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15 TIIK SUXDAY OREGOXIAN-. PORTLAND, AriUT, 7. 1912. TERMINALS MUST BE REPORTED ON 0CT0GE2TAEIAKS WHO ATTENDED SUFFRAGE MEETING YESTERDAY Important Consideration to Be Given- Facilities by Mem bers of Congress. SI PUBLIC SITUATION SOUGHT ' ! - m ,W " -T " T Ji ill . ..-rY -Jr ,-J mil di-y w . juN K- I , ;, '-"iJ .;,, A I - I f J V I i' - :: GoTFrnmcnt Would Determine Own ership of Improrements In RIt crs and Harbors for Which Ap propriation Are Sought. OREGON1AS NEWS BUREAU. Wuh larton. April . In the future the Army Engineer, In reporting on new river and harbor project, will Include In their reports comprehensive, state nTents regarding terminal facilities on the various land harbors proposed to be Improved. Similar reports will also be called for on existing projects which are under Improvement br the Federal Government. The River and Hsrbor Bill now be fore the House of Representatives re quire that reports on new projects shall contain all available data " re gard to -the existence and establish ment of both private and public ter minal and transfer faculties contiguous to the navigable water proponed to be Improved, and. If water terminals have been constructed, the general location, description and use made of the same, with an opinion aa. to their adequacy and efficiency whether public or pri vate. If no public terminals have been con structed, or If they are Inadequate in number, there shall be Included In the report an opinion In general terms as to the necessity, number, and appro priate location of the same, and also the necessary relations, of such pro posed terminals to the development of commerce." Aasul Reswte Ashed. The bill also contains the following section: "That hereafter the Secretary of War Is authorised and directed to have made annually through the Chief of Engineers. United State Army, so far as practicable, an Investigation and examination of all water terminal and transfer facilities contiguous to any harbor, river or other waters under Im provement by the United States and reports on the same shall be submitted to Congress In annual reports or other wise Such examination and report shall Include among other things the following: . . -a The general location and de scription of water terminals and the extent and method of their use by water carriers and their general effi ciency, and whether open to use by all water carriers on equal terms, and such Information as may be accessible as to the terms and conditions of ue: -b Whether physical connection ex ists between such water terminals and the railroad or railroads serving the seme territory or municipality, and also whether there exists between any of the water carriers operating upon waters under improvement or hereto fore improved, and any railroad or rsll roads a mutual contract for Interchange of traffic by prorating ae to long- dis tance traffic as may be desired to be carried partly by rail and-partly by water to Its destination: Highways I ! Aheat. c) Whether improved, and adequate highways have been constructed to each water terminal: -(d) If no water terminals exist, there ahall be Included an opinion In general terms as to the necessity, num ber and appropriate location of term inals upon such waters." Mr. Sparkman. chairman of the river and harbor committee. In his report on the river and harbor bill says, with reference to the foregoing provisions: "The bill extends somewhat the scope of the Investigations heretofore re quired of the engineers In preliminary and other examinations and reports thereon. Among these are inquiries Into both private and public terminals, transfer and dock facilities contiguous to the waterway to be Improved. This the committee believe Is a subject of a very great Importance, aa one of the most serious handicaps to water trans portation heretofore has been the lack of public dock facilities at resonable rates and within the reach of all tie siring to use them. Ratlrea Ownership See. "The tendency has been toward own ership and control of such facilities by railroads, or toward ownership and con trol of such fscllllies by railroads, or by these and steamship lines acting In conjunction with them, a practice not conducive to healthy competition or the cheap handling of freight; and while many communities, including sev eral of the larger rltirs. are awaken ing to the Importance of freeing com merce from this handicap by municipal or other public ownership or control of docks and terminal faellites, much re mains to be done. -Remedial legislation along that line will perhaps be necessary but before undertaking such Information not now In the possession of Congress Is needed. Much of this ran and. no doubt, will be furnished under the provisions In the bill to which reference Is made above." HUMPHRYS' CASE APRIL 23 Alleged Murderers to Be Tried To gether at Postponed Pale. George and Charles Humphry, ac cused of many murders and now await ing trial In the Benton County Jail under an indictment charging them with the murder of Elisabeth Griffith, will be tried together Instead of sep- ..i.. ml flraf AeriAeA Th Joint trial will begin April !I. Instead or April II. Thla Information wss received yes . . k. v T Psrklson. who with John A. Jeffery. Is defending the ac .......t m.n in letter from District Attorney Edwin Bryson. The extension of time Is grsnted In accordance with the agreement to try ooin men w gether March :5. at the time of ar raignment. Mr. Tarkison appeared be fore Judge Hamilton and asked for SO days extension. He presented an affi davit showing that time would be nec essary in which to collect evidence, se cure witnesses and properly prepare the case. Th motion was overruled snd the date of the trial set for April II. He then demanded a separate trial for each of the defendant The trial of Charles Humphry was then set for the original date, that of George Hum phry to follow Immediately. The crime for which the Humphrys .HI be tried Is alleged to have occurred on the night of June I. 1911. near Philo math. Mr. Elisabeth Orlfflth Is said to have been strangled by the broth ers and her body thrown Into Mill Creek. It waa found there the next . jsernibg. V WZr W7J'TsZ' MRS. SARAH LAWS HELD UNFAIR Pioneer Men and Women Dis cuss Equal Suffrage. 6 OCTOGENARIANS PRESENT Speaker Says Movement Is Founded on Justice and Must Prevail. Struggle to Regain Rights. Victory Is Predicted. Woman status today contrasted with her status during the past 7S years wss presented In the experi ence of Dr. Msry A. Thompson, and Levi W. Myers at an equal suffrage meeting hold yesterday In the Olds. Wortman King auditorium, at which were present, among others, six men and women, each of whom was more . t an .ab.: r f m w n On the platform with the speakers were: V. X- Alatinieu. ure who. In his youth, was a subject of a- ..oi-on I. Ir. Msry A. Thompson, who presided, was a resident of Oregon for 60 yesrs ana in can, ... -- ardent abolitionist and woman s rights advocate. ... . lvl W. Mvers. sged 3. rememon. the time 5 years ago when Elisabeth Cadv Stanton and Uucretla Moll nrex proclaimed the- ngni oi . .ff.ira nf rovernment. Other octogenarians present w"- rs; Harriett B. Lorry, jir. .. - and Mrs. Ssrah Lo. Snffrage Question ef Equity. "The question of woman' suffrage Is simply a question of equity, oi .11..- Kfnre the law. saio it. Thompson In opening the meeting. "We go forth into tne wonu r . with it but to work In harmony with it. "In my lire or si yearo of a sick husbaml for l years ana .n nf ven children. It hasn t been all plum pudding and fruit cake. I can assure " - republic means the public 'the peo ple " You know, and I know, that we have no repuDiic in n name. I have Deen a taxpayer yesrs and I have, had no representa- RF.TIRF.D KLICKITAT VALLEY F.IHMKR AH1)KT fl PPOHT KK OK rHESIDEMTAlT. I x V V I"' JatBMB A. Stent. GOLDBNDALE, Wash, April 5. tSpeclal.) Johnson A. Stout, a retired farmer, who is a pioneer of the bunch-grass days in the Klickitat Valley, is an araem aa- mlrer and active supporter of President Taft- Mr. Stout holds the office of adjutant of Baker I Post No. 20, G. A. R-. at Golden- dale, and says that the Klickitat f veterans of the Civil War will 4 line up Tor Taft. Mr. Stout was born In Michigan In 183S: serve! In Company K. T Ninth Minnesota Infantry durtng 4 the war. and came to the Kllckl- i tat Vallev In ls. In the early days he was actively Identified with the organisation of the Re- ? publican party In Klickitat I Countv. He held the office of i County Auditor and was Clerk of the first Euperlor Court held In Klickitat, lie also served aa J County Commissioner for four T years. Before retirement Mr. I Btout was a large landowner and stockman In the Spring Creek cvuntry. I - I if-- lion; and 'taxation without representa tion Is tyranny" you know. "I have always said that the time would, and must come, when women would stand with men and help to make t.ie laws of this Nation. In the earlv years of my life I was an aboli tionist and helped slaves to get away. I fancied they could not be free until I got free. Now. the colored man can vote and I cannot. Early Day Conditions Recalled. "In those old days there were no electric lights, no railroads, no stoves, no harvesting machines; we used the tinder box for lighting fire and the tallow dip furnished our light There were few vocations open to women. I can remember that It was thought an innovation when women were per mitted to teach. Now we have all things In common with men, except the ballot." Dr. Thompson answered the query as to how women would use the ballot, by saying that her efforts would be used In Improving the prison system and by making the saloon less vile until It Is dispensed with. Dr. Esther PohL, representing F. X. Matthleu. whose dlffldenoe and age pre vented his speaking, referred to Mr. Matthleu's part In the convention which saved Oregon to the United States and facetiously declared that he had come to the meeting to save Oregon a sec ond time.. Hlie recalled Mr. Matthleu's reply of a few days ago when he was asked what he thought of equal suffrage "What would a bachelor's house look like. Which, she believed, expressed the need of woman' effort In public affairs. m wavlAm II mA I M f at r. "Justice Is what the world has been J nixiiiir for through all these long ng , ien , centuries of the past," said Levi W fv.r in the course of his remark "Tii... v. n y- hn iiHurnera among m from the earliest times. The struggle of humanity has been to re-gain the- rights taaen irom intra. "Women bave always had the same right to the ballot that men have. The law hs tnade distinctions, the law has been unfair, the law has been bssed upon usurpation, upon a denial of right. "It was true from the foundation of the world that those who are amenable to government, who pay for the sup- ?o0".r(.cfpVtrTvJrn'men,e Tnat was "principle thai Tood Almighty de- ! clared. Men may make laws that deny ''""""'f " " - that right but they never can obllt- j Miss Selma P Flodlne in bringing to erate It It Is as If one born blind I his attention the scope and the needs should deny the existence of light-" ot the Institution. Mr Myers related his experiences In j Miss Flodlne lias been a member of the equal suffrage movement during ' the association for several years and the Dast 65 years, and predicted a has had every opportunity to observe victor-Tin Oregon. the results of Its activities among the victory " j young women of the city. Shortly ; after the recent campaign for funds AelftTir CCDVIPP firiM with which to liquidate the indebted AblAllls OtnVllt OUUIs no upon the aSOLatlons building. j Miss James received a letter from Miss pnrii.ii,l.nvlni Trln ' Vlodinn In which the vounir woman Expected In Few Weeks. J. D. Farrell. president of the 0.-W. R. N. Company, returned yesterday from Ban Francisco, where he had been In conference with William Sproule, president of the Southern Paclflo Com pany, on the plan to Inaugurate steam ship service between Portland and the Orient Announcement of the proposed new service Is expected within the next few weeks. The Harriman interests have been considering the move ever alnoe the Wterhouse Interest expressed their Intention of withdrawing from the field. Whether boats wtir run direct from Portland to Asiatic port or whether they will call also at San Francisco ha not been determined. LOUIS HILL DUE TUESDAY Railroad Official Coming to look Over Central Oregon Interests. Louis W. Hill, president of the Great Northern Railway. Is due to arrive Jn Portland over the Southern Pacific on Tuesday morning and will remain here for a day or two. Mr.. Hill Is on his way home from California, where he has been spending a part of the Winter with his family. One of the principal object of his attention will be the work of the Ore- iit . w. Pnlnnliatlnn Comnanv. gon at u , . . r which hold 800.000 acres In Central - .h of which he recently se- i cured control. It Is his Intention to devote a good deal of time to the de velopment of thl tract, some of which Is well adapted to dry farming and much of which can be cultivated under Irrigation. Club Merger Dlectiswd. Edgar R. Piper, president of the Portland Commercial Club, and F. C. Knapp. president of the Chamber of Commerce, with members of the impor tant committees of the two organisa tions, held a consultstion yesterday at the Commercial Club upon the matter of consolidation whloh ha been under dlsenssion In business and olub cir oles during the pat week. No definite action was taken, and aeoond eon gultatlon irlll be h"ld at a later data, t eon-lde til Jttr (uOimv V iilnili'- ,KO A0 W. M Y KHS, . V , W. C. A. f.KTS $50,000 WHES MIlS SELMA FLODINE ACTS. Vno Me to Contribute to Endowment Fund, She Writes to Peter V. Seerson. Through a statement made by Miss L. B. James, general secretary of. the Young Women's Christian Association. It has Just become known that the re- " f : V I r f j if Mies sclaa P. Flodlne, of "i onaar Women's Chrlatlaa Association, Who Secured S34,0OO Gift for Institution. gift of ,50.000. mad. to the as- soclatlon by Peter W Severson was I mrmmtA rrrt at her lna.hllltv to I contribute to this fund. If I had money it would be a great pleasure for me to give to such a cause as yours, or rather our I can say that, can I not. as I am a member and one of you at heart, although I have no actual part In the work. The thought came to me that although I could not aid the cause financially 3 might be able to Interest someone who could. I hare today written to a man In Portland. Peter W. Ceverson. 1 hope and pray that - he may become Interested In the Y. W. C. A. work and give some aid." The young woman's clear statement of facts and belief in the value of the association for self-supporting women and girls resulted In the liberal gift to the Institution, which wss recently announced. Civic Council to Sleet April 10. G. W. Csrter, president of the Clvlo WOMAN'S PLEA US My rlew L I have just secured 3 rooms in the Selling BuDding, where I have my fitting, s grinding and reception rooms. I am now better equipped to handle optical work than before. Bring me your oculist pre scriptions and save money. J. D. DUBACK EYESIGHT SPECIALIST GO 1-2-3 Selling Building Sixth and Alder, Opposite Oregonian The Charm of Easter Anthems And Music of All Kinds in Your Own Home If You Had One of These Latest . Style Hornless Talking Machines $59 Complete Including 24 Good Selections Pay $7 Down and $5 a Month A new hornless Talking Ma eliine, delivering; tonal results hillherto possible only in instru rneoits costing -floO to $200. with 24 superb srleetionF, inrhulin? pucii master records as the Riiro lettw Quartet and the Lueia Sexiet. Onlv a short tinte ago : ' . i i the two selections aioiiri cuiuu not ie had for less than $23. Boyers' own selections of records will be sup plied if wanted. Tbe payments need not be cash, but at the cash price $59, 10 months' time will be ffiveu to com plete' the purchase. No extras. The machine and the records will be cheer fully sent on three days' free trial. Any buyer not thoroughly pleased with this purchase after delivery may cheerfully have his money refunded. There is a definite guarantee both as to material and workmanship. Equipped with largest sized turntable, positive ly noiseless, triple spring motor, supplied with liew regulating device, compelling exact tempo and having new concert sound reproducer, elimi- Council, has called a special meeting of the orsanziation for April 10 at the convention, hall of the Portland Com mercial CI ob. to discuss problems of the coming elttttion and to consider the re port of the committee appointed to draft a bill rerfalng the school laws ot the state to be submitted at the next ses sion of the Legislature. W. C. Bar bour has "been Invited to address the meeting- ARLINGTON HEIGHTS ACTIVE Many Buy Lots 1ft Attracflve Addi tion and Will Build Soon. The Le-wls-Wyley Construction Com pany .vesterday purchased 20 lots on the north end of Arlington Heights for 120.000. The property adjoins West over Terraces and will be improved in accordance with the development of that addition. ..... , K. B. Hazen. of the Bridal ell Lum ber Company, purchased a building site In Arlington Heights for $3750. and George Hazen bought a site for IZiaO. Both wDl build fine homes this Spring. The three sales were made by IKirr E. Kcasey & Co. Typist BlalsdeU Gives Exhibition. H. O. Blaisdell. of Chicago, champion typist of the world, gave a demonstra tion of his skill In The Oregonian local room yesterday afternoon, which as tonished the group of men usually seen using two fingers Instead of ten. He uses blank keys and an Underwood typewriter, preferring the touch sys tem. His movements are accurate and show thorough knowledge and constant practice, giving him an easy manner such as musicians acquire. Colorado Society to Give Dance. Dancing and card playing will be indulged In by former residents of Col orado on the occasion of the regular monthlv meeting of the Colorado So ciety of Oregon In the recital hall of the Ellers punaing net imk.ij; ocatioii nating hitherto objectionable rasping noise, are some of the features of mechanical perfections secured in this instrument. Any disc record may be used on this machine and the famous fiber needles can be employed. The price as stated is $.". cash or on payments, as best suits the buyer. This price includes free the big selection of records above referred to. VICTOR, COLUMBIA, EDISON Phonographs. ning. A short business session will be held and the remainder of the evening will be devoted to social diversion ot various kinds. Since the society waa organized more than 400 former resi dents of Colorado have been discov ered living in Oregon and most of them have become affiliated. Government Positions Open. The United States Civil Service Com mission announces that the following examinations will be held to secure eli glbles and fill vacancies In different departments of the Government: Law clerk, stenographer and typewriter. May S-9: assistant In farm cost ac counting. April 24. Further Informa tion about these examinatiens can be secured from Z. A. Leigh at the Port land Postofflce. Special Music at Men's Meeting. Readings and special music will make up the programme of the weekly men's meeting In the auditorium of the Portland Young Men's Christian . ' : :' . tiXy- y .'i f I ;?';-i 3-! - "'f': ''alii! '"''';'? gggjiSeiBjlsaWr,,eBsSsss1sBssWBsaSBBBtesa -' 3 .TiJWraafflTfi v Seventh and Alder. Association thi3 afternoon at 3 o'clock. The music will bt provided by the choir of the Church of the Strangers, United Presbyterian. There will be solos, duets and a chorus number. Miss Jcan ette Daniels, a well-known reader, will give two selections. There will be no adilres?. West Sends California Invitation, j SALEM, Or., April . (Special.) Governor West has extended an Invi tation to the Governor of California asking that the California Naval Mill- , tia and its training ship be sent to Portland to take part in the celebra tion when the Elks' Grand Lodge meets in that city in July. Colson Injured by Falling Tree. G. W. Colson, logger, sustained a broken left leg Friday, when a tree fell on him at the logging camp where he was working, near Eufaula, Wash. He was brought to the Good Samaritan Hospital here yesterday. It