The Sunday Oregonian., January 10, 1909, Page 8, Image 8

TIIE SUTOAT OREGOyiAK, PORTXANP. JANUARY 10, 1909.
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ORANGE FAVORS
CONVICT LABOR
Lents Grange Also Wants Cost
of Good Roads Divided
Among Counties.
OPPOSES AUTOMOBILE ROAD
tn desolations JHM-larc Cost of
Pleasure Highway Through State
Should Not Be Taxed to Wholo
tlMte I5lg K'nrt Made.
Good r.nadi in Oreron and H to
3-t Them" was tho principal subject
fllscussed yesterday afternoon at tl.e
annual meeting of I.e.its Grange. In
pite of the storm there was a large
tendance and the consideration of
ti ls topic took up much of the after
noon. An exhaustive report was sub
mitted by a committee of the Grange
howln what is being done in the ,11
Southern States where convict labor la
larrely and successfully employed, and
io in several of the Middle States,
where the cost of road construction is
divided between the state and the
county, in this connection tl.e report
"''In Vow Jcrsry the state and county
pay -to eo" of bull-llu Permanent
rTds in re--Hania part o
f'hav.' aaopied'in chu
Una, Vermont. Onmcticut. New I01K.
Statistics how that road
na gone forward 33 1-3 P'' cl,2?tr
.nd is of a more permanent '-a0,J
than in slates where tho oll m -tho.i ..i
road diatrtcta and poll taxes employ
w, were uM. In Orepon in 1'4
7. '"re Z4.XS mi.es of road. !
miles were graveled and -9 rn'lrs
were covered with crushed rock. How
Tver the state has made some gains
Ilnce then. mainly in Multnomah
County, whir, the county prisoners are
employed.
Convicts -Make Ciood Workmen.
-Statistical reports from 11 South
ern State, where convicts are em
ployed on the road, show that the cost
per convict ranges from 1 cents to 5'
cents, and the average cost for all
these states is 33 cents per day. and It
1. also reported that convicts make
fairly good workmen, and reU6
training and experience tending to
na. them good citizen, after the ex
piration of their terms. The health of
the convict Is maintained, so that
medical attention Is practically noth
ing. In Multnomah County Is an
tration of what may be done i with t
labor of county prisoners ro
Butte comes the material for the best
macadamized roads yet constructed In
the Northwest.
"In the Southern States convict la
bor Is used to advantage In road con
struction, and there is no competition
with free labor. Portable quarters are
used to house the convicts and es
capes are no more frequent than at
the penitentiaries. Is Is proposed In a
bill which will be submitted at the
coming Legislature to make it POl
ble for any county In the state to use
convict labor in road construction.
Aside from the financial advantage of
such a plan Is the benefit to the con
vict himself, by suppyltn Mm outdoor
employment and keeping him healthy,
so that when his term has expired be
Is prepared to earn a living."
The report summed uu the following
reneral principles for the betterment
of roads In Oregon:
Principles to Be Advocated.
T-lrrt Oriran'ratlon of sod roadj cluhs
fnr the dtfCUMlon of r.d construction,
financing and mciticus employed in other
tale. . .
fercono Careful InvctleaUon of the road
. . , . . . v. ..,,,'.! m t h .1 Leclsia-
tur. at the eomlnu fi. to wit: A bill
to divide eo of rra.ls betwe.-n the state;
coanry and community; a Mil enablln
counties to luu bonJi t" tho amount of
I5O0.0-M) for construrtin roails; and a bill
providing for the employment of convicts
In the penitentiary In n-aJ construction by
the counties of th. stale at their ontlon.
Third Consideration of the general prin
ciple that the Government build Interstate
rifin roads, connecting all the States of
he Union with hlh-cl.is roads and Unking
the county road systems radiating from
the market and business centers Into the
farming communities by annual appropria
tions ranging from sr.o.OOO.OUO to lloo.OOO.
tMW Fourth P-egulatin? the speed of automo
biles driven over the county roads and
makln It a mtleuianor f.T au automo
ttl. driver to force a vehicle from the
common highway, at the same time giving
full recognition of the gt valua of avuto
uobtlea to th. present time.
Fifth Recognition of tha efforts of all
rood roads movements and co-operatioa
stun the same la tale state, where they
Vromlsa resulta
Sixth That the Orange should favor the
construction of permanent roads by the
a'ata and country, but that It will not te
vise to Issue bonds tor road construction
tiiat will be a Hen upon the property of
tiie farmers of any community believing
such plan double taxation and unfair; that
the appointment should be made of a state
road anginesr of high character and attain
ment, whose functions shall be to hold
good roads convention throughout the
state and encourage and superintend uni
form road construe lion.
Resolutions Are Adopted.
"Education and agitation only will bring
results In this state." the report con
tinues, "fr'ull investigation and discussion
will enable the people to understand what
is bUriK done to promote ruad construc
tion, and will: full Information we shall
be slow to pass ill-considered resolutions
condemning a proposition about which wa
may bo Ignorant, liy education, by In
vestigation, we shall arm ourselves
against unjust and oppressive measures,
and enable ourtvlves to distinguish a
fair and Just measure.
It is not necessary to speak of tha
advantages of good roads to an audience
of Uian.rs. morally, financially and
from an educational view point. We all
realize that a well constructed road is
educational, the same as a beautiful pic
ture, a bit of natural scenery, or an
artistic building."
The following resolutions were
adopted:
Whcress. Th-w So general wrltatlon ail ovyr
the THic in the li .vrrl of goxt roa.ls and
various hemes are o-irg promoted leoking
to the ln.rvvement ox our puDllo Dlgnwaya,
and
Whereas. The Grange, representing the
fu-me-s and tr.e procuring class, (he ciass
to whom road arc a ceceeelty. deems It its
duy u give expre.4jvD to its views on this
w-i,:y agitated subject of good roses, Lhere-
'Rewved. By Lenta Grange. No. 861. that
we tavor the bulMlog of permanent and good
r ds aa fast as tfre wealth and general prog
ress of tb country will permit, and that w
fa-or atich action by the State Legislature
ss will provide for a uslfonn system or hlgh
grs'le roals. llnklrg the farming districts
wi-n the markets and business centers of each
e. en'y In la. state; and be It further
K,ivd That we are opposed to any
a-heme of taxlr.c the peor'e of the wWe
s-it for the purpose of building a pubilo
antomoblles and pleasure seekers; and be It
further
Resolved. That If the General Government
should make appropriations for the benefit of
the public hlchwaya. the appropriations
ex.ould be Judiciously distributed among the
several counties, so that all pubilo roads may
be benefitted thereby
(Signed) J. A. PTONT5.
A F. 1IERSHVER.
W. A. yOUNG.
Committee.
The following officers, "W. A. Young of
ficiating, were Installed, except a few who
were absent: Master. U. A. Darnall,
overseer, Isabel Geisler; lecturer. W. A.
Toung; steward, Mrs. Victor Domra; as
sistant steward. F. O. Snuflln; chaplain,
Mrs. Jennie R. Miller; treasurer. Mrs. K
A. Ilershner; secretary, Mrs. W. L.
Hotchkiss; gatekeeper, W. E. Thomas;
Ceres. Bnmi A. Doram; Pomona. Flora,
I'resta Thomas: lady assistant steward.
Maude Zimmerman. The membership was
reported by the retiring secretary at 15S.
It was reported that work on the rein
forced concrete two-story building is pro
gressing. The new hall will cost tOOOO
when completed and will be occupied in
about three months.
SOCIETY DOES GOOD WORK
Aid Society Superintendent Files
i:eiort for Two Years Past.
Superintendent Gardner, of the Boys'
and Girls' Aid Society, has Just tiled,
as required by law, a most Interesting
report to the Secretary of State of
the work done by the society for the
biennial period ending December SI.
The report shows that BS9 children
have been received at the Home. Four
hundred two of this number are en
tirely new cases, or received for the
first time, from 27 different counties
of the state, as follows: Baker 16.
Benton 4, Clackamas 8. Clatsop 7. Co
lumbia 1. Coos 5. Crook 2. Douglas 12.
Grant 8. Jackson 4, Josephine , Kla-
llflfl FIGHTER QIlS
John Watrous Redfield Ends
Stormy Life.
EARLY SETTLER OF OREGON
Born In 1814, He Follows Sea, Aft
erward Settling In Willamette
Valley, Crossing Plains In
1853 to Oregon.
John Watrous Redflcld. the well-known
pioneer of Southern Oregon, who died at
the home of his son. William H. Redfield.
at Glendale, Or.. January 1, was bom
in Gilford. Conn.. December 11. 1814. At
an early ago he went to sea. employed in
the packet service between Now York.
Charleston, New Orleans and the West
Indies. He made four trips to Eng
land and was fhere at the time of Queen
Victoria's coronation. In 1S37. Upon his
return home, he abandoned the sea and
removed to Illinois, where he engaged
In farming.
He crossed the plaini to Oregon In 1So3,
Intending to settle on Puget Sound, but
was Induced to make his home In the
Willamette Valley. In the following
PIONEES COUPLE WHO HELPED BUILD OREGON
1.
."-if .
1 Ach
'sv-v . ..... yy-.fi
math 5. Lane 14. Ltnn 10. Malheur 2,
Marion 15. Multnomah 226, Polk 6.
Sherman . Tillamook 7. Umatilla 5.
fnion 2. Wallowa 6. Wasco 8. Wash
ington 10, Yamhill , and Alaska 1.
The remaining 187 were children who
had been at the Home before and
were returned or recalled from family
homeaef or cause.
This class of children, says the Sup
erintendent, are the cause of great
trouble and anxiety for child-placing
agencies throughout the entire world,
as for some of them It Is almost Im
possible to find a permanent family
home. The average number of chil
dren during the biennial period at the
Receiving Home was 63. officers 6. mak
ing a total of 69 persons. The per
capita cost for each Inmate per annum
at the Receiving Home was S74.29, per
month 16.19. per day 20 cent, and a
fraction, or about 7 cents per meaL
The cost of field work. Including In
vestigations of abused and neglected
children throughout the state, prose
cuting same, placing wards In fn?lljr
home? and visiting them thereafter
was 14918 per annum. The cost per
Capita for "visitation, calculating the
mTnimum number 5ui
the society In family homes throughout
the state was S9.64. niraet
The society has now under Its direct
care Placed out In family
including those who have become of
age or have been adopted. 608 children
These children are entirely dependent
on"ne society for care and mainten
ance and If uch children were ma r
?alned In a state school at a P capita
of $6 per month, they would cost the
state the sum of $36,578 per annum, or
it! 152 for the biennial period, which
would be ?n excess of the family home
"5"i- h.nd at the Re-
inere -r-- -- ------ few
Ihangf. have been made since the b.-
Klnnlag ' or the year -
count OI ins c -- ,
but Superintendent Gardner confl-
. a i ,.-nmen t 1 ftf
dentally hopes mat
children will commence In the ntar
future as he has several homo. In pros
pect. ,
Spring he took up a donation land claim
on the Umpqua River, where he contin
ued to make hl home until two years
ago, when he went, to live with his son
at Goldendale.
Mr. Redfield la survived by seven sons
and one daughter, as follows: Benjamin
F. Redfield, of Index, Wash.; Thomas
G. Redfleld, of North Yakima, Wash.;
William H. Redleld of Glendale, Or.;
John H. Redfleld, of Denver, Colo.; Sam
uel H.. Edward E.. D. Boone and Mrs.
Nettie Redfleld Levens, of Goldendale,
Wash. His wife died about a year and
a half ago.
Two years after the Redflelds arrived
In Oregon, in the Fall of 1St5, trouble
with the Rogue River Indians broke out.
The Indians were killing miners and
settlers and burning their property. One
morning in October a pack train was
fired on by the Indians at the foot of
Cow Creek Mountain, a mile from the
house, and Holland Bailey was killed.
The other members of the party escaped
by taking to the woods.
Daniel Boone (a lineal descendant of
the original Daniel Boone, who had
crossed the plains with Redfleld). went
out to watch for the Indians. The two
men were the only ones to resist the at
tack of about 3u0 Indians. Boone went
Inside and had his leg, which bad been
hit, crudely dressed. 9oon the Indians
came running to surround the men and
SEW
CHIEF OP FTTHIAX
SISTERS.
Mrs. Clara E. James.
The Installation of the newly
elected officers of Orphia Tem
ple. No. IS, Pythian Sisters, was
held on Saturday evening, Janu
ary 2. in the Pythian Castle at
Eleventh and Alder streets. The
following were the officers In
stalled for the ensuing term:
Past chief. Mrs. George W.
Turner, most excellent chief, Mrs.
Clara E. James: E. S-, Mrs. Charles
Smith: E. J- Mrs. E. S. Qulnby;
M. of T-. Mrs. E. M. Miller: M, of
R. and C Mrs. W. H. Vose; M. of
F, Mrs. George Herold: G. of O.
T Mrs. George Spencer; trustee,
Mrs. Fred Wagner: musician.
Miss Maude Olsen; captain of the
degree staff. Mrs. C C Loucks.
Laughter, Digestion
And Health
An eminent Russian physician has
stated his opinion that laughter Is one
of the best means known to science for
the correction of Dyspepsia, stomach
and nervous diseases.
Laughter, however. In a dyspeptic Is
like the memory of running brooks and
shady glens to the famishing and dying
man lost In the desert.
If one could but know all the causes,
reasons and origins of Dyspepsia, one
would not wonder at a half-hearted-ness
of a dyspeptic's gaiety.
There U a ceaseless call for appetite,
food and enjoyment to a dyspeptic
coupled with a morose, moody belief
and knowledge that such a call Is
mockery and If Indulged In will bring
discomfort, pain and regret.
Perhaps If It were understood that
the digestive system. Including mouth,
throat and alimentary canal, embrac
ing as It does the stomach, is composed
of membraneous tissue filled with mil
lions of small nerves, which control
added millions of little mouths or
suckers. Perhaps If this were known
men could more comprehensively under
stand that to disarrange such a sys
tem would meaTa Indeed Intense physi
cal pain.
Now suppose that this alimentary
canal is a mass of worn-out, debili
tated nerves and mouths, each suffer
ing excruciating physical pain and dis
comfort, and suppose such a canal filled
with the fumes and foul odors and de
cayed food from the last meal, and one
has a slight Idea as to the lack of
laughter of a dyspeptic.
Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets composed
of tho highest digestive Ingredients
one grain of a single ingredient being
capable of digesting 3000 grains of
food relieves the alimentary canal of
Its onerous duties, assists It along its
entire length 30 feet) to perform its
routine, imparts , strength and buoy
ancy to the stomach and gives back to
the blood a strong, healthy nourish
ment. Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets are natur
al adjuncts to digestion. They do not
falsely stimulate an already weakened
machine, but build up where building
Is needed and remove where removal Is
necessary.
Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets have
nothing to conceal. Here is what they
are made of: Hydrastis, golden seal,
lactose and aseptic pepsin. Forty
thousand physicians In America and
Canada use and prescribe them. They
should be used after every hearty meal,
whether one Is a dyspeptlo or not.
Every druggist carries them; price
50c Send us your name and address
and we will send you a sample package
free. Address, F. A. Stuart Co 150
Stuart Bids, Marshall. Mich.
January Rec
BENJAMIN'S CLOTHES
vercoatSe Kaiiicoa
Sale
Suits, 0
$20 VALUES NOW $15.00
$25 VALUES NOW $ 1 8.75
$30 VALUES NOW $22.50
$35 VALUES NOW $27.50
$40 VALUES NOW $30.00
All smoking jackets one-third off regular prices; fancy vests one
fourth off regular prices; our entire line of trousers one-fourth oft
BENJAMIN'S FULL DRESS AND TDXEDO SPITS ARE EXCEPTED
if I4J
S MJSL .
IJM
311 MORRISON STREET, OPPOSITE THE POSTOJFFICE
teams. The ox team became Wned at
auy ?nS eVng from the renins, for
fh. on ran up to the house .and stopped.
A week before the outbreak Mrs.
field had been shot in the knee by
accidental discharge of a pistol.
Inflicted a severe wound, confining her to
her bed for months. While she was being
carried Into the house the Indians fired
at the group and a ball passed through
her Plowing its way
floor. The Indians made a hard fight, but
they were finally obliged to withdraw.
afteyr losing a number of their fwhtlng
men. The whites escaped with only a
few wounded. . . .
The Indians burned Redfield's house and
barn, killed and drove off all of his fine
cattle and hogs and destroyed everything
else about the place. Then they rejoined
the main band fighting down Rogue
River, making a final stand in that al
most Inaccessible region. They were
finally subdued by the volunteers and
taken to the reservation. After the In
dian war Redfleld. with his family,
moved to the Umpqua Valley, where he
continued to reside.
Minister Is Jailed.
MEXICO. Mo., Jan. 9. Clyde 51. Gow.
formerly a Methodist minister, who has
been on trial for alleged complicity in
the death of Miss Lizzie Gleason. a
teacher, last July, was found guilty
of manslaughter in the second degree
last night and sentenced to four years
In the penitentiary. Gow was deposed
from the ministry last August on ac
count of his connection with the woman s
death. She died following an operation
for which she said Gow was responsible.
Gow denied the charge
Religious School Suspended.
The session of the religious school at
Temple Beth Israel will be suspended
today. The school will meet as usual
next Sunday.
Dance at Xelghbornood Hons.
The Jewish Toung Men's Club will
rive a dance at the jeignoornuuu
House tonight.
JOBS HARD SOUGHT
Many Aspirants for Senate
and House Clerkships.
POSITIONS ALL PAY WELL
Army of Candidates Busy Pnlllng
Wires and Forming: Combina
tions Xo "Frameup" In Dis
tribution of Patronage.
With the organization of the Legis
lature practically assured by the elec
tion of Senator Jay Bowerman and
Representative C. N. McArthur, as
President and Speaker, respectively,
a small army of candidates for desk
and other subordinate positions in the
two houses yesterday assailed the Legislators-elect
with even greater aggres
siveness than was manifested in the
preliminary fight for the presiding of
fices of either house. These less ex
perienced politicians resorted to every
possible Influence, not excluding com
binations, that might contribute to
their strength. The election of a United
States Senator never involved more but
tonholing and confidential conferences
than did the tactics of the several as
pirants for subordinate Jobs, paying
from 3 to 10 a day. In their negotia
tions for support yesterday.
From both the Bowerman and the
. . . tbA Henial that
any "frame-up" has been entered Into
by which the minor officers of either
house are to be determmea. ine pros
pective officers-elect of both houses
declare that the candidates for the var
ious subordinate positions In the or
ganization of the two branches shall
rest on their own merits and shall not
have the advantage of any organized
support. These officers are to serve
the membership of the two houses and
their choice, so it Is said, will be left
to the members of those houses irre
spective of any support from the or
ganizations which are responsible for
the selection of Bowerman and McAr
thur. These "Would Be Chief. Clerk.
For chief clerk of the Senate there
are three active candidates William
H Barry, of Multnomah; W. Al Jones,
of Marlon; and S. L. Morehead, of Lane.
In the contest for this place the fight
Is said to lie between Barry and Jones
with chances about even, although
Barry declares that he can depend on 14
votes in Republican caucus of the 23
Republican Senators. For assistant
chief clerk of the Senate. John P.
Hunt, of Marion, who held the same
position in the 1907 session, apparently
has no opposition.
Three candidates aspire for the Job
of calendar clerk in the upper house.
They are: W. 8. Llnville. of Yamhill.
Roy W. Ritner, of Umatilla; and Frank
Middleton. of Multnomah. Llnville is
said to have led in this three-cornered
race, although Ritner has the support
of several members from Eastern Ore
gon who are insisting that that section
of the state should be represented in
the desk organization of the Senate.
Frank Motter, of Multnomah, the vet
eran reading clerk, has the advantage of
having no tangible opposition and prob
ably will win the place without any
doubt. ,
There is greater strife for the various
desk positions in the House. There aro
at least two and possibly three candi-
. . - . . . , i i. tn tw Inipar noiua.
I dates lor cniei uem " -------
! Walter Winslow. unsuccessful candidate
for the Legislature irom aiaxion vu..
last Spring, would like to have this Job.
He was without an opponent until a few
j v, v n.f DeXeffe. a young
Ud3 DKUi " in... A
.nforoH the contest. A
third candidate for this place may i
velop before tonight in the p i
son of W. F. In-acer. of Marlon,
who served as assistant r.hW rlerk
in the 19U7 session. Drager early
in tho campaign announced that ho
would be a candidate for the same Job
at this session, but some of his friends
went to him yesterday and urged that. In
view of his experience of two years ago.
he become a candidate for chief clerk.
Drager has the proposal under consider
ation. Should he decide to become a
candidate for chief clerk. It would leave
George E. Neuner. of Douglas, without
any opponent in his candidacy for as
sistant chief clerk.
Aspirants for Reading Clerk.
Four candidates aspire to the position
of reading clerk in the House. They are:
John Wlthycombe, of Benton; Glen O.
Holman, of Polk; Wallace G. Trill of
Marion, and Louis C. Stringer, of Marion.
Wlthycombe was reading clerk In the
House at the 1907 session, but Is not
regarded as a likely winner at this time.
So far as could be learned yesterday,
the contest for this place seems to lie
between Holman and Trill.
For calendar clerk there are three ac
tive candidates, Charles N. Ryan, of
Multnomah; John Latourette, of Multno
mah, and W. F. Keady. of Lincoln. Of
tha three, Latourette was the original
candidate and his friends declare he has
succeeded in organizing considerable sup
port. At the same time Ryan, who has
an extensive acquaintance in Multnomah
County, is said to have the support of a
majority of the delegation from this
county as a nucleus from which he hopes
to organize a sufficient following to land
the Job. .
J F. Singer, of this county, a member
of the Republican County Central Com
mittee was yesterday distributing cards
among the House members In solicitation
of support for doorkeeper. He was the
only candidate prominent In the Imperial
Hotel corridors yesterday for tl.:s p ace.
The same was true of K. C. Bldrldge.
Jr. of Polk, who Is seeking the position
of mail clerk In the House.
Tomorrow (Monday) will positively be
the last day of discount for West Side
gas Dins
SEE OUR WINDOW DISPLAYS OF T.OW and MEDIUM-PRICED FURNITURE
Our entire stock of Furnitu re
-thousands of pieces, all new,
and hundreds of exclusive
designs is included in our
January Sale. This is our
only sale during the year,
and we are determined to
make it a notable event.
Price reductions throughout
are sharp, and values so
genuine that no buyer can
overlook them.
Our Carpet and Drapery Depts
flllna f IfKPk Offer a wealth of money-saving opportuni
trllilld VrlUaCld - c nrps nf nlfra and all short lengths
and dropped patterns in carpets are to be
immediately closed out. So are all broken
lots of lace curtains, all couch covers, table
covers and portieres, and many patterns in
cretonnes, madras and nets. See window
Fifth street.
New Brass Beds
Finely-made Beds, full size,
exclusive styles, $20, $22.50,
$25, $32.50 and upward:
Vem'is Martin Beds, heavy
construction, $11, $12, $15
and $20.
Buffets and
Immense line of low-priced
hardwood Buffets; ' hand
some designs, all finishes.
Priced for January at $13,
$14, $18.50, $20, $22, $24
and upward.
Quaint Furniture
Since the opening of the
store our stock of quaint
furniture has been famous.
This stock is now larger
than ever, and includes a
splendid assortment for the
living-room, library, dining
room and den. January
price reductions are so
o-reat that all who are mter-
XT
ested in this most handsome,
durable and stylish furni
ture will do well to antici
pate their needs for the com
ing year.
Fifth and Stark
J. G. MACK W CO.
Fifth and Stark
tje ataxe aa a ksnw aw