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THE MORNING. OREGOXIAK, SATURDAY . . JANUARY . .21, 1905. - ; '. , ; - . FAIR BILL FOR $100,000 PASSES THE WASHINGTON STATE SENATE FOB A GOOD DISPLAY Washington SenateWouIdLike - State Well Represented. FW AGAINST RANDS BILL Provision Made for Good Building and Social Functions at the Lewis and Clark Exposition Some Minor .Amendments. OLXMPIA. "Wash., Jan. 20. (Spe cial.) The "Lewis and Clark Fair bill passed the Senate, -where it originated, today by a vote of 36 to 4, after an unsuccessful attempt had been made by amendment to cut the appropriation of $100,000 to $75,000. The amendment providing: for a reduction in the ap propriation was presented by Boone, after the Senate hud gone into com mittee of the whole to consider the bill section by section. Senator Sumner of Snohomish led the argument in favor of the largrer appropriation. He contended that there would probably be money left after all the expenses had been met, but urged that the committee should not be hampered by having at its disposal an inadequate amount of money. There had been money left after the Pan American Fair and after the Louisiana Purchase Exposition. Sumner called attention to the value of a livestock exhibit, which was some thing that was not attempted at either of the other Expositions mentioned, but which could be readily accomplished at Portland. The Washington building at St. Louis cost 519,000, but a larger and better one is sought for the Port land Fair. In addition, there will bo social functions to be provided in Portland that will cost about $5000. The total estimates for a creditable showing for this state have been placed by a subcommittee at $80,000. Senator Christian of Pierce County pleaded for the Boone amendment. He based his argument on the theory that Railroad and Tar Commissions would be created by this Legislature, which would require unusual expenditures, and that the total state appropriations would be greatly Increased.' He argued that the decreased cost in the collection of exhibits, owing to the use of the St. Louis exhibit in part, and the lesser transportation charges as a result of the close proximity of Portland, would enable the committee to prepare an ex hibit at a smaller expense than at either of the Fairs where Washington was represented. He insisted that th money had been wasted at the two Eastern Fairs. There was a rising vote on the adop tion of the Boone amendment, and it was lost. 21 to 11. The committee of the whole adopted amendments to the bill in other par ticulars, however. One of these gives more specific instruction to the Com mission and safeguards the expendi tures of the Commission by providing tlraf double-entry accounts shall be kept, that records shall be made of every expenditure and report made to the GOvemnor. This amendment au thorizes the Commission to fix the sal aries of employes. The Executive Commissioner, to be appointed by the Commission, Is placed under a $10,000 bond. The committee also amended the bill so that the Commission must meet and organize within four days after ap pointment, instead of ten days, as pro vided in the original bill. As amended the bill was reported back to the Sen ate, which adopted it by the following vote: Ayes Baiter, Bratt, Bronson, Brown, Chris tian, Clapp. Condon, Davis. Earles, Graves, Hammer, Hemrich, Henry. Hunter, Hutson, Kennedy. Kinnear, Le Crone. Moore. O'Don nell. Pauly. Pogue. Potts, Band. Rasher. Reed, Russell. Smith (Dr. J. J..), Smith (S. T.). Stansell, Stewart. Sumner. Tucker. Vim de Vanter, Veness, Watson. Welsh; Wilson 30. . Noes Boone, Palmer. Ruth. Sharp 1. The bill adopted Is the Rands bill and eliminates the old Commission au thorized by the act of 1903. BILL MADE SPECIAL ORDER. Fair Appropriation Comes Up Monday in California Senate. S Ac RAM ENTO. Cal., Jan. 20. In the Senate today. Bclshaw and his bill ap propriating $70,000 for a state exhibit at the Lewis and Clark Exposition, at Port land, made a matter of urgency and read a second time. The bill was made a j-pecial order for next Monday morning. WORK OF THE SENATORS. Governor Notified That Libel Bill Has Been Approved. OLYMP1A. Wash.. Jan. 20. The House resolution of condolence and sympathy for the death of Representative G. B. Cunderson was adopted. Governor Mend notilied the Senate that ho had approved the libel bill and the Supreme Court measure. New bills introduced were: S. B. 50. by Clapp Providing for the in corporation of clubs and societies. S. B. rtO. by Tucker Giving to the City of Seattle the shore line of Green l.ako . S. B. 01. by Kinnear Prohibiting the em ployment of incompetent perxons as plumb ers; creates a State Board of Examiners of thro members. S. B. til!, by Kinnear Fixing the salary of regimental commander, state and Na tional Guard, at Sl.M'O per annum. B. OS. by Kinnear Fixes the liability for tresspass by animals. A fight over the appropriation to be made for the Lewis and Clark Exposition was precipitated by Senator Boone's aimendment cutting down the amount set aside from $100,000 to $75,000. Jn commit tee of the whole, where the proposition was fought out, the original appropria tion was sustained 21 to 1L The bill passed "b" to 4. CHAPLAIN FOR STATE PRISON Washington Bill Provides for Salary of $1200 a Year. OLTMPIA. Wash.. Jan. 20. (Special.) Eighteen bills were Introduced in the House. This constituted the whole record cf the morning's session, with the ex ception of the receipt of a report from tne judiciary committee recommending the passage of H. B. 4S, by Llndsley J. B.), providing for the service upon the opposite party of detailed disbursement statements In civil actions and the keep ing of a record by the County Clerk of witness fees and mileage in civil actions. Among the bills presented is one by Ruflene, fixing penalties for the utter ance or circulation of trading stamps. The expected bill providing for a paid chaplain at the State Penitentiary was Introduced by I A. Johnson. It was to permit t,he passage of such a bill that a constitutional amendment was presented to the electors in the last general dec- j tion. The Johnson bill gives the chaplain a, salary of $1200 per annum. The Legislature is deprived, of "the usual adjournment over Sunday by the consti tutional requirement that a ballot shall be taken at noon each day of the session until a United States Senator is elected. Both houses adjourned until tomorrow morning. Many of the Senators and Representa tives have paired, however, on the Sena torial vote and little business will be transacted, owing to the small attend ance. NEW BILLS IN THE HOUSE.' Long List of Measures for the Mem bers to Consider. OLYMPIA, Wash., Jan. 20. (Special.) The following bills were introduced to day: H. B. t3. by Vilas Providing for the ap pointment of guardians for spendthrifts and uruimaras. . H. B. 00. by TwltchtllProvldes for elec tion of Justices of the Peace and Con stables in cities of the first class, salaries ?2500 and $1200. respectively. H. B. 07. by Dyke Establishing a gaxn fish hatchery In Clallam County; appropri ates $3000. H. B. OS. by Huxtable Defines fellow servants to be none but persons engaged In common service of the same employer and who are working together at the same time and place, neither to be a superintendent or foreman. H. B. 99, by Basset! Amending act of 1903 relating to mutual Are. Permits such companies to Issue policies outside of In corporated cities or towns when $50,000 has been subscribed and entered upon its books. II. B. 100, by L. A. Johnson Creating of fice of Chaplain of State Penitentiary: sal ary' $1200. H. B. 101, by Davis of King Providing for State Board of Architects and the llcens-v ing of architects. H. B. 102, by J. B. Llndsley An act to en able cities of the first, second or third class to exercise the right of eminent domain for public purposes and providing for special as sessments upon property benefited. H. B.,103. by Llndsley An" act relieving cities or towns from liability for accidents' occurring upon streets or public places which have not been Improved or opened to tho, public. H. B. 104, by Kenoyer Amending section 3510 to 3515, Va. code relating to powerp of County Commissioners: authorlies the of fering of bounties for destruction of wild animals upon petition of 100 resident free holders. H. B. 103, by Rudene Prohibiting the ut tering or circulation of trading stamps;' penalty $50 to $100. H. B. 100. by Rudene Relating to punish ment of crime of seduction. Provides that where a guilty party bars prosecution by marriage of plaintiff he may still be prose cuted as If marriage had not occurred If he. fails to provide for or support the plaintiff after such marriage. The following bills were introduced yes terday: H. B. 79, by McGregor Amending act cre ating a State Veterinary Surgeon. H. B. SO, by Ratcllffe Regulating licens ing of sale of liquors In incorporated town? so that state will be assured 23 per cent of each license. H. B. 81, by Blaker Empowers Boards of County Commissioners to appropriate money for exhibits at the Lewis and Clark Fair. II. B. S2. by E. E. Smith An act to change the name of the Agricultural Experiment Station and School of Science to State Col lege of Washington. H. B. S3, by Stllson An act preventing the sale of agrlcultual college lands, oxcept by consent of the board of regents. H. B. 84, by Rudlo Requiring holders of tax certificates In foreclosure proceedings to make municipal bondholders parties 'to such proceedings, H. B S3, by Bassett (by request) Local option law. II. B. 80, by Kenoyer Amending act regu lating sale of liquors and providing for no tice by publication of Intention to consider application for license. H. B. 87. by J. B. Llndsley Regulating Insurance companies forbidding payment of rebates, or commissions to other than au thorized agents. II. B. S6, by J. B. Llndsley Amending act regulating appeals to Superior Court. H. B. SO. by Melcher Amending game fish law affecting bass, perch, pickerel and pike. H. B. 90. by Hughes An act for relief of John H. Wilms. H. B. 91. by Todd Providing for publi cation and sale of the reports of the Su preme Court. H. B. 02, by Mlnard Amending act uni form text-book law and code of public In struction. H. B. 93, by Minard Appropriating $340.30 for relief of markers of teachersM examination papers. H. B. 04. by Reld. appropriating $9S,400 for relief of B. F. Heuston, trustee, to pay principal and interest on Normal School fund warrants held by him. Bill That Was Repealed. OLYMPIA, Wash.. Jan. 20. (Special.) The following is the text of the news paper libel law repealed by the Tucker bill: Section 1. Before any action shall be brought for the publication of a libel In any newspaper In this state, the aggrieved party shall at least three days before the filing or serving of the complaint or summons In such rult or action, serve notice on the publisher or publishers of said newspaper at their principal ofilce of publication, speci fying the statements in said article which said party alleges to be false and defamaV tors. If It shall appear on the trial of said action that the article was published In good faith, that Its falsity was due to mis take or misapprehension of the facts anil that a full and fair retraction of any state ment therein alleged to be erroneous, false or defamatory was published In each copy of the next three regular Issues of such news paper, or In case of dally newspapers with in three days after such mistake or misap prehension was so brought to the knowledge of such publisher or publishers In as con spicuous a place and type in such news paper as was the article complained of as libelous, then the plaintiff In any such civil action shall recover only actual damages: provided, however, that the provisions of this act shall not apply to the case of any libel against any candidate for a public of fice in this state unless the retraction oC tho charge is made editorially in a conspicuous manner at least three days before election. Sec. The words "actual damages" In the foregoing section shall be construed to Include all damages that the plaintiff may show he has suffered In respect to property, business, trade, profession or occupation, and no other damages whatever. Sec. r. No civil action for libel can be maintained against a reporter, editor, pub lisher or proprietor of a newspaper for pub lication therein of a fair jand true report of anything occurring at a public place or of any Judicial, legislative or other public or mciRl proceeding or of any statement, speech, argument or debate In the course of same, or of the contents of any pleading In any court without proving actual malice. Law for Washington Printing. OLYMPIA. Wash.. Jan. 20. (Special.) The questions of enacting legislation regu lating the letting of state printing will soon receive the consideration of the joint printing committees of the two houses. Today the two committees met following the joint session of the Legisla ture and decided to appoint a joint sub committee to call on the date officers and ascertain their views as to the worth of the prc-snt method of allowing each state officer to arrange for his own printing without the Legislature's Instructions. The committee will also obtain sugges tions as to needed legislation. There Is no law whatever at the present time relative to legislative or office print ing required by the state. Some of the members are known to have a leaning to ward a return to the old plan of appoint ing or electing a State Printer and a bill carrying provisions of that nature will be presented within a few days. It is likely that If the subcommittee recommends any legislation on the printing question the committee will prepare a bill embodying provisions agreed upon. Delay in Duke Contest. NEW YORK. Jan. 20. The application for the appointment of a commission on the person and estate of Brodle L. Duke, which was to have been made in the Su-. preme Court today has been put over for -one week. AIMED AT1HE NORMALS TWO BILLS BEFORE THE HOUSES AT SALEM. - One Calls for a Single School; the Other Would Eliminate Those at Ashland and Drain. SALEM. Or., Jan. 20. (SpeciaL) Abo lition of the State Normal Schools at Ashland and Drain is the purpose of the bill introduced in Jhe House by Caldwell of Yamhill this morning. A similar bill appeared In the Senate yesterday from Miller of Linn to abolish all but one of the four normal schools, the remaining Institution to give all the normal education required. It Is evident that an effort to cut the appropriations for normal schools will be made, even though neither bill passes. A strong sentiment against maintaining four normal schools at the expense of the state is apparent in both houses, and the members of the education committee share this feeling. "If Drain and Ashland are to be cut off. I am in favor of cutting them all off," says Representative Gray, of Doug las, chairman of the House education committee. The Drain Normal School Is situated in Douglas County. "I am In favor of either making one normal school do for the state, or mak ing the fonr present schools equal in efficiency with equal appropriations for all. said Bailey of Multnomah, another member of the House education commit tee. The bill of Caldwell does not, on its face, show the purport. But Mr. Cald well openly declares that its object Is to do away with the two schools in ques tion. By the bill the boards of regents of tho schools are directed to transfer the prop erty of the institutions, real and personal, to a? State Board of Control, the Gover nor. Secretary of State and State Treas urer, to be disposed of to the best in terests of the state. According to Senator Miller's bill, the State Board .of Education shall decide which one of the four normal schools that at Monmouth. Drain. Ashland or Weston, shall remain. The property of the others shall be sold, and the money turned into the school fund. No amendments have as yet appeared, but Senator Pierce wants a provision that pupils wishing to attend the normal school, but residing outside a radius of 100 miles shall have their traveling ex penses defrayed by the state. This amendment will be advanced to offset the inevitable argument against students be ing forced to travel so far to the normal school. It is certain that the Representatives from Douglas and Jackson. In which are situated the Drain and Ashland schools, will make a vigorous protest against abo lition of the Institutions as proposed in Caldwell's House bill. TOLD TO BACK PRESIDENT. Idaho Representative Given .Instruc tions by House Resolution. BOISE, Idaho. Jan. 20. The House of Representatives today passed the follow ing resolution unanimously: "Whereas, Steps have been taken by the National Congress now assembled In Washington toward enlarging the powers of the Interstate Commerce Commission In accordance with the ideas of President Roosevelt. "Resolved. That our representatives in Congress from Idaho be requested to up hold the hands of our President in this movement. "Resolved. That a copy of this resolu tion be sent each of our Senators and Representatives in Congress." PERMANENT CAMP SITE. American Lake Unequaled for the Purpose. OREGONLKX XEWS BUREAU. Wash ington. Jan, 16, Major R. K. Evans, chief umpire of the joint maneuvers held at American Lake last July, In his report to the Secretary of War strongly recom mends that the "United States purchase the American Lake site for use as a per manent campground. His report is rather extensive and goes much into detail. In it he sets forth the many advantages of this site, which, in his opinion. Justify its purchase. Among other things he says: The American Lake campsite Is worthy of special consideration on the following grounds: Sanitary Features. This entire locality, comprising an avail able area of 400 square miles. Is a vast bed of gravel, covered with a thin layer of loam, which supports a scanty carpet of grast and moss. In all weather It Is equally free from dust or mud. The whole country Is WOES OF A Unhappy Plight Described Will Have Work or Join PORTLAND, On. Jan. IS. (To the Edi tor.) I am not writing on the lives of famous men nor anything pertaining to our present Legislature, but simply ask ing a little advice on behalf of the nu merous Job-hunters with which this city is burdened today. What is a man to do who has been con tinually on the hunt for work for two months without success? A man of 24 years of age, with a wife and a sum total of $1.20 in his pocket; no relatives nor friends in the country, willing to work at anything and capable of tackling several lines of business. I realize that there are other men in this city with large families, no trades or money and the possibility of a long Winter before them. But when a man Is out of employment, whether old or young, it feels the same to taste the possibilities of going hungry- It Isn't with the Idea of going hungry that I mention these facts, but as I sit in my one lone room, with Its small sheet-iron stove, a wood box of small dimensions half filled with a smaller amount of wood, I realize for the first time in my life what some other folk, even poorer than I. must feel to be without work, money, friends or pros pects of any kind. You see. I don't mind the starving part of this life but just think bow novel and nasty it must seem to get in that con dition when it is so cold, and the ground shows signs of being covered with a coating of snow. When the time comes when your funds are so low that you let your wife carry the purse for fear you might spend the few remaining pen nies, when you have to cut out your shaves at the barber's, you have no razor of your own and your whiskers grow so long that they freeze Into an Icicle, when you go forth In the early morning Job hunting. I tell you these things make mo stop and think of the happy days when I was under the guidance of a lov ing father who. though poor, was as wise as you make them. It was he that used to drive Into my bullet head a wis dom long and stout of the necessity of hanging on to a good thing when you had it. But, I belong to the younger gen eration who think they know It all but a few things which other people know, and by the way find the most useful. We live by our wisdom, not advice, but our wisdom, seems to be so badly strained underlaid at a depth of about 20 feet by an inexhaustible body of pure, cold water, which has Its source In the perennial snows and glaciers of Mount Rainier. This water is protected from surface contamination by an Impenetrable stratum of bard-pan. which can only be removed. In- some places, by blasting. The full meaning of unsanitary grounds and impure water. In this connec tion, was brought home to us In a tragic manner by our fatal experiences at Chick-amauga-and Camp Alger Jn the Spanish War. A repetition of such experiences would be Impossible In this ground, however great the number of men encamped upon It. More, from a sanitary standpoint, we have perfect ground, perfect water, with perfect drain age and seepage conditions. Accessibility. This tract Is reached both by rail and deep-sea transportation. The Northern Pa cific traverses It. the terminus of the Great Northern Is 40 miles to the north. In Seat tle, and of the Southern Pacific 140 miles to the south, in Portland. The shore of Puget Sound bounds It for several miles, of fering as good landing facilities for the larg est sea-going vessels as can be found either at Seattle or Tacoma, and there Is direct rail communication with the Pacific Ocean port of Gray's Harbor. It Is believed that no other proposed maneuver site In the United States pos sesses these dual advantages of perfect ac cessibility by rail and deep-sea transporta tion. Tactical features. The terrain presents nearly every variety of feature necessary for the solution of or dinary tactical problems. There are. numer ous large open prairies, gtnerajlr level, but In places sufficiently undulating to afford excellent example. oX.Ccxrrfng troops from sight and' OT2"Dy i. Judicious use of appar ently trifling Irregularities of surface. There are woods of various sizes and densities, all offering cover from view, and generally al-. lowing the more or less free passage of the three arms, but in places so dense as to con stitute absolute obstacles for troops, of all arms. In any formation. The tract Is by no means level. This erroneous Impression has gotten abroad, especially In the East, probably due to the fact that until these maneuvers, no contoured map of it had been made or published. There are many ridges, hills and knolls, all more or lets wooded, some of them rising to a height of 340 feet. The most unusual and, from a military point of view, useful feature of this site In the chain of five lakes which traverses It. These lakes, with the narrow necks of land separating them, constitute a series of alternate obstacles and defiles .which offer the military student an opportunity of selection to an unusual degree. In the so lution of proBlems cost onv these grounds. Strategic Advantages. The vast strategic Importance of Puget Sound 'Is fully appreciated by all soldiers and statesmen who have given the subject of world-politics any consideration. It Is the port of entrance and exit for the great Northwest. It Is the only great harbor from San 'Francisco to British Columbia. It Is four days nearer the Orient than San Francisco for ordinary steamers, and ves sels coal In Its harbors at half the price paid at that port. Still another considera tion In favor of this site Is that the land Is too poor for either agriculture or grazing, and can be purchased very cheaply. When one considers the particularly fa vorable conditions existing at American Lake for the assembling of large masses of troops, whether for -temporary or permanent camps of Instruction, Its advantages, cpo graphlcal, topographical, tactical and hygi enic, are apparent; and. should war con ditions arise. It is unexcelled as a point of departure for troops requiring transporta tion on the Pacific Ocean. England has Its Aldershot, which Is con sidered a mc$et camp of Instruction. If our own Government acquires the American Lake site. It will possess a .tract having advantages superior to those of the training camp of the British army in every respect. Beginnings. Harper's Weekly. There are moments In the lives of all men when with closed eyes they bear through the silence the pulsing away of the hours and they realize the Ufa bevond time. -The smallncss of the -presont moment, made np as it Is "hall of past and half of future. Its whom Illusory nature, "so helpless a kitten In the star-spangled universal bag." springs upon one, and the calendar upon which we mark out our sense of succession is a futile blank. Birth Itself is but "a sleep and a forgetting." It is not time, but content, that counts. The one great birthday of the world commemorates a short life, not so much as half the alotted span of man; a life obscure except for a few short years of arduous service and of suffering. It is not the numbered succession of days that Is life, but the area a soul coverx Its stretch over souls and out bevond space and time. It is, humanly stink ing, that we tell of growth in tltno: growth is In life, in fullness Of con sciousness, in abundance of giving. Far "the transient," said Martlnenu, "is more to the- large soul than tho ever lasting to the little." But we cannot think in terms of tho eternal; even as in olden myths tho gods appeared to mortals only in dis guise, so .the life everlasting, pitiful ' mortals, presents itself to the dawning consciousness under the symbols of time and space. We live in illusion of beginnings and ends. Officer What Is the complaint here?" Or derly (offering basin) Taste that, sir. Offi cer (tasting) Well, I think it's excellent soup. Orderly Yes, sir; that's the trouble; they want to persuade us It's tea. Glasgow Evening Times. JOBSEEKE-R by Young Married Man the Rockpile or Hereafter. that our Idea of things get strangely mixed and we And ourselves up against It. Some old-timer tells us that "AH of us are wanted, but none of us very badly." The old-timer was a wise "galoot." and must have been in my condition when he wrote It- I find that man lives in three distinct spheres of life. The first sphere Is when the man is happy, contented, has plenty of work and cither has, or is thinking, of investing In a wife. He is in his wis est moments then, though usually he doesn't realize it. A man in the first sphere is thought of as a coming man. Now comes sphere number two. He is the man I know most about because I happen to be a "king-pin" in his bunch. The man who is out of employment without funds, friends, etc., who has con tinually been turned down in his efforts to find work, and who has nothing else to do but think up a suitable way or starving, or tiring of that pastime, amuses himself by huddling up to the kitchen stove at home and writes proverbs. Some men In this sphere have become famous on account of the wisdom they display through pieces of language, commonly called proverbs. As a rule a real famous man Is credited with about six proverbs. Possibly we are handed about two of them and the other four are lent to some one else to, introduce. I have gotten so that I can sit at home and think of more proverbs than the whole bunch of "has-beens." But when 1 come to look through the wisdom of time. I find, unfortunately, that some fel low has beaten me out by about 50 to 500 years and I am left at the post. The third sphere is a study I am about to take up. providing I do not find work in the next week, and is a subject I know little about. It deals with the man so far gone that, owing to a lack of work, he Is without the necessities of life. I am unaware how long he exists or under what conditions, but if this city doesn't soon start' another Fair, steel bridge or overhaul the sewer proposition, L very soon, for one. will either be an authority on the hereafter or find a job on the rock-pilc. Sincerely hoping The Oregonlan can furnish me some idea of a remedy for my case, I remain. Very respectfully yours. -A JOB-HUNTER. PROTECTION FOR HOTELS SMITH OF JOSEPHINE WOULD PUNISH "DEADBEATS." Securing Accommodations With In tent to Defraud to Be Deemed a Misdemeanor. SALEM. Or., Jan. 20. (Special.) That "deadbeats" may not impose on hotel pro prietors, Smith of Josephine introduced a bill In the House today. The bill provides that any person who shall secure hotel accommodations with intent to defraud shall be guilty of misdemeanor. "It shall be presumptive evidence of such intent to defraud," runs the bill, "if a person so obtaining such food, lodging or other accommodations ... shall fail or refuse on demand by the proprietor or manager ... to pay and satisfy the reasonable charges for the same, unless such person shall, before obtaining such food. lodging or other accommodations, have disclosed to such proprietor or man ager his Inability to pay and satisfy the same on demand." A bill of the same kind was before the last Legislature. To authorize Tillamook County to levy a special tax of not more than 3 mills for a Courthouse. Representative West has Introduced a bllL The measure car ries an emergency clause. An appropriation of 512, SCO for the Ore gon Historical Society is provided in a bill introduced by Linthicum of Multno mah. The sum of $2300 is Intended for printing the periodicals ot the society. George H. Himes, member of the board of directors of the society and assistant secretary, is here today in the Interest of the bill. In order to hold down expenses of the many special Joint committees. Represen tative Smith (Dem.) of Josephine put In a resolution yesterday to require House members of such committees to submit their accounts of expenses, mileage and so forth, to the House committee on salaries and mileage. The resolution went to committee. To require payment of wages by Ihe month. Representative Bailey Introduced a bill yesterday morning. The bill ap plies to "every manufacturing, mining or quarrying, mercantile, railroad, street railway, canal, steamboat, telegraph and telephone corporation and electric com pany, and everj' incorporated express company and water company not munici pal, and every municipal corporation. That the "senior Senator" from Oregon may prove his Innocence of the charges brought against him was the prayer of Rev. W. H. Selllck. pastor of the Sunny side Methodist Episcopal Church of Port land at the beginning of the House ses sion this morning. For Lewis and Clark memorials at the sites of old Fort Clatsop near Astoria and of the old "salt cairn" near Seaside. Burn? of Clatsop Introduced a bill this morning for an appropriation of JS00O, of which sum $3000 Is to be expended at the salt cairn. The money Is to be disbursed under the direction of the Oregon His torical Society. The bill for Clatsop's new Courthouse was Introduced In the House this morn ing for the second time, owing to a de fect in the enacting Clause. The" bill was one of the first passed by the House last week. It went through the Senate and was signed by the Governor. It au thorizes the County Court of Clatsop to levy a special tax of not more than 5 mills for the Courthouse. Representative Vawter has introduced a bill for a minor amendment to the local option act, whereby notice of contests of prohibition elections must be filed with County Clerks within five days after elec tions are held. A bill to prevent water companies In municipalities from moving fire hydrants without first giving 20 days' notice was introduced this morning by Representa tive Smith of Josephine. For the relief of unprofitable minins corporations. which are burdened by the Eddy corporation-tax law. Representa tive Bingham of Lane has introduced a bill exempting such corporations from the annual license fee as have gross annual receipts of less than $1000. A duplicate of the bill was presented In the Senate Thursday by Coe of Mult nomah. Both Legislators are men of experience in mining affairs and say the relief is very much needed. Another bill to the same end was in troduced early in the week by Repre sentative Smith of Baker, whose bill differs from that of Bingham and Coe in that It exempts all unprofitable min ing corporations from both the organ ization tax and the annual license tee. Mining interests are coming to see that the Legislature is on its guard against any modification of the law that might invalidate the act in the courts. Ex emption from the law of all unprofit able mining companies does not find much favor among the leaders of either house. This the mining men know, hence the bill of Coe and Bingham. To enable the state to acquire, by condemnation, real property, water rights, eta. for Its institutions, a bill of Representative Vawter's passed the House yesterday morning. Mr. Vawter explained that the state needed the au thority and said that the state should have the same right as semi-public cor porations to appropriate land and water rights, and cited a case In which a 3tato institution had been unable to secura right of way for a sewer. C H. Gram, ex-president of the Port land Federated Trades Council, and now organizer for the American Federation of Labor and the State Federation. Is urging the passage of the bill of Senator Miller, of Linn, to prevent employment of con victs in the penitentiary stove foundry. The bill specifics how convicts shall be employed, and alms to prevent their prod uct coming into competition with that of free labor. CROOK LAND RESTORED. Part of the Northwest Called the Fre mont Forest Reserve. THE DALLES. Or.. Jan. 20. (Spe cial.) The Land Office In this city is in receipt of instructions from the Commissioner of the General Land Office restoring" to entry a portion of the reserved lands in the southern part of Crook County which were temporar ily withdrawn from all forms of entry on July 1, 1903, and April 14. 1904. This withdrawal was called the Fremont Forest Reserve, all lands being held Intact until investigation could be made determining the character of the land and timber and the advisability of per manently retaining it in a forest re serve for the protection of Its timber and water sources. Dating from the publication of the listed lands, which will Immediately follow their restoration to the public domain, no filings on the same can be made for a period of 90 ilavs. Vniinw- ing are the tracts released: T. 17 S.. It. 10 E.-X. E. Sec. 7. B s Sec a. w. m T. 18 L. It 11 E. The entire township. T. IS S.. K 10 E. Sees. 1. 2 and 3. E H Sec 4, S. E. ii Sec. 9. Seo. 10, 11, 12, 12, 11 and 16. X. j and a E. M Sec. 23. Sees. 21 and 23. E. H Sec 35. Sec. 36. T. 10 S.. It. 15 E. The entire township. T. 19 S.. K. 14 E. Sees. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. ft, 7. S. 9. 10. 11. 12. 15. 14. 15. 10. 17 and 18. E. u Sec IS), Sees. 20. 21. 22. 23, 24. 23. 26. 27. 2S. 29. 33. 34. 33 and 30. T. 19 S R. 13 E. Sees. 1. 2. 3. ft and 7. S. H Sec 8. Sees. 11 and 12. X. .i and S. E. U Sec 13. Sees. 16. 17. IS. 10. 20 and 21. S. H and X. W. y Sec 22. W. Vs Sec 2d. Sees. 27. 23.' 29. 30. 31. 32. 33 and 34. S. i Sec 35. Sec 38. T. 19 S.. U. 12 E. Sees. 1. 2, 3. 4. 5. ft. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29 and 30. N". H Sec 32. Sees. 33. 34. 35 and 36. T. 19 S., R. 11 E. The entire townehip. T. 19 S.. R. 10 E. Sees. 1. 2 and 3. X. E. U Sec 10. N. H and S. E. U Sec 11. Sees. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 23. 26. 27. 28. 29 and 30. X. E. U Sec 32, Sees. 34. 35 and 3G; Sees. 12. 13. 14 and 16. S. E. U Sec 19. T. 20 5.. R. 16 E. Sees. 1. 2. 3. 4. 3. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 33. 34, 33 and 36. T. 20 S.. Rj 15 E. Sees. 1, 2. 3. 4. 5. 6, 7. S. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17-and 18. T. 20 S.. R. 14 E. W. Sec 7, S. U and N. W. Sec 18, S, and N. W. Sec. 19. S. W. H Sec 20, Sees. 29. 30. 31 and 32. V. H Sec 33. T. 20 S.. R. 13 E. S. i Sec 1. Sees. 3. 4 and 5, S. H and X. E. li Sec 6. X. i Sec 8. Sees. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 13 and 16. E. H Sec 22. Sees. 23. 24. 25 and 26. E. V. Sec 27. X. E. Sec 34. X. Sec 35. Sec 36. T- 20 S.. R. 12 TS.W. '.i Sec 1. X. Vz Sec 2. Sec 3, 8. V; Sec 11, W. Vz Sec 12. X. j Sec 14. E. S. LAXG. New Quarters at Fort Liscum. VANCOUVER BARRACKS, Wash.. Jan. 20. (Special.) Instructions have been received by the Chief . Quartermaster to arrange for the erection of a field officers' quarters and a double set of noncom missioned officers' quarters at Fort L1S cum, Alaska; also Instructions are given for the building of additions to each ot the old buildings for the enlisted men to be used for the installation of baths. Improvement of Silverton School. SILVERTON, Or., Jan. 20. (Special.) At a meeting held early last Summer the school district voted to Improve the schoolhouse. but for fear the work could not be completed before school opened the Improvement was postponed until the next vacation. A meeting has been called for Saturday, January 2L to vote on bonds to carry on this Improvement. ODDITIES OF ITALIAN WEDDING Baxter-Street Church a Busy Matri monial Mart. Harriet Qulmby in Leslie's Weekly. In one of the popular churches on Baxter street, in the center of the down-town Italian colony, the mar riage record reached the startling pro portion of from 20 to 30 a day, and more on Sundays during the early Spring months. The Summer is com paratively marriageless, but during the last of October and the months fol lowing until the now year the record reaches its zenith again. The Italian believes In love, and he also believes In early marriages. Many of the girls put on the veil and orange blossoms when only 14 yeas old. With the Italian, marriage is a duty. There Is an old saying that an unmarried man Is no man. Single women are ab solutely unknown. Even with the pro gressive Italian born on American soil, a bachelor girl, with her characteristic independence, would be a monstrosity. Some years ago Italians in this coun try used to send to Italy for their wives. Nowadays they are marrying more and more the Americanized Ital ian girls ot the colony, although the custom of importing the bride still prevails to some extent. "Love and live" Is the motto of tne Latin quarter. Those who have fol lowed its decree have worn away an inch 'or two from the solid stone steps of the Baxter-street edifice of worship and matrimony. The worn steps also bear witness of those who go to see: In the Italian world for three succes sive Sundays the banns are given from the pulpit, and by this means the en tire colony keeps tab on the brides, and it is no doubt due to this fore knowledge that few marriages are sol emnized without the church being at least half-filled. The Italian girl has a much easier time with her trousseau than has her American sister, for it Is the duty of the Italian bridegroom to furnish both the wedding dress and the going-away gown. As the conventional honeymoon- and golng-away custom has not yet come In style with the Italians, the latter dress' is worn on the first pub lic appearance of the bride after the wedding. The only other place on the American continent where the bride groom furnishes the wedding outfit is among the ZunI Indians, where the man weaves it. The wedding dress of the Italian bride is almost invariably of white satin or silk, the quality and number- of yards used being regulated by the financial state of the groom. Orange-blossoms of wax are always In evidence, and the bride carries a bou quet of fresh white flowers. In addi tion to the wedding gown, it is In cumbent upon the Italian bridegroom who wishes to do the correct thing to, bestow upon the bride certain jew elry. Aside from the regulation ring she generally receives a watch -and chain, a brooch and a pair of ear rings. The ceremony over, carriages convey the party from the church to the house or hall where the celebration Is to be held. A hall is generally hired for a few hours or for the evening, and this Is the most approved method, although many who cannot afford this elegance of a hired hall very sensibly hold their jollification in their own place, how ever small. It is almost Incredible how many Italians can crowd in a small room and still leave space for dancing. SAMPLE OF THE JAP'S PITJCK Marvelous Powers of Endurance Shown in 14-Hour Forced March. Correspondence Harper's Weekly. It was a matter of less than half an hour before the Japanese held the main ridge to the left, or west, of the village of Sulteanza. and the great flanking movement over the hills was ready to begin, from the point gained, about 9 o'clock. It was broiling hot at this hour and the motionless air and glaring sun prom ised to make the land a veritable furnace before nightfall. The dirty khaki uni forms of the 8tockiiy built soldiers were wringing with water, but they marched forward briskly and with no display of exhaustion, though they had been up all night and had alreadv hours in a swelter of heaL The fourteen hours' march made by that regiment of the guards. In the flank ing movement, would have killed off half the men In any European or American force long before the Japanese had fin ished it and were still keen to the fight, and notwithstanding this, the official re port says that the left wing did not do so well as was expected I Only salaman ders could have survived the heat and toll. It was a marvelous performance and one which, at first blush, seems Impossi ble, for It necessitated traveling beneath the crests of the mountains In order to be screened from the enemy. They moved ahead on mountain slopes whose angle was often 0 degrees. They toiled through thick underbrush and around the bases of rocky pinnacles 500 to SCO feet above the valleys. One would nave be lieved the feat Impossible for loaded men, let alone heavily laden pack-horses. The left wing regiment marched six miles In this fashion and threatened Toshlrel (Tangtszllng). In the rear of the main position, at S o'clock in the afternoon. U'REN IS SURPRISED Denies He Is Working With the Portland Machine. EMERGENCY DOES NOT EXIST Oregon City Champion of Direct Pri maries Says His Judgment is Backed by Numerous Friends of the .Measure. OREGON CITY. Or.. Ja:u 20. (Spe cial.) W. 6. U'Ren and other local champions of the direct primary nomi nations law are surprised that they should be In any way charged with af filiating with what Is styled the Port land machine, or any other machine., in their efforts to secure for the people the benefits of more direct legislation as is proposed by that measure. In discussing the subject of the omission of the emergency clause in the bill that has been introduced by Repre sentative Huntley and providing for slight amendments to the direct pri mary nominating law. Mr. U'Ren said. "Last December I sent a copy of the proposed amendments to about 30 of the attorneys and active members of the Direct Nominations League for their final criticism and correction. In the same letter I asked them to say wheth er they thought an. emergency clause that would be true in fact could be at tached to the bill. During the past two months I have asked the same ques tion of many others, and up to the time the amendments were introduced by Mrs Huntley, only Mr. Charles E. Lockwood said he thought it could be truthfully said that it was necessary for this bill to take effect on approval by the Gov ernor for the immediate preservation either of the public peace or rsafety. 'Those with whom I talked and an swered my letter almost un.inimously wished to make it apply to the Port land election next June, including the president of our league, Hon. A. L. Mills, and myself, but none of us felt that we ought to ask .the Legislative declaration of the existence of a fact which we would not ourselves state to be the truth in ordinary conversation. "The general construction has been that the emergency contemplated by the Constitution would be some extra ordinary event requiring instant Leg islative action, as for instance a for eign invasion, or some natural calam ity by the elements, like a great fire or flood, or riots, or Insurrection, or re bellion requiring the suspension of the writ of habeas corpus, or other drastic remedy, or peril to the public health from a plague or threatened epidemic In short, the happening of some unfor seen evil which must be (ruarded against by law without a day's delay. "It is easy to see why the men who control the Portland machine should be pleased with this situation, but they are not threatening tho people of Port land or the state with any new or un forseen evil or calamity, so far as I have heard. "But if the members of the Legisla ture believe the evil the machine is threatening is such as to justify the use of the emergency clause, the friends of direct primary nominations, without exception so far as I know, will be vory glad to have it attached to the bill in troduced by Mr. Huntley." The friends of the direct primary nominations law recognize that the failure to have Invoked the provisions of that law In municipal elections prior to the elections of 1006 is to the decided advantage of the Portland machine now In charge of municipal affairs In the metropolis, they disclaim all con nection with everything that make's possible such a condition. They feel that the situation is noc one that Im perils the public peace and safety, and for that reason have caused to be omitted tha emergency clause in the legislation that Is contemplated. ENROLLMENT AT CORVALLIS. Far Greater Than Any in Agricultural College's History. CORVALLIS, Or.. Jan. 20. (Special.) The enrollment at the Oregon Agricul tural College has reached 634. The num ber of students is 104 greater than tha total attendance last year when the high water mark was reached. It Is esti mated that the enrollment will easily reach 700 the current college year, "which ends June 12. The present enrollment Is classified as follows: Graduate work, S; seniors, 40; juniors, 47: sophomores, D7; freshmen, 2S6; subfreahmen, 63; specials, 30; special agriculture and dairying, 40; music. 23; total. 634. A notable- feature of the enrollment is the heavy increase in attendance from Eastern Oregon counties, which show a net gain of 400 per cent in the past four years. Union, which sent eight students last year, has 33 students on the rolls at the present time. The delegation from Harney is- increased from four last year to 16 now, Malheur from five to 13, Uma tilla from seven to 14, Lake from three to eight, and Klamath from one to ten. Among the banner counties are Linn 50. Multnomah 48, Union 33. Clackamas ZZ and Marlon 30. Every county in the state is represented on the rolls. The list by counties is as follows: Baker 'Lincoln 12 Benton 114'Llnn SO Clackamas I'llalheur 13 Clatsop D'Marion 3u Columbia 10ltorrov . 4 Coos - TiMuItnomah 4a Crook 3Polf 1U Curry -- 1 1 Sherman 7 Douglas lurnilarooek H Grant Umatilla. 14 Gilliam 3,Unlon S3 Harney H!', Wallowa t Jackson in,Whpeter 1 Josephine 4, Wasco 28 Klamath lOjWashlngton 2U Lak S.Yamhill 23 Lane 8 Number of counties in Oregon Si Total number of eounlls represented iZI Whole number of students from Oregon. ..573 California - a Colorado 2 England I Illinois 2 Arkansas ........... 1 Idaho - 3 India Iowa ........... S Kansas .... ...................1........... 1 Michigan 1 Missouri - Nebraska ....... .......................... lu New Hampshire 1 Ohio 1 South Dakota X Tennessee ....... 1 Utah , 1 Washington 1G Total .....634 The Star's Entertainment. There are so many good acts at the Star Theater this week that it Is difficult to pick out the besL The great pyramid turn of Camillo and Fona has not been excelled by any vaudeville performer on the Pacific CoasL Raymond Teal cannot go before any audience in the -world that understands English without receiving im mediate and long-continued applause.