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if OiwoyerfiS today, by1 Emfneirf Ujil Authoril'ri t.'iy Csttle the
j Controversy rover the "Application of the !j.rfct Primary ,
A f : ; Nominations Uw to'tht PtctJcns Jhh Year.' '
;TW0 SETS OF COOKS WGBT BE FATAL TO FAIR BALLOT
(Statement Made That the County CUrk Wtd. Not R-Rejitter
,i.ti.wiej uuk yuiivvuwii wi ure wet) vng ai riw ;
vious flections
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' - f 'Important discoveries wsr med t-
:'.,'( day that may eettl th controversy over
V th application of the direct primary
-.nomination Uw to the IMS city lection
' , ' and prevent th casting of hundreds pt
7 fraudulent votes. It la the opinion of
; d'aoma legal authorities that If the now
plan evolved today be not adopted the
'. . ii o city election would be a oaraival of
v ; crime- . against ' the-: suffrage beside
5 woicn all previous record of gush ir-
-regalsrltie ; weuld pal Into tnalg-alfl
. canea. -v .'.. - . -. ' , ,-
' . Complications would arise, it, ia
claimed. . If books war opened for re-
; i Teglatratlon of alt voter a, t tat would
necessitate taking to the poiu both the
; new-and th old books, so that there
' would be two registration records for all
; i who r-ra-reglater, enabling those wh
' if 1 wished to vote th floating element to
; run warn in tn platoons. - : ,
y. ' . Legal, advice has been secured that th
county, clerf need not - reregister the
; voters, i but . must correct th reglsti-a-j;
Hon of last -year. It is not denied by
any one that be must open tb books on
; March It to permit new registration of
voters not en roil so.' ana to reregister
( thos who bar changed thelf residence.
' I It was tb understanding that If Injune
; r j tlon proceedings were instituted it
, would b set forth in th application for
,' ; tb writ that 11,(0 or thereabouts would
; J be expended by the city if the primary
5 - . nominations law were applied this year,
' and that thla sum of money , is large
r-'l enoegh t peraolt reuonsble objection
- i by th taxpayers. Th person . brtng-
' ing tb suit would necessarily give as a
, reason that h was Injured materially as
, ; a taxpayer by th expandltur of that
' : : amount of money.. .,,
f'--; ' '. slgeTwtoH jrisei "'',',:" '
' As a inatter of feet, tb method pro-
-' posed under th ew plan evolved today
wlU coat less than, ISO., and perhaps
: lnot more than 10. It will be neoea
, sary under that plan only to hav the
. ;, voter 'sign an oath declaring his party
. sfflllatlon, and asking th clork to Indl-:-
.t eat it on th registration .book. . Thou-
1 sands could.be handled every day tn this
- v. manner and -tb expense would be trlv
( lai; so small that n on taxpayer could
. . ' convinte a. court that he was materially
' . .' injured byjlhe expenditure. m . r .
: , 'Those who wish to, prevent' applies
' . v tlon of the primary nominations law to
'thevolty election i this year doubtless
, , ..would raise th questloh as te th legal-
FERTILIZER DILL
tc -rtiit
Governor Saya That He Cannot
: P Approve 'I of Educators ;
v-r 'rt nayinz wexcuvs
.flalera. Orv Feb." .SS-"t- cannot glv
., my approval. t a measnr which place
: an educational institution -or any of. Its
'officers In a -position which require
. them' t . play . the part of detective;
sheriffs or other l-oflloers' of courts of
Justice 1; of s" th stale, said Governor
Chamberlain in vetoing house bill" IJ
" this morning. . - ,l -'"
- . This was known ks tb fertUlser bUl
. and provided, among other things, that
; the director of the agricultural experi
ment station at -Corvallls should seise
; all fertilising material shipped Into the
: state and upon which a license fee had
' not been paid. Also local dealers van
1iave not compiled with th requirement
of the act, are subject to arrest vpon
complaint" o.r the director. .
In hi. veto th governor states: "Some
.. features of tb act might be wholesome
," In effect, but the 'vice thereof . lies In
' th fsct that It makes one educational
v Institution of the state a factor .for en
' forcing the criminal laws." -rv
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TOXM.
, ; Sheriff Vord. : Under Bherlff Morden
, and Deptjt Downey this afternoon ar-
rested glrig fWah and took possession of
, Ms lottery game at 30 Alder street,
tickets freshly marked, andAtlll.t In
money; Sing Wan was released n 1200
" bail. , Tfie evidence secured was such s
to cause th sheriff to belley that be
'i he sf good ess against Blng Wah.
THE VALUE OF CHARCOAL,
few opto Xaew xcew Vsefal Hlili
' - -. yrssemsg alaaltk Bad Beeety.
Nearly everybody Vnows that charcoal
Is the safest and most efficient disin
fectant and purifier in nature, but few
realise its value when taken Into the
human system for the same cleansing
purpose.
t Char
L.mI 4 A MklMV ltft MAM
'you take of It th better; it is not a
,.; drug at alt., but. simply absorbs the
gases and Impurities always present In
- . - the stomach and InteetlneavAiur carries
' them cut of the system. ,
,V Charcoal sweetens the breath, after
' smoking, drinking or efter eating bniona
. . Cand other odorous vegetables. .
i- - CharcoaW effectually clears and Im
i' prove- th complexion, it whitens the
' I teeth and further acts as a natural and
eminemiv aaie eatnartic,
i It absorbs the Inlurleus ga
which
collect in the stomach and bowels; It
disinfects the mouth and tbroeCfrom
. Aha kxilson ef estarrh.
: Alldrugglsta sell charcoal In one form
' or another, but probably th best char-
'roel end the Mont for th money Is In
. ".mart's Chareoal Ixnengea; they are
composed of th finest powdered Willow
i charcoal, and other harm lees antlseb
,' tics In tablet form.' or ; rrfher In the
rferm of large, pleasant tasting losen-
'.see, th charcoal being , mixed, .with
" honey. .3
The, dairy use Of theee losenges will
" soon tell In a much-Improved condition
r-ot th general, health, better complex-
Inn, sweeter breath and purer blood, and
I he beauty of It la that no possible harm
: ran result from their continued wee, but
;on the contrary, great benefit''
A Buffalo physician in speaking efrhe
.benefits of charcoal, says: "1 advise
Mtuart's charcoal Ieensea to all sa
lients suffering from gaa in stomach and
bowels, and to clear -the complexion
snd
t: I
rv the ore in. mo
-'-also believe the liver Is greatly bene-
-Jtted hv ths dally use of tbem: Lhev rnet
hut" twenty-five rente a box at drug
etores,
.and a
klthmieh In
some sens a
' patent preparation, yet 1 believe I get
more and better charcoal in' Stuart'
(-narcnai jxisenas iran in any e( w
ordinary charcoal tableta." ... ,
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Wiii ce .sufficient, - - -
lty of this method. Discussing the prop
osition, a. competent legal authority said
today: - :T
The law contemplates that there shall
be correction of th books to make.tbe
registration conform ' with th present
desire of th voter.' A cltisen registered,
say, in January, 1104. When th books
are opened under section II. article i,
of th city charter, on March 1, it will
be nearly II months after tb cltisen
registered.' Presume he registered as to
party affiliation In January,. 110. and
sine that time has changed his political
views.- : ' ; - -
. msfraaaalsed Withsmt Beglstrakkia. '
"The law does not contemplate " pre
venting him from voting in th primary
nominations of th party with which he
Is affiliating now, and if b be not per
mttted. to correct his former registra
tion; h is disfranchised. rH-cannot
vot for nomination of candidate In the
party he now belongs to; ;
"It Is obvious that the clerk ms'y cor
rect . . tb former - registration indeeaV
that no must ao so; ana, were no to
refuse, he could b compelled to 'do so
by mandamtis proceedings.
."Another -Important consideration Is
that if the clerks were to attempt to re
register ail 4h voters, a large number
Of them would - not go to th court
hoBs,- but Would ' neglect It entirely.
These voters would b entitled to .vote
at th election, although not ' at the
nomination primaries. This weuld ne
cessitate taking to th polls th Aid
books. In order, that lbs election board
mlgbt' bave the authorise tlon to permit
him to jrote. But the new books must
also be taken 4oJ th polls, to give the
lection board lb record, of .those who
bad bean reregistered. : 4'- !.r.
7 VWH fww swrlg, -:
:l "Boppos ' then, that a. J voter re
register as to party affiliation. Th
law does hot authorise . th clerk to
eras tb original registration, . so that
there would be two records of that
voter, ho would vot according to th
last - one. and this would - enable poli
ticians to-, us th old registration to
secure th illegal 'voting ' of worthless
characters in th worse portions of the
city. - '.-. .,'.-,r i t- '
''It-would throw tb election open to
glaring frauda. and utterly nullify all
of th safeguards that hav been thrown
about- our elections by " recent, enact
ments.'" ... . ... ... . J. ; -V.HtKr
GARFIELD'S REPCRT
IS WAiiLY READY
'Ci-.y -. -n ' m mi m -n I ' ' .
Beef Trust's Investigation. Will
V" Be in Congresa Before Ad- :-
t-'tlJ lournhSentr" If , C)
v tfearaal gpselsl Barvles.) ' '
waahlagton. Feb. II.- CommLasHmer
Garfield of th bureau stx corporations
today gava assurance Oiit the beer trust
report will be In th hands' of congress
before adjournment Portions relating
to the prosecutions of offenders will be
gunnel a iron ine pumio I or me present.
It Is not desired by the.'offlclale t-a
government to- publish at this time .the
complete results of th , Inquiry mad
bit the method of the packers' com
bine' by thex. bureau of corporations be
cause Dy so aoing tn hand or th gov
ernment In any prosecution ef the op
eratives of th trust would 'be disclosed:
Kvery effort is being made to expedlate
the report by Commissioner Garfield. ' -Bepreaentatlv
Keboe of Kentucky to
day introduced a resolution la the house
directing th secretory of commerce and
labor to inveetlgate the tobacco trust.
-The se aate committee on naval affairs
has1 endorsed , the president's naval pro
gram by retaining In the naval blU the
house provision for two battleships, but
limited the 'minimum total displacement
of each vessel to 11,000 tons. - '
The bouse todsy agreed upon th sen
at amendment appointing Senator Haw
ley; (Conn.), who retires March , as
brigadier-general on - the retired list,
after adopting as amendment to th gen-'
ate proposition conferring ' the same
honor upon Oen. Peter Oeterhaua ef Bt
LrfJUlS. rx-7 --1--.; . -: -y , i
Th seriate Is sitting aa a court of
Impeachment in the Swans oaita this af
ternoon and perfected, arraltgeinenu for
closing the trlab It wUl hav a final
vot by th senate on Saturdav. The
trial continues from 1 to 1 o'clock, with
a recess from -vio at night.
in senate nas passed the house bill
dividing 'Washington-- Into two iudlclal
districts. - The new district created In
clude the counties of Stevens. Ferrv.
Okanogan. Chelan.. Spokane, Lincoln,
Douglas. Adame, Franklin, Walla Walla,
Oarfteld, Columbia, Asotin,- Whitman.
Yttkrma, KllcklUt and Kittitas.-; .
On recommendation of Senator Fultoa
th poatofflc department haa decided
to appoint H,- P. Cornellua poetmaater at
Roaeburg. succeeding Wagner.' the orea-
ent tnoumbent, , i r
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THAP SEIZURE BlLL'i'
: VETOED BY GOVERNOR
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- - MSpsetst Dwaateb te Tae JearaaX) V: .
Salem. Or., Feb. . Oovernor Cham
ber la IS late this afternoon vetoed sea-
ate bill II, Introduced by Tattle, and re
lating to aeisur of trap and nets op
erated contrary te law. - , . ,t , . .
The governor gave a hid i reason the
fact that It would confer upon th fish
warden mar power than should be give
i any man. . i". - -
',., .bxmb At ooafAxum.
- r-eeelel ntaseteb t The fearseLf . I
Corvallls, Or, reb. . John Wright
ged IS. an old settler of Benton county,
died this morning at I o'clock. Th
funeral wfll be at 1 o'clock rrtday and
interment at the Odd Fellows cemetery.
He wes bachelor.
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On TO ZsTAVe-TBATIOV.
tor. and Mrs. Henry W. Coe leave to
night for Washington to attend. the In
augural ceremonies. They are both old
friend 'of President Roosevelt whom
they knew la North Dakota. ...
Ruiiiuv Rnn, Unable t to Find
-; vWork, Lies Down to Die'of
Ctatva.tion.-'
HADVEATCN NOTHING 4
.M 1 FOR NEARLY TEN DAYS
His Bed the Ground Ceneath
, Some Crush Inr Western .
Part of town.'
' In' a large and ' rich city,' with . an
abundance of th necessaries of life on
all side,- sod yet starving ' to death
this was the condition of g. Vft Back, a
Russian Finn. .. when taken to , . Good
Samaritan hospital , this morning by
Patrolmon Robecn. The man was so
weejc from lack of food that be fainted
when the poile found him, - '
Back came to Portland a week ago
penniless. U end savored to secure em
ployment he saya. but nobody would
glv bin work. He was too proud to
beg and endured the pangs, of banger
rather than - humiliate , himself. For
about If days be bad sot tasted food, as
be bad nothing to eat for several days
before reaching here.
Teaterday he walked out west of town
and ' lay down In th brush, . He says
he could find ao other pise to rest and
had been in the habit of aleeping la th
brash while rain was falling. He finally
became so weak; that tb fear of death
crept ver him. and he crawled to Twenty-third
and Washington streets where
he found a place, of refuge o th porch
of a house. - 3!-- v - -
Th occupants' sew him and tele
phoned th police. "The man' was taken
to th city prison, where aa examina
tion by Dr. Slocum showed his condition
to be serious. He was Immediately sent
from there to ths hospital by order of
the physician.- : ',- v v
PORTLAND SURGEON
OPERATED ON HARPER
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Dr. Bevan, Focrnerly With Dr.
Cardwell ' Here One of Uni
versity President's Doctors
city, W of, Chicago. Operated on Presi
dent Wv:B.'. Harper of the University of
Chicago yesterday, and his opinion that
eertsroa;
denrw-
the
president- malady is cancer
is
given much promlnenc la
the
news
dispatches. i ' t:
Dr. Bevan Is popular in Portland, For
a number of -years he practiced with
Dr. Herbert W. Cardwell. , He left for
Chicago about IS years ago,' and slnoo
his arrival in the Illinois metropolis has
steadily climbed, the ladder of feme. - In
the case of Dr. Harper his name Is as
sociated with those of Dr. Frank Bil
lings, Dr. McBurney who operated ton
McKlnley), Dr. Nicholas Senn and Dr.
Hektoen, who are among the moat emi
nent practitioners la the United States.
' 'Chicago. Feb. '2 J. At 7: JO o'clock this
morning Xr. Harper's physicians state
that ths patient ia- resting easy, and
from all Indications will recover , from
the effects of ths operation, . but th
physicians bold out no hop for big ul
timate recovery. .;
For nearly two years Dr. Harper has
been afflicted with sever paina In th
abdomen, and about a year ago under
went an operation for appendicitis. This
did not result In permanent . improve
ment and It was decided that a second
operation was necessary. It revealed
a cancerous condition ef the Intestines
near the head Of the colon, , . . . ' t
CLEVER DETECTIVE -
WORK OF LOUIS HESS
Louis Hess,' an employe Of Moyer'a
clothing store. Is the latest resident or
the city to shine In th role of amateur
detective. ' After th laps of three
years he has succeeded in locating WU
llam Summers sad mlfe, th latter of
whom is alleged - to have passed, a
spurious cheek for 1(0 on his em
ployers, and this morning swore to a
comDlalnt In th police court charging
her with obtaining money by false pre
tenses.- A warrant . was , issued ana
served this afternoon.
The allegation la that In Jill Mrs.
Summers entered Meyer's store, made
a small purchase end gave In peyment a
check for MO. drawn on a Seattle bank.
Hess cashed the check. When It was
presented for payment It was found to
be worthless. The police were notined
at the time, but no tree, wee round or
the woman. - - ;- - .v
This morning Hess Was walking along
Fifth street, near The journal office,
whert he saw Summers and hi -wife oa
the opposite side of the street, near the
Ufiice of the gas company. He con
ceaied himself In a doorway until they
passed, following them, and learned that
they baa a room in a loagins; nouse ax
Fifth and Morrison streets. - He hur
ried to the otfloe of Fred Olson, clerk
of the -polio court, and swot to the
complaint .. . ", ' ;
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CRUMBIE'S HILARITY
NEARLY COSTS HIS LIFE
.''-. "mm
Patrolman Kiridtcott fired three times
at J. C Crumble 'oa the Bumside street
bridge, late last night while th latter
was running, In th belief that he had
tried to-held up a streetcar. Somebody
telenhorted th police that a car was
being held up on th bridge, and Patrol
men Endlcott, Isaac. Hoaely. Hirsch and
Hart were sent to the scene In. the pa
trol- waeToa.- t rum Die started to run
when he saw them, and tb she ting fol
lowed. - - - . :.j . .. .
Two- sco ami en named Anderson and
RUlamsn caught'nnd held Crumbt, who
was locked up In city prison en a charge
of being drunk and disorderly, aa Investthe prison league of the -Volunteers vt
tlgatlon showing , bis effena to hav
been th breaking of the window of a
Wood) awn - ear and threatening to kill
the passengers. HI ball was forfeited
this morning, and be also paid the dam
age done tb car.- .,-,.. , v 1
SOUTHERN STATES GET-
if-
CONFEDERATE FUGS
Wsshlagtea, Feb. Il.The senate
day passed the Panama eenaj son civil
bill and a bill providing for the return
of confederate flags to southern state.
Th latter .bill has already passed the
house. .--f-Ni- .. , .-' v,
'' ' ST. OUAXM FUAJM OtrirXTT. .
Smith St Clair today pleaded guilty
to gambling and paid a fine ef II. A
charge ef conducting an Immoral house
jet rests aainst Dun,
Gei-mart CoUrt Cfficially Advised
:4i That Russia Will Prolong-
-wa .
MILITARY SITUATION S
V f- lM KUROPATKIN'S FAVOR
x':: ' '7
Claim DonVestio Situation Is Now
Under Control and Victory,.;
' - Near In East. : -r :
.v" ,sv ' ' .-v-t-. '..-
V""''.'" ' .' Ooeraaf Speelai 8erW).
. . Berlin, Feb. . 13. -The' .German 'court
has been advised that th osar has de
cided to continue th war on the ground
that the domestic situation lu Russia la
now under control. It la said to be th
Judgment-ef the chiefs ef th army that
Oyame'pot , only cannot defeat Kuro
patkln, but stands In danger of defeat
himself. Tba fact of th military situa
tion.' th love of country, and ths argu
ments ef expediency are all said to favor
th pressing of war. J1'.-- ,v ,, v
axMsasasssaaie-sa-Msaw '
y ' OiU OS nOJasTTAST MAT.
'; '.('. (Joeraar' Special aerrlee.) ''
' Washington. . Feb. tl.A revival of
Russo-Japanese peace rumors Was oc
casioned by calls on thd state depart
ment of the Russian and British ambas
sadors, followed Immediately by a holt
hour's conference at the White House,
between the president and Secretary
t
FOB SCLAV:
1-' '' (loaraal Special BerrlM.)
- Copenhagen, - Feb. it. The third
Russian Baltic' squadron, which yester
day anchored near th Skew,, sailed
westward this morning..'
REGENTS TO CLAME
FOil $5I,CC3 LOST
Steps Taken to Recover Money
A , Stolen by McKeown
From University.
. . - s . .. ., t - v
(Joaresl Spedat serviea,): ; '
T Sacramento, Cat. Feb. SI. The special
committee appointed to lavostlgate the
financial affairs of the state university
handed id its report this morning. The
report recommends that steps be taken
Immediately to recover from the board
of regents the 111,00 lost through th
defalcation of Secretary McKeown, who
is now In Saa Qusnttn for smbesslement.
The committee says, the money was lost
through ths negligence of the regents..
- On account of the Illness of Senator
Emmons th senate this morning post
poned action oa th recommendation f
th Investigating . committee for the ex
pulsion of four senators accused of bood-
ling until Monday, Kmmona' condition
continues critical. Aside, from the seri
ous Illness bis plight is pitiful. While
it is generally conceded that Bmmona ac
cepted bribe money, be cannot use it
because it la marked and. be has no other
funds to pay hospital , phyalclans and
hotel bills. His fellow senators are lin
ing up a subscription. To add to his
misfortunes his son shot himself in th
leg a few days ago while hunting.
The hearing of motions to set aalde
th Indictments in ths cases of Senators
French and Wright wss continued till
next Wednesday. ---?
FORMER SENATOR ROSS
SUCCUMBS TO INJURIES
!.' "f (Joaraal Special Service.)
St Johnsbury, Vt, Feb. Former
United States Senator Jonathan Roaa of
Vermont died this morning as a result
of 'Injuries received In a runaway ae-
ctdent.Tueaday, in which Mrs. Ross was
Instantly, killed. -.
i Jonathan. Ross' was'oborn April 10.
182. i at Waterford- Vt Oraduated
from ' Dartmouth In 116 1 He taught
school for ' several years add was ad
mitted to tin bar in 15. - Served aa
member of legislature and state senator
from Vermont and was appointed United
States,-senator In lit to fill the - va
cancy caused by ths death of Justin 8.
Morrill, ..y.-w ". -' '-i -'
OLD FRIEND FINDS vVS-
CHECK IS WORTHLESS
A warrant was sworn out for th ar
rest of George Rlttenhouse this morn
ing by John Cook, who conducts-the
Back saloon at First and-Pine streets,
on-the charge of obtaining money by
falsa pretenses. . It Is alleged that Rlt
tenhouse,, who- n 'believed to have fled
the city, 'passed a worthless check for
$26 on Cook. ' , " ' ,,
The men were old friends, and no sus
picion entered Cook's head that he ran
any risk In cashing th check, which
was drawn on the First National bank.
Cook presented th check to a collec
tor f or tVelnhard's brewery In payment
of je bill; and It was returned to him
marked "worthless", 1st Tuesday even
ing. As yesterday wss Washington's
birthday, no complaint could b laid un
til this morning. The police say they
have reasons for believing that , IUt
tenhoqss has left Portland.
LITTLE. MOTHER WILL
SPEAK FOR PRISONERS
.' J. " ssks-aaassssaaB-BSsesB-a " I
Mrs Balllnfton Booth, called the "Ut
ile Mother, will speak at the White,
Temple Friday st f and I O'clock and the
announcement has aroused much inter
at w r, Rmlh la the srla-lnalor of
Amerioa . Th ministers of alt the
churches are evpectod to attend and will
be seated op the platform. No fee will
b charged for general admission, (0
cents for reserved seats. The evening
subject will be -After Prison What r ,
to tots' cm AJrnxATxoar.
At ih June election 'two adnesatlon
prepoaala will be voted on the addition
of a strlo Of land lying between Port-
to-hand and th Willamette river and the
Columbia liver ana pt. John, and a
tract lying west of Mt Tabor. The
Termer tract Is "assessed al about, 1 10.-
400 and has about 10 residents." The
Mt Tabor district pre posed to be added
to th city- baa 3.I0O resideflts fend to
worth about ii.ooo.ao. ,
On the annexation propositions the
people ef Portland ''must vols, aa well
as ths people living in th territory to
be) added. - - ,
Amendment' to Charter' ProvJd.
inj; for Special Bridge Fund
''. ') : Comes Up In June.
:.:.;-p ' '
'ROVIDES WHOLE PEOPLE
. - SHALL PAY. FOR WORK
-;.. ;'. .. . '.V
full Text pf Representative Col
well's" Measure, Which Was,'
. V t ' ' Signed by Governor; " ' I
The moat Important and far-reaching
fiscal auestlon that wilt be. voted on by
the people of Portland la June will be
the amendment W the city charter p?o?
vldlng f or a - special' bridge' fund. ' This
amendment with tb alight alterations
of the city boundary, passed tb legisla
ture, has been signed by ths governor.
and -must be voted upon. In June. ,
- Differing from manyreferendum votes,
it Is especially provided by the law Just
enacted that a majority of . votes cast
on th subject of this amendment shall
control. K 10,000 people vot in port-
land next June, but only 10.000 cast
votes' for or sgalnat this special bridge
fund . law. a majority of this 10,000
shall control. , Representative . B. Col-
well, father of the amendments to th
charter, sought te eliminate the apu
thetlo vote, and .leave th guiding voice
with a majority , of those evincing
enough Interest, to study and act on this
question. '...-.. ... ...-.-- . -
If this amendment to th charter 1
approved by the people, all bridges of
th city spanning gulches or ravines,
which cost 110,000 or more, will be paid
for by all th people, instead of by a
contiguous district described and defined
by the council on theories of especial In
terest ) . . , .;
Wide AppUoatdoa of daw.' -,'''V
' This applies not only to work yet lo
be Inaugurated and finished, but to all
work of the class embraced that was not
paid for before January 1, llOt. Two
ateel structures over Marquam gulch at
First and Front streets and costing
more than-1100,000, and the steel span
over Balch allien at Willamette, Heights
costing less than IB 0.000, will be in
cluded, as will ths three or four bridges
demanded by the east side over Sullivan
gulch at Union and Grand avenuea and
Twelfth and Sixteenth streets, whioh
hav been discussed so long and are
yet contingent upon soma satlafactory
mode ef assessment
Representative, Col well fought long
and bard for this feature. If a general
bridge fund was to be created, he-urgsd
that the people who bad already com
menced work on the basis of district as
sessment should be protected. If struc
tures already completed were not - em
braced within the provisions of the law,
he held that these districts would have
to pay for their own bridges and then
aid the-, entire city in other local and
general work. - The .full test of the
amendment voted by the legislature as
If bears upon bridges. Is aa follows:
JT"he council also has th power and
authority, at' tb same time that th
other annual levy or levies of taxes are
made, as provided In thla section, to levy
snd collect annually, tn addition -to all
tb taxes hereinboror authorised, s spe
cial tax not exceeding two mills on each
dollar valuation of the property In said
city,. both real and personal, . which Is
taxable by-law for city purposes, for the
purpose of paying for the construction
of bridges In said city, else wher, than
across th Willamette river, the esti
mated cost of which by said city shall
not be less than II (.000, and also for
paying ,for any bridges not acroaa the
Willamette ... river, , which were cob
atructed in and by said city during the
year 104, or which are now under course
of construction under contract with said
city, and which have not been paid for
prior to January 1, 1006; provided Jbtt
this provision shall not be-rVnstruel so
as to Include elevated roadways, tram
ways -or any structures ether, than
epedal, Bridge Faad. -.
"The said city of Portland shall pos't-
pone all proceedings toward assessment
levy or collection of special aasessmeata
upon property, within 'the several dis
tricts described es being benefited by
bridges . constructed during - the yesr
104,- or which are-under course of con
struction as above described- until the
ltth day of June. l0i. and If this set
Is approved as hereinafter provided, said
proceedings shall be permanently dis
continued snd said bridges shall be paid
tor out of the special bridge fund herein
provided for. -V-
Th said city of Portland ia hereby
further authorised, until ssid special tax
shall be ' collected,.:, to pay out of the
general fund of said city, or after said
special tajt has been collected, to pey
out of the special bridge fund. Interest
at the legsl rate upon all money due
upon contracts for construction of said
bridges built by said city during, the
year 14, or which are now under
course of construction, under contract
with said city. Bald amounts due shall
bear Interest from snd after - the ap
proval and-acceptance of said bridges
and until paid. -. -T' f ,
mallway Companies Sot B ilsass. -
"Provided, however, that Ahe provi
Ions sf this section shall not be con
strued to release any atreet railway
company. It auocessors or assigns,
within the city of Portland, or operating
ears or railways therein, from paying Its
full she re of the cost, of construction
of any of ssid bridges which have been
or may be constructed, but such street
railway company, or companies shall be
liable for and ehall pay Its Just propor
tion of ths cost of said bridges aa pro
vided by the ordinances or . franchises
of ssid' city. Vpon the completion and
acceptance of any such bridge or bridges
the mayor -and auditor-of the 'city of
Portland are authorised to ' lasue war-
Faint Spells;
are very often attributed to biliousness,
and the stomaob is treated to. cathar-
ls. - t, , . -
Thst's wrong. IT
Faint spells are ortan accompanied by
billouaneas, but you WITH also noIce
shortness of breath, asthmatic breath
Ing, oppressed feeling in chest week or
hungry spells, which are all early symp
toms ef heart weakness. I 1
Don't make-the mistake of treating
the stomach when the heart Is . th
source f. tb trouble. , - -.
lVt. Miles
New Heart Cure i
erlll strensthea the nerves and muscles
of the heart and the fainting spells, to
gether witnr ' aui otner nean trouble.
Wll disappear.. s. -
'Four years sgo I was very low with
heart trouble, could hardly walk.. One
day -f had a fainting spell, and thought
I would die- foon arier i oegan using
Dr. Miles' Heart Cur, and after taking
three -bottlea I feel that I era cured."
Mrs. F.FFIB CIvOUOH. Cllsworth f alls,
Main, .
Ths first bottle Will benefit If sot (" -
druggist will re tore year moaey.
'Wimake, Larrfc Saving
. dale - to - -.' v .
NaSw On notweUcepert. '
Great American Importing Teo Co.
, . "Out 100 Stores Help Us to Uelp xou .
m Washlng-toa ai, gag lr gt, Fertlaadr Aseerta, STI CesimstlSal aH-f
, Oregea otty, Mais, street- Bageae, go Bast Viath trtree. ,
VILL SELL FIRST ;
MORTGAGE BONDS
.f
Rew Owner ' of Colconda
rMse; Give Bonue of Stock
.to'. Purchaeere,;-::-
Y
ALL CLAIMS AGAINST .
' PROPERTY PURCHASED
Big Block of Stock Held by C. B.
Wade Among That V
Secured. . ' ht:'
' (HpeeUl OUMMtck te Tee JoaraaLi -.Pendleton.
-Or., Feb. J J. A circular
letter issued by tb men wh took over
control In stock of the Oolcdnda Con
solidated Oold Mines company recite
th fact of , purchase of all' claims
against th mine and a majority of
stock by C. S. Jackson. H. H. McCarthy
and R. E. Norton, th second named be
ing a practical mining engineer.
- Ninety thousand dollars' worth, of
first mortgage gold bonds are to be
sold by the company. These bonds
are for 1 100 aob, and to stockholders
purchasing them a bonus of TOO shares
of company stock will be given with
each bond. These bonds are to beer
T per cent Interest and the privilege
of redeeming on any interest-bearing
date Is reserved -by , the management
Should they be thus taken up. th price
la to be not less than HOT each, aside
from th accrued Interest to that data.
Thos ia control of the mine are
enabled to make th offer of tb bonus
stated above by reason of their pur
chase Of the large block of stock for
merly owned, by C B. Wada, The sbarea
that are to be thus given th stock
holders are to b held In pool and trust
by th secretary, J. C Beckwtth, until
the mine Is placed on a dividend-paying
basis, and, in the Judgment of the o Ul
cers of the company, the stock should
Im relaaand
All money to be derived from th sale'
of the bonds Is to be used in. .the eco
nomical development and operation of
the mine only. . In conclusion, the state
ment 1 made that the purchase by
Messrs. Jackson. -McCarthy and Norton
of all claims against the property gives
them an absolute majority of the cap
Ital stock of the company, a ad precludes
any . reorganisation or other basis of
financing that has been so persistently
advanced by Alexander Prusslng of Chi
cago. -This gentleman ia declared to be
ltx.no way connected with the men now
In control, and that he is not a stock
holder In the oompany.- . , . .
EMPIRE MAY GO TO
BAUHE AND SAINPOLIS
George Baker Receives Proposal
; From Actors Who Desire
to Become Managers.
Edgar Baume and John BainpOlis, ac
tors, will In all probability be in con
trol of the Emplr theatre by the first
of April, their purpose being to organise
a permanent Stock company. They hav
made Manager Oeorg u. Baker prop
osition for th lease of th house on
Morrison street and. as ho expressed
himself this morning, "I ean. se ao rea
son why I should not accept,-It. Th
offer suits me sactly." , : . ,'
Th actors are ' old friends and pop
ularly known as , 'doubles,' so closely
do they resemble each other, Now they
want to be managers snd both hsve had
considerable experience In the business
end of the profession. Mr. -Baume will
continue te play the leads" with Mr.
Sainpoll doing the "heavies. Already
they are negotiating for a leading
woman, and It Is altogether likely that
the deal will be dennltoly-closed within
41 hours. "
the future of the Columbia theatre
after June 1 Is .still In '-doubt 8. H.
Frledlander.and associates hav an op
tion on th purchase of th honse until
the end of the present month. If they
do not buy it It will, under Manager
A- H. Ballard's lesse Of six months, re
vert to the management of Mr. Baker.
The latter ts figuring on bringing Ralph
Stuart here aa a stock star for several
weeks. In ease be again becomes man
ager, while Mr. t-eiiara nas a long nai
of " plays up his sleeve In esse be is
able to renew his leese. , .--,
William Bernard, stag director of the
Columbia. - has been engaged to direct
the stage of the Kirairy-ueuig spectacle
at the fair next summer. v -. - -
After September 1,. If the Kmplre ts
leased, as now seems certain, the Stair
and Havlln shows will go to th Baker
theatre under Baker a management
rants In payment therefor out of ssid
special bridge fund. In the earn mari
ner as warrants are Issued against- ape
ckvl assessment funds for. other Im
provements, but a liability shall be
Incurred In any on year for a greater
amount, than' would be produced by a
t-mlll levy on each dollar valuation ef
property aa shown by the "last assess-.
ment roll." . . ,
, . -' aaajortty Bameiew. ' . " s "
Section 4 provides for submitting th
measure .to th people In June for ap
proval, specifying thst a "majority of
all the legal voters ef said city voting
by ballot thereon shall be sufficient la
this vot prevision is mad that a sep
arata ballot Is to be bad oa each of tb
two change la boundary ilna at Mt
Tabor-end .t. Johns, snd on the spe
elsl i bridge fund amendment so that
en may be voted down and another ap
proved. -
The two enengea propeeea in city
boundaries are not Important. That at
Mt Tabor would include a small strip
of land oa thla elds of the mouod. tak
ing the sanitarium Inside th city liss-l
Its. Tb St Johns change will, -take
within the corporate limlta all land ly
ing between Portland and 8U Johe-t iv
ies; to th city a ih sJxt, at p ile
' from th . t-a Co-
Early
nvraMrtuMjonxo to it at arsss rtl
White Ribbon IUmcy.
Ss tsate. Ve e4w.- Aay wssuui sea give ral
Is slass sf water, fast, eeffee se feed witaassl
pamat a aaewlsaae,. - , -
White Ribboa Reawdr wUl ears or
the diseased sspettte fur ell aleoboUe .drlak
wat-iDvr lam muneaK is a . winraia ncwmr.,
s "tlpp lee." social "driekar or draakard. 1bi-( '
stele far say oas to havs aa apfiotlts anr sk-o-1
holie Mqsors stter aalss Whir kUbbea Heawdj.l
It has srtad Bufa thesis ses of perWasestl
tares, sad la sfMiiloa restores the vtetlm to
soraul hoslth, steaerlag tea aorvss, isiirssslnsTl
the will sown aad - fetsrauastloa te resiasi
tesiptaMoa. ,
Badorsed by Members of a Womaa'ee
. Corisklaa remperaaee Valoa, -ax-
siolaaa, XospttsJs, Olergyamam aad
'. aU Workers for Temperanoe. -Write
Dr. W. R. Beewa. Zl Tresnst St. Bto-(
toe. for trial psekare ssd letter ef edvtae free-
is als la sealed saeelopa. Aa letters essnoea--tlal
sad destroyed soon ss saawend. - WMtel
Ribboa Knaedy sold by drag gists srarywhero"
alto sent by auU la plsls psefcsss. srteeM
1.00. Hold aad roooniilMiMtad hj spsdal sgoea'
Is rvrtlaad.
wooBAJto. oulmkm m oo-:
aao Waslsiagtow Btree.
fsi
AT THE THEATRES.
' . . lidf of Lyons." - ;
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"The lady of Lyons sutlsse at the Cbtsnam '
bis sttraeted aa laana ssdlsncs et rsrt-i
lead's rtarsssuutlva. weaaea yeslndar.' , Baa-4
eteds were aiMppototed. aad bad o ge awayi
because taey drpeaded ee gettlag sesta at met ,
last as-west The caarm aad rosuaoa of. thai,
play have always sees Irreststibl far . taei
gestle fottr, aad. la facf. wtta everyone. Uj
will eoatlsae at ths CotsssMe the rest r th .
sreek. with the reselar autlse gatsrdaj, :
"Old Heldelberr" lll " eiiMaaay aBsrsx----boob
at the OolswMa. It as generally esssld-i -end
ts he ese ef th atest seaatlAd aad ebarm-j
1st Plsys ea the' Asierleaa' aUge. The historic
village ef Heidelberg, with lu aalTerslty aad ,
the hundreds of reekhM, Jolly stodeata. iaj
fssaed la story, pletars ssd song the srorld
ever, ssd is this, the spleadld Tdsnstteld play,, .
la sues espettisllr ehsrsalag sad fasewiatlag.
Paul Gilmore, Tomorrow. ; i
' A . weaua
Is the sestalnlag power ef aa
eternal love, and love sapetlfted by srarrlace,
IsT the eoly jrre espable et eteraltr.v This ts,
ecenpHBed la The Vumsi sad the Bssnalngi .
Bird," the woadsrfoi play that" Past UllBMesl
will -present St the sUraaaat Grind theatre! ,
Wis i us, FrMsr, and HaMrdar Bleats, wllhi.
a special pries SMttae Baiarsar. The "Hsst-j
stlac Bird" is s htmea sersstter a saeaar-Uhei
1 hattarflr, was keven abaut the besatifnl lf
Laauey es seeks te eawssh see is bM web. I
"Jack' Lanley, the dear 'Huemy," Is the
hssbaad, whose love Is ef the r err ul eualltj;!
and how he'SMastes as extrlcata her frem the
ansae withost area rdtsarraatiag eae sf thai
foe threads ef the. smb. as fat as the world;
Is rosi traed. Is the fssetsstlo aad the charm!
ef 'Tae. Busuny aad the Haaualag aUrd."
-i Stirring MiliUry Play. ' ' - ; I
Rothiag -ra'tba world thrills ese Hke a seed,!
srlrrlag wllltary plsy. sad "Northers lights'' I -ssrtslsly
Is ea that order aa prsasstad by tht
popular Brssdt-Baume eusspsny st th Rnplrel
theatre thla week. The stage pictures to thtsj
M sesote peodsetlee. with M people ts the-l
bsrkgroasd. fona a lugairiceat.speetaele. Thai
hsnsl astardsy SMtlsee will be gives, ssd the!
engagesaeat will close ea Satardsr atght after I
whlrh the eosapssy goes u Orsttls to fill sal
engage ment ia thst city.
':V ' -' The Star. ".; ' '.' -
Bartet the dsaeee. Is pi est atlas sesse apsldi
m daaelng st the Bur theatre- this sreek.
The bill iaelades Hons. Bllvsso, tb armslesl
shsdwwgrspber; Beaty sad rrtre la a sketch,
eetHlen; '-The Jew Ssd the Crvaie"; the theeel
Voltesa. aoelety aeeobaU; llawley sad ' Vsas. , .
eereirtrk - Jeksrst -Arthur Jseksos. whs stngsl
illastrated seags, sad Kdlsoa's srajectesesa. !
BOWLING CONGRESS. i
' SELECTS LOUISVILLE
- (Jaersal BpecUl Berrlc.) -
Mllwsukee, rb,. After aatormr
session ths -bowling eeegress selected;
Louisville Instead of - Philadelphia fori
the nest meeting., Stretch and Rolph off
Chicago smashed the world' two-me a;
team record today making 1I1J. . .
OXXXAWA BBFBATXB WOOBBUmiTw
-I iJL-tJoeynsi Speeisl Berries.
Chetaawa. Or., Feb. . 13. -Jl '' large '
crowd witnesaed .the . Hole-tn-tlte-Wall;
take the scalps of th ' Woodburn high
school her last evening In a game of!
basketball when the palefaces were de-i
feated to th tun of IS to g. Twenty
mlnut halve were played. , The ygh!
school boys were not in the1 game with
the redskins, but they played a plucky.-,
uphill garnet., The Indians scored It
times Sorter throwing-3, Casey 4, Mooai
S, Bagnell . and Poland I goal Moo'
threw two baskets aa the result of foals..
For . .the high school boys Walker ad
Bonney each threw a basket and Walker
mad two point from, fouls.. .., :
The line-up was: -.';" "",.
Chemawa, . ' Wood born. '
Moon j.. . .C. . Bonney
Bagnell " -.O.,.. ....' t Newman '
Moraette A.O,."... .. Fllnat
Poland.. . ,. i .. ''-, v -v-;. . " v
Sartor .F, ... . walker -
Casey .......... -,F.. .... ...-.. Leach
Th officials were: Leonard, reteree:
Payne, umpire; timekeepers, Feller and '
Smith.: . . .; .v--'. : ,'t'.'..': " '"
i ATKUmO
" On nest Tueeday evening, the nlaht of
the"1 ' Young -Corbett-BaUllng--Neri.n
fight at San Francisco, the Peerleas Ath
letle club will glv an a'hletlc evhlhl
tloa at the clUbroore at tl Alder street
and the returns ef the fight will be re-,
oelved by rounds. ,
-MMlMMMMMM-lMMMMMl i J J.. . g
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