rms PREGoiir toffiLY jourttai; vovrtzxtw, tteditcsdry Evnrmia hat ej. k:?. n .GlMOGf-FIOliS !E 01! 0 IS .Would Divide State Into Sixty ), Representative aria Thirty Senatorial Districts. A , ORGANIZATIONS MEET . . IN HOOD RIVER SOON !: Strong Effort Will Be Made to Jn " lUato Bill for Next General Elee- tlon Large Attendance , Expected V at Meeting Thla Month.' - A naw division of tha atata Into aana torial , and repreaeatatlva districts through tha Initiative, new tax reform laws, normal aehool adjustment, food roads, text book changes and a multi tude of other publlo queetlona will . make the annual, aeaalon of the atata grange a memorable and lively meeting thla roar. Tha session will convene at .'. Hood River Tuesday. Mar 18, at 10 ' o'clock a. m. There will be about CO v delegates la attendance. As all mem , bera of tha order are entitled to attend; j tha sessions of the atata grange and . i re extended the courtesy of the door, It la estimated that there will be from 2,000 to 8,009 In attendance. - - : Tha delegates from Multnomah county are: Fred Crane and wife, Roekwood grange; A. F. Miller and wife, Lenta grange, and It W. Gill, Ruesellvllle - grange. - . Evening Star grange from thla county will aend a degree team of 61 members. It will put on tha first, third and fourth degrees Wedneaday. evening of the eec ond day's aeaalon. J. J. Johnson, tha master, baa eharge or the team. f v Committees are now at work upon . the various reform measures. It la probable that one or two bllla will be Initiated through tha recommendation of the grange. R. W, Gill haa prepared a resolution which will be introduced early in the aeaalon. It reade aa fol lows: "Whereaa, A large proportion of tha membership of our recent : legislatures have shown an utter disregard and con tempt for tha rights and interests of tha people, letting corporate Interests and private gain weigh against publlo good and thua breaking- their pledgee made oerore election; "Whereas, Such lack of fidelity In out law-making body ta not only endanger ing and destroying our commercial and social progress, but la opening the way for the dollar-grabbing, grafting opera tions of pernicious corporations from the east that are turning their atten tion to Oregon; "Whereaa, We believe that tha mal feasance shown in our legislature la due In a large degree to a wrong system in the manner of their election, which haa jriven to a combination of bosses and ring politicians situated i throughout all the large cltlea and towns of tha atata a balance of power In our legislature; "Whereaa, We believe a new system for their election ouch aa would divide the atata Into 00 representative and 0 senatorial single member dlatrlota would for the following reasons be a lasting reform for tha people of Oregon: "FlratBy creating amaller dlatrlota would bring: tha choice of aenatora and repreaentatlvea nearer home to the peo ple so that In primary and general elee tions the voter would be better ao qualnted .and informed a a to the quail ficatlon of candidates. "Second-The DeoDle of a small die trlct taking a greater interest In their member would watch him more closalv ana tnua cause him to have a better regard for the voter's lnteresta, Third Each section of the country would have Its Just representation and no political rlnr in the city could keeo the balance ofMhe county from lta Juat representation. fourth -The expense to become a candidate would be lessened and a bet ter class of men could be Induced to run. , "Fifth Under the preaent system the mora thickly populated countiea of tha atata have longr lists of candidates and the average voter not knowing them marka tha first namea on the ballot and tha ballot being arranged alphabetically givee-the onea heading the list an un due advantage. Small districts would remove this evil of the present system, ' "Sixth Wisconsin and Kansas have thla plan and the reform legislation In these states la due In a large part to tnia system. ' f .., Bequeeta Hew BIU. ' "Whereas, It la self-evident that If our own legislature represented tha peo pla'a will there would be no need to re sort to tha expenses of the Initiative and referendum. "Resolved, By ' tha Oregon state grange In aeaalon assembled, , that we reaffirm our stand for- thla measure and that we ' hereby request and am power tha executive committee of the Oregon etate grange to frame and Initiate a bill for the general election of 10. auch a bill to contain la part tha following provisions: 1 , Tlret The atata to be divided into 60 representative and SO senatorial dla- Zf aayons ahotU4 aak yon, "XowM wit maklar It ta kit Ufa against tha Beef Trust T" Just tall them, Tie's doing' all rlghtr Tell them that the Beef Trust haa brought lta aolan tlflo ruination theories Into Oregon, but they haven't hart Smith, They nave proved a boomerang and are sitting the Beef Trust's own markets, , . . ' Frank L. Smith Aleat Co. j aat-aao Alder It, Bet 1st and ad Sta. ... r, ,,.,.. ...... TIQBTKtt TXB BEIT TBTTST.rt Veal Blew ... t.. ...... .81 Choice Breaat Veal .....101 Beat Shoulder Boaata, Veal 10 and 12W I Fancy Veal CntIeta. .. .iaM and 151 Fine Lega of Veal .lZttf Beef for Soup and Meat Jelllee....2 Beef for Stews, Pot Flea, to Boll and to Bake of Prima Rib Roaat Beef, tha very beat out ....i.. :....101 Round Steak, tender cuta... ...... 101 Roaat Beef, ahoulder cut. , .8 Pot Roasts of Beef ................81 Ecphomicai Mothers Appreciate' the Say ings Gained by Purchasing- trinta baaed nronortlonately upon thai vote eaat at tha election of iioi. . -flecond Cltlea to be divided aepa- rately from balance of tha eounty where such eltlee are enuuea to mora man one member. Third No district to have more tnan one senator or repreaentatlve' At the Mdyer imjw SAILORS r New Duck Hats ALL THE LATEST SAILORS Japanese Satin Braid , SaUor Hats : Special Tomorrow 4-inch Brim,. White Mi Ian Sailor, the $2.50 grade. Special . . . $1.49 il Jhc ; WpnderMiIIincry Co. . x corner Morrison and FirstStreets THE BIG BARGAIN MILLINERY HOUSE imW at . . - t ' ' 't,vU I : T H Boys' Sturdy Wool Suits at $1.05, ?2.50, $3.00, $3.50, $3.05, and up to ?G.OO. - ' ' . i . - A Baseball and Bat. or Catcher! Mit Given Away With Boys wool suits. . Endless Varieties of Wash Suits Splendidly Made, as Low as -1 V - ' '-' fV )' '" ' : m. U ' ' Hi . l 1 ' , . , -' ' I ; ; ' . - " 1 r f i ' WHEN YOU SEE IT JN OUR AD IT'S SO TWO STORES 3rd&Oak ' '''' " P L . H A m. f? v.nv on no w fl i i sf tin a a 1 1 nfK A i l lnnn at' nr , - Is in Full Swing rnin nr - nn Mm mwrnm At an extraordinary reduction of 15 on every piece of JEWELRY in our establishment . f You need not pay hll OUR -SILVERWARE cash make a small LINE is also included payment upon purchas-J in THIS SALE We This Trade-Building Salrf didnt just happen it is quite uic toiiuaiy.i adoux six montns ago we planned to have a great clothing sale 6n suits which we could sell for $9.85, $12.50 and $15.00. , It was no small matter . to provide several thousand suits in v which the cloth, making, and lining would be of a character that this - store could afford to put out under its guarantee. But - : we overcame all obstacles and here are the suits for ties of suits our stock is practically unbroken, Come to inc x rauc-xuuuing oaie, wnere two , suits can be had for the regular price of one. , ing jewelry the balance on weekly payments of carry, sets, ranging in: size from ONE to SIX pieces. You Vear the Jewelry While Pitying Joi Same credit Cors. First, Second and Yamiiill Streets credit rade:B gg ForSuits worth $12.50, $1350 and " )p n --v saav l a. II a : II -fl -d tt ' " . v , , SS II ' I Store mid $15.00 $ 1 ?r5rt For Suits WOfth $16.50, $18.00 4S jl juxjyj and $19.00. For fine Tailor-Made Suits worth in $25.00 ' and some as high as $30.0o! Weil Corner Third and Stark Streets mm ei Sift i ' "TV 1 f V1 H m A aViwiaMaaMaaVjaMi