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THE MORTITG OREGONUN, , SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 190o. VOTE IS FOR TACOMA Washington House Would Move the Capital. OLYMPIA STARTS A BOYCOTT Canvass of City for Pledges Not to Patronize Merchants Who Buy Goods in the City of Destiny: OLYMPIA, Wash., Feb. 17. (Special.) The removal of the state capital from Olympla to Tacoma Is one more -step nearer realization as a result of the action of the Houso today on the Baker 1)111. and although the bill carried al most as decisively as in the Senate, the opponents of the measure are de termined to go down fighting. Follow ing the announcement of today's vote, Todd of King gave notice that on Mon day he would move for reconsideration. The bill was a special order for 10:30 A. M., ajid the knowledge that the bill would be brought up for action brought Olympians out en masse to witness the downfall of their hopes. The galleries were crowded to the Vloors and the gathering was fully as large as that which attended the elec tion otf the United States Senator. The opponents of the bill found It an easy matter to arouse applause and the Jong debate that preceded the final vote wafi confined almost exclusively to speeches against the bill. The short talks by the friends of the measure were received by the Olympians in the galleries without demonstration, ex cept when Reld of Pierce declared that this bill was not a measure to move the capltol. A derisive laugh spread through the gallery and when It had subsided Held said in cutting tones: "I admire the manners of the Olympla people at least." giving marked em phasis to the word "manners." The first action following the arrival of the hour for the special order was a motion by Booth of King for a call of the House. The motion carried and the rollcall showed all present except N. E. Linsley and Benn. It was an nounced that Mr. Linsley was sick in bed. and the sergeant-at-arms soon found Mr. Bonn. The reading of the bill and suspension of the rules brought the delators Into action a few min utes later. Booth "was the first to speak to the bill. He declared that never in the history of the country had attempted legislation been approached with less deliberation. The members had given the voting of $1,000,000 or more as lit tle thought as they would be sitting down to a game of solo. Booth 'declared that the demand for capital removal was confined to the members of the bar, a few politicians, and a few members of the Legislature. The capltol land grant, with a balance left therein valued at less than 51.000, O00, had been mortgaged, he said for ?CD0,000 and this mortgage indebted ness would eat up the entire grant after the Interest had been computed to the time that it would be available for sale. The taxes in the larger cities were now prohibitory to the Invest ment of Eastern capital and he declared he waH pleading for King County, which would have to pay one-fifth of the great cost of capital removal. The assertion that it would not be possible within six years for the state offices and Legislature to become as comfortably settled in Tacoma as they are in Olympla was used by Ayer as argument to show that in that length of time an electric road would be built to Olympla, and that the Northern Pa cific would have its new main line constructed via the prosent seat of government to Portland. In answer to Booth's remarks, Cran ttall of Pierce quoted from the Land Commissioner's report showing that there -were 127,000 acres still in the land grant, which, were worth not less than $10 per acre. He reviewed the of fers made at the meeting of the judi ciary committee "Wednesday night of the gift of Wright Park, the building of a $50,000 Capltol therein by the cit izens of Tacoma, the free use of floor In the Courthouse and one in the City Hall lor state offices. Falooner Interrupted and 'demanded to know Just what the City- of Taooma was going to give in valuation, and Crandall replied that Wright Park contained SO acres and was worth $600500 to $700,000. "Will the City of Tacoma sell Wright Tartc for $600,000 and give the money to the state to build a Capltol on a site of its own selection in Tacoma?" in quired Bishop. "As the gentleman from Pacific Coun ty would probably want to build on the clam flats, I do not think it nec essary to answer the question," replied the speaker. Falconer then figured out that Wright Park, platted and sold at $10,000 per lot, would be worth only $240,00. He said that if Tacoma would give the state $600,000 in Government bonds for capltol purposes he and others now opposed to the bill would vote for it. An extended argument was made by Bishop against the bill. He related some of the history of capltol legislation In the past that had come under his own ob servation, and said that in 1901 the pres ent unsatisfactory building had been forced upon the state by the Pierce County delegation, who were now using the building as an argument for removal. "How long. I ask you. will the members of the upper body of this Legislature be patisfled to meet in a $50,000 building if they are not satisfied in this?" he de manded, and the question raised a storm of applause from the crowded galleries. The next speaker recognized was Todd of King County. "I asked one man," said Todd, "why he strongly favored capital removal, and he replied that It was because he had to sleep In a cold room. I wish to advise the man who wants to move the capital on account of his personal comforts." continued Mr. Todd, "to go back to his constituents and give them that reason and they will say to him, If you don't want to go to Olympla and put up with their conven iences we will not elect you again.' " Todd also quoted from Governor Mead's message In which he condemns the pro fessional lobbyist and he declared that the entire capital removal was at the In Ktlgation of lobbyists who were not satis, fled with their accommodations or with the way some man had voted and were trying to get even. "Just one word In reply to what ha3 been said." said Reid of Pierce. "This is not a bill to remove the capltol and after an Interruption of laughter, he then went on to show that the- measure left it to the next Legislature to provide for the removal in case the state voted In favor of the matter. He pointed out that If Tacoma did not make good her offers that the next Legislature probably would not provide the means for moving the capital. The vote was then taken and resulted ayes 65, noes 36. Todd voted no and then changed to "aye." In order to move reconsideration. The result was received in silence. A movement to retaliate on Tacoma for the capital removal fght took definite shape In Olympla today. The plan is to canvass every ward In the cltv and se cure signatures to a written pledge that each signer will not patronize any mer chant who buys stock in Tacoma. The. morning Olympian will publish tomorrow a list of 68 leading business and profesr sional men who say they favor such a movement, and who agree to sign such a pledge. The interviews are all with heads of families and the men were se lected on account of their prominence. Olympiads trade with Tacoma Is said to $e worth $60,000 a month. CHAPLAIN FOR PENITENTIARY Bill Passes the Washington House With Many Votes to Spare. OLYMPIA. Wash.. Feb. 17. (Special.) The pet measure of Representative Lee A Johnson, creating the office of paid chaplain In the State Penitentiary found Itaelf entangled with the capital removal fight, when It came up In the Senate this afternoon for passage. Johnson had been counted with the anti-removal forces and it Is alleged by them, had assurances that he was opposed to the Baker bill. He voted for the removal, however, in the House, when his chaplain bill was reached this afternoon. Ruth, of Thurston County, sought to kill the measure. He said that a few days before he had preached In favor of the bill, but since then had had an experi ence which had changed his faith in "ths cloth," and which had caused him to alter his opinion of the need for a chaplain in the penitentiary. He there fore opposed the bill. Ruth didn't mention Johnson's name, but the inference- Is more plain to those who know that Johnson was formerly a Methodist minister. Ruth's efforts failed to kill the bill, however. An amendment proposed, naming J. C Thorns, of Se attle, as the chaplain, was lost, 24 to 7. and the bill was passed, 28 ayes, 7 noes. The Vilas foreign bank bill has now passed both houses, the Senate adopting the measure this afternoon without seri ous opposition. Graves sought to secure an amendment that would permit foreign banks to advertise the amount of their capital, with the provision that the ad vertisement should also contain a state ment of the amount of the capital kept In the branch bank advertised. The amendment failed. As the law passed it will prevent the organization of new banks receiving de posits in the state the majority of whose stock is owned by nonresidents. The bill, however, does not prohibit new foreign banks transacting an exchange and loan business. The House bill by Megler. which ar ranges for the transfer to the Govern ment of two and one-half acres of state land on the Columbia River for use as a quarantine station, passed the Senate. There was a diversion in the morning session, created by the attempt of Pal mer to secure a call of the House before the final passage of Graves' bill, which prohibits quasi-public corporations from giving special privileges to any public official. The rollcall had been taken, but the result had not been announced, and It was apparent that a half-dozen Sen ators were "side-stepping." President Coon ruled Palmer's motion for a call of the Senate out of order, and an appeal was taken for the decision. Then Palmer voted to sustain the Presi dent, and his appeal was lost. The bill was defeated, ayes 13, noes IS. The bill was sweeping in Its provisions. It prohibited the giving of telephone and telegraph franks and the use - of free passes by public officials on boats or trainu. Rand's bill, permitting railroad compa nies to acquire perpetual easement to depot sites on state lands was upon reconsid eration of the vote by which it passed on Wednesday. The bill was again passed, ayes 22. noes 35. or practically the same vote It received before. The board of control appropriation bill, drafted by the Senate committee a few days ago, and whose provisions have been printed, was passed without any amend ment. Replies were read in the Senate this morning from several of the state's dele gation In Congress to the indorsement given President Roosevelt in his railroad recommendations. Congressman Jones said he proposed to stand with the Presi dent in hlB fight Senator Ankenys re ply was a formal acknowledgment of the resolutions, while Foster assured the Leg islature that he would put the resolution before the "United States Senate in the form of a bill. Senator-Elect Piles prom ised to help if necessary when he took his seat. The Governor has named Daniel H. Carey, of Northport, as the Judge in the new judicial district created of Stevens County, created by the Legislature In a bill passed Wednesday. BORAH KEPT HIS HANDS OFF Bill to Abolish Kootenai County PasseB House by Close Vote. BOISE, Idaho, Feb. 17. (Special.) Advocates of division of Kootenai County won a signal victory In the House today. The bill abolishing Kootenai and creating the Counties of Lewis and Clark passed by a vote of 26 to 2L The contest was enlivened by charges that politics was entering into It. The allegation was made that the Governor was taking a part against division. The divlslonlsts insisted this was an tagonistic to W. E. Borah's candidacy for the Senate and they appealed to the latter's friends to stand by them. Whether this argument had an effect can not be told, but many of Mr. Borah's friends supported the bill. Mr. Borah himself kept his hands off, and so did the Governor, but the rumors flew thick and fast until the vote had been taken. Ashley of Kootenai opened the debate against the bill. He read protests from the present county officers of Kootenai and he charged that the trouble was all brought about by aspirations of Sand Point and Coeur d'Alene to become county seats. Spauldlng of Kootenai said he had the word of the Governor that the present officials should not be legislated out of office. Each man. he said, would be ap pointed to the same position he now held in the new county in which he lived. Sage of Kootenai opposed division. He thought division should be deferred until three counties could 'be made, retaining the name of Kootenai and honoring Lewis and Clark by naming a county after each. Aulbach of Shoshone supported the bill in a vigorous speech. Several other ad dresses were made before a vote was taken. HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS ARE OUT Second Class About Ready to Join the North Yakima Strikers. NORTH YAKIMA Wash.. Feb. 17. (Special.) The striking senior class of the High School did not go back today as was expected. The board failed to agree on anything last night and a meeting will not be held till later to settle .the vexed question. It is probable that Principal Bever will resign and that two or three other High School teachers will follow suit. The situation is worse today than It has been in the last four years, about the time the trouble started in the schools. An effort was made today to get the sophomores to go out with the seniors. A petition had been signed by all of them, but three, to go out, when Miss Nelson, a member, set fire to the petition, and It was burned. Thl3 caused another sensa tion in the school. Tho people are getting worked up over the affair and it is probable that an effort will be made to have the City Superin tendent removed. He seems to be tho cause of the whole trouble. But tho board is backing him up In his fight against the principals of the High School. The resignation of Principal Berry Mon day was forced upon him by the board through the Superintendent, on the grounds that he could not discipline the school. WOODCRAFT WOMEN'S ELECTION Mrs. Hayes, of Portland, Made Dis trict Chairman at Convention. M'MINNVILLE, Or.. Feb. 16. (Spe cial.) Yesterday the Eleventh District Convention of the Women of Woodcraft was held in the Courthouse and was at tended by 134 delegates. Mrs. A. Derby called the meeting to order and the following officers were elected: Mrs. Hayes, of Portland, district chairman; Mrs. Parker, of Oregon City, district secretary: Mrs. Gaynor. Portland, attendant; Mrs. Card, Portland, sentinel. The following were elected delegates to the grand circle to be held at Los An geles next Mayl Mrs. Fennel, Newberg; Mrs. Walker, Oregon City; Misses Hersh ler, Davles, Orton and Harrington, of Portland. A telegram of sympathy was sent to Mrs. Falkenberg, whose late husband was the founder of the Women of Wood craft Circle. Plans were Inaugulated whereby it is ONE OF THE SENATORS WHO HELPED DEFEAT THE JAYNE BILL hoped to secure the permanent circle house at Portland. In the evening a social was held in Flynn's Hall and a programme rendered. This was followed by a banquet at the Commercial Hotel. Portland was selected for the next meeting place. ATTEMPT TO BURN SAWMILL Firebugs at Corvallls Use Ccaloll to Start Blazes. CORVALLIS. Or., Feb. 17. (Special.) A deliberate attempt to burn the Cor vallls sawmill occurred In the early hours of this morning. The firebug lighted three fires simultaneously In the hope of making the destruction complete. One blaze was In the midst of the lumber yard proper, another at the north end of the lumber shed, and a third In the engine-room of the mill. The two latter were easily extinguished, but the fire in the lumber-yard was not Anally put out until far Into the morning. The loss consists of about 100,000 foct of fir and maple lumber, either damaged or destroyed, valued ta about $1000. Three empty coal-oil bottles were found, and the smell of coal oil was noted by all early arrivals at the scene. PHOTO MARRIAGES ILLEGAL. Japanese Girl Will Be Sent Back to Her Island Home. SAN FBANCISCO. Feb. 17. Superior Judge Cook decided today that Japanese photograph marriages are illegal in tho United States. This decision was ren dered in habeas corpus proceedings In stituted to take a Japanese girl from the custody of the Japanese Woman's Home. The girl, 15 years of age, was sent to this country against her will, she alleges. Her parents told her she was to become the bride of a Japanese, to whom she. had been married by photograph. " The girl will be returned to Japan. It Is alleged that the photograph marriage scheme Is being used for the purpose of Importing Japanese women for Immoral purposes. Eastern Oregon Farmers' Institute. LA GRANDE, Or., Feb. 17. (Special.) A farmers' institute for Eastern Or egon will be held at Summervllle, In the Grand Bonde, IS miles out of La Grande, beginning March 6 and con tinuing two or three days. It will be conducted by the professors of the Or egon Agricultural College. Lectures will be delivered on agriculture, horti culture, livestock and kindred topics. Union County will put forth all ef forts for the entertainment of all East ern Oregon visitors on this occasion. Board of Trade Banquet. FOREST GROVE, Or., Feb. 17. (Spe cial.) The Board of Trade of this place has issued Invitations for Its second an nual banquet, to be held next Wednesday evening. It will be the most elaborate event of the kind ever given In the city. Several prominent men from Portland and neighboring towns will be in at tendance. Bank-Robber Sentenced. BELLINGHAM, Wash., Feb. 17.-'Fred Youmans, convicted of attempting to hold up the Bank of Blclne, last Fall, has been sentenced by Judge Netcrer to ten years In tho penitentiary. ho Uenver .ft Rio Orange scenery la even more beautiful la Winter than Sura mer. Travel East via that Hoe and spend u. day in Salt Lakt City. BUSINESS GIVEN ODELL CHARGES AGAINST EX - LAND AGENT GEER BY COMMITTEE. Report Is Brought In Just Before Ad journment, and No Action Is Taken. ; SALEM. Or.. Feb. 17. (Special,) Ma nipulation of State Land Office business In tho Interests of General W. H. Odell. a lieu land operator, is what is charged against ex-State Land Agent L. B. Geer by the special investigating committee of the Legislature.- The committee's report was presented just before adjournment and no action was taken thereon. The principal charge is that Geer used various means to turn business to Odell. The report says: We. the committee appointed under House concurrent resolution No. 10." directing the committee, consisting of Senators Loughary and Browne!!, appointed by the Senate, and Messrs. Dobbin. Colwell and Settlemeter, ap pointed by the. House, to Investigate the charges made as to past Irregularities In tho office of the State Land Agent, also the books and accounts In the same, beg leave to report as follows: TTIth reference to base used for the se lection of lieu lands, we find that "when L. B. Geer entered upon his duties as State Land Agent there were many thousand acres of valid base or losses In sections 10 and 30, on account of Indian and forest reserves, fractional townships and home stead entries, and for which the state was entitled to Indemnity and which It has been the duty. of the State Land Agent to dis cover and list, that the public might have the benefit of such list without charge. It was possible for the State Land Agent to do this, as a record of all bane ever used by the state was to be found In the clear lists and state lists which were on file in the office of the clerk of the State Land Board. It appears that private Individuals mad ruch a record, and there was no reason why the State Land Agent could not have done the same. While Mr. Geer (as shown by his report of 1600 and 1000) claims to have been making a record which would iiivn BiaiHUIC Ldc, wc UO HOI Una LUHt such a record was ever made or completed, but on the contrary we find that State Land Agent Geer, as shown by copies of letters written by him and on file In the State Land Office. Informed applicants for base for In demnity or Ilea selections that the state had no base and -at the same' time Informed them that they could secure base from ,E. p. Mc Cornack and W. H. Odell. and stated the price charged by Mr. Odell. We find by his correspondence that ho re ferred letters from applicants for base to W. H. Odell. in order that Mr. Odell might correspond with them. We also And that Mr. Odell was given desk room In the office of State Land Agent Geer. and It appears that he was permitted to receive and receipt for money to be paid the state for lieu lands, and that by his presence in said office many people were led to believe that in dealing with him they were dealing with an officer of the state. It also appears that he was authorized by Governor Geer to undertake the adjudica tion of a large number of school sections which he, (Mr. Odell) charged were mineral In character and for which the state should be entitled to Indemnity should their min eral character be established. We And that many of the school sections had been sold by the state and -no effort seems to have been made to ascertain this fact. Had these lands been accepted as valid base by the Government, the titles of these purchasers would have heen defeated. We do not find that any effort was made by either Geer or Odell to have any of the unsold lands withdrawn from sale by the State Land Board, so as to avoid compli cations which were sure to arise should the clerk of the State Land Board continue to sell the lands and the State Land Agent us them as base for Indemnity selections, there by relinquishing to the Government any claim the state may have had to the lands. We find that after these lands were ad judicated and returned as mineral by the local Land Office, their sale was continued, without interruption, and while they were being used as base and that for some un known reason the same tracts were used twice as base for Indemnity selections, the result of which was that the state had practically sold the same tract three times. Many of these selections were rejected by the General Land Office for the reason that the base assigned had been previously used and the local land office duly notified and they In tum notified State Land Agent Geer. but he does not appear to have notified the purchasers of the lieu lands that they might be Informed as to the condition of their titles and take steps to protect their Inter ests. There are many cases where purchas ers of lieu lands have lost their land jthrough not receiving notice or Information as to the cancellation of their titles. It also appears that Mr. Geer had full knowledge that Mr. Odell was charging a certain price per acre for furnishing base, and his letters, copies of which are made a part of this report, will show tha he held up selections until enough money had been remitted by the applicants to cover Mr. Odell's charge for furnishing base, which price was usually $1 per acre. Certified copies of letters and receipts which are made a part of this report, will also show that Mr. Odell received and re ceipted for money which was to be paid to the state as well as that which covered his commissions. , Wo have taken testimony front L. B. Geer and W. U. Odell,- which we attach hereto mm ' and make a part of this report. We also attach certified copies of documentary evi dence of the above observations, together with the report or the clerks employed to in vestigate the records and accounts of the State Land Agent. We also attach a state ment made by State Land Agent Oswald West In answer to one ma(le by General Odell. HIGHER PAY FOR CONVICT WORK Recommendation Is Made by Major ity of Joint Committee. SALEM, Or., Feb. 17. (Special.) Con tinuance of the present plan of leasing convict labor at the State Prison, but In crease In the amount paid for the same, Is the recommendation of the joint com mittee of the Legislature appointed to in vestigate the subject. The present price paid Is 33 cents per day of ten. hours. The committee's report recommends that the price be raised to 50 cents per day. Sen ator Hodson filed a minority report In favor of leaving the contract price en tirely to the judgment of the Governor. The majority report was adopted by the Senate by one majority. In substance, the majority report says: After visiting the Penitentiary, where the work is being performed under the present contract, watching the performance of labor bj- convicts, conferring with the contractors, comparing the work done by convicts under the contract with that done in other stove foundries within the state, considering the competition the contractors have to meet and anticipating a better home market for the output of the foundry on account of greater population In the patronizing terri tory, we are of the opinion that the price paid for the convict labor under the present contract, namely, 3 Vic per hour (which Is the gross cost of the labor, as tho state fur nishes the board for the convicts). Is less than the service Is fairly worth under pres ent conditions and that contractors can rea sonably pay more than the present con tract price. We therefore recommend: First A continuance of the present system and with the present contractors provided the price paid be not less than 50c per day of ten hours. Second That at the price named (50c per day) a new contract be entered into with the present contractors for a period of or 6 years, as may be found mutually ad vantageous. Third We suggest that Improved condition of the floors and roofs of the building occu pied as shop and foundry would enable the convicts to render better service and give greater protection to the material used and articles manufactured and consequently en hance the prlco of labor performed. Fourth In the event the present contract ors are not willing to recontract for the con vict labor as provided herein then we rec ommend that opportunity be given other persons, firms, or corporations to negotiate for the convict labor In similar line of work or such other work to be performed In side the prison Inclosure. as may In the wis dom of the Governor seem proper and right. This report is signed by Representatives Griffin, Killingsworth and Burns and Senator Booth. The minority report, signed by Senator Hodson, says: I favor leaving the Governor free to act upon his best Judgment under the provisions of the statute governing the convict con tract, feeling he will secure the best possible terms and price obtainable for the state in return for the service of Its convicts. I believe better terms can be secured by making a contract for a period of ten years, and therefore recommend that period. Fear ing an increase in the minimum price as now prescribed by law might operate as a bar to securing any contract at all. I recommend that no action looking toward fixing a high er minimum rate than that now prescribed by statute be taken, unless the terms as to rental of shops be altered. FREIGHT-CAR BILL IS PASSED Crolsan Hung on Hard, but the Sen ate Made Him Give Up in Time. SALEM, Or.. Feb. 17. (Special.) By repeated efforts today the Senate com pelled Chairman Crolsan of the railroad committee to yield up House Bill 135, to regulate the Interchange and handling of freight cars on separate railroads, and under suspension of the rules the bill was read the third time and passed. Malarkey led the fight to get the bill out of the hands of the committee. At 1:30 this afternoon he moved that the railroad committee be required to report at once. This motion was declared lost and an other motion was made to require the committee to report at 2:30. This motion carried, but the subject did not come up again until 3 o'clock, when Senator Smith Inquired whether a report had been made. Receiving a negative answer, he moved that the committee be compelled to report at once. Crol3an asked for more time, but the motion carried and the Senator from Marion reluctantly drew the bill from his desk and sent it to the clerk's desk with an adverse report. As the roll call began on the passage of the bill. Crolsan skirmished around to see how the vote would stand, and not being satisfied, asked for a call of the house. It was then found that Senators Brownell, SIchel and Mays were absent. After a search the Serge ant-at-Arms reported that he could not find the Senators. With some reluctance the Senate let the bill go to a vote without Brownell and SIchel. and the result wa3 as follows: Ayes Avery, Booth. Bowerman. Coe. Coke. Coshow. Haines, Laycock. Loughary, Ma larkey. McDonald. Miller. Nottingham, Pierce. Smith. Whealdon. Wright and Presi dent Kuykendall 18. Noes Carter. Crolsan, Farrar. Hobson, Hodson. Holman. Howe. Rand. Tuttle 9. Absent Brownell. Mays. SIchel 3. A few moments after the bill passed Senator Brownell returned to the Senate. "Vawter's bill to create a board of con trol of trie State Normal Schools, was de feated In the Senate today, chiefly through the efforts of the members from counties having Normal Schools. RIDES ROUGH SHOD IN SENATE President Kuykendall Rouses Ani mosity by Arbitrary Rulings. SALEM. Or.. Feb. 17. (Special.) Presi dent Kuykendall rode roughshod over the Senate this afternoon and. repeatedly Ignored demands for the "ayes and noes" and for "division." When Senator Crol san, chairman on railroads, reported ad versely on the bill to regulate the charges of sleeping-car companies, and moved the Indefinite postponement of the measure. Senators Coshow and Smith de manded the ayes and noes, so that the vote could be definitely known. Ignoring the demand. President Kuy kendall put the motion In the usual way. When the negative vote had been given It was doubtful which had prevailed, and several Senators demanded "division." No attention was given to this call, but President Kuykendall declared the mo tion carried arid the bill Indefinitely post poned. A similar method was pursued in rul ing upon Malarkey's motion to compel the railroad committee to report at once on House BUI 135. Killingsworth, to pro vide for tho interchange and hauling of local freight-cars In the state. The mo tion was declared lost without a division. Malarkey would not be so summarily squelched, however, .and moved that the committee be compelled to report the bill t 2:30 P. M. Malarkey and Smith demanded the "ayes arid noes," but Kuy Ocendall ignored the demand and put the motion without roll call. When the vote had been taken, there were so many de mands for division that the President yielded and permitted a standing vote, when it was found that by a considerable majority the Senate had ordered the railroad committee to report the bill INCREASE SALARY OF ADJUTANT President Kuykendall Has Not Fin ished Signing Senate Bills. SALEM. Or.. Feb. 17. (Special.) Some of the members of the Legislature learned tonight after the Legislature adjourned that the bill to amend the military code Increases tne salary of the Adjutant-General $300 a year. He now receives J1S00. Few members knew that the bill con tained a raise- In the salary. President Kuykendall did not finish sign ing Senate bills tonight, but will complete TODAY'S SPECIAL Desk Chairs exactly like cut above, built of selected golden oak and mahoganized birch, hand rubbed and polished. Only one to each cus tomer and no mail or telephone orders taken. REGULAR PRICE $5.00 xm I IS GOOD the work tomorrow. At 3 o'clock this evening, the time "?or adjournment, the Senate did not formally adjourn, but the members went home. Bills must be signed In the presence of the Senate and tomorrow President Kuy kendall will sign the bills and the record will not show the absence of a quorum or that the bills were signed after 8 o'clock Friday evening. Bills were signed In this way after the last session, but It Is usual to sign them all before adjourn ment and then make a formal motion to adjourn. Delay In signing Is due to the large number of bills placed before the enrolling clerks at a late hour. BOARD OF CONTROL BILL PASSES Provides for Time When Flat-Salary Law Takes Etfect. SALEM. Or., Feb. 17. (Special.) Kuy kcndall's board of control bill, to give the Governor, Secretary of State and State Treasurer charge of all the state Institu tions at Salem- after 1907. passed the House today. The principal purpose of the bill Is to provide a board of control when the flat-salary law goes into effect and the state officers cease to draw sal aries as members of the several boarUs. Kuykendall's bill to require the State Treasurer to deposit the Idle funds In the National banks on security was killed in the House. It was proposed that the bank? offering the highest rate of Interest on dally "balances should be given the preference In making deposits. Booth's antl-poolroom bill was killed in the Senate today by indefinite postpone ment. The bill as passed by the Senate prohibited poolselling except at race tracks. In the Houso the exception was stricken out and the Senate refused to concur. The motion Indefinitely to post pone met little opposition. HERMIT KILLED IN RUNAWAY Adam Felgar Supposed to Have Hid den Large Sums of Money. COLFAX, Wash., Feb. -17. (Special.) Adam Felgar, a hermit, aged 73 years, was found dead on his ranch near La crosse, yesterday, by a neighbor. The old man had evidently been killed by a runaway team while he was hauling straw. He had evidently fallen off the load, and the doubletrees caught his foot and dragged him several hundred yards. His body was badly mangled. Coroner Crawford decided an Inquest unnecessary- Felgar was a widower,- his wife having died many years ago in Iowa. His only known relative Is a niece living in the East. He made a will last year leaving all his property to her, but her name and address are unknown here. The deceased is supposed to have had a large amount of money hidden about his place. A note for $16G0 was found In a fruit Jar In the hut in which he lived. Decision in Hop Case. SALEM. Or.. Feb. 17. (Special.) T. A. Llvesley &, Co., by a decision of Judge Galloway today were awarded possession of 20.000 pounds of hops. This was the case of LIvesley & Co., vs. John Johnson and Simons & Son. Interveners, for the specific performance under temporary in junction. Plaintiff entered Into contract with defendant for 20.000 pounds of hops for each of the years of 3903. 1904, 1905, 1906. 1907. Plaintiff alleged that defendant Is in solvent, that he has refused to comply with contract and has attempted tp turn the hops over to his Interveners. Defend ant claimed in reply that plaintiff had failed to make payments as stipulated in contract. The suit Is regarded in this city as a test case. Killed by Fail From Wagon. DILLON', Mont, Feb. .17. Robert H. Selway, pioneer and one of the wealth iest and roost prominent stockmen' of day, being thrown from the top of a hay wagon by the, overturning of the Montana, was fatally Injured yester- SIMS r vehicle. When near his ranch, north of this city, an automobile was en countered and Selway, fearing his horses would frighten at the machine, ordered his teamster to turn the team Into the ditch, upsetting the wagon and hurling Selway to the ground head foremost, producing cerebral hemor rhage. Mr. Seiway was an extensive grower of fancy livestock, his herds being among the largest In Southern Montana. GOES INSANE FROM EXPOSURE Shipwrecked Man Believed to Have Perished in Woods. VICTORIA, B. C. Feb. 17. News was received from Ketchikan of the wreck of a sloop on the coast of Gravlna Island, and two of her crew, whose names were not known, were drowned. A third, Ben jamin Spencer, became insane as a result of exposure and ran from the persons who found the wreck and the bodies of the vic tims. His clothes were afterward found, but he Is believed to have perished In the forest. Shively Would Be Head Consul. OLYMPIA. Wash.. Feb. 17. (Special.) The name of J. H. Shively. present State Deputy Insurance Commissioner. will probably be presented as a candidate for head consul of the Woodmen of the World. The place was made vacant a short .time ago by the death of F. A. Falkenburg, of Los Angeles, who wa3 head consul for the Pacific Jurisdiction. 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