... 6 IDAHO CLUBS IN IL League of Commecial Inter ests Caps Open River Cel ebration at Lewiston. FINE EXCURSION ON RIVER 6tamer Inland Rmplre Carries Del egates to Asotin, Where Welcome Is Extended to People From Neighboring .State. LKWTSTOM. Idaho, March 15.-Spe-clal.)with a epirlt of concession and harmony which augurs well for its de MnntTlnto P,,ntl!l1 Publicity enter m.... tBRUe of North Idah Com mercial lbs was oi-Kanized this even in after an all-day session which prom ised at times to end fruitlessly. Three northern counties felt that the xecutive offices, or at least secretary. elt that this office should come to three outhern counties. Mutual concessions, which provide for the election of two ecretary-treasurers. one for the North and one for Central Idaho, smoothed out the perplexing difficulties. At 9 o'clock this evening, after all difficulties had r"ed"'nOVed' th6 followlnK officers were President. Joseph M. Keatinfr, Lew iston: vice-president, north district, J. . i Armfleld. Sand Point; central dis trict. J. i.. Tollerson, stites; secretary treasurer, north district. J. c Bhoe- CJtr',,?eur d Aleie; central district, i. IX Warren, Deary. iVT"'8 of the Lewiston Commer cial Club, delegates from North Idaho towns assembled here to form a league of North Idaho Commercial Clubs, made a trip to Asotin this afternoon on the skies"61" lnland EmP're under fair The powerful little steamer demon strated that it was built for use In hallow, rapid water, and that It can carry tonnage on the Snake and Co lumbia Rivers during: low water stages B well as when floods furnish a deep channel. More than 100 visitors were aboard. At Asotin several hundred citizens gathered on the river bank to wave welcome to their Idaho neighbors. The trip down the river showed beautiful Ir rigated fruit farms In Vlneland and the Immense grain warehouses in Asotin where much of Asotin County's grain is hipped, all of It by water. Captain RIrks made a. fast trip, making the 12 mlle round trip in less than two hours. This evening a banquet was served to the allied Commercial Clubs and op timistic addresses were made by speak ers of prominence. ABRAHAM FOR GOVERNOR Douglas County Senator Announces Ills Candidacy. ROSEDURO, Or.. March 15. (Spe cial.) Another candidate for Governor of Oregon In 1910 Is announced in the . person of state Senator Albert Abra ham, of this city, who has announced nis candidacy. While Abraham is a Republican and win be a candidate for the nomination, will make a strong pull for the Pro hibition vote, as was evidenced by the Sunday-closing bill he introduced at the last session of the Legislature, but which was defeated. Abraham also thinks that, aa his name will come first on the ballot, thousands of indifferent voters will vote for him. He also usserts that there is an ex travagant waste in attempts to govern by commissions and officials, and that this could be corrected by a few sim ple laws. He declares that no man -can be strictly honest and draw more salary than the constitution allows t1500 per year, but that the salary is 'too small and should be increased. LETTERS TO TELL OF ELGIN "ovel Advertising Campaign Started by Commercial Club. ELGIN. Or., March 15. (Special.) At a largely attended meeting of the Commercial Club tonight a novel idea was adopted by appointing one week from Friday as letter-writing week when the school children and Elgin people will write letters of Information regarding Elgin and extending invita tions to friends north, east, south and west to share the good things here, the Commercial Club to furnish station ery, envelopes, stamps and advertising matter to be Inclosed with letters. A committee was appointed by the Elgin. Commercial Club to purchase a ,olty park site. Several sites with water are in view. NORMALS UP TO PEOPLE (Continued from First Page.) for the ensuing period until after the' lection, November. 1910. This hill came up on second reading at 2 P. M was postponed until 4 P. M.. and then further postponed until it should come up In regular order for second reading, probably tomorrow. The bill failed to pass to second reading, on a motion to suspend the rules, by a vote of 37 ayes to 22 noes, 40 ayes being required. Whereupoi a motion by Jones of Polk to lay the bill on the table until its regular order for second reading carried by 29 to 26. This voting shows that, though the schools still control the House, they have lost strength since the regular session. Test on McArthur BUI. McArlhur's curricula bill, as passed by the regular session and by the House today, creates a board to remove unnecessary duplication of studies In the higher educational Institutions. This bill Includes with the Agricultural College and th State University the three normals. On motion of President Bowerman. this afternoon, the educa , tlon committee of the Senate was di rected to expunge the normals, so that the normals might not hereafter claim that the act recognizes their existence. It Is the purpose of Bowerman to fol low up this advantage by cutting the narmals out of the statutes altogether. Th House, however, is expected to blojR this effort. When Representative Barrett's nor mal bill, appropriating IIIO.OOO, came NX FORMED up in the House on second reading at 4 x-. no... j ones, of Clackamas, led the attack by, moving indefinite postpone ment Barrett, Brooke and Mahone rallied to the support of the bill. Bean moved to postpone the bill until 4 P. M.. a motion which the Speaker held took precedure over Jones' motion. This latter motion was adopted by 37 votes. McCue. friend of the normals, insisted that neither these motions nor the bill could help the schools in the House, since their obstacle lay in the Senate. He wanted the normals to go to work in the Senate and stop palavering In the House. Miller, of Jackson, normal county, replied. Easing that the normal forces wanted to put the bill up to the Senate by passing it in the House. Personnel of Normal Lobbies. . All the normals are represented by insistent lobbies, as follows: Weston R. A. Alexander, Walter Itf. Pierce, Sim Barnes. Mayor of Weston; Frank Richmond, O. C. Turner, George Staggs. Monmouth H. Hirschberg. Dr. O. D. Butler. T. A. Rlggs. E. I). Resler. Ashland E. V. Carter, J. M. Keene, R. A. Minkler, J. P. Dodds, J. M. Wag ner, F. I). Wagner, B. Bowers, O. Win ter. B. F. Mulkey, N. J. Reasoner, E. D. Briggs. Issue Put Up to People. Late this afternoon the House adopt ed a Joint resolution submitting to the voters in the general election in No vember, 1910, proposals relating to the normal schools. One of the questions to be submitted is for and against the abolishment of all normal schools. The voters will also vote on the proposal of appropriating $25,000 annually for the support of the Ashland, Monmouth and Weston normal schools. The resolution embodied the principal features of two separate resolutions by Barrett and Jones, of Polk. As orig inally reported by the resolutions com mittee, the substitute proposed, in ad dition to the four questions to. be sub mitted, that the people should pass on whether or not s all normal schools should he abolished and one school cen trally located or that -normal depart ments should be installed in the State University and the State Agricultural College. Campbell Carries His Point. Bean and Bonebrake objected to the resolution as originally reported by "the resolutions committee, for the reason that it made possible for the people to vote for six or seven schools. Jones of Polk moved that the resolution be amended so as to provide for separate expressions on each of the three schools. This mo tion prevailed over the vigorous oppo sition of Campbell, who changed the friends of the normal schools with not acting in good faith in that they were afraid to give the people an opportunity to express themselves on every phase of the normal school situation. Later by a voter of 37 to 21 Campbell had the reso lution amended so that the people can vote for the abolishment of ail normal schools. The questions proposed will go before the people under a resolution and will serve merely to determine the status of public opinion on normal schools. The result will be merely advisory and will not be binding on the Legislature. Trouble Begins Early. The trouble was started in the House early in the forenoon, when Dimick and McKInney, following the suggestion of Governor Benson, introduced a resolu tion limiting the business of the special session to the correction of defective bills. It was then that the normal school friends showed their hand, fearing that the adoption of the resolution would serve to exclude further consideration of these institutions until two years hence. Fol lowing a lively debate, however, the reso lution was adopted by a vote of 33 to 26. Dimick, Brady, Brandon, McKInney, Munkers and Reynolds insisted that the Legislature should adopt the suggestion of Governor Benson and confine its la bors to correcting mistakes that were made at tlie -regular session. Such a course, it was argued, was expected by the people of the state. Bean, Brooke, Calkins, Eaton and McCue objected to taking any action at the beginning of the session which would place limitations on consideration of meritorious measures. Advocates of the resolution came back by charging that its purpose was to pre vent the miscellaneous introduction of new bills, insuring a long and expensive session. In answer to a question from Davis. Speaker McArthur explained that the resoluUon amounted only to a moral obli gation; that the constitutional right of a member to introduce any bill during the session could not be denied him. The Speaker further held that should the House adopt the resolution the "act would be only a recommendation to the members as to the extent of the work to be considered. A vote being taken, the resolution was adopted with the following 26 members voting no: Barrett. Bean. Bedillon. Bone brake. Brooke, Buchanan. Calkins. Car ter, Clemens, Davis, Dodds, Eaton, Jack son, Jones (Lincoln and Polk), Mahone. Mahoney, Mann, Marlon. McCue Mc Donald. Meek. Miller. Muncy, Patton, Richardson and Rusk. Loggers Put In Own Mill. ASTORIA. Or.. March 16. (Special ) Olson Bros., who operate a logging camp on Deep River. Washington, are install ing a small sawmill to cut railway ties and bridge timbers for their logging road and to also cut timbers for bracing the tunnel which they are building on their railroad. They believe it will be cheaper and more satisfactory to operate their own mill than to ship the lumber in from the outside. Booth Succeeds Hurburt. SALEM. Or., March 15.-(Special.)-J Henry Booth, of Roseburg. was today ap pointed a member of the State Board of Agriculture to succeed Morton Hurburt of Albany. The term is for four years' Booth U a banker, patron of blooded live stock and was Indorsed by the Oregon Pure Bred Livestock Association G",es- TIFE MOEXIXG OBEGOXIAX, TUESDAY, MARCH 16, 1909. GORDON "SEEHH BY HILL IS REPORT Great Northern Said to Have Made Friends With Its Former Counsel. MOVE WILL BLOCK PROBE Railroad, It Is Said, Fears to Give Evidence Against One-Time Em- ploye Lest Its Hand Be Exposed. SPOKANE, Wash.. March 15. (Spe cial.) A report that the Great North ern Railroad officials and M. J. Gor don, its former counsel, now under investigation on the charge that he tampered with a member of the State Supreme Court, have reached an under standing which will acquit him and also smother the Investigation has been discussed in higher places for several days. The general tendency since President Louis Hill declined to see Deputy Prosecutor J. Stanley Webster, at St. Paul, and other railroad officials sim ilarly tried to dodge the deputy, has been to give credence to this rumor. A sensation was created by the publi cation of the report by an afternoon paper today, as follows: "The basis of accord between Judge M. J. Gordon' and "the Great Northern Railway, it is reported today on re liable information, is about as follows: Books Doctored, Is Charge. "That a later Investigation of Judge Gordon's accounts with the company shows that he has paid all accounts for which he drew money to settle; that after all deductions are made and accounts balanced, the Great Northern has found itself Indebted to Judge Gordon in the sum of $16,000, which it has already paid, and which Is now furnishing the sinews of war for his present vigorous fight against the Spokane grand Jury Investiga tion. "This understanding by the Great Northern and Gordon was reached it is reported, after the bar investigation of the Root-Gordon case was called, when the Great Northern, seeing that It had stirred up a hornet's nest In Its charges as to the accounts of Judge Gordon, found it advisable to make peace with Its former Spokane counsel, at any cost. The records of the Great Northern at St. Paul will not substantiate the ac curacy of this basis of settlement, if they are available, it is believed. Scheme to Shut Off Inquiry. "Such a showing as that outlined above at this date would be expected to shut off any deeper inquiry into railroad poli tical influences In this state, a matter that Is of more interest to the public and probably to the railroads than the question of a shortage In Gordon's private accounts with the company. "Judge Gordon, from the first, main tained that his accounts were all straight, as more thorough investigation would show. The charges against him were made public by head officials of the Great Northern legal department." JURY CONTINUES ITS TASK Prosecutor Still Insists on Right to i Record Proceedings. SPOKANE, Wash., March 15. (Special.) Despite its demand of Saturday that Judge Huneke permit stenographic re ports of the proceedings or discharge, it, the Gordon-Root grand jury proceeded with the investigation today. Prosecuting Attorney Fred C. Pugh was accompanied to the Juryroom by John H. Pelletier, his -deputy, who was sworn in with the view of using him for obtain ing a shorthand report. The fact that Pelletier again entered the Juryroom is regarded as evidence that Prosecutor Pugh Is determined to defy the court by obtaining a shorthand report of the hearing, thus getting himself before Judge Huneke for contempt and taking an ap peal in the contempt case to the court. It already has been intimated by the prosecutor that ha regards this as the only way to get the question properly before the higher court. George E. Wright, secretary of the State Bar Association, which investigated the Root-Gordon charges, was the first witness called this afternoon. PLAN NORTH BANK LEAGUE Vancouver and Washington Towns, With Hood River, to Combine. VANCOUVER. Wash.. March 15. (Spe cial.) The membership of the "Vancouver Baseball Association are arranging to organize a North Bank Baseball League, to be composed of six towns. Five of the towns are Camas. Ridgefleld, Steven son. White Salmon and Vancouver, and It Is practically assured that there will be a sixth town, perhaps Hood River Or. Last year the Vancouver management jjo-ju oa-mi ib lj cn piayers, Dut this sea son it is proposed to give them a per centage of the gate receipts. The stockholders of the local associa tion have definitely decided to drop out of the Trl-Clty League. They feel that ATTORNEYS HANDLING POWELL MURDER TRIAL V a ) 'xjs&jzsr We are walking away with the shirt business of the town be cause we show NE W SHIRTS loads of them. If you cannot find your kind, try The Lion it's here. Best line in town at $1.50 166-170 Third Street. it is not Just to Vancouver players to pay the lftrffPst nar nf .t .1 . c- - 1 v ' mo iiiuiicj, 110 nan done last year, to Portland players. ERRORS 'FAULT OP CLERKS BUT XOSE IXDTVIDUALIX" CAN BE BLAMED. Need of Extra Session Due to Rush at Last Minute That Help Could Xbt Handle. STATE CAPITOL. Salem. March 15. (Special.) It has been Impossible to trace and locate the clerk or clerks personally responsible for the defects In the bills that were today re-enacted by the spe cial session. The only satisfaction the taxpayers are able to get from the in vestment of $6000, which represents the cost of the extra session, is contained in the general information that the errors were those of incompetent clerks that were employed on the enrolling committees of the two houses at the reg ular session. Admittedly all of the "blame can not be placed by members of the Legislature on the chief clerks In charge of the two enrolling committees. W. Al Jones, of Salem, and A. D. Hughes, of The Dalles, were the. chief clerks of the Senate and House enrolling committees, respectively. In the rush incident to the enormous amount of business that was transacted during the closing hours of the regular session there was not enough time fbr making the comparisons of the bills that should have been made, and which would have served to detect and correct the very mistakes for which the extra session was necessary. For these reasons, although Jones and Hughes are held in a measure respon sible, the blunders properly belong to the inexperienced and . Incompetent clerks who enrolled the amended bills. POWELL JURY SELECTED TWELFTH MAX SECURED PROM SPECIAL- VENTRE. Defendant Faces Charge of Murder In First Degree for Killing Homer Roper. ALBANY. Or., March 15. (Specials Charles J. Powell was placed on trial for his life in the State Circuit Court here this afternoon. He is indicted on a charge of murder in the first degree for the killing of Homer Roper. near Brownsville, on the night of January 28. The trial, began at 1 o'clock before Judge George H. Burnett, and the court room was crowded. Eleven Jurors were selected this afternoon and a night ses sion was required to choose the twelfth The regular panel of 36 Jurors was ex hausted and special venire was sum moned. The complete Jury follows- H. D. Haight, of Syracuse; Ell Ramer of Santiam; F. T. Thayer, of Jordan-' John S. Gell. of Sweet Home; U G Berry, of Peoria; S. M. Coney, of Tall man; A. H. Hudson, of Gates; George L. Thompson, of Albany; J. R. Springer of Holley; C. F. Waters, of Lebanon-' S. J. Keefhaver, of Santiam; John Tem ple, of Lebanon. - Seamen's Institute Concert. Tonight a special Irish concert will be given at the Seamen's Institute Front and Flanders streets, under the AT ALBANY. -H.H,eM1lfar veieodant. , I & " ; " 1 . i' ' Vi, J? -'S CUT AT HALF-PRICE This grand sale of choice cut glass is the best pportunity that has ever been presented in Portland to purchase such fine ware at so little cost. $3.50 6-inch Cut Glass Nappies, now . ... . . .S1.T5 $3.00 Cut Glass Spoon Trays, now ....!si!50 $4.75 Cut Glass Cheese Plates, now . ... . !s2!38 $7.50 Cut Glass Celery Trays, now !$3!75 $8.50 Cut Glass Baskets, now 4i25 $4.70 8-inch Cut Glass Dish, now 1435 $4.00 Cut Glass Carafe, now .$2!00 $1.90 Cut Glass Vinegar Cruet, now $l!45 $7.00 Cut Glass Perfume Bottle, now 3.50 $2.50 Cut Glass Vases, now .-.$1.25 $7.00 Cut Glass Sugars and Creamers, now. . . ... .S3.50 $6.00 Cut Glass Comports, now ....$3.00 $7.50 Cut Glass Water Pitcher, now , $375 Thousands of pieces to select from. DON'T Sharpen Your Gillette Blades With the VIM STROPPER A revelation to users of .Gillette Safety Razors. Shave with a Gillette Blade after stropping it in the Vim and you will wonder how you got along all these years without it. Over 100,000 sold during 1908 and not one complaint. The VIM will keep your blades KEEN and SHARP indefinitely, and make them shave better than new. Saves the expense and inconvenience of buying new blades and the annoyance of trying to shave with dull ones. Ste-op the same as an ordinary razor, holding lightly against r r -the strop. Price, full nickel-plated, each. . i3UC CANADIAN MONEY TAKEN AT PAR direction of Mr. Cormack. The chair will be taken at 8 P. M. by Robert Liv ingstone. Following is the programme: Chairman's remarks, R. Livingstone; part song:, "Kerry Dance," Mrs. Helen Brigham Gregg. Miss Vida Reed, W. A. Walters. F. T. Crowther; solo. Miss Nona Lawler; solo, F. T. Crowther; solo, Mrs. James Cormack: recitation, "Kel ly's Dream," James Mitchell; solo, Mrs. Helen Brigham Gregg; solo. Miss Vida Reed; solo, W. A. Walters; accompanist, J. Hutchison. HOUSE FALLS ON TWO MEN Father and Son Imprisoned While Making Repairs. SEATTLE, Wash.. March 15. (Spe cial.) C. F. Myers, a well-known in surance agent of Seattle, and his son, C. Archie, were Imprisoned under their cottage home on the east shore of Lake Washington this afternoon while prop ping up the building after It had been struck and damaged by a landslide. The father is receiving treatment at Minor Hospital and the son is at home. The former was badly shocked and consid erably bruised. A landslide threw the building out of A man's hat marks his dress sense. Wear a Gordon hat; correct and lasting. The Gordon at $3 The Gordon De Luxe $4.00 Every Woman Will Be Interested w." wS? i!7S, vlhs Motner Gray's AUSTRALIAN-LEAF, a cer tain, pleasant herb cure for Women's llli,. 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Youthful Assailant Releaesed. ALBANY. Or.. March 15. (Special.) nDIAMOND Grown tor Pacific Northwest Boil and Climate. Now on display at u best dealers. Ask for Cat lofue. If not on sale in your nelenfoorhood, write na, a-iving name of tout dealer, and we will mail yon a packet of flower eeeda free for yonr tronbla FRONT AND YAMHH.L STS.. Portland, Or. Five Years of Heart Trouble Cured by Dr. Miles' Heart Remedy "Before I began taking Dr. Miles' Heart Remedy I had been suffering from heart trouble for over five years. I had pains in my left side, and . under my shoulder blade, could not sleep on the left side, and was so short of breath the least exertion would bring on the most distress ing palpitation. I had scarcely taken a half bottle of the Heart Remedy before I could see a narked change in my condition. .When I had taken six bottles I was cured." MRS. C C. GORKEY, Northfield, Va. 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This Spray Pump is just what you want. It will apply the finest possible sprays and ex terminate any kind ofj-fv insect life. Price only..!3UC We especially recommend the use of Woodlark Rose and Fruit Spray for the roses, house plants and trees. It is certain in its action on codling moth and all other leaf-eating insects. Price per bottle 25c and 50c WE DO ARTISTIC PICTURE FRAMING ftKK M1e.nclL' the "-year-old lad who sh bJother "n Pocket-kntfe Saturday night, was released from cut-, tody today at the request of his family. ihe wound did not prove at all serious " Crescent , Brand CALIFORNIA R0ILE1 .IT A delicious dish T, h for those desiring a dainty diet. PacKed la Stic. MaiUrd or Tomato Se, a you prafer For Sale Everywhere. MONTEREY PACKING COw Monterey, Cal. S. W. HUGHES AGENT Worcester Block Portland, One. f 1 Tl I I . PAIXLESS A1VD HIGH-CLASS DENTISTRY , Crown and Bridge Work a Specialty 22k Gold Crown 13.50 Good Rubber Plate $5.00 Best Rubber Plate $8 00 Gold Fillings si 00 Bridge Work $30O Silver Filllnps .q All other FilllnRs $ 50 Extracting. Painless $ "50 ALL WORK GUARANTEED 10 YR.S." Union Painless Dentists COIl.V;ll FIRST AND MORRISON STREETS. Phones, Main 503a. A 2133. SAPOLIO FOR TOILET AND BATH It makes the toilet something to be enjoyed. It removes all stains and roughness, prevents prickly heat and chafing, and leaves the skin white, soft, healthy. In the bath it bring a glow and exhilaration "which n 'common soap can equal, imparting the vigor and life sensation- at . mild Turkish bath. AH Grocers anj Druggists. STORE REMODELING ana- BUILDING CONTRACTOR IfT Booth's (0 TEETH Office and Store Fixtures. House Re. : 9 Rl Job Work a Specialty. ?' J-a;'r .Xll . E. REISl'ir.r.R -J-.iiiivT? T I Saoa SSS East YVaahinstoa St.": ' rwa uut 4US B-1131