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THE SUNDAY OREGONIAN, PORTLAND, JULY 8, 1906.
FIGHT ON GOODING
Idaho Republicans Split Over
Governor's Renomination.
WARM CAMPAIGN IS ON
'Antis" Accuse Him of Being a Ma
chine Politician and Wirepuller.
Democrats Claim He Is Secret
Friend of Mormonism.
WEISER. Idaho, July 7. (Special.)
The Idaho campaign, from a Repub
lican point of view, will be a warm
one. In this county particularly, the
Republicans are badly split up. The
bone of contention is the renomination
of Governor Gooding:, one wing: favor
ing: his renomination, the other opposing-
him. In this cliy there are two
clubs the "antis" and Goodlngs." Ap
pended is the report of a committee of
the "antis," appointed about two weeks
ago. to set forth their reasons for
objection to the Executive. It was
made public today.
The two clubs are warm rivals. At
meeting's held recently by the "antis"
efforts were made by the "Gooding"
It is alleged, to capture and turn it
Into Gooding meetings. The signers of
i he statement of objections are leudinn
Republicans of the county, some being
office-holders at this time, others ex
efheerg of the state and county.
Mormonism Is an Issue.
The Democrats have declared the
paramount Issue In Idaho to be Mor
monism. and allege that Governor
Gooding was elected by ihe influence
of the Mormon Church, and that he Is
dominated in all his acts by the hier
archy. Also, that his administration
has been one of graft and favoritism.
His Republican followers claim (jbat
he 1b deserving of re-election by rea
son of the leading part he is taking in
ihe prosecution of Mover, Pettlbone
and Haywood, charged with being ac
complices In the assassination of ex
Governor Steunenberg.
The Republican state convention, to
be held at Pocatello. August 1. prom
ises to be a warm one, and will be
marked with many sensational feat
ures. Report of "Antl" Committee.
Following Is the committee report
referred 10 In a foregoing paragraph:
To the Republicans of Washington Coun
tv: Believing that the renomination of
Frank R Gooding for Governor of this
state will bring certain defeat to the Re
publican party in the coming election, we
have Joined ourselves together as Repub
licans for the purpose of defeating such
renomination. and ask the active co-operation
of everv Republican in this county
who has the success of the party In view,
and who desires to have a delegation sent
from this county to the state convention
free from machine or other undue in
fluences, and who will act In the conven
tion for the best Interests of the party,
irrespective of the claims of individuals:
We deem It Just and fair that the rea
sons for our action should be set forth,
and they are as follows:
1. We condemn the methods employed
to secure Frank R. Gooding's nomination
at the last convention, and believe that It
was in violation of the wishes of a great
majority of the rank and tile of our pasty,
and was brought about by the use of rep
rehensible machine methods, shameless
open trafficking with a candidate for the
United Stales Senatorship. and Ihe dis
honorable tactics employed to secure the
unwilling support of the L,atah delegation.
2. We condemn his action as chairman
of the State Land Board in allowing the
valuable Carey act lands on the Emmett
bench to he parceled out before the adver
tised opening day by the Canyon Canal
Company to members o the Governor's
official family.
3. We condemn the Governor's interfer
ence with the Legislature, which began
Willi the election of the Speaker of the
House and continued throughout the ses
sion. The method used in controlling the
Legislature becomes plain when it is re
membered that at its adjournment seven
members were appointed to salaried posi
tions by the Governor.
Opposed Local Option.
4. We condemn his opposition to the lo
cal option and Sunday closing laws before
the Legislature, and which secured their
defeat, and stamns him as an opponent of
temperance and moral legislation.
6. Wo condemn the selection and secret
leasing of a vast tract of land in Fremont
County for the benefit of large sheep com
panies, and ola.s such action as a bid for
political support that Is a disgrace to the
state.
6. We condemn the extravagance of his
administration, whereby taxation has in
creased so tiemendLiusly that the limit of
endurance hus been reached; for example,
the state taxes paid by Washington Coun
ty for the year 1904 (under Morrison"! was
(14.453: for the year 1905 (under Gooding),
$20,934. an increase of $11,481. and this upon
a very Immaterial increase In valuation,
to-wlt. $460.. 47 over the valuation of 1901.
of which $142,891 was created by a raise
made by the State Board of Equalization
on the real estate of the county.
7. We condemn the efforts of Governor
Gooding, his friends and press to make a
polllical issue out of the prosecution of
those accused of the foul murder of one of
the state's foremost citizens, and deem it
a reflection upon the manhood and citizen
ship of the state to assert that It Is neces
sary to nominate any particular person
by reason of such trials.
Many other reasons may le advanced,
but we deem the above, which cannot be
successfully refuted, amply sufficient to
Justify our action.
Dated at Welser, Idaho, this 23d day of
June. 1906.
Signed: E. A. Paddock. B. S. Varfan.
Alex. Johnston. John H. Sater, J. M. Sni
der, John D. Robertson, R. L. Badger. A.
J. Hopkins. William McBratncy. George
V. Nesblt. I. F. Smith. J. W. Hubbard.
N. F. Kimball. H. W. Wulff. A. G. Butter
field. Norman Jackson. W. B. Burrows.
William P. Lynch. George J. Hlllier.
PINCHOT COMING TO IDAHO
Forestry Service Holds I'p Reserve
Creations Pending Visit.
BOISE. Ida.. July 7. (Special.) Gover
nor Gooding has been In correspondence
with Gifford Plnchot, chief of tho United
States Forestry Service, with a view to
inducing him to make a visit to the north
ern part of The state with him after the
irrigaton congress. He has asked Mr.
Pnchot to have the creation of the pro
posed Shoshone forest reserve postponed
until after the meeting of the congress.
Mr. Plnchot has promised to be here to
attend that gathering, and It is desired to
have him meet Idaho people from alt sec
tions and to make the trip north after
ward to meet others. In reply to his re
quest as to the Shoshone reserve, the
Governor today received the following
telephone:
"At your request, will postpone recom
fendlng creation of any reserve in Idaho
until after irrigation congress in Boise."
"GIFFORD PINCHOT."
MANY ATTEND AT NKYVBERG
Frlneds" Annual Meeting Attracts
Many Chuivhiiien of Northwest.
NEWBBRG. Or.. July 7 (Special.) The
attendance at the Friends' yearly meet
ing is Increasing rapidly, and the grove
near the church If already well tilled with
tents. The morning and evening sessions,
which are entirely given over to evange
listic work, are held in a large tent. Rev.
Charles Reptogle. pastor of an Everett.
Wash., church, who, with his wife, who
is also a minister, spent several years in
missionary work in Alaska, is present and
taking an active part in the meetings
At the request of a number of members
located in the vicinity of Boise, Ida., a
quarterly meeting was ordered established
at Newhope. which will be made up of a
number of churches located In that dis
trict. Rev. A. M. Bray, who is stationed
at Boise, reported that the churches were
building up rapidly in the new Irrigatiton
districts that are being opened up in Ida
ho, the outlook for the future of the
church being very hopeful.
Anson Cox, El H. Woodward. Enos
Pressnall, W. J. Hadley, Mrs. Melinda
Gilbert. Mrs. Louie Parker, Lewis Croz
er and Mrs. Sarah Hall were appointed as
i a committee to nominate persons to make
I up all the standing committees for trie
j year, representing the varied Interests of
the church. For a press committee. Rev.
I Herbert T. Cash, E H. Woodward. W.
R. Miles, Levert Bray and Ralph Cam
mack. The conference committee reported that
two conferences had been held during the
year, one at Salem and one at Seattle,
with very satisfactory results, and it waa
decided to continue the system of hold
ing such conferences at different points
from year to year.
RAILROAD FIGHT GROWS WARM
North Coast Prepares to Sue N. P.
for Rights of Way.
NORTH TAKIMA, Wash.. July 7. (Spe
cial.) The North Coast Railway today
filed a notice In the County Auditor's of
fice to the effect that It would begin con
demnation proceedings against the North
ern Pacific for a right of way over about
3000 feet of the right of way of the North
ern Pacific through Union Gap. Union
Gap Is below this city, and the only way
to get through it is over the Northern Pa
cific property.
Other condemnation suits for rights of
way across Northern Pacific property will
be made between now and September 5,
when all the cases brought will be heard
In the court here.
PORTLAND WOMAN WINS
TAKES FIRST PRIZE! FOR LAMBERT
CHERRIES AT SALEM.
New Board of Judges Rrctlfles Mistake
Matie in Awards Fruit
Inspectors Meet.
SAJLEM, Or., July 7. (Special.)
Hood River lost one of its first pre
miums on cherries today when the
State Horticultural Society ordered the
appointment of a new set of Judges for
the rendering of a new decision upon
Lamberts. H. M. Williamson, of the first
board, acknowledged that a mistake
had been made. G. D. Woodworth, of
Hood River, had been awarded first and
Andrew Vercler, of Salem, second. Mrs.
A. T. Webb, of Portland, appealed to
day and the new Judges awarded her
the first premium and Woodworth the
second.
The incident was an unpleasant fea
ture of the meeting and aroused somo
dissatisfaction, especially among the
friends of Vercler.
Aside from this, the event of the day
of greatest interest was a meeting of
county fruit inspectors for the purpose
of agreeing upon general plans for the
enforcement of the horticultural laws.
Three declarations were made to govern
the Inspectors this season. That no
wormy or scale-infected fruit shall be
permitted on sale in the markets and
any fruit so found will be destroyed
by pouring kerosene over it, which will
kill the scale and render the fruit un
salable. That Inspectors will not permit deal
ers to excuse themselves by trying to
throw responsibility upon growers from
whom they bought the fruit.
realers who offer infected- fruit for
sale will be held responsible. Stocks of
fruits handled by peddlers, whether
producers or not, will be Inspected and
if diseased will be destroyed.
The inspectors hope by this vigorous
enforcement of the law to compel grow
ers to clean their orchards of pests.
The principal addresses of the session
today were by H. S. Gile, who said that
cherries cannot be made a complete
commercial success until the production
Is large enough to permit shipments In
refrigerator-carload lots, and by W. K.
Newell, who gave an instructive ad
dress on grape culture, showing that in
well-selected localities grapes may be
grown profitably.
Like Mr. Gile, he said that fruit can
be made a paying product when grown
in sufficient quantities to ship In car
lots, thus reducing expense.
SHOOTS SISTKR FOR BURGLAR
Lebanon Boy Seriously Wounds Miss
Carrie Chastine.
LEBANON, Or., July 7 (Special.) Miss
Carrie Chastine, 19 years old. living five
miles east of Lebanon, returned home at
10 o'clock Thursday night with her older
brother. While he was putting up the
team, she went to the house. Being hoaTse
from a cold, her 16-year-old brother did
not recognize her voice, and would not
let her In at the door. She went to a
window, thinking he was away from
home and tried to get in.
The boy. armed with a shotgun, there
upon made his presence known by shoot
ing through the window, the charge of
small shot entering the girl's lower Urate
above the knee. The wounds. Inflicted at
such short range, are deep and danger
ous. The girl was brought to Lebanon anfi
attended by a Lebanon surgeon, who
thinks she will recover.
Albany's New Hospital Ready.
ALBANY, Or.. July 7. (Special.)
"St. Mary's Hospital" Is the name of
tho new hospital that will be opened In
Albany in a few days by Rev. Father
Lane, of the local Catholio Church. Six
trained nurses from Chicago are on
their way to take charge of the Impor
tant addition to Albany's Institutions,
and when they arrive, the hospital will
be opened to the public. Father Lane
recently purchased the palatial resi
dence of the late Father Louis Metayer,
for years rector of the local Catholic
Church, for hospital purposes. Citizens
responded generously to his call for
funds and the institution will be opened
as one of the best-equipped and ar
ranged hospitals In the state.
Linn County Pioneer's Estate.
ALBANY, Or.. July 7. (Special.)
Appraisement of the estate of the late
William Ralston, one of the wealthy
pioneer residents of Linn County, shows
that he left an estate valued at J37,
003. Heirs to the property are his two
sons. A part of the estate Is in Mult
nomah County.
Sciatica Cored After Twenty Yearn of
Torture.
For more than 30 years Mr. J. B. Mas
sey. of 3322 Qlinton street. Minneapolis.
Minn., was tortured by sciatica. The pain
and suffering which he endured during
this time is beyond comprehension. Noth
ing gave him any permanent relief until
he used Chamberlain's Pain Balm. One
application of that liniment relieved the
pain and made sleep and rest possible,
and less than one bottle has effected a
permanent cure. Mr. Masses relates his
experience for the benefit of others who
may be similarly afflicted. If troubled
with sciatica or rheumatism why not try
a 25-cent bottle of Pain Balm and see for
yourself how quickly it relieves the pain.
For sale by all druggists.
OPPOSE A REMOVAL
McMinnville Peopje Aroused
Over Postoffice Change.
OLD BUILDING IS THE BEST
Transfer to Wortman Block Smacks
of Political Jobbery, Business
Men Declare Citizens Ask
an Explanation.
McMINNVILLE, Or.. July 7. (Special.)
Why should the postoffice at McMinnville.
located on one of the busy corners of the
main business street, in a commodious,
well-lighted building, having a side en
trance for receiving mail, be changed to
a small building less than 20 feet wide
on an Inside lot, having no rear or side
entrance for receiving mall. This is the
question that is on more than one tongue,
and is arousing the indignation of many
JOHN FAJRG REEVE. HEAD OF IN
TERNATIONAL SOCIETY OF
SMOKE INSPECTORS.
DETROIT. July 7. John Fair
grieve, recently elected president of
of the new international organiza
tion of smoke inspectors, has been
suppressing the smoke nuisance in
Detroit four years. He is the first
incumbent of the office, and his
campaign, under the direction of
the Board of Health, has been one
of education and persuasion rather
than of compulsion, but his opera
tions have resulted in a great im
provement in conditions, both as
effects smoke from factories and
from railway engines. Mr. Fair
grieve Is 50 years of age and a na
tive of Ontario.
of MeMinnville's leading business men.
To say that the proposed change is
arousing much opposition is using mild
terms to express what is considered a
plan that will be to the detriment of the
town as a whole. That question, why?
remains without explanation, and this
only tends to strengthen the general be
lief among business men that the pro
posal smacks of a political deal.
Inspector Ridley's Promise.
Inspector Richey told the Oddfellows,
who own the present postoffice building,
that if the bids were anywhere near the
me he would recommend the retention
of the present site. The Wortman build
ing, to which it has been decided to re
move the office, was secured for J40 a
month, and the Government must also
pay J15 per month for delivering the mail.
The present building can be retained for
$65 per month and the expense of mail
delivery rests with the railroad company,
hence the bids are the same to the Gov
ernment. The Oddfellows expected to receive the
patronage, but after returning to Port
land, Mr. Richey found that for third
class offices he could not allow over $460
per year, and as Mr. Wortman's bid was
the nearest this figure, he recommended
it to the department.
The present location i within SO rods
of the depot and the railroads have there
fore to deliver the mail free. When the
distance is over 80 rods the expense of
delivery rests with the Government,
whose system divides the expense into
two classes, so much for postoffice and
so much for delivery, thus making the hid
for the new building identical with that
of the Oddfellows.
Explanation Came Too Late.
1 This was not exnlainert tn the trustee
Of the lodge until after the office was or
dered moved, else the difficulty could
have easily been adjusted. O. O. Hodson,
a prime factor in securing the change to
a building next to his place of business.
Is a brother of State Senator Hodson. of
Portland, who is now a candidate for
president of the Oregon Senate.
When the report came that the office
was to be moved into a small inside build
ing, less than 20 feet wide, with no side
or rear entrance, when it has for years
occupied a satisfactory building 30 feet
wide on a leading corner, well lighted,
with side entrance, It was quite a bomb
shell to business men. Oddfellows and
citizens generally. In fact, they do not
hesitate to say they think there Is a
"nigger in the woodpile" when the in
spector recommends the least suitable
building for the full limit of ten years.
The office does need new patent locks,
and this is just the reason the rent was
slightly raised by the Oddfellows, who
proposed to establish new combination
lock boxes and other improvements.
Hope It Will Be Reconsidered.
It is hoped by citizens generally that
any proposition now being considered by
the department to change the location of
the office will be reconsidered, and that
the present quarters will be retained
The trouble seems to have arisen from a
misunderstanding between the property
owners of the present Postoffice build
ing and the inspector in regard to terms
of rental.
This can be adjusted, the Oddfellows
say. Why any change to the town's det
riment? That is the question that has
not as yet been answered.
BUYS BIG TIMBER HOLDINGS
McCIoud Lumber Company Takes
Claims of Albany People.
ALBANY, Or- July 7. (Special.)
President S. O. Johnson, of the Mc
CIoud Lumber Company, a very wealthy
concern. Is in Albany superintending
the arrangements for the final purchase
of the large holdings of Albany people
in the timber lands of Eastern Oregon.
When the fever for timber land first
attacked Linn County, residents of Al
bany to the number of perhaps 200,
were located on timber claims in Lake
and Harney Counties, many of the peo
ple placing all their ready cash in the
deal.
Then the land fraud trials caused a
great stir, and all patents were held
up for a time. This put some of the
holders in hard straits, and when the
present deal for the sale of the entire
tract was brought to a successful
termination a great sigh of relief went
up.
SOLDIER ASSAULTS REFUGEE
Throws Woman Out of Bread Line
and Is Arrested.
SAN FRANCISCO. July 7. Captain H.
N. Killan was arrested last evening for
battery, having thrown Mrs. A. H.
Browne out of a bread line. He was re
leased on $100 bail. Mrs. Browne lives
with her husband in a tent In Jefferson
Square. She had presented herself at
Camp Lake, hoping to get some flour. Of
her experience there she says:
"When the door opened Captain Killan
and a man In a gray checked suit were
inside. The captain roared out an order
to us to form in line or he would "turn
the hose on us.' We are used to sneers
and coarse remarks at relief headquar
ters, so we obeyed immediately and with
out comment. I was first when the line
finally straightened out. I, In turn, gave
my name, asking for flour, when Captain
Killan said gruffly: 'You were here this
mornin. implying that I had already re
ceived my flour. 'I beg your pardon,' I
replied, 'I was not here this morning.'
'Oh, yes ,you were,' he retorted. 'I know
that face. Get out of the line.'
" 'I will not get out of the line,' I an
swered. "This appeared to enrage Captain Kil
lan, who, to my amazement juid terror,
grabbed me with both hands and literally
threw me out of the line, shoving me
toward the man in authority standing by
him. The latter, whose name I do not
know, shook me by the shoulders and
shoved me toward the policeman his
star number was 387 who said: 'Now,
move on.' "
RED MEN PUT UP THE BARS
Idaho Council Will Admit No Sa
loonkeepers or Gamblers.
BOISE. Idaho. July 7. (Special.) The
Order of Red Men today organized a
Grand Council for Idaho and elected of
ficers. Lewiston was chosen as the place
for the next meeting, which will be in
May. Resolutions were adopted against
admitting liquor dealers or gamblers to
membership, though those now belonging
to the prder will not be disturbed. Fol
lowing are the officers:
Great sachem, William Sherier, Boise;
great senior sagamore. John L. Seawell.
Payette; great junior sagamore, George
B. King, Lewiston; great phopher, George
Cornell. Burke; great chief of records,
Bert A. Squires, Wallace; great keeper
of wampum, Henry Hart. Boise; repre
sentative to great council of United States
for two years. George Cornell. Burke.
Great Sachem Sherier made the following
appointments: Great sannap, C. W.
Semmes, Pocatello; great mishinewa, W.
B. Foster. Boise; great guard of wigwam,
H. J. Seiderman. Mullan; great guard of
forest, Harry Moss, Silver City.
BANNOCK IS AGAINST BORAH
Idaho County Favors Old Style of
Electing Senators.
BOISE. Idaho. July 7. (Special.) The
Republican county convention of Bannock
County was held today. It passed resolu
tions indorsing the work of Senator Hey
burn and Congressman French and indors
ing the state administration. The delega
tion to the state convention was instructed
to support Governor Gooding and Attorney-General
Guheem for renomination.
Further, it adopted a resolution opposing
the nomination of a candidate for Senator
by the state convention and instructing
the delegation to vote against the pro
posal. This is the home county of J. H.
Brady, candidate for the Senate, who is
opposing Borah's plan of having the state
conrention settle the Senatorial fight.
DEAD OF THE NORTHWEST.
J. H King, Hoquiam Pioneer.
HOQUIAM, Wash., July 7. (Special.)
J. H. King, Health Officer of this city
for the past four years, died at his home
this morning of blood poisoning. Mr.
King had been ill over a month, and death
came as a relief to his great agony. He
was born in London in 1839, and had been
a resident of this city 23 years, and was
married 48 years ago. His wife survives
him. Mr. King was a member of Wash
ington Post, G. A. R., having fought with
the Seventy-fourth Illinois Volunteers.
Mr. King leaves, besides a wife, four
children Clarence King of San Francisco;
W. H. King, Mrs. J. H. Heermans and
Frank King, of this city. The funeral
will be held tomorrow.
Mrs. Fannie Gilbert.
EUGENE, Or.. July 7. (Special.) Mrs.
Fannie Gilbert, wife of C. H. Gilbert, died
at the family residence on East Eleventh
street yesterday evening of stomach com
plaint. Mrs. Gilbert was 59 years old and
leaves, besides her husband, two sons and
four daughters. The sons are William A.
and John; the daughters are Mrs. Mary
Wheat, of Moro, Or., and Viola, Daisy
and Nellie, of Eugene.
Jacob Newman, Pioneer.
LA GRANDE, Or., July 7. (Special.)
Jacob Newman, a well-known pioneer
of the Grand Ronde, died at his home In
this city today. His death was not un
expected as he had been an invalid for
several months. Mr. Newman was 80
years old and left besides a wife, three
sons, Samuel, Clark, Jacob and a daugh
ter, Mrs. Mary Caldwell.
New Rock-Drilling Record.
SUMPTER, Or., July 7. One notable
event on the programme here July 4 has
no douitt established a new record for
straightway rock-drllling. This was
done by Daniel Dunn and Thomas Bessler.
The first-named wielded the hammer and
the latter turned the drill. They drilled
a hole In granite rock a distance of 39 9-16
Inches In 15 minutes. The opposing team
succeeded in making only 30 Inches.
Dunn has drilled here every Fourth for
the past seven years, and during that
time lost only one match.
Suicide at North Yakima.
NORTH YAKIMA, Wash., July 7.
Toussaint Beaudry, a French rancher of
the Moxee district, committed suicide last
night by cutting his throat with a razor
and then jumped in an irrigation ditch
near his home. He had been suffering
from heart trouble, and the heat pre
vented him from sleeping. At 11 o'clock
last night he got up and went to the
ditch where he committed the act by us
ing the razor and falling over into the
water. He was 58 years old and leaves
a widow and eight children.
Linn County Coyote Bonnty.
ALBANY, Or., July 7. (Special.)
Today the Linn County Court decided to
place a bounty of tl on coyote scalps.
For some time residents of the moun
tainous district In the eastern part of
the county have been complaining that
their stock and fowls were being de
stroyed by coyotes, and the losses final
ly became so gTeat that owners ''of
property affected clubbed together and
placed a bounty on the scalps themselves.
SPECIAL SALE
BEN
KLAMATH FALLS REFORMS
HENCEFORTH THERE WILL BE NO
GAMBLING THERE.
Mayor Martin Also Closes Saloons on
Sundays and Banishes Perni
cious Slot Machine.
KLAMATH FALLS, Or., July 7.
(Special.) Klamath Falls Is to be from
this time forward a very different city
in Its public life and the enforcement
of the regulations of state laws and
city ordinances governing saloons and
gambling. Up to this time it has been
one of the typical frontier towns of the
Northwest, with gambling wide open
and all sorts of slot machines, devices
and contrivances to catch the nimble
nickel or more generally the two-bit
pieces, as dimes, nickels and pennies
have been but slowly coming into favor
with the people of the great Interior
basin where Uncle Sam "is now making
preparations to distribute water over
250,000 acres of land.
Alex. Martin, Jr., Mayor of Klamath
Falls, has issued a circular to all sa
loon proprietors notifying them that,
effective July 7. all saloons must close
at midnight Saturday and remain
closed until midnight Sunday; all gam
bling, including money and cigar slot
machines, will be closed, and all re
quirements of state laws and city or
dinances must be strictly observed.
In addition to this it is stated on
good authority that the license of $400
per year will be Increased to $8)0 and
possibly made as high as $1000 or $1230,
r. .......... y t
I Mayor Alexander Martin, Jr., Who
Has Reformed Klamath Falls.
BOYS'
SUITS
To close out all odd lots of
BOYS' SPRING SUITS-two-piece
Suits, Jackets and
Pants, Norfolk Suits and
Knickerbocker Suits, at fol
lowing REDUCED
PRICES:
Former Price $2.95. . ....... . SALE PRICE ?2.35
Former Price $3.45 SALE PRICE $2.65
Former Price $3.95 SALE PRICE $2.85
Former Price $5.00 SALE PRICE $3.95
Former Price $6.00 . . . . SALE PRICE $4.85
Former Price $7.50 SALE PRICE $5.85
Former Price $10.00 SALE PRICE $6.85
Former Price $15.00 SALE PRICE $9.85
MISSES' COATS, semi-fitting, $13.85 and $15
values $9.85
LADIES' SHIRTWAISTS, PARKER & FINN
Tailor-Made, at ONE-HALF PRICE.
SELLING
LEADING CLOTHIER
as a means of limiting the number of
saloons and eradicating the least de
sirable element. This movement is not
the outgrowth of any particular re
form agitation and Is simply the ac
tion of the city administration united
upon a policy of taking firm control of
the situation before the rapidly in
creasing growth of the town and con
sequent aggression of undesirable
classes might lead to necessity for
even more stringent action.
There is general approval of the
changed order of things among the cit
izens and it Is expected that as a result
there will be a discontinuance of Sun
day opening of all places of business,
contrary to all precedent In this In
land city.
MX. HOOD RAILWAY SURVEYS
Large Force of Men at Work in Vi
cinity of Gresham.
GRBSHAM, Or., July 7. (Special.) A
large force of surveyors Is passing
through this section today, surveying for
the route for the proposed Mount Hood
Railway. From the reservoir the sur
veyors have been working north of the
Section Line road, and will pass Gresham
just outside the city limits, along Its
northern boundary. The course from
here will be through the Beaver Creek
Canyon, striking the Sandy bluff near
Lusted's, where the descent will be made
to a point near the mouth of Bull Run.
It is said that actual construction will be
gin as soon as the surveys and right of
way shall have been settled. For over a
year the company has had a few men at
work along the proposed route, prepar
ing for the advent of the surveyors, and
there is strong assurance that the road
will be in operation by another Summer.
BADLY HURT IN RUNAWAY.
Walla Walla Teamster Crushed Un
der His Wagon.
WALLA WALLA, Wash., July 7. (Spe
cial.) This morning while E. H. Harding
was standing by his team, which was
hitched to a large wagon that was being
loaded with material for street paving at
the yards of the Warren Construction
Company, the team became frightened at
a loud clap of thunder and started to run.
Mr. Harding, in some way, lost one of the
reins, but held fast to tho other one,
which pulled the wagon toward him. He
was caught between the wheels and fell,
the rear wheel passing over his right leg,
which was severely crushed and bruised
Mr. Harding also sustained a broken rib
and his back was Injured, perhaps dan
gerously. Grand Army Post Reunion.
GRBSHAM, Or.. July 7. (Special.)
Preparations are being made by M. A.
Ross Post G. A. R., for its annual re
union next August. Excellent grounds
have been prepared In a grove near town,
and everything will be In readiness for
opening day, August 6. A whole week of
fun, frolic and entertainment is promised.
The post will be assisted by the Woman's
Relief Corps and the various Grand
Army organizations of other places. Good
speakers will be secured for each day of
the encampment, and special arrange
ments will be provided for transportation
and campers' comforts.
FIGHT INSURANCE TRUST
WASHINGTON POLICY - HOLDERS
THREATEN A TEST SUIT.
Wish to Ascertain Legality of Arbi
trary Increase In Rates Com
bine May Be Unlawful.
TACOMA, Wash., July 7. Special.)
The question of the legality of the recent
ly announced increase of 25 per cent in
certain of the fire 'insurance rates
throughout Washington has been raised,
and it Is said that a test suit will soon be
started to see whether the insurance com
panies can recuperate their surplus hold
ings that were drawn upon for the San
Francisco disaster by such a method. The
announcement of the increase was made
through the Washington Insurance Asso
ciation, and the assertion is made that
this shows conclusively that the different
companies concerned have combined in an
agreement to make the levy.
If this is true, it is alleged that the
movement is in direct violation of the
laws of 1897, which specifically provide
that Insurance companies that enter com
binations to maintain high rates shall bo
deprived of their licenses to operate in
the state.
State Insurance Commissioner Nichols
has not yet been requested to take any
action in the matter.
BRINGS RAILROAD TO TIMET
Northern Pacific Would Confer With
Tacoma Chamber of Commerce.
TACOMA, Wash.. July 7. (Special.)
Prominent officials of the Northern Pacific
Railway Company will hold a conference
with the officers of the Tacoma Chamber
of Commerce, Monday morning, regarding
the transportation situation in this city.
Pending the conference, which was asked
by officials of the company, the Chamber
will take no action regarding the. com
munication which Is to be circulated
among citizens of Tacoma, asking that
the routing of all freight and passengers
be given to the Chamber of Commerce.
It Is probable that the company intends
making some of the concessions which
have been asked for by the Chamber,
whose officers have been working on tho
transportation question for some time and
complaining of discriminations against
this city. At the board meeting last Mon
day evening a decisive step was taken by
the Chamber, which is probably the cause
for the conference which has been re
quested for Monday.
"We do not wish to boycott the North
ern Pacific Railway, any more than any
other railroad," said William Jones, pres
ident of the Chamber. "All we want is
merely the treatment which this city
deserves, and we would much rather ob
tain it without any drastic measures. Wo
hope to be able to bring the company to
share our views in the matter, and we
will take no further action until after the
meeting Monday."
To the amazement of Berllnera a corner of
the royal palace has been given over to- m
cizar dealer.