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te LIN”N COUNTY, OREGON ^he Santi am ¿¡Lewa PUBLISHED EVERY FRIDAY AT 4C1O, LINN CO., Frank 8kip.on L red Tomlinion STABLES NEWS OF THE WEEK THE SKiPTON Good Turnouts, Prompt and Courteous Attention OREGON By T. L. DUGGER REASONABLE RATES TERMS Corner Second and Ellsworth Streets Per annum, at the end of the year..............11.30 Per annum, iu advance................................. 1.25 Albany Advertising rates made known on application Transient advertisements must be raid for when the or ter Is given tor their Insertion. Albany Entered at ’he poatoifioe at Scio, Oregon, as second class mull matter. <j PROFESSIONAL-^ Oregon Lunch Counter McKILLOP & DeVANEY, Props. Best 20c. Meal in the Valley Open All Night ALBANY, OREGON. H. Bryant J_J C. C. Bryant ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW Goodwin Block [ Go To Th* BRYANT A SON ALBANY OREGON H. MONTANYE Keystone Shaving Parlois Only First-Class Shop In The City Shaving........ Hair Cutting. Shampooing.. Bathe............. ATTORNEY-AT-LAW Notary Public and Solicitor of Pensions and Patents Office, 232 West 2d Street ALBANY, OREGO y GEORGE DAVIE YÇyEATIIERFORD A WYATT ■■ ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW PROPRIETOR J. J. Barnes & Son, Office over Flret National Bank. ALBANY 15 cents 25 <1 25 *< .25 44 OREGON General Blacksmiths and Wagonmakers g* C. BROWNE, M. D. Graduate Eclectic Medical CoDege We buy our stock in large quantities and keep a full line of carriage and OREGON wagon material. All kind* of work In our line done on short notice. Cincinnati, Oblo SCIO Horseshoeing a Specialty ^0. PRILL M. D. PHYSICIAN ani SURGEON SG10, 0IREG0N Scio, Oregon TUB Tolephont Bxohtno« No. 11. R REALESTATE BROKER, Bank State Scio SHELTON X Seto JuxUcs of th* Poaoo Notary Tuhllc Scio Orsgoa ^JEORGE W. WRIGHT . • ) ■ / < ■ Oregon * 0T7I0SRS T. J. M üwxzbb .. W. A. E wino President Cashier.. ATTORNEY-AT-LAW D «■ a general banking and exchange Degree of L. L. R.. Clas, of 1882. Missouri business. L ns made at current rates State University. Practlces in all urts. Office over First National Bank, Koume 7 and 8 and draft* issued on principal cities. ALBANY, OREGON Beware of Defective Titles EAST AND SOUTH ■V ia ---- Have an Abstract of Title prepared by tbe Linn County Abstract Co. SOUTHERN PACIFIC CO. Ot the real property you Intend to purchase or accept an security for money loaned, our patrons receiving ilie benatil of our experl ence. Established in 1892. Shasta Route Z. H. RUDD, Manager. Office cor. Third and Broadalbin Sts ALBANY, OREGON CORNER SALOON JONES & TUCKER Fine Wines, Liquors and Cigars Ture Liquors for Medicinal Purposes Pnllntan and Tourist can on both train» Chair cars Sacramento to Ogden and El Paso, and Tourist cars to Chicago, St. Louis. New Orleans aud Washington. Connecting at ban Francisco with the several steamship lines for Honolulu, Japan, China, Philippines, Centra: and South America See Mrs. M E. Woodnansee, agent at West Scio station, or address Give Us a Call SCIO Trains leave West Selo lor Portland and way stations at 10:30 a. m. Leave tor Albany At 2:25 p. m. Leaves Portland 8:30 a. m.; 8:30 p tn Leaves Albany 12:10 p. m.; 11:30 p. m. Arrives Ashland 12:38*. m.; 11:30 a.m. Arrive» Sacramento 7:55 p. m.; 8:55 a.m. Arrives San Francisco 7:55 p. m.; 8:55 a. m. OREGON W. E. OOMAN. G. P. A* Portland, Oregon. LUMBER! LUMBER! H. D. Landon, of the Bilyeu Den Sawmills, is prepared to fill orders for Common «■ Finishing Lumber Orders taken at the yards in Scio or at the mills in Bilyeu T>en. His lumber is the best of mountain fir, an t prices are reasonable. LANDON! LANDON! inscio ~ LIVERY & FEED STABLEST Irvine fy Myer, Props. Hack connects with all trains at TTest Scio and morning train at Munkers. Our rigs are first-class and our horses good drivers. Prices reasonable. hi a Condensed Form lor Our Busy Readers. 1 ho »; TRANSPORT SERVICE WEAK Fleets on Both Coasts Must Be Pre pared in Peace for War. Washington, Jan. 16.—A remarkable exposition of the fatal weakness of the army transport resources in case of war is contained in a paper prepared by the genera^ staff, transmitted by Secretary Taft to Senator Gallinger, chairman of the Merchant Marine commission, in charge of the shipping bill now pend ing before tbe senate. In tbe course of its work in prepar ing in time nf peace for war, the gene ral staff has discovered that even the present limited military force could not be transported over the sea, in case of a w ar with a foreign country, or to de fend our insular possessions, unless there should be an immediate and great increase in the hr.u oer of Arm rican steamships suitable for transport eer- v ce. It is pointed out that foreign ship ping could not be drawn upon in time of war because of the neutrality lawr, s > that under preeent conditions "the quick first blow, so very and in creasingly important, cannot be struck at all.” Incidentally, the staff criti cises with the greatest freedom the con ditions under which the first little American army was transported to San tiago to begin the Spanish-American war. This report will be presented to the senate tomorrow by Senator Gallinger, who will inform the War department that ships of the size and speed describ ed as most desirable for transports are also ships of the size and speed equip ped for several of the most important mail lines provided for in the bill of the Merchant Marine commission, which stipulates that ships receiving subvention from the government shall be held at the disposal of the govern ment in time of war. BOXER COIN FOR COLLEGES. Senator Pile», of Washington, Will In troduce Such a Bill. WANT HOP INSPECTOR. WILL IRRIGATE LAND. Lane County Growers Are Tiring of Enthusiastic Citizens at Echo Form Numerous Rejections. Waterusers’ Association. Flugene—A number of hopgrowers of Echo—A mass meeting of thecitizens this vicinity are agitating the matter was held here last week. Tbe commit of securing legislation to better some of tee appointed to incorporate the Water A Resume of the Less Important but the troubles of bopgrowers. A meeting users’ association reported that the ar Not Less Interesting Events will be held here soon and an attempt ticles of incorporation and by laws of the Past Week. made at organizing an association for adopted by the committee had been ap the benefit of the industry. proved by the secretary of the interior Oue of the worst complaints against and the articles of incorporation had the dealers, for which it is believed re been filed with the secretary of state. France is preparing to whip Castro. lief might be had by legislation, is in The report of the committee was ap The Morocco conference is in session. the matter of rejections upon inspec proved. Marshall Field has rallied, and may tion. On this point tbe plan is to se A stockholders’ meeting was then recover. cure a law providing for a state inspect held and 8,482 shares at $60 a share or, whose duty it would be to inspect were subscribed. The following named Election returns in Great Britain in and grade all hope and brand the grade stockholders were elected directors: dicate a Liberal landslide. on each bale, so that sales would be H. T. Irvin, J. F. McNaught, A. C. Mayor Dunne has asked for more po made upon this inspection and tbe Crawford, H. G. Newport and W. H. lice to stop Chicago’s murder epidemic. common complaints of dealers, after Skinner. The directors elected H. T. they have bargained for a purchase, Irwin president, J. F. McNaught vice J. C. Napier, a negro, has declined would be wiped out. president, A. C. Crawford secretary and to become United States consul to Ba It has been a cauee of much provoca H. G. Newport treasurer. hia, Brazil. tion to tbe growers the way the inspec The city was crowded with delegatee The pretender to the Morocco throne tors usually act when ’’going through” and much enthusiasm was’shown. The is again active. He lias 6,000 well a lot of hops. They will throw out a government was represented by J. T. armed troops. number of bales from some lots with- Whistler, engineer, and HolgateA Wil out cause and make all kinds of com- liamson, reclamation attorneys. The Henry Pratt Judson, dean of the plaints; and, if the market has weak- Echo irrigation nroject is now a reality Chicago universit, will succeed the late ened since the bargain waB made the and work will go forward at once. President Harper. grower confidently expects that tbe The Dunlop Milling company's plant hops will be called "broken,” “high Will Go to Salt Lake. at Clarksville, Tenn., has been datnag dried,” "Black dried,’’ "mouldy,” etc., Salem—Governor Chamberlain has ed by file to the extent of $250,000. and if nothing elec is complained of received a message from Governor Cut then “not up to sample” is tbe charge ler, cf Utah, and ex-Governor Wells, A severe wind storm throughout In that turns down many "bales. The president of the Sait Lake Commercial diana caused the loss of three lives, growers think this one of the first club, asking him to preside at the many injuries and serious damage to things that Bhould be corrected by leg meeting of the “Seeing America Con buildings of all kindB. islation. ference,” to lie held in Salt Lake City Attorney General Moody has declared It is proposed to have similar organ January 25. The governor will accept it will be lawful for the Agricultural PANACEA FOR INSURANCE. izations in other parts of tbe state and the invitation. He decided not to go department to publish the names ot to form a state federation for mutual further Bouth than Sail Francisco with those companies who sell adulterated Senator Dryden Has Bill That Would good and to accomplish unity of effort the Oregon excursion. He will deliver seeds. Cure All Ills. on all important matters. an address before the Stanford Btudents A party of Texas men were to have Washington, Jan. 16.— Senator Dry January 17 and return at once to Ore- visited Eastern and Northern cities, den has revised his bill contemplating Fine Hospital for Albany. gon, that he may go to Salt Lake. but the trip has been abandoned on ac government control of insurance, and Albany—What will perhaps be the count of high rates demanded by the will reintroduce it in the eenata today. beBt hospital in the state, outside of Power From River. railroads. He had followed very closely the in Portland, will be established in Albany Salem — The Interior Development Boon. The announcement puts an end vestigation being conducted by tbe Japan has sent a minister to Cuba. company has made a filing on 19,000 New Y’ork legislative committee, and to speculation as to wliat would become It is said that Hermann is determin this has aided him in perfecting hie of the palatial residence of the late cubic inches of water per second on the Deschutes river, at a point about 31 ed to take his seat in tbe house. measure until now he expresses the Father Louis Metayer, of the Albany miles south of the Columbia river. Marshal Field is slowly sinkng and belief that it will correct practically all Catholic church, who willed all his The company proposes to take the water bis death is expected at any time. insurance evils exposed by the New property to his private secretary, F. C. from the river a short distance south of Devine, of Portland. Mr. Devine has Shears’ bridge, a well known crossing, Germany seeks harmony about Mo- York inquiry. Publicity is the keynote of the bill, sold the property to Rev. Father I-ane, and convey it through a flume down rocco, but will fight if her honor is at and coupled with this are safeguards Mr. Metayer’s successor, who will turn the river several miles, where it will be tacked. the« rthe structure __ ___ ______ into a It hospital, is by for the detection of wrongdoing aud tin used to furnish power for the genera far the finest building of Its fl klriT in tion of electricity. The Chicago Commercial association punishment of th' se offending. It ¿e' < will send 15 of its members on a tour fines policies or insurance contracts as Albany. of the Western states. instrumentalities of commerce, and pro Regarding the Opticians. Railroad Booms Ontario. Meriwether, the Annapolis cadet who vides for the regulation of the business Salem—The state board of optometry Ontario—Work is progressing rapidly has filed its annual report with the was responsible for the death of through the medium of a controller of insurance and along the lines similar on the Vale-Malheur railroad. Grad governor. The financial statement Branch, will be tried for hazing. to the control exercised over national ing is being done and men are at work shows receipts from all sources for the A house to house search in Riga, banks. The author says he believes making preparations to span the Mal year $1,244.10; expenses, $390.13. Rsusia, by the police for bombs has this will go far towards meeting the ob heur river with a steel bridge. The given startling results. Many weapons jection of those who have questioned First National hank has increased its There were 200 optometrists in the state January 1, 1900. The members wie found. the constitutional possibilities of feder capital stock from $25,000 to $50,000, of the board are C. W. Lowe, presi and has elected M. Alexander presi The entire Caucasus is in the bands al regulation of insurance. dent; Herman W. Harney and E. O. The senator says the bill has the in dent and C. E. Kenyon cashier. W. 8. Mattern. of the revolutionists. The Bevere meas ures practiced by the authorities in dorsement of the president, administra Flora, a prominent stockman of Jordan Asks Oregon to Show in Florida. other parts of Russia are inapplicable tion officials, eminent constitutional valley, is dead. Tbe Ontario creamery lawyers, in and out of congress, and plant has arrived and will be put in there. Salem—Governor Chamberlain has others, who are familiar with its gen operation by February. H. Wagner, of received a proclamation, accompanied The bank examiners of Massachu eral features, as coming nearer to meet Portland, is in charge of the work. by an invitation from the governor of setts have been forced to resign. ing the demands of the situation than Florida, asking Oregon to participate in They were negligent in their duty and any of the other numerous pending Grant County is Prosperous. the proposed International Isthmian several banks failed by the officers loot measures. Canyon City—The sheriff reports the exposition, to be held in Tallahaeae in Senator Dryden has long ing the deposits. been a champion of federal regulation. Grant county tax collections for 1905 1908. Governor Chamberlain will call as about $70,000. The heaviest collec the attention of the next legislature to Ruesell A. McKinley, Jr. of Boise, nephew of the late president, has been OUR COMMERCE WITH FRANCE. tion in any previous year was slightly the invitation. under $90,000. Notwithstanding the granted a pension of $100 a montn. He lost the eight of both eyes while Balance of Trade Against the United drain from the general attendance at Ship Flour to Japan. the Lewis and Clark exposition, times serving in Cuba. States by Several Million. McMinnville — The Houck Milling are better and money easier than for Marshall Field continues very sick. Washington, Jan. 16.—The total years. Stockmen are gaining confi company, of this city, has sent 9,400 barrels of flour to Japan since last France has recalled her envoy from commerce between the United Blates dence in the market outlook, and the and France, as shown by figures com price of good range cattle is steady or August, besides supplying the local Venezuela. demand. piled by the Bureau of Statistics of the advancing. Tbe revolution in Ecuador has been Department of Commerce and Labor, suppressed. PORTLAND MARKETS. amounted in the fiscal year 1905 to Yamhill to Raise Stock. McMinnville—Yamhill county farm The Russian government is gradual about $166,000,000, of which $76,000,- Wheat—Club, 72c jer bushel; blue- 000 was the amount of the exports to ers will devote more time and land ly reconquering Siberia. France, and $90,000,000 was the value hereafter to Btockraising, says an au stetn, 74c; red, 69c; valley, 73c. Morales has sought refuge in the of the imports from that country. Oats—No. 1 white feed, $27.50; gray, American legation and resigned his France gets most of its provisions and thority. He deduces this from the fact $26 50027 per ton. that, although the most of the ground office. Barley—Feed, $23.50024 per ton; breadstuffs from her colonies, and ex devoted to grain this year has been Mrs. Chadwick is now in the Ohio ports mainly high grade manufactures sown, a great deal of land has been brewing, $23.50024 ; rolled, $24 0 25. Buckwheat—$2 50 per cental. penitentiary serving her 10-year sen- and wine. seeded to meadow and forage crops. Hay — Eastern Oregon timothy, The United States exported to France Thia has been done to keep pace with tence. $13.50014 50 per ton; valley timothy, nearly all the copper and the cotton the increasing livestock ii.duslry. Russia pays an annual interest of $90010; clover, $9010; cheat, $8.50 $211,500.000 on her national debts of used by that country, the total amount "Lean years” have Isen one incentive 09 50; grain hay, $809. of these two articles being alioiit $18,- to the farmer to turn his attention to all kinds. Fruits—Apples, common, 75c0$l 0-10,000. Agricultural implements ex diversified agriculture. per box; choice, $1.2501.50; fancy, Eastern papers have contained sever ported from the United States thia year $202 50; pears. $1 250 1 50 per box; al severe articles on Representative were approximately $3,000,000, against Plan Lumber Railroad. cranberries, $13013.50 per barrel. Hermann. $500,000 a decade ago. Coquille — Plane are completed by Vegetables—Beans, 20c per pound; John Yoakam anil John Peart for a cabbage, 102c per pound; cauliflower, The New York Life Insurance com Russell Informs Washington. railroad up Cunningham's creek road $1.25 per dozen; cilery, $303 50 per pany has again lieen admitted to Mis Washington, Jan. 15.— Mr. Russell, to tap Peart’s coal properties. The crate; ball peppers, 35c ;>er pound; souri for tbe transaction of business. the American mini-ter at Caracas, has road will be ten miles, besides spurs to pumnkinn, % 01c per pound; sprouts, Wall street has been shaken by the notified the State department ot hie ac the Rimpson company’s large body of 6'.07cper pound; squash, l'401%c discovery of several million dollars’ tion in delivering a note to the Vene timber. The work commences soon. per pound; turnips, 9Oc0$l per sack; worth of forged stock certificates. zuelan government on behalf of France, It will open up some of the finest tim carrots, 65075c per sack; le-ets, 85c0 severing diplomatic relatione between ber in Oregon. France may soon resort to force in $1 jiersack. Onions—Oregon. No. 1, $101.25 per settling her Venezuelan troubles. Rhe the two countries, as stated in the As sociated Press dispatches from Caracas. Wasco Grain Protected. will act in full concert with the United sack; No. 2, 75090c. Conformably to the request of the TLe Dalles—All of Wasco county is Potatoes—Fancy graded Burbanks. States. French government, Mr. Russell will covered with from six to ten inches of 70080c per liundred; ordinary, 500 The body of Thomae N'ast, famous for look after such interests of France and enow. Know is most welcome at this 60c; sweet potato«*, 202‘»e per pound. his cartoons during Boes Tweed's time, French subjects as may require imme time, since it affords protection to Butter—Fancy creamery, ¡27032 %c will be brought to the United States for diate attention until euch time a* grow ng grain from frost The temper per pound. burial. friendly relations are resumed. ature is a little Itelow freezing and in Eggs—Oregon ranch, 21 % 029c per dications are that the enow will con dozen. The kaiser is making great prepara Yaqui Stories Bring Retaliation. tinue. Poultry—Average old hens. I21., 0 tions to suppress So >alist demonet rs- KI Paso, Tex., Jan. 16.— Because of 14c per pound; springs, 12% 013«-; tions which are expe;ted throughout tbe slander of foreigners who alleged Must Rewire Roseburg. mixed chickens, 12013c; broilers, 15 Germany. they had not been given proper protec Roseburg — The Circuit court for ..i I in ; <i - ! . .. .-kens, 14 d I ■>'• ; fur Two Annapolis hirers have been tion fr.m allege'! Indian outrages in Douglas county is in session in thia keys, live, 15c; turkeys, dressed, Sonora and Lower California, and, city. All owners of business bouses in choice, 170 20c; geese, live, 901|e; found guilty cf hazing. owing to the circulation of such stories, this city have received notice from the geese, dre«ee.l 12013c; ducks, 15016c. France has broken off ail diplomatic the Mexican government has issued an board ol fire underwriters that their Hops—Oregon, 1905, choice, 10011c relations with Venezuela. order forbidding mining agents in those electric wiring is defective and must lie per ponnd: p-itne, 8 %09 %c; medium, Southern cotton planters condemn states to allow foreigners to file mining done again. Considerable I indignation 708c; olds. 507c. claims. This is the outgrowth nf the is expressed, and it is claimed that negro labor and want immigration. Wool—Eastern Oregon average heat, Russian authorities are preparing for circulation of alleged Yaqui stories in much o' the wiring condemned is of 16021c; valley. 24026c per pound; the United States by prospectors. the beet quality ami workmanship. mohair, choice, 30c. trouble on Red Sunday, January 22. Beef—Dressed bull», 1 02c per pound ; Cleveland declares himself to be in American To Be Retained. Coal Prices Doubled. cows, 304c: country steers, 404 %c. favor of publicity of campaign ex Veal—D •’■ed. 3%08%c per ;>ound. Seoul, Core», Jan 16.—The govern Baker City — The coal famine »till penses. Mill on— D *—svi, fancy, 608 %c j>er ment has dec Jed to retsin the eervic I exists. Dealers here hope to receive a Sir Thomas Lipton is miking plans I of Durham White IJ’ephene, the Amen- , few cars ol coal within the next week, ponnd, ordinary, 405c; lambs, 7 for another challenge in 1907 to race I "an diplomatic act >• ir to the emperor but the pricee will be advanced from 07 %c. for the Americas yacht cup. Pork—Dressed, 607,%c per pound. efCoree |7 and to |10 and lift. HAPPENINGS OF TWO CONTINENTS Seattle, Wash., Jan. 15.—United States Senator 8. H. Piles will intro duce in congress a bill appropriating the $20,009,000 paid this country by China as damages in the Boxer upris ing to defray the expenses of Chinese students to be educated in American colleges. A part of this sum, it is pro posed, shall be expended in school* conducted by Americans in China. A bill prepared under tbe direction of tbe faculty of the University of Washington has beeu forwarded to Sen ator Pile*, and the co-operation of coast educational institutions has been asked in the campaign. Out of this move ment, it is believed, will grow some thing satisfactory to China, aud result ing in abandoning the boycott against American goods. The measure was agreed nopn at a meeting of the faculty of the Universi ty of Washington, with A. W. Bash, promoter of the Canton-Hankow and other Chinese railroads, and an inti mate friend of many high Chinese offi cials, and Dr. W. A. P. Martin, an ed ucator long employed in Chine*« schools, who came West to welcome the high commission just landed at San FranciBco. Mr. Bash has been official ly designated by President Roosevelt and Secretary of State Root. Mr. Bash started the movement on the coast be cause he has been a resident here, and because he believes the Pacific Coast states originating the movement would strengthen the figtit. For that reason the co-operation of Oregon and Cali fornia educators was asked. Under the plan adopted here, the in demnity money would be spent: First, ¡o invite Chinese students to the Unit ed States and provide ior their educa tion in this country; second, to aid worthy American colleges already es tablished in China; third, to provide for helping Chinese students at the American consulates in China. i COMBINE FOR COLONIZING. Western Railroads Establish Bureau for Handling Business. Chicago, Jan 15.—General passenger agents of Western lines, after three days of almost continuous discussion, have agreed upon a plan for the organi zation ot a general colonization bureau to handle the details of the issuanc« of certificates and tickets for land and im migration business. Reports from those who attended the Western Passenger Association meetings during the debates on thia proposition indicate that there were some repre sentatives of railroads in the conference who were in favor of abolishing the privileges the colonization department* have found so valuable in building up communities along the railroads. "We were fearful,” said a passenger agent of one Western road, "that the issuance of certificates would be abro gated and that every Western state'* development would be materially affect ed by the shutting off of the homeseek ers’ colonization certificate provisions.” According to one ot the passenger agents, the bureau will handle the col onization business for all the roads in the Western Passenger association, and there will Ire no diminuation in the volume of business. Shaw to Stay Another Year. Chicago, Jan. 15.—A dispatch to the Chronicle from Washington says: At the meeting of the cabinet President Roosevelt asked Secretary Shaw to re main at the head of the Treasury de partment until March 4, 19(17, and Mr. Shaw agreed to do so. More than a year ago Mr. Shaw let it be known that he exfiected to retire from the cabinet in February of this year. The president did not understand that this was the secretary’s determination until some unusual reference was made to it a few weeks ago, and then he lost no time in urging the secretary to remain in the cabinet for another year. France Won't Shoot Town. Washington, Jan. 15.—The breaking off of diplomatic relations between France and Venezuela will not, in the opinion of the State department officials, mean a bombardment of the ports of that republic, or any present attempt to blockade them by the aggrieved gov ernment. It is likely the French fleet now at Martinique may lie ordered to La Guayara to take away the French charge al Caracas. There is some talk of the president sending a special mes sage to congress on the Venezuelan sit uation. Calhoun Will Make Report. Washington. Jan. 15.— Mr. Calhoun, the p-eaident’s special minister to Ven« znela, ha» telegraphed .Mr. Root from Chicago that he will submit early this week the report on the a-phalt con troversy called for in the department as a basis for the resumption of active negotiations with Venezuela looking to a settlement of the claims. The cable company haa reported to the secretary that its '¡new connecting with Venezu ela are interrupted. Need* of Railway Mail Clerks. Washington, Jan. 15. — The annua) report of the general superintendent of railway mail service for the fiscal year 1905 shows the ’ tai number of mile* ol service hy railroad, electric, cable and steamboat lines to have been 378,- 584 037. An urgent plea is made for a retirement and superannuation fund for the benefit of clerks disabled in line of duty or worn out through long and faithful service. !
