2 TXTE SUNDAY OREGOXIAX. PORTLAND. JUNE 2G, 1910. TUFT SIGNS Hlfi ID HARBOR BILL President Tells Good Points and Defects of Act in Long Message. PIMCE THOUGHT OF VETO Recommends Future Policy of Rush ing Important Projects to Com pletion in Place of Wasteful "Piecemeal" System. WASHINGTON, June - 25. After an nouncing that he has approved the rivers fc.nd harbors bill, the President says: "While I have signed the bill, I venture lo submit a memorandum, of explanation -tend commeri." The text of the message then follows: The hill Is ImDortant and contains .tnany excellent .features. It provides for the canalization of the Ohio uver ai a a-ntA -which -will assure its completion within 12 years; the improvement of the Mississippi River between Cairo ana me (Uulf of Mexico,' to be completed within tt years;, of the Mississippi River be tween the -mouth of the Missouri and the mouth of the Ohio, to be completed within 12 years; of the Hudson for the purpot-e of facilitating the use of barges in the vicinity or 'iToy, in. x.; oi me Savannah River from Augusta to the sea -with a view to its completion within four years; of .a 35-foot channel in the Dela ware River from Philadelphia to the sea; of a 35-foot channel to Norfolk, Va.; of a 37-foot channel to- Mobile, Ala.; of a 30 foot channel to Jacksonville, Fla. ; of a SO-foot channel to Oakland, Cal. Bill's Defects Named. "The chief defect in the bill Is the large number of projects appropriated for and the economical method of carry ing on these projects by the appropria tion of sums small in comparison to the amounts required to effect completion. "The figures convincingly establish the fact that this bill makes inadequate pro vision for too many projects. The total of the bill $52,000,000 is not unduly large, but the policy of small ap propriations with a great many different enterprises without provision for their completion, is unwise. It tends to waste because thus constructed the projects are likely to cost more than if they were left to contractors who were authorized to complete the whole work within a reason ably short time. "Piecemeal" Policy Condemued. "Moreover, the appropriation of a comparatively small sum for a doubt ful enterprise is thereafter used by its advocates to force further provision for it from Congress, on the ground that the Investment made Is a condu cive recognition of the wisdom Of the project and its continuance becomes a necessity to save the money already Bpent. This has been called a piece ineal' policy. "It is proposed to remedy this defect by an annual rivers and harbors bill, but that hardly avoids the objections above cited, for such yearly appropria tions are likely to be affected by the etate of the treasury and political exi gency. Projects Should Be Completed. "The proper policy, it seems to mo, Js to determine from the many projects proposed anu recommend what are the most Important, and then to proceed to complete them with due dispatch; and then to take up others and do the same thing with them. "There has been frequent discussion of late years as to the proper course to be pursued in the development of our inland waterways, and I think this -general sentiment Is that we should have a comprehensive system agreed on by some competent body of ex perts, who should pass on the relative merits of the various projects and rec ommend the order in which they should begin and be completed. Engineers Should Have Power. "Under the present system every project is submitted to army engineers who pass On the question of whether It ought to. be adopted, but who have no power to pass on the relative im portance of the many different proj ects they approve or to suggest the most economical and business-like or der for their completion. "Congress should refer the old proj ects to the Board of Army Engineers for further consideration and recom mendation. This would enable us to know what of the old works ought to be abandoned. "I have given to the consideration of this bill the full ten days since its submission to me, and some time before that. "The objections are to the system, for It may be conceded that the framers of the bill have made as good a bill as they could under the 'piecemeal' policy. Once Thought Duty to Veto. "I once reached the conclusion that It was my duty to interpose a veto in order, if possible, to secure a change in the method of framing these bills. Subsequent consideration has altered my view as to my duty. "It is now three years since a river and harbor bill was passed. "The .projects under way are in ur gent need of further appropriation for maintenance and continuance and there is great and justified pressure for many of the new projects provided for by the bill. "It has been made clear to me that the failure of the bill thus late in the session would seriouRly embarrass the constructing engineers. Congress Should Adopt Reforms. "I do not think, therefore, that the defects of the bill which I have pointed out will Justify the postponement of all this Important work, but I do think that in th preparation of the proposed future yearly bills. Congress should adopt the reforms above suggested, and a failure to do so would Justify withholding Executive approval, even though a rivers and harbors bill failed. (Signed) WILLIAM H. TAFT." Kallroad Torpedo Kills Child. LOUISVILLE, Ky., June 25. "Look, mother; I've got a torpedo," said 7-year-old Dallas McColIum yesterday to his mother, and before she could pre vent him, he struck the railroad torpedo with a hammer and was killed instant ly. The jugular vein had been severed by the explosion. It is believed the boy had taken the torpedo out of the pocket of a Jacket sometimes worn by his fath er, who is a railroad employe. Jiooseveltsi Jr., Traveling West. CHEYENNE, Wyo., June 25. Theo dore Roosevelt. Jr., and his bride passed ' through Cheyenne last night on their ' .way to the Pacific Coast. AMERICAN GIRL AND TITLED ENGLISHMAN RECENTLY WEDDED. ' - U v.v. 4 X V .to. 1 V . VISCOUNT MAIDSTONE 'AND BRIDE. NEW YORK, June 25. (Special.) This is a photograph of the bride and bridegroom. Miss Margaretta Drexel and Viscount Maidstone, who were married In London recently. JURY NOT AGREED l BRIBERY CASE Deliberations Still Under Way as to Guilt of Lee O'Neill Brown. GARDENER ISSUES DENIAL State Senator Replies, to Accusation That He- Solicited Bribe in, Illinois Legislature More Indictments Found. CHICAGO, June 25. After 30 hours of argument and deliberation, the Jury which has in hand the fate of Lee O'Neil Browne. legislative minority leader, charged with bribery In con nection with the election of William Lorlmer to the United States Senate, had reached no agreement at 10 o'clock tonight. C. P. Gardener, State Senator, from the Thirty-ninth district, here today issued an. unqualified denial of the statement made to the Sangamon Coun ty grand Jury yesterday by H. S. Greene that Gardener solicited a bribe of $10,000 to secure passage of the dam site bill. FCKXITCRE MAN IS INDICTED Sangamon Grand Jury Returns 1Q Counts Against A. F. Johnson. SPRINGFIELD, 111.. . June 25. The Sangamon County grand jury today re turned the following indictments in the legislative bribery probe: Conspiracy to bribe: Representative Lee O'Neil Browne, Representative Robert E. Wilson, Frank J. Traut, Louis D. Hlrscheimer. Bribery: A. F. Johnson. Perjury: A. F. Johnson. Browne and Wilson are also indicted on the general "jackpot" proposition. There are three counts each in the con spiracy indictments, two in the perjury indictment' against Johnson and 12 in the bribery Indictment against Johnson. Browne and Wilson are also indicted on the fish fund jackpot. All the indictments except those against A. F. Johnson are in connection with the jackpot investigation regarding the fund raised among the fishermen to defeat the State Fishing Commission's bill regard ing the size of seines and making other regulations. Hlrscheimer, who is a member of the State Board of Equalization, it was said by Frederick J. Schweer, who brought the fish fund to Springfield and turned it over to Traut, was in the room when the fund was counted. Traut had testified that he did not know how much money there was in the fund. A. F. Johnson was the local representa tive of the Ford & Johnson Company, of Chicago, to whom the contract was awarded by the committee appointed for that purpose, to furnish new desks and chairs for the Senate chamber and the House of Representatives. Johnson re peatedly testified before the grand jury that he had not offered the members of the committee any money for awarding the contract, nor had he any conversa tion regarding offering of money to Sen ator D. W. Holstlaw. of Luca. MAYOR BARS FIREWORKS Explosives of All Kinds Put Under Ban at Ridgefield. VANCOUVER, Wash., June 25. (Spe cial.) No firecrackers, fireworks or other explosives may be exploded within a radius of three blocks of the Ridgefield postofflce, according to an order issued by J. A. Smith, Mayor. He says that this is done because the town has poor fire protection, and lie realizes the danger to property. CHANCE GIVEN AMATEURS All Sorts of Devices for Flying to Be Shown in St. Louis. w ex. liVLio, judo 2a.v9-.iaa .national -3 3 01 ill I aviation meeting for novices of the Aero Club of St. Louis is evident from the fact that already four actual en tries have been made and 15' others' promised. The meeting is scheduled for July 11 to 16, and regular entries close June 30. Howard Gill, of Los Angeles. Cal., has entered one machine, which arrived in St. Louis last week, and plans to enter another. William Thomas Thomas, of Hammondsport, N. Y., formerly em ployed at the Curtiss works, is another promising entrant. Eric Bergstrom, of Chicago, 111., has entered a 16-foot monoplane, which he claims to be the smallest in the world for its carrying capacity. The coming meet is now being widely discussed, and many of the big men in aviation, including the Wrights and Glen H. Curtiss, have expressed their Intention to attend in order to see what the novices are able to do. It is pos sible that there will be some surprises. Entry blanks can be obtained from E. Percy. Noel, secretary of the Aero Club of St. Louis. Any aviator who has not won a cash prize of more than $250 or given an exhibition for pay is en titled to enter. REFORMS BRING CRISIS BREAK BETWEEN SPAIN : AND VATICAN THREATENED. Catholic Society Declares Members Prefer Civil War to Premier's Religious Reform Policy. MADRID, June 25. Premier Canale jas declared today that if the negotia tions between the Spanish government and the Vatican over revision of the concordat were broken off, Rome would be responsible. He said: "The full text of the Vatican's reply has not been received yet. but we know from the telegraphic summary that it does not constitute a response to our note, but is confined exclusively to a protest against the imperial decree of June 11, and is, therefore, an invasion of the state's sovereignty, which is not tolerable. "The church falsely accuses us of an attack on the Catholic religion. We are simply defending the sovereignty of the state." Premier Canalejas added that If the Catholics persisted in their threats of a civil war he would have recourse to the courts. A dubious element in the situation is the attitude of King Alfonso, on whom great influence is being exercised to cause him to overthrow the Canale jas Ministry. The Premier is holding the monarch to a strict fulfillment of the promises which he says Alfonso made when the present Cabinet took office. Canalejas' religious reform ' policy bas aroused the bitter antagonism of the Spanish Episcopate and of Catholic so cieties throughout the country. At a re cent meeting of the Catholic Defense So cieties it was announced that before the policies outlined were permitted to be come law Spain would undergo a perilous crisis, as. Catholics preferred civil war to the lay school system. On the day the radical government as sumed power, Canalejas said he would further the programme of religious free dom mapped out by the preceding Min istry. This Included a revision of the concordat and the compelling of unau thorized religious orders to seek authori sation under the law adopted in 1887. The establishments of some religious orders not complying with the terms of this law have been since closed by the gov ernment. An imperial decree of June 11 permitted non-Catholic religious edifices to display the Insignia for public worship. The Vat ican protested on the ground that the status quo should be continued until the revision of the concordat had been com pleted. Canalejas replied that if the is sue of tne decree was coupled with the revision negotiations the latter would be broken off. The Vatican remained firm in its attitude that the subject of the de cree must first be disposed of, and fol lowing a cabinet meeting yesterday, Can alejas declared that the papal protest against the decree would be ignored and the government's programme as an nounced would be carried out. RAILWAY LAND TO BE TAXED Bill Ordering Surveys at Companies' Expense Is Passed. OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash ington, June 25. The Senate and House today agreed to the conference report on the bill authorizing the survey of all unsurveyed railroad land grants so that they may be taxed. The bill affects more than 20,000,000 acres, of which 2SO.OO0 are in Or7nn vxi 1 034 in Washington and 571,520 in Idaho. The exrjense of the surveys is tn ho hnma L DX the railroad corns; LONG, HARD FIGHT, SAYS JACK LONDON Writer, Watching Training, Thinks Jeffries at Apex of His Muscular Strength. NEGRO'S OLD TRICKS SAME White Man's Training Complete, He Is Happy us His Nature Allows in Perfection of His- Physlcality. Johnson Better Than Ever. (Continued From First Page.) cular condition at the present moment a velvety softness, splendid and superb. Take one of those soft pads of Jeffries and watch It. Suddenly it leaps and quivers, takes form and bulk, is alive with swift and excessive energy, then relaxes and sinks back and down into the soft pad that it was. Now that Is a muscle. It' is the real thing. And let it be said that Jeffries right now is fit and ready to go Into the ring. The best thing for bim to do, from now till the Fourth is to go fishing and to take only moderate exercise. He is at concert pitch and ready for the summons, "let her go." Jeff Slips, Skipping Rope. The floor on which he skipped the rope was very Blippery and once he went down. But the quick play of those sup ple, powerful muscles saved him. He is a heavy man, and to fall on his knee cap meant serious Injury. . Tou and I and most of all the rest of us, under the same .circumstances, would have received the injury. Not so with Jeffries. , Like lightning the foot and leg muscles of the leg that slipped flexed into action, taking the weight of the falling body and saving the knee. That Jeffries is no mean judge of dis stance was shown when, in the shadow boxing, he made occassional passes at the noses and jaws of his training staff. They were stiff and snappy punches and hooka, yet they paused or whistled by the mark with no more than half an inch to an inch to spare. ( Johnson Same Old Figure. Out at Ricks' It was the same old Arthur Johnson who sparred fast and furiously with three of his sparring partners in rapid succession. I should not like 'to be a sparring partner in Johnson's camp. Kauffman was glad when his four rounds were ended and Cotton showed no signs of regret when his turn was finished. Both had been cuffed and pummelled to the queen's taste, both were short of wind and com plaining of the altitude and both were bleeding profusely from mouth and nos tril.. Johnson, . uncomeerned, was taking on a third man and making bim look Berious as he went after him. One thing is certain, barring a lucky punch, which is an extremely unlikely happening, the fight on July 4 is not going to be a short one. Johnson is so clever on the defensive that it would take a long time for Jeffries to get him, -while on the other hand, Jeffries is no slouch - at- defense himself, and he Is such a behemoth that it would not be in two punches, nor 40, that Johnson could get him. Whoever- gets it will have to work for it, and work hard. Jxyng, Hard Fight Promised. It was the same old Jack Johnson of a year and a half ago, looking, if anything, stronger and better than in his Sydney fight. He had his full bag of familiar tricks with him, the old cleverness of defense; the old way of letting his opponent batter him repeat edly on his unguarded stomach; the old dreaming and sudden awakening to fierce onslaught for three or four sec onds; the old placing of his hand on his opponent's biceps to stop a blow; the old smiling into the camera while in a clinch, and the old rubbering, trance-like, at the audience or passing of facetious remarks while at the same time cuffing his opponent or blocking and withstanding a violent assault. Johnson seemed to take the altitude well. Beyond profuse sweating under the hot sun there was no evidence of exertion. When Kauffman sparred with him the former devoted himself almost wholly to ripping - at Johnson's stom ach. It may be that this is' in anti cipation of the terrible rips to be ex pected from Jeffries. Make no mistake, the fight on the Fourth is going to be a great one. 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