MINERS BILL UP
III BRITISH HOUSE
Minimum Wage Measure, De
signed to End Strike, Passes
First Reading.
PREMIER ASQWTH SPONSOR
I'rono-ed Art I for Thre Year
and rroildes for feti lenient or
Pay Question by Iltrk-t
Board of Trade.
l-O.VDON". March 1. The coal
miner,- minimum waffe bill. designed
to put an end to the roal strike, passed
H, firm readlns In the Houm of Com
mon tonlarht. The Mil ta barked br
Premier .so,ulth. Koreljtn riecretary
Grey, fhanrellor IJoyd-Geora;e anJ
Sydney Buxton, president of the Board
of Trade. It consist of all clause
and a schedule defining SI district,
the- country being divided for the pur
pose of the bill.
As outlined by the Prime Minister,
the bill provides a "reasonable mini
mum " for the miners and safe
guard for the owners, these to be
arrana-ed by district boards. The min
imum will be paid from the date of
resumption of work. The enactment
Is for three years.
Hoard Mill OerMe.
An Important clause provides that
If w.thin a fortnight any district lacks
a recognised district board, the Board
of Trade may appoint any person to
act in plare of the local body. There
Is nothlns In the bill to prevent a re
currence of the strike should the
miners he dissatisfied with a district
board's decision.
Instrict boards will frame resula
tlona and con-Ill Ions for assuring the
regularity and efficiency of the work
In the mines, ami workmrn failing to
comply with those conditions and reg
ulation are not to be entitled to the
fixed minimum stage.
The bill doe not contain any penal
provisions for either side and does not
compel an owner to open his mine
nor the workmen to descend Into the
pit. Workmen who are paid less than
the minimum wara will be able to re
cover in the court.
red f Mil Sees.
Premier Aeoulth said that be intro
duced the bill with crest reluctance,
but that It waa absolutely Imperative
in the Interests of the country. The
government only resorted to lecisla
tlon when all hope of a settlement by
agreement between the employers and
he miner had disappeared. He be
lieved that after the passage of the
bill and the establishment of the prin
ciple of a minimum wage by law. there
would be no difficulty to settling the
trouble.
Andrew Bonar Law. leader of the
opposition In the House, said he would
await the publication of the text of
the bill before committing the oppo
sition for or against it. He said bis
mistrust of the policy of the bill, how
evw. waa strong and the ramedy
proposed by the government was con
ceivably far more serious than the
disease.
Other Trades lavtted.
The aovernmenfa bill Invited every
other trade to ask for similar treat
ment. The bill doe not "give promise
of easy passage through Parliament.
The opposition 1 dissatisfied by the
absence of penal clauses or measures
for compulsory arbitration and will
move .amendment with a view to
remedy this.
Chancellor Lloyd-George said the
government was confronted by the
necessity of speedily terminating the
strike, but that recourse to drastic
methods would create a perilous situ
ation. The bill was far from revolu
tionary. It had been accepted by many
owners and to prevent a national
calamity, which would result from pro
lonaattdn of the strike. It waa worth
experimenting with, liven though the
remedy provided was only temporary,
it gave the nation time to devise a
more permanent solution of the prob
lem. l-abor Jtapportlag Bill.
J. Kainsey MtlMinald. on behalf of
the Labor party, regretted the neces
sity for the bill, but said the Labor
members would give It all their sup
port If it were amended in regard to
iafeguardsi
"The Inclusion of a workmen's sched
ule will be one of I lie amendment.
he said. "There must be security that
the district boards should have no pow
er to reduce the cxlMlne rates of pay."
Mr. MclKtnald thouaht the House
ousl.t to make It possible to get the
bill through this week In a form toler
ably satisfactory to all concerned.
Lord Robert Cecil. Conservative,
characterised the government's bill aa
the climax of "a great conspiracy on
the part of a small band of revolu
tionaries to obtain dictatorial power
over the Industries of the country."
"yadlewtea Are Aeewsed.
He charged members of the syndi
cate with purposely engineering the
strikes, and pointed out thai the leader
of the Labor party In the House of
Commons had declared this was only
the besmnlng of a campaign for a
fixed minimum wage In all trades. The
bill was an admission that the govern
ment yielded to pressure and It would
produca a crop of fresh strikes.
At a meeting of the Miners' Federa
tion tonight, much discontent waa ex
prr,,ed at the Indefinltenesa of the
minimum wage provisions. The gov
ernment, horn ever. Is anxious to have
the miner return to work Monday.
Therefore everv effort will be made to
get the bill through. The House of
Lords will hold a special sitting Sat
urday to tarry the measure through
the necessary stages. Charles Fen
Kick. Liberal member for Northum
berland, who Is a working collier,
think It will be necessary to take a
ballot of the men on the bill before
work Is resumed. If so. it will be Im
possible to reopen the mines Monday.
It is announced that the North Brit
ish Locomotive Works will be shut
dawn tomorrow, thromlng 5009 men j
out of work.
WOMAN WINS DIVORCE SUIT
Saprrrue Court Denies Charles P.
leal attendance. H brought an action
In th lower court for personal Injuries
Inflicted when he was employed by tha
company. Tuohy suffered the loss of
an eye. Other casea decided by the
Supreme Court today were aa followa:
C. C. H:i v. E. f. and Capitols Shank,
appealed from Josephln County. K. M. t al
ktne. Ju1e; afSmied in u opinion br Jus
tice Mre. This na aa action to recover
en a prorntory net.
Anriraw Cantrall. et. el., vs. Stirling Min
ing' i ouipant. et. sJ.. appealed Imm Jach
eon Coor.tr. II. K. Ilinna: Jmlse: motion to
diitnlM denied ami onlnlon mclinet by Jus-
lice Burnett. Thla waa a utt complaining
of an allseed Interference with naicr nnu
on l.lttia Applecat Creek.
:! v Frank L. Cae. appealed from
Multnomah County. Rotvrrt slorrrtw.
Juris: afhrmed In an opinion r.y Justice
Burnett. Case ass convicted of a serious
chart.
N. M. Mclant v. Roel Chlarmoma. sp
pealed from Multnomah County. C. 1". cjn
tenbein. Juris: affirmed in an opinion ly
Chief Justice Eakln. Thla aa sn action
to recover mnne paid on Ilia purcliaea
prlrs of an automobile.
C N. Prorolt. et. al . vs. Lola Faller. et.
a!., appealed from Jackson County, r. M.
Calkins. Julia: modified in an opinion by
Justice Bun. This was a suit to restrain
defendant from dumping debris from a
minln claim Id the Appl'ia' River.
M. A. Larson Tande vs. Western Life In
demnity 'ompany. appealed from Multno
mah County on rehearlnc; former opinion
adhered to la aa opinion by Just lea Bur
aetf. Wilton U Freeman vs. J. T. Alevander.
et. al.. appealed from C'.ackamaa County.
J. f. Carruphell. Jade: affirmed In an
opinion by hlef Justice Fakin. This was
a suit to remove cloud from title.
L. O. Hlsflns. et. al.. vs. Norman O. Sea
man, at. al . appealed from curve county.
J. W. Tlarcllton. Judse; conditionally re
versed In an opinion by Justice Humett.
This was a suit to cancel a contract for the
sale of mining claim.
F
Taylor Petition.
SLEM. Or, Marvh 1. I Special.!
hrile N. Taylor won In the final round
of t o divorce suit brought by Charles
r. "Taylor, when today the Supreme
l out In an opinion by Chief Justice
Kakki denied a petition for rehearing.
Join Tuohy practically keeips Ms en
tire erdlct of 111.300 against the I o
Ittitita rteel Company. Justice McBride
afflr ting the lower court of Multno
mah otinty. but remitting t)a of the
wo' it alilcb represent coats for med-
XO PECREASKS SnOWX IX PE
POSITS TIIROVGHOIT STATE.
According: to Superintendent Wright
Sltowlng ma Whole Is C'onwldcrcd
E-Mwdlnjly Satisfactory.
SALEM. Or.. March 1. (Special.)
While deposit In the banks through
out the State of Oregon show an In
crease of I.:01.2S.3 and total de
posits of f ll.tf.62i.2. at the close of
business February SO. 1 1 3. according
to a statement completed by buperln
tendent of Banks Wright today. It re
mained for the banks of Portland to
keep the deposit of the banks through
out the state from showing a decrease.
The comparative figures are between
January 7. 111. and February 0. ISIS.
The Increase in deposits In Portland
banks was f l.tJ1.7:.39. The figures of
I4.101.39S.71 for the entire state, in
cludes the banka of Portland. Thus It
Is shown, thst exclusive of tho Port
land banks, if a statement were pre
pared that the banks outside of Port
land would show a decrease of 1430.-
4.4J.M. Thl la probably accounted for
by the fact that at thl time or the
year large sums of money are being
sent into Portland by the store of
the state for purchases from Portland
wholesale and jobbing houses.
The entire showing of banka of Ore
gon aa a whole 1 considered as exceed
ingly satisfactory and flattering, how
over. Loans and discounts show an
Increase of S3.32S.o:i.70. The losns and
discounts for 113 are I7S.71 rt.0ti.J
and for 1!'. were I73.4S3.043.33.
Overdrafts have shown a decided de
crease throughout the state, but among
the banka of Portland there was a
slight Increase. The decrease In the
accounts thst were overdrawn totaled
S4A4.s0. The total overdrafts for the
last report were i:.3:4.7 and for the
prior report were IH3o.lis.43. Issuance
of warnings by the various banks of
the state early In the year that over
drafts would not be tolerated In Lb
future. Is taken largely as the reason
for this decrease and It ia believed thst
similar decrease will bo shown in fu
ture reports as In many places the
rule la being rigidly followed.
Cash on hands snd due from banks
shows a total of 4l.f7s..4S.S5 for the
last report as against 40.:Cfi.S33.S9 of
the preceding report, making an in
crease of 11. 313.011. 4.
The report Is considered a moat high
ly satisfactory one by the banking
department and Indicate ever Increas
ing prosperity on the part of the
banks all over the state. The apparent
decrease shown In bank deposits out
side of Portland la small proportionate
to the amount of deposits carried and
with the explanation of the condition
which Is sending monev into Portland
Just at the time when many merchant
are stocking up for their Summer busi
ness, la not considered surprising.
WAR
CLOUDS
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RAILROAD BILL REFERRED
Attorney-General to Rule on Orej-on
Jk California Line Measure.
OKEGONIAN NEWS BL'RKAl. Wash
ington. March !. The bill for Inno
cent purchaser from the Oregon & Cali
fornia Railroad Company, introduced
In the Senate and House last week,
ha been referred to tho Attorney-
General for a report. When he sub
mit his views the bill will be taken
up by the public lands committees of
both bodies and efforta be made to
secure an early report. It la under
stood on reliable authority that the re
port of the Attorney-General will be
favorable to the plan proposea. ana
In that event tho commlttcea will be
expected to report favorably.
B. r. Townaend. in cnarge oi tne
Government' forfeiture suit against
the railroad company, ia in Washing
ton and probably will be designated
by the Attorney-General to appear be
fore the committees to set forth ex
tensive v the Government new or
this legislation. There Is a possibility
that the bill may be called up In com
mittee tomorrow, but more likely it
will come up one week later.
OIL DECISION IS CITED
rackera Combination Not "Cnres
sonable" One. Is Contention.
CHICAGO. March 1. The Supreme
Court's "unreasonable"" ruling, given in
the Standard Oil decision, waa cited
today In favor of the 10 Chicago pack-
era on trial, charged with violation of
the Sherman law. when the defense
began it arguments.
Attorney Buckingham read. the tu-
preme Court's decision that the restric
tion of trade complained of must be
unreasonable and public Injury shown
to constitute a violation or the Sher
man law. and declared that the Gov
ernment had not attempted to show
that the public had been Injured by the
alleged combination or that the profits
of the defendant have been exorbitant,
OVER GOAL FIELDS
Whether There Wil! Be Peace
in Bituminous Mines May
Be Decided Today.
COMPROMISE ONLY HOPE
Submarine I La u ml tod.
SAX FRANCISCO. March 19. The
submarine Barracuda, or "F-J." waa
launched today at the Union Iron
Works. Miss Annette Kolph, daughter
of Mayor Rolph. christened the vessel
with a bottle of California wine. Nu
merous repreaentatlves of the Army
and Navy were present at the launching.
Great Gas Garner Opened.
DUNKIRK. N. T.. March 19. A gas
well, struck near Silver Creek, la flow
ing at the rate of 2.000,004 feet a day.
It is the blsgest gusher ever struck in
the Western New York gaa fields.
Operators Demand Decrease In
Wages, Miners Aj-W Increase.
Both Owners and Men Will
Meet In Cleveland.
CLEVELAND. O.. March 19. Whether
there will be war or peace In tho bltu
mlnoua fields at the expiration of the
present contracts on March 31 will be
known, it was s.-tld todsy. by the end
of the first session of the conference
of operator nd miner of Western
Pennsylvania, Ohio. Indiana and Illi
nois here tomorrow.
Threo hundred and six thousand bi
tuminous miner In the United States
and Canada will abide by the result of
the conference. If a strike is called
nearlv 800.000 men will quit work on
April 1. when It is predicted the anthra
cite miners also will walk out.
Briefly, the situation is this: The
operators demand a wage decrease. The
minors demand a wage Increase. The
best either party tope for Is a com
promise. Representatives of the operators,
eight from each of tho four states, met
here today In preliminary conference.
If the agreement Is not renewed,
work will stop automatically April 1,
but any action of the miners' represen
tatives must be favored in a reiwren
dum vote by the miners before It be
come legal.
XAVY COAL SUPPLY IS SHORT
Mediation Between Miners and
Owners to tie RoHpht.
WASHINGTON. March 19. The pos
sibilities of a co.il strike arc causing
anxiety at the Navy Department and
Secretary Meyer will confer tomorrow
with representatives of some of the
bituminous coal companies which sup
ply the Navy.
The Interstate Commerce Commission
decided today to appoint a sub-committee
to consider and report Repre
sentative Lee's bill to extend the Erd
man arbitration and meditation act to
apply to coal mine owners and oper
ators. Representative Lee believes the bill
would avert the threatened strike of
anthracite miners.
SUSPENSION SKEMS CERTAIN
Illinois Coal Operators Are Exceed
ingly Gloomy Over Hrohpcrl.
CHICAGO. Murch 19. Announcement
was made by the Illinois-Coal Opera
tors' Association today that it would be
practically Impossible for the miners
and operators in the bituminous fields
. . A--AAmAn hv Anrll 1
to rem n " j -
and that a suspension on that date wa
certain.
- i v. n . Am n , e the miners
It ls PIU Utl ...... .. ....
and operators of Western Pennsylvania.
. . . ., ,ni-.,i. - , th.li .- tl -
Onto, inaiana inu j " " " " ' -
ference at Cleveland tomorrow decide
to come to an amlrablo arrangement.
It will be Impossible to draw up the
terms of a two years' agreement by
the first of the month and that there
fore a suspension of business, if not
a, strike, was Inevitable.
C E McLaughlin, secretary of the
association, declared that 2U0.000 min
ers in the four states alone would be
affected. ,
Aa at least SIX otner siain- un
. t-- , - irkancnit. MlKSOUri.
noma. ixu.i-. - - - -
Iowa and Michigan use the agreement
as the basis for their contracts, Mr.
McLaughtln said, practically the en
tire bituminous coal field, with 400.
000 men involved, would face a, sus
pension of business.
ir m nresMent of the asso
ciation, before leaving Chicago for
Cleveland to attend the conference
there, said the union was asking for
1 per cent increase in ij ...... -
, . , e wArVimj hours which would
BUCilvil " . " ' - "
amount to another 10 per cent increase
In the wage cost, ne "'" , r : T
tors were determined not to yield to
these demands.
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If yon need two pairs of glasses
reading and distance glasses
you can do only one of three
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First have two separate pairs
of glasses that's a nuisance.
Second have the two lenses ce
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that's only a makeshift.
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FIFTH AND MORRISON STS.
bonds, will be considered as the true
claim. Tt is believed that this step will
reduce materially the amount of claims
against the estate.
POSSE CLOSING ON ALLENS
ICootlnuert Fmm Flrat Page.)
SCARE SCBSIDKS IX GOTHAM
Belief Held Anthracite Operators
and Miner Will Get Together,
vutr vnpv March 1" There was
a subsidence of the anthracite strike
scare today, and in consequence there
was a falling off in the pressing de
mand for hard coat irom irinnicuca
The belief Is gaining Kroiino mn
n , win h reached and that
an sicciiisii. ..... - - . -
It there Is a suspension of work Apm
1. It win not issi ion. iiic
ay they are ready to confer with the
men on any reasonable prupiuun
and consider the situation from all
angles. There also are reports from
the hard coal region that the miners'
officials are ready to meet the opera
tors half way. ;
SPECULATORS ARE HIT
Men Who Have Sought t'p Orchard
Bonds Meet With Cheek.
SEATTLE. Wash.. March 10. t Spe
cial.) An effectual block to the whole
sale sneculation. which haa been going
on in Seattle during the past month
in Orchard Company bonds since the
failure of the 6.ooo.t'00 campanies
floated bv W. E. DeLarm and hi asso
ciates, was plsced by Trustee Louts P.
ttlehlcr. yesterday, when he declined to
enter any claims for those bonds ex
cept at the actual price paid for them.
Word came to tne trustee tnsi oonaa
in the Columbia Kiver urcnara com
pany. Washington urcnara. irrigation
& Fruit Company, and other concerns
Involved In the DeLarm deal wer be
ing offered on the street a low as 25
centa on the 1100. and were being
anapped up rapidly.
At the same time a well-known Beat
tie real estate dealer came to Blchler
with 12000 worth of bonds, which he
had bought for 2.50. and boasted that
he would enter hi claim for the full
amount. Trustee bicnier practically
threw him out of tne ornce. ano arier
. little aulte Investigation decided to
stop th speculation without further
delay.
Aa a result those bondholder who
have not already told what waa paid
for the bonds In either cssh or prop
erly will be required to make such
statement upon oath and the amount
spent, rather than th value of the
gardless of what he did In county court
Thursday, I want to say that there
never was a kinder or more loving hus
band and father. He has an awful tem
per. That was responsible for what
ever he did. I don't believe Sid plotted
to shoot the court officers.
Mlriaa's Temper Warm.
"If I knew where he was, I would go
to him and nurse htm. He is a good
man with many vlrfues and one fault
his ungovernable temper, which makes
him a wild man when ho is aroused."
Mrs. Allen inquired about tho condi
tion of Floyd Allen, now in Jail at
Roanoke. When told he was improv
ing, she remarked: "Too bad he didn't
die. don't you thlnUT"
The opinion was expressed today that
the members of the detective posse
going In and out of ITlllsvllle dally aro
being used as a blind to throw the
Aliens and their friends ofr their guard.
It is known that Chief Tom Felt, and
at least a dozen of his men, all of whom
are familiar with the mountain section
here, have secreted themselves on hills
and among the roadwava over which
they believe ine outlaws are traveling
on foot. The detectives say that none
of the hunted men haa a horse when he
left home.
(iang May Have Scattered.
The belief is growing here that the
fugitives, a full day ahead of thPir pur
suers have escaped and scattered. Tliey
would not be recognized after travel
ing 25 miles In any direction. If they
have fled In pairs perhaps to reunite
somewhere in North Carolina, West
Virginia or Tennessee, there is no
possibility of earlv capture.
Captain H. W. Davint, of the state
militia. Is believed to he anxious to sur
round the mountains with 200 men and
peer into every nook and cranny day
after day. leaving strong guards on
the principal highways to cut off any
food supplies. At the same time every
effort is being made to circulate de
scriptions of the Aliens among the
county authorities of all neighboring
states.
Faith of many people here, however,
still is placed in tho ability of the
mountaineer detectives to locate the
Aliens. It is believed that by watching
the activities of women members of the
Allen clan they may intercept some
communication.
Whisky Is Con Bscs ted.
Four members of the posse who ac
companied Faddis, of the revenue ser
vice, to Floyd Allen's home to confis
cate' Illicit stills and other parapher
nalia, returned here today. They
brought with them four outfits and
about 50 "gallons of moonshine whisky.
Great quantities of the illicit whisky
were poured out on the mountain side.
Two stills were found at Sfdna Ed
wards' house. The paraphernalia is
being held here as evidence.
Hlllsvllle also has regained Its com
posure, but the women are still afraid
to go out of doors. When the shad
ows begin to lengthen, men's hands
Instinctively go back to their hip
pockets. There are few men here who
do not believe the Aliens will make
good their threat to kill Tompkin,
attorney; Sheriff Edwards and James
Early.
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gently massage the face, neck and arms
dally'with a solution made by dissolv
ing an original package of mayatone
In a half pint of witch haxel. This is
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To cleanse and refresh tho scalp and
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Sprinkle on the head and brush out
thoroughly. Too much water makea
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of the. back or Joints, sore muscles,
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act, and should be in every home.
Superfluous hair Is a most annoying
and embarrassing disfigurement. Ladles
can easily and quickly remove wild
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application of delatone paste. Just mix
powdered delatone with enough wa
ter to cover the hairy surface: apply
and after two or three minutes rub off,
wash the skin and the hair will bo
gone. Adv,
GUARD MAV UK CALLKD I'OIt
KOREIGX 8KRVICE.
Adjutant-General J"in.er Receives
Letter I-Yom Major-Gencral
" Young Anent Pay Hill.
Question as to the members of the
state militia being available for duty
outside of the United States was set
tled yesterday when W. K. Finzer, Adjutant-General
of the Oregon National
Guard, received a letter from Major
General Young announcing that tho
Judge-Advocate-General. the Attorney
General and the Secretary of War
agreed on an amendment to the pay
btll now being considered, by Congress.
Should the bill, granting compensa
tion to members of the National Guard
by the Federal Government, bcnome a
law, the amendment agreed upon by
the officials of the War Department
will make it possible for the President
to call upon such troops for service
TTi foreign countries without further
enlistment, or muster in. This latest
communication from the War Depart
ment, it l said, should dispel all un
certainty and discouragement in the
minds of members of the Oregon Na
tional Guard occasioned by the recent
decision of the Attorney-General. f
The amendment in question follows:
Provided further, that any portion of the
ortunlzfd militia receivine the benefits or
this act max, in t5 time of war. or when
var Is imminent, or In other grave emer
gencies reiiulrinn the use of troops beymut
1t terrltorl&l limits of the Vnlttd Slaten
In excess of the regular army, by orrler or
tif President and without further enlist
ment or muster in. bo tranfrerre, to the
Armv of the rnlterl stated, am when so
transferred It shall be available for all pur-piuu-s
for which the regular Army or vol
unteer ferces raised under the authority of
existing law may be employed.
"Although the Attorney-General has
declared unconstitutional the present
law permitting tne employment of
state militia outside of the United
states, there Is no question but that
it can he done, and the only reason for
amending the pay bill is to eliminate
aU possible doubt as to the present
law's vaiildity," said General Finzer, in
commenting on General young's let
ter. "There seems little doubt but that
the pay bill will pa?s. General Vouny,
who Is directing the campaign for its
passage, is optimistic at: to its fate.
"In amending fie bill, the Attorney
General. Secretary of War and Jtidge-Advocate-General
am agreed that
there can no longer ho any question
but that the National Guard can he
ordered to duty outside, of United
States territory in times of war or
when war Is imminent."
Indication that the Guard is to be
raised to a higher degree of efficiency
in anticipation of possible service in
Mexico is shown by an order issued
bv Adjutant-General Finder yester-
day. announcing tliat all members of
the National Guard who enlisted with
in the past six months or who are con
sidered by company commanders to be
physically reduced, will be required tn
take a physical examination. This ex
amination is to be held under the su
pervision and instruction of the. senior
medical officer of the state. The com
manding officers of all units are ad
vised that a stricter compliance with
the requirements of the United States
physical examination for recruits will
be necessary hereafter. This is es
pecially urged by reason of the- fact
that there will be less delay in muster
ing the Oregon National Guard into
service of the United States, if it is
called upon for service.
I.ewiston Jtan Arrested. -
LEVi'ISTOX. Idaho, March 19. (Spe
cial.) John Morrison who attacked
Frank rarkyn on tho night of the
local option election, was tonight ar
rested by Sheriff O. V. Click and will
appear before Justice George Man
ning tomorrow. The assault was made
upon Parkyn while he was speaking
in Jubilant terms regarding the dry
victory that day.
Taft Will lie Nominee.
TACOMA. 'Wash.. March 19. State
Senator Me teal f, in a signed article In
the News, writing from Providence. R.
I.. savs Taft will be the nominee. This
surprises Tacoma Roooevclt forces, as
Metcalf was counted a Roosevelt man
and went East purposely to see Roose
velt.
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