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THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL, PORTLAND, THURSDAY EVENING! APRIL i, 1907. SALARY MATTER OnE FOR COURTS , "J , y " ' Washington' Attorney-General v Declines to Utter Defln hive Opinion. : PRIVATE ADVICE IN REPLY TO AUDITOR duraal v lBTMtlgkUaUUTAlajip- JPk Jpfwt7. P8?' . A1!' . parent Support for Act, but It ; Moat B Brought to Court for Set . tinmen t. ,:''. ; T , ; ,. (Sveetal Dtepatak to TU Jsarul.) Olvmpla, 'Wash. April 4.- Bute Au ditor C. W. Clausen has submitted .to Attorney General Atkinson . the Quee ; tlon of the payment of inoreaaed eal arlea to various atata" officials. In the r f ollowloa--Jetten - - "The laat legislature mad raises In Salaries of the following officers: Tlrst In an elective state office, to-wlt: commissioner of publlo lands." "Becond In appointive offtoea for fixed terms, to-wit: members of the board of control and others. k ,"Thlrd-In the matter of employes who are not appointed for any fixed term, to-wlt: ..deputy superintendent of 'publlo Instruction and others. . "Will you kindly advise ma whether ; tho said above aots are constitutional or not, and If I am Justified In auditing . and allowing said Inoreaaed salaries t" . Act Xaa Considerable Support, ' Attorney General Atklnaon haa not given the auditor a formal opinion and probably will not do so. Ha today ad i vised the auditor Informally that ho had mads a casual inveatlgatlon of tho decisions of the courts In various states j as to what constitutes a publlo office, , and who ara publlo offtoers; that nu merous states hold that even secretaries of boards and ooramlaalona appointed by uie governoroeina pudilo onioers are such; that In most of tho states hav ing constitutional provisions similar to moss or wssningion, practically ail ap pointive officers are held to be pub licofficers; the attorney general con- - slders that tha courts of this state have not so far -sufficiently approached - decisions on the- points Involved to sat isfactorily settle them. Tea. Case win Be Made. ; ' . Tn vtA At tha Imnnrtanr, nf tie question, not only for tho present but for all future time, tha attorney general , considers It his doty to have tho mat , . ter finally determined by the courts. . Ho therefore Informally advises tho ' auditor that ho will not render an opln- ' opinion directing htm to pay tha In . creased salaries. This will leave It open -for tho officials interested to bring mandamus proceedings sgalnat tho state - auditor. This will undoubtedly bo dona in a test case to be instituted at the end of this month, when the stats au ditor refuses to audit tho Increased fcal- i ary votMbara. c ., . . , Anrn ninn Tnniv m n urcm diuo iuuhi run LtVttS U( KfcU nlvtii (Joemal Special i,r. -Shroveport, La., April 4. -Bids for the ' construction of tho Thompson levee, 40 mlls above thio city, on tho Bed river, and for tho construction of tho levee near Picket station, 14 miles above, will bo opensd hero tomorrow. Tha Thomp son levee will contain about 11,40 cubic " yards of earth, and tho other levee about 8,00a . yarda. RUSH ORDERS TO FINALLY LOCATE Five Crews Eastern Oregon En gineers in Lake County on Third Survey. , - DESCRIPTION OF RICH A VALLEY IT WILL OPEN Most Favored Region, IU March Being tho Ma of Others la Same Ltltude Inducements to Settle. " eoox tvpaiour Is tho essential characterlstio of men and women. Invaluable to good bual- ness men and necessary to housewives. A woman shows good Judgment when she buys White's Cream Vermifuge for her baby. The beat worm medicine ever offered to mothers. Many, Indeed, are ' the sensible mothers who write expr.ee ing their gratitude for tho good health of their children, which they owe to the use of White's Cream Vermifuge. . Bold by all druggists. (Special Dtapatca te The InmL) , '' Silver Lake, Or, April 4. Tha eastern Oregon railroad surveyors are again in evidence. After making two preliminary surveys they are now on tho third, with five crews having rush orders for final lQoatlqnfrora the summit of tho Cas eado range eastward to Vaia. " Tha low desert of northern Lake county appears to bs an ancient lake bod, filled with volcanlo ash and washed from the surrounding hills. It la about 10 miles long and from five to 10 miles .wide, with ground water at about It feet of depth. It Is covered with sage brush, with Juniper In plenty on ths surrounding hills. The altitude of the valley is 4.400 feet, or about tho aame as tha Salt Lake valley in Utah, with much tho aame character of soil and climate. Tho Oregon Eastern railroad is projected and will bo built ths entire length of tha valley, probably this year. It la an Ideal stock, grain and alfalfa country, with room for hundreds of settlers, t Znunlgraats Sato Paradise. Lake .county la beginning to realise on tho spring immigrants, tho whits tops of covered wagons being seen, in procession and singly, on - tho main roads, almost dally. Sucker flat ranchers, near Christmas lake. In tho desert that waa, report crops of wheat, oats, ryo and barley looking welL This la tho second year from the aagebruah. Tho Central rOregonlan,vBubIlahed In Silver lake. Is authority for tho report that green onions and dandelion greena are In tha market while anow squalls are yet frequent over tho country and spring, Is only-, manifest In , favored spots, Bunchgrass on the desert ' Is throe Inches high and the stock is doing well where tho snow Is off. adneral Beds Sxplolted. Tho Christmas lake alkali bads in -northern Lake oounty are being ex ploited for borax, aalsoda, saltpetre and other minerals , which recent analysis .show to bo present In paying quantities. Tha Fort Bock section of tho low deeert Is now being settled up, since ths beat of ths land eastward of Christmas lake la taken. .. .,- rine Weather to BsaoTins. Northern Lake county ha ' had Its shsre of rough weather In the nature of much snowfall, - Interspersed -- with ch (nooks, high waters and blustery March weather, but compared' with the manifold weather- troubles 'both : nerth and south, which have been apparent hero only through delay of malls for nearly a month, -It la felt that this is a haven of peace and quiet. All stock haa wintered well and alnc February 1 farm work and seeding have been pos sible almost every day. - - . GRAND TRUNK SURVEYORS ON TWO YEARS' CAMPAIGN '" (special Dispatch to The 'samel.) Vancouver, B, C April 4. A large survey force which will work from Fort George on the Cariboo road to the coast at the Squamlsh, at tho head of Howe sound. In laying out tho route of tho Grand Trunk Pacific railway, left Ash croft en route to Fort George thts week. At tho same time another large force that will work eastward from Fort George left Aahcroft Tho. members of ths parties expect to be In the field off and on for the next two years. . GRAFT IS FOUND , OH THE ISTHMUS Commissary Department of Panama Canal Construction Charges High Prices. COMPLETE BIO DITCH WITHIN FIVE YEARS Threo Dollar Shoes Cost Eight Dol lars at Panama Men Complain of Bad . Meat Visitors Get Bettor Food Tbu Men Do. Jaaral Ipeelal serrlae.) New Tork, , April 4. Congressman Batney of Illinois, who spent eight days on tho Isthmus of Panama haa reached hero on the steamship Colon with a very favorable opinion of tho progress of tha oanal work, but a poor one of thacommlssarr department Ha aald ha had refused tha eourtesict offered him by tho officials of tha canal, as he did not want the cut and dried recep tion, such as he believed had been ex tended to the president and congress men whoso visits were announced long before they arrived. - "I went through all the outs," aald Ralney, "and ate meals at the dining halls provided for tho white employes and ordinary laborers. I found tho beat class of Amsrtcan mechanics thsre and the utmost onthualaam - exists among thorn. The rata at which tho work Js going on indicates that tho canal will be dug and the locks completed within five yeara. r 'There la no doubt of grafting on the Isthmus. For Instance, ahoes for which tho oommlasary department chargea tS a pair can be bought in tho HJnltsd States for- tt a pair. .. .Freight . down there haa been made small, especially so that tho employee might buy neces sary articles at reasonable prices. They ought to bo able to get shoes on the Isthmus almost as ohsaply as In tho United States. "When supplies are taken to the iathmus at a moderate charge in steam ships practically owned by tha govern ment, and bring such very high prices down there, it seems to me that there muat be something wrong somewhere Tho sanitary department ra entirely dif ferent from the commissary. - Sanita tion has been made practically perfect. : Ralney aald tha men generally com plained of tho food, particularly of the meat. Tha meals served to congres sional and other visitors are not tho earns as are served to tho men, al though tho visitors ara told so. NATIVE COPPER FOUND ON UPPER STATE CREEK " (flpeeta! Dispatch to Tke tarneU Granta Pass, Or., April 4. One of the richest strikes In copper over made in aouthern Oregon was that of a tow-days ago on a claim owned by R, B. Hen dricks of this city, located on upper Rla.t aratik. II miles from Granta Paas. One huge chunk of quarts from the ledge, taken from tho outcrop, haa been brought to Granta Pass and la on dis play at tbo mlnerala exhibit room. The chunk la nearly half copper, tha metal occurring In pure native state, warped and threaded through, tho rock u II newly melted and poured into porous quarts. Tho ledge Is several feet wide and has been traced by the outcrop alone for a distance of nearly 1,000 feet. The exhibit from, tho strike haa attracted much attention hero, and haa resulted in tho property being Investi gated by mining men' of means. . R. K. Doan, an eastern capitalist and miner, haa already secured an option on the property and expects to have It ably financed and adequately developed. . Numerous strikes In copper have been made on tho rugged mountains of npper Slate creek during the paat three years, proving the existence of Immense cop per bodies In - that district. Several claims are under development, and one group of claims Is being opened up by the Buckeye Mining company, an east ern corporation. . The Htore Noted for Best Goods at Lowest Prices. MEN'S UNDERWEAR Men's summer weight Balbriggan Un derwear, in pink, blue, brown, black, tan, nicely finished and standard 75c quality, bpecial, gar- : ment t. 50c MEN'S WOOLEN SOCKS Friday and Saturday only' at this low price. . Come in fine , summer weight. In gray, black and are regu- n lar 20c quality. Special, pr..:la2C LIEN'S CHESS SHL1TS . The famous Mt. Hood brand, on sale Friday and Saturday at less than half frice,' stiff front, detached cuffs, open ront and back ; $1.25 values. - J ry ' Each...., ;.. ...4C 2-CLASP SILK GLOVES 50 c Women's ' two-clasp Silk Gloves, double tipped fingers and best quality silk. . A full range' of the .new spring shades, including navy, tan, black, white, green, cardinal, brown and reseda, all sizes. Special," a pair... 50c FRIDAY and SATURDAY MS LONG SILK GLOVES $1.19 Friday and Saturday, 16-but-ton length Silk Cloves, dou ble tipped fingers, in colors champagne, pongee, grays, blues, navy, brown, mode, reseda, pink, black and white and in a full line of sizes, and a great bar- ia gain at, a pair.... p 1,1 7 FANCY nOSE17ePAIir CORSET COVERS 69c Women's new spring Hosiery, In fancy embroidered patterns ; also jthe popular polka dots, fast black and stainless, double heel and toe, and regu- j " lar 25c grade. A pair... . ....... 1 1 C Best $1.00 quality, made of finest Nain sook, with 4'rowsof fine lace inser tion, lace edging.'lribbon and beading, and made extra full j a splendid ? A $1 quality, all sizes. Special . . . QaC CiDIA LCiON 17c YARD For Friday and Saturday only, full 80 inches wide, fine even thread and very sheer. You'Jl never buy it again at this price, so take advantage; 25c quality... 17c SUIT SECTION SPECIALS Economical women who know-quality and style will find many money-saving chances in, our popular (Suit Depart ment." Note the following items ior -Friday. and Saturday: $10.09 COATS FOR $6.45 : ; Friday nd Saturday only at this price. Women's and Misses black and white check Coats, in the stylish loose' back 27-inch model, with velvet collar, strictly man-tailored and easily, worth $10. YouH have to be - Jf prompt, for the lot is limited, all sizes. Special.J)Ue'xO ; . .. $8.50. SKIRTS FOR $5.43 Women's black and white plaid Skirts, in plaited styles, trimmed with 2 bands of self material around bottom, extra good weight, and our regular selling price is $8.50.. For a great Friday and Saturday special we offer them df AJZ at special, each............... tDdo'sd NoteOur spring stock of Children's Wash Dresses and Coats is now ready. You can save money by coming here. 1500 YARDS NEW GINGHAMS , Every yard strictly' new and the quality you are paying 12c for right along. Be on hand and share in this ex traordinary bargain. Come regulation width. In a fine as sortment of colored stripes and checks, 10 20- Q " yard lengths, a yard . r.T.T. . VV V. . . .03 C A GREAT CORSET SPECIAL Friday and Saturday only at this special low price.' Me dium bust with dip hip, hose supporters in front, made of best' corset sateen, lace trimmed and comes in white and drab, sizes 18 to 25. These are regular $1.00 cor- JC sets. Don't overlook this bargain. . . . Vi . v . . . . . . . OD C 50 DOZEN NEW WHITE WAISTS : We have just opened a large shipment of White Waists, some 500 dozen all told, and we're going to place the entire lot on sale Friday and Saturday at just about half price. Come in lace and embroidery trimmed styles and are $1.50 and $2.00 values BONE CASING -lr . '. - . Best quality bone casing, all colors to pick from. Comes in 9-yd. pieces, o Special, each.,....,. sjC CORNER THIRD AND MORRISON STREETS. nUCK TOWELS; Extra ," k heavy hemmed Huck Towels, size 18x36 inches, in pure white ; a splendid 20c qual- .11 ity Special....... ilC BIG ELECTRICNPROJECT IN CENTRAL MONTANA rSoeeUl Shsateh (e The 7oama-t Helena. Mont.. April 4. The building or an wsotno lino Between Helena ana Butte, besides tho delivery - of - oheap power from tbo new dam across ths Missouri river near here, slniflea great deal to tho mining industry of central Montana between the two cities. An oloctrlo lino will bo built and will Ml Mi i " I I Kornelia Kinks in a mischievous moor Put over the chimney a big ' piece of wood ; . Said she to herself "Oh! here's a good joke." . : Which ends as you see in nothing but smoke. Yonr troubles will all end In smoke If you keep yourself strontr and well by mating "Korn Kinka " at least once a ; day. It's the new food of malted corn flakes, full of nourishment, snappy a&d tasty, ffood for every meal and relished and easily digested by everybody. ; Only Bcet your grocer's. ; , THS H-0 CO., BUFTALO, m. t. mmmm TiIAL'TED CORN frSS.Beadyto ServeHotcr Cold' . '.. cost ts.000,000. 'More than ono half of the capital waa aubaorlbed In a single day In Helena and Butte. Tho le will tap several thoroughly developed districts, including Dry Gulch. Unlon- v e, Rimini, where tho Heinsa-Broen gold properties are situated; Basin and a score or more of others heretofore retarded by lack of power and . oheap transportation. Tho new dam genaratea 16.000 horsepower and very oheap rates have been announced. There la a down grade haul from the Rocky mountains to smelters In either Helena or Butte. There ia a report In circulation that Heinie will buUd a miU and smelter on tho Missouri river for tho treatment of his ores, and thus avoid all litiga tion, such as tha Amalgamated la ex periencing In Deer Lodge valley.- Halnso Is ono of tho heaviest siocanoiaers in ths electrla company. IMPORTS FRENCH RAMS . FOR OREGON RANCH (Baeelal Dweatca ta The Jeareel.t Bhanlko, Or., April 4. J. O. Bdwarda, proprietor of tho Baldwin Land Sheep company, located at Hay Creak, Ore gon, haa returned from els annual trip to North Waies, England anl'Franoe, where ho haa passed tha winter pur ohaalng stock. Ths Baldwin Lanl a Sheep company ranch la conceded to be ono of tha larg eat and best equipped ranchea of . Its kind in tho world and Is devoted to the breeding and raising of blooded sheep and horses. On his return frou Franco laat sea son Mr. Edwards brought a carload of registered Clydsa'ale marea and oolta of the purest strain for breeding purposes. This season ho brought ovsr a consign ment of Rambulletto rams direct from tho government stock farm of Franca, which ho purchased there for tl.it NEEDLE FOUND TO BE CAUSE OF PARALYSIS swesasnsasssasssasassr (Special Dispatch ts The learaal.) Weston, Or, April 4. A most inter esting and remarkable surgical opera? tlon occurred In Pendleton yeaterday, when Dr. J. A. Best of that plaoe dis covered and removed a needle from the spins of a little boy. from Weston, the 1-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Charlss Phillips. The child had been ei-rlns from . paralysis for some time, and after being examined by an X-ray the doctor concluded that the needle was tho cause of tho trouble, and immedi ately after It waa removed the child re covered from his paraiytio stroke, JaaraaX) Aberdeen Boosters ' Rpnal Dtepatvb to Tee Aberdeen, Wasb., April 4. At a large and enthusiastic meeting of tho chamber of commerce the following officers were elected by acclamation: Preai dent, E. O. Finch; first Vice president J. D. Crary; second vice president, W. C Harding; treasurer. F. . C. Forth, W. L. Crlssey, secretary. A new consti tution was adopted, and tha executive committee was given great power. The officers hold for a term of one year, mil meetings -are to be held On the third Monday of each, month. A number of new members were receive.!. XT'VV -.-'"- o-w Lnj uw : The Kind You Hare Always BougHt, and which bai bn la use for over 30 years, has borne the signature of and has been made under his per- y-' sonal sapervlslon since its Infancy. All Counterfeits, Imitations and Just-as-g-ood" are bat - Experiments that trifle with and endanger the health of ' Infants and Children Cxpexlence against experiment. What Is GASTORI A Castorla Is a harmless substitute for' Castor OH, Fare- .. isTO'ic, Drops and Soothing Syrups. It is Pleasant. It contains neither Opium Horphlne nor other Narcotic sabstanoe. Its age is its guarantee. It destroys Worms . and allays FeTerlshness. It cures Diarrhoea and Wind Colic It relieres Teething: Troubles, cures Constipation and Flatulency. It assimilates the Food regulates the Stomach and Bowels, giving healthy and natural sleep. The Children's Panacea The Mother's Friend : ccriuiriG CASTORIA ALWAYS Delia the lrnta cf ' : " : " " " Si ?UL The Kind .You Have Always Bonglit In Ueo For Over 30 Years. SWEET PEAS The f.'cw i".::: i Which kind do' you plant? The old, out of date .1. .vv iikiuvL(uu?t Wllivii AIC 14111 man simply beautiful; four to six flower to t!-.e stem. A Countess Spencer, Kin? Edward, IIf!-n .cw, ?' I '07 novelties See pae 4 1 of A;r ? c f . I I : '