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5 TTTE 3rOKXTXO OI.EGONIAX. FRIDAY, MAT 31, 1312. , - "l , - r-.-- .K.I I ... ..... Mvsm f 1 'til ! I w'r' I '1111111 1 I I lllll I I I I I. I 1 I I I NEW PENSION LAW SIMPLEST OF ALL Employment of Attorney by Soldier Applicant Specifi caly Prohibited. FEES NOT TO BE CHARGED .'lM-atton nrquirrs Anfr I" Some Juc-llons and Affidavit bj To Wllor-. Krd Tape It MinimiM-d. ciRKOiXHN' XKWH BfKKAL". Wash ington. May !. Th rlr pension r cf May II. IMS. 1. rrobablr the simplest pension law trrr snart1 by and certainly la the simplest In nmlnlstratln t ivler It no soldier neeil employ an attorney to prwnt and nrse the allowance of his claim wl any soMier now on the pen. Ion ro.l ami desirlns: to Bio an appllestl"n Boer hi. law la prohibited by law froftj em. llovlna an attorney. i The method of procedure urwlrr the new law 14 simple. A aol.lier dr ilMna lo avail him.elf of thla new statute neH nnlv m-rlfe the Commissioner o ren.ion. at Washington fr a blank application form. That will be furnished him without rharee. and he then need only to till out thia blank awear to It before a notary or other offirlal au thorised to administer oath., and re turn It to Wa.htncton accompanied by the affMliTlta of two reputable wit nesses who can awear to the accuracy of hla statements, or who are aufflclent Ir well acquainted with him to estab lish the fact that he la the eoldler or aailor described In the application, ittanwr () He t:aalee- An application male direct by a aol.lier or sailor In this manner, prop erly "lied out and accompanied by two sali.fartory afTMarlta. will receive Just aa fair and just aa prompt considera tion at the pension bureau aa If It were pled through an attorney, and any pen sioner now on the roll who can In crease hi. allowance by applylna; under the service pennon act must file his own application ami cannot Ate through an attorney. The application blanks prepared by the pension bureau are simple, and call for little information, foldlers are re quired to Rive their full names and a.loresses. aae an. I war service, and rtablih the fact that they were honor ably diacliarced from the service. They must also sive the name under which they enlisted, answer half a domen questions about their personal descrip tion at the time of enlistment, tell w hat service they saw. ami when and where ttiey were .llschartie.1. and this, with a list of places of residence since dls charae from the Army. Is practically all the .lata required. It otner woros. ap plicants are required only to establish t..r service In the Army or Navy for so slaya or more and prove their Iden tltv. and their claims will be allowed. The service act does not .listlnaulsh as between officer, and enlisted men and the only b.ls of ration la length .f service, emcept In the case of soldier, who were wounded In battle and are now unfit to perform manual lebor bv re.ison of such Injury, the latter belna entitled to the maximum ,.f ilo a mouth. veteran Daaf wake t kaler. The law further provides that any soldier now drawing a pension under any of the ol.l laws, or under a spe cial art. may make application under the service pension act. If by makinz the rhanae he ran secure an Increased allowance, but the allowance of a claim under the service act cancels his al lowance under his original applica tion. That Is to say. a soUller cannot draw tao pensions. He ran be pen sioned under the service act. or under anv other act under which he la eligi ble and It Is contemplated that he will apply under the law that will ! him the larce.t allowance. The rates under the new law. aa shewn In tabular form by the pension bureau, are as follows: Paul were .nests of La Pine this week. All exoressed dellsht with the appearance of the La Pine country. Mr. Graham waa particularly enthusiastic declaring he waa unprepared to see a resrlon of ueh general excellence. The railway officials are making a tour of Central and Eastern Oregon, and much depends upon their report In regard to futur railroad building In thla section. They bad originally In tended to leara Bend for Burns. KOln from that point to Fort Kork and on down through the Silver Lake and bummer Lake country. But they were met a! Bend by President t. L. Peter son of the La Pine Commercial Club: tleorrre A. Bradley, who recently brought a carload of pure-bred Ouern ey dairy cattle Into tha La. line country, and W. O. Fordham. a farmer, and were Induced to change thoir route. They will visit Fremont. Fort Rock, the Christmas Lake Valley. Sil ver Lake, rummer Lake, doubling back to Fort Bock and over the High Desert to Burnt, and then on to Ontario be fore returning Kast. Most of the of ficials expect to attend the Northwest ern I-evelopment League Congress which conrenea In Seattle on June . T.B. KILLIN DEAD AT 70 'BOSS' FLUID SENDS ORDER FOR BATTLE Fight Will Be Made to Have New Committee Members Pass on Contests. FIRST PLAN CONFIRMED Rival Committer sessions and Kival rtoport lo Convention Are Among Po.-.-lbllltlo--Blt-icrncsa I lt. CLACKAMAS riONKKR 8TRICKKN AT WOODBCRX. OK. Civil War Veteran r-Cunir Com missioner and Fanner. Survived by AVitlon and Two Children. URKIW.V CITY. May 10 (Special.) Thomas Benton Ktlltn. for eight years Clackamas County Commissioner, died Wednesday at hla home In Woodburn. Or., aged 74. Mr. Klllln came to Oregon when a youns man and lived most of his life on the old Klllln place at Elliott Prairie. Clackamas County. He was elected County Commissioner In 10U ami was re-elected In 190 4. serving until lo. He waa a Republican. In l; he enlisted In the Oregon cavalry and served the I'nlon until the close of the Civil War. He aokl hla farm on Klllott Prairie In and moved to Can by. living there a few yeara and then moved to Sliver ton, letter he moved to Woodburn. He Is survived by a widow and two children. Benton Klllln. Jr, of Port land, and Mrs. May lurant. of Wood burn. He waa a brother of the Ben ton Klllln. a Portland attorney, wha died a few yeara ago. Oeorge W. Kll lln. of Woodburn: Jack mum. oi sam hlll County, and Kllsha Klllln are aur vlvlng brothers. The funeral will take place tomorrow at Hubbard, where tlie body will be burl.d Mr. Klllln waa a member of the Needy l-odee of the Independent Order of Oddfellows 'SCO!!, SELLS HIS MINE PROPKRTV OX RIM OK KKAT1I VALLEY CHANGES HANDS. Former Owner Cot S 1 5.000 Down and All Say Full Pnrthasc Price Million Dollar. LOS AN'JRLES. May u. (Special.) "Death Valley Mrotty" haa Bold the mine which many Inaisted did not exist. He says he la to receive ll.OuO.OO If the terma of the sale are carried out. -Scolty" saya a group of men headed by T. A. Wataon. F. K. Sharp and F. C tioodln have bought the Scott property on the run of Iieath Valley. They have paid the mystery man lli.000. are to pay him l:i.o00 more on Saturday, and after that are to pay at the rate of $50.0o a month until a total of Sl.00u.u0u la completed. Both Scott and the men named assert that these are the terma of the sale. Sharp waa formerly euperlntendent of the Kelvin-Calumet mine at Ray. Aria., now In the Ray Consolidated group, and la called "the father of Ray." Ooodln at one time was advertising manager of The orrgonlan, at Port land, and later waa business manager of the Spokane Ppokesman-Review. "Scatty" leavea for hla mine tomor row to get five sacks of ore. which he aays are reserved from the sale and civil, wan. Sna.v., a sis lrr. . I.V t IK1 I. ! ' . ;l -4-fO 1 W yra. (I u 1 h :i ! I rrs. I.Vm IT oo ? 1.0.1 ao UO SS Tra. aafl ov.- l.VSO ln.H is.o ia.is T4 UO 20O jixo so. or VIKXI-'AS WAR. ef 4. er more ssd hoee-.h'e ,l, K.-. in in. n wil at'Slre, MO a in.. it Ii. Tie Senate t .lay passed the pension Appropriation bl:l. already rasaed by t House. It ..rrled l4.i".e. an in. lea. e of I ". so n er the amount .pproprlat.d by the llou.e The In , tea.e was to ni-.t IM1 evpenrtitures rna,n phi of the heavy volurr.e of ..a n.s ui.'Jer t: r s .erwoo-l pension FAIR PLANS UNDER WAY snaihar.1 Ma-Mnfjinn A-o-lation lrearr IJaN.rate Programme. . 1IKII l.l--'. Wash. May 30 tSpe- ,-lj4 A I the annul! meeting of the . ommi.-lonera of the Jloulhwe.t W ash inaton Fair Assoriatlol F H Hubbard, ef Centralis, was re-elected president; t.eorge U. V aiher. Chehalla. secretary; C C Trues.lrll. of I'.PIHlU. spee.1 sec reiarv: tieoiae V Robln.on. of heha 1 treasurer These men. wit i Ceorge ll'M'll'r. of Cenlralla. con.tltute the ex.uttve b.rJ Ice.rrshlnta rho.en wre: W. J. Matchette. of 1-e.iu. for Coa l tt Conn tv. J k' 4aUier. of Montesano. ft.r heh.ll. 'ountv: K W. I. II y. of M'tile. f,.r l-a.-1.- onnty. J W . liilbert. of iucla. f-r Thurston County, and J. il haile. of athlamet. for Wahkia kum vounlv plans for the 1'IJ fair were fully considered The Indications are that It will be f.e best ever yet held Already much infer. t has been shown y ,. tv-arler ss again chosen to .lo C.e Mel.1 work for the organisation and will begin June I Aviation fl'gMs. a speesl programme and other features are contemplated RAILWAY MEN AT LA PINE ImmliraiirQ Ajcml lnp4H-t 4'ondl lUn- In Central Orrgon. l. rthl. r. M 3 ( partial di-tir.-a.uisfl prtv of Ori North rri off.rlU. rumvrli:n( 1C. Irtlv. irnrral immiinHon acnt. jf it rul. K. W. ir,hm. t?m in in trtei I inti lmmlr: Un icnt. of rortUmi. - ' '". s am . i.aa r. m tt r nd lmrr.tcr-.tton iint. of htrifo; T La. M. Iwniw. ch!f clrx i'f th snrml tmrric r t d l-p4rtmi.l, .f lt. fa ill. H. F- Hirdfror. l?nmifr ion cni. of it. mnl C ft Ortf- vhlch h fLa, will run about 12600 to the Mck. "I am through with thia ti.tn-. sl4 "S, ot t j" idy; th property now b lonca to thor opl and whatever thrr do with tt la their bup.na and not mine. They are to make th pay ments at IntervNls of a month. If they PAT It la all rirhU if they fall down the mtn revrt to me. "Half of tbta money f ehall artTe my wife. I have boiisrht a J i. home on t'ameisle lltcht, whirh will bi my home. With my hlf of 1 h mon-y I t-Niill continue to fool around 1 eth VMy fdon and monkey with mlnlne venturer." RELIEF BILL ADVANCING S u b-Cumin 1 1 tc? K pevtrd to IXriKirl on Nrttlrr lranre. . Vi.-v V T ft. V V E a UI'Dl' AT W ask. In: ton. Mar J -The bill for the relief I of Innocent purrhaaer of land from ( the lreon 4k i'altfornta llallroad aa j lMr rererre hT ine punnc lamia committee corlatina: of Repreacnta tivea Oraham. Kerne and Motvdcll. They are evpectead to make an earlv and fa voraMe report, which probably will be approved by the full committer. Senator Chamberlain's bill for the relief of Sherman fount y eettlera. which paed the Jenate some time a ao, ha been favoraMv reported to the Houee br the public la ml com mlttee. Considerable oppoattlon devel o pe1. hut a majority of the committee voted In favor of the bill and It la now on the House calendar awattlna; con Id e ration. MILITIA PAY BILL FAVORED House Committee to Report but No Action Exported Ttua-Seaalon. ORECONIAN" NEWS BCREAL". Wash ington. May IS The War I department haa received assurances that the House committee on military affairs before sdiournment will report favorably the militia pay bill, which was perfected at a recent conference between the Na tional mllltla board and the Secretary Of War. General Ftnier. of the Oregon mllltla. was here and participated In that con ference. It is not expected that the pay bill can paas and become a law thla seeaton. but a favorable report be fore ad lffumm.nl will leave It In a po sition for early consideration next session. ORKGOXIAX NEWS BL'RKAU, Wash ington. May JO. As the date set for the meeting- of the Ilepubllcan National convention at Chicago approaches. In dications accumulate that that Is to be an Interesting and lively political as semblage. Attention has already been called to the fact that Colonel Roose velt Intends to carry all contests to the floor of the convention In the event the National committee for the moat part decides in favor of Taft delegates. Now comes the word, through "Bobs'" William Flinn. of Pittsburg, the Roosevelt manager in Pennsylvania, that a fight Is to be made prior to the convention to have these contests paseed upon by the new. and not the now-existlns; National commit tee. This announcement from Flinn is further corroboration of the fear of Colonel Rooaevelt and his managers that the present Nstlonal committee will be controlled by anti-Roosovelt men. for it is known that a majority of the new committeemen are favor able to the nomination of the Colonel, and that Is the purpose In having that committee decide the contests. But to take from the present National com mittee the right to pass upon all con tests against delegates elected to the approaching: Chicago convention would be to Institute revolution, to upset precedent and rob this committee of its lawful power. a Precedent Will Re Followed. The present National committee does not pass out of existence until towsrd the close of the Chicago convention, at which time the new committee organ lsea for the conduct of the ensulns; campaign. That has always been the custom and that wlil be the course fol lowed this year, notwithstanding; the proposal of Boss Flinn and others. For there is no authority by which the new committee can organise until after the convention haa itself organised and ratified the selection of the new com mittee. It Is the National convention which given life to the new committee, and not the new committee which makes up the temporary roll of the convention. However, the fact that Flinn and others have proposed that the new committee shall usurp the authority of the old gives rise to interesting specu lation snd there are possibilities of lively developments growing out of such an sttempt, should it be made. For Instance. If Flinn is correct and If the new National committeemen, who may be chosen by the respective state delegations, ahould undertake to aaaemble at Chicago on June 6 and de mand the right to pass upon all pend ing contests, and If the old committee denies the new committee thlfl right, there is nothing to prevent the new committee, or so much of It as puts in appearance, from going through the form of passing upon contests, and de claring the contesting Roosevelt dele gates are entitled to sit In the conven tion. Mtaatloa Fall ef Possibilities. It Is true that many of the new committeemen may not be chosen by June . Many state delegations may not have acted by that time, but if Flinn is In earnest. It is easy to see how he could send out word to Roose velt men In the respective state delega tions urging them to hasten the selec tion of committeemen so that they can be at Chicago on Jne . If that should be done, and a majority of the new committeemen should assemble and demand that all contests be brought before them, even though the Taft delegates refused to appear and present their cases. It could be ar ranged that the Roosevelt contestees could and would appear, and on their partisan showing the new committee could tlnd In their favor. Such procedure aa this would create an Interesting spectacle on the floor of the convention, for as soon as the reg ular committee presented Its temporary roll, the new committee, unauthorised though It would be. would present Its own roll, and thus the convention would be called upon to decide which com mittee was authorised to act. There seems to be no doubt in the minds of experienced politicians that the conven tion would refuse to recognlxe the roll presented by the unorganised and un authorised committee, but before any such decision could be announced, there would be the liveliest kind of a row among delegates and much fur would certainly fly. When the new committee's roll wss thrown aside. It la only natural that Colonel Roosevelt or Senator Dixon, or some other leader, would rise and ap peal from the decision of the National committee, thus again putting It up to the aasembled delegates to decide upon many or all the contests previously heard at length by the National com mittee now in authority. Colonel Roosevelt has virtually threatened such an appeal unless the Roosevelt con testees are seated. titer FlgBtlna- Certala. Any way this situation Is viewed, there Is a fight In prospect, quite aa bitter as the primary fight In Ohio and New Jersey, but intensified because of Ita proximity to the nomination or a candidate for the Presidency. The con vention will be Roosevelt's last stand. Just as It will be Tart's last stand, and the ultimate decision of these contests will probably determine whether or not Colonol Roosevelt Is again to lead the Republican party In a National campaign. At the same time, the de cision of these contests may also de termine whether Roosevelt Is to remain in the Chicago convention and abide by Ita decision, or bolt and run Inde pendently. Even thla Is possible. Judg ing from bla own words. CONVEXTIOX "STrXTS" READV Rough Riders and Red-Headed Men Plan Big Demonstration. NEW TORK. -May 0. (Specials Rooaevelt leaders who are here making plans for the Chicago convention have perfected arrangements for plenty of scenic display and ready-made en thuaiaam on tie convention floor. A big squad of "Rough Riders," attired In service uniforms wlil be on hand. Victor ilurdock, o( Kansas, wuo. In bis ANNOUNCEMENT The Meier & Frank Store's Restaurant and Tea Room Friday Attractions You'll on joy every mo ment of your Luncheon in our beautiful 7th floor Restaurant today ! High above the city's noise, its quiet, refined surround ings, unexcelled cuisine and service appeal to shopper and business man alike. A la Carte menu. These special attractions planned for your pleasure today. Express elevator service, 11 :30 to 2 o'clock. Tables may be reserved by phone. EL0ISE EDWARDS In her celebrated Chantecler Songs LOLA EDDGEWAY Soprano In Popular Songs and the M. & F. Special Orchestra Extra Special Attractions for our Sat. Night Dinner New Jersey speeches, termed himself a "howling revolutionist," is to hesd a column of 100 redheaded insurgents from the Sunflower state Into the con vention hall. The avowed aim of the Kansas lead er Is to assault the convention with such a tremendous demonstration that the delegates will be "carried off their feet." BODY FOUND IN RAVINE BOISF. POLICE THIXK THEY HAVE HtRDER MYSTERY. School's Nearly Out If you've got a "real" boy, bring him in and let's fit him out for the Summer; our clothing -was made for boys that are "on the go." Norfolks and Knickerbockers for all kinds of boys suits of gray, suits of brown, suits of blue and suits of fancy mixtures. Stout, donble-breased Knickerbocker suits with two pairs of lined trousers for $-).00 mighty good suits for a mighfy small price take a look at them. iELLI Morrison at rourth Street. Boys' Shop, Second Floor. You'll find here the largest assortment of Boys' Hats J. mm wmimmmm Corpse Dressed In flothlnir or Best Material Body Bears Marks of Knife. BOISE, Idaho. May SO. (Special.) Mystery surrounds the flndinsr of the body of an unidentified man within the Boise Barracks reserve here this morn Ins:. The body contained deep wounds on the left breast, inflicted by a knife. and the left side of the head ana iatu is caved In. Clothing; left on the body was of the best material. There -were no papers that would lead to ldentincation ana the only possible clew is a keyring with keys attached, found in one of the pockets. The police are investigating. The body was found by A. G. 'Wil liams, at the bottom of a deep ravine. For several yards surrounding it the heavy sagebrush had been burned to the ground, indicating an attempt had been made to burn the body. The ground bore evidence of oil and the clothes were saturated with kerosene. The tracks of a horse led to and from tha spot- i Police believe that the roan was mur- dered some distance from the place has been' dead at least two weeks, and where the body was found. The man I tlie remains are unrecognisable. liW-iJ! Perfect dressing demands M ffc-V -r va7 7.3 vv;v ' 7 ; KS HFtn- V AHTKHS K .T!KR' SII.K fil.UVES AI HOMKRV. AGENTS FOR PHOK.MX (Gnaranlerd) SILK HOSE FRIDAY "SPECIAL REDUCTION" SALE Every Friday we will have especially attractive ale superior quality merchandise at lower price than the same goods are sold for during the week. For today only GLOVES- HOSIERY 31.25 AND SI, 50 LONG SILKS 75c l-Rutton-I.enrth. Patent Tip Silk (Jloves. Milanese quality with Paris Point embroidery, white only, f 1.76 and S1.50 quality. 7C Special reduction I wM $2.50 AND S3 LONG DOE SKIN SI. 45 Long lengths In Washable Doe skin and Chamois Gloves, white and natural, nearly all sizes. 12.60 and I3.n0 qualities. t K Special reduction vl.tj SI.35 KID AND DOESKIN 98c TV o m e n's One - Clssp Washable Doeskin In White and One-Clasp Kid Oloves, pique, sewn In white black and colors. 11 quel Ity. Opeclal reduction $1.50 AND S2SILK HOSE 98c Women's Black Pilk Hosiery made by America's most famous manufacturer J1.50 and I- QQn mmiities todav onlv nuu 75c SILK HOSE 48c Women's Pure Thread Silk Hose, made with double lisle garter tops and double lisle heels and lOs toes; value 75c; sale price- LADIES' 35c SILK LISLE HOSE 27c Women's " Laurel " Silk Lisle Hose, fine gauge, sheer and lus trous, very durable. White 971 and tans; Sic quality for 9oC jSe QotJfos-ry, Umbrellas, Perfect dressing demands carefully selected hosiery. has long been the choice of fair women. It wears as well as lisle and costs but little more. I Matched mending silk In " guarantee envelope wilh every pair. Sold at the best stores in town. Writs us for handsome booklet, "Through My, Lady's Ring. s McCALLUM HOSIERY CO Northampton, Mass. MORH1SO STHEET, OPPOSITE POSTOPTICE. THE ROl'SE THAT QUALITY Bl'ILT. Te Omyx Hose Sao fmbrellaa and Parasols Recovered, Repaired. Short Scenic Excursion To nd Through Beautiful Tualatin Valley Country. North Plain via. United Railways Wilkesboro. Picnic Grounds Open to Visitors North Plains Park, ideal place to spend day. Pure drinking water. Restaurants and grocery stores for lunches. Shade trees. Mountains in view. Week-end rates. Inquire for time cards and descriptive literature. 235 Stark Street, Portland, Oregon. assssA New Novel by the Author ofaaan THE INNER SHRINE THE STREET CALLED STRAIGHT GOING direct to the heart of this remark able story, we find a girl of fine instincts beautiful and loyal as well placed by her lackadaisical father's misdeeds in a position toward two men both of whom love her which makes her life a question-mark staring her in the face. One man is English, tne American, and they fiirht it out to the inevit able aid however, the girl also has some thing to say about it. What that end is and how it is reached makes The Strekt Called Straight the most brilliant novel of this author. Not since 'The Inner Shrine' burst on the horizon of the American reading public has there been a novel of the peculiar quality of The Strket Called Straight Eight Illustrations by Orson howelt Past Sio, Cloth. 11.35 net. svssllAKPER a BROTHERSstsa Convenient for Savers This bank is especially convenient for savers who make regular additions to their accounts, because: It is conveniently located at the corner of Second and ashing ton streets. It is open, in addition to the nsual hours, every Saturday evening from 6 to 8 o'clock. It receives deposits of $1.00 or more, drawing 4 per cent com pound interest. Commercial and savings accounts invited. Hibernia Savings Bank "A Conservative Custodian" OPEN SATURDAY EVENINGS FEOM SIX TO EIGHT Corner Second and Washington Streets, Portland, Oregon