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lature repealed fhe laws for taxing In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.
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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,
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Biliousness, Insomnia, Cramps, Diar
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New Roads, La.
Mr. P. O. Langlois, writes: "I have
used your Hostetter's Stomach Hitters
and can recommend same. It greatly
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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."