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New Primary Election Laws
Taken Into Court.
EXPENSIVE TO THE TAXPAYERS
Cleric Holmes, of the County Court,
Ordered to Show Cause Why He
Should Not-Be Restrained
From Creating Liability.
A suit to test the constitutionality of
the two primary election laws passed
by the Legislature this year was filed in
the State Circuit Court yesterday. The
plaintiffs are William M. Ladd, Fred H.
Page, Finlay McKercher and John Bain.
Hanley H. Holmes, Clerk of the County
Court, is the defendant. "Wallace McCam
ant and E. W. Bingham appear as at
torneys. The complaint sets forth that the two
acts purport to require the Clerk of the
County Court to perform a number of
duties which will create pecuniary liabili
ties for the county. The laws require the
clerk to Issue a proclamation of elec
tion; to perform divers and sundry cleri
cal duties of such magnitude as to ne
cessitate the employment of additional
clerical force at the expense of the City
of Portland and County of Multnomah;
to rent certain places for the holding of
primary elections in April, 1902, to pro
vide such places with suitable election
supplies, to fit the same up with booths,
guard rails, tables, chairs, lights and oth
er expensive appliances; to provide com
pensation for boards of election officers
while receiving and counting the votes; to
print a large number of ballots, including
not only the ballots to be voted by the
electors, but a large number of sample
ballots as well, and In divers and sundry
other manners to incur a large expense
which must be paid out of the treasury of
the county or city. It is alleged that the
expense will largely exceed the cost of
holding a general election, for the reason
that the number of candidates whose
names will be printed on the" official pri
mary election ballots will largely exceed
m numbers those printed upon the gen
eral election ballot, and necessarily the
time consumed by the election boards In
counting the ballots will exceed the time
consumed in doing the same work at the
general election. This, it is alleged, will
largely increase taxes.
Finlay McKercher, it Is set forth, Is a
Prohibitionist, and the Prohibition party
at the last general election polled less than.
3 per cent of the entire vote cast in
the County of Multnomah and City of
Portland, and that the plaintiff John Bain
has no party affiliation whatever. These
.two persons. It Is alleged, would, under
the provisions of the primary laws, be de
nied the Tight to vote at the primaries,
and they cannot be constitutionally taxed
to defray the expenses of the election,
nor can they be constitutionally disfran
chised from voting at any election au
thorized by the laws of the state.
Theacts are alleged to be in conflict
witn paragraph 13, of section 23, of article
4. of the constitution of Oregon, declaring
that the Legislature shall not pass local
laws providing for opening and conduct
ing elections of state and county officers,
and are also Inharmonious and repug
nant to each other; that both of the
acts cannot stand, and that one thereof
undertakes to make It a crime to obey the
other. It Is further averred that the
provisions of the acts are unconstitution
al In that they provide for controlling
and restricting political action, In that
they Impair the freedom of speech and
the press, and restrict the political action
of electors. It is also stated that the
provisions are Incapable of enforcement,
Impracticable and unprecedented In char
acter, and an attempt to enforce them
would result in great confusion and irre
parable injury to the public generally and
to the taxpayers.
Judge Frazer entered an order directing
Clerk Holmes to appear at 9:30 A. M.
next Saturday and show cause why he
should not be restrained from incurring
expense to the county under the primary
laws.
Portland, and the other only to Multno
mah County. They are in conflict with
the provision of the constitution which
forbids local. laws with reference to elec
tions, and the Morgan bill is in conflict
with the provision which forbids local
laws for the punishment of crime. The
Morgan bill purports to apply only to
political parties which polled 10 per cent
of the vote at the previous election; the
Lockwood hill to parties wh!ch,polled 3 per
cent of the vote at the preceding election.
Inasmuch as there was no Democratic
ticket and no Populist ticket at the last
election, and inasmuch as the Prohibition
ticket polled less than 3 per cent of the
total vote, these bills would apply only
to the Republican party. If they are a
good thing, all citizens, whatever their
political belief, are alike entitled to the
benefits; and if otherwise all citizens are
equally bound to assume the burdens.
"The constitution guarantees that all
elections shall be free and equal. These
bills destroy that equality. They discrim
inate between the citizen of Washington
County and the citizen of Multnomah
County. The citizen of Washington Coun
ty may run for delegate to the Republican
state convention without expense to him
self; the citizen of Multnomah County
may not do so without paying a fee of
510 to the County Clerk and securing a
petition signed by 5 per cent of the Re
publican voters of his county, residing In
one-half of the precincts of the county;
and the act provides that the number so
signing from each precinct shall be In the
proportion which the vote of that pre
cinct bears to the total vote. Under the
Morgan bill a citizen of Portland who
should offer himself as a candidate for
City Councilman at the primary would
be disqualified from running for Governor
at the general election; a citizen of HIlls
boro or Salem would not be so disquali
fied. These and other provisions of the
act clearly conflict with the foregoing pro
vision of the constitution.
Destroys Political Organizations.
"The Morgan bill attempts to. revise the
Australian ballot law by mere reference
to the law, In conflict with section 22,
of article 4, of the constitution. The Mor
gan bill makes it a crime to assist In
the election of delegates to a club con
vention, or to participate therein. It
abridges the right of association for po
litical purposes, denies the right of free
speech and encroaches on the freedom of
the press. For example, it makes It a
crime to contend that the policy of the
Democratic party in Multnomah County
favors the free coinage of silver at the
ratio of 16 to 1. The Morgan bill makes
it possible for Democrats to control a
Republican primary, and for Republi
cans to control a Democratic primary.
This, of course, is the destruction of all
political organization, and is a violation of
the right of political association, which
is Incidental to the right of suffrage grant
ed by the constitution.
"For these and many other reasons,
plaintiffs contend that these laws are un
constitutional. They would entail a large
and ruinous expense on the taxpayers.
And they are, moreover, impractical and
incapable of enforcement. We do not be
lieve" that the ballot prescribed by the
Morgan act could be printed anywhere
In the State of Oregon. It would take the
average voter half an hour to vote it,
and the election boards' In the more con
siderable precincts . would be nearly a,
week in counting the votes."
Alexander McKenzie, Nome
Receiver, Pardoned.
FREED BY M'KINLEY
FAVOR OF ATTORNEY-GENERAL
McKenzie I Too 111 to Be Moved
From Jail He Alleges Attorney
Advised Him Not to Comply
"With Order of Court.
WASHINGTON, May 25. The Presi
dent has pardoned Alexander McKenzie,
who is confined in the jail at Oakland,
Cal., for contempt of the Circuit Court
of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit The
caxno & gTeiC political boss in Dakota,
and ultimately In North Dakota, when
the territory was divided and admitted
as two states.
McKenzie has been the political dicta
tor of North Dakota for many years.
He Is the power that has kept H. C.
Hansbrough In the United States Sen
ate. As Republican National Committee
man for North. Dakota, McKenzie formed
the acquaintance and gained the warm
friendship of Mark Hanna. Through
Hansbrough, Hanna, et al., McKenzie
procured the appointment of Judge
Noyes as Judge of the Second District of
Alaska, and then followed the scandals
which resulted in the sending of Mc
Kenzie to jail for contempt of court
by the Circuit Court of Appeals. Mc-Kenzle's-
enemies assert that he, not
Noyes, Is the court de facto. The con
tempt case grew out of McKenzle's be
ing made receiver of several large mining
properties by Noyes.
While the strong Hanna influence has
been behind the fight for McKenzle's
pardon, aid has been given from the
Democratic side of the House- When
the Nome scandals were under discus
sion in the United States Senate, Sena
tor Pettlgrew, of South Dakota, sur
prised the country by rising in his place
and defending both McKenzie and Judge
Noyes. This was undoubtedly due to
former friendly -relations that existed
CELEBRATE JULY 4?
ALEXANDER M'KENZIE.
IVIayon Rove Decides to Call
a Meeting of Merchants,
COMMITTEE TO -TAKE CHARGE
Portland Owes It to the State to Get
Up an Attractive Programme Fea
tures Suggested toy a Pioneer
Manager of Celebrations.
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1 FLECKENSTEW MAYER CO,, Sote DistriBafors
Portland, Oregon
BOTH LAWS LOCAL .LEGISLATION.
Morgan Mcasnre an Ontrngcoas In-
vnsion of Personal Liberty.
Wallace McCamant, one of the counsel
for plaintiffs in the suit brought to test
the primary acts, in an interview with
an Oregonian reporter, gave a statement
of the grounds on which the acts are at
tacked. He said:
"Senate bill 191, known as the Hunt or
Lockwood bill, is equally unconstitution
al with the Morgan or House bill ISS,
but is open to much less serious objec
tion in its practical operation. It does,
however, saddle the taxpayers with the
expense of primary elections, which has
heretofore been borne by the political par
ties. It Is also objectionable on the
ground that It Is an unwarrantable Inter
ference with the rights of individuals to
associate themselves together and to pro
vide their own rules for the government
of their own organization. The Morgan
bill, however, Is, in our judgment, one of
the most outrageous Invasions of the per
sonal liberties of American citizens ever
attempted by any Legislature.
"Neither of these bills was signed by the
Governor. Both became laws, if at all,
'by the expiration of five days from the
adjournment of the Legislature, under
section 15, of article 5, of the constitu
tion. They therefore speak as of the
same time, and they are utterly irrecon
cilable. The Morgan bill provides that
the primary election shall be held on
April 7, 1902, and the Lockwood bill pro
vides that It must be held not less than
60 days In advance of the general elec
tion. Under the Lockwood bill the latest
date at which the primary could be held
In 1902 would be April 2, while under the
Morgan bill April 7 Is named as the date.
This Is "only one of many Irreconcilable
provisions in the two bills. The Morgan
bill makes it a crime to act under the
Lockwood bill. It Is our contention that
when two irreconcilable bills speak as of
the same time, there is nothing to do but
to disregard both.
"The title of the Morgan bill Is de
fective. If the whole bill is not defeated
by this defect, It must at least be shorn
of many of Its provisions because of the
failure of the title to comprehend them.
The Morgan bill provides that it shall
take effect in Multnomah County and
shall 'apply to any other county when It
shall be so resolved by the proper au
thorities of each and every "political party
therein, representing respectively their
party within and throughout said county.'
This Is an unconstitutional delegation of
the power of the Legislature. Section 21,
of article L of the constitution, provides
that 'no law shall be passed the taking
effect of which shall be made to depend
upon any authority except as provided in
the constitution.'
"Both of these bills are local legislation.
One of them annlles onlv to th Oitv of
NOTALLrHOFEUISLOrT.
Laws, Though Imperfect, a Guide for
Future Effort.
E. W. Bingham, in an Interview with
an Oregonian reporter, said:
"I did everything I could to dissuade
Mr. Morgan and also Mr. Lockwood,
from advocating the salient features of
their bills. I talked with them, called
upon them, met with them and others
to discuss their proposed bills, and I
criticised their bills in communications
which I sent to The Oregonian. After
the Legislature met, I met them both
at the capital and before the Senate com
mittee on elections, of which Senator
Hunt, of Multnomah, was chairman, I
pointed out that nearly every prominent
feature In their bills was unconstitu
tional and in conflict with the three lead
ing decisions of the Supreme Court of
California.
"That Senate committee was not hap
pily organized to consider legal questions.
One wtis a stove merchant, another a
doctor and the third member was a drug
gist. They decided to report favorably
the Morgan and Lockwood primary elec
tion bills, and as reported, they were
rushed through the Legislature. The
Governor allowed them to become laws
without his signature. The more I have
examined them, the more abominable
they appear to me. I cannot understand
how men calling themselves lawyers
could ever have originated them with
an honest desire to keep them constitu
tional and remedial, or how members
elected upon the pledge that they would
enact a good direct primary law could
support such bills. However, now that
they appear in the session laws, it ap
pears to my mind right and proper to
put them to the earliest possible judi
cial test and examination, in order that if
there is anything good or practicable In
either of them, that it may be discovered,
and in order, if they are impracticable
and unconstitutional, that they may be
so judicially declared at the earliest pos
sible time, and thus the great expense
and confusion which they would occa
sion be avoided.
"To attempt to enforce or practice the
Morgan primary law would, In my judg
ment, cost Multnomah County more than
$10,000, and would create the utmost con
fusion in the political action of the peo
ple. Such radical and unconstitutional
legislation in attempting to regulate the
political action of the people is demoral
izing and anarchical In Its effect, just
as it would be to commercial affairs if all
the settled principles regulating com
mercial transactions were suddenly over
turned. If the common and statute laws
regulating contracts were suddenly
thrown into confusion by some .Quixotic
legislation, how it would paralyze trade.
"However, everything has a use, and
these Morgan and Lockwood bills will
serve, if the courts will carefully con
sider them, to lay down rules and guides
for future legislation upon this Important
subject. I am as heartily in favor of a
good direct primary election law as ever,
and more confident than ever that we
shall some day have it. Then people will
wonder, when they come to reflect, how
they ever tolerated the old method of
making nominations; just as they now
look back with a smile, at those green
and 'high old times' when anybody who
cared to and could hire a printing press,
got out 'tickets' to suit himself, and
hired "heelers' and henchmen to work
them into the ballot-boxes.
"Direct primary legislation Is a nov
elty. California enacted laws of this
character in 1S95, 1SD7 and 1S99, each of
which was In turn declared unconstitu
tional. Now Minnesota, Wisconsin and
Oregon have enacted more advanced
direct primary laws. Washington came
very near enacting such a law last ses
sion. I have not yet seen the Minnesota
act, but it Is safe to say all of them
will be held unconstitutional. A common
method of defeating legislation of this
character, is to take up or work up a
substitute bill which is so radical arid
unconstitutional that the courts will, of
necessity, hold It unconstitutional, thus
postponing, at least for another Legis
lative session, any interference with the
plans of those who live and thrive under
the 'machine and convention' systems of
nnliHps
TpE NOME RECEIVER "WHO WAS PARDONED YESTERDAY 'BY PRESI
DENT M'KINLEY.
Attorney-General
following report
wire:
yesterday made the
to the President by
between McKenzie and' Pettigrew, when
the latter was a Republican.
Senator Turner was also brought into
"Have delayed report In McKenzie case ; the fight. In the middle of the McKenzie
to make personal investigation as. to j squabble, Frank H. Richards, of New
wherein he is still in default, and in order J Whatcom, was nominated for Marshal
that the effects of your act of clemency, of Noyes court. Senator Turner was
should you be so disposed, might not be ' under lasting obligation to Richards, for
defeated by contentions as to the fact of j the reason that in the days when Turner
compliance by McKenzie with the court's was a Republican and was contesting
orders, the court advises me two specific with John B. Allen for the United States
things are yet to be done. I therefore Senatorshlp, Richards, then a State Sen
report in lieu of the previous J ator, stood by him through a 60 days'
statement prepared by me, under 1 deadlock. Turner aided In Richard's
mistaken information, as to the confirmation by the Senate, and procured
fact of compliance, that in view of , one or two Democratic .votes for him.
McKenzle's 111 health, and the recom
mendation of the court whose writs he
disobeyed, that his sentence be commuted
so that he may be released when the con
tempt Is purged by full compliance with
the writs of supersedeas issued by the
United States Circuit Court of Appeals
of the Ninth Circuit. If you will tele
graph me your decision, I will direct
release when court advises me of com
pliance." Last night the following telegram was
received from Judge Morrow:
"McKenzie has this day fully complied
with the order of the Circuit Court of
Appeals by turning over to the defend
ants the remaining property which came
Into his hands as receiver in the cases in
which he stands committed for contempt."
The Attorney-General thereupon sent
Including that of Senator Heltfeld, of
Idaho. Subsequently Turner recom
mended executive clemency for McKen
zie. Whether Heltfeld signed the peti
tion. Is not known.
On the Republican side Senators Carter,
Shoup, Hansbrough and others have
been active in securing the pardon.
Charles D. Lane, the California milllon-
. aire, who has heavy Interests tn Nome,
I and who has been the "leading figure in
the fight against Noyes and McKenzie,
! has been working the other way. Hl3
Senatorial support has come from Sena
tors Teller, Stewart and Perkins. These
three Senators, at Lane's behest, made a
, bitter fight on the confirmation of Rich
' ards as Marshal, and it is highly proba
ble that the pardon of McKenzie meets
with anything but their approval.
The sympathy of the miners at Nome
The question that Is agitating some of
the old-time Fourth of July organizers Isr
"What I3 Portland going to do on the
Fourth?" There has been considerable
discussion among business men of the best
plan to pursue to ascertain public senti
ment on the question, and Mayor Rows
recently called for suggestions. As a re
sult of his Investigations, he has decided
to call a meeting this week of those in
terested in the celebration of the Fourth.
The matter will then be fully diacussed
and action taken looking to the formation
of a general committee to take charge of,
the details. To an Oregonian reporter,
Mayor Rowe said yesterday:
"There appears to be a general under
current of feeling that the observance of
the National holiday in Portland should
not be neglected- I have called for sug
gestions as to the course to be pursued,
and for volunteers to serve on the com
mittee. In pursuance of this plan, I will
call a meeting of all interested in having
the regular Fourth of July celebration,
for which Portland has become famous."
One of the pioneer Fourth of July or
ganizers said yesterday: "There le a
general feeling among the business men.
that the observance of the National holi
day should be on as large and generous
a plan as the previous celebrations that
have been so successful. And I want to
say, right here, that Portland will have a
Fourth of July this year that will hold
up the reputation of the city among the
people of the state, 7ho expect Portland
to spring some novel plan for the day's
observance. The Illuminated parade of
last year was one of the finest things thats
the city has ever had in the way of pa
triotic processions.
"This year we shall not have anv trou
ble In arranging entertainment for the
people of the city or for the host of vis
itors who will pour In from all over tha
state- We can have a yachting regatta
and rowing races on the river, baseball
and field sports of all kinds, bicycle road
races, patriotic exercises, parades, fire
works on the river, and fireworks on tha
heights. Just think for a minute of tha
enthusiasm of the crowds when they see
a beautiful set piece flaming up with the
letters, 'Lewis and Clark Centennial, 1005.
There will be horse races of all kinds, too,
on the Irvington track, with open-air con
certs in the parks and plazas. The fact
Is, it would be a bitter disappointment to
Young America if our celebration of tho
great National holiday should not eclipse
our former efforts. I have some Ideas
of a marine parade at night and several
other attractions that I shall outline later
when things get to going la good shape,
as they undoubtedly will, now that tho
Mayor has called a meeting of all busf-
ness men Interested. They should be en
thusiastic and show up at the meeting,
Without a great and glorious Fourth we
should all be dead ducks on that dayv
and you could fire a cannon ball up and
down the streets and not hit a soul."
an additional telegram to President Mc- ' Is against Noyes and McKenzie, and the
Kinlcy advising the Immediate and un- pardon of the latter win proDaDiy pro
conditional pardon of McKenzie. Upon voke considerable indignation there.
receipt or the President's telegram no-
tifylng him that the pardon had been Has Done Nothing for Noyes.
granted the Attorney-General by wire COLFAX, Cal., May 25. The President
Instructed the jailer at Oakland to re- ' has taken no action in the case of Judge
lease the prisoner immediately. I Noyes, of Alaska, and It Is not believed
McKenzie, who was appointed re- J anything will be done until after he
ceiver of a number of gold .mines In reaches Washington and consults the At-
Alaska by Judge Noyes, of the District j torney-General.
Court of Alaska, refused to turn over
certain gold dust, the products of the OLYMPIA SCHOOL TEACHERS
mines, when ordered to do so by the I.
Circuit Court of "Appeals at San Fran-
Cisco.-- He t previously, by order of the !
court, had returned to, the defendants j
all the property which had come into
his possession except the gold dust, i
Superintendent Durrette, Formerly
of Portland, Re-elected.
OLYMPIA, May 25. The city board of
education last evening made the selection
For his failure to turn the latter over, . of the Olympla school corp3 for the com-
ne was impnsonea ior contempt 01 i ing year, as iouows
court. McKenzie alleged that he -wa3
following the advise of his counsel,
amount invplved was over 5100,000.
The
Deposition of McKenzie Taken.
OAKLAND, Cal., May 25. The taking
of the deposition of Alexander McKen
zie in the suits against Judge Noyes and
Attorney Dudley Dubose and Thomas J.
Geary was proceeded with at Alameda i
County Jail this morning, notwithstand-
C. ,W. Durrette, LL. B., city superin
tendent. Mr. Durrette, until recently,
was principal of the Mount Tabor, Or.,
school. W. W. Montgomery, of the EI
lensburg Normal, principal of the high
school; Mrs. Margaretta Keyes, of the
New Hampshire Normal, and Miss Geor
giana Fisher, of the University of Mich
igan, teachers in the high school.
For the grades In the Washington build
ing: Miss Leitha Galilher, of the Seattle
high school; Miss Rozene Epple, of the
ing the precarious condition of the wit- Weston No;mai (Oregon); Miss' Amelia
nTes.s:.TileidepAltIon. W te4n ylDIttman, of the Olympla high school;
tii.. a... '. .. 2: Miss Margaret BIgelow, of the Tacoma
FOR FRUITPACKING HOUSE.
San Francisco Firm "Will Investigate
Conditions at Vancouver-
VANCOUVER, Wash.,. May 2o. Repre
sentatives of the Clark County Frult
growers'Association held a meeting today
to discuss a letter just received from the
Porter Bros. Frultpacklng Company, of
San Francisco, relative to the establish
ment by that concern of a frultpacklng
house In this city. The letter !s In an
swer to one from a number, of prominent
fruitgrowers of the county about a week
ago requesting the Porter Bros.' Company
to view this place as a suitable site for a
packing plant. The letter today states
that A. W. Porter will come here June 1
for the purpose of making the desired In
vestigation, and, if favorably Impressed,
will submit a proposition.
It was decided by the members of tho
association at the meeting to turn out In
force to meet Mr. Porter.
Sentenced to Penlteratlary.
C. N. Gordon, who was convicted by a
jury In the Superior Court here two weeks
ago of assaulting William Kruger with
a knife, was sentenced by Judge Miller
today to five years in the penitentiary at
Walla Walla.
Judge Miller Qualifies.
Judge A. L. Miller, who was elected
a director of the Vancouver schools at
the recent school election, with reference
to which the question has been raised as
to his right to hold the office, qualified
for the office today in response to tho
urgent solicitation of his friends.
United States
and was attended
by Attorneys Geary
high school; Miss Florence Kersey, of the
and Madison. McKenzie had received pA.n,v1v3.;. q.nt- Nnrmnl. T,T,q5 Aa
worn 01 nis paruuu u f icaiucut iuutw- . Iverson of the Whatcom Normal.
ley a few minutes before the Commis
sioner appeared. McKenzie testified that
he acted upon the advice of Attorney
Geary when he refused to turn over
moneys collected as receiver at Nome,
Principal of the Lincoln building, A. C.
Galllac, of the O. C. I.
For the grades: Lawrence George, of
the Olmpla high school; Miss Veronlque
Marsan, of the Vancouver high school;
as ordered dv tne uircun uoun. ana ior 1 -.., c.i -rr 1 .1.- ,.-
- . . m. j x . 1 jju aciuiii xi.iuiucit;, -u. tuts vausviiie
which he was sentenced to a year s lm-( (Mlnn) hJgh schooI. 3 i.orena Glea-
Kenzie was not able to be moved today.
PARDON NO SURPRISE.
McKenzie Has Mnny Friends of In
fluenceSomething of His Career.
SEATTLE, May 26. The pardon of
Alexander McKenzie, the Nome receiver,
by President McKlnley, did not come
as a surprise to those who are familiar
with the Inside history of the case, and
who know the strong Influences which
McKenzie was able to bring to bear in
his behalf.
McKenzie started his public career as
Sheriff of a county in Dakota in terri
torial days. He was decidedly of the
ruffian order, and thrilling tales are told
of his daring deeds while the chief peace
officer of his county. He worked him
self up to the exalted position of rail
road lobbyist, and in this manner be-
son, B. L., Pacific University (Oregon);
Mrs. Jennie Stalnaker, of the Olympla
high school; Miss Lynnie Barnes, of the
O. C. I.; Miss Janet Moore, of the Belvi
dere Seminary (New Jersey).
( principal 01 tne vvestsiae Duuamg. r.
I C. Whltten, A. B., of Portland University;
1 Miss Clara McKenzie, of the EHensburg
Normal; Miss Clara Hartlng, of the Still
water (Minn.) Normal. Eastslde building,
Fred Brown, of the O. C. I.
Roseburg Will Celebrate.
ROSEBURG, Or.. May 25. Roseburg will
celebrate the Fourth of July. Business
men and citizens are subscribing liberally.
About JSOO was raised in one day. Repre
sentative Tongue will deliver the oration.
Other towns In this section have decided
not to celebrate this year, and it is ex
pected that the attractions Roseburg will
Northwest Army Orders.
WASHINGTON, May 21. The following
Army orders of Interest on the Pacific
Coast, have been issued:
Captain George H. Penrose, Quarter
master at Fort Douglas, Utah, has been
ordered to proceed at once to Seattle, for
assignment a? Quartermaster and Com
missary on the transport Egbert, reliev
ing Captain Patrick H. McCaulL
Captain George H. Jamerson, Twenty
ninth Infantry, has been relieved from
duty in Alaska, .and ordered to rejoin
his regiment at Fort Sheridan. 111.
Captain Robert S. Offiey, Thirtieth In
fantry, has also been relieved from fur
ther duty In Alaska, and assigned to his
Teglment In the Philippines.
Changes have been made among Com
missary Sergeants as follows:
Sergeant Wlll'am Hartlaub, new at Van
couver Barrack3, has been ordered to Fort
Ringgold, Tex., to relieve Sergeant Henry
C. Simon Sergeant Simon will then
proceed to Fort Egbert, Alaska, reliev
ing Sergeant Louis WV Smith, the latter
taking the place at Vancouver Barracks
vacated by Hartlaub.
Post Commissary Sergeant Richard Ml
Scott Is assigned to duty at Fort Stevens,
Or., where he has been stationed recently
without position.
Post Commissary Sergeant Samuel W.
Shaffer is to go from Vancouver Bar
racks to Fort Wright, Wash., relieving
Sergeant John W. Stubley who goes to
Fort Gibbon, Alaska, to relieve Sergeant
Clarence S. Gould. The latter in turn:
will go on duty at Vancouver Barracks
Insect to Destroy Hessian Fly.
HILLSBORO, May 25. The farmers of
West Union are talking of importinjg,
from the Eastern states, an Insect that
have to offer will bring a large number I is a destroyer of the Hessian fly. The
of people together. One feature of the J pest is doing considerable damage la
day will be a reunion of 'pioneers. I Washington County.