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16, 1911. - 7 TITE MORXIXr, OltEGOXIAN. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 7000 GREET ROAD AT MADRAS, OR. President Stevens Feted and Dream of Years at Last Is Realized. DAY OF CELEBRATION LONG Barbecue and Commercial Club Smnlrr With SpecchniaUng and It roneho-Bu sting Contest Make Vp Rcjoiclnj of Hours. MADRAS. Or. Ib. IS. 5peclal- Jiuil : months after ha bad traveled Into Madras on horseback, and In dls '. uatler the nam of Sampson. ITrsHrnt John F. Stevens, of the Ore icon Trunk Railroad, today, under hi rlcht name, entered the city on the first railroad train which Central Ore gon and this city ever saw. Over 7000 people were fathered here to welcome the iiill road and Its rep resentative, llr. Stevens, and It was not till a late hour tonight that the rjnlclne; spent Itself. Mr. Stevena and h: party retiring at midnight to the special train, planning; to leave for I'nrtland on the return trip at 1 o lock tomorrow morn In a;. Today was m big a day In the career of John F. Stevens as It waa In the history of fentral Oregon, and this ra;ldly-growing City of Madras, for man. country and city had realized a dream of months and years. For the first time Mr. Stevens told today. In response to the address of welcome, of his trip here a ecore of months ago. a man In disguise, yet with a purpose. Tale of Ilguis Interesting. II related that he bad traveled rrt horse-hark through Central Oregon at the Instance of James J. Hill, and polng under the name of Sampson, was atle to rather Information relative to the country which has served him In great stead in building; the first rail road Into this section of the United Ktai-e. which, till today, had seen nothing but the oxteam, stagecoach and tli automobile. Mr. tteens and his party arrived a Utile ahead of schedule, getting in at lft:0 this morning, the train being able to progress to within one-half mile of the Madras depot, where the citizens had erected a beautiful arch of welcome on which was Inscribed: "Madras, the gateway of Central Oregon." As the train came to a stop-the voices of fully 7000 reetdents of the C entral Oregon country were raised In hurrahs to President Stevens and his rarty as they alighted from the train. Hundreds of school children greeted the officials In song and waving American flags. The Stevens train was alile to practi cally enter town through the efforts of the construction crew's all-night -rork. the men having laid three miles of track during twelve hours. Every town In this section of the 'country was represented in the celebra tion, a band of Indiana even coming from Warm Springs to greet the "white man- and his "oow-pony." the great locomotive. Cltlsena from Bend. Tfrlne Ul9, Redmond and Culver Junction were guests of Madras and entered Into the celebration with as much enthusiasm as M.idras Itself. Soon after noon the party Journeyed to the barbecue grounds, where Madras had prepared lioa pound of beef and ot and where fully 6000 Central Orego nlans were fed. lie re an Improvised plat form bad been erected and. following the feast, sp'echmaking waa the pro gramme of the day. W. N. Hammer. president of the M idraa Commercial Club. acted aa nalrman and Introduced Mr. Stevens, ster glvlr.g a word of welcome. It was Jut at this Juncture that the Harrtman officials arrived In their automobiles f-om the trip to Fend, and hurrahs were in order again. Steven Has Hopes. Ar.fr quiet was restored. President Stevens siHke briefly, telling the Im mense crowd of his trip here -0 months sso and saying that he was even more I'roud of this day. when he arrived here on the first train which Central Oregon Kid evrr seen. He spoke ot the un bounded resources of the country, of his rope and closed hia brief address with the announcement that he would have traffic, freight and paeener. traveling over this new road by March 1. At this the crowd went wild and It was several minutes before all waa quiet again. Mr. Steven waa followed by K. B. Mil ler, of the Ilarrlman line, who congrat ulated the people of Madras and Central Oreron and Mr. Stevens. Then Kn K a-rr Ralph Hudd. of the Oregon Trunk, spoke of the difficulties connect ed with the engineering con struction work of this road, cours ing the longest canyon by rail in In the world. President Harvey Ileck with, of the Portland Commercial Club, followed Mr. Il'Mid and spoke of the great opportunities which Central Ore gon has at its command and was fol lowed by H. M. Haller. president of the Portland Chamber of Commerce. C C. tapuian. of the Oregon I)evlopment league, then spoke and was followed by HI ah op Padlock, of Ea-tern Oregon, who offered prayer. Invoking blessing on country artd people. AVtth the close of th prvgrminme of sp-.-echmaklng a broncho-busting exhibi tion waa given and grcatl) erjjyed by the vMtora and guests, the Bend band discoursing matc during the Intermis sions, and the barbecue exerciser closed with several surra by the school cb'l riren. who then were trented w'.tu a trip through President Stevens private car mr l special train. The Harrlrr.an Deschutes line Is tonight It miles from this city and 's boring one of the greatest tunnels in Its line of construction at Trout Creek. The Har rtn.an officials. In their special train, l.-ave Trout Creek late tonight for port land, arriving there tomorrow morning atHHit noon. Tonlgct the Madras Commercial Club host to the Hill line o.Ticlals. In the rature of a smoker, at which several addresses were made by President Stev ens, other road officials and members of the local entertainment committee. PrcsMcnt Stevens refused to announce any plans of future extension of the or.gon Trunk, though it has been ru mored that he is planning to extend the Oregon Trunk to M.-dford wltl fi the next tau years. As to this rumor Mr. Steven refused absoituely to commit himself. Mr. Stevens snd Ms party probably will arrite la Portland late tomorrow B'ght. COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL TILT Husk Torres Hill Aimed to IMM-on-tinue Wallowa Classen. STATE CAPITOU Salem. Or.. Feb. IS. it-peclai.) Protesting against farther Juggling of a bill by Miller of Columbia, providing a method for discontinuing county high schools and in which he was Interested. Spesker Rusk called Reynolds to the chair this sfternoon and. taking the floor, demanded an im mediate vote on the measure. It was passed with J3 votes In Its favor. The bill provides that on petition of per cent of the dialy qualified electora of a county who are taxpayers, the question of whether a county high school shall be continued Is to be sub mitted to the voters of the county. Speaker Rusk. In explaining the need for such a provision In his county, said that Wallowa County had a high achool maintained by the county and located at Enterprise. Excellent high schools, embracing- the same course of study and advantages, are maintained at Lstlne. Joseph and Wallowa by a special tax on the taxpayers of those respective towns. For that reason the voter of those three towns are opposed to continuing the county high school at Enterprise at the expense of the county, said Speaker Rusk, contending that they have no use for the school, having pro vided equally good educational facili ties in their own communities. The bill was opposed by friends of the county high school, for fear Its en actment might endanger the continu ance of these Institutions In other coun ties of the state, where conditions were not the same as In Wallowa Countj. WESrrVETOlSUPHELD ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF STATU IS NOT CREATED. Three Hours Ichale Irwlo Vole. Abraham Says Uuslneas OmMtl eratlun Should Rule. STATE CAPITOU. Salem. Or.. Feb. 15. (Special.) After consuming three houra In debate, the Senate today sustained fJovemor West's veto of Powerman's Senate bill No. 15. creating the ofTlco of Assistant Secretary of State. Only 1 votee could be mustered against the veto of the Governor, while It stood to sustain It- Bowerman lost three votes since the bill wss passed. Numerous Interesting incidents marked the discussion. Including a statement by Bowerman which McColloch considered an Imputation of his honesty. Slnnott also msde the suggest'on that possibly the present Governor might hold the ambition to beooma I'nlted Stat-a Sen ator, which he cited as "a laudable am bition." Bowerman opened the debate by out lining the features of the bill snd re plying to the objections raised by Gov ernor W( In his veto message. Miller upheld the administration view of the constitutionality of the bill, calling attention to the fact that In creating the office of "Lieutenant-Governor It was, deemed necessary to prepare a constitu tional provision. The Secretary of State." he asserted, "was elected to transact the buMness of the office snd if the people have made a mistake In electing a man who cannot fulfill Ms duties. It la the fault of the people and the blame does not belong to ui." McColloch sided with the Governor's atttltude and attacked the emergency clauso attached to the bill. "Let me see that letter." snld Bower man to McColloch, when McColloch had closed. "My word is sufficient," declared the Senator from Baker. "That letter." suld Abraham, after recess. 'Is not the complete letter as It was read. The original letter asked ex pressly that no publicity be given to Ite provisions and severs! other matters were brought out which throw different light on lta contents. "We elected Secretary Benson to office with a misgiving that he might never be able to fill that office, but I say It 'a high time that sympathy be wiped out and the bualness of the office snd the board be placed in a position where It may be done properly." The vote on sustaining the veto of the Governor was aa follows: Yeas Abraham. Barrett (Vmatllla). Barrett (Washington), Bowerman. Bur gess. Carson. Chase. Hoskins, tester, IxK-ke. Malarkey. Merryman. Norton. Nottingham, Parrlsh, Wood. Nays Albeo. Bean. Calkins. rlmlck, Hawley. Joseph. Kellaher, McColloch, Miller, Oliver. Patton, Slnnott. Von der lit lion. Si lling. Yens. 1: ni'Tll The CanS'llan Immlnlon Iron a Steel Company, with mlnea at i"dne, has beea srmntad gl.0CU.SU3 bounty on Its output for last year. SCENE Of YESTERDAY'S OREGON ' ' " '- ,'"'" . '1 : '- 'f'.', "'v.'l wrv-rl. -crrl ' cv ' " . -Lr - . i Tj-."-r. 1 - -.v-:.v--.:--, . . ' . ; j . - H -'v I ivl I --." i. -iiT-C - illi. X '.r: : . ' ' ' : ' h f J! f ' , j I j "nc-.- .I .j..sj (j; : I j SI w.: -. ; ,: ,, iNi ' V'v-u...j Ni ULA I " " ' - ..TTi ! iUMriiTfjfcrtiTMIi I INSTITUTIONS OF! FOR 51.224,327 Appropriation Bill for State Establishment Is Totaled by Committee. $723,595 ASYLUM SHARE Big Sum Also IiK-ludcs Maintenance of Roseburg- Soldiers' Home and Transportation of Convicts and InsaneTable Given. 8TATR CAPITOU 9lcm. Or.. Feb. 13. (Special.) Carrying a total of SlM.WT.U, the appropriation bill for the institutions In and around Scilem. the Soldiera- Home at Koscburg and the cost of transporting convicts and Insane, was finally com pleted by the Joint ways and means com mittee tonight, the bill carrying some In creases over the tentative bill as pre pared for the commlttJe this afternoon. In the final estimate the asylum la not given both new wines desired for the re ceiving ward, but $.100 Is added for re pairs on the heating plant at the afylum farm. 2Tv for a lank being eliminated and Xm) replacing it for tho heating plant repairs. At the asylum proper an addi tional 12000 for amusements le given. Dozen Iterr.a Allowed. The total for the various Institutions as carried In the appropriation bill to be submitted to the legislature tomorrow la: nreenn Asvlum for Insane . .$IK4.4M.M . ".I.50T..W . i;t.t:.r.rt ll.OOO.(K) . 24.007.00 . ea.it'io.oo Is.ooooo 17.5on.oo Ureaon Inaane Aaylum Farm .... Hchool for Feeblo-Minded Soldiers' Home at Itoaeburg Male Reform School t Ktate School for Blind Htale Hchool for Deaf Muts .... i'onveylns Inaane and Idiots .... Convent. fonvlcta Ktate Panaturlum for Tub-rcnlola io.ihhi.oo 7..VHJ.OO Improvement Ktate Fair i.rounaa. Urrion ltate 1-rniienimrT The Item enumerated above for Im provement at the State Fair grounds does not Include an appropriation of 150.000 asked In a separate bill for new buildings and changes which are in prospect for the coming Summer in the arrangement of the buildings and grounds. Asylum Total $783,000. The total as provided for the Asylum and Asylum Farm Is $7:3.695.44. At the School for Feeble Minded the main tenance will remain at $90,000. regard less of a plea for $100,000 maintenance that waa offered the committee by Superintendent Blrkers. One new build ing Is allowed at that school, the build ing being a girls' dormitory, at a cost of JSi.ooo. The Soldiers' Home is not cut In Its appropriation, the maintenance request being IsO.OOO and the balance for re pairs and improvements. The Reform School asks for 138.000 maintenance and $4000 for a new trades building and its equipment. Maintenance at the Blind School la placed at $20,000 and no new buildings are desired. Maintenance for the Deaf Mute School aa requested will be $45,000 and $2500 Is asked to oomplote a dormi tory. A new hospital to cost $288 is also asked. At the Tuberculosis Sanltarlam the cost is reduced to a minimum and no new buildings are asked, all the re quests being for minor Improvements and additional atock, excepting $5000 for water supply. The penitentiary maintenance, origi nally estimated at $127,000 as a ten tative amount by the committee, was Increased to $142,000 after Superintend ent James had again appeared tonight. One of the Important Improvements la a new roof for the cell houses, to cost $3000. The old roof Is leaking and un stable. Twentv-four new steel cells will slso be Installed at a cost of $11,250. The Increase of $5000 for maintenance Is the only one made by the committee at the penitentiary. At the Blind School the committee TRUNK CELEBB AT10N. AND THREE HEW PROMINENT THEREIN BLOOD DISEASES CONTAGIOUS TROUBLES - Contagious Blood Poison more - - . a 1 a. aVt- thoroughly permeates me system iaaa anv otlier disease, its liuecuoos a us contaminates every corpuscle and tissue of the circulation, and lor this reason its symptoms are of a varied . nature. When it enters the blood it is but a short time until the mouth and throat bepin to ulcerate, the skirt becomes spotted, rashes and eruptions appear on the body, sores and ulcers break out, the hair falls, and fre quently nails on hands and feet thick en and come off. Mineral medicines which simply shut the poison, up in the system should be avoided, for when such treatment is left off the old dis ease will break out again, often worse than before. S. S. S. cures Contagious Blood Poison permanently, and it does so because it thoroughly purifies the 1 . c c OlOOU. O. O. O. goes into the circulation, and drives out the last trace of the destructive germs, adds richness and vigor to the cir culation and allows it to nourish the diseased por tions of the body back to health. S. S. S. is apurely vegetable, being made entirely of roots, herbs and barks, without a particle of mineral, and its vegetable ingredients always hasten the cure by toning up the stomach and digestive members. Home Treatment book and any medi cal advice free to all who write. THE BWJJT BPECiriC CO., Atlanta. Oav agreed to give $2000 extra for a pipe organ. STATE'S STATIONERY GUARDED Legislative Clerks Ordered Not to Carry Supplies Away. STATE CAPITOU Salem. Or., Feb. 15. (Special.) Chief Clerk Corey, of the Secretary of State's office, has Issued Instructions requiring that all officers, clerks and stenographers employed in connection with this session of the Legislature shall return to the state all unused stationery and other supplies, the property of the state, before their warrants will be Issued. In previous sessions these attaches were In the habit of carrying away from the Capitol at the close of the session everything portable in the way of stationery and supplies, including valuable pens and other articles. Two years ago an enterprising clerk after drawing his warrant surreptitiously re moved a typewriter belonging to the state from the Capitol. The machine waa afterwards located at Tacoma. Wash. Upon Identification It was re covered by the state officers. Chief Clerk Corey proposes this year, through tho enforcement of his In structions, which are authorized by law. to guard against the repetition of last year's experience. . SALARIES OF MEMBERS FIXED Multnomah Lawmakers to Oct $135 for Scsslon'a Work. STATE CAPITOL. Salem, Or., Feb. 15. (opeclal.j According to the report of the special committee on ealary and mileage for the House members, Thompson of Lake will receive the largest warrant from the Secretary of state. It amounts to $299.70, consisting of $120 for 40 days at $3. and $179.70 mileage. Brooks of Malheur comes sec ond and will receive $268.50. Speaker Rush, who Is paid $5 a day, Is entitled to a total of $331.10. Mem bers of the Multnomah County delega tion will receive a total of $135 for their services during the session. Tull & Oibbs, Agents for Lily of France Corsets, Modart Corsets and Madeleine Corsets. Rengo Belt Corsets, the Ideal Corsets for Stout Figures. Fourth Day of the Drapery and Upholstery Sale, With Offerings as Attractive as Ever. An Opportunity That Homefurnishers Cannot Afford to Miss, for the Savings Are Extraordinary. Investigate! NerlS Shirtwaists Afr i52 Are Waists That oO Have Been gell. ing for $3.50, $3.75, $3.95, $4.50, $4.75 and $5.95. Waist values extraordi-' nary in this sale of Waists in soft India linen, mull, batiste and dimity. One model has small cluster tucks over shoulders and front panel of eyelet em broidery and fine lace. Plain Dimity Waists vrith fine plaited ruffle, which is detachable. II l.....;rl l,on1.em. broidered Mull Waists with fine tucked box plaits down front. Waists of extra fine quality mull com bined with fine tucks and Val. lace inser tions. Many beautiful models to choose from and good range of sizes. Winter Coats Are Going Out at Half Price $12.50 to $60 Their Former Prices. Every one of them is included and they bear these lowered prices because the line of sizes is broken. Heavy wool materials in mixtures, plaids and double-faced coat ings loose and semi-fitted models with storm coat collars and the justly popular Presto collar. Women whose coats are be coming shabby could wish for no better op portunity to replace them than HALTS Governor's Request Fight in House. Stops FRAUD CHARGES RAMPANT Although Originally Fathered and Suggested by Present Adminis tration Kffort to Effect Com promise in Case Fails. STATE CAPITOL, Salem, Or., Feb. 16. Special.) Feuds, "which have caused bloodshed, murder and terror In tho early days and have continued down to the present for 25 years in litigation through the courts and boards of the state, are yet unsettled as an effort to effect a compromise In the Warner Val ley Stork Company lBnd case, died In the Senate today with a House bill of Thompiton's seeking to bring about such a compromise. The bill was killed at the request of Governor West, 'although it was origin ally fathered and suggested by the ad ministration. Declaring such a compromise an at tempt to perpetuate a gigantic fraud on the school children of Oregon and at tacking the bill and the reasons for its Inception. Bowerman made a strong at tack upon the proposed measure on the Senate tloor. He recited the history of the case and strongly condemned the theory that would effect by compromise a matter which Is still pending In the courts and which would result In taking away from the school funds of the state at least half a million and perhaps three-quarters of a million of uollars. The bill Involved 22.000 acres. It was alleged on the floor that the land was originally secured from the state by fraud and that It has been held by fraud ever since. For many years the stato has been conducting litigation to secure the land from Its present owners and had won in one of the courts when It was decided to make a compromise. After the decision for the state it was asserted, attorneys and others flocked into the land office and made filings for these lands to tne extent of 3000 acres. Under litigation there were about 5200 acres Involved, but In the Thompson bill to effect a compromise the state would be given about 4200 acres, the set tlers 3000 and the remaining 15.009 acres would remain with the company. In filing Its report today the Judiciary committee was split. Bowerman, Slnnott, Barrett of Washington and Norton be ing a majority against the passage of the bill and Malarkey, Bean and Mc Colloch being on the minority report favoring the passage of the bill. Malarkey. McColloch and Bean spoke favorably for the bill, explained the doubtful status of the case in the courts and urged that the land board be trusted with the disposal of the lands. Speakers for the bill declared that the land board Is In a better position to know how the land should be disposed of than any others in the state and Malarkey resented an inference that the influence of Carey & Kerr is being used to secure passage of the bill and Inci dentally paid a high compliment to the Integrity of Governor West and Treas urer Kay. During the dispute Governor West sent word to McColloch to stop the fight ing on the bill and ask for Its Indefinite postponement at the request of ,the ad ministration. As the bill was an admin istration bill tbia was immediately done. LAND FEUD Toll Hoc. . Morrison, at Seventh "A Furniture and Complete Homefur nishing Service That Meets Every Need, and Prices the Lowest Most Convenient Payment Terms Extend ed to Homefurnishers. , These Lowered Prices in Buffets An Incentive to Homefurnishers to Buy Now. $20 Buffet for $13.75 Oak Buffet in Early English finish, Mission design. Has plate rack in front of mirror and regular buffet appointment linen drawer, 2 sil ver drawers and compartments. $25 Buffet for $18.75 Iu golden oak, wax finish. Has the complete buffet appointment. AYood drawer knobs, mirror. $25 Buffet for $19.75 In fumed oak and has the regular buffet appointment. Mirror. $33 Buffet for $27.50 In fumed oak, with linen drawer, 2 silver drawers and mir ror with serpentine front. $41 Buffet for $31.50 In fumed oak, with regular buffet appointment. CO.WEN'IEST PAYMENTS. 9 '-.vi' I J" ' I. i $20 for S27.50 Axminster Rugs Size 8 ft 3 In. by 10 ft 6 In. The Carpet Store offers at this lowered price today and tomorrow a dependable quality and a desirable room size in Ax minster Kugs, in Oriental designs and dur able colorings. Five patterns from which to select and all of them good. Easy payment terms. Leather This gives choice of Handbags that were $2.50 and $2.95, of dependable leathers in red, brown, green, gray and black. On sale today and tomor row in the Handbag Section main aisle. this. West explains that some members of the land board have expressed doubts after thinking the matter over thor oughly and the action today will allow another two years In which to consider the questions involved. BLOW DEATH TO SH1I.OCKS Senate Approves Measure Curbing Money-Lenders' Industry. STATE CAPITOL, Salem, Or., Feb. 15. (Special.) Ammes bill, directed at "Shylocks," passed the Senate today, much disfigured, but still In the ring. The bill received favorable vote only after a warm discussion, which took a wide range. Abraham was against the measure from the start. He declared that It would create Inequality and discrimi nate against the free rights of the in dividual. Joeeph, on the other hand, made the strongest plea for the bill that he has made for any measure this sea slon. "Tou have no idea of the -lciousness of this custom as it exists In Portland today," was his assertion. "1 know of a certain banking institution there which has Its cutomers by demanding tribute from them and I know of men who pay four times the amount of their loan to be free. These assignments are held with the names of the assignors 'n blank and it is Just like reading the moral law to attempt to wade through one of the assignments." The bill as passed, with numerous amendments, provides that no employe may secure a loan for less than unless he receives the consent of his employer. The bill was carried with 21 voting in favor of it and eight against it. gmisniiinwniiniiiinrriiw giTtnumiM iiuhmmiumh" Ui il muou EMINENT PHYSICIANS and its 1W0KID-WIDE ACCEPTAKCE by tne WELL-INFORMED, BECAUSE ITS COMPONENT PARTS ARE KNOWN TO BE MOST WHOLESOME AND TRUEf BENEFICIAL IN EF FECT, HAVE- GIVEN TO JSUKIR of SENNA THEFKST POSITION AMONG FAMILY LAXATIVES AND HAVE LED TO ITS GENERAL USAGE WITH. THE MOST UNIVERSAL SATISFACTION. TO GET ITS BENEFICIAL EFFECTS f AL WAYS BUY THE GENUINE Manufactured by the CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP CO. CV-v CATV TTV ATT TTA TCVKTrL TT?T UNeSIZf0NLY,KE0ULARPSICE3UTPEI BOTH6 . , ZT?-'?ll,:k-y&r-: I wi;iuii,iiiMrepni.-iiiwra & OibbSo Hoc. Handbags, Special 1.49 RUSK'S ECONOMY FUTILE HOUSE ALLOWS $60,000 DESPITE HIS FIGHT. Appropriation for State Fair Grounds at Salem Double Amount Speaker Wanted, STATE CAPITOL, Salem, Or., Feb. 13. (Special.) Efforts of Speaker Rusk to curb the appropriations of this Legisla ture In the House are proving futile. Taking the floor this afternoon, lie sought to reduce from ItftOOO to )0.ooo the appropriation for additional build ings at the Oregon State Fair ground at Salem, but the House combination on appropriations was too strong and he was downed. The bill passed In Its original form, with only nine votes against it. The debate brought out the fact that the bill originally atked for $140,000, but tho amount'was rtduced to JS0.000 by t'ic ways and inf&ns committee. Neuncr. Abrams. Brownhill and Reynolds pleaded fox the appropriation. "This is all a cut-and-drled affair and tl;e appropriation is going to pass th House,-' interjected Chapman, "ani I would like to know what all this talk i about." Speaker Husk admitted he "was up against a hard proposition" and the de bate closed. Amine, Bigelow. Clyde, Derby, Ho'l's. Jones, Pierce, Shaw, Tl gard and Speaker Rusk voted against the bll. v w. V! 'ir - - v T r , - t iiiimi ll I w Tr ' ''if - ' fir'irr i