MORXIXG OREGONIAN. WEDNESDAY. SKFTEMBER 4. 1913.
HAWLEY TELLS OF
WORK IN CONGRESS
Representative Will Tour His
i District Before Session
Opening in December.
MANY BENEFITS OBTAINED
Appropriations Amounting to More
Than $100,000 Are Awarded to
First District Recently.
Harbors Get Money.
SALEM, Or.. Sept. 3. (Special.) W.
C. Hawley. Representative in con
Kress from the First Oregon district.
accompanied by Mrs. Hawley and
daughter Ira. arrived in Salem Monday,
from Washington. D. C.
Mr. Hawley will attend the State
Fair this week, and next weeK win
begin a toua of the First Congres
sional district to ascertain its needs
and wishes before returning to
Washington for the session - of Con
cress convening in December.
Concerning the work at the recent
session of Congress and his plans, rep
resentative Hawley said:
"I have found that the information
rained by personal inspection and con
ference with the people has enabled
me to convince committees and heads
of the departments that appropriations
should be made, legislation enacted
and regulations Issued, when without
such personal knowledge it would have
been practically Impossible to attain
success.
I Mark Money Received.
This district fared very well In the
matter of appropriations at the ses
sion of Congress Just closed, receiving
directly more than 1400.000 and in
directly, sharing in many others. This
makes a total of more than 14,000,000
for the district since I have been in
Congress, and I have also assisted in
securing large appropriations for other
parts of the state.
"The river and harbor Improvement
'work of the district is well under way.
but will need constant attention and
more mone. The sea-going dredge for
Coos Bay. the appropriation ot zjuu.uuu
for which I secured two years ago. will
be readv for the next season s work
While the dredge will, in the opinion
of the engineers, greatly improve the
bar and entrance and secure the depth
of water desired, yet in my opinion the
north jetty should be reconstructed
and extended to make permanent the
improvement, and I Intend to continue
to work for this until it is done.
"The improvement on the Coquille
River has proved successful, but must
be continued. The work on the Siuslaw
is progressing well and with the re
moval of some bars in tne river,
ver- rnnd harbor will be made there.
"The next river and harbor bill will
contain an appropriation for the lm
nrnvement of the Yaoulna River be
tween Toledo and Yaqulna, which has
boon recommended by the engineers,
but was received by Congress too late
to be included In the last bill before
it was passed by the House. The sub
stantial appropriations made in the last
law for Tillamook and Nehalem will be
added to in subsequent laws until
these waterways are adequately Im
proved. River Improvement Planned.
"With free locks obtained at Oregon
City and with appropriations for the
Improvement of the Willamette River
below Oregon City, and also for the
upper river, included in the current
law, the Willamette will become an in
valuable arterv of commerce. For Its
further and more permanent improve
ment . I have a plan for a series of
locks and dams that will make the
river navigable at all seasons to
Kugene. From an Investigation of the
success of collapsible dams with locks
where used elsewhere. I believe tney
will work well on the, Willamette, and
the current law authorizes an in
vestigation looking to their use here.
Other improvements will be cared for.
"I have been making a diligent fight
for better conditions for settlers on the
public domain, and I am well pleased
with the success attained thus far. The
segregation of the secret reports of the
special agents Is a very important mat
ter and this has been accomplished. 1
intend to urge the passage of my bill
allowing entrymcn and miners the
right of appeal lo the courts from the
decisions of the Department of the
Interior.
"From what I have already done for
the bill, 1 have found it favorably re
ceived and hope it will pass at the
coming session. The greit body of the
members of both the House and the
Senate are from states having no pub
lic lands and tho have little knowl
edge of the actual worktngs of the
land laws. It takes time to see them
personally and show the necessity for
any proposed change.
looppo.ed Nomination Pleases.
"As to politics. I am a Republican, of
course, and am deeply grateful for an
unopposed renomlnation. In matters
of legislation and National policy. I
am a progressive and am so known be
cause of the measures I have worked
for and voted for. I have always ex
ercised my individual judgment and in
tend to do so in the future, believing
that In supporting measures upon their
merits. I can better serve the dlstirct
and more faithfully and effectively
carry out the will of its people.
"I have found a constantly increas
ing Interest in Oregon and its oppor
tunities. It appears to me that . Ore
gon is more talked about and jriore
people are looking to this staters a
future home than is the case of any
other state.
"I do not intend to begin my cam
paign for some time. I will endeavor
to visit everv part of the district
and learn Its needs, that I may be
prepared for the coming session of
Congress. This I regard as of first
importance and as a part of the duty
and obligation I owe my constituents,
whose representative I am. Then be
fore my campaign actively opens 1
expect to Issue a statement of the
measures and policies I support and fa
vor and follow It by a vigorous cam
paign, and from a very wide source
of Information I feel confident of re
election." .
Appropriations Are Obtained.
Appropriations obtained by Mr. Haw
ley include $100,000 each for the Tilla
mook and Nehalem waterways, $20,
000 for the Vpper Willamette and Yam
hill rivers and $18,600 for the Willam
ette below Oregon City; an initial ap
propriation of $50,000 for the con
struction of roads and trails in the
Crater Lake National Park and the
adoption of the project of improvement
recommended by the United States En
gineers, which ultimately will cost al
most $1,000,000; an appropriation of
$6000 for the construction of a road to
connect Ashland with the top of Mount
Ashland, and $117,000 for the main
tenance of the Salem Indian Train
ing School. Twenty-two thousand dol
lars was also secured by Mr. Hawley
for agricultural experiment work In
Oregon.' by means of which the educa
tion of the farmer along most ad
vanced lines of agriculture Is to be
promoted. . ....
Another Important appropriation . Is
the $5000 secured for experimental
work In connection with the logged
off and burnt-over lands of the state,
while the appropriation to prevent the
spread of the Mediterranean fly pest
will prove of lnestimatable value to
Oregon horticulturists. -
It is generally understood that the next
Republican Congress will see the Ore
gon Representative chairman of the
committee on agriculture. His work
on this committee during the recent
session, it is said, was largely re
sponsible for improved laws regarding
the Importation of nursery stock, the
prohibition against gambling in ag
ricultural products and in settling for
all time the threatened discrimina
tion against Oregon apples through
the enactment of the Porter, Lafean,
Sulzer and other similar measures.
The measure for the relief of in
nnit mirrhasers of Oregon railroad
erant lands, it Is asserted. would
have failed in the House but for the
work of Mr. Hawley. His work ior
the Siletz settlers and his support of
the measures for the liberalization ot
the nubile land laws have been not
able. Mr. Hawley's speech against the
activities of the special agent is said
to be directly responsible for the Is
suance of an order in the Interior De
partment granting relief to settlers by
the segregation of such reports in the
future.
STAMP THEFTS CHARGED
TWO MONTENEGRIN'S ARRESTED
AT MONTANA MIXES.
Men Accused of Stealing $80,000
Worth of Stamps From Postoffice
at Cettinje in 1910. .
RED LODGE, Mont.. Sept. 3. Want
ed on a charge of theft two years ago
of $80,000 worth of postage stamps
from the postofflce at Cettinje, Monte
negro, two Montenegrins were taken
into custody at Bear Creek today by
a deputy sheriff. The men arrestea
are brothers and have been going un
cler tho name of Pohvitch. Their cor
rect name is said to be Yaboutchanlne.
From the correspondence, transmit
ted from the American legation at Ath
ens to the Secretary of State of the
United States and forwarded to the
county authorities through. Governor
Norris. it appears that the suspected
men. folowing the robbery of the post
office, made their way to America and
joined a large colony of Montenegrin
coal miners at Bear Creek, where It
Is alleged they had agents engaged in
disposing of the stamps.
They conducted a store at Bear
Creek until a few months ago. A
search of the cabin occupied by the
suspected men revealed, it is said; a
large number of stamps of the "jubilee
series, corresponding to the stolen
stamps. The men were taken before
a Justice of the peace and their bonds
were fixed at $40,000, which they were
unable to furnish. They will be held
to await action by the Montenegrin
government.
OCEAN RESORT BURNS
(Continued From First Pare.)
other buildings and furnishings is esti
mated at $1,500,000. The building and
plant of the Ocean Park Journal was
wiped out with a joss of $25,000. The
Decatur Hotel was valued at $50,000.
All companies of the Seventh Regi
ment, California National Guard, in Los
Angeles and vicinity,, were ordered to
Ocean Park tonight to guard the ruins.
Flames Jump Across Walk.
Fanned by a heavy breeze, the flames
spread to the Dragon Gorge, then to
the Auditorium and finally jumped
across the walk to the business houses.
The tide was going out and hundreds
of persons found refuge along the
water's edge. Residents of ' Venice
gathered their belongings and prepared
to move to tne beach.
Cinders from the Hotel Decatur and
the Auditorium carried the flames to
the bungalows and apartment-houses.
where hundreds of men fought the
falling embers with wet blankets.
Firemen used dynamite on some of
the larger buildings along the water
front at Ocean Park In order to check
the flames.
Families fled with their belongings
to the hills from Ocean Park and Ven
ice, using every available means of
transportation.
L
UMBERMAN URGED
TO USE DISCRETION
Veiled Threat in "Incriminat
ing" Letter Feature in Lum
ber Trust Case.
COURT HEARING IS FEARED
"Bad Policy to Incur III Will of Re
tailers' Association," Declares
Secretary Portland Men
to Testify.
SEATTLE. Sept. 3. F. H. Martin, a
lumber manufacturer of Centralla.
Wash., was the only witness examined
today in the hearing of the Govern
ment's anti-trust suit against the re
tail lumbermen's associations. Mr.
Martin was called to testify regarding
correspondence between his company
and A. L. Porter, of Spokane, secretary
of the Washington Retail Lumbermen s
Association, concerning shipments By
the H H. Martin Lumber Company to
F. q. Drury at Idaho Falls, Idaho,
in 1909.
Mr Martin testified that Drury. a
former employe, had been commis
sioned agent of the company at Idaho
Falls, but after a few cars of lumber
had been disposed of through him, the
agency was abandoned because it was
a losing venture and because of the
attitude of the Western Retail Lum
bermen's Association.
Dealer Warned to Be Careful.
Among the letters Introduced
evidence was one from F. L. Broat
a lumber dealer of Idaho Falls, com
plaining to Martin of his method of
doing business In Idaho Falls. In this
letter, Mr. Broat asked the Martin
Lumber Company to quit supplying
Drury. and said: "If not, the associa
tion will have to take a hand and
notify every dealer in Idaho, Montana
and Washington."
A copy of the letter was sent to Sec
retary Porter, who wrote to Mr. Broat
advising him against referring to the
possible action of the association, "be
cause it Is very Incriminating evi
dence should we ever be called upon to
explain the same In court."
Mr. Porter wrote to T. H. McLaf
ferty, secretary of the Southwestern
Washington Lumber. Manufacturers'
Association, regarding the Drury ship
ments, and Mr. McLafferty advised the
Martin Company that It .would be bad
policy to Incur the 111 will of the Re
tailers' Association.
Plain Warning- Issued.
"The Western Retail Lumbermen's
Association does not consider anyone
a retail dealer unless he carries at
least a small stock," wrote Mr. Mc
Lafferty, "and where they find any
one retelling lumber, as they claim you
are doing, they simply notify the dif
ferent yards with whom you are do
ing business and notify the secretaries
of all the Retail Lumbermen's Asso
ciation In the United States as to tho
conditions and the fact that they do
not consider you a legitimate retail
dealer. This Is as far as they go. but
you will readily see that It sometimes
might- prove an Injury to you."
The hearing will be concluded to
morrow and Mr. McKercher will go
to Portland to hear other witnesses.
today in the United States Court of
Appeals here.
The franchise contains no specific
clause relating to its duration or scope
of territory, but the city contends the
life of the franchise should end with
the life of the original corporation to
which it was granted.'
The case was appealed from the
United States District Court on a de
cision of Judge E. Lewis, enjoining
the city from rescinding the franchise.
STIiyiSON REACHES COAST
Secretary - Received With Military
Honors in San Francisco.
SAN FRANCISCO. Sept. 3. Secretary
of War Stimson arrived in San Fran
cisco today on a tour of the Western
military posts. He is the guest of the
Panama-Pacific International Exposi
tion Company and of United States
Army officers. He was met by Troop
A, of the Presidio, at Oakland, which
was lined up at the railway station at
military attention.
The Secretary of War refused to dis
cuss his plans In detail, but said ex
tensive Improvements were contem
plated in Western posts. Secretary
Stimson will make a formal inspection
of the Presidio tomorrow. An elaborate
reception has been planned by the
commandant. Colonel Cornelius Gar
dener.
Wh
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News?
2 SHOT IN ELECTION FIGHT
"Reformer" Resents Declaration He
Is Negro and Opens Fire.
NEW ORLEANS, Sept 3. Two men
were shot in a parochial election fight
here today. Adolph Bonee, a "re
former,' will die.
Harry Pettinglll, a foreman of the
Water Board, a "regular," objected to
swearing In Bonee as a commissioner
of polls, declaring that Bonee was a
negro. Bonee resented the remark and
kicked Pettinglll. who drew his pistol
and fired. The first shot struck Bonee
and another hit a bystander.
In anticipation of additional trouble
between the two political ' factions,
Governor Hall directed Adjutant-Gen
eral McNeede to take up his head
quarters here, prepared to call out the
National Guard ir necessary.
FRANCHISE IS IN BALANCE
Denver Case Involves Right of Suc
cessor to Hold Privilege.
STORM DEAD NUMBER 40
Farmers and Ranroads Bear Burden
Of $2,000,000 loss.
PITTSBURG, Sept. 3. The task of
clearing away wreckage caused by 'the
storm of Sunday night and yesterday
progressed well today at hundreds of
points throughout western and north
ern Pennsylvania, west Virginia ana
a portion of Ohio. The list of fatalities
now reaches 40.
The loss is placed at $2,000,000. The
principal sufferers are farmers and rail
roads. Salineville, C was almost wiped out
by the flood.
BATTLE WON BY CHINESE
Thousand Mongolians Reported Dead
In Fierce Battle.
CHICAGO, Sept 8. "Governor Chao
Erh-Hsun, of Manchuria, has tele
graphed to the government" says a
dispatch from PeKin, unina, to tne jni
cago Daily News today, "that General
Chang Cho Lin attacked a large force
of Mongolians near Tonanfu, defeat
ing them after a 13-hour engagement
The Mongolians lost 1000 killed and
700 taken prisoners.
The Chinese captured five guns and
much ammunition.
COUNTY OPTION IS URGED
Cowlitz Will Vote on Question at
November Election.
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m dpi
THE best news in the
paper for you is news
of this great showing
of Fall suits and raincoats.
Suits at $20 to $40, made
from handsome tweeds,
cheviots and fancy weaves.
All the new models, and
tailoring that's absolutely
perfect.
Double or single'breasted
raincoats at $20 to $40 in
stylish, rough effects. Bet
ter get yours and join the
.well-dressed crowds.
Ben Selling
Leading Clothier
Morrison Street at Fourth
Men's Shop, Main Floor
Young Men's Shop,
Second Floor
land made the town "dry," despite the
fact that the "wets won the election.
This time the unit option scheme Is
being left out and all the precincts
the county will vote on tne ques
tion. '
Bankrupt Offers Settlement.
ASTORIA, Or.. Sept 3. (Special.)
At a meeting of the creditors of S.
Danziger & Co., bankrupt, held this
morning, the firm submitted a proposal
to settle Its financial difficulties by
paying 40 cents on a dollar of Its In
debtedness. A majority of the credit
ors. who also represented a majority
of the Indebtedness, voted to accept
the offer. The action taken today
will be submitted to Judge Wolverton,
MORE PAY DESIRED
DENVER, Sept. S. A case In which
th Mercantile Trust Comnanv. of New
York, appearing-as trustee of certain CASTLE ROCK., Wash.. Sept 3.
n.n.a-avaa baaV rt Dtllll.1 fh. CiV lt fRnftrlfll.! COUHtV DUtl Oil i fl being agl
Denver from deprlvtng the Denver City tated In Cowlitz County at the present of the Federal Court, for approval, and
Tramway Company of Its street fran- time. ' 'after that is obtained another meeting
-v,i a - Him h T-v,.-. Th... v.ar -em unit nntlon was fle- of the creditors will oe caneu. 10
Electric & Cable Company, a prede- feated In every town In the county, formally confirm the terms of settle
cessor, was taken under advisement although the town Council of Wood- I ment
SNAPSHOT SECURED OF OREGON RURAL LETTER CARRIERS AT RECENT CONVENTION IN DALLAS.
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Rural Carriers Continue Fight
for Better Conditions.
"LLOYD BILL" IS INDORSED
Photo by C B. Stone.
Above irou. picture ot deles-tea. Below At left, officer, of Orego. Baral Letter farriers' AMOcIatln. ; front row. J. W. Mx"rll, of K"Kr vl
AVZZT:U Kra,be4er...t Aarora. pxde-t , W. R. Boyd. J Be-v.rton. ...ry,
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delesate.
Assoelatioai J. R. Gun. Mayor o( Dalla
Oregon Association in Sleeting at
Dallas Also Adopts Resolution
Asking That They Have
Holiday on Christmas.
DALLAS, Or, Sept 3. (Special.)
The 10th annual convention of the
Oregon Rural Letter Carriers' Associa
tion, which closed here yesterday,
"elected the Sunday Immediately pre
ceding Labor day and Labor day as
the days for meeting next year, which
will be at Oregon city.
The association's officers elected for
the ensuing-year are as follows: Franz
Kraxberger, of Aurora, president; J.
H. Maxwell, of Eugene, vice-president:
Nelson E. Willetts. of Yamhill, second
vice-president: W. E. Boyd, of Beaver
ton, secretary and treasurer; Eugene B.
Cornett of Albany, and William F.
Eberhard,- of McMlnnville. executive
committee: C. W. LeVee, of Corvallls.
National delegate.
Organisation I. Strong.
Though the rural carrier service of
the United States Government is com
paratively young, still during the past
few years the men in that service
have built up one of the most power
ful organizations in this country.
When the Oregon association was or
ganized ten years ago. rural carriers
were receiving a test salary of $350 a
year. Immediately, the fight for higher
pay was taken up and six years ago
the salary was increased to J600 a year.
At this time. President Franz Krax
berger, of . the Oregon association, was
a delegate ' to the National convention
at Peoria, 111. He led a fight there
to secure higher pay. and, as a result,
an Increase of J120 a year was granted
by Congress, making JT20 a year in
all.' The fight for higher pay has never
ceased, and at the last session of Con
gress, the pay was raised to J1100 with
a standard route of 34 miles.
The carriers now are fighting for a
salary of 11200 with 24 miles as a
standard route. Most carriers-are com
pelled to use four horses for this pur
pose In the Winter time. . The cost of
this is great and they feel that they
should receive more wages. This
feeling prompted the association to
adopt the following resolution at its
session here yesterday:
Resolved. That In the future increase that
Is to be given, us. we ask that the following
Items should be taken into account: (a)
Number of miles traveled, over 24; b) num
ber of boxes served; c number of piece,
handled: (d) numher of IreKed pfuch.t car-
ried; (e amount of expense In equipment
and maintenance.
Resolved. That we ask that Christmas be
given us as a holiday.
Resolved. That we Indorse the 'Lloyd
bill" and ask that It do pass.
Good Roads Favored.
The association went on record
strongly in favor of Federal aid for
roads and adopted the following reso
lution: Resolved, That we favor the appropria
tion by Congress of a suitable amount each
year for tho purpose of Improving and
building of highways for the general use
of the public.
Resolved, That we urge the general Gov
ernment more fully to extend, the plan of
giving object lessons In improved rosa
building around the various towns of the
country and so educate the people to the
value and possibility of good roads.
Resolved. That this convention goes on
record as favoring state and Federal aid
and control of all post roads; and be it fur
ther Resolved. That this association favor the
working or all post roads In conjunction
with and by Federal aid.
President Kraxberger at the luncheon
given to the delegates said that the
Carriers' Association of Oregon is tho
largest in the United States accord
ing to the number of carriers residing
In the state.
Mrs. Adeline Armstrong Dies.
ALBANY, Or., Sept. 3. (Special.)
Mrs. Adeline Armstrong, who had been
a resident of Oregon for almost SO
years, died last night at her home in
this city, aged 68 years. She was a
native of Canada, and lived on a farm
in Benton County, six miles from Al
bany, for a quarter of a century. Re
cently she had resided with her daugh
ter In this city. She is survived by
seven children.
There ta a tower tn the canal zone from
wblrh two oceans mny be seen.
Health is the foundation of all good
looks. The wise woman realizes this
and takes precautions to preserve her
health and strength through the pe
riod of child bearing. She remains a
pretty mother by avoiding as far as
possible the suffering and 4angers of
such occasions. This every woman
may do through the use of Mother's
Friend. This is a medicine for
external application and so penetrating
In its nature as to thoroughly lubricate
every muscle, nerve and tendon in
volved during the period before baby
comes. It aids nature by expanding
the skin and tissues, relieves tender
ness and soreness, and perfectly pre
pares the system
Mother's Friend MOJtT
is sold at drug
stores. Write for free book for ex
pectant mothers, which contains much
valuable information.
ERADFIEXD REGULATOR CO.. Atlanta. Cs,
"The best bread is the best food
BLUE RIBBON stands for all that's good."
"We had something nice for supper
BLUE RIBBON BREAD with good, sweet butter."
(Written expressly for the Log Cabin Baking Co., makers of
"Bread Sense for Ten Cents.")
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