THE MORNING OREGONUX, FRIDAY. JANUARY 25, 1907.
STEVES
IS HOT PASSIVE
Secures Introduction of Bill to
Restore Prisoners to
His Custody.
MOVES AGAINST ENEMIES
Seeks to Kcgaiu Privilege of reeding
County Jail Inmates at Price
Fixed Lostslaturc l"ris-
coll Fata Measure.
SALE,t. Or.. Jan. il.-lSnepiaU-Rep-
rMentative Driseol 1 today introduced In
th House a hill that. If enacted, will
restore to Shcrift Stevens, or Muitnomaii
County, the tare, custody and control,
at all times, of t lie prisoners confined In
the, Multnomah County Jail. Provision
Is also mads In this wu for the feeding
of the prisoners under the direction of
the Sheriff t a cost for each meal that
la to be flscU by the ilieniler-M of the
Legislature on the suction and recom
mendation of the Multnomah County
tiIcKatlon In I h two 1 tousrs.
Sheriff Stevens was in the city last
night awl today, in consultation witli liis
irfend? in the Multnoniati County dolesa
tlon. and t lie introduction, of this bill
by Representative J rlscoU toduy repre-
enta the result of tin1 conference. SfiV-
eral years oro thfro was pasFfd a bill by
the cHate I-prlMla.ttire in whH-h it wa
provided that the Multnomah County
Court, at iU l!sm:Uon, could advertise
for bids for f urnlnbln?" meals for the
prisoners eonritied in the County Ja.Il.
Thern whs made no attempt on the part
o( any of tho County Courts since the
enactment of the law to take advantage
of its provisions until about two months
after Sheriff Stevens had- taken charge
of the office. At that time the court
asked for and received bids for feeding
the county prisoners and awarded a con
tract for this service.
About the same time the court estab
lished a rock crushing plant at Kelly's
Butte, where jail quarters were provided,
and a great many of the prisoners were
transferred from the Courthouse to the
newly provided Jail, where they were
eived meals under the direction of the
County Court. Such prisoners as re
mained at the Courthouse building wcw
fed under the terms of the contract that
baJ been entered into between the mem
bers o the County Court and the pro-
prlctor of a rortland restaurant.
("a I loci Unwarranted lTsurratJoii.
This proceeding on the part of the
County Court is considered by Sheriff
Stevens and his friends as an tinwar-
r nnt3 usurpation of a part of the duties
or that officer. "The members of the
court, In "support of their position, main
tain that It is a. step In the direction of
minomy and better fat-tllta.te the em
ployment of thefic prtHonera in the per
formance of road and other work for the
county. Sheriffs, before the admlnistra-
tlon of Sheriff Stevens, are reputed to
hav made lare profits at the expense
of the county 4n feeding ..these prisoners.
It was to- effect a reduction In the cost
of this item to the taxpayers, claim the
members of the court, that this proceed
ingr. optional, with the -County ..Court
under the Ftatute, was inaugurated.
Friends of the present incumbent '. of
the Sheriff's office, on ' the other hand,
contend that the change was introduced
by -the court largely for personal motives
and for the embarrassment of Sheriff
Stevens.
The Driscoll bill is entitled "An act pro
viding for the custody and control of
prisons confined In the county jails and
prisoners held to labor, and providini;
tor tha appointment and compensation
of jailers and guards of prisoners in
counties of more than lOO.OOo inhabl
riints, i 1 1 1 1 providing for the c-ompenaation
or (S I . r 1 n".-. in the state and in countiea
f more than 300.000 inhabitants for the
':ftdin? and hoardin? of prisoners con-
fined in jnil or at work and during- an
mergncj" Tlie Uxt of the bill follows:
, - Test of .the Hill.
'('. ,1. Th .Sheriff of every county shall
'live thf u-it Cxi - and control of all per-i;.-ris
IirMll- committed or conllnfrl 1 n tli
ou rtt& Juil of his county during the period
wt sirh rommUmcnt or confinement: prb.
MriVd. however." that such Sheriff shall, un-
1r t ho dlrprtiim of the Cniinty Court of his
-pnnty, ti '. -ac "f prisonor.i 1 r thr county
.Jail held to labor under e x i ft i n law, work
Mich prlsorrx Rt suiii places and for such
lime ami in smh manner m the County
i'nurt mv (ilwt: n n I provldod. further.
': th horiiT rr- retain and put to work
such number of Mich prisoners, not exceed
ing Un, . fis 'may be .required to perform
"rfdsary orvtr"1 -in' and about suuh Jail
nd In tlivrs? t ! r i-of. ' -
cSco.. :.. In ountlM of roo- than lOO.OlK
Inhabitants the Sheriff hall appoint , two
.inilrrs for each jail within such county and
(nst. -upon- ortlrr of. thr Orcutt Court of
sndi county, nppol nt : as niuny additional
.iBilcrjs an 'in the opinion -of mich court" may
e neceaiy(. -and whore prlponovs . are
vorleed m eotintv roads or enfrasrnd la any
"h'r puhlio wk. aii.rh SUierilT xhall. upon
' order of said, Circuit Court, appoint as many
suardH as In the opinion of j-uch court may
be necessary for the proper control and
oafeffuardins of such prisoners. Kaeh such
jailer hall - receive a. .!ary of W) per
month, and each such guard shall receive
uch salary an hall he fixed by order of
said Circuit Court, and all 3uch salaries
shall bo paid by said county in the same
manner that other officers and employe or
aid county are paid. Each such Jailer and
guard shall have the power and authority,
of a deputy Sheriff.
Cost of Hoard Fixed.
Sec. 3. The Sheriffs of the several coun
H In tht state shall receive 3 per weelc
for keeping and hoarding' each person law
fully confined 'in the county jail of his
county, and a proportionate part thereof
tor any fraction of a week; provided, that
If the number of such persons shall exceed
four he shall rccivc S3 per week and a pro
portionate part thereof for each fraction of
h week, for 'keeping and boarding each ad -iiitlono.1
pcreon. Provided, however, that in
o'jntt.'s of moro than 100,000 Inhabitants
tho Sheriff shall receive cent per meal
tor the- e-oardlnn: of eaeh person lawfully
'onfliifd in the Jail of his count y. and al
the same prico for the boarding of each
prisoner who. becaus- of being engael in
wt-rkins on the county roads or on othr
punuc wortc. in not connnen in tucn jail;
and rnch iSh rl fT tthall furnich t hrrr meala
per day to all persons held for trial or as
witnesses or on account of lntanlty or held
to labor whila so engaged; but to prisoners
srrvln K sentence and not ensased In labor
1 auch OherllT shall furnlali only two mala.
Sec. 4. All acts and parts of acts in con
flict herewith are hereby repealed.
Sec. IV. Inasmuch as serious doubt exists
an to ro meanlnc and effect of tha exiitclna
laws relating to the cuxtody and working-
of priKoncra in counties of more than 100,000
inhabitants. It U hereby adjudged and de
clared that existing conditions are such that
this act is. noceoary for the Immediate
preservation of the public peace, health and
safety, 'and excepted from the exercise of
the, power of the referendum, and an emer
gency is hereby declared to exist, aad this
art shall take effect and be In full force and
" effect from and after Its approval by the
Governor- or the explrUoti of tl time ta
which the Governor is allowed, to vto the
ame.
Appolntmnct of Deputies.
In another .-bill. introduced In the
House today by Representative Driscoll.
a change Is proposed In the manner of
County and rijclnsr tnelr .'mi r.-ti ..... I ion
This bill provides that the Sheriff shall
appoint as many deputies as tho circuit
Court of that county may direct. The
matter of fixing- the salaries of the
deputies o appointed is lft to the
Circuit Courts directing the appoint
ments. "When elected to the office of Sheriff."
said Sheriff Stevens last night. 'l con
sidered, that as such officer i was to as
sume the care, custody and control of the
prisoners of tho county in the same man
ner as . my predecessors served. I was
elected by the people of Multnomah
County, from which fact I assume they
had confidence in my ability satisfactorily
to discharge every duty imposed by the
office Those who are now Beefcing to
attend to the ordinary duties of the Sher
iff should have been candidates for that
office and taken the chance of election
and not accepted the nomination and
election to the efflcen xtiny now hold.
"In preparing tho hill fof the care and
control o! prisoners, I have been v;ry
careful not to interfere in any way with
tho employment, under the direction of
tho County Court, of the prisoners tin the
County jail in working on the roads or
at any other employment at which the
County Court may decide to place these
mon.
"So far as the compensation to be paid
lor lecdlnz these prisoners." while In the
custody of the Sheriff, in concerned, I
tiave not ffitr-f rle-d anv a.mount in the till.
1 -.vJ npr t lie cos t to to pn :d toy the conn t y
not stated, i am perfectly willing' to
Wave this to fixed by the members rtf
tile Lel!.liitur as may b Auirsostd and
upon 1- t i -Miiltinitni.il Cotmly
detection. There Is no disposition on
my part to railroad through the Legts-
laturo tho bill I have nrenared. I con
sider that the t.-l i Is nothing more than
fair and makes provision only for what
is my due."
Objeit to Jifnntiam'! Bill for Karly
Hurtling of SIa8hinK9.
SATiRM. Or., Jan. 24. (Special.) Spna.
tor Hincham's bill to amend the forest
fire law bj' eoinpel! ln& lojigera to ))ura
their Hlnftiings every year before Jane
15 is causing considerable protest among
lumbermen and Is said to have the par-
. n i j i hj opposition tt tno tjootn-ieiiy
L.umberinjr Company, wh-frh would be
affected thereby. The bill is. now in the
hands of the Senate judieiary committee
and Senator Eooth has jriven that com
mittee notice that protests will be pre
sented by fievtral lumbermen.
BinKham'R idea Is that if loggers .were
required .to burn their sla&h-injjts every
-ear before June 15 there would be no
forest fires, for. he says, the fires always
start in the chip. bark. tops and
branches that have been lying: on the
ground two, three and four years until
they have become dry as tinder. . If
burned tiefore June- IS the waste ma
terial could be burned without danger of
the fires spreading. Mr. Blirgiiam pays
this Ih the custom In tho State of Wash
ington, though there is no law to that
effect.
The opponents of the measure evidently
think the law . would work great hard
ship upon them by requiring them to
burn their.1: slashlne so early in the
Spring:.
Bingham's bill also proposes- to amend
the forest tire law by permittinff- farmers
to burn their brush and Htuinus tlurins
the close Heason. provided they burn
small quantities, In Isolated, places.
Reeulateai Jlre Insurauce.
SALEM, Or., Jan. J4.-(Speclal.) That
the state 'should engage in the fire in
surance business or place some rigid re
strictions on the corporations that are
now eng-ased in this 'business In Oregon
Is the idea of Representative Campbell,
of Clackamas and Multnomah, who today
Introduced a bill providing for the ap
pointment of a Commission to investigate
the Are Insurance business as it is now
conducted In the state. This commission
is to make a report of its investigation
to the Governor and shall at the same
time submit a draft of bills relating- to
fli-e Insurance. "Wlien this work has been
performed by the commission, the bill
proposes that all .insurance of the char-
anter to be Investigated shaJJ be carried
by the KtAte undfr the provisions of tho
laws on tho nubject that are required to
be drafted, by the commission. The bill
carries an appropriation of $7006.
Bounties for -Vilcl JVninrtals.
fiAuar, or., jan, :i(3pecial.)-An-
other ever-reeurrinff subject of legislation
wltb wlblch the Lgjrislature will this yyar
have to wretl is that of a proposed
bounty on scalps of wild animals. Four
Rilch bills hftvfr already been proposed,
all. In tha House, but none In the Senate,
and each has a. rtiffo.re.nL plan of opera
tion. Tho hulk of th bounty Is assessed
against the state and it is tills Icatliro
of the proposed bills that -will Invite op
position from those sections of the state
that sire not Infested with such animals
as are. included In the provisions of the
scalp bounty acts proposed.
!
EFFORT TO SHOW THEY BE-
T-.OXGKD TO .M X 0" TK1AL.
Moody Murder Case and Baker City
Is Developing Much Evidence
of Sensational Xaturc.
BAKER CJTT. Or., Jan. 24.-(Special.)-Bloody
clothes left in a livery barn in
Baker' City shortly after the murder of
Wlllard Moody, by a man who answers
In every . way the description of Alex
Wlddowson, and the sun with which
Moody was killed, according to the theory
of the state, were the sensational points
In today's session of the trial ot Alex
Wlddowson.
Tlte clothes wcroi left at th Newman
livery about a week after the murder.
After Wlddowson's arrest the livery man
Informed the attorneys of the fact, and
was taken to the jail, where he met
vViddowson, who was, he believed, the
man who left them. He offered the pack
age to the prisoner, who admitted that
he had left a packaca of clothes In the
city, but denied that they were the ones.
The hullet with which Jioody- was killed
and Wlddowson's blood stained gun. with
which the man is declared to have been
murdered, were introduced- 1n evidence to
day, and Wlddowson showed the first
keen interest he has yet manifested in
the trial. The frun is a Blsley model
Colts and was taken from Ira Brown
after Wlddowson's arrest. There were
two bullets in it, one of which was shot
by experts, but both were saved to com
pare with 'the bullet that killed Moody.
The rifle marks, the nulling- and ridsres
that mark the balls are all identical with
trwse of the ball taken from the dead
man's brain.
Stains on the icun have been identified
as blood. Testimony showed that 'Wld
dowson, the day after the murder, had
loaned the gun to a cowpuncher. who
afterward declared that he had lost it.
and once even denied ever .having but
one sun, another.
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USELESS EXPENSE
Legislative Searchlight Is
Turned on Records of the
Railway Commission
MANY BILLS CRITICISED
"I Am an Original Commission
Man,' Remarks Stevenson, "but
I WaAt to- Know W hat It
Has' Cost the State."
6LYMPIA. tfash.. hn. 51-iSpec'ftU-
Railroad Commission matters continue to
occupy a. lot of attention here. Tho an
pointment of a successor to McMlllii) if
still unsettled, and the lumbermen ot ttie
state a.ro to moet at Seattle Saturday to
aeo if thy ftimiot ajtree oil a candidate
whom thoy will try to liave nnif;rl.
In the Jlo.Utse this morning Hutchinson
of Snokano tried to pass A rosMutlfln t6
inveatlgrat th Commission, but hy a vote
of 72 to 20 thf infill lxra sont hlw resolu
tion to the committee on railroads, in
tlii meantime the special committee of
the joint railroad committee had befcun a
careful in vest juration of all the vouchers
of expenditures by tho CVtmmtwIon.
Chairman I'aulhamu?, of the committee,
encased In a. verbal spat with' Chairman
Harry F'alrV-hl Id. of tho Commission. In
which the Uenator rrtarfo the charge that
none of the members of the Commission
were .sincere friends of a railway commls-
sion. and that their work had been of
slight vain to the state.
Clinrsc Up Hotel Hills.
Investigation of the vouchers ehowed
many things tVmt aroused interest. Mo
Millin was fount! to have ehiLrged hotel
'bills at Olympia and at S?att!c while on
Commission business In tho cities. Criti
cism was made of tho pyatem of . vouch
ers in which items chargeable to several
members were on one voucher. It was a
matter of comment that In recent weeks
a clerk, carried on the Commission pay
rolls at T75 a month, had been employed
In the Governor's office, and that there
seemed to be rto check kept on the mile
age -books purchased for the Commission
and employes to determine if the same
was used for public work or private trips.
Many of the hills, such as that of Harry
Lovfe for $879. 40 for triplicate copies of
the testimony taken at the eight days
hearing at Colfax, and those of $95 for a
chair and $100 for a couch for the office,
were criticised. Stevenson of Skamania
announced 'the position of the committee
when he said:
"I am an original Commission man. but
T want to know juut what it has cost the
state, and then to learn Just what we
have got for our money.; Then I can de
termine If I am Btill for a Commission."
The committM during? its session ques
tioned Secretary t . wuiiy and Chairman
Ffcirchild closely about all expenditures.
The Investigation was not completed, but
enough developed to show that the report
when made to the LieglHlatuve will attract
great interest.
belter reeling Toward Seattle.
One of the In teres tins? features of the
day was tiie decision- or both Houce and
Senate to accept the invitation of the Se
attle University regents and exposition
management that the legislature visit
that city Saturday as guests of those
million-dollar applicants. A rather better
feeling toward the exposition was shown
today at another caucus of Senators.
Eoone of Whitman ftpoke at length upon
his plan to give the fair a straight-out
appropriation, which he insisted he might
be willing to raise to $600,000, and then to
provide the special levy for all state edu
cational Institutions, including the univer
sity. This, of course. Is a measure de
signed to protect the interests' of the Pull
man College. The proposed special levy
would 'bo 1 mill for three yews.
During- the discussion which followed a
number of the speakers who had been
rather opposed to the exposition appropri
ation spoke more favorably for that
project, indlcatins that the Industrious
work last night and today of the exposi
tion, boosters here had not ieen. without
effect.
state repository JJIII,
Both House and Senate adjourned for
the day before noon and n,pen t the after
noon organizing comm i ttees. The reve-
nue and taxation committee of the House
will report a state depository bill ' for
paisa.e similar to that introduced by
P'alconer two years ago. which is prac
tically that Introduced ih the Senate this
year by Boone. It provides that the Gov-'
ernor. Auditor and Treasurer shall se
lect banks a.s depositories for state funds
and tlx the Interest to bo patd the atate
The committee also heard a dele,gat;on
from the County Treasurers' Association
of the jttate. In session here. This dele
gation i ur?ing a. county depositor?- bill
also, providing tor interest on daily bal
ance. Anions- tho Interesting Senato bills in
troduced today was one by- Blair, provid
ing for the refrlHtration of lobbyists in a
legislative docket, and the firm, person
or corporation behind such lobbyist must
also file, a statement of fees paid such
counsel on a penalty of a fine of from $2t
to JIOOQ and being barred from appearing
before tho Legislature for three years.
The bill Is oi drastic In its terms, it Is
claimed by the attorneys, that counsel
could not discuss measures even in local
hotel lobbies Tvithout being; subject to tha
penalties.
Other Measures Introduced.
Jlooth offered a bill requiring railroads
to publish in every city through which
the.y pass, in a dally newspaper, a com
plete time card of all passenger trains,
and Ruth offered a bill appropriatinsr
535,000 for erection of a zesidence here for
the Governor.
Twenty-four new bills were introduced
in the -House. One of these appropriates
tioo.ooo for relief of Indian War veterans,
making the annual tax on Insurance com
panies 2 per cent of fross premiums In
stead of net premiums, making 60 per
cent of true value assessment basis In
this etatc for taxing- purposes, and ah
omnibus educational bill which amends
a number of sections of the school code,
and cures defects in the J0O5 compulsory
education bill.
The House and Senate committee ap
pointed to work for uniform leg-'sl&tion
in Idaho. Oregon and Washington ad
dressed letters today. to the XjegLslatures
of Oregon and Idaho, statins the pur
pose of their appointment and urgins; sim
ilar action.
Ttaisc Pay of Supreme Court.
While the judiciary committee was In
session it framed a bill it will report for
passage in the Senate , tomorrow, increas
ing salaries of the Supreme Court Judges
from the present $4000 to J6C0O a year, and
of Superior Court Judges from JP00O to
S4500 In first-class counties and to 5 UKK)
in second-class counties.
Under the constitutional provision that
tho salary of no official may be Increased
during his term, the Supreme Judges
now nerving will not get the" benefit of
the Increase, until .expiration of their
term, unless they are re-elected. Another
peculiar thing is that as last year two of
the Judges were elected for six years,
and two for but two years, the short
term Justices will set the Increased salary
four years -before the lon.-term members
II they are all re-elected. .
BRIXC COAL FROM THE OKI EXT
Fucl Shortage on Pugcl Sound Is
Soon to Be ltolie-vod.
TACOMA, "Wash., Jan. 24. (Special.)
Within the next 30 days several cargoes
of coal will be received on Pugct Sound
to relieve the fuel shortage now existing?
at Tacoma and Seattle. .According to ad
vices received today, the steamship Lyra
sailed from Moji Monday with 1000 tons
of coal. The steamship Quito is to bring
5000 tonR. and the .steamship Pleiades,
due here February - lt. haa 1000 tons oC
coal.
Never 'before in the history of this port
has coal had to be imported from the
Orient to meet the local demand. Owinjr
to the coal shortage, many tuss are pre
vented from KOlns outside to pick up
vessels, and as a' result, only 16 wind
jammers have entered the Straits in four
MMIT TO STKAF II.XXGEUS
Tacoma
Councilman
Proposes
Bring Car Companies to Time.
TaCOMA. Wash.. Jan. 24.- (Special.
Councilman Christoffer?en lias Introduced
an ordinance to limit ttiR number yf
Krap hangers m streetcars in tlie city
to half ft many as the seating capacity
of the car.
"1 tioic t lt tvl!1 tiolr Hi " car scrvl."
said Ir. Chris tofferean. Tf the people
begin to get M t on the street because the
cars are narked, they will raise a com-"
plaint whicii will compel the CTouiw-ll to
tike Ration, and ttie company to put
on more carp. I think the city has a
perfect Haht to enforce such an onlU
Murder in Second Degree.
CHKHAIJ3. Wash.. Jan. 34. fSpecInl.)
After four and one half hours tlelloer-
fttion, the jury returned a verdict at ?;50
this evenlnsr. finding Oeorpre Trent sruilty
of mtirdrr 111 the second desree for kill
Incr Han-cy Cratoii at I 'f K!l. Nnvi'lll-
bt r 7, 1W6, while on a drunken spree.
FflftuGHOE GRAFT E IfM
BILL CLOAKS A PERPETUAL
KIOIITS SCHEME.
Allows Si ringing: of Electric Wires
YViUiout Let or Hindrance Over
Ilnilroads and Highways.
SALEM, Or., Jan. 24. (Special.) A
franchise grrab. contained in a bill in
troduced by Representative Jackson,
of Douglas, was uncovered today in the
House when a1 bill came up for final
passage to permit the laying1 of elec
tric wlren across publ ic. highways or
across railroad rights of way. The hill
would give perpetual franchises across
public highways to telephone, tele-
frrstph. electric lisht or power compa
nies for wires. It reads as follows:
Section I Any person, company or corpo.
ration shall have tho. right, which Is hereby
ranted, to construct and maintain, without
1 t or hindrance. Ttlepho no or telegraph
vlrci, or lec trio wires for light. jower. or
other purposes, across and over the rlglit
of ny of any railroad, steam or. electric,
and across public highways, either on polos
not Icxti than ;J3 f ct In height., or usder
Cround provided ' tlac, majrxt.- aro fo con
titructea an- not to inip-l. the bnslimns of
such railroads, or travel upon lhj public
highways.
When the bill came tip for final
passagre. favorably reported by the
committee on military affairs, consist
ing of Jackson of Douglas, Freeman of
Multnomah and King of Malheur, its
purpose was scented by Campbell of
Clackamas and North up of Multno
mah, who made objection and had it
referred to the committee on revision
of laws, composed of Dye, Vawter, Mo
Cue, Northup and Wilson, to which will
be referred also the bill of Represent
ative Farrell. of Multnomah, to regu
late the 'height of overheau wires for
the protection of railway trainmen.
If the Jachson bill should require
companies Rtring-injsr wlr ovor li 1 g"h -vv-a.
to secure permission to do so
from the court, ana should limit the
privilege as to time, or make it man
datory on County Courts to limit the
franrh lfn. the creation or perpetual
franchises would, be avoided.
By just such grants as this, w
would be made possible by the Jack
son bill, the Otty of Portland has been
swindled by perpetual franchises which
tt.e city thus far has been unable to
shake off. It Is held by the possessors
of the franchises in Portland that be
cause the prlvl leKca hli by them are
not limited as to duration in the gran in
they have Dren. vested with perpetual
and irrevocable street privileges.
RAILROAD ISSUE UILL CF, DIS-
Cl'SSEU.
Legislative Committees Meet to Hear
Arxiimeats on Hills To v
Tending at Salem.
SALEM, Or., Jan. 24. (Special.) The
railroad issue will be brought to a focus
Monday nisrht. when the railroad com
mittees will meet together to hear ar
guments on the several bills now before
the Legislature for a commission, recip
rocal demurrage, maximum rates and a
tax on groi8 earnings. This was decided
on today by -Senator Wright, chairman
of the Senate committee, and Representa
tive Coffey, chairman of the House 'com
mittee. It was agreed between them that
the' state needs remedial legislation along
some of the lines proposed.
"In order to pecure bills trist the two
houses can agree on." said Senator
Wright, "the two committees will act
jolntlv. This will avoid contest between
the houses and will secure prompt action
in each chamber. ,
"We want to get action right away."
said Coffey. "This matter will be brought
before the committee and disposed of in
due order, or I will wash my hands of
the whole business. There Is no use try
ing to evade the question or fool the
people, and I won't stand for it. T came
to this "Legislature bringing a Rood repu
tation and I am going to take it back
home with me after the session. I shall
do what I think is right. That will be
difficult. I know, for one cannot pleawe
everybody; still, if he follows bis own
convictions that Is the best he can do,
"I have not made up niy mind on any
of the subjects that will come before the
committee. The arguments for each I
shall listen to with the other members
of the committee and will endeavor to re
turn a verdict as a Juror does from the
evidence submitted. It is an advantage
perhaps to have yet readied no fixed
opinion as to commiusion and demurrage,
for one Is then free to judge. There is
no question that the state demands legis
lation aa to railroads. I for one am ready
to give it.".
a
EARANCE
that mean a rapid closing: out of stock prevailing- in our
JUVENILE DEPARTMENT
P. V 1 . 4 1 J; T:ZS i'.
Him lim
ALTER OfiCilC LI
Many Constitutional Amend
ments Are Proposed.
WIDE FIELD IS COVERED
Reforms SlJmalated ly Ciittnge in
SyMtrin Made ly Popular ' Vote..
restoration " of $200 Ex-
rmption One JStisrjost ion.
KAL.TSM. Or.. Jan. '24. (Special. The
notion taken ly thn pcoplo of Oregon
last June in changing tho method or
amending t.h constitution, so tha't one
session of tiie I-srislture may propose
and Bubrntt oonsttLutlonHl amendniRnts
seems to have Rtlmulated tne amending
spirit. There are nine proposed conpu-
tutional amendments before the legisla
ture at present. Throe of thepo were pro
posed in the Senate and Mix: In the House.
Those proposed in. the Senato are:
By Smith, of T'matilla To prevent the
location of (ttate institutions at other places
than the capital.
By Bingham To extenfl the rlfcht of eml-
nont domain to ditch, loggi"? road, tram
way and similar companies.
Hy Bingham To revise the Judicial ys-tr-m
"o fM to pro-vide for flv Supreme
JuIffs. Superior Jud?en. who will perform
probate duty, and commissioners' courts to
transact county buslneg.
Those introduced in the liouse are:
By Davy To permit the CDMtment of
tax exemption laws.
By Bcalfi Amending section. J of article
J of the constitution so a to except from
general taxation such property as may be
specifically taxed.
By Beals To make assessment and taxa
tion uniform upon the same class of sub
jeotfl. amending section ZZ of article 1 of
the constitution.
By Barrett, of "Washington To change
the time of holding general elections to No
vember. By Reynold? To flic the salaries of state
officers as follows: Governor, oOOO; Secre
tary of State, $r.O0; Treasurer, $4500; Su
preme Judges, $4500.
By JCewell To permit division of a coun
ty In creating; Senatorial districts.
The purpose of the amendment proposed
by Smith of Umatilla is to make legal
the esta-blishment of several institutions
away from the capital in the past, such
as the University at Eugene, tho Agricul
tural College at Corvallis, tho Normal
Schools at several points, and also to
MuthorizA the esuiolishment of a new
branch insane,asylum in Kastern Oregon.
Aids Private Enterprises.
The flr.st amendment proposed by Biniar
ham Is for the benefit of men who wish to
irrigate lands or transport logs or convey
water for power purposes, and who do
not wish to become common carriers. The j
Bingham amendment declares the pur- :
poses mentioned to be for public use-, so
that the persons desiring to construct i
canals or logging roads may condemn :
risrhts of way and secure title to such
rights upon payment of such award to
the owners oC land as the jury may make.
The second Bingham amendment is for
the purpose of Increasing the number
of Supreme Juilgea from three to five,
placing probato business in the jurisdiction
of Judges who have a knowledge of law,
and provide more Judges for the trial
cases such as now are tried before the
Circuit . Courts, thus providing for more
frequrnt terms of court. This measure
also proposes to chanpe the time of gen
eral election to November.
Tho Iavey amendment proposes th
adoption of an exemption clause which
Ladies . will find this department the most com
fortable shopping place in Portland.
Child's Sailor
Collar Reefers
Ages 214 to 8.
$3.95 values now . ,2.50
cuiW's Heelers
Ages 3 to S.
$1.50 values now . . 9S
7 2.00 values now . . 1.35
Doys' school suns
$3.45 values now .:. ?1.95
$3.95 values now . . $2.45
$5.00 rainproof
suits now. . ...... $3.GS
Misses'TamsHalf
$1.50 values now . .. 75
$1.00 values now... 500
Boys' Outing
Flannel Blouses
75c values now .... 38f
Jw7
LEADING CLOTHIER
will permit the legislature to provide for
the exemption of personal property for
householders to the amount of $S0O. Stich
a law w-aa in effect for yarti In tliln state,
but was recently declared unconstitution
al, it iH Mr. Davey'8 desire to make
such a law constitutional.
The first Beals amendment proposes to
c-himge the constitution mo that It shall
not require the equal and uniform as
sessment and taxation of all property. It
amends section 1. article 9 of the con
stitution so as to except property spe
cifically taxed, from the general tax. The
proposed amendment reads aa follows;
Taxes Bhall be levied on such property as
shall be prepcribed by law. The Legislative
Assembly shall provide by law or uniform
and equal rats of aeement and taxation
upon the covoral clnxse of tjtJotn of tax
ation within the territorial limits of the au
thority levying the taxes; and thall pre
scribe such regulations as nh&U secure a jut
valuation for taxation of all property taxed,
except property pcclflcally taxecL
flakes Taxation Vnlforni.
Th second Boals amendment proposes
to change the constitutional requirement
so that the t;3t must be qual and uni
form as to each class of subjects, but not
as lo all property, as at present. Trie
proposed ehatiRO Is an amendment lo sec
tion ' ' of artiolo 1 of tVie constitution, and
reads us follows: -
No tax or duty shall hf imponi-d tvlthont
tlm piwnt of tho iwple or their wrMn-
tatlvftf in Mm I-esislatlvc Annemhly; and all
taxatlnn h.ll be rqual and uniform uixin
tho ranio 1 n :h t,t cuUJ'rtn within tho ter
ritorial limits of tho authority levying tho
taxes,
The Barrett amendment - is short and
easily understood, t he purpose bfinr to
hold state elections att the same time as
the P'ederal elections.
The Reynolds amendment is basod upon
the theory that the flat-salary law is not
-valid and tha t the sa larlon a-t prewpnt
fixed are uiictmaUtutional. He proposes
io make the change in the constitution
so as to harmonize with the present flat
salary law.
The Jewell amendment is in accordance
with resolutions adopted by the Stale
Grange. Under that amendment a county
hating two ta.te Senators would b di
vided Into t-wo districts witli a Senator
from oach, Instead oC both coming from
the county at large.
OSTEOPATH AVAH IS BEGUN
Xottlngham Loses In First Skirmish
Over His Bill.
SALEM, Or.. Jan. 24. SpoclaD The
first skirmish of the usual osteopath war
took place in tho Senate this morning
over referring to Nottingham's bill regu
lating osteopathy to committee. Xottlnp
liam wanted the bill referred to the ju
diciary committee, this to keep it out ot
the committee on medicine and pharmacy,
three of whose members are medical prac
titioners and regarded hostile to the bill
by osteopaths.' Smith' of Umatilla and
Smith of Marlon, both physician members
of the medicine committee, wanted the bill
referred to their committee and this was
done by amendment of Notting-ham's mo
tion. Nottingham protested against send
ing the bill to a committee which he
feared would massacre it, but could not
stem the tide.
The bill provides for licensing; osteo
paths by a special board of osteopath ex
aminers. A similar bill has been intro
duced by Representative "Wilson. Mult-
nomah.
Nottingham's bill provides for the ap
pointment of an examining: board of five
osteopaths to be selected from . list of
ten names to be submitted by the State
Osteopathic Association. This board is
to conduct examinations and grant li
censes. It may also grrant licenses upon
diplomas from reputable osteopathic
schools, provided the applicant has been
in the school not less than two terms ot
ttve months each. The license will au
thorize the practice of osteopathy, but
not the administration of drugs or the
practice of major surgery.
It also provides expressly that the prac
tice of osteopathy shall not be construed
to be practice of medicine or surgery
PRICES
Child's Russian
Overcoats
Ages 214 to 8.
$2.50 values now . $1.50
$2.95 values now . . 1.95
$3.95 values now . . $2.50
f o.w Tames hqw , , 45
$6.85 values now ,33.S5
Boys Sweaters
$1.00 values now . . , 79r
$1.50 values now . . $1.15
$2.50 values now . . ?1.95
Just Received
DoysHuDDer Copes
All Sizes
$2.00
Boys' Raincoats
All sizes at special
PrIoes'
within the meaningr of the medical laws
of the state. The bill defines osteopathy
a.9 follows:
T Ji i ti-rm osteopathy, as uj-i1 In tTilM act.
hall ntt-H rj that science or iiyatvm or huallns
which treats diseases of the human body
by, manual therapeutics for the stimulation.
of the remedial and rHistinn forces within,
the body ttjlt, for tho corrrctlns ot ml
placwl tissue a nd tho removal of obstruc
tions or interference! wirn the fluid of the
body, all without the internal administration
of drugs or mudictnes.
EIGHT .SHIPS TO THE ORIENT
Watoti.ouse & Co. Charter Another
VestM-I to i.oiuk-d With Grain.
SBATTLE, Wash., Jan. 24. (Special.
"With peven vcrsels bookeil full of cargo.
covering smiles to Norm China porta
until next April. I-Vank Water house & Co.
yesterday charterod the steamship Aga
pantbus for ;t voyiigf- from Portland t
the Orient. The steamship Suverlc. th
first vessel in the m line just established
by Frank Watorhouae. I now taking on a.
part cargo In Portland, and la due to
reach Stattl Monday. Tho tf;arntibip
Aga-panthus will take close to r-COO tons.
The shipments on the vessels are win-
ctpally Riain. Th millers have many or
ders from Oriental ports to til I. and th
liK Uritish liners will h? on hand t
transport the cargoes an fast an the ship-
mnts arn nt In readtnrss for loadinr
catarrn oi tug Stoiacli
4
A. Pleasant, Simple, But Safe and
Elfectual Cure for It.
COSTS NOTHING TO TRY.
Oat a rrh of t he ntum:i cli ha Ion k heon
conrtidcred the next thing to incurable.
The usual symptoms are a full or bloat
in? sensation after eating, accompanied
mo met I men with sour or warry risitiK, a
formation of p-aFef, causing pressure on
thft heart aiul lun?s and difficult broath-
Inf. hoalaches. tirkle appetite. nervoiiF
npiw and a gcnnrul played out. angil
foelinfc.
There in often a foul taste in the
mouth, coated tongue and if the Interior
of the stomach could bo aeen it would
show a slimy. Inflamed condition.
Tire cure for this common and obsti
nate trouble is found in a treatment whir It
causes the food to be read if y, thoroughly
digested before it has time to ferment
and irritate the delicate mucous surfaces
of the stomach. To secure a prompt and
healthy digestion 1b the one necessary
thing: to do and when normal digestion
is secured the catarrhal condition will
have disappeared.
According to Ir. Harlanson. the sAfest
and best treatment is to use after each
meal a tablet, composed of Diastase.
Aseptic Pepsin, a little Nut. Golden Seal
n.nd fruit acids. Tliese tablets can now
be found at all drugstores under the
namo of Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets awl
not being a patent medicine can be used
with perfect safety and assurance that
healthy appetite a-nd thorough digestion
will follow their regular use after meate.
Mr. R. S. Workman. Chicago. 111..
writes: "Catarrh is a Ioca.1 condition re
sulting from a neglected cold in the head.
whereby tho lining membrane of tho noso
becomes inllamed and Uie Msonous dis
charge therefrom passing backward Into "
the- throat reaches the stomach, thus pro
ducing catarrh of the stomach. Medical
authorities prescribed for me forthrea
years for catarrh of stomach without
cure, but today I am the happiest of men
after using only one box of Stuart's
Dyspepsia Tablets. I cannot And ap
propriate words to express my good feel-
lnpr. I have found flesh, appetite and
sound rest from their use.
Stuaxt'e Dyspepsia Tablets is tho aaf-
preparation as well as tho simplest
and moBt convenient remedy for any form
of indigestion. Catarrh of stomach,
biliousness, sour stomach, heartburn and
bloating after meals.
Send your name and address today for
a free trial package and see for your
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