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Third and Washington Sts. War Between Unions Contitines. CHICAGO. Feb. IS. The expected set tlement of the garment workera" lockout In Chicago, growing out of strife between the Special Order Clothing Makers and the united. Garment Makers of America. was defeated today by the ocUon of the Chicago Federation of Labor In refusing to seat tne ablegates of the united Gar ment workers In the central body. ca. T LOGGERS Mountain Streams to Be Improved. BILL IS PENDING AT SALEM 'ower Given to Charge Toll on Logs Floated. SOME AMENDMENTS NEEDED "Water Power nnd MinlnK Rights Not to Be Subject to Condemnation by Lurnberlns; Companies Laws in Other States. SALEM. Or.. Feb. 15. (Staff correspond ence.) To aid the development of tho lumbering Industry In Oregon Is the pur pose of H. B. 1ST, which will receive the attention of the Senate some day this week. The bill proposes to declare non- navigable streams to be public highways for the floating of logs and lumber. It provides for the Improvement of such streams where improvement will facili tate the floating of logs, authorizes con demnation proceedings, in order that the Improvements may be made, and grants to persons who Improve such streams the privilege of collecting tolls for logs or lumber floated thereon. The need for a law such as the bill pro poses arises from the fact that most of the timber has been removed from the territory adjacent to the larger streams. and logging is every year extending fur ther back into the mountains, where the streams must be improved before logs can be advantageously floated. Since the Improvement of a stream must result in some injury to the rights of persons who own land over which the stream flows, authority Is given for the bringing of a suit to condemn rights of way and flx the compensation to be paid to the ripar ian owners, for the Injury they may sus tain. Persons who improve the streams are to be compensated therefor by the use of the streams in floating logs, nnd the right' to collect toll from' others who secure the benefit of the money and labor Invested In the improvement. Since tho provisions of this act will apply practically to all the mountain streams of this state, and therefore affect a great majority of the lumbermen and timber land owners and owners of ripar. Ian land In Oregon, its Importance from an Industrial standpoint Is at once; ap parent. The Umber resources of the state are among the greatest of the wealth producers. Anything thit helps to build up the lumbering industry makes a for ward step in tlio development of the coun try, provided, however, that in promoting the Interests of one industry others are not caused to suffer an equivalent or un necessary loss. In order that lumbering may be fostered, and yet all other Indus. tries and all Individual rights be safely guarded. H. D. 197, commonly called the logging bill, his been the subject of close investigation and discussion during the past week. As a result of the conference of conflicting interests, the bill has under gone many changes, with a view to re moving its objectionable features and making of ft what the lumbermen hope will prove to be a successful and satis factory law. The bill has already passed tho House, and has been favorably re ported, with amendments. In the Senate. It Is a special order for 2:30 P. M. Mon day. In the upper branch of the Legisla ture. Streams Are Public Ulihways, Sections 1 and 2 of tho bill provide: "Section L All rivers, streams, sloughs and navigable witers In this state which are not navigable for general commercial purposes, and the use .whereof for the purpose of floating, transporting and booming of logs, lumber and other timber products would be facilitated by Improve ment, are hereby declared to be public highways for the floating, transportation and booming of logs, lumber and other timber products, and the Improvement and use for said purposes of such rivers. streams, sloughs and navigable waters shall be deemed and Is hereby declared to be a public use and benefit. "Sec 2. Any Individual or association of individuals who are residents of this state. and any corporation organized under the laws of this state shall have and Is here by granted the right to secure to them selves, or Itself, and to their or Its suc cessors in Interest, the exclusive right to Improve, regulate, manage and con trol. as in this act provided, the floating, transportation and booming of logs, lum ber and other timber products upon any such river, stream, slough, or navigable waters, or part thereof, within this state which Is not navigable for general com mercial purposes and the use whereof for the purpose of floating, transporting and booming of logs, lumber and other timber products would be facilitated by Improve ment by complying with the previsions of this act." How Rights Are Acquired. Section S requires such individual or corporation to file with the County Clerk a verified notice of intention to operate upon such stream, which notice shall de scribe generally the extent and course of such stream and the. location of the ter minal thereof. Section i requires the person or corpora tion, within four months after filing the notice, to cause an accurate survey of the stream to be made and to file in the offlee of the County Clerk a map of the stream. In accordance with the survey, together with a written declaration of the pur pose of the person cr corporation, and the nature, extent and probable cost of the improvement to be made upon the st&cam. Section S provides that the Improvement work must be commenced within six months after the map has been filed, and prosecuted with reasonable diligence. Tho Senate committee on commerce has amended the section so as to provide that the work must be completed within two and one-half years. Section 6 "Is as fol lows: Sec. 6. The work contemplated by sec tion S of this act, and which shall be de scribed In such declaration, is the erec tion, construction and maintaining In such river, stream, slough, or navigable waters. or part thereof, of such dams as may be necessary, the cleaning out of such river. stream, slough or navigable waters, or part thereof, and removing therefrom all drifts and obstructions which may Inter fere with Its use for the purpose Intend ed, the straightening, widening and deep ening of the channel thereof wherever necessary, and the construction and main taining of such booms as may be neces sary or convenient for the use of such river, stream, slough, navigable, waters or part thereof, for the floating, transporting and booming of logs, lumber and other timber products thereop, and the doing of such other work and maintaining of such other structures or erections on or In said river, stream, slough or navigable waters, or parts thereof, as may be necessary to put and keep the same In such condition as that logs, lumber and other timber products may be freely floated, transport ed and boomed upon the same to the eu tent of the capacity of Buch river, stream, slough or navigable waters, or part thereof. Must Dny or Condemn. Section 7 provides that whenever. In the construction of any Improvements or In the floating of logs. It shall be necessary to Impair, obstruct or interfere with tho riparian or other rights of any person on such stream, or to Interfere with any ad jacent land, or to overflow any land, such Individual or corporation shall, before do ing the work, purchase from the 'person likely to be Injured the rights or lands likely to be Interfered with. Section 8 provides that If such rights or lands cannot be purchased, they may be condemned under the general laws of the state authorizing condemnation of rights of way for public uses, payment to be made therefor as adjudged by -the court, provided, that if the rights so acquired shall be left unused for two years, they shall revert to the original owner, his heirs or assigns. Section 8 further pro vides "that nothing In this act contained shall permit any Injury to or condemna tion of any substantial appropriation of water, heretofore or hereafter lawfully made for beneficial purposes, nor any law ful appropriation or uses of or rights or title in any lands or stream, river, slough or other waters In this act mentioned, or the waters thereof, heretofore or here after lawfully made or acquired for man ufacturing milling, mining, water power. or other power; purposes, but It shalt be the-duty of. any owner ot any such law ful appropriation, use or right or title In any lands or stream, river, slough or other waters in this act mentioned, or the waters thereof, ' when any erections or Improvements have heretofore been or may hereafter be made by such owner. to provide and maintain in or around such erections or Improvements, sufficient pas sageway for logs, lumber or other timber products, and for sufficient water s6 that the floating and. transporting of the same. as In this act provided, on such stream or other waters in this act mentioned shall not be unnecessarily Impeded. Section 9 requires that as soon as tho work has been completed, a report must be filed showing that fact, and also set ting forth the rules and regulations adopt ed by the person or corporation for the floating of logs, etc.; provided, that the rules and regulations must be only such as are reasonably necessary. Such rules may be amended from time to time by Rl Ing the amended rules In the office of tho County Clerk. Rates ot Toll to De Fixed. Section 10 makes It the duty of the County Court, at Its next term, to flx the rates of toll that may be charged for floating logs or lumber. The rates of toll shall be sufficient to provide a reasonable compensation for the use of the stream and the Improvements therein, and tho services that may be rendered by the per sons or corporation In booming the logs. In accordance with the rules and regula tions. The original bill provided no maximum rate, but the Senate amendments place the maximum at 75 cents per 1000 feet. The rate must always be reasonable, and when fixed shall continue unchanged for eight years. Any person Interested and appearing before the County., Court at the time of fixing the rates mayppeal to the Circuit Court, where that tribunal. sitting as a court of equity, shall decide the case. Section 11 declares that after the com pletion of the improvements the stream shall be open to the use of all. The per son or corporation controlling a stream Is given a lien for the toll due upon logs. Section 12 gives the person or corpora tion which Improves a stream the exclu sive management and control of floating and booming logs, lumber, etc, except as in the act otherwise provided, which right may be sold or leased as other property may be. The franchise terminates In 50 years. Rights -May Re -Forfeited. Section 13 provides that If the improve ments are permitted to remain out of re. pair for one year the rights thereunder shall be forfeited. Circuit Courts have power, upon complaint, to declare such franchises forfeited. Section H requires that shear booms be maintained where such streams flow Into navigable streams. In order to prevent lodging of logs and washing away of the solL Section 13 requires that In operating upon streams on county oounaanes, the papers must be filed in both counties, and the County Courts sit Jointly In fixing rates of toll. Section 16 provides' that if two or more applications are made within 30 days after this act takes effect, to operate on one stream, priorities shall be given as fol lows: First, the person already owning and operating Improvements on such stream; second, the person owning Im provements and working upon them at (Concluded on Page 10.) AMES IN 1 Fugitive Mayor of Min neapolis Caught. HAS BECOME WERE WRECK Found at Home of Sister-in- Law in New Hampshire. WILL FIGHT HIS EXTRADITION Chnrircd With OfferlnK and Receiv ing Rrlbcs, Former Doss of Min neapolis Is Found In Pitiful PliKht Story of the Chase. Dr. A. A. Ames. x-liaror of Minneapolis, who fled last July to es cape prosecution on charges of offer ing and receiving bribes and ot con spiracy, was captured yesterday at Hancock. K. II. He was traced to the house of his wife's sister, where he went after evading his pursuers at Boston. He Is a mere physical wreck, on the verge, of collapse. lie Immediately employed a lawyer, and will make a bitter light against extradition. Re has plenty of money. HANCOCK, N. H.. Feb. 13.-Dr. Albert Alonzo Ames, ex-Mayor oi junne nnolls. was arrested here today by local officers at the request ot Minneapolis of ficials He Is wanted In Ilnneapolls lor nrferlnjr bribes. Broken In spirit, a physical wreck ana chansed probably beyond recognition, ur. Ames was discovered today In the home of a local minister and placed under ar rest by Sheriff Doane, of Manchester. So pitiful was his condition that he was not locked up but left In charge of a deputy to await the arrival of officers from Min neapolis. After hta arrest, however, Ames communicated with ex-United States District, Attprney Charles j. wamoieti, ot Nashua, and obtained his services for a fight which he says be will make against extradition. Dr. Amea has been here for several weeks, although his presence was not known outside of the home ot Rev. c ti. Chapln. who received and sheltered him. Mrs. Chapln la a sister of the woman who accompanied Dr. Ames and who Is sup posed to be h! wife. The knowledge of his relationship probably led to bis de tection. Sheriff Doane received a com munlcation from Chief of Police Dreger of Minneapolis, asking him to go to Han cock and see If Ames had sought refuge at the home of his sloter-In-law. The Sheriff came here and aftr an investi gation placed Ames under arreet this afternoon. The prisoner Is reported to have, declared this afternoon that, if he were a well man. he would return to his home nnd face the charges, but under the circumstances he would make a desperate light. Attorney Hamblett has not yet seen his client, but will come here tomorrow. Mr. Hamblett was informed today that Dr. Ames was on the verge of collapse. Dr. Ames Is wonderfully changed from the description of him sent out by the Minneapolis police. He has grown a full beard and his hair Is almost white. He Is 62 yearn of age, but he looks over 70. His flesh Is much wasted away and from a physical standpoint he Is helpless. Just how long the parsonage has pro tected 'the prisoner and his wife !a not known nnd none of the family today waa Inclined to talk. It Is believed, however, that Minneapolis detectives, who followed him to Boston, were thrown off the track there and that he came directly to this town. Before going to Boston, he was reported to have been In Louisville, Ky. and West Baden, Ind., and It Is thought that he came East from the latter place. As soon as the Minneapolis officers reach here and they ore expected on Tuesday the matter of Dr. Ames' extra dition will be taken up before the Governor and Council. Developments tonight Indi cate that Dr. Ames ettll has many friends and abundant financial resources and that every move to bring him to trial In MIn neapolls will be bitterly contested. JUDGE OHDERCD HIS RETUR.V. DHntory Minneapolis Officials Forced to Follow Up Fnirltive. MINNEAPOLIS, Feb. 15. Sheriff Dreger Is on his way to New Hampshire with papers for the return of A. A. Ames, the fugitive ex-Mayor of Minneapolis, who defaulted his ball of 10.000 and fled to Kentucky and later to Hancock, N. H., where he has been for some time. The authorities havo known of his location for some time, but It was not until a per emptory order was given by Judge Har rison that steps were taken to have him returned to Minneapolis for trial. He Is accused ot offering bribes,, to County Commissioners In order to have his secretary. T. B, Brown, elected. Sheriff to succeed ex-Sheriff Megarden. who was removed by tho Governor for melfeaeance, and also of accepting money from aban doned women. There are four of these Indictments. A sixth charges him with conspiracy. Dr. Ames fled from the city in July and for a time was at West Baden. Ind. When he was due to appear for trial, he was still In Indiana and was reported 111. Later he went to Louisville, Ky., and was under surveillance for some two weeks. Just before Sheriff Dreger arrived In Kentucky, Ames was. warned by some of his Mln neapolls friends and fled to New England. He was In Boston for a time and later went 'to Hancock, where a sister of his wife resides. It has been represented here that his health was euch that he could not be re turned to the city except at the risk of his life. His bondsmen were the least con cerned of anyone regarding his continued absence from the city, and they are not tho persons who are defraying the ex pensed of the Sheriff In his pursuit. REACHES SACRED CITY. Jnpnnesc Buddhist Priest Steals Se crets of Thibetan Capital. VICTORIA. B. C Feb. 15. According to mall advices from Kobe, a Japanese Buddhist priest, who left there six years ago to penetrate to forbidden L'Hassa. In Thibet, has returned, having accomplished his purpose, but, suspicion being attracted toward him, he was compelled to fly for his life. He traveled via India, and at Darjeellng he remained two years to acquire the Thi betan language, then, disguising himself as a lama, he cut himself off from friends, and. after a Journey which occu pied a year, and was marked by great hardships, his life being imperilled many times, he reached L'Hassa and remained there two years. Being an object of sus picion, he fled. and. after almost Insur mountable difficulties, escaped to India and thence went again to Kobe. He has since learned that some of those who aided him in L'Hassa have been impris oned. The object of the pilgrimage was to ob tain information about religious subjects. EARTHQUAKES IN MEXICO State of Gnerrero Is Roclclnir and Houses A.c Thrown Down. MEXICO CITY. Feb. 15. The State of Guerrero continues to report many and somewhat alarming earthquakes. Chllpan- clngo. which two years ago Was almost destroyed by nn earthquake, now reports another which threw down houses, as also happened In the towns of Chllapa. Aguas Blancas, San Diego and Mexicans. Under ground roarings and rumblings were heard, generally frightening the people. Pelec Is .Still In Action. NEW YORK. Feb. 15.-Captaln Ebert. of the German steamer Catania, which ar rived today from Brazil, reports that on February . when passing the Island of Martinique, he madev an observation of Mount Pelee. Much smoke was Issuing from the crater and great quantities of lava were flowing down the mountain and Into the sea, causing big clouds of steam to rise from the surface of the water. Coallnic Stntlons Arranged., HAVANA. Feb. 13. Minister Squlers has received a message from Washington and It is believed that the naval coaling sta tion agreement will be signed within a few hours. CAN'T 'RESCUE FISHERMEN lee Still Blocks the War of Reliev ing Revenue Cotters. ST. JOHNS. N. F., Feb. 15. The United States revenue cutter Seminole, which Is or. her way to the Bay of Islands to cut out a number of Icebound' American fish ing schooners, is still unable to enter the Gulf of St. Lawrence, and the conditions are most unpromising. The Canadian na val schooners Stanley and Mlnto are al ready frozen up there, which Is an lndlca tlon of the probable fate of the Semlnolo should she be caught in the Ice. Captain Delaney. the master ot the New foundland steamer Bruce, and the most experienced Ice navigator In this region. believes that the Seminole will be unable to venture toward the Bay of Islands un til the prolonged easterly winds drive the floes well oft the shore. STOWAWAYS USE KNIVES Kind of Immlirrants Who Try to Come to the United States. ALviIERS. Feb. IE. The Austrian steam cr Margherlta, from Trieste and Glrgenti February 5, for New York, put in here today and landed IS Sicilian stowaways, who smuggled themselves aboard at Palermo. Maddened by threads, the stowaways had armed themselves with knives, and appeared on the deck, where they threatened to attack the officers. Muskets were dealt out to the crew, who succeeded In overawing the Sicilians. The steamer then headed for Algiers, where the stowaways were banded over to the Italian Consul. The Margherlta proceeded on her voyage, two days late. Drlchnm YnniiK'a Younfrest Son Dead SALT LAKE. Feb. 15. Phlneas Howe Young, the youngest son of the late Brig- ham Young, and a prominent business man of this city; died suddenly ot heart disease tonight, aged 41 years. He was a son of Brigham and Harriet Barney Young. He is survived by a widow and COiNTEXTS OF TODAY'S PAPER. National Affairs. Senate committee, has spurt of. activity with anti-trust bills: Knox satisfied with bills passed. Page 1. Business In the Senate blocked by statehood bill. Puce 2. Improvement ot Um 'White House causes In creased expenses. Pass 2. Domestic. General Mes returns from tour around the world. Page 2. Jury In grave-robbing case falls to agree after stormy two days' session. Page z. Bx-Uayor Ames, ot Minneapolis, captured at last. Page 1. Terrible storm In Middle "West Is killing cattle by thousands. Page 2. Serious charge against Ambassador von Holle ben said to have caused his recall. Page 3. Pacific Coast. Extensive mining deals' In Josephine County. Page 4. Bishop of Nlsqually will move headquarters to Seattle Page . Tramp arrested at Albany wanted In Tennes see on serious charge. Page o. Northwest Legislatures. Provisions bill to aid loggers Introduced at Salem. Pace 1. Public health- bill In Oregon Leslslature. Page 3. Foreign. Powers raise blockade In, Venezuela, and re ' lolelng follows. Page 3. Austria tries to prevent war In Turkey, but both parties prepare to fight. Page 3. Portland and Vicinity. Ward A. Dwlght. prominent lumber dealer of San Francisco, drops dead In hotel. Page 12. Conference committee ot Oregon Legislature returns, after discussing fishing laws for Columbia Blver with Washington Leglsla ture. Page 8. New building offered as location for tempor ary potfflce. Page 12. Sports. Gilbert wins wrestling match with Frank at Pacific University. Page 5. University of Washington faculty settles ath letic dispute. Page 0. ICE OF PEDPL Has Reached Senate FL garding Trusts. LATE OUTBURST OF ENERC Committee 'May Put Mo Teeth in Littlefield Bill. ATTITUDE OF THE PRESIDE. Una Taken What He Coald Get r Will Test It Ho fore Aslclnc ft More Knox Expresses Satis faction With Laws Passed. ORPYinVTATC rrn-e tttttvtt it-- lngton. Feb. 15. There Is posslbfy sc embarrassment ahead for those Senat who have arranged that there shall be more trust legislation at this session tb Is contained in the Elklns act and Nek amendment. Here Is the Judiciary cc mlttee of the Senate pounding away a measure, and it may report the LIU field bill, so as to make it more dras than as it passed the House. Sho the committee report It, It would mt t that the skillfully arranged program." of the Senate leaders might be ups Men who know something about the fe Ing against trusts in their states will r - be willing to sidetrack legislation 1 the Littlefield bill that passed, the Hot . unanimously. More than this, the reports that ha been so' generally circulated that t" Littlefield bill was only a "bluff" he caused comment throughout the count of a character to dfsturb Senators w ore closely Identified with big corpot tlons. The Imputation of bad faith "on the pr r of the President may also have some r fct. Because the President urged t Elklns bill and the Nelson amendmel It has been asserted that he was a par . to a programme of "mild" trust legisl. tlon. As a matter of fact, the policy the President has been to get all he cou' when he could. He found that the Nelsc amendment could ,be procured, and th: r the Elklns bill-could be passed, and . ' accepted both. By threats and metho. scarcely in keeping with his office. might have forced more drastic lcglsl tlon, but as the two propositions often were assured, he gladly accepted ther If more can be obtained he will be please but if not, he. as Chief Executive, w' see what an enforcement of the new legl atlon will bring about, and when tr next Congress assembles he can urge sue , additions as are found necessary. Although the unusual activity on t! part of the Senate judiciary committee i favor of mere effective legislation Is di: turblng the Senate managers, the sho: time remaining of the session makes i well-nigh impossible to secure action be fore adjournment. KNOX IS SATISFIED. Says JVew Anti-Trust Laws Carry Out Administration's Wishes. WASHINGTON, Feb. 15. Attorney-Ger eral Knox, who Is "known to have preparer the Important feature of the antl-trus bills now enacted Into law, on being askt as to how they wero regarded by the Ac ministration, said: The legislation affecting tho trust passed at this session of Congress is sat Isfactory to the Administration, and th prompt response to the President's re quests Is highly" gratifying. A long stria. In advance has been accomplished, an the promises of last Fall have been mad, good. "The giving and taking of railroad rr bates Is now prohibited by a law capabT or effective enforcement against corpora, tlons as well as Individuals, and tho cpoxt of the United States are clothed wlttl J&t lsdlctlon to restrain and punish viola tlons. "The act creating tho Department '; Commerce vests in that department corn' plete authority to cause Investigation d" the. organization and business methods o. corporations engaged In interstate and for eign commerce, and to that end to compe the testimony of persons having the de sired knowledge. The legislation is con cise In Its terms, but comprehensive In It: scope. Under Its provisions a fair oppor tunity will be' afforded to test the effect upon the tendency toward Industrial mo nopoly ot ltsVuarantees of no favors fo: the great producer as against the sma! one. Discretion Is lodged In the President as to the publication ot facts useful to b publicly known, and a wise admlnlstratlor. of the law promises all that 13 helpful and nothing that is harmful. "The law to expedite the hearing o' cases and giving an appeal directly to the Supreme Court from the court of firs! Instance assures within a reasonable time authoritative decisions upon Important pending questions In the knowledge of which future legislation, if necessary, can be confidently framed. "Upon the whole the situation Is emi nently satisfactory, and Is the result or concessions, modifications of views and forms of expressions upon the part of many earnest and thoughtful men, who havo endeavored within a brief session to meet a rational public demand In a ra tional and effective way." Xew Greelt-Letter Society. WASHINGTON, Feb. 15. A new; secret Greek-letter fraternity,, tho Sigma Nu Phi. designed to embrace chapters In all the law schools of the several' states, has filed articles of incorporation here- Mem bers of other fraternities will not be ad mitted. The membership will be confined entirely to undergraduates of law schools, and alumni associations and their facul ties. It is proposed ultimately to own a fraternity-house' In Washington and pub. Ush a paper here. The Incorporators are members of the faculty and undergradu ates of the 'National School of Law.