THE SrORXTXG OREGONTAN. 3IONDAY, APRIL, 1913.
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SENATORS OPPOSE
ij ITER POWER BILL
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Federal Attempt to Regulate
? Use of Streams Declared to
Usurp State Right.
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MAIN PURPOSE DEFEATED
Conflict or National and State Laws,
Sajs Minority of Committee,
Would Prevent Prudent Man
Ioin Investing.
OREGONIAN SETTS BUREAU, Wasb-
Ington. April 4. The line of attack to
he made on the Administration's water
power bill, which failed to receive
Z consideration by the Senate last ses-
aion. but which is to be revived early
In the regular session next vinter,
Is outlined in a minority report made
to the Senate by Senators Smoot of
t'tah. Clark of Wyoming, Works of
; I alirornia and Thomas of Colorado.
('his report was lost to sight in the
- floelng days of Congress, when the
water-power bill was in no danger of
eelna: considered.
I : Only four members of the public
i lands committee of the Senate opposed
bill in writing, and Senators
eMiamberlain of Oregon. Smith of Ari
- xona. Myers of Montana. Pittman of
Nevada, Kail of New Mexico. Sterling
of South Dakota and Norris of Ne
braska acquiesced in fhe bill as finally
Insisted on by the Administration, not
withstanding opposition to the meas
tire on the part of the people of their
states and of the West generally.
Invasion of State RUchta Opposed.
In the main, the Ferris bill Is op
posed on the ground that it is an at
tempted assumption by the Federal
Government of a purely state right
toe right to control the use of water
Xlowing within a Btate. The signers
of the minority report contend that
.Congress cannot delegate to the Fed
eral Government authority not vested
In It by the Constitution, and further
.that such legislation, instead of en
couraging: water-power development,
will prevent it. Summarizing its ob
jections, the minority says, in part:
'J "Ostensibly it is proposed to author
ize the Government to lease its own
;Innds. To this there are serious ob
jections. The public lands that may
be leased for power sites are of them
selves practically worthless. The
-Government has no ownership or In
terest in the water flowing in the
.stream except that of a riparian
owner, and that only in states where
riparian rights are recognized. In
most of the Western states riparian
rights are abolished and the owner
ship of the water vested in the whole
people of the state. The Government
owns the land precisely as a private
Individual owns his land with the
same rights to the use of the water
that flows by it no. more, no less. But
the effect of the bill is to lease, not
Titone the land it owns, but the waters
of the stream on which it borders. This
; is a plain violation of the sovereign
; rights of the states.
' State and Federal Laws Conflict.
; "Will the bill, if enacted, brlns? th
desired results? The purpose of this
; proposed legislation, as stated by the
majority of the committee, is to bring
; aoouc a speeoier aeveiopmeni ol our
! undeveloped water power. It nay be
; said that this is a purpose not within
; t"ie power or jurisdiction of the Fed
' eral Government. It has no undevel
oped water power. It is only a land
; owner in the states and nothing else.
The development, as well as the resu
; latton and control of undeveloped water
and water power, is a purely state
matter. The Government may. in its
' generosity, offer its land to the state,
; as any other landowner might do, to
; aid the state to develop its natural re
; sources. It cannot constitutionally do
I anything more.
; "The terms upon which the Secretary
; of the Interior is authorized to lease
; land for power purposes are so unrea
sonable and burdensome and so clearly
; in conflict with state rights and state
'Jaws as to prevent any prudent bust
..ness man from investing any money
: lit a power site in any state. He would
; be unable to determine whether.
' constructing and managing his plant.
he would be bound by tho Federal or
state law, or both where they are not
, In direct conflict. A compliance with
: the state law would in some cases for-
'. feit his lease. On the other hand, if
he followed the provision of the lease.
: he would. In many states, forfeit his
right to the water, the really valuable
ining.
VOMAN WHO IS UNMOVED BY ESTRANGED HUSBAND'S
AND MAN WHO PLEADS FOR NEW CHANCE.
"HEROICS'
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ALL BRITISH WOMEN
WORK FOR COUNTRY
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MRS. ELLA VI.VTON AD FRED VIXTON.
MAN'S HEROICS FAIL
Woman Unmoved by Hus
band's Effort for Sympathy.
PASSIONATE PLEA FUTILE
Mrs. Vinton Says She Wouldn't Live
With Man Who Would Cut Him
self, as Part of Fake Holdup,
on Any Woman's Account.
BAKER MILLINERS BUSY
i Sfore 13 Spent for Easter Hats Than
for Several Seasons.
; BAKER, Or., April 4. (Special.)
; Kven should the weather not be ready
;the wearers of Easter bonnets are, for
! there are more dreamy occupants of
; band boxes in Baker tonight than there
;has been on an Easter evening in ftv
! 5 ears. Hundreds of hats worth thous
ands of dollars are ready. Milliners
ftay that there never was such a March
business since Taft was president, and
clerks, proprietors and trimmers of
many stores have been working night
mud day for more than two weeks try
lng to catch up with orders, while 5
and 10 cent stores have been rushed
with buyers of frames for home decor
otion. the demand being for all kinds
; from the Tipperary to the Mary Plck
fird and other made-in-America styles,
;"tAn unusually early Spring had its
Influence, but the radical change in
"ftyles and prosperity played prominent
parts.
: ARLINGTON FARMERS MEET
Kf prr-en ta t i vrs of Dalles-Columbia
Line Discuss Dock Building.
--ARLINGTON". Or.. April 4. (Special.)
yThe Farmers' Union of Gilliam Conn
:ty held three sessions at the opera
liouse today, one of which was social
and included luncheon, at which the
families of the visitors were enter
tained. The afternoon and evening sessions
were devoted to business and a repre
sentative of the Dalles-Columbia
steamship line was present and dis
cussed the possibility of building per
manent docks at Flalocks, Quinton and
Fin f us in time to be able to handle the
wheat crop.
f': Genesee Girls Spell Well.
GENESEE. Idaho. April 4. (Spe
cial. ) Thersia Herman, Edna Moersch
and Anna Scharnhorst went to Moscow
Kriday night to participate in the
Spelling contest held there. Anna
Mcharnhorst won a gold medal .by
rpelling every word correctly. Miss
Moersch misspelled one word out of
100 and Mies Herman missed to.
"Heroics" of an estranged husband
have failed to move Mrs. Ella Vinton.
Her erstwhile mate. Fred Vinton,
slashed and bruised his arms and body
and then cried "holdup." according to
his own confession to the police, with
the one hope of exciting Mrs. Vinton's
sympathies and perhaps reawakening
her interest in him.
It was all in vain, as the meeting of
the two several hours after the alleged
fake holdup Saturday night accom
plished nothing and Mrs. Vinton sent
her husband away from her home at
Nineteenth and Gllsan streets with the
hope of a reconciliation gone glimmer
ing. Mr. and Mrs. Vinton have been sepa
rated three weeks.
Little Boy Wants Papa.
After Vinton slashed his face and arm
with a piece of glass Saturday night
and reported that ne naa Deen assault
ed and robbed, he was taken to the po
lice emergency hospital. As soon as he
was released, an hour or so later, he
hurried to his wife's home. He pleadea
for another chance.
"T want mv nana to stay home." ex
claimed little Freddie, the 7-year-oia
son. when his opinion was asked.
Mrs. Vinton was obdurate.
"If he doesn't know more than to
cut himself up on account of a wo
man." said Mrs. Vinton. "1 wouian t
want to live with him. I wouldn't slash
myself that way for the best man that
ever lived."
Passionate Plea Made la Letter.
Vinton left the house. As he passed
Mrs. Vinton he thrust a letter full or
passionate pleading into her hand.
"The demon jealousy got into my
heart and drove out all my manhood,
and all the decency that was in me,"
says an extract from the letter. "I have
wronged the only things I ever loved.
"But now I see the error of my ways.
nwav fnp a rhflilPA to make what
reparation I can while life lasts in my
body. Let me prove by actions and not
bv words! Let me come back to you
and prove my love and devotion! I will
live only for you, or die lor you. -inese
words come from my heart."
Mrs. Vinton said last night that no
reconciliation had been effected.
nation March 13. It has Just been made
public.
SHOTS FAILJO HALT CAR
Roseburg Man Accused of Violating
Suitcase Liquor Act Escapes.
ROSEBURG, Or., April 4. (Special.)
C. E. Burkett, accused of transport
ing liquor through the streets of Rose
burg in violation of the so-called
"suitcase" ordinance, escaped in his
automobile last night with Marshal
Williams sending a hail of bullets
after the fleeing car. Officers searched
va:niy for him today.
The police charge that Burkett was
about to start for Winchester in the
automobile, which, they say, was well
filled with liquor. As Marshal Williams
ana otiier officers approached Burkett
started away with the car. The
marshal drew his revolver and fired
five times at the car, but all the shots
apparently went wild. The marshal
said later he only tried to hit one of
the tires of the machine to burst it
and stop the machine.
MILITARY BAND DEMANDED
Seattle Makes Use of Parka for Re
cruiting Conditional.
SEATTLE, Wash., April 4. (Spe
cial.) Unless the War Department will
furnish a band for park concerts this
Summer the Seattle recruiting officer
will not be allowed to post a portable
banner or station a soldier in any of
the city parks on Sunday. This was
decided on by the Board of Park Com
missioners when a parmit granted a
week ago to allow a recruiting officer
in one of the parks on Sunday was re
scinded. General George B. Lamping was re
sponsible for the granting of the per
mit and moved that it be rescinded,
the Board at the same time directing
its secretary to request that the Fort
Lawton or some other band furnish
concerts in one of the Seattle parks.
UNIVERSITY HEAD QUITS
FRESIDEVT BIUXXO.V, OF IDAHO,
RESIGNS AFTER SALARY CUT.
State Board of Education to Meet in
Boise to Consider Step Made
Effective In July.
BOISE, Idaho.. April 4. (Special.)
To relieve the State Board of Education
from embarrassment it is confronted
with in connection with his salary, M.
A. Brannon. president of the University
of Idaho, has placed his resignation in
the hands of the Board, which will
meet here Wednesday, to take action.
President Brannon's resignation fol
lows:
To the State Board of Education:
In order to relieve you from any em
barrassment in connection with the
contract made with myself a year ago.
I beg to hand you herewith my resig
nation as professor of botany ana pres
ident of the university, the same to
take effect July 1. 1915."
When the educational budget was
being made up by the last Legislature
nd 1171.000 was cut out or It by tne
Senate finance committee, a confer
ence committee of both Houses was ap
pointed to agree on the amendments.
The salary of Edward C. Sisson. Com
missioner of Education, was cut from
16000 to J5000 per annum. The confer
ence committee made a separate re
port to the State Board of Education
recommending President Brannon's
salary be reduced from 16000 to $5000
per annum. The contract calls for
$6000 per annum. This report never
reached the journals of either house.
The Legislature adjourned March 8.
President Brannon presented his resig-
FINANCING OF FAIR IS BAR
Baker Farmers Union Wants Event
Without Reversing Judge.
BAKER, Or., April 4. (Special.)
That they favored the holding of the
annual Baker County Fair, but did not
wish to try to reverse the decision of
County Judge Messick, who cut off the
fair appropriation last January, was
the vote of the Baker County branch of
the Farmers Education and Co-oper
ative Union at a meeting held here to
night. -
A movement to finance the fair by
subscriptions among the farmers prob
ably will follow, because leaders in the
union are anxious to continue the an
nual event. The union also voted to
buy its binding twine as a unit, and ex
pectatios of a big crop promises a Tec
ord order.
Emergency Corps Includes AH
Who Can Be Useful to
Military Service.
GIRLS AID BOY SCOUTS
Scores or Committees Striving In
Scores or Ways to Do Their Part
Sn i Hour or Xeed Efficiency
Everj-where Is Xotod. .
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cieties. And I have found it ever so
interesting to inquire into them, to go
to the workrooms and to the committee
rooms north and south poles are not
farther apart than these and learn
how tremendously busy the .English
woman is during this war.
For instance, one new nranch which
has come into existence since the 4th
of August is the Women's Volunteer
Reserve. I went up to the office to see
the colonel-in-chief, the new Mar
chioness of Londonderry.
There were young girls not yet out
of their teens and women who were so
nearly 60 that it wasn't tactful to ask
what was the age limit. They were all
straight and trim and soldierly.
dressed in neat gaberdine Norfolk
coats and skirts of khaki color, with
broad felt hats, brown puttees, and
wide leather belts.
The military discipline seemed to
have seized them completely, for their
answers were curt and concise, their
gestures and movements were cut off
at the corners like a square formation.
Trained Workers Furnished.
And what they have done is to pro
vide a trained and efficient body of
women whose services can be offered
to the state as signalers, dispatch
riders, telegraphists, motorists, etc. Al
ready 200 have been offered to the
country for remounting under the di
rection of the Hon. Mrs. Haverfleld,
who was with her husband in the South
African war and was given charge by
him of the entire care Of remounting
900 horses.
The numbers of this corps ajre swell-
ng during the past weeks quite out of
proportion to the first months of the
war 265 new members In three weeks
here in London--and the girls put it
down to their marches through town.
They take these long marches as a part
of the discipline, and the emulating
effect seems to be the same as in the
case of the men recruits.
A similar group only this time of
young girls is the Girl Guides, organ
ized after the system and rules of the
Boy Scouts. They make the signal
flags for use on the coast, do sewing
of all sorts, mainly for the Boy Scouts,
who are being used now as patrols.
and in costume are a cross strain be
tween sailors from the "Pinafore" and
an orphan asylum.
Americans Are 3Tot Idle.
Americans are not idle, either. We
ave a war relief fund, are chief sup
porters of the international relief com
mittee, and down in the old German
embassy I found the plodding, unspec
tacular workers of the American com
mittee. -
They are looking out for the men
and women who are stranded, those
whose business has been affected by
the war, those who are coming from
the devastated lands, others who no
longer have a home in America. There
are 30,000 Americans in London, and
mong that lot there are many in
trouble.
They tell me that among their worst
troubles are the men who come over
the -cattle boats. They are in
variably stranded. They have received
practically nothing for their work on
the boats, had come rather in search of
adventure, sure that they could find
something to do once over here, and
haven't even enough to eat.
The women interested in this work
also volunteer to go to Belgium, occu-
ied France and Germany, to bring
back English girls who are there. Then,
of course, all over London are soup
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No person can afford to be
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It often means the difference be
tween success and failure.
If you experience headache or
eye strain when doing "close"
work, you should call on us and
ascertain positively that your
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kitchens and recreation rooms for the
wives of soldiers and sailors, and there
are innumerable workrooms for plac
ing the women who have lost employ
ment through the war.
The Queen's work for women is the
best of these employment branches,
and has had remarkable success on ac
count of its efficient subcommittees.
As far as the money question is con
cerned, they have received $700,000 to
date. But the best thing about this is
that it does not provide merely tem
porary relief.
New Trades Are Tausht.
Through' the central committee on
women's employment, women are be
ing taught new trades,- instructed in
transference of trades, placed as
grocery assistants, khaki workers,
boot and shoe makers and a thousand
other things.
Another large organization which
has started since the war is the
Women's Emergency Corps, which will
take anyone Into its membership who
can do something useful for the coun
try. Its scope is unlimited, and I need
only mention the figures of the first
fortnight of its existence to show you
how English women- have responded.
In the first two weeks 11,000 women
volunteered their services in all ca
pacities, from doctjors to messengers,
from nurses to life attendants, from
signalers to expert dietitians.
Perhaps one of the most interesting
branches of their work is the recently
started toy making. For years, of
course, the world has hardly had a
plaything unmarked "Made In Ger
many. So the corps conceived the
happy idea of starting an original toy-
house.
Work Efficient, All Embracing.
There is no class in England who
needs help more than the nursery gov
ernesses, clerks, teachers, artists and
actresses. It is these women who are
now making the most fascinatingly
droll animals and Noah's arks, jump
ing monkeys and malicious Jack-in-
the-boxes. Viscount Fortman gave the
use of the little Chapel of the Annun
ciation an exquisite little place built
You can't make a mistake in order
ing Campbell's Tomato Soup.'
No matter whether you get one can
or a dozen, our unlimited guarantee is
just the same Tour money back if not,
satisted. And when vou realize how
many different occasions there are when
this wholesome and nourishing soup is
"just the thing," and how many tempt
ing ways there are to prepare it, you will
always want to order it by the dozen and
keep it on hand.
Try it today as a cream-of-tomato.
The simple directions are on tne label.
If you haven't tried this before, you will
be surprised at its richness and delicious
flavor.
21 kinds 10c a can
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by the French refugees after the revolution.
1 found that there were 54 relief
funds, 22 needlework funds. 18 ambu
lance funds, exclusive of the myriad
hospitals used only for wounded, 18
distinctly women's employment funds.
and 64 miscellaneous, comprising such
different beneficiaries as dachshunds.
Irreligious soldiers, prisoners of war.
cats and wounded horses, drinking
women and the nation's food supply.
Everyone is working here. Every
one is trying to do his best to relieve
in some way the sufferings, priva
tions and pressure of this war. If it
is done with a little more formality, a
little more advertising, more engraved
letter-heads and society column
patronesses, than in France, neverthe
less it is efficient, it is all-embracing,
it is generous and it comes from the
heart.
Dallas Court to Open.
DALLAS, Or.. April 4. (Special.)
The April term of the Circuit Court,
with Judge H. H. Belt presiding for the
first time in this county, open In
Dallas on Monday, April 12. The grand
Jury has been summoned for Friday.
April 8. The most Important cae Is
that of Mrs. Walton acainst the city of
Independence for damages for personal
Injury. The plaintiff says that she was
Injured by reason of a defective side
walk, and asks $2500.
Koseburg Kugcnlc Control S-l.
..ROSEBURG. Or., April 4. (Special.)
A modern eugenic contest Is to b
ono of the features of the Seventh An
nual Strawberry Festival to be held
here In May. This part of the festival
programme was decided on at a meet
ing of the committees held Friday
night. Several experts, including the
State Health Officer, will be asked to
act as judges of the contest.
PruKKfa In normal aSEnna produces alixhL
ly mnr. oatu than dn t'ar.an..
DISPUTE ENDS IN SHOOTING
Railroad Foreman Near
Wounds Timekeeper.
Kelso
KELSO. Wash., April 4. (Special.)
A. B. Burnett, timekeeper on a track
crew which is working on the railway
near here, was shot through the right
thigh about 7 o clock this morning by
the foreman, J. A. Jackman, during a
dispute.
The injured man was given medical
attention and was taken to Tacoma
later. Jackman was taken to the
county jail at Kalama.
Roseburg Culture Club Elects.
BOSEBURG. Or.. April 4. (Special.)
At the annual election of officers of
the "95 Mental Culture Club" the fol
lowing were chosen: Mrs. A. J. I.ilburn,
president; Mrs. W. W. Cardwell, vice
president: Mrs. S. W. M. Smith, secre
tary; Mrs. A. F. Kerr, treasurer; Mrs.
A. C. Marsters. Mrs. Guy Flint. Mrs. J.
W. Oliver, Mrs. William Bell and Miss
Marie Martens, board of directors.
Lake Louise
This Summer
Plan now to take a trip this
summer to this, the loveliest
lake in all the world in
The Canadian Rockies
You see it from the veranda of
a wonderful mountain hotel the
Chateau Lake Louise a palace
amid wild nature ,
Plan to visit the shain of excel
lent Canadian Pacific hotels at
Balfour Glacier Field
Lake Louise Banff
Reached only by the Canadian
Pacific Railway.
For further particulars ol these
cool summer places, call or write
for Booklet No.1 lot
J. V. MURPHY, G. A. P. D.
Canadian Pacific Railway.
55 Third Street, '
Portland, Oregon -
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. LETTS BOOfiT BUSINESS
V Polltlen More Frapartty
We have had enough starvation buslneaa
enough ot political "curlla" of over?
party, with thalr mashlnc. and bust! nit
enoagh ot politic! aos who promts ernnomr
and honesty In order to ft Into Office and
'then practice unheard of citnvacsnors)
and then play tor vote or party ratfaar
than for principle and right, eta. The onst
of living la not going down. Let' go after
good time aod make enough money to pay
for the oodtof a living, whatever U may be.
We don't want cheap living we want good
lraslns-aotgood times for everybody aod
if we all pull together wa will gel tbrm.
The game of the politician la to promise
everything. Many of them ought to he
prosecuted for fraud on account of the dif
ference between what tb.y promise and
wbat they deliver. They're worne than th.
buslneaa man who orer-advertl the
Quality of his goods. Let the businew
interesta. from the laborer to the superin
tendent, from the oSloe boy to the l resi
dent, from trhe hired man on the farm to
theownerof the farm. remynbrr that thry
have a common interest In good fekismr
and a aqaare deal lo business. Stop liileu
ing to tbe fakera and let's booat ooraeives
back into good times. It can be done. No
more knockers and false propheu ara
wanted. We are going to be too busy to
listen to any except those who promia
"good buslneas" legislation.