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THE 3IOHT(J ORKGONUN, SATURDAY, MAY 23, 1914. GRANGERS MORE PHOTOGRAPHS OF HUERTA'S DELEGATES TO A. B. C. CONFERENCE, AND AN AMERICAN REP - RESENTATIVE. MAJORITY 0F1Q FOR REPEAL PREDICTED Tha ABOLISH SENATE V Owen Johnson's WOULD I Resolution Favoring Action Is Adopted by State Body at Monmouth. PLEA FOR ECONOMY PUT UP iRofcol ution Condemning Proposed IMglit - Hour General Law Is I Adopted Extension ot School Franchise Is Not Favored. MONMOUTH, Or., May 22. (Spe cial.) The abolition of the State Sen ate, recommended in a report of the legislation committee at the State Orange here today, was adopted in reso lution form later. W. S. U'Ren, of Ore gon City, was nere throughout the day and was active In promoting: the resolution. The movement was sup ported by C. E. Spence. State Grange master, and a portion of the members. They presented before the assembly reasons as fellows: "Our Senate Is an imitation of the British House of Lords, which repre sents the norility. We do not have the nobility, therefore that reason for our Senate does not exist. "It Is claimed that two houses are a check to hasty, ill-considered legisla tion.. 'They serve as a check to as many good measures as they do to bad measures. The demand of the age is efficiency. "We wish to know how to do, and not how not to do. The initia tive and referendum provide a better check. "The two-house Legislature doubles the opportunity for trading: and log rolling. "The one-house Legislature will make an end to passing bills in one body and using every means to kill them in the other. "In a two-house Legislature each house depends upon the other. Nei ther house is as careful as if all re sponsibility " rests, upon lt Plea Made for Individuality. "In a one-house assembly the greater localizing of responsibility would expose bad men and reveal good men. The present devious, underhand ed, secret methods would be far less successful. Candid, open, honest meth ods would be demanded and obtained. "The member of a single-house Leg islature will feel a greater responsi bility and a greater pride in his work, it will attract the highest capacity and integrity in the state. "We need better men for legislators. "The present system is extremely cumbersome, outrageously extravagant and woefully inefficient. The two houses almost double the expense of a legislative session and the cost of liti gation resulting from Inefficiency is beyond estimation." , For the purpose of abolishing the Senate a short amendment was pro posed. It reads as follows: "Section 32. The Senate and the of fice of Senator in the Legislative As sembly of Oregon are hereby abolished. All provisions of the constitution and laws of Oregon in conflict with this section are hereby abrogated and re pealed in so far as they conflict here with. This section is in all respects self-executing and immediately opera tive." Marion Action Repudiated. "The following resolution condemn ing the proposed eight-hour law, adopted by the Marion County Pomona Urange, has been adopted by the State Grange: "Whereas, There is an initiative pe tition filed with the Secretary of State to be submitted to the voters of Ore son to amend the constitution, making it a criminal offense to employ any la borer, man. Woman, boy or girl, for a period of more than eight hours in any one day. the day being defined as nine consecutive hours, allowing one hour for eating and rest: the penalty being from $100 to $1000, or imprisonment from 30 days to one year, or both fine and imprisonment, for the slightest violation of the law, which is an exces sive penalty. This law applies to every industry in the State of Oregon, and- " Whereas, the farmer would be com pelled to do all his morning chores and work in the field an hour while the hired man sat in the house reading the morning papers and in the evening he would quit work at 5 o clock, leaving the farmer to finish his day's work and do his chores alone; and in haying. harvesting and threshing the farmer would be compelled to have two shifts of men in order to save his crops be fore the Fall rains come and spoil them, thus greatly enhancing the cost production. Since the farmer has no voice In establishing the price of his products, he cannot add the extra cost of production to the selling price of his goods and make the consumer foot the bill, as the merchant and man nufacturer do, but the extra cost will come out of his profits, which are mea ger enough at best, thus working a ureat hardship, if not completely par alysing the agricultural interests of the state. Had Results Predicted. "The dairyman is affected in the same way as the farmer, since it would be impossible for him to have any hired hedp at milking time, when he needs it the most, thus compelling him to sell off all his cows except what he alone can milk, which would work a rrreat injury o the dairying industries of the state. "Mo arguments are needed to show that the horticultural interests would tie thus unfavorably affected, therefore. b it " Mosul ved, by the State Grange of OrKon. that we are unalterably op posed to such a drastic measure becom ing- a part of the constitution, or any eiKht-hour law, or any interference with personal privilege, or agreement. and will use every effort in our power to defeat it." A resolution recommending an amendment' to the school law, making all voters at ventral elections eligible to Vote nt school elections and on the came basis, was rejected. It was gen erally nirreed. however, that women should be given the same right as men at such elections. CONSUL SILLIMAN IS SAFE (Continued From First Fayft.) the Huerta government and the United States, reserving efforts to secure ac ceptance of the programme by the constitutionalists, is known to meet the approval of the Mexican delegates. The fact that the mediators spen most of their time with the American commissioners today was said to b due to instructions to the latter to re fer practically all points of importance to the Washington Government as they advance in the parleys. Two long i communications passed between the White House and the American dele' v;ates. and when they conferred late tonight with the mediators it was un lerstood that they still were discuss ins the order in which the variou points in the mediation would be ap proacned. I " I tji f -CTf A s4! f A , i v X l SiPF -; Ssr wySxtf Wa-t .;. ' vjjX- . ' bibI W 1 S u f V t 1 TOP, LEFT TO RIGHT LUIS FIGUERO, EMILIO RABASO AND AUG I DAUGHTERS OK HISTORY TO REPEAT Queretaro, Scene of Many Crises, Again in Limelight. FINAL BATTLE EXPECTED City Famous as Capital When Ameri cans Took Mexico City in 1847, as Refuge of Juarez and Boom of Maximilian. JUAREZ, Mex.. May 22. Queretaro, capital of the state of that name, where it is now believed the final struggle of the present revolution in Mexico will center, already has been the 'scene of many important events in Mexican his tory. When American forces took Mexico City in 1847, the capital of Mexico was removed to Queretaro by President Herrera. It was in Queretaro that Benito Juarez, after a strenuous career as Minister of Justice under President Juan Alvarez and President Ignacio Comonfort, during which he fought vigorously the power of the church and the military courts, which claimed ex clusive jurisdiction in cases where soldiers or clerics were involved, was recognized as constitutionalist presi dent January 10, 1858. Juarez' election was accomplished by the Liberal party organized at Queretaro under the con stitution of 18o7. Place Rich ia Historic Interest. A few days after the recognition by the Liberals of Juarez as president, Feliz Zuloaga was proclaimed presi dent by the Liberal party. In the war between the two factions, ana wnicn ended In 1861 with the complete vic tory of Juarez, an important battle was fought at Queretaro. Queretaro, played a tremendous part in the life of the ill-fated Maximilian. After Maximilian had landed with the backing of French troops in 1864, Juarez was driven to the north and established "his temporary capital in what now is Ciudad Juarez. From that point he conducted a series of brilliant military maneuvers which in 1867 had given nim town arier town In the north and had made him a start ling menace to the emperor in Mexico City. In February of that year the French troops furnished by Napoleon to sup port Maximilian were withdrawn from Mexico. Hard pushed by the Liberals under Juarez the Imperialist generals united at Queretaro. Maximilian was called from Mexico City February 13, as he thought to lead a campaign against the enemy. Instead he found when he arrived at Queretaro he had entered a closely beleaguered city. Efforts to break the cordon were unavailing and the city was taken by the Liberals, May 15. Maximilian was imprisoned in the Capuchin Convent, tried by court-martial June 14, while ill, and although not present he was sentenced to death. June 19, 4000 men marched to the foot of the "Hill of the Bells" in the outskirts of Quertaro. Maximilian and two of his generals. Mlramon and Mejia, were led forth and taken to an adobe wall erected as breastwork during the siege of the city. It was behind this that Maximilian had been captured. The three prisoners embraced each other, Maximilian distributed gold coins to the men who composed the firing squad which was to shoot them and said: "I die in a just caufie. the in dependence and liberty ot Mexico. forgive all and pray all may forgive me. May my blood flow for the good of my adopted country. Viva .Mexico. All three men fell at the first fire. STATE AND COUNTY CLASH (Continued From First Page.) been started quickly to be ready for travel In 1915. Authority la Qnrsttaiird. County Attornex Dillard questioned the right of the County Court to au thorlze the State Commission to take a hand in the matter In Columbia Coun ty. Columbia County has spent J17.500 for a survey on the promise of the State Commission to reimburse it and Mr. Dillard said the state bad no au thority to do this and asked if it would do so. Governor West rushed for the codo and a copy of the 1913 laws and SENOR RABOSA. AT RIGHT A. PERCIVAL DODGE. pointed out where it could, but he Bald it would do so only if the survey rec ommended by the State Engineer was adopted. ' Mjr. Dillard asserted that the State Highway Commission- came here to "bulldoze" the County Court into giv ing the handling of its funds to the state. Governor "West made his angry retort to the accusation. Rainier Citizens Satisfied. Citizens of Rainier and Clatskanie expressed satisfaction .wit'.i the State Engineer's survey. St. Helens citizens strongly protest ed against the adoption of a route that would eliminate it. The meeting broke up at a late hour by Judge Harris announcing he would indorse the adoption of the state sur vey on the condition the present road through St. Helens be retained. The citizens of the south end of the county want the little money left put upon the present road. The state wants a road that will eliminate the crossing on the railroad track and avoid the curves of the present road. and so the matter rests for the further consideration of the State Commission. VALLEY EXHIBIT PLAN INDUSTRIES TO BE REPRESENTED IX ONE GIGANTIC DISPLAY. Sections Delegated at Salemf Meeting: to Various Counties and Officials Are Placed In Charge. SALEM, Or., May 22. (Special.) Willamette Valley industries will be a feature of the Oregon exhibit at the Panama-Pacific Exposition as a result of the action taken by the directors of the Willamette Valley Fair Association here today. A committee consisting of Fred S. Bynon, Salem; O. E. FreitagT Oregon City, and E. W. Haines, Forest Grove, was appointed to arrange for the pic tures. It was decided to let certain counties furnish certain parts of the exhibit, as follows: Clackamas and Washington counties, processing of fruits and vege tables; Yamhill, grains and forage grasses; Polk, wool and mohair; Ben ton, mineral exhibit; Lane, lumber products; Linn, fresh fruits and vege tables; Marion, canned fruits and vege tables, dried fruits and hops. The directors present were: C. II. Stewart, president, Linn; M. J. Duryea, Lane; C. A. Murphy, Benton; H. Charles Dunsmore. Polk; C. A. Hanley, Wash ington; O. E. Freitag, Clackamas; W. A. Taylor and L. D. Pettyjohn, Marlon, and Fred S. Bynon, of Salem, secretary. Mrs. B. Voorhorst, representing the Oregon Commission, was also present. BOOSTER SHOIflS READY OREGON CITV CELEBRATES TODAY "WITH COMBINED EVENTS. Stores Are Gaily 'Decorated and Mali Streets Are Ready for Parades to Be Features of Programme. OREGON" CITY, Or.. May 23. Spe ciaL) Oregon City is ready for the combined Rose Festival, Stock Sho and Booster day tomorrow. Tonight the stores are gaily decorated with flags and bunting and every vacant lot and many of the cross streets are filled with the tents of the merry-go rounds, small sideshows and the usual assortment of hawkers. In the morning at 9:30 o'clock Mayor Linn E. Jones will deliver the ad dress of welcome in front of the Court house and at 10 o'clock the first parade of the day will begin. This will be the stock parade and the best cattle and horses in the northern part of the Wil lamette Valley will be entered. Decorated automobiles, lodge floats, floats from out of the city. Oregon Na tional Guard companies, carriages cov ered with flowers are included in the entries for the afternoon. Two large silver cups will be awarded to the win ners of the motorboat rac-as in the 16- foot and free-for-all events. The rose show will open in the Ma sonic building. The judging will be done in the morning, so that when the doors are opened the winning blooms will be on display. An orchestra will play during the afternoon and evening ana several drills will be given. STIN RODRIGUEZ. BELOW FOUR DIVORCE IS SUBJECT Presbyterian Assembly Talks ' of Marriage Regulation. FEDERAL LAW-SUGGESTED Report Expected to Condemn Present Laxity and Suggest Desired Ke . forms Amendment Affect ing Deaconesses Wins. CHICAGO, May 22. Members of the general assembly of the Presbyterian Church after devoting several hours today to the discussion of recommenda tions for new state laws for the regula tion of marriage and divorce, referred the subject back to the committee on Christian life and work for further consideration. Before the assembly adjourns it is expected, that a revised report strongly criticising present laxity and suggest ing desired legislative reforms win be adopted. Alfred M. Eells, of Cairo, 111., offered a resolution providing for a Federal divorce law as a solution of the problem. Recognition Aecorded to Women.', The assembly gave recognition to women by the adoption of an amend ment to the church s form of govern ment authorizing the election and ordi nation of a deaconness in a similar manner to the selection of deacons. the church sessions to define the duties of the new class of officials. "under the rule the proposed amend. ment will be sent to the different pres. byteries lor approval and will not be effective until the local bodies have voted favorably on the proposition. The assembly approved the report of the special committee on church co operation and union, reviewing the efforts made for the confederation and where possible the consolidation among churches of the reformed faith. Committees Are Appointed. Rev. Aquilla Webb, of Louisville, was appointed vice-moderator - and among the st a. riding- committees and chairmen selected were Edward E. JHasings, of Fort Dodge, la., who beads the edu cation committee; Rev. Murdock Me Leod, of Tacoma, Wash., ministerial relief committee, and Rev. H. II. He Quilkin, San Jose, Cal., aid for col leges. Both Colombia and Peru are comDetiterx of Ecuador In the manufacture ot Panama hats, though Ecuador has the advantage ot being the sole producer, so - far as is known, of the best grade of "toqutlla." the straw or grass from which the hats are made. TTta ' SafiLsRMAKBER 0 Owen Johnson's Greatest Novel WHERE lights are brigntest, you will find her. Where life is freest, she will join the group Where danger lurks, she always enters, defying you to judge her other than she is At mU (bOm M 0ISJIZ1UUIX COMPANY, ftrlliis At GILL'S Your Book Store Third and Alder . Sts. Opponents of Tolls Policy Con cede Victory, but Watch ' Vote on Amendments. WESTERN SENATORS HEARD Chamberlain and Bo rail Against Re peal Oregon ' Member Denies 'Violation of Treaty Borah Replies to Root. WASHINGTON, May 22. Democratic leaders in the Senate were confident tonight the Panama Canal tolls exemp tion repeal bill and the arbitration amendments will be disposed of next week. Senator Kern, leader of the ma jority, said a vote would be taken May 28 or' shortly afterward: and added that the repeal bill would be passed by a majority of at least 10. Opponents of repeal are not inclined to doubt that the bill will pass, but the vote on the many amendments of fered to modify its meaning will be watched with interest by Senators on both sides. The Administration is said to center-its support on the amendment roposed by Senator Simmons, declar ing that the United States waives no rights over the Panama Canal. Railroad Effort Predicted. Senators Chamberlain and Borah, both oponents of the repeal bill, spoke today in the Senate. . Senator Chamber lain asserted that if the repeal bill passed he would expect to see an ef fort made to permit railroad owned ships to use the Panama Canal. He declared the transcontinental railroads had fought the construction t the canal, and now sought to have the tolls-exemption law repealed. The Oregon Senator" insisted the Baltimore platform bound the Democrats to sup port the exemption. If the United States has not the power, without the violation of the terms of the Hay-Pauncef ote treaty to exempt its vessels of war and com merce from the payment of tolls,' Senator Chamberlain said, "what must be said and done with respect to the provision in the treaty with the re public of Panama of May 25, 1904, article 19, which provides among other things- that 'the government of the republic of Panama shall have the right to transport over the canal its vessels and its troops and munitions of war in such vessels at all times without paying charges of any kind.' Panama Grant Part of Payment. This provision is a part of the con sideration paid by the Urited States for the 'canal zone. Is that a viola tion of the Hay-Pauncefote treaty? Is It possible for us to grant to Panama, without a violation of the terms of the Hay-Pauncefote treaty, a higher right than that which we claim for ourselves and which it is Insisted is in violation f the terms of that treaty? Must that situation be disregarded? If so, a part of the constderation for the territory, acquired by the United States rom the Republic of Panama fails, the treaty falls to the ground and the ex penditure made by the United States in the construction of the canal might ust as well have been thrown into the sea." Senator Borah ..said the case made out for repeal yesterday by Senator Root was based on the idea that the United States holds a conditional title to the Panama Canal and that, if it vio lates the Hay-Pauncefote treaty, it lm pairs its title. He denied there were any conditions in the grant from Pan ama other than that the territory hould be used for a canal. , Title Absolute, Says Horn a. When we paid $10,000,000 to Panama." Senator Borah asserted, "title for the canal zone became as absolute in the United States as title to Alaska or the District of Columbia as long as we use it for a canal" "Why." he said, "is it that every technicality is being brought into use against the United States? It is enough to concede what plain terms of the treaty demand without going abroad to search for technicalities for the purpose of using them against the interests of our own people. The Carnegie peace foundation may promote such, a doctrine, but it i.i con trary to American principles, and I want to say that it will be answered in a tribunal from which there is no ap peal." Britain Real Treaty Breaker. In conclusion. Senator Borah said that the United States had been repre sented unjustly in the Senate end else where as not observing its treaties as a sort of dishonest merchant who did not live up to his contracts. I wish the Senators who have been saving this would rise now and give an instance of treaty violation by the United States. I am ready to send to the desk," he continued, "evidence that Great Britain has never had an" im portant treaty with the United States that Great Britain has not repeatedly violated. The very difficulty in which this country now finds itself is due to the United States' forgiving violations of treaties by Great Britain ard ac cepting - as binding on its obsolete . -HEART SONGS Hir 3 COUPON Ft tl THIS PAPER TO YOU HOW TO GET IT ALMOST FREE dip out and present six coupons like the above, bearing consecutive dates, together with out special price of 98c. The books are on display at THE OREGONIAN MAY 23 COUPONS AND beautifully bound In rich Mart on cover stamped In gold, artistic la lay design, with 16 full-pae portraits ot the world's moat famous singers, and comp ete dictionary of musical terms. ODT-Or-TOWX HEADKRS WIH. 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Roosevelt has com-' pleted his most interesting and hazardous journey. The narrative of his ex periences is fascinating reading, it grips and holds. "The author de scribes everything : the stars overhead, the gen eral lay of the land, the endless detail of animal and plant life." It is appearing in CRIE MAGA In the JUNE number he describes his journey to The Headwaters of the Paraguay He notes the abounding bird life, the crested screamers, hya cinth macaws, the guan, black and golden orioles, ibises, the grotesque toucans, cormorants, and snake-birds. In the trees were howler monkeys, and the fire-ants were a pest to avoid if possible. Caymans, tapirs, peccaries, the truculent and dangerous little wild pigs, and many other animals were con stantly seen. Illustrated from photographs by Kermit Roose velt and others. ' Note: The story of the au thor's exploration of The Unknown River wi? ap pear in SCRIBNER'S. More Good Reading in JUNE: Two very notable Poems How Spring Comes to Shasta Jim By HENRT VAN DYKE Old Fairingdown By OLIYE TILFORD DARGAN Everyone of these Short Stories will be talked about and remembered The Dominant Strain By KATHARINE FULLERTON GEROULD. The story si a rich asd prond father and a sea with different views mi life. Every Move By GORDON ARTHUR SMITH. HIui trated by Caataiga. A young Americaa's excitiaf adventsre ia Paris. A story that will sarprism yu. The Quality of Mercy By SIMEON STRUNSKY. The story el a college athlete aad " Old Maa TUloLon," Professor of Greek, and how they saved 9 the track and held csanpiossbips. The Lifting of the Burden By EDITH R1CKERT. The story of a great sorrow aad a great hope. TheTrick of theVoice By EDWIN W. MORSE. The story of an aid soldier. Pictures hyA.B.Frost with " Chaaois-Hmting ia Switzerland," hy P. KUHNER. A Patriotic Pilgrimage By ANNE H. WHARTON. A visit to ths ancestral homes of Washington and Frank lin, Ulnstrated. Upland Pastures hy WALTER PRICHARD EATON. Itlas tratrdy Walter King Stoae. Rcprodaced ia colors. CHARLES SCRIBNER'S SONS. N. Y. IrazgiEasi W