The Sunday Oregonian., January 22, 1911, Page 8, Image 8

TIIE SUNDAY OltEGONIAN, PORTLAND. JANUARY 22, 1911.
AMOUNTS
ALREADY
TOTAL 53,114,861
Appropriations Pile After Leg
islature Hints at Eco
nomic Session.
11 DAYS'. REQUESTS BIG
Rills la Qact of State' Cola Now
Ew4 Vbol Sara Allowed la
ItOT and El jlit Pay Are
Ift for Mora Appeal.
STATE CAPITOL. Salem. "Or, Jn. SL
(Special.) Although a not of economy
was struck one or twice tMs eeafton
in attempts- to uvt a few dollars on
clerical b!p and printing, with but 11
days of the session con by and but
'rot of these workln dam appropria
tion Mils amounting to U,U4.51.10 have
already been Introduced. '
These bills do not Include the entire
l!t of appropriation asked. Omitted
from this (rand total are numerous)
minor bills calling; for salaries of county
and district offices and for commissions
and boards worklnf on a per diem basis.
At the session of ! the UerMature
appropriated P.lo.3il3 and a gasp- was
heard from all over the state. In l'.7
appropriation amounting to I3.0S3.W&.T1
were made; In IX the appropriations
amounted to nn.UM: 14 ifc3.717.?0
and to 11.7K.0r.l In lfM.
Giving a conservative estimate of the
appropriation already asked It Is safe
to assert, exclusive of the minor and
Incidental bills mentioned as being
omltted. that the total amount of money
so far asked for amounts to at least
J3.wO. or over the total amount ap
propriated four year ago. with only a
working efs!nn of eight days in which
tn file appropriation bill representing
that amount.
Expense Estimate $1, 1ST, 425.
In his estimate of expense the Sec
retary of State places a figure of Tl.-
4ST.43.CS on what he believes the Iegisla.
turn ehou!d appropriate for state board.
institutions, eleemosynary Institutions,
the Judiciary and various administrative
offices of the state. This estimate- II
exclusive of the appropriation needed
fir th state Institutions in and around
Salem. In 130 the Legislature named a
committee to visit these Institutions) and
prepare estimate, thus) taking this work
nut of tha hands of the Secretary of
Mate, the recommendations a made
by this commltee being included In the
grand total of appropriations so far a sued
by tha Legislature a recounted. There
ar a very few of th Items mentioned
br the Secretary of State In his estimate
whlcn are also included In the appropria
tion bill so far Introduced, but they ar
small In comparison to th total amount
which tn Secretary estimate k prac
tically necessary, on an economical basis.
to conduct the affair of th state
Mvarnmenft-
There I a wide range In th nature
of th appropriations sought. Some of
th principal Items) ar for main Institu
tions. For Instance, th legislative com
mittee recommend that ti--C, 17.44 b ap
propriated for the Insane Asylum, or a
decrease of mora than X4. xrom n
recommendations) of th Superintendent.
and the committee also asks M.tM M for
the Asylum Farm. An appropriation is
asked, la a separate bill, not coming from
th committee, for fcfrVM) for th Stat
Capitol building and ground and tn
fate Fair la requesting an appropria
tion of JHOACt. The Feeble-Minded School,
throuah the committee, want an appro
priation of rn.i'A
Jeflclcncle Are Many.
Tendencies must be made up Including
over r.7,ot) at th Penitentiary, atuoov at
the aavlum. C8.0CO at the School for
reeble-illnded and fcSO for th Blind
School. In a bUl by Senator Malarkey
aa appropriation of flo.3a I asked for
the State Dairy and I-ol Cf mmisstoner.
th'. to be put In th hands of th State
Board of Health, however, with th
duties ef that office. Senator Miller ha
Baked for EfMvo for tha use of a State
H!r.iway Board. Lester haa requested
SIOXOOO for the Astoria Centennial cele
bration and a similar appropriation bill
has been - Introduced In the House.
Burgess desires) an appropriation of f!
for salary of the Chief iix&miner of a
Civil Service Commission n cas pro-
nosed.
In mentioning thes appropriation
tner are all reported a lor tn Di
ennlal period. In many cases the bill
rltlnsT the annual cost, or annual sal
ary for work to be don or for an of'
fire to be filled.
Carson has a bill asking for $50,000
te b devoted to a flR-ht for eradica
tion of fruit pests, this money to be
placed In the hands of the Oregon Ag
ricultural College. Oliver wishes an
appropriation of 14300 for the State
Printer In publishing advance tiuprem
Court opinions, and 1100 a a salary for
th reporter.. Bowerman wants to cre
ate the office of Assistant Secretary of
State at a salary of S4300 for th two
year. Hawley desires an approprl
tlon of 174.000 for two years for th
Oregon Agricultural College and an ad
ditional appropriation of 1270.000 to be
used for buildings, equipment and
maintenance, tha amount being seg
regated Is tha two bills. Kellaher
wishes a Hotel Inspector at a salary
ef 14000 for the biennial period and
deputies to the Inspector at a cost of
1 4000 for salaries.
000 for us of the militia, $14,001.48
for soldiers who fought forest fires,
Ambrose Introducing a similar bill;
Pierce asks 1400 for salary of the
Clerk of the Ft ate Land Board; Brown-
hill wants 11500 for a commission on
Judiciary; Abrams desires an appro
priation of $0.000 for armories: Bu
chanan seeks an aggregate of 900
for salaries for the Atorney-Oeneral's
assistant and also asks 1100,000 for
use by a Stat Board of Forestry.
Blgelow has Introduced a bill can
ing for il0.000 to ba used In th per
manent construction of nubile roans
and Huntington has asked for S792.2
to pay the claims of th Central Oregon
State Normal School. Brooke has In
troduced a bill calling for taooo to ba
I used by certain fair associations; Me
Kinney wishes 1200.000 appropriated to
be used In th Intereat of Oregon at
the llnimi Pad no International Ex-
position and ha also Introduced a bill
asking for 120.000 for a bridge across
Snake River. McCulloch has Introduced
similar bill" In the Senate. Mariner
wants a County Examiner, the total
cost a shown In th bill being 114.000.
and Eggleston wishes $4000 to be used
for a burial plot for Spanish War and
Philippine Insurrection soldier In Rlv-
ervlew Cemetery, Multnomah. Fifteen
hundred dollar ar desired by th
Yamhill County Fair Association and an
appropriation of 140.000 la asked by
Abbott to be used In preparing topo
graphic maps. Buchanan wishes to see
175.000 worth of Indian War claim sat
lifted and Col want HO.Ono appro
priated for th publication of Supreme
Court reports.
MULTNOMAH
MAY
NOT GET DESERTS
State's Biggest County Likely
to Fall Short When Reap
portionment Is Made.
COMBINE FIGHTS DISTRICT
While largest Orrjron Division Is
Entitled to 1 0 Senator and 20
Iteprcsentalives, Increase
Bids Fair to Be Small.
STATE HAT FIX FARES
SENATOR ABRAHAM WOCLD
CLASSIFY ALL RAILROADS.
BUI Provides That Lines Charge
rassencer Only Enough to As
u re Reasonable Profit.
STATE CAPITOU Salem. Or, Jan. 21.
(Special.) Senator Abraham next
wreck will Introduce a bill, by request.
providing for th classification of all
railroads In the state and providing
reasonable schedules for transportation
of passengers and freight on all of the
roads and prescribing additional duties
and obligation for the Railroad Com
mission.
Voder the bill all railroads whose
collections for transportation war a
much as $16,000 a mil during 1110,
shall be deemed In class A; all rail
roads collecting less than 11&.000 a mil
and not less than Hi. 000. in class B.
and railroads collecting less than
112.000 and not less than $8000 In
class C
It shall be the duty' of the vRallrosd
Commission further to classify th
road and parts thereof that collect less
than ooo a mil and to limit th coi
lection of such roads to so much for
service In Oregon as will permit such
roads to collect suoh rates a will causa
th patron to pay their proportion for
th reasonable operating expenses and
tax on the lines and not to exceed
per cent annual return on a fair and
reasonable valuation of the line.
Kates for A. B. and C class roads ar
fully outlined In the bill. The docu
ment set forth that If It 1 found .the
rates mentioned In th bill as to A, B
and C class railroads compel patron to
pay mora than their Just proportion of
operating expenses, taxes and a reason
able return upon the roads. It shall be
th duty of th Railroad Commission
further to reduce the rates to a price
which will bring tbout th objects and
purpose of the bill.
Under th bill It shall be unlawful
for any class A railroad to charge more
than 1 cent a mil for adult passen-
gers or more than 1 cent a mile for
children between and It year of age;
for a class B road It shall be unlawful
to charge more than t cent a mil for
adults and 1H cents a mil for chll
dren. Upon request of passenger. 150
pounds of baggage must be carried free
for an adult and 75 pounds for a child.
Th minimum charge for passenger
serviee need not pa less than 10 cents.
The simplicity of tha bill appealed
to me," said Senator Abraham. "Of
course th bill Is merely aa a frame
upon which th Legislature may con
struct the kind of a bill It desires, nam'
Ing th rate a it pleas, but I con
sider the Idea an excellent on and will
fight for It.-
OWN LIGHT, WEST'S AIM
GOVERNOR WOULD 1LWE STATE
BUILD ELECTRIC PLANT.
Suggestion Is Made for Oregon
Use Mill Creek Power and Em
ploy Convicts a Engineers.
to
Numerous Funds Asked.
Senator Joseph want an appropria
tion of tlt.000 for th State Board of
Health and Malarkey ha Introduced
a bill calling for 110.600 to make up
a deficiency In publication of Lord
Oregon Law. Carson wishes fjO.000
appropriated to carry out aa act pro
viding that inmate af jail and other
penal Institution snouia work on pun-
the road and Malarkey' bill for a Pub
lie road and Malarkey' bill for a Pub.
11 tiervlc Commission carries an ag
gregate of $30,000 la salaries. Ia a
bill by Bean and Calkin $3409 Is In.
velved to a d th Southern Oregon Fair
Association and Joseph ask an appro
priation for $600 for th Oregon appl
how.
In th House there ar numerous ap
propriation bills. Johnson haa intro
duced a bill asking for $6000 for aa
auditorium at Champoeg; Jones want
$1000 for the Clackamas County Fair Ai
sedation: Abbott I after $16,000 for
barn and horse for Battery A: Col
desire $100 for th us ef a Judiciary
and Court Cemmleeloa. and $300 for
the Oregon Humaae Society, a similar
bill being Introduced by aneiher Rep
resentative; Buchanan request an ap
propriation aggregating $1400 for print
ing for th Grand Army sf th Re
public aa salary for th Assistant
Adjutant - General: Uenenweber and
Beliand have asked for $10,000 for
hatchery purpose on Young River;
Smith haa Introduced a bill calling
for a flat salary for th State Printer
and carrying an aggregate appropria
tion of $114,000: Fmltn also asks for a
Public Accountant at a salary. of $4no
for the two years; Buckley wishes $3500
for fairs In Gilliam. Sherman and
Vlulu counties Abrams .want J60,-
STATE CAPITOL, Salem. Or, Jan. 21.
(Special.) Carrying with It the spe
cial recommendation of Governor West
an Innovation Is promised tn a short
time which Is expected to result In a
large saving to th state and will ba
placed before th Legislature for ft
nctlon.
Th purpose of Governor West la to
give the state electrlo lighting, th
electricity to be furnished from thi
tat' own powerhouse and to ba
used for tha state Institutions.
Under the existing contract with the
Portland. Railway, Light A Power Com
pany th stat pays 27 H cents every
calendar month for every It candle
power lamp used and 15. Ti for an
equal length of time for every are
light used. On a meter system the
contract provides that th stat shall
pay 16 cents a kilowatt hour for the
first hour's average dally us of th
equipment connected to tha lines of the
company and for th excess above the
first hour's average daily us S cants
kilowatt hour subject to the inte
grated consumption of all th stat In
stitutions.
Governor West has called upon th
Stat Engineer to ascertain tha feael
blllty of erecting a power plant near
th Penitentiary for the purpose of
using th water of Mill Creek tn thi
connectloa and th engineer ha mad
a favorabl report to tha executive.
He I of th opinion that there I suffl.
dent power near th Penitentiary and
further up Mill Creek to furnish all
of th power necessary. Governor
West said:
Inasmuch a there I so much talk
of using convict labor on the roads and
If th bill now before the Legislature
should pass It might be necessary to
abrogate the contract with the North
west Stov Company, convict could
ssslly be used In operating such a light
plant, and under any condition con
vict could be used and the only ex
pense would be original cost and th
cost of some properly equipped man to
manage tha institution."
According to statements on file with
tha Secretary of State, cost of lighting
for th lat quarter was $$454.04. or
approximately $14,000 for th year.
Lighting coat for th quarter was di
vided among th Institution a fol
lows: Capitol, ITS 10; Feeble Minded
School, $380.40: Penitentiary, $473.72;
Asylum. $1045.10; Reform School.
$311.43; Blind School. t1.4; Tubercu
losis Sanatorium. $100.17; Mute School,
$140.
STATE CAPITOU Salem.. Or.. Jan. l.
(Special) Under th legislative re
apportionment to ba made at the pres
ent session of the Legislature, Mult
nomah County probably will not gain
th Increased representation to which
th county Is entitled. However, there
I every indication now that It will
gain one or two Senators and probably
four additional Representatives.
Multnomah' present representation
In th Legislature ia six Senators and
one Joint Senator, 13 Representatives
and on Joint Representative. Con
taining one-third of the population of
the state and paying 36 per cent o
the state tax, the county is declared to
he entitled to a one-third represent
tlon In both branches of the state's
law-making body, or to 20 Representa
tives and 10 Senators. There is al
ready every Indication that the effort
of th delegation from Multnomah to
our for this county Its fair repre
sentation In the Legislature will be
defeated through a combination of the
present membership In the two houses
from Eastern and Central Oregon, with
the assistance of some of the South
ern Oregon counties. Consequently,
Multnomah probably will be required
to be satisfied with partial aclcnowledg
ment of Its deserts.
Reapportionment Bills Walt.
To date, not a single bill, treating
with the subject of reapportionment.
nas appeared either in the House or
the Senate. Several measures. how
ever. It I known, are being prepared.
There Is a disposition on th part of
tha authors of these bills not to pre
sent them until later tn th session.
Consideration of reapportionment meaa
ures always exerts an influence In de
termlnlng legislation. They are made
the trading stock for all sorts of com
blnatlons tn th interest of various
legislative measures for tha support
that can ba gained in favor of some
particular reapportionment plan which
may favor some particular section of
th state. For thi reason the author
of such bills ar Inclined to defer their
introduction until the bulk of the Im
portant legislation has been disposed
of.
In his message to the Legislature,
Senator Bowerman, retiring Acting
Governor, recommended the creation
of separate Senatorial and Represents
tlv districts a tha most equitable plan
for reapportioning the membership of
th Legislature. Such a plan, however.
proposed under the initiative In
th November election and was reject
ed by the voters. Before such a plan
can be employed, it will be necessary.
first, to amend the state constitution,
which restrlets the membership of tha
House to to and th Senate to 20.
Division Is Mandatory.
It Is obligatory on the present Leftls-
latur to make a reapportionment. Tha
proposed constitutional amendment
providing for separate district hav
ing been defeated. It is Incumbent on
th Legislature st this time to appor
tion its membership among the 34 coun
ties of th state on a basis of wblta
population and at the same time keep
th total number of members within
tha limitations Imposed by the consti
tution. The district plan of apportion
ment. In Its operation, necessarily
ould slightly Increase th member
hip of both houses.
Thus early In the session. Repre
sentatives in the Legislature from dif
ferent sections of the state are al
ready feeling about preliminary to
making such alignment as will most
surely Insure for their respective lo
calities a retention if not an increase in
their present legislative representation.
Under th plan to be followed appor
tionment according to whit popula
tion a number of Western Oregon
counties will be entitled to the same
number of Senators and Representa
tives they now have. Recognising the
Justness of the claims of Multnomah
for Increased representation In both
branches of the Legislature, there is
already manifested on the part of the
legislators from these counties a dis
position to stand with tha delegation
from this county, not so much to give
Multnomah what sh deserves, but at
the same time to protect their own
Interests and to make sure of a con
tinuation of their present representa
tion under the new apportionment.
While the House members of the
Multnomah delegation were divided In
the organisation of the Legislature, the
delegation from both houses will stand
as a unit In a determined effort to
secure for this county the Increased
representation In the Legislature to
which, from every reasonable and logi
cal consideration, it is entitled.
Be
and these six
days will afford
you extraordi
nary opportuni
ties to save on
Books of all
kinds. After this
week the regular
prices will again
go into effect.
Be
DOCK ACT CRITICISED
PORT INTERESTS NOT SERVED,
SATS W H. CORBETT.
dock on th Paclflo Coast. Compared
with Eastern rates. Pacific Coast rates
hav always been about a per
high, for the simple reason that the
volume of work offering Is very much
i... - .h. h nronortlonate periods
of activity are relatively smaller and
productive of barely enough revenue to
pay running expenses. Th Port of
Portland Commission know this, and
... I- . .'nnarent endeavor to
smooth over their own difficulties they
co-operate with the blackguards who
have attacked them, with entire ln-
riifr.ranc aa o what effect It may
hav. nn m nrlVAte COnCem. Which 1
rnnrinptlnir strictly legitimate busl
mii anri which has already contributed
far more to the reputation of the port
during the brief year of Its existence
than the Port of Portland dock has
throughout Its unfortunate, bungling
career.
Th failure of the Port of Portland
dock to secure the results desired Is not
due to anv unusual shortcomings on tn
part of the Commission's management,
but principally to Its Initial Inacces
sible location; its peculiar, but legally
enforced method of operation, and th
natural Inefficiency of a project which
is everybody's business but nobody's
concern as regards - successful opera
tion.
The dock, as originally conceived,
had elements which might have led te
success, and in any event was a nec
essary move for the Port to make,
since no private Individual or concern
was willing to take th risk of Install
ing such a plant, and the harbor or
Portland could never look for serious
consideration from the shipowner of
the world until some adequate repair
facilities were available. The original
Idea was that later on th development
ef our maritime Interests would en
courage some local concern to take the
burden from the city and run the Port
of Portland drydock as a private en
terprlse, and some time ago I mad an
honest andeavor to do this by sug
gesting the desirability of leasing the.
dock on equitable terms, which would
make it possible .to operate both docks
with one set of overhead charges. The
suggestion met with favor on the part
of the Commission and negotiations
were under way to put It through
a strictly legitimate basis by th
process of advertising and leasing th
dock to the highest bidder, when the
little bunch of beachcombers with
their offices In their hats (who have
been fattening themselves to the detri
ment of the Port' interests) got busy
and through Captain Crowe secured
an Injunction restraining the Commts
Slon from leasing the dock. This for
the time being put an end to any hope
of the public dock becoming a paying
investment. t
bince then I have continued to use
my best efforts to guard the interests
of the stockholders of the Ore
gon Drydock Company, and at the"
same time build up the repu
tatlon of the port as a desirable place
for ship repair work. In our clrcu
lara, which we sent broadcast through
out th ahlpptng world, we Illustrated
and described the Port of Portland dry
dock In a way which would promote
their Interests Just as well as our own
and whatever effect the operations of
the Oregon Drydock Company may
hav had on the amount of business
secured by the Port of Portland dock,
th annual recorda show that although
the past year has been a dull one for
th shipping Interests, yet tha total
mount of drydocklng in this port
was xar in excess of any previous year.
Taking these fact into considera
tion. It is evident that tha Commission
In- making this new rate which might
easuy result in bankrupting the Ore
gon urydock Company have done
so without due -consideration of the
pest interests of the port, and from
this and other recent manifestations, I
am forced to believe that the citizens
of Portland have not as yet awakened
to the value of Industrial and
maritime enterprises and are ap
parently unwilling to offer to the
manufacturing and shipping Inter
esie uie encouragement and support
which other seaport communities rec
ognize as being necessary. The bar
ter or mercnandise manufactured In
ine .st, in large return from natnr.
ai timber resources created by a high
"r fr, ana in abnormal profits
from real estate speculations have, for
the time, blinded our DeoDle tn the ft
that th ultimate destiny of Portland
will not be worked out by devouring
what is Immediately before them. For
these reason their interpretation of
our broader needs ar frequently abor
tive and lead to somewhat grotesque
results We are evidently passing
"""" pertua wnicn win he . h
.,o luouiur, or our political mounte- t,, . "TVrn't
banks and socialistic M.h...i.... PhVSlCianS Say. JJOn I
wno ,or me time being, seem to be
sufficiently dominant to warp . the
business Judgment of some of our
w. M. CORBETT,
Only Six ?fttore iDays Of
(bills (Breat !&ook Sale
s p e e ial last
d a y price eon
cessions will be
offered to make
a fitting climax
to Portland's
greatest genuine
Book Sale. The
deep reductions
will be made
even deeper.
the reductions
are bona fide
the Books are the
best good, new
titles in single
volumes and re
liable Sets by
the w or 1 d ' s
greatest au
thors. See the
windows today.
you can de
pend upon this
sale. Of course,
the sooner you
come, the more
you will have to
choose fr om.
This is YOUR
o p p o rtunity
don't pass it by.
Obe3e3te til CO
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BILLS GALORE PROVIDE FOR
NEW STATE POSTS.
Governor West's Patronage to Be
Vast if Commissions "and .What
Not" Are Approved.
STATE CAPITOL, Salem, Or., Jan. 2L
SpecIal.) If all the bills pending be
fore the Legislature are passed the law
makers are laying up political treasures
for Governor West in tha way of ap
Dointments in no small number.
Under a bill introduced providing for
a State Board for the Examination and
Registration of Nurses, the Governor is
empowered to appoint three members of
this board. He is also given me priv
ilege of appointing a State Hotel In-
sDeotor under Kellaher s bill, this in
mentor to receive a salary or auu
vear. The bill. Kellaner asserts, naa
received the Indorsement of the Trav
elers' Protective Association, and In
event of Its passage. It may be readily
seen that the appointment of such an
Inspector would be of more than oral
nary political importance.
There are four members of the pro
nosed State Board of Fish and Game
Commissioners who would come-under
the anDOtntina- prerogative of the Gov
ernor, and seven members of a commls
slon to be named to Investigate courts.
This nnmmisaion was suggested In
West's message, and. owing to the pas
sage of the Judiciary amendment at the
last election and the sweeping changes
which might be made in the system of
Judicial procedure and of courts. If the
bill should pass tne commission wuum
be of prime Importance.
Five members are provided In a bill
relating to the Oregon Board of Phar
min and four members who would re
ceive appointment by the Governor in
hill nrovldlna- for a commission on
HAIR REMOVERS
ARE DANGEROUS
Use
Poisonous Depilatories.'
best citizens.
I tisements t;
IS IMsv?
WASHI.-NGTOX LEGISLATCTtW
AI5IS AT COAST TRUST.
BUI Drafted by Commission Would
Kill Power of San Francisco
Underwriters Fight On.
The extravagant claims recently
made by unscrupulous manufacturers
of hair removers in sensational aaver-
tisements unquestionably Justify pny
cautioning the publlo against
this class of depilatories
people have been enticed
Into using these dangerous prepara
tions, with consequent injury to them
selves, cannot be estimated, but only
sruessed at.
The preparations above rererrea 10
are Invariably in the form of creamy
paste, which are to be spread upon
the skin to remain until they dry.
These contain Sulphide, of Barium, an
unsolubl chemical, which cannot be
dissolved: therefore cannot be absorbed
by the skin. The very fact that you
are told to leave these pasty com
pounds on the skin until they dry and
cake and then lift off with a knife
is proof positive that they are not
absorbed. If they are, why do they
still remain on the ekinT The most
thev can possibly do is to remove the
surface hair, which In consequence will
OLTMPIA, Wash.. Jan. Jl. (Special)
If Sonata bill No. 6 providing for a
new insurance code Is made a law by
mis A-egisiature. it will be a death
blOW tO the SO-Called "(nniinnu -...
and the first effective weapon used by reappear stronger and thicker after
any legislative body on the Paclflo , ...i
tifle wav to remove hair, and that Is
comblnat.onTalaon containing eolu-
insuranc. business In Washington? Om- bl9 ?redients 'hi. bl??lJb?5
gon and California.
ine bill was drafted br a nenii
eode commission appointed bv aonmn.
Hay about two years ago and If made a
law win change the entire aspect of in
Scheme Well Organized to Bankrupt
Private Corporation Without
Regard for Future.
PORTLAND, Jan. Jl. (To th Edi
tor.) I ask th courtesy of a hearing
In Th Oregonlan In regard to the re
cent action of the Port of Portland
Commission In cutting their drydock
rates in' half. I will make these re
marks in a purely personal way, so
that any criticism which they may
provoke will be directed against me,
rather than against the Oregon Dry-
dock Company.
It Is difficult to understand just wny
the Port of Portland commission.
which Is made up of substantial and
able business men, should lend them
selves to a well-organized scheme to
bankrupt a private corporation, par
ticularly when such a scheme origi
nated from the very persons whose re
cent false affidavits formed the basis
of serious charges against the Port
Commission.
The drydock rates now In force on
the public dock are the lowest any
where in the united Slates, and prac
tical ly half what they are on any other
surance underwriting in this state.
rramers or the measure Dolnt out
mat it snouia result In niacins: the in
surance business in Washington on the
hlahest Diana noaatble: that it nin
raise the'standard of companies doing sema or blood poisoning.
ousiness in tne state or those which
may seek business here; that it will
prevent any company or a questionable
standing to enter the state and that it
should Improve the morals of Insurance
agents generally.
Every kind of Insurance will be af
fected. Fire, life, casualty, fraternal
and livestock Insurance are fully cov
ered by provisions and no loophole is
left.
That the commission has especially
directed Its efforts to rid the state of
the alleged trust is Indicated In the
provision ef the bill which forbids
agents or ' companies, either within or
without th state, from entering into a
combination to control or regulate
rates. Violation or this provision is
punishable by revocation of license for
three years.
It is understood that there Is a pow
erful lobby here working under cover
tor the San Francisco underwriters
and It has been said that the Beach
bill. Introduced In the House the other
day. was inspired by the Ean Franolsco
Insurance Interests as a substitute for
the Senate bill. Th Beach bill is
shorn of all radical features and Is so
framed that It will permit establish
ment of rate-making bureaus In other
place outside of the state.
It Is expected that the bill will be
before both House for consideration
by th middle of next week.
It takes 7000 tons ef coal to bring one of
th modern liners across toe Atlantis pseao.
bv the skin. De Miracle, known all
the World over as the only real super
fluous hair remover. Is Just such
reparation. It is easily and quickly
absorbed and after you have used it
you will note there Is nothing left on
the skin. It leaves tne sum ireo
from Irritation, and what la more to
the Dolnt, It Is absolutely non-poison
ous: therefore it will not produce eo
.Remember,
no matter wnat claims uo ma.ua iu
the contrary, no poisonous, pasty com
pound or so-called "liquid cure ever
did or ever will am a single nair root.
and we can prove it.
Beware of the fake free advertisers
and others who by wording of their ad
vertisements. try to give the Impression
that newspapers and other reputable
publications endorse their worthless
preparations. Don t be deceived by
them. De Miracle i tne oniy prepara
tion which Is so endorsed.
De Miracle Is sold at all good stores.
including Llpman, Wolfe c Co.
No honest dealer will oner you a
substitute on which he makes more
profit.
We will send you a 6 J -page oooKiet
containing full Information concerning
this remarkable treatment, as well as
testimonials of prominent physicians,
surgeons, dermatologists, medical jour
nals and the principal magazines and
newspapers. You should read this
booklet before you try anything. Write
to the De Miracle Chemical Co., Dept.
L. 2, X805 Park ave., New York, sim
ply saying you want this booklet, and
it will be mailed, sealed, at once.
Note All readers of thi paper who
are afflicted with superfluous hair
growths are strongly advised to writ
for Information eoneernlng this won
derful method, which Is endorsed the
World over by eminent authorities.
who have mad a lifelong study of this
subject. J
Judiciary and laws, s'm'lar to. the com
mission to Investigate courts.
Five members are to be named on a
State Board of Forestry, the bill creat
ing this Beard carrying an appropria
tion of 3100,000. The Governor Is also
to appoint the County Examiner of Pub
lie Offices if that bill passes. In addl-.
tion there are numerous minor appoint-?
ments suggested in bills that have been
Introduced.
SAILOR ISJN FOR LIFE
Fireman Who Killed Comrade Gets
Record Sentence.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 21. The heaviest
punishment ordinarily meted out In the
Navy in time of peace has fallen upon
Ernest H. Walker, fireman on the bat
tleship Louisiana, who killed Patrick J.
Fltzsimmons, a water tender, while the
two were ashore at Cherbourg, France.
A court-martial was held on the Louis
iana and the sentence Just confirmed by
the Navy Department la imprisonment
for life for Walker. He will be con
fined In the New Hampshire State Peni
tentiary, at Concord.
Incarceration Is Delayed.
FORT SCOTT, Kan.. Jan. 21. Expect
ing to attend the demonstration in con
nection with the Incarceration of Fred
Warren, editor of the Appeal o Rea
son, a Socialist paper at Girard, Kan.,
convicted of Improper use of the malls,
many Socialists from all parts of the
country came here today. They misun
derstood the date. The mandate of the
Court of Appeals authorising his Im
prisonment has not been received here.
Warren received many letters and
boxes of flowers. An Immense box of
Poinsettas was sent from Callfornia.
JAPAX BEGINS WHOLESALE SUP
PRESSION OF PARTY.
Men of All Classes Under Suspicion
and Raids to Bo Made- Protests
From Abroad Ignored.
VICTORIA. Jan. II. As a - result of
the conviction of Denjlro Kotoku and
his followers, recently condemned to
death, Japanese newspapers received by
the Sado Maru today state that a great
suppressive movement against Socialism
has been ordered by the government.
Suspicion has fallen on many represent
ing all classes, Including Journalists.,
priests, factory hands, teachers and
others. Wholesale raids are to be made
against Socialists, not only in Tokto,
but throughout Japan.
Many cablegrams and letters from So
cialists In America and Europe have
been received by the government pro
testing against the trial of Kotoku and
associates and these have brought forth
an official explanation by tha home
office. The official statement says:
"Although foreign Socialists may send
in various protests regarding the Kotoku
affair, these cannot be considered and
win have no effect on international re
lations, as they are not formal protests
of governments. If any government
fcnni.1 lniiim a protest, the Japanese gov
ernment will not consider Itself called
upon to take notice of Buch protests."
Count Hayasni, in an mmriicw,
the government ought to study wnac
Socialism really is, rather than be
seised with an unreasoning terror of
Socialism.
LIGHT DELIVERY TRUCK
WON FIRST PRIZE in the Endurance
and Economy run January 21 over the
sixty-mile course, Portland, Troutdale,
Gresham and return, carrying a load of
1540 pounds in addition to Driver R. S.
Wilson and Observer D. S. Dubois, on four
and one-half gallons gasoline and two and ,
three-fourths quarts of oil, AN ABSO
LUTELY PERFECT ROAD SCORE.
TOTAL C
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Less than two and one-half cents per ton mile
TRUCKS FOR IMMEDIATE DELIVERY
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