S4 THE SUNDAY OREGOMAN. PORTLAND. JANTTABT "13. - 190T. ISKED TO ADJUST COUNTY QUARRELS Controversies of Local Inter est Will Engage Attention of Legislature. NEW DIVISIONS ARE ASKED Plan to Cut Wasco In Talf to Come " Cp Again Linn and Lane Counties Dispute Over . Territory. Thr will be brought More the State legislature at lt ooming" session not less than five county flKhts. Involving not a change In county seats but dtvlson of Counties tor -the creation of new one or the annexation of sections of one eounty to another. In the light of past xperieace ths controversies arc likely to prove bitter and may become . an element !n shaping legislation of a gen eral character. What will probably prove the moat Interesting of these fights, will be the renewed effort of the. people of Hood !Btver and western t Wasco County to create wnac would in nuch ?ase b called Cascades County. This movement has twice torn defeated in the Stale Ugls lature. but the Hood Htver enthuslaHts will renew their efTorts again this year. Those contending- for the creation of the new county propose to Include in it the tVet Side of Coos County, the dividing line beinsr hotweon the towns of Hood River &nd Mooter. The section included In the Trea of the proposed new county contains property of the assessed valu ation of 91.600,000 and has a population or swu people. Advocates of the new county cite the rranarkablo growth Hood River and the "Western part of Wasco County have ex perienced in the last few years In sup port of thrir request. This development. It U claimed. Is but the beginning of an even greater future for this section and the conditions are, such that the friends of trie new county movement feel they arc entitled to ask (or a now and Indo pendent eounty Bovernmenl. There Is soriie opposition to creatine the new county, but the fight will be carried Into the legislature with even greater vigor than on the two previous occasions. Linn and Lane at Outs. Falling to HKrce on a readjustment of the boundary line between I-Inn and Ln Counties. Hie people of those counties Will submit their differences for legisla tive consideration. The dissatisfaction over the boundary line between these two counties dates ' from the ltfslslati ve mem- alon in when a strip of land four miles wide and extending across the east half of Linn County on the south, was added to Lane County. Linn County peo ple claim that their acceptance of the WU and Its provisions at the lime was baaed on the understanding that only a tract of land, known as &la.ble precinct, about ten miles long and futu- miles wide. was being annexed to their neighboring county. Instead, the additional territory, acquired by Lane County and as described in. the 'bill, extended, entirely across the south half of the county. Linn then demanded that all this territory, save that embraced In Mabl precinct, be restored to it. Committees were appointed by the com mercial organizations in the two coun ties, but they failed to reach an aarree- ment and In the last election county division was the issue and legislators were elected pledged to carry the ftght into the Legislature and a vigorous contest Js in prospect. . "Since this tract was acquired by Lane County, . it has developed that there is included in it the Blue Mountain Mining ritrlct. together with a considerable val uable timber land. The Linn County peo ple rlalm to have a petition, unani moiinly signed by the residents of the district involved, with the exception of Manle precinct, which It is conceded, by the natural topographical conditions, he ton jts to Lane Conn t y . an d this will be presented to .the Legislature i n support or their claim for a readjustment of the would mean the probable' selection of Union as the county, seat r the new county. - - - This legislation Is considered by many of the Union County people to be merely the sequel t of the county Beat tight. ; Programme Is Not Pleasing. The creation of the . new 'county would result In quttlns;' up the pretty little valley, a programme that 18 not viewed with favor by many of the people of the county. , There is plan on foot to divide Grant County and create a new county. -As outlined, trie so he (ne proposes that ; line of division be nea.r the n&tursil dividing ridge Ot the John Day River and the middle fork of that stream. This will cut the entire eounty evenly into two parts. This proposed division is not unanimously desired, however, and Senator Laycock. of that COUnty, reports that a remonstrance is being: prepared by the people . residing in the northern part of the county in : op position to the' plan. Two years ago a committee or Grant County people ws sent to the State legislature to ask that the county be divided, hut the committee experienced changre of heart after IntervlewlnK the third house and never - presented the matter before the legislature. Grant Countyitei, desiring .county di- vision, however, have this year drafted bill covering the subject., and this will be presented during the session. MOVE TO PROTECT GREBES Audubon Society Will Buy Launch for Southern Oregon Lakes. The Orepon Audubon Society, at Its reg ular meeting last, night, voted to accept joins-ires GAM P Malarkey-Comes Out for the Washington County. Man. HODSON FIGHTING CAUCUS County Supporters ; of Multnomah ; - Candidate for President of . Senate Will Stay. Out of - the Conference. ' Malarkey, of Multnomah, joined the Haines forces yesterday. In the fljrht for president of the Oresjon - Senate. increasing the Haines strength- to 14 pledged 'votes, say the 1 followers of that .candidate. On the Hodson side. It is denied that Haines has 14 sure votes-' In - their camp votes are claimed from Eastern Oregon, which the Haines ntien declare are in the column of their candidate. i The Hodson . men are resolved to stay out of nominating caucus. They thus . concede a majority of the Fte 'publlcan members of the Senate - to Haines. But they Insist that - althouern Haines may. have a, majority ot the Republicans, he does not have enough votes to elect. the number of votes re- last night . Signs favor tavey. however. and It can hardly be doubted thai h leads Vawter. .- .... 4WH-)HTfi The second article on Industrial Life in America entitled THE WEALTH OF THE UNITED STATES will appear on the first page of tomorrow's Daily Oregoman. These articles tvill be an interesting? feature of- the daily edition and are of greater educational value in providing a correct knowledge of-our country than any heretofore introduced. School children should read them. Everybody should read them. Order now from your local ajjent, by mail or at the Business Office of The Oregon iau. SEVENTY-F1VE CENTS A MONTH Daily and Sunday included. the offer of the National organization to furnish the local society with a lantern and pay the expenses for a lecturer to give illustrated addresses In Portland and as far aoutli in Oregon as Medford, Grant's Pass and Roseburg. It Is also planned to give lectures on bird lore In the Portland putllc sohools. Anions: the lecturcra who will ta.ke up this work ara MiSS GertriHje Jletralf, J, E. Bronaugh and A. King Wilson. It was stated that. In spite of the same laws, the' arches of Southern Oregon are being killed off by hunters In the lake region. The Klamath Falls Game Warden, it was said, has been In communication with "William Initcher. chairman of the National Audubon society, having head- Quarters at New York, and arrangements have been made whereby the National or- K't.n Iza tion will donate $150 toward the price o a, launch for the protection or these birds, this boat to cost about tarn. It is thought the balance of the money can be raised amons the sportsmen of the state. The ownership of the launch Will be vested in the Oregon Audubon Society. J ABLE FOR $15,Q00;000 boundary line. Tn addition, the Linn Oountv nni will " be prepared to show that the Blue Mountain Mining District is more ac- mslbli from Albany and Linn County points 'than It Is from Lane County l"lnt; that Linn County has a road con structed to the present boundary - line between the counties and is only defer- ring the completion of the highway until this territory is restored, while to reach tlies mines from Lane County necessl- titr.s an arduous trip over rough nioun tain roads. Want 3o New Territory. The people of noniiqrn Grant County will ask the Legislature to establish new "boundary lines for that county, to the end that they may be Included In Baker VOUnt)'. The possibility of tlielr request being granted by the Legislature Is remote, since the taxpayers of Baiter Countr. almost without exception. are opposed to this sort of expansion. That nitrt of Grant County. vhlch It Is pro- posed . to have' addei to Baker, -consists of a. atrip about -1 miles Ions' and ei-ht Titles Wide, in the northern part ot the county. ' ' W e are too buiry to have any 'flgrhta' over changes In county boundary lines In our county, said Representative Walter Moore, of Baker County. "Re- aardlns the proposed annexation of pare or -Tant. couiuy to B&Ker. will ay xuat mere wui do no contest whatever, This Sum Due San Francisco "Pol icy - Holdcrs by Hamburg Decision. BAN FTLANCISOO. Cal., Jan. 12. (Spe cial.) The importance to San Francisco of the decision In Hamburg yesterday against the North German Fire Insur ance Company will be realised when it Is considered that like decisions will doubtless be rendered in the cases of the other German companies which treated their San Francisco losses in the same manner as did the North ucrman. Policies taken out in these companies in San Francisco totaled about $15,000,000, almost nothing- of which haa been paid. The North German, of Hamburg, together with the Austrian-Phoenix, the Rhine and Moselle and the Trans-Atlantic In- sura rice companies, withdrew from the State and paid no claims. The Rhine and Moselle paid a few claims for amounts less than 56500 and was the only one of this group to make any settle ment. The claims again wt the North tier man. of Hamburs. alone amounted to l3.50O.W0i reprpntins tjout aw pou- ctes. Although about St5.000.ono fails due under the decision, it is 'believed that the pollc-- JlOlders will settlq lor about $10,000,000. for the Baker County people- aw-apposed t the plan. I have been instructed ty ae Cltlsens' Leasiie and the rjifmben Of the County Court to oppose any such Meet Personally. I have not the slight' et objection to rtavlng the Grant Cou pwplo come into our. count?.-, but f : rvpreetentative- of the people. I - obliged to abide by their wishes.". - The people of that section which im seeking: admlBnlon 1 claim that general geographlt of Grant o Bsicer. eondl t'ons associate their district with Mc: bounty and lt Interests rather than with -ranx. Tliey rurthr-r represent that the ifctregate of the taxes that will be pro- Quccq irora a reasonable assessment c the property included in the strip iMTid Included In the desired annexation w i 11 more than meet, the Increased cost c county government caused i?y tlje annexation. The usut again bob 15, in - the absence of quired - being Senator Mays. The Haines forces on the other hand are anxious for caucus and say that if one ehall he held, their man will secure the nomination. They say they have reason to believe that Bailey, of Mult nomah County, will enter caucus with them, thus assuring them of the support of 15 on the floor of the Sen ate. They aver that others will also go into caucus, whom 1 lodson claims as being in his lineup. It is reported that Booth, of Lane, may consent to go into caucus, now that Hodson does not liave the united supports of Mult nomah County, but on the Hodson side this Is denied. Hodson men insist that Booth is a stanch Hodson supporter, Hodson's known supportersL were in the city yesterday, excepting; Coke, of Coos, and BootH, ot Lane, frequent conferences were held between the Hodson men. including' Loughary. of rum, o uiniHon, ox i5enionu uaiiey. 1 Beach and Slchel, of Multpomah, and Hodson himself. Last night they held a, meeting? in the Imperial Hotel. The Haines men in- the dy were Bower man, of Gilliam; Wrig-ht. ;of Yam hill; Laycock, of Grant; McDpnald, of Union; Kay. of Marion; Nottingham and -Malarkey. of Multnomah, arjfl Haines himself. The absentees were 8c hoi Held, of Clatsop; Hart, of Eaker; pinghara, of Lane : Smith, of Marion : ililleT, of Linn-Marion, and Cole of Umatilla. Should no caucus be held and. the eon- test be fought out on the floor of. the Senate, the Bix Democrats would take a hand. Supporters from -their number are claimed In both the Hodson and the Haines camps. Should Hodson be unable to win, his supporters will endeavor to unite on a "dark horse" in the hope thereby of win ning votes from the Haines column. But first of all, the Hodson men want to fig-ht Haines to a deadlock, expecting: that then his support will break up and that their - new - candidate will grain enough PETITIONS FOR CANTEEN Spanish War Veterans Join Fight Agninbt Army Drunkeooess. WASHINGTON'. Jan. 12.-Capta!n J. Walter Mitchell, secretary of ' the Na.-. tlonal-.leslsla.ttve committee of the Span ish War Veterans, Is preparing to send to Congress another voluminous batch of petitions .and requests from both veterans of the Civil and Sianish Wars urging the restoration to the canteen of the regular Army of . the sale of beer and light wines. He has received petitions from practically every camp of the Span ish War Veterans In every part of the country, besides numerous : resolutions, asking that Congress consider this ques. tton and put a stop to the drunkenness that now exists In the regular Army becauge . solders desiring stimulants are driven . to low resorts and vile ' whisky Instead of being furnished the milder beverages under careful- regulations. At their last encampment m tins city the Spanish Veterans, who had recently had experience In the practical value of the canteen,, unanimously passed a. reso lution deploring the existence ot theoreti cal legislation as to the canteen and ln forming- i Congress that their experience had demonstrated that the canteen was the proper and wisest solution or the drink problem for the American soldier. Captain Mitchell says that most or tne omen's auxiliarr organizations of the Spanish War Veterans have Joined their husbands and brothers in the fight for the restoration of the canteen -and have made issue with the W. C. T. U. on this question. - A large club has been formed here, for the purpose of organizing ciuhs of women In different parts of the country for the especial purpose of urgring Con. Ere&i to put an end to the present con- dlttons in, the Army. Before the adjournment of Congress Captain Mitchell sent many petitions to Senators and Representatives and has received answers from a number of them declaring their willingness to risk the Ire of the Prohibitionists by supportingt a measure for trie enactment of legislation again permitting light drinks to be sold in canteens. Representative Wayne Parker, of Now Jersey, introduced a bill at the last ses sion favorable to mild beverages tor the canteen anJ says that the measure, is now before the committee on military" affairs of the Mouse. So soon as Senator Smoot of Utah, finds the fight for his seat settled he intends to pusn legisla tion of the same kind. The Spanish War Veterans are exceed ingly, hopeful that their efforts win be rewarded with success at this; session, and Captain Mitchell says that many temperance leaders have indicated their willingness, not to longer oppose the sort of legislation that is demanded by prac tically the entire Army. WHEN YOU SEE IT IN OUR AD IT'S SO Our Prices are, Always the Lowest Here and when we make further reductions for our fragments to win. Should the Hodson men try another candidate from Multnomah, as they would be 'ltKely to do. a lilcely candidate WOUld he SIchel, the only other hold-over Senator available. A boom exists for Beach, but little prosress has yet been made with It. In the speaHershlp contest, the Vawter men profess confidence. "You can't tell how the fight's coming: out until the rauiTUS,-' snid Mr. Vawter and rr. J. 34. Kcene, one of hi ft most active supporters. PERSONAL MENTION. State Senators T. K. "Kay. of Marion, and L. L- Mulit, of Jackson County. joined the solon? in this city yesterday. Ex-Grovernor T. T. Geer. of Pendle ton, accompanied by Mrs. Geer, was in the city yesterday, and was a. conspic uous figure in the hotel lobbies. A. J. Johnson, of Corvallis. and J. JC. weatheriord. of Albany, were simoner the members of the third house to con- fer with ; legislators In this city yes terd&y. W. F". Campbell, assistant superin tendent or the tnemawa Indian Train ing School, accompanied by Mrs. Camp bell, is at the ImperlaL John A. Belt left last nfght, accompa Tiled by hlq wife, for a visit to his old home in South Carolina. They go by way of LiOa Angeles and New Orleans, where Mr. Bell will Investigate the methods Of shipping citrus fruits and bananas. Superintendent Rlgler, of the Port- land public schools. left ' Friday nl&ht for !. Anseles accompanied by Mrs. Rlgler, tor a. two . months- stay. Mr. Rigler's condition Is much Improved and he hopes to return In perfect health. Frank O. Davis, one of the best known traveling salesmen In the North west, has forsaken the srrlp. He has associated himself with I. J. Simpson, and will engage in the wholesale gro cery business In Jvorth Bend, Coos County. CHICAGO, Jan. 13. (Special.) Oregon people registered at Chicago hotels: From Portland William H. Gray and H. C .Wortman and wife, at the Palmer Jouse; W. A. Miller, at the Morrison. L. Barnard, at the Grand Pacific. . Italian Settled tn VHb. : ' SALT LAKE CITY, Utah , Jan. 12. A special to the Herald from Mercur says that Antonio Pedro, an Italian. wae Killed early thin morning by a shot CATHOLIC YOUHG MEN'S CLUB WILL BUILD' CLUBHOUSE iH ALpnfA -1 XTnlon County flgrht will up in tne Legislature tblJ year, For number o( yeare tiiere tiae been a continuous fljrht between Union and T-- Orande for the retention of the county "cat. This was Anally fought out at the last general election, whei L. Grande retained the county eaplta by about 74 per cent of the -vote that ,-as cast Now the people of Un Ion propose to have a new county created to1 be lenown as Hot Lake County.. The territory proposed to be included 1b the new county conalnta of about one- Bftb, of tbo area ot Union County and Plana and ARCHITECT JACOBBERGER'S PtAKS. TTIlKH HA"E BEEN APPROVED. BPclflcatlonB - of th Uroposed clubbouoe for the Catholic "V minsr Mnn'ii tur. a '-" Alhlna, prepared hy. Architect Jacoto berger, have been approved by ArcHblehop Cbj-iUe. and ground win be broken for' the foundation of the building 'on Morris street hear Williams IVferM 'the Iattfif part Of the IDOIltll. -At a general meeting: of the members of the club Friday, nlgrht In the Zellar", Mueller Hall, on -Russell street . "d "V illlama avenue, the plans were submitted for caneral Inspection, and ery one seemed pleased with them RtmjrKS IHIM f ?feV auer W. A, Paly, pastor of the parish, and others, all of. which breathed a spirit of enthusla-m' for the enterprise. The club heartily approved the work of tllft ulf CctorS, and tuy Wcrd Instructed td proceed with the erection of the bull ding. Bid a will be asked for this month. Tbe clubhouse .will be 54x86 feet, and three stories. The basement, or nrst story, will contain the heater,' baths, bowiinar alleys, and several other apartments. On the second floor there will be lodge, billiard, office, dminf, rest; a library .rooms, anj several smaller apartments. The auditorium will be on the third floor, whlcfy will t) provided with a stage and will also be the g-ymnaaluro, with the- usual secondary apartments. - ... . . This clubhouse is Intended to be a home for young men mainly, and It has been -designed by Architect Jacob. tar (or that purpose. However, membership Is not. restricted. to. CatnoiicB or young men. There ii be educational features, as well as those for diversion and recreation. -The sto ck Is belne taken up In the Immediate vicinity, so that the directors feel Justified In proceeding with the erection o X the -clubhouse at once.- , Dvrlng the laHter part ol the month the club will hold a social, when am the members win be. invited, it will v held in the zeiiar-MueiW Hail. k. J,-AiiehoftV" j. TV Cumn, J."R.' Hlnkle and t' Eiilrieh were appointed a committee , of. arrancementa, , - " i AtANC E SALS You may depend upon obtaining the GREATEST BARGAINS Boys' Two-Piece and Norfolk Suits Ages 8 to 16 $2.95 values now. .... .$2.15 $3.45 values now, , . ... 2.G5 $3.95 values now. 2.S5 $5.00 values now 3.65 t ; ' 1 CHiia'5 Reefers Ages 3 to 5 $1.50 values now 75c $3.95 values now.. ..$2.50 Child's Russian Overcoats $2.50 values now. .... .$1.50 $2.95 values now...... 1.95 $3.95 values, now. . . 2.50 $5.00 values now: 3. IS Boys' Outing Flannel Blouses 75c values now ...39 oys Great Reductions in Raincoats and Overcoats THIRD AND OAK 8T5 MOYER fired throuRh the window of his dwell ing1. Four Italians. . who had been quarreling" with Fedro In a Baloon ear lier In the evening:, have been arrested suspicion. 'An old country feud la believed tragedy. to be at the bottom . of the ants are Lycurgus Lindsay and the Ca- Central Copper Compny. Handed for Killing Ills Jailer. CANllN CITY. Colo.. McGarvey -was handed MAKERS, DEALERS And Designers ot Electric, Gas and Combination Chandeliers. The residence . builder intending to equip 1-iis home with elec tric, gas " and - combination chande- lieres, will do well to remember the lead-' ing dealers, M. J. Walsh Co. They at all times carry the largest, daintiest and most up-to-date designs In celUns" effects. grand reception hall fixtures and mw room art glass domes. They are design ers and manufacturers. and it Is a pleas ure for them to assist" a. homebullder In making a selection to Harmonize with tn architecture of his residence. Phone and have thfcm call at your residence or see them at their salesrooms, 311 stark street. between Sixth ana jnith, on? mock rrom Sixth and Washington streets. l?ues Greene lor Copper Stock. . EL PASO. Tcs., .:Jan. . 11 Vt. C. Greene, the Cananea copper V In AT. has been sued in" Cochise County, New Mcx- ICO, lor 300,000 , l)y " Kpes Randolph, president of "the-Gila -Valley. Globe A Northern Railroad and of the Cananea. Taqul Klver & raelfic Railroad for SOOO BfiarCS or 6tOCK 01 the Cananea Central Copper Company. : The other defend- UNNECESSARY BLINDNESS ..... :V i ; IlClcn MW Says "VVf all know that a largo number of people bacoroe blind every year. Bit. it. IB not pnerally known that many human ey9 are needlessly lostiwbfch. if. right corrective and preventive measures were employed, would Do savei tne rvic of tho world. And what we should Know, in particular. Is that much of this wind- nees can he prevented. Dy ma- motnera themselves. We live in an epoch of reform. X read hot mpn and women arc valiantly con- tending- a pal net the greed and negfleCt t-hat condemn thousands of children to dwarf their minds and oodles In labor: X hear that we are striving to protect our- uIni pw.1n.it lmrnire food ano dangerouj .r miadlnlnes.M But of all lenorancft which needs to be 'dispelled by the spirit of regeneration among ur. none it more intolerable thaji that which" wantonly per- mlts children to- be . pinngca tne nhviw of blindness. ! we ntake no charge for thorough eye examinations. ORMON OPTICAL CO. a 73 FOURTH ST.. Y.M-C-A.- BUILDING J an. 1 2. J oh n at the peniten tiary tonight for the murder of his jailer. Edward Innes. at Grand J unc tion. McGarvey escaped from the jai: and was nearly lynched when capture. Ho Is said to have been the son of Bftr- n t - V McGarA'.y, of 'LonR Branch. "N. .1. It Takes Reliable Quality aliaLiBtx As "Well as a Price Concession to Make a Genuine Piano Bargain The high character of our stocK gives decisive assurance that . reductions here are worthy o! more tftan ordinary consideration Never before was as large, magnificent or meritorious a piano stock ever- assembled on the Pacific Coast as we hold at this time. Hundreds, yes, half a thousand, of the very finest instruments In the world are contained in our retail store and mammoth warehouse. Many were specially or- (JCrGd fOf display at our opening, which we expected to hold at the latest by November, and which we have been forced to defer even for some little time yet. owing to in completion Ot Our enlarged quarters. 35 Standard Makes Styles to Meet Every Desire -Exclusive patterns some of the most beautiful produc tions of the leading American makers Art Grands in the richest woods and most elaborate carYings-unusuaiiy t- tistic cases in Mission and other strikingly effective styles in Uprights and a range of selection so varied thrat every- one's choice may be exactly suited, This is the stocK that awaits the piano-seeker here now. Must Be Sold and Sold Q Special Trices Special Terras I U1C These pianos must find owners without loss of time. W e mU5t mafeC Up for the delay in finishing our new quarters by. strenuous selling now. We'll make prices that will induce you to buy at once. . A. saving of $50 to $xoo on the most mOdCrfltC QSt grades and from that up to $200 on some of the more expensive styles are tbe Inducements now. terms we U your long time to dOWIl 3WJ tlUC Same amount each month win suffice if you do not care to pay more. Really. In all seriousness, ISn t this an unusual opportunity don't you think you had bet- ter "Ct in" 011 It qUICKly? Ihcrcll never be a better time than TOMORROW. ' . Busier. Bigger and Better Than Ever 353 Washington Corner Park