.
ELEVEN BILLS PASS SENATE
Two Salary Bills Given Favorable
Consideration.
STATE CAPITOL, Salem, Feb. 9.
(Special.) Bills were passed by the
Senate today as follows:
' S. B. 61, Merryman To define a legal
wire fence m Klamath, Lake, Barney,
Grant, Malheur and Union counties.
S. B. 167, Sinnott Warehouse receipts to
show the storage charges.
S. B. 18, Abraham, rellivqulihlng the
state's claim to two acres of land in Mult
nomah County.
S. B. 183, Selling To punish larceny by
bailee of goods sold on condition. Hedges,
Eeholfleld. Sinnott. Bingham. Wood and
President Bowerman voting no.
H. B. 27. Miller Permitting transfer of
libel suits to the county where the libel
was published.
H. B. 110, Bedllllon For additional depu
ties for the Assessor of Coos County.
H. B. 200, MeCue Providing for the man
ner of taking depositions.
H. B. 203, Brooke Providing manner of
challenging Jurors.
H. B. 2b8. Brattain, fixing salary of As
sessor of Lake County after present term.
H. B. 253, Jones of Clackamas Raising
dental examination fee from $10 to 26.
H. B. 254. Jones of Clackamas Denning
what shall constitute practicing dentistry.
Senate Bills Postponed.
Bills were Indefinitely postponed by
the Senate today as follows:
S. B. 128, Kellaher Prohibiting the
bleaching of cereals.
H. B. 67, Applegate Fixing salary of As
sessor of Douglas county.
New Senate Bills.
Bills were introduced In the Senate
today as follows:
S. B. 221, Merryman For disposition of
bequest to School District No. t, Klamath
County.
S. B. 222, Josephine delegation TMtcn
companies may transfer their rights any
time after posting notice of appropriation.
S. B. 223, Bailey For revision of the rates
to be paid to the State Printer.
S. B. 224, Johnson For protection of
water supply of City of Corvallla. on Rock
Creek, by purchasing land at the source of
supply .
S. B. 225, Johnson Issue of Federal In
ternal revenue license may be proved by
evidence other than original document.
S. B. 22ft. Caldwell (by request) Forbid
ding goats running at large In Tamhlll
County. 1
8. B. 227. Oliver (by request) To de
fine rights of suit for parties by tenants In
common. .
a B. 22S, Hart (by request) Manner of
serving citation upon heirs or devises.
WOULD BREAK MONOPOLY
Kellaher Wants Government Steam
ship Line to Panama.
STATE CAPITOL, Salem. Or., Feb. 9.
Senator Kellaher Introduced a Joint
memorial today urging Congress to In
crease the power of the Interstate Com
merce Commission in the regulation of
freight rates, and also demanding that
the Government establish a steamship
line between San Francisco to the Isth
mus for the purpose of breaking the
monopoly of the Pacific Mall Steamship
Company. The memorial went to the
committee on resolutions.
P. BRUIN LANDS NEW JOB
Ex-Captain Portland Detectives Is
Night Officer at South Bend.
SOUTH BEND, Wash., Feb. 9. (Spe
cial.) P. Bruin, formerly captain of de
tectives in Portland, was last night ap
pointed night police officer of this city
at a salary of V70 a month.
Water Power Is Filed On.
ASTORIA, Or., Feb. 9. (Special.)
Notice of the location of water rights on
Big Creek was filed in the County Clerk's
office last evening. The application is
for the use of all the water, amounting
to about 2500 cubic feet a minute, from
Hay Stack Rock to a point 2000 feet
above the upper Cascades, at the head
of Big Creek Canyon. The application
says the location Is made for power
and irrigation purposes.
Only One "BKOMO QUININE"
That is LAXATIVE BROMO QUININE. Look
for the signature of E. W. GROVE. Used the
World nv.r rr r"nrp H fold (n On Tia 25c.
CLEANLINESS
the watchword for health and vigor,
omfort and beauty. Mankind ! learn
ing not only the necessity but the lux
ury of cleanliness. SAPOLIO, whiek
has wrought such changes In the bom.
ABBOunoos her sister triumph
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T,nrfe Chiffonier:, has plain
large mirror of French bevel
price $47.50. Special
WALL PAPERS
and
Interior Dacorations
Sixth Floor
KAY'S BILL PUSSES
Gives Taxpayers Right to Sue
. Public Officials.
M'MAHAN FATHERS SCHEME
Wants Ohance to Sue State Officials
for Fees Formerly Secured aa
Compensation Other Bills
Before the Senate.
STATE! CAPITOL, Salem, Feb. 9. (Spe
cial.) The Senate has passed Senator
Kay's bill permitting a tax payer to
brirrg suit or action against a public
official for the recovery of public money
alleged to have been misappropriated.
Under present laws and the rulings of
the courts, such an action can. be brought
only upon authority of the District At
torney or Attorney-General. The Smith
bill. It is understood, was prepared by
I H. McMahan. the attorney who
brought suit against former Secretary of
State Dunbar for an accounting as to
fees collected by Dunbar. K is also un
derstood that if the Smith bill passes
both houses and receives the Governor's
approval, McMahan will bring a similar
suit against Governor Chamberlain to
test the legality of the compensation for
merly allowed the Governor as a mem
ber of various boards.
This Man Gets Kb Salary Grab.
Upon motion of Senator Abraham, of
Douglas County, and upon request of
Assessor Frank Calkir.s, of that county,
the Senate this morning indefinitely post
poned Senate bill No. 67, which proposed
to raise the compensation of the Douglas
County Assessor from $1200 to J1500 and
provide for additional compensation for
deputies. Senator Abraham had already
amended the bill so that it would not
apply during the present term of the As
sessor and this, quite likely, had some
thing to do with the move to postpone
it entirely.
To Publish School Laws.
Senator M. A. Miller's joint resolution
18, authorizing the Superintendent of
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Crawford Shoes For Women at
Sharply Reduced Prices
Women go far out of their regular way to trade at our store, because we
avoid the "rut" in producing shoe styles. Our designs are different from
those presented by other shoe stores in this city, simply because we pioneer
the fashion road. The extra effort pays liberal dividends by attracting new
customers and will therefore be zealously continued. We are now sacrific
ing many of our present lines, in order to make room for new styles.
At the discounted prices we include all Shoes which we
need not carry during the Summer months, all lines in
which some sizes are missing, all extreme novelty pat
terns and other odd accumulations. You will find all of
the ultra-fashionable shoe models liberally represented in
patent, dull and tan leathers. The biggest offering of
high-class shoemaking ever made m Portland at any
prices certainly a strong value proposition at
the reduced prices.
$3.50 and $4
"Crawfords"
Now
ale of Chiffoniers
Ends today Six attractive designs in these pieces, in
the golden oak all of which show an unusual reduc
tion from the regular prices. Those who contemplate
selection of a stylish bedroom piece should not over
look these exceptional Chiffonier bargains.
Chiffonier with plain front;
square pattern mirror of
French bevel plate. Regular
price $37.00; special 919-00
Chiffonier on plain square lines
has attractively shaped mir
ror of French bevel plate ; reg
ular price $37; spl $19.00
square base and
Chiffonier in Colonial design; has wood drawer-knobs
and plain mirror of French bevel
plate. Regular price $55.00; special $31.75
plate; regular
$25.75
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Public Instruction to publish 10,000 copies
of the school laws, was adopted by the
Senate this morning. It provides that
one copy of the laws shall be sent to
each school district officer in the state;
one copy to each member of the Leg
islature; five copies to each county school
Superintendent and a copy to each edu
cational institution in the state. In the
House it has been referred to the com
mittee on resolutions.
Increased Pay Next Term.
Some of the Senators have taken up
with the Governor's suggestion that
salary bills be amended so as not to take
effect until the end of present terms. This
morning Senator Chase's Senate bill No.
195, to raise the salary of the Sheriff of
Coos County, was so amended. House
bill No. 238, by Brattain, to fix the salary
of the Assessor of Lake County, was
amended in the same manner. The Brat
tain bill passed the Senate" with this
amendment, Kellaher, Miller of Linn,
Norton and Nottingham voting no.
Senator Slnnott's warehouse-receipt bill,
which passed the Senate today, requires
that a receipt for grain must show the
rate of storage charges, so that any per
son buying the grain may be able to
compute the amount of storage charges
that will have to be paid. The bill is
Senate bill No. 157.
Senator Norton's resolution providing
for the appointment of a committee of
three hold-over Senators to prepare a
bill for the uniform compensation of
county officers, was adopted by the Sen
ate this morning. The bill Is to be in
troduced at the next Legislative session.
Committees Call for Help.
Senator Hedges today Introduced a
resolution reciting that the Senate
committee on engrossed bills is crowd
ed with work and has not sufficient
clerical assistance, and authorizing the
committee to employ such further help
as may be needed. The resolution was
referred to the committee on resolu
tions. Senator Kellaher introduced a Joint
memorial this afternoon urging the lo
cation of the headquarters of the new
Thirteenth Railway Mall division in
Portland. It went to the committee
on resolutions.
The Senate this morning adopted a
resolution for the appointment of a
committee to report the time and com
pensation of Senate clerks and stenog
raphers. Court Frees Bingham.
OLTMPIA. Wash., Feb. 9. (Special.)
The State Supreme Court today set aside
the conviction of W. C. Bingham, found
guilty at Walla Walla of obtaining money
under false pretenses. The court finds
he wronged no one because he simply
used a false name in accepting and In
dorsing a valid cheeky
FOR MEN and WOMEN
Clean
ebruary
Prices are plainly stamped on
"CRAWFORD SHOES" before they
leave the factory. The reductions
we have indicated ARE GENUINE
REDUCTIONS, AS INDICATED.
Chiffonier with plain square
base ; has oval shaped mirror of
French bevel plate; regular
price $38.50; special $19.50
Chiffonier, has swell front and
carved claw legs; oval-shaped
mirror of French bevel plate;
reg. price $37.50, spl $22.50
Showing New
Spring Patterns
in
Carpets and Rugs
S3Q0.000 TO O.A.G.
Committee Recommends Sum
After Visit to College.
$8000 FOR AID SOCIETY
Additional $6000 Asked for Bniid
ing Patton Home May Get $10,
000 and Baby Home in
Portland $6000.
STATE CAPITOL, Salem, Feb. 9.
(Special.) Reports from the special com
mittees that were appointed last week
to visit the various institutions sup
ported by the state were received In the
House today. Such committees as sub
mitted their reports recommended con
tinued or Increased appropriations for
these different institutions.
Senator Wood and Representatives
Hawley and Brooke, who visited the Ag
ricultural College, in their report which
goes to the committee on ways and
means, recommend an appropriation of
$300,000 for this school for the ensuing
year, distributed as follows: Mainten
ance, $65,000 annually; equipment and
improvement, $30,000 annually; purchase
of additional land, $20,000; construction
of central agricultural building, $56,000;
construction of central heating plant,
$35,000.
Other committees recommended ap
propriations as follows: Patton Home,
$10,000; Boys' and Girls' Aid Society.
$8000 for maintenance and $6000 for an
additional wing; Portland Baby Home,
continuation of $6000 appropriation.
The committee that visited the state
portage road recommends that the roarf
be extended to The Dalles. In making
this recommendation the committee com
ments on the fact that, in view of in
creased railroad activities in that sec
tion of the state, the time is not far dis
tant when the state's right of way
alone for this road will be worth more
than the cost of the entire road.
a nleos of stone Is uaed as a barometsr In
Finland It ! "white during; clear weather,
but irkonw with p;iroar-htng ytorm.
$5
"Crawfords"
Now
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