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TELEr- c5UjND"AY! "0HEG0KIA2T, FOKTIAND, 2, 1905. NAMES LOOK Signatures for School Land Are Bogus; SAYS STATE AGENT WEST Applications for 57,000-Acres Laid Before Governor.. JUSTICE" TURNER INVOLVED "Nearly All Who Applied for Tracts In Blue Mountain Reserve Made Out Their Affidavits Before One Notary Public. SALEM, Or., April 1. (Special.) That over 50,000 acres of state school land in the region of the Blue Moun tain Forest Reserve were bought in November and December, 1900, by means of fraudulent applications and perhaps by the use of names of fic titious persons, Is charged by State Land Agent Oswald west In a letter addressed to Governor Chamberlain. Mr. West has pointed out the appli cations which he believes to be fraudu lent, and Governor Chamberlain has referred the matter to Attorney-General Crawford to ascertain whether the certificates of sale issued to the applicants can be canceled and the purchase money declared forfeited to the state. The facts will be submit ted to the Marion County grand Jury next week. The name of H. H. Turner, attorney I and Justice of the Peace at Salem, ap pears as Notary Public upon the ap plications in question. During the two months mentioned Turner's office in this city was besieged by 183 per sons who were anxious to purchase school lands and to have him take their, affidavits. The land applied for aggre gates more than 57,000 acres. After diligent and extended search, State Land Agent West has been un able to find persons answering to the names on the applications, nor has he been able to find their names In the directories of this or' other cities. Went Through One Dealer. The charge made by General W. H. Odell a year ago that many of the ap plications for the purchase of land in the Blue Mountain Reserve region were fraudulent was what started the In-i vestigation which West has made. He found that duYlng two months in 1900 scores of applications for state land were sworn to before Turner, and that practically all the certificates Issued upon these applications passed through the hands of one dealer In lands. The remarkable feature of the business was that so many men in Salem began mak ing applications for land'at that time, and nearly all of them went before Turner to make the required oath. This oath contained the statement that the purchasers wanted the land for their own use and had made no contract, express or implied, to con vey the same to any other person. The fact that Turner, though just admitted to the bar, got more of this class of business than all the other attorneys in Salem, made the transactions look suspicious. Signatures by One Man. Besides this, Mr. West, who was for a number of years paying teller in a bank and is an expert on handwriting, believes, after examining the appli cations, that many of the signatures were written by one person. He as serts in most positive terms that many of the signatures are fictitious, and in this opinion he is supportod by other experts who have examined the writ ing. Justice Turner, when seen today, as serted most emphatically that ah his transactions in regard to applications for state land were legal and free from fraud. He says that he did not ask people to make application for state lands, that he was not employed by any land operator to take the affidavits of applicants, and that his services were paid for by each individual appli cant at the time the service was performed.- He says that if anyone sent the ap plicants to him he does not know it, and does not know how it happened that so many of the men came to him unless it was because his office was upstairs over the telephone office, and he had an advertisement in the paper showing that he was a Notary Public Made Affidavits Before Him. Turner also says that the men who Bwore to their applications before him all signed the affidavits in his pres ence. They did not sign assignment blanks at the same time, though he thinks some of them may have come before him later to make the assign ments. He says he does not remember to whom the assignments were made. He asserts that his connection with the applications was solely as a Notary JPublic, and not as a manager of the deals, if any were made. He may have taken a few of the applications to the State Land Office, or may have gone there with a few of the applicants, be cause they were strangers in the city, but he did not do so as a general rule. Mr. Turner says that nearly all the applicants who came before him were Strangers to him, but he does not know whether they were residents of Salem or not, for he had himself re sided here but three years and had not a very wide acquaintance. The applications made in November and December, 1900. were by no means all that Turner was connected with. He had been taking the affidavits of applicants for several months previous, and he continued the business after that time, but it was in these two months that business was rushing. Letter of State Land Agent. The letter written by Mr. West to the Governor is as follows: Among the applications to purchase school land, filed during the mqntlis of November and December, 1000, I find that a large num ber of them, covering about 00,000 acres, were, flled by applicants -who made tliolr affi davits in form, as provided by law. before one H. H. Turner, a notary public of Salem. Or. I have every reason to believe, after ta careful Investigation of the matter, that many, if not all. of the signatures to the ap plications are fictitious or fraudulent, or were at least given for the purpose of aiding certain parties in acquiring unlawfully large bodies of school land. I attach hereto a list giving the names of the applicants and the numbers and dates of the certificates issued. In order that the mat ter may be fully investigated and such steps taken as may be necessary to protect the school fund of the state, and prevent the future fraudulent disposition of the public lands. Learn How Deals Were Made. Governor Chamberlain immediately sent to Attorney-General Crawford a request that ho investigate the legal questions involved. Among other things, the Governor said: If the State Land Agent Is correct In his conclusion, each and all of the certificates referred to In his letter ought to be can celled by the State Land Board, and If there is any authority of law for declaring a for feiture of the money paid to the state, this ought to be done in addition to the cancella tion of the said certificates. One thing is certain, whether there is any express author ity conferred on the State Land Board or not to cancel these fraudulent certificates and forfeit the moneys paid to the state, euch course. If adopted by the State Land Board, will at least require the persons who have been engaged In fraudulently acquiring the state's lands to show the circumstances attending each particular transaction. The Governor's letter contains tho following questions, upon which in formation is desired: 1. Has the State Land Board express or implied power to cancel without notice cer tificates of sale where they have been issued on fraudulent applications? 2. In case you should hold that there is no authority delegated to the board to make such cancellations, what remedy would the fraudulent certificate-holder have against the state if such certificate were cancelled without authority? 3. If you advise that the State Land Board has no authority to cancel certificates of sale based on fraudulent applications, what would be the remedy of the state against fraudulent certificates referred to In the let ter of the State Land Agent? It is my opinion that these fraudulent cer tificates ought to be cancelled at once, whether the board has express authority to cancel them or not. and as one member of the board. I shall feel disposed to take that course unless you advise that this cannot be done. An inspection of the records shows r .! NEW CONGREGATIONAL that many of the certificates of sale issued upon applications sworn to be fore Turner were assigned to A- T. Kelliher. Since the greater number of the certificates of sale are still out standing, there is nothing to show who secured them. STUDENTS EXPEL A MEMBERS. "Vigilance Committee" Finds Senior Robbing a Locker. UNIVERSITY OP CALIFORNIA, Berke ley, April L (Special.) Fears that the new undergraduato "vigilance, commit tee" which was recently established at the "University of California would not do its duty have proven groundless, for within a fortnight after its institution it has tried a student and recommended that he be expelled from the university. In a very short time after its estab lishment, J. A. Harris, a senior In the college of mechanics, was found pilfering a locker in the gymnasium, and was ar rested on the charge of committing a number of robberies during the past year. The faculty took no action, but passed the matter up to the students' committee. That body met, took testimony, and finally recommended that Harris be ex pelled. This was done, and the man is now In custody of the law. MOHAIR POOL'S ARE BOUGHT UP Products of Polk and Yamhill Go for 32 1-2 and 31 1-2 Cents. DALLAS, Or., April L (Special.)-Dallas witnessed one of its busiest days today, occasioned by the selling of the pool of the Polk and Yamhill County Mohair As sociations. The Yamhill pool, consisting of 40,000 pounds, was purchased by Bum helmer & Co., of Portland, at 31 cents. The association retains the sacks, which were hold at 25 cents each. The Polk County pool, consisting of 50, 000 pounds, was bought by H. L. Fenton, of Dallas, at 32 cents. The prices paid are considered the best, as the market stands, and the product is of the finest grade. A great deal of interest was manifested among tho growers of both counties, who filled the streets of Dallas and crowded the place of sale beyond standing room. Several of the most prominent firms of the Northwest wore represented among the buyers. The bidding was slow and deliberate, though each pool was started at a good figure by "William Brown, of Salem, 31 cents being the starting point. OYSTERS BY THE ACRE. Highly-Bred Bivalves to Be Grown by New Company. ABERDEEN, Wash.. April 1. (Special.) E. C. Finch has completed negotiations for the purchase of about 222 acres of oys ter lands at South Bay, the deal Involv ing between $12,000 and $15,000. The lands were purchased from T. C. Souje and R. L. Philbrick who will retain an interest in a company to bo incorporated and which Includes some of the leading capi talists of Gray's Harbor. Mr. Finch, speaking of the deal, says that he believes the oyster Industry at South Bay will be of much significance to this section. It has been demonstrated . beyond a doubt that as fine an oyster, and In fact a better-flavored article, can be produced by transplanting of the Eastern bivalve into the waters of the Pacific. From seedlings planted a short time ago a splendid oye ter has been produced, and the variety can be still improved by the Inter-breeding of the Puget Sound and the Eastern oysters. Joke Victim Losing Mind. LEWISTON, Idaho, April 1. Ray Naanes, a tenderfoot from Indiana, who was the victim of a fake hold-up at Lake Waha, near here, is In a hospital at Lew Iston with fast falling mind. He slinks around in constant fear of masked men. After the joke a month ago, the boy brought a $10,000 damage suit against Henry Haines and others, and seemed to be Improving from his fright, when one of the defendants met and cursed him. That night he had a relapse and Is going In sane. His mother has bee'n sent for at Spencer, Ind. CONTROL ALL BARS Saloon Monopoly Wanted by a Judge of Seattle. BUY ALL DRINKS FROM HIM Patrick P. Carroll Says If Given Ten Year Rights He Would Build City Hall and Hospital and Pay $5,000,000. SEATTLE, Wash., April 1. (Special.) If Patrick Pittman Carroll, lawyer, pub licist and ex-Populist politician, should induce the City Council to pass an ordi nance which he flled with the City Con troller yesterday afternoon, every saloon in Seattle would after July 1 next, go out of business, and Judge Carroll would be In absolute control of the retail liquor CHURCH AT FOREST GROVE WHICH WILL traffio of the city, under municipal direc tion. Judge Carroll took a proposition for an exclusive blanket liquor license to Mayor Ballinger yesterday afternoon, and after indicating the scope of his plan he went Into the legal phases of the matter at length. Mayor Ballinger, being a brother lawyer, listened attentively, and advised the Judge to file his documents with the City Clerk. "I am prepared to back up financially my proposition to gain con trol of the liquor traffic," said Judge Carroll. "Why, my whole desire Is to eliminate, as far as possible, the criminal and evil elements of the saloon business. Unheard of? No', sir. In Holland, In Switzerland and In New Zealand the mu nicipalities farm out to the highest re sponsible bidder the retail liquor privi leges. The City Council of Los Angele3 today has a proposition before it from a syndicate of business men totake over and control all the saloons of that city. "If the city would give this franchise to myself and associates I will guarantee in ten years to build a City Hall, a City Hospital and pay $5,000,000 in' cash Into the City Treasury at the end of that time." Judge Carroll proposes to frown upon treating and late loitering in saloons. CRIMES ARE KING'S HABIT. So Burglar Must Spend Rest of His Life In the Penitentiary. SEATTLE, Wash., April 1. (Special.) Unless the Supreme Court grants him u new trial, John King will spend the rest of his natural life In the penitentiary at Walla Walla. Judge Griffin, in the Superior Court this morning passed a life sentence upon him, pursuant to his conviction under the, habitual criminal act. King heard his sentence with the same nonchalant air as he heard the verdict that made the passing of the sen tence compulsory upon the court. King is the second man In King Coun ty and in the entire state to have a life sentence passed upon him for a third con viction of felonies. Except in King Coun ty, the law has not been enforced since Its passage. King's last offense that made him amenable to the habitual criminal act was burglary. UNITE BEFORE THE ELECTION "Wets" and "Drys" Caucus and Nominate City Ticket. WOODBURN, Or., April 1. (Special.) At a public caucus called by Mayor Grant Corby at the Armory, license and antl licenso advocates affiliated for the first time In many years. The following of ficers were nominated: Mayor, George H. Beebe: Councllmcn, Captain O. D. Henderson and Henry D. Brown; Marshal, William H. Broyles; Re corder, G. A. Landon; Treasurer, S. C Berry. The city election will bg held on Monday, and the saloon question will be the prominent feature. FIRE LOSSES WELL COVERED Report Shows That Total Insurance Far Exceeds State Valuation. SALEM, Or.. April 1. (Special.) An increase of 15 per cent In fire risks written In Oregon in 19.04 as compared with 1903, and an Increase of 100 per cent in net premiums received by fire insurance companies. Is shown by the annual report of Insurance Commis sioner Dunbar, which was Issued today. The report shows that fire risks to the amount of $110,500,000 were written, upon which there was paid $2,542,000 In gross premiums. Losses were paid to the amount of $775,000 and premiums returned to the amount of $549,000, leaving the insurance companies net premiums to the amount of $1,277,000. Mutual flro insurance companies wrote risks to the amount of nearly $9,000,000. Since many of the policies of both old-line companies and . mutual companies are for three years. It is evident that there must now be In force in Oregon fire insurance to the amount of about $175,000,000. The total assessed value of property in Oregon is only $18S,000.000, and of this, property- of the value of '$125,000,000 la real estate or other property that is not liable to loss by fire and is not in sured. It thus appears that in this state Insurance is carried to the amount of $175,000,000 on property that is assessed for only about $63,000,000. Since Insurance companies do not write policies to the full amount of the value of the property, the -comparison of in surance figures and assessments shows how far short of actual values the as sessed values are:placed. The reports of life Insurance com panies show risks written in 1904 to the amount of 514,710,841.10; gross premiums received, $1,577,994.72; losses paid, 5491,274.97; premiums returned, $107,984.40; net premiums, $1,310, 095.52. Insurance license fees and taxes paid on business transacted by all com panies for 1904 amounted to $59,271.86, as compared with $12,433.02 for the preceding year, or an increase of 40 per cent. The Increase In net' .pre miums and In taxes received is due not only to heavier business, but to a very marked decrease In Are losses as compared with the preceding year. Fire losses In 1903 were over $1,300,000, but in 1904 only $775,000. The growth and prosperity of this state are shown in a very convincing manner by the Increase in the fire In surance business In the last six years. In 1898 Are risks were written to the amount of $57,439,932.38, and in 1904 $110,557,192.36. Life insurance risks written in 1S98 amounted to $5,703, 497.30. and in 1904 to $14,710,841.10. There are now in force in this state BE DEDICATED TODAY. life insurance policies to the total amount of $54,390,321. The reports of mutual flro Insurance companies show risks written In 1904, $8,9S7,797; Income, $110,211.46; losses paid, $53,212.47; total expenditures, $80,202.46. HE IS ONE HUNDRED YEARS OLD Edward Loney Hale and Hearty Ex cept for Broken Leg. OREGON CITY, Or., April 1. (Special.) In listing the property of the county. Deputy Assessor J. K. Morris this week enrolled the name of a centenarian, Ed ward Loney, of Pleasant Hill precinct. Mr. Loney. who resides near Wilsonvlile, last October celebrated his 100th birthday anniversary. With the exception of be ing confined to his home by reason of a broken leg, the result of an accident last Spring, the centenarian Is unusually halo and hearty. Mr. Loney Is a native of Tennessee, and has resided for 23 years in Oregon. He Is making his homo with an only surviving daughter, all of the other members of a large family being dead. Wins Intercollegiate Debate. UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, Eugene, April 1. (Special.) In the Intercollegiate debate held here last night between the teams representing the Universities of Oregon and Washington, tho Eugene men won the first decision In such a contest that 1c has been accredited with in three years. The Seattle men have won the annual debates since 1901, when Allen Eaton got a unanimous decision from tho northerners. As a result of this fact the victory last night was enthusi astically cheered, and when tho result was announced tho Oregon students rushed forward and paid tribute to their representatives by cheering and carrying them about the stage. , Urging Exhibit for County. WOODBURN, Or., April L (Special.) Judge John H. Scott, Hon. Frank Davey and W. H. Savage, superintendent of Marlon County's exhibit at the Lewis and Clark Fair, today addressed a large au dience of enthusiastic farmers and busi ness men upon the great Importance or a proper Marlon County exhibit An or ganization was formed for tho express purpose of growing ,and preparing ex hibits throughout this section of the county. The following officers were elect ed: J. H. Settlemler, president; H. L. Gill, secretary; executive committee, Wal ter L. Tooze, H. T. Hayes, John Whitney, O. S. Pomeroy, John.W. Cook, B. T. Hall, Dolph Boyer. Haggard Addresses Students. BERKELEY, Cal.. April 1. H. Rider Haggard, the English author and human itarian, delivered an address before the University of California today. He told of the colonization schemes of the Salva tion Army, whose purpose it Is to get the masses of the people now crowded Into the slums of cities back to the healthy country life. The speaker drew a vivid picture of the wretchedness of life In Lon don, and said that unless tho evils brouiht about by this congestion of the masses in cities Is stopped, Western civil ization is In danger of being swept away by a conquering Eastern people, who have the virtues of the country and are not afflicted with Western evils. Pacific Student Headed Off. UNIVERSITY OF OXEGON, Eugene, April L (Special.) Last night when It was reported that a student of Pacific University had como to Eugene to hear the Oregon-Washington debate, the uni versity students selected a committee to Inform him that any attempt to hear the debate would be resisted. This was done, and the student from Forest Grove was not among thoso present. The Unlversltv of Washington debates with Pacific on the same question in two weeks. New Officers and More Stock. KLAMATH FALLS, Or., April 1. (Spe cial.) Klamath Water Users Association elected nine directors here today as follows: E. I. Applegate, J. C. Rueck, J. C. Churchill, P. L. Fountain, W. F Hill, M. F. Orr. B. L. Grigsby, O. A. Stearns and J. K. Van Riper. The as sociation adopted by-laws and Increased the capital stock to $3,000,000. SHOW VALLEY STOCK Fair at Woodburn Opens With Bright Prospects. PRIZES FOR HORSES GIVEN Permanent Organization Will Be Perfected, and Plans Are Laid for More Extensive Exhibi tion During Autumn. WOODBURN, Or.. April L (Special.) Two thousand people attended the live stock fair In this city today. A splendid address was delivered by Hon. Jair Wlthycombe, of the State Agricultural College, of Corvallis. Colonel J. B. Eddy, Hon. J. W. Bailey, State Food and Dairy Commissioner, and J. H. Settlemler also delivered lively speeches. Altogether the Initiation of this fair was a magnificent success. President Fred Dose and Secretary William P. Pennebaker will proceed to perfect a permanent organization. A three-days fair of all products and livestock will be held during next October. The follow ing premiums were given: Aaral Bros., for best shire stallion. $10; Edison, Belgian stallion. $10; Win cent, second prize, Belgian stallion, $2.50. H. H. Hopkins, best Fercheron stallion. $10; T. A. Spate, second prize Percheron, $5. Sweepstakes by Aaral Bro3., for best stallion, $15; Basil de Gesden. beat 2-year-old draft colt. $4; for 1-year-old draft. Eugene Davidson, $2.50; Charles McCormlck, same. $2.50. Span best brood mares, Charles Whitney. $2.50; second prize, F. Bushne. $1.50. Best team draft horses, W. H. Evans. $2.50. Best team roadsters. Charles Hartman, $2.50; single. P. Roiling, $2.50. Best 2-year-old road ster, F. A. Spate. $2.50. Several qther permiums were awarded, and hundreds of dollars will be given in prizes during the fair to be held In the Fall. HOW DID JOHN D. GET 1T7 Vital Question in Discussion on Ac cepting Rockefeller's Gift. TACOMA. Wash.. April 1. (Special.) The question of the right of the Congre gational Church to accept a gift of $100,000 from John D. Rockefeller for the benefit of the missionary society Is one that Is being discussed by the clergy and mem bers ofthe local churches, with consider able Interest. Rev. E. T. Ford, pastor of the First Congregational Church, says that In his opinion the question Involves a supreme moral Issue which must be clearly defined and probed to the bottom before any final action. Is taken. "I also believe there are two sides of merit to the issue," he said. "And If, after Investigation has been made, It is agreed .that Mr. Rockefeller has obtained his wealth through gambling or other Il legal methods, I think the money ought not to be accepted by the missionary so ciety. Personally, I believe the money al ready accepted by the board ought to be refunded until the question has been de cided. In my opinion Mr. Rockefeller's Immense wealth was obtained Illegally." Rev. John Reld, pastor of the East Con gregational Church, stated that In his opinion thoro were two sides to the ques tion whether the Congregational Church should accept the gift of $100,000 from John D. Rockefeller. "I believe ,that a final decision should not be made by the church." he said, "until It has been legal ly decided whether the Standard v Oil money Is made by unlawful practice. If It has, I am opposed to the acceptance of the gift." JURORS UNDER INDICTMENT Saloon Case Needs New Panel, and Will Continue for Weeks. BAKER CITY, Or., April 1. (Special.) The Jury In the case of Gus Anderson, of Bourne, charged with keeping his sa loon open on Sunday, after being out all night, came into court this morning and reported that thev could not agree. Tho Judge discharged the jury- It was learned that, tho jury stood 7 to 5 In favor of acquittal from the first to the last ballot-Regarding the motion of Senator Rand, attorney for the saloon men, to have Deputy Snow summon the Jurors In place of Sheriff Brown on the ground that the latter was a party to the suits. Judge White refused to grant the motion, but he ordered that the regular and special venire Jurors be discharged for the term and that another panel of jurymen be drawn from the regular box. This was done, and nearly all of the new jurors drawn are residents of this city, two of them being saloon men under Indict ment. The cases will proceed again Monday. It looks now that the court would be In session all Summer trying these cases. STUDENTS OF THE COAST. Conference Attended by Delegates From Twenty-One Institutions. SANTA CRUZ, CaL, April 1. The ses sion of the Pacific Coast Students' Con ference, which opened at Capitola today, was attended by delegates from 21 schools and colleges of the Pacific Coast from Seattle and Tacoma In the North to Los Angeles and Riverside In the South. This morning's programme, which will be the morning programme for the entire conference, consisted of four mission study classes covering India, China, etc, and of two Bible-study classes, ono led by Rev. W. H. Day, of Los Angeles, on tho acts of the apostles; the other by Prof. H. W. Gilchrist, of San Francisco Theological Seminary, on the life of Christ- Mrs. G. C. Cravens, of North field, Mass., addressed the platform meeting. Tho afternoon was occupied In an In formal reception, at which the delegates from Pomona and Occidental Colleges were the hostesses. DIES UNDER HEAVY WHEELS Four-Horse Team Runs Away, and Son Finds Dead Father. WALLA WALLA, Wash., April 1. (Spe cial.) Volm Martin, a prominent Eureka Flat farmer, living at Moore's siding, 30 miles from here, while hauling wheat with a four-horse team, was run over and Instantly killed yesterday afternoon. His small son, who was riding with him, was thrown from the wagon, escaping with slight bruises. The horses became frightened on a steep hill, and got be yond the control of Martin, who held with them heroically until dragged from the seat. The wheels ran over his skull. The lad found the dead body of his father and ran for help. The body was brought 4o Walla Walla this morning. Martin is survived by a widow and five children. TWO INCHES OF WATER. One Day, March 3, FeltThis Rain fall, a Record-Breaker. ASTORIA, Or., April 1. (Special.) Ac cording to the records at Weather Obser ver Cowlng's office, the month of March was an exceptionally wet one. The pre- i At Fashion's IF YOU ARE IN DOUBT About the fashions of this Spring; if you don't know exactly what kind of a Suit or Topcoat to get; if you want the best possible value for your money, COME AND SEE US We offer you the best Clothes advanced methods of modern clothes-making can produce, at the lowest prices for which such garments can be sold. We offer you ''Stein-Bloch," "Garson-Meyer" and "Hart, Schaffner & Marx" Superior Tailored Clothes Absolutely correct in fashion, beautifully finished in every detail, perfect in fit and of highest class fabrics in all the new shades and patterns. SINGLE AND DOUBLE-BREASTED SACK SUITS AND TOPCOATS $15.00 to $30.00 SAM'L ROSENBLATT & CO, Reliable clpitation was 10.S0 Inches; maximum tem perature, 76 degrees, March S; minimum temperature, 33 degrees, March 29. There were nine clear, one partly cloudy and 21 cloudy days. The rainfall wag the heav iest on record for the corresponding month, with the exception of last year, when It was 14.12 Inches. On March 3 the rainfall was 2.10 Inches, which la the rec ord for any one day In the corresponding month, the next highest being on March 15, 1894, when 1.9S Inches of rain fell. Stole His Marriage License. SALEM, Or., April 1. (Special.) Walter R. Wllhelm, of Portland, was made the victim of a huge practical joke here to day, when he was married. Wllhelm Is connected with the electrical engineering department of the Lewis and Clark Fair, and sought to give his friends an April Fool surprise by getting married unex pectedly on April 1. He secured a license from the County Clerk and this evening went to the Leslie M. B. Church parson age with his bride. Miss Sarah Brunner, to he married. When the minister called for the license he reached In his pocket to get It, but found that some one had se cured possession of the envelope, taken out the license and put brown paper In Its place. Finally one of his frlenda pro duced tho missing document and the wed ding ceremony was duly performed. Sources of Astoria's Receipts. ASTORIA, Or., April 1. (Special.) The monthly report of City Auditor Anderson was filed today. It shows the receipts of his office from miscellaneous sources dur ing the month of March to have been $5S6, as follows: From fines and forfeitures, $553; cemetery, $13; building permits, $13. The receipts from the same sources dur ing tho quarter ending on March 31 were $2155, of which 52124 was from fines and forfeitures. The receipts from sundry licenses during the quarter amounted to $1387. derived from the following sources: Teams, $427; laundries, $60; exhibitions, $10; theaters, $60; pawnbrokers, $25; auc tioneers, $25; wharfingers, $165; dogs, $117.o0; livery stables, $25; slot machines, $S62.50. Will Debate for Albany. ALBANY, Or., April 1. (Special.) The prohibition oratorical contest to deter mine who would speak for Albany College at the annual Intercollegiate contest of the Prohibition League was held in the Pres byterian Church in Albany last evening, and the honors went to A. Carlos Mars ters. Tho contest will be held In McMInn vllle April 14. The second place in last evening's contest was awarded to E. B. Tilton. The judges were Mrs. T. B. Grls wold. A. C Schmidt and Rev-S. A. Doug las, on composition, and H. H. Hewitt, Rev. F. W. Launer and J". B. Lcatherman, on delivery. In Charge of Alaska Cannery. ASTORIA, Or., April 1. (Special.) Councilman I. O. Belland filed an appli cation with the City Council today, ask ing for a leave of absence from April 15 to September 15. Mr. Belland goes to Alaska as superintendent of the Columbia River Packers' Association's cannery on Nushagak River. County Clerk Sleight's Funeral. OREGON CITY, OR., April 1. (Special.) At tho County Courthouse the flag has been placed at halfmast because of the Headquarters Clothiers sudden death of County Clerk Sleight Thursday evening. Funeral services will be conducted at the late home at 1 o'clock Sunday afternoon, under the auspices of the I. O. O. F. The servicos will be un der the Immediate direction of the Canby Lodgo of Oddfellows, the deceased being a member of that lodge. Two New Rural Routes. VANCOUVER. Wash., April l.-(Spe-cial.) On April 15 a new rural mail route will be started from Brush Prairie, with August W. Johnson as carrier. On May 1 another route will be started from the postofllce at Orchards. No carrier has yet been named for this route. This will ac commodate about 150 families. Marry in Vancouver. VANCOUVER, Wash., April l.-(Spe-clal.) H. L. Kellogg and Mies Minnie Hunter, both of Portland, were granted a marriage license today by the County Auditor. Do yott remember the little things tha.fi five us so much pleasure when we were young? With what zest did "we sit down to the table after our play was over and eat the tnnsh and millc our mother put before us. Sut as we get older it takes more to give us pleasure. Mush and milk no longer tastes good to us, and our digestion may be impaired. The best advice we can give to .such a person iB to tone up the stomach with jDr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery. It is nature's most valuable and health-giving', agent made without the use of alcohoL It contains roots, herbs and barks, and is the concentration of nature's -vitality as found In the fields and woods. This remedy has a history which speaks well for it because it was given to the public by Dr. R. V. Pierce, founder of the Invalids' Hotel and Surgical Institute, at Buffalo, N. Y., nearly forty years ago, and has since been sold by druggists In ever increasing: quantities. Some medicines, tonics or compounds, en joy a large sale for a few years, then disap pear from the public attention, but Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery ha3 proved such a reliable blood remedy and tonic that it often enjoys the confidence of several generations in a family, and its in creased sales year by year coming from the recommendations of those who have tried it, prove its lasting merit, so that every bottle bears the stamp of public approvaL Every other blood-maker and tonic for the stomach that we know of contains alcohol, but Dr. Pierce guarantees that no alcohol is contained in his a Medical Discovery.,