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PORTLAND, WEDNESDAY, JAN. 29. 1906.
OI'KV AND HONORABLE DEALING IN
PUBLIC AFFAIRS.
It should be evident by this time to
men seeking advancement in political
life that the methods which have pre
vailed heretofore are to prevail no
longer. It has been altogether com
mon to "make arrangements" for ob
tainment of offices, from highest to
lowest Attention naturally will be
concentrated upon the methods em
ployed in obtainment of the high of
fices. Trades for the lesser ones,
though less censured, are not more
excusable. But when men reach so
high an office as that of Governor or
United States Senator, by bargains
with supporters, for office or patron
age to say nothing of the more di
rect method by payment of money
the public no longer will approve,
Justify or pass it over. There has
'been an astonishing and most grati
fying awakening of the political and
moral conscience, on this subject. It
Is the chief glory of the life of Theo
dore .Roosevelt that he has thrown
the whole weight and influence of his
public career In the scale against all
forms of political corruption. But
for the murder of McKinley no man
would have been tried for land frauds
in Oregon, and many a politician and
official who, during the past five years,
has had trouble and with some the
trouble has not ended yet would
have gone with peace and credit to
. the grave.
Possibly our politicians in Oregon
latterly have not done more than poli
ticians here .and elsewhere did before
them. Time was when the candidate
for the Senate offered offices and fa
vors of all kinds for votes, or put
himself in the hands of his friends,
who offered everything obtainment
of pensions, mall contracts, protection
against prosecution for landgrabblng,
and this or that. But if that was the
usual thingHhe custom never made it
right. The people were helpless, be
cause they couldn't get at the details.
They suspected how Senators were
made and District Attorneys ..ppoint
cd and landgrabbers protected; but
thoyx hadn't legal proof. Hitherto
proceedings had been stopped at
"Washington. President Roosevelt
didn't stop them, but ordered them
pushed and prosecuted.
Then the latent feeling of honesty
among the people, that had been sup
pressed so long only because of .he
hopelessness of effort, sprang up
again at once, with new energy and
spirit. Old principles of rectitude,
long trampled under foot, were re
called to life. President Roosevelt
not only) did not stop the inquisition
In Oregon or elsewhere, but gave or
ders to push It.
But It is complained that tha pub
lic is trying the actors of the present
time In politics on rules -" princi
ples that did not formerly prevail;
that it has always been common hith
erto to do the thinrs that are now
censured or condemned, and that the
judgment Is unjust or unfair. Admit
tliore may be some show for argu
ment here, or at least for excuse; yet
Jn fact such excuse or argument never
can be good. It would always pre
vent all reform. Besides, the parties
themselves did not at the time think
It good. Had they thought It good
why did they try to conceal their op
erations at the time? Or why have
they since employed every resource
allowed by the rules of evidence to
prevent the. facta from becoming
known? They knew they were do
ing wrong, and wanted to conceal it.
They know now that w'.tat they did
was wrong, and justly liable to cen
sure and condemnation. They know
that men have no right Ij make these
deals," in order to win.
Take again the case of Calhoun,
and others in San Francisco. In ex
cuse for them it is said they were
compelled to ' become bribers or go
out of business; that the people had
elected to office a bunch of thieves
who had held these i .en up, and
therefore Calhoun and his associates
were exactly In the position of men
- comrrranded by highwr.;- robbers to
tand and deliver. It is tha shallow-
est of all excuses, and absolutely Im
moral. ' Calhoun and his associates
were under no compulsion to deal
with Ruef and Schmitz. All they had
to do "was to denounce the official
thieves and appeal to the public. But
they wanted to get an unfair advan
tage over the public by buying fran
chises from these rascals on terms
that were unjust to the public, and
which they knew the public wouldn't
grant. Never will the public con
science, which always in the long run
will agree with the public Interest,
Justify or condone work of this kind.
The object of Calhoun and his associ
ates was to get a secret advantage
over the public, just as ft is the ob
ject of those who make secret deals
for seats in the United States Senate
with those who want offices, or "in
fluence," or "protection" against vio
lated law. The people always have
hated this kind of business, and never
have sanctioned the "custom" though
till recently they have not been able
to find means to deal it effective
blows. 1
The greatest good of these expos
ures is that they will have a tendency
to cut secret and corrupt deals out
of politics and out of the affairs of
public life. The Oregonlan deals
with them without slightest personal
or political animosity towards any.
But it desires as far as '.t can to em
phasize the demand of the people for
open and honorable methods in poli
tics; and moreover for holding to
strict responsibility hor who hith
erto have not observed these methods
In politics and yet are asking new fa
vors of the people. If It is a new de
mand or an unusual demand, yet it is
not unreasonable. But It is not new.
It Is but a demand for return to open
and honorable action, by put lie men.
In all the affairs of public life. And
the people are determined to have it,
and to reject or punish those who -e-fuse
It.
AN INSTBtrCTIVE nn.mnit.
The present dilemma in which the
Park Board finds itself is not with
out a lesson to those who are' seeking
some method of improving munici
pal government. The board has con
tracted with a new superintendent to
serve for at least two years at a sal
ary of "(2500. After making the con
tract the board discovers that the
City Council has fixed the superin
tendent's salary at $1500. Here Is a
game of cross purposes, a conflict of
authority, which under a well-constituted
system of government could not
have occurred. It is one among many
current proofs that our municipal
machinery is so complicated that it
cannot be expected to do the best
work. The different boards and de
partments proceed in ignorance of
each other's decisions. Their au
thority is indefinite, uncertain and
conflicting. Nobody can issue conclu
sive orders; nobody is ultimately re
sponsible for waste and failure.
The Park Board is supposed to be
composed of men who are competent.
If they are not competent they should
be replaced by successors who are.
Presumably they know what the
qualifications of a good superintend
ent are and what salary he ought to
receive. None of them are men of
extravagant tastes. They anderstand
the value of money and the worth of
expert service, .Of course the Coun
cil never Intended to thwart the plans
of the Park Board or to depreciate its
judgment. The salary of tha superin
tendent was 'fixed at $1500 by the
Council probably because It was not
Informed of the wishes of tjhe Park
Board and its contract previously
concluded. It stands to reason that
the Council will revise its order in due
time and extricate the Park Board
from its dilemma; but the point Is
that such dilemmas ought never to be
possible.
The various city boards should be
composed of competent men, and
their orders should be final concern
ing matters within their Jurisdiction.
In this way, and no other, can the
city receive service of the highest
character and obtain full value for
the money which is spent on munici
pal enterprises.
THE MISTREATED PHTLLPPLN'ES.
The attitude of Secretary Taft to
ward the Philippines has always been
I most favorable for the people, who
were endeavoring to work out the
commercial salvation of the islands.
His recommendation for a reduction
in the tariff on sugar, tobacco and
other island staples, and' his protest
against extension of the American
navigation laws to the islands, have
annually encouraged the Filipinos in
the belief that some day this country
would extend to them the treatment
to which they are entitled. But in
his report, which the President has
Just submitted to Congress, Mr. Taft)
unconsciously ' perhaps, works in a
boost for the ship subsidy seekers
when he says: "The only method pos
sible by which the United States ves
sels can be given the Philippine trade
is by voting a reasonable subsidy for
United States vessels engaged in that
trade." -
In its strictest sense, this statement
may be true, but "a reasonable sub
sidy," sufficient to swing the business
from foreign to American bottoms,
would necessarily be much larger
than any that has yet been mentioned
in connection with any service. What
Is needed for-the Philippines, and for
all of our trans-Pacific trade, is
cheap ships flying the American
flag. A British steamship, now load
ing In Portland for the Far East,
is carrying freight across the Pacific
at $3.25 per ton. She is owned by
Robert Dollar, an American citizen,
residing in San Francisco, who in a
recent communication to a Coast
paper gives a few reasons why he can
carry freight at a rate which It is Im
possible for American-built ships to
equal. "A short time ago," says this
American who would like to do busi
ness under the American flag, "I
asked for bids on a 7000-ton steamer,
both on our Eastern seaboard and in
England, and the lowest price for the
American steamer was $424,000. The
contract went to -i British firm at
$195,000."
The owner of this new British
steamship states that there were at
one time nearly one hundred foreign
vessels owned by Americans in San
Francisco, all of which would be en
rolled under the American flag if
Congress would give them registry.
As matters now stand, this American
citizen can successfully compete with
foreigners In carrying Philippine
products to foreign countries, but he
is - refused permission to carry
any of the traffi . to the United
States in his cheap' foreign-built
vessels. Consequently, this trade will
V
languish and be driven to foreign
markets until we. permit our own
people to handle It with the same fa
cilities now available to all other na
tions. Robert Dollar, the American
who has invested his capital in for
eign ships, which he would prefer to
sail under the American flag, does
not credit the theory that tree ships
would ruin our shipbuilders.
"To one who is not a politician,"
said he, "this is very hard to under
stand, as there Is not a steamer build
ing In a yard in the United States
today for the foreign trade except
two or three for the reg lar lines en
gaged in the West India trade. We
can ship our products and Import
goods In these cheap foreign vessels
except to and from our own depen
dencies, the very countries with
which it is to our interest to be In the
closest possible touch."
Perhaps after Mr. Taft succeeds In
gaining his point on the tariff feature
of the question, he may provide us
with the same facilities as are now
enjoyed by the foreigners who do
business with the Philippines.
1TSTOL A9 A MEAN'S OF DISCIPLINE.
Miss Anna Howard, matron of the
Woman's Dormitory of the University
of Washington, employs upon occa
sion, 'as it appears, a rather unusual
method of frightening away mis
chievous boys from the premises un
der her charge. Inquiry into a recent
murder in close proximity to the dor
mitory revealed the fact that she had
fired a pistol in the air twice about
midnight the night previous to drive
supposed mischief-making boys away.
The hole in the' head of the murdered
man, who was found in the campus
next morning, was made by a 38
caliber ball, whereas the pistol used
by the belligerent matron was but 32
caliber, thus exonerating her from the
possibility of having inadvertently
killed a harmless old man a students'
tailor, seventy years old.
Miss Howard's plan to frighten off
mischievous boys by firing a pistol
Was doubtless conceived In righteous
wrath and matured with deliberation
after severe and repeated provocation.
It can hardly be recommended, however,-
to matrons of girls' dormitories,
as even should a bullet go astray and
hit the culprit, the provocation of
which he was guilty could hardly be
held to Justify the taking of his life.
While Miss Howard may be sincerely
congratulated upon the fact that her
pistol is but 32 caliber, she will prob
ably be advised by the faculty to dis
pense with the weapon as an instru
ment of discipline hereafter, since the
hole in the head of the next man who
is found dead in the college campus
might correspond to the caliber of her
pistol. Milder forms of discipline
than this have been known to be effi
cacious and less subject to disagree
able consequences. "The woman with
a gun" is dangerous, not- because of
the accuracy of her aim, but quite the
reverse. In this instance she should
certainly be disarmed.
KLAMATH'S RICH LANDS. .
The final allotment of lands in the
Klamath Indian reservation is now In
progress, and, as soon as the remnants
of the once powerful tribes of Klam
aths, Modocs and other aborigines
have selected farms or timber lands
for their own use, the residue will be
thrown open for settlement. It Is es
timated that, after all allotments are
made, there will be available for set
tlers an area of approximately 900,000
acres. Not all of this land Is suitable
for agricultural purposes, as there is
a fine growth of timSer on somie of
it; but there is still a vast amount that
can be farmed, and much of It Is very
rich soil. The Indians whose reserva
tions were originally selected, with an
empire to" choose from, were not agri
culturists, but good water and good
grass were essential to their comforts,
and for this reason they always chose
the localities most favored by nature.
What are known' as "Indian lands"
throughout the West, as a rule, are
exceptionally good for agricultural
purposes. The opening t,f the Klam
ath reservation promises to be of ex
ceptional interest to Portland, as it is
reasonably certain that, by the time
these lands are available for settlers,
this city will have rXrect railroad
communication with that long-neglected
portion of the state. The en
tire Klamath region Is a land of
great natural resources with wonder
ful possibilities for development. Its
Isolation from the rest of the world
has retarded the growth and develop
ment of the country to such an extent
that even now its value as a wealth
producer Is not generally appre
ciated. But the Indian lands available for
settlement in the near future will at
tract thousands of new settlers, and
the alluvial holdings of the Indians
are so marvelously rich that they will
hardly remain at the mercy of the In
dian style of agriculture, but Instead
will be leased to the white - men on
terms of advantage to both. Consid
ering the shameless manner In which
our public lands have been given
away, or stolen by. wagon and railroad
grants, lieu land swindles and other'
obnoxious methods, It is perhap- for
tunate that we still have a few Indian
reservations scattered around the
Northwest to offer .bona-fide settlers
an opportunity to get a home. For
the present, the trade which comes to
Portland from the Klamath country
follows a roundabout route, but by
the time the Indian lands are allotted,
and the remainder thrown on the
market, transportation facilities will
be better and another very strong
string added to Portland's commercial
bow.
The Standard Oil's business was
unaffected by the money squeeze. The
company's profits for 1907 are esti
mated at $85,000,000, as compared
with $83,122,251 in 1906, and its sur
plus last year after deduction of divi
dends is estimated at $4,664,680,
compared with $43,780,931 for the
previous year. In a pinch,' as appears
from this record. Tie company could
pay the fine imposed by Judge Lan
dls without serious ..financial incon
venience to Its stockholders.
A ship now in port is under charter
to load wheat for Callao, South Amer
ica. Other grain and flour cargoes
from Portland are now afloat for
South Africa, China, Japan, Austra
lia, New York and Europe. This far-?
flung commerce of the Oregon me
tropolis is bringing In more money
than was ever distributed In a single
grain season since t' e port was
founded. None Of the money which
the rest of the world' is sending us
for these cargoes is again sent out
oeyond the state lines to liquidate
debts, and as a result the per capita
circulation in Oregon, by the time the
record-breaking crop is all marketed,
promises to be greater than' ever.
The Berlin Reichstag haa taken a
firm and early stand for regulation of
wireless, telegraphy by compelling
navigation companies, as well as the
owners of land wireless telegraphy
stations, to arrange for intercommu
nication without regard to the system
used, failing in which permission for
the erection of stations for the use of
wireless will not be given. This is an
Important move in the direction of
giving the people the advantage of an
invention which might prove- too cost
ly for general use were the patentees
permitted to exact separate toll for
the various systems which have come
into use since Marconi began opera
tions.
Senator Burkett, of Nebraska, has
formulated a bill to pr ride for reg
ulation and control of grazing on tha
public lands of the -United States, and
for leasing the same for terms of
years. The Idea may have merit; but
It provides for leases for terms of ten
years, and may tie up large bodies of
lands that homestead settlers might
occupy. It is said the lands are most
ly in arid districts. But experience
shows that there are few localities
where water can be said to be unob
tainable. It Is far better to have the
lands occupied by home-makers than
to be leased for great ci-ttle ranges.
"I have on my desk five or six
letters from people In this and other
states who are foolish enough to think
that I would make a good President,"
said ex-Secretary Shaw to a Washing
ton reporter. While it is surprising
to think that there were so many
people who would be so foolish, we
cannot refrain from complimenting
the Secretary on his keen discern
ment. A man less gifted might make
the mistake of thinking that these
"foolish" people actually represented
a sentiment that waa'likely to spread.
All of the citron grown in any
quantity In the United States last year
was produced from nine acres of cit
ron trees in Southern California. The
aggregate output of dried fruit was
80,000 pounds, which brought from
18 to 20 cents a pound wholesale.
The profits of .citron-growing are
large, and when twenty additional
acres of young trees owned by the
same company come into bearing four
or five- years hence the fortune of a
Rockefeller will be in sight for the
chief promoters of this Industry.
Advices from Seattle state that the
City Health Officer has petitioned the
Board of Health for a reduction in
salary. The amount asked is about
50 per cent less than the officer is
now receiving. Unless the press dis
patches conveying this news have mis
stated the case, it Is probable that the
Queen City is training a curiosity for
exhibition at the Exposition. A pub
lic official asking for a reduction in
salary would be such a rare attrac
tion that people would come clear
across the continent to study It.
Tha petition for enlargement of the
powers of the Port of Portland se
cured several hundred more signers
than were actually needed. But one
Individual approached refused to sign.
This fact displays the practically
unanimous sentiment which Portland
has regarding 'the Improvement of
the tug and pilot service. It is an an
nouncement to the world that the
port will protect her Interests at all
hazards and for all time.
If Government, National or State Is
to guarantee deposits in banks, it
must supervise ail loans and other
operations of banks. This will put
Government, National or State into
banking, up to the hilt. This Is an
other illustration of tha manner in
which Mr. Bryan, who advocates
Governmental guarantee of deposits,
would, as an exponent of centraliza
tion, out-Hamilton Hamilton.
A Chicago woman is making a
commotion over the loss of a diamond
tortolseshell hair ornament valued at
$10,000. There are a number of other
American women who are somewhat
disturbed over the loss of their hus
bands' two-dollar-per-day Job which
afforded the .. wherewithal to buy
something vastly more useful than
diamond tortolseshell ornaments.
WhenBrownell was chairman of
the Congressional Convenr.on which
nominated Hermann, he took delight
in announcing that each step in the
proceedings would be taken "accord
ing to programme." Somehow or
other he couldn't make the steps
towrard .the District Attorney's office
go "according to programme." "
While it Is common .knowledge over
the length of the Pacific Coast that
Seattle was hit by the recent panic,
the extent of the damage - was not
fully revealed until Presiding Elder
Harrington, of the( Methodist Episco
pal Church, remonstrated wltn his
ministers this week for wearing cel
luloid collars.
It's mighty hard to please some
people. Erstwhile The Oregonlan
was abused and denounced because it
was urging men to support the Re
publican party. Now the same crit
ics are vilifying it because It doesn't.
But then The Oregonian doesn't have
to please this sort of critics.
Some person, man or , woman,
writes to The Oregonian, anent the
"Vanderbilt-Szechenyl wedding: "Don't
you think this country is like to a
breeding farm of fillies for exporta
tion to the European studdery?"
Guess so. If we know what that
means.
The Oregon Electric ought to be an
adjunct of the Hill lines If It isn't.
Some lively competition would compel
the Harrlman lines to give the ship
pers of the Willamette Valley a better
service.
Now that the weather is fair, there
are a whole lot of people who find
themselves In the unfortunate predicament-of
having not a single thing to
growl about.
Georga Ade has declared himself
for Fairbanks. Since George is a
warm sort of a fellow, perhaps ha
may melt some of the ice.
But why all this secrecy about
transporting Mrs. Eddy? She hasn't
robbed a bank.
POOR SHOWING AGAINST PRATT
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Friends of Glendale Cashier Hope
ful of "Exoneration in Court.
ROSEBURG, Or., Jan. 28. (Special.)
The state this morning finished the
introductioin of evidence in "the case
of Harry M. Pratt, charged with embez
zlement of Glendale State Bank funds
while cashier of that institution.
The defendant took the stand and
testified that a poor system of book
keeping was nsed by the bank, the wit
ness pointing out errors which account
ed for a deficit of over $400. The prose
cution gained nothing in cross-examination
of Pratt.
The discrepancies -in the bank's books
were explained by Pratt without hesi
tation. Pratt's shortage, according to
the prosecution, is $1500 in . honored
drafts on J. Harding, a merchant of
Glendale; $1000 on a note satisfied by
O. C. Sether, and $1000 In discrepancy
of comparative statement with the
United States .National Bank, of Port
land. The case is expected to be com
pleted tomorrow. The state has made
a poor showing and an acquittal is
looked for. Public opinion Is with the
defendant.
TILLAMOOK JAIL. IS CROWDED
Sheriff Makes Raid and Lands a
Bunch of Young Toughs.
TILLAMOOK, Or., Jan. 28. (Special.)
Harry Long was given a hearing before
Justice White yesterday on the charge
of robbing the warehouse on the dock
and stealing a barrel containing 72 bottles
of whisky, and was bound over to the
Circuit Court, bail being placed at, $1000,
which was furnished. Long and' four
other boys are charged with the robbery,
and are said to have divided the whisky.
Harry Foster and Arthur Bberman, two
other boys, have pleaded guilty, and Louis
Lott is also Implicated In the attempt to
rob Eugene Jenkins' Jewelry store last
Thursday night.
As a result of Sheriff Crenshaw's raid
on the young toughs, the .County Jaii
holds more prisoners than It ever did be
fore. There are eight prisoners, includ
ing A. J. Hembree, charged with the
murder of his daughter. Judge Burnett
will convene court with a docket of 85
cases, most of which belonged .on the
November docket. As this Is a special
session, the criminal cases will go over
until the April term.
SNUB RAILROAD PRESIDENTS
Washington Lumbermen Don't Pro
pose to Compromise.
SEATTLE, Wash., Jan. 28. (Special.)
When Presidents Elliott and Louis w.
Hill arrive in Seattle to attempt a con
ference with the lumbermen for the pur
pose of reaching some agreement on the
mooted rate case, they will be met by a
frost if present plans are carried out.
This Is the opinion, somewhat rudely ex-
pressed by Victor H. Beckman, secretary
of the Lumbermen's Association, backed
up by the same line of talk indulged in
by many of the lumbermen themselves.
The lumbermen, according to Beckman,
have won their fight, or at least they be
lieve it as good as won and will not
enter a conference unless they are as
sured first that they will have the better
of any conciliatory measures proposed.
It has been ascertained that the coming
of Presidents Elliott and Hill was urged
principally by businessmen and not by
lumbermen.
HIGH SCHOOL POLITICS HOI
Ilartnian Elected Manager of Seattle
Eleven After Sharp Contest.
SEATTLE, Wash., Jan. 28. (Special.)
The hottest political fight ever kndwn In
the Washington High School athletic cir
cles ended this' afternoon when Harold
Hartman was elected manager of the
football team by one vote over Charles
Beebe.
Hartman was supported by the old
football faction, while Beebe drew his
support from the second team. Charles
McKay was the first choice of the sec
ond team men, but he had to be dropped
out on account of deficiency in his
studies. In order to give him a chance
to get into the fight, the regular election
was staved off a week. He could not
come through,- however, and Beebe was
substituted. The vote was o5 to 64.
MANIA FOR USING DYNAMITE
Seattle Man Caught After 15 At
tempts to Ruin Partner.
SEATTLE, Wash., Jan. 28-MSpecial.)
In his fifteenth attempt to dynamite the
property of his own partner, John
Hurst, aged 40, was discovered at 3
o'clock Monday morning setting a mine
which would have completely annihilated
the property of George M. Roberts, a
cider manufacturer of this city. Two
private detectives attempted to arrest
him, and ne fled. Although closely pur
sued, he managed to elude his pursuers
until today, when ne was taken in tow
by the officers.
Hurst will give no reason for his
mania to blow up his own and his part
ners business.
LABOR MENS OX THE ELK HORN
Scheme to Steal Valuable Mine Un
covered In Baker City.
BAKER CITY, Or., Jan. 28. (Special.)
The expose of what appears to be an
attempt to steal the Elk Horn mine was
made this afternoon, when labor liens
to the amount of $4000 were filed against
the mines.
A few years ago the mine was mort
gaged and bonds sold to Eastern capi
talists. Later an Oregon law gave labor the
first claim on all property. Subse
quently the bonds were sold to local par
ties, and it now appears that the hold
ers will have to make good the indebted
ness to secure their bonds.
Lownsdale Lectures, at Albany.
ALBANY. Or., Jan. 28. (Special.) Be
fore a large crowd of Linn County horti
culturists yesterday afternoon, M. O.
Lownsdale. of Lafayette, president of the
Willamette Valley Apflegrowers" Associa
tion, illustrated proper methods of pack
ing apples ana also instructed How to
renovate old orchards by cutting off the
tops of the trees and grafting In new
buds. Several boxes of apples were pro
vkled, .brought In just as they were picked
from the trees, and Mr. Lownsdale
packed them ready for the market, at
the same time giving an address on prop
er methods of commercial packing.
Baby Fatally Burned.
LA GRANDE, Or., Jan. 28. The 5-year-
old daughter of Emmet McCoy, of Ka-
mela, near here, was burned about the
body so severely this morning that re
covery is doubtful. . The child touched i
hot Btove and her dress ignited. She
sprang from the house into the open.
where the wind fanned the flames.
When the child reached her own home her
mother Immersed her in a water tub and
badly burned her own axma.
Theresa Hedke.
OREGON CITY, Or., Jan. 2S.T(Speclal.)
Theresa Hedke, daughter of Mr. anif
Mrs. A. Hedke. died here yesterday-
aged 5. after an illness of several years.
She came here seven -years ago from
Chicago.
SUPREME COURT DECISIONS
Damage Suit Affirmed In the Case
Against Lumber Company.
SALEM. Or., Jan. 28. (Special.) The
Supreme Court today affirmed a Judg
ment for $10,000 damages in the suit
of Charles G. Trickey against the Clark
& Wilson Lumber Company, of Linnton,
because of injuries sustained by plain-
tin" s son, a boy ot about 17 years of
age. The cms was tried In Multnomah
County before Judge Sears. On appeal,
the judgment is affirmed in an opinion
by Chief Justice Bean.
Other decisions are:
J. Ieekenbach. respondent, vs. T. C.
Rlma. appellant, from Multnomah County.
A. L. Frazer. Judge, affirmed; opinion by
Justice Kakin.
Ada w Sturrrts. reaponnent. vs. witiiam
P. Sturgls. defendant and James A. Fee.
guardian, appellant, from Umatilla County.
H. J. Bean. Judge, reversed; opinion by
Justice Kukin.
This ease la reversed oniy so tar as m
Judgment given is a personal one against
the guardian.
I,. McGregor, respondent, vs. Oregon Rail
way & Navigation Company, appellant, from
Union Cnuntv. T. H. Crawford. Judge; af
firmed ; opinion by Commissioner King.
J S Beekwith. appellant, vs. Gallce Con
solidated Mines Company, et al.. from Mult
nomah County. John it. Uleiano. juuso. i
flrmed; opinion by Justice M.oore.
A. P. Turner, et al.. appellants. l- Oliver
C Turner, et al- respondents, from Urna
tilla County. H. J. Bean, Judge; affirmed;
opinion by Chief Justice Bean.
STATE'S SUIT WILL STAND
De Lashmutt Refused Privilege of
Taking Over Irrigation Contract.
SALEM. Or.. Jan. 28. (Special.) The
State Land Board has rejected the pro
posal of Van B. De Lashmutt, of Portland,
for the dismissal ot the suit Drought oy
the state to cancel the reclamation con
tract with the Columbia Southern Irri
gating Company. So far as the Board
could ascertain, there was no intention
to Invest any considerable sum of new
capital In the enterprise, but It was the
plan to compel settlers who have made
purchase contracts to pay up and use
their money for completing the system.
As the Board could not see that this
gave the settlers any protection or as
surance of an ultimate water supply, the
plan- was not approved. The Board sig
nified its willingness, i however, to dis
miss the suit whenever a definite and
feasible plan of completing the system
has been offered.
DESERTED BY CARLISLE BRAVE
Nez Perce sraiden Demands Dam
ages on Charge of Seduction.
LEWISTON, Idaho. Jan. 28. (Special.)
Lizzie Bassett, a Nez Perce maiden,
aged 23. has filed a $U000 damage suit
against David McFarland, Indian, for
seduction. The case is said to bej a di
rect attack upon -the Indian marriage
custom, which is somewhat similar to
that of Japan, desertion being equivalent
to divorce.
McFarland Is one of the recognized
leaders of his tribe, a graduate of Car
lisle, and probably the best halfback who
ever donned football uniform. His al
leged victim, according to her own com
plaint, is an ignorant, illiterate and un
educated girl who relied too Implicitly
upon smoothly spoken promises.
WILL PAVE ELEVENTH STREET
Eugene Council Calls for Immediate
Bids for Mile, of Work.
EUGENE, Or., Jan. 28, (Special.) The
City Council this afternoon passed an
ordinance to -pave Eleventh street from
its intersection with the Southern Pa
cific Railroad in front of the University
of Oregon campus, to tha intersection of
Willamette street, or a distance of nearly
one mile. Bids will be called for at
once.
With this paving completed, Eugene
will have over 30 blocks of paved streets,
and if suitable contracts can be made
for some short side streets where paving
is needed, and the people wish It done,
the paved section will include over three
miles by the close of the Summer.
Train Victim Identified.
ASTORIA, Or., Jan. 2S. (Special.) An
investigation showed that William Mc-Lelian,-
who was killed by the Astoria &
Columbia River Railroad train near Mill
Creek, last evening, was about 23 years
old and had been here since last May.
being .employed at the Clatsop Mill
Company's mill. He was paid off yester
day morning, and when he met his death
had about $26 in his pockets. Coroner
Pohl will hold an inquest on Thursday
to Inquire into the circumstances sur
rounding the tragedy. McLellan left a
mother and sister residing at Sarnia,
Ontario.
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Sheran Becomes City Agent.
C. A. Hunter, general agent for the
Rock Island and Frisco systems, an
nounced the appointment yesterday of
George F. Sheran as city passenger
agent. Mr. Sheran takes the place
made vacant by the resignation of A.
G. Richardson, who has accepted the
position of traveling passenger agent
for the Canadian Pacific, made vacant
by the promotion of Cr H. Read to the
Canadian Pacific office at Taeoma. Mr.
Sheran has been assistant to Mr. Rich
ardson for some time and is thoroughly
familiar with the detail work of the
local office.
Mourn for Missing Son. '
LYLE, Wash.. Jan. 28. (Special.)
Rev. J. E. Adams, Baptist minister of
Spring Creek, near Blockhouse, re
turned yesterday from a trip to Ta
eoma, where he went in search of his
son, Chris, who disappeared suddenly
from Ellensburg, In December. No
trace of the lad could be found in Ta
eoma, and it is believed the boy sailed
on an ocean vessel from that port, De
tectives are searching for the missing
boy. The parents had expected the
sun's return to tha old homestead on
Christmas day.
Prisoners Build Jute Mill.
WALLA WALLA, Wash., Jan. 28.
(Special.) The temporary stockade
and watch-towers have been completed
and work will begin tomorrow on the
building of the new Jute mill at the
penitentiary here. When completed
the building will be large enough to
accommodate a mill of twice the capac
ity of the present institution. The
brick have been made in the prison
brickyard by the convicts and the con
struction work will also be done "by
the prisoners.
Dr. Hayes Is Released.
ROSEBURG, Or., Jan. 28. (Special.)
Dr. Hayes, ot Portland, who was ar
rested yesterday after working on the
professional sympathies of Drs. Miller
and Houck, of this city, getting there
by $6 from Dr. Houck and $5 from Dr.
Miller, was released from custody to
day, there being no charg on which
ha could be prosecuted.
Eight Miles or Shade Trees.
EUGENE, Or., Jan. 28. (Special.)
An order was placed with an Oregon
nursery today by the citizens of Fair
mount for 1000 trees to be planted
along the streets of this suburb of
East Eugene. The trees are to be
planted about 50 'fe-t apart on both
sides of the street and will stretch over
a distance of eight miles.
SILHOUETTES
BY ARTHUR A. GREENE.
The whisper of a pretty woman car
ries farther than the bugle-call of
duty. .
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Adam was a lucky man In tha't his
wife's waists didn't button up the
back.
A man at:5 thinks he has a career.
At 35 he is thankful if he has a Job.
The cloak of tragedy is the motley
of comedy turned wrong-side out.
My idea of purgatory Is to marry a
woman who talks in her sleep.
ThoBe who bear animosities con
fess their own incompetency.
Jack London,- the prize literary
faker of the age, has turned up safe
and sound. I feared at the time that
the news of his loss In the South Seas
was too' good to be true.
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The announcement that the small
depositors of the Oregon Trust 4
Savings Bank will shortly be paid In
full carries with it the moral: "Go It
while you're young and keep your bal
ance down."
Next to the man- who tells how
smart his baby Is. the prize nuisanoe '
is the owner of a pedigreed dog who
Insists on talking about it.
Advice that Is based on experience
is never cheap.
It occurs to me that many a young
man starts to drink in the hope that
some girl will ask him to stop for her
sake.
Don't value a man by his wife's
opinion of him.
It is a good thing to remember that
itvis possible to borrow happiness as
well as trouble.
I should .like to support Joseph
Gaston for Railroad Commissioner if
I knew, how he stands on the question
of prosecuting the Southern Pacific for
the vile meals it serves at its Albany
eating-house.
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The announcement Is made that the
New York hotel clerks have perfected
an organization for mutual benefit. It
Is natural to presume that the signs
and due-guards of the order will be
large yellow diamond studs' arid Gibson-men
facial expressions.
About the only visihleresult of the
Thaw trial to date seems to be the
shattering of Jerome as a National
idol.
I'm surprised that the benevolent
people who are interested in the pre
vention of the so-called "white slave"
traffic didn't Interfere at the Gladys
Vanderbilt wedding ceremony.
The Sketch "ArIst"
With his nose of a bright scarlet dye.
With his whiskers a miasmatic greeb.
With a moth-eaten wig all awry.
With a costume a sight to be seen
He stands on the stage all alone
Telling jokes of the dead long ago;
And the poor usher stifles a groan
Ay he stands through the sad "vud
vllie" show.
V Suggestion.
The end-seat hog and the theater boor
Should go somewhere and take a cure;
To a far-off clime where they may bray
And take all the room in their artless
way.
Without discommoding the others, woo
pay.
My geography's poor, but can anyone
tell
Of a more remote place than say Kal
ispel? e
It is said that the sea-lion has the
strongest voice of all animals and
that his blowing can be heard for
seven miles on a clear day. This is
sheer nature-faking. The duel of
words that has been in progress be
tween two gentlemen more or less
favorably known in this community
proves that the sea-lion is a rank out
sider as a blower.
Atonement always plays usury on
the principal. .
Absence is a skillful artlet who
paints out many defects and limns in
many virtues and calls his picture
"Longing."
A franchise promoter and an ardent
lover speak the same language.
When success comes In installments
it is usually the case that the under
taker and the heirs are the only ones
left to enjoy it
The scandal-monger will usually be
found to be recounting his own ex
periences. What has become of the oid-fash-loned
woman who felt Insulted if a
man attempted to kiss ber?
WOULD ELECT TAFT ATfO HUGHES.
Reader of Oregonlan for 50 Years
Gives His Political Preferences.
BAY CENTER, Wash., Jan. 27. (To
the Editor.) The Weekly Oregonian was
a regular, and welcome visitor in my
father's home while it was edited by T.
J. Dryer, and was sometimes printed on
the coarsest of brown wrapping paper,
as all such material In those days was
shipped by way of Cape Horn, and some
times tha supply of white paper ran
short. Our home was in the French
Prairie, Oregon Territory, and the writer
was but a boy in those days, but well
remembers the politics of The Ore
gonlan. Ever since, he has been a con
tinuous reader.
It may not be out of place to say that
Republicanism all these 50 and more
years has been my political faith. I
can sea no reason to change my party
principles and would like to state my
views on one special point that seems ot
mora than ordinary importance at this
time. As matters now stand, I hope for
a Taft and Hughes ticket, as the Vice
President is of vital importance as well
as the President. Possibly Hughes may
head the ticket next time. If not this.
We should be careful to get both places
filled by good, trusty, safe men.
L. H. RHOADES-
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