Morning Oregonian., January 28, 1907, Page 3, Image 3

MORNING, OREGONIAN, MONDAY, JANUARY 28, 1907.
JONES' " BILL IH
FOR HARD KNOCKS
Solons See "Joker" in Meas
ure to Build New Locks
' at Oregon City.
LACKING IN ESSENTIALS
Without Giving State Tower of Con
demnation of Present Canal,
Its Irlco Could Not Bo
Forced Down.
SALEM. Or., Jan. 27. (Staff Correspond
ence.) Attacks will be made from many
sides on Representative B. . Jones bill
to appropriate $400,000 for locks at Oregon
City, when the measure shall come before
the House at 10 o'clock next Wednesday
as a special order of business, favorably
reported by a special committee of seven
JoneB oI Polk, Eaton of Lane, Simmons
of Marlon, Huntley of Clackamas. Barrett
of T Imatilla. OofCey of 2VI ulinomah, and
jvudu or jacKson.
The bin authorizes the state to acquire
and condemn right of way for new looks
on the east sldo of the river at a. cost not
to exceed J400.000. but not to acquire or
condemn the present locks, though this
latter power is mentioned In the title of
the bill, and should be the chief purpose
of the meanur-e. since it would not be Rood
huNlness for the state nor for the present
owners to have a second set oX locks.
Ila n to lieat Down Irlce.
Tt Is well understood by everybody that
the new locks plan la proposed simply to
beat flown the high price demanded lor
the present' locks. But the state oould
hMt down the price more effectually by
t rmdenmatlon of the proHe rc t locks rather
than by appropriation of $400,000 to build
Mi Ms. (since that sum wmild be Wuk-
hly only half etioug-h. In that cane the
owners would not be whipped Into line by
400.000 appropriation, and might tell the
state to (jo ahfiifj jrlVx new locKs. Know
in? that they could not be built.
Thin o ni i 1 o r In the bill thus favoru the
1'ortla.nd Railway Light Sr I"ower Oom-
pany, which owns the locks. And, while
it my kve occurred from unintentional
oversight on the part of the framer of the
hftl. it does not "loolc Rood" to many
members of the House. Should it not be
rectified It vouM constitute a "joKer,"
enabling the toll collectors at the present
locks to snnp their flnper. In the race of
the state, when it should try to gala pos
session of the existing waterway.
BUI Favorable to Company.
The bill as It now exists seems to be
Just what the company wants, since it
elves the state no power to eordemn the
locks. Yet there are members of the Leg
islature and others contending: that the
company is fighting the bill, and that
those who oppose its passage are standing
in with the company and the railroads to
prevent the lifting- of the embargo at Ore
gon City.
Opponents of the bill, led by Newell
ot Washington, will urge that though
ownership of the locks by the public
would save a great deal of money to
shippers in the Willamette Valley, the
sum nreded for building now locks
would be double the $400,000 appro
priation and miftht aro higher: that the
cheapest way to aret possession of the
present locks is by condemnation suit,
which is not provided for in the Jones
bill: that according to latest estimates
of United States engineers under Colo
nel Roessler, In Portland, . between
$550,000 and $600,000 would be needed
for construction of new locks, accord
ing to the project of the special board
of engineers in 1S99; that the cost then
estimated by the engineers was $414,-
000, according: to one project, and $431,-
000 according to another, not including
rlarht of way: that since then the cost
lias Increased 25 per cent: that while
the engineers estimated $25,000 for
right of way, the actual cost would be
much higher, on account of expensive
displacements of existing property of
the electric company, and that the pur
chase should be made by the National
Government, since it is rather beyond
the means of the state, and the state
has no means of Knowing" how much
It must ipend before finishing the
work.
locks Ajipraicd nt $300,000.
Mad the state authority to condemn
the present locks, there is reason to be
lieve It could secure them for between
$400,000 and $500,000, since their con
struction cost less than $325,000 In
1872; the state possesses an equity in
thfi locks, from having given the build-
rrs a. $200,000 bonus from the school
f unci : the state had the rijscht. In 18 93.
to purchase the locks under the terms
of the bounty act, for the capitalized
6 rr vent net parnlngs of the looks,
nmnuntlnff to $200,000. or for the then
total cost of the locks, amounting to
$450,000, but forfeited the rigrht. The
not earnings at this time, capitalized,
plane tho value within $500,000. The
owners demanded of the Nations I Gov
ernment In 1&99 91,200.000 for the sale
of the locks, but this price was re
Kardrd as exorbitant by the United
Ststes engineers, who put the actual
value of the locks at $314,300. less $38.
000 for needed repairs. Right of way
thft bonrd estimated at $35,000 extra.
This board was composed of Major W.
Jt. JHeuor. CBptaln "V. O. Langfltt and
t'sptaln William. W. Harts.
The owners of the looks set up claims
not only for compensation for sale of
the locks, but also for the water used
by the locks. For this reason it de
uiAntlu a tilgth price. The company con-
.lends that tt has exclusive right to
awe all the water flowing over the
fn I Ik.
Tlie Jones bill tmrosrs a tax of one-
lialf mill, to he collected in 1908. and
uuf-fourth mill to bo collected In each
of the years 1909 and 1910.
VKTO Wllilj RE SUSTAINED
(Governor's: IMMpproval of Board of
Control Sliftred by Senate.
SALEM. Or.. Jan. !7.-(Speclal.)-It is
pretty generally understood around the
Senate chamtmr that when the Governor's
veto of the Hoard of Control bill -of the
last session comes up for action next
Wednesday the veto will be sustained.
This much was understood when the tem
oorats aided In the ' organization of the
Senate, though it is said there was no ex
press epreemont to that effect.
The Board of Control bill proposes to
place the management of the- institution
at Salem in the hands of the Governor,
Secretary of State and State Treasurer,
thus Rlvlnu the penitentiary patronage to
the Republican members, who constitute
a majority of the board. While the Gov
ernor Is said not to care much what the
Legislature does with the bill, the Demo
cratic members of the Senate would not
like to see the Democratic employes at
tiLO rlaot& Jtiirowa out ot tiieir placed.
There will be enough negative votes to
kill the bill.
Some of the Republican members were
opposed to the bill two years ago, and
consequently may be expected to be
against It now. There are six Democrats,
so it will take four Republican votes to
kill the bill, if all members are present
No discussion of the bill is expected.
There is some talk around the Legisla
ture of having the bills printed in another
form. Bills are at present printed on
sheets of paper larger than legal cap. In
California they are printed on sheets the
same size as pages of the session laws and
journals. The present form is of some
advantage to those who wish to make pen
cil interlineations to Indicate amendments.
Both houses of the Legislature have
been saving gome time and expense by
abandoning the old plan of suspending the
rules on bills and having- them read by
title only. The clerk Is left to read them
in full, but he reads only enough to show
the nature of the bill and stops. If any
members want more of the bill read, they
can say so: if not, the reading has been
sufficient to show the purpose of the Dill
and the real intent of the constitution
preserved. Under the former plan, the
reading of the title very often did not
show the nature of the measure, but the
record had to contain a complete rollcall
to show that the rules had been suspend
ed. This increased the work of the desk
clerics, increased tire expense of printing
the journals, and served no useful pur
pose.
Senators Coke of Coos and McDonald of
TTnlon have been at their desks in the
Senate chamber every day, whether the
Legislature was in session or not. They
put in the time answering letters and
reading- bills that will come up for con
sideration. They are both too far from
home to make it convenient for them to
go borne lor an over-Sunday visit,-as most
of the members do.
ljA KGE EKKOLLMENT AT O. A. C
Matriculations Inspected to Reach
850 by March.
C0RVALL19. Dr.. Jan. -(Special.)-
The student enrollment at the State
Agricultu ral Ool lege h&s reached S3 1. It
was 735 at the close of last year, .fcivery
county In the staU la represented, wt-
cept Curry. Aside from Benton. Multno
mah leads with a delegation of 86 and
Linn is second with 60. "Wasco has the
banner delegation from Eastern Oregon
-with 32 and Union is second with 28. Far
off Malheur has 23 and Klamath a dozen.
There are 79 from outside of the state.
notable nmong thai number being 3) front
"Washington. -A.
March, when the
new torm opens In
enrollment 'will probably
he raised to SdO.
Ttie list or me delegations Dy counties
Is as follows:
Baker
Benton
I H Wallowa - ,
lid Wheeler
Clackamas
. 3u; Wasco
GiatsoD iv.waahlneton II
Columbia
17!YamhUl
.tAlaska
I A r R ii n m
Doufcias .........
Grant
IS.rallforniB,
3 Colorado ,, 1
fillllnm
Harney
JarksOM
Josephln
ti'i'olumbla
8;onnectlcnt ...
... 1
T I.'lJllio ...... ZZZZZZ St
12IHHnol 2
Klainatn
Lake 1 lowa
Lan
IS Kansas ........... 1
7 Maine 1
(in:MI-soiirl 2
2;i Montana ......... 1
BO'Nehraska 8
Lincoln .... ....
I.lnn . .
Malheur .......
Marion
Morrow
Multnomah ....
roiic . . . .
hennan ......
Tillamook . . . -
ttratllla
Union
n Nevada 1
88 New Hampshire... 1
2-'IINrw Jorsey 1
p'oklahoma. 1
8 Washington 30
2 Total 811
TETERAXS MEET AT XEtVBERG
Lant Week In. Jane Named for An
nual G. A. K. Encampment.
OTIEGON CITY, Or., Jan. 27. (Special.-)
The 26th annual encampment
of the Grand Army of the Republic, De
partment of Oregon, will be held at
Newberg on Tuesday, Wednesday and
Thursday, June 25, 26 and -27, 1007. The
dates were determined at a meeting
of the council of administration held
last week. The encampment last year
was held at Grant's Pass, June 20, 21
and 22, but It was necessary to make
the date later this year, as the en
campment will titillate the halls in the
Pacitic College buildings, after com
mencement Is pRSt.
The Woman's Relief Corps will hold
Its 23d annual convention at Newbers;
at the same time.
FAXATTCS GIVE CP MISSION
"Tonjrues or Fire" Worshipers
Gather at Private Ilesldence.
ALBANY. Or., Jan. 27. (Special.)
In response to officers warning's last
night, the "Tongues ot Fire" sect to
day abandoned its First-street mission.
Meetings were held this forenoon and
afternoon at the mission,. but tbey were
subdued affairs, most of the worship
ers gathering at a private residence.
Tonitrht the mission was abandoned
entirely and the worshipers met nt the
residence of S. W. Moore, where it was
rumored customary seances were held.
Rumors were rife all day of mob
law tonitrht if the oraries continued at
the mission and there Is talk: of tar and
feathers for the leaders.
rr Annual Sclo Fair.
AT. Ii A. rCV. Or.. Jan. 2T. (Special.)
A movement has been Inaugurated at
Sclo to hold a fair there every Fall,
to be known as the Sa,ntiam Fair. Last
F'aII a Stookman's fair was held and Its
success led to the desire for an annual
exhibition, a, g. Prill has been named
president; T. L. Dugger, secretary, and
M. O. Gaines, treasurer, of the Fair As
soc. at Ion, and committees have been
named as follows; On grounds, J. A.
Bllycu, T. M. Munkcrs, and T. M. Holt;
permanent organization and by-lawn,
T. 1 rujrjtrer. E. Miller and A- J3.
Randall; soliciting; committee, Lee Rll -
yeu, S. H. Wain, J. A. Bilyeu, M. C.
Gaines and Carl Middlestadt
Laundrymen Meef dtt Albany.
ALBANY, Or., Jan, 27. (Special.)-
The WUlamete . Valley Launderers
Association met In this city yesterday
for the purpose of diacufJBlne matters
of interest to that industry in the
Valley. No action was announced as a
result of the gathering-. The meeting-
wn s attended by J. OInn stead, of the
Salem Steam Laundry; W. -f . HodeM,
of the Eugene Steam Laundry; B. I.
Fisher, of the Fisher Steam Laundry
Company, of Kuprene: O. C. Baker, of
the Ronebnrg Steam Lnuridry. and A- I
Simpson, of the Magnolia Steam Laun-
dry, or Albany. Mr. Simpson tendered
the vlsitlntr laundrymen a dinner at the
Motel Revere last evening.
Caught Passing Forged Check.
ASTORIA, Or., Jan. 27. (Special.)
Harry ford, a pressman, was arrested
by the police this mornlnar on the
charge of forgery. He was attempting
to pass a check for $18. to which he
forged 'the nome of the Herald Publish
ing: Company.
JExpress Fear of Foul Play
HAVANA, Jan. 27. Lieutenant
Cliarlca E. IhfcCulloufrh. of the Fifteenth
Cavalry, was reported missing- today,
and there were fears expressed that
h had possibly been murdered, as he
was known to have a considerable sum
of jnon-ey. pra lile -nexaon.
BUFFALO AND BiG
BULLFIGHT
Ten Thousand Spectators See
4 New Event in Arena
at El Paso.
NEITHER GETS ADVANTAGE
But Bull Backs Off Like Whipped
Cur and Buffalo Doesn't Care
to IYIIow Picador Has a
Xarrow Escape.
EL PASO. Tex., Jan. 27. (Special.)
Cravinar new sensations and fresh hor-
rors of the rinar. followers of bullflarhts
were treated to a battle royal between
a North Dakota buffalo and a vicious
bull from Durango, Mexico, fighting
stock, today. For a balf-bour. honors
between the animals were even, and
then the bull sulkily retired to the
side of the ring and refused to Weed
with the flarht. The buffalo Indicated
tie riacl liad enougrh and did not press
the advantage he was sratnlncr aa the
struggle drew toward Its close.
Lack, of Blood Tisaprxl tits.
Jt was the largest crowd that ever
attended an event in the arena of
Juarez, across the Rio Grande from
Kl Paso. The novel event had been
well advertised, and there was great
disappointment that blood did not flow
more ireely, altHougH there was plen-
ty of excitement while the flfrht was on.
The bu ITalo -was the first gladiator
In the arena. He stood pawing the
ground and throwing up great clouds
Of dust Until the bull was turned In to
ensrage him. Roaring like a full me
nagrerle. and foa.ro i n k at the mouth, the
buffalo primed himself for a second
ana then made a rusU iQr hit) quarry
The bull started forward at the same
Instant. The two came together with
a crash trial could be hear-d for blockn.
Following the impact, the buffalo fell
Wt dazed, and m mm h a
picador, who hurried up and prodded
him with a polo. nraiered at the in
terference, the bison turned from the
un ana tore atter nis Human tor
mentor. He cauirht the picador on the
point or one of his horns Just ,1 . til,
man fell behind a sjrua-i-cl.. tt as a
crucial moment, but the picador e8-
caped Unharmed.
ltof.li Play for Openinc.
' Then the battle of the beasts was
renewed. They tame togethfr a sec-
ond time and locked horns. Then each
played for an opening to gore his op
ponent. Unable to land on a vital spot.
the bull again crashed into the head
of the buffalo, and it staggered him.
There followed a fast and furious skir
mish, the buffalo having the advan
tage, but unable to make the supreme
lunge.
To the disRust of the cherlnjr thou
sands, the bull backed off after this
round and ran away like a whipped
cur, He was bellowing like a spoiled
child. The buffalo plowed the dust
with his feet for a minute In defiant
attitude and then concluded he was
vindicated and had enough. The fight
was called a draw, but the 10,000 spec
tators were unanimous in declaring the
North Dakota beast the victor.
TRAIN HITS A STREETCAR
Spokane Motor man Is Killed and tM
Pa-ssengers Injured.
SPOKANE, Jan.. 27. C. E. Nickerson.
aged 25, the motorman, was killed and
nine or ten others on the car injured.
about 9 o'clock this evening-, when a Great
Northern switch engine, running at a
good rate of speed, struck the car broad
side. The accident, occurred at Diamond
and C streets, where the Great Northern
track crossed the Minnehaha tracks of
the Washinkytoh Water Power Company.
Conductor G. H. Craig, who was also
injured, eays he vraa in the act of asking
the motorman if it was not time to stop
at the railroad tracks, when the motor
man discovered he was almost in the act
of crossing. At this moment the engine
came along, struck the car and splintered
it. Part of t he stree tear was carried
away on the tender.
Nine passengers in the car were thrown
far into the snow. Owing to the distance
from the business center, an hour's time
was consumed in ambulances getting to
the apot. The motorman was taken to
the hospital and died about 11 o'clock. So
far as known at this hour none other is
fatally Injured.
RESUME RAILWAY HEARING
CommisAloner Lane Ready to Open
Inquiry at San Francisco.
SAN FRANCISCO. Jan. 27. Interstate
Commissioner Franklin K. lane will
resume tomorrow the hearing of testi-
mony in the investigation of the Harri
man railway system in this city.
The line of inquiry will be to ascer-
tain the conditions that existed prior
to the merger of the Union Pacific and.
the Southom Pacific under the direction
of K. H. Harrlman. Then the conditions
existing after the merger will be ascer-
talned and the effect of the merger
regarding competition.
The first matter to he taken up in
the investtg-ation will bo the complaint
of the Faciflc Coast Jobbers and Man-
ufacturer' Association, that the South-
ern Pacific is unlawfully exactinur toll
on all f roiKht coming Into the city on
the Coast Line. The Southern Pacific
charges this toll, amounting to 5 cents
per ton on all goods coming in this
way, nlthotiRh it pays the state only for
the goods ferried across the bay.
A. large number or witnesses nave
teen Bummoneu.
TV ame Protessor Claris..
BALTIMORE, Jan. rJ.-The appoint
ment of Professor William Bullock Clark,
of the Johns Hopkins University, to the
S Ireftorahip of the United States Geolog-'
ica.1 Survey has been practically decided
upon. He will succeed Charles D. Wal-
ctott, who has resigned to become head
of tho Smithsonian Institution. .
Bark Morris Is Lost.
NEW ORLEANS, Jan. 27. The probable
locu of the Norwegian bark r. H. Morris.
1148 tons1 net register, en route from Nor
way to Gulfport, waa reported today by
Captain 0. Hansen and his crew of ten
men, who arrived, here on & gasoline
launch.
The bullfllng of St. Taul's Cathedral, . Lon
don, is solid, it appears, notwithstanding its
ItEA, bnt the whole mans is sradualty elnklnjc
"jutotit luut th. thkknpas of a obe note
Xapv everj- three years.
Last Week
Of the great January
sale offering. Greatest
bargains of the year in
all departments.
$4.87
1250 Silk
$8.50, $10.00
For Monday Sale, we
tional petticoat bargain ever offered in Port
land by any store
petticoats, in gray plaids, gray stripes, black,
brown, navy, purple, green, light gray, light,
medium and darK red,
crepe
de Fans
$1.25 Val., 69c
40-inch Imported. Crepe
je Faris, in reseda,
navy, golden and seal
brown, and champagne
-regular $L2J values,
a yard 69
$2.00 VOILES 98c
47-inch Imported novel
tied In Voiles. Iace
Voiles, Nub Voiles, etc.,
in tans, champagnes.
grays and Oxford
arrays ; 2 values, re
d u c e d to this low
price
8f
gl.50 Suitings. 98c
nil-wool Tailor
Suitings, in new mix-
tures, navys, browns,
greens, srrays, etc; for
mer price never lower
than S l.oO yard. Spe
cial sale at t8
FOR CLEANER OfiCHfldOg
STATE INSPECTORS MAP OUT
SEASON'S CAMPAIGN'.
vigorous Movement on Toot to Ex
terminate FVttlt Pests Throuar li
on t the Whole State.
CORVAU.I3, Or.. Jan. 27. (Special.)
Plans are perfected for a vigorous and
uniform campaign in cleaning up old or
chards and generally Improving conditions
throughout the fruit districts of Oregon
during the coming season. Most of the
fruit Inspectors and two ot the commis
sioners have been here for a week at
tending short course lectures at the col-
T and coniVyi i lug with ' Professor
Cordley for perfecting methods to be used
In the coming work. The lectures were
attended during the day, and each even
ing there, were conference sessions with
Professor Cordley at which methods and
plans were discussed.
Among those In attendance were Com
missioner J. H. Reid. of tho first district,
manager of the well-known "Wallace or
chard at Salem; Inspector Castner, of
Hood River; Inspector Iewla, of Clacka
mas County; Inspector Goodrich, Yamhill;
Inspector Nun. Polk County: Inspector
Armstrong, Marion County: Inspector
Roberts. Unn County; Inspector Meserve,
Josephine County, and the following
prominent orchardists: Mr. Pankey, man
ager of the Olwell orchard at Central
Point: Mr. Harris, manager of the Iewis
orchard. Table Rock; Mr. Holloway, who
is planting a large orchard near Lebanon,
and many others.
As a result of the conferences, an at
tempt will be made to get all the In
spectors in the state to attend the lec
tures next year. For the present year, an
enthusiastic spirit is aroused and an en
engetic movement is afoot to bring order
out of chaotic orchard conditions. The
Inspectors have requested Professor Cord
ley to determine the treatment to be
applied to trees and he is to prepare
printed literature covering requirements
and giving directions, to be distributed by
the inspectors among- orchardists in the
various localities.
POSTAL AXF0R PRESS
(Ctfntinued from Flrsit F&sjre.)
shall be controlling on the Fostofltce and
allots employes, unless everruled by gome
competent court of the United States.
.Proprietors and publishers of news
papers or periodical may apply to have
tho same placed on a register of the
(Postoff.ee Department aa beinpr entitled
to second-class rates, sucb application to
be verified by the oath, or the applicant
and accompanied "by- a copy of the news-
paper or periodical as well "as a fee of J5.
Pending final action on the application.
the ' Postmaster General la authorized to
issue a temporary permit for trie trans-
mission of such publication at second
class rates. !
The requirement- made that -where an
article is offered for sale in combination
with, the subscription tor a newspaper or
periodical admitted to tbe second class,
the price of such article snail be clearly
stated in such publication, together with
tho price of tbe publication and. in all
cases the regular advertised price of the
publication. .
Put System on Business BasU.
The proposed ollt provides for the ap
pointment of a joint Commission by Con
gress to investigate the entire Postal
System. The Commission urgently recom
mends a new weighinR. plrnllar to that
now in progress, but extended to embrace
for the period of six months, beginning
July 1. 1907. a welshlntr of all mail matter
transported throughout tbe entire United
States, class by class; a counting or all
pieces of mall matter, class by class.
Continuing the report says:
This commission Ic in accord, with the
of the Postmaster-General, that th
whole business ystera of the postal serv
ice shall be examined and overhauled by a
net of expert accountantB and statisticians
to be secured from the ranks of those pro
fessions outside the department. .
It Is bellovrd this examination can best
he made through the agency of Congress.
The object of this inquiry is not a tempo
rary or provisional one. It is an attempt
to iret that gigantic enterprise known as the
postal service organized once and for all
on a sound, economic and administrative
basis. It involves even more than that. It
involves the way in wnich the burden of
that tremendous service Is to be adjusted
between the various classes and elements of
the Immense public which makes use of It.
The Commission recommends the scheme
of progressive reduction of compensation
for mail carried in excess of 5000 pounls
a day. which is embodied in the accom
panying tiill. It is estimated by tbje of-
FEBRUARY BUTTERICK PATTERNS 10c AND ISc-NO HIGHER
Good Merchandise Only Quality Considered Our Prices Are Always the Lowest
All Goods Bought this Week
Charged on
Account.
Petticoats
and $12.00 Values
offer the most sensa
1250 extra quality silk
violet, reseda, dark
gray, tan and the blue
and brown change
able. Regular
$8.50, $10 and
.&12.50 vals.
$4.87
All
Bought
Charged on
500 Prs. Lace Curtains,
500 pairs of Cluny, Renaissance. Battenberg, Cable Net, Irish
Point and Nottingham Lace Curtains in sufficient variety to
please every taste ;
A
white,
pair; reduced
values to &5.00
price of.
1000 pairs Nottingham Lace Cur-
lains, wiik plain or figured een-
ters, in white or Arabian
colors; -values to $l.oO. . . .9Si
allway mall
the total de
In compe
atlon will
be ror the flacai year approximately
As a remedy for the disparity- between
the receipts and tbe cost in connection
with the transportation or mall, the Com-
mission suggests that thi practice no
longer continue of charging; on a losing
baiilfl the same rate for wholly dis
similar service. In this connection it Is
suggested tnat the increment for the
postage for the Increment of weight
above the first four ounces should be
2 cent for each additional four ounces.
The Commission holds with regard to
fiction matter, that the classification
which puts a. complete novel in one class
and a. novel published serially In another
class is a false classification. With re
gard to newspapers, the Commission
maintains that the prime defect In the
statute defining what constitutes a newa
pappr is that the purpose described is so
broad as to include everything and ex
clude nothing. "With the exception of a
few instances." It says, "where the publi
cation has been excluded because the in
formation was deemed not to be public,
no periodical has ever been classified by
the tests that should be applied. This
irenei-ally would simply end. In a press
censorship."
While admitting that its recommenda
tions do not afford a complete practical
solution of the problem, the Commission
is of the opinion that the chanares recom
mended will accomplish everything that
has been claimed for them; that they are
exceedingly conservative and may be put
into operation without disturbing to any
considerable degree, the Important in
terests concerned. .
LAGUNA DAM ENDANGERED
Kio Colorado Threatens to Destroy
Irrigation Project.
L.OS ANGELES, Jan. 17.-The Times
tomorrow will say:
If the Rio Colorado should not be forced
to return to its old channel and remain
there, the Laguna Dam, constructed by
the United States 'Reclamation Service
across the river 12 miles above Yuma,
will be destroyed and irrigation of hun
dreds of thousands of acres In Arizona,
California and Mexico will be made im
possible. The Lasuna Iam is unique In that the
danger threatening its existence lurks be-
Iow instead of above the surface. Dur
ing the past three years the Colorado,
instead of repairing its breaks by salt
deposits, has cut them wider and deeper.
and it has formed a gorge 60 feet deep
and 1500 feet wide through the cultivated
lands of the Imperial Valley. During the
period of the hlsjhest flood It - cut bai-k
at the rate of a third of a mile a day.
The Laguna Dam is said to nave cost
about $2,000,000.
PROTEST NEW CHURCH LAW
Oatliollos Fll Hippodrome and Hear
.French Situation Discussed.
NEW YORK", Jan. 27. The Hippodrome,
the largest playhouse In the city, was
filled tonight when Catholics, lay and
clerical, of the archdiocese of New York
met publicly to protest against the new
French church laws. The action of the
government of France in divorcing church
and state was sharply attacked by sev
eral members.
Ex-Stipreme Justice J. O'Brien pre
sided and the epeakrs. In addition to
tlie chairman. Included -A.r!ch bishop John
M, Farley, Justice Jameg Fitzgerald, ex-
JuHtiee Joseph P. Daly. John G. Ag-ar
and John F. Delaney.
The a udlence -voted to send tbe Pope,
in the name of the archbishops, a cable-
gram assuring him of the sympathy felt
by the New York - Catholics for him In
his contest asratnst France and condemn
ing the -French anti-church campaign.
NO BLAME ON THE COMPANY
Owners and Employes Not RcponsI
rIe for Mine Explosion.
PUEBLO, Colo., Jan. 27. A special to
the Chieftain from Trinidad. Colo., saya:
"By the verdict of the Coroner's jury
in the Primero mine explosion InqueBt,
which was concluded today, the Colorado
Fuel & Iron Company and its employes
are exonerated of all blame or the dis
aster last! Wednesday, as a result of
which 24 lives were lost. Nearly lOO wit
nesses were examined."
Nq trace of the body of Rees J. Lumb
ley. the American fire boew. has been
found. Work wiU be resumed . the
mine tomonow.
February
$17.65
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AVAS IX GOOD SFIIUTS VTIL HE
PICKED SI XDAV PAPERS.
Becomes So Enraged He Refuses 'to
Attend Prison Hli n rt-lv !s-vpn Ju
rors Contented With Treatment.
NEW YORK, Jan. 27. Harry K. Thaw,
whose trial ,for the murder of Stanford
White will be continued tomorrow, was
In Rood spirits today until he had read
the Sunday papers, whose contents, so far
as they intimated that there was dissen
sion among members of his family or
counsel, displeased him greatly. A note
of inquiry was torn -to bits unread, and
the inessenirer instructed to say that the
prisoner desired neither to see nor to
hear from any newspaper men.
When he arose this morning Thaw was
cheerful and reiterated his confidence in
an acquittal. To his keepers he expressed
satisfaction with the Jurors already
chosen. After reading: the papers. his
mood so changed that when, the hour for
divine worship arrived he for the first
time In several months declined to attend.
The seven jurors, who, under guard of
five officers of the court squad, occupy a
suite on the third floor of the Broadway
Central Hotel, have passed an uneventful
day. Unable to agree on a church which
all might attend, and not being allowed to
separate, they compromised by spending:
the morning- hours at the hotel. In the
afternoon they were taken for a drive in
Central Park. They had their meals to
gether in a private dining-room. No mail
was received "by any of the seven. Two
jurors during; the day wished to telephone
to business associates. They were escort
ed to a telephone booth, where an officer
communicated for them. M either was al
lowed to talk or listen on the wire.
Sunday papers, from which all reference
to the Thaw trial had leen clipped, were
provided. for the jurors. All were in good
health and spirits. They treated the re
straint placed upon them philosophically,
viewing it In the light of a distasteful but
necessary civic obligation. They ex
pressed themselves as well pleased with
the arrangements made for their comfort.
"SALOME" IS UNDER BAN
No More Performances of Objection.-
able Opera May Be Given.
NEW YORK,
-If the directors
of the Metropolitan Opera and Heal Es
tate Company, who own tlie Metropolitan
Opera House, refuse to withdraw their
protest Against a repetition of 'Salome,"
no further performances of the opera will
be given at the Metropolitan Opera
House. This decision was reached at a
meeting: of the executive committee of
the Conreid Metropolitan Opera Company
tonight,
George G. Haven, president of the com-
pany, 8l-es no intimation that he and his
fellow directors will change their opin
ion that the performance of "Salome" is
objectionable.
Takes Dare and Is Killed.
WOODLAND, Cal., Jan. 27. Bud
Brown, a prominent young man of
Woodland, was crushed to death under
the wheels of the Oregon express this
afternoon. Brown look a dare to J m p
off tho train with some companions.
The others alighted a short distance
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HQ9T AT m NEIGHBOR
K". McGannon Ftres When Accused of
Attentions to G. Klrkley's AVlfc. .
McGannon shot"
and narrowly
missed George KirKley, his neighbor, last
night at the former's home, 85 Grand
avenue North. Klrkley accused McGan
non of beina; too attentive to Klrkley's
wife. McCiannon replied by firing; three
shots at his accuser. Neighbors heard
the shots and reported the occurrence to
police headquarters. Mounted Patrolmen
Keller and Rudolph were assigned to the
case, and. beiievina; that some crime had
been committed, the officers hurried to
the East Side.
MrOaunon told the officers that a party
of men had entered his house and that
one of the gang struck him in the face.
He said he had fired in self-defense. The
policemen did not believe the story, and
the true state of the case was found out
when Kirkley reported the matter to Cap
tain Slovcr at the police headquarters.
It is probable that a warrant will bs
sworn out for McGannon's arrest this
morning and that he will be charged with
assault with Intent to kill.
Senator Bourne's Scat Assigned.
ORBGON1AN NEWS BUREAU, Wash
ington, Jan. 27. Senator Bourne will be
assigned a seat in the rear of the center
of the Democratic side of the Scnata
when he is sworn in.
All Senators who take the oath March
4 will be near neighbors to Senators
Knox, Borah and La Follette.
Tourist Run Over by Carriage.
LOS ANGELES, Jan. 27. David
Bacon, 78 years of age. believed to be a
tourist from West Hill. N. Y., was seri
ously Injured by bein&t run over by at
bugary this afternoon. Bacon Is un-
consclous at the receiving hospital anl
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