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I " Tpri ';Y M r " ;V 'i iiid!57thlJ iiiiuLilii ball i ii i i.li i,:. ihm) HEARD TODAY. CLYiFIA iLll iiiudvitdO L.L Notes of I Vcdncsdaii's, Happenings v i,i lit! V . w MM-ME F.rief Farn graphs Give Jnnrnal Jlonlor fhn Nwi f L"t Yesterday Afternoon an J Last i-5it. BILL IS REPORTED u i y i hi ii ill I L, , iffi 1 ilii 10 Mi! BIDS Contract for Fuel Supply Will Not Be Let Until Alleged . "Price Making Agreement" - Is Investigated. ' Deteimincd to learn, whether f there was any collusion between agents of thevarluus oil companies that s'ubmlt- blda to supply tho county with fuel Oil, County , Judirn f!lelnn " nna tni1.v that he is planning; to call the company representatives before bim for' a con . Terence. " . ' . . , , Thls statement follows a. . decision ' of the county commissioner yeaterdayiiot - to make an oil contract until assured that the county Is not a victim of a "price .making agreement."? At present the county consumes ' approximately 1 80 : barrels of oil monthly, at ": tho ' courthouse, the bounty .hospital,. Kelly Butte and the ferries Mason and Web ater, and It ls planned to use oil for fuel aboard the ferry, St Johns and at the county farm.,'.-;; v- -.- ;.' A- ;Vs . . when the bids were opened'early th(s . Week Judge Cleeton openly charged the P company i representatives -present -with "sundnlg together." They laughed and " (entered nd denials at that time.- ? , Commissioner ' Llghtnef and. Hart take the same stand in regard to the ' 'bids as Judwe Cleeton. They said today Uiat they- believed there ; was a "Job" , fcomewhere, but don't know whether the aliened 'Job" was put up here or In "California.- - , . The companies that submitted bids - were the Standard Oil, the Union! Oil. .Associated, OU and Oregon Road Oiling company..' . 1 . Uids submitted by the Union Oil and ' Associated Oil companies were exactly alike In every respect save in one, in '. ' stance, where the Union tailed to make a price. Each ottered to supply oil at - the courthouse for SI1 a barrel, at the I hospital lor $1.05, tile ferries Webster IMffl Mason for tl, the 8t. Johns for , . in carload lots for 90 cents. Each neg lected to; bid oh" K&Iy Butte, leaving two bids open," the Standard's at $1.28 . and the Oregon Road Oiling company at " $1.18. " -siv , - ' , . : . "I am. frank to admit that the bids cid hot look, just right to me." said Judge Cleeton today, "and I , Intend io have a little talk with the local rcpre ' aentatlvee of the oil. companies. Things way be all right, but I want to find out , If private -business concerns have not . been quoted betterjlgures recently. We have some figures which show, that a , "'number of business houses are getting oil much cheape Possibly the raise in oil i responsible. That's what we want ...tQ know.'! ;. ... trr i:T.r-r- StOR HOWARD, MAN OF . I PEACE, FIGHTS ARMORIES t . : ' ,f'-- '.. - u,.iinni ' imfr; " 1 '. . ' .. '.(Staff Corrtiuf ih. . . , ,. ' ' Sa'lem, Or. Feb."- 2o.--Kepresantatlve Howard, of Douglas county, fought a bill -to establish a $20,000 armory In Roseburg, metropolis, of hi" own coun - ty, in .the house this; mornlngy because he' declared armories foster a. warlike spirit. Howard Is a minister and opposed tQaa recently proposed. In a bill which fighting.- 'For all that, he is one of the best little fighters in the house when a measure is up in which he isMnter' ested. . ' ' ' lie announced that he would fight all armory i appfoprlatioua. on the same ground. C Homan. of Harney', gave notice that be would "whale the window lights" put of .any armory " bili;v ire Insisted that armories are nbt .necessary. ' " The bill carried by 35 votes to H. LIFESAVERS WILL GET LIBRARIES AS REWARD - Each" ene ef th .lifesavere who did such-valiant work in the rescue of the survivors of the oil tanker Rosecransi wrecked on Teanuck Pptt in a, .terrible atorm about tb months ago, wlli be j resented with a library from the P6rt ,laud Chamber of Commerce. Action to this effect was taken at a meeting of the chamber's board of trustees at noon today. - ' ' ' - Secretary R. C. Olltner will prepare a lnt of the names of the lifesavers and tile several libraries,. consisting of about BO volumes each, and subscriptions to standard magazines, will be forwarded as soon as possible. . 'eta -iYv-";r- The action of this morning was the result of a m6tlon made by W. W. Cot ton, general attorney of the O.-W. R. & Ji, company, at the recent anntlal meeting and banquet of the chamber, when M iv Cotton spoke of, their work as the 'greatest and mwst magnificent of which he had ever heard. - , PILES Quickly Cured Instant Relief, Permanent Cure Trial Package Mailed Free to" All in Plain Wrapper. . We want every man and woman, suf fering from the excruciating torture of piles id just send their name and Ad dress to us. and get, by return mall, a free trial . package of the most effect- ivo and positive cure ever known for this disease i'yianild rile Remedy. rt The way to -prove what this great rem edv will do4n vour own case. is tn lust I - j4Hbut free cdupon and send to us, and nTyou will get, by return mail, a free sam .pie of Pyramid rue Remedy. -. Then, after you have proven to your self what it Can do, you will go to tha druggist, and get a Jo-eent box. : s : f Don't undergo an operation, a Opera ' ttons are rarefy a success and often lead to terrible consequences! Pyramid Pile Remedy ' reduces all inflammation, makes congestion, Irritation, . itching, sorfs and ulcers disappear-and ' the piles 'elmpl ijuit " j For sale at all drug stores' at ; SO -cent ifcoittv.iyVi'i'.fe,4!:'r Free Packofic Coupon riU'Tiut the blank lines below with your name and address, tut out oii 1'on and mall the . PtiUMID hiwa CO.. 40C Pyramid Bldg., Mar- VJJt I cK,- Alr 1 4 Cfco AK 1 h JSreut ryi-aiiiid rili Ruiwedy will then lie mm. you at ouue by mull, FHttfc, in plain wrapper. -; , -, - Katne f frret. "ale. (Si'e-lKl (o The Journal. 1 Olynipia, Wasli I'eb r0. The gen eral omnibus appropriation bill Was taken up lh the house at the morning session and adopted Section by section without amendment to the printed bill Until the appropriation for the Soldiers' home at Orting was reached, when n effort Was made to-dncreaae the appro priation, to permit construction of ah additional dormitory,, v 1 Chairman of the appropriation com mittee, : Davis, explained that as a for rner member of the board of control he could Inform the . legislature, that the number of inmates hnd been decreased from 800 to ,250 during the past bien nial, owing : to ' the married men being removed to Port Orchard, where they can have their wives writh . thera In , cot- tageS. ' '-n'J".S ' The item for- the attorney general's department; was increased by $2000 to permit of legislative legal aid during the best - session. At this point the house adjourned tilt af tfernoon, wheft the bill will be again taken tip. . - : ' Representative Goes' bili to abolish capital punishment was "on the morning calendar, but was shelved to make way for the appropriation budget ' Friends of the plan to make conhty elections nonpartisan feel OptimlBtlo to day, as th result of the skirmish ' in the senate Wednesday, When an attempt to postpone the bill indefinitely, failed. Opponents of nonpartlanship, however, succeeded in killing off the plan to make state officers, as well u county officers subject to nonpartisan, elecUona- ' All elates for congressional reappor tionment were smarhed Wednesday aft ernoon , In the house,', one section, pf the state spiting another, and as a result everyone is ..dissatisfied- ;sf.:y-l'iv.: "''"; Seattle was made into a congressional district by itself at first, but later com plications in the formation of other con. gresslonal districts caused a rear attack against King county by Representatives Davis of pierce and Conner ef Skagit, and ftkAgit- coUnty was added to Boattle district as the last piece Of spite work. Representative Murirtiihe tried all the parliamentary- moves possible to 'head off final decision in the matter, but the bill was passed on to third reading with the-anti-lving county amendment tacked on. " - 1 , . 1 TECHNICAL' CLUB TO V SUPPORT CEULO PLAN Based upon a report of If. L. VOrse, as special representative, the Technical club, composed " of Portland achitects and engineers, ;wlll vigorously Support the Celilo power project of State Engi neer John 11. Lewis. The club j elected Mr. Yorse to. examine the site.' Mf. Vofse has now made his report to Pres ident W. II. Graves and Orrtn E. Stan ley, secretary, and they today, issued this statement;;' s . .. - "We believe that a thorough Invest! gation will prove that the plan is not only feasible, but practicable from every standpoint.? The magnitude of the un dertuklng is the only' unusual feature involved. Owing to the; great benefits which will come to the entire north west through the early completion of the project by either pubilo or private funds, we wish at this Ufiie to urge upon the legislature the ; lm&drtahce of ap proprlatingi sufficient money to make thorough in vestlgat loft of the project "We believe that this Investigation can be carried out to better advantage by the 'state engineer thaii by turning the same ovef td'a nontechnical board( has passed the senate. This bill should be amended to conform with the bin approved by the joint legislative Com mittee."- '".'; '' ' ': "! '-' ' "' ''.""' ;..The technical club has arranged to hold luncheons each Tuesday at the Commercial clubh and will make the power plant chief subject for several weeks. Z- . . ' . much interest in park bond issue Shown Discussion relative -to the proposed park bond issue at the regular meeting of the Greater Portland Plana associa tion in the auditorium f The Journal building last night, demonstrated that 1 lively interest 1 belnr taken In the movement. ;-'i;i;l ''T:,V'J- K. T. Mische, park suaerlntendent, in an addresa illustrated b lantern alldee, explained the park board" plans.; r V V. Jones spoke lh favor of the bond issue and pointed, out the dividends to be de rived, financially and In benefited child life, from increased park and play ground area. ' . That the most important thing now la td find mesne of bringing out. the voters, especially the new voters, get thm W register and then tt Vote, was suggested by U Ifi. Weir, playground expert, in 'a paperread by Mrs. F. J. Durham. iJUr. Weir recommends , that a list of all wonien voters be compiled, with name, address, telephone .number by precincts,, and ultimately that chairman and -committee, in each pre cinct be secured. , APPOINTMENT OF EXTRA CLERKS IS AUTHORIZED . -," - - -'for. the purpose of giving the of facials of the, justice courts ah opportunity to catch 'up "With its work, the county com. rntsfrioners yesterday authorised the ap pointment of K. J. Carr and E. W. Mor gan as extra clerks in the Justice court. Th appointments were mad for 30 day, and their salaries were placed at $80 per month each. In addition, the salary of N. Wagner, night watchman at the courthouse, was raised from $60 to $ 5 per month, . ' Jack Johnson Is I1L , Chicago, Feb. 20. Jack Johnson, heavyweight champion, is reported dan gerously ill here with pneumonia,- New of Johnn' . alleged Illness was given ; out . today. His trial on charges of white elavefy is set for next Tuesday in . the .United, States district court. .-:-?-."v.4.:-''' :r-'-:.':' :' ; V"' ' , T.st.nartn'a Whit Wife. fOtTOerly LUcil Cameron, of Mlfineapolls, refused to lot the roportera see her busbana. , x i. SA . . ... , -, -., : , .' .; f Xo Itflatlon to Accused Man.; Harry C. Taylor, the Carlisle Indian school graduate,' who was arrested for passing a forged Check on, a local cloth i Mmiunr. is In An wav related to W. ' L. Taylor, secretary of the Pacif lo Coast Rescue and Protective association, wno haa his headquarters at the Portland v,niinAii- . Th scpiised. man was also living at the Portland .Commons at the 4!&JJLWS-JtK?'i - ' - -i "T"v.' ."" " ' - .. "V . ( i " Fpiuta Dcfor Firing Sqtuttl. . -' ' ' UtiI(d t'f l.ea Wire i " Palt Lake City, Utah, Feb. SO. After collHpsIng upon faclnst the firing squad. Frank Romeo, ntdrderer was strapped to a ehslr anI fhnl to dcfitli In the elate Iienltcntlnry here tod.iy. . (CnUpa Vreet tetr4 Wlr.l . . ' London, Feb. 20. Dispatches received today tell of a terrific three days' bat tle Just concluded at Bulair, between 100,000 Bulgarians and . 70.000 Turks. Each aide Is reported to have lort SljOO men. Enver Bey, ,kchlef of staff of tho Turkish army, is reported to have been injured In the battle. , Russia, according to a St. Petersburg dispatch, has Just been asked by Rou mania to act as arbitrator in the latter country's dispute with Bulgaria over the boundary line. -The dispatch indicated that the, dispute lias assumed ft g'raver aspect and that Roumania is assem bling Infantry and cavalry on tha islands in the Danube facing the Bulgarian ter ritory around Blllstrla. - A Constantinople 'dispatch reported a slight bombardment of Adrlanople by the Balkan allies. . .-.,' OFFlfclALS OF WESTERN . - , UNION HERE TODAY A party of -officials of the Weatern TJnlon Telegraph ; . company reached Portland this morning from the south in the private ear "Electric". Vice President A. B. Hibbard, of New York, and Mrs. Hibbard, General Manager C H. Grant and Assistant General Mana ger H. F. Dodge, of SanFtaneisco, com prise the group of visitors. They spent the day in sightseeing and Inspecting the local "off lees,'.; This is Mr.: Hibbard's first trip to the northwest tcrritoryi and It Is the intention of the party to visit Seattle, ; Vancouver, Vicbria and Tacoma before returning to Ban Fran cisco. Superintendent B. Boenlnf, of Beattle, IS also in the City. , General Manager Gautit Stated the trip had no special significance, but Is Intended to permit Vice President Hib bard to see the Improvements in the property and form a closer acquaint anceship with (he states of Oregon and Washington, Both Mr. Gaunt 'and Mr. Hibbard are interested In the estab lishment of the hew offices at Seventh near Washington, , , - The car and party leaves' on the Northern Pacific for Seattle late this afternoon. PRISONERS' VALUABLES TO BE KEPT IN "SAFE" r Money and valuables taken from pris oners at the city Jail Will hereafter bd kept in a "safe," built for the purpose, and conveniently" located at headquar ters. Moreover a patrolman will be de tailed to watch over the strong bo and will be held personally responsible for Its contents. This aotlon has been taken by Acting Chief Slbver following the theft of a gold watch and $40 belong ing to Charlej LeClerc, taken from their resting place at headquarters, v ' ;. 'A Aoclcftt Cliinese Freed. " Being an officer or the ". Hop King Tong, A powerful organisation among the Chinese Which bas been quite mac tive , foA several months, sived IieW 8oon from being locked Up trt h city Jail last night on a charge of Vkgrancy. Lew SOon Is One of the Chinamen impli cated in the murder of Sold Bing, but later released when Wong" SI Sam as sumed all the blame for the . affair. Within half an hour after his arrest by Long and Wise, the members of the Chinese, tong bad raised $1000 bail money and obtained the release of their officer Judge Taxwell discharged the Chinaman this morning" when it was shown that he was supported by con- trlbtlons, even though he had not worked -since being released from the county Jail. : ' ', -. . ...i-.iii i- Brookings Gets Pstoffice. , (Whliittoa Ruretn ot Th JoriritaL) Washington, Feb. 20. -A. F. Green has been appointed acting postmaster at Brookings, ' Representative Hawley pre sented a memorial January ( asking for the establishment of a postof flee there to serve a hundred families at tracted by coal and copper mining. The request was granted on the eleventh, but action on the postmsstershlp was delayed to hear a report from the In spector Hawiejr induced the depart ment to name Green temporarily so that the residents may let mall service. Home Treatment for Epilepsy or Fits , Those who suffer from this iw. vous disease, accompanied by Its sudden attacks of unconsciousness and convulsions, will be Interested In knowing that we hare author ised the sale of Koslne treatment ef Epilepsy by Woodard-Clark Drug Co. and Skldmore Drug4 Co. These Well known stores have Our authority to sell the Kosine treatment for Epilepsy on the fol lowing guaranteed Buy a bottle of Kosine for $1.60. If after using you are not entirely satisfied, your money will be refunded. . We want the most skeptical - to try the Kosine treatment on this guarantee, for the success of the treatment during the past ten years,, both by the' laity snd pro fession, has proved the merit of the article. 7' Mafiy leUeTS-testlfjrtd the relief from the sudden attacks, while others tell of their restoration to usual health. For sale by Wood-ard-Clarke Co., Park and Alder 5ts.. end fcikldmore Drug Co., 161 $d St. The Kosine Co.. Washington, j. c. PAPE'SI BREAKS r- First Dos of Pape's Cold Compound Ends Grippe Misery; Tastes 3Tlcei No Quinine Tou can surely end Grippe and break ud the most severe cold aither in head. chest, back stomach or limbs, by taking a dose of Papa's Cold Compound every two hours until three consecutive doses are taken. - ' .' Si :r ";;'. It promptly relieves tho most miser able' headache,' dullness, head and nose stuffed up, feverishness, sneesing. sore throat, mucous catarrhal discharges, running of the nose, soreness; stiffness and rheumatic, twinges. . i , , . Take this wonderful Compound as di rected, without Interference with yout) uuai-jluUaw.an(l,..wUli-lhft.lnowllHB, that there is nothing else In the world, which will core your cold or end Grippe misery ss promptly and without ansr other assistance of bad after-effects as a 25-cent package or Papas Cold Com--pound, which any drujrsist can supply. Accept no flubj-titute contaltn bT nui nine blonji In every home. Tastes WHTOUCE. ' Congressional. .- , Plans for prompt reorKiWiIzatloh ct the bouse will be made and Democratic members of the new ways and means committee Will be selected at a caucus ef the Democratic representatives to be held March E. - -The senate Interstate commerce com, mlttee voted Wednesday to report 'fa vorably - ,t1ie La Folldtte-Adamson bill for the physical valuation of railroads and all Interstate commerce carriers, , With tlie bouse . in -a tangle of con gested ; sppropriatldn bills, Democratic Leader Underwood dropped hla tariff work Wednesday and lectured the Dem ocrats on, the necessity for speedy ao tlon on -supply measures. , -i ; An amendment to the rivers and har bors appropriation bill adopted by the senate Wednesday would authorize the secretary of war to receive contribu tions from private individuals to be -pended iu connection with funds appro priated by the government for river and harbor Improvements and private land reclamation, .V ;:,.vvv-V-'-v V,-"' fi- ' Secretary MacVeagh iold the house committee on , treasury department, ex penditures Wednesday that $SS,000,000 in the treasury above current liabilities was a practical working balance, and that in emergenciea it could be run be yond that, amount. : Thertf is now ' an actual surplus In the treasury of $50, 000,000, , ; . ' i '' -:. - The house money trust investigation committee Wednesday began considera tion of the financial regulation legisla tion which wilUbe, recommended la It report. - - v iH- r-'i'-v . ' The-senate on Wednesday ratified a supplementary treaty with France, e tendlng to 1918 the operation Of the present arhltratlori treaty between that nation and tha United States. ; . , r ' The so-called Jones-Works excise bill, whioh would reduc the number of sa loons in the national capital about naif and increase the "dry", sbnes around school buildings, passed the senate Wednesday. " ' The senate sub-commit on public buildings on Wednesday took favorable action on Rburnes amendment to-the house public building bill and reeoffl- mended $1,000,000 for a Portland federal building, also ah increase of $24,000 tor The Dalles building.- - . - The house refused by & vote of 213 to 114, to pass the Dillingham-Burnett im migration bill over the president's veto. Representative Burleson, chairman of the Dem6cratic causus, has ' called a Democratic caucus of " the Incoming house for noon, March S. to name the Demooratlc members of the way and means committee of .the sixty-third con. gress and consider taHffbMs. Political. .' The lower bause of the. Minnesota legislature has passed a bill authorising Minnesota members of the Modern Woodmen of America to secede from tho national organization and form an or ganization of their own, - , ; . Secretary MacVeagh nas submitted to" President Taft his plan for the re organisation of the customs service in accordance with the' authority granted by congress. - The plan worked out by Secretary MacVeagh nd Assistant Sec retary Curtis would abolish more thai) 100 collectors of customs by reducing the customs districts from 16S to fewer than 60. , '., ", V '; i . y The house resolution' favorable to a constitutional amendment providing for the recall of all elective ana ap pointive offices of the state, including the judiclaryi was adopted by tlje Kan sas senate weanesaay nigai, - r tfvery eltlsen of Utah Who ia eligible to vote, but Who does not exercise the J right will be compelled to pay a poll lax or s unaer mo terms ox a dui passed by the Senate Wednesday.. The tax will fie assessed against women as well as men. The attempt to elect two Democratic United States senators from Illinois vir tually was abandoned Wednesday night An -agreement has been practically reached to elect the Democratic and Re publican primary , nominees, . A resolution . for the direct election of United States Senators, which already has passed the Senate, was adopted Wednesday by the house of the South Dakota legislature. New Hampshire's legislature also ratified the amendment Wednesday, The prospect for a Republican nation, al convention next fall to revise the rules governing tha selection of national delegates and to change the basis of southern representation at regular Re. publican conventions Was strengthened Wednesday through expressions favor ing th proposed national gathering by Senator Root of New York, and Senator crane, of Massachusetts. Their demands for shorter hours aad higher wages being granted, mora thah 16,000 striking garment workers in New iork were directed Wednesday to return immediately to their shops. Marking the first bloodshed in the strike of rubber mill workers al Akron, Ohio, Sartal SapropriAn, a Russian strik er, Was stabbed Wednesday, supposedly by strikebreakers. - - The refusal of the late E. H. Ilarrl- Many Noted Use Walnut-Tint Itair Stain to lie tain Xhcif. AtU-acUvcnetis, - Netnlng give a wotatn toe Piwarnc6 ut ag mor aurcly this. -gray, treated, or faded Imlf. Jllt a fotirh la ..A tbte 'with Mra. Pottet'i rt out-Tint Ualr Mala and pre, to! youth Has returned avals. No one would f tuapeet that yutt atalned onr hair anw jv or inn apieudid nrpparathm. . It does not rub a "dye" do, and lea vet the hair tuft and flurfr. with a oui,.,j!ii muwn . lor iuaia;: aoaua. . .. .. It ouly take yott a tow minutes ' onr s monlh t apply Mrs. Potter's Walrmt-Tint Hair FtHln.' Btnina only the bilr, it eaally an4 nulcalf applied, and it la frae fMm teil, ulphur, illver and all metallic onmpounda. liaa no odor, ho aediment, no greaae. One bottla of Mra. Potter's WalnBt-TInt Hair Btaia Ixmld Mat yoa a year. Sells for $1.00 net bottle at -firet-clam dhiggtata. W soarantea MtlnfaetloB. Don't accept a subatituta. f If jm erefer a teat before trayins, send your Btme and atldreat and enclose 25 eenta (ttatnpa or cole) nt we will mall j-on, ebafgea pre paid, trial parkas, in plain, aealed wram-r, Witt a valnable bonklet on r th balf, mm. potter'a lUslwdc Supjfly Co., . J7TH Groton Bid., anclnnatl, Ohio, , ' , or : send email s at rand of " balr for o to a tain at aasipte, ritER. If you aand sample of lain tadkate. shade dealred. ,-t .-v.-- CATARRH f ? OF THE .. : DLADDZH ' t:krJ 13 24 Hears Each Car. N. ti!e bera the f;;M Eoicart of count, 2 . - - a W : V r v Va w vWv . man to pay a bill for automobile re pairs which lie considered exorbitant was upheld Wednesday by the New"Yolk courts. A jury in a replevin action brought nearly seven years ago by the financier, awarded Mrs. Ilarriman $1675 damages for the use of tha car, whiea the repairman had kept , , 3. P. Morgan A are planning the erection of the finest bank baiSdlng Th the world. It will occupy the site of the old building in New York and. will cost between $1,500,000 and $2,000,000. Unless new proceedings are instituted, the effort of the government t break up the so-called "hard coal trust" came to an end at Philadelphia, Wednesday, whenv upon application of counsel for the government, the United States court dismissed the suit of the United States against the Philadelphia & Reading Rail way; company. . The Minneannlts Dairy mmnkitu r,A Oscar Erlckson, ' Its president, were avuhu giuiiy weuneBaay nignt in the district court of conspiracy to raise the price of milk and cream in Mlnneapdlls. -A sympathetic walkout of 40,000 mln. era In western Pennsylvania to all the striking miners In Wast Vireinta .t urged end defeated Att resolutions pre sented Wednesday to the convention of district. No, 5, united Mine Workers of America. : , . " racific Coast. i While watchmen ftthnd the door and heavy footed policemen irauipea xne cornaors of the adjoining police stfttion, a hardy 'burglar raided tll Officea Of f'htef nt Tnlt. Iik.ii.. . ...-v ww.a,tuii at Is Angeles, Wednesday, and rifled the desk of John J. Hill Jr., secretary to the chief. ' - , , ' OVercome annnrentl hv wvn.. emptying the. oil from a tank car into ybib oeionging io. the California Oil Burner company at Oakland, James Ho bart J 5. driver, waa hnm : tn ah. when the Structure housing the tahks uausm ure in an unknown manner. Indictments were returned at San Francisco Wedneada hv th iTni,.i States grand Jury against several of the mgnesr.' ornciais and directors of the Western Fuel eomnanv.. th P,Mn,i coast branch of the coal trust, charging tuunim-aoy lo aerraud the governmeht by making short weight reports on shin ments of eosj. - . ?. Frank Bauweraerts, a prospector Con", victed in the superior court of Riverside county California, of having murdered two Oregon , women and who appealed to th state supreme court from a sen-tence-of death imposed upon biro In i ei eiue must pay tne death pe<y, ac cording to the hlabeHt tat Five years in Ban Quentln peniten'tiry " overcoat was the sen tence meted out Wednesday by Judir. tawlor to William Kurrae. an artist, whoa eScanadea ha. a teritiott t- the , courts n both -sMea ot ine cay tor three years. -Kunse was fouhd guilty of stealing a cost from an apartment house In San Francisco. The arusi convict iirst attained notoriety three years atro. when h miMnin . . - . ' . . " r.v..l,u4 . 1 Will the museum in Golden Gate park a 130 - .A steel derriclr mmt , ... v.i lowered Wednesday from the top of the 2"it0T 8mlt n Seattle be canie detached from it hain at- the vmriy-sjxui iioor and ' Plunged down tnrbUKh tha buildltiar., rtlW.lM n pleted concrete, floors and being halted " 1 " "!: "or oy a pne or steel, Mrsv Mary Ann Watt. 88, a pioneer, died at her ham ar Ra.Mtn& m.. ' , 3f,1' Watt" " tho of the late William Watts. She SetUed On a hasdl The Syverson Lumber & Shingle com- f,7 !. ' 'ld at Montesano. SXnV lSSl lQ,rA Wedh8 tO the Ho! qUiam Sash & Door rnn,nn - , Warren J. Egerer and s I Hartung TBoo0Cn"ider,,t,on w" Woximately Roabrt Wait,, . . , lZSL":S: b Walker, pastorof .u.HiTOni cuurcn or Nyssa. Ori was J'OH'ifi'ft It is believed In Paris that the threat ened c0nnict between Bulgaria and Roumania - over rartfii,.n ... S1?."" h v.'rte.d- ving vuuvivt or. mediation by , Claiming he can seura erfuiLenough to resist frost. Lieutenant Mv. m iiavmi aviaior at Cobenhaeen nas offered to accompany ' Explorer Amunusen on his dash to the North x ois. r With its subsoil watrln a-, walls cracked in every direction, the celebrated Basilica of Santa MarltK in moicrcru, near nome, is near col lapse. Further use of the church has been forbidden. The ancient pile la - ueon siartea oy pope Canx tut, the First, in m a: n n h. x. tlcal.spot where a mratsHmi oil appeared at the time of the birth of wnrisr, AcccDtkncai of tha ioufnallsts memorial to William T eieao, wno was drowned in the Titanic disaster, has been made by Sir George Frampton; president of the' Royal So ciety of British Sculptors. The memo rial win be placed On the Thames em bankment and a replica will be sent to New TorkV :., . The German relchstag bas adopted by a majority made tip of Clericals, Social ists and three Radicals, the measure re pealing the anti-Jesuit law. A letter written by George Washing ton at Mount Vernon on February s, 178, and.referrin to the election of the represenUtives of the first United States oon grass, was sold at auction in London Wednesday. , It was hmicrht r. an English collector. . MlsceUaneous. " , rrepsrntions for president Taft's last trp ns chief executive are being; made. atTWashington. r He" will leave late Friday night for New York, and Satur day will attend the beginning of work on the American Industrial memorial at Fort Worth, Texas, the opening of the new lighthouse of the New York asso ciation for the blind and a banquet of the American Peace Arbitration league. California's, long standing lieu land controversy is settled by a decision. Of Secretary Fisher who declares that it Is not nece: -try, to consider suits to pre vent federal patents brought by Fred Lake of Oakland and others, ; Fisher di rected that the interior 'department proceed with the administration of school grant lands In California, More than 400000 acres of the most valuable lands In the , state are a f footed . by Fisher's decision.- f;- t -- - - A Lawrence O. Murray, comptroller of the currency,'' anrtounced Wednosday that be Intended to stop the practice by flationat'tlntntrnf flTJ'lliir UrvMcnds fthtn their earnings did not warrant It. , Ambrrarls Cargo Worth $.100,000. rhrlKf Chtirch, X. Z., Veh. SO. Three hundiitil thou-snnd dolUus' worth of am- hi-rtrils l::is been' brought here to.i.iv by the whaler ' NorveiiU. The flnl t, .') ul records, J (Wdsnlnjlon Bureao, of "ha Jurnt) Washington.. Feb. 29. The rivers and harbors bill reported - today contained many Items affecting Oregon, including, for Tillamook $100,009, also authorizing expenditure for the same port of $641, 000, provided local Interests subscribe $407,000 and pluce same to the credit Of the- secretary of war, the United States to grant a sum eoual to that subscribed by-local interests. ' ""..,. -.- An item for the maintenance and Im provement of the Yamhill ; river and Willamette river above Oreaon City is increased from $30,000 to $40,000, of which Bum $10,000 may be spent for a reVentment near r- Independence-If tho chief of engineers considers It necessary. tor the improvement of the Columbia above Celilo falls the allowance Is In creased from $40,000 to $60,000,' and for the , Columbia between Brirjgeport and Kettle Falls, increased from 126,000 to $10,000. ' ' . 'i -i-i v'.;W- m. THREATEN TO RELIEVE N F0 R M ER OR JTO NG U E New York, Feb. 1 20. iss of his tongue probably will befall LuIgl Tan credl, a state's witness in the ;,pollce graft Investigation, if he does further "squealing ; according - to admissions Tancredie has made to District Attor ney Whitman today, ::r:-i-:;:u'-;-: .-y.yj- -Tancredie declared that two.unknown men waited upon him and showing him a newspaper account, of how the ear of one Informer against the police was cut off, threatened to relieve him of his tongue. . CONDON WILL HAVE . WOOL: SALE JUNE 19 Condon, On, Feb. 20. The fact that Condon is to have a regular wool sale this year Is encouraging to the wool growers of this part of the state. Many have promised to haul their clips here who have formerly hauled them either to Heppner or Shanlko. The sale date has been fixed on June 19, and prepara tions will b made to Insure a success ful Sale If possible. Two thousand sacks were hauled - to the local ware houses last year, but the advantage of having a regular; sale is expected to bring at least 8500 sacks this yea"r.. CITY ATTORNEY GRANT , OUT FOR REELECTION ,.v; : if n, , hi , ,,i . Clty Attorney Frank S. Grant today filed notice of his intention to become a Candida tstornomwaTlotrgrthe Ttepub Ucan ticket to succeed himself. . The words be asks printed on the ballot after his name- are, ' "Continue fearlessly to discharge the duties of tha office." Mr, Grant received' both the Republican and Democratic nominations when he : ran for the office two years ago. . Sirs. BeUe Ten Eytk Ileelsters. A member of the state convention of Colorado, Which met in Pueblo, and wss tha first to give womeh equality in pol- ltlds, Mrs. Belle Teh Eyck, registered yesterday for the coming city election. Women are registering In numbers, 63 sighinit the registration books this motnlng while but 13 men appeared. Since the books were opened last Sat urday morning 704 women have reg istered and 181 men. Tho Mexican government has decided to equip all its War vessels with Wire less apparatus. CURES ECZEMA Boils, Seres, Cores It la 'many jaara (at least 90) klbee I first ttsed I'tJRiriffA. Altboock I bare tried Kany etbaf eletmenta, have (unud natbiDt to gao4. W. FV TUUU8TON, M. .,, Loa Anrelei, Cal. Sold by Clark, , Woodward tlrng Co., Paid. Wore Drug Co. Acm fharmncr, Laua-Darls Drng Co., Blekman Mfg. Co, , TO Cnrtlandt 8t., riaw Vork Cltr. Biaea lOe and 23a. SBSWi Ml fXyJ- "Tim i KQ tlftuiahad It'S;, Best lio:sss0t that trtty organ of the wtmderful htuaan bodf ; is deproJeni upon every other If jroor liver ; goes wfong your tlooj will be impure;, if your bowels are inactive your stomach anJ digestion will show It, And one trouble leads to anotber. , have become the lriost famous and the most aftproted 'far, femed in the world. They-are Inown fof their won Jc; andenrivaled potfer to.csuse regialac,- natural action t-f liver and bowels. They are gentle, safe but sure. Ift! TillsJjenefiLjtvery orffaa of .the body briglu-n t:, i'.the brain, tone the nerves and increase : vior 1r -t r i Such Is Charge A : -i .. .. North Umpqua Rive; i 7.,v Fishermen. ':''''' ' tSiclal -to Tte 3ouroI ) j Roseburg, Or Feb. !(. Otu. ct t most aggravated cases of alles -l i legal fishing ever brought to the attri tion of the local authorities is th.it t ' Hugh Pearson and Bert Taylor ot Win chester, charged with stopping up it flBh way of the Winchester dam on V i North Umpqua river and gaffing thi salmon that congregated there in tlnflr efforts to get over the dam. They have been indicted by the grand Jury and nx under $250 bonds. , " -The young men, bota of whom are tin. der 26 years of age, were arrested-Mon. day, when Sheriff Qulne, getting a tip front Winchester that the illegal, fish ing was in progress, burrled there in an automobile. They caught the boys with a boat load of $0 steelhead Salmon, each showing the mark of a grab hook. Pear son and Taylor have been shipping large quantities of salmon to Portland from 1 i Winchester fof weeks past, s , C ? , V y 50 Dorocs Bring $10 Each. Brooks, Or. Feb. 20. At' an auction sale ot Duroe Jersey hogsat this pla. e this week, 60 animals brought $40 each, or a total of nearly $2000, being bought for stock hogs. Several owners placed their animals oil sale, among them be ing James Fruit and Guy Harvey. In cept for the first cost of the pigs t! v have been raised on th same ratio given ordinary hogs. ' CONFESSES THEFTS F0H 2 YEARS FROM MAILS TO GET FIANCEE GIFTS North Yakima, Wash.,' Feb. . SO. George Marley, telegraph . 'operator-at Mabtonj. la la cu- :tody of federal officers at Spo- kane for rifling .mail sack. - .When .arrested be tionfessed that be had been stealing from s , tpe -mall i and express packages for two years to get presents for his fiancee, -v " 4 IF Jj 81 If. Cross, Fevefish, Tongue Coated, ' GiTe "Syrup of FJgsM to Clean th Stomach, Liver and Dowels. took at the tongue. Mother! If coat ed, it is a sure sigh that your littl one's insldes, the slohiach, liver ami $0 feet of bowels are clogged up with putrlfylng waste .matter and need a gehtle, thorough cleansing at once. When your-child is listless, drooping, pale, doesn't sleep soundly or eat heart ily or is eross, irritable, feverish, stom ach sour, breath bad; has stomach-acho. diarrhoea, sore throat, or Is full of cold, give a teaspoonful of Syrup ot Figs, ahd in ifew-houfasJLthe foul, constipated waste, undigested food and sour bile will gently move on and out of Its little bowels without nausea, grip ing or weakness, and you surely will have a well, happy and smiling child agaln shortiy.i- li;-,,J'-1,"Iy v. .- With 8yfup of Figs you at hot drug ging your children, being composed en tirely of luscious figi, senna and aro matics It cannot be harmful, besides they dearly love Ha delicious taste. Mothers should Always keep Syrup of Figs handy. It Is the Only stomach, llvsr and bowel cleanser and regulator needed. A little given today will save a sick child totarMw:'.'-v;''.'!V--.-- Full directions for children ef sti and for frown-ups plainly printed on tha package. Ask your druggist for the full nam "Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna. ' prepared by the California Fig Syrup Co. This is the delicious tasting, geuun 4 old reliable. Refuse anything else of fered. . ' " MMfg;1.!'"11 1 " 1 U"" l:..l!l-il...-t rppf .... 1 'riTTr swiTftRXAnroa nr ovt'U ilabad travalvr, fainlilar with the fsr-fuiu-it I monntalna. enoti maklnt hla flrat trlu . tlirndgb tha CaNAPIAN KOCK1E8, Br fl.a Muta ot toe Canadian Pftdtie ft. It,.- enlliiin laatically iflalmad: "This Is 80 Swltaerlanrta la en," Tha Comparlaon almply anggodta tlia beauty, gTandtar Snd TtBta of thtt wonder land. Lntarloua Tfaittt. Oieratltttt Cri t' P. R. Hotel-and Swiaa ida at all "principal f. aorta, fall or end 4 ptet ' IHutrate. booklet'th ChaUonit.af tlia Uoimttna,'! frank "BU lohnaon, ft, A, t. t., Portland, Or, .:. t! .-1