MENTAL TAINT
BAR TO ALIENS
Immigration Bill Contains Dras
tic Regulations.
CHRONIC ALCOHOLICS HIT.
BRIEF NEWS OF OREGON
BRIEF NEWS OF OREGON
Two Physician Will Examine Each
Person Coming In at All Unitad
gtatea Porta Humanitarian Provi
sion Preacribas Treatment For For
eigners Who Are III.
Wnsliliiul'Mi.-Tlip Iniiiilerntlnn Mil
as it MMtfSjd from Ilii' somite eoniinlt
teo on liniiiittriitinn contain mnny new
restrictive ri'KiiliitioiiH hi addition to
the Iltorncj- tost. 'J'lio clintiRos Include
restrictions niriiinst tho admission of
aliens sulTcrinK from every form of
mctitiil ailment nnd from mental de
ficiency In nny nnd cvory degree.
In tin- Mil iim It passed the house
under section :t there appeared tlie fol
lowiue Iiiiikiimkc:
"Tliiit the following classes of alien
ahull he oxeindod from the I'niteii
Stiites. All Idiots, lmhcrllo. feeble
in i 1 1 1 1 persons, epileptics, Insane per
sons, persons who have hud one or
more ii 1 1 inks of Insniilty tit nny time
previously."
To this the somite milled:
"Person of cuiistliiiilnniil psycho
pathic Inferiority, persons with chronic
alcoholism "
Tho Hiirnett hill ii It rnmo from the
committee excludes nit who lire cert I
lied hy the examining surgeons us "he
Ing liieiitnlly or physically defective,
BUch ineiitnl or physlcnl defect liplllK
of n mitiire which inny nffeet the nhll
Ity of such iillen to enrti a living."
Tills the sennle committee changed
by striking' out the adjective 'mental."
Photo liy American Preea Aasoclatlon.
HM'lil.KM VIIVK IIUHNITT.
Capacity to earn a living Is Ihus re
moved is a possible excuse for I he ad
uilsslun of a mentally uiidoslrahlo.
A deelded ampllllciitloli of the seoH
and exlinu-th i-iiess of the psychiatric
ami psi 'hiipiilhlc examl'iatlon of In
coming aliens Is prov Idisl In section 111
of the hill. After Batting forth the char
iietei' Of the training which the exam
ining medical otllcers shall possess
with a view to Insuring thoroinjhness
in the examination, as In the Iturnctt
hill, tho seinito committee has Inserted
this provision:
"All aliens arriving at ports of tho
United states shall Ju- examined hy
two such medical ollieers.'' w hiili In
. s (he jiisiniiliie of thoioimhness
I'lider the Itiirnett hill tills In. shrill
examination was provided for all
"large ports of entry." The Haiti
committee has strii ken out the itlalifv-
lag "large)-" Tha anamination must he
made srbnfnrai alioM uwj enter
The sell III cominittee w hile cniloav
Ottng to inal.e the law more certain In
Its provision for exclusion of the undo
sirahlc has shown a humanitarian dis
position along some other lines. It Is
provided thai immigrants found to he
HlaTliIng from tuberculosis in any
form or any other loathsome or dnu
geroiis contusions disease other than
that of a quai untiiiahle nature must he
at once deported, but the following
leeway Is given to the secretary of la
lior: Tnless the secretary of labor Is sat
isfied that the existence of tho disease
.oillil not hue liecii detected by com
petent medical examination at the time
of fOralgl debarkation and that to re
fuse treatment would be inhuman or
cause lunanal hardship"
This proviso admits the alien to hos
pital treatment
ADVERTISEMENTS IN 1773.
Qeorge Waihington Advertised 20.000
Acre of Land For Lease.
Jolinetta. !'! I. i: Allen has a copy
of the llrst edition of the Maryland
.Journal and Baltimore Advertiser,
dated Aug - ITT1 Tha paper con
tains in ail.ertlseiiient inserted by
Ooorge Washington enrdtag la ti
id i "tisement. (Jeorce Washington Iml
obtained i' itetits to! ran of liii A
along tile Ohio and l -iwha rive: -and
offered to lease the land at "::
Soli ll t I'i'es "
Thomas Rreraton. a broker, tidxni
ties that he wishes to pwrhngg -"uejfro
jflri about twelve jcur ulu. "
With an average cash reserve of
II per cent, tho hank of Oregon Bhow
a very healthy condition.
Pendleton may outer balloon in
the national balloon race to he started
In Portland luring the rose festival.
The Salem Chautauqua, which was a
feature during t lie cherry fair at that
place last year, will he given again
this year on a larger scale than before.
Governor West has boon asked to
appoint delegntos to the American
Academy of Political and Social Hen
Ice convention, which will be held In
Philadelphia.
The railroad commission has sent
notice to the rfawhfg Telephone com
pany that It will hold an Inipilry into
Its rates in Newborn April 10 at 11
a. m.
Mrs. Kdlth Hill Hooker, stnto pres
ident of the Woman's Christian Tem
perance t'nlon, died at Portland fol
lowing a week's Illness from an afflic
tion of the heart.
Sixteen hundred pounds of potatoes
went through Albany by parcel post
They had been shipped from Lyons,
on tho Corvallls & Kastern, M miles
east or Albany, to I'ort Hock. In south
ern Oregon. The potatoes were In 48
pound sacks.
Cm n -policlinic received at the ad
ministration office of the Oregon nor
m.il -i nOOl ' Ii al s thai a large mini
her ol Million-, e.vpotli neil and Inex
perienced In h stii'o. will be on h.iud
for tin short aonraej, -Ahich will begin
Monday, April o.
Tin (braatr) building Of the Lewis
(ft Clark exposition of 1!nr. Is doomed
to total destruction within a ooupl of
years. Daft boetli I and fungus
growths have miule sin Ii progress that
the building Is almost unsafe for oc
cupation now, It Is I n!
Th" first school In Coos county in
reach the n illlred if credit to make
It a 'stare lard A" school, under tho
requirements of a plan recently for
Ulated bv (ount.v Supi linii rnhnl
It.iKi r, Is the school at Hrldge, Ills
tin i No. 77, which has an enrollment
of fill pupils.
Mleglng that the Hose City Import
lug Company, of Portland, has vlol.il
ed the liquor laws of the slate hy ship
ping liquor Into "dry" territory with
out labeling It properly. Com rim
i i has asked Attorney (leneral
Crawford to bring suit lo have the
charter of the conipan revoked.
That coiikiirs and wildcats are ho
coming mm h less numerous in the
c w i ida mountain! n to 1 in
. and that there is a noticeable
Increase In the number of doer as a
quanon, Is tha i tatemenl ol
(iem ..- i iy, i lui iti r and
trapper of MeK
Two Important ii..v on Orogjgg I
tin Panama I'm Iflc eipot ItlOO in ' '
m .ir wi ii' decided on hv the I
live committee of the WlllaUMttl
ie i:position aaaeetatlon In n
at S.tlcin. The lust Is Julv I."..
which will be cIhi r.v da.v . and tl I
uml is October lii. whlih Will be iPPll
gj
QgagfMf ag b.. - pi. pared
amendment to tin- gggatltatlog lot m
Illation at the coming lei 1 1
powering the executive tg i- move Ills
trlct aiioiuevs, sheriffs am) consta
hies and to appoint their M43MI II
The mea.'.iire would i;ive the gineinol
virtual control of law enforcemeni ol
the state
The class rush has passed Into his
lory at the Oregon normal school
Hereafter Instead of tin open I. i
tight for supremacy the classes will
have their davs when programmes will
be presented and athletic contaati
carried out. By mutual agreement the
flag of the class which Is performing
will fly unmolested.
Tlioinah H Kay, slate treasurer, has
Just given notice that there are funds
in the ..i.iie treasury with which to
redeem outstanding state warrants
drawn on the general fund and en
dorsed "Presented and not paid for
want of funds" prior to and including
November l'.i, 19K1. The warrants will
now he honored at Mr. Kay's office
and interest on them will cease alter
March gf,
Given a man i7 years old, a birth
day cake glowing with 97 candles a
Ft. leoptlcon showing plcturi s of the
du when Oregon was young and the
man was much younger, and a chapel
full of the friends of auld lang s m-.
and )ou have a few of the "high
lights " of a remarkable birthday part)
that was given at the TaylorStn-i
Methodist Kplscopal church al Port
land in honor ot Itev. John J.
I'Kather'i Kllnn pioneer Methodi. t
pastor of Oregon.
Measures seeking to abolish the nil
al school gietrtcta ot the state, to plai
those si In. ols on thl same bur
nt the cities, and to be super
vised b a Mitral county board with
a school superintendent at the head
will be introduced at the next sesoiou
of the legislature b the Oregon civic
In addition there are tiuw
Ming 'iratied, he savs measures aim
1 lie M huol ia of the
which are eharaotertaed as ar
i I to aha property
qualification for MhOOl election voting.
QnOTgl Bingham, I prominent husi
ness man ol Oregon City, vvns mis
taken for a doer near Trail and wua
shot and killed.
Tho senate, after n hitter fight con
firmed the nomination of Frank ftlO
Manamy of Portland to ho chief In
ipactOf of locomotive hollers for the
Intersi.ite eominerce commission.
Oovortior West has honored a requi
sition for the return to Kankakee, 111.,
of Samuel Porlln accused of operat
ing n confidence (tame.
A vinegar plant with an annual ca
pacity of lo.tido gallons, began opera
tion at tho Kttgono Fruit Growers' as
sociation cannery, turning to a profit
cuM apple that heretofore have been
entirely wasted
Fifty KosohiTg merchants hnvo
formed I company, known ns the
Itoseburg Stamp company. Incorpomt
ed. the purpose being to conduct trad
ing stamp business to meet the com
petition of forelen trading stamps
Senator Chamberlain will endeavor
to Induce the war department to with
draw the plan of having Sand Island
ceded to Oregon. The senator hehl a
conference with Major Mclndoe. who
Is now In Washington.
Senator I.ano has been advised b
the commissioner of the general Innt'
office that a survey has been complete
ed and accepted of three townships In
Lake county, which will permit thu
opening of those lands for entry about
tho hist week In November.
With apparently not tho slightest
fear, hut protesting their Innocence
to tho Inst, Mike Spano and Frank
Seymour, slayers of George Dodaska
lou of Medford, wont to their deaths
calmly r,n the scaffold at the state
penitentiary.
Representative llawley has been nil
Ylsod by architects of the treasury de
partment that plans for the new fed
eral building at Medford have about
reached completion, and ih.it this
building will soon he read to submit
for bids.
Si ti nor I.ano saved H. F. Ferry, a
doorkeeper al the government print
Ing office, his Job. The man had been
dismissed for showing the president's
wife through the oirices without first
bringing her direct to Public Printer
lolil
'I he Pan Hum Manufacturing 0071
pan.v of Portland, which has the con
tract lor the Interior furnishings of
tho now supreme court building at
Salem, has boon notified by Labor
Commissioner I loft (hat It must not
work Its emploves more than light
hours a da
Superintendent of Public Instruc
tion Churchill has announced that (lie
thiii.eiith annual t (invention of the
i .a .s'Mte Ti u 1. 1 1 ' iiaoi i.itioii,
1 tg M M hi III I l
or. mie. NovamMf -t. I ! win
In the most Important In tho hlstotv
of the 111 islon.
iii.r Lam- Is preparing a bill
gin . ! i -I. mi of KO.oo 'i
public land tO the stale ol Oregon,
ti ime t.. be solo .it no lei s than ft
and the pn" ' ! ipplli .1 lo
-in I an oi public roads. Ho will
nrohahl) hn tin Mil illfor
ml Was! .tils.
'l.aiuhet lain Ml iniioilui ad
I u bin granting v res of
; swamp lauds In townships :;7, 38
' south, raiii'i id e ' Willamette me
rldlaUi heretofore considered Indian
inn. Is lie has also Inl t'odui id a hill
autliorllnp a preliminary examination
.ii . . ,.i thl mouth of the Cinp
j qua river.
A hay ihOTtagl threatens Walh .
' count y before spring. Iliverslfleil
(arming has led to the produilion ol
slightly less liny in the southern i I
of the eonotjr than in tha nil laj
lefoi.thi r.illn- .1 nil. Hon stoel-
faedlni is law loping on a i onillir
and all the hay availalle
w ill be nc "led tor this pur
L. L. Haines, a rancher of Kcklev,
Curry county, was shot fatally hy his
brother tg law, Hii-h Hampton
Hainan, who is gggggifinl and about
4 .rs old, has shown signs of in
anlty, He sttackod a sister at one
tin' . beitln hat severely, and this Is
presumed to have caused the shoot
ing. Brief News ot the Week
Three iraadaaughl batttaahlng an
nrovtdad for in tha ggvgj nrafrggi i
l.l. re
I In National Woman's Sufir.ige m
socialion Ml aske.l I'le.-iiieiil '.
to MUhHah tha (Inrt laUirdai kg Hn)
ol imii year as "Women's Iml. ! i.
deni e Day."
The teiniuin movement in OhlMgO
progressed another step when gighl
club women wen- appointed deputy u
gggggfg, Evidence is b Ing taken at Cl
In the govaramant'i antitrust suit
against tha Qtiaher Oatl oinpany ami
Great Western ' Hal company Con
piracy to nostrgj the onl mag bus!
m forth,
A uiai ikerel trust is in process of
formation in Sweden, according to
New York reports, aud fiali (lea.
New York are concerned over the sit
uation Aim i.. i is I heavy gajfOf 0
Swedish mackerel and the Norway
Jewelry
Should be purchased
from your home jew
eler who stands ready
at all times to make it
good.
We have the late pat
terns and standard
makes to select from.
Official watch man for the rnilronds
of this section.
W. W. LETSON,
ONTARIO.
OKF.GOV
HERE IS A SNAP
N acres of choice land near Ontario
with water right; 48 acre in high
state of cultivation; farm machin
ery, 4 head of horses, farm wagon
and hack; all for $.1,0(10. Half cash,
balance on terms.
Address
Postoffice Hox 94
Ontario, Oregon
Eiltol'Itliai
OF ONTARIO. OHE
A Good Hank
In a Good Country
We have several hundred Government Bulletins on
corn and ho ffTOWingi and on the selection of seed
corn. We will distribute these Bulletins free to all
who call for them, as long ;is the supply lasts.
Resources Over Hcilf Million Dollars
OPPICm AND DIMCTOM
A. L COCKRUM, President; H. B. COCKRUM, Caahtaf
T. TURNHULL, Vice President C. W.I'l.ATI' Ain't. I ushicr
C. K. KENYON .1. D. BILL1NQ8LY
I,. It. COCKRIM
Old papers at th Aruns ggggg IB
oolite per hundred. Just what egg
need t line your cabin and Place
under the carpet
A Complete Line of
Wrftfttmi tatuutmj
At the Argus Office
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come to us. We hare it.
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Don't Scrub Them
Avoid the backache and sore knees caused
by scrubbing bare floors. Painted floors are easy
to keep bright and clean, are attractive and
very inexpensive.
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in appropriate and attractive shades.
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Ontario, Oregon.