VOL. XLIX. NO. 13,347.
PORTLAND, OREGOX, THURSDAY. FEBRUARY 3, 1910.
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
TIFT PROGRAMME
IS OUTLINED ANEW
Promise of Insurgent
Aid Is Given.
CONCESSION MADE ON RULES
Caucuses in Emergencies Will
Avoid Open Breach.
SUBSIDY NOT ABANDONED
kjLeglslatlve Council for Alaska,
Postal Banks, Statenood, Conser
vation and Commerce Court
Issues Will Be Pressed.
WASHINGTON, Reb. 2. The Adminis
tration programme, as revised today by
leaders of the Senate and House and
stamped with White 'House approval,
comprises the following legislation:
Statehood for Arizona and New Mexico
in the form of the Senate bill, which
provides for ratification by Congress of
the constitutions of the new states after
approval by, the President.
Postal savings banks, with, safeguards
against funds being transferred from sec
tions where originally deposited to the
money centers.
Congress to Revoke Withdrawals.
Giving the President authority to with
draw from entry public lands desired for
conservation purposes or for classifica
tion, the withdrawals to remain In force
until revoked by him or by act of Con
gress. Federal incorporation, open to the vol
untary application of concerns engaged
in interstate business and willing to sub
scribe to Federal regulation.
Creating a court of commerce and
amending the Interstate commerce act
ae provided by the Townsend-Elkins bill.
Creating a legislative council for Alas
ka, members to be appointed by the
President.
President Wants Subsidy
Later In the session it may be decided
to make additions to the programme by
adding measures now of secondary im
portance. Kor instance. President Taft
has told his advisers that he is inclined
to come out stronjrly for hip subsidy in
some form, and it is possible that he also
may urge the passage of the bill provid
ing for certiticates of indebtedness to the
mount of $30,000,000 to provide money to
carry on reclunation work.
All Republican members of the Senate
committee on finance had a meeting early
today in advance of the regular session.
Some plain talk was Indulged - in by
Chairman Aldrlch over tile situation in
which the Republican party has found
"itself by reason of opposition to certain
platform pledges indorsed unequivocally
by Mr. Taft in his campaign speeches and
on trips over the country since he became
, President.
Insurgents in I-ine.
It wna stated that the President had
the situation, in the House well iu hand,
and that Republicans, regulars and "In
surgents" alike, have agreed to put their
shoulders to the wheel and roll the Taft
policies through that body.
Assurances were given that there
would be no conflict between the "insur
tents' and the rules committee. This
would be avoided, it was said, by cau
cuses to be held to design new machinery
where any is found to be necessary for
th passage of Administration bills.
In return for this concession to the
lnsur gents," it was stated that Mr. Taft
has reached a promise that the "insur
gents", will not permit their antipathy
or Speaker Cannon to interfere with the
programme.
PREHISTORIC BONES FOUND
German Africa Exploration Party
Locates Fine Specimens.
BERLIN, Feb. 2. The flrnt shipment
of prehistoric bones collected by the
tier man expedition in tierman East
Africa, comprising 46 large boxes,
reached the Berlin palrontologrkal mu
8i'um today.
Reports from the explorers indicate
that they have been highly successful
in finding important specimens. One
of the most important is a thigh bone
that measures six feet ll inches, as
compared with the 4 feet 11-inch meas
urement of the orrcsponding bone of
the American diploceocus.
It is said that the African specimen
is the largest In existence.
The expedition was sent by the gov
ernment to Investigate the remains of
antedeluvian animals discovered by
Professor Fraas, of Stu?Kart. In 1907,
In the southern part of German East
Africa.
Troops Will tio to .Manila.
WKIAA WALLA, Wash.. Feb. 'J. (Spe
cial.) Lieutenant Tillson and the detach
ment of Troop 1 of the Fourteenth
Cavalry, under his com mam), have re
ceived orders to leave Fort Walla WaJla
for San F"ranclseo. March 1. The troop is
scheduled to arrive at the cJolden Gate
not later than t momirg of March 4 to
Fall for Manila- Four troops of the
First Cavalry ar to arrive from th Phil
ippines th !tter part of the month and
will bo ataUuncd at Lho iou&l ioru
ARDENT WOOER IS
JAILED IN DAYTON
TRIP UtOM FRESNO ENDS XT
IXSAXE ASYLC3L
Sweethearts so Many lie Can't Re
member Arrested as He I'ro
poscs on Street.
DAYTON, Wash., Feb.' 2. (Special.)
Coming all the way from FreBno,
Cal., to seek membership in the Blue
Mountain Bachelors' Club. Edward D.
Miles proposed to so many young
women within a few hours that hiB ar
rest followed, and he is now a patient in
the Asylum for the Insane at Medical
Lake.
Miles, whose uncle, E. W. Alcorn, of
this city, ia ex-County Treasurer of
Columbia County, says he has so many
sweethearts between here and Fresno
that he can't remember their names.
On the train Miles introduced him
self to an attractive young woman,
the schoolteacher at Berryman station,
10 miles west of here. When the wo
man alighted from the train. Miles
followed her to the school house, where
he made a dramatic proposal. The
schoolteacher ran screaming from the
building.
Miles escaped the Berryman officers
and came to Dayton. Seated in the
home of his uncle, he caught sight of
a Dayton girl passing the window.
"She looks good to me; I'm going," he
remarked and dashed out of the door.
He was overtaken as he fell on his
knees before the frightened girl.
Sheriff Davis was notified, and Miles'
arrest followed. Miles says he spent
a month in jail at Salem, Or., because
he told a policeman there he was a
stranger In town.
14 CAUGHT IN DRAGNET
Crook County Sheriff Makes Whole
sale Arrests at Madras.
PRINEVILLE. Or., Feb. 2. (Special.)
Fourteen prisoners is the result of a
raid made today by Sheriff Klkins and
Ieputy Sheriff Cadle at Madras, and all
are in the County Jail tonight.
Ben Rice and Ed Ryan are charged
with holding up a blacksmith named
Moore. Tom Fill ier, Charles Mason,
Ralph Sharpe, James Sharpe, 'Blacke
Green. Joseph "WILson, Oral Moore, Lee
Moore and H. K. Mission are accused of
gambling, while Dan Tuett. Frank Gean
and Paddey Lawlor are charged with
violating the probation laws.
District Attorney Wilson telephoned
today from The Dalles that he wo j I'd
come up and prosecute the cases, not
later thn Saturday, and it may be that
most of . them will be settled in the
Justice Court.
"FRAT" GIRLS ELATED
Institution of tianinm Phi Beta. Is
Noteworthy Event In Pullman.
MOSCOW, Ida., Feb. 2. (Special.)
This week is to be noteworthy among
the sororities of the University of Idaho,
when Alpha Delta Phi chapter is to be
made a member of the Gamma Phi Beta,
the national organization. The initiation
ceremonies will begin Thursday evening
and will last until after Saturday, after
which the proposed new chapter of the
Gamma Phi Beta is to be instituted.
Miss Kdith Prosch of Seattle has been
appointed chairman of the instituting
committee. Another member from Ore
gon, one from California, and Miss Rleh
eldaffer. of Pullman, are the representa
tives of the national organization who
have charge of the initiation and institu
tion of the chapter.
'GUMBOOT KELLEY' SHOOTS
Marshl'leld Saloonkeeper Kires at
logger, Missing Crowd.
JJARSH FIELD, Or.. Feb. 2. (Special.)
Thomas F. Crawford, known here as
"Gumboot" Kelley and proprietor of the
Cold Tea saloon, yesterday shot through
the door of his- saloon at a fleeing man
and narrowly missed hitting several whq
were walking on the street at that time.
Kelley had some trouble with Ole Mc
Xamee, a logger. He claims the logger
threw a bottle at him, but when the as
sailant was fleeing he shot. He missed
the logger, the bullet lodging in the
wooden curbing opposite the saloon. Mc
Xamee was put in jail and Kelley is
under arrest, but is not in jail. H!
trial will be held tomorrow morning.
SHERIFF RECOVERS LOOT
Two Men Arretted on Charye or
nobbing Freight Cars.
I .A G8AXDE. Or.. Feb. I. (Special.')
As the result of clever work by Sheriff
Frank Chililers. two men believed to be
members of a gang of thieves who have
been rifling freight cars the past week
are In the County Jail. The men are
Harry Holmes and l.ester West, better
known as "Bnscoe" Rutherford.
Sheriff Childers found a lot of shoes,
tobacco and other goods in the house oc
cupied by the aged mother of Rutherford.
Holmes was found peddling shoes on the
streets.
ARROW PIERCES LAD'S EYE
EiglU-Vear-Old Oregon Boy Loses
Siglit at Play.
COTTAGH GROVE. Or., Feb. I.
(Special.) While the S-year-old son of
Thomas liter was playingr with a bow
and arrow, shooting high into the air
and watching the arrow descend, he
was struck in the eye by one of the
falllnsr missiles, lacerating the ball and
completely destroying the siphu
A peculiar thing' is that not a
scratch was made on the lids of the
eye.
I'atilliun to Kly in New Orleans.
NEW ORLKANS, Feb. 2. Arrange
ments havo teen completed for aeroplane
ttights here commencing February by
Ljuulj Faulh&a.
RIGATION BILL
HAS GOOD CHANGE
Provision for Bonds Is
Changed Slightly.
CARTER PLAYING POLITICS
Committee Substitute ; Will
Bear Montanan's Name;
TAFT PROMISES SUPPORT
Eastern Members Unfriendly, but
Insurgents Will Avoid Giving
Strength to - 'Western Men
. They Hope to Defeat.
BY HARRY J. BEITO'S.
OREOOXIAT -?.-3VS BUREAU. Wash
ington, Feb. 2. The prospects for the
passage of a bill to raise additional money
to complete Government irrigation proj
ects now undor way is brighter today
than at any time since the session of
Congress opened. The bill Is not out of
the woods, by a great deal, but conditions
are shaping up in a way that Is encour
aging to those Western Senators and
Representatives who are most concerned
In this legislation, and It is their judg
ment that the chances are now rather in
favor of than against some sort of meas
ure providing about $30,000,000 additional.
Bonds Changed In Xante.
After a series of delays, the Senate
committee on irrigation by unanimous
vote, reported a substitute for the Borah
bill, but the substitute differs in no im
portant particular from the bill drawn
Jointly by Senator Borah and Secretary
Baillnger. save that the name of the se
curities proposed to' be issued is changed
from "bonds" to "certificates of Indebted
ness." The terms and conditions upon
which these certificates are to be put
forth, however, makes thein 'bonds in all
but name, and Senator Eorali Is willing
this alteration shall stand so long as
those who insisted ,upon It work honestly
and faithfully to secure the passage of
the amended bill.
This, also, is the stand taken by Pres
ident Taft. who. although he reeom
mended and preferred bonds, said he
would be willing to accept some other
designation if, by so doing, the friends
of irrigation could gain the support of
men who had announced their antagon
ism to bonds.
Test of Sincerity Coining.
It soon will be demonstrated whether
the change from "bonds" to "certifi
cates" was made for an honest purpose.
or whether the change was merely
step in the direction of defeating the
movement altogether. Ostensibly, the
change was made primarily because
Speaker Cannon had informed Chairman
Carter that a bill authorizing the issu
ance of bonds could not pass the House
it being his judgment, according to Car
ter, that the general antipathy to bonds
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INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS
The Mtbcr.
YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature,
42
depress; minimum, :j.h degree.
TODAY'S Fair, not bo cold; easterly "wind.
ePtl t toner" admission tht lie- wan llleitit-
liiRte won or haoitviiie-wert admit tea as
evidence In milt over eaiate. Pago 3.
National.
Administration protcranimo to ko through
with insurgent nlu ; compromise readied
In dlopute con oern in k House rules. Page 1.
Representative Hitchcock's rvhanrcs asralnst
JBa Hinder b administration oc lana on. ice
refuted by inquiry. Page 7.
Congress leaKallzes (bridge across flnake
iilver at Onotria, proviaea war uepari
mont approve plans. Page 2.
Secretary Ballingr, yielding to -wishes of
investigators, win empioy oounaei in near-lnfr-
Page 7.
democrats charge bias In proposed census.
Page 7.
Iomeetlc.
Federal irmnd Jury In C'hlcaKo begins In
quiry into meat. trust. allegations.
Pace 2.
Peary proposes American expedition to find
Mouth. Pole. Pane 1.
Many killed in Coahulla colliery in Mexico;
victims of Prlmero, Colo.j explosion num
ber 75: 33 known to have been killed in
Irakesboro. Ky.. disaster: more bodies
recovered at Cherry. III. Pa 3.
Lieutenant-Commander Evans, of Mare Is
land Navy-yard weds for second time la
Boston. Patce 2. . .
Anti-saloon leaders are confident they have
sufficient petitioners to call local option
election. Page 3.
Sports.
Webster meets Conley in fast bout tonight
at Kxposltjon Rink. Page 8.
Manager Rowland, of Aberdeen v baseball
club, makes first anthorlzed statement on
baseball trouble. Page S.
Commercial and Marine.
Stron fr est demand for hops yet to come.
i'age 21.
Slow cash demand weakens wheat at Chi
cago. Page 21.
Stock prices break at the close. Page 21.
Steamer Stepanotis clears for Dalny with
lumber; Seotember forelsn lumber ship
ments may break records. Page
PrcUIc Northwest.
Ruial carriers at Oresham seek relief from
wholesale jstamp-lickintc forced upon
them. Page 1.
Boise & Western applies for-right of way
across Government land aJona Malheur
River. Par 9.
Because wife interrupted him when drink
ing highballs, wealthy Ohio railroad mag
nate seeks divorce in Idaho. Page 9.
Portland and Vicinity.
"Waverly-Richmond residents complain of
street transter service. Pag 32.
Waverly-Richmond residents complain of
streetcar transfer service. Page 12.
Electric line between Portland and Salem
is planned In near future. Page 14.
Oregon Trust & Savings Bank deposit claim
deal yet hangs fire. Page 14.
Water Board calls for bids for second Bull
Run pipeline. Page 15.
District Attorney probes Kxpositton grounds
Are for arson. Pajte 16.
Bank if lone sues Queen Insurance Com
pany, of Sioux Falls. S. IX, for fll.OOO,
alleging that certificates of deposit were
not represented by cash. Page 15.
Business men enthusiastic over prospect for
Portland fair. Page S.
Taxpayers vote to authorize $350,000 bond
issue for new Lincoln High SchooL Page
Water Board decides to confine water main
extensions to streets which are to be
paved this year. Page 1-5.
Hermann nervoua on stand, two contradlc
tions recorded by prosecution. Page J.
THEATER TANK EXPLODES
Fireman Gives Alarm JBelore Think
ing of Own Injuries.
WALLA WALLA. Wash., Feb. 2.
(Special.) .The explosion of a small
tank at the Keyler Grand, used to heat
water for the dressing-rooms, did con
siderable damage and painfully burned
Charles Hicks, a theater fireman, this
morning.
The tank which burst had no con
nection with the heating apparatus of
the theater. Through an oversight the
exhaust valve was left closed, and when
the lire was built the pressure of the
steam soon burst the tank, burning
Hicks about the face and hands and
legs.
He came out of the basement and
gave the alarm before thinking of his
own injuries.
Vancouver Signs Two Players.
STANFORD UNIVERSITY, Cal., Feb.
2. C. B. Sampson shortstop and cap
tain of last year's baseball team, and
W. C. Then, a pitcher on the some
team, have been signed for the coming
season by Manager Brown, of the Van
couver Northwestern League team.
NEEDS IT.
TAIL OF HALLEY'S'COMETWILL SWEETP
JUDGE FIRM; GIRL'S
STORY IS UNTOLD
Miss Ames Would Talk
for Officer Auld.
DAY GIVEN OYER TO DEFENSE
Paymaster Tells of Trouble in
Ballroom.
DR. COWLES REFUSES TO GO
Defendant Insists He Had lletird
Stories About Physician, and. Did
Xot Believe Him Proper
Guest at Dance.
BOSTON". Feb. 2. The social set of the
Oharlestown TSTavy-Yard. which has
crowded the big dance hall three times
this week at the court-martial of Pay
master George P. AuW. accused of con
duct unbecoming a gentleman and offl
cer, just missed hearing today, irom one
woman witness, what she insisted was the
real cause of the ejectment of Dr. E. S.
Cowles from the dance December 11.
Mies Margaret Ames, daughter of Dr.
Ames, of the Navy, wanted to tell the
cause, but the court preferred to hear
Paymaster Auld's version.
Day Spent in Defense.
The day's session was practically given
im to the officer's defense of himself. It
appeared, from his statement, that sev
eral of the dancing set at the yard dis
cussed Dr. Cowles for days before the
dance, and Mr. Auld said that he then
received permission from Miss Arties to
have Dr. Cowles kept from the dance
on account of certain stories In which the
name of Miss Dorothy Hesler, of Evans
ton, 111., was involved.
Auld Denies Striking Him.
Then came the incident at the. dance
when Mr. Auld asked Dr. Cowles to re
tire from the hall
following Winch tile
two met in the corridor below .and con
tinued their altercation, in which Dr. A.
S. Robnett is accused of taking part.
Mr. Auld denied today that he struck
Dr. Cowles, but admitted that he took
him by the shoulders and that, in the
wrestling which ensued. Dr. Cowles was
thrown to the floor. Mr. Auld eald that
he considered that he was acting for the
dance commission in . spee-king to Dr.
Cowles, whom he personally did not think
a proper guest at the dance.
Arguments Begin Today.
This practically concluded the testi
mony In the case and tomorrow afternoon
the argument will be concluded.
Dr. Robnett's trial on a similar charge
Is expected to begin Friday.
Sir George Drummond, 81, Dead.
MONTREAL, Feb. 2. Sir George Drum
mond, Senator, president of the Bank of
Montreal, president of the Canada Sugar
Refinery Company and one of the fore
most captains of industry in Canada, died
today, aged 81 years.
EAPTH paTfv
LICKING OF STAMPS,
DISTASTEFUL TASK
GKESIIAM RCRAL CARRIERS
SEEK BAN OX CUSTOM.
Mailmen Say Wrapping; of Coins
Occasions Delay Tliey Try
to Educate Patrons. .
GRESHAM, Or.. Feb. 2. Spet ial.)
Tkural carriers here declare that tixo
Post office Department order relieving
carriers from collecting: coins from mail
boxes, unless they are wrapped, docs
not give them the relief they sought.
They say that the real nuisance forces
them to collect , small change for un
stamped letters and cards and. upon
their return, to the postoffice, to lick,
stamps for their patrons, sometimes to
the extent of 60 or 80 after each trip.
That was the complaint made to the
department, and the carriers asked that
unstamped mail be left in the boxes as
unmailable until stamps were affixed by
the senders.
One carrier here says he found a
large piece of paper folded neatly
about 20 times and fastened securely
with a pin. After opening it he found
two pennies to pay postage on an un
stamped letter. Not content with com
pelling the carrier to open the little
package before leaving the box, with
the mercury at zero, the patron re
quired the carrier to take the letter to
the postoffice and lick the stamps.
The Jettercarrlers say they are try
ing to educate their patrons to keep
a few stamps on hand and do their own
licking.
If the people get to folding their
money in papers or envelopes, say the
carriers, much delay will be caused
and no good will result, but present
conditions will only be made worse.
PURSUIT BY AUTO FAILS
Mexicans Hunted for Killing ray
masters 'With Axes.
DOUGLAS. Ariz., Feb. 2. An automo
bile party from this city, which hiwried
to the Swisshelm Mountains last night.
In the hope of capturing two Mexicans
who had killed one American and fatally
wounded another, found that the Mexi
cans had fled.
Ernest Kuydendall. his father, Samuel
Kuydenhall, and Owen Plumb were en
gaged in paying off the Mexicans at a.
woodcutters' camp, when, without warn
ing, the two Mexicans lifted axes and
struck down the two younger men.
Samuel Kuydendall. the father, who is
nearly blind, started to run in the dlrec-
r1" pt lue wagon wnerein were uie guns.
tiL vtmiii mc .u.trjiuaiia jieu. j lie uiu itiuu
hid In the bushes until dark and then
crawled to the homes of neighbors.
Krnet Kuydendall died this morning
and Plumb cannot live.
SNOW STILL OWES STATE
Commissioner's Bondsmen May Be
Sued for $10,000.
OLYMPIA, Wash., Feb. 2. (Special.)
Joseph M. Snow, ex-Highway Commis
sioner. Is ptill in Olympia, and while he
has had a lengthy conference with W.
P. Bell, Attorney-General, he has not
turned over the remaining $2000 to the
state of the $10,000 paid by the Mil
waukee Railroad for a state highway
right of way. .
Mr. Bell declines to talk for publica
tion, hut says he has- not started suit as
yet and Mr. Snow has not at this time
turned the money over to the treasurer.
If suit is started it will be against his
bondsmen for the full $10,000 and the
state will refuee to recognize the validity
of the sale.
CHINAMAN FALLS VICTIM
Canadian Exchanges Confederate
Xotes for Singapore Currency.
VANCOUVER, B. C, Feb. 2. (Special.)
The police here are looking for a kind
hearted white man who yesterday volun
teered to exchange good Canadian money
for foreign money brought here by the
Chinese crew of the Blue Funnel liner
Antilochus. One Oriental, a tally clerk,
produced $50 in Singapore money and re
ceived therefor $35 from the stranger in
money of the Confederate States of Amer
ica. Two bills of each denomination had
been pasted together to make the decep
tion perfect and for once a Chinaman
found he was "stung."
HARRIMAN HOLDINGS SOLD
Southern Pacific Also Said to Be Out
of Wells X'argo Express
NEW YORK, Feb. 2. Holdings of the
Harrlman estate, which heretofore
practically controlled Wells, Fargo
& Co., have been liquidated, according
to unconfirmed report in this city to
day. It is also reported apparently on
good authority that the Southern Pa
cific Company has sold Its holdings
of stock in the company.
DAVENPORT FACES JAIL
Alimony Warrant Out for Cartoonist
Now 111 in California.
NEW YORK. Feb. 2. The arrest of Ho
mer Davenport, the cartoonist, has been
ordered by the Supreme Court here for
failure to pay alimony at the rate of $400
a month. -
Mr. Davenport left the state some time
ago and is now said to be seriously ill in
California.
Balloonist Abandons Attempt.
SAN ANTONIO, Tex., Feb. 2. C H
Harmon, the balloonist, has abairdoned
his intention of trying for a Ions-distance
flight from this city. He arrived
lier last night, but wan cjum to New
XT . .
AMERICANS WILL
FIND SOUTH POLE
Peary. Proposes Expe
dition to Antarctic.
START SOUTHWARD NEXT FALL
Finder of Worth Pole Will Not
Lead Explorers Himself.
TOO OLD FOR SLEDGE WORK
National Cieographie Society Asked to
Join Peary Arctic Club in Financ
ing Knterprise Pole May Be
Beached Dec. 31, 1911.
WASHINGTON' Feb. S. Commander
Robert K. Peary, discoverer of the
North Pofe, lias made a proposition to
the National Geographic Society which,
if accepted, will mean that an Ameri
can expedition will be on Its way to
discover the unconquered South Pole
next Fall.
On behalf of the Peary Arctic Club,
of New York, Commander Peary sug
gested that the club and the Geographic
Society fit up a Joint expedition to reach
the South Pole. The club, he said,
would contribute the steamship Roose
velt, worth $150,000. provided the Na
tional Geographic Society would find
the first $60,000 toward the cost of the
expedition, all expenses above that sum
to be divided equally between the two
organizations. Peary estimates the
total cost would be from $75,000 to
$100,000. v
Kcach South Pole Dec. 31, 1911.
The proposed expedition would start
next Fall and would reach Coast Land
about March, 1911. This point Is direct
ly opposite the base of the British
South Polar expedition. The two camps
would be about 2000 miles apart and
approximately . tlie, sama .distance from
the Pole. It is s"Umated the explorers
could reach the South. Pole about De
cember 31, 1911.
Commander Peary's proposal was re
ceived with enthusiasm by the mem
bers of the board of managers of the
Geographic Society, but no positive
action was taken. The matter was
referred to the finance and research
committees with instructions to report
at a special moeting.
Peary Will Not Lead Party.-
It is believed the society will accept
the proposal. '
Commander Peary said he would not
conduct the expedition in person, as the
sfedge work required so much physical
exertion that It needed a younger man
than he to undertake it.
ROADBED PLAN FAVORED
Southern Pacific Officials View Pro
posed Newport Extension.
ELK CITT, Or., Feb. 2. Special. 1
A party of Southern Pacific Railroad
officials consisting of General Superin
tendent M. J. Buckley, Superintendent
R. Fields, Chief Engineer G. W.
Bosehke, Assistant Engineer Russell
Chase, Superintendent J. T. Walsh, of
the Corvallis & Eastern division, and
Superintendent of Bridges J. H. Stev
ens took lunch here today on their re
turn from a tour of Inspection over
the proposed' extension between Ya
untr.a City and Newport. None of the
officials would give it out as a state
ment that work on the extension would
be started at once, but it was intimated
that an effort will be made to carry a
part, at least, of the coming Summer
excursion traffic all the way to New
port by rail.
The fact that a party of surveyors
is at work on this end of the Cor
vallis & Eastern, remapping the line,
and that the party of officials has
viewed the extension route for a road
bed in the solid rock and earth for
mation at an estimated cost of $130.
000. rather than the easier way of
building a trestle over the mud flats,
presages another phase ,of develop
ment. BELL HOLDS TAX INVALID
Washington Lawyers and Tloctors
Kree I-Yom Special I.cvy. .
OLYMPIA, Wash., Feb. 2. (Special. i
Doctors and lawyers cannot be assessed a
ppecial tax by city Councils of the fourth
class, says Attorney-General Bell, who
holds, however, that the polltax Is con
stitutional and says that cities may levy
and collect that tax.
The Attorney-General is of the opinion
that while Councils have the power to
license and tax "business'' for regula
tion and revenue, that "busine!
broad enough to include the
sional' attorneys and doctors.
is not
profes-
JAPAN NAVY PLANS BIG
Twenty-one Xew "Warships Will Be
Completed Before 1917.
VICTORIA. B. C-, Feb. 2. Twenty
one warships to be added to the Japa
nese navy before 1917 are included in
the new Japanese naval programme, ac
cording to advices brought by the liner
Awa Maru, .which arrived from the Ori
ent today.
Four Dreadnoughts, five cruisers and
two dispatch boats, included in the pro
gramme, are nearlng completion, and
the. other vessels will be laid down
sou ' .