THE MORNING GREGOriAS, FRIDAY, JANUARY 20, 1903.
WASHINGTON STATE LEGISLATURE ADVOCATES CELILO CANAL,
TWO NEW JUSTICES!
MONEY FORPORTAGEROAft
MEN WHO . ARE PLAYING A PROMINENT PART IN THE WASHINGTON SENATORIAL CONTEST
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OREGON WILL BE ASKED FOR
$50,000 FOR PROJECT--
Crow, of Spokane, and Root,
of'Seattle, Named.
Half Is to Be Used for Operatic and
Half for an Extension From
Big Eddy.
EXPECTED TO SIT AT ONCE
Washington Senate Votes to Repeat
the Newspaper Libel Law and
Governor Mead Affixes His
Signature at Once.
OLTMPIA. Wash.. Jan. 19. (Special.)
Herman D. Crow, of Spokane, and Milo
A. Boot, of Seattle, are now- Justices of
the Supreme Court of Washington. The
bill providing for the increase in the
number of Justices was signed by the pre
siding officers of the House and Senate
In open cession today and was transmitted
to Governor Mead at 1:20.
The Governor stopped only long enough
to secure the approval of the Attorney
General as to the form of the bill and
then attached his signature. He immedi
ately instructed his secretary prepare
commissions appointing Justices Root and
Crow to hold office until the next general
election. The commissions were signed
this afternoon and it Is expected that the
new Justices will come to Olympia at
once to sit during the remainder of the
present term of the Supreme Court.
S. B. 5. by Tucker of King, which re
peals the newspaper libel law in its en
tirety, was also signed by the presiding
officers of the House and Senate today
and was transmitted to the Governor with
the Judgeship bill. It also received the
Governor's signature this afternoon, and
as it takes effect immediately, there is
now in existence in Washlgton only the
common law to govern newspaper libel
actions. The law repealed is chapter 53
of the session laws of ISM.
As heretofore Indicated, the Senate ap
propriations committee has given its ap
proval to the Bands bill, appropriating
JWO.OOO for a state exhibit at the "Lewis
and Clark Fair. The bill was returned to
the Senate today from the committee and
will probably be taken up by the Senate
tomorrow.
The Senate passed S. B. 9. by Potts of
King, making the passing of a check
when the person executing it has no
doposlt in a bank a crime punishable by
imprisonment in tho penitentiary.
S. B. 12, by Tucker of King, giving to
King County a sixth Superior Judge, was
also passed by the Senate. Senator Con
don's bill providing for a new Judge for
Kitsap County was sent back to the Ju
diciary committee.
VETOED BILLS LAID OVER.
Six-teen New Measures Are Received
In Washington House.
OLTMPIA, Wash.. Jan. 19. (Special.)
The session in the House this morning
was short and uninteresting. The House
bills vetoed by Governor McBride, which
were a special order for 11 o'clock, were
Inld over until next Tuesday at - -f. -M-
The House received 16 new bills. Among
them was the bill of two previous sessions.
which provides for chancing the name of
the Agricultural Experiment Station and
School of Science at Pullman to State Col
li go of Washington. The present name Is
considered too long.
Stllson Introduced a bill which seeks
to prevent the sale of lands in the Agri
cultural College grar.t by the State Land
Commissioner without the consent of the
board of regents of the college.
Bassett of Adams, by request, presented
a local option liquor license bill. A simi
lar bill was passed by the 1903 session
and vetoed by Governor McBride.
MInard of Chehalis, chairman of the
education committee, presented a bill em
bracing the amendments to the school
code that are recommended by the State
Teachers' Association. The amendments
correct the truant law, provide for an ad
ditional deputy in the State Superintend
ent's office and increase of deputies' sal
aries in his department and make a few
minor changes in the code. There was no
afternoon session.
FOLLOWS CALIFORNIA LAW.
Revenue Measure Recommended by
Washington Assessors.
OLYMPIA. Wash., Jan. 19. (Special.)
The seventh session of tho State Assess
ors' Association closed today. The con
vention adopted the report of the special
committee recommending a change in the
revenue law so as to make possible the
Immediate collection, following the assess
ment, of all personal property taxes that
cannot be secured by a Hen on the real
estate. The change proposed Is copied
after a California statute and is an ex
tension of the law In this state providing
3 or the immediate collection of taxes on
stocks of goods belonging to itinerant
merchants.
The reports of the committee on steam
boats, tolophoncs and telegraphs, oyster
lands and railways, recommending the
same schedules as those adopted last
year! were favorably received by tho con
entlon. Only personal property of rail
ways will be assessed this year, and the
assessments will be based on the uniform
rate of 40 cents per foot on all first and
second-class liens. This was last year3
schedule.
CALLS FOR THE CELILO CANAL
Joint Resolution to Congress Passes
Goth Washington Houses.
OLTMPIA. Wash., Jan. 19. (Special.)
The Bands resolution, calling upon Con
gress to carry in the rivers and harbors
bill a continuous appropriation for the
completion of the Celilo Canal, was taken
up under suspension of the rules by the
House this morning and was adopted
without dissent. The Senate had already
adopted the resolution. It will be tele
graphed to Washington City tomorrow.
Head of Insane Asylum.
OLYMPIA. Wash., Jan. 19. (Special.)
Dr. E. Van Sandt, one of the pioneer phy
sicians and surgeons of Whatcom County,
and family physician of Governor A. E.
Mead, was today installed as acting su
perintendent of the Western W ashington
Hospital for the Insane. The resignation
of Dr. A. H. McLelsch as superintendent
Ta6 accepted by the Board of Control to
day. It is considered probable that the ap
pointment will be made permanent later.
If Dr. Van Sandt desires it.
GAMBLER DOES DOUBLE MURDER
Shoots Woman With Whom He Quar
reled and Himself.
TRUCKEE; Cal., Jan. 19. Joe Wal
lace, a faro dealer, murdered Edna
Muir early this morning, and then shot
himself through the heart. Both are
lying, dead in the Red Light Dance
Hall. Edna and James Muir have for
years owned and conducted the Palace
Dance Hall, but recently dissolved
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SALEM, Or.. Jan. 19. (Special.)-lire '
more appropriations for the Celilo post
age road will be asked of the Legisla
ture, each for $23,000; one for operatlng-asd
maintaining the road for the next two."
years, the other for building an extension.
mile and a half lone from BlcEddy
toward The Dalles. This was decided
on tonight at the conference between the
slslative delegations from Eastern Ore
gon and Multnomah and representatives
of the Open-River Association, Henry
Haha and J. X. Teal and F. A. SeuferC
Mayor" of The Dalles. The appropriation.
bills will be Introduced tomorrow.
The Great Southern Rslltrav xchlrh tm
building, from The Dalles to Dufur, has
onerea to give the state the us of two
miles of track out of The Dalles in ex
change for trackage facilities over the
portage. Unless the state- shall annronrl-
ate money to operate the portage, no fund
win De available for that purpose. The
cost of operation and maintenance Is es
timated at 3JC00 a month.
Three committees werf nnnntntpfl nna,
composed of Whealdon. Md.nti
Donald, to draw up a bill for extensions
me second, of Pierce, Hodson and Dob
bin, to draw up the bill for maintenance
and operation; the third, of Mayor Seu
fert, Frank Menefee and A. E. Lake; to
comer witn the state authorities and the
Open-River Association for having thq
route of the extension surverarf snrf mat
ing arrangements with' the Great South
ern.
partnership because of Muir's Jealousy
of Wallace. Edna purchased the Red
Light, and Muir continued to conduct
the Palace. During the past week it
has been rumored that the Mulrs were
about to make up, and trouble has
been expected.
Last night about midnight Wallace
CAREOFTHEWEAK-MINDED
ESTABLISHMENT OF SEPARATE
INSTITUTION RECOMMENDED.
closed his faro fame, bade several of
his friends good-bye, went to the Red
Light, knocked Edna down, dragged
her into another room, and at once be
gan shooting. One of the men in the
dance hall tried to force his way into
the room, but Wallace pointed a pistol
at him and ordered him away. Five
shots were fired into the woman's body,
death resulting instantly. It id sup
posed that Wallace then reloaded his
pistol and shot himsolf. for three load
ed cartridges are still in his pistol, and
he fired at least six times.
Forty Defective Youth Now in Insane
Asylum Should Be Removed
Sixty Others to Start With.
SALEM. Or.. Jan. 13.-(Special.)-That
an Institution for t'e care and Instruc
tion of the weak-tnlnded. be established
In Oregon is the recommendation of a
special committee, composed of two hold
over Senators appointed by the last Leg
islature. This committee was composed
of Senators Kuykendall, Smith and Mc
Ginn, but as the latter resigned his scat,
the report is made by the other two.
The report shows that there are now
about 100 persons who are rit subjects for
such an Institution, 40 of whom are now
confined in the State Insane Asylum. The
committee suggests that, the state either
erect a new building near the asylum
farm" or use the present Mute School
building as a home for feeble-minded and
erect a new Mute Schooi nearer the city.
The report is as follows:
Mr. Preildent and Members of the Sen
ate: We. your committee appointed at the
regular se&sion, 1U03. to Investigate the
needs and report the same, together with
the probable cost of an institution for tho
defective youths of the state, after having)
made as thorough an Investigation na it
was porslble without funds In our hands
for this purpose, beg leave to make the fol
lowing; report:
First That wc nnd upon Investigation
that there is absolutely no place In the state
In the way of a public institution where
the so-called defectives, including the Idi-'
otic and epileptic, can be kept or cared)
for at public expense, except In the In
sane asylum or the various county bouses
erected for the care of paupers and un
fortunates in the various counties. The
fact goes without argument that this class
of defectives, idiotic and epileptic, should
bo housed and cared for in a distinct and
separate building from where the insane
are kept.
That In order to protect the public morals
and especially the weak minded girls, who
are so unfortunate as to belong to these de
fective classee. it is necessary for tho state
to take them In charge, give them some
form of education. In the way of manual
training or Mine other form of practical edu
cation that will lessen to a great extent
the burden on the state of caring for this
class of unfortunates so long as they live.
To be cure, only a very small percentage of
these people under the best of training, will
ever be able to earn a support for them
selves. But by education the general surroundings
of these people can be very materially
helped. That the feeble minded, at least
the majority,, the cultivation of the soli
not only benefits them physically but helps
to make them self-sustaining and very
much lessens the per capita cost to the
state when given state aid.
Therefore, we would recommend that suit
able grounds be selected now owned by tho
state and located sufficiently near the In
sane Asylum or Asylum Farm, In order
that thee people can be under the same
supervision and receive the same medical
services as those In the Insane Asylum
and thereby very much lessen the per cap
ita cost of maintenance. TV suggest alsn
that this institution should not be located
at too great a distance from a town or
city in order that the more Intelligent
classes kept at such an Institution may be
allowed to go to the nearest town pr city
to witness street parades and other public
demonstrations that will In any way have
a tendency to be a matter of education.
As a suggestion we might say that ac
cording to a report of the Superintendent
of the 'Insane Asylum, he has some SO or
40 defectives confined in his Institution
along with the Insane, about 25 of whom
are between the age of C and 20 years.
These unfortunates are unable under the
present circumstances to receive any kind
of education or Instruction that will have
a tendency to lessen the burden to th
state.
We find further upon private Investiga
tion elsewhere In the state that such an
Institution would start with not less than,
100 inmates and that It would probably
cost about $160 per capita per annum for
maintenance, a sum amounting to $18,000.
This would not be wholly a new maintenance
fund, as a considerable number, probably
at least -10 would come from the now en
gorged Insane Asylum and thereby make
more room for other Inmates in this In
stitution. It has been suggested to this committee
that the present Institution' used by the
deaf and dumb be used for the purpose of
caring for the defectives and that a new
Institution la or near the city be erected
for the caring for the deaf mutes, and If
this, the present deaf Institution, is not too
near the Reform School we would approve
of this suggestion and ask you earnestly to
consider It. As to the cost of rullding
and equipping such an Institution, either for
the defectives or the deaf mutes, we" hav
no means at our bands to determine.
1905 FAIR IS INDORSED.
Idaho Horticulturists Urge Larger
Appropriation by Legislature.
BOISE. Idaho. Jan. 19. (Special.) The
Idaho State Horticultural Association to
day elected the following officers:
President. Fremont Wood. Boise; vice
president. Professor I. B. Judson. Mos
cow; secretary, B. P. Shawhan, Payette;
treasurer. P. A. Devers. Payette; di
rectors. L. B. Judson, B. P. Sawhan, W.
C. Howie, W. T. Harris.
The resolutions adopted indorse the
Lewis and Clark Exposition in the fol
lowing language:
"Whereas, The State of Idaho has In
the past shown herself worthy to be
classed In the forefront as to her horti
cultural Interests having received awards
at Buffalo, Chicago, Omaha and St. Louis.
"Whereas, The Lewis and Clark Expo
sition will open to her a most splendid
opportunity to still further advance:
"Resolved. That It Is the sense of this
association that we urge upon the Legis
lature the importance of not only follow
ing the recommendations of our Gov
ernor, whose foresight has led him to
recognize the Importance of this Industry,
but that they consider the necessity of
a still larger appropriation, so that we
may be able to make an exhibit that will
not only do credit to our great state, but
also enable us to advertise In such a man
ner that Idaho may be proud of her
position, and many times the gainer
thereby."
EDUCATORS MEET IN PORTLAND
Representatives From Northwest Will
Discuss Congress at the Fair.
SALEM. Or., Jan. 19. (Special.) The
first meeting of the committee of 17 ap
pointed by the Educational Conference at
Portland last Saturday, will be held In
the Stearns building. In Portland, next
Saturday, at 10 A. M. At this meeting the
committee will devise plans and methods
for holding the Educational Congress,
which Is to be held during the Lewis and
Clark Fair. The committee Is composed
of the following men:
State Superintendents of Oregon, Wash
ington, Idaho and Montana: presidents of
the State Teachers' Associations of Wash
ington, Idaho and Montana; D. A. Grout,
Frank RIgler. P. L. Campbell, W. X. Fer
rln, B. F. Mulkey, J. A. Churchill, J. C.
Zinaer, E. E. Bragg, I. X. Copeland and
E. E. Starr.
a fine quality of coarse gold Is beipg got
ten In considerable quantities. This placer
rather small In extent, promises to be
quite rich.
From indications It is thought a rich
ledge Is in the hill on which the creek
heads, and Mr. Garoutte and his part
ner Intend," when placer work ceases In
the Spring, to do some extensive pros
pecting on this hill.
Like many of the miners of Southern
Fight for Gold Claim.
GRANTS PASS. Jan. 19. (Special.) A
rich placer find has been made on the
head of Hog Creek by Roy Garoutte and
E. H. Yancy. They are developing their
claim by means of ground sluicing, and
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Oregon, Messrs. Garoutte and Yancy find
they have a contest to make to secure
their mines, a timber claim entry having
been made for the same piece of land.
Tilly Is Taken to Jail.
HOQUIAM, Wash.. Jan. 19. (Special.)
F. G. Tilly. ex-City Treasurer, had his
preliminary hearing this afternoon and
was bound over to the Superior Court in
the sum of $3000. He will be taken to
the County Jail, unless bondsmen are se
cured before 7 A. M. The exact amount
of shortage Is $13,300. It is 'said he also
owes $7000 to furniture companies.
SAMUEL H. PILES, ONE OF THE SENATORIAL CANDIDATES, AND A GROUP OF SPECTATORS AT OLYMPIA
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FIGHT FOR JEFFERSON COUNTY
House Committee Hears Arguments
for Two Hours.
SALEM. Or- Jnn 19 fSnonlal TTnt-
over two hours tonight the House commit
ter on counties heard both sides cf the
fight for the creation of Jefferson, the new
county to be carved out of Crook and
Wasco. Representatives Burgess and
Javne. Who. with Von ilpr TTollan Hnnil.i-.
son and Blakley, constitute the committee
come irom vtasco. and both are deeply In-
teresieu in tnr onnntv Rnooo i
Produced the bill for Jefferson and Jayne
ior cascade County.
Max Lueddemann, editor of the Ante
lope Herald, and Henry Hahn. of Port
land, spoke strongly In favor of Jefferson
county. A large map showing the pros
pective boundaries stared at the com
mittee. F. W. Wilson. Lemitv Tifi-tff
ney. living at The Dalies, argued that It
wouia oe wen tor wasco to let Jefferson
go. He admitted when questioned by Mr.
Jayne that The Dalles people thought this
would enable them to kill the Cascade
County proposal, which cuts off Hood
River, "though we like the Antelope peo
ple very mucn," concluded Mr. Wilson.
Burgess took the map pointer and ex
plained the situation, declaring the valua
tion of Crook County had doubled within
the last two years,, and that the strip to
go into Jefferson would be no serious
loss.
"It takes four days for the Antelope peo
ple to go to The Dalles and back." he
pleaded. "The portion of Crook County
to bo cut off Is tributary to Antelope and
not to PrlnevIHo."
Other members of the pro-Jeff ereon-del-iy
egation corroborated him, but -County-Judge
Bell, of Crook, declared thn a
majority of those living in the section of
-ruoit 10 De cut on naa signed a remon
strance. T. J. Brownhill, of the Agency Plains
district, around Madras, presented a re
monstrance against the separation. It Is
reported that a prospective permanent
county seat fight between Antelope and
Madras Is a factor in the anti-Jefferson
llne-up. Antelope is named as temporary
county scat In the Burgess bill.
The committee adjourned without ac
tion until Blakley could be present. Bur
gess says there will be no opposition to
having the new county proposed by his
bill called Nesmlth.
Dairymen Meet at Olympia.
OLYMPIA. Wash., Jan. 19. (Special.) '
The State Dairymen's Association opened
Its 12th annual session In Olympia today.
B. F .Reed, of Ellensburg. president of the.
association. Is presiding over the session
Mrs. E. Carmichael. of North Yakima, sec
retary, and about 40 or 50 delegates from,
outside cities and counties and a scores
of other dairymen are In attendance.
Mayor P. H. Carlyon delivered the wel
coming address this afternoon, to which
H. L. Blanchard responded. President
Reed delivered his annual address. Other
addresses werei "Leaks." W. J. Langdon:
"Care of the Dairy Cow," D. S. Troy;
"Preparing Butter for the Market." W.
M. Pease; discussion, opened by J. A.
Woll; "Among the Cheescmakers of Hol
land." Professor E. E. Elliott, State Ag
ricultural College.
The Friday night meeting- will be ad
dressed by Governor Mead and T, B. Full
mer, oi tne wasntngton Agricultural Col
lege, who appears as the personal repre
bentative of President Bryan, of that In
stitution, who will be unable to attend.
Centralia Barber Disappears
CEXTRALIA, Wash.. Jan. 19. (Special.)
Fred J. Hackett, a barber of Centralia,
has been missing for the past week. He
left last Thursday to go to Tacoma to
take the State Barbers examination, and
was Intending to return on Friday. He
has not been seen in Tacoma or Seattle
ad his friends are afraid that he may
have met with foul play. A Centralia
man claimed to have seen him in Port
land on Friday evening, but this mar havo
been a mistake.
Mrs. Hackett is very anxious about him.
He has a barber shop valued at several
hundred dollars.
After being checkmated In a chess
game at Osceola, la, Levi Taylor, a
business man and inventor, fell dead of
apoplexy.
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