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VOL. "L.-AO. 15,371. PORTLAND, OREGOX, THURSDAY, 3IARCII 3, 1910. PRICE FIVE CENTS. K, DEATH'S TOLL IN SLIDE 1Y BE 88 Nine Spokane Express Passengers Saved. 18 KNOWN DEAD, 71 MISSING Day Coach, Smoker, Splin tered, Tourist Cars Buried. 31 TRAINMEN NOT FOUND Ten Employes Injured, Nine Trav- ers Escape Hart Great North- em Glres Casualty List Sur vivors Can't Describe Horror. DEATH MAY HAVE fXABrKD 88 IX K.VTOM KI TRAINS. Wellington Avalanche Casualty 1.1ft. M!sa- Res Dead, ins. cued. Passengers 8 40 Employee O 3t tlO Total 17 71 19 Unhurt. flnjured. Other Slides' Toll 1" Oremt. Miss- Tts. In Dead, lng. cued. Jured. Mace. Idaho.. 14 Unknown 30 40 Burke. Idaho 5 Unknown Many Carbonate Hill. Idaho .... 2 None 6 Doraey, Idaho 2 None . AdaJr. Idaho 1 None Milan. Wash. 2 4 EVERETT, Wash., March 2. The Great Northern Railroad tonight gave out a list of the known dead, missing and rescued in the avalanche at Wellington, from which it appears possible that the total number of dead may reach S8. Eight passengers and nine railroad em ployes are known to be dead and 40 pas sengers and 31 railroad employes are missing. .' Following ts the official list: Paaaragera Iead. R. M. BARN HART. Spokane. . E. L.BMTHAN. Hunters. Wash. MRS. ADA LEMMAK. JAMES McNEMY. Seattle, a. well-known attorney. ' MISrt NELLIB SHARP, Spokane. FRANCES STARRETT and LILLIAN PTARRETT, children, sisters. Chemainus, B. C A. R. VAIL. Trinidad, Wash. Employes Dead. A. R. BLACKBURN, trainmaster. J. A. CARROUU engineer. WILLIAM DORETT, brakeman. A. R. UUPY, brakeman. CHARLES JENISON. brakeman. J. KELLY, brakeman. A. E. LONOCOT, aecretary to Superin tendent CNelli. T. L. OSBORNE, engineer. LEWIS WALKER, cook on Superintendent O'Neill's car. all of Everett. Wash. Passengers Missing. MR. AND MRS. G. L. BECK. Pleasanton. Cal., and three children, EMMA, MARION and BABT. JOHN BERRK. R. H. BETHEL, civil engineer. Seattle, well known in New Tork and Cuba. ERNEST O. BINATOLE. Portland. Or. A. BOLES. Moberly. Ont J. BROCKMAN. Waterville. Wash. PATRICK BRUE. Burlington,' Wash. H. D. CHANTRELL, Vancouver. B. C. NICK CIOI. Burlington. Wash. ALEX CHISHOLM, Rossland. B. C SOL COHEN. Everett. MRS. ANNA COVINGTON, Olrmpla. Wash. GEORGE F. DAVIS, motorman. and 3-year-old daughter. THELMA DAVIS. GUS EFERT. Seattle. MI LA ELL. Seattle. C. S. ELLINGE. Seattle. I. FISHER, Rossland. B. C GOLORD GAT. Burlington. Wash. MIKE GEOGHELM. Burlington. Wash. . JOS. GIMMANESTI. Burlington. Wash. LUIGI 61 M M A NEST I, Burlington, Wash. GEORGE HERON. Seattle. MRS. L. M. LATSCH. Seattle. JOHN MACKIE. Seattle. ' A. G. MAHLER, real estate dealer, Se attle. BURT MATHEWS. Cincinnati. WILLIAM MAT. Chemainus. B. C. JAMES MONROE. Seattle. MISS KATHERINE O'REILLT, Spokane. R. G. THOMPSON. Vancouver. B. O. REV. J. M. THOMPSON. Presbyterian clergyman. Belllngham. Wash. E. W. TOPPING. Ashland. Ohio. JOHN TEST. Burlington, Wash. 8. OTERAL Seattle. B. VASLI. Seattle. Thirty-one Employes Missing. Beagle, express messenger; Bennington, fireman: Richard C. Bogart. mail clerk: Campbell. Conductor: H. J. Dlehl. express messenger. Spokane: J. Ladue; Duncan, por ter: John Fox. mall clerk; Dan C. Oilman, fireman: George Hoefor. mall clerk; J. F. Jarnagln. engineer; Jewels. brakeman; Jenks. fireman: Jones. fireman: Kensel, ' trakeman; Ed Llndsey. conductor: Mac Donald, brakeman: Frank Martin.- engineer; yarxytok. conductor: W. E. Raycroft. brake man: Strawmyer. brakeman: Hiram Touslee, Ppokane: John Tucker, mall clerk: two un known mail weighers: stenographer, car A 18: porter, car A-18; William E. BoveL tirakem&n: Matt Gllmore. brakeman: J. L. Petit, conductor. Nineteen An Rescued. Passengers rescued: none seriously In jured: Ray L. Foraythe. Monroe. Wash.: John Gray, Nookaack. Wash.; Baby Gray. Nooksack. Wash.; Anna Gray, Nookaack. Wash.: Mrs. William. May. Chemainus. b! C. ; Mrs. Starrett. Chemainus, B. C; Ray mond. Starrett, Chemainus, B. C. ; R. M. Vail. Everett; H. H. White. Seattle. Employes injured: Lucius Anderson, por ter; -Samuel A. Bates, fireman: William Harrington, trainmaster; A. L. Hensel. Spo kane, mall Clark; J. D. Kerlee, fireman: George Nalson. fireman; Ross Phillips, (Concluded on Page .) LIVE MODELS SHOW LATEST FASHIONS GREAT CROW!) OF BOTH SEXES SEES NEW CREATION'S. Men Take Wives and Sweethearts to Display of Gowns on Shape ly Women. CHICAGO. March 2. (Special.) "Diana, at the Bath" had nothing- on some of the living models at a great fashion show which opened tonight In the Coliseum. In truth the. models did not have much on themselves. The show attracted a. great crowd, as the latest creations in sheath growns, pajamas, lingerie and chanticleer habits ore being shown on 500 shapely young women. The men have a look-in this year, not only at the show, but the new est fashions for men are displayed. The managers of the show urge the men to bring their wives and sweethearts and educate them in what is proper, so as to avoid the customary heartaches of holi days and birthdays, when the loved ones inflict eircuB socks and racetrack neck ties upon their male friends. The show is destined to be the attrac tion of the week, as special nights have been set aside for theatrical, society and other classes, and the demand for tickets promises to fill the Coliseum every night. Some of the living models are so perfect and the gowns they display so costly that they are shown in glass cages. MRS. SAGE IS IMPORTUNED Many Californians Ask Donations, but She Gives Carefully. LOS ANGELES, Cal.. March 2. (Spe cial.) Mrs. Russell Sage, widow of the great financier, . signalized her visit to Pasadena by a gift today of $1000 to the Pasadena Hospital. .Additional in terest attaches to her generous recogni tion of the institution's need because it was unsolicited and unexpected. Since her arrival in California. Mrs. Sage has been deluged with requests for donations to various charitable or ganizations, but it is stated that In all cases other than the one reported today she has found it necessary to refuse. It was stated today that Mrs. Sage has become greatly interested in the move ment for the erection of a woman's col lege in Pasadena and that she will afford It financial assistance. Andrew Carnegie also has promised aid to the same en terprise. Mrs. Sage ie said to have requested a copy of the architect's plans and to have become enthusiastic over the excellence of the project. CANDIDACY ONLY RETORT Nevada Engineer, Removed by Gov ernor, Will Seek Nomination. RENO, Nov., March 2. Frank R. Nich olas. State Engineer, was informed yes terday by Governor Dickerson that hia resignation as State Engineer would bo accepted immediately. Governor Dickerson read a letter to Nicholas to the effect that in view of the fact that charges had been made against the State Engineer In connection with water privileges granted by him In the Duckwater district, and no explanation having been made by Nicholas, he deemed it advisable to remove the engineer frbm office. ' Nicholas has refused to vacate the of fice until an opportunity to defend him self Is given and today announced hia candidacy for the Democratic nomination for Governor. TIMBER LAND IS DIVIDED Western Cooperage and California Barrel Apportion Holdings. ASTORIA, Or.. March 2. Some three years ago the Western Cooperage Com pany and the California Barrel Com pany purchased from the Street Lumber Company about 16,000 acres of timber land in Clatsop County, but of which no division lias ever been made. Represen tatives of these two companies were in Astoria today, accompanied by their at torneys, to make this division, of which the Western Cooperage-Company secures two-thirds and the California Barrel Com pany one-third. It is understood that the Western Coop erage "Company Intends to log off its holdings and to that end will construct a logging road from the timber to the tidewater on Young's River and at the same time this road will be available for other large tracts of timber. RAIL MERGER BOOKS UP Original S. P. Data Declared Lost in San Francisco Fire. NEW YORK. March 2. Today was bookkeeping day in the Union Pacific merger hearing. " Masses of statistics supporting and elaborating testimony already given were submitted by As sistant C. S. Stebbins. of the merged Union Pacific and Southern Pacific sys tems, which the Government Is suing to dissolve. Mr. Stebbins' was unable to supply the original data of the Southern Pa cific's business in the years preced ing the San Francisco Are, the greater part of the records. It was explained, having been destroyed In the confla gration. The figures submitted related largely to freight movements and divi sion of earning over the various lines of the system. TAFT WILL SHOW NO MERCY Pardon Refused to Four Convicted Wreckers of Banks. WASHINGTON. March 2. President Taft denied today application for a par don In the cases of four men in various parts of the country -who had been sen tenced to prison for the misapplication of National bank funds. STREETS TEN FEET DEEP WITH WATER Floods Do Big Damage at Pullman. CITY HAS KG LIGHT OR FUEL Power. Plant Blocked and Wa ter for Houses Cut Off. BRIDGES CARRIED AWAY O. R. & X. Coal Bunkers Take Fire From Slaking of Lime and Are Destroyed Four Homes Are Swept Down Palouse River. PULLMAN, Wash.. March 1. via Day ton. March 2. (By Courier.) Tuesday night there was between five and ten feet of water in the streets of Pullman and a terrific current, which is sweeping through the town, has done heavy dam age.' One Northern Pacific and two O. R & N. bridges have been swept out above Pullman, and the bridge' timbers sweep ing down through the business district played havoc with several stores. Ttmbell's undertaking and furniture store was carried out. the stock of coffins and pieces of furniture floating oft on the tide, together with the hearse. Homes Are Carried Away. Scott's bakery was wrecked, likewise a tailor shop and a newly-establlehed piano store. In the latter case its stock of nine pianos was swept oft down stream. Four small residences have been swept away, but up to last night no lives had been lost. The Alton Hotel has been abandoned. Ohe. of the most serious phases of the flood Is the fuel famine. This condition includes the Agricultural College. No property damage has been suffered by the college. Lota of Water"; None to Drink. There is no light and the city is with out drinking water owing to the flooding of the light and water works. A Northern Pacific freight train Is stalled on the outskirts of the city, and the Oregon' Railroad & Navigation Com pany's coal bunkers have burned down, owing to the slacking of some lime stored in them. Because of the chaotic condi tions, any estimate of the damage is beyond possibility. FLOOD WORST IN 20 YEARS Melting Snows in Cascades Fill Riv ers to Overflowing:. 9E1A.TTLJ3. March 2. Eiffhtoen feet of snow on the West slope of the Cascades and eight feet on the East slope is being changed Into water by a warm wind from the sea and the rivers lack capacity to carry away the deluge, with the result that Washington valleys are overflowed, railroads compelled to suspend business and bridges washed away by the most widespread flood in 20 years. With railroad, communication to Iort- IConcluded on Page 14. ) ............... "-'..-----Tl.tT------------TTll.... ...................... BOTH "YOU'LL DO, LITTLE MAN AFTER I'VE AMENDED YOU." - INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS The Weather. TBeTKRDArS Maximum temperature. 66 degrees; minimum. 64 degrees. TODAY'S Showers; winds mostly westerly. Domestic Mrs. Log-an O. Swope defends yarb doc tor." Page 8. National. Forty thousand corporations fail to make re . turns under new Federal law. Pape 1. Hoods sod Landslide in Xorthwwt. reath list of Cascade avalanche on Great Northern at Wilmington may reach cars still burled; 71 missing. IT known dead. Page L Worst flood in 20 years Inundates Washing ton alleys, Seattle cut off from Portland. Page 1. Palo use River runs ten feet deep through streets of Pullman. Page 1. Humboldt Valley floods may tie up Southern Pacific trains for ten days. Page 4. Fireman killed. 12 passengers Injured at . Milan. Wash., on Great Northern; five cars plunge over embankment. bum; Quick engineer saves ITi passengers. Page 4. Senator Perkins backs plan for better Pa cific Coast defense. Page 1. Committee refuses . to ex purge part of Jeff Davis' speech on "sunk lands" bill re ferring to big fee. Page 2. - Passage of postal savings bank: bill by -Senate may be delayed. Page 2. Bill for $30,000,000 of irrigation certificates passed by Senate. Page 6. v , Domestic John ' r. Rockefeller seeks to Incorporate foundation ; said to contemplate distri bution of wealth in humanitarian work. Page 1. Sports. Thirteen players assemble for workout with Portland ball squad at Santa. Maria, Cal. Page 7. Commercial and Marine. Receipts of California hay hold local market steady. Page 19. Wheat prices hammered at Chicago. Page 10. Highest stock prices since first of year. Page 1. Balfour, Guthrie & Co. will operate ad ditional steamer between Portland ana European countries. Page IS. Pacific Northwest. Relatives and friends of Indian Pope, fugi tive murderer, flee to woods to Join father; Interracial war pec ted. Page ft. Marlon. Yamhill and Clackamas Counties open campaign for steal bridge across Willamette at Butteville. Page 6. JAMES McNENY, Seattle, a well-known Portland and Vicinity. Mrs. Baldwin on return from Seattle today will be asked by Chief of Police Cox to ex plain her expense account. Page 12. J. B. Groat wins divorce case, after wife, as witness, faints on stand. Page 9. Protests against Federal corporation tax keep pace with returns. Page 1. Another Arm tells -of discrimination against it by so-called "plumbers' trust." Page 9. Ban Francisco trains from Kast are routed via Portland. Page 4. After year's negotiations. Hill roads now closing traffic arrangements for aid of Willamette Valley. Page S. Northwest corner Sixteenth- and Morrtcm sells for $33,000. Page 18. O. R. & N. makes public demonstration train Ittnerary. Page 8. T. C. Devlin, home from California, will press civil suits which he regards as assets of Oregon Trust. Page 11. Aviation meet Saturday to be given rain or shine. Page 7. University of Oregon students present peti tion to prevent Evangelist Oliver from preaching on college campus at invita tion of Y. M. C. A. Page . PORTLAND MAN SENTECED British Columbia Police Send James Conley to Prison. VANCOUVER. B. C. March 2. (Spe cial.) After considerable difficulty on the part of the local police, James Conley, of Portland, Or., has been con victed and sentenced to three years In the penitentiary for participation in a bunco gambling game carried on here last Autumn during the race meeting. Conley was accused of fleecing a Belllngham man, Lars Olsen, out of $300 and a check for $5000, in trying to get him to bet on a sure thing on the races. Conley is well known to the Portland police. He was being harbored by friends here when the indictment was returned against him In Vancouver, B. C. He was arested by local detectives and fought extradition unBucessf ully. He is thought to have operated in Port land during the reign of the Harvey Dale "gang" last Fall and was warned to leave the city by Detective Day. He with Hary Overton and W. H. Stanton, alias W. H. Medley, was Implicated in the Vancouver Job. Overton turned state's evidence and Is now free. 40,000 CONCERNS ARE IN DEFAULT Late Mails Bring Cor poration Returns. PENALTIES REACH MILLIONS Government Will Act on Each Case as Presented. PUBLICITY IS AVOIDED Protests Against Operation of Law Continue to Come In Suit Attacking Constitutional lty Is Now Pending. CHICAGO, March 2. (Special.) A re capitulation of the corporation tax re turns in all sections of the country made yesterday shows that thousands of cor porations held off until the last minute before mailing their schedules to reve nue collectors, and as a result the total of concerns complying with the law Is close to 75 per cent. Despite this eleventh-hour rush, how ever, figures at hand tonight indicated that the Government would be called upon to Impose wholesale fines for re fusal to obey the stipulations of tha troublesome law. ' Reports, although incomplete at this time, show that of something more than 415,000 corporations doing business in the country today, nearly 300.000 complied with the law by filing their publicity schedules Tuesday or mailing them Tues day night. 40,000 Are Delinquent. More than 75.000 companies secured a 30-day time extension from revenue collectors and approximately 40,000 con cerns failed outright to meet the regula tions. . .. - This means that the Government, if the law Is declared constitutional, and is en forced, may collect fines amounting to $40,000,000 at the minirnum, or $400,000,000 at the maximum. A large proportion of the publicity schedules were received in the mails on the first and second days of the month, and hence are not due at Wash ington until April 1. When they are assembled there the rule of nonpub llcity, promulgated on the ground that there is no "appropriation available to carry out the publicity provision for the law, will be enforced with the ut most rigidity. "Leaks" to Be Punished. Already there has been inquiry as to what proportion of the corporations have failed to comply with the law, as a result of which Commissioner Cabell announced that if any specific informa tion of this character leaked that is, Information was given to the effect that a certain corporation was in de fault it would call for drastic action. It Is held that It Is no more proper to make public such Information than (Concluded on Pane 2.) PACIFIC DEFENSE TO BE STRONGER SUBMARINES AXD BATTLESHIPS MAY COME WEST. Administration Warship Bill Gets Support of Senate Committee. Meyer Promises Aid. WASHINGTON. March 2. (Special.) Secretary Meyer and Senator Perkins, chairman of the naval affairs committee, held a conference today, at which the latter agreed to support the Administra tion plans for two battleships, three de stroyers, two colliers, a repair ship and four or five submarines. The chairman yielded somewhat from his own views, for he doesn't believe in the necessity for large building plans. He objected specifically to the repair ship on the grounds that engine-rooms and land stations afford the best prac tical solution of repair problems of war ships, s As to the submarines, which are to cost $000,000 each, or twice the cost of those now In service, and are to embody the very latest ideas in submarine work, the chairman gave warm approval. There is a general understanding that the submarines will all be assigned to the Pacific Coast. Senator Perkins re newed his demands that at least nine of the ten battleships should be stationed on the Pacific Coast. Despite the long coast line and the im portance of affairs In the Pacific, not a single battleship is to be seen from Port Barrow to Panama. The Secretary said he would give the matter earnest consideration. CONDON PROGRAMME GIVEN Old Fort Dalles Historical Society Honors Geologist, THE DALLES, Or.. March 2. (Spe cial.) The Old Fort Dalles Historical Society met yesterday afternoon at the home of the president and gave a Condon programme, honoring the mem ory of Thomas Condon, Oregon's- ge ologist, whose birthday anniversary is March 3, and who from 1862 until 1873 was pastor of the Congregational Church at "The Dalles. The first ser vices were held In Wasco County's Courthouse, now the old City Hall, and the next year he built the first church edifice used by that society. It was during his residence at The Dalles that he collected many of his most valuable specimens, some of them having no duplicates. He was the friend, of all the teamsters, freight and stagedrivers were continually on the lookout for specimens and his collec tion' was also augmented by friends all over the country. Very many speci mens came from the John Day Valley and distinguished scientists from the Eastern colleges came to visit Mr; Con don and lew his cabinet. .This valu able cabinet of specimens Just escaped being destroyed by fire in 1871, and only by superhuman effort was it saved. While here Mr. Condon, in 1871, pub lished two articles. "The Rooks of the John Day Valley," and "The Willamette Sound." Mr. Condon's daughter, Mrs. R. S. Bean, wife of Federal Judge Bean, was the guest of the society for this pro gramme. GARVEN WANTS BEEF BOOK Supreme Judge Orders Hearing on Removal to New Jersey. NEW TORK, March 2. Supreme Court Justice Swayze, of New Jersey, has set Saturday next as the time for hearing the arguments of Pierre Garven. the Pub lic Prosecutor of Hudson County, in the suit to obtain possession of the books of Armour & Co., Swift & Co., and others :ly Indicted at Jersey City and charged with conspiracy in controlling the price of meat. Although six corporations and 21 indi viduals already have been Indicted, the so-called meat grand Jury, is still in ses sion in Jersey City. Mr. Garven hopes to present to the grand Jury evidence that will warrant further prosecutions. Capiases for the arrest of the individ uals named in the recent indictments are now in the Sheriffs hands, but he ap parently has a tremendous task ahead of him In serving them on J. Ogden Ar mour and others who are not in the state. SEINE AGAIN AT FLOOD Water Enters Sewers, but Wcathrt Indicates Danger Is Over. PARIS, March 2? The continued rain fall has raised the level of the river Seine to 21 feet 5 inches today, almost equaling the flood maximum of 1SS2. The water is again pouring into the mouths of the sewers. The weather, however. Is gradually improving and the authorities believe the river will not rise further. EUGENE DEFEATS BONDS Refunding Issue Lost by Small Mar gin City Hall Site Beaten. EUGENE, Or., March 2. (Special.) The proposal to issue $150,000 refund ing bonds to take up the. city's war rant Indebtedness was defeated today by 18 votes, the vote being 309 for and 327 against the issue. The $20,000 Issue for the purchase of a city hall site was defeated by 116 votes. M'CARTHY JJOARD LOSES Injunction Against New Mayor's School Directors Stands. SAN FRANCISCO. March 2. The mo tion to dissolve the injunction against the McCarthy members of the Board of Education, restraining them from taking possession of the office held by the appointees of ex-Mayor Taylor was denied this afternoon by Superior Judge Bturtevant. ROCKEFELLER TO BESTOW FORTUNE Channel Provided for Vast Philannthropy. CONGRESS TO CREATE BOARD Plans for Foundation Drawn on Broad Lines. PAST GIFTS $131000,000 Standard Oil Magnate Estimated to Have From $000,000,000 to $1,000,000,000, the Bulk of - AVhich Will Be Dispensed. WASHINGTON. March 2. For the pur pose of giving away his fortune on a scale not equaled by any other philan thropist, John D. Rockefeller caused to be taken today steps to incorporate the Rockefeller Foundation of the District of Columbia. The bill for- this purpose was intro duced by Senator Gallinger and' closely follows a measure passed by Congress in 1903, under which the Rockefeller edu cational foundation was authorized. The difference is that the present bill is much, broader, opening the way for Mr. Rocke feller to enter any line of recognized, philanthropy. It is understood that through the foun dation Mr. Rockefeller will distribute tho greater part of his fortune. Mr. Rocke feller has already given away about $131, 000.000 and his present possessions are variously estimated at from $300,000,000 to $1,000,000,000, or even more. The bill introduced by Senator Gaiyogerwasre.- , ferred to'the- committee o"rf Jiijiclaryt " The incorporators named in the bill.. John D. Rockefeller, John D. Rocke feller, Jr., Fred T. Gates, Starr J. Mur phy and Charles O- Heydt, are author ized to select" associates, not to exceed. 25, and it is provided that there shall not be at any time less than five. Outside Gifts Dispensed. . The Foundation is' Organized on ljnei-sjmllaj- to ihe .Car uCgie "inundation ,f q'rL 'the advancement of . ieacolng. As." Vn J the case of the latter institution, th ' Rockefeller Foundation will be author ized to receive and dispense gifts of money other than those obtained from the original endowments, the amount of which has not been fixed. The" scope of the foundation is em braced in a short section of the bill. This section reads: "That the object of the said corpora tion shall be to promote the well being and to advance the civilization of the peoples of the United States and its ter- ritories and possessions and of foreign lands in the acquisition and dissemina tion of knowledge; in the prevention and relief of suffering and In the promotion of any and all of the elements of human progress." Fortune to Be Distributed. When asked regarding the bill, Senatoa Gallinger said: "I am not authorized to speak for Mr. Rockefeller. But there- is no doubt that Mr. Rockefeller intends to give away his money on a scale greater than any other living man. I am not acquainted with all of the details of Mr. Rockefeller's plan. It is expected Washington will ba headquarters." ' $50 CLAIM AROUSES STATE Can Oregon Be Garnlsheed, Question to Be Settled. SALEM, Or., March 2. Special.) An interesting question has been sub mitted to the Attorney-General as a result of a suit for the garnishment of the salary of J. L. Green, a Deputy Game Warden, to satisfy a claim of $50 and interest held by one Carl Khe lebe. The papers in the garnishment were served upon . Secretary of State F. W. Benson today, and Attorney General Crawford was requested to take whatever steps are deemed neces sary on behalf of the state. Section 14. article 4, of the constitu tion, provides that "provision may be made by general law for bringing suit against the state as to all liabilities originating after or existing at the time of the adoption of this constitu tion; but no special act authorizing such suit to be brought, or 'making compensation to any person claiming damages against the state, shall ever be passed." The Legislature of 1907 passed a law, which was vetoed by Governor Cham berlain, and passed over his veto at the 1909 session, providing that sala ries, wages and credits of the state or of any subdivision o ,of any officer or employe thereor, shall be subject to garnishment the same as any private Individual or corporation. Now it is up to the Attorney-General to pass an opinion as to whether or not the law of 1909 providing that the state may be garnlsheed is in conflict with section 14, article 4. of the constitution. Planters Accused of Law Violation. HONOLULU, March 2. United States Attorney Breckons has brought suit against the Planters Association for violation of the contract labor law in having imported from Macao two Por tuguese who are now alleged to have admitted that they were given money for their fares by an agent of the asso ciation at Macao. who at the same tired promised them employment. J