WEST'S VETO TOTAL
) ME M K n
County Salary Bills'
Score Is 15 Alone.
EXECUTIVE WAXES SARCASTIC
Legislature Scored for Inac
tion on Measures.
BREAK WITH OLCOTT SEEN
Governor Says Legislation of "Meri
torious Xature Quietly Put to
Sleep" and Insists Action Be
Taken Before Adjourning. '
lCISLA1TRB ADJOURNS TO
MEET TIES DAY.
STATE CAPITOL. Salem. Feb. 28.
(Special.) With clock stopped
before 10 o'clock, the two houses did
their last actual work of the session
tonight as far as new legislation Is
concerned, and adjourned to meet at
11 o'clock Tuesday morning. March
4. to pass on the veto messages of
the Governor.
There will be no other business to
come up when the legislators return
next Tuesday than the question of
vetoed bills. This has been stated
frequently by those who have agreed
to remain.
Legislators Insist that It Is the
contemplation and the spirit of the
constitution that when a bill Is
pissed and sent to the Governor It
should thereafter be for the Legisla
ture to determine whether that bill
should be passed notwithstanding the
veto of the Governor or whether the.
Governor's veto should be sustained.
STATE CAPITOL, Salem, Or, Feb. 27.
4 3:43 A. M.) The Senate adjourned at
ti-tO A. M. to an ret Tuesday at 11 A. M.
The 1 loose adjouraed a few nilaotea
later.
STATK CAPITOL. Salem, Or., Feb. 26.
(Special.) One of the surprises of
the legislative session came tonight
when Governor West vetoed one ' of
Secretary Olcott'a bills, which he had
Jrawn up, had fathered and advocated
throughout the latter part of the ses
sion, to amend the emergency board
bill of Wood, which was vetoed two
years ago and passed over the veto
early in this session, making a total of
10 vetoes in a single day.
A grist of veto messages was shot at
the Legislature during the day, 15 of
them being vetoes of county salary bills
and four more related to various sub
jects, one as to the question of minors
In saloons, another as to logging roads
being made common "carriers, a third
being a bill to reimburse Emma Groves
Cor cancellation of a land purchase from
the state, and still another in relation
to a reward for Information leading
up to the conviction of the Humphrys
brothers.
Relative to the Wood bill Secretary
Olcott two weeks ago asserted that the
government of the state would be tied
up, and personally interviewed Sen
ators and Representatives asking for
this amendment- Senator Wood, the
father of the original bill, am", others
agreed to the proposed amendment, and
the bill was put In at the request of
Olcott and passed.
Break With Olcott Seem.
Now the Governor comes into the
Senate with a veto of the bilL It would
Indicate a decided split between Olcott
and West, who originally appointed
Olcott to the secretaryship. If a word
lng can be seen between the lines. The
veto message in which the Governor
mauls the Olcott bill follows:
"With the united wisdom and
thoughtful consideration of two ses
sions to uphold them. I deem it hasty
legislation to amend them now. This
bill opens the door and tears down the
barriers which have been bullded by
the bills of 1911 between the public
treasury and those who should spend
from it, and I, therefore, return Sen
ate bill 335 with my veto.
"This Is a bill which, in the last days
of this session, has been rushed
through for the purpose of amending
the emergency board act of the ses
sion of 1911. If it becomes a law it
will undo the serious and thoughtful
deliberation of the Legislature of 1911
and will bring to naught the earnest
and careful effort of 40 days of the
present session.
1911 History Recalled.
"During the time that the emergency
board measures were before the Legis
lature two years ago, I called the at
tentlon of the members of the Legisla
ture to the fact, that in my opinion.
they were unworkable, unwieldy and
Inharmonious. The members of the
Legislature at that time Insisted that
i was wrong. I vetoed the bills and
they were given most careful consider
atlon during the early session of this
Legislature, not only by the members
thereof but by the state officials, who
had presumably investigated them most
carefully.
"It was the opinion then expressed
oy your votes as well as by the votes
of the session two years ago, that they
were most meritorious measures. It
was stated then and It has been stated
at this session that these bills were
necessary to prevent careless officials
from alowlng the dissipation of the
noney of the taxpayers of this state,
it was stated by the author of the bill
that he had gone into the matter most
Ihoroughly. that similar laws were in
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SENATE AGREES TO
POSTOFFICE FUND
$1,000,000 BVILDIXG.
Bitter Opposition Develops to Heavy
Expenditure Democrats Head
Campaign for Economy.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 27. The Senate,
after a long aad turbulent session,
passed the public buildings bill at SiSO
A. M. thla morning and adjourned un
til 10 o'clock today.
OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU. Wash
ington. Feb. 26. Portland won In Its
fight in the Senate for a new Post
office building, despite Democratic op
position to big expenditures for build
ings and, after a lively debate, the
Senate agreed to an amendment put
Into the public buildings appropria
tion bill, providing for a 11,000.000
Postofflce in Portland on the site here
tofore acquired. Favorable action was
taken by the Senate upon all other Ore
gon, Washington and Idaho amend
ments to the bill. Provision was also
made for a $3,000,000 Courthouse site
in New York City.
The opposition to heavy expenditures
developed soon after the measure was
taken up for passage. Senators Smith
and O'Qorman led the opposition and
demanded that the appropriations be
reduced in many particulars.
"We already have gone on recora as
spending more money than any other
Congress In history," said Senator
Smith, "and I do not see any reason
for passing many of these big items."
"If the Senate is prepared to use
public funds In this Indiscriminate
manner," said Senator O'Gorman. "I
cannot join with it. although my atti
tude may imperil some items of vital
Importance to the State of New York."
Postofflce buildings to be authorized
In small cities aroused the criticism of
the opponents of the bill.
500 CORPORATIONS REPORT
If Statements Are "ot Filed With
Collector Tenalty Will Be Exacted.
Ttoniizlne that only a narrow margin
rmoin until thev are declared delin
quents, about 500 representatives of
corporations filed their annual state
ment In the office of Colonel David
M, Dunne. United States Internal Rev
enue Collector, yesterday.
TTnder an interpretation of the fed
eral law by that offlae the companies
have until Saturday to make returns
and pay the prescribed tax.
with three days remaining it Is be
lieved by attaches of the office that
all companies will be heard from. There
were no delinquents last year. In the
present case no leeway will be shown
and corporations which have not com
plied with the law by March l win De
penalized
W. D. HAYWOOD RECALLED
Socialist Party Ousts Agitator From
National Executive Committee.
NEW YORK. Feb. 26. In a Nation
wide vote of all the dues-paying mem
bers of the party, William D. Haywood,
head of the Industrial Workers of the
World, has been recalled from the Na
tional executive committee of the So
cialist party. The result of the vote
was announced tonight by John N.
Work, National secretary of the party.
He said that the count showed 22,500
votes against Haywood and 1000 for
him. -
Utterances made by Haywood In fa
vor of direct action, the general strike
and sabotage led to the movement. It
was said, to oust him from the execu
tive committee.
LIME EATS LIFE'S SAVINGS
Bills Worth. $1200 Dropped Into
Bucket of Strong Chloride.
STOCKTON. Cal.. Feb. 26. Sobbing
as she approached the window of a
Stockton hank today. Mrs. Gruesky
handed the cashier' a bundle of rolled
paper dripping wet and bleached while.
which she explained was all that Is
left of her life savings of J1200. The
woman explained that she had the
money In a bag and that her little
child dropped It Into a bucket of chlo
ride of lime, where it lay two days
before being discovered.
There Is nothing on the bills to In
dicate their denomination and the local
bankers fear there Is no chance of be
ing reimbursed by tho Government.
SPRING FLOWERS BLOOM
Despits Frosty Nights Recently, Hood
River Gorges Gorgeous.
HOOD RIVER. Or, Feb. 26. (Spe
cial.) Despite the recent frosty
nights, when the ground has frozen
to a depth of over an inch, the earlier
species of wild flowers are- blooming
in the gorges and canyons of this
county.
William J. Enschede. who was driv
ing to this city from Mosier today,
brought to town several specimens of
full-blown buttercups.' Within a few
weeks all of the protected, sunny can
yons will be filled with vari-colored
blossoms.
SEAMEN'S BILL IS FAVORED
Measure Would Abolish Involuntary
Restraint In Foreign Ports.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 26. The sea
men's involuntary servitude bill, abol
ishing the Involuntary restraint now
Imposed upon American seamen in for
eign ports, and to require more ade
quate manning of merchant vessels
with skilled seamen, was reported fa
vorably today to the Senate from the
committee on commerce
HOUSE VOTES ONE
mm mi
Naval Appropriation Is
Cut Heavily.
DISORDER RULES AT DEBATE
Amendment Halving Number of
Battleships Finally Passed.
$138,000,000 IS ALLOWED
Vote Is Close and "Big Xavy" Men,
Headed by Hobson, Think .They
Will Win Until End Senate
Xot to Concur Is Forecast.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 26. After four
days of debate, accompanied at times by
scenes of disorder seldom witnessed at
the Capitol, the House passed tonight
the naval appropriation bill, carrying
approximately 1138,000,000 and authoriz
ing the construction of one battleship,
six torpedo-boat destroyers and four
submarines. An amendment to provide
for one battleship, instead of two, as
recommended by the committee, was
carried by a vote of 174 to 166.
An amendment offered by Represen
tative Calder, of New York, and
adopted, requires that the battleship
shall be constructed in a Government
Navy-yard.
Transport and Supply Ship Out.
As reported by the committee the
bill carried appropriations aggregating
$146,000,000 and providing for two bat
tleships, a transport and a supply ship.
Points of order by Representative Sis
son, In the committee of the whole,
struck out the transport and supply
ship appropriation, Representative
Alexander, of Missouri, the chairman,
holding there Is no authority for the
appropriation because no vessels of this
type ever have been authorized.
Until today the "big Navy" men
headed by Representative Hobson, of
Alabama, and Representative Ayers, of
New York, had been confident that the
two-battleship programme would go
through and. the result was by no
means certain until the final rollcall on
the amendment.
Underwood for One Battleship.
Democratic Leader Underwood spoke
for one battleship and when the vote
on the amendment came, 140 Democrats
voted for the amendment and 64 against
it. Of the Republicans 102 voted
against the amendment and 28 for It.
There was no rollcall on the passage
of the bill as amended, but Represen
tative Roddenbery, of Georgia, held up
the vote long enough to predict that
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INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS
The Weather. ,
TESTBRDArS Maximum temperature, SI
degreea; minimum, 34 degrees.
(TODAY'S Probably lair; northerty -wn4s.
lglmlmtum.
West's vetoes total 18 in one day. PW I. i
Senate -passes couvprot&tee nVgH-WM commis
sion bill Page 6.
Montague and McN'ary like candidates for
Justices of Superior Court. Page 6.
Blue sky legislation due If West approves
Mitchell bill. Page 4.
West's uniform salary bill loses in Senate.
Page 8.
Olympla Rouse expunges record of vote
sustaining highway bill veto. Page T.
Colonel Bush, prominent citizen and tax
payer of Bull Bun, calls on Governor
who sends House special message. Page 7.
Mexico.
Seven regiments will guard Texas border.
Page 6.
Foreign.
Mrs. Pankhurst, committed without ball.
threatens hunger strike. Page 3.
Turks In Adrlanople succeed In getting fresh
supplies. Page 5.
National.
Senate agrees to give Portland $1,000,000
Postofflce building. Page 1.
House provides for only one battleship In
naval appropriation bill. Page 1.
President Taft urges Congress to provide
for payment of National debt. Page 2.
Plana made to avoid delays In Inaugural
parade. Page 8.
Domestic.
Snow falls from New York to California
Page 1.
Canada finances Stefansson's voyage to
Arctic. Page 1. ,
Wilson to wear "official" scarf pin while
President. Page 1.
Sweeping changes proposed as result of
New York police inquiries. Page 3.
Mrs. Darrow testifies in husband's behalf.
Page 2. .-
Some of men Wilson seeks for Cabinet de
cline places. Page 2.
8port,
Pacific Northwest boxing and wrestling
bouts to be at Seattle May 9 and 10.
Page 18. -
Beavers off for California training camp.
Pago 16.
Revival of horseraclng in New York re
garded as probable. Page 16.
Harry Krause, Portland's new southpaw
addition, declared high favorite. Page 16.
Jesse I. Garrett chosen to coach "Aggie"
baseball team. Page 16.
Commercial and Marine.
Upward tendency of Northwestern wheat
market. Page 17.
Export sales strengthen wheat prices at
Chicago. Page 17.
Decline in stock market baited and gains
scored. Page 17.
Bids for floating Mlml range from S14.000
to 148,000. Page 12.
Portland and Vicinity.
Common meeting place urged for various
commercial organizations. Page 10.
Council to act today on special election for
commission charter. Page 9.
Councilman Watkins has ordinance to curb
"fly-by-nlght" dealers. Page 10.
Fossil extension to O.-W. R. & N. line
nsked at meeting with road's heads.
Page 10.
Mrs. Fred P. Morey, of "Glenmorrle." en
tertains for San Francisco guest. Page 11.
Apple sale set for next week. Page 11.
Jury "loading" Is hinted at by Judge Mc
Ginn in BUlt involving street railway.
Page 4.
Meteorological summary and forecast,
page 13.
BRIBERY CHARGE PROBED
New Hampshire and Illinois Still
Deadlocked in Fleeting Senators.
CONCORD, N. H.. Feb. 26. The Leg
islature unanimously agreed today to
appoint a committee to investigate the
charges of bribery In connection with
the vote for United States Senator. To
day's ballot for Senator resulted In no
choice.
SPRINGFIELD. "Til., Feb. 26. The
sixth joint ballot on the long and short-
term Senatorshlps resulted In no choice.
EAST IN WINTER'S
GRIP ONCE
Snow Falls From New
- York to California.
MERCURY RAPIDLY DROPPING
North Dakota Coldest State
- With 22 Below Zero.
RAILROADS FEAR BLOCKADE
Weather Bureau Predicts Shift In
Wind, W hich Will Lower Temper
ature lu Middle West Wheat
Tarmers Welcome Snow.
CHICAGO, Feb. 26. (Special.)
Snow fell in nearly every state north
of the Mason and Dixon line today,
and In the South general rains were
reported. From Albany, N. T.. in the
east, to points In California came re
ports of a heavy fall of the "beautiful."
In Chicago snow began falling Tues
day night, and "Wednesday at midnight
was still coming down briskly. With
the exception of the Northwestern
states, however, no frigid weather was
reported. In Chicago the mercury re
mained well above the freezing point
all day, making the ' streets wet ana
slushy. . : .
The weather bureau tonight, how
ever, reported that the wind, which
was farther south today, would shift
around to the northeast tonight and
probably bring with it a sample of the
cold weather now prevailing in the
Dakotas, Montana and Canada.
Repetition of Blockade Feared.
The snow storm is scheduled to last
until some time tomorrow, and If the
weather turns cold tonight railroad
men fear a repetition of the blockade
of about a year ago. when thousands
of dollars was paid out for labor In
an endeavor to clear the tracks of
snowdrifts.
So far this month the weather bu
reau reports an excess of temperature
of 170 degrees. This will be cut down
greatly in the next two days; how
ever, and March is scheduled to come
in like a lion.
Snow was reported today from the
states of New York, Michigan .Indiana,
Illinois, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Kan
sas, Iowa, Nebraska, Missouri, South
Dakota, Wyoming, Colorado, Montana,
Utah and all Canadian points.
Coldest I S3 Below.
' The coldest.spot in the United States
was Devil's Lake. N. D., where the
.nercury fell to 22 below. Hower,
Montana took second honors, with a
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WILSON TO WEAR
"OFFICIAL" BADGE
SEAL, OF U.VITED STATES TO
A.DOIV5 SEW PRESIDENT:.
Ex-Maot ol Trenton Makes Gilt
That Will Enable Fulfilment
or Private Tradition.
TRENTON, N. J.. Feb. 26. As Presi
dent of the United States, Woodrow
Wilson will continue to wear an "of
ficial scarfpln," Ex-Mayor Bech'tel, of
Trenton, presented the Governor today
with a miniature of the United States
seal to take the place of a similar pin
bearing the seal of the State ot Nw
Jersey that he has worn since occupy
ing the Executive chair here. Previous
to his election as Governor and while
he was president of the Princeton Uni
versity, he wore a pin bearing the seal
of the university the coat of arms of
the Duke of Nassau.
Governor Wilson spent the day clean
ing up state business preparatory to
turning over the Governor's office to
Ills successor on Saturday.
Judge Bomas P. Riley, chairman of
the Massachusetts Democratic State
Committee, visited Governor Wilson to
day. "He came to object against a possi
bility for my Cabinet," explained the
Governor.
When It was suggested that Louis
D. Brandeis was the object of the pro
test, the Governor smiled. "I don't think
I had better mention names," he said.
From other sources It was learned
that Governor Foss. of Massachusetts;
Mayor Fitzgerald, of Boston, and others
have registered their opposition to Mr.
Brandeis.
CANAL EMPLOYES INSURED
Government to Compensate Men. In
jured While at Work.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 26. A carefully-drawn
system of compensation for
personal Injuries of Panama Canal em
ployes is embodied in an executive or
der promulgated today by President
Taft, to take effect after Match I. The
Panama Canal act, passed last August,
"directed the President to provide the
method for adjusting the claims of
employes.
Every canal employe and family de
pendent upon him Is Insured against
the result of injuries received in the
course of his work, without reference
to questions of contributory negli
gence or any of the other restrictive
rules of the common law limiting the
liability of the employer in such cases.
Every injury received while at work
and death resulting from such injury
is compensated for, except Injuries
caused by the employe's wilful Inten
tion or his Intoxication.
SHOE DRESSING BLOWS UP.
Cottage Grove Man Cannot Account
for Explosion Which Wrecks Stove.
COTTAGE GROVE. Or.. Feb. 26.
George Miller reports that while he
was preparing a dressing for his boots
Saturday the mixture exploded, blow
ing the pan in which it was held to
pieces and making seven holes in a tea
kettle standing on the stove.
As the mixture was In an open pan
Mr. Miller is at a loss to understand why
the force went to one side Instead of
straight up. The teakettle was struck
around the lower edge, the charge fol
lowing the top of the stove. The
griddle of the stove was completely
demolished. Mr. Miller had Just walked
away when the explosion occurred.
The mixture was composed of bees'
wax. tallow and resin. It had not be
come warm when the explosion oc
curred and Mr. Miller Is of the opinion
that something else must have been
put In by mistake.
NORTH IDAHO MAY SECEDE
New State Suggested by Joining
Panhandle With Washington.
BOISE, Idaho, Feb. 26. (Special.)
North Idaho, that section of the Pan
handle portion of the state including
eight counties, wishes to secede from
the southwestern and southern part
and, by taking in a portion ot Eastern
Washington, form a new state.
Members of the Legislature from the
northern counties are busily engaged
here framing a resolution to be intro
duced during the present session of the
Legislature to permit the north to se
cede. There is wide speculation In
legislative circles as to its probable
success.
A similar resolution Is said to have
been presented before the Washington
Legislature, now in session.
MEDICAL STANDARD RAISED
Association Requires Additional
Year's Work; at College.
CHICAGO, Feb. 26. Hereafter stu
dents In schools belonging to the Asso
ciation of American Medical Colleges
will be forced to take a five-year
Instead of a four-year course as at
present, a resolution to this effect be
ing adopted at the closing session of
the association here today.
A resolution adopted today raised
the entrance standard for all colleges
In the association after January 1,
1914. to Include a year In college work
In physics, chemistry, animal biology
and a modern language.
Special standards for clinical work
also were adopted at the meeting today.
Chicago was selected as the place for
the 1914 meeting.
German Aviator Killed.
HELHAUSEN, Germany, Feb. 26. A
German military aviator, Sergeant Hel
fersnlder, was killed and his compan
ion. Lieutenant Linke, seriously in
jured here today. '
CANADA FINANCES
POLAR EXPEDITION
Stefansson to Fly Flag
of Britain.
FILMS AND WIRELESS TAKEN
Blonde Eskimo to Be Caught
in Moving Pictures.
EXPLORATION CHIEF AIM
Picked Men of Sclcnco to Make lp
Party Bent on Wiping Out as
Much as Possible of White
Space on World's Map.
NEW YORK. Feb. 26. Vilhjalmar
Stefansson. discoverer of the blonde
Eskimo, made public today his plans
for the expedition he expects to lead
next May to the Arctic. He hopes lo
wipe off the map much of the while
space Indicating unexplored regions ot
the Far North. .
Stefansson and his companions
eight or ten picxed men of Bclence
will sail out of Esquimau, B. C, near
Victoria, the latter part of May or In
early June on the 247-ton steam
whaler Karluck, purchased for the ex
pedition by the Canadian government.
British Flag to Be Flown.
The Karluck now lies In San Fran
cisco harbor. During the next 10 days
she will be overhauled and sent to
Esqulmalt. She will fly the British
flag, as the entire cost of. the expedi
tion is to be borne by the Canadiun
government, and will carry a crew of
14.
The barkentine will carry the party
as far north as ice-filled seas will per
mit. Under favorable conditions they
expect In September to reach land
somewhere In the Beaufort Sea, now
unexplored. There they will establish
a base, sending the vessel back and re
maining for the Wintor.
If this plan falls, the expedition prob
ably will land at Herschel Island, re
main there a week to establish a pri
mary base, return to Prince Patrlrlc
Land and spend the Winter either
there or at Herschel Island.
Itetnrn Scheduled in 1016.
In the Spring they will go north.
They will return to civilization in Sep
tember, 1916.
Dr. R. M. Anderson, who was with
Stefansson on his last trip, will lie
second In command. The others of the
party have not been Belected. A pow
erful wireless apparatus designed to
carry messages 1000 miles will keep tho
explorers In touch with the world. Thla
apparatus will bo erected wherever
they establish their base.
A million square miles of snow and
ice north of the North American conti
nent and Siberia will be explored, as
far as possible. The party is not
searching for the Pole; if they find it.
It will be by accident, Mr. Stefansson
said. What they want to do is to
open the locked lands and seas of the
North.
Blonde Eskimos to Be Pictured.
Stefansson will visit the blonde Es
kimos again and bring them hack to
America in moving-pictures. To bring
them back in the flesh, he says, would
be murder; they could not survive the
"germs of civilization." He also ex
pects to explore the Interior of Vic
toria Land and define the extent of
what he believes to be the largest and
one of the richest copper countries un
der the sun.
In connection wltn other work, the
explorer expects to chart a network
ot magnetic stations over Victoria.
Land. This will bo done for the Car
negie Institute In Washington.
To purchase the Instruments neces
sary for the expedition Stefansson will
leave next Saturday for Europe.
LADYBUGS TO SAVE CROPS
California Insectary Cages 36,000,
000 for Melon and Hop Men.
SACRAMENTO. Feb. 26. Thirty-six
million ladybugs have been captured
and caged for shipment by the Califor
nia State Insectary and will be sent to
various sections of the state within
the next few weeks to save the melon
crops. The ladybugs prey on the melon
aphis, devastating insects that destroy
the new vines.
Hopgrowers will get ;iome of the in
sects this year, as well as melongrow
ers. Field Agent Branlgan, of the In
sectary, is catching ladybugs now near
Colfax. Collections have been made In
Napa and Placer Counties.
18 AUTO BANDITS GUILTY
AH Except Pour on Trial for Terror
izing Paris Convicted.
PARIS. Feb. 27. All but four of the
22 prisoners who have been on trial
as the alleged automobile bandits who
terrorised Paris and its environs in
1911-12 were found guilty by a Jury In
the assize court early today.
The exceptions were Rodriguez and
the three women, Maltrejean, Behoofs
and. Leclerch. .