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About The Sunday Oregonian. (Portland, Ore.) 1881-current | View Entire Issue (May 16, 1909)
GRANGE JEALOUS OF TAXING POWER Proposes Referendum Shall Be Obligatory on All State's Tax Laws. CHANGE IN LAWS OPPOSED w Constitution Objected To for Kear Tuat Right of People to Make Laws Would Be Lust. Some Resolutions Passed. u.tJiu,t, ur May -I.-.. (.JjM.-cIal) iub mosc important piece of Gran i-.s.;iauoii enacted at the neersion of tha State Grange, which closed here last nleht. was the report of the committee on assessment and taxation. Tlie follow ing resolution, wblcli Instructs the leB illative committee to act freely In the ii in.fr, was aooptecl: Whereas. Bv; reason of legislative rare ifSMiwa and ipcomi.t tenoe . the tax '.iwe or the State o Orepon tor the post live Vara have been made under rh t.-mA.- Kcney C!:iu.-(e. tnd no tax lawn h-iv'e yet i.i.iuc uy any 1 yCKISia ture that a Just and satisfactory to the taxuayei therefore b-. it erp. Resolved, by the Oregon State Grange, I hat our legislative commitlpe Is au thonzeo on the part of the Orange to assist in organizing any movement that meets its approval for the purpose of pro posing by initiative petition an amend ment to the Oregon constitution, muklnr th referendum obligatory on all tax and exemption law, panned by the L-gisla-tnre. and fjrjvbling that any tax or ex emption law approved bv the people shal' be effective, notwithstanding nnv limi tations of the constitution on tilt- power of the legislative assembly. Solons Held to Be Incompetent. The above action was taken lnrgely uoon the strength of an address by W. S. l'Rn, who said: "Tli-i referendum should be ohlicnlory on all tax and exemption laws; because tiio Igtelafurc has failed to understand the bills it 'passed. Twice tn the past five years it has beer necessary to make emergency tax laws to get any revenue for the state. Once a special session was necessary. I-ast Winter the Legis lature repealed fhe laws for taxing In comes of telephone, telegraph and ex press companies. Kither there was a Joker In the bill ihat the legislature did not c.- o- else the numbers did see the Joker md lift it iiicrien front the people. It Is b.id e-io'icli elrtic-r way. "Taxation U one of the most Import ant functions of government. It Is well that the people rhould feel their own responsibility for the tax and exemption laws. The amendments to the constitu tion submitted by the Legislature last Winter, if adr pted. will permit laws to exempt anv kind of property, and also to tax different kinds of property at different rates, as they ore said to do in some of the Eastam states. With these great taxing powers added to fhe law making power. 1 believe It will be safe and wise to require that every tax and exemption shall be approved by the peo ple before it takes effect. "Legislatures have never ret made sat isfactory tax laws, possibly the Legis lature and the people may succeed." The position of the State Grange on assessment and taxation is embodied in the following: The state constituting! should, be amended so s to permit all property to be classified sad taxed "at different rates -retaining a uniform rate in each class. A mors rigid enfunsj mrnt of tax laws is necessary. All privileges should be obliged to contribute their just share of the burden. The last Legislature ts commenced for Its creation of a State Tsx 0tnniLshn. the Grange believing the system to be the most effective mesns of finding In tangible property and classifying same and making fair adjustments of values. The i-lranse believes mrh a commission should be eierted on a non-partisan ticket, and believes a line of from SKjO to ."ioo should be lm . posnd for refusal to enlist proficrty with the Assessor, or Imprisonment of from six months to one year. The Washington state plan of collecting delinquent taxes Is recommended tor adoption. The Grange would also make all bunds and securities. not exempt, worthless unless they hear the official seal of the Assessor. The special com mittee on assessment and taxation ap pointed by the Grange last year was continued. The State Grange made it very clear that it Is opposed to a state constitu tional convention by adoption of the following; resolutions, proposed by Ku sene Palmer, of Linn County. w Constitution Opposed. Whereas. House mil No. I$1. Introduced bv Mr. Buchanan, to provide for a consti tutional convention to revise the Consti tution or the Ktate of Oregon, was passed by .he Legislative Assembly at its recent session, and Whereas, It is tha reported Intention of the machine politicians and corporate In terests responsible for the Introduction and passage of this bill to have the constitu tional convention promulgate and adopt tne constitution It draws without submit ting it to a vote of the people for approval or rejection, and thereby repeal the Initi ative and referendum, the recall and the peoples selection of T'nited ftstes Sena tors, by the Statement No. 1 method, as well as other measures by which the pro pl of Oregon directly control their public officers end, government, and Whereas, a new constitution Is followed always by many years of uncertainty and costly litigation to determine ttie mean ing of Its various provisions, and this bill UI cost the taxpayers of Oregon for the two special elections and the convention Itself at least JiOO.OOO. if they are per muted to vote upon the constitution sjt a:i. and because it Is very clear that ns good for the people can possibly be ob tained through such a convention that csnnot be much more esfely and cheaply obtained by amendment: therefore be It Kesolved. Hy the Oregon etate Urange In regular session assembled, that we are unalterably opposed to a constitutional -onvention. and we do hereby call upon the I'onionas. Cun-iU. Subordinate :ranses. Federated Trades rnlon. and all itizer.s of Oregon who believe In self government by the people, to aid In rejecting- the proposed constitutional con ention at the November election. lulO, and thus retain for the people of Oregon their unimpaired power to initiate and enact legislation and to discharge public officers by their vote at the pollr. The executive committee was instructed to publish iwl copies of the Johnson toad bill as amended by the Grange committee and distribute same among the different Granges for educational purposes upon tlte subject. The report of the committee on assess ment and taxation waa ordered printed in sufficient numbers for purpose of edu cating the people upon the proposed laws. The Governor and Attorney-General will be asked to look after all mater rights along the Deschutes River when a railroad shall be built there, that water pwer may not be injured or destroyed. Oswego Grange was the winner of the first prise in the State Grange literary and attendance contest, recently closed. I y -It's points. The contest will be re new rd for the coming year. l(alcy Kohhcrs Vanish. ALBANY", Or, ilay 15. ipeclal.j Officers have been unable to get any trace of the men who robbed the store or MeCully Bros. Sl Sturtevant at Hal sey early yesterday morning, and the robbers have apparently made good their escape- WOMAN TAKES OWN LIFE Hangs Herself When Her Husband Falls to Come Home at Xlglit. RAI.VIEK. Or.. May 1 J. ( Special.) Mrs. Nancy J. Carrlgan committed aul clde at her home here shortly after S o'clock last night by hanging herself In an outhouse. A coroner's Jury could" find no .cause for the rash act. Her 14-year-old son, Leo. who had been away all day with his father fish ing, returned home about 8 o'clock. The mother met him at the barnyard gate, saying: "LUd your father come with you?" T'pon being informed that he had remained over night with the fishing' party, 3lrs. Carrlgan returned .to the house. Leo. after taking care of his horse, went, to the house.- but could not find lils mother. A note was lying on the table. Starting a search, his mothers llfelces body waa found In a little side shed, where she had strangled herself with a rope fastened to the rafters. IHOMIKT AI.HS.XV M . IS I'tLLKO H) UKITII. fr The Late I.owia Miller. t ALBANV. Or.. May li. Spe X eial.l Louis Sillier, a prominent e pioneer resident of Albany, died e at his home Monday. May Id. aged 78 years. Mr. Miller was a native of Germany, and waa ? bi.rn May 8. 1S31. He came to Jthe L'nltcd States In 1X49. and liv.?d in New York City until ilK"4. when he removed to this state. He lived in Portland for a time and later settled at Al- bauy. where he continued to 4 make his borne. He is survived J by his wife and three daughters, f as follows: Mrs. c. W. Lof X yfinsrer. of Portland: Mrs. A. P. , "Woolverton. of Spokane, and Mrs, Lr. H. Hi Terrlnger. Till......... The roof waa so low that It was nec essary for Mrs. Carrlgan to draw her feet up in order that death might re-, suit. Mrs. Carrlgan was about 3 years of age and had been married about IS or IS years. She leaves two sons and a husband. COUNTY UNION IS FORMED Local Associations In I'nion County Are Now l'nltcd. V LA GRANDE, Or.. May 15. iSpeciaJ.) There was a large attendance here today when organisation of a County Farmers' Co-Educational and Improve ment Union was perfected. lelcgats from seven local unions In this county numbered 175. The purpose of the meeting- was to unite the local unlona that are scattered about the county Into one organization such as Kastern Washington now has. Stale Organizer Cox. of Walla Walla, and President ' McAllister, of the La Grande local, called the meeting to gether, and before the secret session began cheaper grain sacks, better stor age houses and numerous other things were discussed at length. Thirty new members were taken Into the La Grande local. The offlcera for ttie county organization follow; S. L. Hrooke. Imbler. president; George Miller. Cove, vice-president: John McAllister. 1 A Grande, secretary treasurer; Nerl Ackles. La Grande, doorkeeper; J. W. Kaxter. I'nion, con ductor, and K. Morris, chaplain. ROBERTS KEEPS FREEDOM Authorities Kind He Made No Tli reals Against Kallicr-lii-I.au . CHKHALIS. Wash.. May 10. i Spe cial.) After a full investigation Into the merits of the attempt to secure the return of John Roberts, of Handle, to the state prison at Walla Walla from which he was recently paroled. Deputy Lovell. of that Institution, and Sheriff Irquliart yesterday concluded that there waa no Just occasion for such action. Roberts denied absolute ly having made the threats that were charged of an intention to kill his former father-in-law and others. The conclusion of the officers was that the attempt waa Intended as a means of inducing Roberts to agree to certain matters In'regard to his In terest In property which Burton's daughter, who was formerly Mrs. Rob erts, and Mr. Roberts had a Joint In terest. The parties left for their home today In Kastern Lewi County. M'FATRIDGE STILL WAITS lcoed Imatilla Agent .-is No Word roiu Wat-liiiigtoii. PKNDLKTOX. Or. Mav 10 .4 Special Major Arthur E. McFatrl.lge la still wan ing to hear from the Indian Department, though it ha a been a week sines he was deposed as agent on the Cmatllta Reser vation. He Is progressing with the trans fer affairs of the agency to Dr. Mcc'lies ney. the special agent who waa sent here under Instructions to take charge As the ten daya given McFatrldge In which to make the transfer are nearly up McChesney will soon be in full control ' B. F. Powers. I-ane Pioneer, Die ECGKNE. Or, May IS. 'Special ) B. F. Powers, a well-known cltixen and pioneer of I-ane fountv. died at his home near Springfield yesterday. Mr. ''""era Is the last of a family of broth ers who were early settlera In this county. His brother Alfred died at his home st Eugene only a few weeks ago. ;-'.-"i--- .. '7 -: ': A . v, rr, . : ? ?- n - , ": " 'Al - x T' . r y J i i 4 : NEW LAWS PRINTED Work of Recent Legislative Session Out In Book Form. RECORD MADE BY SOLONS J'roposed Amendment Placed Ite- ' fore People, or Stale All Mea sure Carrjlng Kmergent-jr - t'lsu. N'otr In Kull Force. MAI. KM. Or.. May 10. ,-. Ijl. 1 The session laws of tne Oregon legis lature -were reidy for distribution to day. The volume, will contain five constitutional amendments, vlr giving the legislature the authority to fix the . location of state Institutions; chancing the time of election from June to November; adding a new section pro viding for the recall, providing forum- JPrtional representation; taking th power of finding Indictment away from district attorneys. Among the laws of general Impor tance may be mentioned the new- In surance code. tie w.tet- law and th x ccxie. Aii inree or these measures carried the emergency clause and at' now In full force and effect. The In suronce rode niocl.hes the stringent regulations of the old law and has already resulted Jn the admission of a large number or nw companies. The water law- creates a board of control.- divides the stale into water districts, provides for heating testi mony and making surveys In contested rases, fixes a fee system baaed on the amount of water to be appropriated, and provides a comprehensive system for the regulation, control, distribution and use of water. This law Is copied from the Wyoming law, which has been In force for II years and has given satisfaction. The tax code rreates a hoaid of tax commissioners, which is to have gen eral supervision of the system of taxa tion and collection of public taxes, dues and revenues throughout the state. Nearly 10O appropriation bills were passed, representing a total of over H.SJU.noo. and many of these measure are of paramount Importance, providing aa they do for new state Institutions, creating new agricultural districts, re location and enlargement of state In stitutions and many other matters of statewide Interest. An appropriation of ll-S.OOO Is made for the revision of the code. A comprehensive game code waa enacted. Several bills affecting the salmon Industry were passed. The cor rupt practices act was passed by the Legislature, after having ben Initiated. Some Important school laws mere passed. Including one providing for six months school In every district In the state. The dairy hi. I provides for the appointment of three Inspectors of dai ries. A large addition Is made to the criminal procedure of the state. Im portant amendments are made to the labor laws of the slate one of which limits the hours of labor of females and otherwise enlarges the scope of tha measure. There Is considerable new legislation under the head of roads and highways. Secret societies are pro hibited In high and public schools. An Institution for the treatment of tuber culosis will be established by the state. . All laws passed by the regular ses sion not already In effect through the operation of the emergency clause will be in forte on and after tiie morning of May Tha enactments of the special session do not become effective until June 17, with the exception of the asy lum appropriation bill, the Supreme Court appropriation bill and the Mil creating the board of higher curricula, which carry the emergency clause. The other bills passed by the special session Include a. bill appropriating $7ioo for the expenses of tne session: an amend ment to tne bill requiring fire escapes In hotels: an act requiring the doors of public buildings to open outward: codi fying the code: to reimburse George H. Small: to appropriate money for Kast ern Oregon Agricultural Experiment Station: for the protection of ducks; to prohibit night hunting of deer; to prohibit hunting with flashlights; for the protection of elk. STADIUM FOB ATHLETES WII.I-AMKTTK INlVKItSlTV TRI-:s NKW IllILDI.VG. Structure Will lie- largest Atlilciic Hnildinx In stale. Covering Fisht-I-ap Track.. PKNIH.KTOX. Or, May 14. iSse clal. Willamette I'nlveralty at Sjc lem. Is to have the largest athletic stadium In the Northwest. TMs was the announcement made here today by Fletcher lloman of the university who stopped off In Pendleton while pass ing through. The large concrete build ing located on the southeast corner of the campus and occupied formerly by the plant of the Oregon Nursery Com pany baa been turned over to the uni versity, and It Is t ils structure which Is to be converted Into a stadium. Be ing sO yards square, it will permit of an eight-lap track. A good Idea of tha size of the stadium can be gained by remembering that the track In Colum bia Fnlversiiy's famous gymnasium re quires i: laps to the mile. The structure Is l-artly of concrete and partly frame. The Interior Is to be so arranged that It can be used aa a vast auditorium, the largest In the state, and It Willi be used for numer ous public gatherings, such as the an nual cherry fair. President lloman also said plana were being made for holding a number of scholastic and col legiate Indooor field meets there dur ing the Winter season. The recently-acquired building Is less than 1"0 yards from the gymnasium, which is already one of the best be longing to any Oregon educational In stitution. ONTARIO DEMANDS ACTION landowners ("rge Government 10 Hcg In Work on Malheur Project. ONTARIO. Or.. Mav IS. iSpeclal. Protesting against the action of pri vate Interests who have filed on water rights In the Owyhee River without taking active steps to reclaim the laud, representatives of the C ommercial club of Ontario. Welser. Pavette and Vale, met In this city yesterday and for warded a petition to the Oregon and Idaho delegations In t'ongress urglt.g an early comniem-emenl of the Malheur Irrigation project. There are approximately Mr,.l00 acres of (erttle land in tl.is district, tribu tary to the towns of Wriarr and Tay etle, Idaho, and Vmtarlo and Va'.e. Ore gon, and la now largely without proper means of Irrigation and there are sev eral million dollars of Orrron money In the National Reclamation Fund which should be uss-d In Government Irrigation work within the conflnea of the State of Oregon. Ninety-two per cent of the land-owners lying under tne proposed Malheur Government Irriga tion project have signed petitions for Government Irrigation. BIG GRIZZLY IS SLAIN Terror of salmon Hirer Cattlemen I Captured After Many Years. I.KWIKTO.V. Idaho. May IS. espe cial. ( titockmen of the Salmon River country are rejoicing over the killing of "Old Baldy." tne big grlzxly bear that for lite past several years has preyed upon the herds of the river stockmen entailing; a loss of several thousand dollars. "Old RaMy" was killed early last week by David I-ewia. who followed him Into one of the wild recesses of the Salmon River country after one of his devaattng tours through the settlement. The animal weighed over loon pounds. The bear -first made his appearance on Salmon River several years ago and has been a regular resident of that country during the Winter, following the herds of rattle and sheep to the high mountains during the Summer season. Numerous hunting parties have been organized to effect his killing, and at several times the hunters have succeeded In severely wounding him. but within lew weeks he would re turn to his haunts and resume his dep redations. JOBBING TRADE SECURED Pendleton F.uablcd to Take Advan tage of SHkanc ICalc Irx-lion. PKNDI.KTON. or.. May li iSpeclal -The first real evidence that Pendleion'ls to h.-rans a Jobbing center la contained In the announc-ement made today that the Nlseen Implement Company had been designated as a Jobbing nrm by the A In mo Gasoline engine Company. of Hillsdale. Mich. As such. It will handle the engines at wholesale for all of Kast ern Oregon and mat part of Kest-rn Washington north of the Columbia and south of the Suske Itlxers John Nlssen. president of the company, said tills had been made possible bv the rec-nt Spokane terminal rate decision and by Pendleton's excellent railroad fa cilities. n also said his company was preparing to secure other lines on the hasis. and he predicted that rendletnn would shortly he known aa the Jobbing center of li stern Oregon. MARRIED FOR 25 YEARS Mr. and Mrs. John T. New land Ob srrte Day at t lirlialw. CHt-:;iAIJ. Wash.. Mae K.-tne-ial Mr. and Mra. John T. New lan.t, well, known pioneer rem iie n f n 1V1- i... . i bratel their twenty-fifth welding antil v"r"arr last night, entertaining a large circle of their friends In honor of the event. A number of beautiful presents wre ncntsi Dy air. and Mrs. New land. Mr. New land carte front Indiana to this Cfitinrev lira X.' , .. . I . . . . .. . - 1 o.i i w - u.iuxnier or John L P.rownlng. who (a one of the i, monr.ni pioneers or the cniehalis Vall-y. REDSKIN IS IN TROUBLE Oregon Cltjr Indian Is Wanted on Charge of Ita.bbcrjr After llrawl. ORKGON CITV. On May li. Spe dal. Oilef of Police Hums went to Portland tonight af;er an Indian who la charged wllh stealing 0 from Gua vicinaeti. -joe mdlan waa arrested last night In Portland for drunkenness and paid his fin this morning. He. along with Welnaeit and lotilse Karris, were mixed up In a free-for-all fight last night at the aiuaw esmp In the south end of Oregon -ty. Welnsett and the woman are in Jail. The woman la the wife of the Indian who was recently sent to the penitentiary for burglary. HOWELL TAKES UP WORK New Secretary of Slate llclalna Mcli ! Office- Force. OI.YMPIA. Waelu. Mav li. iSoe.-i.i The first official act of Governor Hay., on his return this noon, waa to approve the official bond of Secretary oi r-iaie I. m. Jlowell. who at once took office. Hen Fish was reappointed Assistant Secretary and the others of the office force are continued. OREGON CONVICT ESCAPES Norman luck. F.mplojcd at Home for Feeble-Minded, ticls Awa). S AI.KM. Or.. Ma y 1 0. i s,.e. .. Norman Un k. aged Z. sent to the state penitentiary for larceny for ene vest from Lane County. November I. !9j escaped this afternoon while rtnploved at the Feebleminded Home. lie lit t feet Inches tall and weighs It pounds. Fitly dollars reward Is of fered. New Itoad Huns to Xelialem. J. J. Walker, of the Nehalem t,y Land Company. aas that a published report concerning the work on the l.ytle road Is misleading to some im portant particulars. In the first place, he says. n,e road la built from Hlllsboro to a point beyond Muxton. and not from Forest Grove to "liurion. aa the prevt ooa report has It. Ttcere Is no such place as Norton, so far aa known. In the next place. Mr. Walker save, there la no road projected from Tillamook eastward, aa the line will be almost directly southward from Nehalem liay to Tillamook, several miles of which are alreadv built, and contracts let for the balance. Mrs. Jolis Mc4Jaerrx I iced. I M K 1'KM I K.N'i ' K. Or. May It l Special. M rs. John Mrcjuerry died the home of her son. lavld Sesrs. this place today. She was born West Virginia. March It. Is:, s movent to lowa at the age of 1 1. s was married to John Sears, who di In !41. and to John Mryusrrr In Is' They moved to Oregon In HT. Salem Ojster House I Cobbed. SAI.KM. or May li. Special. I The Portland Oyster House, a local res taurant, waa entered last night and rubbed of about 112. Tom TutLrr Musi ICrluru. 'eAI.KM. Or . Mav li - -ipc-la I I - Goc ernor lu-neon today honored a r-. ulsit Ion from the vc-rfor of Montana f'e Totu Tucker, under arrest In Wallowa County, j ITS THE- ART OF TASTE The mere cost of cloth has little to do with the cost of clothes. The value of any product lies largely in the amount of labor put into the raw materials. Two clothes makers using the same fabric will turn out results that have no basis of comparison. It's the art of taste the hours spent in fine tailoring the findings and finishing that really count. CHESTERFIELD CLOTHES are built by hand each garment by a mastor-crafter, just as the most exclusive hundred dollar merchant tailors produce garb. They are exactly right in every re spect. Perfection ready for use. For men who want the very best. $20 to $50 R. M. GRAY MORRISON AT FOURTH ELECT LEAGUE OFFICERS IHSTKItT ONYKNTIO MIIKTS AT TIIK I. M.I F.S. Ir. ICadcr and l're-ldcnt lloman. of Willamette I'nlvcr.lti. Will Make Addresses Today . TIIK liAI.I.KS. Or. ;tay li. iSpe c I s 1. 1 At the second dar's session of The I a lies lusirlct Kpwortn leuut convention. held at the Methodist Church In this city, tne following offi cers were elected this afternoon: PreslJent. fl. II. Itoush. cidd-ndale; first vice-president. Mlse Me be I Young. Hood liiver; second vice-president. II. F. Kledsoe. Kllen.hurg. Wash.; third l-e-preldcnt. Miss tioodell. North Vakima; fourth Vice-president, Miss Kverta Vandellen. The lielles: secre tary and treasurer. K. O. spoon, (loid endale; Junior league aup-erlntendent. Mrs. F. T. Smith. Wasco; field Ms.it tare. Miss Minnie Barker. Spokane. The Katies district comprises all the territory of the Yakima Valley and Colombia I;ler from Pasco to Cascade lvks. and the Interior of Oregon from The Italics to ITInevllle. Mies Isabel Morton, of Chicago, field secretary of tlte Meihodlsl I leaconess" Asso. tat Ion, address! the delegates tonight. Ir. Fdwln Todd, corresponding secretary of Puget Sound t'nlver-ltv of Tscomsi IT IS THE IN THE ESTIMATION OF There are thousands of persons who arc firmly convinced that Hostetter's Stomach Bitters is better than anything else for ailments of the Stomach, Liver and Bowels. They reached this decision after giving it a. fair trial and did not hesitate in writing us voluntarily of the benefits received. We believe it will prove so in your case, too. Therefore, get a bottle of HOSTETTEO WH to-day and you make the first step on the road to health. You'll find it excellent in cases of Poor Appetite, Flatulency, Heartburn, Indigestion, Dyspepsia, Costiveness, Biliousness, Insomnia, Cramps, Diar rhoea, and Malaria, Fever and Ague. These letters are voluntary and well worth reading: New Roads, La. Mr. P. O. Langlois, writes: "I have used your Hostetter's Stomach Hitters and can recommend same. It greatly benefited my vifc, also." I "r- FX U. rtader. editor of the Pacific Christian Advocate of IV rt land, and rc. Fletcher ll.smaa. of Wlliemelte 1st. versily of salem, will epek at the ssse slons tomorrow. About t delegates at In attendance N. P. READJUSTS RATES (ompromh Krtiedal Between Port land and ;oble. At.T.M. Or, May lic Special TI.e Northern Pacific Railroad Company has notinnd the) Flat Jlaiiroad C-oresntssjon that the company has Celt into eflrect l he new compromise tariff between Portland and Ooble ordered by tha Railroad Com m tsaioa. In many cases class rates are reduced oe,e-lhl.-d. Shippers at Sea -poo se and Houlton complalneo! some time ago. re questing that the old rates be again estaltlislsed. The Commission thought tbest Islet loo low and the new ralee too high, and accordingly fixed the com promise rates which have just been put Into .fleet. Floia Pioneer Paascw. F.I.MA. Was Ik. May U SpeclsLl Mrs. Serena K. Taylor, wife of H. n. Taylor, who died here May It, was li ears old and was married over is ears sgo. She had been a resident of Kims since I tea, and crossed the plains with an ox team In ItiJ. settling Brat In the Willamette Vaiiey and moving from there lo Klma. FESTIVAL BIG SUCCESS iuM;nou. Ml 1.1s MKK AITAIH AN M' Ala i:KXT. I lka- rar.de II aa Ixwdgew of f-even alley Towns In Une -Novrl I ratarcs Are Seen. t j IUKRCRC. Or, May 1 i . Special Todsy nd tonight ends Roeehurg a three-day strawberry festival, which baa so far exceeded aJl expectations of the promoters. Today was fraternal day. and the parade, one of the finest ever seen In the city, started from tbe Southern Pa cin depot, where the local lodge of Klks sethered to meet the Ashland Kike. Who arrived on a special train at o'clock. Kika were also present from Med ford, (iritu ls.a. Kugene, Albanx. Kalent and Portland, lor over an hour the parade traversed the prtoctpai streets of the city to the music from three bauds, one band coming through from Arhlsnd with tha lodge from that place. Many new and novel features were Introduced In the tends by the F.lka. leeorated automobiles were also a fea ture of the parade, nearly every auto In the city being In line. Tonight the Kike and their visiters will hoM tort h st the STIfcs Temple. BEST THOUSANDS. Columbus, Neb. Dr. V. L. Cook, writes: "Wc have used your Hostetter's Stomach Bitters in our family for years. Wc find it an excellent tonic."