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THE MORNING OREGONIAN, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 1909. G -STATEMENT BILL IS FAVORED House Adopts Report by One Vote After Measure Has Been Warmly Debated. FINAL ACTION TOMORROW Prospect Is That Atttndace of Sev eral Anti-Statement Members Who Were Absent Yesterday Will Insure) It Passage. STATE CAPITOL Salem, Feb. 1. (Spe cial.) The anti-statement bill. Introduced Jointly by Representatives Bean and Brooke, created something of a stir In the House, this morales -when It was re ported back by the committee on elec tion with a lavorablo report. Brooke moved the adopUon of the report, which was opposed by Orton and several of the Statment Republican members and the motion finally prevailed by a vote of ri to 22. 15 being; absent. The bill was made a special order for Wednesday at 3 P 51. Brooke and Buchanan Insisted that the rrport of the committee should be adopt ed and that the bill should come up and be considered on its merits. Brooke ex plained that tho only respect In which the bill had been amended In the com mittee was that the forfeiture of ofTtce clause had been eliminated. As reported back to the House; the bill makPS it a misdemeanor for a candidate for any office to make any pre-election pledges, the performance of which would be in violation of the state constitution or the United States Constitution. The consideration of the report of the rommlttee came up shortly after the House was convened at 10 o'clock this morning and In the absence of several of the anti-Statement men, was very nearly rejected. The advocates of the measure are satisfied that when It comes up for passage, they will have sufficient votes to cany It through the House. As It was. on the vote for the adoption of the com mittee report, three Statement members Brady, Mariner and Richardson lined up with the anti-Statement forces, while Far rell, an anti-Statement roan, voted against the report. The 45 members present and voting were divided as follows: Ayes Applegate, Belknap. Bonebrake, Bones, Brady. Brattaln, Brooke, Bu chanan. Calkins. Carter, Conyers, Geer, Hawley, Hines. Hughes, Mahoney, Mnnn, Mariner. Meek. Munry. Richardson. Smith Jnd Speaker McArthur 23. Noe? -Abbott, Altman. Barrett. Bedll- 1'on. Campbell, Clemens, Couch, Dlmick, Farrell. Hatteberg, Jackson. Jaeger, Jones (Douglas). Jones (Clackamas), I.ib by, McDonald. Miller, Orton, Patton. Phil- pott and Rusk 22. In the House today the committee on education returned an unfavorable report on Representative Llbby's bill, providing for one board of regents to have control of all educational institutions receiving state aid. The death of the bill by In definite postponement waa averted tem porarily at least, by the author, who suc ceeded 1n having its further consideration made a special order for 10 o'clock tomor row morning. County Judxe "Webster's Bills. Two bills applying to care of county prisoners In Multnomah, appeared In the House this morning. One, Introduced by Representative Brooke, at request of L. R. Webster, County Judge of Multnomah County, gives control and custody of county prisoners to the County Court, em powering the County Court to send pris oners from one county to another for road work, and repealing an act of the 1307 Legislature, which gives control of Multnomah prisoners to the Sheriff. The other bill was Introduced by Rep resentative Brady, giving the Sheriff con trol of cooking and feeding of prisoners and directing the County Court to equip suitable kitchens. These two bills come from hostile camps in Multnomah, and are a product of long hostility between the Sheriff and, the County Court Senator Bingham Introduced his bill for a water code Just before adjournment this afternoon. HOUSE PASSES FIVE BILLS Tho "More" Measures for Public Officials Among Tliem. STATH CAPITOL, Salem. Feb. l.-(Spe-clal.) The following bills were passed in the House this afternoon: H. B. 62. Conyors Prohibiting swine from running at large In Yamhill. Co lumbla. Lane and T'ulon counties. H. B. .-.. Buchanan Prohibiting- the wearing- of the uniform of the United Stales by persons not entitled to do so. H. B. 134. Calkins Requiring record of suits to be filed In counties In which land involved Is located. H. B 110, Bordllllon Authorizing- As sessor of Coos County to employ clerical assistance. H. B. 24. Purdln Increas!ng salary Coun ty Judge of Jackson County from J1200 to $1304 per annum. New RHIs Introduced. Bills were Introduced in the House today as follows: H. B. 233. Karrell Requiring that a record be kept In County Clerk's office of conditional bills of sale or leases of per sonal property when such property becomes attached us a fixture to real property. H. B. 240. Barrett Request of officials f Walla Walhi. Wash., empowering mu nicipal corporations of otfier states to ac quire lands in other states for protection of thlr water supply. H. B. 141. Barrett Providing that County Treasurers shall act as Tax Collectors. H. B. 142. Brooks Bequest of 1. R. Web ster. County Ji:(ice of Multnomah, giving t ounty Courts exclusive control of all county prisoners nnd authorising' their employment on the public highways. H. B. 243. Buchanan Authorizing First Slid Second Southern Oneson restrict Agri cultural societies to ask bids for printing to the amount of $2."i0 each and taking same out of hands of the State Printer. If. B. 244. Muncy Fixing salary of As sessor of Curry County at 5G0t) per annum. H. B. 24:.. Brady Providing for the feed ing of prisoners In the Multnomah County .Tail and n-quiring the County Court to erpifp and furnish a kitchen In connection with the Jail. These Were Killed. .The following bill was killed by in inleflnlte postponement In the House today: H. B. 70. McDonald Increasing fees In Portland Justice Court. Bills were defeated In the House aa follows: 1C. B P". Campbell By request. amend In; attachment law. Reconsidered and o;ed down. H. B. SO. Calkins Providing that new school districts cannot be formed unless territory contains a school population of 1&. SANITARIUM FOR TUBERCUIfOUS ANT House Committee) Favors Creation. New Bill to Govern Autos. 5 ALUM. Or.. Feb. 1. (Special.) The House committee on railroads tomorrow will recommend favorably a bill requiring that ell cars on interurban street railway llns bo eouipppd with toilets. At a meeting of the committees oil med icine and pharmacy from the two Houses tonight. Dr. E. A. Pierce and Dr. R. C. Tenney, members of the State Board of Health, presented the merits of the pro posed bill providing for an appropriation of funds by the state for a sanitarium for the treatment of tubercular patients. A majority of the committee favors state aid for one such Institution, but a report on the subject will not be formulated until another meeting of the committee can fee held tomorrow morning. Representatives of the Portland Auto mobile Association tonight appeared with several Salem automoblllsts before tire House committee on roads and highways In opposition to the bill of Representative Dlmick, which is amendatory of the present law and Imposes additional re strictions and Increased penalties on the owners of these machines. The Dlmick bill, as originally drafted, will be reported unfavorably, but a substitute measure, covering Its objects In a less stringent manner, may be submitted. TAX FOR "BOOSTING" FUND Bill Authorizing Conntles lo Levy It Is Passed. STATE CAPITOL. Salem. Or., Feb. 1. (Special.) Representative McCue's bill, authorizing; the different counties to levy a tax of not to exceed two mills, when approved at a special election, for the purpose of advertising- the state and Its resources, met with opposition in the House this afternoon, and was passed by a vote of 34 to 19. Calkins objected to the measure, for the reason that he did not think the people should be taxed for such pur poses, the expense of which, he con tended, should be provided by volun tary subscriptions. Brandon opposed the bill on similar lines, as did also Jones, of Douglas. McCue. Buchanan and Jaeger hearti ly approved of the bill, which they said was along the line of promoting the further development of the state. Mr. McCue resented the criticism that had been made of the measure, and com mented on the fact that there was nothing compulsory about the proposed levy for advertising purposes; that such a tax was only to be levied after it had been ordered by a majority of the voters of the 'county, upon a peti tion signed by 10 per cent of their number. Nineteen Representatives, however, voted against the bill, as follows: Ab bott. Applegate, Barrett, Belknap, Brandon, Brattaln. Calkins, Campbell, Dlmick, Farrell, . Hatteberg, Jackson, Jones (Douglas), Jones (Clackamas), Leinenweber, Libby. Mariner, Meek, Philpott and Speaker McArthur. WOUXD REVISE CONSTITUTION Elect Delegates in 1910 to Conven tion Meeting in 1911. SALEM, Or., Feb. 1. (Special.) The House committee on revision of laws to morrow will recommend favorably Repre sentative Buchanan's bill providing for a constitutional convention. The bill pro vides that the question of holding such a convention shall bo submitted to the people at the November election In 1010. If such a convention shall be oraerea. a special election is to be held In June, 1911, when 60 delegates, one from each of the Representative districts in the state, shail be elected to revise the constitu tion. The constitutional convention will meet at Salem In October, 1911, and the constitution, as revised and amended. shall be submitted to the voters at another special election In April. 1912. for their approval. Objects to Numerous Schools. STATE CAPITOLv Salem, Feb. 1. (Spe cial.) With only 13 ayes In its favor, Representative Calkins' bill providing that a new school district must have a school population of 15 before It could be established and receive state aid, was defeated In the House this afternoon. Car ter. Farrell, Brattaln, Conyers and Jones (Lincoln and Polk) attacked the bill for the reason that It would work a hard ship on the people of the sparsely settled districts, who were entitled to tho ad vantages of a common school education for their children. They contended that the present limit of six was none too small to Insure for some sections of the state school advantages. In support of his bill Representative Calkins said that its provisions applied only to districts to be hereafter created and was Intended to make It Impossible for "every man to have a schoolhouse In his own yard and supported by the state." ATTACHMENT BILL KILLED HOUSE VOTES IT DOWN BY 37 TO 17. Campbell, Who Presented It, Says When Questioned That Sanderson Reed Man Behind "Request." STATE CAPITOL, Salem. Feb. 1. (Spe cial.) Representative Campbell's bill, amendatory of the attachment law of the state, was reconsidered by the House this afternoon and defeated by a vote of 17 to 37, with six absent. The bill amended the statute to the extent that before a writ of attachment could Issue the creditor would be required to make affidavit alleging fraud on the part of the debtor. The bill parsed the House last week with 41 votes In Its favor but It was recalled from the Senate on the motion of Representative Brooke for a reconsideration. In support of the bill, Mr. Campbell said that the attachment was an ex traordinary procedure and should be in voked only in extraordinary cases. He argued that in Its present form the at tachment law of thia state was not In the Interest of the people of the state generally and that its frequent and many times unwarranted use operated to the serious disturbance of business condi tions. In opposing the bill, Dlmick, chair man of the judiciary committee, said the proposed amendment would practically nullify the attachment law so far as per sonal property was concerned. Couch contended that the law as it exists only gives the creditor protection from dis honest debtors and for that reason should be let alone. During the discussion of the bill, which was introduced by Mr. Campbell by re quest. Representative Jaeger asked at whose request the measure had been pre sented in the House. In reply Campbell said the bill had been submitted to him bv Sanderson Reed, of Portland. The vote by which the bill was killed follows: Ayes Bonebrake, Brady, Calkins, Campbell, Clemens, Eaton. Farrell, Hughes, Libby, Mahone, Mahoney, Mar iner, McDonald, Miller, Muncy Smith and Speaker McArthur 17. Xoes Abbott, Altman, Applegate, Bar rett, Bedillion, Belknap, Bones, Brandon, Brattin, Brooke, Buchanan. Carter, Conai. Corrigan. Couch, Davis, Dlmick, Dodds, Geer. Hatteberg, Hines, Jackson, Jaeger, Jones (Lincoln and Polk), Jones (Douglas), Jones (Clackamas), Leinen weber, Mann, McCue, MeKinney, Meek, Orton. Patton, Philpott, Reynolds, Rich ardson, Rusk 37. ' THE NEEDLECRAFT SHOP Formerly located at 3S2 "Wash., now on Sixth, bet. Morrison and Alder. January needlework salesj every article reduced. EMPLOYERS FIGHT EIGHT- Would Cut Wages and Cripple Industries, Declare Port land Employers. DRASTIC LAW, INMAN SAYS A. C. Callain, of Manufacturers' As sociation, Declares State AVould Be Handicapped If Bill Becomes Law. STATE! CAPITOL. Salem, Or., Feb. L (Special.) Representatives of many of the principal manufacturing and indus trial Institutions of Portland appeared be fore the Multnomah County delegation this afternoon and presented 'objections to bills that have been submitted by labor organizations for enactment at this sec tion. The proposed employers' liability and the eight-hour laws were discussed. C. E. S. "Wood, who drafted the liability bill; J. F. Cassldy, secretary of the Ore gon State Federation of Labor, and R. A. Harris, member of the legislative com mittee of the same organization, spoke In behalf of organized labor. The delegation did-not take any action on either of the bills. R. D. Inman, of the Inman-Poulsen Lumber Company, was the principal speaker for the manufacturers' interests. He argued that the enactment and en forcement of so drastic a measure as the employers' liability bill under considera tion would have a disastrous effect on large employers of labor. Mr. Inman ar gued that If the liability law is to be es tablished as proposed, the manufacturers must make up their losses either by In creasing prices or further reducing wages. At present they make but fl per thousand on lumber. Would Discourage Factories. Respecting the eight-hour law, Mr. In man 6aid that the enforcement of such a statute would have one certain result a reduction In the present scale In that such Institutions as are now operating throughout he 21 hours would shut down and run during the day only, and not to exceed two shirts. This law was objected to particularly because it is not general In the other states, with the result that Oregon manufacturers would be handi capped In competition' with other manu facturers whose business was not regu lated by law restricting the hours of labor. Speaking for the Manufacturers' Asso ciation, of Portland, A. C. Callam said that the object of that organization, which represented invested capital to tha amount of J30, 000. 000. and employed 12,000 men, was to encourage the location of ad ditional manufacturing enterprises in this state. The enactment of the proposed lia bility and eight-hour laws, he said, would be to divert these concerns to other points where less stringent labor laws were pro vided. C. W. Hodson, ex-State Senator, related that two years ago the Legislature, on the assurance Of the labor people that they would bo satisfied, enacted a fac tory inspection law. "But this has not satisfied these people, who are here ask lng for more legislation, even more un reasonable as against the employer, he said, "and two years from now, If they get what they are asking for now, they will bo on . hand demanding still more." Mr. Hodson also said that if the em ployers' liability law should pass, re moving all limit to the amount that may be recovered as damages. Insurance companies which write policies for em ployers would be compelled to raise their rates to a prohibitive scale or nDanaon business in this state entirely. The bill would practically drive the Bmall em ployer out of business, for one accident would ruin him. Many Speakers Heard. Others to address the delegation In be half of the labor employing enterprises of Portland were: Mr. Ames, of the Ames & Harris Box Company; Carl Jackson, for the planing mills; George A. Carney, who spoke as a workman; A. H. Devers, from the credit man's standpoint; Manager Hoajr. of Fleischner-Mayer Company; R. E. Warner, of the Laundry Association; J. C. Bayer, of the Employers' Associa tion; Captain. A. B. Graham, of the ship ping Interests; Charles Gunn and Mr. Al bers. of the Albers Milling Company. Mr. Wood, speaking for the measure, charged that the criticism of the provi sion of the liability bill by the manu facturing interest was based on misin formation as to what the measure act ually provided. He alleged that it was necessary In all cases to prove negligence on the part of the employer before it was possible for him to be held account able In any way for the injury of work men. -Mr. Cassldy and Mn Harris spoke in a similar vein, contending that the pro visions of the bill were less drastic than had been represented by the employers. Briefly summarized, the employer's lia bility bill provides that all owners, con tractors, subcontractors, corporations or persons whatsoever engaged In the con struction, repairing, alteration, removal or painting of .any house, building, bridge, viaduct or other structure, or in the erec tion or operation of any machinery, or in the manufacture or transmission of electricity or in the manufacture or use of any dangerous appliance or substance, shall see that ell materials and equipment are free from defects, that all scaffolds, etc., are strong enough to bear four times the weight to be sustained; that all ma chinery, wells, openings, etc., are prop erly guarded; that all power machinery shall be provided with signals for quick communication; that dead wires shall not be mingled with live wires; that cross beams bearing live wires shall be spe cially designated by color, and, generally, that every precaution for safety of life and limb be taken regardless of cost. No Limit to Damages. Failure to comply with the provisions of the art Is made punishable by fine of $KX) to $1000 or imprisonment not less than three months nor more than a year, but, tUls criminal liability shall not lessen the civil liability. The bill permits recovery of damages without limit and provides that "the negligence of a fellow-servant shall not be a defense where- the Injury was caused or contributed to by any of the following causes: Any defect In the structure, materials, works, plant or machinery of which the employer or bis agrent could have .had knowledge by the exercise of ordinary care; the neglect of any person engaged as super intendent, manager, foreman or other per son 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 emplove was engaged at the time of Injury or death; the Incompetence or negligence of any person to whose orders the employe was bound to conform and did conform, and by reuson of his having conformed thereto the Injury or death resulted; the act of any fellow-servant dono 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. Contributory negligence, however, may be taken Into consideration by the Jury HDUR III fj'r.-J UNION SUIT5 A UNION FLYER Our Perfection Union Suit is gaining many converts to the Union Underwear idea. You will find it the acme of comfort and good feeling. We offer for today and tomorrow . our regular $2.00 value, spe cial at $1.15. We Advertise Facts Only. 166-170 Third Street. In fixing damages. Any person having charge of work is declared to be the agent of the employer. Wood Speaks for Labor. A second hearing on the employers' liability bill was heard this evening be fore the Judiciary committee, when C. E. S. Wood was the principal speaker. In defense of the bill abrogating the fellow- . servant rule. Wood said that this rule was "Judge-made law," that it naa its origin at a time when Industrial condi tions were such that one employe could see the dangers in his employment, and when he was personally acquainted with his fellow-servants. But the large fac tory has since taken the place of the I small workshop, and it is not r.ow true, if it ever was, that the employe knows the risk: that he knows his co-worker or that he is free to quit the employ- ment if he does not like it. Mr. Wood declared that the workman under present conditions Is not free to quit his Job; that rapid work encourages a Bort of recklessness of which the em ployer gets the benefit and that damages occasioned by the loss of life and limb shoul be considered one of the burdens of the business and not a risk of the em ploye alone. MILLER HAS "BUY" MEASURE Asks Congress to Estop Sending of Liquor to Prohibition States. STATE CAPITOL, Salem, Feb. 1. (Special.) The liquor people, who have thus far been free to give entire atten tion to their bill for amendment of the local option law, will now have some thing to divide their attention. Senator M. A. Miller today introduced a Joint memorial asking Congress to enact Fed eral laws preventing the shipping of liquor from a "wet" into a "dry" state. The resolution is as follows: Whereas. In this snd many other states, where prohibition or local optk'n prevail, liquor dealers, residing in territory where prohibition or local option do not prevail, continually ship Intoxicating liquors of all kinds into the territory In whi.-h prohibition or local option has been voted: and. Whereas. Such shipments have been held to constitute Interstate commerce, when the samo are shipped from one state into an other, the regulation of which Is entirely within the power of Congress; therefore. Be It resolved by the Senate of the State of Oregon, the House of Representatives con curring, that we hereby respectfully me morialize Congress to enact a law. pro hibiting shipments of Intoxicating liquors from a state or territory In which neither local option nor prohibition prevails Into a state or territory In which the same does prevail. The resolution was referred to the com mittee on resolutions. OWESS-ADAIR BIUi . PASSES Senate Acta Favorably on Sterlliw-tion-of-Insane Measure. STATE CAPITOL, Salem. Feb. 1. (Spe cial.) The Senate today passed the Dr. Owens-Adair bill for the sterilization of the Insane whose condition cannot be Im proved and the convicts who are serving a third term In prison. The bill passed with only eight negative votes, those voting no being Abraham, Barrett, Chase, Hedges, Kcllaher, Merrtman, Scholfleld, and Sinnott. The bill Is framed after the Indiana law and it contemplates that the operation performed shall be similar to that performed in that state. The only other bill passed was F. J. Miller's bill permitting Linn County to maintain a ferry across the Willamette at Peoria. Senator Hedges' Senate bill 78. permit ting one corporation to own the stock of another was killed by the Senate today by Indefinite postponement. AGAINST EIGHT-HOUR BILL Senate Committee Makes Certain De feat of Measure. STATE CAPITOL, Salem, Feb. 1. (Special.) The Senate committee on in dustries decided tonight to report ad versely on Campbell's House bill, requir ing that all establishments running 24 hours work their men not to exceed eight hours a day. The defeat of the bill in the Senate has been considered very probable, and this action of the commit tee makes It certain. Farrell Against Increases. STATE CAPITOL, Salem, Feb. 1. (Spe cial.) Tiring of the large number of bills increasing the salaries of various county officers throughout the state during their terms of office, Representative Farrell explained his vote In opposition to the bill of Representative Purdin, increasing the salary of the County Judge of Jackson County from $1200 to J1S00 per annum by saying that he Intended to oppose every bill of the kind which carrired an emer gency clause. Several other members of the House manifested the same attitude towards such fcWs and the record on the Purdin bill showed seven negative votes. Game Bill Hearing. STATE CAPITOL, Salem., Feb. L (Spe cial.) Senator Woods and Representa tive Dodds. chairmen of the Senate and House committees, respectively, on game, have called a Joint meeting of those com mittees to be held Tuesday night at 7:30 o'clock, when the various bills pending before this session will be considered. Sportsmen from different parts of the state who are Interested in these meas ures are requested to be present at the meeting tomorrow night. $3 IMPORTED RAZORS 97c FOR THIS WEEK ONLY FULL HOLLOW-GMIND, SET READY FOR USE Tton TTnr " "Blue SteeL" "Peerless," "Era," "Berg," and other popular brands of all the famous mSers Tn facf we !?v7 been selling the same' identical razors as high as $2.50 and $3.00 each. Every Tzorls guaranteed perfect and set ready for use. Any razor sold that does not give PerfV can be exchanged. SEE THE MAN IN THE WINDOW $2.00 RAZOR STROPS FOR 97c , ... i i " i. innn fnuln Rranrlr Slf-Honiny Razor IIP 3 $2.00 Regular 75 c DON'T FORGET WW8 SALE FINE PHOTOGRAVURES AT ONE-THIRD DISCOUNT A special Clearance Sale of fine hand-colored Photo gravures, each beautifully framed. Splendid sub jects, by such artists as Bisson, Ellsley, Pilny, Mow bray, Wagner and others. Regular price is reason able enough, but now we offer One-Third Discount. Values $10.00 to $30.00. See Window Display. $2.50 BRASS JARDINIERES 98c An assorted lot of beautiful Brass Jardinieres, worth regularly $2.50 which we place on sale this week .FOR ONLY JSt? Took tmpSt!S3is accost V BILLS -IN CONFLICT Two Sailor Measures Are Be fore Legislature. BOTH LOWER SHIPPING FEE Selling Measure Makes It $30, While Nottingham Bill Provides That It Shall Be $20 Nor wegian Consul Interested. STATU CAPITOL, Salem. Or., Feb. 1. (Special.) Conflict of sailor boarding house curbers has Invaded the Legisla ture in rival bills of Senator Selling and Senator Nottingham. The Selling bill comes from the Portland Chamber of Commerce; the other from Bndre M. Cederbergh, Norwegian Vice-Consul in that city. Both bills enlarge the powers of the Sailor Boarding-House Commission A. M. Smith, William MaciLaster and W. H. Souls. . The Selling bill reduces the shippmg fee of boarding masters from $30 to 120; the Nottingham bill provides for creation of the office of Shipping Master, who shall keep a list of vessels and sailors, to be accessible to masters of vessels and sailors. The Shipping Master is to be appointed by the Board. All Interests Consulted. In a letter to Senator Selling edvocat ing passage of his bill, the secretary of the Portland Chamber of Commerce says: The bill Is drawn up In conformity with suggestions of the Sailor Boarding-house Commission, the trustees of the Portland Chamber of Commerce and the rivers, har bors and 'navigation committee's chairman, after careful Investigation of the matter. Including a hearing given to all concerned, at which hearing the committee above mentioned was present, the Consuls at this port, the trustees of the Chamber and the Sailors' Boarding-house Commission and the representative of the boarding-houses. The Selling bill adds the following clauses to the sailor boarding-house bill of 1903, increasing the powers of the Board: Section S. Such board shall have power to make, publish and enforce rules and regulations for the conduct of sailors' boarding-houses licensed under the pro visions of this act. and to require registers to be kept in all such sailors' boarding houses showing the arrival and departure of the boarder or lodger and to require each boarder or lodger to sign such reg ister and to require the holder of each license granted under the provisions of this act to submit to such board the names of each of his employes and to direct the discharge of any of such employes not sat isfactory to such boards. Section 6. Whenever In the opinion of said board or commissioners the disorderly conduct of any sailors' boarding-house or keepers, or proprietor thereof, or of any force fraud, deceit or misrepresentation In Inviting or selecting boarders or lodgers for such house on the part of such keeper or proprietor. Is not of such nature as to re quire the revoking of such license, such board may Impose a flne on the keeper or proprietor of such sailor's boarding house not exceeding in amount $100, and should such flne not be paid by said keeper or proprietor such board shall have the power to revoke the license of such keeper or proprietor. All nraa so imposed or col lected shall be accounted for in a like manner as the licenses moneys collected under section 4 of this act. Consul Cederbergh's Plea. Mr. Cederbergh urges passage of the Nottingham bill in a letter which is In part as follows: The chief points of different in the two bills are, first, the Nottingham bill 'cre ates the office of shipping master, while the Selling bill doea not; second, the Not 1000 fins imported Razors will be placed on sale at 97c each. These razors are from one of the leading importers of razors in the United States. They are all high-grada razors. We secured the entire stock at a ridiculous figure. The assortment comprises all the well-known makes, in cluding tho "Wade & Butcher," 'Brandt," "I. X. L," "Rogers," " Wosteniolm, " "Pipe Razor," "Lewis," we win aiso piaco on ,xv" , r zz yi - . Dv Strops which are sold and advertised everywhere at $2. Our pnee 97c THE BRANDT SELF-HONING RAZOR STROP is the only strop in the world that hones and strops your razor at the same time and enables you to obtain an edge which only an experienced barber can give In using this strop a few days your razor will show and your face will feel the difference at once. It is the only strop in the world that is guaranteed never to grow hard or glossy. We are selling this tror direct from manufacturer to consumer. The regular pnee of this strop is $2 00 To introduce these goods we will sell one to a customer at the adrertising ririce'of 97. MAIL ORDERS FILLED. BRANDT HONES FOR 97c Headquarters for All Kinds of Safety Razors and Blades Rubberset Shaving Brushes 25c to $2.50 Push Button Pocket -CUT GLASS ONE-FOURTH OFF tingham bill limits the shipping fee to $10, while the Selling out limns it to -v. I submit that in the best Interest of the port, tonnage and the sailors, the Com missioners should be authorized to cre ate the office of shipping master, and In the event of the appointment of such an officer, that the shipping of men be placed exclusively in his hands and no fee in excess of $15 be charged. Last year about 800 sailors were shinned from this port and the profit at t"0 per man blood money and one month's advance wages, Is. in the opin ion of most persons familiar w-ith pre vailing conditions, entirely too much and entirely out of all proportion to value given. At $20 a man, the boarding-house master would' still have $45 per man, and if he shipped all the men a gross profit of $36,000. The greatest power should be given the Commissioners, as contained in the Chamber of Commerce bill, and the Nottingham bill might well be amended to include some of these features. Senator Selling today Introduced, at the request of the Portland Chamber of Com merce, an amendment to the sailor boarding-house law. The principal change made by the bill is the reduction of the amount that may be charged for supply ing sailors from $30 to $20. The bill gives the Board power to make rules and reg ulations for the boarding-houses, to dis charge employes unsatisfactory to the Board and to fine the proprietors not to exceed $100 for offenses not requiring rev ocation of license. BILL TO INSPECT BOILERS Davis Measure Chiefly Notable for Jobs It AVould Create. STATE CAPITOL, Salem. Feb. 1. (Spe cial.) Proprietors of factories will be sub jected to a double inspection fee if Rep resentative Davis' boiler inspector bill becomes a law. Every factory is now sub ject to the payment of a fee to the Labor Commissioner, who certifies to the condi tion of machinery and equipment in gen eral. The fees paid for this inspection will. If Senator Bailey's S. B. 62 becomes a law. range, from $2 to $20. Under Rep resentative Davis" bill every factory or other owner of a 6team boiler must pay an inspection fee of $10 at least once a year. This will apply to stationary en gine boilers, threshing machine boilers, steam wood-saws and steam heating plants under pressure. Many factories now use electric power, but keep a steam plant ready for use In case of need, and the bill would apply to them. The Davis bill provides some desirable offices. The boiler inspector, to be ap pointed by the Governor, is to receive a salary of $2500 a year and mileage at 10 cents a mile, up to $500. The boiler in spector Is to have authority to appoint two deputies one in each of the Supreme Court Judicial districts of the statp. each A little cures the cough and does it better than anything else, because it builds up and strengthens at the same time. It's just as good for sore, tight chests, Bronchitis and Catarrh. Be sure to get Scoffs. AIX DRDGGIBT8 Send this aiL, four cents for postasW, men tioninfi this paper, and we will send you a "Complete Handy Atlas of the World." SCOTT A BOWNE, 409 Pearl St, New York Knife for 49c PYROGRAPHY SALE For this week we of fer all Wood to Burn at the great discount of One-Fourth. VALENTINES Largest a s s o rtment in the city. See our display. of the deputies to receive $4 a day and mileage at the rate of 10 cents a mile, with no limit to the total amount that may be paid as mileage for deputies. As railroad fare generally is but three cents a mile, a deputy would add considerably to his salary by the compensation for traveling. The Davis bill makes it the duty of every owner or operator of a steam boiler to have it inspected once a year, paying the annual Inspection fee therefor, and also requires that every boiler installed be Inspected before used. KIDNEY DISORDERS Symptoms and Home Treatment Gaut, the celebrated German spe cialist, asserts that seven-tenths of the feeble-minded and Insane are tfts vic tims of kidney diseases. Nervousness, excitability, restless ness, melancholia, pains in the back and head, neuralgia and rheumatlo pains, fevers, chills, scanty urine, highly colored and acid urine, burning pains, fullness and soreness in the re gion of the bladder, all indicate that the kidneys are affected and .weak ened, needing tonic treatment. The very best physician should be consulted at once, or let the following simple. Inexpensive, but reliable, pre scription be used for several weeks: Mix one-half ounce fluid extract Buchu with out ounce compound fluid Balmwort and two ounces compound syrup Sarasparilla. Then take a tea spoonful after each meal and one at retiring, drinking plenty of good, pure water between meals. This mixture makes a splendid tonic and blood purifier. 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