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THE MORNING OREGONIAN, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 1901
TO CHOOSE T1GKE
Morgan's Primary Bill Will
Apply to Cities of 50,000.
ANY COUNTY MAY ADOPT IT
Political Conventions Are Xot Aliol-
i.sliccl ami XomiiintioxiH May Still
Be Made liy Petition
of Electors.
SALBM. Or., Feb. 19. Morgan's substi
tute direct primary bill, introduced by
Hunt, which has passed the Senate, dif
fers much from the original measure. It
Is made to apply to cities of 50,000 or more
it at the option of the authorities of the
inhabitants, and other counties may use
political parties. Judges and clerks at
primary elections have authority to regis,
ter voters. Political conventions are not
abolished, and nominations may still be
made by petition of electors. The prin
cipal features of the bill In its present
form, beginning with its title, are as fol
lows: "For an act to establish a system of
primary elections in counties having a
population of 50.003 inhabitants, and in
uch other counties as may, by voluntary
action, as herein provided, adopt the
provisions of this act; for the purpose
of securing the most complete liberty and
Hie fullest privilege In the selection of
candidates for public office, in the adop
tion of policies and principles by polit
ical parties, and in the government of
political parties and In the election of
their delegates, officers and managers;
"vhereby there may be made nominations
vt candidates for district, county, munic
ipal, precinct and all other public office, to
be voted for entirely within the con.
lines of a single county, and at any
general election on the same date at any
general election; whereby there may be
adoptd dclarations of a political party's
principles and policies and rules of polit
ical party government: whereby officers,
managers and committees of political
parties and delegates to convention of po
litical parties may be elected.
"Section L A political party within the
meaning of this act Is one. which at the
next preceding general election polled in
the electoral district for which the pri
mary election is to be held, for its can
didate receiving the highest number of
votes, at least 10 per cent of the entire
vote cast In such electoral district, or
shall present a petition asking for the
right to have a primary election ticket
as herein provided for, such petition to
be signed by electors in number equal to
at least 10 per cent of the total vote polled
at the next preceding general election In
the electoral district for which such pri
mary election ticket is asked and to be
presented to the County Clerk.
"Sec. 3. This act shall always be con
strued so as most completely to effect its
purpose, which Is to apply and adapt the
general election law and the procedure,
methods and election machinery therein
provided for to primary elections to be held
by political parties, so as to enable elec
tors to have a direct voice In all affairs
of the political parties with which they
may be respectively affiliated; and the
analogies of the general election law are
to be followed in construing this act and
in applying it to the practical conduct of
primary elections.
"Sec. 4. A primary election shall be held
in the several election precincts In this
state on the first Monday in April, 1202,
and blnennially thereafter, at which there
may be nominated candidates for such
offices as are by law to be tilled at the
general election next ensuing, or at any
other election to be held on the same date
as the general election; at which may be
submitted to the votes of the members of
the various political parties declarations
of party principles or policies and rules of
party government and organization; at
which may be elected the officers, man
agers and committees of political par
ties; at which may be elected delegates
to conventions and political parties.
"Sec. 5. The name of a candidate of
any political party, as defined In this
act, shall not be printed on the ballots to
be used at the ensn'"" election unless
such candidates be selected at the pri
mary election and according to the meth
ods provided for In this act, save that In
case of death after nomination at such
primary election, and not otherwise, a.
vacancy so caused may be filled by the
officer or committee so authorized by the
proper party rules and constitution, on his
or their petition to the County Clerk. No
person whose name has been proposed and
voted on as that of a candidate for nom
ination at such primary election and has
not received a nomination thereby -''-ii
be nominated as - candidate for public
office at the ensuing election in any other
manner.
"Sec. G. In all cases of petitions pre
pared, presented, filed, or used under this
act, the signatures thereto shall be those
of qualified electors, residing in the elec
toral district for which the petition Is
prepared, presented, filed, or used, and,
further, such signatures shall be those
of qualified electors residing in different
parts of such electoral district, so that
the signatures shall be those of residents
in not less than one-half the precincts
therein, each such precinct being so rep
resented by signatures in such number
as bears the same proportion to the whole
number of signatures thereon as does the
party vote in such precinct at the preced
ing general election bear to the entire
party vote in the electoral district at
such general election.
"In case of a change in electoral dis
tricts or precincts, the vote in the dis
trict or precincts as the same stood at
the last general election, shall form, the
basis of computation for the purposes de
fined In this section, as near as may be,
so as to give effect to the requirements
of this section. It shall not be necessary
that one paper shall contain all the sig
natures, but a single petition may be made
up of one or more papers, each paper hav
ing all the requisites of a complete peti
tion save as to the number of signatures.
It shall be the duty of the County Clerks
to compile and preserve from the returns
and canvass of each general election such
data as are required by this act, and
such compilations shall be public rec
ords open to public inspection as other
public records.
"Sec. 7. This act shall govern political
parties In all their operations and in the
performance of all their functions when
acting' within and for the confines of a
county or less electoral district or division,
and all acts of such parties within such
limits must be performed through the
agency of the primary election herein pro
vided for, etc
"Sec. 8. It shall be unlawful after th
first primary election under this act fo
any person to profess to be or to act as
any delegate, agent, representative, of
ficer, manager, committee, or committee
man of any political party in respect to
the conduct of any political campaign, or
In the promotion of or opposition to the
candidacy of any person for nomination
or election to any public office, when not
chosen as such delegate, agent or rep
resentative, officer, manager, committee
or committeeman at a primary election
held under this act, and any such per
son so professing or acting shall be
guilty of a misdemeanor, and on convic
tion thereof, shall be fined not less than
$500, nor more than $2000, or imprison
ment in the county jail not less than
six months or more than one year, or
punished by both such fine and Imprison
ment. The organization, constitution,
rules, regulations and the agencies, rep
resentatives, officers, managers, commit
tees and committeemen of existing politi
cal parties, so far as consistent with this
act, may be as now provided, or as may
be provided for by the respective polit
ical parties through regular and usual
party action, prior to the first primary
election held under this aot, but no suo
sequent change In political party organ
ization, constitution, rules, regulations,
agencies, representatives, representation,
or administration, shall be effected or
made unless by vote of the members of
such political party at a primary elec
tion held under this act, and no declara
tion of political party policy or principles
shall be put forth by any one or any
person as the declaration of a political
party unless the same has been adopted
as such at a primary election held as
herein provided. The organization, con
stitution, rules, regulations, and the
agents, representatives, officers, managers
etc., of political parties hereafter com
ing Into existence, so far as consistent
with this act, may be provided by volun
tary action of .such party, until the first
primary election held after the organiza
tion or creation of such party, after which
the provisions of this act must govern
in all respects as In the case of other
parties.
"Sec. S. Any person promoting, publish
ing, repeating or representing any plan,
system or rule of organization or consti
tution of any rule or regulation of any
political party, policy or principle, after
the first primary election held under this
act. In 'case of existing parties, or after
the first primary election held after the
organization, In case of parties authorized
on petition as herein provided, as being
adopted or established by any political
party subsequent to such first primary
election, or such first primary election
next following the organization of the
party, when not adopted or established by
vote at such a primary election, shall be
guilty of a misdemeanor, and on convic
tion thereof may be punished by a fine of
not leas than $100, and not more than. $500,
or by imprisonment in the County Jail
for not less than three months, and not
more than six months, or by both such
fine and Imprisonment.
"Sec. 10. The term of office of any agent,
representative, officer, manager, commit
tee or committeeman or any political par
ty snail not exceea iour years, dui snau
continue until his successor shall be elect
ed and qualified.
"Sec. 11. The officer to whom by this act
Is assigned the duty of receiving petitions
presenting persons as candidates at pri
mary elections for nomination for public
office shall also receive petitions for nom
ination of candidates for offices In polit
ical parties, when the chairman (or pres
ident) and secretary of the political party
or Its managing committee, acting In the
electoral district for which such officer
or delegate Is to be chosen, shall certify
under oath to him that, under the consti
tution and laws of the political party and
the provisions of this act, such officers
or delegates are to be chosen at the next
primary election. If such certificate Is not
so made and presented GO days before the
date of the primary election, a certificate
of like nature may be made and presented
to the County Clerk or Clerks not less than
40 days before the day of the primary
election, over the signatures of individual
electors, members of the party, equal In
number to those required by this act to pre
sent a name by petition to be voted on in
such electoral district, and under the oath
or affirmation of at least two of such sign
ers. And In all cases where, under this
act. electors make petitions or certificates
such petitions or certificates shall be un
der the oath or affirmation of at least two
of the signers, and such oath or affirma
tion must state that the statements and
signatures therein and thereon are true,
that the candidate therein named. If any,
is eligible to .the honor sought, and that
the requisite number of signers thereof
are qualified to sign such petition, and the
certificate of such oath or affirmation
shall be annexed to such petition. No cer
tificate being filed, as In this section pro
vided, no such nomination shall be re
ceived. "Sec 12. There may be elected at the
primary ejections held under this act dele
gates of the various political parties to
their respective conventions, and any per
son participating In the selection or elec
tion of such delegates as arc to be chosen
by a political party acting within the
confines of a single county or less elec
toral district or division, otherwise than
according to the provisions of this act,
shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and on
conviction thereof, may be punished by a
fine of not less than $100, and not more
than $500, or by imprisonment In the Coun
ty Jail not less than three months, or by
both such fine and Imprisonment.
"Sec. 13. In Presidential election years
there may be elected at the primary elec
tion held under this act, delegates of the
various political parties to to their, re
spective National conventions, and any
person participating In the selection or
election of such delegates otherwise than
according to the provisions of this act
shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and, on
conviction thereof, may be punished by a
fine of not less than $100, and not more
than $500. or by imprisonment In the Coun
ty Jail not less than three months, and
not more than six months, or by both such
fine and imprisonment.
"Sec. 14. A proposition, within the mean
ing of this act, is a statement of political
party principle or policy, or a resolution
or question affecting party government or
organization or administration, submitted
by petition under this act. to be voted
upon by the voters, members of the party.
in a designated electoral district. Every
proposition shall be so framed as to oc
cupy the smallest possible space on the
ballot and at the same time express clear
ly Its intended meaning; it shall be brief
and concise in terms, shall cover a single
point or question, and shall not exceed 50
words In length. Every proposition shall
be printed on the ballot In nonpareil type,
and shall be so placed on the ballot as to
leave a f pace at its left, in which shall be
written the words Tes- and No, the
latter word directly below the former,
both of which words shall be numbered
consecutively as are the names of candi
dates, the voters' marks to be made be
tween the words and their respective
numbers, and just above the first proposi
tion printed on each ticket shall be printed
the direction, 'Vote yes or no.' "
"Sec 15. Before any general election, .and
at once after certificates have been filed
on behalf of the various political parties
showing the party officers and delegates
to be elected at the primary election, or
as soon as the time for filing such ccr
certificates has expired, the County Clerk
shall deliver to the Sheriff of the county
three notices of the general and the pre
ceding primary election for each election
precinct In said county. Said notice shall
be in the following form:
ELECTION NOTICE.
Notice is hereby given that on the
day of 19 at the
In precinct , in the County of
, a primary election will be
held for nominating candidates for dis
trict, county and precinct offices, name
ly (here name the offices for which nomi
nations are to be made); for the election
of political party officers and delegates,
namely (here name the officers and dele
gates to be elected, and specify the par
ties by which they are respectively to be
elected); for voting on proposition of po
litical party policy, "principles, rules, regu
lations and constitutions."
Section 1G provides that the general
election laws governing elections, such
as the meeting of the judges and clerks,
poll-books, sample ballots, tally sheets,
printing of ballots, powers of judges, etc,
shall. apply. It Is also provided that the
County Clerk shall furnish necessary sup
plies, etc
"Sec 17. All primary elections hereafter
held In this state shall be conducted under
the provisions of this act, and the polls
shall be opened at S o'clock in the fore
noon and closcad at 6 o'clock.
"Sec 18. It shall be the duty of eacn
judge or clerk of election, or any other
elector present, to challenge any person
offering to vote whom he shall know or
suspect not to be qualified as an elector.
The right to vote, voting, the right to
challenge and challenging at primary elec
tions shall be as defined for general elec
tions by existing election and registration
laws, and all existing laws applicable to
the .risht to vote, voting, the right to
challenge and challenging at general elec
tion shall apply, so far as practicable, to
primary elections.'
Section 19 provides for tally sheets.
"Sec 20. Each elector shall have the
right to vote for names of candidates, and
for or against propositions printed on the
ballot as part of the ticket of the party
with which he affiliates, or for names
written in the blanks In such ticket, and
not otherwise. If, In making the canvass,
the judges shall find that an elector has
voted for names or proposition In more
than one ticket, they shall determine
which ticket he has cast the greatest
number of votes In, and the ballot shall be
counted for that ticket only. If there be
no ticket or such ticket showing a great
er number of votes therein than In any
other ticket, on such ballot, then such
ballot shall not be counted, and shall be
void.
Section 21. The ballots used at primary
elections under this act shall be so print
ed that one column on the ballot shall
be devoted to the primary election ticket
of each political party. In which single
column shall be printed the names of
candidates for nomination for party of
fices, for delegates and for recommenda
tions and the propositions to be voted
on by members of that party to which
such single column is assigned. Names
and propositions shall be printed on such
ballots on petition of Individual electors
of the respective parties, designating the
name of the candidate, his residence,
with street and number, if any, the nom
ination, party office or honor, or the rec
ommendation ifought by the candidate,
and the party ticket or column, If not
over three words. In which the name or
proposition is to be printed, each petition
to be In behalf of a single name or prop
osition. Every such petition shall be
signed by electors, members of the party,
such membership being certified and
sworn to In the petition, in number equal
to at least five (5) per cent of the vote
polled at the last general election by the
party In whose ticket the name or prop
osition is to be printed for its candidate
receiving the highest number of votes In
the electoral district In which such name
or proposition Is to be voted upon, in
case the party in whose ticket such name
or proposition is to be printed Is a po
litical party as first defined in this act.
Otherwise such petition shall be signed
by electors In number equal to at least
half of one per centum of the total vote
cast at the preceding general election in
the electoral district for which such pe
tition Is presented. Each elector signing
a petition shall add to his signature his
place of residence, with the street and
number thereof. If any, and ench elector
shall be qualified to subscribe to only
one such petition for each nomination,
party office or honor, or recommenda
tion or proposition covering the same
point, and in so signing such petition or the Senate Js neatly retarded bv the want
petitions shall act as a member of but j.of a quorum. Qn a call of the House
one party. No person wno Is not an;Scnators SmUh of Multnoman Booth,
elector shall be qua.Ified to sign any Ad Johnston. Porter. Daly and .re
petition and no person shall be qualified , h wcre arrestcd nnd brought before
to be a candidate at the same primary ; lne bar of the Senate where President
election for nomination to more than one 'FuUon demar.ded their excuses. Each of
pu, J? .e" t. . , i them had a good excuse except Adams-
Sec 22. Any person who In signing any and Da,J An tho excuscs were accepted
petition uncier mis act vioiaies an nu-
vision of this act defining his qualifies
tlons as a signer of a petition hereunder
shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and on
conviction thereof shall be punished by a
fine of not less than $?0, and not more
than $200. or by imprisonment in the
county jail for not less than 30 days and
not more than three months, or by both
such fine and Imprisonment. Every petl
tltlon under this act shall have written
or printed in a conspicuous place thereon
at or near the heading thereof where It
may be readily seen and read by any
person at the time of signing the same
the following words: "Any person sign
ing this petition In violation of the law
Is liable to punishment by fine of $50 to
$200, or by Imprisonment for 30 days to
three months, or by both such fine and
imprisonment." No petition not having
such words so printed or written thereon
shall be received or filed by any officer.
Section 23 provides for the printing of
the ballots, and letting the same to the
lowest bidder.
Section 24 and following sections pro
vide for the arrangement and style of
the ballot. A sample of the ballot Is as
follows:
FOR MAYOR.
Vote for ONE.
77 JOHN DALEY, of Tenth Ward.
78 RODERICK Davis, of Sixth Ward.
FOR MUNICIPAL JUDG& Vote for ONE.
79 ABRAHAM KINTO, Fourth Ward.
SO HARRISON KNIGHT. Third Ward.
FOR CITY ATTORNEY. Vote for ONE.
51 ED. R. KOHLER, First Ward.
52 SYDNEY PHILLIPS,Elghth Ward.
FOR CITY AUDITOR.
Vote for One.
S3 ANTON KUHN, Fifth Ward.
S4 CHAS. A. LiAYNE, Eleventh Ward.
FOR CITY TREASURER. Vote for ONE.
55 WADE O. LATIMER, Ninth Ward.
56 W. F. LEARNEDTseventh WardT
FOR CITY ENGINEER. Vote for ONE.
S7 W. Q. LOCKWOOD, Fourth Ward.
8 OTTO R. SHIELDS, First Ward.
Section 27 provides for the number of
ballots, sample ballots, etc
It is made the duty of the County
Clerk to furnish stationary, etc., to be
purchased from the lowest bidder.
Section 29 provides that upon the filing
of any petition with the County Clerk, a
fee of $10 shall be paid.
No person shall be allowed to vote un
less he Is registered or shall prove his
right to vote according to the laws of
the state regulating the voting at gen
eral elections of unregistered voters, or
shall register with the Judge or clerk of
election in the precinct where he votes.
Each judge and clerk shall be invested
with the powers and duties of Justices
of the Peace and Notaries. The County
Clerk shall certify to the Judges and
clerks of each election precinct a list of
the voters therein who have registered,
to be of as late date as possible. All
papers pertaining to registration of voters
by the Judges and clerks shall be filed
with the County Clerk, as required in the
case of registrations made by Notaries
Public and Justices of the Peace, and the
County Clerk shall treat them so that
such registrations by primary officers
shall answer for all purposes. They shall
act as registration officers only in their
own precincts.
No signature to any petition presenting
a name to be printed on the primary elec
tion ballot under this act shall be made,
secured, obtained or taken more
than
fifty days before the day of the primary
election. In all cases such petitions must
be filed with the proper officer before
the day fixed by this act on which such
officer shall make up the ballot form
and make his certification on the same, as
herein provided. No .petition containing
a signature made, secured, obtained or
taken in violation of this section shall be
valid or received by any officer, and If
so received its Invalidity shall affect
and vitiate and render void and of no ef
fect every subsequent proceeding or right
founded on such petition.
There shnll be no distinction between
cities, towns or other municipalities and
counties or other electoral districts as to
where petitions shall be filed or other
wise. Any change in the methods, procedure
regulations or machinery of general elec
tions, or In the law with respect to the
same, shall be considered as a change
of the same nature with respect to pri
mary elections under this act unless In
consistent with the spirit of this act, so
that at all times primary elections shall
be conducted as are general elections as
near as can be.
Other sections apply to the votes, con
tests in the courts, etc
The last section provides that the act
shall apply to counties of 50,000 and more
inhabitants, and to any other county
when It shall, be resolved by the proper
authorities of each a'nd every political
party therein representing their party
within and throughout said county.
LAWYERS HAD A HEARING.
Members of Mnltnoiuali Bar Talked
Iycprlslntlon nt Snleni.
SALEM, Feb. 19. Judges Sears and
Frazcr and about 20 members of the
Multnomah bar. arrived on the morning
train and held a conference with the
judiciary committee regarding the amend
ment of the law relating to Justice Courts
so as to prevent suits being brought in
the Troutdale Precinct Court against per
sons residing In Portland. Senator Kelly
prepared an amendment to the act con
cerning Justice Courts, that in cities of
5000 or more Inhabitants suit must be
filed In the Justice Court In the precinct
where the defendant resides.. It was
promised that the measure shall be rush
ed through.
The Bar Association recently held a
meeting In Portland denouncing a cer
tain commercial agency for dragging peo
ple out to Troutdale, but the concern
gave It out that It would continue to do
business as before. So the attorneys de
cided to adopt a course which will not
fall of results. There will be no objec
tion to the passage of the bill In either
House.
The Judges are also Interested In the
final passage of Senate bill No. 64, which
has passed the Senate and reached the
third reading In the House. This author
izes the Judges to hold joint sessions of
court, thus giving Legislative sanction to
what they may now do by rule. The
decision of a majority is to decide a case.
The bill also allows the majority of
Judges to adopt rules of practice and gov
erning the court. The bill applies only
to Multnomah County. As it Is now on
the question of rules, one Judge can
stand out against the other three If he
j desires. In other words, each Judge can
make rules to suit himself.
n.D TO EXPLAIN ABSENCE.
Senate Mnde n Move In Interest
of
Keeping: n Q,aornm.
SALEM, Feb. 19. This afternoon there
was considerable trouble to keep a quo
rum In the Senate. On a call of the
House the members would come In, but
would almost Immediately leave again.
At last Kuykendall moved that when the
members be brought In they be required
to give an excuse for their absence. He
said that In the language of the small
' Vinv 'f hlc ? nn lrci frv tin nrni-lr nf
excent thnt of Adams, which was at first
rejected, but later all were excused.
President Fultcn took occasion to say
that less than a quorum could not do
business and that unless the Senators
would remain within the bar to transact
business, the Senate may as well adjourn.
TAX FOR SCHOOL LIBRARIES.
Senate Amended Bill So tin to Make
Levy Optional "Wltli Connty.
SALEM, Or., Feb. 19. The Stewart pub
lic school library bill, which passed the
House January 31, was passed by the
Senate today after amendment. The bill
as passed by the House required each
County Court to make a tax "levy each
year of sufficient rate to produce a sum
equal to 10 cents per capita on the school
population of the county. The money thus
raised would constitute a fund for the
purchase of books for school libraries. It
was at first sought to amend the bill In
the Senate by excluding Clatsop, Marlon
and Multnomah Counties. As this was
thought by some to render the act un
constitutional, these counties were left In
but the word "required" was stricken out
DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY TICKET.
(This column to be used for nominees
and propositions petitioned for to be
placed on the Democratls ticket, and ad
ditional columns for nominees and propo
sitions to be placed on other tickets re
spectively, following the same system as
shown In the preceding column.)
and the bill amended so as to leave the
levying of the tax to the discretion of
the County Courts.
PERSONAL MENTION.
Mr. and Mrs. Homer Davenport and
children are at the Hotel Imperial and
will leave for New York tonight, stop
ping for a day or two at Spokane.
NEW YORK. Feb. 19. Northwestern
people registered at New York hotels to
day are as follows:
From Portland H. Jennings, at the Im
perial; H. Ellers, at the Union Square.
From Spokane Mrs. H. C. Vorhees, at
the Everett.
Senator Hanna's Waning Star.
Boston Herald, Ind.
Senator Hanna's prestige as a director
in public affairs is, apparently, suffering
at present. He had seriously hazarded
It In attaching It to the success of the
ship subsidy bill, and he was disposed
to adhere to this obstinately after ad
monitions that it was neither likely to
pass nor to be a creditable measure with
which to become identified. But Mr.
Hanna's position was peculiar here. The
bill was more than a measure of policy
with him: It was one of nledces. and
! he was bound by a feeling of obligation
toward those to whom he had promised
it as a quid pro quo for value received to
struggle to keep his word In the case.
Thus, the risk to himself and his arty
was made necessary from his own point
of view. He, therefore, hitched his wagon
to this nautical star. Coincident with It.
Mr. Hanna finds another embarrassment.
This is Mr. Addicks of Delaware, claim
ing his aid, under like conditions, for
an election to the Senate. Mr. Hanna
has striven to come up to time here, also.
The report Is received that he has sent
word to the Delaware Legislature to elect
Mr. Addicks. The regular Republicans,
however, are refusing to comply with
what he asks of them, and thus Mr. Han
na encounters a second rebuff. He prob
ably congratulates himself that there is
not another Presidential election to be
provided for until three years have
elapsed.
No trace has yet been found of Johnnie
James, says the Heppner Gazette, the
pioneer miner and dltchtender who dis
appeared six weeks ago In the mountains
near Desolation Lake. He took his blank
ets from his cabin and started away dur
ing a severe snowstorm, and the sup
position is that he became bewildered and
perished.
PAT CROWE'S PARTNER
ARREST OF JAMES CALIiAHAX FOR
THE CUDAHY ADDUCTION.
The 3Inn Positively Identified toy the
Packer's Son ns One o His
Kidnapers.
OMAHA, Neb., Feb. 19. James Calla
han, charged with complicity in the ab
duction of Edward Cudahy, Jr., is under
arrest here. Callahan was arrested last
Saturday, but the police have kept the
fact a secret until today. In the hope of
securing other arrests. Young Cudahy
has positively identified him as the man
who accosted him near the Cudahy resi
dence and forced him Into a buggy, and
also as the man who kept guard over him
at the Melrose Hill house during the 30
hours he was kept a prisoner, pending
the negotiations for their ransom of $25,
000. Daniel H. Burrlst who sold a horse
and buggy to two men previous to the
kidnaping, also identified Callahan as one
of the men with whom he made the deal.
Marie Larsen, a servant in the employ of
J. N. H. Patrick, Identified Callahan as
the man who rented a cottage In Happy
Hollow, which the bandits abandoned
two weeks before the abduction.
Callahan was arrested by Patrolmen
Dueberry and Dwyer, both of whom are
old acquaintances of the .prisoner. They
knew that he was a close friend of Pat
rick Crowe, for whom a large reward has
been offered as the leader In the kidnap
ing. Their suspicions some time ago were
aroused by remarks dropped by Callahan
in connection with the discussions of the
Cudahy affair. These suspicions were
communicated to the Chief of Police, who
made a quiet but thorough investigation,
which led to Callahan's arrest.
Young Cudahy's Identification of the
man seems to be complete. Together with
his father, he called Sunday at the office
of the Chief of Police and confronted the
prisoner. The men had a conversation
lasting half an hour, and after Callahan
had been taken away young Cudahy
said: "I would never forget that voice,
and I also remember very distinctly his
peculiar manner of pronouncing certain
words."
Callahan denies absolutely that he had
anything to do with the kidnaping, but
admits that he was a close friend of
Crowe.
Tonight the police secured Information
which they expect to lead to the arrest
of another man connected with the crime.
He Is a coachman employed by a neigh
bor of the Cudahys. The Chief of Police
expects this man to throw additional light
on the matter. Callahan Is 3S years of
age, and has lived In Omaha for several
years. He had been employed In the
packing-house of the Cudahys up to three
monihs ago.
Callahan tonight made a statement, as
follows:
"I know nothing, absolutely nothing,
about the kidnaping of Edward Cudahy,
Jr. If I did I would be the last man
In the world to tell It, because If I did
and Pat Crowe proved to be connected
with the crime, he would run me to the
end of the earth and run a knife through
me. There Is no danger of me turning
state's evidence, even if I had knowledge
of the deed, which would assist the state
In a conviction. Rather would I serve a
term in the penitentiary than take
chances of acknowledging that I had in
formation incriminating to myself or any
body else, because I know the people of
this city would not rest until they had
hanged me to the nearest telegraph pole.
I have seven people who will swear to
my whereabouts the night of the adbuc
tlon and the two nights following. The
statements of those who have pretended
to Identify me with the case go for noth
ing. I know none of them, have never
seen them, nor had any dealings with
them."
IRRIGATION IN NORTHWEST.
Government Official Working Hard
to Aronse Interest.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 8. Professor F.
H. Newell, of the Geological Survey, Is
earnestly endeavoring to arouse an In
terest in Pacific Northwestern States In
the Irrigation question, for he Is firmly
convinced that practically all of the seml
arld lands of Oregon. Washington and
Idaho can be successfully irrigated and
converted Into rich farm or grazing lands.
He refers to a recent report of the Geo
logical Survey, prepared under his direc
tion, In which he discusses very briefly
the water supply of the public lands in
the several Western states, and calls par
ticular attention to the references to the
three states named. In his report, Pro
fessor Newell says:
Oregon.
"In this -state the great bulk of the land
to the east of the Cascade Range still
belongs to the National Government, to
gether with a considerable area of forest
along the coast and among the high moun
tains. The aggregate area of vacant pub
lic lands Is estimated to be 55.SS7 square
miles, or 35.767.6S0 acres, this being a trifle
less than three-fifths of the area of the
state. The principal tracts disposed of to
individuals He In the Valley of the Wil
lamette and In the smaller valleys to the
south and west. In the extreme eastern
portion are also numerous entries. In the
valleys among the Blue Mountains, where
water can be obtained. Next to Wash
ington, this state Is one of the best tim
bered In the West, the estimated area In
forest being over 20,000,000 acres, and In
woodland 17,000,000 acres. Part of this has,
however, been burned or cut over, and
the present knowledge of the condition of
the timber Is somewhat meager, so that
these figures may be above the actual
facts. The largest forest reserve In the
United States, that of the Cascade Range,
lies within this state. It Includes nearly
4.500.000 acres. Besides this there are
smaller reservations of relatively Insig
nificant size.
"The greater part of the vacant public
land Is within the great Interior basin,
the streams of which do not have suffi
cient volume to cut their way to the
ocean. They flow for a short distance
from their sources among the mountains,
and gradually dry up, or flow Into some
lake or marsh from which the water Is
evaporated. The supply Is very small in
comparison with the land. to be supplied,
and It will be necessary to use storage
reservoirs and well water, wherever It can
be obtained. In order to utilize the land.
Washington.
"This state, lying In the northwestern
corner of the country, is prqbably the
most humid of those west of the Missis
sippi Valley. Alons the seacoast the pre
cipitation Is excessively heavy, and the
mountains are clothed with dense forests
extending Inland north of the Columbia.
The vacant public land aggregates near
ly one-half of the area of the state, and
in addition to this over one-tenth of the
land surface has been reserved for the
Indians and for forestry purposes. The
state Is -crossed by the broad land grants
of the Northern Pacific Railroad Com
pany, these covering much of the best
farming land. The main body of vacant
land Is within the Cascade Range and di
rectly west of the vast forest region to
the north of the Columbia, and lies also
out upon the broad, dry plains of the cen
tral part of the state. In the eastern
end the humidity is such that wheat Is
raised by dry farming, the productive
ness of this area being well known.
"Within the tree-covered regions the
water supply is large and well distributed,
being often in excess of the needs of the
relatively small areas of the arable land.
Out upon the plains of the Columbia, how
ever, the question of obtaining sufficient
water is still unsettled. Attempts at drill
ing deep wells have been prevented by
the great thickness of the lava underlying
these plains and the expense necessarily
Involved. The Columbia Itself, although
one of the largest rivers of the country,
and having an estimated low-water flow
of 60,000 cubic feet per second, cannot be
employed In irrigation, as it Is bounded
by bluffs and cliffs hundreds or even 1000
feet In height. The valleys west of the
Columbia and immediately east of the
Cascade Range, although having a very
slight rainfall, are well watered by the
numerous streams rising among the lofty.
snow-crowned summits. The principal
stream of this area Is the Yakima, whose
waters are employed to a small extent In
Irrigation. The storage facilities are ex
ceptionally fine In the glacial lakes at the
headwaters of these streams, and great
quantities of water can be held at small
expense for use upon the fertile lands
stretching out to the Columbia. One of
the most favorable opportunities for de
velopment is In this part of the state.
Idaho.
"Idaho Is considered one of the best
wooded states of the arid region, its nar
row northern end being covered to a large
extent with forests and woodlands. The
broad southern part, however, extends
over the lava plains bordering Snake Riv
er, and is destitute of the larger vegeta
tion, the most conspicuous plant being the
so-called sagebrush, which grows on this
rich soil often to extraordinary size. The
water supply of the state Is large, but.
unfortunately, only a part can be utilized
to advantage, as the most Important riv
erthe Snake soon after leaving the
mountains, cuts for Itself a deep canyon
In the lava, and by cascades and rapids
falls to a depth of hundreds or thousands
of feet below the plains.
"The vacant land of the state over 75,-
0C0 square miles forms nearly nine-tenths
of the total area. The great mass of It.
untouched by settlement, lies In the al
most unexplored mountain masses of the
central and northeastern parts of the
state. On the great lava.1 plains of the
Snake, also, are many miles of vacant
land, the soil, though fertile, being too
dry to attract the pioneer. Along the
northwestern edge, adjacent to Eastern
Washington, the cultivation of cereals by
dry farming is successful: and In the val
leys of the Weiser. Payette and Boise
many Irrigating systems have been con
structed carrying water to farms on the
benches and lowlands. There Is still a
surplus of supply, and the area thus cul
tivated can be extended, although It Is
probable that the lands now In private
ownership will demand all of the water
easily obtainable.
"Considerable areas of vacant public
land can probably be watered by large
canals heading on the Snake River near
or below Idaho Falls, and small tracts
can doubtless be made valuable by the
construction of storage reservoirs upon
or near the edge of the lava plains. Sev
eral such reservoirs, as. for example. In
the vicinity of Mountain Home, have been
built and are in successful operation, the
relatively low altitude and genial climate
rendering possible the production of
prunes and similar fruits."
Although Representative Jones has suc
ceeded in getting a favorable report upon
his bill to extend the free homestead law
to the opened half of the Colvllle Indian
reservation, he will not ask for the con
sideration of the bill at this session. In
fact, he has stated to several of his col
leagues that he thought It would be bet
ter to let the bill go over to the next ses
sion, and then call It up and put it
through the House.
Mr. Jones Is playing politics. He knows
that the bill Is one to which there Is lit
tle or no objection, and. If opportunity
offered, could. In all probability, be passed
at the present session, under a unanimous
consent agreement. He does not. care to
take this course, however. He will rein
troduce the bill at the beginning of the
next Congress, have It referred to the
public lands committee, and be again re
ported, and will then, at an opportune
time, call the bill up and probably se
cure its passage through the House. It
could easily be followed up and put
through the Senate.
By this delay, Mr. Jones hopes to have
the matter fresher In the minds of the
voters of his state who are interested In
The Colvllle reservation than If It passed
at this time. Should the bill become a
law at this session, many of them would
forget It when the next Congressional
campaign Is on in Washington, while It
the bill passes towards the close of the
next session. It will be Impressed upon
the minds of the voters, and they will be
the more ready to return the favor.
Roosevelt's Coyote Hunt.
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo., Feb. 19.
Vice-President-elect Roosevelt left here
at 6:20 this evening, after another d,ay
on the plains hunting coyotes east and
south of Colorado Springs. The ride to
day Included eight runs after coyotes, on
only two of which, however, the dogs were
loosened. The distance covered was more
than 50 miles. The departure tonight was
void of ceremony, as was the arrival of
the Vice-President-elect Sunday morning.
He arrived at the station Just In time to
board the private car before the train
pulled out. and there was no ceremony
other than a cheer by the assembled
throng and farewell salute by the man
who Is soon to be Inaugurated as Vice
President. DENVER, Colo., Feb. 19. Vlce-Presi-Ident-elect
Roosevelt arrived here from
Colorado Springs at 9 o'clock tonight and
left at 10:30 for Chicago over the Union
Pacific. About 150 people, Including local
Republican leaders, wcre at the depot,
but Mr. Roosevelt declined to leave his
car or to make a speech.
.
Washington Notes.
Indications of oil and gas are reported
from Medical Lake.
The residence of James A. Moore, near
Satsop, was entirely destroyed by fire,
with all Its contents last week.
Contract has been let by the Pacific
Sheet Metal Works, of Falrhaven, for
building a two-story brick or stone ware
house. A farmer went to North Yakima a few
days ago and tied his team to a hitching
DIDN'T QUIT
Because She Never Started.
Many people have been interested in
the reports of persons made 111 by cof
fee drinking and cured by quitting and
using Postum Food Coffee. Of course,
the leaving off of the poison of coffee by
highly organized people whose systems
are affected by It, is a great help in Itself,
but the biggest end of the help is in the
elements furnished by Postum Food Cof
fee. This Is a true food drink of the
highest character.
A lady who has never been addicted to
tea or coffee drinking was reduced
by stomach trouble to a condition of
nervous prostration with heart trouble,
Insomnia, and finally got in such a weak
condition that the doctors said she could
not get well, and It was thought she
would live but a short time.
Someone brought Postum Food Coffee
to her attention, she .quit taking medi
cine and went to using Postum. She says,
"It 'did not sour on my stomach and I
began to feel better at once. I kept on
using It day after day, and now am well
and strong and have better health than
I have had for years, and am most sin
cerely thankful that Postum Food Coffee
was invented and I was led to use It."
This Is a direct evidence of the fact
that has so often been stated that Pos
tum Is a nourishing food drink contain
ing the elements of phosphate of potash
and albumen that go to build up the gray
matter in the nerve cells In the brain
and all over the body. It does not con
tain medicine of any sort or kind, only
the elements placed In the cereals of the
field by the Almighty Creator, and se
lected and made use of In the form of a
liquid food by the Inventor.
"My husband is a grocer and has been
out of health for some time past. Since
he has found what Postum has done for
me he has quit drinking coffee and been
using Postum for quite a little time. He
has Improved greatly: sleeps well nights,
and says he has given up coffee entirely."
This lady lives at Great Bend, Kansas.
Name can be furnished by the Postum
Cereal Co.. Ltd.. at Battle Creek. Mich.
post, where he left the animals stand for
60 hours without food or water.
Farmers from the Eureka Flat section
of Yakima County report that rumors to
the effect that recent frosts have Injured
Fall wheat are without foundation. Re
cent rains are declared to have enhanced
crop prospects.
A girl 11 years old was accidentally shot
Saturday at Toppenish by her brother,
whe was playing with firearms. The ball
of a revolveri entered the left side of tne
face, passed through the head and came
out on the right side.
W. A. Roberts, a young man engaged in
hearding sheep In the east end of Yakima
County, complains of having been shot by
a farmer named Cochran. The herder has
a slight flesh wound on his left arm as a
result of the shooting. A warrant has
been Issued for the arrest' of the alleged
assailant, who will be tried for assault
with a deadly weapon. .
A POOR BREAKFAST.
Very Fctt People Eat a Good Break
fast. "All I want for breakfast Is a roll and
a cup of coffee."
This remark .Is heard not only In ho
tels, restaurants and lunch rooms, but it
Is the usual breakfast order in the home
circle as well. After a 12 hours' fast it
would seem that the first meal of the
day should be a hearty, substantial one,
and if we all lived natural, unartificial
lives. It would be so. but none of us do,
hence breakfast is a mere pretence.
Says a latter day philosopher: "During
many years of active business life, I
never remember having eaten a good,
substantial breakfast but supposed it was
of no Importance until I began to lose
appetite for lunch and dinner.
My physician told me I was a victim
of nervous dyspepsia and must take rest
and recreation, as no medicine would
reach the trouble; but this advice I could
not follow, as my business affairs would
not permit it. and to get relief I re
sorted to medicines and prescriptions,
and it was purely accidental that I hit
upon one remedy which did the business.
While In a drug store one evening I no
ticed a number of people buying Stuart's
Dyspepsia Tablets, a widely advertised
preparation for stomach troubles, and
the force of example was too much for
me, and I bought a 50-cent package.
I took a tablet or two after each meal,
and In a week my appetite picked up, I
began to feel my old ambition for work
returning and could eat a good break
fast because I wanted it, and from that
time to this, I take Stuart's Dyspepsia
Tablets as regularly as I take my meals,
not because I now have any trouble with
my stomach, but because I don't want
to have.
A fifty-cent box of Stuart's Tablets will
last me a month and keep my digestion
in good order, and I know of no better
investment a business man can make.
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