UNITED TO EXTEND TO FOREST GROUE Formal Offer Made for Right of Way Into Washington County City. PUSH LINE TO TILLAMOOK rromotcrj Ask for franchise and Ten-Acre Tract for Terminal Grounds Board of Trade to Assist Itoad. FOREST GROVE, Or.. April 3. (Spe cial.) The TTnlted Railways Company iony rnrmally made a proposition to ii" ooara or i raue or this city to ex tend rts line now building out from rorimna. luctKe Mollis, who has been lnterced Inn for the citizens here for the electric line, presented the proposition of the company to a larfre number of citizens this morning; in his office. A blueprint shows the route the line proposes tak- irix. The map also shows about half of the rijrht or way has already been se cured. The company only asks the city to furnish a ten-acre fact about a mile north of town, which the company agrees to use as terminal and switch ing grounds, to ftrant them a franchise throuKh the streets of the city, and to use influence in aiding: the company to secure tne riKlit or way. the com psny paying whatever costs might ac crue tuererrom. Trains to Ilun on Main Street. The company proposes running: its rrains up Alain street to First avenue. North, which is only a block from the poBtomce, and a depot will be main talned somewhere in that district. The report states that the line is to be built to Tillamook at once, taking the Gales ' reek route, and surveyors have been busy in that district for the past month or more. The ten-acre tract which the coi pany asks the city to give is located about three-fourths of a mile from the main section of town, and the line will come down Main street to the terminal. The line to Tillamook is to start from the tract encircling the town to the west until it touches Gales Creek, thence west to Tillamook. All trains, from Portland to Tillamook, however, will come directly into Forest Grove. The proposed route takes a northeaster ly course from this city to Verboort Church, thence east to the Cornelius Gap. ( Itoad Expected Here by Kali. The committee has already set to work to secure the desired piece of land, and fror.i indications there will be no trouble in raising the funds for it. As soon as the right of way can be settled, the company states that it will put several hundred men and teams to work on this end of the route, and that construction will be vigorous ly prosecuted. It is expected by Fall that trains will be running Into Forest Grove on a second electric line to be built within 18 months. The United taps a section of the country that no "other road doea and the best section of th county at that. There are no bridges to build, and no large amount of grading to do. It is authoritatively stated that the ITnited will give the patrons a commu tation rate that will not exceed & cent a rnil. This Is one of the matters the railroad committee of this place over looked when the Oregon Electric made Ita proposition and which has resulted In the ommutation ticket service being discontinued by the Southern Pacific that have confronted our Government in tne ruinlling of treaty obligations. I learn a few years ago that a number of Italians were killed in Louisiana by a mob, which occurrence resulted In in ternational difficulty and threatened war. The Administration of the United States declared that the Federal Govern ment had no right or authority, under our Constitution, to enter a state and punish a citizen f f or such violation of treaty rights. Later, when the California Japan school question had threatened trouble, editors. Senators and Jurist de clared the Federal Government had no right to Interffere with the regulation of ate schools. A few days since, I saw in- an address delivered in New York by ex-Secretary Klihu Root that there is great need for the Government to be given authority or power to enforce treaty rights. Now, I maintain that the Constitution grants all the authority and power need ed for such enforcement- There is a clause in that Instrument which says: "The President by and with the advice and consent of two-thirds of the Senate shall make treaties." This gtves abso lute authority as to the kind. Another clause states: "This Constitution and the treaties made In conformity there with shall be the supreme law of the land" (I quote from memory and may not have the exact words). To question the power or authority of that which, to me. is supreme, would seem absurd. Now, as to mode: If a law provides for the violation of a treaty, the United States District Attorney should ask for BINGHAM'S TALK SHARP ATTACKS MATLOCK, HIS OPPO NENT IN RACE. HouAins; Political Meeting Attracts Large Crowd in Opera House at Eugene. F.L'OKNa Or.. April 3. (Special.) The opera-house was crowded to th doors tonight at the meeting of the supporters of I. If. Bingham for Mayor. The Kugene band played and an orchestra assisted in the programme. B. I.. Boa-art presided at the meeting and speeches were made by 1 11. Bingham. V. V. Calkins and S. I. Allen. Mr. Bingham bitterly denounced ilie present Mayor and Council. Tlic speaker denied that the Willamette Valley Company had brought the in junction against the city, asserting thaf the "taxpayers, the men who work for a living." brought the action. Mr. Bingham stated that 40 per cent of the business men bad besieged lilin to become their Mayor. , W. W. Calkins stated that he had no criticism to make of the McKenzie River power project, but he didn't want to see .Mr. Matlock Mayor of Kugene. He then reviewed the work of the administration S. Allen closed tlie speeches. Ha aid he thought the proposed power plant for the city waa all right, but he thought Mayor Matlock waa not going at it in the proper way. He accused the Mayor or inconsistency and gave his own ex perlences as a practical municipal own ership man. Tonight s meeting closed the campaign s far as speechmaking is concerned. The election Monday promises to be one of th most interesting of recent years. A record breaking vote will be polledl CONTRACT LETF0R RAILS l.rand Trunk Pacific Prepares to Ex tend Canadian Line. VANCOUVER. B. C. April 3. (Spe- J- K. lajrymple. freight and traffic manager of the Grand Trunk Pacific Railroad. announced today that a contract had just been awarded to the Dominion Steel Company for the steel rails for the first section of 100 miles now under construction east tf Prince Rupert. The contract is for 16.000 tons, to be delivered at Prince Rupert in August. They will be sent around the Horn by sailing vessels. Announcement will be made In a fortnight of the awarding of a con tract to grade the 100 miles of line cast of Prince Rupert. GOVERNMENT AUTHORITY lti Power Considered in Enforcing Treaty Obligations. HIT.IS1AI.R. Or, April 3. (To the Kuitor. In reading of the difficulties RATE SUIT FILED Wheat Farmers Ask Reduction in Freight to Astoria. PLAN TO SHIP OWN GRAIN Allege Advantage in Erecting Ware house at Mouth of Columbia Six Railroad Companies ' Are Defendants ; in Suit. SPOKANE. Wash.. April 3. (Special.) Suit has been filed by the Farmers' Educational and Co-operative Associa tion of America through the State Legislative committee for "Washington and Idaho of which J. M. Reld. of Pull- STAFF OF THE ALKI, VANCOUVER HIGH SCHOOL'S A1TNTJAL t ; : j r 1 f N&T :1 , ' j - i i 4 S. ' ' I WW Pred Bennett, Editor-in-Chief. -Jerry Rlordan, Bnelaeis Manager. and the United States Court should grant an injunction restraining any and all officers from enforcing such a law. To provide against mob or other violation of law. Congress should make a law provid ing suitable penalties and mode of trial. The United States Marshal would then arrest such criminals regardless "of state authority, or, if need be, take them out of the hands. of the state, to be punished by Federal law. In regard to the school question, I be lieve that the state might exclude all foreigners from our public schools, but they cannot distinguish between nations having the same treaty rights. If the above Is not good law and sound reasoning. I should like to be shown wherein it falls short. J. O. HAINES. "ALKI" STAFF IS BUSY VANCOUVER HIGH SCHOOL TO ISSUE YEAR-BOOK. Publication of Initial Annual Ea gerly "Watched For by 200 Students. VANCOUVER. Wash., April 3. (Spe cial.) The "Alki" is the name of the an nual which the senior class of the Van couver High School is preparing to is sue this Spring. It is the first "publica tion of its kind ever issued by the stu dents of the local high school, and its appearance is being eagerly looked for ward to by the almost 200 pupils. The word "Alki" Is an old Indian term denoting the future or what the future contains, and while there will be con siderable past liistory In the publication tne idea is to show from what has been done and what ie being done what the future will brin forth. The Vancouver Hign School has been steadily growing until it is now one of the leading high schools of the state. Its debaters have reached the finals in the lnterecholastic debates, its graduates have honors at the Btate university, its basketball team was the champion in Southwestern Washington this last sea son. Its teams have won victories In baseball, football and track athletics. Its curriculum has been extended and en larged, its faculty Increased and a new commodious high school building recently erected. The work of preparing the material for the "Alki" has been going on since the first of the year. The etaff is com posed of the following: Editor-in-chief, Kred Bennett: business manager, Jerry Rlordan: artist, Roy Knight: associate editors, Theresa Hilstrom. Inea Minkler, Floyd Kingen, Lillie Sugg, and Carlton Eouton. Kopiah Miner I Killed. CEXTRAT.l A Wash A n,H ,o . ' ' o. WIC- cial.) Joseph Stockman, a miner, waa ot-wuciuiuaiy Kiuea yesxeraay to the "Wilson Coal Company's mine, at Ko piah. Thfl HAV hfrl-m nma . ( l ,jaJ been put in place to keep the roof of the rnnm un In . H . mAn,t,,, v. j i - Stockman was engaged In putting in nmoer. a car struck one of the timbers already In place, knocking it OUt and letting nn tmm.niia rock into the room. This caught the miner and crushed his head and upper pare or nis oody almost to a pulp. Stockman leaves a wife and six small cniiaren. Rp"rt Pro;., T-illory. 4 Alder t w The Champagne Dy wnicn other s I i f i are judged Extra Dry Made of selected grapes of the choicest vineyards Naturally Dry and Pure SELECTED BRUT Mads only of tin choicest Vtrrtaga Wines- 01 exceeding dryness and purity Btac laoa une-tttr f IB tout! Chmnipacaa 1 mprtmllMift V man. Is president, to require the rail roads to give the same rates on grain, livestock, vegetables and other farm products to Astoria, as to Puget Sound and Portland points: The suit was filed today before the Interstate Commerce Commission is in formation Mr. Reid received in a tele gram this evening from Frederick H. Murray, of Tacoma, attorney for the union. The complaint charges that the union desires to build a warehouse for handling grain of its members at tide water and that Astoria is the logical place, being but five miles from the ocean and the rate bv vennel fs lec front there than from Portland and Puget Sound points. The suit is brought against the Northern Pacific, Great northern, O. R. & N., Oregon, Washington & Idaho, Spokane, Portland & Seattle, and As toria & Columbia River Railroads and demands a reduction in the rate on grain and all other farm products. It charges that, the rate now charged to Astoria is 28 1-4 cents per 100 pounds as compared with 19 1-4 cents per 100 pounds to Seattle, Sumas, Ta coma, Bellingham, Portland and other points, and that the distance is much less from Spokane, Lewiston, Walla Walla and kindred points to Astoria' than to Puget Sound points, beinr 95 miles less than to Sumas; also that the plaintiff la an organization of farmers with nearly 15,000 members In Wash ington, Jregon and Idaho, and that they produce 25,000,000 bushels of grain annually. CHILDREN SHOW DEFECTS Out of 4T5 Examined at Olympla, Only 194 Are Normal. OLTMPH Wash innl t Fragmentary returns from the physical rAauiuiauun wi iae scnoot cnudren or Olympia. which took place last October, show that out of 475 children of the many examined, only 194 were normal. """ -ox wcic ueucieni m one way or another. The nose, ears and throat of the afflicted ones were the chief sources of trouble, as It was found that in most in stances tueir sight was exceptionally good. The school authorities and the physi cians have been more startled bv the Indifference of the parents than bV the large mimher of deficient children found. v BUFFUM ? PENDLETON For Style and Quality v AlfRvfRxntainiii & fX AAKTPS Smart Spring Clothes That is the term applied by Men best fitted to judg of the dressy - . . creations we are showing in ;0 J. Alfred Benjamin ?Co's Productions for .This Season The line is so universally pood so superior to any "ot her , niskcs in ". ' . " . ' ' Style, Quality and Workmanship that a look will convince the most skeptical that it is to their advantage to buy and wear clothincr bearing the BENJAMIN LABEL. AVe are now. showing" splendid assortment of new Spring. ., ' " Suits, Topcoats and Cravenettes $20.00 to $40.00 Latest Styles in Negligee Shirts Our ' showing of Men 's pleated and fine negli gee Shirts is unusually good; . Spring's newest colors and pattern ef fects . are shown in all styles; coat or plain; cuffs attached or sep arate; plaited or plain bosoms . $1.50 to $3.50 Newest in Soft Hats Soft hats wiU be unusual ly popular this season, and we are showing a variety of styles in the new colors for , Spring, which are fast finding favor with particular men. Here are our lines : KNOX Derbys and soft hats at $5.00 STETSON Soft hats..,. 4 to $15 NECKWEAR Spring's richest color ings, in beautiful silks from the world's best looms are here in profu sion.. Come in . and see our assortment at 50 to . $2.50 THE BRISTOL Derbys and soft hats . , . at .... ... $3.00 311 Morrison, Opposite Postoffice Large Assortment Auto Caps In many instances the parents considered the whole examination a needless bother, and few sent in reporta of any kind as to how their children were getting along. Physicians asked. that a report be made at the end of six weeks. - Wasliougal Kesident Dies. VANCOUVER, Wash., April 3. (Spe cial.) Leroy Morgan, . aged 72 years, a resident of the State of Washington for 45 years, died at Washougal Thursday evening of heart failure. He will be buried with Masonic honors at AVashougal tomorrow afternoon. . IRRIGATED LANDS ARE YOU LOOKING FOR A HOME OR INVESTMENT IN THE WILLAMETTE VALLEY? $100 DOWN, $10 MONTH Five-acre tracts and upwards, as low as $100 per acre, ad joining the City of Canby, 20 miles south of Portland. Perpet . ual gravity water right, perfect drainage. No blizzards, frosts or sand storms. 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