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s THE MORNING OREGCXNIAN, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 1905. FANGS CUT BUT Commission Bill Is Very Much Altered. NO RATE -MAKING POWER Joint Rate-Question Is Left to the Railroads. COMPLAINT CAN BRING IT UP Governor Intimates That He Will Not Allow the State's Money to Be Wasted Under I aw That Can Do No Good. OLYMPIA. "Wash., Feb. 8. (Staff Cor respondence.) Unless there Is a slip in the programmo between now and to morrow noon, the celebratd railroad commission bill will then be returned by the subcommittee to the joint com mittee for consideration. The subcom mittee has had a big task, and the measure that emerges from their hands in most respects is not unlike the fowling-piece that was the same old gun with the exception of a new lock, stock and barrel. The bill has been under consideration by the committee for so long, that the most of Its features have become pub lic property through leakage, the main points at Issue being printed several Uays ago. While the bill will be re turned to the subcommittee tomorrow, no action of importance is expected until next week. This is on account of the death today of Senator Sharp, of Kittitas County, out of respect of whom both branches of the Legislature will adjourn early tomorrow, not to meet again until Monday. There has been a steady change In sentiment regarding the measure since Jt was first Introduced and if this con tinues until it reaches the floor of the House next week, all of the fangs and teeth will probably be drawn. The de- Jay in returning the bill from the sub committee has been entirely due to this changing sentiment, which necessitated a vast amount of work for those en gaged in drafting the bill. The stenographer who Is preparing' the copy has been at wqrk with It since Tuesday, and will not complete her task until an early hour tomorrow morning. These repeated changes were made in response to new testimony that "was being submitted in order to make the measure conform to the com mittee's Idea of what can be passed, There is no longer a demand of any consequence for a drastic measure, such as the original Kennedy bill, and, strange as it may seem, this clamor has been silenced with very little aid from the railroads. The importance of the measure is such that the members of the Legislature have given It pretty thorough study, and the more they study It, the less they are In clined to grant to a commission of three men such unlimited power as is esked. Robbed of Stringent Features. First the attempt to grant rate-mak ing power to the commission was ab&n tioned, and now it is practically set tied that the Joint rate question -will remain in the hands of the railroads and will not be touched by the com xnlsBlon, except when complaint is made. These are the two pre-eminent features of the bill for which the rabid commission men have been fighting, but there is no longer a possibility of either of them being embodied in the measure. Representatives from some of the most strenuous commission districts are being deluged with correspondence urging' them to hold out for both of these provisions, and the. Spokane Re view, largely responsible for the com mission craze east of the mountains, is Still attempting to turn the tide setting against such rabid action, but it Is now a certainty that no bill of the McBrlde Spokesman-Review type can pass tho Senate, and it is extremely doubtful If. it would pass the House. What Will Commission Men Do? Opinion, is divided as to what will hap pen when the strong commission men are asked to vote for an emasculated meas aire, such as now seems certain. A few of the members will smother their dis appointment and vote in favor of it, but there are others who will -vote against It, partly as a rebuke to those who are re sponsible for Its changed condition and partly to prevent the expenditure of about $70,000 of the state's money for mainte nance of the commission for the two years. It is perhaps needless to state that no small amount of pressure for the bill 19 coming from men who would like to hold positions, either as commissioners or clerks, the salary of the former being fixed at $5000 per year, while the clerks will receive from $1200 to $2000 per year. The southeast combine, mentioned yes terday as belng rather lukewarm on a very stringent measure, is, if anything, drifting still farther away from the Issue. There is a wonderful lack of unanimity among Its members, and If the unit rule which was adopted Is enforced, either the bill or the minds of some of the members must undergo quite a change. Numerous caucuses have been held by them within the past few days, but at none of them have all of the members been present, and nothing definite has come from any of their discussions. Spokane Wants Martin. Mr. O. Rockwell, of Spokane, who has been scheduled to aid Mr. Harr Fair child to carry out- the provisions of the commission bill, will not receive the ap pointment as commissioner. If it is within the power of the Spokane legislative dele gation to prevent It Instead, they will urge Governor Mead to appoint George Martin, of Spokane. Mr. Martin has had over 15 years" experience In practical railroading with .the Corbin interests In Washington and Is eaid to-be better equipped for the position- than any man yet mentioned. The .Governor Is not taking much of a hand In the tight, but some of the com mission men have been reporting that he would veto any bill which did not give the committee ratemaklng powers. This the Chief Executive denies. In an Inter view this afternoon he stated that while the platform on which he was elected did not call for a railroad commission, he had promised to approve any reasonable measure of that nature which the Legis lature might pass. And he intended to live up to his promise. The Governor also Intimated that If It developed that the commission was un able to accomplish any good under the law which might be passed, he would not permit them to waste the state's money by continuing in office. The capital-removal question slumbered today, although a very effective gum shoe campaign is still in progress against the scheme. E. W. W. PRINTING BILL IS AMENDED Local Option Committee Will Present a Divided Report. OLYMPIA. Wash., Feb. 9. (Special.) The joint printing committee today ac cepted the subcommittee printing bill and will introduce it as a committee measure. The bill as outlined heretofore was amended slightly by reducing some of the prices for work and an amendment add ing a section requiring the Governors in dorsement to all requisitions for printing. The local option bill will come out of the House committee on public morals with a divided report. The committee. after listening to arguments for and against the bill, ptood five for and three against the passage of the bill. A. Gerbel. secretary of the State Liquor Dealers As sociation, was present at the meeting. but did not address the committee. There was a long and heated discussion In the House Insurance committee tonight over a committee substitute bill which prohibits life insurance companies giving rebates to other than authorized agents A number of Insurance men and attorneys were present. The bill is favored by the larger companies. It is alleged by them that small and Irresponsible companies sell policies by offering to make the policy-holder a member of the board of directors of the Insurance company for the state, assuring him that he will re ceive a rebate from busines subsequently secured. It is contended that the policy-holder rarely gets the rebate and often finds that he is Insured In a shaky company. They allege it brings the Insurance busi ness Into disrepute and the bill should be passed In the Interest of the policy-hold ers. The opponents of the bill say tho measure is being pressed by tho larger companies to give them control of all the business. The committee reached no conclusion. RESTRICTIONS ON OSTEOPATHS Senator Wilson Would Require Ex amination and Certification. OLYMPIA. "Wash., Feb. 3. (Special.) Secretary Sharpless, of the State Board of Medical Examiners, appeared boforo the house committee on medicine, surgory and hygiene last evening In support of Senator Wilson's bill requiring the exam ination and certification of osteopaths. Dr. Sharpless disclaimed anything but the best of feeling toward the school of no-medlclne, and asserted that It was in tho interests of the osteopaths that some restrictions should be placed upon the promiscuous practice of osteopathy by persons whose training disqualified them to attend to the bodily welfare of pa tlents. He thought accredited osteopaths should be permitted to Issue death certifi cates In the same manner as other physi cians. Representative Booth asked him If he was willing to exclude from the opera tions of the proposed law osteopaths In actual practice prior to January L 1905. and Dr. Sharpless thought that the rights or such osteopaths was a question of law rather than of medicine. Dr. Wilson, au thor of tho bill, declared that he was op posed to any amendment attaining that end. Further consideration of tho bill went over for one week, at the request of Booth. The committee decided to recommend for passage the Senate bill raising tho examination fee of physicians before the board from $10 to $25. t ELECTION FOR. SENATOR CALLED Successor to J. P. Sharp, Deceased, to Be Chosen at Once. OLYMPIA, Wash., Feb. 9. (SpecIaL) Governor Mead issued a proclamation today calling an election in the Thir teenth Senatorial district, composed of Chelan and Kittitas Counties, to select a successor to Senator J. P. Sharp, de ceased. The Governor directs that the election be held February 23. Senator Sharp was elected last Fall and would therefore have served in the Legisla ture of 1907 also. The Governor's proclamation is Is sued under a law that requires him to call an election immediately after vacancy occurs in a Senatorial district. Senator Sharp's death occurred in El- lensburg this morning. He had been in Ill-health for a long time, but was in Olympia at the beginning of the ses sion and remained through a portion of the Senatorial fight. Sickness com pelled him to go home, however. Walter M. Olive, of Wenatchee. who Is the head of an Irrigation company, is out after the position, and there Is a possibility that Representative George E. Dickson, of Kittitas County, will become a candidate for the noml nation. The Kittitas County delegation is the larger and will therefore control the nomination if it desires. Both Dickson and Olive will go to Ellensburg tomorrow to confer with friends concerning their candidacy. ESTIMATE IS MUCI- REDUCED Washington State Institution Will Be Compelled to Economize. OLYMPIA, Wash., Feb. 9. (Special.) The House appropriation committee to night appropriated the State Board of Control's estimates for the needs of the state institutions under their manage ment, after making several reductions. The hospital building at the Soldiers' Home, to cost $10,000, Is cut out, and $4200 asked for Increasing the capacity of the electric lighting plant is not allowed. The library fund Is reduced from $2003 to $200. The estimate from the Eastern Washington hospital Is reduced In the matter of repairs and Improvements from $5000 to $2500. The additional buildings for the School for Defective Youth are dis allowed and the maintenance Is reduced from $SS.O00 to $4o,000. In lieu of these items, however, the Lindsley bill providing for a new school at a location to be selected Is approved, together with an appropriation of $02,500. The total appropriation for. the Board of Control and the new school provided for in the Lindsley bill Is, as amended, about $1,005,000. The board's original estimates were $1,054,000, showing a net reduction of about $50,000. Opposition to Road Law. OLYMPIA, Wash., ' Feb. 9. (Special.) The members of the House representing the rural districts are endeavoring form a combination for the purpose of securing amendments to the present road law that will come up to their wishes The movement arises from tho popular demand that found voice in the platform of both the dominant political parties last Fall tor a repeal of the present road law. The country members declare that the present law has many disadvantages, so J iajl& . is particularly obnoxious to those counties that are extensive In territory and small in population. The movement Is only In the formative state, but prom ises to become one of the Important fea tures of the session. PEPPERED BY A GOPHER GUN Corvallis Real Estate Agent Gets Sur prise in an Empty House. CORVALLIS. Or.. Feb. 9. (Special.) Doctors are picking birdshot out of the right leg of James u. Lewis, shot this afternoon by the discharge of a shotgun that. It Is alleged, had been set for squir rels. The accident happened at the tem porarily vacant farmhouse of Spencer Bicknell, five miles north of town, at 4 o'clock this afternoon. Twelve of tho two dozen shot In the limb have been removed. The wound Is not serious and Lewis will recover. Lewis is a real estate agent and had been showing a prospective buyer over the Bicknell farm. Lewis was aheadwhen they started to enter the house. As ho opened the door and passed inside, the discharge of a shotgun brought him to the floor. Most of the shot took effect above the knee, ranging In their course slightly upward. TWINS BORN IN A TOURIST-CAR Oregon City Mother Is Shown Special Accommodations. SAN JOSE. Cal., Feb; 9. (Special.) Twin sons were born to Mrs. W. E. East- burn, on the Southern Pacific train, at Lathrop, about 3:30 o'clock this afternoon, while she and her husband were on the way to this city from Oregon City, Or. The railroad company ran the tourist sleeper through to this city to accommo date the mother. The babes and mother are none the worse for the strange experience. ST. PAUL ON THE PORTLAND RUN Alaska Commercial Vessel Will Sup plement Present Service. SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 9. (Special.) The Harriman lines have chartered tho steamship SL Paul to assist the steamers Columbia and Oregon in maintaining service between this port and Portland. The St. Paul Is at present laid up in Oak land Creek. She belongs to the Alaska Commercial Company. She Is speedy and comfortable, with accommodations for many passengers. SIX SALOON MEN ARE INDICTED Accused of Breaking the Sunday-Clos ing Law at La Grande. LA GRANDE. Or.. Feb. 9. (Special.) At the February term of the "Union Coun ty Circuit Court, In session In La Grande, before Judge Eakln. six La Grande sa loonmen were Indicted today, charged with selling liquor on Sunday, the first of the six being on trial now. Since last Spring gambling and opon saloons on Sundays has been prohibited in the county. Bee Men Hold Convention. NORTH YAKIMA. Wash.. Feb. 9. (Special.) The first annual convention of the Washington State Bee-Keepers' As sociation is now in session here, with President J. W. Thornton In the chair. A number of valuable papers were read at today's session. Among them were those of G. L. Tanzer. of Seattle, en titled, "Food Values of Honey as Com pared with Other Principal Foods." and W. S. Lawrence, assistant botanist of the State Agricultural Colleee. entitled. "The. Value of Bees to the Orchard and the Time to Cut Alfalfa." Mr. Lawrence urzod the farmers not to cut their alfalfa until after full bloom. thus giving the bees a chance to get tho noney out or tne flower and Improving me quality of the hay. Business Men Favor Dance Halls. After two trials. Harrv Smith, a dance. nan-Keener, has been aimulttfrt of th charge of running his place without a license, ismitn had his license revoked by the Council, but alleged that he was not summoned for a liearlni hut hs license was taken away from him after tne statement of the police only. On this aerense the second Jury acquitted him The first one disagreed. The members of churches have hen making complaint In rccard to dancohaita out business men are In favor of them. as a rule, as they maintain it helns bus! ness. The church people may take ud the light. Centralis in Need of Sewers. CENTRALIA, Wash., Feb. 9. (Special.) It developed at the Council meeting this week that Centralia was better fixed. financially, than any other town of its size In the state. The outstanding In debtedness of the city Is lees, than that of many smaller towns. This Is caused no doubt by the fact that many of the towns have complete sewerage systems. This being the case, and the fact being brought to the attention of the Council that Centralia needs sewere. It may be decided to start on a sewerage system in the near future. Teams for Albany College Debate. ALBANY. Or.. Feb. 9. (Special.) March 3 has been set as the date for the annual intersoclety debate between the literary societies of Albany College, at which time will also occur the try- out for places on the .Intercollegiate debating team. The teams ure: Senate Ralph W. Knotts. of Al bany; Edwin B. Tilton, of Springfield and Ross B. Miller, of Portland. Literary society Laurence A. Hunt of Oakland; Evert L. Jones, of Albany, and Oliver M. Hlckey, of Latourell. Allen Released on Bonds. ASTORIA. Or., Feb. 9. (SpeciaL) B F. Allen returned last evening from Portland and this morning was served with the warrant sworn to yesterduy afternoon by John Hahn and charging him with criminal libel. Mr. Allen was arraigned In the Justice Court and re leased on $200 bonds to appear for preliminary hearing on next Tuesday morning. Youthful Forger at Old Game. ROSEBURG. Or.. Feb. 9. (Special.) Louis Norton, aged 20 years, is held under a bond of $500 on a charge of forgery, having attempted to cash spurious check for $65 on the First Na tional Bank of Roseburg. Norton has already served a two-years term In the penitentiary for a forgery committed In Coos- County. He Is u. member of a highly respected family. Requisition Honored for Hoke. SALEM, Or., Feb. 9. (Special.) Gover nor Chamberlain today honored the requl sltlon papers of Governor Johnson, of Minnesota, for the arrest and return of Henrj' Hoke, wanted In Minnesota to answer to the charge of grand larceny In the first degree. Hoke was arrested in Portland. Cases Set in Supreme Court. SALEM, Or., Feb. 9. (Special.) Cases were today set for hearing in the Su preme Court as follows: Tuesday, February 21 Harry Sandys et al. vs. George H. Williams; James M Welch vs. M. J. Kinney. The first Is a saloon box case, and is ap pealed from Multnomah County. Chamberlain's Couth Remedy Absolutely Harmle. "Every mother should know that Cham hPriain's Couch Remedy Is perfectly safe for children to take. It contains nothing harmfu' and tor cougns. corns ana croup Is unsurpassed. Jb or sale by au druggists. CHARLOT WILL GO Flathead Chief Determined to See the President. TRIBE HAS PRESSING WANTS Aged Indian Says Roosevelt Is Only Man Who Understands the Con ditions, and Who Will Give Relief. MISSOULA, Mont, Feb. 9. Chief Chariot, of the Flathead Indians and their allied tribes, intends to proceed to Washington despite the orders to the contrary Issued by tho Indian De partment. Tho old chief arrived here today all ready for the Journey. Through his interpreter. Chief Char- lot sent a telegram to the department today asking that Agent Bellew bo allowed to accompany him. If permis sion is refused. Chariot will take the first trsiin for the East accompanied by his Interpreter. Chariot told the Associated Press through his interpreter today that President Roosevelt is the only man who understands conditions in the West and when he hears what he tells him Congress will certainly act. Char- lot wants the water rights now used by Indians protected. They are not even recorded at present. He also wants timber set aside and some alter ation made In the allotment law rela tive to others than full bloods taking land. The condition of the sick, old and feeble, he says, must bo looked out for and counts on the President look ing at things In the same light. Chariot Is backed by the authority of the full council. He expects to leave for Washington by tomorrow night, at the latest. Agent Bellew Is here wait ing instructions from Washington. VICTORIA PARLIAMENT OPENS Extension of Railway Systems Indi cated as Government Policy. VICTORIA, B. a. Feb. 9. The sec ond session of the tenth Parliament of British Columbia was opened this afternoon by the Lieutenant-Governor, Sir Henri Joll de Lotblnlere, with the usual ceremony. The speech from the throne indicated a policy aimed at the development of the province by exten sions of the railway system. It was announced that the extensive works undertaken some years ago for the protection of the lunds In the valley of the Fraser River have been com pleted. The financial relations of the province and the Dominion was the subject of a memorial presented to the -Dominion government showing the strong grounds that exist for a recognition of tne claims of British Columbia for better terms. An Ottawa dispatch received today says: W. Sloan, member for Comox Atlln, announces that in view of the dispatch from Washington regarding Hecate Straits, which Is not very ex plicit, he intends bringing thematter up again in the House. SENATORS MAY NOT TESTIFY District Attorney ..Says It Would Pre vent LegarProsecutlon. SACRAMENTO, Cal., Feb. 9. In an ticipation of a sensation in connection witn the Senate bribery scandal, a large crowd assembled in the Senate Chamber this afternoon. The four Sen ators accused of bribe-taking. Em mons, Wright, Bunkers and French, were in their seats when the Senate was called to order. The special com mittee which' has been investigating the accused men, srint in a communica tion, through Its chairman, Senator Belshaw, asking whether it should re fuse to swear the accused Senators and receive their testimony under oath. In view of the assertion of the District Attorney of Sacramento that this would "prevent their legal prosecution. Several resolutions Intended to cover the question at issue were presented, and without action the Senate took a recess. When the Senate reconvened this af ternoon, the same large audience was present to listen to a continuation of the debate and await the verdict of whether the Senators are to be sworn for the purpose of taking their evi dence. After several arguments 'pro and con. Senator Emmons, one of the accused men, took the floor and spoko in his own behalf, closing an impas sioned appeal by saying: "There is a simple way out of this. Postpone your reporL Say to the grand jury and District Attorney Seymour: 'Get out your Indictments, but give us the right of a hearing.' We are Inno cent until we have been proved guilty." Throughout the debate Mrs. Emmons sat by her husband's side. The Senate decided not to allow the four accused Senators to testify under oath. FLAX PLANT TO BE AT CHEHAL1S Citizens of Washington Town Have Guaranteed Spur to Tract. CHEHALIS, Wash., Feb. 9. (Special.) George Nolan, general manager and consulting engineer of the American Flax Fiber Company of San Francisco, has just started for San Francisco where he will remain about ten days and then return to Chchalls and begin construction of the company's flaxworklng plant at Chehalis. A sufficient acreage of flax has beon pledged by the Lewis County farmers to secure the construction of the works. A seven-acre site has been taken south of town near the Northern Pacific Rail way track on which the plant will be erected. The citizens of Chehalis have guaranteed the building of a spur to the site from the railway. There will be four big buildings erected and the outlay will be about $20,000. The process building. In which will be the power plant, the retting mill, the scutching and braking mill, a dryklln and 'dinger house' will be of brick, covering about 65x100 feet of ground. Two hundred feet south of the process building will be the combination building. 40x150 feet, used for a thresher-house, seed storing, fiber room and office. The two other prin cipal buildings will bo 40x150 feet and used for storing straw. The American Flax Fiber Company of San Francisco has a paid up capital of $250,000. The officers aro Theodore Polndexter, president: Oliver Haslett, sec retary; George D. Greenwood, treasurer; George Nolan, general manager and con sulting engineer. The company owns patents for working flax which are being used In other mills, but the Chehalis mill will be the first plant of their own which they will operate. NORTHWEST DEAD. Mrs. Susan M. Wirt. ASTORIA, Or.. Feb. 9. (Special.) Mrs. Susan M. Wirt, wife of Augustus C Wirt, died at Tier home in Sklpanon at 8 o'clock this morning- after a lone illness, aged 73 years. Mrs. Wirt, who was formerly Miss Susan M. Kimball, was an Oregon pioneer of 1S47 and was a survivor of the Whitman massacre. She came to Clatsop County in ISIS, and with the exception of a few years spent at Oysterville, Wash., has resided in this county since that time. In 1S50 she was married to Mr. Wirt, who sur vives her. She left two daughters and two sons. Mrs. Harriet M. RIeman,. of Portland; Mrs. Olive McGuire, of Seaside: John K. Wirt, of Astoria, and O. B. Wirt, of Portland. Mrs. Anna M. Linser. ROSEBURG. Of., Feb. 9. (Special.) Mrs. Anna Marie Linser died at the home of her son, G. R. Linser, in this olty yesterday, aged nearly 82 years. Deceased was a native of Germany, coming to this country about 40 years ago. The family came to Roseburg from Portland in 1S92. UNION MEN CHARGE BAD FAITH Delegation in Legislature Will Not Work for New County. . SALEM. Or.. Feb. 9. (Special.) Because Senator Pierce is now openly opposed to the Hot Lake County proposal, the name of the new county, made an advertise ment of Pierce's sanitarium to please him. will be changed, for the citizens from the town of Union expect nothing from their delegation. The citizens' com mittee, now working here, rely upon out side support for the creation of the new county, and declare the strongest pledges have been made them. When Senators Pierce and McDonald and Representative Dobbin return to their respective bailiwicks they will find a big -bunch of trouble awaiting them, for the Union men here charge them with bad faith. It seems that at a mass meet ing in Union a few days before the open ing of the Legislature. Senator Pierce de clared he would support the new county bill if it was backed by a strong petition from the district and an industrious lobby at Salem. McDonald and Dobbin tacitly said they would do the same. Representative McLeod was not present. But now with a petition of S9.2 per cent of the voters In the district behind them, the citizens' committee Is given a cold shoulder, and whisper of underground politics. FACES SEEN IN THIRD HOUSE Smiles That Lighten the Gloom of an Overcast Day. SALEM. Or., Feb. 9. (Special.) Among the celebrities whose smiles gladdened the lobby today and took the place of sunshine beneath the cloudy sky were I. I.. Patterson. Collector of Customs at Portland, and said to be In control of a Salem newspaper which Is fighting the Multnomah "machine." C. H. Carey, who la attorney for tho Pacific States Telephone Company, which is flBhtlnu the groan earnings tax. who piloted the Mitchell "organization" through the last prl mary storm in Multnomah and who chose most of the members of the Multnomah dele' gatlon. J. ti. AUKin. or Huntington, who is an aspirant for the office -of State Treasurer and who was awarded the courtesies of the House today on motion of Representative Smith of Baker. J. D. Lee. of Portland, ex-Superintendent of the Penitentiary. H. E. Ankeny. of Eugene, said to be a con didate for Governor. V. C. Francis, of Portland, who has an eye for big: sticks of lumber. E. S. J. McAllister, who would cut off the tall of the Jayne local-option bill right up close to the ears by eliminating all but the enacting clause. Adverse to Mining Bureau Bills. SALEM, Or., Feb. 9. (Special.) There will be no raining bureau created by this session of the Legislature. This conclusion the committee on mining reached today and reported all the Sen ate mining bureau bills with adverse recommendations. Tne mining men. it Is said, do not want a bureau of the kind some of the bills propose, but would like to have some geological survey work done as a means of fur nishing information which would be of benefit to the state in the develop ment of mining. The irrigation committee nas decided to report a bill carrying an appropria tion of 5S000 for hydrographic and to pographic work In connection with the United States Geological Survey, and this is all the appropriation the Legislature is likely to make along this line. The Government will spend dollar for dollar with the state In the survey, and In this manner a great amount of work will be accomplished. Bank Will Resume Business. ALBANY. Or., Feb. 9. (Special.) Ad juster for an Insurance company today adjusted and settled the loss of P. M. Scrogglns & Co., Lebanon bankers, whose vault and safe were burglarized Wednes day morning. The bank will resume business as soon as a money box can be secured. Two tricycles were used by the rob bers who cracked the Lebanon bank safe and it is now believed four men were en gaged in the crime. The railroad vehicles were stolen from Tallman and Goltra, two miles west of .Tallman, and dumped Into the Santlam canal at Albany. Four well-dressed men were seen wnlking along the track toward Lebanon about C o'clock Tuesday evening. These men are believed to have boarded the train early yesterday morning. Robbed on a Coast Steamer. SAN FRANCISCO. Feb. 9. The de tectives have vainly tried to find a clew to the mysterious disappearance of $3S5 alleged by A. S. Calder to have been stolen from his berth on the steamer Francis H. Leggett between Los Angeles and this city. Accom panied by his wife, Mr. Calder Is on the way to Portland, Or. Calder is a farmer and went from Denver to Los Angeles, where a short visit preceded his trip on the steamer. Logging Road Along the Coast. ASTORIA, Or.. Feb. 9. (Special.) The assertion is made that the Seaside Spruce Lumber Company will soon begin work on the construction of a logging railroad south from Seaside. Ralls for one and one-quarter miles of road are said to have been purchased. The proposed road is to run oa the survey already made adjacen. to the Nccanicum River and can be utilized for the extension of the Astoria &- Columbia River Railroad to Nehalem, If desired. Action to Prevent Sewer-Building. NORTH YAKIMA, Wash.. Feb. 9. (Special.) There Is a probability that an action will be commenced In the courts to prevent the city from going ahead with building the new sewer. Ex-Coun cllman Thorp Is behind the movement. Ho alleges the election was illegal, but City Attorney Forsythe said today that the ballots were as legally printed as any ever used nere. Bricks for Cold-Storage Plant. HOOD RIVER. Or., Feb. 9. (Special.) Bricks are on the ground for the erection of a chemical cold-storage warehouse and Ice plant by the Davidson Fruit Com pany, of this city. The structure Is to be 40x100 feet In extent and two stories high. It Is estimated to cost 515,000. Enough Timber for a Lifetime. CENTRALIA, Wash., Feb. 9. (Special. The Lincoln Creek Lumber Co., which has been idle all Summer, will start its mill plant next Monday. It has timber enough to last a lifetime. Headache and Neuralgia From Colds Laxative Bromo Quinine, world-wide Cold and GrlD remedy, removes the cause. Call for full name and look for slsnature, E. W. Grove. 25c. WON'T STAY DOWN Firemen's Relief Bill Recon sidered at Olympia. AMENDMENTS TO BE MADE Important Revenue and Taxation Bill Passes House by a I .rge Major ity After Some LWely Debate. OLYMPH, Wash.. Feb. 9. (Special.) The Firemen's Relief Association and pen sioning bill, which after passing the Sen ate was yesterday defeated In the House, was today resurrected by the adoption of a motion by Poyns to reconsider the vote by which the bill failed to pass. Several of the members who yesterday spoke in opposition to the bill favored reconsidera tion, on the understanding that there would be an effort to eliminate what to them was the most objectionable feature, providing that a portion of the present excise tax on fire Insurance premiums be used to create the relief fund. After the adoption of the motion to re consider, the bill was referred to the ju diciary committee to prepare amend ments. The House refused to adopt the unani mous recommendation of the committee on medicine that Senator Moore's bill reg ulating the sanitary condition of hotel and restaurant kitchens be Indefinitely postponed. It adopted the report of the same committee Indefinitely postponing the Senate bill prescribing penalties for the adulteration of vinegar. The Vilas foreign bank bill, which was saved from being amended to death Tues day by a recommitment to the commit tee, was back on the calendar this morn ing in the House, with a recommendation that the bill pass as originally introduced. The House reconsidered the vote by which it eliminated the clause forbidding new foreign banks to receive deposits, and re placed the section in the bill. The friends of the bill now believe they can secure Its passage. The Falconer state depository law was passed by the House, ayes 67, noes 3. Fal coner, speaking for the bill, asserted that the quarterly balances in the State" Treas urers office for 1904 wcro over 51,000,000. He insisted that the state should receive interest on deposits. The plumbers licensing bill, which was Indellnltely postponed luesday, was also resurrected by a vote to reconsider, and took Its place on the calendar. An attempt was made by Scott of Spo kane to amend Christian's "high finance" bill by limiting the amount of stock that one corporation may own in another to one-third. Scott declared that the bill, if adopted as before tne House, would per mlt one corporation to purchase 51 per cent of the stock In another corporation and gradually squeeze out the other 49 per cent of stock. Todd Insisted that the state constitution now prevented "freeze- outs of the kind suggested by Scott, and tnat this bill was Intended simply to facilitate business transactions that the law now permits to be accomplished in a roundabout way. The amendment was lost. One of the most important revenue and taxation bills before the Legislature was passed by the House this afternoon after a somewhat extended discussion. The bill is by Reld of Pierce County, and elimi nates from the present law that section which permits a person in returning the amount of his taxable personal property to onset against his money and credits the gross amount of debts owed in good faith. It was argued by Roth. Twitchell. Lam bert and Bishop that the bill was ?. good one to prevent tax-dodging and that there was no reason why debts should be an offset against one class of property and not another. "There Is no way to dispute how much a man says he owes his mother in Bos ton," said Twitchell, "but we can deter mine the amount of his money and cred its. Todd and Gleason objected strongly to the bill on the ground that It would be a hardship on persons who were entitled to an offset for bona fide debts, while it would prevent probably only a small amount of tax-dodging. If any. The bill received 71 ayes and 4 noes. 19 absent and not voting. Megler's bill, providing for the nur- chase of 2& acres of school land near the mouth of the Columbia for pre sentation to the Government for use as a quarantine station site, was passed without opposition. The following bills were indefinitely postponed by the House: Providing for a state road from Methow River to Bar ron; regulating mill-mess and board ing-houses; providing for the examina tion and licensing of stationary engi neers. The Huxtable fellow-servant bill came In from the labor committee with a majority report recommending Its In definite postponement. By division the House adopted the minority report fa voring passage, which action places the bill on the calendar. The Senate today passed Rand's bill, which permits delinquent taxes In river Improvement districts to be collected in the samo manner as other taxes. Vancouver 1b the only town that has taken advantage of the act of 1903 per mitting bonding for river improve ments. Under the original act this burden is borne by a special tax col lected apart fro mother taxes. Rand's amendment adds Improvement costs to the goneral tax and makes the collec tion posible at one time. The Welsh bill, which Is the result of a legal fight mado by Collector of Customs C. W. Ide against the pay ment of poll taxes to the City of Port Townsend, was passed by the Senate. Tho old poll tax law provided that per sons who had attained a certain age would be exempt. In fighting his poll tax Ide obtained a ruling of tho Su preme Court to the effect that the act was unconstitutional on. account of the maximum age limit. Welsh's bill elim inates the objectionable feature. Senator Wilson's bill providing for the appointment of county and munici pal health officers and for a system of reports failed to pass, ayes 11, noe3 18. Senator Potts gave notice that he would move to reconsider. 1 Every Elgin Watch is fully I s Ret mnuG hand on un -EIlGIN wa.tch Elgin Watches. 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The Senate passed the following Senate bills: Palmer's bill providing for a $5 bounty on cougars and $2.50 on lynx and wildcats: Hutson's bill giv ing well-diggers a lien upon the land for unpaid services; the Rasher bill ap propriating $"000 each for aiding tho Crittenton Homes in Seattle and Spo kane and tho White Shield Home in Tacoma; Hunter's bill providing that all claims against municipalities shall he Invalid unless presented within 30 days from tho time when the claim accrued; J. J. Smith's bill prohibiting the adulteration of any ground grains fed to livestock under a penalty of $25 to $100 fine or Imprisonment from one to six months. Senator Earles introduced, a bill In the Senate today which Is designed to relieve the millmen and other ship pers from the annoyance of car short age. It provides that shippers must be supplied with freight cars asked for within six days thereafter, upon a pen alty to the railroad company of $1 per day for each car delayed. New road bills appeared in the House and Senate. They seek to restore the system of electing road supervisors for road districts 'to be created by the County Commissioners, and provide for a poll tax on each male citizen. A bill was introduced by Moore greatly strengthening the labor Hen law. It declares that where property Is destroyed by fire a lien may prevail against the insurance money, and makes a Hen for work done on build ings under authority from those hold ing title to the land apply to the land also. In the House new bills presented give mineowners right3 of way over intervening lands: declare eight hours to be a full day's work in coal mines; providing for the licensing of under takers; add Spanish-American War vet erans to beneficiaries of an act provid ing for relief of Indigent soldiers and families. VICTIM OF GAMBLING ARRESTED Olympia Saloon Men Bound Over for Felony Alleged Witness Embezzled OLYMPIA. Wash.. Feb. 9. (Special.) As a result of the preliminary hearings in the criminal action brought by John Crowley against William McGowan. George Taylor and Ed Rogers. Olympia saloon men, under the law declaring the conducting of gambling games a felony, all three of the men complained against have been bound over to the Superior Court, and James Crowley, the states leading witness, has been arrested on a charge of embezzlement preferred by Mc Gowan. The embezzlement charge against Crow lew grew out of the testimony, which was to the effect that a large portion of money alleged to have been' lost at roulette by James Crowley, belonged to his son, John Crowley. Scarlet Fever at P:ndIeton. PENDLETON, Or.. Feb. 9. (Special.) An epidemic of scarlet fever is raging in Pendleton. Eleven cases have been re ported, some being of a malignant form. All houses where the disease Is found have been quarantined, and the Health Department Js taking every precaution to prevent the spread of the disease. It 13 feared that the city schools will have to be closed. Two- cases of diph theria are also reported. Stranded Lightship Floated. SOUTH DARTMOUTH, Mass., Feb. 9. The Nantucket South Shoals lightship, which went aground off Dumpling-Rock; on Monday, was floated today. S6 guaranteed. All jewelers have Watch Co.. Cloin. III.