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4 TITE MORNING OREGONIAX, WEDNESDAY,, DECEMBER 30, 1908. DELEGATION TALKS LEGISLATION Multnomah Legislators for Their Support. tton was accepted and Wednesday. Jan uary 6. was the time agreed upon for the luncheon, which will be given at the Commercial Club, the lawmakers being: the guests of the creamerymen. Better Treatment of Carmen. J. D. Stevens urged the legislators to enact pome legislation that would force the Portland Railway. Light & Power Company to give their conductors and motormen sufficient time on duty and Dlace to eat thr.ir meals. He said that PrnnftCPrl Rillc PfPCPntpfi tf) i under the present system followed by this riUJJUiCU DIIIS rieaeillCU IU employe were obliged to eat some of their meals while on duty on their regular runs. C. E. Lockwood. representing the Re- I publican Club of this city, said that or l ganlzation would ask the Legislature to ..pass a new reapportionment byi dlstributV 1 Ing the representation In the Legislature on the basis of the state's population as I reauired In the state constitution. "According to Its population. Multno mah County is entitled to 17 Representa tives Instead of only 12 and one Joint, said Mr. Lockwood. -'Multnomah County pays one-third of the taxes of the state and represents one-fourth of me states population, but It has less man one (ifth of the representation in the Legieia lure." Mr. Lockwood reported that the club would propose two other bills, one an amendment to the Railroad Commission act. Increasing the powers of the Cora- mlrslon. The other measure would por-. pose a constitutional amendment provid ing for the consolidation of the govern ments of the county of Multnomah and the city of Portland. CHANGE PILOTAGE SERVICE Monopoly of Astoria Pilots to Be Broken if Bill Pa.-ses Change In Insurance Law More Deputy DlMrlct Attorneys le.ired. For two hours last night the members of the Multnomah delegation at the Com mercial Club assembly hall listened to the requests of their constituency for legislation. A bill, nmendittory of the pilotage law on the Columbia and Wil lamette Rivers, proposed by the Cham ber of Commerce, was adopted by the delegation, while numerous other meas ures, covering a variety of sublets, were received for consideration by the delega- (ion a a siinseciui-:ii --it-t-unp;. m mn J by the chairman. Senator J. R Coffey. Several Important changes In the present law re-nilatinir the pilotaize serv- Ice on the Columbia and Willamette rivers are provided in the bill presented by the Chamber of Commerce. Principal among them is the provision which dis organizes the monopoly of pilot commis sioners the city of Astoria enjoys. 1'r.der the present law It is provided that at least two of the three commissioners shall be residents of Astoria or Clatsop County The amendment stipulate that there shall be one commissioner selected from Clatsop County, a second from Mult nomah County, and the third from either of the two counties, as the Governor, who is charged with the appointment shall elect. Another important amend ment to this law Is that which provides for the repeal of the compulsory pilotage law. inroufrn wnicn. in many msiiiiiv.--, a saving of betwefn $" and W a ves sel will be effected through the Improved pilotage service the Port of Portland will maintain. Want More Careful Consideration. When this bill was submitted. Senator Selling Insisted that It should be read section by section that its provisions might be explained by President Swigert. Secretary Giltner and other representa tives of the Chamber who were in at tendance at the meeting. This was agreed to, and when the bill had been read It was adopted without a dissenting voice. Senator Albee Inquired what effect the adoption of the bill would have. Chair man CofTey explained that It Involved the approval of the measure and its support by the deleagtlon In the Leelslature. Senators Albee and Selling and Represen tative Couch protested against such hasty proceedings. They did not wish to be under-stood as questioning the motives of the Chamber of Commerce as concerning other than the very best Interests of Portland, but they did not favor rail roading methods which did not give the members of the delegation sufficient time to consider the real purport of the legis lation under consideration. President Swigert replied that the Chamber of Commerce had no intention rf having the delegation act hastily in Its consideration of the bill. He volun teered to furnish each member of the delegation with a brief in which will be presented detailed information concern ing the bill and the effect of the amend ments requested, in order that each mem ber may know how to vote Intelligently when the measure comes up in the Leg islature. Philip Buehner. chairman of the In surance committee of the Chamber of Commerce, presented a bill providing for the repeal of that provision of the in surance law which requires all foreign insurance companies to deposit with the State Treasurer $30,000 in cash or ap proved securities before being per mitted to engage In business in this state. He explained that the bill as amended would contain a provision that before any rompany could enter the state and do business it would be necessary to show an unimpaired capital of at least Jl'OO. 000. Mr. Buehner contended that the repeal of the deposit law would un doubtedly afford the people of the state i cheaper insurance. By such an amend ment, he said, the state would be saved 1500,000 annually. : Home for Museum. Another measure that will be advocated hy the Republican Club and which also has been indorsed by the State Grange, Is a bill creating the state into represen tative districts for the election of legisla tors. A letter from Secretary George H. Himes. of the Oregon Historical Society, requesting the support of the delegation for a bill asking for an appropriation for a permanent home for the society, was received and placed on file. The five bills drafted by County Clerk Fields and already reviewed in The Ore gonian. were also received for considera tion by the delegation. They are: Re quiring persons authorized to perform marriage certificates to file their creden tials with the County Clerk; amending the registration law so as to permit the registration of electors other than at the office of the County Clerk: providing for Inspectors of election: creating the office of State Auditor; and amending the law with regard to filing plats. The following members of the delegation- attended . the meeting. Senators Coffey. Albee and Selling; Representa tives Davis, Couch. Mahone, McArthur, Orton. Jaeger. Altman. Abbott, Bryant, McDonald and Farrell. Several of the Statement members of the Multnomah County delegation, fol lowing the meeting at the Commercial nub last night, repaired to the room of Hal D. Patton. Representative-elect from Marlon County, at the Imperial Hotel, and held b. protracted conference, pre sumably respecting the fight for the or ganization of the House. Among those attending were Orton. Mahone. Jaeger, Altman and Couch. The conference was not restricted to members of the Legisla ture. J. Frank Sinnott also attended. ILL BURIES TEN Gas Pours In on Imprisoned Men, Blocking Rescue. VICTIMS HAVE NO CHANCE Broken Beam on Steam Shovel Crushes In Concrete Wall and Workmen Are Caught Under Tons of Karth. BIRMINGHAM. Ala.. Dc. 20. Ten men were killed and several injured by cave-In at the furnace plant at Bnsley last night. But two bodies have been re covered. Gas pouring into the excava tion from the furnace makes rescue work difficult. 0.1 AH. COMMISSION'S LOW, IT IS VALUES FOUND. TOO WILL TRY TO PROVE ALIBI XIGIIT RIDERS OPEN DEFENSE IX TENNESSEE. Two of Accused Enter Denials De fense Tries to Confine Evidence to Ranken Murder. Want Change In Law. The discussion on this mensure had assumed a considerable latitude when Representative McArthur reminded his colleagues that the insurance bill was one of state-wide application while it was understood that the conference was to be confined entirely to local legislation af fecting Multnomah County. This ter minated the discussion and the delega tion turned its attention to other bills. President Swigert said the Chamber of Commerce at a later date would pre sent to the delegation an amendment to the Sailor Boarding-house law for a re i duction from 130 to $20 In the statutory fee for shipping sailors. Representative McArthur submitted a bill providing for two additional depu ties In the office of District Attorney and increasing the salaries of all deputies. Mr. McArthur explained that he was not the author of the measure but had pre sented it "by request." The bill pro vides for six deputies In the District At torney's offi'-e. one of whom shall re ceive an annual salary of $3000. while the other five shall be paid $2000 per annum. The services of two stenographers at $900 a year each also are provided while another provision of the measure con templates that the taxpayers shall fur nish the District Attorney and his depu ties with a suite of rooms properly equipped for office purposes. Including the necessary stationery. More District Attorney Deputies. D. N. Mossessohn. one of District At torney Cameron's deputies, urged the favorable consideration of the bill by the .leiegatlon. He said the office was now supplied with only four deputies, one of whom was assigned to the Juvenile Court. The chief deputy, he said, re ceives a salary, of $1S"0 a year while the other three are paid $1200. These four deputies, he contended, were over loaded with work.' being required to look after the business of the district in four departments of the Circuit Court, two Justice Courts. Municipal Court, grand Jury. County Court. Supreme Court, and Coroner's Inquests, besides attending the various outlying Justice Courts of the county. Otto J. Kraemer. representing the Ore gon Humane Society, ssked the delega tion to support the society's request for an appropriation of $300 for the bien nial term, beginning next year. At the suggestion of the delegation Mr. Krae mer will prepare such a bill for presen tation to the Legislature. On the theory that the best way to resth a man's heart is through his stomach. J. W. Bailey. State Dairy and Food Commissioner, on behalf of the creamerymen of the state, invited the members of the delegation to take lunch eon with the creamerymen when it was proposed to su mlt yeveral bills of in terest ta tie dairy Industry. The luvlta,- UNION CITY. Tenn., Dec. The sud den illness of Arthur Cloar, one of the defendants In the Night Rider cases, caused a suspension of the trial yes terday. The state had completed Its testimony and had rested. "Bud" Mor ris and Sam Applewhite, both defendants, testified and denied any connection with the Night Riders. The defense laid the foundation for an alibi and proposes to put all the defendants on the stand and corroborate their testimony by members of their families. When asking for an adjournment on account of Cloar's ill ness, the defense promised to be ready to resume tomorrow. In behalf of the state, Walter Holt, a fisherman from near Samburg, told of Tld Burton receiving a letter from the Night Riders telling him to attend a meeting that night or they would hang him. The Night Riders paid Holt a visit on the night of May 23 and he recognized Garrett Johnson as the leader. Will Rogers, from near Clayton, was Introduced to corroborate the story told by Fehrlnger. detailing the route taken by him In assembling the band for the Walnut Log raid. After the state had rested the defense asked that the court withdraw all of the evidence from the Jury pertaining to other raids than the killing of Captain Ranken. Judge Jones reserved his decision. Chance to Advance Rates Will Be Slight Road Must Now Pay More Taxes. OLYMPIA. Wash., Dec. 29. (Special.) The O. R. & N. has won a victory be fore the State Railway Commission, but it may prove unsatisfactory in the long run. Today the commission announced findings that it values the railway oper ating property In this state of that rail way at $19,600,000. Months ago in tenta tive findings the commission valued this property at $3,000,000 less. Following the long investigation of the original cost of the road, the commission claimed much too low. Knglneer Pope of the company spent weeks preparing data and later when this was checked up by com mission engineers it was ascertained the commission had failed to carry the value of the right of way of the Pleasant Val- ey branch in Its totals and had made some other omissions. ' Including this omitted property, the commission has fixed the cost of reproducing the road at $17,800,000. The difference be tween this latter amount and the $19. 600.000, present value of the road found by the commission, represents the com mission estimate of the value of the ad vantageous position of the railway which Includes its water grade, down hill haul on the bulk of Its traffic, and the further fact that physical obstacles prevent paralleling its line except at much greater expense than was Incurred In building this line. The road has won in securing higher valuation, but this higher valuation will not enable it appreciably to increase revenues on state business, while higher valuation on the Hill roads would have permitted profit to such roads. Of course, the commission's findings mean the road is entitled to earnings on state business to pay a reasonable return on such valu ation. But the O. R. & N., with 40 per cent of Its total mileage In Washington, does almost entirely an interstate busi ness. The commission finds but about 8 per cent of the O. R. & N. business is strictly state traffic. In consequence, these findings will not help the road much toward larger revenues. If any rates are to be increased under the findings, they will probably have to be the Spokane distributing branch Into the Palouse country, and on the other hand, this higher valuation will probably be adopted by the State Tax Commis sion as a basis for fixing the taxes to he paid by the company, and the increased taxes by reason of this three million In creased valuation may aid any possible enhanced revenue the road receives by Increasing Its rates. WE PAY THE HIGHEST PRICES FOR RAW FURS AT ALL TIMES Send for Price List and Tags Cor. Fourth and Morrison Sts. MAIL ORDERS PROMPTLY FILLED SEND FOR FUR CATALOGUE MAILED FREE Great Sale i Fers Odds and Ends From the t Underwear Section Great bargains in Ladies' Winter Un derwear and Muslin Garments, consisting of Gowns, Corset Covers, Chemise, Drawers, Vests, Union Suits, etc., at a saving of 25 to 33 1-3 per cent. ODDS AND ENDS AT MANUFACTURERS " PRICES AND LESS Reductions at Vz to V2 Off Naturally after heavy Holiday selling we find our racks with broken lines of Neckpieces, Stoles and Muffs. We find in many instances stoles without muffs to match, and muffs without stoles to match, so we offer your choice of broken lines at a saving of ONE-THIRD and ONE-HALF. EVERY DEPENDABLE FUR, LYNX EXCEPTED, INCLUDED IN THIS SALE SilverfielcTs Sacrifice Sale of Odds and Ends Odds and Ends From our JEWELRY NECKWEAR LEATHER GOODS AND GLOVE DEPARTMENTS At the radical reduc tions of from 13 to 12 Off SUITS AND COATS ONE-HALF PRICE As an after-Holiday sale, this will be the greatest sale of Tailored Suits and Coats we have ever held, as we have assembled a collection of the most stunning novelty garments from the pick of New York's foremost manufacturers, made of finest quality cheviots, broadcloths and novelty stripes, all hand-tailored and lined with guaranteed satin; values ranging in price from $40.00 up to $150.00, all at a saving of ONE-HALF ODDS AND ENDS From the Children's Dept. Consisting of Babies' Underwear, Bonnets, Sweaters, Hosiery, Coats in fact, everything that Baby wears at the radical reduction of ONE-FOURTH to ONE - THIRD OFF MILLINERY REDUCTIONS AT LESS THAN COST OF MATERIALS Your choice from our Millinery Department in Ladies'. Street and Dress Hats, as well as the balance of our Pattern Hats, at less than the cost of material. All hats are clean and desirable merchandise. TRAVELERS HOLD IKS NOT CALLING ON BANKERS NIGHT RIDERS BIRX BARX Prevent Man From Selling Cotton in Their Vsual Way. OKLAHOMA CITY. Okla., Dec. 29. After repeated notices served on him not to sell cotton below 10 cents. Night Riders last night destroyed the barn of W. C. Buck; In Pottawatomie County. THREE ROBBED FREIGHTCAR Got Choice Assortment of Whisky and Underwear. CEXTRALIA, Wash.. Dec. 29. (Special.) Guy Hubbard, John McGovern and Tom Moran found their way to the City Jail late last night. Employes In the North ern Pacific yards discovered that a box car had been broken open and a quan lty of whisky In quart bottles, and soma underclothing, removed. The City Mar shal's office was notified and Night Mar shals Hill and Smith at once started to investigate. They soon found where some young men had been offering quart bot tles of whisky for sale, and located the offenders on the street not far from the depot and took them Into custody. The possession of seven bottles of the liquid proved their Identity beyond a doubt. Complaint will undoubtedly be filed against them on charges of burglary and selling Intoxicants without a license. Monetary Commission Goes to Xew - York to Meet Statisticians. NEW YORK, Dec. 29. Senators Aid- rich and Teller of the sub-committee of the National Monetary Commission, ac companied by Arthur B. Shelton, secre tary of the commission, arrived last night from Washington and Congress man Vreeland. another member of the commission. Is expected during the day. Mr. Shelton said today of the visit: "There is no thought of a conference with New York bankers on this visit. There Is not even to be any formal con ference with the statisticians and writers engaged by the commission. The mem bers of the sub-committee have taken advantage of the holidays to come here. which Is a more central point than Washington, to pursue the routine work of the commission and to talk with the writers and statisticians who are here In the city or who may wish to como here to advise the committeemen. There are many men now writing articles and gathering statistics In regard to mone tary conditions in the I'nlted States, and some of these can more conveniently see us here than In Washington. The work of these men deals exclusively with conditions In this country and had noth ing to do with the work of the com mission In England. France and Ger many last Summer." Neither Mr. Aldrich nor Mr. Teller could be- seen today. UXITED COMMERCIAL TRAVEL ERS HAVE EXTERTAIXMEXT. Pinchot Starts on Mission. WASHINGTON. Dec. 29. Bearing in vitations rrom President Roosevelt to President Diaz, of Mexico, and Premier Laurler and Lord Grey, of Canada, to appoint delegates to the National Conser vation Congress to be held here February IS, Gifford Pinchot left today for Canada and Mexico. RIGHT TO EXPEL DENIED MAN. ON SPREE SHOOTS Officer Forced to Wound Him Order to Save Own Life. in KELLOGG. Idaho, Dec. 29.-(Special. Late this afternoon Jim Patterson, on a periodical ppree, made so much trouble at home that his wife took refuge at the- home of E. L. Adkinson. a neigh bor. Patterson fired two shots through Adkinson's house, nearly hitting one of the people. City Marshal M. A. Cava naugh was called and Patterson opened fire on him with his rifle. The Mar shal dodged behind a tree, when severa! shots were exchanged, in which the of ficer wounded his man with a pistol to save his own life. Patterson was shot through the lef and taken to the hospital. Several eb vU .were fired lnta tha tree Tacoma Judge Quashes Writ Against School Board. TACOMA, Wash., Dec. 29. (Special.) The writ of mandamus Issued against the School Board directing the Board to expel from school all children not vac cinated was quashed today by Judgo Chapman, who held that the writ was improper in that it directed the Board to expel the pupils not successfully vac cinated. Judge Chapman held that the law pro vides that the School Board "shall re quire pupils to be successfully vaccin ated" and that Inasmuch as the Board has passed a rule "requiring" the chil dren to be vaccinated according to the state law, he could not enforce the writ ordering the Board to expel the children. Special Agent Charles M. Pepper, Bureau of Manufactures, reports that the yearly output of British pottery in of the value of $o.nno.OpO. employing 1.1.1.K1R iwrsons. Battle Royal Among' Four Colored Fighters Is Event of Evening Programme Is Success. Portland lodge of the United Commer cial Travelers held Its annuul jinks at the East Side Athletic Clubrooms Monday night,, and the stunts pulled off were thoroughly enjoyed by the big crowd. Chester A. Whitemore, who distingu ished himself at the Travelers' Protective Association gathering Saturday, was again In evidence, and this time as chief factotum of the "doings." "Chet" was 'announcer extraordinary and official springer of surprises," each of which succeeded in arousing the enthusiasm of the knights of the grip. The programme included musical, vocal, literary, and, in cldentally. athletic exercises that gave the traveling men a touch of high life and its realism. The East Side Athletic Club auditorium and gymnasium was taxed to Its utmost for when salesmen get together ' in festivities of this kind they need all the room In the immediate vicinity. The programme opened with a monolo gue by Mr. Kissell. who might well be on the vaudeville stage, for he has em all outclassed In originality. He favored Harry McAllister, "Chet" Whitemore. Cal and Fred Zllly. "Brother" Frazer and a few more of the "peddlers- with some slams," and told several .stories that were well received. Joe Hayes, who possesses much dra matic talent, entertained the "bunch with some of his specialties. His in terpretation of the ravings of the late John McCullough, and his "The Other One Was Booth," took the gathering by storm. The Tuxedo Male Quartet, four young Portland boys who possess excellent voices, were, the next on the programme, and their songs were received with en thusiastic demonstrations. The quartet was encored repeatedly. Dr. Em 11 Enna, a pianist of talent, then entertained with piano solos of pleasing character. Dr. Enna was received , with as much appreciation as were the other numbers. After this number the guests adjourned to the gymnasium where two rattling good boxing bouts were produced. These were three-round affairs, where the youngsters went at it hammer and tongs, but in each instance wound up with honors even. The climax of the evening, however, was a "battle royal" among four colored scrappers, which, literally speaking, brought down the house. Very few of those present had ever witnessed an event of this kind before. The four men, all In the ring at one time, went at each other with a vengeance: each trying to dispose of the other, and the manner in which they walloped each other around caused the greatest 'of hilarity on the part of the spectators. When the U. C. T elvm another smoker it is a saie mi hand again if they can. The event was a success from every point of view. RECIPROCITY END IS UP House Subcommittee Busy Tariff Bill Daily. With WASHINGTON, Dec. 29. The work of preparing the revised tariff bill was re sumed by the subcommittee of the House ways and means committee today. Two meetings were held and there is every likelihood that the tariff framing com mittee, which consists of the Republican members of the full committee, will con tinue to hold dally meetings until the time comes to report the bill to Con gress at the special session in March. Judge B. H. Gary has returned the printed copy of his testimony with cor rections. He does not change the sub stance! of his testimony, but has made several corrections in the figures which ho gave the committee. The tariff framers are giving consid eration to the maximum and minimum duty problem in conneoton with the new tariff. Although the United States was the first to apply this method of securing favorable trade relations with other coun tries it has never applied the principle to more than a few articles, while sev eral foreign countries have adopted the system to cover everythng. If a maximum and minimum tariff bill becomes a law it will be possible for the President to extend the hpnpflts of the minimum tariff to those countries which give to this country the benefit of their differential rates of duly. Great Britain would secure the benefits of our minimum rates because it levies no duties on im portations. Germany and France, each of which has a maximum and minimum tariff law, would probably prefer to grant to this country their schedule on duties If the same prvllege Is extended to their importers. The United States has treaties with France, Germany, Italy, Portugal. Spain and Switzerland, granting a reduction In the duties on certain articles only. Barrios Recovers From Injury. WASHINGTON, jJec. 29. Scnor Bar rios,' the Guatemalan minister of foreign affairs, who recently was seriously In jured in an automobile accident, called at the White House today and will sail for home on December SO. A bandaga across the faco was the only trace of his injury. Big Flotilla Xears Port. NIC-W YORK, Dec. 29. The flotilla of lightships and lighthouse-tenders, whicli sailed from New York for California and Oregon river points, departed yesterday from Callnn for its destination, according to a report to the lighthouse board's headquarters in New York. SAN FRANCISCO & PORTLAND STEAMSHIP CO. FIRST-CLASS Berth and Meals Included $10 UPPER DECK $15 SECOND-CLASS $5 S. S. ROSE CITY SAILS FltOM AI.NSWOKTH DOl'K, 4 P. M.. I-'HID.W, JAM'AItY 1. J. W. RANSOM, Dock Agent, Ainsworth Dock. Phone Main 268. M. J. ROCHE, C. T. A., 142 Third St. Phones Main 402, A 1402. IT DRAGS YOU SLOWLY DOWN It's hard to keep an even temper with a dull pain nagging all day at your back; in fact, kidney troubles are at the bottom of very much of the nervousness and Irritability that are so common today. Y'ou wonder why vou are short and cross, can't keep your mind on one thing, are inclined to worry over trifles, and subject to fits of "blues" and despondency. 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