DAILY OATH AL JOURNAL, SALEM, OREGON. FRIDAY, JANUARY 22, 1009.
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BUSYf;07rWHY?
Because we are retailing GOOD MERCHANDISE in many
instances at and below WHOLESALE PRICES.
GREAT SALE OF MEN'S CLOTHING
Brisk selling in this department indicates that the great
values are being recognized and taken advantage of
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$3.00 and $1.00
Corsets 50c
Your choice of an assort
ment of durable corsets rang
ing in price up to $3,00 for
only '
SOc
Tluse CorH'ls Arc Not Like Cut
DRESS SKIMS
3 $10,00 Skirts
3$ 7,50 Skirts
1$ 5,00 Skirts
Our Annual Clearance Sale
Means extra special value giving in every department
NEW JERSEY WANTS
ELIOTT A. ARCHER
H'nlttMl I'iwh Leaned Win.
Now York, Jan. 22. Prosocutor
Molt of Nownrk, N. J., Is again pre
paring requisition papers for Elliott
A. Archor of Seattle. Archer Ih
wnntod In Newark on n ohnrgo of
having forged bogus receipts for u
um aggregating $70,000. Ho loft
the New Jersey city about DIvo yours
HgO.
Governor Mond rofused to honor
Governor Fort's roaulHltlon for Arch
er leaned some tlnio ago. Tim Nowr
ark proseotttor claims, however, that
ih palters he Ih now preparing will
be honored by the Washington ox-
WtlY.
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If you will take Foley's Orlno Lax
ative until the bowels become regu
lar you will not havo to tako purga
Its oonstantly, as Foley's Orlno
Laxatlvo posltlvoly euros ohronlc
constipation nnd sluggish liver.
PleaMHt to tako. J. C. Porrv.
KING EDWARD HAS
HELD JOB EIGHT YEARS
, M'nlted llm I.wunsU W'Jm.1
London. Jan. 22. The eighth an
mvenary of
nhlward was
the Mccsmilnn of Klng,oiice has been kept secret by his
oelobrated throughout
United Kingdom today with sa
ints, flag flying nnd boll ringing.
The klag nnd quean, with othor mom
w of the royal family, nttonded tho
ftnfti memorial services In honor
o' the late Queen Victoria, whloh was
11 la tho Frogmoro Mausoleum at
Windsor. The sarcophagus of
Qiee Victoria and tho prlnco con
Wt were deooratod with plants and
wnfce flowors.
Are You One of Them?
Tho houso wife who has been ia
Med to buy a phosphate baking
owder by grocers or canvassers will
somewhat chagrined to loam that
eaaracter of goods ia made from
burned bonos, mixed with diluted oil
f vitriol
We continue the 25 to 50
per cent reduction
$25.00 Suits $18.75
$22,50 Suits $16.85
$20,00 Suits $15.00
$18,50 Suits $13.85
$15,00 Suits $11.25
$13,50 Suits $ 9.15
$10,00 Suits $ 7.50
- Extra Special
$3.50
.- $2.25
-$1.55
SLAUGHTERED THE
JACK RABBITS
IITultptl Pro I.enncil Wire 1
Prlnovlllo, Or., Jnn. 22, A hnlf
dozon mon candor the leadership of
J. T. Croamor and Fred GrlimM
wero highly Biiccoaeful in clonrlng
Provldonco Flat, sovon mllos west
of Prnevlllo, In Crooked Rlvor val
ley, of jnokrabblts during tho past
two week. lloglnnlng with the first
snowfall thty orgnnlzod a dally rab
bit drlvo, and by Sunday had slaugh
tered 1371 rabbits nnd ono bobcat.
In their operations they purchased
$150 worth of giuu and $300 worth
of ammunition of Prlnovlllo mer
chants, almost cleaning out the city
of the Utter commodity.
Tho expense will be amply com-
j pensated for by the largo Incronso f
hey next harve.t. and was cheerfully
borne by the parties Interested.
LOOKING FOR MISSING
LABOR UNION OFFICER
I I'iiIImI l'rM r.estfd Wire 1
Soattle. Wash.. Jan. 22. The po
lice are today looking for Robort W
IW wards, seorotary-trensurer of the
Seattle Cigar Makers' Union No. 1SS.
of this city, who dmppeared last
Saturday from his home. Ills ab-
fr'endi until today, whon tho poilco
were asked to tako a hand In locat
ing him. A noto was found in his
desk at the labor temple, written in
a rambling hand, and signed Ed
wards, stating that it was his in
tention to comm't suicide.
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TORN TO PIECES BY
WHIRLING SHAFT
(United Pross Leased Wire.)
Seattle. Wash., Jan. 22. Caught
In the low-hanging shafting in the
Soattle Cedar Lumber Company's
mill at Ballard yesterday afternoon.
Charlos Greggon was whirled about
with terrific foroe and lnstanty
killed. Whea the power was shut off
both arms and legs bad been torn
from the man's body. Grogson came
here a fow months ago from Indiana
poRCESTsfl
PROPORTIONAL
REPRESENTATION
IS LAUNCHED
REPUBLICANS WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO
SUPPRESS MINORITY
Tho system undor which tho Ra-
publcnn mnchlno gerrymandered the
stnto so that but ono Domoorat got
Into tho house of roprosontntlves in
1907, and ho by nccldont, and by
which senatorial districts wore croat
cd Inst session to shut out Demo
cratic senators, Is to bo mado for
ever imposclble. undor tho nronor-
t'.onal bills introduced at this cc would bo hold to greater nccountn
rIoh. The champion of proportional b!llty. McDonald is from Missouri
representation, no provided In tho and will show thorn.
CHAIRMAN DIMMICK
OF JUDICIARY
PROVES A TERROR
TO PROPOSITION TO CREATE PRECINCT
BOSSES
Dlmlck showed himself a loader
for tho roform clomonts in tho de
bate on tho Mnhono election bill to
appoint Innpoctors or directors of
election, who are to help elect Judges,
Instruct offlcera of election as to
ther duties on election day. Ho said
tho election laws woro too compli
cated now. This bill meant moro
complication. It was an, extension of
perfunctory officialism that should bJwn taken.
MINER MUNCY
KNOCKED OUT
BY LAWYERS
HIS BILL TO CUT OUT THE
CORPORATION TAX
The lawyers lined up ngaliut one
poor lono minor In tho logislaturo to
Jay, on Munoy's 1)111 to rollovo un
developed mlnos from the big cor
poration taxes that aro.anuuully im
posed on them.
Muney imld the prouont laws till
not prevent wlldcattlng. Tho poople
of OrcKon Kire belli.; fleeced by wild
COURT ADOPTS RULES
FOR ROAD SUPERVISORS
Tho county court ha tout out the
following letter to road supervisor!
which explains Itself; after the date
and add rose it reads:
"You will observe that the road
fund cet apart for oaoh district is
about double what It wa4 ono year
ago. Tho court has concluded to al
low no donations from the general
fund for this year, ns we are nnabl'
to detormlne before hand the amount
roquirod.
"Ily observing tho following, you
will understand what ltoms of ex
ponbo nrj to be paid for out of the
district funds, to-wit: Genoral Iu-
bor. Including plowing, grading, grav
ullug, ditching, shoveling, etc., la
bor, lumber and nails for eulvorti,
powdor, blasting rook, wood and
vntor for steam rolling, oorduroy,
tiling, cost of gravel and rock, any
supplies, extept repairs, for road
graders to bo paid out of tho district ' employ as many laborers as praotlo
fund. I able each working day. In ordor to
"Tho county will jy out of the draw your wages out of tho genoral
genoral funds the following expeasM.lfiiNd you should employ at least flvo
to-wit: Ijumbor. labor, Hails and! mon ouch day working with you, and
wire, bolt) end Irons for bridges over
len feet In length. surve)lng, da.u-
.ge claim, n-w tools and mach:'-
nmendment to tho constitution, -enacted
at the last session n tho sou
nto, will bo Bon Soiling, and In tho
houso Representative McDonald. Un
der tho latter'o bill tho houso could
not well havo moro than 35 Roptibll
cans, 1G Domocrnls, G Prohibition
ists, 3 Socialists nnd 2 scattering.
Thero would always bo a strong, heal
thy minority, and tho majority pnrty
enl upon. It was a chnuco for coun
ty courts to play a llttlo moro potty
politics. It monnt additional ex
penses for elections, and It cost al
ready $9000 to hold elections last
year in Clacknmas county. It looked
too much llko setting up a boss iu
ench precinct to supcrvlso tho wholo
polltcnl Job at $5.00 a day. Tho bill
did not got n vote when tho rollcnll
UNJUST
cat stocks from Alaskn, Mexico and
South Africa. This bill was In tho
Intoi oat of minors.
Poot mon must bo ploneors, and
do tho dovolopmunt work that makos
tho country rich. It van robbery lo
hold tho prospector and minor up "to
the an mo code. Tho minority roport
was put all over Miincy by the lilaek
utonu r.rarkj.
ory, repairs on tools ami machiuorv,
supervisors' salary, uxponso or guide
boards, and expenses of one man
running road roller and rook cnuh
r. "Re err ef ill in sending In your
bills to stato what they were for and
where used, especially In regard to
lumber and nails and labor on cul
verts and bridges, etc.
"All labor and matorlal foroulvorU)
ton feet and loss In longth to be
oharged (o tho dlitrlot fund, and nil
over ton foot are considered bridgoj
nnd will bo paid out of tho general
fund
"All oxponwfi Incurred from tho be-
charged to tho district and gonoral
funds aa abovo outlined.
"I wish to ooll your speolal atten
tion to tho rule, that, in ordor to got
your pay out of the general fund,
whorover possible, you will have to
as many wore a practicable, other-
w'se we will have-to charge your
wages to the district fund."
FEDERATION OF
LABOR MAKES A
PORTLAND SLATE
UNITE WITH
Tho moBt important transaction t
tho Federation mooting last cvonlng
was tho olectlon of oulcors, aftor Port
laud had beou nnmod as tho noxt
meeting place. The olocllon of the
convontlon Is ronlly a nomination as
two naiuc-H nro soloclod by each olllco
and a reforoudAtm of tho unions o
locts tho ofllcors doslred. Tho nom
inations woro as follews:
Prosldont Will linlloy, It. A.
Wllllson, both of Portland.
First vlco-pivaldonl Chns. Grnsa
man. A. Hyronlmus, both of Port-
laud.
Second vice-president H. . liny,
nor, Astoria,
Third vlco-prcsldout 13. Logan
Portland; A. W. .Donnls, Salem.
Fourth vlco-prosldont J. K. Cass,
William Noftko, both of Portland.
Fifth vlce-prosldent Luoy White
Agues DuPIs, both of Portland,
Secretary-treasurer .1. F. Cnaal
dy, D. M. Crock well, both of Port
laud. Delogut to National Federation
of Labor convontlon C. II. (Jrnm,
Portland. Alternnto J. S. Cuspid",
both of Portland.
Fraternal dologato, Washington
Federation of Labor C. F. Caul
Hold, George Farrnr, both of Port
laud. Tho ono receiving tho hlghost vob
Is to be dolegute, tho ono receiving
STORM A BLESSING
TO INLAND EMPIRE
That tho -widespread storm trouble
throughout tho Pacific Northwest
linn had a bonoflclnl effect upon tho
growing crop of wheat and that tho
hoavy uxponso to tho railroads of
thu Northwest torritorlty to kcyp
their HnoH open will lio largoly re
turned to them In freight rates on
n moustor whont orop Is tho cherrlug
Intelligence received from tho Inter
ior yodmlay by tho trnfllo depart
ment of thu llu ill ma n linos.
R I). Miller, gonoral frolght ugaul
for tho Ilnrrimnu lutorestB sent out
h special Inquiry from Portland yon
torduy to tho central polutn through
out tho whont-growlng dlstrlctH of
Oregon and Washington. Thu replies
ho got woro optimistic nnd show that
tho snow nnd rain linn soaked the
ground with . molsturo generally
throughout tho territory, thus Insur
ing u good mop If no unfavorable
conditions develop later to damage
tho growing grain.
Throughout Wasco county, where
the ground has beou cultivated, tho
moisture wn chiefly absorbed and
Crop prnapitcts aro said to be excel-
lent.
Iu Slurnittit county present condi
ACCIDENTALLY KILLED
HANDLING SHOTGUN
fl'itllrd I'rriw T.uhhI Wile J
Tacoiiid, Wash., Jan 28. Pat
rick Murphy, u 10-yesr-oM boy, r
sldiug with his itaifnts two ihIIi-h
north of Dimmer, was killed by tin.
accidental discharge of a shotgun
this morning, as he was taking tho
weapon from a closet In his luum
The entire charge entered thu bo a
head.
The distressing accident was hm.Ii
a sjioek lo his father and moth' i
that thoy are post ruled with grkf
Young Murphy had given no In
tlmutlon of his intention to use thn
shotgun for any purpose, nnd It was
not known what Impelled him to
tnke it from the closet. The shout
Ing, however, Is bollovod to have
boon purely accidental.
Coroner Slut for decided that no
Inquost was nocessury.
GOVERNOR'S MANSION
SPRUNG A LEAK
(t'nltwl Vim Ltawi Wlrc.l
Olympla, Wush.. Jan. 22. Tho
governor's mansion has boon badly
damaged by the recent snow nnd tho
repalis will cost at least (2000. The
nutters wera blnckwl u-Uli knuw uml
lice that luter melted and leaked
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'through the roof and ceilings.
GRANGE FOR
ROAD LAW
A NEW
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tho lowor voto Is to, bo nllornnCo.
Fraternal dologuto Stnto Grange
H. a. Parsons, II. J. Pnrktson, both
of Portland.
Highest voto to dologato and lovr.
est to ullornnto.
Election board oloctod by this
convontlon W. II. Llttlo, Wllllaw
Snndei-cock, 'James Kolloy, all oC
Portland.
At tho noxt moellng iu Portland
cessions will bo hold In Contohnnry)
Methodist church, tho Row Glnronco
Truo Wilson, pastor of tho church',
offering Itn ubo.
Fraternal Dologato Cottorlll ninl
Orgnnlzor Young gavo short tnlko.
Prosldont Ornm, In retiring, gavo
n short tnlk, and urgetl Hint tho sue
cosorj to olllco got togothor and'
work for tho Inloroals of tho felor
nton.
In the afternoon C. S. Sponco nnd
Ijugeue Palm'or, of the Stalo arango,
spoko on a now roads law. and, na
thu labor people nlso have a nowl
rondH. law In prospect, doallng with
convict work on roads, thoro wna
much Interest manifested. Tho
(Irnngo pooplo propose working tho
mon in slockndo, whiU tho labor poo
plo suggostod working In tho opon.
Thoy finally dooldod to co-oporato
and work Tor ono lnw. Finally thoy
ciuiio to tho conclusion that tho plan
of working mon In stockndos is tho
moat fnvornblo.
tions nro said to bo vory favorable.
Tho froron ground Iu said not to
havo provonted tho soil from getting
tho bonofit of tho molting riiowh.
Plowed ground in Gilliam county
caught most of tho wntor from molt
ing allows, it was roportod yesterday.
Good ruins havo fallen thoro rocontly.
and nil grain crops nro looking fine.
Thero Ih no frost In tho ground lit
Morrow county. Conditions for a
bumper crop nro sutd to bo oxcoMout.
Morrow county fnriuorH nro ro
ported to bo rejoicing on account of
tho fact that front wan noarly If not
nil out of tho ground boforo thu
snow molted, allowing tho molsluru
to sink Into tho ground.
Molsturo from melted snows wont
into tho soil Iu thu Grnudo Rondo
vnlloy, vory little running off.
Conditions aro roportod good In
Wallowa county, the soil being much
honoflted by tho melting mios.
Throughout tho Palouso country
reports nro that whllo tho inoltod'
nows bonoiltlod (ho soil but llttlo tho
wator running off vsenomlly booninw
of the froxuu ground, tho enrth Is
now thuwlng and rains for tho past
three dnys have been highly bQnoflc
Jul.
Alufd.it Judge .MuM Ausuei.
UhIImI l'r lMm Wlm.
Full banks, Alaskn, Jan. 22.
Judge H. II. Rold hns bt-en ordered
to leave for Wushlimtoii by Jaiiuai)
3D to niiHWi'i in ,1m s r,f nialf.'.f
sHin-f in ollltr i.i, r, xt' d nKnlnst him,
aaB Va BaV aagai
I Coffee I
I Always uniform our I
1 1 best product - sold in 1 lb., H
II 2 lb., 2 lb. and 5 lb. cans, fl
M our grocor will prlnd it &
B better If ground at homenot LI
too lino. D
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