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THE MORXIXG OREGOXIAX, MONDAY, JANUARY 25, 1015. NO-FUND BILL AND DRY ACT FOREMOST Prohibition and Fight on Con tinuing Appropriations to Engage House. . ARGUMENT DUE THIS WEEK Senators More Drastic Than Repre sentatives Over Money Mcaures. Kotelmen's Flea for Liquor Klght Seems Vain. ETATE CAPITOU Salem, Or., Jan. 24 (Special.) Prohibition and repeal of continuing appropriations will be the principal subjects of consideration oe fore the House in the early part of this week. The Schuebel bill for the repeal of all continuing iinDroDriatiorm. with a few exceptions, doubtless will be reported back by the committee on ways and means tomorrow. This measure was debate In committee of thewhole Fri day afternoon and was favorably con sidered by a majority of the members, but was re-referred to the committee with instructions to exclude the appro priations for agricultural experiment work and college extension work from the list. Millaso taxes for the state educational institutions and appropri ations for the Treasurer's bond and for the county fair awards were not in cluded in the bill in the first place. Senator For Lancer Cut. There is manifest disposition on the part of several Senators to restore the bill to Its original form with the ex perimental appropriations and the col- Jese extension work included, meaning that they want those appropriations abolished with the others. The alcoholic traffic committee is completing Its amendments of the Com. mitte of One Hundred bill and will have it reprinted in amended form. It will report the amended measure favorably before the middle, of the week. It is jirobable that the substance of the orig inal measure will be preserved. It any changes are made in the substance they will be for the purpose or - tight eninsr" the bars against "Demon Rum.' The House will pass no half-way measure. In fact, it would not be sur prising for the bill to go through the IIou.se unanimously, in this connection the proposed constitutional amendment to permit the hotels to continue tho liquor traffic after the saloons are put out of Business is receiving consider able discussion, but little favorable consideration. One bill that has a top place on the calendar for tomorrow morning is ex pected to cause a little skirmish. It was introduced Dy Representative Lewis and provides for regulation of employ ment agencies. It imposes severe re strictions against them and provides for collection of licenses by the state. Those who believe in the economic ne cessity of employment agencies are preparing to oppose tho Mil. DiMensslona Due Today. The bill introduced by Dr. Smith, of Multnomah County, prohibiting adver tising signs along state highways, also will be up on third reading tomorrow morning- This measure is aimed to prevent billboard and other display ad vertising along the Columbia Highway und to preserve the scenic beauty of that road. " A lot of bills introduced by the print ing committee and aimed to require the various state instiutions to pay for their printing out of their own appro priations also will be up for final con sideration. -t Is probable that the women Jury plan will be fought out on the floor of the House this week. Tho Huston woman Jury bill now Is before the Judi eiary committee. It makes Jury duty by women a privilege but not a duty and a few members are protesting ngainst it for that reason. They say that if women are placed on a parity with men and are required to accept jury service when summoned they will liavo no objection. Representative Olson, chairman of the judiciary com mittee, proposes that the woman Jury question be submitted to the voters at! the general election in 1916 and may introduce a resolution to that effect. I work on bills. Objection was made to J this on the ground that many Senators 1 would go home or to Portland and little work would be accomplished. It was then suggested that a recess be taken in the session, .but that the Senate be convened daily to keep the members here. The proposal was made a spe cial order for tomorrow morning. MERGER DISCUSSION" XIGH Committees to Take Vp Proposed State Changes This Week. STATE CAPITOL. Salem. Or., Jan. 24. (Special.) The sub-committees of the Senate and House to consider pro posals for the consolidation and aboli tion of state boards and commissions and to suggest reform in state govern ment will get to work this week. President Thompson, of the Senate, VETERAN OFFICIAL IS ASSIST AST SKKfi KANT-AT-ARMS OF HOUSE. " i !-' - 1 MEETING OVER SALT LEASE MAY BE FIERY Committees Today to Dis cuss $25,0C0 Proffer o$ Jason C. Moore. PLOT BY RIVAL ALLEGED Joseph F. Slnper. STATE CAPITOU Salem. Or., Jan. 24. (Special.) A veteran of many previous legislative sessions is officiating1 in the House this year in the capacity of assistant iser&eant-at-arms. He Is Joseph K. Singer, of Portland, who is pervins his fifth consecutive ses sion. "Joe," as he is popularly known by members and attaches of the House, combines tact with effi ciency and has a rare sense of. humor that frequently serves to brighten the dull moments of leg islative proceedings. said today that he would appoint Sen ators Day, of Multnomah, and Barrett, representing Morrow, Umatilla and Union, members of the Senate commit tee. He said he had not decided upon the third member of the aenate commit tee, butit is believed Senator Cusick, of Lane and Linn; Senator Bingham, .of Lane, or Senator J. C. Smith, of Jose phine, will be selected. HOP MEN ARE PLEASED CAMPAIUX FOR FOIJMATIOJT OF AS SOCIATION SATISFACTORY. FORICSTnV BO.UiD IS OPPOSED Senator Bingham to Ask Abolition or Offlc-o as Useless. STATE CAPITOU Salem. Or, Jan. 24. (Special.) Declaring that the cost of protecting the timber of the state had ut grown the work being performed. Senator Bingham, of Lane County, an nounced today that he would introduce bills tomorrow abolishing the State Korestry Department and repealing the act requiring owners of timber land to provide a lire patrol. The estimate -of the department for the present biennial period Is $111,240. less $25,000. the an proximate amount to be collected from timber owners. Senator Bingham said the State For' ester and a force of deputies are not needed to protect the timber, and that the timber owners should provide method of protection that will relieve the taxpayers. EMCKGKXCY BOARD DISLIKED Ilcpre.-enlutive Davey to Fight for Abolishment or Bureau. . STATE CAPITOL, Salem. Or.. Jan. 24. (Special.) llepresentative Frank l'nvey is preparing to defend his House Mil providing for abolishment of the Ktnergency Board, composed of the Governor. Secretary of State, State Treasurer, Presidents, of the Senate, Speaker of the House and the chairmen of the two ways and means committees. I believe tne Emergency Board is illegally constituted." said Mr. Davey. as four of its members have no legal existence after the Legislature ad journs. "In the old days it was the custom for the heads of state departments to so ahead and spend as much money as they needed, despite the appropriations. Now this Emergency Board permits the same practice." KECESS PLAN MAY LOSE OCT Many Senators, for Divided Session With Daily Meetings. STATE CAPITOL, Salem. Of, Jan. 24. (Special.) Indications tonight are that the Senate tomorrow wil postpone action on the proposal to take a re cess for several days until the commit tees are ready to report on the bills that have been introduced. Sentiment favors a divided session' to the extent that the Senate convene daily and ad journ imediately for what is considered a requlied period. However, accord ing to a number of members that ac tion probably will not be necessary until she latter part of the week. Senator Kellaher, early in the ses sion. Introduced a resolution provid ing that after the first 10 days of the session the Senate adjourn for 20 days to give the committees opportunity to Large Percentage of Acreage Said to Assent to Co-operative Flan for ' Disposing of Product.' Hopgrowers of Oregon are said to be encouraged by the successful meeting's held in Washington, Marlon and Linn counties during the week, where sev eral thousand dollars were added to the subscription lists at Albany, Mount Angel Newberg, Sherwood and other points. E. V. I. Lane, of Sheridan, who has charge of the organization work, in speaking of recent progress made said: "We are not only tremendously encour aged by our own state signatures, but reports from California this week as sure us that their organization is now nearly complete, and, coupled with word from Washington, we feel there is no longer doubt but that the Coast grow ers will act practically as a unit In their hop operations." At the meeting in Mount Angel grow ers drove from their homes 20 miles every man at the meeting signed the I opinion it was with the United States. Safeguarding of State in Lake Abert and Summer Grant First Aim, Say Investigators Immense Development Expected. & t A I B CAPITOL, Salem, Or., Jan. (special.) What promises . to be the most exciting committee meeting of the legislative session is that of the House and Senate committees on pub lie lands tomorrow night, when the lease of Abert and Summer Lakes, In Lake County, to Jason C Moore, of New York, will De considered. The lease was. approved by the State Land Board, composed of the Governor. State .treasurer and secretary of State sev erai months ago. the board, however. deciding that the Legislature should db me rmal arbiter. Tho lakes contain salt deposits said to be worth millions of dollars. Mr. Moore has deposited a check for $10, 000, as stipulated in the advertisement of the board, for the faithful perform ance of his contract, and agrees to rurnisn a zo,uuu oond when the lease is approved by the Legislature. f 25,000 Promised Yearly. The lease is for 40 years, and he binds himself to give the state $25, 000 annually even though the product snouid not Justify this return. He .agrees to pay royalties, which should net the state annually many times this sum. His royalty proposal is as iol lows: Fifty cents a ton for all commercial potassium salts. Ten cents' a ton for all commercial sodium chloride. Twenty-five cents a ton for all other commercial salts or products. H. S. Wallace, of Portland, represent ing the Oregon Soda . and Potash Mining Association, also offered bid, but did not accompany it with a certified chsek for $10, 000, as stipulated in the advertise ment the board. He said he had been advised by A. M. Crawford, then Attorney-General, that the check was not necessary. , Mr. Crawford has since denied that he furnished such advice, and is standing with the board in advocacy of the approval of the lease with Mr. Moore. . First Lease Fails. C. M. Sain, the first lessee of the lakes, is said to have expended from $50,000 to $75,000 in building a plant. Financial trouble Caused him to as sign his contract to the American Soda & Potash Company, in which Mr. Moore is said to have had an interest. Royal ties under the Sain lease were con sidered excessive, and the company finally agreed to turn the lease back to the state upon condition that the state would relinquish a bond of $10, 000 which Mr. Sain had given. This was done, and thereafter Mr. Moore offered about $1,300,000 for absolute title to the property. J. H. Haak, or Portland, supposedly associated with Mr. Wallace at that fime, made an offer of about $3,000,000 for the prop erty, but declined to make a deposit asked by the board. Mr. Moore was willing to make the deposit, ana, in fact, to conform to all requirements. As a result of tho difference in bids and reports that the deposits are worth anywhere from $20,000,000 to $30,000,- 000, the Board unanimously decided that thev should not be sold outright, out should be leased on a royalty basis. It advertised for bids. Mr. Moore and the Oregon Soda & Potash Mining Associa tion being the only Didders. state's Title Questioned. In addition to Its failure to deposit a check of $10,000 with the Board, the association, in its proposal, said it did not admit that title to the property was with the state, oui was 01 requirements as to how the bid should be made and his bid was accompanied hv tho cheek. The bid of Mr. Wallace, reoresentine the association, did not conform to specifications as to the kind of salts and the royalties to be paid, and was not accompanied by the check. Besides, It contained the feature that the association did not recognize title by the state in the property, and Mr. Wallace had admitted having persons file on it under the placer mining law. Keea Inquiry Promised. It was simply a business proposal that confronted the Board, said the Secretary of State, and the members approved the offer of the only bidder living up to requirements made by them, and the requirements necessary to safeguard the interests of the state. That the Legislature will make a careful investigation of the value of the property and the financial standing of all persons seeking control of it is assured. President Thompson, of the Senate, Is deeply interested and has original ideas about what should be done. In the first place, said kit. inomp- son today. "I shall insist that no mat ter who obtains the lease $15,000 ow ing persons in the neighborhood of the lakes by Mr. Sain shall be paid and. In addition. that the successful bidder give sufficient bond to safeguard em ployes and merchants in this respect in the future. "I understand that Mr. Sain invested $50,000 or more in building a plant, which should at least be worth enough to the successful bidder to pay the $15,000 owed by Mr. Sain. I have no doubt but what Mr. Moore is financial ly responsible, but we want to know for a certainty. It is immaterial to me who gets the lease, but we must have positive assurance that the work of development will be started at once; that the state is making a good bar gain for itself and that the interests of persons who may be employed by the syndicate and Oregonlans from whom they will purchase supplies will get their money. . This certainly is a fair thing to ask and something persons acting in good faith should have no hesitancy in giving. "I want the lakes developed. If. as we are told, the deposits will yieldmil llons of dollars, I want it done as soon as possible. But it must bo done right and in a businesslike way. So far as I know that is Just what Mr. Moore intends to do. But we do not want to give up this valuable property that it may become the basis of a stock peddling scheme. Railroad May Follow. "There Is another reason why I want this thing settled the -development .of the salts industry will mean enhance ment of value of Lake County property and possibly construction of a railroad. The main question, as I have said, is the safeguarding of the state and the people, to the extent that the state gets all the property Is worth, and the people get paid for their services and supplies. ' v The section Including the lakes Is one of the richest in Oregon and is withou railroad outlet except a narrow-gau line to Reno, Nev. The development of the salts industry . may mean the building of a railroad. There are 15,000,000,000 feet of fine pine timber in the section, an irrigation scheme to water 25,000 acres will be built there this year,- it contains potash field valued at millions of dollars and is on of the finest stockralsing sections of Oregon. V (First Article) Your hand look at it, examine it casually, then closely. Familiar and uninteresting, is it? Do you know that in this hand of yours, be you man, woman or child, is locked the inexplicable mystery of your own life, of the lives of those you love and those you hate yes, of all Life? . The enigma of human destiny is in the Human v Hand. The "why" of business success, pro fessional superiority- the reason for war, enmity, is all in the hand. All that we associate with Life is indelibly engraved and chiseled in the hand love, hate, hope, des pair, courage, defiance, every emotion the heart of man or woman is capable of, every thought the human brain can conceive all find their distinctive mark in the hand. Every line, every muscle, less. The complete every curve, every little circleofhfe is represented NEW STATE IS WANTED BIjLIj TO BI3 OFFERED AT OLYMIMA 31 AY CUT OFF 20 COUNTIES.' c(s Said to Favor Plan to Sever East' era WashingtonFishing; Code and Land Measures Due. agreement to support the association. This meeting was addressed by Mr. Paul, of Sheridan; M- L. Jones, of Brooks: J. L. Clark, of Springfield Marlon Palmer, of Silverton, and others. There will be a big- mass meeting in Salem January 30, where growers from all over the state will meet. Seid Back, one of the most influential Chinese in the state, has assured the committee that the Interests he represents will join In the movement. Reports from Polk County and independence section are said to be encouraging, and Yamhill County has not only signed 95 per cent of the hop acreage, but strong local associations are fully formed in every district. The association will be formally in corporated soon and headquarters opened in Salem. PLEA FOR PENDER IDE MASS MEETING ASKS GOVERNOR TO INVESTIGATE CASE. Spanish War Veterans, Auxiliary and Labor Council Express Belief In Innocence of Convicted Man. Resolutions expressing doubt that John A. Pender, now serving a life sen tence in the penitentiary for the Wehr man murders, had a fair and impartial trial and asking Governor Wlthyconibe to make a thorough investigation in the Interests of justice, were adopted unanimously at a mass meeting yester day afternoon in Library Hall at the Central Library. The meeting was called by Mrs. Maria L. T. Hidden and others, Mrs. Hidden presiding. The report of a special Investigation by the Spanish War Veterans, which arrived at the conclusion that Pender is innocent, was read. A similar report that led to the same conclusions was submitted by a committee from the Ladies' Auxiliary of the Spanish War Veterans. A third report, also express ing belief In Pender's innocence, was presented by the Central Labor Council. Seneca routs urged a lull and un prejudiced investigation and Mrs. W. M. Coplan. head or the committee of the Ladies' Auxiliary, spoke along sim ilar lines. The following resolution was adopted: To HU Exceltency. James Withycombe, Governor of Ore icon We, the citixena at a mass meeting held in the auditorium of the Public Libray ot tne city or foruanil on tne 24th day of January. 1015, believing- that John Arthur Pender, who was convicted of the murder of Mrs. Daisy Wehrman, In Co lumbia County, Oregon, did not have a fair and impartial trial and, feeling that there is such a grave aonot or me guilt of tne said John Arthur Pender, that the doubt should be resolved tn nls favor, we respect fully petition Tour Excellency to in aire a thorough Investigation of bis case to the end that substantial Justice may be done him In the premises. , , j Mr. Wallace admitted that the associa tion had had numerous persons make filings and stake out claims under a placer mining law. Among the persons expected to ap pear before the joint committee meet ing tomorrow night are ex-Governor West, Mr. Moore's Portland representa tives. Mr. Wallace. ex-Attorney-General Crawford and probably Secretary of State Olcott and State Treasurer Kay. "It is my opinion." said ex-Governor West today, "if the state does not ratify this lease or obtain another as good by responsible persons the opportunity for the development of this property will be lost. If I am called before the Joint committee meeting I shall make a complete statement of the whole af fair as It came out before the State Land Board. Mr. Moore's Proffer Upheld. "The Moore proposal was the only business-like one that was made to the board. He was always willing to live up to the stipulations made for safe guarding the state and the other people were not. He put up the money asked and was willing to give the bonds asked. The otner people say the state does not own the property, and tnat tile is with the Federal Government. They so expressed themselves In the proposal made to the board. To agree to such c thing would have meant the loss of-the property to the state, and that Is one reason the Board turned down their offer. They are striving to get possession of the property through entrymen, and the state to protect its interests, must not countenance such a procedure." 'Mr. Moore was the only person mak ing a bid who acted in good faith with the Board," said State Treasurer Kay, "in the way of complying with the con ditions made by the Board when asking for bids. The other people apparently have no backing and they have been trying every way to prevent the Board entering into any lease with people who apparently have the money to carry out the development of the project. Title right Alleged. The association people have made numerous filings by persons In an effort to cloud the title, and it is my opinion should they obtain a lease to the property they would have no funds with which to develop the industry. Mr. Moore made a straight-forward proposal, which the Board accepted sub ject to the approval of tne legislature. It is a big thing, and we thougnt it Dut right that the Legislature should make the final decision." Secretary of State Olcott is vir tually of the same opinion as ex-Governor West and State Treasurer Kay. He says it was strictly a business mat ter with the Board, and "the contract was let to the man who lived up to all the requirements. The advertisement for bids said they would be opened at a specified time and that all otffers must be accompanied by certified checks of $10,000. explained the Secre tary of State. Mr. Moore in his pro- OLTMPIA. Wash, Jan. 24. (Special. Senator Hutchinson, of Spokane, thi, week will introduce in the Washington Legislature a Joint memorial, asking Congress to create the new state of Lincoln from the 20 counties of East ern W'ashington. The 19 counties of Western Wash ington, in the aggregate, went "wet by nearly 4000 votes, while Eastern Washington went "dry" by about 000. Ever since the election there has been some talk by Seattle liquor men of the possibility of divorcing Lastern Washington so as to provide a "wet state of the Coast counties and the Hutchinson measure will provide them a chance to rally their strength in this direction If they wish to do so. Several pieces of important construc tive legislation are due to be Introduced in the Washington Legislature during the present week. One of these will be a new fisheries code, which will be offered by tho fish interests. The pro posed code will provide an Increased scale of prices for licenses and stricter regulations. To arrange a departure from present state land laws to encourage settlere to purchase some of the thousands of acres of idle cut-over state lands Western Washington is the aim of bill prepared by Representative Siler, of Lewis County, for introduction early in tne week. A legislative investigation of the feasibility of state publication of school books, to be supplied local school boards at cost, to break up the eo called "school book trust," will be In troduced in the Legislature during the coming week from the Democratic side. FERRIS BILL SUBJECT TODAY Senate Is Divided on Resolution Over 'Water Power Act. STATE CAPITOL, Salem, Or., Jan. 24. (Special.) The Senate may go on record tomorrow afternoon for or against the Ferris bill now pending in Congress and providing for further Federal control of the waterpower re sources of the West. Senator Kellaher has introduced a resolution indorsing the Ferris bill and the resolution now is in the hands of the committee on Federal relations, con sisting of Senators Ragsdale, Burgess and Day. It is understood that Sena tors Burgess and Ragsdale are in favor of reporting the resolution without recommendation, while Senator Day wants to propose substituting a reso lution opposing the ferrls bill. The resolution will be a special order of business at 2 o'clock. Since the Kellaher resolution was In troduced . the Ferris bill has been changed materially and is said to be less objectionable to the West than it was in its original form. $3000 FOR WIDOW ASKED Senator to Plead for Relief of Fam- ' ily of Slain Warden. STATE CAPITOL, Salem, Or., Jan. 24. (Special.) Senator von der Hellen, of Jackson County, is to intaoduce a bill tomorrow providing an appropria tion of $3000 for the family of Arthur S. Hubbard. Deputy Game Warden of that county, who was killed several months ago by Loris Martin, an alleged game poacher, of Elk Creek. Hubbard was trying to take a fun from Martin when he was killed. The deputy had attempted to serve a warrant, the hun ter having been accused of killing deer out of season. Hubbard was considered one of the most efficient wardens in the service, and Senator von der Hellen thinks the $3000 asked is reasonable under the circumstances. Hubbard Is survived by a widow and two children. ' . posal conformed, in every way to the -irei'int. Last year railways of Britain carried 228. S16.000 passengers and 371,oTl,000 tons of 13 hillock of flesh and bone all the numberless cabal istic signs to be found in the hand have a meaning. Each and all con stitute the Riddle of the Sphinx which the ages have not solved. May be, the secret of the one ahead of you in business or society may be disclosed in his hand. An inscrutable mys tery .indeed, is theHuman Hand! The babe is born with its tiny, tender hand closely fisted, defying the cruelty of the world and determined to live. The dying man clutches the air desperately, he is un willing to let go of life. But as death takes a . firmer grip on his heart, the tense muscles relax, the fingers become limp, nerveless, helpless, hope- in the action of the hand. Since the world began, before the mind of man could see the sig nificance of two and two, the . hand the mere human hand has excited the awe, the wonder, the longing for more light of all mankind. Reading of the hand, palmistry, that poor, foolish- effort to unlock the future by interpreting the signs that are there, was practised in re motest antiquity. But in vain is all the char latanery; neither science, nor occult wisdom have yet found the key that will unlock the in ' scrutable mystery of the Human Hand. (Second discussion tomorrow!) SEVEN ACTS PASSED Idaho Legislators Create Counties in 19 Days. Clerk four years, has been assist ant postmaster one year, and lias been four years In tho abstract business In Eugene. WETS' HOPES ARE DASHED Joint Resolution Submitting Consti tutional Amendment on Prohi bition Encourages, but State Wide Bill Is Disconcerting. BOISE. Idaho, Jan. 24. (Special.) The 13th Idaho Legislature has a rec ord of seven legislative acts indorsed by both houses In 19 days. Of this number six are bills, one originating in fho Senate and five In the House and one joint resolution which had its ori gin in the Senate. Of the six bills three call -for appropriations and three others create counties, making 36 coun ties Two of these. Boundary and Benewah are located in Northern Ida ho and one, Teton, in the southeast. The Joint resolution submitting to the electors of the state for ratifica tion at the general election in 1916 the question of amending tne consuiuum. f tho Btate so as to prohibit the sale. manufacture for sale and transportation of intoxicating liquors, wuicn jjaoocu the two branches of the Lekislatuie Hh hnf nn dissenting vote, and the .,nnn nf the three new counties, con stitute the most important work of the Legislature since its organization. The fact that - 23 Representatives stood sponsor" for a statewide prohibi tion hill immediately following passage of the constitutional amendment nipped the, Jubilation anti-prohlbltionists started to indulge in when the amend ment skidded through the House after leaving the Senate. No secret was made of the fact by the wets that they considered a victory had been won in the resolution, for even If ratified by the people the liquor traffic could not be barred from Idaho until May 1, 1917, which would give ample time to organ ize a campaign against adoption. Albany to Debate Springfield. ALBANY", Or.. Jan. 24. (Special.) In a debate for the championship ot the Central Willamette division of the Ore gon High School Deflating League, the high schools of Alonny and springnciu will m;et here next Saturday. Govern, ment ownership of railroads will be the subjeo' discussed. These two schools will tnuet by virtue of their victories in the preliminary debates, Albany having won out in the northern trian gle of the district, consisting of Al bany, Corvallis and Lebanon, and Springfield having been victorious in the southern triangle, which was formed of Eugene, Springfield and Creswell. 68 teachers and principals' from vnrlnin schools of (ho comity. .'ne "f lln chief speukers was TiofcsMir M- R Tll man, of the Stato r.ornil Ivlmnl nl Monmouth. The meeting of the Marlon County Principal!' Association whs held In conjunction Willi the Icitrlurn' institute. Competing Service Offered. ASHLAND. Or., Jan. 24. (Special.) The Rogue River Public Service Cor poration, which is operating -a new light and power plant on the site of the old Anient dam, near Grants Pass, also Is invading this territory and has made the City Council a definite propo sitlon to supply electricity direct, or re. inforce the municipal system with light and power as the city authorities may elect. 68 Marion Teachers Meet. SALEM, Or., Jan. 24. (Special.) The local teachers institute held In Salem Saturday was attended by about MAN AND 2 WOMEN ASPIRE Triangular Race Is On for Treasurer in Eugene. City EHREXE. Or.. Jan. 24. (Special.) Fred G. Stickels yesterday announced Is candidacy for city Treasurer, x wo women, Mrs. -L-ouise bunion jtnu Ella Fisher, have aireaay announcea their candidacy, and a triangular con test Is already on more man iwo months beforo election. rvanir Reisner. City Treasurer for more than 12 yc.rs, has announced his intention to retire. Mr. Stickels oaa oeen. .uepuiy uounu HO MORE CONSTIPATION What Internal Bathing Is Doing for Humanity The noted specialists of th medical world have recently Bounded so universal a warning against accumulated waste in the Lower Intestine that newspapers throughout the country have taken it up and published detailed reports ot their re searches and operations. The New York Timet tells of a case where a child bad what was believed to be an incurable form of Tubercular joint disease. Waste in the Large Intestine had so affected it that all but nine inches were removed. "The result was astonishing in a week's time, the internal organs re sumed all their normal functions, and in a few weeks the patient was apparently in perfect health." Publicity of this kind has so awakened the public that over three hundred thou sand are now using Internal Baths to keep the Lower Intestine free from this poison ous waste. By means of the MT. B. L. Cascade," tha scienti6c appliance for Internal Bathing, Nature is gently assisted in keeping the Colon absolutely cleitn with pure warm water. Constipation, which leads to so many dangerous ailments, is impossible and you are kept regular. Just try an Internal Bath with the "J. B. L. Cascade" and see bow clear, buoyant and able you feel next morning in other words, it will add 50 per cent, to your ef ficiency and health, just as it has to the great army who are now using it. Vou can see it at the Woodard Clark A Co.'s Drug Stores in Portland, who will give you on request Dr. Tyrrell's treatise on the subject called "Why Man of ToDay Is Only 50 Peg Cent. Eftcient." ' Ex-Slalc rrinlcr Now liclUur. SALKM, Or., Jan. SI. fcpHal.) It. A. Harris, cx-iStnto I'rtnlrr, liaH piir chaftrd the Orocon Mrwintir. n TVnio cratlr publication hfre.frum A. M. Pal. rymp-lp and will Ifnu It an Itf-pHuo weekly, beginning Saturday. It will hm devoted to local. Mate. liuluMrUI. eco nomlr, norfnl and political nfTatrw. A SELLING OF SOME MIGHTY GOOD ONES A CIIAXCK FOR WIIH II TfA K IIUH.Y WAIIIMi. It Is remarkable how many very gool pianos we receive In part payment for the now famous Uunttalow l'lano, the Player Flaiko Je Luxe, the Kcliulnu Autopiano Player Piano, and numerous others. In our piano exchange and bargain room there is now for salo a splendid lot of used pianos. Mont of them cam from the finest of Portland homes, ami as tho former owners of these pianos bought their player plaiuis at tho great saving tn prion made posslhle by the well-known Kilcrs "little profit - por -piano" sales policy, they In turn could let us have their used pianos at a cor respondingly low price. Accordingly these Instruments are offered much be low actual value. Among the list may be found: Ilallett & Davis, ebonized, was liuO, now $135. Weber, large size, wns f i.iO, now Another Weber exactly like new, hali price. Steinway, vertlgrand size, was iisj. now only $16ii. Pianola Piano, mahogany, was .-.. rebuilt with metal tubing and auto matic guiding device, f:3b; music to the amount of 150 Included free. Kimball, $500 model, mahogany, colo nial, $215. Emerson, was IHi.0, rosewood, II jj. Ludwig, the $275 size, mahogany, now $140. Kudolph, upright, good tone, but rather old style, cash $55. Hamilton, litrge-stxed upright, fair tone, $70. These are caah prices, but fur simple additional intercKt any of the above named Instruments and many other may be bought on payments of $4, or $8 per month. Every Instrument soiu oy r.nr Music House Is definitely guaranteed. No sale is considered complete unlen t means satisfaction to the purrhnsor. Any fecond-hand Instrument may ite used one year and tbrn will be ac cepted by KUorx MuhIc House at total prb e paid toward payment on any new, high-grade piano or player piano sold by them. Write for liluxtratlons and cataloss. . I I I.I '.IIS H1MC Hill UK, Kilcra Bulldlag, lirada at Alder,