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TUESDAY, FliURUARV, 2, YM. IIIK WUKM vVt OUfM.ON CHOICE Jd KLEENO ..Washing Powder. Is the latest and very best washing compound ever offered to the consum er. Try a package and see if it is not a'l that we represent it to be. 1-lb Package 10c A. V. ALLEN Sole Agent L'iTER-STATE CQ1RESS REPORT 0 FTHE O. I. D. CON TENTION AT SALEM AND ITS GOOD SUGGESTIONS Salem, Ore. Feb. 1. 1909. The Oregon and Idaho Development Congress in convention assembled in Salem, wishes to thank the Oregon Legislature for its prompt action in promoting the protection and im provement of our waterways and har bors, by extending the terms of the bill for Free Locks and Canal at the Falls of the Willamette, for passing the General Port Commission act, un der which each of the harbors on the west coast of the State can organize a taxing district to raise revenues and issue bonds for its own improvement and within its own resources. We fa vor the further extension of improve ments of the Columbia River and would respectfully petition this Legis lature to make provision for extend ing the state portage railway to the beginning of navigation at the Big Eddy, to the end that the Inland Empire reached b ythe Upper Colum bia may be given the fullest benefits of water transportation. We commend the splendid work done by the General Port Commis sion asked for by this Congress at its i session held in Marshfield in August. tions, the importance of this move 198, and appointed by Governor j ment and to urge them to co-operate Chamberlain, which resulted in the j with us by giving the Congress their pa-snse of the bill by their Legisla-' ture by which the people can no for-'cs ward and improve their harbors and j inside navigable channels without waiting for the action of Congress in j behalf of each of these harbors. Wei especially commend to our delegation j in Congress to impress upon the War ! We extend to the citizens of Salem, Department the duty of assisting the jour thanks for the entertainment af people of the Columbia River basin, forded us and our appreciation of the the Willamette Valley, and the ! courtesies shown us while in their ports which are taking the initiative j tn 5pr,ir flip nfipninir ?nft imrtnv,. ! ..... & mcnt of their harbors and waterways. We urge upon the Legislatures of the State of Idaho and Oregon to pre pare and submit to the people of their respective states under the referen dum provisions of the enstitutions, an amendment to such constitutions, pro-j vidmg that counties, districts and municipalities shall have power to is sue bonds in aid of railways in and through such states. This congress endorses the sugges tion of having a commission of prom inent citizens of the State appoint ed by the Governor to work out a plan safeguarding the interests of the peop le, and submit the same to the Legis lature and the people of the State of Oregon whereby the citizens of cer tain districts, counties or municipali ties within this state may lend the credit of those districts, counties or municipalities to the construction of railroads therein. The continued diversion of the great ' :ums of surplus earnings taken from j the producers of this state 'in freights and passenger fares to develop rail road properties in other states where stronger competition prevails makes it necessary for the peple of this state to resort to all the powers vested in them under the constitution to secure railroad construction, and we recom mend that the next session of con gress be held at Boise, Idaho, before the adjournment of the Legi-lature of that state and that a similar corn- mission be authorized to be appointed by the Governor of that State to work in co-operation with a Citizens Com mission in Oregon that joint action of the two states be secured to bring about rotlroad construction by the aid heretofore outlined. Thi Congress again emphasise? the supreme importance of placing the whole political and executive and legis lative power of the two states of Ore gn and Idaho back of the proposition to secure the construction of main line of railway from Boise through Central Oregon to Coos Bay, by use of the taxing power of the people, by granting state rights of way over pub lie lands or any other lawful means ol procecdure; in issuing bonds or hypothecation of the properties bene fitted and the communities and, lands to be enhanced in value. We also favor the creating of districts needing other trunk or branch lines for the same purpose, backed by the resour ces of the people and the lands to be benefitted to the end that their credit shall become available to secure need ed transportation facilities without awaiting the pleasure of any railway magnate or the exploitation of any financial synidacte. We endorse the principle that the people of these com monwealths are far more capable of helping tWrmselves and will get far greater results in development of their country than by giving enormons sub sidies which m the end must be paid by the producers themselves for still further financial exploitation. We urge that the Federal Desert Land Act be amended so as to enlarge its efficiency in the reclamation of arid lands by requiring the claimant to show that improvements and work thereon have resulted in actual pro duction therefrom to a certain and ascertained value, the purpose and in tent of such amendment being to en courage scientific farming, whether by systems of soil culture known as dry farming, or with, or without arti ficial irrigation. We have a strict enforcement of the spirit of the Reclamation Sen-ice act requiring the expenditure of funds within the state from which those funds are derived, for the reclamation of the arid lands in that state by the sinking of wells and other legitimate methods of prospecting for water, to the end that the Reclamation Service undertake the construction of the Mal heur project in Oregon and the com pletion of the Payette-Boise projects within the two states. It is the belief of the delegates to this congress, that the Oregon-Idaho Congress has been a source of great benefit to the people of the states of Oregon and Idaho, and that that it is deserving of the suppore of all the people within those two states. We wish to impress upon the conn- ties, cities and commercial organiza- moral support and by having delegat in attendance at future conventions. We extend to Governor Geo. E Chamberlain of Oregon, the thanks of the Congress for the interest manifest ted by him in its objects and purposes since its organization. city. HOME CURE FOR ECZEMA Oil of Wintergreen, Thymol, Glycer ine, Etc., Used as a Simple Wash. It really seems strange that so many people suffer year in and year out with eczema, when it is now no longer a secret that oil of winter green mixed with thymol, gleerine, etc., makes a wash that is bound to cure. Old, obstinate cases, it is true, cannot be cured in a few days, .but there is absolutely no sufferer from eczema who ever used this simple wash and did not find immediately that wonderfully soothing, calm, cool sensation that comes when the itcli is taken away. Instantly upon ap plying a few drops of the wash the remedy takes effect, the itch is allay ed. There is no need of experiment the patient knows at once. Instead of trying to compound the oil of wintergreen, thymol, glycerine. etc., in tne ngnt proportions our- sc v" wc a" u,,"g ,a P"scnption Wl"ch. 'S uTn,ye'sally foun(I m05t !fect'!c Jt ,s know"as th,e D;,D- green Compound. It is made by the D. D. D. Co. of Chicago, and our long experience with this remedy has giv en us great confidence in its merits. Charles Rogers & Son, druggists. A BLANK DAY. SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. l.-No new jurors were secured in the Cal houn case today. GEEAT INTERNATIONAL CONSERVATION MEET UNITED STATES, CANADA AND MEXICO TO CONFER AT WASHINGTON SOON. WASHINGTON. Feb. l.-Arrange- ments for the North American Con scrvation Conference between repres entatives of the United States, Canada and Mexico, at the White House, Feb ruary 18, arc going forward rapidly following the cordial acceptance by Sir Wilfrid Laurier, premier, and Earl Grey. Governor-General, of Canada and President Diaz of Mexico, of President Roosevelt's invitation to send delegates. The conference will discuss the situation with regard to the natural resources of the respective countries and help prepare a general plan adapted to promote the -welfare of the .Nations concerned in accord ance with President Roosevelt's sug gestum This International Conference will meet at the White House by Presi dent Roosevel. s "invitation. It will not be a large gathering as was the Conference of Governors at the White house last May, or the joint conserva tion Conference last December be tween the National Conservation Com mission, the Governors and the repre sentatives of State Conservation Commissions and Conservation Com mittees of .National organizations. The attendance will be limited to the representatives of Canada and Mexico and representatives of the State Departments which can render particular assistance to the Conferees in their deliberations, and the Nation al Conservation Commission. Canada has already taken active steps in preparation for the Confer ence and recently sent to the National Conservation Commission a number of carefully prepared maps which show the present status of the public lands of the Dominion as well as the distribution of the principal natural resources and the development of its transportation systems. The Cana dian authorities have .also gathered together and sent to the Chairman of the Commission a comprehensive col lections of Government documents bearing on the natural resources of the country. These have been care fully indexed and bound together ac cording to subjects. They will be used at the forthcoming Conference. President Roosevelt feels that the connection between the United States and the two Nations which lie to the North and South is so intimate that they can consider their mutual inter ests with regard to natural resources from the standpoint of the general welfare of the continent with small re gard to the political boundary lines which separate them. Indeed, it is said that he considered inviting Can ada and Mexico to the first Conserva tion Conference at the White House but" that he refrained from doing so because he was unwilling to run the remotest risk of asking these two Na tions to associate themselves with the Conservation movement before it was certain that it was going to succeed. Now that success is assured he feels that since the two Nations have iden tical interests and identical aspirations they acn work together along conser vation lines just as the representatives of the States work together without regard to State boundaries. PUGS ARE PINCHED. COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo., Feb. 1. What promised to be a live ly prizefight between two local pugilists, a white man named McCall, and a colored fighter named Kin, was nipped in the bud by Deputy Sheriff Taylor and a posse which ap peared on the scene of the proposed tight on the outskirts of the city yes terday afternoon. About 250 eager spectators were disappointed. No ar rests were made. DIFFICULT SUBJECT. CHICAGO, Feb. 1-Thc formid able task of criticizing the ipoems en tered in the woman suffragists con test for the purpose of securing "Singable" lyrics will be started to morrow afternoon. It is expected that by Wednesday night the lucky gainer of the palm will have been chosen. It will not be necessary to read more than two or three lines of some songs to determine whether they are worthy of consideration was said by one official. DIAMONDS; BLOODHOUNDS. MONTEVILSTA; Colo., Feb. 1.- Burglars yesterday broke into the jewelry store f W. II, Foole and secured $3500 worth of diamonds, watches and jewelry, escaping with out leaving a tiace. llloodhoumls from the Canon City penitentiary will be put upon the trial. A TEMPERANCE UNION. M.mb.r. Limited to Fourt..n Drinks of Liquor Daily. "Signing thf pledge" Is no new thing, at ts proved by researches' lu Italy. Interesting purticulnr of what would appear to bo tun earliest example of written pledge to abstain from gam bling u ntl excessive drinking sr given lu the Turin .nidi Medievull by Klguor Citroltuno lilw utv, who bn dlmwehHl three such documents In the archive of Mllau. Tlw tlrst of these- record I an until sworn on the gospel by Gla conio Piisijuatl and Ariiianluo Puea to the effect that for two year they will abstain from git milling lu Pavla ir wltblu thtvc miles thereof aud will likewise refrain from Inducing other to gamble on their behalf. The penal ty for any breach of this oath U Qxed t 5 soldi, payable to I'nplo Bovatorlo. In the second document Ptrauo de Bono promise I'berto da Proto to abstain from guuililli.it for a certain period, exception being made on be half of the game of blsiuentlro, at which, however, he was not to lone more than 2 denarl on any one day. Further, be undertake not to visit any Inn for drinking purpose before the hour of vespers ou Monday, A breach of either clause of the pledge luvolree the payment of 5 told! to De Proto. By the third document SUeto Ferrarto expreeaed hl wtlllnguee to pay 12 denart to hi brother Umperlo should he be persuaded to play for money In any place of public retort or to spend more than 2 denari on Intoxi cants lu any one day. The motive for these contract Is not stated, but It ts presumed that they ; were entered Into by employee whew masters wished to keep their proclivi ties In check. There U nothing to the documents to suggest the existence of any organisation for the promotion of i temperance. The honor of being first In the Held In thl respect therefor still rest with Germany, where two temperance socle-ties were founded In the sixteenth century. Of these the Order of St Christo pher was formed by SlKlsmuml d Dtertrtehsteln on Jan. 18, 1317. and the Order of Temperance by the landgrave of Hesse on Dec. 25, la The mem bers of the one order were pledged to abstain from toast drinking, and the member of the other undertook not to drink more then seven (laase of liquor at a time, and that not oftvoer than twice day. Cblesgo New. A PARISIAN RUSE. Th Dressmaker Lure That Eninared the American. Grace Margaret Could tell In th September Woman' Florae Companion some of the way the Parisian dress making establishment sell their goods to American women. Tlere la on ruse that ahe saw worked in one of the big gest establishment tn rarls: There was a sudden and evident commotion among the .employee. "The princess! Th princes! She has arrived!" they cried. American eye begun to bulge. Out from a magnificent equipage stepped a reirally gowned grand lady, attended by footmen and maid and re ceived by the whole bowing estab lishment, to the neglect of all other customers. She was in a gracious mood this day and easy to be pleased, praising their past efforts and select ing several of their new creations with out regard to cost After she bad made her departure amid like cere monies there was no need of the sales woman bothering her head over sug gestions. Every American woman present wanted a gown copied from the one the princess bad bought, and she got It after much pleading and at a prlra far beyond the limit she hnd set. And the point of this fable 1 this: The princess was no princess, but an employee of the house. Kvery French gown has two prices an American price nnd French price, It Is needless to say which 1 the greater price. Along about April the cry goe up, "The Americana are coming!" and then ,the prices go up too. . Along about November, when tho Americans have left, yon might almost say they are giving away gowns, only tho Frenchman never does give away anything. Then It Is that the French woman In general and the French nctreBH In particular selects bcr ward robe. Genesis cf Books. "Bonks" have progressed from the d.-iys when they wcro only wco.len roilx or bits of lark. For tho deriva tion tlint whl !i connects "b:ok" cl redly wlib "licccb," both having Iioimi 'doc" In AiiKlo-Snxon, Ih the favorite one. "Bm-liHiabcn," the German worl fur letters of the alphabet, menus l!t enilly 'hccfli Hi.-ives." Mnny book words ko back to much vegetable ori gin. The Lut in "HbPr," n book, whence comes our "library," was properly tlio Iniipr bnrk or rind of a tree, esiecliilly of papyrus; the Creek "blblon." whence "Bible" nnd "biblio phile," meant much tbe same thing; a "codex" was a block of wood, and leaf Is obvious. For That Terrible Itching. Eczema, tetter and salt rheum keep their victims in perpetual torment. The application of Chamberlain's Salve will instantly allay this itching, and many cases have been cured by its use. For sale liy Frank Hart and leading druggists. U)e Quelle ELEVENTH STREET Opposite the BaKeronian . HOT ' UVERY KVENING HOME-MADE, and of the cholceji ingredients; put up under supervis ion that guarantees their pcrfe.t freedom from all deleterious matter MRS. F. WOOLLEY PROPRIETRESS The Cornelius "The House ;of Welcome" Corner Park and Aider, PORTLAND, OREGON A hotel where the North west people will find a hearty welcome and receive Courteous Treatment at moderate prices. Our free Omnibus race : 1 trains. Under management of N. K. Clark C W. CORNELIUS, Proprietor. Nature provides bst one CALIFORNIA It is the natural winter home of many thou sands of the world's best people. Under th gentle influence of its snild winter climate, every amusement and recreation s bounds, bathing, boating, Kill ing, driving; such pic taics, parties sod "Jolli fications." :C0 TO: Los Angeles. Psso Roblei Hot Springs, Hotel del Monte, San ta Barbara, San Diego, Santa Monica, Venice, Long Beach, Santa Cruz, or a score of similsr resorts and you will find health, con genial surroundings, ' hospitable associates, faultless accommoda tions snd numberless attractions and con veniences. The 0ReaN.Co. cokkxctikgTwitb The Southern Pacilic Co. Makes inexpensive round trip excursion rates to Cal ifornia. A six months stopover ticket Portland to Los Angeles and return is $55.00 Corresponding rates are in effect to other points. We have some very distinc tive literature covering Cali fornia's winter resorts, and will take pleasure in giving you all of the information and assistance at our com mand. For tickets, sleeping car reser vations, etc., call on, tele graph, or write WM. McMURRAY, Gen. Pasa . Agt Portland, Oregon. , Hexamethylenetetramine The above is the name of a Ger man chemical, which is one of the many valuable ingredients of Foley's Kidney Remedy. Hcxamcthylcncte- tramine is recognized by medical text books and authorities as a uric acid solvent and antiseptic for the urine. Take Foley's Kidnev Remcdv as soon as you notice any irregularities, and avoid a serious malady, .T. F. Laurin, Owl Drug Store. MERCHANDISE DECLINING. WASHINGTON, Feb, l.-A heavy decline is noted in the merchandise receipts at New York. The total ap praised value of imports during the calender year amounted to $674,103,- loR, a necrease of nearly $20f1,fHX),000 with the preceding year. i i 50 Cents the AMERICAN IMPORTING CO. ' Iwportert and Wholesale Liquor Dealers !(.';. ....FOR A.... ' L' 3 VICTOR OR AN EDISON PHONOGRAPH ' -)30 TO(- ' Johnson Phonograph Co., Parlor 8rwvd Flooe 6v SchotWI A MHwm C ! i Sherman Transfer Co. KXNSY IHXJUfAH, tout. Hacks, CJTigtBactag Ckckd and Transferred Tracks sad Purattar Wagon tHino Moved. Bosed and Skipped. 413 Cammercial 8trst : tfetsi Ftsss t MnMtntJtiaatttaaoaaatttati THE TRENTON First-Class Liquors and Cigars j I Cm- CoinrckI and 14th. . ASTOKJA, OKEOON ; 'MMMMMMMtMMIMMMMHMMMIMMIMM Fisher Brothers Company SOLE AGENTS ' h:""!" ' ,'",f' ' V ' Marbour and Finlaysoo Salmon Twines and Netting McCormick Harvesting Vfaohlnei Oliver Chilled Plough Sharpies Cream Separators Saecolitk Flooring . Starrett's Tools . Hardware, Groceries, Ship ! Chandlery Tsn Bark, Blue Stone, Muriatic Acid. Welch Coal, Tar. 1 Ash Oars, Oak Lumber, Pipe and Fittings, Brass Goods, Faints, Oils snd Class V - Fishermen's Pur Manilla Rope, Cotton Twine and Selo Wb Wo Want Your Trade FISHER BROS. BOND STREET ' FINANCIAL First national 1 i ' t rt DIRECTORS Jacob Kamm W.F. McGregor G. C. Flavkl J. W. Ladd s. S. Gordon , , , , w Capital .............. ....,....$100,000 Surplus .......... 25 000 Stockholders' Liability ........ .' , .' .' 100,000 K8TAIIM8HK!) WtHU J. Q. A. BOVVLBY, President ""J. W. GARNER, Assistant Cashier O. I. PETERSON, Vice-President , FRANK PATTON, Cashier ASTORIA SAVINGS BANK CAPITAL AND SURPLUS S232.CC3 Transacts a General Banking Business Interest Paid on Tim Depot; wur vcnii rcr Annum Eleventh and Duane Sis. SCANDINAVIAN-A A E R I C A N SAVINGS BANK 7 ASTORIA, OREGON OUR MOTTO i "Safety Supercedes All Other Consideratka.- SCO! BAY :BRISiI:lliiOBP r A8TOHIA, OKEOON Iron and Brass Founders, Land and Marine Engineers wp-iv-..i, oawmm Macntneiy ia.L it. ... ' -ui na rrsniutn Ave. m the m We font a lingo supply of the famous. Golden State Cherries J , In Maraschino - the ittoit dclicltfua preserved fruit on the market'". quart bottle V 02 Cocomerdtl Itreet Bank of Astoria Astoria, Orsgon prompt attention given to all reaaJr . - work. Tel. Main 24S1