TTTTV MOTIN'TXO OTiEGOXTANV
WEDNESDAY..- APT1IL 24, 1912.
. . i i 1 i
DECISION FAILS
TO DAUNT LEADER
President Campbell, of Univer
sity, Declares Work Will Be
Pushed With Vigor.
VOTE OF PEOPLE NEXT
Initiator Petition I Talked and
Some Hope for N'm- Complaint
by Competent" PlalnUrr l.x
t Campaign Contlnurs.
I.MVEF.S1TT OF OflEOON. K'ls-rns.
Or; April 13. Imperial.) Fronted to
day -with tha notification that tb Su
prnti Court of Orfjon hnd reversed
ho Galloway decision In the Univer
sity referendum rase. I. L. fampbrll.
president of th lnlversfty of Orrguti.
mad the folontnir statement:
-Naturally we are deeply disappoint
ed. The university is in dire need of
the building and equipment funds de
nied ua In effect by today's decision.
But the university work will be pushed
forward with as rheertul vtcor as pos
sible and every effort will be expended
TO carry the appropriation measures in
the November election. 1 feel con ti
ded that the people of the state desire
the university to have the money and
that they will Indorse the almost unan
imous vote made by their representa
tive In the last Legislature.
rasspalars) ta Be VUmw.
As knowledge of the decision was
flashed across the campus a hushed
chill was felt. but. althuiia-h discour
aged, the students and lo-al alumni
have by no means lost heart. They
mean to carry on a vlsrorous campaign
and. if called upon by the advisory
forces, will stand ready to take the
stump In support of their contention
that the university deserves more lib
eral support.
When the referendum checkreln lian
.lirapped the university following the
legislative appropriation of 10. the
university's campaign was successfully
managed by a committee of five alum
ni. Homer I. Keeney. Lewis K. Alder
man. Clifton N. AlcArthur. Allen II.
Katon and Homer P. Angell.
Just what the aggressive policy of
the administration la to be will not.be
known until the board of regents meet
In executive session. President Camp
bell said today that the board would
undoubtedly meet soon, probably with
in two weeks, and that no official an
nouncement of plans could be made
until such time. The regular meeting
scheduled for January 1 was post
poned awaiting the Supreme Court de
rision and It la practlcaly certain that
the adjourned meeting will he held
before the next regular session. June
II.
For some time there has been cita
tion in certain quarters over the stats
for a permanent statewide tax on a
mileage basis, but it Is not known
whether the movement will rrystalize
into an Initiative petition or tit.
Since the court decision merely de
clared the incompetency of the partlc.
ular plaintiff. S. H. Friendly, aome hops
remains that a new complaint may even
row be (Wed in the Circuit Court by
some plaintiff who would be held com
petent under the court Interpretation.
It is held by some thst the limitation
of time before the Impending election
is the only obstacle to such procedure.
Pssa et SIZSMM AvallaMe.
The annual maintenance fund of
lliS.OOO is still available to the uni
versity, so that the faculty members
will not have to suffer for lack of sal
arv. as was the case during former
troubles. This Is the third referen
dum battle that President Campbell has
fared since his ascendancy to the unl
. verslty's executive chair and he is far.
ing the coming struggle with the same
fortitude and cheer that has In former
difficulties won him the lasting sup
port and sympathy of all university
students and alumni.
DECISION Sr-EEX AS BLKSMXfi
Attorney In Case Sj People Now
Can Eliminate Politic.
rORVALLIR. Or, April 13 (Special.)
H. J. Parklson. the Portland attor
ney who was so prominently Identified
with the Vntversity of Oregon referen
dum movement, and who is here as on
of the attorneys In the Humphrys trial,
aid tonight concerning the Supreme
Court decision:
"I have not seen the opinion of the
Supremo Court on the referendum case
and know nothing about It other than
that Judge Galloway's derision hu
been reversed. Knowing all the facts
and the law In the case as preented
hr Attorney-Oene.ral Crawford. C. E.
S. Wood and W. S. C'Ren for the state.
I frit certain that the decision of
Judre flalloway would be reversed for
want of jurisdiction or upon the merits
of the case.
"The decision Is a blessing to the
people of the stata and to the higher
educational Institutions of Oregon.
The voter can now consider the broad
nueetlons which caused the referendum
to b placed upon IS03.I48 of the ap
propriations made by the- last legis
lative assembly. Those Interested In
taking the university and Agricultural
College out of cheap log-roling poli
tics In the Legislative Assembly and
placing our schools on 'a higher and on
a dignified basis will now propose a
.law and constitutional amendment
which will propose the consolidation
of ths university and Agricultural Col
lege at Corvallis. and to support the
. romblned Institutions by a direct mill
' tax upon all the property of the state.
"Consolidation of the two schools
would mean a saving this year to the
taxpayers of more than a third of a
million dollars, plus annual -cost of
duplication of grounds, ouildlngs and
salaries. It also will add to the effl-
. clency of the colleare and save the unl-
: verslty from decay."
REFERENDUM SUIT UPSET
t On ' lnird yxni Trmt Fir.
day before that officer would certify
-to the ballot title, and thus balk the
wbol people In tb exercise of their
: constitutional reserve power to reject
any law passed by th Legislative As-
; ssmbly.
Reward y ef lefwartlea Limited.
-The principle Is sounJ and well set
tled, that as against public officers,
where their action Involves purely
' public or political rights, th drastic
remedy of injunction can be Invoked
only by the state acting through Its
proper law officer. . - . . To sustain
)lsintlffs suit when he shows no in
jury to his private rights would be a
pronounced exsmple of government
by Injunction.
- -This conclusion rendtra unnecessary
f the consideration of the other ques
tion raised at the argument."
The opinion of Justice Burnett In
full Is as follows:
This Is a suit to enjoin the trretarr
ef Plat from certifying I, the Coumy
-Cierks the ballot title formulated ly the
Attorney-CeneraJ to be printed on the ballot
for the general election to be held In No
vember, lull, whereby the electors may vote
on the referendum of House bill No. :MO.
pjsed at the twnty-sith regular seaslon
of the Legislative Assembly.
History ef Case Outlined.
The plaintiff alleges: "ThM for mors than
I years last past the plaintiff has bean
and la now a resident, inhabitant and tax
payer in ths city of Eugsne. Lane Count,.
Oregon, and during all of sa'd time haa
heen and is now a rltisen of the United
States of the rotate of Oregon and a legal
oter therein." The complaint recite th
regular pass&ce by the lsialatlve Aaaera
hly of the measure In question appropriat
ing the sum of I .'.rV.rt8.lt3 for th purpose
of construrtlns sddluonal bulMlnsa. etc..
for the t.'nlvrrsltv of Oregon and the ao
Jimrnmfnt of ilwt body on February IN
r.'ll. It- Is further substantially stated
tilat within ao days after the adjournment
of the legislative Assembly. H. J. Park -son
snd W. H. AHrinu tendered to the de
fendant, as Secretary of Mate, a pretended
petition ronaiatlna of TIT srrtlons and Pur
porting to contvin stsnstures thereto of
citizens and Irgal voters of Jhe State of
Oresrm to the numhrr of 1H."I.. affweting
to demand that House bill No. itu be re
ferred to the people of the Stste of Ore
gon for their approvsl or rejection st tha
regular election to be held In November.
I HI 2. and that Ihe defendant, as Secretary
of St. accepted the petition and filed It
mm t iw is mil It is averred in effect
that aa soon ss the petition was filed the
d-fendant transmitted a rope of the meas
ure in ourstlon to the Attomey-tenerl.
who prepared a ballot title for the asm
to be put on the ballot at the election men
tioned and that the defendant arcepted and
received the ballot title and Intends to snd
will. If not enjoined by this suit, furnish
to eatb of the County Clerks of the
of Orrgon a certified copy thereof to o
plarrd on the bIPot to be used st the elec
tion The plaintiff avers and the defendant
admits that the signatures of 6l:tj legal
voters are required upon a petition to errect
a referendum of the act in question, but the
plaintiff alleges that in truth and in fact
the petition does not contain more than
genuine signatures, and the bill goes
on to specify sundry objections to the pe-
n onlv affecting Its form, but also
charging that m.nr of ths signatures sr
frsuriulent snd forged In such number as
would reduce the v. lid signatures below ths
requisite numrer of BI3.V 'The substance of
the prayer Is that tha defendant be en
Joined from certifying the ballot title to ths
County Clerks sod from doing anything to
cause It to be put on tho ballot.
Circuit Court Overruled.
The defendant's demurrer, on the ground,
first, that plaintiff has not legal capacity
to bring the suit and that the complaint
dues not state facta sufficient to constitute
a cause of suit against the defendant was
overruled bv the ."Ircult Court.
The answer traversed ths allegations of
the complaint In material particulars, es
pecially In the portion charging tha ap
pending of forged and fraudulent name to
the petition. .
After a hearing, the Circuit Court msd
a decree according to ths prayer of the
complaint, and defendant ePPeala.
Ilurnett. J. In section ;M7. I- O.
the following language appears: If the
Secretary of Stata shall refuse to accept and
file any petition f.r tho Initiative or for
the referendum, any cltllen may apply wlth-
ten days srter sucn muni -
ruit Court lor s writ --
compel him to do so. If it shall be decided
by the court that surh petition is Isgallv
sufficient, the Secretary of Ktate shall then
file It. with a certified copy of the Judg
ment attached thereto as of the date on
which It waa orlglr.ally offered for filing
In hia office. On a showing that any pe
tition Is not lee-ally sufficient, the court
may enjoin tho Secretary of State and all
other officers from certifying or prin.M.a
on the offlctsl ballot tor in. "-"" '
tion the ballot title and number of such
""iKlJrno.ilant argued In suhstsnce thst
but one form of Judlrlsl procedure wss
....ai.id bv section ' L. O. L-. It
being by writ of mandamus, for which ap
.Uh-r compel the officer to file the petition
or sill enjoin Him irm yc. . - -lot
title for uses In the election. Tbta con
tention la erroneous.
Kerned 7 la by lajuactlwo.
The distinction between lecal and eqult-
W. procedure Is t'l observed In this state.
Msndamua la sn extraordinary legal remedy
and In the matter under consideration can
..nerate only to comp-l the filing of a pe-titl.-n
which the Secretary refuses to file.
But wo neve her a esse where th of
ficer hod filed the petition and was con
tinuing on the subsequent course of referring
the mesaure to the people sa provided by
the an of February Ji. 107. of which see
l.on 3:e L O. L. is a pari. If nn
entitled to do so would oppose this action
of ine Secretary, the rsmeoy oj iw"i-
Hon whlrh Is rognlianie onir in t"j.
Tho statute plslnlr ssys thst the Secre
tsrys certification of tha ballot title may
be enjoined under certain specified condi
tions. The limn ot ten u. -
those conditions nominated In th statute.
This ' spparent from a consideration of all
of its terms.
When a petition is men. in. eecm.rj .
nee forwards a copy of th measure in
queatlon to th Attomev-tienerai. v. unin
ten davs mat omcer po-px
to the Secretary a title for the measure to
be printed on the electlno ballot. Within
a succeeding period of ten days anynn dis
satisfied with the action of the Attorney-Cen-ral
may appeal to th. Circuit Court
for a change In the ballot title. i o. i
section 3 I. J.
Uerlaloa of Court Necessary.
Vol until th decision of th court on that
Issue is had Is th title ready for certifica
tion to the various County Clerks, nor until
then would the neceaslte srls for enjoining
Ihe Secretary from certifying It to those of
ficer. For the reason that all these things tin
not be none In thst time It la apparent that
the limitation of ten days laid down for
mandamus proceedings does not apply to the
equitable remedy of Injunction, which Itself
Is prescribed for sn entirely different pur
pose. The most Iraportsnt question arises nnder
th gr.ersl demurrer. Does the plaintiff by
this bill stat fact sufficient to support his
prayer for relief T If this wer th action
In the nam of Ihe stat on th relation of
the plaintiff hero for a writ of mandamus
o compel the exercise of a m!nletrlI
function on tho part of ths Secretary of
Kiate. th case of stst ex rU v. Ware, It
Or. t0. Is a ustalnlng precedent.
That was a proceeding by mandamus to
compel the County Clerk to Include In th
notices of election th offtc of Circuit
Judge as one of those to b tilled at th
lecuon designated.
Tle court held In suhstsnce thst th
queatlon wss one of puolle right, and th
ohlect of the msndsmus being to procur
the enforcement of a public duty, the stst
Is the real party In interest as plaintiff,
and hence th relator need not aliow that
he has any apeclal Interest In th result.
It being sufficient thst. as a citlsen and
voter of the county, he has a general In
terest In th execution of th law. Th
same d4ctrine Is announced in State ex reL
v. Orare. : Or. IK.
Injtrartloa la Obstructive.
Flut mandamus Is promotive In Its ptir
poae. while Injunction is obstructive. Ths
former af flrmatlvwly compels the orfleor to
perform his duty to the public In the exe
cution of the laws. The letter prevents him
from esrrylng Into effect his construction of
th statutes.
In Stats ex rel. r. Lord. JI Or. 4(1. 4t
Par. 4l. tho dlatlnctlon between th scope
and object of an action In mandamus and
a suit for Injunction Is clearly pointed out.
Tho development of the law on the subject
from the earliest time to the present Is
traced out exhaustively by Justlc Wolver
tnn. I'remtsing that Injunction against a
public officer 1 the exercise of sovereignty
vested only In the stste. h says:
"Moreover. It Is not fit thst these greet
pswers pertslnlng to sovereignty, which af
fect tha whole pcopl alike and none less
nor more than th imL should be Invoked
by Individual cltisens or by a class or classes
or body orporst or an aggregation thereof
less than th whol state.
"8tai officers should not be subjected
to th annoyance of a suit at th Instanr
of every individual, when civil or property
rights are not Invaded, who might con
ceive that the law were being Improperly
administered or that publlo fund were not
being applied to legitimate push purpose,
state government being divided Into three
co-ordinate branch, ecutive. legislative
and Judicial. It Is most ' esssntial to th
preservation of th autonomy of govern
ment that thr b no encroachment of on
branch upou another.
"The Judiciary acta not upon Its own mo.
t on. but only when som suitor duty au
thorised bv law presents In due form a
caue appropriate for In cngntxanc. It
machinery mav be set In motion by private
suitors In some form or other In nil canes
where civil or property rights are being In
vaded or Intrenched upon to their injury
phretloa must ba mads wi.n.n
after the secretary of state refuses to file
a petition for an initiative messure or for
,. Referendum. In other words, the de
fendant, theory aa to th. form of ""t'7n
. . .... , n anion tho court wid
or damag. b th ultor vr so humble or
th Injury encountered ever mo smsll; buf
tn sll esses of purely public concern af
fecting th welfare of th whole people of
th state at large, the court' action can
only o Invoked by uch executive officer
of the state as are by law entrusted with
the dlsrhsrge of such duties."
.T.sTrlCrB IUMM IHIHIS
Auin, in mic ex rei. m. iei (in, -''.
.ITt .14: 4 Psc, 781; 53 Pac. 1071. Justlc
Bean wrote:
"Indeed, the right of the state, through Ita
proper officer, to maintain uch a proceed
ing would seem to be one of ths necessary
Incidents of sovereignty. Without It the
right of th citlsen cannot b protected or
enforced In esses where he Is unsble to set
for himself. In a suit by an lndlvldai.1
be la required to show som speclsl Injury
to himself, and when, aa In thl esse, th
wrong complained of l public In charac
ter, affecting no one citlxan mor than an
other. It la Impossible for mm to ao so,
and for that reason he Is without remedy,
slthough he may be injured In common
with other member of th community. In
such cssea th atate haa a right by virtu
of It high prerogative powers to call upon
th court, through It proper law officer,
to protect th right of It people."
No New Principle Established.
When then. In th light of thee prece
dent. I th contraction to be placed on
the statute authorising litigation In con
nection with th Initiative and referendum?
Section- 474. L. O. L. without retlng th
matter upon hi privte Interest or th
Invasion r.f his individual rights as a con
dition, expressly authorise any citizen to
apply for a writ of mandamus to compel
the filing of a petition.
Thl la no mor nor less thsn could al
ready have been accomplished under author
Ity of Stat ex rcl. vs. Wsre and State ex
rel. vs. Grace, supra. In that respect the
statute of February 2X. 107. establishes no
new principle, but In good reaaon la declar
atory of what wss slready the law, so fsr
ss the rlgnt to be enforced Is concerned.
When, however, thst ensrtment comes
to the subject of Inlunetlon. It is silent ss
to th party plaintiff. It aays:
"On a showing thst any petition filed Is
not legally sufficient, th court msy en
Join the Secretary of State and all other
officers from certifying or printing on the
official ballot for the ensuing election the
ballot title aud numbers of such measures."
Injunction Privilege Not Increased.
It 1 elesr that aa th statute conferred
no new right on the Individual a to man
damus. In like msnner It has not Increased
his privilege ss regarda Injunction. In
both Instances th law remain ss it waa
befor the ttute ws enscted in respect
to who may b parties litigant
Here th plaintiff would Invoke equitable
rognlzanr of a purely politics! question
which mm nolnted out in the similar esse
ef State ex rel. vs. Punbar. 4 Or. 1!: SS
Pac. :1S7. Is not within .th copa of chsn
cery Jurisdiction.
"Civil right ar uch a belong to ovary
citlsen of the stst or country, or In a
wider sense to all its inhabitants, and are
not connected with the organization or ad
mlnistrstlon of government.
They Include the rights of property, mar
riage, protection by th lews, freedom of
contracts, trial by Jury. etc. Politics! right
consist in the power to participate directly
or Indlrertly In the establishment or ad
ministration of government, surh as the
right of citizenship, thst of-suffrage, th
right to hold public office and th right of
ptltlon.' ,
Black' Law Dictionary (Id Ed. 1039.
rtourler thus defines and Illustrates th two
rights:
How "KlghtV Differ.
"Political right conalst in th power to
participate directly or Indirectly In the es
tablishment or management of the government-
Those political rights ar fixed by
th constitution. Every citizen has the
right of voting for public officer and of
being elected. Thes are tb political rights
which th humblest citlsen possesses. Civil
rights are those which hare no relation to
the establishment or management of the
government. They consist In the power ot
acquiring and enjoying property, or exercis
ing th paternal or marital powers and th
Ilk. It will b obssrved that everyone, un
less deprived of them by sentence of civil
death. Is In th enjoyment of tho civil
right, which Is not ths case with political
risbta. for an alien, for xmple. h no po
litical, although In full enjoyment of the
civil right." 2 Bouvter Us Dictionary.
ftl7.
True enough, th caa of the Stat ex rel.
v Dunbar wa decided before th enactment
of February 3. 17. yet although that
statute has provided thst the Secretsry
mar be enjoined. It has not said at whose
suit he msy be enjoined. Ths principles an
nounced In State ex rel. vs. Lord, snd Stat
fI re vs. Metsrhan. supra, are the ssm
now ss befor th tatute, aa they affect
th partis who may call Into action tho
equity powers of th court.
Th statute will not b construed to ex
pand the original chancery Jurisdiction of
the courts bevond the express terms of the
enactment, especially where It will involv
the Interferenr bv the Judiciary with a co
ordinate branch of th government.
Plaintiff Fall te Show Injury.
Th plaintiff doea not how that he will
be injured In any property or civil right b"
the contemplated action of th Secretary of
State In certifying the ballot title to he.
County Clerks. Neither will his political
right to vote on th measure at th elec
tion be Infringed. .
He can. then, as alway. exercise his
electoral franchise unaffactod by anything
shown In his bill. If h can enjoin th Sec
retary of Stat now he can u out a writ
the dav before that offices- would certify ths
ballot title, and thu balk th whol people
In th exercise of their constitutions! reserv
power to reject at the poll any law passed
by th Legislstlv Assembly.
The principle I sound and well settled,
that aa against public officers, where their
action Involvea purely public or political
rights, ths drastic remedy of Injunction can
be Invoked only by tho-tat acting through
Its proper law o(flcr. In som Instances a
suit msy be maintained in the nam of th
stata on the rslstlon of a citizen who can
show som speclsl Injury to his civil or
property rights, but this case la not In that
category. To austaln plaintiff's suit when
h show no Injury to hi prlvat rights
would b a pronounced exampl of govern
ment by Injunction.
Thl conclusion renders unnecessary the
consideration of the other questions rslsed
at th rgument. The general demurrer
was not waived by answering over. Parrlsh
vs. Parrlsh, 52 Or. 1B0. Psc. 106.
It should hav been sustained, as it raised
a vital Issue at th very threshold of this
litigation. Th decree of th Circuit Court
Is thorefor reversed and one here entered
dismissing th suit.
"IfWsrK DODGED," SAYS SLATER
Attorney for University Plaintiff De-
clares Statute Was Avoided.
SALEM. Or.. April !3. (Special.)
Judge Slater tonight In commenting
on the result In the University of Ore
gon referendum cases declared that
the Supreme Court dodged the Issue
and failed to go Into the merits of the
case. Judge Slater represented S. H.
Krlendlv for the university.
"In this adverse decision of the Su
preme Court the court avoided the di
rect language of the statute, even after
the court had failed to go Into the mer
its of the case." stated Judge Slater,
when asked for his opinion as to the
result
"The statute regulates the use or the
referendum petition. In th first sec
tion it provides that If tlie Secretary
of State refuses to file a referenduf
petition any citizen may ask for lssu
- - r - wl of mandamus. In the
last seclton of the statute provision is
made that arter a priiu
filed upon showing that the petition
Is Insufficient, then the court may en
Join from certifying the ballot title to
the county clerks. We failed to allege
that the plaintiff had been specially
ramaged and the court holds that un
less, when a private citizen brlnps
such a suit, he alleges he is specially
damaged, the suit must be brought by
the proper public official In the name
of the state.
"We based our case on the statute.
In this regard, and by so rolng con
strued the statute to mean that anyone,
by alleging the petition Insufficient,
could bring that our plaintiff was spe
dally damaged.
"There was no discussion or the mer
its of the case. Nothing was ssld a
to fraud, or the sufficiency of ths pe
tlttion. Tha entire question involved
was one of law. as I read the opinion.
Bub Drowns In. Mill Hare.
WALLOWA, Or- April 23. (Special.)
Th four-year old daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. J. W. Houghton, was drowned
In the mill-race here today. The child
was plavlng with others, when It fell
and was In the water fully 20 minutes
before the body was recovered.
KLICKITAT CHIEF IS
PRESIDENT'S GUEST
Skokum Wal-li-hee Pleads to
Prevent Sale of Indian
Recreation Grounds.
TAFT PROMISES TO HELP
Famous Red Is Presented by "Vhlt
Chief With $150 and King.
He Is Struck by Automobile .
on Street In Washington.
GOLDENDALE, Wuh., April 23.
(Special.) Skokum Wal-ll-hee. heredi
tary chief of the remnants of the once
Skokum Wal-II-bee, Klickitat In
dian Chief, Who-Has Just Re
tnraed e fioldeadale After Vis
iting President Taft at Wash
lasrtoa.
powerful Klickitat Indian Tribe, re
turned today from Washing-ton. where
he has been to confer with President
Taft about the disposition of the In
dian lands In the Cascade Mountains,
now a part of the Yakima Indian reser
vation. Skokum Is now a wealthy farmer and
stockman In the Big; Klickitat Canyon,
near Lyle, where he owns a larjre
ranch and Is one of the best-known
Indians In the Columbia River basin.
When he learned of the proposed plan
to sell the Indian lands, including; the
famous huckleberry patches and In
dian race track. In the Mount Adams
country hack of Trout Iake. he was
much aroused and set ofT at once for
Washington to make a personal pro
test to President Taft.
resident Shows Interest.
Skokum says that he hud several long;
talks with Mr. Taft about the matter
and that the President agreed to do
all In his power toward the conserva
tion of the Indian recreation grounds
that have been a favorite Summer re
treat for all of the Indian tribes east
of the Cascades in Washington and
Oregon since the days of their fore
fathers. There the squaws pick huckle
berries for Winter use and the bucks
run horse races, engage in athletic
contests and gambol on the greensward.
The Indian youths supply the camps
with iish and venison.
Skokum says that the trip cost him
1700. as he paid the expenses of two
other Indians who accompanied him.
his buckskin purse which was bulging
with $20 gold pieces when he left Lyle
Is now depleted, but he does not be
grudge the expense and says that he
had a fine time.
While In Washington Skokum wore
the regalia of his chieftainship, con
sisting of a fancy beaded buckskin
suit and elaborate headgear made out
of eagle feathers. In trying to get out
of the road or one automoDiie on inn
streets of Washington he was struck
h another and knocked down, but not
seriously Injured. The police arrested
the chaufTeur or the car mat strucK
him and wanted Skokum to remain in
Washington and appear as a witness
against him. but Skpkum declined to
do so.
When President TaTt was in fort-
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Good Service
you get it in Crossett Shoes.
' Lasting leathers and model work
manship. Style in every line.
You don't need to ' 'shop around"
if you wear Crossetts. Put your
foot on the foot-rest, and in a few
minutes you get a pair that fits.
Crossett Shoe
"MAKES LIFE'S WALK EASY"
TStOI
to S( everywhere
Free your feet from th
prison of high shoes at the
first touch of Spring and let
them revel in the cool comfort
of our Oxfords.
Here are tans, calf, enamel,
$3.50 to $5, and, of course,
the necessary Spring socks.
SPECIALS
Men's $4 and $5 Shoes and
Oxfords sale price.. 2.65
Boys' $3 and $2.50 Shoes and
Oxfords sale price.. 1.85
These are left-overs from
last season; if your size is
here, you H surely save money.
Lion Clothing Co.
166-170 Third St.
Always Reliable.
land the last time he told Skokum
that If he would come back to wash
ington and see him he would provide
him with return transportation. In
makintr good this promise Skokum says
that the President (rave him 150 for
return expenses and in addition made
him a present of a flue ring;.
Skokum is a taxpayer in this county
and therefor a voter. He will be pres
ent at the Republican county conven
tlon held in this city May 4, and in
sists on being; a delegate to the state
convention in order to support fresl
dent Taft, whom he considers a great
friend to his people.
TURKEY THANKS POWERS
MEDIATION' . ACCEPTABLE OXLY
IF ITALY LEAVES TRIPOLI.
Integral Sovereignty of Sultan In
Disputed Territory Must Be
Maintained, Says Porte.
CONSTANTINOPLE, April 23. The
Turkish Government has replied to the
offer of mediation by the powers In the
hostilities with Italy by thanking "them
and accepting their offer as in the best
interests or both belligerents.
The acceptance, however, the Porte
points out, must be conditional on the
maintenance of the effective and in
tegral sovereignty or Turkey, in Tripol
and the evacuation or that country by
the Italians.
.ROME, April 23. The squadron or
Italian warships, which has been oper
ating recently in the Aegean Sea and
near the entrance to the Dardanelles,
has seized the Turkish Island or Stam
palla and has established its base there.
WATER FAMINETHREATENS
Hood River Lawns May Suffer Until
Filters Arrive.
HOOD RIVER, Or., April 23. (Spe
cial. According to a report of the fire
and water committee or the City Coun
cil, Hood River is racing a serious
wafer shortage. Hugh Smith is quoted
as saying mat unless some aaamonai
source or supply is secured it will be
impossible to sprinkle lawns until arter
June 1. at which date It is planned to
have Installed a filtering system of
150.000 gallons.
As a means of preventing a famine
for sprinkling purposes It was sug
gested that the city government secure
the use of a ten-acre tract, which has
been ued berore ror such purposes
purchase ten inches or water rrom the
Farmers Irrigation Company and riood
MASTSt
Lewis A. Crossett. Inc.. Maker
North Abiaton, Mass.
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NO
TO ALL COMPETITORS
IN
.Easimore
$100
Contest
Owing to the inclemency of ths
weather and the difficulty many
have experienced in getting their
films developed, the expiration of
the Contest will be
Extended to Friday 6 P. M.
If you are unable to get your films
developed by that time, leave them
and get a receipt. Enter the re
ceipt with us instead of the prints
and deliver the print as soon as
possible thereafter.
F. N. CLARK
819-823 Spalding Bldg.
the tract, allowing it to percolate to the
city spring, thus securing a partially
adequate supply.
UNIONS FIGHT OPEN SHOP
General Strike Is Predicted in
Spokane.
SPOKANE. Wash., April 23. (Spe
cial.) Organized labor will stand by
the closed-shop arrangements or the
building trades to the end, according
to the decision or a meeting or the
workers last night.
A statement waa adopted giving the
attitude or the labor unions in the fight
against the open shop. The defense
was entrusted to the organization com
mittee, consisting or W. J. Coates,
president or the Central Labor Coun
cil; Fred Maddux, A. Olson, Frank lee
gan, A. J. Germain, Byron Vikrage
and H. A. Jarvis.
This committee will work with rep
resentatives or the building trades in
carrying on the fight against the open
shop. The statement passed by the
unions condemns the contractors ror
the action, although admitting It was
expected. Hot words and a general
strike is predicted.
Shakespeare's Anniversary Observed
At an entertainment held last night
In the Unitarian chapel. Shakespeare's
348th anniversary was celebrated under
the auspices or the Shakespeare class
of the Women's Alliance. Some aspects
of Shakespeare's genius were dwelt
upon in an address by Edward O. Tabor.
Clarence Young and Edward Cohen
gave the quarrel scene from "Julius
Caesar." Miss Gove gave a scene from
"King John." Scenes from "Hamlet"
and "Richard III" were given by John
D. Stevens. Musical selections were,
contributed by Mrs. Clyde B. Aitchlson.
Miss Mona LaMont and Miss Frances
Sheehay and John Claire Monteith.
In the vrsr 778 of our era nine-tenths of
the population of Gaul, the France of our
riav. wpr Slavs.
PORTLAND
T
37.90
VIA
Fares open to
all stop-overs
in each
direction.
I C0 SUNSET
I I0G0EN&SHASTAI I
I V ROUTES I I
On account of the Annual Pilgrimage of the loobies of the Mystic
Shrine, to be held at Los Angeles from May 4 to 12, the above low
round-trip fare has been made by the S. P., open to all.
Call on 0. W. Stinger, City Ticket Agent, for reservations, further
information, or vrite to
JOHN M. SCOTT,
General Passenger Agent, Portland, Oregon. ...
THE
If you like mandolin music
here is the instrument for you.
Apeerless player-piano that will
play perfectly selections espe
cially arranged to give the full
mandolin orchestra effect. Shut
your . eyes and such rolls as
Wedding of the Winds" and
"Hearts and Flowers" outhe
THE FI.AYER-PIANO FOR THE HOME
will carry yon from the piano to the
concert. And at the same time they
will demonstrate to you the marvel
ous combination of' player mecha
nism and sweet, lasting tone that
makes this instrument so distinctive.
Come in. An informal concert ready
for you at any time without charge
or obligation.
WILEY B. ALLEN CO.
Morrison at Seventh
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THE
Sale Dates
April 30, May 2, 3,
4. Return limit 60
days from date of.
sale.
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