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About The Sunday Oregonian. (Portland, Ore.) 1881-current | View Entire Issue (Feb. 9, 1908)
THE SUNDAY OISllGOMAX, PORTLAND, FEBRUARY 9, 1908. NEW G5 Tl PROVING COSTLY Estimated Total Cost of Initi ative and Referendum Peti tions About $36,000.' MORE NAMES THAN VOTERS Total of 1S8.285 Signatures Secured and Only 100,000 Voters in the State C'ot KMimatcd at 10 , Cents Tor Kacli Xante. SAI-KM, Or., Feb. 8. (Special.) ' There are 138,285 signatures on the In itiative and referendum petitions that have been l)Ied in the office of the Sec retary of State. -There are about 1 00.000 voters in this state. It, there fore, is apparent that, on an average every voter has signed a. petition, and many have sinned: twice. As a matter of fact, the signatures Jiave been se cured chiefly in-ciHes, and many vot ts have signed' -a-, number of i the initi ative and referendum petitions, while the great majority of voters .have not ' fcisrned at' all. There, are 19 measures to be voted upon by the people--at ,tke-June elec tion. Four of these iwere submitted ! by resolution of'the L.egislature, while 5 5 have come before tiie people under the initiative, and referendum. Popu lar vote upon these 15 ' measures has been demanded by. a, total of 138,285 signatures.;..- . .. , Cost Is 10 Cents a Xamc. lien who "have had'" opportunity to learn the methods .employed in secur ing the signatures estimate that, it has cost the promoters of the various peti tions an average of not less than 10 cents a name. At this rate, the peti- ' tions alone have cost $13,828.50. Many of the petitions were circulated by men. who received 5 cents per signa ture as compensation for their work. But the payment of the men who cir ciflated the petitions does not cover all the expense, by any means. In the first place, the bills or petitions had to be drawn in proper form, and this frequently required the services of a . , lawyer, and the payment of a fee. Then the petitions were printed, each petition bearing a copy of the meas ure. One or two men gave their time td employing those who circulated the petitions, and there were bills for postage, letter-writing, and In some cases, railroad fare.- Each sheet of the petitions had to be verified before a Notary Public, and the notary .fees were an important item of expense. Then when the petitions were com- - plete and gathered together, one or more of the supporters of. each came to the capital to file Jt in the offiee of the Secretary at State. Thus rail road and hotel bills were incurred. "When all these items of expense are taken into consideration It is easily ' seen that the cost of securing peti tions is not covered by the compensa tion of the professional petition-circulator. Xuniber of Signatures Secured. The. Secretary of State made no ex act count of the signatures on the ref erendum petitions., but counted until he found there were as least as many as required by law. ' On the four ref erendum measures there were an aver age of not less than 5000 signatures or 20.000 In all. The initiative peti tions that have be-n tiled have signa tures as follows: , Female suffrage amendment s S59 - i pper river fishery bill '. 14 1"3 Amendment Giving cities control of Sunday saloons and gambling 9 081 Amendment exempting certlun prop erty from taxation n 313 Amendment giving power of recall of ' public officers 10 234 Mill dlrecUne: legislators to vote for people's choice. for Senator 10 1"8 Proportional representation amend ment. .--....'.....'. 9911 'orrunt practices bill 10 077 J.owtr Columbia Fishery bill .. " 1'624 Amendment limiting! power of Dls- trice Attorney in filing Indictments 11.06S Hood r River County bill -. . . 10.757 Total signatures on 11 petitions. 118.285 ' istiniat-ed number on four referendum-petitions . '. 20,000 j Total on all petitions on file... 138,285 Arguments a -Further Cost. The cost of securing these signa tures" Is not all the expense to which the friends and enemies of Initiative and. "referendum measures are subject. Persons who '.wish to file arguments supporting or opposing measures sub mitted to the people may do so by pay ing to the Secretary of State -the pro portional cost of printing these argu . ments in the' pamphlet to be mailed to every : registered voter in , the state. This cost is $50 a page. While not all the arguments are in.-iit is apparent that the arguments will occupy about 40 pages, making the cost of the argu ments $2000. and .thus bringing the total Individual cost of the initiative and referendum measures up to nearly J16.000.- . Total Cost About $38,000. It was shown in correspondence from this city a few days ago that the estimated cost of the initiative and referendum, measures to the state would-be about $15,000. Later Infor mation leads to the belief that this estimate was too sma,!! by about $5000. . ..From the best estimates that can now be formed, it appears that . the total cost , of the Initiative and referendum .measures, to the state and ..the pro moters and opponents of the measures will be. about $36,000.- And the items mentioned herein do not include all J5'8' for " ls altogether prob , able that friends and opponents of the several measures will make more or - S t?inSlve, """Psns between now .hi for ,adPn or rejection ,of the bills and amendments. It is ; quite certain that a fight will be made :..ver the tishery bills, the female suf! frage amendment, the liquor and gam- b M en ncrt Vnlvey appropriation bill, and perhaps some others. These campaigns will COst money, even if conducted as economically as possible. . ..So it is apparent that direct legislation is not an inexpensive method of secur .ing or defeating laws. TWO SHIPS BRING HALIBUT Seattle Market Will Soon Bo Well Stocked With Fish. SEATTLK. Feb. 8. The steamshio City of Seattle, with 605 boxes of hali but, is reported due Monday. The power schooner Kdrie, owned by the San Juan Fish Company, ls aiso re ported due tomorrow with a larire quantity of Iced halibut, and the local market will be well stocked by the first of the week. The ship Jabez Howes, an arrival of last week from Kahulul, paid o.ff her deep-water crew before the Deputy Shipping Commissioner yesterday and will lay up at Eagle Harbor for a time. The sound freighter Transport is, backed north of Pier No. 14, undergo ing repairs . to the hull and re-caulking. The next steamer of the American Hawaiian line will carry to Honolulu a narrow-gauge ' locomotive for the United States Engineers' Department of the islands. The engine is intended for use in building batteries. rOSSE CAPTURES TWO YOUTHS suspected Burglars Brought-to Halt After Several Shots. CHEHALIS, "Wash.. .Feb. 8. (Spe cial.) Deputy Sheriff King -. returned tonight " from Winlock 'with Harry Smith ant) John Miller, two young men charged with burglary. They were captured today after an exciting chase by a-posse of citizens, ' several shots being fired at each. A supply of keys, a small amount of money and plunder stolen from Che lialis and ' Winlock residences, was found on them. They are believed to be members of a gang of thieves who have been operating in this neighbor hood for several weeks. NO FEAR OF THE ACT JUDGE M'BRIDE DEFEXDS COR RUPT PRACTICES LAW. Says It Is Intended Merely to Pre vent Harassing "Poll Workers oil Election Day. OREGON' CITY. Or., Feb. 8. (Special.) ' Circuit Judge McBride of the Fifth Judi cial District, who just closed a special term of court here today, had a hand in framing the corrupt practices act that will be submitted to the voters of Oregon through the initiative next June and in an interview this afternoon stated that he had no fear that there was any pro vision in the measure that could be con strued as a violation of the Constitution. Judge McBride said: I heartily approve of the trend of The Oregonlan's editorial Thursday on the Huntley bill to limit candidate's expenditures and prevent corrupt prac tices at elections, as proposed by ini tiative petition, but I am confident that there is no good ground for fear that section 34 can ever be construed by the courts to be a violation- of the rights of free speech and free press on election day. On a reading of the whole bill, espe- daily of the last paragraph of section 10 and sections 82 and 34. I think there can be no possible doubt as to the meaning of section 34. It is in tended only to prohibit and finish the offensive, harassing, persistent per sonal solicitation and argument by pro fessional poll workers on election day. which is so annoying and useless. The greater part of these offensive poll workers, perhaps 99 in every 100, are paid wages for their alleged services, or else they have some personal motive. Either-they have. been promised an ap pointment of some. kind if a particular candidate succeeds, or else they wish to defeat a candidate because of some little spite. The purpose of this sec tion is to put such professionals out of business.. In practice It will be found that the voter who Is annoyed by such a nuisance is the onlv person who can complain effectively against him under this law. Candidates and .. their friends and hired workers can electioneer without limit before election day, but on that day the voter should be able to go to the polls and vote as his own judgment dictates, absolutely free from any so licitation, question or argument that he does not himself invite, either for men, measures or parties. This, of course, does not prevent any person from giving information on election day to a voter who asks for It. The law does not forbid one voter to ask another his opinion of any candidate, political party or measure. Therefore neighbors will have the same right and opportunity to consult ono another as they have now, only the offensive party worker will run a risk in buttonholing men as they go to tho polls. , But tht're can be no more reason in holding this section to be a violation of the constitutional rights of free speech and of free press than there is for condemning the laws against libel and slander, or the law against ob taining goods by falsehood through either vocal or written speech, or the many other forms of speech and writ ing that the law forbids in the interest of the common good. And even If this section should be unconstitutional, it would not affect the rest of the bill. No voter is obliged to listen to a politi cal speech or read a political editorial on election day or at any other time; he can move -or drop the paper, but every man who has voted once knows that It is almost Impossible to get away from the professional poolwork er without knocking him down. It is not likely that this first effort to make such a law In Oregon will be perfect, but it can be amended. As to its enforcement, if the people adopt the recall amendment to the constitu tion I imagine that many laws in Ore gon will be enforced much more vig orously than they ever have been In the past. 5 -f . rv.s- I, X y:"''-'. .:,.-:v:- r.'-:-:': :V:!S;: -Wfl?:-v .-: SMOKER AAD DAY COACHES LEAVE TRACK AXU HOIX DOWN EMBANKME.NT. CHEHALIS, "Va.sh., Feb. 8. (Special., The above photograph of the Northern Pacific wreck a mile and a half north of this city yesterday, in ' which train No. 7, bound from Seattle to Portland, .was ditched, was taken by Van Wingle & Oster. of-Chehalls. WV S. Kaylor was the engineer, and J. R. Beattie the fireman on the engine,-No. 204. S. G. Baker was the conductor in charge. Postal Clerk C. W. Rhodes, of Portland,- had a narrow escape along with many others who were passengers on the train. Many passengers were throwA clear over sei-cral seats when the smoker and. day coaches went down the embankment. This morning about 4 o'clock the track was cleared and today travel is going on as usual. FAILURE CAUSED BY E E. W. Haines Declares $20, 000 Was Taken From the Forest Grove Bank. SPEAKS TO DEPOSITORS Committee Appointed to Take Charge of Institution Alter" Sensational Speech In Which Other Bank ers of the Town Are Scored. FOREST GROVE, . Or., Feb. S. (Spe cial.) That a shortage of $20,000, dis covered in 1903, was the indirect cause of WEDDING AT SHORTAG TWO POPULAR TOVXG. SOCIETY PEOPLE MARRY. GRANTS PASS, Or., Feb. 8. (Special.) A very pretty home wedding oc curred at the residence of Mayor J. C. Smith, in this city, on February E, wlien his daughter. Miss Georgia, was married to Parley P. Proctor. After, the wed ding ceremony the couple took the train for Portland. Both are popular-young people In society. Mr. Proctor holds the position of Fire Chief, and is an active member of the A. A. C. ' the recent failure of the E. W. Haines bank of this city, was declared ty the proprietor. State Senator Haines, in ex plaining the affairs of the closed institu tion to the people of Forest Grove this afternoon. The old shortage had not be fore Been, made public and the disclosure came as a sensation, especially as Mr. Haines by Inference placed the blame on former employes of the bank. Soon after the shortage was discovered, Mr. Haines said, the cashier, F. E. Kane, was discharged from liis position. W. B. Haines, bookkeeper at that time, but later advanced to fill the position occupied by Kane, was also discharged and It was implied that this action was taken for an alleged connection with the deficiency in the bank's vaults. W. B. Haines is a cousin of Senator Haines and is now president of the Forest Grove National Bank. He was present at the meeting and in a heated speech denied that he had dishonestly taken one cent from the bank. Other Bankers Accused. Charges of bad faith were also made by Senator Hains again jt President Dooly of the First National Bank, of Forest Grove! After attacking Mr. Dooly for transactions in which he engaged be fore he came to Forest Grove, Senator Haines said he would disclose shady methods used by Mr. Dooly as his com petitor. After Mr. Dooly came to Forest Grove, Mr. Haines said, he posed as desiring to purchase the Haines bank. All of the affairs of the Haines bank were laid be fore Mr. Dooly at that time, according to the speaker, but instead of buying the Haines bank," Dooly founded one of his own. Dooly then used the information WRECK OF NORTHERN PACIFIC TRAIN NEAR CHEHALIS '' 4 111 ih? received in confidence, including the exist ence, of a $10,000 debt to the bank by Cashier Kane, as material to discredit the Haines institution, Mr. Haines de clared. , Committee Is Appointed. In laying the condition of the bank before the citizens, Mr. Haines said that there were deposits of J50.000 and total liabilities of about J75.O0O. The aesets. including only tX)00 cash in the vaults, would, if proper- handled, realize about J100.000, he believed. In order to decide what policy should be pursued, all except depositors were then asked to retire from the halL The depositors were listed and were found to represent about 75 per cent of the total deposits. By unanimous vote they favored the appointment of a committee instead of a receiver. They then by a ballot elected the following committee: K. W. Haines, S. G. Hughes, V. K. Newell. C. O. Roe. I. J. Corl. H. J. 'Goff, TV. H. Hollis, C. F. Clapp, and B. H. Daughlin. It is expected that Mi. Haines will be kept in charge of the bank and under the supervision of the committee, jvil 1 proceed to realize on the assets as speedily as possible. Haines Greatly Affected. 'Vert's Hall, where the meeting was held was packed with spectators, when the meeting was first called to-order. Mayor Daughlin .was elected chairman and Mr. Haines at once began to make his statement. Ho spoke with great emotion and reviewed briefly his busi ness career since boyhood in this com munity, several times breaking Into GRANTS PASS tears. He. said if he saved nothing else out of the wreck of the bank, he desired to save his good name. . He wanted his old friends and neighbors to know that he had not stolen their money and If he could not restore it to them now on demand, it was because of the acts of others, he declared. He said lie had Invited to the meeting every man on whom he Intended to cast any reflection and wanted them to hear what he would say. " Mr. Haines told of the J30.000 shortage he had discovered about five years ago. After the cashier had been relieved from his position. Mr. Haines and John Thorn burgh, his partner . in the . local flour mill, went to Portland and consulted with the officers of the Merchants National Bank, which was the Portland correspondent. The latter, Mr. Haines" said, advised them to go on with the business and not make an assignment, as Haines suggested. They said the bank was solvent and could pull through. Proceeding under that advice, they went ahead and noth ing was made public" in regard to the shortage. 1 Later, Mr. Haines said, John Thorn burgh, who had withdrawn from partner ship with Haines, was . instrumental in starting the Forest Grove National Bank. J. B. Bailey, a local merchant, and brother-in-law of Haines, also seemed to turn on him, the speaker said, and with drew business unitl he felt that every body was deserting him, and he had to give up. TV. B. Haines, in reply to the inference that he had been connected with the $30. 000 shortage, vigorously denounced any reflection on himself. He was not respon sible for cash when the shortage was al leged to have occurred, he declared, and ' tH7 ?m;jii$mm ft vl. 4 rARUg'pRQCTORj'.) Open All the lime" ABSOLUTE SAFETY OFFERED DEPOSITORS No interest paid on commercial accounts or daily balances. INTEREST Paid on Term Savings Accounts By the old gold tried and tested German-American Bank Coraer Sixth and AMer St., Opposite Oregonlan. he never had a dollar out of there that he did not receive honestly. He had no charges to make, he added, but simply desired to defend his own name. DEAL IN IDAHO RAILROADS SPOKANE lXLAXD MAY BVY THE LEWIJTOX & SOUTHEASTERN. Build 90 Miles From Lewiston to Grangeville Prove Feeder for the O. R. & X. LEWISTON, ; Idaho, Feb. 8. (Spe cial.) Announcement was made here today on the return of G. "W. Thomp son, president of the Lewiston & South eastern R. R., from Spokane, that Jay P. Graves, president of the Spokane In land Electric Railway Company is con sidering the proposition of taking over the rights of way, and franchises ac quired by the Lewiston & Southeastern and supplying the money for construc tion of the 90 miles of railway from this city to Grangeville, by way of Waha, Nez Perce and "VTestlake. It Is understood that Graves has been anxious to enter this territory with his branch electric railroads from Spo kane, and the recent announcement is taken to mean that the long-looked-for construction of the. Lewlston & South eastern is soon to be an actuality. Mr. Graves' offer will be presented to a meeting of the stockholders of the I.ewiston & Southeastern on Monday. Mr. Graves Is now In California, but id expected to visit Lewiston within a few weeks to conclude the deal. W. P. Hurlbut, presiden't of the Com mercial Trust Company, of this city, and member of the New York banking house of W. P. Hurlbut & Co., arrived in the city yesterday from the East and confirms the statement made by Mr. Thompson. Mr. Hurlbut and associates have assisted Mr. Thompson in promo tion of the Lewiston & Southeastern project. If the electric road is built on the lines of the original survey. It will prove a feeder for t"he O. R. & N., now completing the line from Riparia to this city. New Lodge at Condon. CONDON. Or., Feb. 8. (Special.) The Modern Woodmen of America ls the latest addition to the number of lodges of this city, Condon Camp No. 10.425 having been organized on Friday night with a charter membership of 60 members. The organization was broi'glit about by I. F. Roberts, deputy head consul for Eastern Oregon. Delega tions were present from Heppner and Arlington. After the business of the evening a banquet was served at the Palace Hotel. . . : u. . : : 5 fr. &4 jt - mm Tin ifcS8aa- .. - - - ----- ODD LOTS Chesterfi FAHGI The odd lots and broken lines left over from the big sale go on sale Monday morning a stupen dous merchandise movement never equaled be fore in Portland. "We propose to clean out to the last garment everv Chesterfield Suit of this season's make. NOTE THE REDUCTIONS. $25.00 and $30.00 Suits All Go at S 1 S.OO Black and Blues "We have a few odd sizes left over from our odd lot sale, and will continue this sale on Monday. Sizes, 34, 33, 40, 42, 44. $25, $30, $35 Suits at This Grand Special S 1 SoOO M fit A 269-271 Morrison Street QUESTION AGITATES LANE STATEMENT XO. 1 WILLi BE IS SUE IX CAMPAIGN. Xo Democrats Oppose It, but lie publicans Are Divided Legisla tive Candidates Against It. El'GEXE. Or., Feb. S. (Special.) While candidates for office are grad ually coming to the surface in Lane County, there is no very great activity along these lines, but the discussion of principles in the local papers and among the people is assuming an Inter esting phase. The main bone of contention Is Statement No. 1. Thus far no Demo crats have opposed it. but the Kepub licans seem to be dividing sharply on the Issue, some going far enough to say that they will not support any can didate on -the Republican ticket who signs the statement. There will be no Senator elected from Lane County this year, as the re apportionment made at the last ses sion of the Legislature joins Linn and Lane, which will be represented by Hon. Frank Miller of Albany, who did not sign Statement No.. 1 before his elec tion. But Senator I. II. Bingham, who is the hold-over from Lane County, was elected as a Statement No. 1 can didate. . and his enthusiasm for the principle has been growing ever since. . Lane will elect three State Repre sentatives. The only one who lus filed his petition is C. J. Podd of Spring field, who makes no reference to ei'her statement in his platform. The oilier candidates mentioned for the place are W. t. Gilstrap and Dr. L. L. Whitson, both of Eugene. Mr. Gilstrap. who ls editor of the -Morjilng Register, is strongly opposed to Siatemi-nt No. 1 and has been fighting it fr several weeks past through the columns of his paper, and there is no doubt that his campaign will be made largely on op position to this principle which he. like many other Republicans, considers dangerous to the success of Ills party. Dr. L. L. Whitson. who is being strongly urged to enter the race, is vio lently opposed to Statement No. 1. He said for publication this morning: "I would not sign Statement No. 1 for anybody. If I can't vote for a Repub lican, I won't vote at all." There is a movement on foofnow to organize a Republican Club here so that the members of the party may get together on matters which concern their welfare, and when the meeting convenes there will surely be some thing doing about Statement No. 1. From present indications that will be one of the strong issues in the pri maries. INSANITY DELAYS BUILDINGS Contractor, in Asylum and Contracts Cannot Be Carried Out. NORTH YAKIMA. Wash.. Feb. 8. Special.) James Gibson, of this city, was one of the contractors to whom was awarded the erection of the Y. M. C. A. building of North Yakima, on a 'bid of $65,000. as also that of the high-school building on a bid of prac tically 80,000. During the progress of the work on these structures. Gibson was committed to an asylum for treat ment for mental derangement. Cap tain Louts M. Lang was appointed guardian of the estate of Gibson. As a part of his responsibility as guardian came the disposition of the contracts on these two buildings. Guardian Lang confessed hl Inability to manage these contracts, owing to the condition in which they we're left. He permitted them to be turned over to the bonding company, and, having Bettled all other eld s affairs of the estate, was discharged by the court. The bonding company will oppose assumption of the contracts, setting up that the trustees of the two institutions have permitted the money et aside for the erection of the buildings to bo squandered on the work already done. Litigation will follow. The trustees of the Young Men's Christian Associa tion, whose building is nearly com pleted, declared today that they cannot now foretell when the work on the structure will be resumed or who may have to do it. Gresham Man Goes Insane. NORTH YAKIMA, Feb. 8. (Special.) ' Michael Heifernan, recently a resident of Fast' Multnomah County, near Gresham, "but who came to tills city some weeks ago to obtain work on the Federal canal In the Tieton district, became de ranged early this week and attempted to throw himself under the wheels of a passing train in the yards of this city. Two acquaintances rescued hlru and took him away from the streets to avoid the police. They believe Heifer nan was Intoxicated. Later, they 'dis covered evidence of his demented con dition and. quieting him in a wait for the first west-bound passenger train. Induced htm to consent to return to liis relatives near Gresham. K0K0M0 WOMAN GIVES FORTUNE To Help Women Who Suffer. In the past frw years Mrs. Cora K. Millar has fpem fl25.HM.W in Riving medical treatment to afflicted women. Sometime ago we announced In th col umns of this paper that alio would send free treatment to every woman who suf fered from female diseases or piles. More than a million women have accept ed this generous offer, and as Mrs. Miller is f till receiving requests from tiiou sands of women from all parts of the world, who have not yet used the remedy, she has decided to continue the offer for awhile longer, at least. This Is the simple, mild and harmless preparation that has cured so many women in the privacy of their own homes after doctors and other remedies failed. It is erpecially prepared, for the speedy and permanent cure of leueorrhca or whit ish discharges, ulceration, displacements or falling' of the womh. profuse, scanty or painful periods, uterine or ovarian tumors or growths; also- pains In the head, hack and bowels, bearing down feeling, nervous ness, creeping feeling up the spine, uielan choly, desire to cry, hot flashes, weariness and plies from any cause, or no matter of how long standing. Every woman sufferer, unable to find relief, who will write Mrs. Miller now. without delay, will receive by mail free of charge, a recent box of this simple home remedy, also a book with explanatory illus trations, showing why womn suffer and how they can easily cure themselves at home without the aid of a physician. Don't suffer another day, but write at once to Mrs. Cora B. Miller. Box KMXt:;, Kokonio, Indiana. Toothache Gum i not only stops toothache instant ly, but cleans the cavity , removes all odor, and prevent decay. Keep a sup ply and save many a dentist hill. g A Smell Affair. There are Imitations. Bee that yon get Peat's Totha-h Van. &t all druggists, H cents, or by mall. Dent's Corn Gum .VT, Bullion i, (it. 3 C. S. DENT CO.. Dttrort, Mich. g ppfl pgr WM fi P tgjB