TITE MORNING OREGOXIAN, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 1908.
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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
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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
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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
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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.