THE MORNING OREGONIAN. 1HUKSD AT. MARCH 13. 1913.
GOVERNOR DECRIES
FEDERAL AID NOW
"Crook County Reclaimed" Is
West's Plan of Campaign
Laid Out.
ENGINEER LEWIS SCORED
Executive Hits at Attempt to Shift
Responsibility and Takes Oc
casion to Assure Settlers
Work Will Be Hurried.
SALEM. Or March 12. (Special.)
"These settlers are getting tired of in
vestlgatlons. What they want is wa
ter on the land. They do not care to
have a small army of sllk-Btocklnged
trentry from the department at Wash
ington traveling over their lands. They
are anxious for results," declared Gov
ernor West today at a meeting of the
Xesert Land Board in which a tilt de
veloped between the executive and
State Engineer Lewis over the ques
tion of Federal co-operation In devel
opment of the Columbia Southern proj
ect. The Legislature appropriated $450,000
to complete the work on this project
for the benefit of the settlers. In a
letter to the Desert Land Board the
State Engineer offered the suggestion
that an investigation be made before
the state act goes into effect in June.
The purpose of this Investigation
1 would be to determine whether the
smaller project contemplated In the act
be completed by the state or whether
the larger project, which would cost
In the neighborhood of 3840.000. be
completed and Government aid be se
cured In financing the larger project.
Inquiry la Allowed.
It was decided finally to allow the
Investigation to be made out of the
funds provided In the water resources
Investigation act, the cost of the In
vestigation to be repaid from the other
funds if the plan is found to be feasible.
Governor West placed his Btamn of
disapproval on any Federal aid for the
project, however, and he was seconded
by Attorney-General Crawford, who
said at the present time he is opposed
to the idea of Federal aid and the
completion of the larger project. He
said, however, that developments may
result In his changing his mind In this
respect.
"The difference between the State
Engineer and the settlers is that the
settlers want water and Mr. Lewis
wants to Investigate," said the execu
tive. "We are not trying to reclaim
an or crook County under this Co
lumbia Southern irrigation act, but we
are endeavoring to aid the stranded
settlers. If this thine is a failure I
am willing to take my medicine, but if
it Is a success we will all share in the
credit.
XV nt Attacks Lewis.
"The Legislature depends upon your
Investigations." continued the Governor
turning to State Engineer Lewis, "and
we all took it for granted you knew
what you were talking about and now
you want to shift the responsibility on
to the Federal Government. As far as
co-operation with the Federal Govern
ment Is concerned I don't want any
thing to do with it and am decidedly
opposed to it."
The State Engineer In his letter
stated that he believed it would be
more advisable to carry on the project
under the supervision of the more sta
ble Federal Government than under a
political board, which perhaps would
shift in a few years and Its members
be gone before the project was finished.
"Don't you think I will be gone be
fore the project is finished," declared
the Governor. "I Intend to see It fin
ished while I am here and I won't be
' on this board two years from now
either."
It was decided that the water users
may appoint a water master for the
project, this water master to be paid by
them and he to take care of the main
tenance fund. From communications
received today it Is probable that Fred
M. Wallace will be the selection for
water master without any opposition.
CHEHALIS PLANS SAVING
I City Commissioners May Arrange
With Coal Firm to Use Bunkers.
CHEHALIS. Wash., March 12. (Spe
cial.) To effect an tconomy in the
handling of crushed rock, gravel and
Mind for use 4iv-aiAwaJk and street
construction here, the City Commis
sioners probably will make an arrange
ment with the Sheldon Coal Company,
which has built large bunkers In the
south end of town for use of same.
The County of Lewis will also like
ly arrange to use the bunkers for ma
terial that will be used near here In
road work. The bunkers were built
large enough to accommodate not only
the business of the coal company, but
at this time will accommodate the city
and county. Inasmuch as the city will
engage In an extensive sidewalk and
street building campaign this season
and the county win likewise build
some more concrete roads, a big sav
ing can be made in handling the same.
CITIZENS OPPOSE PAVING
Insinuation of Graft Is Hurled at
Centralis Councllmen.
CENTRAL! A. Wash.. March 13.
(Special.) The meeting of the Cen
tralia City Commission yesterday was
probably the stormiest Council meeting
In the history of the city, the Council
room being packed with interested
property owners who forcibly voiced
their objections to the proposed paving
In the south end of the city.
Insinuations of graft were made.
When one woman hinted at a recall pe
tition If the paving was put through.
Mayor Tompson Jumped to his feet and
defied those present to recall one in
stance wherein the Commissioners had
failed to fulfill one promise made by
lliem.
The Commissioners laid the matter
. over for a week, amid a storm of pro
test. FARMERS URGED TO COME
C. C. Chapman Makes Address Be
fore Dallas Commercial Club.
DALLAS. Or.. March 12. (Special.)
Making a strong plea for concerted
action by the commercial organizations
of the Pacific Northwest to secure Im
migration to Oregon of the sturdy farm
folk of Germany, Holland, Sweden,
Norway and Switzerland and discussing
In detail the great work of develop
ment being done by the Oregon De
velopment League, C. C Chapman, Sec-
retary of the Oregon Development
League, was the principal speaker and
guest of honor at the second anneal
banquet of the Dallas Commercial Cl-ib
lat nlgbt.
The banquet was attended by 75 per
sons. State Senator C L. Hawley made
a short address in response to the
toast. "Why Is a Legislature?" Sen
ator Hawley created much good feeling
when he addressed the women present
as "fellow citizens." Other speakers
of the evening were: Walter L. Tooie,
Jr., who represented the Dallas Com
mercial Club, and responded to the
toast, "What Has the Commercial Club
Accomplished?" H. C. Seymour, County
School Superintendent; Mrs. Irene Ger
linger, president of the Woman's Club
of Dallas; Rev. Edgar Miles, pastor of
the First Presbyterian Church. Eugene
Foster, editor of the Polk County Ob
server and calendar clerk at the last
I PORTLAND GIRL IS SOLOIST '
I IS lMERSITf OF OREGOX
4 GIRLS' GLEE CLUB.
t SiiiiliiS
Miss Florence Cleveland.
UNIVERSITY, OF OREGON.
Eugene, March 12. (Special.)
The first women's glee club con
cert ever attempted at the Uni
versity of Oregon will be given
here Friday night. The only part
of the entire entertainment In
which masculine assistance has
been summoned Is in the one-act
skit entitled, "When the Irish
Meet the Greeks," when a quartet
of male serenaders will appear
incidentally. Miss Florence Avery,
of Hood River, president of the
club, and Miss Florence Cleve
land, of Portland, will be the
soloists. Miss Avery will be
heard in a double number, "At
Parting" (Rogers) and "An Open
Secret" (Woodman). Miss Cleve
land will first sing Bemberg's
"Nymphs and Fauns," and later
she will appear In Kevins' "Wink
en, Blinken and Nod," accom
panied by the entire club. Misses
Gladys and Constance Cartwright,
of Salem, will be featured In a
specialty entitled, "Way Down
South." A violin trio, composed
of Miss Meta Goldsmith, Miss
Mary DeBar and Miss Lucile
Abrams, all of Eugene, will be
another number. The club num
bers 23.
session of the State Senate, was toast
master. COFFEE CLUB IS OPENED
Eugene Business and Professional
Men to Help Social Center.
EUGENE, Or., March 12. (Special.)
me iirst corree club in the state was
opened for business today following the
formal reception and opening yester
day. The "club" is under the patron
age of a number of Eugene business
and professional men, and is tinder the
management of C. I Gano, who came
from similar work at Turlork to tatte
charge of the Eugene Coffee Club.
It is proposed to make of the "club'
a self-supporting social center, more
especially for the workmen and others
who, not being members of the Com
mercial Club or a similar organization,
wish a place to pass time with com
panions. A lunch counter In connection Is the
means for paying of expenses. A free
employment bureau is also to be main
tained. Reading and game rooms are pro
vided, and also rest rooms for the
women.
STUDENTS HEAR EDITOR
Mr. Piper Makes Address at Oregon
Agricultural College.
OREGON AGRICULTURAL COL
LEGE, Corvallls, Or., March 12. (Spe
cial.) Edgar B. Piper, managing editor
of The Oregonian, as convocation
speaker at Oregon Agricultural College
today, addressed 1100 students and
faculty members on the subject of "Tne
Novice In Journalism."
To give aspiring young journalists
a model after which they might well
fashion their stories while striving for
simplicity of style and perfect descrip
tion the speaker read a chapter from
the Bible and showed wherein it ful
filled every essential of a well-written
modern newspaper story.
"To be a successful Journalist or
newspaper man," concluded Mr. Piper,
"one should have a great human curi
osity, a deep interest in affairs, a fair
knowledge of history and economics,
sociology. Industry and a steadfast de
sire to be successful."
CHECK 'K1TERS" CONVICTED
Federal Jury finds Verdict Against
Oklahoma Bankers.
OKLAHOMA CITY. March 12. Ray
mond H. Hops and nis brother, C. M.
Hoss, bankers, of Fairfax, Okla.. were
convicted today of fraud by a Federal
court Jury at Guthrie. Sentence has
not been passed.
It was charged that the bankers
drew bills of exchange on National
banks with Intent to defraud and that
they "kited" cashier's checks for large
amounts.
Burglar Misses Opportunity.
WASHOUGAL, Wash.. March 12.
(Special.) The residence of John Led-
ford was robbed last night by a sneak
thief who went through his trousers
pockets and secured 61 cents for his
pains. Had he been sharp enough to
examine the garments of Mr. Ledford's
wife he might have harvested the hand
some sum of $100. Mr. Led ford says
his money will be in the bank here
after where the 'burglar can find It If
he's willing to take the risk.
""XVasbougal Times" Christened.
WASHOUGAL. Wash, March II.
(SDeclal.) The new paper which is to
be launched next week has been chris
tened "The Washougal Times." It
starts under specially favorable con
ditions and has received a warm wel
come from the people of this section.
r. L. MacMillan Is the editor and owner
and will be assisted by his wife.
PERMANENT
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SLAB OF STANDARD 1-3-6 CONCRETE
S in. by 11 3-4 in. by 36 in.
Broke wl'.h a load of 1650 lbs. suspended on 30
inch center concentrated on a Ceat2 1-4 inches wide,
showing an enormous "bridging strength."
Pi PER WAGE BILL
GOES ON TO LISTER
Governor Said to Favor Rea
sonable Compensation for
Women.
SESSION FIGHT IS VICTORY
Under Provisions of Kins County
Senator's Measure There Is Creat
ed Public Welfare Commission
to Fix Minimum Wage.
OLTMPIA, Wash., March 12. (Spe
cial.) With only 12 dissenting votes
the House of Representatives of the
Washington Legislature today passed
the women's minimum wage bill, fath
ered by Senator George U. Piper, of
icinir County. The bill, which has been
passed by the Senate, will go to Gov
ernor Lister tomorrow ana umwumtu
ly will be signed, the Governor having
i . v, nninlnn thnt he favors
any measure which makes possible a
reasonable compensation ior lauor per
formed by women and. girls.
t . v. nB eaock tt ttm TYifAsure Sen
ator Piper brought to a close a fight
to which he nas oevoieo. me srraiei
part of his time in the Legislature dur-
i . i. r- ,i . BAaan Tt murks the
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success of .legislation which has been
draftea alter nara worn, aim tiu--,iAn
hv a number At the leading so
cial workers of Portland. Seattle, Ta
coma and other parts of the world.
organized as me vonsumeru uc
Under the provisions of the bill there
i nnhll w.lfnrA commission
of five members, four to be appointed
. . . . . q . . n t.Y, n Ka
uy xne uwvtruor u
ih. state Commissioner of Labor. The
commission is empowered to fix a
minimum wage for women and minors
by districts, the wage to be determined
by the commission after an investiga
tion Into tne cost ox living.
Commlnion's Power Defined.
Th. Anmmtsninn Is rlvpn ItOWPf to
summon witnesses, examine books of
corporations and to prescribe rules
governing the conditions under which
women and. minors snail wor in lac
tones. The bill provides that the mem
KAn Af thA commission shall not have
been connected with either an employ
ers' organization or a labor union with
in live years 01 me lime 01 appoint
ment in the commission.
tk a Uakia mnilA nn amendment. to
the bill, passing it as the Senate had
sent it over after its passage by that
W. Kmi thn.a WAAica H S7 It The OnlV
Senate amendments made were those
regarding qualifications 01 memoers 01
the commission and an amendment pro
viding that the minimum wage in a
district cannot be changed by the com
mission more than onoe in a year.
The House considered, as well as
the Piper bill, a measure introduced
by Mrs. X. Jolldon Croake, of Tacoma,
providing a fixed minimum wage of
17.50 a week. Declarations by a num
ber of the lawyers in the House and
by the Attorney-General that such a
measure would not stand the constitu
tlonal test caused the bill to be voted
down.
Vote on the final passage of the
Piper bill was 82 to 12.
House Paasea Drastic Bill.
The House today passed the measure.
Ease
passed by the Senate last week, apply
ing the principles of the drastic Iowa
red light abatement law to this state.
The measure, which will go to the Gov
ernor tomorrow for approval or veto,
provides that any person having evi
dence of the existence of a house of
ill repute in any building or place may
fcring suit to enjoin such place.
If it Is found that the charges are
true the judge may Issue a permanent
injunction, which order carries with it
a provision for the closing of the
building for six months, during which
time it is unlawful for any person ex
cepting police officers to enter. In
addition to this the furniture, musical
Instruments and all contents of the
building may be condemned and sold
at public auction, the proceeds to go
to defray the cost of the injunction
suit.
In case the complainant In the ac
tion fails to substantiate his or her
charges the costs of the action are as
sessed against such person. The bill
passed the House by vote of 66 to 21.
The House concurred in the bill
passed by the Senate appropriating
150,000 for the establishment and main
tenance of county tuberculosis hospi
tals. -
Conducting their unusually fast gait,
the two .Houses today added $3,686,
321.64 to the appropriations of the ses
sion, totalling now close to J19.000.000.
Including in the appropriations put
through was a bill for $3,200,000 for the
permanent highway fund for use in
building county roads and state second
ary highways. A supplemental budget
containing incidental appropriations
for the various institutions and depart
ments carried a total of $436,321.04 and
$60,000 was appropriated to a fund to
establish county tuberculosis hospitals.
ROAD WORK IS ASKED
MILWACKIE PLANS TO SPEND
APPROXIMATELY $25,000.
Proposed Front-Street Improvement
AV1H Cost $15,000 Tavern
License Is Transferred.
MILWAUKEE, OrT March 12. (Spe
clal.) At the regular meeting of the
City Council last night at the City Hall
two petitions for street improvements
were received and read, aggregating
between 320.000 and 325,000.
One petition read by Auditor Mat
thews was for the improvement ot
Front street through the city from the
north to the south boundary. While no
estimate of the cost of this Improve
ment has been made, it will run above
315,000. It will be hard-surface. Front
street Is occupied by the Oregon City
electric railway, which will bear a por
tion of the cost of the improvement.
The petition was signed by a majority
of the property owners and so far there
is no opposition. -
Petition also was submitted for the
Improvement of Monroe street east
ward from the east line of Main street
to the end of the street. The City En
gineer was instructed to prepare plans
for both Improvements.
The Council is waiting the result ot
the special election before taking fur
ther action on the improvement of Har
rison street, where a section of this
Improvement, near . the wool carding
factory and the home of Philip Streib
was held up by an Injunction. At the
election an amendment to the charter
will be voted on which will give the
city the power to condemn property for
street purposes. Harrison street Is im
proved for some distance.
The license of Robert Burns, former
ly proprietor of the Milwaukie Tavern,
has been transferred to Earl Alphan.
"VVillnniina Hotel Sold.
WILLAMINA, Or, March 12. (Spe
cial.) Ira Barber, proprietor of the
Hotel Barber, of this city, yesterday
sold his hotel property to Fred Barber,
of Sheridan. Or. for 310,000
VERSUS
for Pavements
Can We Assist in
Opening the Public's Eye?
We are anxious to ascertain how many of the
taxpayers of
Portland and Oregon
Want to Know
the true facts regarding the temporary types of
Base for Pavements that are being laid here.
We have some very interesting facts and data
from all over North America, which "we will be
glad to mail you.
Address
Association of Western Portland Cement Mfgrs.
709 Rothchild Building, Portland, Or. ,
or Phone Main 2672
Which Do You Want?
COFFEY CHARGES
DISCRIMINATION
Pacific and Sunset Telephone
Companies Scored in
Complaint.
OLYKFiA SCENE OF ACTION
Inattention, Carelessness or Misjnds
ment Alleged, by Portland Men
In Case Now Before Wash
ington Commission.
OLTMPIA. Wash., March 12. (Spe
clal.) In .a complaint filed with the
Public Service Commission here today
by John B. Coffey, receiver, and Jay
Bowerman, attorney, for the Northwest
ern Long-Distance Telephone Company,
the Pacific Telephone & Telegraph Com
pany and the Sunset Telephone & Tele
graph Company are charged with hav
lng established unreasonable, unfair
and discriminatory rules for the han
dling of messages and to have diverted
from the Northwestern Company sev
eral thousand dollars worth of busi
ness each month by unfair methods.
The complaints were filed by Mr.
Coffey and Mr, Bowerman in person and
a request was made that the Public
Service Commission act upon the mat
ter as soon as possible.
It Is charged that the Pacific Com
pany, in operating its plant at Seattle
and in other cities, has placed its em
ployes who operate that portion of its
switchboard In connecting with the
lines of the complainant in such a po
sition that It is difficult to reach, and by
reason of this fact messages intended
for the Northwestern Company are di
verted to the lines of the Pacific Com
pany.
Call Is Diverted.
In many Instances the call Is by vari
ous methods diverted to a Pacific oper
ator, it is alleged, either through care
lessness, misjudgment or Inattention.
It Is alleged in Tacoma like conditions
prevail, according to the complainants.
The Northwestern Company has re
quested of the Pacific Company to per
mit it to place Its own employe in the
capacity of supervisor in its long-distance
operating room at Seattle, the
complaint further recites, but that com
pany positively refused the request.
The complainants demanded positive
instructions from the Public Service
Commission to the Pacific Company that
the operators be required to ask each
receiving operator to ask the customer
what service he desires and then give it
with impartiality, and also to permit
that company to have its own employes
present to supervise. Different colored
slips are also suggested upon which the
calls as they come in are to be recorded,
so that a mistake be less easily made.
Other Demands Made.
Messengers of fidelity and sufficient
judgment to convey these delivery slips
are also demanded, and an arrangement
in the exchange room which would give
the complainant equal advantages with
the Pacific Company.
The complaint recites the history of
the competing telephone and telegraph
companies in the Northwest and gives a
description of all the telephone lines
which are now being operated by the
Northwestern Company, covering, with
independent telephone plants and with
TEMPORARY
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local stations, more than 300 cities and
towns in Washington and Oregon.
It recites how the Pacific Telephone
& Telegraph Company acquired the
Sunset and the Independent companies.
TEST SUIT MAY BE HAD
Can Initiative Measures Be Voted on
September 2 Is Question.
SALEM, Or., March 12. (Special.)
It Is probable that a test suit will be
started to determine whether initiative
measures may be voted on at the spe
cial election called by the Legislature
for September 2. It was apparently the
intent of the Legislature that only
those measures which are referred
DOUBTING TH3MAS?TKEN
ASK YOUR FRIENDS
That Is What This Man Did, Then He
v Tried It Himself and Had
Good Results.
Like many others, this man bought
Plant Juice on the strength of what
some of his friends told him about it.
Plant Juice has more word -of -mouth
advertising than any remedy before
the people today. There are thousands
of people all over California today tell
ing their friends what Plant Juice has
done for them or their families. It is
not what we say about Plant Juice, but
what the people say who take It, that
makes it so popular. It has restored
thousands of people to health in Cali
fornia the past few months, and is a
household word all over the state. The
following statement from Mr. W. E.
Byrne, a well-known and popular cigar
dealer at Fifth and Mission streets,
San Francisco, will be of interest to
many. Mr. Byrne, who resides at S76
Fifth avenue, said:
"I will admit I was a little skeptical
about statements I saw In the papers
about medicines, but when I saw a
statement and picture of a friend of
mine who I knew has been afflicted
for years. I Investigated it, and when
he told me personally that Plant Juice
had done for him all that he had stated,
I bought a bottle of Plant Juice for
my wife. She has suffered greatly
with stomach trouble and constipation
and I had tried everything we heard of.
Plant Juice surely was the right treat.
ment In her case, as she is looking and
feeling better that she has for two
years. Her condition had caused some
disagreeable symptoms of heart trou
ble, and at times she suffered consid
erable pain. This Is also leaving her.
Plant Juice Is a vegetable remedy
and the greatest curative and correct
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disorders of the liver, stomach, kid
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should be passed upon at this time,
but apparent conflicts between the act
and the constitution raises a question
as to whether it should be confined
solely to referendum measures.
W. S. U'Ren has written to the Attorney-General
in regard to this point
and that office made no decision, but
suggested the advisability of a test
suit -to determine the question.
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