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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
There are only two heavyweights that
are at the top notch, and they are Jef
rles and Johnsonr
FOURTH AT CANNON BEACH
Special rates on excursions to Cannon
Beach, July 2d to 4th. Get particulars
at Alameda Land Company, 322 Corbett
Bldg. ,
Londoner are considering- with interest
the cheme of Lafly Edward Cecil by which
a number of families living- tn the country
might club together to retain the services
of two firt-rate teachers to conduct classes
at one of their houses. The teachers are
to bo paid extra to provide their own board
and lodgings. In the case she furnishes
as an example the cost amounted to about
StlOO a year for a cIhss of six children.
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about a few trifling stains on your coat.
They can be cleaned without any trou
ble and the Coat pressed back into its
original shape again. We make a spe
cialty of Cleaning and Pressing Gar
ments, and we take the greatest possi
ble care to Improve, but not Injure
them. And you will find our prices
are low for the class of work we do.
Mall Orders Receive Prompt Attention.
The Vienna Steam Cleaning
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You will find in them more dollar-for-dollar
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GIRL THROWN OFF CLIFF
ITALIAN ASSAIIjAXT DROPS HER
IXTO HUDSON RIVER.
Young Woman Pluckily Resists His
Attack With Stone, Even Tlrougli
. He Uses His Knife.
YONKERS, N. Y., June 25. Miss Min
nie Brown, a 15-year-old high-school girl
with an enviable record in school ath
letics, is in a Yonkers hospital suffering
from shock and serious injuries received
late last night when she was attacked
near her home by an unidentified Italian
and thrown over a cliff into the Hudson
River after a fight against her assailant.
Police today are scouring the outlying
districts in search for the man.
Miss Brown, who is the daughter of a
wealthy New Yorlier, was the hostess
last evening at a party given to a num
ber of her schoolmates.
When the party was over she accom
panied several of her guests to their
streetcar, two blocks away.
On her return, down the lonely river
Simmering Values
Sizzling Values
Scorching Values
Sample Gallons
Per. Gal.
5-year-old Wines 75
7-year-old Wines $1.00
11-year-old Wines 1.50"
Old Private Stock S2.00
A $4 Whisky or Brandy. . .$2.75
A $5 Whisky or Brandy. . .jj3.50
Half-gallons, same rate.
Cream of California
; Wines, $1 Per Bottle
In bottles only. California's old
est and best.
Apricot BraJidy, Blackbci-ry, Apple
or peach, regular $1.00 65
Out-of-Town Customers
Prices furnished upon request. Ex
pressage prepaid upon all wines
and whiskies. All goods shipped in
plain packages.
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KIDNEYS
(Stop Those Pains) Ptire Old Gin,
honest quart SjJl.OO
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boulevard she was halted by a slouching
Italian. He grasped her by the arm.
quickly tying a handkerchief over her
mouth, and started dragging her towcrd
a dark pier.
The girl struggled with all her power
and the Italian pulled out a knife, gashing
her lightly to force his threats. At this
she drew back quickly, lifted a big stone
from a roadway and struck the fellow
full in the face. Infuriated, he clutched
madly at her, picked her up in both arms
and hurled her over the edge of the em
bankment Into the river below. Police
men 'heard her scream from a street cor
ner two blocks away and ran to the scene.
She was pulled out of the water and
taken to the hospital, apparently In a
critical condition, but this morning the
physicians expressed the opinion that she
would recover. t
Foreign Horses Coming.
NEW YORK, June 25. Cable dis
patches received from Alfred G. Van
derbllt, president of the National
Horse Show Association, state that a
team of English officers has accepted
the association's invitation to partici
pate in the horse show at Madison
Square Garden, November 14 to 19, and
expresses the hope that the negotia
tions pending with the French and
Belgian officers with a view to com
There are as many ways of selling goods as there are stars in
the heavens. Our way is the honest way and we believe we
are the brightest star and the most luminous orbit in the field
we occupy. Our rays are never hidden by the clouds of com
petition. They radiate that all may feel their effects and bask
in the sunshine of INTEGRITY AND FAIRNESS. That is
the true compass of our success. It points in the right direc
tion, where a dollar gets a sure enough hundred cents' worth.
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We Stand by Our Wines
and Liquors
because we know they are pure
and good. Our customers stand
by them for the same reason. Try
a bottle of our famous sherry,
port, gin, or rye whisky. No
finer wines or liquors were ever
bottled, as you will agree when
you try them. - Suppose we send
you a bottle of each. They are
mighty handy to have in the house.
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Start the meal right, Manhattan
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peting at the same time will be suc
cessful. Lieutenant Wlnfield B. SIfton, of To
ronto, has also notified the horse show
directors that he will send 10 officers
to .compete in the military classes.
AT A SNAP
I have 8 acres of choice platting
property, all cleared and level,
about 2 blocks north of Base Line
road. "Will be one block from Mt.
Hood line, which is now being
built. I must sell, so will offer
at $8000, on easy terms. The
land can be platted and will read
ily sell at $1500 per acre. Is only
6 miles from business center of
city. Address
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Our Regular Prices On
Some Standard Goods
Cream Rye, per bottle. . .1.00
Spring Valley, full quart $1.00
Old Taylor, bottled in bond, 1
King Hill (King of Whiskies),
bottled in bond $1.00
Gr.ckenbeimer, bot'd in bond, SI
Gordon Gin $1.00
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Pure Rum, full quart S1.00