THE MORNING OREGONIAN, SATURDAY, JANUARY 31, 1903. TO TAKE OFF LIMIT House Passes Hale $5000 Damage Case Bill. STIRS UP A WARM DEBATE Lawyers Generally Advocate Meas ure, "Which Leads Mr. Davcy to Make An Insinuation, or Tivo. SALEM, Or., Jan. 30. (Staff corres pondence.) The House this morning: passed Representative Hale's bill to re move the $5000 limitation for damages re sulting; from death caused by wrongful act. The matter was threshed out for about half an hour. The chief argument for the bill was that thero should no more be a limitation in case of death than In case of Injury, and that the present statute created an anomaly In that it al lowed recovery for damages to any amount in case of injury, but only to $5000 in case of death. The advocates of the bill pointed out that 26 states of the Vnion had removed the limitation. The replying argument was that the bill would place in jeopardy small corporations and Individuals of limited means who might be financially ruined by unforeseen or un avoidable accident. "Whcaldon of Wasco proposed to amend the bill so as to limit recovery for damages, say to 50 per cent of the actual property worth of the of fender. This motion set up pyrotechnic oratory in eulogy of the jury system of awarding damages, and Mr. Whealdon's amendment was snowed under. On final passage of the bill the vote stood 4C to 10 in favor of the measure. The vote was: Aye Bailey. Banks, Bolyeu. Blaklcy, Both, Burgess, Burleigh, Cantrall, Carna han, CorneCL Danneman, Eddy, Edwards, Emmltt, Galloway, Gault, Gill. GInn., Hahn, Hale, Hansbrough, Hawkins, Hayden, Hermann, HInes, Hodson, Hunt ley, Hutchinson, Johnson, Jones of Lin coln, Kramer, LaFollett, Msilarkey, Or ton, Paulsen, Phelps, Reed, Riddle, Rob bins, Shelley, Simmons, Test. Webster, Whealdon. Harris 4S. No-Cobb, Davcy, Fisher, Hudson, Jones of Multnomah, Kay, Miles, Not tingham, Olwell, Purdy 10. The bill is to amend Section 3S1 of the new code to read as follows: Sec 381. "When the death of a person is caused by the wrongful act or omission of another, the personal representatives of the former may maintain an action at law there for against the latter, if the former might have maintained an action, had he lived, against the latter for an injury done by the same act or omission. Such action shall be commenced within two years after the death, and the amount of damages recovered, if any, shall be administered as other personal prop erty of the deceased person. Mr. Hale, father of the bill, opened up the debate. Evidently he was looking for opposition because he was prepared to meet it. "Other states," said he. "have out grown the necessity of the law such as we now have, and 20 of them have no limitation whatever. That is to say. in the majority of the states of the Union the amount of damages to be recovered is left to the judgment of juries." Mr. Hale went on to say that In 12 states the limitation of $5000. as in Ore gon, was In force and that In one state the limitation was $20,000. "The wisdom of this country." he remarked, "is that no limitation should exist. A number of states which once "had the limitation in their statutes have departed from it." The speaker mentioned Pennsylvania and New York as prominent examples for his argument, and continued: "Never at any time has the Govern ment of England permitted any limita tion. Our neighboring state, "Washing ton, does not have it. I insist that Oregon should dispense with It. There is no ar gument of reason or equity for It. The amount of damages should be left to the just determination of the Jury." Mr. Daves' responded that the argu ment which once had caused enactment of the present law was still a strong one. He believed the removal of the limita tion would work serious hardship and disaster. "I can imagine," said he, "our little street-car company, for example, financially ruined by an unfortunate ac cident. In great states like New Tork and Pennsylvania there might be wisdom in having no limitation. But the statute proposed might work great hardship in a young state like ours." Mr. Davey said further that the right to recover damages was not a common law right, but one conferred by statute. He contended that the family was well protected by many kinds of insurance. He believed the present law a just one. Mr. Malarkey broke Into the debate by declaring that he preferred a law that meant sense to one that meant ab surdity. He referred to the incongruity of the present statutes which permitted a man to recover to an indefinite amount if he had been injured, but allowed his heirs and dependents to recover only up to $5000. Therefore he favored the bill. Mr. Eddy spoke for the bill saying that it would not necessarily give right of ac tion In the case of every death by acci dent. "If," he added, "we cannot trust our present method of jury trial, we can not trust any method and our whole judicial system must be deemed a fail ure." Mr. Kay contended that enactment of the bill in connection with enactment of a fellow-servant measure might lead to consequences more serious than now fore seen. He opposed the bill. Mr. Cobb declared the bill an injustice to a small corporation that was trying to do business. He referred to his own company as one of those small corpora tions which employed men who were sub jected to considerable danger. "If," said he, "one of our employes should re cover $20,000. we should be thrown out of business." Mr. Banks replied that the legislature was not making laws in the Interest of any corporation or aggregation of wealth, but In the Interest of the whole people. "There is no reason," he insisted, "why a man when killed should not recover as much as when he is only Injured. I am willing that a jury of 12 capable men should Judge how much a corporation or individual should pay. If the wrongful act of a company results in the death of an employe. I think the Jury should ren der a verdict In accordance with the facts. There Is no valid reason for the present limitation. We have too great a tendency to legislate for business In terests and to forget the privileges of individual liberty. It is not for -the legislature to put limits on the rights of the Individual." Mr. Davey resumed the floor to say that the apparent inconsistency In the law as to recovery of damages for death and for Injury did not really exist. "There are many Instances," said he, "when Injury Is a greater cause for dam ages than Is death." He mentioned such injuries as blindness or crippled condi tion, whereby a person's earning and protecting powers are cut off and the individual is made dependent for the means of livelihood.' "Let me warn the House," shouted Mr. Davey, "against the eloquence of these attorneys who hope to win large fees from these cases. Don't be deceived. This bill Is brought In in the interest of legal practitioners." Mr. Nottingham didn't favor legislation in the benefit of lawyers. He hinted that tile bill would be a large means of rev- "$20,000 verdict brings more to the law-y3rs- than does a $5000 verdict." Mr. Not tingham further alluded to the absurdity of many arguments for damages before a .Jury, mentioning the inclination of juries to "cinch" an employer Just be cause that unfortunate Individual could pay or the jury thought he could. Air. Whealdon thought that there was equity in a limitation and moved an amendment so as to put that limitation at say 50 per cent of the actual worth of the offender. Mr. Hale argued against the amend ment, saying that the bill had been suf ficiently amended already by elimination of "negligence" from the bill as a cause for action and by the requirement that the action must be brought within two years after death, instead of three years. Mr. Phelps spoke In the same strain. Mr. Judd favored sending the bill back to the committee. Mr. Malarkey entered the debate again. "If I wanted to indulge In reflections," he remarked, waving his hand over his auditors, "I might say that the oppon ents of this bill arc employers of labor who" ' Mr. Kay I rise to a point of order. Mr. Speaker State your point of order. "The gentleman has already spoken his limit on this question and" "Your point of order is not well taken. The motion for amendment has reopened the original question. The gentleman from Multnomah may continue." "Can anybody." resumed Mr. Malarkey, "tell me why, if I take a gun and shoot at a man and don't kill him he can recover say $100,000; and why. If I do kill him, his widow should not be able to recover more than $5000?" The speaker went on to eulogize the legal fraternity and the jury system. "Who are going to take up the cause of the poor If the lawyers don't?" he asked. "The question of damages should be passed upon by juries. These juries are not made up of lawyers, but of mer chants and farmers and workmen. Even with the limitation of $5000 removed, Judgments for more than that would be few and far between." Mr. Eddy also Jumped In to defend the legal fraternity. "Lawyers," he de clared In so loud a voice that several Senators from the other house came in to see what was the matter, "Lawyers are just as much actuated by patriotism and public spirit as arc any class of citi zens. This bill is not in the Interest of lawyers but in the Interest of common justice." Mr. Eddy added that recommitment of the bill would be useless because the committee on judiciary had already re solved upon its passage. The motion to amend was lost and the bill was passed. PROPOSITION TO CITIZEN'S. . EiiRene May Secure CarrinRe Fac tory by Glvlnpr Land and $1000. EUGENE, Or.. Jan. 20. (Special.) R. M. Cramer, of Corvallis. was in Eugene today looking into the matter of a loca tion for his carriage factory, which he expects to move here from CorvalliA. After looking over the ground he has submitted a proposition that if the peo ple here will donate the land on which the old Farmers' "Warehouse stood, and $1000 In cash, he will move the factory at once. Mr. Cramer also stales that work will begin soon on the construction of carriages and that 200 will be built tho coming season. "Will AnIc for Injunction. Notice was served today upon the School Board, by Attorney A. C. "Wood cock, that in case the board took the action which is said to be contemplated In purchasing the Condon site, in junction proceedings would ensue. Tho action of the voters at a meeting called for the purpose Is the ground given for the action, the voters having decided against the Condon site. The directors are now being urged by some interested parties to disregard the will of the people and they have been served with notice that If certain steps are taken the district will be involved in litigation. The High School building and the proposed bond issue .arc subjects for much animated dlscussiont Sheriff AttncheH Store. The store of C. P. Houston, of Junc tion City, was attached by the Sheriff today and E. J. Meats has been placed in charge. JAILBREAIC IS AVERTED. Sheriff at Everett Informed by Sis ter of a Prltfoner. EVERETT, "Wash., Jan. 20. A whole sale jailbreak was frustrated in the Sno homish County Jail today by the prompt action of officers. "Word was received by Sheriff Brewer that a prisoner here had written his sister in Seattle telling her that an attempted Jailbreak was about to occur. She took the letter to an at torney, who advised her to warn Sheriff Brewer. In searching the cells the of ficers found a slungsbot made of tinfoil covered with a piece of underclothing; also a large claspknlfe. The ringleaders are not known. All butchers In the city have formed a protective association, and tomorrow will raise the prices on all meats from 15 to 20 per cent. The Government Is calling for bids for an 80x50 T-formed wharf of creosote piles for Tulallp Indian reservation. ABERDEEN ELECTRIC PLANT. Company Incorporated to Furnish Power for Street-Car and Llhtx. ABERDEEN, "Wash., Jan. 30. (Special.) A corporation to be known as the Gray's Harbor Power and Light Com pany, with'a capital stock of $250,000, has been organized by John L. Wilson, Su preme Court Judge Gordon and E. C. Finch, of this city. The object is to fur nish light and establish an electric car system for Gray's Harbor cities. The headquarters of the company will be In Spokane, with a branch office in Aber deen. Power for running the plants of the corporation will be obtained from Little North River falls, five miles south west of Montesano. The plant is to give a complete electric road system to all towns on the harbor and to the ocean. Electric LlgrhtH for North Bend. NORTH BEND, Jan. 30. (Special.) L. J. Simpson, of the Simpson Lumber Com pany, has received a large dynamo, which will be an acquisition to the electric light plant. Poles are being erected along the water-front and Sherman ave nue, from the company's Mill No. 1 to Mill No. 2, a distance of almost two and a half miles. As soon as the poles can be placed in position the electric wires will be stretched and the streets illumin ated, an Improvement very much needed these dark Winter nights. Mining Stock. SAN FRANCISCO. Jan. 30.-rOfllclal closing quotations for mining stocks: Belcher $0 00Occidental Con ...$0 53 Best & Belcher 2 1M Ophlr Bullion .. 11 Overman C5 Potosl 61 Caledonia 2 23 Challenge Con ... 44 Chollar 42 Savage Seg. Belcher .... Sierra Nevada .. Silver Hill Confidence 1 10 Crown Point 40 Gould & Curry... S2 Union Con Hale & Norcross. 1 45.Utah Con ... Justice 8 I'ellow Jacket .. Mexican 1 G0 NEW' TORK. Jan. 30. Mining stocks today closed as follows: Adams Con $0 50!Llttlfc Chief $0 09 Alice 25'Ontarlo 5 50 Breece 45;OphIr 2 00 Brunswick Con .. 7Phoenlx 8 Comstock Tunnel. Oi Potosl 75 Con. Cal. & Va... 2 051Savage 40 Horn Sliver 1 25! Sierra Nevada ... 85 Iron Silver 80, Small Hopes 30 Lead vllle Con ... 3Standard 3 00 BOSTON, Jan. 30. Closing quotations Adventure $ 15 00'Osceola Allouez 4 75Parrott Amalgamated . C3 87 Qulncy Daly West 38 OOiSanta. Fe Cop.. Bingham 33 75;Tamarack .... Cal. &. Hecla... 520 001 Tri mountain ... Centennial .... 25 O0TrInity Copper Range . 64 75UnIted States , Dominion Coal. 125 OOlUtan : Franklin 10 OOtVictorla , Isle Royale .... 11 25( Winona Mohawk 51 00 Wolverines ... $ C2 00 7 50 107 O0 2 50 150 00 00 00 10 75 22 G2 28 75 C 50 7 25 67 00 I Old. Dominion . 10 OQl FOR LIEU LAND REFORMS SENATOR STEIWER WANTS STATE TO BE 3IORE CAREFUL. Lien Land Not to Be Sold Until Title Is Perfect Losmcm Have Been Heavy. SALEM, Or., Jan. 30. (Special.) Sena tor Stelwer this morning introduced a bill which, if passed, will bring about two im portant reforms in the management of atate lieu-land business. The bill pro vides that the State Land Agent shall not use as base for the selection of lieu land any land which has already been sold by the state, unless the state shall first re gain whatever title may have passed from the state to the purchaser. The bill fur ther provides that the state shall not sell any lieu lands until the General Land Office has finally approved the base offered by the state. This bill seeks to remedy the two ques tionable practices in the State Land De partment which have aroused criticism in the last year. The state has not used as base a very large amount of land pre viously sold by the state, but in the last six months the State Land Agent and private lici-land agents started in to ad judicate and use as base a considerable area of land previously sold. The pro ceedings seem to have failed, so that the anticipated trouble did not ensue. The state has, however, brought upon Itself enormous losses by selling lieu land before the base had been finally approved. Dur ing the administration of T. W. Daven port as State Land Agent that official used some 50,030 acres of forest reserve base to set up a like area of mineral base which had been previously used, but had failed of final approval. This was prac tically a deliberate gift of 50.000 acres of base to tho lieu-land ring. It is now as serted In land-dealing circles that the state has so far forgotten its past experience as to get itself into the same predicament again, and that it will be called upon to make another donation of good forest re serve base to line the pockets of the lieu land dealers. Senator Stelwer's bill pro poses a law which should have been passed at the first session of an Oregon Legislature, and which should have been the policy of the Land Department even though no law were on the statute books. Senator McGinn's anti-child-labor bill passed the Senate today. The bill prohib its the employment of children under the age of 14 years In factories, stores, work shops, mines, telegraph, telephone or mes senger offices at any time or In any other employment during school hours. Children under 10 years of age must not be em ployed before 6 o'clock in the morning or after 7 o'clock at night, or more than 10 hours a day. The bill provides for the ap pointment of a commission of two men and three women to see that the law is en forced. The Governor Is to appoint the commissioners, who are to serve without salary. The hopgrowers have a very active lobby at the Capitol opposing Senator Daly's bill prohibiting trusts and pools. There has been delay, causing no small inconvenience. In delivering the Senate and House calendars nearly every morning this week. The clerks didn't smile when the Senate refused to adjourn over Saturday. They want a law" passed permitting ' them to vote on that question. A bill to compel railroad companies to maintain gates and alarms at street cross ings in the City of Portland has been in troduced by Representative Hutchinson. Representative Bailey has Introduced a bill to require owriers of workshops where dangerous machinery is used to provide belt-shlfters and other mechanical contriv ances for throwing off belts or pulleys. Safeguards are to be required for vats, pans, trimmers, knot and cut-off saws, live rollers, conveyors, hoistways, elevator wells, wheel holes, stairways and fly wheels. Benevolent societies desiring to erect homes for Indigent wives, widows and or phans of American soldiers and sailors of any wars are to be permitted to use lands of the Soldiers' Home at Roseburg for such purpose by a bill introduced in the House by Galloway of Yamhill. Such resi dences are to be free to the wards men tioned. Representative Johnson today introduced a bill to prohibit the removal of diseased sheep from one county to another or for a distance of more than five miles within any county. But diseased sheep may be moved for treatment to any place on the range usually occupied or controlled by the owner thereof. Also, In the Summer season, when sheep are grazed in timbered mountains, they may be moved for treat ment to the edge of the timber, irrespect ive of the distance. Representative Hayden is fathering a bill to giva County Courts discretion whether or not to appoint Roadmasters. The present law requires them to appoint such officers. Representative Reed has presented a bill to provldo for recording assignments of certificates of sale on execution of real property by the Sheriff. The measure pre scribes that such assignments shall be executed in the same manner as is now required for deeds of real property; that they shall be recorded in the records of deeds of the county where the land is situated, and that If they are not so re corded they shall be void as to Innocent purchasers of the property. Assignments affecting such certificates heretofore Issued are to bo recorded within six months. Representative Gault's bill to prohibit photographers from doing business on Sunday was Irretrievably lost this morn ing by a vote of 36 to 20. Many members took delight in voting against the measure on account of the frequent "No" with which Mr. Gault vetoes nearly every bill that comes up for passage. Representative Bailey this morning with drew his bill to require the use of union labels on state printing. The bill had been referred to the committee on labor and In dustry, which recommended its passage. Mr. Bailey explained his action by saying that he had looked up the records of such measures in other states, and had found that they were considered as class regu lation and as constitutionally inhibited. Reed's bill to protect railroads from tramps by prohibiting them from stealing rides on cars was referred back to the committee on railroads today. The bill came up for final .passage on recommenda tion of that committee. Mr. Hansbrough, chairman of the committee, favored re consideration In order that the bill might be made more stringent. Mr. Phelps op posed the measure because he did not favor giving train hands such extensive police powers as tho bill allowed them. TO TAX MINE OUTPUTS. Bill Receives Much Dliicnsslon at Boise Before Beinpr Tabled BOISE, Idaho, Jan. 30. (Special.) The forenoon meeting of the House was mo nopolized by consideration of a bill for tho taxation of mines on their net out put of the whole. An effort was made to force a vote on the adoption of the first section, but so many members de sired to be heard on tho question that the motion to this effect was withheld. Judging from the debate, the members are pretty evenly divided. Fitzpatrlck moved to amend section 1, which among other provisions provided that mines shall be taxed at the price paid the United States Government for the same, by fixing the pTlce at 525 an acre. He explained that it cost $500 to patent a claim and if the claim was worth patenting It was worth paying taxes on. Nelson believed the bill was unconsti tutional. It established a fixed rate of as sessment for mining property, which In his opinion was wrong. If the claim was not worth 55 an acre, the price fixed by the Government, it was unfair to tax it on that basis. If It was worth more, It should be assessed at Its real value. What were Assessors for? What was the'object of having a board of equalization? Special legislation for the miner, he said, was unnecessary and unfair to the farmer and others who paid taxes without flinching or complaining. Price asserted that many unconstitu tional measures were on the statute books. This bill had been prepared by the best authority on mines and mining In the West, Senator-elect W. B. Hey burn. Jenkins was glad the bill was receiving so much attention. He wanted a full and fair discussion. The miner, he said, was the pioneer of the West. The farmer followed him. The farmer was the pro ducer and the miner was his consumer. Without the one the other would suffer. The net output was the basis used in as sessment, and the bill was so construct ed that it was possible to get at the net output. If a mine handled 51.000,000 worth of ore In a year, to get a profit of 5100.000 It would be unfair to tax It on the same basis as a mine which only handled 5300. 000 worth of ore to get the same profit. This bill stopped the operating expenses at the mine superintendent. It was im possible to cook the accounts and show fictitious expenses. Altogether some 20 speeches were made on the bill before It was laid aside. DIncussIon Over County Division. BOISE, Idaho, Jan. 30. (Special.) Two bills are contemplated for the division of Kootenai County. One of these provides for the creation of a new county out of the southern portion of Kootenai, with the county seat at Coeur d'Alene City. The other makes provision for the crea tion of a new county out of the northern part, with the county seat at Sand Point. The Representatives from Kootenai are somewhat divided over the question, al though the majority of them seem to favor the creation of the northern rather than the southern county. It is claimed that both the old and the new county would have in hte neighborhood of 53,000, 000 assessed valuation each, which is con siderably more than the constitutional re quirements. February IS Lnst Day. BOISE, Idaho, Jan. 30. In the House today a resolution was adopted setting February 12 as the last day on which bills may be Introduced in that body. A bill allowing 5200 to each of the Justices of the Supreme Court for each session of the court held in Boise, was passed by the House. SERIOUS SHOOTING SCRAPE. Drunken Saloonkeepers Quarrel and One Shoots the Other. ASHLAND, Or., Jan. 30. A shooting af fray, with probably fatal results, occurred at Hornbrook this afternoon between two saloonkeepers of that town William Ennis and Joe Owens, apparently the re sult of drunkenness on the part of Ennls. They became engaged in an altercation on the street about the results of the flood, in which Owens said he wished the whole corner had been washed out. Owens said, "If you want to fight, I am ready to fight if you have no gun, but I know you always carry one." Ennls who was much intoxicated, drew a revolver and Immediately began firing, one shot taking effect In the abdomen of Owens. Owens was placed on a passenger train for San Fran cisco tonight for surgical treatment, but it is not expected he can live. Owens Is known in Jackson County and was in business at Gold Hill for a long time. He was popular at Hornbrook and great feeling Is aroused in the community. A later report is to the effect that the men engaged iu a fist fight, and that Owens had downed Ennis when he drew his pistol, the first shot grazing Owens' nose and the second penetrating his abdomen. KILLED BY CAVE-IN. Mine Opens and Takes In Pnrt o DwclllnK-House. SALT LAKE, Jan. 30. A cave-In oc curred in one of the stopes of the Old Telegraph mine at Bingham today, par tially wrecking the residence of James Johnson, a miner, and Instantly killing two of Johnson's sons, aged 3 and 5 years. The sudden sinking of the ground split the Johnson house in twain. One half, in which the two children who were killed had been playing, was completely swal lowed Up. Mr. Johnson, his wife and three children were in the other portion of the house at the time of the accident, and escaped without Injury- GRAND JURY ADJOURNS. Stops "Work Until Monday on Rcunest of Prosecuting: Attorney. SEATTLE, Jan. 30. After a short ses sion the grand jury adjourned at noon today until Monday, February 9. This ac tion was taken at the request of Prosecut ing Attorney Scott in order that he may devote next week to the trial of an im portant murder case. The only witness examined this morning was Frank Clancy, who was wanted for corroborative testi mony In connection with that given by John Clancy yesterday. The witness re mained with the jury an hour. Alarm for Safety of Prospectors. "VICTORIA. B. C, Jan. 30. Alarm Is felt for tho safety of two prospectors, Pete Anderson and James A. Ferguson, whose sloop was stranded on the north end of the Vancouver Island coast. They went to a village IS miles away for provisions in a canoe and returned to float their leaking sloop and run her to KyuquoL Al though It is a month since they left Kyuquot with scant provisions and no am munition for the village 18 miles away nothing has been heard of them. Independence School Notes. INDEPENDENCE, Or., Jan. 30. (Special.) A special school meeting has been called for the evening of February 3 for the purpose of voting a tax to con tinue the. school and paying other Inci dental expenses. The Polk County teachers' examina tion will be held at Dallas February 11, 12, 13, 14. Oyster Schooner Lost "With Crew. NEWPORT NEWS, Va., Jan. 30. The schooner Three Sisters, which arrived to night, reports the sinking of the oyster schooner W. H. Smith, off Thimble Light, near Oceanvlew today. Captain John Collier and John W. Young, seaman, and three negro sailors are believed to have perished. Cattle Without Food in Montana. HELENA, Mont, Jan. 30. Reports to Director Hayes of the "Weather Bureau say cattle In Valley and Choteau Coun ties are In bad shape and great losses are expected to all who are not prepared to feed stock. The snow Is crusted and cattle cannot get through to grass. Get with your Pearline is V(Cv(f ((( BARBER BILL FAVORED HUTCHINSON GETS HIS MEASURE THROUGH HOUSE. Slakes a. Stronf? Argument, And There Is Only One Dissent ing; Vote. SALEM, Or., Jan. 30. (Staff correspond ence.) Representative Hutchinson's bill to regulate barbers and to pvescribe san itary regulations for the craft, passed the House today. The bill was Introduced In the Senate by Senator Mays. It will probably pass that body as promptly as It did the lower chamber. Mr. Hutchinson made a strong plea for the bill when It came up today, and It went through with only one negative vote, that of Purdy of Washington. "Tho law is to be self-sustaining," said Mr. Hutchinson. "We are trying to ele vate tho craft and to benefit the public, and this bill will be the means toward these two results. We ask to have this bill enacted for the regulation of our busi ness." Mr. Hutchinson presented a long peti tion for the bill, signed by two-thirds of the registered barbers of the state. Then he continued: "The Board of Examiners under the present law has been money out of pock et. This bill will put more money in their hands so as to enable them to en force the law. The money is to come from tho craft and will not be drawn from the state. I appeal to you to allow us to have this bill." The bill passed, 54 to 1. EVENING SCORE. (Continued from First Page.) date for re-election, was making a wretched fiasco of the Tracy chase. And yet, with all this in his favor, and de spite tho fact that he again came up to tho gates of Seattle with a record-breaking majority behind him. Wooding was knifed to death In the city, while all of the rest of the ticket was elected by majorities running into the. thousands. Wooding went back to the south dis trict a ruined man, and crushed in spirit. Tho first man to greet him was one of King County's present State Senators, and with tears of rage and sympathy, this Senator saldr "Brace up, John, It's an outrage, but we'll get back that 55000, and we will even up for every insult that blankety blankcd Seattle bunch has ever handed us." Wooding Evened Up Old Score. It is, perhaps, needless to say that matters have been evened up and, while a portion of the Seattle wing of King County's Republican party is sitting to day in sackcloth and ashes, red lire is burning throughout the length and breadth of the south district, and joy reigns supreme, not only in the south district, but In WoodIng"s headquarters in Olympia. Some of the Seattle members are loud In the denunciation of the men who went into the caucus against the wishes of Preston, and the newspapers which have carried on the campaign of abuse against Ankeny are calling them traitors, accusing them of being afraid to face their constituents, and are generally distorting the true facts In the case. When Preston failed after three weeks of endeavor to make a showing that would warrant the belief that he could be elected, the first six King County men to sign the caucus were Morrill and Van de Vanter, of Kent, Brown of Isaquah, Dr. J. J. Smith, of Eun'emclaw; Clarke of Vashou, and Carle of Duamlsh. The various localities in the south district, from which these men come, have not the remotest Interest ' In the McBrlde commission. The miners, of course, work for the Interest of their employers, and their vote is naturally handled by the railroad companies which employ them. South, District's Issue. With the farmers, gardeners and stock men, the one burning issue is the con stant overflow of Stuck River ,and White River. They were almost success fuidnjee In having its course .changed and run ning it off Into Pierce County, out of the way. Their efforts to abate thd nuisance in this manner were blocked by Harold Preston, who was fighting the case for-Pierce County. This was strict ly In the line of Mr. Preston's duty as a lawyer, but demagoglsm plays an Im portant part In all parties and factions, and Mr. Preston would poll a light vote In the White River district on any kind of a proposition. These are the condi tions that will confront the men who are now lined up as bolters by Preston's friends, and It is the existence of these conditions that warrants the belief that they will be returned to the Legislature whenever they are re-nominated. "Wooding the Avenger. If Seattle makes an attempt to get even, she will in due season receive another dose of the same kind of medicine as has just been administered by the south district. There were a good many con tributing factors to the defeat of Harold Preston, who Is a good, clean, able man, but the one pre-eminently responsible for his blighted Senatorial hopes is that now given in print for the first time the re venge of south district, with "King John" Wooding In the role of the avenger. E. W. W. RECEPTION TO ANKENY. Tacoma Turns Out In Force to Greet the Neiv Senator. TACOMA, Wash., Jan. 30. (Special.) All Tacoma was out to greet Senator Levi Ankeny and his amiable and accomplished wife at the Tacoma Hotel tonight. A public reception was given in honor of Mr. Ankeny's recent victory In the Legis lature, and hundreds of Tacoma people from the various walks of life availed themselves of the general invitation to at tend. From 8 o'clock until 10 a constant stream of visitors poured In and out of parlor A., Many came to felicitate the Senator upon the realization of his great ambition and passed out, while others re mained to pass a social hour with the Senator's friends. The occasion was one of those gratifying ovations which come rarely in men's lives, and then only to those who havo triumphed after a struggle. After a greeting by such an enthuiastic and warm-hearted throng, Mr. Ankeny could not well have entertained any a Character wa - shinrf - powder. Consider the da.ma.ge it ca.n dp, a.nd the risk with un known, untried powders. For twenty odd yea.rs PEARLINE has been making washing easy a.nd sa.ving women and fabrics. Satisfy yourself of its setfety and economy from women who have used it o-Il their lives. The new, womanly, sensiblo way of washing began with PEARLINE. 69Q Trustworthy doubts, whatever may have been the previous political differences, of Tacoma's loyalty and good will, and among his friends hereafter will be some of the most Influential men of this city. Probably not less than 1200 people greet ed him tonight. In the crowds were prac tically all of the Federal, county and city officials, the leading business men and others prominent in local affairs, as well as many from other parts of the state. The reception was an Informal and demo cratic affair in all respects. Mingled with tne wearers of rich evening costumes of the latest style were many who wore plain clothes, but the sulrlt of good-fel lowship and of common Interest In the new Senator pervated the entire gathering. Mr. and Mrs. Ankeny stood at the head of the parlor. Ranged In line with them were Mayor and Mrs. L. D. Campbell, George H. Stone, State Senator and Mrs. Ed S. Hamilton, and Arthur D. Statter, editor of the Walla Walla Union, and wife. George H. Stone introduced the guesta to Mr. Ankeny, and Mayor Camp bell to Mrs. Ankeny. The handshaking was general. The Senator was in his most amiable frame of mind, and kept up a running fire of light conversation. For all of his acquaintances he had a word of friendship, and for all others a pleasant greeting. Large as was the throng, he met few strangers, for his faculty for remembering names and faces has not been the smallest factor in his successful campaign. Among the ladies were many whom Mrs. Ankeny had pre viously met In society, and their greetings were cordially given and cordially re ceived. Mrs. Ankeny held a large bunch of red carnations, and her radiant smile showed plainly that the victory was half hers. The entire Pierce County delegation was present, and they were the centers of groups of friends throughout the even ing, receiving many congratulations for the part they had played in the election of Senator Ankeny. Senator Rand, of Clark; Senator Clark, of Pacific, and sev eral members of the Legislature from east of the mountains were present. The reception was an affair of the city, but was chiefly in the hands of a com mittee from the Chamber of Commerce, composed of about 50 members and their wives. The parlor of the hotel was dec orated with flags and cut flowers in honor of the occasion, and fine orchestra music was furnished throughout the evening. BASSETT WILL NOT RESIGN. Adams County Representative Ex poses Scheme Against Him. OLYMPIA, Jan. 30. (Special.)-G. W. Bassett, Representative from Adams County, will not hand In his resignation to please the people In Adams County who are demanding it. "I would like to be at home today," he said, "but I will not resign to pleaee these people." "The resolutions," he said, "were In spired by certain people here in Olympia at the Instance of a person who wanted the appointment to a Judgeship, should one be created in Adams County. This man was here early In the session and ap proved my attitude on these questions at that time. Later he appeared in Ritzville and now returns with the resolutions adopted at a meeting where just "22 per sons were present and which are signed by just 15 persons. "I have kept the pledge made before election that T wan opposed to a dead- DR. W. NORTON DAVIS. No amount of news paper advertising can build and maintain professional success. Honorable methods and exceptional abil ity are essential. Wo take just pride in our practice, which is the largest of its kind in Western America. 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