THE SUNDAY OKEGONIAN. POBTLAND. JASUAET 6. 190T.
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CONVICTS ON ROADS
Majority of Solons Are Said to
Favor Proposed Bill.
HOW SCHEME WOULD WORK
Any Oregon County Willing to Stand
tlie Expense Could Bare
Prison Labor for Its
Highway.
Thompson : adjutant J. Osrilbee.
sergeant major. AI. t. .Ira.tt; Quarterly
sergeant, J. A. Barden. Following eune
remarks toy Department Chaplain Rev.
iHonry E Barden and D. D. Neer, install-
ins officer, when the entire audience ad
journed to the banquet hall . where the
remainder of the evening was spent in
feasting and listening to the talha of the
veterans, to whom , the stories of the war .
never grow old.
A bill proposing that convicts be
employed In the construction of public
highways In this state has been pre-
pared by ttie Good Roads Commission,
and will be presented at the meeting"
of the state Legislature this month.
The measure carries an appropriation
ot $250,000. A majority or tUe members
of the Legislature have been . Inter
viewed by the commission, and with
the exception of a few. the state's law
makers are said to favor eome measure
ot tin character proposed,
The bill proposes the appointment by
of a Convict Labor
i K of three members, not
more than two of whom shall be mem-
btrs ot any one political party. The
members of the board so created shall
serve one for one year, another for two
years and the third ror throe' years, a
new number of the board to be named
ouch year and to serve for three years.
The members of the board are to re
ceive ?5 per diem for the time they are
actually employed. In addition to their
necessary expenses.
It Is provided that all convicts shall
be liable to perform work OT the pub
lic highways under the provisions of
the bill, except such as are required to
to the necessary work at the Penlten-
tlary building:. Each county In the
state will be permitted to procure such
a number of convicts for labor on Its
roads as In the judgment of the board
It may be able to properly guard, care
for and employ. These requests from
rountlea for convicts must be presented
to the -Convict Labor Board, in writ-
Int. by the County Court of the county
desiring the services of the convicts.
The board will Inventlarate the appli
cation and determine the number of
count have and bavlntr done bo. shall
wive an order on the superintendent of
he state penitentiary for the delivery
a record of the proceeding, together
with the namoa of the men Included In
th requisition. beina: retained The
county procuring this labor shall bear
all pt the expenses from the time the
men arc taken from the penitentiary
until they are discharged or are re
turned to that institution.
Stations In Three Sections.
If a sufficient number of convicts are
available, the board is directed to es
tablish three central stations for crush
ing: rock for macadamized roads, one In
Souttiern Oregon, one In the Wtlla
mette Valley and the third In Eastern
Oregon. This crushed rock Is to be de
livered to the various counties of the
state on their application and, under
the direction bl fin "engineer appointed
by the board, will be used In the con
struction of permanent macadamized
public roads. If after the counties are
supplied with convicts tor road build
ins and the three crushing stations are
fully equipped with men. there remain
other unemployed convicts at the peni
tentiary, the bill provides that they
shall be employed at road building un
der tho direction of the board and
wherever the board electa to employ
the m.
Powers of Convict Board.
The Board is given the exclusive
control in employing the necessary
help, such as guards engineers, etc.,
and Is authorized to fix their salaries
and purchase all the necessary machin
ery and other equipment to carry Into
effect the provlsicfis of the bill. The
Board is further authorized to take
exclusive possession and control of
any public road in the state, modify,
alter and change the course of the
name and to condemn private property
for its uses when necessary or con
venient. To the Board Is further dele
gated the rlgrht to prescribe rules and
regulations for the treatment of con-
victs while they are employed under
its direction. Convicts who are able
to work and refuse to do so can be
placed on a diet of bread and water.
It Is further directed that the Board
shall bold a meeting at least once each
month. The appointment of a eecre
tary Is authorized of the Board and
that officer shall keep a complete rec
ord of the proceedings of the Board,
together with a list ot the officers
and employes, the salaries paid, ma
chinery and equipment purchased, etc.
These proceedings are to be considered
a public record and will be open to
the inspection of those desiring to
review th work of the Board.
The CommlMlon that drafted the bill
consisted of W. K. Newell, of Wash-
ington County, president ot the State
Board of Horticulture and a member
of the Good Roads Commission : Judgn
Ii on e 1 Ft. Webster, of Multnomah
County; C. H. Gram, of Portland, pres
ident of the Stat Federation of Labor:
- VS. P. Cannon, secretary of the road
committee of the Portland Auto Club;
A. B. Cavender and R. A. Harris, of
the Good Roads Commission.
HIS ACTIVE UFE .15 ENDED
Johnston McGlnness, Pioneer, Miner
and Indian FigMer, Dead.
Johnston McGlnness. pioneer, miner
and an Indian fighter of the Pacific
Coast when Portland was in Us in
fancy, died Friday at his apartments
in the building at 146 Grand avenue
He was born December 1. 1836, in
Bart Township, Lancaster County Fa,
With his parents In 1843 he moved to
Illinois, thence to Iowa and then on
across tho Missouri River. May 12,
1852, when a boy of N years or age,
he eaug-ht the gold fever and crossed
the plains to California, where he
mined in placer digriarlnsrs for two years.
In 1854 Mr, McGlnness Joined a com
pany of mountain rangers organized to
fig-tit Indiana In Northern California,
and southern Orejron. The company
spent nearly two years In the moun-
tains, many times being surrounded by
hostile Indians on all sides and not
expecting to escape with their lives.
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Jotrorton NcGlnnrsi, Plonwr Minn
and Indian Fighter, ,
The company disbanded In 1858 and
young McGi.iness returned to San Jose,
Ca.1. From there he went to Utah,
where he engaged in quarts mining
for some time, when he went to Ari
zona, then back to' Utah, following
the life of miner and prospector. He
wat married in 1869 and his wife died
In 1 8TO. Me began smelting ores In
Utah, and afterwards returned to
Iowa, the old home he left when a
boy, -where he married airaln.
Unable to resist the gold fever that
raged in his veins he went Into Ari
zona, where he engaged In mining.
Here he invented and operated what
became widely known as the "gold dry
washing machine." He ass In returned
to Iowa, and came to Portland three
months ago. His Western lite cov
ered nearly every state and territory
west of the Missouri River, and was
filled with stirring Incidents. Mr. Mc
Glnness is survived bv the following
chilJren; Mrs. Sadie E, Meacham, of
East Portland; Mrs. Eliza Saltzman, of
Saute) le, Cal.; Mrs. Rose Kessler. or
California; W. H- McGlnness and James
A., McGlnness, of Council Blurts, la.
The funeral will be held tomorrow aft
ernoon at 2 o'clock from Dunnlngr's
undertaking chapel. East Sixth and
Alder streets.
Lecture at (erman Church.
Rev. John Ovall will lecture at the First
German Baptist Church, 267 Mill street.
this afternoon at 3 o'clock. Free admit
tance. All welcome.
Your grocer returns your money If -vou
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JOINT INSTALLATION HFI O
Sumner Poet and Women's Relief
Corps Unite In Service.
Joint installation of the officers of
last ntirhr In tne OnriTAllnwK nnll An
irsna avenue auu aaai uas streets.
other posts and corps were present. The
retiring" president, Mrs. Jennie C.
rltchard called the gathering to order.
and Mrs. Ellen Packard, a National vice-
president, then Installed the following of
ficers of the corps: PVesident. Caaai.
Burhanan; senior vice, Kate Neele;
Junior' vice, AHa Hohenshalt; treasurer,
Cora McPride; secretary. Rose B. Jack
lon; chaplain. Anna f'fm I ; conductor.
t.ydla WendHck; guard, Jacombina Gross.
Reports showed nearly W in the
treasury, During the year the corps gave
MO in relief work, and turned over to the
post 935 for aid of comrades. There was
steady sain In membership. Following
the Installation Mlrlns President Mrs.
Pritchard was presented by the Relief
Corpa with a beautiful silver platter en
graved with her name and that of the
relief corps.
Installation of officers of Sumner Post
followed. r. r. Neer was Installing- of
ficer. Xhe following officers were commis
sioned with their duties: Commander. W.
C. Henderson; senior vice commander,
O. A. Prentiss; chaplahn, W. T. Kerr;
surgeon. H. B. Keene: quartermaster. A.
T. Shorno. officer of the day. A. C. Ed-
.rnuncls, officer of the guard, H. B.
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Our Annual Clearing Out Sale has been a marvelous success from every point of view. We have offered
grand values and the buying public have been quick to realize it. Some goods are marked down ONE HALF,
others A THIRD, A FOURTH, A FIFTH and so on down the entire line. Don't ask us how we can do
it, just come in and take em away on your own terms. We'll gladly credit you. It is enough to say here
that circumstances force us into this sweeping undertaking for we have great ideas GREAT PLANS for
the immediate FUTURE of this old Pioneer Store.
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Mission Writing Table -
'his Writinsr Table Is In the weathered
on It finish In thp olrl mission design. It
has one Ion x drawer and a. paper rack
tn the Dach, well made and finished.
Special price .412.75
$20.00 Cellarettes
$12.00
. If the "man" hasn't one. he"
-wants one. that's sure. They
KO with every weil-a.ppo.nt-
." ed "den." We have several
styles that we are closing
- out now. The one shown
here is in" sol 1i. oak with
the ever popular weathered
; pish, 1 Regular price is U
. Special price .812.00
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$30.00 Library Tables
i2S.OO
No. 8 SO. - Library Table, m ade of quarter-sawed
goWen oaK or mahogany flnish, highly pol
ished. Corners and edsre of top are nicely
rounded by expert cabinet makers. Has heavy
Quarter band sawed less with 1 i'Kc shelf and
one drawer. Size of top, 42x18 inches; a high-
grade table at a very low figure. Price.. 825
138. This fiandsome mahog
any Rocker looks like the
above out- It is thoroughly
well made, easy rocker and
cells regularly at fT.oO. Our
sale price is only f 5.00
Dressing Tables
These little Presglnr Ta
bles are mide in KOlden
oak. Quarter-sawed and
' nollshed. and also in
hlrdscye vnz. They
are almost Indispftisahio
n a lady's dressinpr
room. Thf usual prlc
1 $ 1 .. . Clearing Out Sale
price only $11.00
All he Credit yon want.
Dresser Bargain
v
No. 32. The striking featuri about Jhl8
superb Dresser is the French plate iriir-
ror. Its size is 3Sx30 '.scbea. propor tions
that prove in every way sa.-
Ioctorv to - the average woman. The
wood is the finest selected birdseye an-
pie. Dresser has three drawers, two
havfnir molded fronts. Just like abljve
picture. I'his beautiful dresser selts
reerulariy at Clearing uui tai!e
price Is only ...$;
Easy Payments If you wish.
25 Mission Morris
CKair$19
This is a verv pleasing design in Mor-
rl Chairs.' Made of the beet selected
oalc with weathered oak finish,, cush-
.Ions covered in best Chase Icatner
- 'Imitation : Spanish. Great comfort
srivinsr Tor-, "the man" at our exceed.
" ingly low price. Regular price J25.
Special gale price only. .... $19.00
1 m
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$15 Mission Kail
Clocks $12
This Mission Hall Cloclc
- -is In the- - weathered
oak finish, lias good
movement and pretty
toned eong. strikiner
the hour and half
hour,
price
Special
812.00
rpp
$35 China Closet $27
No. ?46. A beautiful China
Closet, in quarter-sawed
prolden oak. hand pol
ished and perfectly fin
ished in every detail.
Just liKe cut- Three
shelves, double thick
bent glass ends: glass
door with etraiftrht front;
hH;erht 5 feet i Inches.,
topped o IT with bevel
plate mirror. frice. $1
down and fi a week.,..
827.00
$35 Dressing Tables $25
Xhe beautiful design, shown here we carry in
arolden oak, quarter-sawed and polished; also
. in birdseye maple of the finest selection. Reg
ular price 135. Special only ...825.00
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$75.00 Parlor Suit $55.00
one oT the ma-ny opportunities for dollar savin during this great Clearing Out Sale. No. '
800 is a. 3-plece suit, bavins handsome, well-taviilt frames In genuine mahogany and uphol-
stftred In a high-grade emfiossefl velour. Just like the picture, A very beautiful set at.$55.00
This Is
$12 Mission Chairs $9
No. 37. This handsome weath
ered oaK Bocher, with Ken-
uino leather seat, usually
sells for tl2. Our special
price Is - - S9.00
A larfre numher of odd Mis
sion Chairs to choose from
all reduced.
$3.50 Pedestal 51.90
These Tcdcstals are
In quarter-sawed
srolden oa.lt and
mahogany finish.
Always sell tor
J3.6U. Special, at,
only 11.90
Turkish Rockers
U'e have made sweeping: cuts In
f-ricee. amonsr these hich-(:rade
rather aoods. too. For exam
r 1 -. here is No. 587. which sells
repularly Tor $o9. and there's
$S0 lfliifi here in any man's
money. But the order Is. "re
duce prices." a.nrl we Quote
this bier, roomy rocker a spe
cial price for this great sale.
Take It on easy payments
at 840.00
$35.00 Mission Leather Couch $26.00
This handsome Mission Couch has solid quarter-sawed oak frame, weath
ered oak finish, full set of hand-tied spring's underneath the cushions,
making it very soft and comfortable. Covering: the. best Chase leather
Imitation Spanish, and is made to stand rough unaae. Xhe pattern is of
the very latest. We have sold these couches regularly lor S35. Clear
ing Out Sale price, 'with easy payments 126.00
$5.00 Stools $3.50
These pretty little Indian.
stools are in birdseye ma
ple a.nd g-olden oak. They
make very attractive win
dow seats. The regular
price Is So. Gevurtz
special 83.50
Nubia. Velvet Rugs
$1.10
Tea generally pay USD far tbea
' Oriental Rugs, size 27x54 Inches.
We have but a few dozen left,
and shall close out the lot at
only
11.10
42-Piece Dinner Set
$3.50
43-pltce set dark blus English pertelaln.
very beautiful of ths beat . Imported
etoclc. sell regrula rlr at $l.oO pr -eet.
While they last at this Clear Inic Out
Sale, per et only.; S3.50
All the Credit You Want Buy Now Pay Later
Great Eclipse Rang
Sold on Easy Payment. $1 Down, $1 a Week
Demonstration of the Range all this week.
Be one of the crowds to lunch with us
from
10 A. M.
to
5 P.M.
Dally
Bed and Pillow
Specials
These are the regular 2 i -pound
pillows. They have irood tlcltina;
and are fully fuaranteecj to tie
purs and sanitary.' Regular price
$1.5. Per pair.. 75
L belated shipment of Iron Beds has
arrived after we had received a dup
licate order from another house near
er -at hand. If you need "iron beds
ror spare rooms now is your oppor
tunity, for during this Clearing: Out
Sale we sna.ll trim prices wit. Hon t
much reeard for profits. We ha-t
several patterns and a variety of
'colors In enamel at the cash price
of S2.70
Eiderdown Comforters
juat received a shipment f
Eiderdown Comforters, tjUle and.
satin covering". a.11 coloring?-
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173-175 First
& SONS
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219-227 Yamhill