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THE SUNDAY OREGONIAX, PORTLAND, MARCH 20, 1910.' 5 1 ENGLISH PHYSICM WOULD WIELD ROD Alarming Increase of Rowdies Due to Mawkish Sentiment, Says Sir Dyce Duckworth. SCIENTISTS ADVISE HAllT Itiiiiiaiiitariaiiism IJun niot'ls II low at Vigor of Kace, Asserts Direc tor of Inebriate Board De generates Oct Protection. LONDOX, March 19. ( Special.) Two RUthoritative voices were rawoj in London this wek against the so-called excessive humanitarianism of England, a condition often commented upon by American stu dents of political and social conditions 1n this country. Addressing- an associa tion for the care of friendless girls. Sir lyce ruckworth, the noted physician, said : "As a people we are becoming mawk ishly sentimental. The cane has van ished from the public elementary schools, with the result that there is an alarm ing increase of rowdies. Now-a-days only the son of a nobleman may be whipped one of the few privileges en joyed by members of the House of Lords. We must not touch the skins of the navvy or the laborers. The country ne-ds wholesome-minded men and women. The doing of men's work by women is disgust ing." Protection of Degenerates. Frank A. Gill, director of the Lanca shire Inebriate Board, spoke along the same line, ho said: "Before the advent of artificial laws the vigor of the race wa5 maintained by ihe natural law of the survival of the fittest, aided by the deportation and tho execution of the criminal classes. Both these- means of keeping the race fit are now practically abolished and humanitar ianism runs riot. We compel degener ates to live more or less healthful lives and enable them to propagate their species and rear their offspring at public expense, thus assuring the unlimited and permanent contamination of tho blood of the nation." Mr. Gill does not venture to indicate any escape from the evils which he de plores. He asserts that compulsory sanitation preserves prolific degener ates, jet he refrains from advocating a return to social barbarism. Many Look to State. It cannot be gainsaid that vast num bers of Englishmen view with anxiety the increase in legislation calculated to encourage people to look to the state rather than to their own eftorts for success in the battle of life. In this connection it may be men tioned that the Government is now in full swing as an employment hunting' agency. The labor exchanges opened five weeks ago obtained 20.000 situa tions for unemployed, but after a dras tic weeding-out process they Ftill have on the registers upward of 100,000 ap plications, with scores applying- at each of the bureaus daily. It Is estimated that the able-bodied, competent and -willing- workers In the country -who are out of employment number at least a quarter of a million. PERILOUS TRIP STARTED Little Yacht Sails From Puget Sound Bound for Mexico. 9EATTLE, Wash., March 19. (Special.) Duplicating the perilous attempt of Captain Moore and the crew of the lug Grayling, which sailed from Seattle sev eral months ago for Panama and has never since been heard from. Captain Poole, of this city, in command of the yacht Bonita, is making a thrilling trip down the Pacific Coast from Seattle to Mexico. The Bonita was formerly oned by Fred Stimson, of this city, and was a well-known pleasure craft on Puget Sound. She was built in Ballard in 1901, fritted fcr protected waters and of barely 27 gross tons. The vessel Is schooner ritged and was recently old to- a Mexi can syndicate in which there are a num ber of local stockholders. The buyers are known as the Pacific Development & Concessions Company, end have fishing concessions on the coast of Mexico, in connection with which the Bonita will be used, if she arrives there safely. DENTAL WAR IN COURTS State Board Sued to Compel It to Diamine Candidate. SEATTLE, Wash., March 19. Special.) The war between E. J. Brown, the law-3'er-dentist, and the -State Board of Een tal Examiners was carried into the Su perior Court this morning, when C. W. Hamshaw, employed by Dr. Brown, filed a complaint in which he asks for a writ of mandanus requiring the State Board of Dental Examiners to examine the plaintiff as to his qualifications to prac tice dentistry. If he be found qualified, as prescribed by law, he asks that a cer tificate to that effect be issued by the Boara. Hamshaw also asks that he be awarded such other and further relief as the court may deem proper. According to the affi davit filed, each applicant for a certifi cate is compelled to sign an agreement by which he contracts not to break tho dental "code of ethics.' whicn, among other things, provides that it is unpro fessional to resort to public advertise ments calling attention to lowness of prices or special modes of operating. Section 4 of this "code" provides that "when general rules have been adopted by members of the profession practicing in the same localities in relation to fees, it is unprofessional and dishonorable to depart from those rules, except- when variation of circumstances require it." MONDELL POCKETS BILLS (Continued From First Page. and following such report the -President's bills. In such form, will be sub mitted to the Senate for consideration. In view of the situation which pre vails at the House end of the Capitol, President Taft feels that he Is Justi fied in allowing Western members to make their own fight for their pet bill, which makes available 130,000.000 to complete Government irrigation proj ects. That bill Is in the hands of an unfriendly committee, the committee a waS and means, K doubt if the President sends -word to the Speaker that committee could be induced to re port the measure favorably, for there Is thorough harmony between the President and the majority of this committee. But the President has not made any such effort, for he resents the indifference with which the House committee has treated his recommenda tions on conservation. Taft Waits on HotisCj The President's position is seemingly well taicen. He has stated puDncly, time and again, that Congress must define the extent to which the Gov ernment must go in the conservation of natural resources. He has been un willing to exceed the law, at the behest of enthusiasts, and has answered all their appeals by saying the Administration- will go to the limit of the law and no further. But he knows and the country knows that existing land laws are, in many instances antiquated and inadequate; he has recommended changes in those laws, and some changes should be made, and will be made if Congress Is given opportunity to act. It matters not to the President if Congress sees fit to amend the con servation bills which he submitted. He expected changes to be made He has no particular pride in the- measures which he submitted: he submitted them PIONEER OF PORTLAND PASSES AWAV AT SPO KANE. tr J- 4 Late W. D. Plants. W. D. Plants, a pioneer of? Portland, died yesterday at his home in Spokane. Mr. Plants was in the uily one week ago, on liis return from a trip along the AtiariUe seaboard and to Old Mr-xico and Havana. At that thri" his health was excellent and he enjoyed a visit with many of tho merchants of early days. Mr. Plants came to Portland in 1865. and for IS years was connected with thev wholesale grocery firm of Corbett & Macleay He later engraged In that trade at Spokane, retiring about 12 years ago. Mr Plants was married to Miss Elisabeth Fisher, of Port land, and survived her b two years. His only survivor is a son, Kenneth Plants, now a stu dent at Princeton. The young man is now en route to Spo kane, where the funeral will be held. merely for consideration, and for the basis of discussion. But he is disgruntled because Con gress has seen fit thus far to ignore his recommendation completely, and to set aside the whole conservation ques tion, when the country at large expects something to be done, and holds the President responsible. President Solves Problem. Now that the President has declared himself, and made It plain to v estern men that ho cannot, with good grace, further aid the $30,000,000 irrigation bill so long as Congress refuses even to consider his conservation programme. Western members who are most anxi ous for money for irrigation will prob ably see to it that Mr. Mondell comes down off his high horse, and at least gives the House an opportunity to con sider some of the measures advocated by the Administration. The House may not agree with the President's views, the committee may not agree with them, and the House may not agree with the committee, but there is a solution somewhere. The majority of the House will be able to agree upon some sort of bill, and that is all the President asks. He seemingly has found the key to the situation, and if so. the West will not only get its $30,000,000, but the Ad ministration will have law to guide it hereafter in shaping policies for the conservation of natural resources. LIBEL TRIALNEAR END ALL HELENA STIIIKED BY GRAFT CHARGES MADE. F. J. Edwards, Mayor, Under Fire for His Bank Accounts in ' Oilier Cities. HELENA, Mont.. March 19. (Spe cial.) After having occupied the time of the District Court for a solid week, it now looks as if the jury, would re ceive the Itaftery criminal libel case for (lnal determination Tuesday after noon. Raftery is' editor of a local paper, charged with criminal libel because of attacks on the administration of F. J. Edwards, Mayor of Helena, of which graft forms the principal basis. Today's evidence made rather startling- disclosures concerning bank ac counts of Alayor Edwards outside of Helena. Under cross-examination he admitted that he had deposits in Wash ington, Wyoming and Montana banks, but that these were made for a Hel ena bank which had an abundance of money and in order to secure a better rate of interest had him, as a stocK holder therein, make the deposits, the certificates being turned over to the bank. This statement was corroborated by a banker later in the day. The court rather severely admonished the Mayor for his seemingly evasive replies. Throughout the trial has been replete with sensation and the outcome li awaited with much Interest, because the names of not a few prominent residents of the state have been in volved In one form or another. Steamship Portland Reports. By United Wireless from Prince William ,Sound, Alaska, the following message was received by the Weather Bureau yesterday arternoon: Steamship Portland, at sea; barometer, 30.00; steady;, misty; fresh northerly, breeze. - 7 if ' .il f Late W. D. Plants. f E MENACES Irish and Liberals Again Dis agree on Priority of Veto or Budget. CABINET OF MANY MINDS "While Redmond Insists Attack on Lords Must Be First, Ministers Wrangle About Plan .and Say Budget More Necessary. BY T. P. O'CONNOR. ' Spectial Cable to the Chicago Tribune. Copy right. 1910, by the Tribune Company. LONDON, March ID. (Special.) Once more the situation is critical and for the moment a rupture between the ministry and the Irish party seems in evitable. The controversy rages around the old auestion of whether the budget should be passed before the veto is dealt with. Redmond still adheres to the policy summed up in the words, "No vote, no budget." The ministry, on the other hand, declares It Is impossible to face the British constituencies without a plain attempt to carry the budget. The ministry has been considerably divided for some time, largely because of Its composite formation, both as to opinions and age. Some of the best men in the cabinet are now old, timid and unequal to the semi-revolutionary conditions now existing. Others, like Sir Edward Gray, are stubborn reac tionaries in certain things and are so afraid of one chamber and so anxious to preserve the two chambers as to look askance at the veto proposals, which limit "the House of Lords so much as to make it practically impo tent as a second chamber. Cabinet Has Dimensions. For months the struggle went on be tween the advocates in the Cabinet of a simple veto resolution and the advocates of a reformed House of Lords. This struggle still .was going on when the House of Commons met, which is the real reason for the In decision and unpreparedness at the opening of the Parliamentary session. Sir Edward Gray and the reform sec tion finally were routed by the revolt of the Radicals, but Gray returned to the fight and insisted on pushing for ward the budget irrespective of the hostility of the Irish. Gray ultimately won, bringing the cabinet almost solidly over to his views. In the meantime Redmond has a large backing among many of the Radical speakers and newspapers for the policy of "no veto, no budget," but this back ing probably will disappear when the Liberals are brought face to face with the decisiion of their leader, with a threat to break up the ministry .and the prospect of an immediate general elec tion. Liberal Party May Break L'p. The rupture means, of course, the breaking up of the Liberal forces to a disastrous extent In Great Britain. It also means loss of both the budget and the veto and also' the postponement of many reforms, including home rule, for some years. "The Irish are more ready for a gen eral election than any other party and will face a rupture bravely, if It is forced upon them, but still a rupture would be so serious in the consequences that all reasonable men of all parties are ex hausting their efforts to find a compro mise. These efforts still go on day and night. At one hour they seem destined to find success, and the next hour they seem doomed to . failure. The situation is complicated and even made almost impossible by the intrigue Just revealed between O'BTlen and Healy and the Ministry. After denouncing the budget for months In every term as an unclean thing, inflicting $10,000,000 annual increase in Irish taxation, and other gro tesque and gigantic falsehoods, the fac tionists now are ready to accept the budget on terms qulte-as modest as those demanded by Redmond and those prac tically promised to Redmond weeks ago. In the meantime, the- House of Lords, by discussing its own reform for nearly a week, at once surrenders its present composition, but at the same time shows by its tierce adherence to most of its old and worst abuses that any reform from the inside of the House of Lords itself is impossible. This exhibition greatly Increases the determination of the Radi cals against the House of Lords, and unless some foolish action by the Cabinet destroys the present combination between the Liberals and Irish, the great battle against the Lords will come in a few weeks and will end in a Democratic vic tory. THE DALLES PIONEER DIES Charles AV. Denton aPsses' Away on His Donation Claim. THE DALLES. Or.. March 19. (Spe cial.) Charles W. Denton. ( a pioneer resident of The. Dalles, died at his- home two miles south of town Thursday, at the age of 75. Mr. Denton was a native of Virginia, born in 1834 and married in 1862, starting acroffi the plains in an ox tecum train with his 16-year-old wife as soon as married. They reached The Dalles that year and each took donation claims of 160 acres two miles south of the city, the home stead where Mr. Denton died. During the Indian troubles the family was forced to steal to the Fort Dalles- barracks for pro tection, but later he became a great friend of the Indians and during the es tablishmetn of the Warm Springs Agency took care of them. Later he put in a Government claim for $35,000. which was thought excessive. Settlement for $7000 wag offered, but refused by Mr. Denton. Mr. "Denton was the first Coroner of Wasco County, in 1S54. and planted the first orchard on his farm In 1854, some trees of which are still standing. He also did carpenter work on the first Cath olic miss-ion building. Albany to Have "Market Day." ALBANY, Or., March 19. (Special.) Albany business men have decided to observe a 'Market day" one Saturday every month, on which special bargains will be given in every line of business. The first of these days will be next Sat urday, March 26. Aside from the special market attractions, features of entertain ment will probably be planned for suc ceeding market days. Albany Hears Prohibition Address. ALBANY, Or.. March 19. (Special.) Mrs. Ada Wallace Unruh, of Portland, state president of the W. C. T. U., spoke In the First Presbyterian Church in- -this city last night in the interest of tha campaign for state-wide prohibition. RUPTUR PARLIAMENT ANEW CORRECT CLOTHES FOR YOUNG MEN . The Highest Type of Clothes Made. Made by EXPERT tailors of EXCLUSIVE FABRICS designed and tailored by men specially trained in the study of YOUNG MEN'S styles. These are some of the reasons why you should buy your Clothing at this dependable store. PRICES ALWAYS MODEST $15 TO ?30 OUR PERSONAL GUARANTEE goes with every garment we sell. :n CLUBWOMEN GIVE UP y WAR OX SPITTERS ABAXDONED AS FAILURE. - Those Who Volunteered for Police Duty Find It Takes Too Much Nerve, Says Officer. CHICAGO. March 19. (Special.) Those members of women's clubs who a few weeks ago volunteered to do police duty and enforce the anti-spitting ordinance have wilted. At least, that was the declaration of Mrs. George P. Vosbrink, vice-president of the Illi nois Federation of Women's Clubs, at a meeting of the first district federa tion in the rooms of the Kilo Associa tion today. 'rphe matter seemed very simple at first," she said, "but I have discovered that it takes a good deal more nerve than I possess to hand a person who is violating the spitting ordinance a printed card advising him to desist. From observation, not experience, I feel quite sure that the fair upholder of the law would be placed in an em barrassing position. "To my mind the only effective rem edy for the evil Is the arresting of the spitters. The spasmodic attempts the police have made to enforce the law have done no good, because of the brief duration of the periods of enforce ment." BIG HUME ESTATE IS SOLD (Continued From F1rt Pas ) 8000 acres into five, ten and 20-acre tracts. This will mean an awakening of tha entire district. When the lands were owned by Mr. Hume nothing could be bought, and Instead of Inviting settlers to locate in his district he spent every effort In bottling up the immense re sources of the country and river by buying every inch of land along tha river from the mouth far back towards its headwaters and keeping the itin erant visitor away with great signs bearing the placard, ''No Trespass." The water power of the river, which is immense, was never utilised but was allowed to go to waste, and no others -were allowed to encroach -or even to rue Write Now for a. Free Trial Package of Pyramid Pile Cure and Prove Its Sure Value. We want to place a trial package of Pyramid Pile Cure in the possession of every sufferer from piles. We will send such a package by mail in a plain wrapper free to any one who will send his or her name and address to us. This package will contain an amount of Pyramid Pile Cure sufficient to prove it a remeey for piles above any on the market, and such 'a trial package has cured many cases of piles without fur ther treatment. Every druggist sells Pyramid. Pile Cure. Price fifty cents. Think how successful it must be to do this and how popular these little healing "cones are. No trouble, discomfort, pain or worry. They act gently, surely and perform In many cases what people think are marvels. Address Pyramid rrug Co., 161 Pyramid Bids'.. Marshall, Mich. v Ml feis mf Ms fit : k'Aw make a proposition that certain water rights be turned over, so jealous was the owner that he would lose his pow erful hold on the river and vicinity. There are other landmarks on the tract purchased, however, which bear witness to another side of the charac ter of the big man who built up the fishing industry of Southern Oregon. At one time, just before a certain Fourth of July, the town of Wedder burn wished to celebrate but had no place to hold a suitable carnival. Then the "Laird of Wedderburn" proved his right to the name by building a race track, grandstand, paddocks, etc., at a cost of $16,000, turning it over to the citizens and saying: "There's your track,' go ahead and celebrate." PAYETTE PI0NER IS DEAD J. J. Toole Was Leading Banker and Fruitgrower of Valley. PAYETTE, Idaho, March .19. (Spe cial.) A. message was received to night by Dr. I. R. Woodward, of this city, announcing .the death today of. J. J. Toole, at National City. Cal., where he went about four months ago in search of relief from Bright's dis ease. Mr. Toole was a pioneer and one of the wealthiest citizens of the Payette Valley. For many years he was an officer and heavy stockholder of the First National Bnak of this place. He was also owner of one of the largest nurseries and fruit farms in the val ley. He stood much above the average J 1 ilf.v : V--T?ir !- The Coming Metropolis of Central Oregon, OPAL CITY Buy now, toefore the railroads reach OPAL CITY and while you can obtain the property at first cost. SELLING AGENTS, AMERICAN TRUST CO., in business circles and bis loss will be distinctly felt. He was 62 years old and leaves a widow. COUNTY BONDS ROADS' AID Judge Webster Lauds Plan Before Woodbnrn Business Men. WOODBl'RX, Or., March 19. (Special.) Lauding the plan of tho issuance of county bonds for the purpose of improv ing the roads of the state as the best sys tem. Judge Lionel R. Webster, of Port land, .made a favorable impression in his address before the Commercial Club of this city today. E. P. Morcom, president of the club, presided. Judse Webster is chairman of the executive board of the Oregon Good Roads Association. Colonel E. Ilofer and County Judge Bushey also spoke. It was the opinion of the speakers and the sentiment of the meeting that some thing of a permanent character should be done on the roads. Man of 60 Sentenced to 10 Years. EUGENE. Or., March 18. (Special.) Sheriff Brown left on the early morning train today for Salem with A. J. Patter son, the man convicted of a statutory crime In the Circuit Court here this week. Patterson is 60 years old. Judge Hamilton Imposed a fine of 10 years. Portland Factory Projected. , SALE .M. Or., March 19. (Special.) Several Portland men came to Salem today to attend a preliminary meeting of the stockholders of Pickel's Con tinuous Advertising Machine Company. -.-7 'ft m-. rrnnrs IV v .- 1 R1V FR t j. iriw RAILROAJQ in IM IRRIGATED LAMPS 0 7 w I 5 Jl'ZrVt' LEADING CLOTHIER Another meeting has bf?fn called to meet in Portland on April 2. at which time steps will be taken to reorganize the company and file supplementary articles of Incorporation. It is the plan of the company to erect a factory in Portland. CRATER LAKE FUND $21,000 Highway Petition Meeting With Success in Jackson. MEDFORD, Or., March 19. (Special.! J. M. Root, president of the Crater Lake highway commission, reports this evening that $21,000 has been col lected. The petition for the collection of $100,000 for the building of this road between Medford and Crater Lake has been in circulation for a week and has met with success. When $25,000 has been signed for In this city the other towns In the valley will be visited. Steeplejack Falls to Death. CHICAGO, March 19. James Wilson, known as a daring steeplejack, fell 70 feet yesterday from a smokestack which he was painting at Twenty-fifth and LaSalle. He died shortly after ho had been taken to a hospital. Wilson intended this job to be his last here before starting for Oklahoma where lie was to paint some s-tacks-. Wilson created a sensation some years ago when he essayed to shin up the flatiron building in New York. But he had not ascended more than eight stories when the police ordered him to come down. It is reported that Wilson hai a sister residing in Portland. FREE Map of Oregon and Descriptive Pamphlet of OPAL CITY Call or Write h-4 The Logical Center of the Deschutes Valley, OPAL CITY The junction point of the Hill and Harriman rail roads, which will be the big city of Central Oregon. 200 Chamber of Commerce