THE MOKXLNG OREGOMAN, THURSDAY. FEBKUARTl ,3, 1910.
MINORITY If FEAR
OF BIAS IFl CENSUS
Doubt of Non-Partisan Char
acter of Enumeration Ex
pressed In Debate.
NEGRO VOTERS "RALLIED"
Appointments In South, Democrat
Charges Have Political Color.
Data on Butchering of Ani
mals to Be Obtained.
WASHIGTOK, Feb. 2. A lively
political debate occupied nearly the en
tire time of the House today in defense
of the bill to amend the census law so
as to provide an enumeration of ani
mals slaughtered In country butcher
ing: establishments and of hides pro
duced In such establishments.
air. Crumpacker, of Indiana, ex
plained that this amendment waa to
give accurate information on a subject
upon which there had been much polit
ical discussion. With this amendment,
and others providing for an enumera
tion of lands under irrigation and in
relation to irrigation projects, the bill
was passed.
Heading? a letter said to have been
.written by Representative Crowe, of
Missouri, telllnfr one of his constituents
that if he should receive an appoint
ment as a census enumerator he would
iiave to ascertain the relative strength
of the 'insurgents" and regular Re
publicans, Representative Robinson, of
Arkansas, attacked the census bill.
Party Work Exacted.
The letter was In the form of a news
paper clipping and contained the state
ment that the work the census enum
erator would have to do would be
'such as any enthusiastic Republican
would be glad to do and not in any
way conflict with your duty as enum
erator." It also stated that this work
. would be outlined to the candidate be
fore his appointment, so that he need
not accept the appointment if he did
not desire to do what would be asked
of him.
.Still reading from the letter, Mr.
Rohinson quoted a statement to the
effect that the writer wanted to know
whether the voters were "insurgents"
or regular Republicans and whether
their disaffection was great enough to
take them out of the party altogether.
Sanction iot Given.
Bartholdt of Missouri, calling atten
tion to me absence of his colleague,
Air. Crowe, said that Mr. Crowe evl
tlently spoke for himself only and in
no way spoke for the appointing power
of the census.
"The Director of the Census would
authorize no man to give such informa
tion." said Mr. Bartholdt. "He wrote
that letter without authority. Ha
merely exceeded his authority in rep
resenting the Administration."
Mr. Booher of Missouri said that he
would offer an amendment to the pend
ing bill imposing a fine of flOOO or
Imprisonment for a year upon any cen
sus employe who should ask any per
son any question relating to hla poli
tics. 'Does the gentleman think that the
Secretary of Commerce and Labor was
in any way responsible for these state
ments by Mr. Crowe?" Inquired Repre
sentative Gardiner of Massachusetts,
addressing Mr. Booher.
Partisan Census Feared.
"1 have a reason to be voted on to
inquire of the Secretary whether that
is the case," responded Mr. Booher.
In an extended speech, Sims of
Tennessee declared that if a non-partisan
census was desired, the Adminis
tration would appoint Republicans and
Democrats to do the work of the cen
sus. Representatives Oalns of West Vir
ginia. Langlcy of Kentucky and Crum
packer of Indiana said that a non-partisan
enumeration of the census
would be made if Republicans only
were appointed.
"The man they appointed in Chicago
s supervisor was not a Republican at
all." said "Mr. Mann, of Illinois.
"Vns he a Iemocrat?" asked Mr.
RiM'ktT. of Miourt.
"We call him a Democrat," retorted Mr.
Mann.
Color (Question Raised.
Charging that a rule of the census pro
vides that in. the South negroes should
be appointed to enumerate negroes. Rep
resentative Hardwick. of CJeorgie. de
clared it was being done to "rally the
negro vote and to rally negro delegates
In the National convention of the Re
public party."
Representative Madden, of Illinois, said
that supervisors of the census- were ap
pointed without political consideration,
Kaying thtt he knew that was the case
in Chicago. Ho did not believe the
color of a citizen should be a bar in tak
ing the census.
Men," he paid, "should be taken as
men. regardless of their color, as of their
creed." .
While Representative Keifer, of Ohio,
was speaking of the nonpartisan charac
ter of the "census takers," Representa
tive Heflin. of Alabama, Interrupted to
ask whether he would appoint negroes to
enumerate the white people of the South
if he could do po.
"If they were as well qualified as the
white?. 1 would." -replied Mr. Keifer.
"The President asked me to suggest
pome good man for supervisor of the
census in place of a supervisor who died,"
said Mr. Hamlin, of Missouri. "But he
Insisted that lie must be a Republican.
id I told hint I had no advice to give."
KeorePL-ntatlve Hardy, of Texas. as'
ferted that partisanship was the keynote
of Federal appointments in his state.
PAPER SHOULD BE CHEAPER
.
"With Competition, Trioe Could lie
S3 3 lVr, Says Publisher.
)Lt'MBr.S. O.. Feh. 2. At the an
miKl meeting of associated OUio dailies,
comprising 124 daily newspapers in
Ohio, held today in this city, a state
ment upon "the price which publish
ers should pay for print paper" was
made by John Norria, chairman of the
committee on paper of the American
Newspaper Publishers' Association.
Mr. Norria said if free competition
and normal conditions prevailed in -the
paper trade, news print should be de
livered in pressrooms at $o5 a ton, or
$1.5 per 100 pounds.
STOCKS DOWN, ON FAILURE
I'Kk A Kobinson Troubles Dne to
Shrinkage in lionds.
NKW YORK, Fob. 2. The suspension
of l isle 6: Kobinson, a bond and bank
ing house, whose (allure came yester
day, when an involuntary petition In
bankruptcy was filed, was announced
at the opening of the Stock Exchange
today.
As a result of the unexpected news
after the close of yesterday's business
on the Exchange, the market today
opened with declines running to a point
or so, with a considerable volume of
liquidation. The failure was due to the
shrinkage in the market value of cer
tain bonds which the firm had under
written. That caused the banks, which
had lent money on the securities, to
demand additional collateral, which the
firm was unable to supply.
The house was connected also with
the Boston exchange, and W. t. Tracey,
manager of , the Boston house. issuel
today the following statement of assets
and liabilities:
Assets Cash, 961,915; loans receiv
able, $2,122,358; securities, $4, 428.444;
accounts receivable. $225,250; furniture
and fixtures, $10,000. Total, $8,847,967.
Liabilities Loans payable, $5,276,570;
deposits, $1,212,349 ; accounts payable,
$246,405; balance in excess of assets,
$112,643. Total, $6,847,967.
WW SAVES SNAKE SPAN
S.VAKE BRIDGE BUILT ILLEGAL
LY GETS O. K.
Congress Approves Viaduct Provided
AVar Department Accepts
Plans Believed Good.
OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU. Wash
ington, Feb. 2. Congress has passed a
special bill. Introduced recently by Sena
tor Heyburn, legalizing a bridge recently
built across Snake River between Oregon
and Idaho, at the town ot Ontario. This
bridge was authorized by the last Con
gress, but the law under which it was
built stipulated that before work was
begun, the plans should be approved by
the Secretary of War. It develops that
the plans were not submitted, but the
bridge is now In position, and the build
ers are handicapped In their effort to
float bonds, because of their failure to
comply with the law.
The bill just passed gives to the County
Court of Malheur County. Oregon, and
the Ontario Bridge Commission, which
built the bridge, authority to maintain
and operate this bridge, but the court and
Commission are required, within three
months, to file with the Secretary of War
the plans and specifications upon which
the bridge was built, and the plans must
meet with the approval of the Secretary.
Should the plans fail to be approved,
authority to maintain the bridge will be
withdrawn, and the probabilities are that
the bridge will have to be remodeled to
comply with the requirements of the De
partment. The assumption is, the Bridge
Commission .believes, that the bridge is
of a type to meet with departmental ap
proval, and that no further legislation
will be neoSHRj-y.
COUNTY EMPLOYES STRIKE
Clerical Association Affiliated Witli
I-ederatiou of Labor.
CHICAGO, Keb. 2. The County
Treasurers office was tied up last
night by a strike of 20 clerks, who
refused to work overtime unless the
Board of County Commissioners grants
their demand for an increase In pay
for night work, Sunday and holiday
work. , -
The striking clerks are members of
the Cook County Clerical Employes'
Association, which has been organized
with a view to affiliation With the
Chicago Federation of Labor. It is
said that the 60 clerks of y.ie union
who are employed in the Treasurer's
office will refuse to work tonight.
County Treasurer John R. Thompson
admitted the strike would cause delay
in making up the books of his of
,floe. "I can do nothing for the men,". he
said. "The County Board refused to
give them an increase and made its
annual appropriation fixing the sum
that should be paid for overtime
work.
The clerks receive from $100 to $130
a month as salary for the regular
work, and say they have not had an
increase for years, though the cost of
living has increased 40 per cent.
SUPREME COURT IS 120
G2, 000th Case Docketed on Federal
Tribunal's Birthday.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 2. The Supreme
Court of the United States had a
notable birthday yesterday. It was 120
years old, and by a coincidence the
last case docketed on that natal day
was the 22.000th one since the court
was organized.
The court convened for the first time
In New York on February 1, 1790. The
minutes of that meeting show that
there was not a sufficient number of
Justices present to transact business,
and those present, as the first official
act of the court, "adjourned until to
morrow at 1 o'clock."
On the first day the Hon. John Jay.
Chief Justice; the Hon. William dish
ing, the Hon. James Wilson, Associate
Justices, were present. On the next
day "The Hon. James Tredell, Associate
Justice." appeared, and the court was
opened. It was on that day the first
"crier" for the court was appointed.
In the first few years not many cases
were brought to the court as com
pared with the present day. Now be
tween S00 and 1000 come up for con
sideration every year.
KEENE TO BE WITNESS
inquiry Into - Collapse or Hocking
Valley Fool Postponed.
NEW YORK.' Feh. 2. The special
meeting of the Stock Exchange govern
ing committee, called for today to take
action on the faiure of Lathrop, Has
kifts & Co., which resulted from the col
lapse of the Columbus &Hocking Coal
& Iron "pool," has been postponed until
February 16, by request of the insolvent
firm.
It is understood the extension of time
was granted in the belief that the tes
timony of James R. Keene. who has
been called as a witness In suits grow
ing out of the fiasco, will be of use to
the committee in arriving at its decis
ion. Mr. Keene Is to appear as a wit
ness in the first of these suits next
week.
TREATY CRISIS IS NEAR
Agreement or Rupture AVith. Ger
many Is Expected Today.
W ASHINGTON. Fb. 2. It was an
nounced at The 9tate Department today
that either a complete agreement or a
rupture retween Oermany and the United
States on the present tariff negotiations
xnicht be expected tomorrow.
The cattle find meat Inspection issues
are the stumbling blocks,
GUANO JURY LOOKS
INTO MEAT-PRICES
Official of National Packing
Company Is Annoyed After
Examination.
EASTERN BUTCHER CALLED
New York Witnesses Expected to
Throw Light on Charge That
Trust Controlled Business.
District Attorney Secretive.
CHICAGO, Feb. 2. (Special.) Interstate
control of meat prices is now believed
to be a subject for investigation bv Judge
Landis' Federal grand jury. It has be
come known that Special Assistant United
States District Attorney William R.
Maderas, who was transfererd to United
States District Attorney Edwin W. Sims'
office from the Ohio district several
months ago, has been in New Tork on
a quiet investigation several weeks, and
that he has subpened three witnesses to
come to Chicago and testify before the
grand Jury.
New York Butcher Called.
Although great secrecy is maintained
by Federal officers here as to this feature
of the inquiry, the name of one of the
men summoned from New York has be
come known.. He is W. M. Marks, a mem
ber of the New York Butchers" Associa
tion. Jlr. Marks is said to represent in
the East one of the packers whose busi
ness is being looked into in Chicago, as
well as being the head of a packing com
pany there which is suspected of being
a subsidiary of the alleged beef truFt.
The names of the other two witnesses, as
well as the exact connection Mr. Marks
has with the investigation here, are
locked within the breast of Mr. Maderas
and District Attorney Sims, and Mr.
Sims will not even admit the man is sum
moned. Orricial Is Annoyed.
Arthur Clhv aca;cn.. ...
. j , . o ... cki.iii. , iircuuicr. auu
Ralph Crews, counsel for the National
-miS vumpany, were Derore the grand
Jury today. They were recalled to throw
further litrht- r tht v.i..- . i.
' " " v. inc tuii
rn and were dismissed, subject to be-
ins summoned again later. Mr. Colby
left the grand jury room at the adjourn
ment of the morning session at 12:25
o'clock. His face appeared flushed and
he put on his overcoat and muffler as
though annoyed.
JERSEY CITY HOLDS INQUIRY
Methods of Storage Companies I'nder
Grand Jury Investigation.
NEW YORK, Feb. 2. The New Jersey
side of ,the Hudson River was today the
center of activity in the attempt to find
out why food prices are high. The in
vestigating body was the Hudson County
grand jury, which continued its probing
into the storage business of the big pack
ing companies. It examined numerous
witnesses in an effort to learn what
quantities of food stuffs are stored and
whether there i3 any understanding
among the firms to hold necessaries of
life to regulate the supply and get .the
highest possible prices.
It is announced that the women's or
ganizations here, with the co-operation
of the health protective societies, will
take up the campaign against meats and
other edibles stored for long periods.
Meat prices are again on the upward
trend. A third of a cent is the average
advance in wholesale rates and a full
cent added to these prices is predicted
before the week-end.
Shipments are much less, wholesalers
say, and supplies are dwindling even in
the face of the reduced demand.
HEADLIGHT GIVES CLEW
MAN IUX DOWN BY TRAIN, AN
OTHER SEEN RUNNING.
Swan rearson Killed After 1-caving
Son Near Knappa Money
Taken Dogs Trail.
ASTORIA. Or., Feb. 2. Swan Pearson
was either killed accidentally or murdered
near Knappa. Tuesday evening. The
cause of liia death will be determined at
a Coroner's inquest here Thursday morn
ing. Pearson was a farmer and occupied a
little piece of land near Albert for sev
eral years. Re-cently he purchased a 20
acr.e tract of fruit land between Knappa
and Svensen, erected a house and was
getting the land ready for cultivation.
He purchased the land on the installment
plan and came to Astoria Tuesday to
make a pay lent ef $50 on it, this install
ment completing half-payment for the
property. Pearson was accompanied by
his eon, a man 30 years old. They
started home on the train and alighted at
Jvnappa. They then had to walk back
about a mile and a half to their home
and passing a house, they were invited
in. There the father and con took a
drink and after a ten-minute visit Pear
son, Sr., said he would go on home, the
wn remaining to eat some smelt being
cooked. Pearson left with a lantern in
one hand and a valise in the other. With
in a few minutes he was run over by the
eastbound freight and ground to pieces.
The engine crew of the freight said
they saw no lantern, but just before an
object on the track was struck they saw
a man running into the brush, the head
light - showing that the fugitive wore
brown overalls. The first supposition was
that Pearson had been run over acciden
tally and killed and no attention -was paid
to the story of the man with the brown
overalls until Pearson's clothing was
searched and only t0 cents found. It is
known positively that he had more than
$3 in his pocket when he left his son.
Sheriff Pomeroy tonight took two well
trained dogs to Knappa. The dogs trainer
says that the snow, melting, will assist
them in following the trail as the water
holds the scent for at least two days.
HEYBURN SCORES BILL
Postal Savings Bank Measure Is
Denounced.
WASHINGTON. Feb. - 2. Should the
postal savings bank bill become a law it
would greatly endanger, if not destroy,
incomes to the amount of hundreds of
millions of dollars, declared Senator Hey
bum today. The Id who Senator was en
gaged in a general discussion of the bill
in connecti'vi with an amendment pre
cise it e4 it Sats- Smoot for the regula-
tion of the removal of postal savings de
posits from banks.
He contended that, inasmuch as the
fund under the- bill would reach fully
J700.000.000, it -would enable the board of
trustees to dictate the rate of interest
throughout the country.
"In other words, the Government pur
poses to go into the loaning business."
he said, "and intends to fix the rate of
interest at 24 -per cent." In view of this
fact, he asked what the effect would be
on incomes- derived from funds invested
at 5 and 6 per cent.
"Should we," he said, "eo forget our
duty to the widows and orphans- whose
funds are thus? invested as to disturb the
earning capacity of their investments?"
He declared that the bill should be de
nominated "an act to constitute the Gov
ernment a collection agency for the
banks," and added that under the bill it
was the purpose to convert the Govern
ment into a collection agency.
Mr. Hey burn asserted also that, with
the money once deposited, there was no
adequate means of obtaining its return
to the depositor.
Senator Carter, of Montana, called, at
tention to the fact that, in times of
emergency, savings banks generally re
quire a notice of 30 to 60 days for the
withdrawal of funds.
One amendment, by Senator Davis,
providing for the deposit of postal funds
in banks under state inspection as well as
those under Federal supervision, was
adopted. Senator Smoot proposed an
amendment providing for the withdrawal
of funds from banks not willing to pay
24 per cent interest and it was under dis
cussion when the Senate adjourned.
TAX TEST IS PROPOSED
STATE BOARD UNCERTAIN AS TO
GROSS-EARNINGS LAW.
Adverse Opinion by Attorney-General
of State Is Not Regarded
as Sufficient.
SALEM. Or., Feb. 2. tSpecial.) At a
meeting: of the Board of State Tax
Commissioners today a resolution was
adopted to bring a test case in the Su
preme Court to determine finally
whether or not the gross earnings tax
law of 1907 was repealed by implication
by chapters 265 to 268 inclusive of the
laws of 1907 and by chapter 218, laws
of 1909.
Recently Attorney-General Crawford
rendered an opinion to the effect that
the gross earnings tax law was re
pealed by these later statutes and that
it was not necessary for the State
Treasurer to continue the collection of
fees from corporations.
Chapter 218 of the laws of 1909. cre
ating the State Tax Commission, gives
the commission power to "construe the
tax and revenue laws of the state
and to instruct officers in
relation to their duties in relation to
assessment and taxation and collection
of public taxes, dues and revenues."
Acting under this and similar sec
tions of the law, the Tax Commission
addressed a letter to the Attorney-General
requesting him to appeal one or
both of the corporation cases recently
decided against the state by Judge
Burnett In the Circuit Court for Marlon
County, viz.: the case of the State of
Oregon vs. the Standard Oil Company
and the State vs. the Wells-Fargo Ex
press Company. Also a letter was ad
dressed to State Treasurer Steel re
questing him to proceed at once with
the collection of the corporation license
fees for the year 1909.
The board takes the position that
the gross earnings tax law should' be
considered in full force and effect un
til there shall have been a final de
termination of the question by the Su
preme Court.
PATIENT ELUDES GUARDS
FORMER BROKER DROWNED ES
CAPING FROM WARDS ISLAND.
Belier That $3,000,000 Property in
HarJem Belonged to Him and
Mrs. Eddy Turned Mind.
NKW .YORK. Keb. 2. Hospital at
tendants are using- grappling irons in
the East River in a search for the
body of Hency Pennington Toler, a
Princeton graduate and former broker.
Toler yesterday eluded guards on
Wards Island, where he has been con
fined in an insane asylum since July,
and plunged into the river; Caught in
an eddy from Hell Gate, he sank almost
at once. Toier became violently in
sane last Summer, after controversies
with factions in the First Church of
Christ, Scientist, in this city. For a
time he was a supporter of Mrs. Au
gusta F Stetson, but subsequently he
turned against her. His commitment to
the asylum was caused by persons who
said that he had sent them threatening
letters. Christian Science so interested Toler
that he abandoned his brokerage busi
ness several years ago, gave much of
his money to the church, and. finally
became first reader. Then he became
possessed of the hallucination that the
upper part of Harlem belonged to him
and to Mrs. Mary Baker G. Eddy.
He organized a movement to recover
property vaued at $3,000,000,000 to
establish a new Jerusalem. His
project failed, his fortune dwindled, his
wife left him and his complete mental
collapse followed.
BILL HAS GOOD CHANCE
(Continued from first page.)
would be disastrous. The inference con
veyed to the Senate committee by Chair
man Carter was that Speaker Cannon
would support the bill if it provided for
certificates rather than bonds, and that
the House leaders would Join with Can
non in an effort to get the bill through
the lower House.
But Senator Carter himself has always
stood out against any bond issue bill, all
the while preaching the advisability of
issuing certificates. He was willing to
support a certificate bill, but not a bond
measure. Now that the committee has
reported the certificate bill. it should
have the unqualified support of Chair
man Carter, which, because of his posi
tion, should count for much. Therefore,
the change from "bonds" to "certifi
cates." if it does nothing else, should
bring to the support of this legislation
both Chairman Carter and Speaker Can
non. If those men be sincere in their
protestations, the change will not have
been made in vain.
Carter AVanta Credit.
It is well known in Congress, however,
that there was another motive th'an that
assigned for changing the bond bill into
a bill providing for certificates of indebt
edness. The bond bill was distinctively
the Borah bill, introduced and cham
pioned by the Idaho Senator. If It had
been reported, there would have been
no especial credit to Chairman Carter had
it been reported and passed the credit
would have gone largely to Senator
Stamina In Men And
How to Possess It.
(From "Man's Maladies.")
A. Prominent physician . being
asked the question: "What are
the things in life a man needs
most?" answered, "Physical
health, strong nerves, mental ef
ficiency, money and social suc
cess." Any man possessing these,
five attributes is a success. Any
man possessing the first three
can be a success and have the
other two. Possession of a
sound body with strong nerves
is really the requirement which
men need most. Men need
stamina, courage, staying quali
ties, endurance and perseverance
but in order to have these quali
ties the nerves must be strong
and keenly sensitive to every
. emotion. When a man has fore
bodings, sensations of fear, tim
idity, accompanied with such
symptoms as trembling -hands
and limbs, weak voice, nervous
ness, sleeplessness, numbness,
dizziness, heart palpitation, rest
lessness, forgetf ulness, m e 1 a n
cholia, weariness without caus"V
and many others of a similar na
ture, it cannot be expected that
he will be a success financially,
socially or otherwise.
Strong virile magnetism comes
only to those whose nerves are
properly nourished in a sound
body. Nature in her wisdom has
supplied certain extracts, es-'
sences. etc.. which, if properlv
blended, will restore a normal '
keenness to the nerves so that
any man can feel the rich, red
blood surging through his body
supplying all the elements neces
?a.ry. to derive the most out of
life in all its various phases.
For the benefit of those tem
porarily deficient in nerve
strength the following ingredi
ents can be obtained of any good
druggist and prepared in the
privacy of home. Purchase three
ounces of syrup sarsaparilla
compound in a six-ounce bottle.
Add one ounce of compound fluid
balmwort, shake and let stand
two hours. Then add one ounce
tincture eadomene compound,
(not cardamom), and one ounce
compound essence cardiol. Mix.
Shake well and take a teaapoon
rul after each meal and one when
retiring. All distressing symp
toms will soon vanish and a com
plete restoration to normal fol
lows. TN ANCIENT ROME a wife
A could divorce her husband
if his breath were impure.
The daily thorough use of
not only cleanses, preserves and
beautifies the teetn without in
jury, but imparts purity and fra
grance to the breath, removing
instantly the odor of tobacco.
Borah, and Borah is not now running
for re-election, while Carter is. So the
Montana Senator played politics: the kind
he is accustomed to play, and induced the
committee, to report a "committee bill"
as a substitute for the Borah bill, for
committee bills always take the name of
the chairman, which in this instance
means that the certificate bill reported
by the Senate irrigation committee will
go under the name of Carter bill. Thus,
while knocking out the word "bonds,"
which was so distasteful to him. Senator
Carter not only secured the substitution
of the word "certificates," but he had
his own name substituted for that of
Senator Borah. It was tricky business,
but it accomplished Carter's end.
Now that the change has been made.
Senator Carter must show his good faith
and get the bill through the Senate, and
not only that, he must see that Speaker
Cannon keeps his bargain, and assists
the bill on its way through the Huoae
of Representatives.
Tart Will Support Bonds.
The Administration will be behind this
measure even though it does not authorize
bonds, for President Taft, in a recent
interview with Senator Borah, said that
he would support and help along a bill
that provided for the issuance of securi
ties in the nature of bonds or their equiva
lent. The certificates, if issued in ac
cordance with the Senate bill, as stated,
will be bonds in their legal aspect, for
they are secured by the credit of the
Government, redeemable out of the re
clamation fund, and carry a low rate of
interest the three things insisted upon
by the President.
It is not to be presumed that the cer
tificate bill will pass either branch of
Congress without a fight.' On the Sen
ate side, a Westerner, Senator Flint of
California, is preparing to make a speech
against the bill, notwithstanding his state
would be among those benefited Flint,
while heretofore a great advocate of ir
rigation, is very dutiful to Senator Ald
rlch, who is known to have been opposed
to the bond bill, and it is presumed his
fight on the certificate bill will be in
accordance with instructions he has re
ceived from the "Big Boss." Flint, alone,
can not kill the bill, but he probably will
have support, though the chances are
that if Senator Carter does not try any
more tricks, the bill can be put through
the upper branch of Congress without se
rious difficulty.
. East Not Cordial.
In the House, however, a fight of no
small dimensions is expected. Eastern
Representatives are less generous toward
the West than are the Senators from the
East. Not a few Eastern Representa
tives are waiting for a chance to carve
this bill to the quick. To make matters
worse. Representative Reeder of Kansas,
chairman of the Committee on Irriga
tion, Is decidedly opposed to the measure,
and threatens to make a strong speech
against it if it is reported to the House.
Reeder's speech will do injury to the
measure, because the arguments that he,
a Westerner, advances will be quickly
seized upon and amplified by the Eastern
opponents of the bill, and many adverse
votes will thus be made unless the
Speaker quietly passes the word around
that this bill, as an Administration meas
ure, must pass.
The fact that this legislation is an
Administration measure, and the fact that
a Congressional election is approaching,
will operate to thj benefit of the bill,
for in the West and Middle West the
Democrats, aided by the Republican In
surgents, will undertake to unseat a good
many Republican Congressmen, men who
would be strengthened with their consti
tuents if they could show they had aided
in passing the bill to hasten completion of
the big projects under way. On this ac
count, men, who might otherwise vote
against the certificate bill may be in
duced to change their minds, particularly
if Speaker Cannon makes any sort of
effort to help the bill through the House,
Dr. Lyons
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Mr. J. W. Stewart, 12 16 Chapel St., Cincinnati, O.,
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Riverside Grange Organized.
T.A GRANDE, Or.. Feb. 2. (Special)
Riverside Grange was organized
yesterday at the Fruitdale school
house by State Deputy W. R. Gekeler,
of Blue Mountain Grange, No. 345. Its
location will make Riverside. Grange
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cording to Grangers in this vicinity.
Post Snrgeon Transferred.
ASTORIA, Or., Feb. 2. (Special.) Cap
tain Vedder. post surg-eon at Fort Stevens,
has received official notice of his trans
fer to the Philippine Islands. He will
All Mcntavilla cars mn through
Laurelhurst. Only 15 minutes'
ride. Take car on Washington
street,, between Fifth and First.
Salesmen on the ground. Office,
522 Corbett Building.
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