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I a , DAILY CAPITAL JOURNAL, SALEM, OREGON TUESDAY, DECEMBER 22, 1903. jfour Juht. D . GENERAL ASSEMBulJ GRINDING Introduce Many Bills , .in Each of the louses Railroad Bills Are Offered and the Sessions Will Wax Warm , Senate Proceedings' Opened with prayor by Rev. Mur lhft of St. Joseph's Catholic church. , Upon motion tho rules of tho last regular session wore adopted to gov ern that body at the oxtra session. Mays offered a resolution to adjourn at nooii Wednesday. Adopted by standing! vote. ' Dills Introduced. Senato 1)111 No.' 1 was Introduced by 'Kuykondalt for Senator Brownoll, .amending chartor of town of Mllwau-f Etla Read third tlmo and passed. S. B. No. 2, by Smith of Umatilla, to amend chartor of town of Adams. Tossed. ,- House concurrent resolution ask ing that veto messages bo transmit ted to tho loglslaturo for considera tion. Adopted. ,8. B. No. 3, Cartor, by roquost, char tor of town of Gold Itay. Passed. M 8. D. No. 4, Dlmfck, chartor qf town of Beaver Hill. Passed. S B. No. G, Dlratck, chartor of town of North Band! Passed. 8. B. tfa. C, Dlmlck, to amend char tor of Marahfleld. Pawed. 8. B. No. 1, Miller, to amond cpnrtor of Lolmnon. Passed. 8. B. No. 8, Wado, to amond sections ,2!) and 27 of codo, onabllng tho prose cuting attorney of tho olghth district tto -employ doputlos In counties whore ho dow not resldo. Roforrod. a B. No. 9, Smith, of Yamhill, to provldo snlary of $G0O for county Judge of Lincoln county. a B. No. 10, nrownoll, affecting foes of county recorders. Referred. 8. B. No. 11, Brownull, to provont suit against any county to rocovor l-v r "TTlf r,l',vr'V , fees Illegally collected ty "county re-j B. No, 12i Mays, ptovldtng. for ronavmontiof otircliaso nflca and. in tefest oni lands o which state' tcan give nc good tltfe. 'Referred. "y g B. No. 13), Miller, to amend sec. 3030 of tho code, to cure the defect In assessment law. Roferred. v Kuykendall moved that no bills, resolutions or memorials bo printed. Carried. . 8. B. No. 14, Cartor, to amend Sees. 2011 nnd"202C Of code, prohibiting tha hunting of elk until September 15, 1907, and changing the open season for shooting China pheasants to be from Septombor ICth to October 15th. Passed. a J. R. No. 1, Hunt, authorizing the printing of 1500 copies of the game laws. Adoptod. S. B. No. 15, Cartor, amending game laws. Reforred. 8. B. No. 16, Masters, to amend sec 2011 of code, to make a road su pervisor appointive, Instead of elec tive. Referred. Adjourned to 2 p. m. I The House Meets. Speaker Harris called tho house to order at 9:05 a. m and a roll showed a quorum1 present. Minutes of Mon day woro not read. Mr. Eddy Introduced a 'concurrent resolution , providing that tho house, the senato concurring, decide to ad journ on Wednesday, Docombor 23d. On motion of Eddy, tho rules were suspended; after a few had voted against It, then changed "tholr voto, tho resolution was adopted. Mr. Hodson Introduced a Joint res olution, calling upon tho secretary of the Btato for tho transmission of the bills vetoed In his hands from the last sosston. Undor suspension, this cnrrlod, all Democrats and a few Re publicans opposing tho resolution. House Bills Galore. When Speaker" Harris called for tho Introduction of bills, a dozen mem bors clamorod for recognition. Mr, Kny socurod recognition first, and his bill was No. 1 on tho calendar. This was a titxatlon bill, ropoallng the Phelps law, and No. 2, ro-onnctlng tho old nssosmont Inw, A mass of bills was Introduced, Kays' bill for ro-onnctlng old tax law sot for 2 p. m.; Calloway's for tho re- onaotmont of tho $300 oxomptlon law for nftornoon. A largo nurabor of tax bills woro presented and an offort to rofor thorn all to tho Judiciary commlttoo failed, and Bllyou's taxa "tMOLDREtmLE , :i. 'if r i h ) ezs ??&&&? ; h. v- vS i . yy. . "? j?m .w:.' r y r -r WW THERE IS NO SUBSTITUTE Hon bill, similar to Mr. Kays' bill, No. 2, was set for consideration at tho samo tlmo with Mr. Kays' mcasuro. Tho fight seemed to bo for tho honor of tho namo of having corrected the tax muddlo. Phelps bill for correc tion of tho Phelps' taxation act of 1903, was referred to tho committee on assessment and taxation. Jones Has a Bill. Mr. Jones, of Lincoln, presented n bill to rogulnto transportation com panion, and compel railroad com panies to furnish cars whon domond od by shlppors, and providing a pon ally. A few minor senate bills were road and tho Joint momorlal to congress, passed by tho sonato yesterday came up for consideration and was adopted. s)e999a9es0set9a0e)eeeefe What is Better ion An g HlS Ttan Present Si Keen Ktsttcr Pocket Cutler y, Shears, Razors, ' S&ops P. J. Pfister Sweaters. ' Boxing Glovea and Punching Bags At 2:30 tho houso was In committee of tho whole considering thoJiroposod tax bills, and tho senate was doing n Httlo routlno work. It Is probable tho old tax law will bo ro-enncted. Armstrong to Hang.' Tho senato has passed tha bill le galizing tho hanging of Ploasaut Arm strong at Baker City. ThIsrpmovcs tho susponso from overybqdy but Armstrong, who, no doubt, would con sont to havo the legislature ta,kq more time in Its dollboratlons. LEBANON BOY ' GETSLYNCHED (ConUnuod from first page.) Clean Cot Carving Sets, Away Down. Footballs and Baseballs Supplies for iht Boys SHIPP & HAUSER 258 Commercial "street 19WWWWM91i9WQ9M999m Rogowny, whom they believed guilty. As learned by a Herald loprosentatlve who vlalted Lobnnon yesterday, to find out tha facts of the affair, these men who had bocomo further Incited to get revenge by liquor, which had" boen (lowing trcoly slnco the saloon had burned, secured Rogowny about 4:30 o'clock In the morning, and took him Into a back alloy. They domanded tc know what ho knew about tho flro, and whon ho maintained his' Innocence thoy placed a ropo around hie nook, and, after throwing It over tho limb of a troo, pulled him up. He then said ho bad startod tho flro. Ho was thou taken beforo City Recorder W. C. Poterson, whoro ho repeated tho con fession. ' Rogoway was thon placed under ar rest and lator waived examination in Justlco Loveloo's court. Ills bonds woro fixed at $2000 and City Marshal L, J. Poterson brought him to Albany on last evening's train, and turned him over to Sheriff Huston. To a Herald representative, whe rodo with him from Lebanon to Al bany, Rogoway told his story of the affaln Ho said ho mado tho confes sion merely to save his life, and was Innocont of tho crimo of sotting fire to tho store. Ho said he did not know how tho flro started, having awakoned and discovered tho flro Just as some one who had seon tho flamos was knocking In tho door Aftor lighting tho flro ho had socurod a room at the St. Charles hotol. Describing tho romalning sensation al occurrences of tho night, Rogoway said: "About 4 o'clock somo ono came to my room and rapped, saying 1 tfas wan tod at tho telophono by Gross, at Albany. I went down and was seized by four mon, threo ot whom I know, who took me Into tho alley back of tho St. Charles hotel. Thoy had a ropo, and one of thorn car rlod a pistol In his hand: Whon I said I didn't start tho Are thoy strung me up. My neck was strained and I couldn't breathe,, and I bognn to choke. I thon said I had set tho flro bo that thoy would lot mo down. Thoy thon said thoy would tnko mo boforo tho recordon. and one of them pointed a pistol at mo, and said If I didn't toll tho samo story thon as I had told whon they had the rope around my nock I would bo shot. I was badly scared, and would have confessed to anything thoy told mo to." The affair has aroused groat oxclto mont In Lebanon, where many stories about the affair are eurront So far as Is known this was the first attempt at lynching ovor made In Linn conn ty. Albany Herald. CAR SHORTAGE . AND HIGHER RATES Vt&s'M j (Continued from first page.) session but tho tax amendment. Tho corporations woro testing easy, when a bombshell exploded In tholr midst Both Houses Are Loaded. The house and tho senato havo- members who nro kcon to pass a railroad bill that will give tho shlppors somo protection against losses of this char acter. There aro members who havo Buffered financial Jobs, and there is not a county represented that nasi not been more or less Inconvenienced, and has no recourse whatever, under existing laws. Hundreds of Letters. The Salem commercial organization has hundreds of letters from the sawmill men, flouring mill men, grabi and potato shippers, warehousemen and wholesalers that, If they are made public, will reveal a remarkable con. dltlon of things, from which Oregon business Interests and the producer are suffering untold losses, and the worst yet to come, when the rates go Into effect January 1st Complaint of Shippers. In the Republican caucus last night Jones, of Lincoln, mado a telling speech, reading letter from his constituents, showing great loss from car shortago and threatened injury to their business from tho advanco In freight rates, that takes effect on January 1st. Harris, of Lane, supported his fight for consideration of a rallrcad bill, and tho Republican members Included that bill In their official program. ' $Zrl,'2-'iSli'-,'' Commercial Club Acts Tonight. The Greater Salem Commercial Club, at its regular session this evening, at the city hall, will hear a report from a special committee appointed on this subject two weeks ago, and which has been gathering Information from the local shippers, and from shippers all over the valley, as to cat shortage, and actual losses from failure to get cars. There will be a big crowd at the city hall tonight i : Lecture and Recital. Thoro was a fine vnttendanco to hoar tho recital at the College of Ora tory, by Mrs. Savage's pupils, assist ed by Misses Johnson and Androwar tha and Ivan Martin. Tho lecture by Hon. R. D. Humo was a treat that was grootod by frequent and hearty ap plause. Ho was Introduced by Sona tor Booth, In, somo very appropriate romarks. Tho locturo was sound tq tho coro, and dealt with tho attitude of tho American government toward Immigration, and of tho disgruntled olomonts towards capital. It Is a lec ture that would bonoflt ovory mombor of tho loglslaturo to havo hoard, and,1 might bo delivered to tho United States senato with profit and lnstruc tlon. Mrs. Savage, as a teacher ol oratory, onjoyed a great triumph at tho hands of tho audlenco, who gav hor students constant applause. Some of them had novor boforo appeared In public, and wore, glvon ovations on tholr first appearanco. State Board of Health. This body 'hold Its annual meeting today, all tho mombors being present excopt Dr. Klnnoy. Officers woro elect ed, and other mattors pertaining to the welfare pf tho loard will bo attended to. PORTAGE RAILWAY BILL STANDS Gault's bill to repeal tho portago railway act, passod at tho last session, waB, read first tlmo. Read movod to lay the bill on tho tnblo. This was de clared to bo out of order, and a motion to reject tho bill passed, 39 ayes to 11 nays This kills opposition to tho portage railway Soveral Southern Oregon Democrats voted for repeal Game Warden's Report, Gnmo Wardon Baker has filed his seml-nunual roport, which, whllo too long to print, Is full of good sugges tions. Ho calls special attontlon to tho expiration of tho law protecting oiks, and tho fact that thoro is not money enough provided to mako ex amination Into complaints for viola tlons of tho law, and tholr prosecu tion. He also calls attontlon to tho fact tho,t tho gamo laws aro not put up In pamphlot form nor aro thoy so arranged In tha statutoa that anything short of an admlrallty lawyer could understand them. This uncertainty of the law makea its violation not only moro frequont, but tho punish mont almost an Impossibility, for juries will not convict under tbo'con-dltlons. II I HH-M-M-M IIIIIHI HH-rll 6SIH3 M lltH-HI II I I I I Mf : Mehy Xmas And A Happy New Yea. When I came to Salem, about four months ngo, I advertised to close out certain lines of goods. This I nave about accomplished, as thoro are few article In thos linos loft. Our many patrons know whore to trnda whon they need goods In our lino, and havo taken advantage of tho groat bargain sale, which wo havo beon holding for tho past four months. Only last wook wo advertised a special salo on Mackintoshes. Tho next day wo closed out 27. Othor goods havo gono at tho samo rato. Whom I camo to Salem I Intended to roturn to Portland whon I had closed out cortnln linos, but tho longor I romaln In my old home town tho mora I wish to locate horo. Many of my frlonds aro hero, whom I havo known almost from boyhood. I llko the city and Its surroundings. I havo beon troatod woll, and my patrons urgo that I should romaln with them. I nm at preeont undecided whether to return to Portland or locate hero. If tho Matter la1 my decision, I shall opon out a nice, clean, up-to-date men's clothing and gents' furnishing goods store, which I am Bure will meet with tho approval of tho most critical, and moro than pleaso my many friends. Thus sayoth - - The Poor Man's Friend. 146 State Street. TmIIIHIIII llllllllllllllllllllllHlll llill IIHIIH-T a I FRIEDMAN SB wrc?MMtwwwtw - .i -. i riiTTiTTTi-rrTrTrTvycrrr fniil ITtli I I I I I M I I t t 1 I I I I III I I 1 I I I I I I ft I I I frftrntrt I I 111 I 1 1 Ml l l l l M I I I I I I l l l 1 1 l l 1 1 I 1 1 I i I i i i i n i i I i n ii i m i i i i i i g$ WE CAN SAVE YOU 50 CENTS A PAIR ON YOUR SHOES AT OUR SPECIAL HOLIDAY SALE ! Misses' and children's red felt slippers $.40 Children's red felt, fur-trimmed Juliets G5 Children's red felt, fur-trimmed Juliets 1.00 Missis red felt Juliets 1.25 Bargains In children's and misses' red felt slipper, 6 to 8 85 Wt to 1Q& 90 11 to 13 1.15 Infants' soft shoe, shoe for the v. e dears SO Ladles' red felt .slippers, a bar galp ,. ........ .50 Ladles' black felt Juliets, fur trimmed 1.50 Ladles' brown felt Juliet, black, furtrimmed . .. i 1.50 La velvet Juliet, fur-trimmed, silk bow 1.75 La kid Juliet, velvet top, fur trimmed 2.00 Men's pat kid blucher, seal top, Elk toe -... . . -.". 4.00 Ladles' blue felt slippers, a .50 ' snap Ladles' red felt Daniel Green make 1.50 La wine colored felt Juliet, black fur trimmed , 1.50 La kid JJullet black quilted top fur-trimmed 2.00 La green felt Juliet, gray fox trimming - 2.00 Men's Walkover shees, exclusive agents for Salem 3,50 Men's black dongola everett slippers 1,25 Men's black dongola Hamlet white stitched 1.50 Men's black Columbia, pat inlaid 1.75 Men's black opera, kid lined.... 1.75 Men's tan opera, white stitched leather lined 1.75 Men's red seal, white kid lined 2.00 Men's tan seal, white kid lined, patent leather Inlaid 2.00 H OREGON SHOE COMPANY, 275 CommeciaI St. i t,,i iMiiiiumi La.ftAJi.j.it miiiniiiimii i.,i.i nm i.a.i m........... irnilllllll l-f- uiaiiiiiiiiuaiaiuiiiuiiiuuiiuiuauuiiuuiiuauiauHiiiuiauuuiuuauuiiaiiiuaauuuiauuaiiiuuauuiuiiTsv U hti " v i iimiiiiiminmnimnnmniminiiiiu'i