Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937, November 19, 1908, Image 11

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Newspaper Page TextTITE MORNING OREGOXIAN, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 1908. mum IT MEN STUDY NEW BILLS Consideration of Laws One Ob ject of Caucus, Says E. J. Jaeger. WILL MEET NEXT SUNDAY Chairman of Multnomah Faction Has Little to Say Concerning: Speaker, but Questions C. X. McArthur's Strength. Aside from lending' their assistance to the organization of the House by Statement 1 members this Winter, the purpose of the Statement 1 Representatives-elect from Multnomah County In effecting; an organization ia to con alder, prior to the convening of the Legislature, many of the measures that will he introduced At the approaching session. Another meeting of the State ment 1 members will be held next Sun day afternoon when the delegation will begin the consideration of measures they will be asked to support- At a meeting last Sunday, the Statement 1 Legislators In the House from thla county met and effected an organlza tlon by electing E. J. Jaeger chairman and L. D. Mahone. secretary. Will Co Well Informed. "The Statement 1 members of the I -glslature. particularly from Multno man County do not propose to go to Salm next January uninformed on the more Important fuibjects of legislation that will be presented for their con ((deration." said Mr. Jaeger yesterday. "We realize that we are expected to make good as lawmakers and should we make mistakes in the enactment of laws, we do not propose that it can he said we did not know what we were doing. "Beginning at our next meeting we propone to take up the consideration of various measures which already have been drafted for presentation in the Legislature. The advocates of these prospective laws will he Invited to ap pear before the delegation and present the merits of the measures they are championing. In this way the mem bers of the delegation will he prepared to act intelligently on the different bills." Mr. Jaeger waa not disposed yester day to discuss the subject of organlx lng the House hy the Statement 1 for ces. However, he would not admit the soundness of the claims of C X. Mc Arthur, whs Is regarded the leading candidate as presiding officer of the House, that he has a sufficient num ber of pledegs to insure his election or to prevent the election of any of his rival candidates. At the same time Mr. Jaeger had nothing to say as to whether or not the Statement 1 members of the House from this county would participate in a Republican cau cus as to organization. His attitude was such ss to infer that so far as he was concerned personally, he will stand tor the election of a Statement 1 Speaker. Have Vot Pledged Support, "Several of the Statement 1 members of the legislature have appeared aa candidates for Speaker." remarked Mr. JaegT. "but our forces have not yet decided whom we will support. But It may be depended upon that we shall propose a man of stability who can assume the duties of the office credit ably nnd with honor to himself and his constituents. Naturally It is to our In tercst to have such a man elected. Only a man possessing such qualifica tions can depend on our support. Vr. Jaeger is an enthusiastic auto mohlllst and among the measures of legislation he proposed to offer was one on good road. Mr. Jaeger made a study of the Indiana good roads law and from that statute had drafted hill which he considered could be ap plied with sood results to systematic roadbuilding in this state. Learning that the members of the Portland Au tomobile Club were working on such a bill. Mr. Jaeger turned over to that or ganization the draft of his hill, a por tion of which probably will be in corporated in the bill t be submitted by the Automobile Club. The measure probably will be In opposition to the modified Johnson bill, which, although pased at the 1907 session, was vetoed by Governor Chamberlain. As enacted two years ago. the Johnson bill met with the vigorous objection of the State Orange and if It does not meet with the same opyosition this Wir.ter. It necessarily will have to be amended in several Important particulars. The btll originally proposed by Mr. Jarger and which Is now being con sidered by the automoblllsts was mod eled after the Indiana state law on the subject. In that state the expense of roa.i construction is appraised and af terwards aportloned among the owners of the property In the district which Is benefited by the improvement. Under such a plan the cost of building a road does net fall entirely on the owners of property Immediately abut ting on the road that is constructed. MAT C.VLIi FOR KEPCBLICAX Vnion Club Committee to Consider Anti-Chamberlain Resolution. Resolutions declaring for the election of a Republican United States Senator by a Republican Legislature will le present ed tonisht at the regular meeting of the executive committee of the Union Repub lican Club. A majority of the committee is understood to favor the resolutions, which probably will be adopted, although the committee will be. divided on the subject. Such a resolution was first presented at a meeting of the committee last week, when It was adopted by a vote of five to four. Owing to the limited representa tion of the committee attending the meet ing the majority decided to defer final action until tonight's meeting, when It is expected a greater number of the mem bers of the committee will be In at tendance. From members of the com mittee it is learned that a larger at tendance will not charge the attitude of the organization on the subject of the eiw-tlon of Senator. They declare that a sufficient mimler of the members of the committee have expressed themselves fa vorably to Insure the adoption of the resolution tonight. WAXT "0 CACCCS IX HOUSE I'atton and Brady Agree on Lines of Speakership Fight. SALEM. Or.. Nov. 18. (Special.) "There will be no caucus on organiza tion of the House." declared Represent ative Hal L. I'atton tonight, after he and Representative Lib by, of this coun ty, and Representative F. J. Brady, of J Multnomah, have neia a coi.ij j..-. Patton and Brady are both candidates for the Speakership, but they apparent ly agree upon the no-caucus plaan. "There are 25 Statement 1 Republi cans In the House. 57 anti-statement Republicans, one Independent and eight Democrats." continued Patton. in dis cussing the matter. "We had not thought to make the organization a fight on Statement 1 lines, but It has been asserted that we are not to have a chance at the Speakership, and we will "show 'em' there are 33 Statement 1 men into a caucus, but we have two anti-statement men who will stay out of a caucus, therefore a majority of the House. 31 members, cannot be got Into a caucus and the Speakership will be decided in open session. Since the gauntlet has been thrown down to us and the fight forced on Statement I lineea, we will accept the issue." Mr. Patton says that both he and Brady are still candidates for the Speakership. RIGHT OF WAT APPRAISED SOVTIIEHX PACIFIC TO BUILD ROAD THHOCGH MILWAIKIE. Makes Preparations to Connect With Proposed Bridge Xew Line South. F. Harlow, right of way man foe the Southern Pacific Railway Company, has made an appraisement of the value of the property that will be required for the track that is to be built through Mil waukie to the East Side approach to the proposed new steel bridge across the Willamette River. According to the sur veys made several years ago the new route will enter Milwaukle at the north eastern edge from Wlllsburg and pass southwesterly to a point opposite Oswego. It cuts through private property, includ lng several houses. However, the route does not cut up the town badly, as it runs back of the main street. I. Mullan, a resident, says that at Milwaukle the company will be asked to settle witn the property owners first and then come before the City Council for a trancnise. The town will ask that the company establish a depot and will require some other minor concessions, but will not ob struct the company in getting through the town. The surveys completed several years ago also contemplated changing the route of the Southern Pacific railroad between Wlllsburg and Oregon City. " From the East Side approach of the proposed railroad bridge the survey is carried on to Oregon city, cioseiy ioi lowing the Willamette River, the object being to get rid of the heavy grade between Clackamas and Milwaukle. The report Is that when the present line to Oregon City is abandoned by the steam cars It will be electrified, and thus form another electric railway to Oregon City. The new route avoids the heavy grade, but It Is not known at present whether the company will build the en tire distance between Willsburg and Ore gon City on the new survey. It is ex pected that construction will start on the part between Wlllsburg and the point south of Milwaukle on tne wiuam ette River where the bridge will be erected as soon as the Tight of way and franchises are obtained. The company wants a 25-year franchise. Steel tor the bridge is In Portland and considerable work has been done on the approaches. SURPRISED AT CITY'S GROWTH Traffic Manager of Rock Island Praises Portlund's Progress. John Sebastian, passenger traffic man ager of the Rock Island and Frisco rail road system, visited Portland yesterday, accompanied hy his wife and daughter and F. W. Thompson, general agent at San Francisco. The party is traveling In Rock Inland private car No. 1901. Mr. Sebastian left the city last night after spending the day looking over Portland, and will stop at Seattle on his way back to Chicago. C. A. Hunter, general agent here, accompanied the par- tv to the Sound. Mr. Sebastian was struck hy the phe nomenal growth of the city since his last visit here four years ago. He said It was like coming to a new city, so great have been the changes. He said the growth of Portland has been remark able and one does not appreciate how fast the city has progressed unless ha la a visitor. Portland people, be said do not realize how fast the city has grown. The visiting official was shown over the city yesterday and through, the new quarters of the Portland Commercial Club, where he took luncheon. He wai shown the finishings of Oregon fir that make the club interior so attractive, and expressed his admiration for them. When told that the president of his company. Mr. Wlmhell. and E. H. Harrlmaji said they Intended to build passenger coaches finished with Oregon iir, Mr. Sebastian said: Both Mr. Harrlman and Mr. Wlnchell are busy men. I intend to get some of this fir and complete a car of this material before they have time to ac complish It. It would be a great ad vertisement for ur company." Mr. Sebastian and his party are com pleting a Journey along the coast from California, having come out over the Rock Island and Frisco lines. Use Xorth Bank Wires. VANCOUVER, Wash.. Nov. 18. (Spe cial.) The Western Union Telegraph Company has entered into an arrange ment with the- Spokane. Portland & Seattle Railway so that after midnight of Saturday, November 21, they can use the railway's telegraph wires along the north bank of the Columbia be tween Vancouver and Pasco. Hereto fore commercial messages had to be first transferred to the railway's op erators and by them sent out. Two new wires will be run into the local Western Union office, connecting hat office with the railway's telegraph lines. This will make it necessary to enlarge the office. The Western Union office in Portland will also, under the new arrangement, be able to send mes sages direct to North Bank points. JILTED SWAIN GCES WRONG Gets Drunk. Steals Bicycle and Then Lands in Prison. VANCOUVER. Wash.. Nov. .(Spe cial. Ivan Mattoon. a resident of this county, was fined JJG and- costs this after noon for stealing a bicycle while drunk, following an attempt to drown his trou bles because his sweetheart had refused to marry hinu Mattoon cam to the city Sunday, wear ing his best suit" of clothes, with the avowed intention of marrying a young woman of Vancouver, to whom he was engaged. When he met his intended wife a stormy scene followed and a lovers uarrel. Th- disappointed young man left the lady's home and got drunk, and when he realized hi condition, he was in ("amis, a town 12 miles from her rhargvd with stealing a biryrle from Ed "ooper. of this city. He admitted that n stole the wheel and rode it a few miles into the country, where he disposed of It to a farmer for the sum of & which ha spent to buy whisky. STATE MAY ENACT LIABILITY STATUTE Grange and Labor Federation Want Law for Protection of Employes. , BILL IS ALREADY DRAFTED Proposed Measure Removes Limit of Amount of Suit That Mar Be Brought for Injuries That Result in Death. Among the many important measures that will be introduced in the State Leg Mature this Winter will be a bill for an employers liability law. Such a meas ure has been indorsed by the legislative committees of the State Grange and the Oregon State Federation of Labor. These committees are considering other legisla tive mailers which will be drafted Into presentable form and presented for the consideration of the states lawmakers. The provisions of the proposed law re move the limit of the amount of dam ages the relatives or legal guardians of a deceased workman may sue for in juries resulting in the death of an em ploye. In practically all cases resulting in injury or death it is provided that the negligence of a feilow-servant enaii not be a defense to an action lor damages. The failure of employers to surround their employs with all reasonable safe guards is subject on conviction to a fine of from 5100 to J10O0. Labor Body Takes Action. At its last meeting the Central Labor Council, head body of the labor organ izations of this city, appointed a com mittee of five members, of which W. H. Fitzgerald is chairman, to represent that organization In co-operation with the legislative committees of the state Orange and the State Federation of La bor in preparing various legislative meas ures demanded bv those organizations for presentation to the Legislature when it convenes. The text of the employers' liability aot Is as follows: An art providing for the protection and safety of persons engaged in the construc tion, repairing, alteration or other work, upon buildings, brides, viaducts and other structures, or engaged In any work upon or about elertriral wires, or conductors or poles or supports, or other electrical con trivances carrying a dangerous current of electricity; or about any machinery or in any dangerous occupation, and extending and denning the liability of employer, in any or all act of negligence, or for injury or deatt of their employes, and defining who are the agents of the employer and declaring what shall not be a defense In actions by employes against employers. Be it enacted by the people of the State of Oregon: Provtfdone of the Act. Section 1 All owners, contractors, sub contractors, corporations or persons what soever, engaged In the construction, repair ing, alteration, removal or painting of any house, building, bridge, viaduct, or other structure, or in the erection or operation of any machinery, or in the manufacture, transmission and use of electricity, or in the n.anufacture or use or any dangerous appliance or substance, shall see that all metal, wood, rope, glass, rubber, gutta, percha or other material whatever, shall be carefully selected and inspected and tested so as to detect any defects, and all scaf folding, staging, false work or other tempo rary structure shall be constructed to bear four times the maximum weight to be sus tained hy said structure, and such struc ture shall not at any time be overloaded or overcrowded; and all scaffolding, staging or other structure more than 20 feet from the ground or floor shall be secured from sway ing and provided with a strong and efficient safety rail or other contrivance, so as to prevent any person from falling therefrom, and ail dangerous machinery ahall be se curely covered and protected to the fullest extent that the proper operation of the ma chinery permits, and all shafts, wells, floor openings and similar places of danger shall he inclosed, and all machinery other than that operated by hand power shall, when ever necessary for the safety of persons employed in or about the same or for the safety of the general public, be provided with a system of communication hy means of signals, so that at all times there may be prompt and efficient communication be tween the employes or other persons and the operator of the motive power, and In the transmission and use of electricity of a dangerous Voltage full and complete Insu lation shall be provided at all points where the public or the employes of the owner, contractor or subcontractor transmitting or using said etlertrtcity are liable to come In contact, with the wire, and dead wires shall not be mingled with live wires, nor strung upon the same support, and the arms or ; support bearing live wires shall be specialty I designated by a color or other designation which if Instantly apparent and live electri cal wires carrying a dangerous voltage shall be strung at such distance from the poles or supiorts as to permit repair men to freely engage In their work without danger of shock ; and generally, all owners con tractors or subcontractors and other persons having charge of or responsible for any work involving a risk or danger to the em ployes or the public shall use every device, care and precaution which it is practicable to ue for the protection and safety of life and limb, limited only by the necessity for preserving the efficiency of the structure, machine or other apparatus or device, and without regard to the additional cost of suitable material or safety appliances and devices Contractors Must Protect Men. Section 2 It shall be the duty of owners, contractors, subcontractors, foremen, archi tects or other persons having charge of the particular work, to see that the require ments of this act are compiled with, and for any failure in this respect the person or persons delinquent shall, upon conviction of violating any of the provisions of this act. be fined not less than 1100, nor more -than $1000, or Imprisoned not less than three months, nor more than one year, or both, in the discretion of the court, and this shall not affect or lessen the civil liability of such person as the case may be. Section 3 If there shall be any loss of life by reason of the neglects or failures or violations ot the provisions of this act by any owner, contractor or subcontractor, or any person liable under the provisions of this act. the widow of the person so killed, his lineal heirs or adopted children, or the husband, mother, or father, as the case may he, shall have a right of actton without any Money-Making Brains must be carefully fed. Grape-Nuts solves the problem easily. "There's a Reason9 limit as to the amount of damages which may be awarded. Section 4 In all actions brought to re cover from an employer for injuries suffered by an employe the negligence of a fellow servant ahall not be a defense where the Injury was caused or contributed to by any of the following causes, namely: Any defect in the structure, materials, works, plant or machinery of which the employer or his agent could have had knowledge by the exercise of ordinary care; the neglect of any person engaged as superintendent, man ager, foreman or other person In charge or control of the works, plant, machinery or appliances: the Incompetence or negligence of any person In charge of or directing the particular work in which the employe was engaged at the time of the Injury or death; the incompetence or negligence of any per son te whose orders the employe was bound to conform and did conform and by reason of his having conformed thereto the Injury or death resulted; the act of any fellow-servant done In obedience to the rules, instructions or orders given by the employer or any other person who has authority to direct the doing of said act. Section 6 The contributory negligence of the person Injured shall not be a defense, but may be taken Into account by the Jury In fixing the amount of the damage. Section 6 The manager, superintendent, foreman or other person in charge or con trol of the construction of works or opera tion, or any part thereof, shall be held to be the agent of the employer in all suits for damages for death or Injury suffered by an employe. Section 7 All acts or parts of acts Incon sistent herewith are hereby repealed. WIFE TELLS PITIFUL TALE Mrs. Frank H. Dighton Says She Was Badly Mistreated. Mrs. N. G. Dighton, who recently had her husband. Frank H. Dighton, ar rested on a non-support charge, said yes terday that she has good ground for complaint, her husband having assisted lu spending the proceeds derived from the sale of an 8-acre farm. She says he then went away and left her destitute. Mrs. Dighfon says that her husband's statement regarding the affairs of his wife and himself is false. She declares he left hei, swearing he would never support her or their small children. Mrs. Dighton also asserted yesterday that she never consulted an attorney about di vorce proceedings. She explained that she did visit two lawyers, "but about other matters, and that when they suggested divorce to her, she told them she did not want one. 4I have borne everything a human being could bear, from that man,' said Mrs. Dighton. "because I would not give up the hope that my love for him would re deem him from the most uncontrollable temper a man ever possessed. Although he says he owes nothing, he does owe $25 for house rent, and has not paid me for my expenses here as a witness for him In a suit. He also owes my daughter for her expenses. "For five years I have been encouraging my husband to wrk and he has just got to the place where he can work for him self. Now he wants to throw his wife and children out, and spend all he makes on himself. As for the ttw he says he gave me. I saved 140 of h0 which he gave me early in October, toward a home. He re ceived 575 within a few days ana 1 asKea him to lay aside S60, which would mane 100 altogether toward a home. He agreed. but later tried to induce me xo let mm spend it. I was almost an invalid when he left me. What he has said against my character Is false. As to the furni ture he says I sold. 1 ooiainea omy a. very small sum for it." Church Gives Carnival of Books. TU. "trait- an A Oamlvnl of Books" opened auspiciously at tho Universalist Churcn ot liooa iiaings, jvbbl iiguwi and Couch streets, yesterday afternoon. The interior of the old building is made Richardson Continues to Give 25 Per Cent Off on All Men's Suits and Overcoats Nothing Reserved This Includes Blues and Blacks $15.00 MEN'S OVERCOAT- $16.50 MEN'S OVERCOAT: $18.00 MEN'S 0VERC0AT- $20.00 MEN'S OVERCOAT- SUIT OR NOW. . . . SUIT OR NOW. . . . $11.25 $12.00 SUIT OR (JJIO rff NOW. p 10.01 now..b$15.00 $22.50 MEN'S SUIT OR Ol'fi Qfl OVERCOAT NOW J 1 0.VU $25.00 MEN'S SUIT OR (J1Q 7C OVERCOAT NOW p 1 0. O $27.50 MEN'S SUIT OR fcOft C OVERCOAT NO W PW.OO $30.00 MEN'S SUIT OR fcOO Ctd OVERCOAT NOW f.OU $35.00 MEN'S SUIT OR fcO OC OVERCOAT NOW tpO.O By Coming Early You Will Have a Large Stock to Select From 283-285 Washington Street A. J. RICHARDSON CO. Opposite Woodard, ' Clarke ft Co. very attractive by the novel arrangement of the booths. At the entrance an attrac tive booth in white and yellow presents the articles from all over the country and some from abroad sent as remembrance from those interested in the church. M-s. J. H. Armstrong. Mrs. James Boyles. and Mrs. Ellis Mclean are in charge. The next booth represents "Vanity Fair" and is a book bound In red leather and vel lum, and it has a wealth of fancy arti cles, some of wonderful richness and beauty. Mrs. E. H. Parker, ilra. B. S. Ferguson, Mrs. Rasmussen and Miss N. Crosby are in charge. The candy booth is In charge of Miss E. CHapp. Miss Hazel Davis, Miss M. Thompson, Miss E. Smith, Miss Mason, Miss May Thompson, Miss O. Smith and Miss Taggart. "Over the Teacups" Is the title of the refreshment room where luncn is served oy a uui pa of ladies among whom are Mrs. E. E. Leonard, Mrs. J. Humphrey, Mrs. G. Davis, Mrs. B. H. (Miller, Mrs. N. J. Dun can. The booth devoted to aprons and household articles Is termed '"The Sowers," and their wares reveal how loyally the women have sewed during the past months. Mrs. C. DePenning and Mrs. J. Westfleld are in charge. Mrs. J. D. Corby presides over a table laden with canned fruit and other home-cooked good things. "Uncle Tom's Cabin" is given over to a full line of groceries and tin ware, and here E. Pease, E. Ferguson and H. Leonard are assisted by Mrs. C. A. Milltman, Mrs. A. Altmanns and C. Reminston. GUARANTEED SHOES yXWj If Within ) tsi 60DAIS kyi i Any of Our C. r I Shoes I V, I Should Need 1 x j) I I I Repairing 1 y? W A We Make I A FREE OF v.iy TWO STORED G00DIEAK GO. INCORPORATED Agents for Edwin Clapp's Finest Custom Shoes Cor. Fourth and Yamhill, Y. M. C. A. Bldg. 88 Third St., 0pp. Chamber of Commerce s s BUILD! BUILD! BUILD! Kijl?' '-Jgf We have several plans of bun- E-alows. Call and see them if yon contemplate building a home of your own. We can finance it for you. Plans and specifications at 1 per cent. Building Department COLUMBIA TRUST COMPANY 714 COUCH BUILDING 109 FOURTH STREET Grand Benefit Concert For St. Agnes Baby Home BY THE Eminent Lakme Quartette Heilig: Theater, Tomorrow Eve., Nov. 20 CHICKERING PIANO USED The time-honored, glorious Chirkering is not only America's old est established make, but acknowledged by all unbiased tone experts, famous artists and musicians as the world's best piano today. Sold exclusively by dlipmMM of pinnoreliabiKty BIGGEST, BUSIEST AND BEST DEALERS 353 Washington- Street I i, t w M -J Hazelwood's Highest-Grade Chocolates, $1 a Pound THE CREAM STORE 388-90 Washington Street ijjrj PORTLAND OREGON HHt THE SELECTION OF A BANK New residents and firms which are just beginning business in this city are cordially invited to give this bank consideration as a suitable depository for their funds, and they are assured that all matters entrusted to the care of the bank will be treated with the greatest courtesy and ef ficency. 3 PEE CENT INTEREST PAID ON TIME DEPOSITS Cooking and Heating Fuel and Trouble Savers EVERY CHARTER OAK IS GUARANTEED If toi dealer trie te talk you into the mistake el burins another make, write to CHARTER OAK STOVE AND RANGE CO. ST. LOUIS, MO.