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Newspaper Page Text- - "V PORTLAND, OBEGONy MONDAY, OCTOBER 13,, 190ft. PRICE FIVE CENTS. VOL. XLIL NO. -13,053. BAE FIXTURES Sran crtods ofew fixtures just received. Hdome ad novel designs. Inspection soHcitedv BILLIARD TABLES AND SUPPLIES 'RWFHCHILD EROS. 20 - 26 North First Street Portland, Oregon SEVEN BARGAINS SEVER CENTURY CAMERAS, 102 MODELS, TAKEN IS TIIADE PRACTI CALITY" JTEW AND GUARANTEED PERFECT. Size. Regular price. 17111 PW 4x5 sis. uu 32.00 c.41.00 22.50. 27.50 f rjetyr fiiatm-xr CamfTOR iSfnfl pi 12............. rvmli- 7ntrn-ir firnnrJ damnran ............. 4x5 1 o-nlv flABturv Orsjid Camera "T. . . . . "5x7 otury i-ong Pocuhv Xront.ai back ex- M 33.50 This te aUthere is "of"theniThey won't 'last Every camera advertises last wek bas been sold. , BLUMAUER-FRANK DRUG COMPANY Wholesale asi Importing; Draggists. I ADLIj nn n Assets $331, 039,720.34 Surplus $71,129, 042.06 "STRONGEST IN THE WORLD." I Samuel, Manager, 303 Oregonlan Building, Portland, Oregon DR. FOWLER'S "There Life and Strength In Every Drop" A BEVERAGE OR A MEDICINE Far Sale by All Druggists. BLUMAUER &H0CH, Sole Distributers, Wholesale Liquor and Cigar Dealers EOPLE CONTROL Initiative and Referen dum Suprefne. TOUCHES THE 1905 FAIR Appropriation May B$ Ap pealed to Voters. EASIER TO ALTER CONSTITUTION overlook thlB Is far shut one's eyes to conditions of vital concern' to the Lewis Clark; Fair. To have the appropria tion held up and rendered uncertain for. 18 months would, -work against the -1905 Exposition receiving any help from"., sis- tec states and practically compel aban donment of the enterprise as now planned. The only safe- course, for the "Legisla ture, apparently, if a -large appropria tion should he made, would be to call a special election Immediately v after the session, so that the people could then ex press their opinion of the appropriation. Then if it" should be Tejecfed a special session could be galled to pass an. ap propriation mat wauia oe sausiaciory. To leave the question until the. regular election in 1903 would be disastrous by reason of the delay. It has been sug gested, that the besi manner of proceed ing wouia oe 10 nare a, special session called long enough before the regular session so that an appropriation could be made and submitted to the people be fore the regular session. If it should meet their approval?well and good. If the people should reject It, the Legisla ture could, at its regular session, pass Majority of Those Voting oa the Question Now Govern No Vote Assumed to Be Negative Unless So Cast. FX&i METSCKAN, Pres. O. W. K50WLES, Ms. SETEKTB MO WASH1HQT0R STREETS, PflBTLAXI, MEKM CHANG SB OF MANAGEMENT. European Plan: $1.00, $1.50, $2.00 per Day wr . . 1 4 5 P -lr -We won t TtittrovsflVDoavise-s liruaces stiwaortiwnstatvqr 1 . St Stotoe "NT, ' 'The state appropriation for the Lewis and Clark Exposition will probably go before the people for final approval, which will mean disastrous delay, a special session of the Legislature or a special election, even If the people approve. Under the initiative and referendum amendment to- the consti tution it la now much easier to amend that Instrument than It has been. SALEM, Or., Oct 12. Special.) At every step in its proceedings next Win' ter the Oregon Legislature -will be re minded that It Is not the law-making body of this state. Since the adoption of the initiative and referendum amendment the people are supreme and the Leglsla ture can' only frame and pass measures which become laws' only on the express or silent approval of the people. Every bill for an act must be Introduced with the words: "Be It Enacted by the Peo ple of the State of Oregon." If the peo pie are pleased with the act they will let it becomeva law; otherwise they may reject it under. the referendum clause of the constitution. If the Legislature fall to pass any measure which the people want they can enact it "themselves at the polls. Heretofore the Legislature has had allr power not reserved by the Con- under any circumstances, we say there are cheap furnaces iust as you say there are other cheap things. We say it is poor policy to get a cheap furnace because we know it. experiences of so many people who bought them. We've heard the w. g. Mcpherson, Heating .and Ventilating Engineer. 47 FIRST ST., bet. Asa and Pine. ORIENTAL SPLENDOR... Xb colorings and designs will "fee foand In onr new and beautiful display of Floor Coverings EXCLUSIVE CARPET HOUSB J.GJack&Co 86 and 88 Third St. Opposite Chamber of Commerce. THE PORTLAND PORTLAND, OREGON American Plaa COST ONE MILLION DOLLARS. $3.00 PerDay and upward. HEADQUARTERS 08 TOURISTS AMD COMMERCIAL TSAYELERS Special rates made to families and single gentlemen. The manage sent will be pleased at all times to show room and give prices. A mod era Turkish bath establishment la the hotel. H. C. BOWERS, Mgr. NEW YORK DENTAL PARLORS Fourth and Morrison Sts. Portland,, Or. Old-established and reliable dentists, where all work is guaranteed absolutely painless. PUTES Full Set Teeth $5.00 Gold Crowns 5.00 Gold Fill 1.00- Silver Fill 50 Our offices are not managed by ethical dentists, but by Eastern graduate specialists. Fourth and Morrison Streets NEW YORK DENTISTS Street-Car Collision in Paris. . PARIS. Oct. 12. An electric street-car today ran full speed , into an Avenue de Republique street-car. Both cars were crowded and 30 persons were more or less seriously injured. The collision re gulted from a mistake in: orders by tho JTotorman, Coal-Boats on tke Ohio. PITTSBURG, Oct. 12. The Southern coal famine, c&iwftd by the coal boats be ing- tied up here by low water,, is about to be relieved. The heavy rain or Sat urday caused' the- Ohio River to rise to a stage of 8 feet, or sufficient to allow the boats to move. ' States. Now, for all practical nurnoses. the unlimited power rests with tho peo ple. People Can Amend Constitution. There is one feature of the initiative and referendum amendment which has not been generally noticed and of which few people are aware. That is the clause which empowers the people to amend the constitution independent of Legislative ac tion. In fact, the people can amend the constitution as easily as they can pass an ordinary law by means of the initia tive and referendum. Heretofore the Legislature had to indorse a proposed amendment at two sessions -of the Leg lslature before it could be submitted to the people. Now the people- can propose an amendment by a petition of 8 per cent of the voters and have it submitted to them at the next regular election. If majority are in favor of it it becomes part of the constitution. It is also to be noted that under the new amendment a different rule prevails regarding the method of counting ma Joritles. Prior to the adoption of the Initiative and referendum a proposed amendment must receive a majority of all the votes cast at the election In order to succeed; now It is only required that It shall receive a majority of all the votes cast on that subject. Under the former rule a man who -ypted at the election but did not vote on tho subject of. the amendment was counted as voting in- the negative. Now no vote will be counted in the negative unless the voter has marked his ballot so as to show a negative vote, The new rule makes it easier to secure an amendment to the constitution,- for there are always 5000 to 10.000 voters who do not mark their ballots on all subject or candidates. The Initiative and referendum clause In the constitution says on thl3 subject: Tho people reserve -to themselves power to propose laws and amendments to the const! tutlon and to enact -or reject the same. Inde pendent of the Legislative assembly, and also reserve pe-wer at their own option to approve or reject at the polls any act of the Lesls latlve assembly. The flrst power reserved by the people Is the initiative, and not more than 8 per cent of the legal voters shall be re quired to propose any measure by such petl tion. ... Any measure referred to the peo ple 6hall take effect and become the law when It is approved by a majority of the vote3 cast thereon, and not otherwise. JReferenduni for 1005 Fair. Any one who goes much among the people of the state and talks with them on Legislative matters will soon be con vlnced that the people will not be slow to ask that important questions be re ferred to them. This is particularly true of appropriation bills. It requires only 5 per cent of the voters to compel the submission of a- measure enacted by the Legislature, so that although a majority of the voters may be In favor of the act it may be held up for 18 months because 5 per cent of the voters want to ex press their opposition -to it. This fact more than any other one thing will re ceive the consideration of the next Legls lature. The important question will not be "What is "best?" but rather "What will the voters think Is best?". Thus, while a majority of the Legisla ture, and probably a majority of ,tho people, will be in favor of an approprla tion of $500,000 for the Lewis & Clark Centennial, any one who Is in touch with the people of the country districts knows that almost-certainly-5 per-cent of the voters will demand that such an- appro prlatlon- bo. submitted- to them;- at the ppllV for ttielr approval or rejection. To REVISION IS SUR Even Burrows Wants :V Alter the Tariff. to FAVORS SPECIAL SESSION FOR IT Says if the Republicans Do Not Re vise, the Democrats Will No Rad . ical Trust Legislation by This Congress. OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash ington, Oct.- 12. Senator Burrows is a high protectionist. As a member of tho ways and-means committee in tho a floating one of steel, should be pro vided for, of the largest size. Lack of room In the. yard makes a floating dock desirable, part!cularlyas there is ample depth of water. A marine way Is also recommended! . for hauling out torpedo boats and other small vessels. The yard is now without adequate means of handling heavy weights into and out of ships. For this purpose a steel floating- derrick is recommended, sufficiently large to handle guns, engines and boilers. A steam dock crane of 40 ton3 capacity is needed to facilitate1 work In the present dock. In addition to these Items; $50,000 is recom'mended for machin ery; 579,000 for an additional power plant; $45,000 fora complete sawmill; $CO,000 for wharf and coal bunkers near dock; $OO.0JX) for sheet metal workers; $50,000 for black smith shop, and $35,000 for a second saw mill. Tho department estimates that tho .cruiser Tacoma will be ready for a trial test, October 15, 1903, and for acceptance by the end of that year. TRY TO START Notices Asking Miners to Return. PROTECTION IS ASSURED Olney's Prominent Place. OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash ington, Oct, 12. The Olney boom is RETIRING WASHINGTON JUDGES BSBBslsSSSSSBSSB'?' tsBSSBSSBBSBBSSSBSBSBSSSBSSSSSSsV 'Move of Coal Companies tc Break Strike. THE TEST COMES THIS WEEK -JUDGE HIRA3I E. HAD LEY. JUDGE WILLIAM II. WHITE. OLTMPIA, Oct. 1L (Special.) Judge Hiram E. Hadley, the Republican appointee of Governor Rogers, un der the law providing for a temporary Increase of the membership of the Supreme Court, returned today to What com, where he will re-enter the practice of law for the time being, his term having expired on October 7. Judge Hadley is the Republican nominee for the Regular vacancy on the Supreme bench, to be filled at the November -election. . ' . ' Judge William H. White, whose term as one of the two appointive members of the Washington Supreme Court expired,,- on1 October 7, has returned to Seattle, tot again enter the law firm of White & Mun- -2ay; aJjiteu3iovBIPPtQ4 .jh SjiprcenjchyiGeraor. John-lCRoers,. In accordance itttjbdaw" of 1901, which ,-lrjtfvided ftpa Fempbnirrlpcrease in thc-court to se'.en members. Judge White- "began, tlte" practice of law In Seattle 31 years ago, and the lirm of White & Munday Is the oldest practicing firm In tho stnie. another appropriation for an amount that might be deemed satisfactory. In the matter of the Lewis & Clark appropriation, as in every 'other appro priation, the Legislature will be com-' pelled to figure on the possibility of the measure being held up by the referen dum. No act of tho Legislature will be- a law until it has been "enacted by the people of the State of. Oregon." . TWO-INCH HAILSTONES. 5000 of Damage in Five Minutes- Panic in Theater. ST. LOUIS, Oct. IT A hall storm last ing Ave minutes caused $5000 damage In the city. tonight. Hailstones two inches In' diameter fell. The precipitation on the tin roof of the Olympic Theater, caused a panic of the audience., The lights were low. during, the performance and in the semi-darkness the sudden crash came and caused the audience, to rl9e to Its feet wlth.one bound. Ushers soon calmed the spectators and the performance was resumed. Several persons were bruised, but none' seriously hurt. STORM KILLED A MAN. Several "Were Injured and Much Havoc Wrought. QUINCY, 111., Oct. 12. A tornado which struck this city this evening and passed In a northeasterly direction de stroyed a number of houses and barns and did great damage to crops. Wires aro down and details are meager. At Camp Point, one man, name unknown, was killed, and In the outskirts of Qulncy, Henry Koetters was fatally injured. The smokestacks of the electric light power house were blown down and the city Is In darkness. John Upschulz's house was wrecked and he was injured. The debris took fire and the members of the famlly who were not caught under the falling timbers extinguished the blaze. It was learned late tonight that ilrs. Henry Kottys was also seriously Injured. At Camp Point eight houses were de molished. In some places entire orchards were leveled. Wind Wrecked Houses. MACON, Mo., Oct. 12. A disastrous wind storm visited -Macon this evening, destroying several houses and buildings in the southeast portion of town. The de vastated region was very thinly popu lated or greater damage would have been done. Darkness" settled down during a terrific rain storm. The hillsides arc dot ted with the lanterns of the homeless householders. As far as can be ascer tained, no lives were lost. The telephone wires are down and no news can be had from suburban residents. At Xeoia, a mining village In this county, several buildings were badly dam aged. An Italian coal miner was hurt and several others are reported Injured. Snow in Minnesota and Dakota; FERGUS PALLS, Minn., Oct. 12. Snow began falling at 8 o'clock tonight and still continues, the grpund being covered. ABERDEEN, S. D., Oct. 12. Snow fell steadily for an hour this afternoon. Storm in Indiana. -LA FAYETTE, Ind.. Oct. 12. A severe wlhd storm and a deluge of rain struck this city late tonight South of the city many barns and outbuildings were blown down. -The city streets r were flooded and signs and decoratlons-for-l"the Pall fes tival were deatroyejd. ' : House and the finance committee in the Senate, he has had much to do with three different tariff laws, beginning with the McKlnley bill.. Burrows, however, keeps his ear close to' the ground, and ,when he says, "If we don't revise the tariff, the other fellows will," It means that he knows the temper of the people. Burrows believes in the "Iowa idea," or at least he Is talking It quite strongly, and may urge It at tho first opportunity. He thinks that If the Republicans carry the House this Fall, Congress should be called, In session Immediately after the short session to revise the tariff. In case .of a Democratic victory the oppor- j tunlty will be lost. He believes that it v'would be Inexpedient to attempt tariff revision at the long session of Congress j 14 months hence, as it would go over into the campaign of 1904. - ! Burrows takes no -stock in the Idea that' tariff revision will disturb business In terests, unless undertaken by the Demo crats. He points out that neither the McKlnley nor Dlngley legislation affect- ' ed business to any great extent, but that the Wilson-Gorman act did, because rad ical changes were to be made. At all events, he Insists that a sufficient dem onstration has been made toward tariff revision to force action In spite of oppo sition. He does not mince matters in say ing that trusts and combinations have taken advantage -of the tariff, and In "many cases found shelter behind the very . high duties. His position on the finance committee makes Burrows' statements of consider able Importance. The same sentiment will, no doubt, compel Allison, Spooner and Hansbrough to take the same view, and these will constitute a majority of the' Republican membership of the finance committee. With men of Burrows' po sition talking tariff revision it means that it is bound to come. Trust Legislation. Radical trust legislation may be pre vented at the coming session of Congress on account of lack of time, but it Is likely to, be attempted. The coal strike will furnish an Incentive, and the man ner In which the operators have treated prominent Republicans who have at tempted to bring about an adjustment ought to make the men of that party anxlotfs to "even up" if possible. It is believed that tho President will take rather advanced ground on the subject, and will undertake to recommend legis lation which will prevent ajrepotltlon ol the events of the past few months. There Is a wa,y to legislate to reach tho trusts if the members of Congress want to find it. - If President Roosevelt finds the- way It would be suicide for any set of men In Congress to try to de feat tho plan.. PUGET SOUND NAVY-YARD. A Many Improvements Desirable Ap- propriations Recommended. OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash ington, Oct. 12. In his annual re port to Secretary Moody, Chief Con structor Bowles, of the Navy, suggests that some rather large improvements be undertaken at the Puget Sound navy yard, if that yard Is to take jank along side the. largest in the country. 'Although not Immediately recommended, it is. sug gested, that another ."drydock, preferably assuming quite a prominent place in politics. Mr. Olney Is not scheming for the place like some other Democratic pol Itiplaiis, but pepple are talking about him In a way to keep his name before the public. Hill is the most anxious aspirant In the East, and Gorman Is watching him closely. Neither of these men would ever agree to the other's nomination, and Ol ney might fall heir to the strength of both., Still Hopes for Reciprocity. ST. JOHNS, N.- F.. Oct. 1Z The fact that Sir Robert Bond, Premier of New foundland, still remains at Washington encourages the hope that he will sue ceed in effecting a reciprocity arrange ment with the United States on the basis of the Bond-Blalne convention. In spite of the reports that Premier Bond has failed in his mlstdon nothing has yet arisen to warrant such a conclusion. CONTENTS OF TODAY'S PAPER. Foreign. Colombian government forces win victories over the revolutionists. Page 2. Turkey serves notice on Bulgaria In connec tion with Macedonian outbreaks. Pago 2. Judge Penfleld speaks of American view of tho international arbitration tribunal. Page 2. Domestic. Coal companies havo moved toward breaking strike by aaklnff men to return to wont. Page 1. New Orleans car strikers return to work with out gaining their demands. Pago 1. Progress in construction of war vessels In the past year has been unsatisfactory. Page Senator Burrows favors an extra, session of Congress to revise tho tariff; Page 1. Snow fell in Minnesota, and North Dakota vesterday. and wind and rain storms did damage in the Middle Mississippi Valley. Page 1. Pacific Coast. Tho Oregon appropriation for the Lewis and Clark Exposition Is likely to bo referred to the people. Page.l. There Is so much" confidence that Republicans will be elected in King County, Washington, that Senatorial alignments are now being drawn. Pace S. , Editor of Butte Inter-Mountain fatally shot a prominent doctor in a quarrel over woman. Pago 3. Iowa people seek timber claims In Southern Oregon. Pasre 3. Various Improvements are recommended for the Puget Sound navy-yard. Page 1. Sports. Helena defeats Portland. 4-2. Page 5. Butte defeats Spokane, 10-0. Pago 5. Seattle defeats Tacoma, 8-4. Pago 5. Review of Portland baseball season. Page 8. Northwest football gossip. Page 5. Portland and Vicinity. Portland unions "will attempt to raise $20,000 for the striking coal miners. Pace 12. United States Senator -John H. Mitchell dis cusses conditions in Hawaii. Page 12. Marine engineers of the Columbia undecided . whether to resign. Page 12. Rev. A. A Morrison preaches a vigorous ser mon on methods of vice- suppression. Page 1: Realty market is active and building' move' mcnt brisk. Page 8. Pythians flock to Portland for. Grand Lodge convention. Pase 8. Good roads commissioners arrive 'for Tues day's convention. Page 10. Index to Departments. Amusements. Pase 7. Classified advertisements. Pags 8. City news -In brief. Page 11 Editorial. PaKe 6. - , Markets. Pace 1L; Sports. Page 5. ; - -. No Development in the Situation Either at Washington or New York Coal Exported to Ger many to Be Returned This week will come the test of the claim of the coal companies that they can get plenty of men If protection be guaranteed them. Notices were posted by the Erie Company last night; requesting striking miners to return to woik and giving assurance of ample protection. Interest lr aiding the striking miners continues, and was manifested at numerous meetings yes terday. Coal Is to be Imported from Germany and Russia, that from Ger many having been exported from the United States. WTLKESBARRE. Pa., Oct. 12. The Erie Company tonight posted notices al Its collieries at Plttston requesting al! striking employes to return to work to morrow. The company assured all men who should return ample protection. This" Is believed to be the flrst move on the part of the coal companies to breai the strike under the protection of troops OPERATORS AVILL" TItY'TO STAItTi Their Claim That They Can Get Mes to Be Tested. SCRANTON, Pa., Oct, 12. This is the beginning of a week which. It is generally believed, will put to a test the claim Ql the operators that they win be enabled to start up their collieries If given protec tion, yandr-the counter assertion of the Unltpd Mlneworkers' organization, as ex. DreSced in Wednesday's resolutions, that the strikers will not return to work withl but Concessions, even though tho entire, military force of the United States shlTuld be here to protect them. The operators have been, for the past week making a supreme effort to securs men. They have succeeded to some ex tent, and make the announcement with some posltiveness that various collieries. will resume operations In the course of a few days. The Delaware & Hudson Com pany will' make a start tomorrow at the. Bellovue. The Green Ridge Coal Com- pany will open up its Green Ridge col liery, probably tomorrow or the next day. Other compdnles say they are figuring on a resumption at certain collieries, hut decline to give their location. The claim is also made on the operators' side that the forces at collieries already working are to be largely increased during the week. The United Mlneworkers' leaders continue to assert that the military men can do nothing towards inducing men to return to work, and that all the men who could be induced to go back to work without concessions are already back. Strike disorder is now almost wholly wanting. During the past two days the soldiers havo had nothing to do further than patrol duty. DID NOT ACT FOR PRESIDENT. Root's Interview With Morstan Con ference With Roosevelt. WASHINGTON, Oct. 12. Secretary Root, who returned t6 Washington last night, refused to discuss his interview with J. P. Morgan any further than to say that ho did not carry a message from tho President to Mr. Morgan, and did not telegraph the President from New York, as has been stated. Secretary Root spent some time at the temporary White House tonight in con sultation with the President regarding the coal strike. Nothing could be ascer tained as to what took place, the Sec retary declining to say anything about his visit, and the officials at tho White House being equally reticent. Earlier In the evening the President re ceived Professor J. r?. Jenks, of Cornell University, who was accompanied by M. H. Marks, a New York attorney. Pro fessor Jenks was formerly a member of the Industrial Commission, and has mado a study of economical subjects. The visit of these two gentlemen had to do with the coal strike, although just what is not known. ,t At the temporary White House, the officials said tonight that there was ab solutely nothing to say for the press on the coal strike situation. UNCHANGED IN NEW YORK. Morgan Didn't Leave His Yacht BaerNvcnt to See Him. NTEW YORK. Oct. 12. Developments here today in the coal strike situation were lacking. J. P. Morgan spent today on board his yacht, the Corsair, lying in North River, and the visit of two men during the afternoon gave rise to the re port that another important conference was being held, but the identity of Mr. Morgan's visitors could not be learned. It was reported that George F. Baer was one of the two men who left the yacht in a launch about 10 o'clock tonight. Mr. Morgan himself did not leave the yacht t0Except an interview with John Markle, the operators gave out nothing today, and Mr. Markle simply reiterated that no set tlement was in sight, and there could bo no settlement except by the miners going to work Independently. "The situation Is unchanged," he said, "except that condi tions are Improving In the coal regions." Mr. Markle would not comment on the visit of Secretary Root yesterday nor on his own conference with Mr. Morgan last evening. Other operators said they had assurances from the coal fields that large J (Concluded on Second Page.)