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11 1HJ5 MOK.N.LN13 OKEUONIA2T, SATURDAY, JULY 19, 1302. TO MAKE NEW LAWS Legislative Members as Yet Make Few Plans. LABOR MEASURES TO BE URGED Senator Sircck Proposes That Cor porations Shall Be Taxed Equit ably Levrls and. Clark; Appropriation. mines. Barger. It Is claimed, urged Brad shaw, superintendent of the company, to allow the negroes to work and a quarrel ensued, Barger killing Bradshaw. Barger was then struck on the head with a pick ax by an unknown person and a general fight ensued, In which the two negroes were killed and others whose names could f not bo earned were wounded. FIRE ON A LAUNCH. CEMENTWALKS,0RW00D? ilcmbera of the Multnomah delegation to the legislature are slow about putting on their thinking caps. They have not gotten together yet to form any plans, nor is there much tangible substance of concerted opinion floating about in tne atmosphere. The weather is too warm for mental exercise just now; besides repose since election has been only six weeks long, and there are still over five months in which the lawmakers may work them selves up. It is not likely that plans will get much beyond the embryonic stage before Sep tember. Two years ago the delegation did not come together until three months be fore the Legislature met. 2s'ow Is vacation time, and not many ideas can bo expected to Incubate until it is past. The various associations Interested in promoting laws are laboring under the same Summer las situde. Legislative committees of the la bor organizations, notably of the Portland Federated Trades Council and the State Federation of Labor, are understood to have several ideas put away on ice until the weather gets cooler. The Taxpayers' League Is the only organization thus far to bring itself out of storage and to un pack a list of measures which it will ad vocate. fienator Sweek is formulating a measure ggr more equitable assessment and taxa tion of corporations. It is in no way hos tile to corporations, neither will it in fringe upon their privileges, but It will seek a better apportionment of tax bur dens. The corporation laws of the state aro good, eo far as they go, but they are regarded as not going far enough, as not having kept pace with the late develop ment of corporations. Another measure talked of is one to Impose a tax or license charge in proportion to the amount or capital stock of a company, in order to prevent abuses and dangers from "water." The amount of the appropriation for the Lewis and Clark Fair Is still in the un certain stage. All the lawmakers agree that an appropriation should be made. But there is so much vagueness yet about I tho scope and magnitude of the fair that no proposals about it have any detlnite nees. "Since the Lewis and Clark Board have not settled this subject, we are as much in the dark as they all," said a lawmaker yesterday. A rumor has drifted up from Clatsop County that the question of an appropriation Is linked frith that of the United States Senatorehip. But as the friends of that county's chosen son claim suzerainty over 55 votes in the Legislature, this rumor lacks consistency. As to a flreboat for Portland, the dele gation is agreed that the immediate ne cessity for one warrants a special tax. A fellow-ervant and liability act may be Introduced, but it will le more mod erate than those put forward at other ses sions. Labor interests will probably work for a -1)111 ot .this kind. Conservative counselors advise that such legislation be advanced little by little. A State Board of Equalization has been suggested, but there is a general disposi tion to let the present law continue. Ap portionment of taxes is based on the as sessments of the several counties for the past five years, and is continued In the ratio of those assessments. The law is found to work well. It has been proposed that the County Assessment Boards be made up of taxpayers, rather than of those interested In making the assessments. If there is any talk in favor of a Rail road CommiFelon, it probably drifts over the state line from Washington, where such a ibody is to be a live issue of the next session. Other measures suggested, are those to limit the pay of County Commissioners to the actual number of days given to county business; to set a maximum limit on the amount of county expenditures; to permit county purchases without competitive con. tract, when the money outlay is under $100; and to compel outside corporations doing business in Oregon to have a recog nized agent in the state. Pure-food legislation will be limited, un less legislators bring forward pet meas ures later" on. Food and Dairy Commis sioner Bailey Is satisfied -with present laws, and will ask for only a few minor changes, in regard to labeling and brand ing. As to whether he will advocate rais ing the standard of milk to per cenf of butter-fat, he has not yet made up hla mind. Gasoline Pipes on the Imperial Ei ploderSolltaIre to the Xlcacne. An explosion of gasoline pipes on the launch Imperial, from the Kellogg boat house, placed the passengers on board In a perilous situation until rescued by the approach of Hunt Lewis with his electric launch Solitaire. The accident occurred last evening opposite Jonos' sawmill, in South Portland. A crowd of about 20 ycung people were enjoying a moonlight boating party on the Willamette, when suddenly the gasoline pipes in the stem of the boat burst, and the after portion was almost immediately in flames. The fire grew so hot that the party had to take refuge In the bow of the boat. By this time the young ladies In the party were becoming very excited, and a num ber of them wanted to jump overboard, but were restrained by the cooler heads of the young men present. Hunt Lewis, of the Portland Rowing Club, had a party on his launch, and also had a barge in tow. Seeing the danger or the occupants of the other boat, he immediately went to tho rescue, and was able to transfer all the ladles to his boat. Not all of the party could be taken by Mr. Lewis, so the gentlemen on the burn ing boat were forced to stay on and fight the fire. Upon the arrival of M. Lewis' boat at the clubhouse the Kellogg boat, house was Informed of the accident and sent another launch to bring back the men and the burned boat. Nono of the occu pants suffered any Injury, but the launch was badly damaged. But for the timely arrival of the rescuing party the accident might have proved much more serious. COUXC1LMAX ItUMELIX'S MOVE FOR STREET IMPROVE3IEXT. HYPNOTIC CURES. Result of Experiments In an Engliih Insane Auylum. London Hospital. In a lecture delivered before the King's College Medical Society Dr. Milne Bram well gave an interesting sketch of the sub ject of hypnotism. Describing the experi ments of Florel, who till recently was medical director of the Burgholl Asylum and one of the professors of the Univers ity of Zurich, ho said that he succeeded in hypnotizing nearly all his asylum at tendants, both male and female, a large proportion of them becoming profound somnambules. For 10 years experiments were made in regard to the use of hyp notism in the night watching of danger ous lunatics. Warders were h5pnotlzed and trained to sleep by the bedside of these patients and to awake the instant they heard them attempt to get out of bed, tho Nhypnotlc suggestion being made use of to inhibit all sounds, which had no reference to the duty laid upon them, and It was found that warders so hypnotized could perform night duty for six months and work hard all day without showing signs of fatigue. The results of these ex periments were, it is said, uniformly suc cessful, and no accident of any kind oc curred. In regard to this and other applications of hypnotism. Dr. Bramwell refers to the method of WetterstKnd, who, instead of restricting himself to suggestions made In the course of a short hypnotic trance, advocated the use of the ruratlve effects of prolonged hypnotic sleep. Wetter- strand treated epilepsy and grave forms of nervous disorder by keeping the pa tients in the hypnotic trance for three or four weeks. Without rousing them the patients were fed at stated intervals, and . the action of the bowels and bladder were regulated by suggestion, and thus mental as well as physical rest was given. In addition to such therapeutic advantages a9 might be gained by aid of suggestion. Dr. Milne Bramwell says that, although every one cannot be deeply hypnotized, profound states are not necessary for the successful employment of suggestion, and the number of persons Insusceptible to some degree of hypnotic Influence Is ex tremely small. Among other diseases he gives the following as those in which hypnotism has given good results: "Hys teria, neurasthenia, dipsomania, and other drug habits; obsessions, moral pervers ities and nervous tricks in children." Wo may add that, as far as the treatment of dipsomania is concerned, it seems not en tirely impossible that some of the start ling results which are said to have been obtained at certain Institutions for the treatment of this condition may have beon the outcome of an unacknowledged but none the less effectual application of hyp notic suggestion. TO RAISE FIREBOAT, FUND Committee Will Beg-in Soliciting: for 50,000. If His Ordinance PnHses, a Great Dis trict on West Side Will Be Much Benefited. "Cement walks may never again be built at the low prices that prevail this year," cold City Engineer Elliott yesterday af ternoon. . "It Is probable that never again In the history of the city will the people of Portland have such an opportunity to lay concrete walks at low prices," said Dep uty City Engineer Shannon, who has given eight years of his life to the solu tion of the sidewalk problem. "Cement Is now low and lumber is high, and a stone walk which will last a lifetime will cost only double the price of a plank walk which will last about seven years." That Is the substance of the opinions of the two offlcers, who are well acquainted with street conditions, as they were given to a reporter in response to an Inquiry yesterday afternoon. In full, the inquiry was, whether the ordinance providing for walks of concrete, vitrified brick, etc., in the business district and the principal residence districts of the West Side, In troduced in the Common Council by Mr. Rumelln, would be acceptable to the property-owners in those sections. "I sec no reason why it should not," said Mr. Elliott. "Of course," he added, with a smile, as If he expected protests from the different districts, "we may have some trouble in convincing people that cement walks are cheaper than wood. A cement walk will be in good condition at the end of 20 years, while a plank walk will end its life at seven, under ordinary conditions. We must educate the people up to the point of the cheapness of the walks, and the sooner we do so the bet ter. Some still think that wood is cheaper than cement. As a matter of fact it is cheaper when It is laid, but it is more costly In the long run. The wood has a life of about seven years. The cement will stand the wear and tear of 20 years and still bo In good condition. "The price of cement is lower than it has been for years. A six-foot walk, curb Included, may be built at a cost of 90 cents per running foot, or a total tax of $43 upon property having a frontage of 50 feet. Some of our late bids for wooden walkfl show that the lumber can be fur nished at 37 cents per running foot for six foot walks, or SO cents for 12-footwalks. For a six-foot walk the cost would be about ?18 50 for the lumber alone. The nails would cost $1 50, and the labor of one man for three days, at a wage of "53 50 per diem, would mean an additional ex pense of $10 0, making a total of $30 50, or only $14 50 less than the cost of a cement walk." "It is not probable that the people will ever again have the opportunity to secure cement walks at such a low price," said Deputy City Engineer Shannon. "During the financial depression the cement quo tations were twice as high as they are at present, but competition has caused a re duction, and each dealer has his own fig ures. The cement which comes to Port land Is from different countries, but is of practically the same grade. No," he said in answer to a question, "the dealers will hardly bo able to combine in order to raise prices. All their material comes from foreign countries, and they could not enter very well into any such combi nation as that of the local lumbermen." Mr. Elliott said that If the Rumelln ordi nance passes it will be enforced to the let ter. He and his deputies would see that the contractors complied strictly with the provisions, and that walks provided for would be laid as required. There la some opposition to tho ordi nance by property-owners in the district named by the ordinance, and even Coun cilman Rumelln expects that there will be a fight made against It when It is brought before the street committee, on August L Mr. Rumelln is now at the coast, but a friend of his said yesterday that he Is prepared for any opposition that may de velop. An interesting story about the prepara tion of the ordinance came out yesterday. Mr. Rumelln had always favored street improvements, and when he entered upon his second term as a member of tho Coun cil he .told his friends that he would try to have concrete walks laid in a district of at least 10 blocks. The 10 blocks proved to be too small a space, for Investigation showed that such walks were being laid in remote residence districts on the East Side, and property values had shown a corresponding increase. The boundaries were then Increased to the extent named In the ordinance, as much, so Mr. Rume lln's friends isay, to give the West Side Its former standing in property values as to make It presentable as a site for the 1905 Exposition. . RAPID RAILROAD BUILDING The flreboat committee of the Chamber of Commerce will start in at once to raise $50,000 for a flreboat. The commit tee will get down actively to work next week. It will begin with the corporations having large property interests on the water front, and from them will work down. Inasmuch as the benefit from a flreboat will bo to all water-front prop erty, the committee believes the fund will be promptly forthcoming. On the basis of the reduction in insur ance promised by Alfred Stillman, secre tary of the Board of Underwriters of the Pacific, the committee has been going over the risks of the largest Insurance policies, and computing therefrom the probable saving that would come with a flreboat. Tho committee has received unanimous assurance from members of the City Council and the Multnomah Legislative delegation that they will stand back of the scheme to reimburse property-owners who subscribe to tho fund. This encour agement makes it certain that citizens who advance money will get it back, pro vided, of course, that the boat is flrst class in every respect. Under this plan, the city will virtually be buying the boat. The grant of the Legislature to the city to buy the boat will be hedged in with the usual restrictions, and the. Council will be empowered to levy a spe cial tax. The committee has not yet drawn up the bill, and will not do so un til property-owners show how they are disposed to the scheme. Of course, whether the plan fails or not, the city will get a flreboat. But if the plan is followed out, it will save at least six months of time. Tho next Legisla- f5 ture will undoubtedly authorize a flre boat anyhow. But the present plan en ables construction of a flreboat to begin as soon before the Legislature convenes as the money can be raised. The Sensation of Paris. PARIS, July 18. The personal encoun ter yesterday between the Prince de Sagan and Maitre Barboux, the well-known law yer, is the leading topic of the day here. Prince de Sagan is Hellede Talleyrand Pcrlgorde, whose brother, Bozon, married Miss Helen Morton, of New York. Ho declares he only struck Maltro Barboux lightly in order to provoke a duel because he is Mme. de Gaste's fiance. He was sum moned before a Magistrate today to ex plain his conduct, and will probably be punished for assaulting Maitre Barboux. Mme. de Qast, with whom the press and public generally sympathize, says she car ried a horse whip hidden in hir sunshade yesterday, and intended to whip Maitre Barboux, but the latter left the court by a side door. Americans Stoned by Japanese. ST. PETERSBURG, July IS. The Novoe Tremya publishes & dispatch from Seoul, Corea, which says that two American missionaries have been stoned and beaten on the line of the Seoul-Fusan Railroad by Japanese laborers and that the Jap anese Minister has expressed regret and promised severe punishment of the offenders. Think of it line surveyed, fills, cuts, embankments, brldgework completed, track laid and ballasted, water tank and stations built, locomotive and cars deliv ered for patronage on summit of Mount Tabor in six days, or tonight. No other place In the world has such record. Ore gon against all comers. In order to prevent suicides on the Central London Railway the company has removed the planklnc at Its various stations between the central rail and the line next the platform. Any one who Jumps In front of a train must. It Is stated, fall into the recess thus formed. SgsBzaffSgss&S&S Peerless Ice Cream Freezers In all sizes The best freszer we know of, and very moderately priced. Meier & Frank Company Artistic Picture Framing to youp order Immense variety of new Moldings (Second floor). New arrivals in 2clasp White Silk Gloves for ladies, 50c a pair. Ping Pong, the new lawn and porch game, $1.25 to $10. Third floor. Store open tonight until 9:30; usual Concert on the Third Floor. Four Killed In a Riot. KNOXVILLE, Tenn., July IS. News has been received here of a riot at Chicago, Cumberland County, tonight, which re sulted in the death of two white men and two negroes and the wounding of a num. bar of other persons. The dead are: John Barger, C. IV. Bradshaw, both white, and Jim and Frank Wright, colored. The fight, according to Charles Barger, of Murphy, K. C, who passed through here today with the body of his brother, John Barger, resulted from a dispute over the refusal of the Chicago Land & Coal Com- . pany to allow negroes to work in the cp1 EXCEPTIONAL REDUCTIONS IN SEASONABLE GOODS ADVERTISEMENT Daily (excepting Sunday) will Book Store appear on THIRD PAGE. Sunday advertisement on Page 9 J oia(teittiotfeiet(t(iesoiet There's an attractive bar gain list in the Book store for today Summer reading at unusually low prices. New copyrights in paper binding, King of Honey Island, by Thomp son; Norman Holt, by Capt. King; John Winslow, by Northrup, and scores of others, originally sold at $1.50 in cloth binding, -jQr sale price OVC Dorothy Vernon, paper edition Olds, Woutman & King Special Sale Announcements on Page 3 . . . Ladies' Neckwear, 65c to $1.00 values, at 37c Men's and Boys' Hats, 40c and 60c qualities, for He 10,000 paper books, hundreds of the best titles by leading authors, copy 50c 10c 5000 sheets of new Music, vocal and instrumental, most . popular pieces of the day, great bargains at, copy 5c Full line of the famous Waterman Ideal Fountain Pens, at $2.50, $3.50, $4.00, $5.00 and $6.00. Story of Mary MacLane as told by herself, 51.08. Shoe Sale jr7jS Additional service in the shoe store OsSwC" today so there won't be any trouble securing prompt and satisfactory at tention if you desire to take advant age of the greatest shoe bargains everplacsd on sale In, the eity Sum mer Footwear for ladies', men and children at the smallest prices ever quoted. Ten styles in ladies' Oxfords, kid or cloth tops and southern ties; "Vici" (errj Kia, wun Kia or patent t z'j- tips, all sizes; regular $2.50 values at, pair piOD Ladles' handsome Oxfords, in patent leathers, velour calf or patent kid, heavy or light sole, best style toe, Qjr all sizes; exceptional values at, pair pi.yD Ladles' Colonial Ties, patent kid or patent calf Bluehers, very latest style, all sizes; the regular $5 qual- C q k ities, during this sale, pair p5aOD rv TteWjJ llUJ) All our $3.00 Oxfords, styles, all leath ers, pair All our $3.50 Oxfords in best styles and $j oj- leathers, pair 05 Misses' TanShoes . .90c and $1 best $2.35 the Men's $5 Shoes $3.50 pr Boys' $2.50, $3.50 Shoes, pair $1.65 Men's $3.00 and $3.50 low Shoes, pr $2.15 Ladies' Oxfords, odds and ends, tan andblacks, $1.00 Toilet Articles Hot weather Toilet Articles at exceptionally low prices. Mennen's Talcum Pow der, I2C. Armour's Soaps, 3 odors, 3 cakes in box, 18c bx. Woodbury's Facial Powder, 19c. Colgate's Dental Pow der, 15c. Sheffield's Cream Paste, 35c. Eastman's AlmondLotlon, 19e Rublfoam, bottle, 15c. Hind's Almond arfd Cream, 29o. Plnaud's Toilet Water, 51c. Fairy Soap, cake 4o. With Hazel, bottle, 13c. Last day of the Great Sale of Stationery. '. Today all our $3 and $3.50 Hammocks for $2.39 (Third floor) Muslin Underwear Special lines of dainty Muslin Underwear greatly under priced for today Values are the most interesting since the great June white sale Those who have needs to supply in cot ton Underwear will do well to take advantage of the following splendid offerings: A big lot of pretty Corset Covers, in assorted styles, lace or embroidery trimmed, all sizes, The reg. 50c and 60c values are yours for Ladies' Gowns, trimmed in lace or embroidery, long or short sleeves, assorted styles, made of finest materials, valuos up to $3.50 are your3 for Ladies' Cambric Gowns, plain or embroidery trim med, variety of A "In styles, bigfull sizes t"w Ladles' Drawers, plain tucked ruffles, or em broidery trimmed, bis: value 22c Ladies' Cambric Drawers, fancy ruffles, lace trim med, very pretty 'y(n styles, big values 5"C Ladies' White Petticoats, lace and embroidery trimmed, pretty a c7 styles pi.Oy Ladles' Drawers in a big variety of styles, plain lace or embroidery a tnmmea, Dig value vw 7 jjauit 911U11 vmciiiisc, uua and embroidery styles, fine material, at 68c I9r Mpklrvsraif T5tiniincr ifc. A VV1 TV VU.A JL A IVilljL -34 """ tSffl i2 ....... . ... - Eg mat snouiQ nna many purcnasers wecK- v wotti uuwds tixau aimudb uumuai uuvmt: Stylish, seasonabls neckwear at marvelous low prices Scores bought yesterday More Yf vv1 uuj iuuajr &X A great lot 01 ladles Turnovers in desirable W .5 colors ana comDinations, all sizes,zuc ion - .,f Kina at io; me 000 Kina at - Ladies Wash Ties and Stocks of fine lawns, all the or best colors IOC AH the 75c Croats in the best materials, patterns j-a and colorings - OUC Wash Stocks and Collars in lawns and piques, best -i(r colors, great bargains OUC fw'yjJC 1 V Infants' Wear Some values 7$&if that will Dlease fond mothers $P A big saving on every item. Fancy long IV f 4 A r -mr " I tucked and j, lace trimmed, assorted styles i i1 . JLi 85cts. Infants' plain Sllp3 of fine cambrics and nainsooks, embroidery or lace trim med neck and Ac sleeves t- w Infants' long cambric Skirt, tucked or lace C-a rvc trimmed..... pl.lK Infant' long Skirt, laco trimmed, pretty on, styles OUC Ladies' Aprons Jk?LjvJ Vf m Jk h I 1 jj. JT . Ladies' black and white checked gingham Aprons, bib, ruffle should- g. ors uOw Ladies' white Aprons, bib, ruffle over shoulders, er embroidery trimmed, O Children's ' MHUMMMMMMIIiBMia Wash Dresses Look at those Wash Dresses for the miss 4 to 12 years of age, full of dainti ness and style and at such t r i - fling cost. You will nothesitate long to get this part of the sewing off your mind. Children's Gingham Dress es in blue, pink or rose, IJIother Hubbard and waist styles, sizes 1 to 10 yrs., great bargain qq Children's Percale Dressss in dark blue and red, sizes 2 to 4 yrs., prettily made and trimmed, big -r value. 5VC Children's Crash and Per cale Sailor Suits, sizes 4 to 14 years, pretty, serv iceable styles, greatQ o bargains at VCC Shirtwaists All the high-class ones in white and colors have been reduced far below eost (Second floor) flen's Wear f 1rXT2LZK f V X yv nSSL' Jra. is lU lK iIIh Men's Summer Clothing and Furnish ing Goods Just the apparel you want most these pleasant July days at about one-half the regular value. Men's Negligee Shirts of striped Madras, best patterns and colorings, ra attached collars, all sizes, at D"C Men's Imperial Four-ln-Hands of mer cerized Madras, 25c -f. lEr and50cvalue AOr .&DC Men's Madras, Batwing and Butterfly Ties, best patterns, 25c ., ic and 35c kind & lOV ZOC Wash Band Bows, Bat Ties, Shield Bows, large assortment of pat- j- nU terns, at - CdCll 40 dozen Men's Colored Shirts, stiff bosom, cuffs to match; 30 dozen soft Golf Shirts, cuffs to match, leading styles, sizes 14 to 173, best value of the year, z- -3 Men's 2-piece heavy cotton Bathing Suits, blue with red or white trimmings Men's wool cassimere Suits, in good styles, best makes and trimmings, suits that the exclusive clothier asks $10 for we sell at Men's all-wool fancy -worsteds, unfinished worsteds fancy cheviots, styles the xclusive clothier asks you $20 for we sell at. . . Men's fine gray alpaca Summer Coat3 and Vests, all sizei, best material, big bargain $1.08 $12.8 and 5 Pillow Tops 25c About 175 of those hand some Pillow Tops and back remaining Made of fine quality ticking, in tan and black, and are very hand some working in the same colorings as samples on dis playJust the thing to take along on your vacation See window display. ENVELljIOTES The new note paper and envelope com bined, white and colored pap8r, iust the thing p. sr to take on your vacation 35c Meier & Frank Company Meier & Frank Company h$J2&sJ21Ps z-.i irfetah .if-. -M&feSfei.,