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TITE MORNING OREGOXIAX. rniDAY. miTi 28. 101G.
RETAILERS TO MEET
IN PORTLAND NEXT
Concluding Day of Session at
Astoria Includes Trips,
Banquet and Dance.
G. C. BARLOW IS PRESIDENT
Tax on Mall-Order Houses. Exten
sion of Small-Claims Court, and
Constitutionality of Trading
St.imp Are Passed On.
' ASTORIA. Or . April 27. (Special.)
" The 12th annual convention of the
Ortgcn Retail Merchants' Association
today closed a successful three days'
f-psion. Officers to serve during the
ensuing year were elected as follows:
O. Clifford Barlow. Warren ton. presi
dent: W. A. Bell. Eugene, first vice
president: TV. A. Marstera, Roaebur?,
second vice-president: R. M. Smith,
of Bend, third vice-president; L. R. Mer
rick. Portland, secretary; Thomas Watts.
Reuben, treasurer: F. L- Trullineer,
Yamhill: F. J. Jacobs. McMinnvilie;
George Srajnlin. Macksburg; J. G. Snod
prays. La Grande; A. M. Reeves, Leb
anon; C. E. Munroe, Portland; F. X.
Beck, lVoodburn, directors.
Portland Choneit for 1SI7.
With a unanimous vote, the City of
Portland was selected for the place of
hoirtirg the next convention. In the
election Of officers and the deciding
upon the next convention, there was
harmony and (rood feeling, the entire
convention having been marked by the
absence of contentions from beginning
to end.
The morning session of the conven
tion was opened with an Invocation by
Rev. W. R. B. Turrill and the greater
part of the morning was devoted to
th adoption of resolutions, election of
officers and attention to routine busi
ness. K. J. Jaeger, president of the Greater
Portland iipei-ialty Dealers' Associa
tion; Father Waters, of Astoria, and
District Attorney Mullins. also of this
city, were the principal speakers.
Attorney Mullina strongly advocated
that the law making a small claims
court in counties of 100.000 population
or more should be amended to make
it applicable to all counties of the
state. This applies to accounts in
amounts of J20 and under, which tinder
the application, can be brought to court
for a filing fee of 75 cents.
Father Walters spoke on "The Re
lation of the Consumer to the Retailer."
E. J. Jarerr Speaks.
Mr. Jaeger's address was on the
subject of "Commercial Preparedness."
Re5oiutions were adopted indorsing
the measure to tax mail-order houses;
advocating the establishment of a
small claims court in all counties; ad
vocating a semi-monthly pay day for
the State of Oregon: advocating the
elimination of "free deals"; advocating
the elimination of cartage charges by
Jobbers; advocating the appointment of
a committee on grievance; asking" At
torney-General Brown to determine
the constitutionality of the "Oregon
trading stamp law"; indorsing the
Stevens protective price bill: indors
ing one-cent postage for local letters;
indorsing the national fake advertis
ing law; asking Congress to permit at
tachment of Postal Savings Banks de
posits and indorsing the Hawley meas
ure to appropriate $30,000,000 for the
establishment of a Naval base at the
mouth of the Columbia River.
luring the afternoon the delegates
made a trip across the bar and to the
lightship on the lightship tender
Heather, with Captain Hammarctroni
in command.
They were entertained tonight at a
banquet and later attended a social
and dance given by the local lodge of
Elks.
vin. The losers were John Benedict.
Jr.; H. H. Huss. Sidney Plummer. W.
H. Cameron, Rev. F. E. Dorrls, Rev.
Father Jones. E. H. S. Mulder. M. C.
Hancock, William Grafton, T. H. Mc
Cleary, Rex Miles. J. D. Wonderly,
Floyd Bressler, W. H. Loomis and J.
A. Winchell.
COUNCIL TO BE JURY
LEWIS TAX LEAGUE BUSY
Organization Work Will Be Complet
ed at Meeting Monday.
CENTRAXJA. Wash., April 27. (Spe
cial.) The personnel was announced
today of the temporary executive com
mittee of the Lewis County Taxpayers'
jeague.
The committee, the duties of which
will be to draft a constitution and by
laws for submission to the league on
May 13. whfi the permanent organiza
tion will be effected, is composed of
Mayor Jonn ualvin. or Centralis :
Frances Donahoe, of Chehalis; Dr. J.
H. Dumon. of Centralia; B. H. Rhodes,
of Centralia; J. E. Lease, of Centralia;
Lee Proffitt. C. C. Gingrich, of Che
halis: George R. Sibley, of Chehalis:
William Carlisle. Onalaska: M. L. Car
rier, former Lewis County Superin
tendent of Srhoole; V. L. Bevington. of
Union, and Charles Swartwood. of Cen
tralia. The committee will meet Mon
day and organize.
IDAHO D. A. R. CELEBRATES
Oregon Trail Marker to Be Unveiled
Today at Caldwell.
CALDWELL. Idaho, April 27. (Spe
cial.) Appropriate ceremonies will
mark the dedication of the marker of
the Oregon Trail to be unveiled tomor
row and presented to the city by the
local chapter of the D. A. R. The fund
to erect the marker, a beautiful gran
ite seat, was raised by the local chap
ter through popular subscriptions.
State and Northwest officers of the D.
A. R. will be in attendance.
Preceding the unveiling a pageant.
participated In by more than 1000
school children, depicting the admis
sion or Idaho Into the sisterhood of
states, will be presented on the Court
house lawn.
A half holiday has been declared in
the city, and townspeople are pre-
parea to entertain thousands or visitors.
WILL RETAIN SMOKE ADS
University of Washington Daily to
Keep Tobacco Firm IJevenue.
M--ATTLE. April 27. A proposal to
forbid the publication of tobacco ad
vertlsements in the University of
Washington Daily, a student publica
tion, was voted down at the an
nual election of the associated students
of the University of Washington. The
vote was, for continuing tobacco ad
vertlsements. 1341; against, 555. The
campaign was hotly waged, the Daily
opposing the proposal to bar the to
bacco advertisements, which, it is said
bring the publication $600 revenue annually.
Supporters of the anti-tobacco cam
paign relied upon the support of the
girl students, but it is said that not
over 400 of the 1200 women enrolled
voted against tobacco. The vote for
tobacco advertisements came largely
from the men students.
E. D. Van Auken, Accused of
Extortion, to Be Heard.
WITNESSES TO BE CALLED
Sentiment at Oregon City Favors
Granting: Member's Request
for Opportunity to Defend
Himself From Charges.
OREGON CITT. Or.. April 27. (Spe
cial.) The Council will be the jury and
Mayor Hackett will act as magistrate
when the charge of attempted extor
tion, made by 1. Shockley. forme oper
ator of the city eieavtor. against Coun
cilman E. D. Van Auken is heard. Lead
ers of the opopsition to Van Auken will
prosecute, his friends on the Council
will take the defense and witnesses
will be examined and cross-examined
at the hearing. .
The city charter places the power to
LEWIS CAUCUS TOMORROW
Delegates to State Convention at
North Vakiiua to Be Cliof-en.
CENTRALIA. Wash.. April 27. (Spe
cial.) The Lewis County Republican
Convention will be held in the Rose
Theater in Centralia Saturday, when
23 deiegates will be elected to the state
convention at North Yakima. The var
ious county precincts are entitled to
501 delegates and it is expected that
practically all of these will be in at
tendance here Saturday.
Centralia is entitled to 111 delegates,
and the first commissioner's district,
which includes Centralia. 135 delegates.
Many Bull Moose of four years ago
have been elected delegates, which in
dicates that all party lines will be
eliminated in the county at the Fall
election.
CENTRALIA CLUB IS DINED
Winners in Membership Contest Are
Kntcrtained by Losers.
CENTRALIA. Wash.. April 27. (Spe
cial.) The members of the winning
committee in the recent membership
contest staged by the Commercial Club
were the guests of the losers at a ban
quet held at Hotel Wilson tonight. J.
M. Lay hue. ohairman of the winning
committee, acted as toastmaster.
The gueets were J. M. Layhue. Mace
Kent. Miles McCrail. Mel Clark, Theo
dore Hoss. Paul Bone. S. P. Cox. V. B.
Noel. George L. Earner, Charles Fow
ler. William Cl-.rlstensen. George Witl
iim. H. J. Flefher "id Lawrence Gal-
NEURALGIA'S ONE SYMPTOM
Neuralgia is a disease which has bat
one symptom pain.
The pain of neuralgia is sharp and
ehooting with intervals of freedom.
An attack of neuralgia does not giva
immunity but recurrences are the rule.
The same nerve ia generally affected
which means that this particular nerva
has lost its resistance and that there
will be recurring attacks until the
etrenirth of the nerve is built np.
How can the strength of a nerve be
restored? The nerves are nourished en
tirely bj the blood and weak nerves are
toned up by supplying to the blood the
elements that the nerves lack. As the
general health and strength of the
patient are built np the nerves Teeume
their normal functions, 'inflammation
caused by lack of nutrition disappears
and the neuralgic attacks cease.
Ir. Williams' Pink Pills are a tonic
exceptionally well suited for the treat
ment of neuralgia because they contain
no alcohol, stimulating or habit-forming
dniCT. The tonic treatment with
these pills is well worth a trial by any
euOrer from neuralgia.
Write today for booklet on nervous
disorders to the Dr. Williams Medicine
Co., Schenectady, N. Y. Your own
drusryiet sells tlie pills or they will be
sent J -out paid at 60 cents per box.
JAIL BREAKERS CAPTURED
3 Who Escaped From La Grande
Snnday Are Taken at Wallowa.
LA GRANDE, Or.. April 27. (Spe
cial.) After four days of freedom,
three men who broke County Jail Sun
day noon by working loose brick out
of the wall have been recaptured.
Burrill Tiffany, a La Grande boy, has
19 days to serve. His companions are
strangers charged with larceny. Be
cause one of the men's feet gave out,
the trio was forced to the Joseph
branch at Vincent and there were first
seen when the limping fugitive board
ed a train Into Wallowa- His com
panions followed on a freight and
were arrested soon after their arrival
there. They say they hid in a clump
of bushes near this city all Sunday
afternoon and went north at night,
until they reached Wallowa County, 40
miles away.
SPAN TO BE PLACED TODAY
All Made Ready at Vancouver in
Hopes of Fair Weather.
VANCOUVER. Wash . Anrit -7 r...
cial.) No span was floated Into posi
tion in the Columbia River interstate
bridge today, but it is likely one will
oe piaeea tomorrow, if the weather is
good. Indications are that the weather
will be favorable, as the barometer la
rising.
The men today were preparing for
the span to be floated tomorrow and
recuperating from their exertions of
last night, when the draw nn u .
almost wrecked during a heavy gale.
wnicn broke just as It was beinar low.
ered into place.
ABERDEEN ORDERS PIPE
Contract Calls for 2.000,000 Feel
of Wooden Staves.
ABERDEEN. Wash.. April 27. (Spe
cial.) The 2.000.000 feet of pipe staves
for the construction of the Wishkah
system pipeline will be bought through
the Pacific Lumber Agency of this city
at $25 a thousand.
The Council last night directed that
the order be placed with the agency,
following the reading of a letter from
the Vance Lumber Company releasing
the city from any obligation to make
purchase from that company.
GOLD STRIKE IS BIG ONE
M. Uarrows Finds Rich Vein in Ba
ker District and Gives Option.
BAKER, Or., April' 27. (Special.)
The long quest of M. Barrows for the
hidden gold of the rich Baker district
has at last borne fruit. After a four
year search Mr. Barrows has just un
covered a vein near Pleasant Valley and
taken out rich ore from his property,
which he has named the "Sunny Jim."
Wade & Young, of Colorado, have
taken a $10,000 option on It. They will
begin mining there as soon as they can
fcti. material on the ground.
DRUGSTORE LIQUOR SEIZED
Seattle Police Dump Out 200 Gal
lons Taken in Ttald.
SEATTLE. April 27. Two hundred
gallons of spiritous liquOr of many
sorts, seized in a raid last night on
Smith's pharmacy, on Jackson street,
were dumped into a, sewer near the
police Station today.
The nnti-bootlegginsr squad of the
police force has been placed under the
direction of a sergeant not heretofore
connected with the work and who has
orders to enforce the law strictly.
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Kirchbaun Co, ihfc..1t'V
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I Lflrl l. an Auken, Oregoi
4 (Ooncllrooii, Accuved of At- 4
tempt at Kxtortion. X
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remove a Councilman entirely in the
hands of the Council itself. The ac
cused member, at the meeting Tuesday
night, asked for opportunity to disprove
the charges, and there is a sentiment
among the members of the Council to
set a date for a special meeting, when
the allegations made by Mr. Shockley
in his affidavit will be considered.
Councilman Albright, who presented
the Shockley affidavit Tuesday night,
said today that he would move at the
next Council meeting to set a date for
this hearing. "I believe that this
method offers us the only way to sift
to the bottom the charges against Van
Auken, 'he said.
Along what lines VanAuken will
work in framing his defense is not
known. According to the story told by
Mr. Shockley. VanAuken rode up and
down In the elevator with him several
times, until the two were alone. Then,
says Mr. Shockley, came the conversa
tion recited in his affidavit. VanAuken,
the former operator charges, offered to
use his influence with the Mayor to
keep Mr. Shockley on his job if the lat
ter would donate about n.
The next meeting of the Council will
be held Wednesday night.
OUTDOOR PLAY IS PLANNED
"Comedy of Errors" Will Be Pre
sented in Amphitheater at Eugene.
T'Nl VERSITY OF OREGON. April 27.
(Special.) The Shakespeare tercen
tenary will be celebrated at the Uni
versity this year by the production of
"The Comedy of Errors" as the annual
commencement play which forms part
of the commencement exercises. Mrs.
Eric W. Allen, who is to take charge
of Professor A. F. Reddle's work while
he is away on a lyceum tour, will di
rect the rehearsals. Weather permit
ting, the play is to be given in the
amphitheater on the north side of
Skinner's Butte, the ctly park of Eugene.
A feature of the performance will be
the interpretative dances between acts.
PENSION GIVEN TO WIDOW
Commission Gives Aid to 2 Orphan
Babies Vnder Compensation Act.
SALEM, Or.. April 27. (Special.)
Pensions of $30 a mBnth for the widow
of James Bell and $6 a month each
for her two baby girls have-' been
awarded by the State Industrial Acci
dent Commission, which set aside at 4
per cent interest $8659.73 to nay the
money due the bereaved family under
the compensation act.
Mr. Bell was killed April 1. last.
while employed by the West Oregon
Lumber Company at Clatskanie. Pro
vided that Mrs. Bell lives her life ex
pectancy and does not remarry and
the children survive until they are 16
years old, the state will then have
paid the family a total of $16,367.20.
JULY 4 PLANS ARE LAID
Vancouver Merchants Decide to
Hold Big Celebration.
VANCOUVER, Wash., April 27. (Spe
cial.) That Vancouver will have a big
celebration July i. this year, as usual
for the past many decades, is evident.
At a meeting of the retail merchants'
bureau of the Vancouver Chamber of
Commerce, all present voted In favor
of holding a celebration again this
year.
Vancouver Barrack: always takes an
important part In such patriotic pro
grammes, and while the whole regiment
Is not here this year, it is probable that
the remaining soldiers will participate.
11 CARS DITCHED IN WRECK
Tramp Stealing Ride Is Seriouslj
Hurt In Crash Xear Oakland, Or.
OAKLAND, Or.. April 27. (Special.)
At 7:30 this morning an extra through
freight was wrecked at Rice Hill, seven
miles north of here. Eleven cars were
ditched.
One man, a tramp, who was riding
in a lumber car, was seriously, but not
fatally, hurt. Traffic is being carried
on by means of transfer, and the wreck
will not be cleared probably until late
tonight.
' Klnps In the earliest flays were merely
the fathers of families" and the word
is derived from the same source as "kin."
ff you have the young
man s natural inclina
tion for a sack suit
fashion so new that the
designer's chalk, figura
tively speaking, still
lingers upon it glance
at this:
The Kirsclibaum
Vogue
Note the narrow lapels; the
two closely spaced buttons;
the high waist effect and
then consider how it would
look in the new grey plaids,
banjo stripes, or color necked
mixtures.
$159 $209 $25
or up to $40
Phegley & Cavender
At Out Sign of the Cherry Tre,
Corner 4 th and Alder Sts.
In buying loot for
the Kirschbautn
Price Ticket affixed
to the sleeve of the
garment at o'ur
shops, as a guaran
tee that it repre
sents full and
equitable value to
the purchaser at the
retail price named.
SCHOOL FUNDS TANGLED!
ELMA DISTRICT IX BAD WAY FOL
LOWING EMBEZZLEMENT.
Columbia, where Mr. Marston has some
dikes to build for himself.
State Examiners Say Board Evidently
.Tald Little Attention to Business. .
ill Kid Economy L'rsed.
ABERDEEN. Wash., April 27. (Spe
cial.) The, financial condition of the
Elma School District, of which its
Clerk, W. E. Donohue, recently con
fessed to embezzlement, is to be re
ported to be exceedingly bad, by the
state accountants who have Just gone
over the books.
The report covers 37 closely typed
pages. The records are referred to as
"incomplete and unsatisfactory," and it
is alleged the minutes show no state
ment of business done. The original
contract for building the schoolhouse
cannot bo found, and if there was any
bond given by the contractor. It has not
been found. Neither Is any record of a
complete settlement with Contractor
J. J. Irwin in evidence.
In one place the report says: "It is
evident that the Board, aside from Mr.
Donohue, paid no attention to the busi
ness of the district."
It refers to Superintendent A. E.
Heason's name being on a voucher "O.
K-'ing it." made out to the "Steam
Rubber Company," with which there
had been no business, and says:
"To say the least, it is a very serious
thing for a man in the position he
holds."
The Illegal warrants on which pay
ment has been stopped total 13411.89.
Not all of these, however, are warrants
on which Donohue is supposed to have
realized. He probably benefited to
the extent of $2000.
The examiners do not recommend "no
school." but insist there must be the
most rigid economy. They recommend
no lower standards or inferior teach
ers, but insist no new deparements be
added.
Sunken Dredge Is Raised.
KELSO. "Wash.. April 27.. (Special.)
The F. G. Marsten dredge. wlich lias
been lying in the Gray-Gross-Taylor
ditch west of town, was raised the
first of the week and is now being
overhauled. As soon as repairs are
completed it will begin building dike
for Diking District No. 1, and will
have this work done in about two
weeks. It will then be moved to the
CASTOR
For Infants and Children.
Tli; Kind Yea Hare Always Bsugfct
Bears the
Canning Club Organized.
RIDGE FIELD, Wash.. April 27 (Spe-J
cial.) Thirty-five boys nnd girls have Ke1m
organized the Ridgefield Si-hool Garden
and Canning Club, the first of its kind
in Clarke County, with the following
officers: Ruel Chandlee, president; Miss
Zelda Olsen, vice-president, and Miss
Vonda Chandlee. secretary. H. H.
rancher and dairyman. of
Bachelor Island, is leader of the agri
cultural club. Twenty members of the
club have selected plots at their re
spective homes, and the others will
take up plots on the school grounds.
Read The Oregonian classified ads.
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Seven "Well-Furnished Large
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Perfect Ventilation
Competent Demonstrators
All the Victor Records
Telephone Orders Delivered Immediately
Victrolas for Every Home ($15 up)
The Easiest Payment Plan
At 1
Sherman, May & Go.
Sixth and Morrison Streets
Opposite Postoffice
Also Dealers in Steinway and Other
Pianos. Pianola Pianos, Music
Cabinets. Player Music. Etc.
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