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
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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
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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
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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.
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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.