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This mammotli floating warehouse U on her maiden trip from Europe by way of the Orient, and Is the last word In marine architecture of the type she represents. The craft Is nearly S00 feet long, with a beam of CO feet. It would require ten trains of fifty cars each to brine In enough cargo to fill the capacious hold. Portland has had many other big ships In the harbor and Is pleased to note that they are Increasing In sixe and number. The peculiar Interest attached to the big new freighter Lucerlc lies In the fact that she came to Portland for cargo that was unobtainable on Puget Sound where she first touched on her Inward voyage from the Orient- The bring ing of 15.000-ton ships to Portland was made possible by the expenditure f large sums of money by fhe Port of Portland. This steadlly-lncreaslr.g burden h, been borne uncomplainingly by the taxpayers of this city, although the advantages In the way of cheaper freights have been enjoyed by every producer In the Columbia basin. After years of most efficient work, which brought splendid results, the Port of Portland Commission has become en tangled In a controversy that promUes to Impair Its usefulness. A good solu tion of the difficulty at this time would be the turning over of the work to the Government and a concerted effort on the part of our citizens to spread over a much wider field the burden that has rested so long on the taxpayers -of Portland. We need more steamship lines. Leading down to Portland from ail part of the Colum bia basin on the shores of the Colum bia River we have two of the finest railroad systems In the Cnlted States. These roads will bring to Portland docks the products of an empire. It Is the duty of the Government to maintain a good channel between Portland and the sea In order that this great traffic can pass unimpeded to the ocean. If the Government could be persuaded to do Its duty in taking care of this channel the Port of Port land would have nothing else to attend to except the pilotage and towage. These matters could be looked alter by the newly established dock board, which will probably have very little dock business to attend to. If the Government would relieve Portland of the burden of deepening the channel to the sea and the dock board would loek after pilotage and towage, as sim ilar boards do In European seaports, ire would have a substantial fund with which to draw more ships to the port. Up-river navigation may prove prof itable In the distant future, but. as we are so well supplied with rail facilities and only fairly well provided with a channel to the sea. all of our energies should be directed to securing Govern ment assistance for the latter. jwm or sat ax. "Jesuits of Satan" is the term by which the notorious Camorrlsts of Italy are known In the land which they have for years kept in a state of terror, this term having been adopt ed cnaccount of their devotion to their order of crime. The present trial of about forty of the outlaws has attracted the attention of the entire world. The appearance In the court room of these criminals securely fas tened in a steel cage naturally gives one the Impression that they are par ticularly bad men and details of the organization that are coming to light with cable accoants of the trial easily account for the precautions that are being taken to prevent their escape. The Camorra Is a mutual organization tor the promotion and exploitation of crime. For centuries its members have been aas.lns, bandits, thieves. Many attempts have been made to break It up. but It has remained un shaken and prosperous for centuries. The difficulty In suppressing these criminals Is thus explained by a Paris paper: "The law does not allow of their being suppressed or broken up. The Camorra Is constituted for objects perfectly legitimate. This association of wretches ha statutes worthy of a society of mutual succor and protec tion where everything Is based upon honor and devotion to leaders and comrades. Its objects are ostensibly the help and protection of the weak, the defense of the oppressed. Unless the law should expressly order the dis solution of 'this beautiful society of reform." It cannot be prosecuted by law as a corporation; only Its Indi vidual member may be arraigned for their misdeeds." The particular crime whlfh wns re sponsible lor drawing the attention of the entire civilised world t the city tf Vlterbo. Italy, was the muroer In . Jnne. 10. f one of the chiefs. Gen naro Cuoecolo and his wife. Uuorcolo was a chief of the Camorra. and the murder was committed by another member of the Camorra In revenge for an Insult. Erricone. the murderer, fled to New Tork. where he was captured and returned to Itaty by a detective named PatroMno. who was shortly afterwards shot dead In Talmero. Bicl'y. The murder of the detective shocked two continents and an Immediate war against the Camorra began. After four years work, the authorities suc ceeded In rounding up the criminals that are now securely held In steel eagaa. The trial Is expected to last a year and "09 witnesses will be called. While It Is believed that the men now under arrest are the ringleaders of the clan, there are enough still uncaught to maintain a mild rclgn of terror In Italy. Nearly H officials who have had any connection with the case have had their llvee threatened, and In this respect the case 1 not unlike the cele brated Haywood trial In Idaho where some of the Jurors received threaten ing letters promising dire punishment If Haywood was convicted. The Camorra Is said to be 000 strong In Naples alone, and therefore, while the execution of the present band now In the hands of the law may put an end to the lawlessness, the authorities who are trying the case may be excused for nervousness over possible results If the decision goes against the prisoners. It was 'from the Camorra that the '"Black Hand" outlaws of thU country graduated, and every decent American will hope that the Camorra chiefs now on trial will be promptly executed and that Italy will send no more of that kind of people to this country. IOXORTCO TUX tfHT. Long before Rudyard Kipling In Tented that famous aphorism that "Never a law of God or man got north of fifty-three" there was another In circulation to the effect that the Juris diction of the Almighty never extend ed west of the Mississippi River. The treatment of the West by Congress In the distribution of committee would Indicate that we have reverted to first principles and that In the mind of the effete East and the Democratic South, we are still small potatoes and few In a hill. The extent to which the West has been Ignored In the make-up of the committees Is shown In the state ments) that In the work of the appro priations committee. ' the Judiciary, foreign affairs, naval affairs, postof f Ices or Insular affairs, not a single representative from west of the Mis sissippi will have a voice, and that n seven other big committees but a sin gle member will have a voice In the legislation that will be shaped by them. The hlehly Important Canadian reci procity measure and all other tariff bills which will come berore the com mittee on ways and means will be set tled with no assistance from the West except such as can be offered by one lone Callfornlan. This slighting of the West Is the first result of the re cent victory of the Democrats and the Insurgents, and as the West contrlbut- j ed most liberally to the cause or these men perhaps we have at this time no legitimate grounds for complaint. It Is somewhat strange, however, that the West should have been ignored In the making up of the appropriations com mittee, for this region still has pend ing great Irrigation and waterway Im provements which should be well taken care of by the Government. Without a man on the appropria tion committee. It will be very diffi cult for the measure of the West to receive the consideration to which they are entitled. The West, and es pecially the Pacific Coast, also has a very live Interest In "foreign affairs," and should most certainly have been given some representation on that committee. The South ha been out of power for so long that Mr. Clark apparently Intend to mafcTe up for lost time. TUX TW JUDICIAL CODK. Among' the good deed of the Blxty flrst Cor.gres for which Tery little praise ha been awarded was the adoption of a revised "Judicial Code." Prom an article In The West Publish ing Company Docket we glean some particulars of this measure which may not be without Interest to the public. The greatest change which It makes In the old arrangements Is the elimina tion of the Federal Circuit Courts. This will take effect In 1112. As mat ters now stand we have, beside the Justice of the Supreme Court, both District and Circuit Judges, any of whom may be called to serve as mem bers of a Circuit Court of Appeals. It seems that the Federal Circuit Courts are a sort of fifth wheel to the wagon. Their Jurisdiction doe not differ a great deal from that of the District Court, though It doe somewhatv while they complicate the machinery of the law. contribute to the perplexity of suitors and tempt the lawyers to Indulge In wile which they would otherwise never think of. So the unneccessary Circuit Courts are doomed to extinction. We shall then have only the District Court and the Circuit Courts of Appeal, with the Supreme Court for the apex of tho system. The Jurisdiction of the lower Fed eral Court depends entirely on the mandate of Congress. It can say what cases they may or may not try- .1' can make rule for appeals from one of them to another and may forbid or Mmif anneals from them to the Su preme Court precisely as It pleases. The Constitution defines the original Jurisdiction of the Supreme Court very strictly and expressly adds that Con gress shall regulate the whole subject of appeal. It could forbid all appeals to the Supreme Court If it liked, ex cept possibly In some Constitutional cases. It has already limited the right of appeal In many direction. In the remodeled Judiciary system will be Included the Custom Court and the Court of Commerce. The purpose of the Utter Is to take Jurisdiction of railroad litigation grow im t f the activities of the Inter state Commerce Commission together with other cognate matter. Appeals from the Court of Commerce go di rectly to the Supreme Court. A SIXnjE QrEOTIOX. BIT A &EKIOCS The Municipal Court Is upon the bottom rung of the Judicial ladder. Its business I largely fundamental, both In regard to adjudging penalty and Inspiring respect for the law. It deal first and last with men who have the least possible regard for law. and to whom Justice Is a thing despised and to be evaded If possible. This being true. It follows that the presid ing spirit or genlu of thla court should be one of dignity, proper deliberation and prompt, even-handed administra tion of Justice In It simplest and therefore Its most Impressive form. Evidence goes to show that the Mu nicipal Court of Portland is not con ducted along these lines. In the first place, the room In which It 1 held reeks with foul odors and all unclean llness. This, owing to Its location and arrangement, the presiding Judge can not entirely help, though by proper Insistence he could doubtless material ly correct the more glaring of these conditions. What he could do, how ever, and what ha should do. and what a municipal Judge should be chosen for. Is to preside over this fun damental court with dignity, proper deliberation and a sense of Justice that extends to the most friendless and degraded culprit or malefactor who Is haled before him for infraction of the law. There should be no whispered conference between the presiding Judge and the policeman, who from the very nature of hi calling is viewed - TITE aiORXIXO OREGOXIANV WEDNESDAY. by the prisoner as an arch enemy in conspiracy against him. All charges should be openly and clearly made, and any! defense offered should re ceive due consideration. Simply. stat ed, every man I entitled to his day in court. His hearing, however brief, should be before a dignified tribunal. All appearance of prejudgment in his case should be avoided. The question I not a political one, though politicians have long handled and manipulated It In the Interest of politics on tho lower possibly on the lowest levels. It Is a serious ques tion, since the manner In which It la dealt with conduces either to defiance of or respect for the law by a class essentially dangerous to society. There Is a grave abuse here that can and should be corrected. The atate- ri- Jonah R Wise made upon the evidence of his own sight . . . . . . ir.....i.nl I ana neanng in in diuuiu as published recently, are worthy and should receive consideration at thl particular time. A NATION AI, TCXIVERSITT. With . true Western zeal for the higher learning. Senator Borah ha In troduced a bill to reopen the old ques tion of a National university at Wash ington. The Father of His Country dreamed of such an Institution seated at the National capital, and icic some property to aid In founding It Oth-r patriotic statesmen have cherished the 1 same vision from time to time, but . rvinffxe ha so many more pressing uses for Its exiguous resources that the appeal of education has not been lis tened to. Meanwhile generous don.ir from many source have built up a va rWlv of foundations at Washington which In some measure take the place cf a university. To begin with, there Is tho famous Cmiiiiinnlun Institution, to vhich Congrxts has granted a stingy subsiuy JOS II 1U 14 J t Ql O. . O ment was only a paltry half million, but It has probably given mofe sub stantial aid to scientific research than any other, foundation In the country. Our greatest savant have served It as secretaries, Joseph Henry and S. P. Langley among them. It ha promot ed researches In almost every depart ment of knowledge and Its publications are treasured by the learned in every part of the world. Clustered around the Smithsonian Institution and In more or less nebu lous relation with it are the Govern ment Observatory, the Department of Agriculture, with Its wide field of re search and Its educational publica tions: the Coast and Geodetic Sur vey, the Library of Congress, the In dian . Bureau and similar activities. Only'a little way from Washington is the flourishing Johns Hopkins Univer sity, with its laboratories and great hospital for medical Investigation. Looking at ail these Instrumentali ties fcr promoting learning, It would ..n.ihi. in take measures for co-ordinating and systematizing them than to spend money on found ing a new Institution. The Govern ment has employed many scientific men In the most diverse fields of re search, but It never ha been liberal to them. On the contrary. It pays sal aries which are pitifully small com pared with those which can be earned in Industry and in the great universi ties. In our opinion. If Congress hxs any more money to spare on science It can be disposed of to noble advantage without erecting a new foundation. SPREAD OF MEXICAN INSCRKECTlOJf. Close study of the news from Mexico leads to the conclusion that the power of President Dlax over the republic has been seriously shaken. His prom ise of reforms seem to have com too late and to have served only to strengthen the determination of the rebels to overthrow him. and to en courage the people to flock to the standard or Madero. The news we get of the course of the revolution comes almost entirely from the section of the country which Is accessible by courier or travelers to and from the boundary. This section I entirely under the control of the rebels, with the exception of a few garrisoned towns and the ground ac tually occupied by the slender Federal forces. Madero seems to be supreme for more than 200 mile south of the boundary. A to the rest of the country, the Information Is fragmentary, for It can come only by telegraph. The tele graph system Is under the control of the government and every message la now censored. It Is the policy of such governments a that of Mexico, partic ularly In times or trouble, to let no news go out that Is unfavorable to themselves. But occasionally facts leak out which give a hint of what the general condition may be. Thus we learned a few days ago from tho British Consul at Mazatlan, the principal port on the Pacific Coast of Mexico, that that town hourly ex pected a rebel attack. From the City of Mexico thime the statement that a body of cavalry waa about to be sent against a rebel band which had raided one of the suburbs. Report of battles with rebel came from Puebla, a large manufacturing city in the far south, directly west of Vera Cruz, and from the State of Tabasco and Tucatan in the extreme southeast. Another fact which Indicates that the trouble Is general throughout the Yepobllc is the failure of Diaz to send larger forces to copo with the rebels In the north. If tho revolt were main ly confined to that section, it ought not to be difficult for Diaz to put In the field enough men to crush Madero with superior number and artillery. Of the latter the reoei seem to nave none, or they would not have been reduced to the straits of stealing from El Paso an old cannon of Civil War days for use at Agua Prleta. The larg est single body of men with which the rebels are credited is Madero' army, consisting of XOOO men. The obstacle encountered by the elder Madero In reaching hi on for the purpose of conferring on terms of peace show that the power of the government over Its officials is be coming weakened. After he had been granted safe conduct through Mexico, he no Sooner set foot across the boun dary than he was arrested and only after much telegraphic correspond ence could he safely start on his Jour ney to Chihuahua. The immediate aim of the rebels seems to be to force the concession of belligerent rights by the United States. This is the purpose of the capture of Agua Prleta, the siege of OJInaga and the threatened attack on Juarez, op posite El Paso. With these towns In their possession, they would control the principal routes of commerce. The United States. In transacting customs business, would be practically com pelled to recognize the Madero gov ernment a the de facto government of that section, for the only alternative would be to nlace an tmhtrn on com- ! merce over railroads mainly owned by Americans and towns where the larg est Interests are those of Americans. With these towns In their possession and with belligerent right conceded, the rebels could not only Import arms and ammunition unimpeded, but they would have a source of revenue in the customs collections. With those ad vantages Madero could thoroughly or ganize and equip hi army, he could pay his soldiers and he could leave the vay unobstructed for recruit to come in from the United States, While the two armies, fere fighting, the people are suffering.' The small towns and ranches .have been raided, supplies are exhausted, the horses have been taken by the guerilla bands, the cattle have gone to feed the rebel army, crops are unsown and vast stretches of country are becoming des ert. Many of the men are Joining the rebels for lack of other occupation, while tho women and children flee from the devastated country to the towns to live a best they may per haps to starve. The lnsurrectos" Im mediate lack of ammunition may solve the problem In Diaz, favor, but even In that event Mexico's peace will like ly be disturbed for many days to come a the result of guerrilla warfare. in the appointment, of hi. friend Ol- J cott to the position of Secretary of State, Governor West la merely play ing the same kind or politics that made hi Illustrious tutor. Senator Chamberlain, such a shining success as a Democrat in an overwhelming Re publican state. West has appointed Olcott, a Republican, to the position because his aid in winning Republican votes will be of more value than that of the few Democrat who will repudi ate West because of the appointment. In this particular Republicans are more forgiving than Democrats. One of the reasons given for the retirement of Harry Lane, Democrat, from the , Mayoralty race was that Mr. Rush- light, one of the Republican candidates for the ofllce, had worked for Lane each time that he ran for Mayor, There 1, not much hop. for part, loy- 1 L Y. II O II a IUI1U ibciiuwiiv-u George H. Williams Is turned down by allleged Republicans In favor of a Democrat. Governor West has ample precedent to warrant him in believing that his appointment will prove a good stroke of politics. The proprietors or the Triangle Waist Company, already under Indict ment charged with manslaughter in connection with the death of 145 em ployes who were burned to death in the recent New York fire, have been held by a Coroner's Jury as responsible for the death of one of the operators. The Jury said the death was due to "culpable and criminal negligence In falling to observe the legal precaution of leaving the said door unlocked." The high tension at which public sen timent has been held since that-fright-ful tragedy quite naturally made it Impossible for any other kind or a verdict to be returned. It remains to be seen, however, whether thla spasm or horror will last long enough to cause the application or a penalty that will come anywhere near fitting the crime. It should not be any more dif ficult to apply the punishment than It waa to fix the responsibility. The danger of keeping even a mildly Insane person In the home has been often exemplified In tragedy. This was repeated In Lewlston, Idaho, a few days ago, when a woman, suffer ing from mental unbalance, eluded her caretaker long enough to strangle her boy, 6 years old, with a towel. The Idea of home treatment for a person thus suffering is clearly a mistaken one for the patient, since special treat ment by an alienist may be depended upon to restore. If restoration Is possi- ble, while the coaxing and numonng of a half-afraid relative often delays recovery, even when It does not end In a shocking tragedy. Such a case i manifestly one In which, for the bene fit of all concerned, sentiment should give way to reason, and the afflicted one be given the benefit of changed environment and skilful treatment. Mr. Heltkemper's successful cultiva tion of a purple potato excites hopes of other triumphs In the vegetable line. What Is to hinder us from hav ing lavender pumpkins? May we not reasonably aspire to violet-colored parsnips? The relish of food depends a great deal upon its appearance. When the system of coloration is com plete no doubt we shall all be health ier and fatter. The effort of a handful of self appointed labor leaders to deliver the labor vote to anybody is ludicrous. The labor vote, because It Is the most Intelligent, Is the most Independent, and being on the inside of things, so to speak. It knows a lot about men and measures. " The first letter received by the new Secretary of State was an inquiry re garding hosiery and underwear. Be ing a Crook County citizen and a Marion County voter, the Secretary should be able to give comprehensive advice concerning Winter clothing in Oregon. Senator Hopkins probably knowi how ho was defeated by Lorlmer, and If he ha the will to do it he can a tale unfold which will harrow up the souls of the grand Jury worse than Kohi saat's. Here's wishing stiffness to his courage and oil to his tongue. Colenel C E. S. Wood suggests Ibat chauffeurs be licensed only when 69 years old and that they be chloro formed when 60. Has he ever thought of applying the recall Instead of chloroform? As chauffeurs go free after killing pedestrians, it might prove an Inter esting experiment for a pedestrian to kill a chauffeur. Personally, however, we prefer to let Colonel Wood do It. Registration for the Spring primary election has closed and the voter who failed to attend should be compelled to encounter all manner of obstacles In the effort to vote. Sugar advanced yesterday, js Is cus tomary at the beginning of the berry season. No more troops to the Islands. They are needed on the border. There was a lull in business even at the tockyards yesterday. The scare being over, orchardists see prospect of good crops. We could not do otherwise, with the crowd looking. 1911. rltUJll.-: X MEX TO SPEAK Oregon Academy of Sciences) Will Meet In Albany April 28-C. ALBANY, Or, April 18. (Special.) Several of Oregon's most eminent men have been chosen as speakers at the meeting of the Oregon Academy of Sciences, to be held In this city -April 28 and 29. The list of speakers Is now complete, and by far the best pro gramme ever presented at a meeting of . tbe academy Is assured. I The detailed programme has not yet ' been compiled, but the following men , have accepted Invitations to speak on various scientific subjects of interest to Oregon during the two days' ses sion: Dr. W. N. Ferrin. president of Paqlflo University, Forest Grove; Dr. William T. Foster, president of Reed Institute, Portland; Colonel A. W. Mil ler. Portland; Professor H. S. Jackson. Oregon Agricultural College; J. C. Cooper, McMlnnvllle; Professor David Torbet, Albany College; Professor i bert R. Sweetser, University of Oregon; . Rev. J. R. N. Bell, pastor of the First Presbyterian Church, of Corval lis; Professor F. G. Franklin, dean of Albany College; Professor J. E. Boyn ton. University of Oregon; Dr. J. - L. Hill, Albany; Professor John B. Horner, Oregon Agricultural College; Profes sor M. E. Peck. Salem: Professor W. C. Cuslck. Eugene, and W. 1 Flnley, of Jennings Lodge. m. Tide Vt the con- ventlon. During the Besslon the mem bers of the academy will visit the splendid mineral and archaeological collection of J. G. Crawford, of this city. AUTO MAKES HARD TRIP Machine Covers 7 0 Miles of Moun tain Road to Mine. ALBANY, Or., April 18. (Special) The first automobile trip ever made Into the Gold Creek mining district was ,naae by officers of the Black Eagle Mining Company Saturday. The party returned here today, reporting that though the macnine went through i a ot of snow pa of the way and n ade,?UfheRVPp wasma ".Tcess- fu'lv The party left Albany at 9:30 o'clock Saturday morning and reachel the Black Eagle mine at 5 o'clock Satur day night, traveling a distance of 70 miles. 14 of which were' over a moun tain road. On the return trip the au tomobile left the mine at 11 o clock yesterday morning and reached -Albany at 6 o'clock In the evonlnR. Ihe automobile which made this In itial trip over the new road to the n.iues was owned, and driven by Marls Bickard. of Corvallls. and nis compan ions on the trip were R. F. Shier, pres ident of the Black Eagle Mining Com pany: Attorney W. S. Risley. of Aloany. and G. W. Humphrey, of Jefferson. PASTOR PLANS NEW CHCRCH Old St. Paul's Edifice at Oregon City to Be Replaced. OREGON CITY. Or, April 18. (Spe cial.) The present old church of St. Paul's Episcopal parish at Oregon City probably will be replaced with a fine brick structure before the end of the year, unless the plans of the new rec tor. Rev. Charles W. Robinson, com pletely miscarry. Ever since Mr. Rob inson arrived from' Philadelphia, a few months ago, he has been working quietly to secure funds for a new structure and he announced Sunday that he expected to preach in bis new church on Christmas day of this year. Mr. Robinson plans to move .the old historic wooden church back to the alley, where It may be used for a parish house, and then construct a fine brick edifice, facing the Willamette River, the entrance being on the west. His plans also embrace a commodious basement for a Sunday school- room, and the construction of a concrete re taining wall on the west line of the church property. FATE IS VEILED TO THREE Pendleton Jndge Sends Convicts to Prison for Indefinite Time. PENDLETON. Or, April 18. (Spe cial.) Judge Phelps, a firm believer in the efficacy of the indeterminate sen tence, handed out three of this variety today In sentencing five prisoners to the penitentiary. The three convicts are William Brown, found guilty of robbing a box car; Ralph Rose, convicted of burglar izing the cabin of a Government trapper near Meacham and Matt Hart, - who pleaded guilty to the larceny of a cow and a calf. Robert McCumber. impli cated bv Hart In the cattle theft and convicted largely on the testimony of Miss Flossie Williams, a school teacher, drew a four years' sentence. Ivan Rlngdahl. Who hurled a stone through a Main-street Jewelry store window and made off with the contents, must serve two years. MeCullouerh and Guillford, Echo's youthful cattle rustlers, will be sen tenced next week. WOODBCRX CONTINUES DRY t Two of Eleven Amendments in Spe cial Election Are Carried. WOODBURN. Or, April 18. (Special.) At a special election held here yes terday only two or 11 proposed amend ments to the city charter carried. Those that carried change the annual city election from the first Monday to the first Tuesday after the first Mon day of November of each year, and empower the Mayor in case of ab sence, sickness or inability of the Re corder, to appoint a Recorder pro tempore. , ' The proposition, in the event of the license measure carrying, to have one .ninon to every 760 population and making the minimum license IS00. was defeated by six majority, au nuta tions of bonding and power to assess were lost. ROSEBURG GETS GAS PLANT Council Grants Franchise for 50 Tears to Bay City Firm. ROSEBURG. Or.. April 18. (Special.) The City Council last night granted W. F. Boardman & Co, of San Francis co,' a franchise on the streets and alleys of Roseburg for gas purposes for a term of 50 years. According to the terms of the franchise the company is given tbe right to charge the maximum fee of $175 per thousand cubic feet less 25 cents for a terra of 18 years. At that time the rates of gas are to be fixed by a board of arbitration. Work on the plant will be commenced In 60 daya Astoria Slay Get New Postoffioe. ASTORIA. Or, April 18. (Special.) Postmaster Carney received a letter yesterday from Representative Laf ferty. In which the latter says that he will Introduce a bill appropriating $160,000 for the purchase of a site and the erection of a building for a new postoffice at Astoria Mr. Lafferty says he sees no reason why the bill should not pass. A PrjTL 19. PLAN'S Commercial Club Organized to Aid j in Move for ,Line. CORVALLIS. Or, April 18. (Special.) Alsea now has a commercial club, which was organized last week with 22 charter members, and plans are under way for a railroad lntothe town. The club Is negotiating with the Al bany & Interurban Company and is confident of meeting the conditions offered by the new road. No bonus Is asked as inducement to build into . t v.... iirontdo n f tOnQtCfl Lilts viviitjjr, uui is required. This Is in. the form of a I contract to furnish a total of 100,000.000 i feet of lumber annually for the road to . haul for a period of five years. As there is more than double that amount of I timber available and more than half I the required amount has already been i K nn.nB., .- nutlnnk is srood l for the extension of the road nto the 1 1 vane. The new line will run up the east aide of the Willamette River to Cor vallls. where It will enter tne city over the proposed Benton County bridge. ( r iuiu .uiaiiia ii , v - Til. II I. TIn.nn..t VnllaV lO JTIliiuiiio.1.11 anu a n-ojuii . . - Alsea and will open rich new terri tory practically an tne way. mo pi ent proposed terminus Is the town of Alsea, but with an open valley on down Alsea tuver to tne nne aeep Day n no mouth, the ultimate objective of the new line Is clearly a terminus on Alsea Bay. COLLEGE EDITOR IS CHOSEN Jay C. Leedy, of Sherwood, to Have Editorial Charge of Countryman. OREGON AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE. Corvallls. Or, April 18. (Special.) Jay C. Leedy. Sherwood. Or., has been chosen to edit the Oregon Countryman for the next college .year, and Morris Koon, Junction City, has been elected business manager. Mr. Leedy has taken lively interest In student activities, being an Influential member of the Agricultural Club and treasurer of the Junior class. He has also acted as sporting editor of the Barometer, the official student publica tion. He has been assistant manager of the Oregon Countryman this year. Morris Koon has been very active In agricultural work. Last year he won first place In the Oregon conservation contest by writing the best essay on th soils of Oregon. At the recent stock show held In Portland he won first place in the student Judging contest. The Oregon Countryman contains ar ticles by the students In agricultural and domestic science and also special feature articles by members of the col lege faculty and experiment station staff. A campaign has been Inaugurat ed for the purpose of increasing the circulation In the state. BIG WELL IS YET UNCHECKED Walla Walla Valley Folk Worry Over Draining of Reservoir. WALLA WALLA,' Wash, April 18. (Special.) Efforts to check the now famous Kelly artesian well have all proved In vain and owners of other wells In the valley are becoming alarmed over the possibility of this one huge well draining the reservoir that supplies the artesian belt. Casing after casing has been sunk In vain en deavor to control the flow of the well, but the water has always washed up around the casing, and the only result is a bigger hole and more water. It is estimated the flow now Is between 400 and 500 gallons a minute. Experts from the oil districts may be summoned to cap the well or the plan used In oil districts of checking the flow by the weight of the water may be used. In this case a tank 20 or 30 feet high would be built and as the water would not flow above the top, the flow would be stopped and con trolled as effectually as If it was cased and capped. The bore of the well Is now nearly 12 Inches, and washing larger every day. STUDENT TONGUES BABEL Unlqne Club Is Formed at Corvallls, Foreigners Giving Programme. OREGON AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE, Corvallls. April 18. (Special.) The Cos mopolitan Club, an organization of for eign studenta held their first public programme here this week, in which the literature, customs and history of other countries were set forth in a series of speeches and illustrations. The programme was opened with an address by President J. K. Fairchild, in which he outlined the purpose of the organization. This was followed by a series of quotations from authors of the various countries represented, which were given' In the native language and translated Into English. ,i A unique feature of the programme was the International Quartet, whlfih was made up of a Norwegian, an Ameri can, a Chines3 and a Japanese. Thla quartet sang the famous old American song. "Home, Sweet Home." This was followed by a Japanese Soul Dance, per formed by two Japanese students. This was followed by a reading by R. E. Dun can, a negro boy from Portland. In closing, the entire audience Joined In singing "America." nEIRS TO ASSAIL TITLES Waterbury Claims Said to Involve Central Property. ESTACADA, Or, April 18. (Special.) A Portland attorney visited this place a few days ago to consult S. P. Water bury about the claims he and other rela tives assert to a large area of Portland property In the business center. Mr. Waterbury 'a father was an early set tler on the land on which a portion of Portland now stands. In the transfer of the land owned by Waterbury, Sr., le gal forms were not observed closely and the father transferred portions of the land without the consent or sanction of his wife, who refused to sign the deed. However, the land was transferred, it is stated. The father and mother of S. P. Water bury died, and the heirs to their estate are making claim to the part which was transferred without the signature or consent of the mother. The property In volved is said to be worth millions. ' Requisition Papers Granted. SALEM, Or, April 18. (Special.) tVarrant for requisition for Clarence McGahuey was granted by Governor West yesterday but it fc understood that George C. Brownell. of Oregon City, will fight the. requisition. Mc Gahuey Is wanted In Douglas County, Washington,-on a charge of wife aban donment. It is said he has been a long-time resident of Oregon City and was released through habeas corpus proceedings at Oregon City on that ground. Marsbfleld Elopers Returned. MARSHFIELD. Or, April 18. (Spe cial.) Sherman Stages, who was arrested at Medford, has been brought back to this city to answer a charge of enticing a girl of North Bend away from her home. The couple eloped and the girl was brought back from the Willamette Valley. She Is very young, but Stage says she left home of her own accord. Advertising Talks By William C. Freeman. The Southern Pacific and the Union Pacific railroads are going to spend one million two hundred thousand dol lars for advertising In one year. This is $300,000 more than they ever spent before. Forty-five delegates to a convention held in Chicago early In February all of them representatives of these two railroad syBtems recommended an In vestment Of 11.200.000 In Advertising, thereby assuring for their roads the public's continued and increasing Good Will and Patronage. Among the representatives in that convention was Garrett Fort, passenger traffic manager of the Union Pacific and the Oregon Short Line. If any man was ever thoroughly In oculated with the Advertising Germ he is; if any man ever had a Fine IJrin onctraUon of the great force of adver tising in building up even a great rail road, be had while connected with the New York Central lines. How absurd it is for any business, no matter how big. to try to get along without advertising to try to grow without it. It Is Out of the Question for Any Business to Grow Without Advertising. Does anybody think that the great Improvements made in the conduct of the business of the great railroad sys tems is not Due, In great measure, to Advertising f This is a time when the public wants to know everything about everything, and the only way for a business to keep . In touch with the public Is to Tell About Itself In Public Print. The railroads of the country are pur suing a very wise course. The public is sizing them up from its own view point, and its Judgment about them Is more Temperate, more Sane than It has ever been. Men In public life who have had so much to say about the management of railroads have been silenced by the Broad Policy of the railroads as de fined In their advertisements. The railroads have shown, Throng Advertising, a desire to give the people full value for the money spent with them, and the result is a better feeling all around. Advertising cuts the earth from un der the feet of the demagogue, and don't you forget It. (To be continued.) Country Town Sayings by Ed Howe (Copyright, 1911, by George Matthew Adams.) Very few people hide their talent under a bushel; most of them drag It out, and try to sell It at five times Its value. When a man wants to humiliate a boy, he calls him "Bub." A cemetery widower is always gayer than a courthouse widower. Somehow, the courthouse widower is still a little afraid of her. A girl who has a good figure will shortly market It. and get married. If you neglect your business, and have a rival who attends to his, look out A barking dog bit a man today. An other lie nailed. We all do a great deal of grumbling; and there is usually something back of It. Women call It "figure"; men call It "shape." When you speak kindly of anyone, some .people believe you have been bribed. Probably there never was a man who could not be successfully sued for breach of promise. Half a Century Ago From The Oregonlan. April 19, 1861. About two weeks ago the Warm Spring Indians went out and captured a lot of Snake squaws, which the Snakes recap tured from them again. Four Indians were wounded. Wlnshlp Blake had returned to Bitter Root Valley on the 20th of March, with out ransoming the Van Ornam children. We are pleased to note an increase of business in the Upper Ward of this town. For a year past nearly all the buildings, fitted for business, above Salmon street, have been empty. It Is to be hoped that before many weeks empty houses will be as scarce as pay ing subscribers to a newspaper. Mr. George Myers exhibited to us on yesterday a specimen of a new variety of candles; manufactured out of the coal oil of Pennsylvania. It was of beautiful white color, semi-transparent and ap parently as hard as wax. On the price at which these candles can be soldwe 'have no knowledge. Where shall we find a market for fruit? We cannot look to California to find a sufficient market for Oregon ap ples. W. C. Hull of our city proposed the coming fruit season, if sustained by our citizens, to endeavor to open a mar ket for fruit in Australia. China or Ja pan. There Is a lack of apples always in Australia and China, and though they seem to be plenty in Japan, they have only one variety and that a very poor one. There are ample markets for Ore gon apples within our reach If we have energy and enterprise to avail ourselves of them. Auto Driver a Loiterer. Llppincott's. In certain sections of West Virginia there is no liking for automobiles, as was evidenced in the case of a Wash ingtonlan who was motoring in a sparsely settled region of the state. This gentleman was haled before a local magistrate upon the complaint of a constable. The magistrate, a good natured man. was not, however, abso lutely certain that the Washingtonian's car had been driven too fast; and the owner stoutly insisted that he had been progressing at the rate of only six miles an hour. "Why, your honor," he said, "my en gine was out of order, and I was going very slowly because I was afraid It would break down completely. I give you my word, sir, you could have walked as fast as I was running." "Well," said the magistrate, after due reflection, "you don't appear to have been exceeding the speed limit, but at the same time you must have been guilty of something, or you wouldn't be here. I fine you $10 for loitering." Exhibit A for Company. Puck. Crawford Your hair doesn't seem to look as pretty as It did before we were married. Mrs. Crawford Of course not, dear. I used to pay a dollar then to have it marceled every time you called.