THE SUNDAY OKEGONIAX, PORTLAND 'DECEMBER 12, 1909. T A IS HURT BY LIQUOR FIGHT Malla Walla Tradesmen Say Nobody Is Buying Christ- mas Presents. WHOLE TOWN INTERESTED Krery Meetfns of Either Rtflo Is Crowded and Registration Is Heaviest Ever Known Clean Campaign Is Carried On. WAI4LA WAIJiA. Wash, Deo. 11- ' (FipeclaJ.) While the Prohlc-itlonlrta are ' working- day In and day out for a causa they believe to Just and the saloon men are paying little attention to anything- Trot tho fig-ht ahead of them, the "business men of Walla Walla are re- reiving the brunt of the battle and the depression In business Is hurting them financially. Tn former years mnrh Christmas shop pin has been in evidence this time of year, but now It Is different. little money le ohanging hands, the customer as well as t the retailer holding off until It Is known ! whether "she 1s going wet or dry." In former years the newspapers were filled with advertising y this time, but now the advertising mediums are not rushed with holiday business. Both the Prohibitionists and the Busi ness Men's Committee, which is conduct ing the campaign of the "weta," are now engaged in an advertising campaign, but occasionally a burst of oratory serves to break the monotony of facta and figures and what business men 2000 or 8000 miles a apt. Crowds Attend Meetings. At every meeting held toy either fao factlon Immense crowds turn out to hear the speaker. State 8enator CotterlU, of - Washington, was the first to open the ; campaign for the "drys" when he ad- ' dressed 1700 people In the Keyler Grand theater. State Senator Ruth, or wasn lngton. then appeared and answered Sen ator CotterlU in behalf of the Business Men's Oommlttee. Lewis (Horton. super intendent of the Anti-Saloon league for (Kastern Washington, has made an ad- ! dress and Senator Ruth stayed over In ' this city In order to attack Horton's ad 1 dress. This he did, but was no more se vere than Horton. The Prohibitionists challenged the Busl , ness Men's Committee to allow Horton . to debate the question with Ruth, but the ; committee declined. This has- furnished much campaign material for the "drys." ' In an address. Attorney Frank Shapp ateln. of this city, said: I "Our Christian friends have said the SuBlness Men's Committee Is conducting the fight for the liquor men. This Is not so. We are conducting this fight on our I owt behalf and In our own Interests. We ! have business Interests here and must j protect them, unlike some of our friends. who are able to leave the town five min ' utes after they put the town dry." Registration Very Heavy. The registration books closed Thursday afternoon at 5 o'clock. When gone over it was found- 8239 voters had qualified for the special election, about 250 more I than for the presidential election, which was the heaviest registration In the- his tory . of the city. The "drys" have carried the fight into the pulpits, while the different societies , of some churches have taken a hand and the women are active. The Prohlbltion ' lsts are positive of victory, but if defeated will bring the question up again at the first opportunity. Judging from the manner In which the liquor element and Business Men's Cora , mitten are working, a hard fight Is ex pected, but some shrewd politicians as sert the "wets" will have a majority of over TOO when the votes are counted. The "drys" are now making an effort to have Governor Hay come to this city and deliver an address In behalf of their ' cause, while the Business Men's Com mittee has announoed that Mayor Rose, of Milwaukee, will speak here December 17. An effort will be made to have Gov ernor Hay answer Mayor Rose. Neither Side Cries 'Fraud. From what can be learned, th regis tration was a clean one, as neither side has intimated fraud or illegality. The Prohibitionists have a committee of men assigned to each precinct in the city and every voter is being 'button-holed and asked to express himself. Watchers will be everywhere on election day, Decem ber 20. for each side says It will put up a clean battle of ballots and will Insist on the other dolnt; likewise. The Business Men's Committee gives the "drys'" credit for more shrewdness than they say is due. In Whitman Coun ty, about a week ago, a vote was taken on the liquor question and although many of the smaller towns -went dry, only five saloons were put out of business. All towns that were dry went dry again. After the result the 'Prohibitionists pointed to their "sweeping victory" In Whitman County. The "wets" assert this vote was taken for the purpose, of Influencing the people of this city alone, maintaining there was little use In put ting a town dry that was already drv. To this allegation the "drys" . say the towns first went dry under an old law, and It was to bring them under the pres ent law that the vote was taken. LAND HELD NON-MINERAL Northern Pacific TVins , Protest Against Copper-Gold Mine. ROSHBURG, Or., Dec. 11. (Special.) An important decision was given In the United States Land Office this morning, the Northern Pacific Railroad Company et al. winning Its protest against the Copper-Gold Mining Company. The out come will affect important similar litiga tion now pending. The land In dispute, about SO acres, is situated In Jackson County. After it was filed on by the Northern Pacific, a protest was filed by the Copper-Gold Min ing Company, which alleged that the land was more valuable for mineral than for timber or stone. The lend office found the land to Tbe non-mineral In character, and sustained the railroad company. The Copper-Gold Mining" Company has among Its officers Attorney-General Craw ford, who acted as attorney foi; the com pany in the recent hearing. BOYS ARE MOSCOW THIEVES Store Burglary Cleared by Confes sion of Iad Who Implicates Three. MOSCOW, Idaho. Dec. 11. The mystery ? the recent burglary of the grocery store of J. C. Wolfe & Co. was solved yesterday by Sheriff Bobbins, when Harry Anderson, whom he arrested, confessed BUSINESS Ms guilt. He named his confederates as John Edmondson, Martin Walser and Milton Rhodes, whose ages range from 12 to 15 years. The youths were arraigned before Pro bate Judge Morgarldge, who put them on probation, ordering them to report to him every two weeks. The manner. In which the boys engi neered the robbery -was novel. One or two of the boys late In the afternoon would enter the store and secrete them selves in the wareroom, which was bolted from the Inside. After the proprietor closed the store, the boys would then open the store In the rear and admit their companions. They admitted having taken J14 worth of goods, and having robbed the place four times. FRANCHISE IS LIBERAL Chehalis Commissioners' Grant to VTheeler Arouses Criticism. " ABERDEEN, Wash.. Dec. 11. (Spe cial.) Caustic comment from the -four corners of Chehalis County has been J. C. Smith. GRANTS PASS. Or.. Dec. 11. (Special.) Representative J. C Smith, recently elected for the third time to serve as Mayor of this city. Is a practicing physi cian and is considered one of the best "mixers" and campaigners in Josephine County. He Is progressive, and, with the aid of the Council, everything possible will be done to bring about the paving of the streets as soon as weather permits. . the result of the County Commission ers' action In granting to Eldridge Wheeler, ex-County Superintendent of Schools, franchise for right of way for electric lines .over practically every main artery under their control. The censure Is not directly for the granting of the franchise, but because of the terms under which it is given. Fifty years Is the life of the privilege. No charge Is made, and while there Is a demand that the line between Monte sano and Aberdeen be started In one, and entirely completed In two, years, no provision for a forfeit was Inserted. It has been contended that the county had no authority to grant the franchise without permission from the state, as the latter, by appropriation in the con struction of the thoroughfares, had the right of voice. MOSCOW'S LID PINCHES 3 Alleged "Bootlegger" Found Armed With Revolver and Dirk.. MOSCOW, Idaho, Dec. 11. (Special.) Armed with a revolver and dirk to de fend -what he called "his rights as an American cittaen." Jack R. Russell and two companions, George Dally, of Viola, and James Collins, of this clt, were arrested by Chief of Police Blacker on charges of "being drunk and disorderly, and selling liquor within the city limits. The police say Russell lives in a shack on North Main street and, under the guise that all who call on him are his friends, he offered each a -drink just to be sociable. The men were sent to the County Jail pending their trial Saturday before Police Judge Strong. . A revolver and newly-sharpened dirk were found on Russell. Electric Cars Evade Wrecker. SAN DIEGO, Cal., Dec. 11. Two at tempts at train-wrecking were made here last night and today, on tho San Diego Southern Railway. As the elec tric car for National City passed over a bridge at the edge of the city It ran Into two ties fixed upright between the stringers. This morning a steam train over the same track ran into a tie spiked between switch tracks. Neither attempt resulted In any damage. GRA-VTS PASS MAYOR, ELECT- 1 T, KD KOR. THIRD TERM, T MILL HIRIIV PAVIXU. I , ' ' ! t "'""- -''i '-Ji t i - Vii f ... ...ts.tr iWU . 4 ONLY ONE WAY TO RETAIN GOOD HEALTH, SAYS COOPER L. T. ' Cooper's theory regarding Urn human stomach is rapidly becoming ! topic of universal discussion. Coopei claims that the human, stomach has be come chronically . deranged . by modern conditions, and that sickness generally is the result. In a recent" interview, wlille introduc ing his medicine In a leading city, - Mr. Cooper said: "There is just one way. in my opinion, to maintain general health, and that-Is by building up the digestive organs. The vast majority of Americans today have' weak, flabby, distended stom achs. This has been caused by many generations of over-feeding and lack of exercise, until today the entire civilized race Is affected. This Is the true cause of most of the ill health of today. 'Little can be done to relieve It until the' stom ach Is once more brought back to nor mal condition ' . "I am successful because my prepara tion puts the stomach In sound condition, and I maintain this is the 'only way to secure general and permanent good health." Among those who have become firm believers In Mr. Cooper's theory and medicines through a personal test of his claims, is Mrs. Anna Maring of Dennl son, dark County, Illinois, who lives on Rural Route No. 1, Box 67. Mrs. Mar ing says: "For years I have suffered agony from stomach trouble. I oould not eat anything without having the greatest distress afterward. My appetite was poor did not care to eat afraid or the results that were sure to follow. My digestive organs did not . perform their functions properly, and were a source of much pain. Gas formed on my stomach. ROAD FUND IN HAZE Hood River Delves to Locate $50,000 Given in 1878. ALL TRACK OF COIN IS LOST Appropriation for Highway Along Columbia Does 'Sot Appear in Expenditure Records Money Is Greatly XcedecT ow. HOOD RIVER, Or., Dec. 11. X Special.) Interest in the proposed automobile road between Hood River and Portland was further stimulated today by an Investi gation being made by Committeemen C. K. Marshall and C. A. Bell, as to what became of a $50,000 appropriation made to build and maintain a wagon road along the Columbia in 1878. It appears, according to the Wasco County and Hood River County records that this sum was appropriated for The Dalles-Sandy state road In 1878 by the Legislature and a warrant, drawn for the money. No record can be found, however, showing that any of the appropriation was ever spent for that purpose. It is said by the committee that nothing could be ascertained about its disposition at The Dalles, and investigation, through correspondence, with the Attorney-General's office at Salem has failed to show what became of It. - It is said here by old timers, who helped build the state road to the Sandy River, that the first amount expended by the state was secured from an Issue of se curities known as the swampland bonds, which were taken to California and sold by Victor Trivett, the late well-known pioneer,- who Is burled on Memaloose Island In the Columbia R1-er. The amount received for the securities is said to have been $40,000, which, it Is said, was expended in completing the road through the swamp lands near Viento. This, it Is said, was several years prior to 1878. What the committee is now anxious to discover is whether this money was ever expended, and if not to secure it for the purpose of restoring the road at several points and improving it in other places to connect with a highway, which, it has been promised, will be built through Multnomah County to connect with It. The permission to use the right of way of the railroad company along. Its tracks where necessary, which is said 'to have been granted, will, it is expected, lessen the cost. If the $j,000 can be secured It is believed that sum will suffice to com plete the road. HINDUS' RELEASE ASKED Seattle Attorney Opposes Deporta . tlon by Government. SEATTLE, Wash.. Dec. 11. Counsel for Prim Singh. Mala Singh and Magar Singh. Hindoos ordered deported by a board of special inquiry of the United States Immigration Service as likely to become public charges, today began habeas corpus proceedings- for release of the Hindus, alleging that the board refused to hear testimony. United States Judge George Dohworth f decided that if the attorneys could snow that their clients had not been given a hearing as provided by law he would refer the case to a commis sioner to take-teBtlmony on its merits. Unless such a showing could be made he would not go behind the decision of the board, which was approved by the Secretary of Commerce and Labor. A brief filed by attorneys for the Hindus says a Hindu can . live on 3 cents a day In his native country. In the United States a -Hindu has an earning power of $1.25 a day, out of which he takes no more than 26 cents a day for living expenses. TUBERS UNHURT IN SNOW Four Mosier Potatoes, Each . Foot Long, Weigh IS 1-2 Pounds. HOOD RIVER, Or., Dec. 11. (Spe cial.) Four potatoes dug out of the ground at Mosier today, after a cover ing of 18 inches of snow had been re moved, were brought to this city by B. E. Duncan and tipped the beam at 1ZM pounds. The tubers, which are about a foot In length, are undamaged and' are at tracting a good deal of attention. Fruit Business Grows. MILTON, Or., Dec. 11. (Special.) With a record-breaking attendance at its annual report-making session, the Milton Fruitgrowers' Union celebrated another anniversary. E. P. Jensen, president, presided, and A. Tanke was secretary. H. D. Lamb, manager, read his annual report, which showed more than $100,000 In business since the last report. For the purpose of investigat ing the advisability of placing smudges in orchards to prevent damage from affecting the action of my heart, and my owels were in a wretched condition. "I tried everything I could hear of for relief, but to no purpose. I began to feel that there was no hope for me. I could do scarcely any work at all. and felt most miserable all the time. I bad neither strength nor ambition everything was a a rag. even my very existence. I could neither eat. sleep nor work. Life did not seem worth living. "For some time I had been noticing the advertisements of the Cooper reme dies in the papers, and seeing a number of statements from people who claimed to have been greatly benefited through their use. and whose trouble was very similar to my own, I made up my mind to try once moreit could . do no harm if it did no good. So I bought a bottle of Cooper's New Discovery and began taking it. "I began to Improve from the first dose, and grew better rapidly. My ap petite was sharpened, my digestive or gans began to do their work properly, and I gained strength very fast. My sleep became restful and refreshing, and my bowels were put into perfect condi tion. I took a half-doxen bottles, and am today In better health than for years past. Last Summer I picked eighty-five gallons of blackberries, besides doing my other work. My neighbors all remarked how well I was looking, and I told them It was Cooper's New Discovery that was doing It, "I can never be thankful enough . for the benefit I have derived from the Coop er medicine I am a living witness to its marvelous curative properties." i Cooper's New Discovery is on sale a,t all drugstores everywhere. The Dyspepsia Of Old Age Strong Digestion and . an Adequate Nutrition Invariably Mean a Long and Healthy Life. There Is a process known as meta bolism going on constantly In the body, and by which the tissues are built up, and after having served their purpose In the physical economy, are torn down and cast off. So long as the due. relation between waste and supply is maintained.' nutri tion.' and the various functions of the body are continued. But after middle life and In old age there comes a time when waste exceeds supply, and when the various elements which constitute the different fluids, tissues and organs no longer hold their due proportion, and the principle of life itself becomes enfeebled, the body no longer having power to assimilate new material as it once did. As old age creeps on. all the functions gradually fail, especially those of di gestion, absorption and: assimilation, and the system being deprived of Its full quota of nutriment, slpwly wears out. If the nutritive ana digestive processes of old people -could be main tained unimpaired, life could be pro longed almost Indefinitely. There are many old persons In whose Btomachs the gastric function Is almost entirely suspended. When this trouble occurs, the problem is, how' to digest the food and get along without the natural stomach Juices. There is but one way to overcome the effects of this condition, and that Is to supply arti ficially to the stomach a powerful di gestive substance to take the place of the juices which It falls to secrete naturally. ' For this purpose, there Is nothing superior to STUART'S DYSPEPSIA TABLETS known to medical science, as they supply the deficiency, and are such a reliable and thoroughly efficient sub stitute for the natural gastric Juices, that If two or three are taken after each meal, the food will be digested In so complete a manner, that the natural digestive fluids will never be missed. - Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets should be used by all old and middle-aged per sons, In order to prevent or cure the dyspepsia of old age. Through their use complete digestion of the food Is assured, with a consequent increased nutrition of the body, and a staving off of the sensibility and decreptltude of old - age. This remedy Is. however, not only good for the indigestion Incidental to advanced life, but is also applicable to the dyspepsia and stomach troubles of any age, from youth up. Secure a package of this famous dys pepsia remedy from your druggist for 60c and If you find that as you get older, your digestion and assimilation becomes weaker,' this remedy will assist the stomach In the performance of its functions, so that the general system will not suffer from the delin quency of the digestive organs. A sample package will be sent you If you will forward your name and ad dress to the F. A. Stuart Company, 160 Stuart Building. Marshall, Michigan. late frosts, a committee composed of J. A. Hayten and F. E. Williams, was appointed. MAN WITH RIFLE CAUGHT Vancouver Officers . Arrest Jack Bond on Insanity Charge. VANCOUVER, Wash.,' Dec. 1L (Spe cial.) Jack Bond, who imagined that if he got Ave feet away from his trusty rifle some of his enemies would kill him. was 15 FEE GENT. We suffered more than any other firm from the recent explosion. Our windows were blown out and glass and diamonds were scattered to the four winds. Fortunately, the main stock was not damaged, though the impression prevailed that we were blown out of business. To convince the public that the actual damage was slight and that we have a larger and -better selected stock than we have ever before shown, we decided to make a reduction of 15 per cent on every article in the house for a limited time. This is a genuine cut, as you will learn by close investigation. Our goods are marked in plain figures, and from the marked price we will make the discount. This is an opportunity to buy your Christmas presents at a price that you can't dupli cate elsewhere. Since we announced this sale last Thursday the store has been crowded, and we ask all those who can to call dur ing the forenoon and avoid the afternoon rush. SALE PRICE $100.00 $ 50.00 $ 75.00 $ 25.00 $ 50.00 Diamond Rings, now $85. OO Diamond Brooches, now 5j42.50 Diamond Earrings, now $63.75 Diamond Scarf Pins, now , ..21. 25 Diamond. Pendants, now. .$42.50 . BRACELETS, COMBS, SILVER PURSES, ETC. $20.50 Bracelets, now $17.00 $10.00 Bracelets, now $ 8.50 . $ 5.00 Bracelets, now $ 4.00 $10.00 Combs, now $ 8.50 $ 5.00 "Combs, now $ 4.50 $15.00 Purses, now $12.75 $10.00 Purses,.now $ 8.50 $ 6.00 Purses, now .$ 5.00 SILVERWARE. $ 1.50 Sterling Teaspoon, now : $ 1.25 $ 5.00 Sterling Berry Spoon, now $ 4.25 V $10.50 Sterling Ladle, now. : . $ 8.50 $12.00 half dozen Sterling Forks, now $10.00 We axe Manufacturing Jewelers and will carry out any design In Fobs, etc. We are always Prompt. . Official . Time Inspectors for Southern Pacific R. P.. Considering the meager amount of money involved, there is no Christmas remembrance so sure to please ninety-nine out of every hundred men as something smart to wear. BUT IT MUST BE SMART, and the men themselves, being familiar with the class and distinction of Buffum & Pendleton raiment, will naturallyappreciat5 the gift all the more highly if it bears the na)itv st.nmn of this Tiot!r. Wk invite a vis! t.n onr brilliant haberdasherv deuvtntent Ever i v . Man Hi Cravats : $ .50 to $ . 3.00 Fancy Waistcoats .... 2.50 to 7.50 Fancy Handkerchiefs. .25 to .50 Bath Robes 5.00 to 12.50 .Smoking Jackets ..... 3.75 to 12.50 Knox Opera Hats 8.00 and 10.00 Suit Cases 5.00 to 25.00 Collar Bags -. 2.50 Gloves 75 to 2.50 Suspenders '. 50 to 5.00 Business Suits 25.00 to 45.00 Overcoars 20.00 to $60.00 Silk Hosiery 1.75 to 2.50 Steamer Rugs ....... 15.00 ill If In ill t is 1 I i? si Buffum &?Pendleton 311 Morrison Street adjudged Insane this afternoon and or dered committed to the State Hospital at StellacOom. Bond always carried his rifle and ho had been giving trouble to the neighbors. Chief of Police Secrist and Deputy Sheriff Johnson, while they were cautious, had ILLUSTRATIONS; SAME DISCOUNT y thing That a Wants I s Full Dress Protectors Cuff Links $ .50 to $ 3.50 Sweater Jackets 3.50 to 7.00 House Gowns 10.00 and 12.50 Business Shirts 1.00 to 3.00 Knox Silk Hats... 8.00 Traveling Bags 7.50 to 18.00 Pajamas 2.00 to 6.00 Fancy Hosiery. 50 to 1.00 Dress Shirts 1.50 to 2.50 Full Dress Suits. . 45.00 and 50.00 Leather Hat Boxes. ... 7.50 to 25.00 Shirt Studs .50 to 1.00 Umbrellas 1.50 to 10.00 Merchandise Certificates We want the ladies to do their Christmas shopping here. The place where a man would do his own shopping is very likely the place he would want you to shop for him. . no great difficulty in making tho arrest Bond was familiarly known as "Blueback Jack," and he was once a famous fisher man in these parts. Fruit Trees Sent to Austria. MIT.TOK' Or., Dee. 11. (Special. - 3H8COUOT ON WATCHES, CLOCKS, DIAMONDS, JEWELRY, CUT GLASS, SILVERWARE, ETC. REASON: ON EVERYTHING IN THE STORE. .00 half dozen Sterling Knives, now $12.75 .50 Plated Berry Spoon, now $ 2.10 .50 Plated Cold Meat Fork, now $ 1.25 00 Plated Sugar Shell and Butter Knife. . . . .$ 2.50 CUT GLASS. $15 $ 2 $ 1. $ 3 $10 $ 8, $12. $10, $ 5. .00 Berry Bowls, now '. $ 8.50 .00 Water Bottles, now $ 6.75 00 Celery Dishes, now $10.20 .00 Sugar and Creamer, now $ 8.50 00 Nappies, now $ 4.00 MISCELLANEOUS. 00 Toliet Set. sterling, now $42.50 00 Manicure Sets, sterling, now $29.75 00 Military Brushes, sterling, now. $17.00 00 Hat and Clothes Brushes, steling, now. : $ 4.25 00 Umbrellas, fine covers, now $ 8.50 00 Jewel Boxes, quadruple plate, now $10.20 00 Cologne Bottles, now... $ 4.25 $50. $35. $20. $ 5. $10. $12. $ 5. ST. CPOJNT I ft : Opposite Postoffice Manager S. A. Miller, of the Milton Nursery, yesterday shipped a consign ment of apple trees to Dr. Ant. Pietrzy chi. In Austria. The order was for 3 000 Yellow Newtown Pippins, Rome Beauty, Spltzenbergr and Delicious trees. EXPLOSION During this sale we invite a comparison of our prices with the figures of other first-class, jewelers. ty Send for our holiday cata logue of 1000 gift suggestions.