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OREGOXIAX, JANUARY 2, 1911. CHICAGO GETS UP FEELING WRETCHED flew Year Debauch Recruits Women for Resorts of , ' Underworld. ''DRUNKS" ARE PLENTIFUL Carnival on Streets Is Prohibited, but Bars of Decency Are Taken Down Jn Care, Where Wood lams Itelgn Supreme. CJIICAOO. Jan. 1. (Special.) Chicago Crrrlcd the new year today with swelled heads and many brulaea and crimson spot, an ugly conscience and a nasty taste In lt mouth. The annual scenes of debauchery were even more vivid than ever, but they wera confined to tha hotels and cafes, up to after midnight, when thesa places becan to belch their nohi of dninkin. vulsar. profane and vitiated Inmates, chiefly In rented dresa putts and wearlnc Installment Jewelry. From that hour until lone; after day light, these persons Infested streetcars, taxlcaba, tha elevated roads and other conveyances. The majority of them reached home, but some will never get home, for the New Year debauch baa become a fruitful occasion for recruiting the red llht district. At nearly every treet corner. In alk-ys and in doorways could be seen beautifully gowned girls and women, drunk and deathly ale, tha sport of hoodlums and recruiting agenta .ir resorts of the underworld. Many of them will never sea their homes again. In tha best hotels tha scenes wera such as can be witnessed only upon an occasion like this, when all bars to de cency and moral ara let down and the wildest license granted any ona who will ,,r tha prlra of a table and unlimited drinks- - To the credit of the pollca It must ba n.il that they malnta:nrd comparative rdr and decency on tha streets. Tin lorns and other noi.--produ.-TS wero promptly taken from hoodlums and broken. Confetti-throwers wera arrested and tha "rhalnean" of young ruffians, who. In wedje formation, tear through, the crowded etn-e'.s. knocking down and trampllns ereryboJy In their path, aban doned this sport after they had collided with a squad of very wide and thick po licemen. Ulutln scenes wera witnessed on the streetcars, whera hoodlums did not dara appear In public at any other time, took possession and mad Ufa miserable lor other occupants. for the cltlsens who eat reaularly. drink moderately or not at all. and who own their own cloth Ins. tha occasion was disgust Ins; In tha extreme. CUP PROPERTY OF CURTISS Aviator Permitted to Retain Trophy Won for Oo -Country Flight. 1X3 ANGELES. Jsn. L With tha ex piration of the year IMa, Glenn H. Cur tlsa became tha perpetual holder of tha Scientific American cup for tha aviator making- the longest cross-country flight during tha year. Thla trophy Is the first ever offered In this country, for flights In tba air by any type of heavler-than-atr marhlnea. In 1. tha Selentlflo American, watch ing the attempts of the aviators to make their first flights, and to encourage thesa trials, offered a cup. the conditions being that It should go to the aviator making the lonrest flight In any ona year, and that It might ba won three years In suc cession to become tha personal property of tha winner. Curtlsa won It In 1908. 1909 and 1910t and at midnight last night It became his per sonal property. In the year Jut closed Curtlsa an nounced his Intention to try for the cup on his great flight from Albany to New York City, and that flight of 159 miles rot having been surpassed by any ona regularly entered for tha prise, the trophy becomes bis for all time. SINGER L!KES PORTLAND Xetraxxinl Will Stay In This City as Long as She Can. Madame Tetraxxlnl and her company are so well pleased with Portland that they decided to remain In this city till tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock, the hour of the last train for Tacoma that will place tha diva In tha "City of Destiny" In time for her engagement tomorrow night. Tetraxxlnl Is accepting; no social attentions or entertainments and she and her company ar resting from tha ardu ous rehearsals and engagement In San Francisco. Testerday was the birthday of William JL Leahy. Tetraaalnl'a manager, and ha gave a aimer to the party In honor of the event. Last night the singer en tertained a box party at "Honeymoon Trail" at the llelllg. ROBBER CRUSHES WOMAN Highwayman and Toothful Accom plice Make Their Escape. SAX FRANCISCO. Jan. L While a boy stood en guard outside tha door, a tall, heaw-set man entered tha grocery store ef Mrs. Ellen Johns, at Market and llalsht streets, lata today, and demanded money. Mrs- Johns tried to escape from tha store, but the man seined her and struck her over tha head with a blunt Instrument, crushing her skull. Ha then rifled tha cash drawer of 130 and. with his youthful accomplice, fled. When the holdup wa reported to tha police. Chler Seymour Instantly Instigated a vigorous search for the assailants. Two suspects wera arrested tonight. Mr. Johna via rushed to a hospital, where, It was said her injuries probably would prove fatal. EAST IN BLIZZARD'S GRIP Contlnnel From First T. The cold weather prevailed all over Oklahoma. TRAINS ARE BADLY DELATED Lines Running Into St. Paul From West Blocked by Snow. gT. PAUL, Jan. 1. The snow storm that'started early today and la sweeping- over Minnesota and the Dakotaa almost developed Into a billiard to night. Streetcar traffic was delayed 'Pio Great Northern. Northern Pa tlflc and Chicago. Milwaukee St. Paul are blocked at Aberdeen. 8. t- and vandan. N. D. Tha Great Northern and Korthern Pacific are running; I'""u- and those point. While the trains are several hours late, railroad offlc'als say there la no danger of trains being tied up before tomorrow. Tha temperature here had dropped to scro at mldn'ght. IXArGCRATIOX IS HINDERED Wyoming Governor to Be Inducted Into Office Indoors. CHETENNE. Wyo Jan. 1. Owing to the sudden drop In temperature here, plans hare been abandoned for the outdoor exercises tomorrow in con nection with the Inauguration of Joseph 51. Carey as Governor. The Inaugural exercises will ba held In tha CapltoL Klickitat Valley's Winter Open. GOLD END ALE, Wash.. Jan. 1. (Spe cial.) The Winter, so far. has been tha mildest one that the Klickitat Valley has enjoyed for a number of years. Tha weather has been open and the sun shin ing a good portion of the time. Stock men hsve not had to feed stock on the range and road work has been carried on without Interruption, Tha advent of the new year, however, brought a sud den drop In the temperature with a bit ing east wind. H IS HIT XATIOXAL BASEBALL COMMIS SIOX TO MEET TVESDAT. Organisation Will Take) Cp Cases of Ballplayers Wlto Are "Money Mad" at Conference In East. NEW TORK. Jan. 1. (Special.) Much Importance Is attached to tha baseball meeting this week In Cincinnati. Tha National commission, with August Herr mann. Johnson and Thomaa Lynch, will meet on Tuesday at the Loughrey Club, located on an Island In tha Ohio Klver, awjy from prying reporters. One of the Important measures that tha American League president has been working on Is regarding 'commercialism creeping Into baseball. The commbteion will take op the cases of the ballplayers who are "money mad." The supreme court of baseball la pus sled about the attitude of the athlete before the session starts and after It ends. The commission Is against the barn-storming trips of all kinds and will pass, rules next Tuesday prohibiting players from playing either In Red Bank. N. J., or In Havana, Cubs, after tha ses sion ends. The rules commission regarding tha world series and local aeries will be gone ever with a fine comb. Chances ara that hereafter tha supreme court of baseball will hold Jurisdiction over only tha games each Fall between the flag-winners of the American League and tha National League. The commission is willing to let gb of Its 10 per cent for taking charge of a series, such as Jo ba played each Fall between the Highlanders and the Giants, but will have ona representative, who will have nothing to do with finances, but mho will ba the official supervisor. SHIPS SOOll OBSOLETE THREE CnCISERS. BUILT RE CEXTLT, CXFIT FOR, SERVICE. Charleston. St. Louis and Milwau kee, Less Than live Years Old, Cannot Be Condemned. WASHINGTON. Jan. 1. The rapidity with which a ship becomes obsolete In tha Navy, notwithstanding that she Is In good condition. Is disclosed by tha fact that a question has arisen as to the disposition of the cruisers Charles ton. St. Louis and Milwaukee, now ly ing at Puget Sound Navy -yard. These ships ara of recent date, the St. Louis havlng been launcnea live years ago. but they are "unarmored" protected cruisers type, now only ceslred for scout ships. a scout shonld hare not less man zt knots speed, but thesa cruisers are rated 23 knots. If they are to ba kept In commission they must undergo ex tensive repairs; yet they could not be condemned and sold under existing- law. because these repairs would not exceed In cost the 10 per cent fixed aa a line o -condemnation. To sell any naval vessel not subject to this nrovlslon would require the spe cial authorisation of Congress, and It Is doubtful If this could be obtained In view of the small prices that have been realised from recent sales of such vessels as the Detroit and the low bids on tba Boston. Portland People in San Francisco. oax- PBiVPICrn Jan. 1 Sneclal.V vni-n .nivali it the Palace Hotel to day: B. F. Glltner, W. R. Anderson, C. B. Stetson. Ed. Knowies, w. j. naiiey. J. M. Carver and wife. R. P. McClelland and wife, A. A. Riordan. B. F. Holt. F. E. Fuller. J. P. Menefee, R. E. Menefee, F. W. Leadbetter and wife. Mrs. A. W. Lead better. Miss Sadie Leadbetter. W. B. Bolton, Dr. Jeorge H. Strowbrtdge, Mrs. J. A. Strowbrtdge. Sioux City Pioneer Dead. SIOUX CITT. ' Is., Jan. 1 Louis Dace Letelller. aged M years, the oldest pion eer of Sioux City, died at hla home here today. Ha was born In Canada tn 1S27 and came to Slouz City In 185 from St. Louis, squatting on land which Is now In the business district, called Mid dle Sioux City. Jf ANT SPORTING RKCORIW ARE' ESTABLISHED DURlNtS 191. "Chick" Evans wins the longest golt match of the, year, defeating Walter Egaa at Lake Oeneva la 41 holes. Mobile and Atlanta baseball teams play the shortest game of the year, completing nine full Innings la S3 minutes. Quarterback Sleler. of the Illinois eleven, wins three games for bts team, defeating Chicago. Indiana and Syracuse, by drop kicks. Ed Walsh, of the White 80s. and Jack Coombs, et tha Athletics, pitch I Innings ef scoreless ball. Barry Grant, on aa Alco car, es tablishes a precedent for aalo driv ers by winning the Vanderbllt cup for the second consecutive time. Riley Thompson sets a record by winning the grand Americas handi cap shoot with a perfect soore of 100 broken targets. jay Graham breaks 411 targets without a miss. Novelty wins the richest turf ata of the year, the Futurity, val ued at 131.301. Colorado E. wins the richest har ness stake or the year, the Matron Futurity, valued at $15,000. Andy Hall bowls the greatest total of the year, counting TJS pins In tlir. vamaa. 5. tea Sale rpnE announcement that our great January sale of Books Arill begin on the stroke of 8 tomorrow-Tuesclay-morning 1 Avill be of interest to every citizen in Portland. Ours is not a sensational store; neither is this a sensational sale-it is a bona fide sale. It is our usual custom to offer, once a year, an opportunity to buy Books at a material reduction m price, and this year the sale will be larger and better than ever. It will continue through the month, new books being Sdded each day The following is only a partial list of the extraordinary opportunities we offer you to save on xEW books in all lines-not books nobody wants. We invite you to COME AND SEI-you will find prices that represent big sav- L 11, ,i om in it UPPni,, Avith our business, "The House of Reliability"! Come tomorrow morning early ! 1113 111 1UUI11 J ) ttUU c j 7 a . -il ' CLC h 3000 BOOKS FOR BOYS AND GIRLS. This Is the greatest assortment of books for boys and girls between the age of 10 and 17 ever assembled at the price named below. On second floor. Optics, Castleman, Otis, Stevenson and Cooper scries, etc. Books selling regularly up to BOo, buy as many as you want during this sale at the extremely 1Q. low prica of. tha copy.... Iwt 1 nnn LINEN BOOKS. In this assortment there are 1UUU books selling regularly from Be to 11.00, In cluding titles that are suitable for children of all ages. During this sale Only, at just......... 72 X r rf BOARD BOOKS arranged on special tables for OUU children of all ages. The books on these second floor bargain tables sell regularly at 25c to S1.50. j During this sale only, at Just : Z Oft Of) NEW FICTION at ona UUU nalf publishers' prices. These books are not reprints, but original editions absolutely new books. Tou will find many want ed titles here. Special price to reduce our stock during r7ttr. this 'sale only, tha copy.. X ' BooRs "lit Sets Great Price Reductions And Convenient Terms I asaas aaaeeam.aaw 500 Leather Poets. All the Popular Titles. Tou Will Want :3v?ral Copies. Values up 'o 1.S0. Reduced to 49c 5 Big Specials 204t Da I at r Little Booklets for gifts or home, regular 2ic C buy all you want at. the copy O IMO Standard Books In gift boxes, purchased for Christmas trade, but delayed In shipment, O- cut from $1 to O 1 BO "t.ood Meaner for All Oera aloaa." A book that should he in every home. Cut from JJ $1.25 to 4 1 53 'Aatomoblle Trowkles." A practical manual every auto own er should have. Was $1. 7ttn Now only OS Haad Books on Business Cor respondence. Worth its weleht In gold to correspon d a n t a. "70 -Was 11.26. now Jl. BOOKS OF BIOGRAPHY It will bo worth your while to see these books. Tha prices have been reduced ao as to sell them on short order. Scan this list. You have never before had an opportunity to Duy line .books m oewas such extraordinary price reductions and the opportunity will not be offered again. Ex amines of our remarkable price concessions are published below, and a scattering of the sets themselves are on display in our Third street window. Come to our store Tuesday and we will show you Books in Sets at prices so low you will immediately see the advisability of mak- ins- vour selections irom our immense aispioy. o " u j AUTHOR. VOLS Bur ton's Arabian M?hts Austen. . ......... Austen Am. History and Gncyclonedia of Music Arts and Sciences Balzac . .......... Haizac. ...... Balzac. . ...... Balzac. . ...... Bronte Bulwer Lytton Bulwer Lytton Beaconsf ield. . Burns. ...... Byron. . ...... Carly le 1'ooDpr. . Court. Salon and Green Room. Dickens BINDING. BEG. PK1CE. 17 e 10 10 6 IS 18 63 36 12 15 15 20 S 18 10 15 a; Morocco..$127.no $ y. Leather 15.0O Cloth 20.0 OI'R PKICE. T5.SO 11.75 14.75 Full Mor'c'o 73.0O Cloth 80.OO Buck Ka.no Vt Calf 40.SO i Leather 22H.50 Dickens. Dickens. Dickens. Dickens. Dumas. . Dumas. . Dumas. . Eliot- . .. Eliot. . ., Fielding. Fielding. Flaubert. Gibbon. . Goethe. . Uulsot. . , Gulzot. . Hugo. . .. Hugo. . .. Harte. . . Irving. 28 12 15 . 15 . 15 . 3r . 2 . 15 ..32 . 10 . 10 . 6 . 12 . 10 . 15 . 7 . 8 . S . 20 . 8 . 19 8 lnt.rn'1 Cnnarress.. 15 Tnirernoll 12 The Immortals 20 Jesse John Heneege 30 Leather- Cloth Buckram. .. Vt Calf Cloth i Morocco.. 4 Leather... Calf Buck Buck Cloth. . . . . H Leather... Buck H Calf 4 Morocco. i Leather... Buck i Morocco Cloth Buck Leather. . .. Buck Buck 4 Leather Eng. Buck Cloth 4 Calf Leather Cloth. . .... Cloth. . . . . . Cloth Calf. IIH.tMl 24.0O 18.715 3.1.75 KO.UO 22.50 4H.M) SH.OO 18.50 SS.00 15.0U 22.SO 1S.75 37..V ar.o 1S.5 KS.OO l-O.IMI 20.00 0.0O 24. HO 1H.50 105.00 K.75 I0.0O 18.00 OO.Ofl 10.00 25. R0 moo 108.75 oo.oo no.oo Kipling. Lamb. . Lam b. ....... Lover. Charles Lever.. Charles Lever.. Morocco- Kllk Cloth. . Morocco- lso.tm m.oo 22.00 2(1.00 15.00 30.00 144.00 Cloth Morocco Buck 4 Leather i Leather Cr'sh'd Mor. 40.OO 14.75 16.75 31.75 132.50 67. 50 18.75 14.75 2S.60 50.25 15.00 25. OO 19.25 14.75 51.25 8.40 13.50 14.25 22.50 61.25 4 7.50 14.25 57.75 14.75 14.75 7.25 15.25 10.50 75.00 6.85 6.4 O 15.75 40.00 6.40 23.75 6.35 62.50 48.75 30.00 97.50 7.50 14.50 16.25 10.50 21.75 100.00 AUTHOR. VOLS. Lincoln 8 Lincoln. 6 Lincoln Literature of Italy 16 N e 1 s o n's E n c y- eloped la. 12 De Musset 10 I)e Maupassant.... 17 Macaulay's Essays and Poems 3 Macaulay (Comp.). 12 Mystery ana trime iv Nnrroena. . ....... 15 nrvnvTffi. Iitt-K i Morocco- 40.00 $ Cloth 0.00 Cloth e.oo Parchment. 160.00 Cloth. Buck. Buck. , Poe. Poe Poe Paine. . Park man. . ....... Parkman. Prescott Queens of Eng land Richardson. . -. . Ridpatli's History- Keade. . Reade Kuskin. . Husk in. .... Ilosseau. Schiller Shakespeare. Shakespeare, rie Ed Smollet. . Stevenson. . Stevenson. . Scott. Scott Scott. Sue T 1 s s o t's Christ Thackeray. . Thackeray. Thackeray. . ...... Tolstoi Oscar Wilde. Tain e's En glish Literature Chas. W. Eliot's 6- ft. Lib. of Books Bar- Life of 10 6 6 10 13 16 12 15 19 9 12 12 13 13 4 5 13 16 12 9 9 12 12 25 10 S 10 10 10 24 15 Calf Morocco Cloth Cloth m Morocco Cloth Calf Levant and Silk Sides si Leather... Buck Leather Red Silk.... Buck Leather Buck Vs Calf Buck. . .... Calf Cloth Buck. Cloth i Leather Cloth V- Leather Cloth Buck Calf Leather Buck. ..... Full Leath'r Cloth Cloth Calf Morocco Shot Silk... .10.00 10.5O 34.00 7JSO 60.00 17.RO 60.00 2H.OO 7.50 13.50 100.00 SO.OO 42.30 3X00 8S.0O 40.00 30.0O l.VOO 27.00 15.00 2I1.7S 16.00 7.50 20.50 60.00 30.00 15.O0 12.00 1S.OO . 27.O0 6N.75 28.0O .43.00 12.50 20.00 22.50 00.00 60.00 e.to OCR PRICE. 19.50 2.25 3.25 87.50 2O.O0 10.75 14.75 5.50 33.75 9.85 SO.OO 15.75 5.75 11.60 65.00 26.00 21.75 22.50 35.00 29.75 25.75 11.95 21.25 11.95 24.25 6.25 4.75 9.75 38.75 19.50 7.50 6.25 11.90 23.25 50.00 15.50 15.75 7.75 11.75 19.50 48. SO 40.00 1.85 C r u s Levant. . . 812.50 . 200.00 tif( BOOKS FOR BOYS AND ,OUl GIRLS Alger, Ellis. Trowbridge, Castleman, Harka way, etc. As indicated by the popular authors named, these books are for boys and girls be tween the ages of 12 and 19. In this lot, displayed on the second floor, are books selling regularly up to f 1.50. You may pick out as many as you want during this sale at the extremely low On. price of JI7l 1 ff SPLE.NDID COOK BOOKS. These books contain all the standard recipes and are equal In every respect to the famous White House Cook Book. Every housekeeper will want one. Regular price $1. During our great sale only....... 500 Ideal Scries In Leather Classics and Standard Poets. Values up to 11.00. Reduced to 39c 5 Big Specials 40 "Why We Lore Lincoln." The best book on Lincoln at Q, reg. price of $1. Now only "C 85 Famous Princeton Series. Books for your library. Regular $1.25. Buy all you want JO ......... w now at only. 150 Book on Birds and Flonrers for nature lovers, sold regularly up to $2.50. Illustrated, no Now only JyOC 150 Toast Books and Comic Verses. Values up to 60c. For this great sale, the copy, 1 ff only 600 Poets and Classics. An un usual collection of popular titles, selling regularly up to 1 C 60c, now only Iwv B1 EAITIFI'L BOOKS OX ART. ' Add to vour collection of books on art by selecting from mora than 150 titles, selling regu larly at from 75o to b.u, our- Ing this- sale at a spe cial discount of 25 and 50 Uortlcmfr's popular 3ook W Stationery Store At the Corner of Third and Alder Streets TRAVEL AND SPORT If you are Interested in Travel and Sports you will want some of these books. Prices have been reduced to a minimum. BIBLES, PRAYER BOOKS AXD TESTAMENTS on sale during January at prices so low you will want to take advantage. Make your selections before stocks have been picked over CCf at a special discount of ' ARMY IlilS CRITIC Military Men -Are Parasites, Declares Archbishop. "IDEAS ARE NONSENSICAL" "Hired Assassins, Killing Men at So Much Per Head," Is Epithet Ap plied by Churchman "Gold Lace, Etc., Signify Nothing." ST. I-OUIS, Jan. 1. (Special.) Axch. blshop Olennon as a aermon this morning denounced as nonsensical the Ideas ad vanced by military men, urging that In these times a nation should be so well armed as to prevent its being attacked aa the best way to prevent war. "Ifa a strange way to promote peace, going to the foundry and having guns cast to kill people." ha said. "There Is no logic, no sincerity. In such a wish to prevent war." The archbishop talked on the estab lishment of peace In the homes, peace In industry and peace among nations. Besides doubting the sincerity of those urging heavy armament, the archbishop rapped the military man and called him a parasite of the community. Ha Is a hired assassin, killing men at so much per head." said tha speaker. "His gold lace, epaulets and tinsel sig nify nothing but tho fact that he Is liv ing on public revenues and doing little or nothing for the community. The pro fessional aoldler deserves no admiration and la not one who should ba held up as an Ideal man." The archbishop declared that military training for boyn is good in that It pro motes discipline and obedience, but that It a usefulness ends there. CONSERVATION IS TOPIC President Taft and Members of Cab inet Discuss Plans. WASHINGTON-. Jan. 1. President Taft learned tonight what legislation wax wected. of Coogrsas at Its nr,.ni ession on the conservation of National resources. Secretary Balllnger, Senator Nelson, chairman of the Senate committee on publio lands; Senators Flint and Smoot, also of the committee; also Represen tative Mondell, of Wyoming, chairman of tha House committee on public lands, and Representative Parsons, of New York, conferred with him on phases relating to the coal lands In Alaska, the oil situation In California and the subject of appeals from the Judgment of the Department of tha In terior. The President urged the necessity for prompt legislation on the most pressing needs of the country, parti cularly the Alaskan coal lands. A ten tative draft of a bill by Secretary Bal llnger, looking toward tho opening of coal deposits In Alaska by the leasing system, was discussed. The President, it Is said, emphasized the necessity of an early opening of coal lands so as to afford the Inhabitants a more reason able price for coaL The oil system In California, as af fected by the recent Yard decision, was touched on at the conference, the Presi dent being Informed as to tha probable action of tho Congressional committees on the whole proposition of oil legis lation. SCOT LIVES TO BE 110 Mare Who llemembcrs Waterloo Keep Faculties Almost to End. LONDON. Jan. 1. (Special.) James Grieve, believed to bo tho oldest man In Scotland, died at his dwelling, Cor-an-teo. Loch Eekside, a few nights ago. He was a native of Inverness-shire, where, according to his own belief, he was born In the year 1800. He fixed the date of his birth by his recollections of Waterloo. Ho was then a boy working In the fields and when the news of the victory arrived he. with his fellow laborers, participated In the general re joicings. At that time ho was 14 or 15 years old. He maintained the use of his faculties almost up to the last, and was able to see and speak with visitors till within a few weeks ago. For almost 95 years Grieve worked as a shepherd and even after he had re tired from continuous labor he contin ued to assist In tho fields, "talcing a turn at the hay," as he phrased It. Except for an attack of influensa now and then during the last years he could boast of an absolutely clean bill of health and. centenarian though ho was, a dally walk of several miles over rough ways had no fears for him. Bell Reaches Manila. MANILA, Jan. 1. Major-General Franklin Bell, the new commander of tho Philippine army, arrived here today. Ho will assume command of the array on January 13, Brigadier-General Persh ing bQltif; inxhargs 1a-tha Interim. HOLDUPS OB 10 Men Accosted in Same Neigh borhood at Midnight. THUGS' WORK IS TIMELY K. F. Henson Fbrced to Borrow Car Faro After Robbery Raleigh C. Wilson's Pockets Disappoint Duo ot young Criminals. R. F. Henson, a teamster living at 863H First street, was held up a few minutes before 12 o'clock last night and within a quarter or an hour Raleigh a Wilson was held up by the same thugs, according to descriptions In tho hands of the police. Henson was accosted at East Four teenth and East Burnslde streets and relieved of S in cash, his gold watch and a check for $17 drawn on the CU1 sens' Bank of the East Side and in dorsed by A. P. Morse. Wilson, who lives at 744 Albina ave nue, was the next victim of the two highwaymen, but he had nothing of value on his person. He was held up at Irving street and TTnlon avenue. Henson boarded a Montavllla car to report tho holdup in person at the po. lice station. It was necessary for him to borrow carfare from the conductor. Both robbers are about 46 years old. Ono wore a gray suit and gray hat. The other wore a dark suit and was masked with a blue handkerchief. The other carried a nickel-plated revolver. It Is tho belief of Captain Slover that the robbers have been making a study of the local situation and carefully planned the holdups. They did the work at the time when tho first night relief was reporting In and the second night relief was going on shift. POWER BILLJS PROPOSED State Senator Carson Wonld Remove Handicap to Water's Use. SALEM, Or., Jan. 1. (Special.) Hoping to promote waterpower development by repealing the present burdensome tax npoa IV Btato Senator John A. Carson, of Marlon, will introduce a bill at tho coming session of the Legislature fol lowing recommendations of Stats Engi neer Lewis. The plan is to substitute a small an nual license for regulation purposes. Leading attorneys of Portland exam ined a draft of the bill, after which a corrected copy was forwarded to Repre sentative Rusk, of Wallowa, who agreed to boost the measure. Mr. Rusk introduced the bill which passed tho House at the last session ap propriating $20,000 annually for topo graphic maps and stream surveys, but the measure met defeat in tha Senate. It Is the purpose of Senator Carson's bill to remove one of the restrictions on waterpower development. At the same time license fees will go Into a survey fund for measurement of streams, the plan being to place the principal burden on those directly benefited. This information Is said to bo essential to development and use of water re sources as well as a basis for proper administration of water laws recently enacted. Excerpts from State Engineer Lewis' report are as follows: "To prevent waterpower monopoly tho last Legislature placed two restrictions in the path of future development: limi tation of franchise to the use of water for power development to a period of 40 years, subject to a preference right of renewal under the laws existing at tho date of expiration of such franchise or right, and providing for the payment to the state of an annual tax of 25 cents to $2 per horsepower, based upon the percentage of power appropriated which is put to beneficial use. "These restrictions do not apply to vested rights, but. only to rights acquired subsequent to the taking effect of these acts. "Under these restrictions, 56 permits have been granted for the development of 72,597 theoretical horsepower. Only one of these applications calls for the development of more than 5000 horse power. It Is a peculiar coincidence to And that 66, or an equal number of applica tions to appropriate water for power pur poses have lapsed, because the appli cants refused to pay the fees, or com plete the same in accordance with law, or have been cancelled, from the records and the water again subject to appro priation. "It appears to us that the idea of de riving a large revenue from the future development of water-powers should be abandoned for the present at least. "We should not only not unreasonably retard development, but should actively promote ths development of our natural resources. "No large project will bo undertaken without records of stream flow extending over a series of years. The capitalist of limited means cannot afford the time and money necessary to collect such In formation. "I would, therefore, recommend that the annual tax on new waterpowers for revenue purposes be repealed and that in its place an annual license for regu- , latlon purposes be imposed on all water- power developments, old ana new aiixe. "Other advantages would result front such a license system. "I would suggest a graduated fee as follows: All plants developing 25 theoret ical horsepower or less, exempt; from 25 to 100 theoretical horsepower, 10 cents for each horsepower; from 100 to 1000, inclu sive, 6 cents, and 1 cent for each horse power in excess of 1000. Thus the annual fee for a plant of 100 horsepower would be $7.50 for 10U0 horsepower $52.50, and for 30.000 horsepower, $342.60." 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