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THE. OREGON SUNDAY JOURNAL, PORTLAND, SUNDAY - MORNING. FEBRUARY 25. 1917. ,-.r mm LEGISLATORS ME BUT! r- IS PILED HIGH .Hundreds of Bills a? Yet Not . Acted Upon; Many Are ; Doomed to Die. INTEREST GROWING KEEN epnbliean KnAtn Try to Do Bight 4 TUaf fcr OtTWMi Xdsteri Soms ' piscusslon Breaks, Hwwt. SATURDAY ORK V Stat House, Olympla. Wuh, Feb. Jt. This, the first Saturday session tfit tht present legislature, accom- . Ushed numerically considerable, but is to the Importance of the accom- . 4Dthment. there may be dispute. - - The senate passed nine senate mea sure five of which were amendments to the game and game fish laws; two ' related to the matter of dyking and drainage districts. ' The others passed will permit Prank Pierce to codify the state laws and will put on the statute books. If ap proved by the house and by the t. -. ecutlve. what Senator Melcalf of TaT coma thinks Is a real farm credit ' measure. J The senate blU. which purposes to raise the mlllage tax for the higher Educational institutions, was post- f poned until next week as a special order., ay la the Hons. The house passed eight bills and put a number of others through second " reading. Among the house bills passed were those regulating the practice of osteopathy and chiropractic, and, of 4-Qurse, that vitally important measure ' Yhet a registered bull must be placed 'with every SO cows loosed upon any i Tango In the state. L Committees are meeting tonight and 111 meet tomorrow and, a a conse quence, many a measure of the hun dreds yet unacted upon will be alaugh : tared. I Even by holding sessions Saturdays, 1h Washington legislature has but tl days under the constitutional 60 ( flay limitation to complete its work. ; wmd so far the general appropriation 1U, the chief reason for any session. as been introduced in neither house. Interest Is Expected. ' Prom indications today, the remain ing days of the session will bo most interesting. There is grief in great I feiuantttes in prospect for many of the ; : Ynembers, for their pet bills are cer tain for slaughter. It is physically impossible, in the limited time yet Remaining, to give proper conaidera- lion to the hundreds of bills that have feen Introduced, but so. far have ffalled to receive even committee Con- ( deration. i Some of the new members, the older , Jones for that matter also, arebegin- fttng to realise the situation. For ex . mmple. In the house. Floor Leader !Mark Reed, whose slightest wish here- iofore has been a slcnal to practically he entire house membership, failed amentabiy In his efforts to indeflnite y postpone the bill providing; for a ' iew state normal school at Centralis. ; it Is but a straw, of course, but It jnay presage serious conditions. 1 1 Governor Is Target. I Realising, as they were forced to, : that the reelection of Krnest Lister. t ;Xemocrat, as governor, by more than . 50,000 more Republican votes than ho liad four years ago, meant a vote f confidence In the executive, the ' thoughtful Republican members of ' ipoth house antf senate knew they must J)lay with the governor and have tried 0 do so. But they have been unablj TSo, control their own ranks. Day fter day, particularly in the senate. 1 he governor and his appointees have een the targets for vicious assaults, Assaults that have forced such Repub- - f loans as French of Clarke, who can not forget the Interstate bridge veto; "Xajior, who was speaker when Lister , delivered his "Porch Tommy" address, fkDd others, to come out in the open , knd publicly denounce the baseless ness of the attacks. -1 There are. 189 legislators and they . t;ve an average of three bills each, and less than pne per cent of the tneasures have yet been passed. I The bill to make county assessors give the secretary of state details about the number of chickens, hogs and the f like in each county was Indefinitely postponed, and the bill to require J'hyslclans to report venereal diseases, , and for a, quarantine of the victims, "wont back, to committee, where it will . i- J The house Friday put over a number V-4f measures on second reading.' One v Of the more important was that placing -Jitneys under the publio service com ! wlsslon, which passed second reading by a big majority. - i Gasoline burners beneath th TtiaAa features a new shovel which Is expect ed to facilitate the removal of Ice and snow from pavements. forJPiles A Free Trial of Pyramid Pile Treat- meat Will e j rut Like meet ins a Good Old Friend, tTev Cast Ge Wroas; Wlta Pyraiald. Have you tried Pyramid? If not. by don't youT The trial Is free just mall coupon, below and the re sults may; amaze you. Others are pralsrng Pyramid Pile Treatment as heir deliverer why not you? Mail foupon now or get a 60c box from . liny druggist anywhere. Take no substitute. . : FREE SAMPLE COUPON PTKAMID 1RTJG COMPAJTT. . M pyramid Building.. Marshall. Mich. ' Kindly send me a Free sample of Pyraaatil Pile Treatmcat. in plain; wrapper. f v':-. . . ; - Nam ...... Btreetf . . . . .....-..... qty.'f i .;. .. . .. 'State . ', ... ... WILLIAM M. MORRIS 7:; DIES AT ROCK POINT (ml ; Wt WXf- ' ' 'u f III . . William M .Morris. Bock Point, Or., Feb. J3.Wiillara M. Morris was born In Green county. Uo., December 28, 1S36, alia died a his home 'at Rock Point, Jackson coun ty. Ore., February 14, 1817, aged SO j ears, 1 month, and 17 das. Mr. Morris was married to Sarah H. Cook in- Dade county. Mo.. March 1857. She. with 10 children, are leff. The children are'. Mrs. Matilda Har vey,' Grant Pass. Or.; Mary C. Cook and Mrs, Lottie Smith, Golu, Hill, Or Mrs. R. It. Cook and Mrs. Rose A Haymond, and' Alexander Morris, Rock Point, Or.; Mrs. Margaret Mc Adams, Crescent City, Cal.; John A. and" Andv Morris of Lake view. Or., and J. W. Morris of Creswell. Or. Nine children and one brother, Rob. crt R. Morris of Grants Pass, Or., were at his bedside during his last illness. Mr. Morris was a veteran of th- Civil war, having enlisted on July 3, 1864, as saddler with Company A, Sec ond artillery volunteer cavalry, and served until the end of the war. He was discharged at Memphis, Tenn.. on August 20, 1865. after which he ti turned to his family in Missouri and engaged in farming until May, 18 7, when with his family and several oth era he started on the long Journey across the plains with teams. Interment was in Rock Point ceme tery, six of Mr. Morris old -army com rades being the pallbearers. Will Sell Bridge Tickets Uptown Of flotals Sellers That Congestion "Will Be Somewhat Relieved b Sow Ar rangement ; Machines Heed Hot Stop, Vancouver, Wash.. Feb. ' 24. Ar rangement!! have been made by Audi tor Rea of the bridere commission whereby tickets for the now Interstate bridge may be secured in two business houses of this city. V. W. Wilson's confectionery and J. A. Alqulsfs drug istore. It is hoped that by placing tha tickets on Bale at two other places be- sides the bridge Itself will relieve con geetion. Drivers of machines. If provided with tickets, will not be required to come to a complete stop. All that will be necessary will be to slow down that the tickets may be handed to the ticket - taker. Unless provided with tickets drivers are required to come to a complete stop on the bridge and purchase tickets before proceed ing. Vancouver Marriage Licenses. Vancouver, Wash.. Feb. 24.-1 Of ficials In the office of the county auditor were unable to. account for the big demaadaXor marriage licenses here to day. Twelve couples secured licenses durtngothe day as follows: Clarence Spencer, 21, ana Mils Hazel Ostrander. 19, both of Cottage Grove, Or.; Walter Harold Kerstetter, 21, and Miss Armita Bell Whiteacre, 18. both of Vancou ver; Rudolph Wenger, 32, of Salem, Or., and Mrs. Minna J. Phillips, 33, of Ccrvallis, Or.; Henry Donald Shea, 32 and Miss May Cook Fuller, 24, both of Portland; Charles Wilson Reed, 21. of Clackamas, Or., and Miss Klla Harris Turner, 20, of Oregon City, Or.; George W. Conrad, 34. of Roberts, Or., and Miss Mabel Hardcastle,, 18, of Browns ville, Or.; Harry Wilson, 21. and Miss E. Lucille Johnston. 19. both of Port land; William Hallahan. 24. and Miss Clara L. Norman, 18, Doth of Portland Charles H. Heller, 67, and Mrs. Erma Godfrey, 64, both of Portland; Loys F. Howard, 21. of Oregon City, Or., and Miss Ida M. Martin, 19. of Portland John Scott, 60, and MrsL Mary J. Scott, 50. both of Kalama; Ira W. Ballard. 29 and Miss Ella I. Razey, 21, both of Portland. Mrs. Thos. Mitchell Dies at Seaside, Or. Was Native of Soros County, Canada, 73 Tears Old; Survived by Eer Hus band, Brother, Nieces and Nephews. Seaside, Or Feb. 24. Mrs. Thomas Mitchell, 72 years old. for 16 years resident of Seaside, died this iherning at the home of Dr. W. E. Lewis. Mrs. Mitchell was born in Huron county, Canada, and her maiden name was Ann McGregor Godridge, and married Mr. Mitchell January 2, 1879, In Winnipeg, Canada. Mrs. Mitchell leaves besides her hus band, Belle Bash and Emma Til den, nieces; a brother, Murdock McGregor of South Dakota, and John, Fred and George Balmer of Nehalem. nephewa Mrs. Mitchell had been an active worker in the Methodist church. . Seaside Social Notes Seaside, Or., Feb. 24. Mrs. Felix Mitchell is home after an extended visit at Wauwatosa, Wis. Miss Marion Voorhies and Sallie Hart of Portland are guests at the home of Mrs. J. F. Grtswold. Logging Company Sale Reported. Seaside. Or., Feb. 24. It is reported that J. E. Vaness of Winlock. Wash., has made arrangements to purchase an interest ln the Olson Brothers Logging company. Klamath Will Vote On Site for School Klamath Falls. Or.. Feb. 24. To de cide upon the purchase of a new 845, 000 site for the central school of this city, the school board has called for a special election March 7. The site In question is situated In blocks 45 and 50, Nichols addition, on Eleventh street between High and Bush streets. Although the neces sity of moving the school is not Im mediate, the present location on Main street is not considered suitable and the capacity of the bunding will soon become cramped. -. - t J . Japanese Rent Ranch. : Troutdale. Or., Feb. 24-Two hund red acres of the Sun Dial ranch have been rented by a company; of Japanese farmers.;; Ilalf of the acreage will be put into potatoes.; . v -v-., RETURNS id BLUE it1 LEDGE PROPERTY, AT 7 Company Nets' $2500 orr Its First Carload of Ore; Fur Vther Shipments Promised. ACTIVITY IS NOW GENERAL More Than. 60 New Claims Bat Bees Staked Out Near Brownsboro, Since q Reported Discovery of Cinnabar. I -''., , ' .' I Medford, Or., Feb. 24. The returns from, the smelting of the carload of copper-ore shipped from , the Blue Ledge mine, near this city, to the Ta coma smelter are $103:60- per ton. 195 being in' copper and $7.50 in gold. The car contained 34 tons. The company netted over $2500 on that tonnage. The company Immediately increased the number of teams hauling the ore 30 miles from the mine to the rail road and Increased the pay of $7 a on to $10, The force will be In creased at the mine, also. A new Vein of 23 per cent copper ore, four feet two Inches in width, is reported in the 40-foot ledge. The second carload of ore is now en route to Tacoma. T V. TT.it. . " t Grave creek district, 32 miles from Medford. began this week to ship cop- , per concentrates 10 me lacomat Biuener. xts concentrating piant was : y . V -.y- 11 modem equipment of 60 tons capacity R MEDFORD SATISFYING "f""" ir nuaiuouu racaiii-;wu y ' " uwu '- compny , Is now busy manufacturing the lum ber for the camp. "Win Increase Shipments. The shaft of the Copper King Is SO feet deep on a seven-foot vein which . i,.. .wcu .ur icei. com- pany now has S00 tons on the dump. ine owners say shipments win in- wuwu iw rvnu w 'cauneci mo mine with the town of Bogue River, we nearest, ooutnern x-acirio point, lb miles from the Copper King,, owned, by compietea. The United Copper com- pany, tne tunoermen and the Evans creek fkrmers are constructing a nine- mile road to make that connection. , The Copper King and the Storm King, its west extension, both the property of the United Copper com- - I'any, formerly were owned by the Blalock brothers, the former being; op- cratea as a goia mine, ine 501a av- erage in ine ore u vet consmeracie. The operatin? company, composed of bU8inea menft7ntlyJec;i' ffrtnenn ,W0'm ffer for the property. The GoleMote copper mine, threa no. Ktt.Afr.T v,.n h. k- miles from Medford. shall have been Crouch. Brothers of Portland. Is being operated,, the leaching process being used.-- - A crusher, recently Installed, began operating today. . - Greenback Getting rower. The Greenback mine, seven miles froni the Copper King. Is owned by eastern capitalists, who recently have quietly bought all the surrounding claims. The mine Is closed temporar- c.cvvxiw twwer a using- id- stalled. It is a gold mine and fr cerates shipping ;.con- N ... . i . ,-.,,. ear the Greenback, the old Coliim- Ma placer mine, which has yielded thousands of dollars annually for many years. Is equipped for its big clean ups early In the year, as its water sup ply gives out in the summer months Moro than 50 claims have been staked out. near Brownsboro, 18 miles uwwr uisiuYcry un uie east Dana ui Little Butte creek, a mile and a half from the town. As a result of the first retort about an ounce of quick silver to the pound of ore Is reported. Assays are being made from ore taken at a greater dapth. The first ore re torted was taken only three feet be low the surface. The discovery was made in the low foothills, among the larms and stock ranches fini- . i ' Dm,r maa it WtT, lD ftCtlVty ln scor or more L ,CLCm! " "?n ff,.h.fno.T permit the work. fWl w It is reported that the option on the Blue Ledge mine by a New York com pany for $1,500,000 will be closed be fore the first of March. THE DALLES HAS D. A. R. CHAPTER The Dalles. Or.. Feb. 24.- The young- American Revolution In the state s The Dalles chapter, QUenett. which was installed a few. weeks ago by the state regent, Mrs. Isaac Lee Patterson, r Mrs. C J.i CrandaU is the regent or Quenett chapter, and It was largely through - her; . efforts that the chapter came Into existence. If . n t t j ' : V Mrs. C. 3. CrandaU. - ra.au is apivraraeui ctuoanat Eugene, Or.. Feb. 24. The Lane church woman. She is a member of the 5 county Pomona grange.. at a meeting Sorosis club and the Old Fort Dalles at ganta Clara: this afternnon, passed Historical soosety, which she was also resolutions opposing the proposed 16 -instrumental Mn organising.' She at- 006.000 road bond Issue, and reeolu tended the -triennial meeting of the I tions favoring E. J. Adams, of this Episcopal church in St., liouis, last year city, as a member of the state hlgh as a delegate from Oregon. - 1 way commission. " ' - ; NEW FOREST GROVE CHURCH ill ::: First Church of Christ, Forest Grove. Or Feb. 14 The beautiful new house of worship of the First -Church Of Christ, Scientist, of Forest Grove, will be dedicated with special exercises Sunday, March 4. The bulletin was completed last fall at an expense of $9000. and occupies a splen New Law Hits the Schools at Dallas BUI Seducing Term of Service of Di rector WUV Affect Personnel of Those In Charge of Education. Dallas, Or.. Feb. 24. The bill re ducing the, term of service xf school directors from five to three years will have the. effect of materially chang I ing the personnel of the Dallas school 1 board during the next few years. The "1 TV,-t:' :., n o p.nl. wm hav Mrvell bat thre years and in .... ,. 1(v. 1.1 . , in v, i tht onlT two directors may be elected i um t t r.-n .u also elected for five veara. will hold over one year, Joseph A. Braden Dies. Dallas. Or., Feb. 24. Joseph A. Brad- en, a resident of this city, died Feb- 1 1 mr .O a. . V. Cn 1 II . Koseburg. and was burled in the ceme- tery connected with that Institution Mr. Braden was born in Rnr roun. tv. New York. Jui 11. iro nH to uregon aoout 24 years ago. He lived in Portland until six years ago. wnen tie came to Dallas. He enlisted curing the Civil war in a New York infantry regiment and after serving twoyears was discharged because t physical disability. He was a member of Sumner Post, O. A. R.. of Pore ana. Mr. Braden is survived by his widow and one son, James Braden. t'Otn residing in this city. Knights Call Roll. Dallas.-.Or., Feb. 24. The annual roiicall of Marmlon lodge. Knights o- Pythias, of this city, was held Mon- y evening in connection with the observation of the fifty-third anniver- .v.. rYt "l t "7 "- Letters were read from absent mem- bers of the lodge and speeches made by Judge IT. H. Belt. Walter U Tooze Jr. .and other members of the lodge. Following the program a banquet was served. Slay Plant Potatoes. ' Dallas. Or., Feb. 24. Civic Improve ment will he nna nf th. main nh4ii. of the Dallas Commercial club during 1 tT!nl!"'!w!!!I!L... !".'..' "jL-iLijmiimaJi, . . M,riMMaaMil tne coming year. The club will work! "v-""" uniuraura time or not. in connection with the civic section Moyer was first received at the of the yromB club to beauUfy the!Pr," i" May. 1914. on a charge of vicmuiug ut butxib p&tk Buipi an(. .... ,ntm . . C. . THimi w4 n made to have all vacant lots planted to potatoes or some other garden prod uce Head of Schools in Trouble, Reelected E. S. Arant of Union Bound Over for Breaklns; Quarantine, Supported Throughout by Board of Directors. La Grande, Or- Feb. 24. School Su perintendent E. E. Arant of Union, re cently bound over to the exaiwl Inrv from the Union district. Justice, of the peace court, to answer to a charge ot maliciously breaking a measles , quarantine, has been reelected to three year term as superintendent of the Union schools. Throughout the re cent trouble the school board has sup ported its superintendent. " Chinese Bound Over. La Grande, Or.. Feb. 24. Chung Bing, Wong One and Lai Hung, the three Chinese accused of assault with intent to kill Eng Chong here last t Friday night, have . been bound over to appear before the grand Jury, by Justice. of the Peace Williams. Chung : Blng, said by Eng Chong to be the i man who shot three times at him through a window in a Fourth street store here last Friday night, is held in $500 bonds. The other two were released ln $300 bonds each. t The money was furnished by a Port land representative of the Hop Sing long. John Bell's Work . Fully Appreciated Newberg, Or.. Feb. 24. A dinner was given John T. Bell at the Im perial hotel last night by the Commer cial club on the eve of his departure for Seattle, after five years' resi dence here as publisher of the New berg Enterprise. There were many ad dresses expressive of good will and appreciative of the service rendered Newberg by the Enterprise, antl reso lutions of a complimentary character were adopted. F. A. Morris, who was the'4 first mayor of Newberg. was toast master. A statement was made by Mr. Bell ln his response to the effect that' all of the communities of Oregon owe a debt of gratitude, to the Portland papers for the generous treatment they all receive from those papers In the pub lication 7: of news of such communi ties. : Simon S. Dow, the new owner of thterPriTO' "w-wICBad by the t clb. ;--wT"- , e Grange Not Favorable to Bonds .ill f T I ' 4ii ik.. Scientist, Forest Grove. did location, at the corner of Pacific avenue and A street. Its exterior is it red pressed brick, with white trim mings, and the interior is finished In old ivory, with mahogany "pews and semt-direct lighting fixtures. The church has a seating capacity t 3S0. A pipe organ has been Installed. Mt. Pleasant Wants To Complete Road Cltisens Win Meet Tuesday Vlght at Clnbrooms to Consider Improvement of Stretch xft Unfinished. Oregon City, Or.. Feb. 24. The clti sens of the Mount Pleasant district will meet Tuesday night at the Mount Pleasant clubrooms to talk over the improvement and macadamizing of a stretch of road about a mile long. The stretch of road is practically the only bad place in the district, and was left unfinished from the lack of funds last ywr. iney are planning on some support from, the county court County Teachers Meet. Oregon City, Or.. Feb. 24. The Clackamas county teachers held their aanuai convention at the Willamette scnooinouse Saturday. The members or tne Parent-Teacher association of Willamette served chicken dinner. The work of the year was discussed and a program was given. Rebekahs Give Reception. wregon uty, Or., Feb. 24. Mr. and Mrs. F. E. Albright and Mr. and Mrs. Pearl Selby, newlyweds, were guests of honor at a reception tendered Fri day night by the local lodge of Re bekahs. The evening was spent at whist and with mus)c, and in social amenities. Miss Ada Bedwell won the lady's first Drize at rnrrf. id ii Beard the first gentleman's, while to Mrs. Pearl Selby fell the iady conso lation and to George Mathewson the gentleman's. Refreshments were aeryea. Attorney General Rules oji Parole Case ur, r. z. An opinion from Attorney General Brown was necessary today to determine whether George F. Moyer of Malheur county is serving his first or second term in the penitentiary. Persons serving a second sentence are not entitled to a parole until they have served double whjm- minimum time, and Warden Mur r dld not know whether Moyer should i u uignt time, ror which he w hvm . -T . -7 i """ i.vTj vi live ' to rlf ten Tear"- He served a year and three months before the supreme court reversed the court which convicted him and remanded the case for a new trial On second trial he was acquitted. Moyer was received at the prison again January 22, 1918. under sentence of one to ten years for. the larceny of sheep. His minimum time Is up and. as stated. Warden Murphy was uncertain whether the man was legally serving his first or second term in prison. Attorney General Brown held that, when the supreme court reversed the first conviction. It was legally wiped from the books andthat Moyer Is now serving his first term. La Grande Debaters Lose. La Grande. Or., Feb. 24. La Grande high school debating teams were de feated last night here and ln Joseph by the Joseph high school teams. The Judges' votes were: In La Grande, two to one; ln Joseph, unanimous. Our For only $1.00 a week we model Grafonola, including all necessary accessories, one 10 mch and one 12-inch album, but only 16 of the titles included m our great $82.15 offer and the one free demonstration record. ft All for Only Two Great Music House Morrison at Fourth Broadway-at Alder Two Superb Main Floor Mail us a postcard and SESSION LAWS OF THE RECENT SESSION YILL RLL A LARGE VOLUME Secretary Olcott Expects to , Have Them Ready for Sale Early in May, : MUCH LABOR IS SAVED Expedient of Xavlag BarolUnf Con mlrtees leaks Carson Copies of aceasnres as Massed Saves Tims. Salem. Or- Feb. 24. With 430 bills enacted into law the session laws of 1917 will be the largest volume of ses sion laws ever published by the state The volume will be ready for sale early In May, according to a statement made today by Secretary of State Ol cott. In addition to havinr the largest number of Mils passed, the volume will be exceedingly bulky because of the length of many of the measures, such as the Insurance, irrigation and high way codes. The secretary of state's office is rushing the compilation of the volume. By an arrangement between Olcott'a office and the enrolling committees of the senate and house of the legislature, an extra carbon typewritten copy was made of the bills enacted into law. This obviates the Immense amount of work and the consequent expense Inci dent to transcribing the bills as final ly passed and made It possible to fur nish the state printer with copies .of all the bills passed immediately fol lowing adjournment of the legislature. This Is the first time anyone ever has thought about making such a saving In both time and expense. Secretary Olcott says it is impossi ble to determine the price of the new volume until after the exact cost of publication Is known. Car Shortage Ruts Postponed. Salem. Or- Feb. S4. Date for taking effect of the new rules promulgated by the Interstate commerce commls sion in an effort to relieve the un precedented car shortage which has gripped this country, has been post poned from February 21 to March 16. according to an order received today by the public service commission from the interstate commerce commission. The original order of the Interstate commerce commission was made after an exhaustive Investigation covering all sections of the country. The new rules related chiefly to regulations for the return to the owning railroad com panies of all empty or loaded cars which leave their lines. Shipbuilding Company Incorporates Salem. Or., Feb. 24. Articles of in corporation were filed today with the corporation commissioner by the Coast Shipbuilding company of Portland. The capital stock is 8400.000. The incor porators sre Arthur M. Sherwood. Don ald W. Green. Charles E. McCulloch. Articles were also fileS by the Northwest Sheep company of Port land, which has a capital stock of 810. 000. The incorporators are R. W. Wil bur. S. C Spencer. H. B. Beckett. Fatal Accident Reported. Salem, Or., Feb. 24. Out of 220 ac cidents reported to the State Indus trial Accident commission during- the week, not one was fatal. Of the total number reported, 188 were subject to the provisions of the compensation law, 15 were from public utility cor porations, and 17 were from firms and corporations which have rejected the provisions of the act. Following is shown the number of accidents by industry: Sawmill 54. logging 37. afhipbullding 29. iron and steel 15, construction 17. R. R. opera tion 14. light and power 8. machine shop 9. paper mill 7, meat packing 2. mining 3, telegraph-telephone company 2. box factory 2, and for the fol lowing one each: Dairy, planing- mill, rubber manufacturing, condensery. grading, shingle mill, tank and pipe, transportation, cement manufacturing, bakery, warehouse, well drilling, laun dry, tlnshop, flour mill, oil company, fuel company, woolen mill, passenger and cooperage. Resembling; a lawn mower is a New Jersey inventor's machine that beats carpets or rugs with numerous small paddles as It is run over them. ist Plhioiniograplhi Off eir now suoolv a new nnrtahl .tv Elegant, Big-Toned, Equal in Volume to Any at $50 or $60 Heretofore Now on Sale at Both Store of Eilers Talking Machine Saletroorn. we will send Catalogues ; will British Official-to -, Fish' on the Rogue Hon. X. A. G. Oollle-sf aoyeill, Comsnl at Celima, Mexico, Buys Trass Hear Grants rase; Win Build Xioaffe. Grants Pass. Or Feb.' 24. The Hon orable D.' A. O. Collle-MacNein. Brit ish consul at Collma, Mexico, pur chased today from A. D. Averlll of Los Angeles, and Wilford Allen. Sr.. of Grants Pass, 20 acres of land facing on the Rogue river three miles east of Grants Pass, with the immediate object of converting the acreage into a sum mer home and fishing preserve. The British consul's plans now In the hands of a Grants Pass building contractor call for the erection early this-spring of probably the most elab orate fishing lodge in southern Oregon, including six bedrooms with baths. Collle-MacNelU is expected here with his family and a party of friends about July 15, to remain for two months. It will be his third visit to soutnern oregpn. H became enam ored of Rogue river fishing after sev eral days angling here last September. while on a four-months' outing, which carried him by automobile from Mex ico to British Columbia and back to Collma. He declared then that al though he had fished in many famous streams all over the world, none, sur pass the Rogue river In the lure It affords anglers. iiiimnmnnTTTTTTTm Du iuuk onAJUa towaras re - estaoiisnraeat i realty values and a greater Portland by patron ising specialty stores. It will mean more prosperous 3! An English Overstuffed Davenport, covered in verdure tapestry, three loose cushions . T $85.00 a Overstuffed Easy Arm Chairs, lady's and gentleman 's types ?ZZ.5U OMINO a block or two from the high-rent district v to this store means a distinct saving ln Furniture, Carpets, Interior Decorations. J. G. MACK & CO FIFTH ST., BETWEEN OAK AND PINE Member Greater Portland Association COAL TO THE PUBLICs In event of war, fuel prices are bound to reach figures which will work a hardship upon the citizens of Portland. The following offer of the SUPERIOR COAL COMPANY Is made with a view, of meeting this situation: if vou will place your order now, the company will agree to deliver, at such times as you may fix during the year 1917, its mine-run coal, in carload lots, f. o. b. Portland, at $2.7 5 per ton, and will deliver such coal at its bunkers in this city in less than carload lots at S3. 25 per ton. No payments need be made until the time of delivery. Those who take advantage of this offer will be given the further privilege of purchasing a like amount at any time during the year 1918 at the same prices. Phone Tabor 1S9, C-1M1. Forftaole e This Make an Offer Irresistible, and All for Only $1.00 a Week Only a limited Number on Sals Call and Select or Send for Yours Now Now XilisV WaVeS lVlUSIC: VOs, also ship Talking Machines nese War Head'forOpenSea Three BatUeshlpsT Which : XsVs Spent Some Time la Victoria, B. C, Taking Coal, Xieave Port Saturday Xoralajv Port Angeles. Wash.. Feb. ti.- (P. N. a) The t&rte( Japanese battleships which have spent some time In lc- . torla, B. C-, taking coal, passed out to sea this morning, bound presumably for the North Sea where it is reported a big squadron of Japanese battleships will meet. At 8:30 this morning, the three bat--tleshlps left Ksquimalt harbor and headed straight toward Port Angeles until they were out into middle of the strait, then headed for Cape Flattery and the open aea. The two smaller vessels were first and the large one brought up the rear. Monmouth School Grows Rapidly Monmouth. Or., Feb. 24. The en rollment of Monmouth High school has reachel 103. the largest since the beginning of the school eight years ago. Two years ago the enrollment waa 60, and last year 85. It is estimated by Principal E. H. Hedrick that there Is no person in Monmouth of high school age that not attending school of some kind. : : : j OVERSTUFFED FURNITURE 'Made in Our Own Shops' .which Is sufficient recommenda tion 1 of Its trustworthiness of construction and materials. Such should not be confused with the factory-made furniture offered as "overstuffed." ' iiiiiimniny zee By Thomas K. Campbell, President. Type By the way. Eilers Music House is famous for the unexcelled variety of the Nation's foremost pianos, player pianos and baby grands, carried con stantly in stock. Eilers Music House sells better In struments at lower prices and on terms more reasonable than obtain able in any other establishment. Consolidated WITH . v-ir and Records on Free TriaL "...I.: ; : '. -. - '