THE MORNING OREGONIAN. SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 1911.
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MRUUEXTIKf I-IUrErT.
Mr. Taft and those who stand with
Mm on the issue of reciprocity with
Canada mill find encouragement In
the aitltuuo of the Lritish Ministry.
Mr. Asquith take the position that
reciprocity t-tarrn the I'nlted Stain
and I'an.i'la 1 Inevitable and that It Is
unwise for Pur I lament to Interpose
any obstacle. The opponent of the
agrrem-nt mtah to substitute for It
hat they call "Imperial preference."
This mu a tariff union among the
units of the iintuh Umpire with the
rst of the world excluded from Its
Ix-iieMs. if It effect can be looked
upon as bentfi:. The Premier does
not serin to think the can. He points
cut th.it Imperial preference nould In
crease the c"it of machinery to the
Canadian farmer and lnrr the price
of his grain, while it would make the
r.rcr.a.-irlrs of life dear In Knglund.
With a great multitude of people al
ready hovering on the vrrne of starva
tion and chimoring for as.-dstanre
from the stare. It Is not likely that any
measure looking to a rise In the price
of food woull be popular In Great
lirltaln. No doubt the country agrees
.ith Mr. A',Ul:h that It N preferable
to give the Canadians cheap machln-
rv fiom the United States with a
lder mark't near home for their
produce.
One of the Inferences which he
draws ftom the proposed reciprocity
arrangement may startle Its American
frlt-nds. Mr. Aaqutth aays that under
the "most favored nation" clause of
cur treaties Kngland will be entitled
. t whatever concessions Canada gets,
Should this Interpretation be accepted
reciprocity may make a wider breach
.In the tariff wall than had been ex
pected. The IJer the better, no
doubt, but probably Mr. Taft and his
"advisers will find some way to escape
this extreme consequence.
Interesting as the attitude of the
niuiau liinni lonara rrwprov-
l:y Is to us. It Is by no means the mot
.Important subject before Parliament
from the British point of view. The
. principal business of the session Is to
restrict the power of the House of
Lords. The Frltl.h elector have aus
"lalned the government In lta determl-
ration to deprive the upper house of
1. vetA nottpr. and Ihrrii ta nn no-
.XToa but tht Mr. Asqjlth Intends to
puh the matter vigorously. Effective
action ts almost certain to be taken
In the House of Commons. Stubborn
have dared to stand out against the
result of a referendum to the people,
and the chances are that whatever the
Common dH-l.le upon UI become
part of the I:rttlh constitution. Mr.
As)ut:h's support In the House 1 bet
ter than many had prophesied. The
Irish memb-rs appear to be decidedly
loyal to him and the Laborttes are not
making any difficulties. They are all
resolved, it seems, to lay a Win their
differences until the Ltsue with the
Lords has been disposed of. Then the
interminable subject of the unem
ployed and the poor will come to the
front again and the Ministry will have
to d-al atso with the troubles of Ire
land. Home r lie I nearer tmlay than
tt evr has been before, at least In
recent times.
S far as can be learned from the
rpoit-. the Lords have no concerted
ptn of action to follow when the bl'I
depriving them of the Teto comen fi-om
the Common. Some voice are for j
resistance, b'lt more are for compro
mise. Jttst hat compromise to pro
pose appear to be the real problem.
Resistance would compel the Ministry
to demand the creation ef new peer
hr the King, an extreme which all
Tarries dislike. If Mr. Asqulth should
formally advise King George to create
" or 500 new members of the House
of Lords, no dotibt It would be done
h.-cnue under the ttrlttsh constitution
the King has no will of his own. He
must do what hi responsible Minis
ter recommend. If he refused there
would certainly be another referen
dum with the King's powers at (take
Instead of the Lords'. ThL Is a pre
dicament which everybody wishes to
avoid. Poubtless when the critical
moment arrive the upper house will
accept the restrictive bill as It come
from the Commons and there the con
test will en l. Heretofore every ueh
disagreement hs gained new author
ity for the lower house and very likely
tVs one will have the same outcome.
The Lord know that they are an
nnnmnty. No doubt they will bo
thankful to creep out of the battle
with anything left of their ancient
power and prestige, however little It
mav be.
When the contest between the two
hou-.es is settled Parliament will not
be likely to attack any other Important
business at the present session. King
rieorge Is to be crowned In June. AH
patriotic Englishmen wish to see the
country free from strife at that time.
A stlil stronger motive for pacification
Is Ms Intended visit to India where he
wi:i repeat the coronation ceremony
at Pehl. With the realm distracted
over constitutional question he could
rot carry out hi plan comfortably,
perhap he could not carry them out
at all. W'e may feel confident there
fore that between now and June the .
Lord will find some way of patching
up an agreement with the Commons,
while the Iri-h question, the suffra
gette and the demand of the poor
will be put off till Kail.
' Hampton' Magasln and Cleveland
Moffett. the distinguished muckraker.
make very ab)eet apologle to the
Standard Oil Company for an article
containing ome very serious charge
against the bg corporation. These
retraction were sent to the Standard
fv.l Company aftr the Institution of
alts gilr.-t the magaxlne and It
WTtter. S'ot much sympathy will be
flt for the men irho mitft thu pub
licly acknowledge that the desire to
sensation If J them to wander far from
the truth In the cue. The writer oh
dally paper. necessarily forced to
prepare hl article quickly and not
always with an opportunity for con
firming the Information given him. Is
entitled' to noma consideration when
unintentionally a mis-statement
made. With a monthly magazine,
however, where the matter Is prepared
week and even months In advance,
H-- m - . M , t - ..-inn fnr Much mlS-
I representation a has now proved so
humiliating for Mr. Moflett and Mr,
Hampton.
HOt'lsT HOOD I-RA.NC HISR
The people of Portland have abu
riant reason to hooe that the Mou
n
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ny
Hood Railway & Power Company
... Km rrinl.,1 an OPDOItUnlty
to
enter Portland. The company Is build
d.
n
Ing a large power piam on uuu iv
It Is Installing an auxiliary plant
c. i.,i,i,. it U hull. Una- an elect
at
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road to the S.mdy River and to Moi
Hood. In all lhee enterprise Po
i-i n.i ha. vital concern. They mean
int
Important Inter-urban electric ra
ail
road, with prospect or future exi
mnA rievelnnment- and Com
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Htlnn In fiimLshlnS' bOth light a
ind
power to consumer here and in a lj
cent town and suburb.
i. i- nnr i. he aunnnsfd that the cl
ty
council will hesitate to grant a rca
I sonable light, power ana s-.reei ir.u
I .. I.- i. -: i.rlrnr another IniDOrtan
and
I concern here lurnisumg i'"" "
light In compeuuon sun mo j-i.
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one will be willing to contend that
i. - tKin. for Portland or
it
Its
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.i.Kiw,rlnr towns to confine the prl
n..e. nr furnishing light and power .
to
. . . ll'k.n therefure
m amine hifimuiiuh. -
the franchLse shall have gone
through the usual form of. valuation
tK Ilia T a 1 1 tive Hoard, the public
will have a right to expect that the
Council will expedite me i"""' "
the franchise bill.
The Mount Hood Railway, too
if if .hall do business with the
City of Portland, be granted the right
to use some or 11 etreeis. i"
w-,-f h? -uiiens of the East Side ap
pear to he not a little excited because
the company Is asking ira.m...-
w.i.i lee or Knott, or Braxee, o
.nm. nihee street or streets. Some of
the opposition Is doubtlr spontane
ous. some of It Inspired. Thecompan;
offer to maintain adequate local serv
it. line. There has beel
complaint from no part of the city so
vehement and coniinuea as u "
,on r.t lrvlnirton for Improved ca
service: yet here, when opportunity 1
given for a new streetcar une. mo t
pie there don't want It. Yet they don'l
like the present company's methods,
cars, or schedules, and they don'l
. . ..oik what do they want?
It will be well for the citizens who
are objecting to the Mount Hood Rail
way to reach an agreement with the
company as to the street or streets
which It shall use and the service It
shall render; for they may.be quite
certain that the public Is well dis
posed toward the entire imouhi.
enterprise, as it should be. and that
means will be provided through which
It may carry on lis business In
Fortiand.
, r.nx AND TtIB RETAI.L.
... o r.. ..- mil of Seattle, la
niura.il j , '
bitter at the recall. It was the bridge
. . . , . ..... Inln the
that carried his enemies -green
pastures where Gill was peace
fully browsing, thus permitting them
to Invade hi exclusive domain and
to drive him out. The recall Is there
fore a wicked device and no gentle
man use It.
Nor doe It help the Gill raue any
to point out that the "women did It.'
Who knows whether they did? But
If they did how does It help GUI 1 to
blame It all on to the women? Did
they vote GUI out because they did
not know him any better? Or be
cause they knew him too well?
We suspect that the facts are that
GUI drew a part of his support from
cltlsens who thus sought to protest
against the recall. The recall, like the
. ... .hi kai in be abused. If
iniiiawi', , . .
It shall be constantly employed In the
case of short-term officers. It will
..i-i- e.n inin disfavor. W hat
was there about GUI's administrate
that did not abundantly fulfill general
expectation at the time he was elect
ed? Having given Seattle the manner
of government everybody knew the
,-lty was to hare which It had In ef
fect voted for why should he have
been recalled?
Ol R NEW CITIZKN.
The Inflow of alien from the Old
World, which reached high water
mark In 1907 and almost ceased In
10S 1 again under pretty good head
way The 110 figure are Just at
hand, and while the new Immigrant
numbered 1.071.885. the total falls far
short of the 1.134.16. who poured Into
American port. In 107 before the
panic checked the advance. N on-immigrant,
as the tourists are classed
by the Government, swelled the total
of 110 arrival to 1.22J 47 J From
this there was deducted 174.112 tour
ists and J31.91 Immigrants who de
parted from this country for Europe
during the year. This leaves us with A
total net gain of S17.41S. compared
with in 190. 971.48S In 1907
and 1 010.8-4 in 190. While the 190,
arrivals were more numerous than
those of 190. the "back now of Im
migrants which set In during the clos
ing months of 1907 was so heavy that
1908 still remains the only year on
record In which we had a net gain of
more than 1.00.0.000 newcomers.
In 1908. for the first time since for
eigners have been coming to thla
country In large numbers, there was
an actual loss of 41.98. the total ar
rivals. Immigrant and non-lmmlgrant
being 557. 5S5. while the departures
were 59S.78J. W hile the J17.43: nev,
arrivals no doubt embrace a consider
able number of such anarchistic and
socialistic Jawsmlth as those w ho now
clutter up our treet corners and from
their soapbox pedestals complain with
strong foreign accent of the hardship
of living under this form of govern
ment, the statistics are more encourag
ing than those of some previous years.
There veus a notable Intsfcase In the
number of Immigrants from the
I'nlted KlngJom. Germany and Scan
dinavia. These countries send us quite
a number of rascals, but they also sup
ply a greater proportion of skilled la
borers and really good timber for
American cltUenshlp than la secured
from Greece and Italy, which are bo
nanza lands for the Immigrant agents.
With such a large proportion of the
latent resource still untouched, thl
country can absorb a good many mil
lion of the better clas of European
Immigrants, but some method must be
devised for sifting out the Black Hand
artists, the never-worka and the pro
fessional Jaw-smiths. We have enough
of them already. No more should be
admitted. An organisation has beon
formed in New Tork for the purpose
of promoting "sane and liberal Immi
grant laws."- It will endeavor to se
cure an amendment to the present Im
migration laws that will authorize of
ficial Inspection abroad by the United
States of intending Immigrants.
The Pacific Coast, being far re
moved from the dumping grounds for
most of the Immigrants now landed,
la but slightly Interested In the matter
at this time. With the completion of
the Panama Canal, however, we shall
be directly In the path of the In
coming hordes. It Is to be hoped that
by that time a sifting plan may be
perfected by which none but the bet
ter classes of European, Immigrants
can find a home with us.
A COAf H rOB THK 8EXATB.
Senator Cullom. of Illinois, rather
mi.ssed the point In the speech of de
fense which he made In the Senate
the other day. It was well enough
for him to dwell upon his unblemished
personal Integrity, though we do not
understand why he should have taken
the trouble since nobody doubts it. It
was also true enough for him to say
that "the people of Illinois are a
moral as those of any other state,"
but It wa not much to the purpose.
The people of Illinois unluckily have
very little to do with the election of
United States Senators.
When a charge is made that a Sen
ator has been chosen corruptly there
i. . z h..ilvht r.r lilnmlnir the Deoule.
U. IHJ iiivuii. " ' " -
They may be as Immaculate as angels
. . . . l. . i
and douotiesa are, uui au m -relevant
and Immaterial, to quote the
lawyers. The people of Illinois may
be white ns the driven snow, while the
members of their legislature are black
as the ace of spades, and that appears
to be the actual condition of affairs.
t. ..i,i hive been well If Senator
rllnm hnrl rievofod his SDeech to
Ut.Vll. ......
showing why we should not condemn
the Illinois' Legislature lnasmucn n
v.. o. rea.u-ed tn defend somebody.
That would have been a task worthy
of all his powers ana pornapi
more. The people oi Illinois nrru no
defense. Nobody has thought of
blaming them.
t. i. . rnrinii. trait of Senatorial
-i nn. t ah, In aracefullv away
from the real Issue and grow fiery and
sublime over something which Is not
In dispute. We have ooservea n.
other occasions. Indeed, It is perhaps
.h mn.t eon.xtilcuous auality in the
speeches of the conscript fathers with
an occasional exception, mcy
a lamentable racuuy in gemns,
far away from the point cf the dis
cussion. The average high schopi de
bating team would make short work
with most of them. The distinguished
Senator from Utopia rises to make a
few remarks on the tariff and first
i. he la discoursing tearfully
on the prospects of converting the
Mii.iooa to the Presbyterian, faith. It
sets one's head In a whirl. Why not
appropriate a few thousands to nire a
debating coach for tne fenaui
I.ATEST HWIPROCITY CONVERT,
.rt.. e.ne.. r President Taft and
Increasing respect for the ground swell
of public sentiment that rolled over
h n,,rtrv injtf Vovember are advanc
ing the cause of Canadian reciprocity.
Among the very latest convrns w
causa is our old friend "Tama Jim'
Wilson, also the farmers' friend. As
Secretary of Agriculture Mr.-Wilson
through hi annual reports ha year
lifter year dwelt at length on the
i .1.. r.r nrntertlon. He has shown
the farmers how the tariff on grain
has effectually shut out grain which
we did not want, and which would not
come here, and has almost tearfully
. . i v. .hem tn heware Of the
pirauru -tin. ........
Canadian free-trade goblin that would
git ye er ye don awaicn oui.
t o,. hen I en Influence of the
teaching of Secretary Wilson and oth
ers of his typo, the American farmer
has been woefully miaieu rci"'
he possible effect or a tarm on i...
. .he ea-rirultural Droducts. and
It Is perhaps fitting that the man who
misled them snouia now ii
nd show them where he ana iney
were wrong. In an open lener iu mo
National Grange. Secretary nisw
thus assures the farmers: "If this reci
procity treaty become the law of both
' . . I . V. psnnHll
oiintrles. our reiauiu .m...
U1 become more Intimate and our
rade with her wUl extend and In-
. . . . j..lVla An Vl A
. iB iii'Hirnuicf via .aw
part of Canada. It certainly should be
leslrable on the part oi mo
he United State." This lightning
hange of the venerable standpatter
i-Ul cause a shock along the free de
livery routes leading out oi i '
unction. Ioway. hut it aupi.s wo
versatility, adaptability and
amiability of "Tam Jim."
It may also oner at ioi ..
lut!on of that great mystery as to
hy Mr. Wilson Ilngereu so i"b
th
e Job. The peoagoguo
teach that the world was "round or
uare." In accordance with the wishes
to
q
the directors, was no more ouusmg
o
o
s!
willing than Secretnry mwu ..
,wn himself to be. If a shout for
mest support of Canadian reclproc
. t , v... the irnv. Is one of the
e;
ity
few good measures that Wilson has
pported. will ename ....
.he Administration, the
1 11 III? v nil v ' ' "
name of James Wilson, of Tama Junc-
on. will not soon be remo.eu ..v.
the 'Government payroll.
C.KBMAN KAII.KOAD POUrKS.
Distance lends enchantment to the
view." even when we are -
g-range observation oi
railway policies. With American rail
roads heavily fined tor
nled the right or giving ine .....
. . v. h earloads Der year any
advantage over the man who ships
carload, there is sun m aomo -.
eimor for more rigorous su
pervision of the railroads. With this
demand nearly always cornea .un
pointed .allusion to the superior man-
In whicn tnese iiuni'-io .-d-
. . . -i i Herman railroad man-
latea lurwu.! -
iigement ha been frequently cited as
. , , ..v. t At larell to
model wnicn we n. .......
pattern. ..... V. . Vieen said
In view oi an i"'". " -
against American ranr.u
favor of the uermans, n .Ui. -
rude shock to read tno iono...B
the pen of Elmer noQeri- i i" .
rent number or Bcnoncr a .nuBe....
German railways. iaie anu
owned, yet unacr nano"
t-ive discriminating raies, rni. .c
e 1 ' " . , , . , , ,,,..,.....
hates, treat locamie via iuui.muu
exceptionally, charge all the traffic
will bear unaer on hi
and extraordinarily low rates unaer
other circumstances, employing all th'
devices condemned and passionately
opposed In America, ana exercise an
the powers bf absolute monopoly."
These conditions apply alike to th
private-owned and the state-owned
roads, and perhaps the stranegst fea
ture of the system Is that it meets
with no opposition from the people.
Under this liberal policy, some of these
roads last year paid dividends of
per cent, which compares something
more than favorably with the divi
dend of many American roads where
Investors naturally expect greater re
turns on their Investments than are
needed to satisfy the Germans.
The private roads as well as the
state roads are under the direction of
the Imperial government, and from
this source comes the permission to
pay rebate. These rebates are on a
sliding scale and are returned to the
shippers at the end of the year, when
it Is possible to determine how much
has been shipped and the rate that
governs In each case. Rates are much
higher than In the United States, ex
cept in specially favored cases where
soma Industrial or commercial advan
tage results from the concession.
As far back as 1876 Bismarck, In
discussing this phase of the matter,
said: "Nowadays we see that railway
administrations, without benefit to the
railways and the shareholders, and, as
it were. In a kind of sport, wage with
each other wars which cost much
money, and which are wars of power
more than anything else, without fi
nancial compensation." The rebating
system, suid other form of apparent
discrimination practiced by the Ger
man railroads, are all for the purpose
of facilitating trade. As it Is done by
the government. It falls to arouse the
hostility that is exhibited in this
country.
In this there is a hint for American
railroad owners. If they can get the
American Government to stand behind
such emergency discriminatory rates
and rebating as are permitted in Ger
many, they might Increase their own
profits and at the same time awaken
less hostility than is now exhibited
toward therru
The name of Clara Barton Is Insep
arably connected with the organiza
tion and work of the Red Cros Society
in the United States. The founder,
and for many years the president, of
this great philanthropic relief order,
Miss Barton, was retired from its
management a few years ago because
of the Infirmities due to advanced age
She Is now. In her 90th year, under
menace of death from an attack of
bronchitis and pneumonia. She was
throughout her long prime a woman
of Indefatigable Industry and great
executive ability. In common with
persons, both men and women of sim
ilar native endowments, sue was siow
to relinquish her hold upon the active
affairs of life, and in fact only did so
under strong pressure -that amounted
to compulsion
Single-taxers say their scheme aims
to make taxes high on valuable busi
ness lots In the city. But do they not
see that the extra tax would make
high-priced lots still more valuaDie:
The owner would add the extra tax to
rent and "capitalize" it, and tho
"public" would have to pay. Not so,
however, with the low-priced lots;
they bring In no rent, or little, and
small shop that pay rent can move to
cheap locations and carry on business.
The very purpose of single tax that
of mulcting the owner of the most
valuable lots would but make him
the richer
A marriage was celebrated at Med
ford the other day at which the bride
and groom were each 17 years old.
This marriage Is not nearly so debat
able on the point of wisdom or suit
ability, as was that which was cele
brated In New York a few days ago
with great pomp and circumstance. In
which the bride was 18 and the bride
groom 44. The Medford marriage
would have delighted our greatest and
most practical philosopher. Benjamin
Franklin, who was a champion of
early marriages.
It would be unkind to suggest that
iTevhurn Is afraid the people
of Idaho might bestow their confi
dence and votes upon some omer
on if Mr. Borah's favorite
measure were to be adopted. No doubt
his opposition Is based upon proiouuu
public policy, but It Is In strange con
trast with the views of his colleague.
The inei Ministerial Association
cannot close the Postofflce on Sun
day. The habit of getting mail on that
j.. .. i. nn lonir-rooted to be overcome.
The hardship to the clerk compelled
to do the work can be aueviaiea some-
hot Viv th moral Influence of the
association in an effort toward proper
recompense.
Tn Its ieal. the Audubon Society Is
going too far when It confiscates the
L.oe-e of China pheasants indis
criminately. Many birds are raised in
captivity and It is certainly not wriiniu
the province of anybody but the owner
to sav what disposition shall be made
of skin and feathers.
E. H. Bennett. Chicago's civic archi
tect, has not only drawn some interest
ing plans for the development of
Portland, but he has also drawn some
very happy conclusions In regard to
our future. It may be well to con
sider both.
The Methodist Episcopal Church
and the Methodist Episcopal. Church
South have decided to reincorporate
and consolidate their publishing con
cerns. They seem to have faith In a
trust. ' '
Seattle and'Tacoma are endeavoring
to modernize "The Tale of Two Cit
ies." Seattle has recalled her Mayor
and Tacoma is making overture to
accomplish the same thing.
The danger of a depletion in the
ranks of Portland attorneys seems to
have passed, as the Legislature has de
clined to Increase, the numerical
strength of the Judges.
Eleven valuable stick pins were sto
len from Ambassador Whltelaw Reid
In San Francisco. He is probably pre
pared for the emergency if he bought
them by the dozen.
The Mount Hood road has not been
able to find an open door Into Port
land. A knock from without has been
answered by a knock from wlthjn.
Doctors have disagreed on tho
asylum site, but the project Is not
dead. It may necessitate the calling
of expert testimony.
It is to bo hoped that the unsettled
condition of the coffee market will not
force Into service the cold-storago
egg- .
Those Mexican Insurrectionists who
axe burning the bridges behind them
XZLM.T have to swim home.
HAPPENINGS IN.THE LEGISLATURE
FORTY BILLS PASS SENATE
List of Measures Which Upper
Branch Approves.
STATE CAPITOL, 3alem. Or.. Feb. 10.
(Special.) Following are the bills
passed by the Senate today:
6. B. by Pattern Permitting the Sa
lem. Falls City & Western to construct
fcrldsa across Wlliametteat Salem.
S. B. Si, by friinnott Requiring employ
era to report accidents.
S B. 14. by Kellaher Relating to spe
cial elections la municipalities for annexa
tion purposes. ,
ti. B. 77. by Chase Regulating killing of
durlcs In Coos County.
S. B. 153. by ilerryman Amending" tne
bounty scalp law. . .
e H. Sin. by Hosklns and Barrett or
Uastilnrton Fixing lh salaries ot officers
In Yamhill .County. ,
8 B. 15. by Barrett of TaihlnKton
Fixing the salary of the Prosecuting Attor
ney of the Fifth District.
S. B 219. by Abraham To declare rem
edies for breach of contract.
8. B. 17. by Miller To provide for a
complete drainage system.
S. B. 80; by Merrjmaa For th protec
tion of wild geese.
H. B. 1ST, by Huntington Providing lor
county educational boards.
H. B. 75. by Thompson Firing the sal
ary of the Circuit Judge of the ThlrteeaUi
district. ,
H. B 23, by Eggleston Appropriating
I40OO for soldiers plat In Kivervlew Ceme
terr. H. B. ISO. by Carter Providing for es
cheat of money of former aaylum patients.
H. B. 6. by Thompson Allowing bherift
of Lake County one deputy.
H. B. 215. by Committee on Military Af
falrs Permitting railroads to transport
troops at reduced ratea.
H. B. 14U, by McKinney Relating to rail
roads and the Railroad Comml'slon.
H. B. 10.1, by Brooke Relating to price
of atate lamia.
11. B. 22S. by Clemens For protection
of secret ordars.
H. B. T. by Clemens To protect counties
nd countv officers from certain claims.
H. B. IIS, by Bryant Defining railroads
and common carriers.
H. B. 137. by Amme To license private
Insane asviums. . .
S. B. '3(10. by Oliver Providing for fur
nishing certified copies of lost deeds.
H. B. 07, by Thompson Relating to con
veyances of property belcng.ng to Insane
persona.
II. B. 1, by Llbby Preventing irnlte slave
practice. , ,
II. B. 264. by Rackleff Fixing the sal
ary of Assessor of Coos County.
H. B. 10. by Clemens To exempt stats
officials and others from Jury duty.
H. B. 164. by Brooke Eatauiisning
experiment station In Central Oregon.
H. B. 2S. by Gill Making State Treas
urer custodian of funds of Library Com
mission. H. B. 234. by Peterson Granting rights-of-way
over atate lanCa.
H. B. 170. by Ilelknap and Thompson
Fixing the salary of the Treasurer of Urant
County.
H. B. 288. bv Brooke Fixing the salaries
of officers of Malheur County.
H. B. 269. by Brooke Fixing salaries of
officers of Harnev County
H. B. 13. by Abbott For making maps
nd InvestlKatlng water resources.
II. B. 5:1, by Buchanan Appropriating
money to pay National Guard for fighting
tire
H. B. 59. by Peterson For levying taxes
for schools.
H. B: :)i2. bv Hollis To detach certain
territory from road dihtricts.
H. B. 2h5. by Committee on Revision or
Laws Authorizing corporations to furnish
light and water.
H. B. SI, by Blgelow Fixing bond ot
Treasurer of Multnomah County.
H. B. 288, by Locke Appropriating I5(K0
to fight bubonic plague.
Indefinitely Postponed.
S. B. 240. by Abraham Regulating life
Insurance.
s. B. 223. by Joseph Extending powers
of recall.
8. B. 25S. by Bean To prevent frauds
t primaries.
S. B. 242, by Locke Provfdlng for tak
In fr of enurt renorts. '
8. B. 230. by Merryman Fixing fees for
medical expert testimony.
Failed to Tnss.
H. B. 177. by Fouta Providing for pay
ment of maintenance of certain asylum pa
tients. Bills Introduced In Senate.
8. B. 293, by Kellaher Repealing gas
franchise of H. D. Green In Portland.
S. B. 2H4. by Hawley Giving to Falls
City highways within Its limits.
a. B. 2U5, by Ways and Means Committee
Allowing $0OO to reimburse Sailors' Board-lLg-Houae
Commission for prosecution.
H. B. 2!fl. by MoColloch Making closed
season on duck In Baker County.
8. B. 207. by McOMoch Making It un
lawful to kill certain fowl in certain
counties.
8. B. 20S. by Barrett of Washington by
request) Regulating the business of barber.
H. B. I'yj. by Sinuutt Making It unlawful
to kill grouse in Waaco County.
MARBLE MAX MIGHT BE BEST
Abraham Says Statue at Washington
Would Bring Results.
STATE CAPITOL, Salem, Or.. Feb. 10.
"If we can't get a good ninn of flesh
and blood to represent Oregon at the
National Capitol let us place a man of
marble there who will stand for the
great things of the state," declared
Abraham In the Senate today when
the question of a statue of George H.
Williams In statuary hall was under
discussion.
The Ways and Means Committee re
ported unfavorably on the bill. Chair
man Albee stating that the commitea
did not consider Itself in a position
to select who should be honored in
statuary hall.
An attempt was made to postpone
Indefinitely the Abraham bill but the
attempt proved a failure and It was ad
vanced to third reading.
SEXATE VOTES FOR AVOMEX
Resolution for Suffrage Passed by
Narrow Margin.
STATE CAPITOL, Salem, Or., Feb. 10.
(Special.) Senator Joseph's Joint reso
lution providing for ratification by the
Legislature of the woman's suffrage
amendment to be submitted to the people
at the next general election passed the
Senate this afternoon by a narrow mar
gin.
The vote stood as rouows :
Teas Abraham, Barrett (Umatilla),
Bean, Carson, Dlmiek, Hosklns. Joseph,
Kellaher, Malarkcy. Miller, Norton. Not
tingham, Oliver, Patton, Wood, Selling.
Nays Barrett ( ashlngton). Burgess,
Calkins, Chase, Hawley, Lester, Locke.
McCulloch, Merryman, Parrish, Sirinott,
Von der Hellen.
-yeas, 16; nays, 12; absent, 2.
EIGHT-HOUR MEASURE LOSES
13 to 15 Is Vote in Senate Against
Reconsideration.
STATE CAPITOL,' Salem. Or.. Feb. 10.
(Special.) Once aeain an attempt
was made In the Senate to reconsiaer
the Dimick eight-hour bill and once
again it proved unsuccessful, although
it stopped proceedings for more than
half an hor and delayed adjournment
until nearly 7 o'clock.
Abraham moved for reconsideration
and a neated wrangle' followed, while
the Sergeant-at-Arms was sent scurry
ing into the lobby to find members, the
Senate chamber being comparatively
vacant as tar as Senators were 'con
cerned. Thirteen were for reconsidera
tion and 15 against, when the vote was
taken.
Gas Franchise Attacked.
STATE CAPITOL, Salem, Or.. Feb. 10.
Another attempt will be made by
Senator Kellaher to abrogate the H.
D. Green gas franchise in Portland: He
Introduced another bill today to that
effect, his first being killed in the
Senate yesterday.
Snow Is Ten Feet Deep.
EUGENE. Or., Feb.- 10. (Special.)
Snow is 10 feet deep on the level at
Blue River in the Cascades and the
mountains generally are reported to
hold an unusual amount of snow for
this season of the year.
HOCSE ASKS INVESTIGATION
Concurrent Resolution for Bailey
Inquiry Is Adopted.
STATE CAPITOL, Salem. Or.. Feb. 10.
(Special.) Through the adoption of
a concurrent resolution offered by
Thompson, the House today paved the
way for a legislative investigation hav
ing for its purposa the removal from
office of State Dairy and Food Com
missioner Bailey.
Thompson's resolution calls for the ap
pointment of a committee of five mem
bers, three to be named by the Speaker
of the House and two by the President
of the Senate, to Investigate the office
of Dairy and Food Commissioner and
the official conduct of Mr. Bailey.
The committee is also authorized "to
summon and compel the attendance of
witnesses, to examine them under oath,
and to employ all expert aid neces
sary; that said committee be required
to report to this House before the ex
piration o'f five days the facts which
they have ascertained and what action
this Legislature has authority to take
looking to the removal of the said J. W.
Bailey."
The resolution has been sent to the
Senate for its consideration.
KELLAHER EXPLANATION LOST
Senator's Eulogy of Bourne Is Se
creted in the Records.
STATE dAPITOL. Salem, Or.. Feb. 10.
(Special.) The Senators this after
noon sidestepped all efforts to bring
before them Kellaher's explanation of
his vote in the recent controversy, al
though Abraham made repeated at
tempts to have the matter finally set
tled. Kellaher's explanation, which is a
8000-word eulogy of Bourne, was
slipped into the records unknown to
other Senators, and an effort is being
made to have it expunged from the
records.
According to Indications, a majority
of the Senators are favorable to wiping
out the explanation, but are afraid that
a storm will be precipitated which will
consume a great deal of the Senate's
time, which is for the first time begin
ning to be considered precious.
HUNTINGTON BILL IS PASSED
Lacks Only Signature of Governor to
Become Law.
STATE CAPITOL, Salem,- Or., Feb. 10.
(Special.) Huntington's bill provid
ing for county education boards now
only needs the signature of the Gover
nor to enact It into a law. The bill
passed the Senate this morning with
but little opposition.
It provides for the appointing of a
county educational board in counties
having 60 districts or more, this county
educational board to Include the Coun
ty Superintendent and four other mem
bers, serving without pay. They In
turn may name assistant superintend
ents or supervisors who shall serve 10
months each year at 100 a month.
Promoters of the measure state that
its object is to increase the efficiency
of the rural schools and develop a bet
ter country school system generally.
Protection of Geese Aimed At.
STATE CAPITOL. Salem. Or.. Feb. 10.
(Special.) Protection of honker or
Canadian geese. In reality the native
Oregon goose, is provided in a bill
which passed the Senate today. It
was Introduced by Senator Merryman.
He explained at the last session, when
the game laws were amended, the na
tive geese were inadvertently over
looked and nave been unprotected for
the last two years.
OHEHALIS SEEKS SETTLERS
Logged-Off Lands to Be Made Avail
able for Intensive Farming.
CHEHALIS. Wash., Feb. 10. (Special.)
At a well-attended meeting of the Cltl
sens' Club of Chehalls last night, the
subject of securing the subdivision and
settlement of the 10,000 acres of logged
off lands In Lewis County was fully dis
cussed. Also the question of securing
division Into tracts of some of the larger
holdings adjacent to Chehalis received
much consideration.
The real estate nujn of the city per
fected a preliminary organization Wed
nesday night and expect to make It per
manent Monday. As a result of the meet
ing last night it was concluded to name
a committee of three citizens who are to
work in conjunction with the real estate
men to get more farmers to agree to sell
parts of their lands so as to make pos
sible .the locating of new settlers. The
Citizens' Club has assurances from a
large number of prospective Immigrants
who will come to this city this Spring
that they will want to buy small tracts
to engage in poultry-raising, growing
small fruits and other intensive farming.
With this new movement that has been
started, with the recent organization of
the fruitgrowers of this section Into
what is believed will become a strong
organization. It is believed that the ele
ments are being lined iip that will effect
substantial results In the development of
this section. There are thousands of
acres of lands adjacent to Chehalis both
in the valleys and on the fertile hills
that could be easily cleared, being al
ready semi-open.
VALE PROGRESSES VERY FAST
Eastern Oregon City's Sewer' and
Water Systems Cost $105,000.
VATT7! nr PVh. 10. (SDecial.)
Vale, "the last frontier" city, is wit
nessing a scene oi remarnauiB pius
ress. So many improvements are be
ing made that by Spring Vale will
i K..t i wntAr nhtinabp. the
lltLVO I ' - ' '
v... nrit aArvipA the independent
telephone and other improvements.
These with Its weii-equippea noieis, a.
laundry and the natatorium recently
opened, make It an "up-to-date" little
city- . .
The Tellurite Association wnicn re
nontitr niti-rhosfld the Vale Light and
Power plant Is extending its Hue from
Bliss, Idaho, here. This will greatly
Improve the service, giving 24 hours
instead of 14.
The water and sewer system has
just been completed at a cost of
$105,000.
The land withdrawn by the Govern
ment for the Malheur Irrigation proj
ect has been restored and will be sub
ject to settlement by March 28.
The Drexel Hotel has just been fur
nished with telephones, thus complet
ing its conveniences to equal any
hotel in the West.
Klamath Falls Out for Hatchery.
KLAMATH FALLS, Or Feb. 10.
(Special.) Klamath Falls Is out for a
fish hatchery. Yesterday a memorial
was prepared and signed by County
Judge Will S. Worden for the County
Court, C. T. Oliver for the Chamber of
Commerce, and K. Vance Hutchins,
secretary, on behalf of the Klamath
County Rod and Gun Club. This me
morial Is directed to Governor West
and the Senate and House of Representatives.
Half a Century Ago
From The Oregonian. Feb. 11. 1861.
The Willamette steamers now ascend
as high as Lancaster, some 20 miles
above Corvallis. The freight rate from
thence,-to Linn City is 7.50 per ton.
Between Oregon City and this point the
charge is J2, which Is a considerable
reduction from last year's rates. At
this rate the steamboat men barely
sustain themselves.
The Morning Oregonian has been
published one week. It has now a larg
er list of subscribers in the city than
either of its contemporaries. We have
not yet perfected our arrangements for
distributing U in the neighboring towns.
The arrival of the ship-of-war Brook
lyn before Charleston harbor will prob
ably precipitate hostilities, as Governor
Plckene has declared that any attempt
to strengthen the United States mili
tary there would produce that effect.
We are gratified in being able to
state that Messrs. Buchtel & Cardwell,
at their photographic gallery (First
street, two doors above Washington,
up stairs) have a very interesting col
lection of specimens in natural history,
especially of animals and birds found
in Oregon. Of animals there are one
spotted deer, one black-tailed fawn, one
cougar, one catamount, one wild cat,
one gray fox, one crossfox, one fisher,
one otter, one coon, one showtl, ona
spotted seal, one mink, two weasels,
two hares, one white rabbit, one small
rabbit, one gray squirrel, one pine
squirrel.
Mr. Lincoln was elected President of
the United States by a large majority
of the electoral votes and in strict com
pliance with all the provisions of the
Constitution. We have no Idea that the
disunionists anticipated success in the
election. They expected defeat and In
tended to use that defeat "to precipi
tate the cotton states into revolution.
They were aware that their power to
control the Government which they
boast has been in their hands front
its organization had gone from them;
and they have no wish to remain under
a government that will not do their
bidding. . . . We hear of ulti
matums coming from all quarters pre
senting the only -terms on which the
South will consent to remain In the
Union. They make a great figure In a
certain class of Democratic papers. The
ultimatums do not come from Disunion
ists. They sneer at them. They scout
them. They say that upon no terms
will they remain in this Union. .
The ultimatums which are constantly
thrust in the faces of Republicans
always excepting the repeal of per
sonal liberty bills cannot be acquiesced
in but with the sacrifice of their man
hood. - Adv. Willamette Theater, Wednes
day eve., Feb. 13, 1861. Positively for
one night only, the great wizard and
ventriloquist. The Faker of Siva, will
give one of his exhibitions as above
wnn uu euLua uimuBo oi lueiaiuiiii.
Balloon ascension and fireworks In
front of the theater at 7 o'clock. Ad
mission Dress Circle. 1; Pit, 50 cenis.
Doors open at V to 7. Performance to
commence at 7av
-Wife's Interest In Homestead.
PORTLAND, Feb. 7. (To the Kc'.ltor.)
Can a man, separated from his wife, sell
a homestead of 160 or 320 acres after
having secured a deed from the Govern
ment, without securing her signature to
the deed, where the agreement state
that "the party of the second part does
hereby also release any right of dower
that ehe may acquire In any properly
that' may be hereafter owned by thtf
party of the first part?"
A CONSTANT READER.
A man separated from his wife, but
not divorce-, cannot sell it without her
signature unless she does not live and
has not lived in the ptate. A decision hy
Judge Deady reported In the Sid Fed
eral, page SU, Is to the effect that if
the wife has never been in the state
and is not known to exist, the deed by
the husband without her signature is
valid.
Section 6234 of the Oregon code covers
the point. It reada:
"When property is owned by either
husband or wife, the other has no in
terest therein which can be the subject
of contract between thorn, or such in
terest as will make the same liahla for
the contracts or liabilities of either thu
husband or w.4e who is not the owner of
the property, except as provided in this
act."
A foot-note reads:
"The provisions of this section refer
to the Interest one spouse has in the
lands of the other by reason of the mar
riage relation, that Is, dower and cour
tepy, and neither can make a valid
contract releasing such inchoate estate
to the other."
V. S. Consuls In South America.
PORTLAND, Feb. 9. (To the Editor.)
Please inform me as to the names of
the American Consuls in Buenos Ayres.
Argentine, and In Rio Janeiro, Brazil, and
If letters addressed simply to the sec
retaries of the Chambers of Commerce in
these respective cities would be likely
to get for me information on the South
American countries. H. B. LOVEJOY.
Buenos Ayres, R. M. Bartlemar, consul
general; Rio de Janeiro, Julius G. Lay,
consul-general.
We are not advised as to the activity
of commercial organizations in South
America. Probably consular reports
giving the Information desired could be
obtained by addressing the Secretary of
State, Washington, D. C.
Divorce and Kemarriage,
PORTLAND, Feb. 6. (To the Editor.)
Where a man, a resident of this state.
Is divorced, goes out of the state, mar
ries and returns, takes up residence
again before the six months is up, is hie
marriage legal? Also, after returning and
living here for awhile, dies; could his
widow get any of his property?
SUBSCRIBER.
In the case of McLennan vs. McLennan.
SI Oregon reports, the Supreme Court
held in effect that a marriage under the
conditions named in the first question
Is void. The second "wife" would have
no legal claim on. the estate of the "hus
band'' after his death.
Commander Klllcott'a Position.
PORTLAND, Feb. 9. (To the Editor.)
In view of the frequent use of my name
In the newspapers by unauthorized parties
in connection with a bill to create a
naval militia, I deem it necessary to
say that my sole interest in the matter
is, as an officer in the United States
Navy on duty in Portland, an earnest de
sire to see a regularly organized naval
militia in the State of Oregon.
J. M. ELIJCOTT,
Commander, United States Navy.
Commissioner of Patents, Washington.
FALLS CITY, Feb. 8. (To the Editor.)
I would like to ask you who I can
correspond with in connection with the
Government in regard to a patent hook
that would be of great service to all
ships, and in dredging purposes.
S. 3. COOK.
Beer From Beer Extract.
SULCOTT, Wash., Jan. 20. (To the
Editor.) Is it against the law to make
beer of beer extract for home use?
. N. L. WEBER.
There is no Federal inhibition against
the conversion of be ortraot into beer
for home us-"
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