8 THE MORXTXG OREGOXIAX, SATURDAY, MAY 15, 1909. vnxnn PORTLAND, OKEOOIC. Entered at rortland. Oregon, postoffica mm second-Class Matter. aubscrlpttoo. Rote Invariably In Advance. (Bj Mall.) Dally, Sunday Included, one year Daily, Bunaay lncluoea. six raomni Daily. Sunday Included, three months.. Dally, Sunday Included, one month...... Dally, without Sunday, one year. ...... Daily, without Sunday, alx month! Daily, without Sunday, three monthe. .. Dally, without Sunday, on month..... Wc-ekl, one year.. Burjay, one year.... Sunday and weekly, one year 4 25 225 .75 S 00 3.25 1.75 60 1.50 3 SO 350 By Carrier.) Dally, Sundnv Included, one year Divlly. Sunday Included, one month... -TS How to Remit Send poutofflce money order, express order or personal check on y.iur local bank. Stamps, coin or currency are at the senders risk. Give postofflce ad dress In lull, includlna county and state. Postage Rates lu to 14 pases. 1 cent; 10 to 28 paces. 2 cents; 80 to 44 pages. 3 cents: 44 to 60 paces. 4 cents. Foreign postage ohli rates. Eastern Runlnraa Office The S. C. Beck wllh Special Altency New York, rooms 48 80 Tribune building. Chicago, rooms 510-613 Tribune building. PORTLAND, SATURDAY, MAY 15, 1809- spok AXE-8 dilemma. ' The decision of the Interstate Com merce Commission, exempting' the Harriman lines from the new rates fixed In the celebrated Spokane rate case, makes It quite easy for Walla Walla. Colfax. Tekoa and other cities between Pendleton and Spokane, to secure lower rates than can be granted Spokane. The new rates prayed for by Spokane were granted on the ground that, distance considered, the old rates were unreasonable. Nothing, accord ingly, could be plainer than that, dis tance considered, the rates to Tekoa, Colfax and other points on the Harri man line to Spokane, should be lower than the rates to Spokane. The Com mission cannot rule otherwise on any petition from the merchants of these cities without reversing its decision In the Spokane case. The ultimate effect of this will be to prevent Spokane engaging In the Jobbing business in any territory reached by the Harriman lines. This will relieve the City by the Falls of the burden of serving a large area of ter ritory westward. East of Spokane, on the Hill lines, the Jobbers will en counter a similar handicap, for the decision is a two-edged sword and carves out new Jobbing territory for points on both sides of the Eastern Washington metropolis. If the old Spokane rate, as declared by the Com mission, was unreasonable from a mileage standpoint, it is still more un reasonable for the cities lying east of Spokane and Helena, Missoula, Buttev and Great Kalis on the Hill roads, like Tekoa, Colfax and other points on the Harriman road, must have lower rates than Spokane. This result, which was certain to follow any disturbance of the arrange ment by which the railroads had given Spokane a special Jobbing zone of 200 miles in diameter, was foreseen by the heaviest Jobbers in Spokane, none of whom desired any change in the ex isting conditions. "Let sleeping dogs lie," cautioned one of these Jobbers, when importuned to fake part in the fight which was worked up by some well-meaning and misinformed retail ers and real estate promoters. Meanwhile Portland and Puget Sound Jobbers who enjoy the ad vantages of ocean rates, are handling more Eastern- freight than ever be fore, and are shipping it Just as far Inland as ever. Spokane "started something'' when it imported Mr. Adams, of Boston, to initiate the war for lower rates, but the "something" was a boomerang and on its return flight it will strike Spokane a stagger ing blow. THE PROPOSED CHARTER. What does the electorate of Port land propose to do with the new char ter offered for their adoption? It would make very radical changes in our municipal system. It proposes combination of legislative and ex ecutive powers in one body a Mayor, and six members of a City Council, all elected at' large. These are to per form all functions. Six bureaus are to be created, a member of the Council to be placed by the Mayor at the head of each the Mayor to' have authority to change the heads at his pleasure. These bureaus are to perform all du ties now devolved on the Executive Board, and Water Board, all duties relating to parks, streets and public improvements, and among these bureaus all administrative details of the city's work are to be distributed and conducted. Moreover, the heads of these bureaus, as members of the Council, are to be the legislative body; and there will be many large salaries, Since each bureau will be heavily and expensively manned by employes. The Mayor is to receive a salary of $6000 a year and the members of the Coun cil, acting in their double function of Councilmen and heads of bureaus, $6000 each. It is a charter of highly centralized authority and power. That, indeed, was the guiding object in Its prepara tion. Its principles are precisely at opposites with those of the present charter, which was constructed pur posely for distribution of powers, with a view to prevent formation of "rings" and "machines." Now, the pendulum swings to the other extreme, to estab lish concentrated power. The voters are to take their choice. An errort is proposed In the new charter to establish what Is denomi nated non-partisan city government. Candidates are not to be presented as members of any party. But such Inhibition is not likely to prevent the voters from -casting their ballots to suit their own political or party views that is, to vote for or against a can didate, upon inquiry as to his-political or party connections. It is a serious question, and one per haps that never can be decided, whether better men can be had for these positions by payment of the large salaries offered by this charter. It is certain there will be no modesty to restrain men from seeking these places for the salaries they carry; and It may be expected that the energy of the scramble both at the primary and at the election will be redoubled. In bulk this proposed .charter is formidable less so, however, than the one now in existence, and Its principles are simple. It is the most effective document of centralization our people ever have seen. Yet that Is deemed by many its peculiar excellence. It probably will shake up our Jefferfon ians: it should bring pallor to their cheeks If any of them are left. Ham. lltonian philosophy is getting In Its work. here. Is it to have free course. and be glorified? It's the right thing, if you know .what it means, and desire steadiness and responsibility in gov ernment and limitation of the Influence of "the masses." Tou see, the electors can't turn out all these members of the City Council, but only one-half of them 1 every two years; and in those two years they probably will have forgotten "the grievances of the former years, and be willing to continue the old tyranny. We think this , charter will be adopted, because "the people," on reflection, will be glad to vote to tie their own hands. MUNICIPAL. LltiHT PLANT. The initiative proceeding for sale of bonds to the amount of $2, 000. 000 for a municipal light plant is to go on the ballot for the municipal election. It should be carefully considered and dealt with in a reasonable way. The Oregonian will state briefly the main reasons for its own opposition to the proposal. There is now full and abundant elec tric light supply for the city, at rates not in excess of those of other cities similarly situated in all our states. We are using for other and more necessary purposes the credit of the city, to its present limits. Water bonds and bridge bonds and improvement bonds, and port bonds, which cannot be refused, are adding to the debt as large sums as now can be prudently carried. Even if we could safely assume the financial obligation necessary for an electric light plant that is, if we could carry it there would be heavy loss; for the public cannot conduct a busi ness of this description as economically as private parties can do it, and elec tric light counting up interest, de preciation and charges of operation, would cost the city more than now. These reasons might be stated at greater length and with fulness of de tail. But The Oregonian believes this statement will be sufficient. The policy of this city should be to avoid reckless and excessive and unnecessary issue of bonds. Even if we had no other debt, the city should not undertake the lighting business, for if it does so, it will surely lose heavily. But having other uses for its credit, it ought, for special reasons, to reject this project. People who vote for municipal debt bring their property under mortgage. Foi necessary purposes and within reasonable limits it will do. But ex amine every proposition and keep within the limits. THE MONARCH OF MEXICO. The Mexican Herald publishes a long and highly eulogistic article on President Diaz, whom it declares the people of Mexico cannot permit to re tire so long as he lives holding him necessary to the peace and prosperity of the country. To the onlooker it appears that such a situation is not so much a tribute to the greatness of President Diaz as an admission by the Mexicans of distrust of their own power of self-government. They evi dently hold that .the life of the one man is the only thing that stands be tween the order of society and revo lutionary changes. Mexico, therefore, though a Republic in name, is gov erned by the spirit of absolute mon archy, which it accepts as a necessary condition of peace , and order. This spirit creates and exalts its ruler or king. Clearly, it is the kind of gov ernment for which Mexico is most fit; but Diaz cannot last forever, then how avert the revolutionary changes? Diaz bore a large part in the over throw of the Maximilian government in Mexico, set up, by the French and through active intervention by the United States at the close of the Civil War left to its fate. On the fall of Maximilian, Jaurez, as President, or ganized the Government of Mexico. As candidate for re-election he was op posed by Lerdo de-Tejada and Porforio Diaz. ' The latter then made factional trouble, amounting virtually to rebel lion, in the midst of which Juarez died and Tejada, then President of the Su preme Court, succeeded to the office of President of the Republic. Diaz con tinued his turbulent opposition, suc ceeded in expelling Tejada, and pro claimed himself President. This was n the year 1876. Since then Diaz has been President continuously, with the exception of one term from 1880 to 1884. He doubtless now would be willing to retire, but leading members of his party, whose fortunes are bound up with his own, hold him in office as a hostage for their own tenure. A condition like this affords no very good outlook for the continued peace of the country. As soon as Diaz is gone, factions doubtless will, be let loose. His retention as long as he may live, therefore, appears a necessity. It should be borne in mind that very few of the people of Mexico participate in the government. The active factionists who contend for power are never numerous, and the body of the people easily submit to the rule of the fac tion that gets the upper hand. But, of course, Diaz never could have suc ceeded as he has done had he not possessed a stronger character for war and government than his competitors During his long reign for that Is the word to describe his government he has greatly strengthened the central power, which, however, may be seized and used for great harm to the coun try by his revolutionary or arbitrary successors. WHERE OLD AGE IS PATHETIC. v our professors who have grown old in the University of 'the Pacific a large Methodist college at San Jose have been dismissed from the fac ulty of that institution, causing a tre mendous uproar among students who were attached to the old teachers, probably because of the gentle, easy way the latter had of dealing with young men who did not care to spend their time in study. The superannuated teacher, like the superannuated preacher, Is. slow to recognize the fact that a certain de gree of physical as well as of unim paired mental vigor is necessary to success in his profession. The dismis sal of men of this class from positions which, from long occupancy they have come to regard theirs by sacred right. Is a task from which regents of universities, and governing bodies of churches, shrink. Yet to retain men who have, in accordance with nature, outlived the period of potent, vital usefulness, is a detriment to the best Interests of school and parish. The course of duty is plain in such cases. Let the aged professors and ministers, enfeebled by age, be sidetracked as gently as possible, to the end that the vital interests of the present be not subordinated to the . sentiment that dwells in the past. Andrew Carnegie never did a tnore icpnerniis act than when hp marip nrn. vision out of his vast abundance for aged men who have outlived the period of usefulness as college profes sors. Some churches do, and all should, provide for ministers whose best . endeavor is no longer good enough for the younger congregations. The trouble comes when the attempt ( is made to convey, ever so gently, to the superannuated worker the fact that he must give way to a younger, man. There is not a more pathetic figure in professional life than that made by an aged man, pleading in a trembling voice to be allowed to re tain his place in pulpit or college chair. Yet pity cannot be allowed to rule in these extreme cases. The wise, just and, in the end, kind thing to do is to provide a suitable support for these long-faithful servants .and let them g&. MEETING A CRISIS. The heartless decision of Attorney General Crawford that patriots who in voke a recall election must pay the expense of it themselves, carried con sternation, at first, into the serried ranks of the high-browed and self denying host who live for their city and die for their ideas. How can they recall the erring Councilmen who voted for the blanket franchise when there is no way to extract the money to do It -with from the public funds? Is It seemly that the high-browed, self denying ones should pay the bills out of their own pockets? Seemly or not, It is feared that they must or there will be no recall and'the sinful Councilmen will continue to flourish like the green bay tree. If Mr. Wagnon and his col leagues of the People's Forum wish to 8 2e them wither like the grass and fade as the flower, they have no alternative but to dig up the cash or, in more classic phrase, to produce the "spon dulix." But they are equal to the oc casion. It is reported that a number of this devoted band have agreed among themselves to meet the crisis by chip ping in, each according as the Lord has blessed his store. What the ex pense of the recall election may be is not exactly known, but that is a mere detail. The self-sacrificing lovers of their city and their kind stand ready to pay the bills, whatever they may be. The heroic bunch have determined that there shall be no more backing and filling in good causes. They remember sadly the way a new charter was worked up just short of the point of being finished, all with great pomp and parade, and then abandoned. The numerous referendum petitions which they have talked about and talked about, and then dropped, are also re flected upon without pride, and they have resolved that nothing hereafter shall be begun for the higher welfare of the town without being completed. Therefore, they will dig up the cash for the recall election with joyful smiles and wish twice as much were needed. The luxury of contributing of their worldly wealth to a holy cause Is one which Mr. Wagnon and his brethren thoroughly enjoy. JAILING THE MAGNATES. There was a time when the Ameri can people looked forward to a bril liant future for Mr. Bailey of Texas, but that time is past. The Senator does not lack ability nor is his gift of gab deficient. The fatal defect which has marred his career and reduced him to the status of a mere mounte bank lies in the moral realm. He ex pects to be taken Just as seriously when he talks shallow sophistry as when he displays all the genuine po litical wisdom of which he is capable, and he is capable of much in his less depraved intervals. Unhappily, these intervals grow increasingly rare. The pitch of his relations with Standard Oil has apparently defiled his soul too deeply ever to be erased. His tariff speech in the Senate on Thursday was an example of what a man of fair ability can do In the -way of Insincere buncombe when he really applies him self to the task. For some reason best -known to himself, Mr. Bailey had made up his mind to vote for the Aldrich duty of 25 cents a ton on iron ore. He knew that this act would violate the pledges of the Democratic party to the coun try, that it would sacrifice even such rags and tatters of political principle as he had left, and that it would help place the steel trust in a stronger po sition than ever. The trust owns sub. stantially all the iron ore in this coun try, and a duty which prohibits inn portation simply confirms the monop oly. To say that Mr. Bailey does not know this is to pay his common sense a very flimsy compliment. He knew, too, that the duty was not needed to equalize the labor cost of iron prod ucts here with the cost in Europe, be cause it is a fact familiar to all stu dents that the product is turned out much cheaper here. The cost of pro ducing steel rails in this country is much less than it is in England Finally, Mr. Bailey is aware that the duty on iron ore will not yield any revenue whatever to the Government In the face of this fact, the Senator from Texas, -with an impudence which certainly deserves a prize for brazen- ness, declared that he should vote for the duty on iron ore for the sake of the revenue it would produce, adding that there was "a better way to deal with the steel trust than to remove the duty from ore" to put the steel magnates in Jail. If Mr. Morgan himsefl in all his glory were jailed today, does any sane person believe that the price of steel rails would fall in this country to the level of the trust's European prices? All the chiefs of the trust might be jailed without ' affecting prices one penny, and therefore without giving the consumer the slightest relief. No body knows this better than Mr. Bailey himself, and yet he has the as founding assurance to stand in the Senate chamber and propose jail for the magnates as a. more effective rem edy for trust extortion than reduction of the tariff. If this is all we can hope for from the Democratic party, the- country may congratulate itself twice and 'thrice over for having kept it out of power. All this tergiversation, double deal ing and lack of moral sense in the Democratic Congressmen goes to con- firm the public in the opinion that the party which bedecks itself with the name and memory of Jefferson is lit tle more tnan a galvanized corpse, without so very much galvanism, afte all. No event in our recent political history has been quite so shameless as the deliberate betrayal of their con stituents by the Democratic members of the House and Senate on the issue of the tariff. The spectacle of a deca dent political party is a sad one, but the natural course of things it must recur now and then as time passes. The pity of it is that men like Mr. Bailey should disperse the odor of de cay in the halls of Congress. Mr. Albee is a man of very peculiar mental make-up. He claims to be a Republican and a special champion of the direct primary. Yet he habitually repudiates both the Republican party and the direct primary. Four years ago he was a Republican candidate in the primary for the Mayoralty. Judge Williams received the nomination. But Mr. Albee promptly bolted, and sup- ported Dr. Lane. Two years later. ince the result of the Republican pri mary didn't meet his wishes, he sup ported Lane again, who ran as an in dependent, regardless of the primary. Now, disregarding the result of the primary, which gave Simon more otes than all others Republicans and Democrats combined he comes out as a candidate for Mayor, on his own ac count. It's a free country, of course. A man may take such courses in poli tics as he may think fit. But people may judge him as they think fit. Not a soul, however, can explain how Mr. Albee is able to call himself a cham pion of the primary law and a Repub lican In politics. Not a soul imagines that Mr. Albee could tell, himself. A- relapse from what the Bureau of Railways, News and Statistics terms 'the feverish rush of prosperity," is said to be responsible for the decrease of approximately 40 per cent in the number of railroad fatalities In 1908, as compared with 1907.- This is a compensation for hard times that is not generally considered, although it is undoubtedly an accurate conclusion. It is quite reasonable to believe that with every available piece of railroad equipment that could turn a wheel, in use, and with men of aJl degrees of efficiency and inefficiency also pressed nto service, there would be frequent breakdowns with both equipment and men. In such emergencies, the careful man with poor equipment, and poor associates, and the careless man with good, equipment and good associates, are alike liable to cause wrecks and attendant" loss of life, for during the rush there is no time and but little inclination to draw the lines hard and fast in employing men and equipment. It is a case of take what is available and trust to luck. The Oregonian is asked for a direct answer as to whether it favors or op poses the new charter. It's a hard question. The debating society of the village was discussing "Hamlet" and Macbeth, and fierce controversy arose among the people as to the rel ative merits of the two great dramas. A cautious and well-balanced citizen was asked for his opinion. "Well, you see," he said, "I don't want to commit myself. Some of my friends prefer Hamlet'; others prefer. 'Macbeth.' I'll think It over." So as to the proposed charter. The Oregonian is thinking it over, but Is inclined to favor it, be cause its tendency is to "set up bar riers against the will of the people." It is useless for the State Grange to deplore abuse of the initiative and ref erendum, when the fact is that the ma jority who stand for initiative and ref erendum uphold them for the very reason which the State Grange de plores namely, for the facility they afford for attacks on the rights of property and the settled order of so ciety. By the majority who support them they are welcomed as revolution ary methods; and if this is not to be their purpose and result, interest in them will be lost to this majority. . The death of Rev. Henry A. Harden closes a long, quietly useful, blameless life, that had run three-score and six years. Mr. Barden was hailed as com rade by the veterans of the Civil War throughout the Northwest, and espe daily throughout the Oregon depart ment of the G. A. R., and by these as well as by a large body of friends in and out of the Baptist Church, of which he was a retired minister, h will be missed and mourned. Judge Lionel R. Webster is off on another of his numerous vacations, and the Probate and County Courts are locked up. One might imagine the famous recall was designed for cases like this, if neglect of official duty were blamable in Multnomah County. It seems, however, to make little dif ference whether Judge Webster is absent or present. The right use to make of men who, either voluntarily or for hire, circu late initiative or referendum petitions, take the names of persons not legal voters ana yet make oath they are legal voters, is to send a bunch of them to the penitentiary. This abuse in co lectiqn of names- is one of the evils of "the people's system of legislation "Slander," says the (Umatilla) Echo Register, "is a blighting sirocco." A good definition, fit for next new die tionary. Yet one remembers that Shakespeare wrote "Slander, whose tongue- out-venoms all the worms of Nile." And another poet "Slander, the foulest whelp of sin. Legal voters, who are not registered says Judge Bronaugh, are entitled to sign initiative petitions. But who knows, how can it be known, whether signers are legal voters, or whether the names are real or fictitious? Hazel Moore could never get "look-in" at Salem. No doubt that's the reason she went elsewhere. Per sons who doubt Oregon's state func tionaries should be ashamed of them selves. Under the decision of Judge Bro naugh, Initiative or referendum peti tions may be stuffed with bogu3 names without limit, and there can" be no remedy or redress. As if there had not been enough of grafting already In the State of Wash ington, there Is now much talk of the necessity of a special session of the Legislature. Kermlt Roosevelt will do well to stay within call. The African lion is no respecter of persons. Besides, he owee one to T. R. The direct primary, then, is good for nothing; it stands for falsity -and failure, unless it nominates your man. The City Engineer discharged two Inspectors. Everybody must have found them out. . The Mrs. Waymires were more successful. at . Olympia ELECTION" MATTERS Explanation of Measures Pertaining to Appropriations. The Oregonian will publish, from day to day, explanations of the numerous measures that are to be voted on in the city election. June 7, under the initiative and the referen dum. The following group of subjects appropriations and bond issues therefor in cludes projects for three new river bridges, a new garbage crematory and a municipal lighting plant. Of ihe 33 initiative and referendum measures to be submitted to the voters in the June election, five provide for bond Issues aggregating $6,100,000. Measures making appropriations are; Broadway bridge. S2.00O.O0O-, transfer of Madison- street bridge fund and issuance of $450,000 additional bonds for bridge at Market street: high bridge at Sherman street, Jl, 500,000: crematory plant, $150,000: munic ipal electric l'ght plant. $2.000.0o0. Of hese live projects, two are pending in the Circuit Court. They are the Market- street bridge and the municipal light plant. Auditor Barbur has been enjoined from placing the former on the ballot. Mandamus proceedings have been brought to compel him to give the municipal ugnt plant -project a place on the ballot., In checking over the signatures to this peti tion. Auditor Barbur found it lacked about 600 of the required number. The initiative petition for installing a municipal electric light plant was cir culated by State Senator Dan Kellaher, who is seeking through . the courts to force it on the official ballot. The garbage crematory now used by the city is inadequate and additional facil ities are required. The purpose of the bond Issue is given in the ballot title as follows: "For the acquisition of land for incinerating plants, either, in the di rect purchase thereof or in pursuance of condemnation proceedings in the manner prevlded byj the statutes of the State of uieKua, lyr me apprupnauuii ui lauu lor corporate purposes, and by the' Board of Health in pursuance of appropriations therefor, in the. purchase, condemnation, installation, improvement and repair of incinerating plants and their necessary accessories. Said incinerating 1 plants shall be under the management, control and supervision of the Board of Health." Kxpendlture of the proposed $2,000,000 f or the Broadway bridge Is to be vested in the Executive Board, which is authorized to construct "a bridge with appropriate approaches and terminals and with a clearance of not less than 65 feet aDove high water and not less than 96.13 feet above the city datum or low water mark across the Willamette River In said city, from Broadway street, at or near its intersection with Larrabee street, on the east side of the river and following the line of Broadway street, extended west erly in its present course, to a point at or near its intersection with Seventh street on the west side of the river, thence southerly and easterly to a point at or near the intersection of Sixth and Irving streets; and it shall have full power and authority, subject to such reg ulations as may be imposed by the United States, to build, erect and construct piers, abutments and other necessary supports- in the bed of the Willamette River for the foundation of such bridge." The right of condemnation of property necessary to the construction of this bridge is by this petition vested in the Executive Board. It is further provided that all railway tracks that shall be laid on the bridge, its approaches or terminals are to become the exclusive property of the city. No exclusive franchise shall be granted to any public service corpora tion for the use of the whole or any part of the proposed bridge. For any priv ilege so granted, the city is to be com pensated in accordance with terms which shall be fixed by the City Council. When constructed, the bridge is to be turned over to the Multnomah County Court, which is to operate, control, manage and keep it in repair in the same manner as other bridges across the Willamette River are now cared for. The proposal for a bridge at Market street proposes the transfer of the bond issue of $450,000 which nas been sold for reconstructing the Madison-street ' bridge and the issuance of an additional $450,000 of bonds for the viaduct at a point farther up the river. This bridge is to be built from the east line of Front street at the Intersection of Market street on the west side of the river to a point about 260 feet west of the east line of East Third at the intersection of East Market on the east side of the river. The west end of the approach to the bridge is to conform to . the grade of the streets as established on Front and Market streets on the west .side and the east end of the east approach shall conform to the estab lished grade at East Third and East Market. It is to have a clearance of at least 75 feet from zero on the United States Government gauge to the lower deck beams over the channel of the river. The width of the bridge is not to ex eed SO feet in the discretion of the Executive Board. A bond issue not exceeding $1,500,000 is asked for a proposed high bridge across the Willamette at Sherman street. This structure is to extend from First and Sherman streets on the west side to a point at or near the juncture of East Sherman and East Seventh on the East Side. It is to be not less than 60 feet in width and at an elevation of not less than 1-40 feet above minimum or low water gauge, without any draw, lift or other open appliance or device. If practicable the bridge is to have a modern steel chan nel span of about 400 feet, from pier to pier, so as to place as little obstruction as possible between harbor lines and pro vide sufficient clearance space for ves sels going up and down the river.. MILDRED M'KINLEY MISSING Eighteen-Year-Old Girl Disappears After Leaving Portland. SPOKANE, Wash., May 14. (Special.) J. W. Mackey came to the police this morning to locate Mildred McKinle", aged 18, who left the Home Finding As sociation at Portland, Or., bound for Springston, Idaho, where she had secured employment. He was to meet her in SDokane, but has failed to find trace of the- young woman. . He described her complexion and eyes" as dark and stated that she was wearing a black and white checked dress when last heard from. She was wearing a gray hat with & red ribbon bow. .... STUDENTS LAY CEMENT WALKS Faint Grandstand and Refresben Varsity "O" on Skinner's Bntte. UNTVERSITY OF ORGEON. Eugene, Or., May 14. (Special.) Undei- the ef ficient management of J. Leroy Wood. more work was performed the morning of this University day than in any pre vious year. As planned, the roof of the grandstand was painted, the big cement "O" on Skinner's Butte was given a yel low coating, which makes it visible for miles around, much sidewalk was built and the campus cleared of all rubbish. Hire Hindus In Canneries. VANCOUVER, B. C, May 14. (Special.) Hindus will this season become cannery hands in Northern British Columbia, ac cording to announcement today by a salmon canner. "Chinese workmen have become so scarce," remarked this man, "that we are forced to take any labor that offers itself." Plan tor CherryFair. SALEM, Or.. May 14. (Special.) Salem will not celebrate the Fourth of July this year, but will withdraw from the field in favor of the neighboring cities that have planned to celebrate. Salem will devote all its energies fo the cherry fair. CITY CONTRACTORS HAVE QUALIFIED J. W. Sweeney and Associates Give Bond of $150,000. ( J. W. Sweeney and his associates. S. M. Blumauer and Isaac Blumauer, to whom was awarded the contract for construct ing the final 53 miles of the Pacific Rail way & Navigation Company's road Mon day, qualified as to bond yesterday, sub mitting one for more than the full 10 per cent of the contract price. The bond was1 furnished by. the Title Guaranty & Surety Company, of Scran ton. Pa., in the sum of $150,000. while it is now known that, the contract price for the work was approximately $1,400, 000. The contract at those figures is the largest single one ever ret In Oregon. It calls for completion of the work by June 1, 1910. This portion of the road, when completed, will connect the two com pleted sections, one of which extends from Forest Grove to Burton and the other from Tillamook east for about five miles. Sweeney and his- associates were the lowest of several bidders and the only thing that has stood In the way of the final signing of the papers since Monday has been the necessary bond. This de tail settled, the contractors will push the work to completion. HOPES TO ELECT 31. G. MUNLY Cbairman Thomas Thinks Democrats Will Win Out. Members of the advisory board, re cently appointed by Chairman Thomas, of the Democratic City Central Commit tee, met yesterday and formally dis cussed the political situation and out lined plans for the preliminary work in an active campaign which will be waged in behalf of Judge M. G. Munly for Mayor. Chtirman Thomas is ex ceedingly optimistic and really believes It will be possible to elect the Demo cratic candidate for the Mayoralty. Discussing the situation yesterday. Chairman Thomas said: 'This year's contest closely resembles the Mayoralty fight of 1896. In that year the Independents, headed by George H. Williams, bolted the nom inee of the regular Republican ticket, and, by advocating the election of Charles F. Beebe, so divided the Re publican strength that Sylvester Pen noyer, the Democratic candidate, was elected Mayor." CLOSE ON TRAIL OF ROBBERS Linn County Sheriff in Hunt for Halsey Burglars. ALBANY.- Or., May l--(Special.) Linn County officials are 'day hard on the trail of two burglrs who robbed the store of McCuIly Bros. & Sturtevant at Halsey last night and got away with about $500 worth of goods. Deputy Sher iffs I. A. Munkers and Del Smith left here at noon to intercept the robbers. who are coming northward, and the pro prietors of the store which was robbed have telephoned to the State Penitentiary at Salem to secure two of the blood hounds at that institution. McCully Bros. & Sturtevant have offered a reward of $100 for the capture of the burglars. After looting the McCully store the men stole a railroad "speeder" at the Halsey depot and started northward. They broke it. however, after going only a mile and ditched It. They then started across . country toward the woods along the Calapoola River. EUGENE TUl'G NOT CAUGHT Man Who Shot at Mrs. Rensiiaiv Be lieved to Be Insane. ELG3NE, Or., May 14. (Special.) The unknown highwayman who tried to hold up Mrs. William Renshaw yesterday aft ernoon about a mile north of Eugene has tnus rar evaded capture, although a number of men are still huntine for him it was learned today that the same man attempted to stop Mrs. Welby Stevens on the bridge where he shot Mrs. Ren- shaw's horse. Mrs. Stevens was driving to augene in a buggy alone when the man asked her to stop, as he wanted to talk to her. Sh3 refused to stop, telling him it ne wantea to talK to anyone her hus band would be along shortly. - When Mr. Stevens and his companion came tnrougn the bridge they noticed man muttering to himself and they be lieve tnat m was crazy. This happened an hour or more before the attempt was made to hold up .Mrs. Renshaw. AUTO WILL REPLACE STAGE New Mode of Transportation Be tween Fossil and Condon. FOSSIL, Or., May 14. (Special.) Rob ert Roper, proprietor of the Condon and Fossil stage line, has purchased a 60 horsepower automobile to operate between here and Condon. Business has increased to such an extent that the old-fashioned horse stage has become insufficient for the present needs. The trial trip will be made next Fridav. It is Mr. Roper's plan to make two trips a day. The time required to make the run will be one and a half hours, the distance being 20 miles. The machine has a carriage capacity of ten passengers and 3000 pounds of treight. The project is looked on with much favor, as It will give the traveling public a daylight ride to catch the train at Condon, rather than the night ride, as at present. - LIQUOR SELLERS CONVICTED Proprietors of Dallas "Soft" Drink Parlors Are Fined. DALLAS, Or., May 14. (Special.) The May term of the Circuit Court in Judge Burnett's department closed here last night after a four days' session. Tom Sullivan. Ed Owens and John Hiltibrand, proprietors of soft-drink parlors, were in dieted for violations of the local-option law. The Sullivan case was continued to the next session of court. Owen pleaded not guilty, but after trial the, jury brought in a .verdict of guilty, and a fine of $300 was Imposed. Hiltibrand at first entered a plea of not guilty, but after the Owen trial changed his plea to guilty and was fined $100 and costs. The principal testimony in the cases was furnished by detectives in the em ploy of .the Anti-Saloon League. PAROLED, THREATENS WIFE Convict Out on Parole Again Fugi tive From Justice. CENTRA LIA, Wash., May 14. (Sne cial.) -George Roberts, recently released from Walla Walla on parole. Is again hunted. He was given an indeterminate sentence from this county, two years ago on a statutory cnarge. After servine year and a half he was given his liberty and at once returned to his home. His wife had secured a divorce and had gone to her rather. Roberts went to he father's house and threatened the whole family. Insurance Companies Admitted. SALEM, Or., May 14. (Special.) Th Svea Fire & Life Insurance Company, of Gothenburg, Sweden, was today admitted to do business In the State of Oregon. This is the tirst Swedish company to en ter the state. The Dubuque Fire & Ma .rine Company has filed -an application with Commissioner Kozer. .. MOTHER-IN-LAW IS BLAMED Man in Spokane Demands $10,000 Damage From Interference. -SPOKANE, Wash.. May'l4. (Special.) That Mrs. Flora Immel and William Immel, parents of his wife, are respon sible for breaking up his "home is the allegation of A. C. Jones, a Chicago de tective, who is suing the Immels in Judge Sullivan's court today to iecover $10,000 damages. Jones was arrested this week for kidnaping after beingr threatened with a. gun in the hands of his mother-in-law. His mother-in-law. Jones claims, told lm In the presence of Mrs. Jones that he would take her daughter away from him. Mr. and Mrs. Immel. Mr. ones claims, came to Spokane and In- ueed tneir daughter to follow them. Mrs. Jones claims -that his principal occupation is gambling. .. Some months ago Jones attempted to kidnap his child from the grand parents while the baby was being wheeled along Second avenue in Spo kane. Jones was arrested on a train getting out of town. Mrs. Jones se- ured possession of the baby. Mrs. Jones has started suit for divorce, ami he has recently had her husband put under bond to keep the peace. W. ALEXANDER MISSING Purser on Steamer Argo Fails to Show Up at Tillamook. BAY CITY. Or.. May 14. (Special.) The first news of the mysterious disap pearance of Walter J. Alexander, purser on the steamer Argo, which operates between Portland and Tillamook . Bay points, was received here when the boat arrived last evening. The officers of the Argo are firm in the belief that Mr. Alexander met with foul play in Portland Just before the steamer sailed for Tilla mook Bay last week, or' was accidentally drowned in the Willamette River- while boarding the boat. Mr. Alexander was a member in good standing of Bay City Camp. No. 318, Woodmen of the World, in which he car ried $2000 insurance. The camp is tak ing an active interest in the search for the missing man. The records of the camp show that Mr. Alexander was 36 years old when he became a member In October of last year. The policy he carried is made payable to his mother. Mrs. Olive M. Alexander, of Killingly. Conn. Before assuming his duties as purser on the steamer Argo during the first part of last month Mr. Alexander was yard foreman for the Miami Lum ber Company, at Hobsonville, on Tilla mook Bay. LOVE AFFAIR CAUSES CRIME Shooting of Kosselter Explained by Nelson's Attorney. ABERDEEN, Wash., May 14. (Special.) That Peter Neteon, who shot Joseph Kosselter, was partially insane over a love affair and not responsible, is the opinion of Attorney J. M. Phillips, to whom Nelson wrote a letter after the at tempted murder. Mr. Phillips received the letter the morning following the shooting. Nelson turned over his affairs to the attorney, and asked him to look after his property. The only reference made to the shooting of Kosselter is in the closing part of the letter, in which Nelson says: "You know I have had trouble." According to Mr. Phillips, Nelson was deeply in love with a woman in Aber deen, who did not return the affection in the way that Nelson thought she should. She went to Seattle not long ago and secured a divorce, with the intention, it is said, of marrying Nelson, but the. mar riage did not take place. Neither bloodhounds nor police have been able to track Nelson, and it is thought he may have committed suicide. UNIONS DO NOT SHOW HAND Position in Municipal Campaign Is ' . Not Announced. Considerable interest is taken in the possible part organized labor may take in the approaching city election. Thus far. through Its central body, the Central Labor Council, this force has failed to -show, its hand. At last nights meeting of the Council the name of not a single candidate was discussed. The meeting, however, did indorse three initiative pe titions which are to be submitted in June. They were: Keliaher's municipal light plant, electrical wiring ordinance and the commission plan of city government, pro posed by the Charter Board. At the request of the Cigarmakers Union, the Council last night authorized Secretary Fitzgerald to prepare a protest in behalf of organized labor of Portland and forward it to the members of the Oregon delegation at Washington, uging them to use their efforts to have eliminat ed that clause from the tariff revision bill which permits the admission of 150,000,000 cigars annually from the Philippines without the payment of duty. - PRATT NOW SPOKANE MAYOR Retiring Executive Is Presented With Loving Cup. SPOKANE, Wash., May 14. (Special.) At 10:30 o'clock this morning C. Herbert Moore turned the reins of the city gov ernment over to Mayor N. S. Pratt; the Council re-elected E. V. Lambert, of the Third Ward, president of the City Coun cil; committees were appointed; appoint ments of Mayor Pratt were cqnfirmed, and the new city machinery set in motion. The new Mayor in an address to the Council recommended that the present water system be increased one-third, ad vised that the construction of viaducts and bridges be rushed, and that appro priations be made to fight the scarlet fever epidemic. - ' The Council adopted resolutions lauding the work of Fred E. Baldwin, Second Ward, defeated in election. The heads of departments . working under Mayor Moore presented him with a beautiful IdVing cup this morning. SHIPPERS MAKING PROTEST Insist Tug Snohomish Should Be Given Berth at.Neah Bay. TACOMA. Wash., May 14. (Special.) Harbor interests here are wrought up over the Government plans for the new life-saving tug Snohomish, which was built at a cost of $200,000 to aid distressed' ships along the Pacific Coast. .Since her arrival on Puget Sound a month ago, after exhibitions at several cities, she has been laying idle in Seattle Harbor. As the result of a protest, the tugboat has finally been ordered to Port Angeles. Now harbor Interests are raising another protest, claiming that she will be prac tically useless at- that point, which is five hours run from the entrance to the 6traits. They say headquarters should be made at Neah Bay, which is 'only'. an hour's run from the usual scenes of dis tress. A formal protest will probably be filed with the War Department. Water Supply Increased. CENTRAL POINT, Or," May 14.' (Special.) In the near future this city will have an abundant supply of pure water. The new city well has reached a depth of 4 feet, where an adequate flow was encountered. It is planned to increase' the depth and drive storage tunnels at . right angles. The well is eight feet in diameter. After the ex cavation is finished it will ha J ere ted. .. . .