Morning Oregonian., February 14, 1911, Page 8, Image 8

THE MORNING OREGOXIAX, TUESDAY. FEBRUARY 14, 1911.
HITCHCOCK SAYS
POSTAGE TOO LOW
Government Loses $62,000,
CCO a Year on Magazines,
He Contends.
PUBLISHERS GAIN HUGELY
On Magazine Ianahlra. Profit in
On Year Other riawr of Mail
Matter Pay Profit Protests
Ine to Srlf-Interrst.
WAMflN'TTON. Feb. H-Large profits
SHBserted to he armlric to the puMleher
of ntffii:ii,i and Immtim i aus-
telned by the C .v.rrni'ct tn t!;e trin.- j
portatton of maxtslne aaa eon i-clas I
m i matter at rates are made
t,9 bast of a statement ts.ia-d tonl(tit j
by f"iTj'r-ien-ral Il!trru-nrk In re- ,
ror.M to the atlark tr..il bjr the maga
sine publisher upn the proposed la
crease of tf p- etai" rata on t.'ie alvcr
t"I paa of the Uro raasastnee from
2 cent to 4 cent a poumi.
Mr. Hitchcock mak-a II clear that tha
pronoeed rr rate "does not aTect nea -paper
of any k nj nor do it a-.pljr to
pert Jdl.-a la mailing Ira than pounis i
In Ma mmat. Mr. Hitchro.it an)-
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SEATTLE'S FORMER CHIEF OF POLICE, WHO 13 UNDER scru
tiny, and his successor, who puts on lid.
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Magazines arrtl at Im.
"Tn advertisement until by "4 of th
principal mJiiCr. an! p- rk"! cala of
t."a country It la aij th Ir.rreaaed
rata drive t.Ke porIar roagasine
out of !.. nr. and witn them the enor
mous To.um- of pr.ri:a!i first -class mail '
"Tt-.a public il-ouM know t! at U.la
rr. la maJa In tha fr of th f.rt
t.iat a part. If not a!!, of tha p-rt.!u !
aro ri lr trn)-n:ou. prorlia front tha
Maii-prWti alvart.atr cintamr t In th.ir
columna. ablcll t r'.ovornmont la t-xiay
rsrrjrina- at t!T xtr-iri.nari:y !r rara
of I rrnl p-jur.a and at a lutai CI r
nrnr, tna t crnta a punl.
"In th flaral y.ar tl. mora thai
l'V.l.iu poun.l. of TonJ--l mat
r an r.rrlfl throuali tha public
man at a !- ff ;.aoi to the liuvern-
mrnt. whlla Ilia rt-turn. from thlrj
claaa matirr -.ra prartir!ly If-.w..
ta:nin an.l on that on firat ai.J fourth.
claaa mtt-r thrv a Urir avmi
or r-Tnu. leair.aT lha po.'al U-fli-lt
f-r tha yar n-t iult !.") . lha
Itr.at bur.lrn o( thi. ptal doRrlt Ilea
at tha dor of -cnil-cla matter.
I'uhll.licra' Proflta ImnirDar.
"A prtntl etatrmcnt. recently l
au.4 br the pre.Ment "f ona of tha
principal m.:in.i of New Vork City,
aaya that the pront of that one macra
lna for October. l!i). ho.d an In
crease oyer tlie correapondlnaT montn
of I0 of Ja per cent on arfvertl
Dienia an.t Ul per cent on aubocrlp
. tiona. maklna- a net annual profit for
diylilenda and aurplua. based on a clr
cuia'ion of iOo.ooo coplea monthly, of
Ui.v.
"Tieaardinr tha maaailoa bualneaa
a-enerally. thla itentlrman aaya that
"maaxlna publUhera receira rti n
coniea aa Hh at 4.0oa.OO in a slncla
ar. I'lvl-lemta amour.tlna; approxi
mately to tl.0oo.aoo yearly hare bean
paid.' orn thla It ia apparent the
arrounda of proteat ara of peraonal In
tereat to tha publlhe-a an.l not the
welfara of aUv.rtla.ra or tha central
r.adlnf public.
rar from belnr a dlM-rlrotnatlon. tha
prop., , d rata la a dlatlnrt atep In tha
naht direction of a-iuallxatlon of pot
as rat. a"
Various proteeta wera rearlatered to.
lar acalnat tha propoaed inrreaaa of
ratea on acond-cUa mall mater.
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'State Printer to Lose "Pick
ings" After Present Term.
MEASURE BRINGS FIGHT
Bill rassc Only After Amended So
s Xot to n Effective Until Af-
Xext State Election.
Lohbrift Are Defeated.
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BURNS FINDS GRAFT
Seattle Police Rakeoff Said to
Be $300,000.
VICE SYNDICATE TRAILED
KTMcrwo of form fit ln Overt helm
In. Ii Allegation of Tlmc Be
tiind Prowutlon Planned
I U-fore Grand Jo.Ij.
tContlnoed from Klrat re.
INDIAN WAR "VET" BURIED
C'jraa Jlrnton IjiIJ to Pinal Ite.t at
laurel. Orrfun.
iriLin.)Iso. or. Kab. IJ. .-pa-laJ.)
Tr.a funeral of Cyrua lienlon. Indian
War rat.ran. waa helj here yraterday
nj burial waa mala at Laurel. elht
milea aoyi of tMa city. Mr. Il.i.i.,n
waa born In M.v.ourt In lltJ. and cair.a
t- Ore.o In laJ wit hla parrot. Mr.
and lira John tlealiin. who eett.-d
ttr.a bi... ar:.ieaat of ilil..horo .,r
but I am Informed about it. 1 can pro
duce hi:n at any time, day or nlKht.
within Ito mtnutea.
I don't think (Jill ever arot a cent.
In all my lnc atlicatlon I haven't found
any evijenra that would lead ma to
believe that he got any of the money.
Wappy waa tha man I waa after and
Wappy la tha man I've aTot."
W t.Ho flurna waa talking-. Pronecut
na Attorney Murphy aat br amtllna;
and noddlna aaaent.
You ran tell the people that we ara
trolnaT to the bottom right to the bot
torn. I'll call for a arrand Jury tomor
row, and we'll aonn have thla bualneaa
under way.", aald Mr. Murphy.
tVappeneteln. who had previously been
removed from office aa chief of de-
tectlvea In Cincinnati and Seattle, re-
alirne.l aa Chief of Tolica here Saturday
to escape removal, lie la reputed to be
wealthy; baa Influential relatlvea In
Cincinnati and la a brother-in-law of
Mayor Ilenn. of Aberdeen. Waah.
- Police lUkr-Orf Illg.
Infective Ituma, after a brief aur-
vey of the vice dlatrlcl of Seattle aev
aral months trn, nave It as hla opinion
that the polka rake-off waa probably
J'H.0'o a year. Hla eetlmala waa tnu?h
lower than that of other investigators.
The members of the so-called vice syn
dicate, ahlch la alleged to have gov
erned Seattle for It months, will not be
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STATE CAriTOU Salem. Or.. Feb.
IS. (Special.) Following the report of
tha committee to which It was referred
for tha purpose of exempting the in-
! Qumbent's term from its provisions, tha
Senate late tonight passed the flat sal
ary bill for the State Printer by a vote
of It for to 10 against.
The vote stood as follows:
Yeas Albee, Barrett.1 Umatilla; -Bur
gess, Chase, Mlmlck, Hawley, Joseph,
Kellaher, Lester, Locke, Malarkey, Mc-
Colloch. Merryman, Miller, Norton, Oli
ver, Patton. Slnnott, Selling:.
Nays Abraham, Barrett. Washing
ton; Bean, Bowerman, Calkins. Carson,
Hosklns. Nottingham, Parrlsh, Wood.
Miller's bill came a second time from
committee tonight for consideration but
was again rc referred with instruction
thut It be amended to go in effect In Its
entirety at the end of tho incumbent's
term.
Jugglery Accusations Made.
This came only after a bitter fight on
the floor which Involved many of tha
Senators and brought out accusations of
Jugglery during past sessions to down
similar bills and also of a heavy lobby
to defeat the present bill.
The bill had been sent to a special
committee to prepare amendments to tho
effect that the entire bill should bcoma
effective at the end of 90 days, except
those features which place hiring and
discharging of men in tho hands of the
State Printing Board, require the
printer to make a quarterly report and
place the printer on a flat salary.
Nottingham declared after the bill was
returned with these amendments, that
two years ago he favored a flat salary.
"Now, I am' doubtful as to the wis
dom of It." he asserted. "After having
seen the operation of some of the other
departments of state. I believe It would
be detrimental. Some of the other de
partmenta are a blessing to the chair
wnrmers and that Is what would be de
veloped by the flat salary In the office
of tho printer."
roads to give reasons for disoharslng em
S. P. 80S. hT committee on railroad:
Requlrlnc certain corporations to keep their
iw-oiui in uregon. 1
IIOrSE PASSES 32 MEASURES
Ixmer Body of lCglslatur Grinds Out
Big Grist in Bay.
STATE CAPITOL. Salem. Or.. Feb. 13
(Special) The following bills passed
iue nouse today:
H. B. 9:i, Church EnlarInr power St.t
Superintendent of Banks.
H. B. 219. Weaierlund Fixing salaries
cuumy oiucers or Jackson County.
H. B. 15S. Fonebrake Fixing salaries of
ficers of Htnton County.
H. B. Brooke Appropriating $10,000
Nyssa.
H- B. 41, Huntington Appropriating
93101K44 deficiency of Central Oregon btate
.'uimai tcnooi.
H. B. SO. Buchanan PrnvlHtn-r fr fltnfa
Board of Forestry and appropriating SQO.000
"a us nisti 11 itf nance.
H. B. 3S. Mahonev ADoroariatinr tfor.
annually for experiment station in Morrow
oumy. ,
H. B. 1 50. Arflbrop" ProvMl n sr tor rot a..
tlon of name on primary election ballots.
H B. Poutn InrrMslnir s n 1 r v- is i r-t .
land Con-table from $1:13 to 130 per month.
Ii. B. i;01. Weaterliind Rpuulntma- kllllns-
aacvii .ji jacusun i.ounii
H. B. 2l. McKlnnev AnnrnnrfRtinr 11A
KH for lnter-state brldg across Snake River
iu nKer county.
H. B. 333. Amme Inrreamlnv aalarloa of
urieuvitra in Ajiairict Attorney canaeron s or-
iitf.
H. B. 5S. Fouts Permitting nrivatA in.
dividu.-ils to operate trout hatcheries.
H. B. 801. Steelhammer Appropriating
1.1(NaO annually for in vest i Ration of agri
cultural conditions In Willamette Valley.
n. a. aa. sarooKe increasing appropria
tions Kastern Oretron District Agricultural
Societies.
H. B. VL A bra ma Annronrlavt Insr s-in OOO
for additional armories.
H. B. 214. Chambers ADDronrlatins 1500
annually for Lincoln County Fair Association.
H B. AO. Backlev AnnronriAtlntr t-2.100
for agricultural fairs In til 11 lain, bharman
and Wheeler Counilei.
H. B. 111 Miller fColumbla. CreAtlnir of
fice of County Prosecuting Attorney.
II. B. Beals ADnroDrlatrnr SlfiOo for
Tillamook Pair Association.
H. B. 275, Miller (Columbia) Regulating
payment of damage for stock killed by
rai I roads.
H. B. 308, Beals Transferring to Board
of tttate Tax 'Commissioners general control
ox i unas produced irom inheritance tax.
H. B. l4l. Brooke Revising and amplify
in wie irrigaiion coae.
H. B. 147, Insurance committee Rejrulat
Ing policies insuring against accidental
Doouy injury and disease.
H. B. sort. Mollis Iefining and licensing
honpital associations.
H. B. 2 -2, Powell Appropriating S0.0O0
for dormitory at Monmouth State Normal
bcnooL
H. B. 3-1, rmatilla County delegation
ppmpriaiing Jiv,mo for branch asylum at
"cnaieion.
H. B. 364, Derby Fixing time for holdln
circuit court in Hood Klver County.
H. B. 7, IIbby Requiring railroads ta
maintain Tiagmen at central points.
ti. 3U1, Abbott Creating State Imml
BULLETIN NO. 24-G
(Continued)
gratlon Airent and appropriating $2o,000.
m. ts. .. wucnanan Regulating t
lion oi ooaras oi a i rector.
he eleo
w . . , w a .7- aa afl 1UI II III'Ha.Ua
Heaietton wl The clean-Up of the cltjr
V.:iarn Kelly a
r'lrat Itectruent
Ur-ri la. nj. t
1 U en.Ut..! a
rompanv. itcoq
Xaunte. Vol'irUeer..
ton at-ouer. While In ih. a,.i.'
aa tajif.J at Kurta leaker and
K amatri. ana was preaent wnen Colo
nel Irew tmnft I'avuse tieorse. who
waa l:ni,:u.t.4 ia t.i. L.lf.,rj n:i.
rre. Menton rarrIM a rrr.aace to fap
ta:a KcU). orUerinc tne arrest of
ri,.am j".-.n. ni waa also a lea.I
in ma ja-j.an acrutitiee. and but
anj nil crnraJes tne
tae S.1.1..1 K.ily.
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Indian
ROAD FRANCHISE URGED
MuatavUI Wanta Monnt IIo.kI Clct
trie Mae bj Mo-c Direx Kuotc.
At a metir vt tha M.intarl;; p.ard
ef Tr4.i. h.,4 Ut n:t:it. at tUl Sev-aair-auta
street araj Vu.a avenue, a
r.a.iiuti .a J raaaed nrclrs that a
f;anr:e be srante4 to the Mount Ii J
l.:e.'trtc Kal sar fr t.1: moat d.rei-t
rte ofcta:rvaMe. It wm alio urcrd that
a cor-ctition of the fran. hlae be tlt the
r""lr a!-jll srlra i-m srvl.- within
te tltjt limit.
Tee q.e.twn f sewr plre was a!o
tli.ru..a.L A(lr a tiemor.stratl.in of t;;e
r-ni.r.t tlpe. it was J. ijr.J that p-
vt tivat nuanu:-ture Is not servlreaMe
sal ar.ouiu aot t- uae.J In the M. nutiiu
tl'atr-t. The memoere of the Hoard a:so
eavresaed themselves aa favorable to the
rnio of streets frvna Twencr-euht.i
stret ta sanrfv r.4 t andrtolien on
tie basis of a fet. ASw ut ;i member
' t'oaiM were In attendance
ha BEecticg'.
baTun last
right. Among the disorderly houses
raMed waa one owned by a wealthy poli
tician who stronf'jr supported Mayor
fill! In the recall campalcn. ilany gam
blers and men who live olf women of
the town have fd to Vancouver and
San Francisco.
As aoon aa It became known that De
tective llurna and rroaecutlns; Attorney
Murphy were ready to place the evi
dence In the hands of a crand ury
toy were bealeaed by men who had
b-en interested in the operations of tha
vKe svn.!l.-ate and who. It is declared, between them in the dally routine of
expressed a wll.lr.cness 10 t'll the (rand ! work.
Portland waa ahlpped by the owners
themselves, the (Train having been bought
In the fltld and by the purchnser shipped
to warehouses and mills in Portland. The
rcpreapntatlreaj of the railroad companies
explained thut durina- the harvesting sea
son the railroad handle from 125 to 200
cars of grain dailys Ktor threw shipments
to be weighed and Inspected by any offi
cial representing tne state, it was con
tended mould result In a serious, delay
in tne anipment or these products with
the result that the railroads would nec
essarily be liable for excessive demur
rage charges.
Among those appearing before the com
mittee tonight were: K. AV. Wright and
l. A. rnttiilo. representing the grain
dealers; H. El Ixunsbury, W. B. Com an
and Ueorge O. Itlngham. for the rall
roada and the members of the llallroad
Commission. Representative of tha
Karmera- I'nlon of fa stern Oregon also
attended the bearing.
ma MEN GATHER
Present Basis Held Wrong.
Slnnott protested against extending
to the printer even for the remainder
of his present term, the emoluments on
the present basis, calling attention to
the constitutional provision of 1906,
he people had paved the way for flat
salary.
Bowerman objected strongly to tak
ing away any of the emoluments of
the printer until his term expires, and
moved to have the bill referred with
Instructions to amend that the bill do
not go Into effect until the present
term expires.
On vote the Senate decided to re
refer, the vote standing as follows:
Teas Abraham, Albee, Barrett, Uma
tilla: Barrett. Washington: Bowerman,
Burgess, Carson, Hosiclna, Lester,
Locke. Malarkey, Merryman, Notting
ham. Oliver, Parrlsh, Wood, Selling.
Nays Bean, Calkins, Chase, Dlmlck,
I law ley. Joseph, Kellaher McColloch,
Miller, Norton. Slnnott, Von der Hellen.
lea. 17; nays, 12.
H. B. 343. Pouts Providing method for
a'lfrmiimia w no are neirs. .
H. B. 402. Rusk Requiring majority vote
in an nominations.
H. B. 406, Thompson Abolishing office
Mate Dairy and h ood Commissioner and
creatine office of TJairv and l"ure Food
commissioner.
H. B. 404. Bryant Correcting defects In
certain aivurce Decrees.
II. B. 40a, Jones Amending statute as to
uae oi explosives In any stream for kllltnc
usn.
Two Fall to rnss.
H. B. 131. Shaw Requlrlnar food packages
10 oa marKeo as 10 tneir true contents.
H. B. 2112. Bryant Allowing blacksmiths
ana liverymen 10 rue mecnanlcs' liens.
One Indefinitely Postponed.
H. B. 78, C"ttel Prescribing method for
appointing memDers oi state Board of Fhar-tuacy.
OFFICIALS SIT SIDE BY SIDE
WITH RAXK A XI) FILK.
llallroad Fmployes and Investors
Hear laennnt'laUon of Shyster
lawyers and Solons.
SEXATE APPROVES 28 BILLS
All Are Measures Having Origin in
Vpper Legislative Body.
STATE CAPITOL. Salem, Or.. Feb. IX
(Special.) Bills paased the Senate today
aa followa: ,
8. B. 13. by Locke Providing for tlma
and as for employment of child iabor.
8. B. 162. by Leater Providing for sys
tem of traik scales.
H. R. 2(17. by Abraham Creating commis
sion to place statue of Oeorge H. Williams
in statuary hall.
8. B. :T9, by Chase Relating to drainage
districts.
B. B. 2T4. by Von der Hellen Flxlnr sal
ary of ProMcutor and deputies in Jackson
SECRETARY AID VETOED
WEST DOUBTS COXSTrTUTIOXALI.
TY OF BILL.
Benson Writes to Oppose Measure.
Bowerman Asks to Argue Gov
ernor's Message Wednesday.
STATE CAPITOL. Salem, Or., Feb. 13.
SpeclaL) Governor West today sub
mitted his expected veto of Bowerman s
bill creating tta office of Assistant Sec
retary of State. He cites five reasons
for taking this action. Including those
expected relating to the constitutionality
of the bill and the emergency clause.
A Tetter has also been received from
Secretary of State Benson in which he
epeaks of the bill in question and of his
reasons for being opposed to It, an ox
cerpt from the letter being as follows:
"As a matter of fact I do not approve
the bill. So far as the bill provides for
an assistant to perform the ordinary
ministerial duties of his principal and at
all times regardless of his presence or
absence of the principal, there can be no
reasonable objection, but It is another
question altogether for a Legislature .to
r.iuntv
8. B. 2KI. by "Committee on Judiciary i attempt to auinunze an uinuiai 10 aeie
a. a. zwz, by committee on Judiciary
The Public Side of Sfrse! Railroading
By PATRICK CALHOUN
President of United Railroads, of San Francisco, California
The danger of the present arises from the-fact that business men of
all vocations, absorbed in their private cares, have abstained too much
from public affairs, and the future hope of the Republic lies in the
active public participation of all patriotic men, whatever their calling.
What we must work for lo a broad and correct public opinion, existing
among all classes of society, on which the Interests, corporate and pri
vate, can safely rest for proper protection.
Railroad managers should take an active leadership in providing; the
best method by which franchises may be granted with the least tempta
tion to corruption and the beat results to our cities. This is a subject
upon which all good citizens should unite. Corporate managers do not
desire to overreach the people in acquiring new franchises.
No greater misconception exists in the public mind than that the
franchises generally of street railways have been founded in corrup
tion. As a matter of fact, these franchises were originally granted to
the foremost men In their respective communities, often influenced by
a noble public spirit and the desire to give their communities the
transportation absolutely essential to a citys growth. They were granted
when the risk Mn street railway construction was great, and when the
communities were most anxious to grant the franchises. In many cases,
too, they became burdens instead of benefits to the promoters, and
yielded no profits for many years. Such corruption as has existed has
grown mainly" out of efforts to procure speculative franchises in oppo
sition to the old established roada, most frequently not to give any
needed transportation, but for the purpose of levying blackmail upon .
the older enterprises through forcing them to purchase the new grants.
We may admit, however, at the start in the discussion of this sub
ject, that the present method, by which the State grants a charter to a
public service corporation, and then leaves it to the local legislative
iuriB ana cities to grant franchises for the ima nf tha
streets and to regulate the rates of public service corporations, has
been the source of corruption. The system ts wrong. So long as greed
Is strong in the human breast, so long will you find some politicians
ready to hold up the corporations until they have exacted their pound
of flesh. Nor will the fact that the public laws controlling the city
charter provide for the freest advertisement of franchises for sale to
the highest bidder meet the difficulty. A striking illustration of this
fact has been found in San Francisco. By the charter of that city today
any franchise for a street railroad must be advertised for ninety
days, and the bidder must pay a minimum amount of the gross re
ceipts to the city government. At the end of twenty-five vears all the
property of the railroad passes to the city without consideration other
than the grant of the original franchise.
Some of the foremost gentlemen of San Francisco applied to the
Board of Supervisors for a franchise to build a railroad through the
sand dunes of what is known as the Sunset District. There were no
houses in this district and the streets had not been opened. These
gentlemen, who were largo real estate owners, determined to open an
Important boulevard at their own expense and to build a street railroad
Into this desert of sand for the purpose of developing their property
and putting it upon the market. The street railroad franchise was of
no value. They knew that it could not be made profitable and that they
would be compelled to charge the money which they expended in the
construction of the boulevard an the building of streets to tho cost of
their real estate. It waa manifest that it was to the interest of the
city that the franchise should be granted, and yet it was held up for
months by the Board of Supervisors.
Finally some of the men connected with the enterprise employed a
prominent lawyer, who then also occupied the position of political bo.ss.
They paid him a fee. Still the franchise was not passed during this
period of political control. Subsequently certain members of the Board
of Supervisors were bribed on a skating rink ordinance by a set of
buccaneer financiers and politicians, who had banded together to gain
control of the city for personal exploitation. These men offered and
gave complete immunity to the Supervisors, whom they had bribed and
reduced to the servile position of "good dogs," provided the Super
visors would incriminate, among others, these land owners in the Sun
set District. The Supervisors promptly accepted the price of their im
munity and declared that they had been promised money by the so
called political boss if they would pass the ordinance for the railroad.
The land owners who had projected the road, and who were ready to
build, and did subsequently build a splendid boulevard at their own ex
pense, which is today one of the prides of the city, were promptly In
dicted. . The political boss was also given a written contract of immu
nity in the hope that he could be forced to incriminate the land own
ers among others, but It developed that the Supervisors never received
a cent of money either from the political boss or from the c-entlemen
connected with the enterprise. The political boes declared that he had
received a fee in connection with the road, but that he had never been
authorized, directly or Indirectly, to pay or promise any money to the
Board of Supervisors, and had never done so. and that he would not
perjure himself to convict Innocent men. His immunity contract was
forfeited and he was placed on trial. If he had been willing to perjure
himself, as the members of the Board of Supervisors perjured them
selves, he would have been washed Dure in the general Iminnniiv htb
The franchise was held up for nearly three years, when the so-called
reform administration granted It under the Dublic nressure whl-h hnH
been aroused and the fear of political retribution if they held it up
longer. The result was that a most unprofitable street railroad was
built, while the Assessor states that the real estate values trihntarv
thereto advanced 800 per cent.
Now no system of granting franchises under which such a condi
tion has occurred and may recur in the future Is wise or safe. I sug
gest that the remedy Is for the State to refuse to delegate the power
of granting franchises and regulating their rates to varied local hod-
les, too frequently corrupt and irresponsible, but to reserve this great
right to Itself; to provide franchise courts or public service commis
sions composed of a few men of the highest ability, character and In
tegrity, who should have the power to grant franchises only after the
fullest public hearing. The court or public service commission should
hold public meetings in the different cities and towns. The grant of
franchises should bs withdrawn entirely from politics and left to such
court or conynisslon. (Continued)
PORTLAND BAIL WAY, LIGHT & POWER COMPANY.
Tha Portland branch of the Ameri
can Bail road Employes and Investors'
Association, which is only six months
old and already has a member. hlo of
100, enjoyed a smoker In the Wood
men of the World'a hall last nlirht.
About 400 of the members attended,
many of whom were railway officials.
although the rank and file of employes
constituted .the majority. The notice
able feature of the meeting waa the
common plana of recognition, the head
I a department sitting shoulder to
houlder with the flagman or fflrlnn
wiper, pulling at tha same brand of
cigars and forgetting the wide rhasm
Jury ad they knew concerning Its oner
aiiuna.
Ivte- tives Burns asserted tonlcht tha
be baa all the evidence needed lo make
Ms case clear and la as confident of
me outcome aa thouga the men Irnpll
caiej in taa alleged graft bad signed
vomcssions.
at
RAILROAD FOUCES 11
inix roit WKitiinxo hay axd
GliAIX TO HE REJECTED.
Mt-Klnney Measure Found Defective
nix! Committee Will Ilrport, II
at AIL I iifavnrab-T.
TAT3 CAPITOU, SUIem. Or, Feus,!!-
Ipec:ai.r ir It Is reported at all. the bill
DCDCIC ClDr tl z-rt a""''"- ci.inny reqmmg
HLUbUO rinr. MM III U fi fi l" i"'ng and Inspection of bay and
f ra:n under the aupervlslon of the Rall-
Aflrr naming Ouanlmlnt
pletcljr. Inaorgenla Ilctlr
Com-
CATS HATTIF.X. Feb. 11 A courier
who baa ratara.d from Trova report
hat Ouanlmlnt has be .3 completely
jjrnad by in revolutionist. After
etttr.g f re to t?ie town, the revoiu
iBi.ta withdrew to Fort Valtlerea
t;nrai Jeaa tilll.e l now encamped
it Trou. w
Tvery man here ts under arms. The
onsulatea are caring for several refu-
(Mt.
Vasaa a.. m::-a . aaunata aa.t
lac lr ateaaa ...:.
roaj Commission wl.l come from the com
mittee on arrjrulture in the House with
an unfavorable report. Thla was the con
clusion reached ton.ght. following a bear
ing before tne committee when repre
sentative of large shipping Interest of
the ex ate. the railroads, and members of
ti.e KaUroad Commission appeared.
It developed that the "bill In lu prea
ent form waa replete with defect whlw
would render !: enforcement virtually
Impoaurible. with the result that It would
be a dead letter if passed. Tha com
mittee la of the opinion that there la not
au!Tlrint time to draft another bill that
would satisfactorily meet the wishes of
trie farmer. -
D!ruon fff the bill brought the fact
that X) per cent of the grain shipped Into
When the room n comfortably
filled with amoke. President William
Merrlman Introduced W. A. Bobbins,
attorney for the O.-W. R, A N. Com
pany, the principal speaker of the eve
ning. The text of hi address waa
shyster lawyers and ambulan"-chaalng
attorney.' II denied that the organi
sation had political significance and
aid It waa an educational Institution
where employer and employed might
xrhange opinion and learn from each
other many things of benefit to the
railroad business.
K. Blaiadell. auditor of tha Harrl-
man line, said the railway employe.
in an acpartment. should inform
themselves about the charades- of Rep.
resentatlve sent to the Legislature and
asserted that many go to Salem, not
to represent the people, but to further
their own personal ambitions and play
to tne puouc oy striking at th big
corporation.
J. Russell, general superintendent of
the North Bank road, spoke of fair
dealing In all matter. He said It was
seldom that railway employer and
tneir employe failed to get together.
o give and take, and urged a closer
relationship ln all matters.
J. McOulre. general superintendent
of the Astoria Columbia River, gave
snort snares..
II. J. Jackson, advertising
for th Harrlman line, showed for the
first time stereortlcon view, taken In
Oregon and California, with which he
will make a tour of the Fast, and J
W. Ely. an old-time vaudeville m.ir-
elan, closed the evening's entertain
ment with a series of sleight of hand
performancea.
Ilackentchmldt Throws Cutler;
CHICAGO. Feb. 1. George Hacker..'
Schmidt defeated Charles Cutler to.
nignt in two straight falls. Americus
ana rren eeu wrestled one hour wlth-
R.latlng to time of filing motion for new
trial.
M. B. 255. by Ways and Means Committee
To reimburse Hallors Hoarding-House
tomnltlf to prosecute trial.
fc. H. 40. by Haley Providing I70.OO0
maintenance for Oregon Agricultural Col
lege. 8. B. 57. by Carson Fixing fees for tak
ing df-poaltlona.
f. B. 164. by Barrett of Washington Al
lowing cities to construct sewers outside of
corporal limits.
8 B. by Malarkey Providing for
quit claim deeds to Willamette Valley and
Cascade Wason Koad Company.
U. B. 2.15. by Caraon Appropriating 1!M.
0o for b"f land for Capitol audition.
8 B. SUA. by Merryman Appropriating
ai'iOO for new hatchery at Sprlns Creek.
K. B. -77. by Carson Exempting mort
gages trom taxation and carrying referendum
clause
a. It. 1T. by Joseph Requiring bonds of
contractor, on nunnr worKB.
rt. B. Ilia, by Malarkey To provide for
method of determining heirs.
t. jl. 2d, by Mslatk.y Ulvlng glO.000 a
yesr to Indigent orphana.
8. B. 2W. by McColloch Protecting ducks
in Baker county.
. B i'S3. by Merryman Prohibiting sal
mon fishing In Klamath River except by
book and una.
& B. 28, by McColloch Protecting gam
In certain counties.
8. B 174. by Leater Allowing certain
counties to appropriate money for adver
tising purposes.
8. B. 2.. by Selling Kxtendln right of
eminent dnmsln for dorkseje purposes.
8. B. 2B1, by Merryrasn Allowing game
warden to kill eerta:n animals.
8. B. 2S. by Barrett of Washington
Fixing salaries of officers of Washington
County.
8. B. Sn. by Judiciary and revision of
laws committee placing salaries of all
Circuit Judges at S4KK a year.
B. B. Z. br Oliver Finn. r!inaill
niairi'-yi in in .at..
8. B. loS. by Joaeph Providing for bond
lag abstract companies In Multnomah
Two Bills Fall to f .
B. B. 3S. by Burgess Placing state em
ployes one. civil service basis.
8. B. Sol. by Barrett of Umatilla Clasel-
iring counties anu xixing salaries of ntft.
cers thereof.
Senate Postpone 1 Bill.
8. B. Stt. by McCuIoch Providing for I
bridge arross the Pnake River.
k. . isn, oy neiiaii.r (by request) Ap-
u, w."v.-vv iw construction or l
building for the Oregon Historical Society,
x. M. z.iu. by parrlsh Creating the Four
teenth Judicial district.
8. B. by Barrett of Washington
8. B. 2it. by Locke Repealing law re
lating to abstract companies.
8. B. 175. by Barrett of Washington Re
lating to r!ght-of-wav for conduits.
8. la. 23. by Cslkins Providing for the
distribution of state documents,
bin' B- M bT Joh "'Ids reglatratioo
s". B. 514. by McCulloch Creating a new
water division.
H. B. 2M. by McKlnney Providing meth
od tor fixing salaries of county officers.
Five BUI Introduced.
S. B. 100. by Chase Closing season on
Chine. pheasant ln coos and Curry coun-
gate to another the Judicial functions
of his office such as attendance upon
board meetings."
Lpon reading of the Governor's veto
message. Senator Bowerman asked that
the message be made a special order of
business for Thursday morning which
raised proteat from McColloch and Al
bee. McColloch saw In Bowerman ac
tion an attempt to sidetrack a bill that
had Just been introduced by Albee,
which also creates the office of Assist
ant Secretary of State, but gives that
assistant no power to sit on any of the
state boards.
After some discussion, Bowerman
asked that the veto message be made a
special order for Wednesday morning
Instead of Thursday, and this motion
prevailed.
The reasons for the veto as cited by
Governor West are:
"First I believe, should It become a
law, it will be hejd to be unconstitu
tional. "Second It wouldn lead to neglect of
duty by men chosen by the people, and
open the way for a government by
clerks.
Third It extends authority to servo
upon the several boards to the chief
clerk of the Secretary of State s office
only.
"Fourth It makes no provision for
the validation of the past acts of the
chief clerk.
"Fifth It carries an emergency
clause."
State's Eyes on Dock Site.
STATE CAPITOL. Salem, Or., Feb. 13.
(Special.) Following a conference
tonight between some members of the
Legislature and Governor West it has
been decided to ask that a special com
mittee be appointed to determine what
interest the state has ln the public
levee at Portland or the property on
which the Jefferson-street Southern Pa
cific Is located.
The end ln view is to demand that
the property be put to use for public
dockage purposes.
COLONIST
FARES
From the Middle and Eastern Portions of the United States and Canada to
OREGON, WASHINGTON A NORTHWEST S
tc.-ii td ;i niTT v IS.
tlea for aa years.
8. B. nt. by Albee Creating office of
Asststsnt 8ecrtsry of State.
out a fail and tka match was -n .1 S. B. ftu2. by Carson Regulating: coat
raw. I of food for prisoner. In county Jails.
av. at. sva, ay swaxiaaer Kequlrlag rail-
Will Prevail DAILY
MARCH 10TH.TO APRIL 10TTL.
Over the
Oregon-Washington Railroad & Navigation Co.
And Connections, the
OREGON SHORT LINE, UNION PACIFIC AND CHICAGO &
NORTHWESTERN
From
Chicago at $33.00
St. Louis $32.00
Omaha $25.00
Kansas City $25.00
St. Paul $25.00
and from other cities correspondingly low.
YOU CAN PREPAY PARES
The Colonist fares are Westbound only, but if you have relatives or friends
or emplo3'es in the East whom you desire to bring to this state you can deposit
the value or the fare with your local railroad agent, and an order tor a ticket
will be telegraphed to any address desired.
LET THE WORLD KNOW
Of our. vast resources and splendid opportunities for home-buildinsr.
Call on the undersigned for good, instructive printed matter to send East
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or give mm me addresses or tnose to wnom you wouia nice to nave such mat
ter sent. WM. McMURRAY
' i General Passenger Agent, Portland, Oregon. N
First We Found
the Water
Water that is chemical
ly perfect for brewing
purposes and there we
located our brewery.
This is the reason for
the notable smoothness
of
Olympia
Beer
Its rich, zestful tone
will cause you always
to call for it. Phone
case orders to Main 671
or A 2467.
OLYMPIA
BEER
AGENCY
iC
'MX
Get the Bottle
That Looks Like
Thla.
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