TIIE SUXDAT OREGOXIAX, rORTLAXD, FEBItUARY 39, 1911. EXTRA SESSION IS LOOMING LARGER Extreme Pressure Needed to Prevent Death of Reci procity in Senate. IMPORTANT WORK AHEAD Lor I roe r Cae, Wrfcl KJectlon and Other Measures Have rrwdrncr. Senators Are Cool aiut Extra Session I Taft'a nope. WASHTNGTON. Feb. It. Aa extra (M-ssIon of Congress looms Tory large and probable tonight. Unless Fresldent Taft and the friend of tho Canadian reciprocity agreement -r b orin nor than ordinary pressure to boar a tho Soaata aad avert tho expendi ture of tlmo by the opponents of tho esreemem or lta friends It la diffi cult to how tho Senate can roach a Toto boforo adjournment. head of tho Canadian agreement for onslderation. In addition to ten fen oral appropriation bills, aro measures affecting these subjects: Popular elec tion of .Senators: tfenator Lorlmer eae; permanent tariff board: general pension. Congressional apportionment, and fortification of Tanama Canal. Measures Can't Bo Sidetracked. Not one of these can bo aldetracked without a contest, tach Is supported ly a group of determined Senators In sistent that a vote shall bo taken. Some of the measures will bo left unpassed or the Canadian agreement will die. Tho foregoing u tho opinion of Jte pubUcan leaders of tho Senate. Those who hoped to avoid an extra tesslon by a-ettina- a vote on tho McCall 111 see their chance for success rw Ing less aad less as tho session draws aar a close without matters being gotten out of tho way. With no little anxiety those Sena tors who fear they aro facing a bum mer session aro asking llgbt from tho Whit House. So far as can bo learned, o Senator who has talked with Presi dent Taft baa been commissioned to announce positlToiy whether there will bo aa extra session In tho event tho Senate doea not vote on tho Canadian agreement. As tho House passed tho McCall bill by a decisive vole and practically all of the Iemocrats roted for It. tho president believes a Democratic Housa would pass tba bill without delay. It la also said tho President believes the Senate, aa Jt will bo constituted after March 4. would rasa the bUL Tho Senate committee on finance to day decided to Five bearings on the McCall bill on Monday and Tuesday. On Wednesday the bill will be con sidered In executive session and the consensus of opinion Is that It will be reported not later than Wedneaday. Reciprocity Has Xo Friends. Even if the McCall bill should be riven to tho Senate on Thursday, there Is crave doubt as to whether consid eration of it could be brought about. There Is no enthusiastic advocate of the bill on the Republican side of the chamber. Should a Democrat come for ward as Its champion, bis efforts prob ably would prove Ineffective, as his motives would be sure to be attacked ea the (round that he was seek Ins; to embarrass the Republicans. The most ardent supporters of Cana dian reciprocity on the finance com mittee are Senators Cul'.om. of Illinois a Republican, and Senators Money, of Mississippi, and btoae. of Missouri. Ijemocraia. CMTORM T.VKIFF PROPOSED fcenator Joace Would Base It On Simple "Seeds of Goierunwnt. WASHINGTON. Feb. IS. Senator Jones, of Washington, today presented aa amendment to the Canadian recip rocity bill la the form of a substitute which would provide for the levying of such tariffs as are deraanded by tho necessary expenditures of the Gov ernment. While he Introduced It "by request." Jones Indicated ha would favor the proposition because. If adopt ed. It would take tho tariff out of politics. Under the plan suggested, the Sec retary of the Treasury, at the close of the present fiscal year, shall make an estimate of the amount of revenue "that should be raised from customs euues for the following fiscal year In ex4er to meet the expenditure for that year and any deficiency of the previ ous year." The Secretary also Is directed to es timate the probable value of Imports of articles on the dutiable list and de termine what percentage the estimated revenue to be raised bears to the esti mated value of the dutiable Imports. It Is further provided that there shall be collected for such year customs duties on all dutiable Imports equal to such percentage of the value of the earns. GOVERNOR WIELDS A ROD reotlnvrd rrwn First r(- the bill unawares. In yesterday's fight Clemens assisted to postpone the bill Indefinitely, taking an acUve part la the debate against the measure pre ceding that action by the House. But the Multnomah County man deserted Ms associates of yesterday and lined up today with the forces that passed the bill. It was due to hie arbitrary rulings aad ntter dlsree-vrd for parliamentary practice that the passage of the bill was accomplished so expeditiously. "Steam-Roller" Way I'sed. With Clemens In the chair, the friends of the Miller bl'.l started their "steam roller." which, with the preju diced rulings of the chair, resisted all obstacles attempted to be cast la Its way. Abbott and Thompson fought desperately and exhausted their knowl edge of parliamentary rules In a fruit Jess attempt to escape the Inevitable. But Clemens presided with a hand of Iron and made mere playthings of the opposition, whose protests and appeals were Ignored or voted down by the forces behind the bill. Abbott's Protest Vain. The bll'. wss reconsidered by a standing vote of ! to 1. on motion of Blgelow of Multnomah, who started the protracted discussion. Abbott In sisted that the blil should be engrossed with the Senate amendments that the House members might know what they were voting on, but this was denied. and on motion of Ambrose the House considered the bill engrossed and placed It oa third reading. Again Ab bott protested, contending that the Senate should take care of Its own smendments to House bills and send all such bills to the House properly Engrossed. Again he was overruled by the un yielding and csar-llke haad of Clem ens. Opposition Is Futile. Thompson and Abbott demanded that the Howe send the bill back to the Senate for engrossment but their mo tion to that effect waa declared out of order. Blgelow said this move waa Intended only to get the bill out of the possession of the House which would effect a final adjournment before the bill could be returned aad considered further. Abbott next tried to hare the bill amended to provide that the slste printing board, provided for In the bill, should not assume offl'-lel life until January HIS. like other amendments, motions and objections from that source this wss squelched promptly by friends of the bill. Speaker's SecJnskra Fpbeld. .v. .(,.. f X1V&1DSJ 111. .wub.UMW Speaker Rusk from the hall. Eaton, of Lane, at this Juncture Insisted that the Sergeent-at-Arros should be di rected to go In search of the presiding officer and bring hlra into the House. Bat the Speaker had absented himself purposely and demons promptly ruled the request out of order. By this time a dosen members of the ITouse were oa their feet clamoring for recognition. The flve-mlnete limit was enforced against the speakers to the best of the chairman's ability. But with McKinney. Brooke, Fouta, Thomp son. Laton. Abbott and others talking, some of them shouting. It was out of the question for the chairman to main tain a semblance of order. He accord ingly terminated the confusion by un ceremoniously shutting off further de bate and ordering the rollcalU which preceded, with the following result: 33 to 21 Is Vote. Aves Abrama. Ambrose. Ammo, Bel land. Blgelow. Bonsbrake. Brooke. Chapman. Church, Clemens. Clyde, Col lins. Cottel. Derby. Fouta. Gill, Hollls. Huntington. Johnson. Jones. Ltbby. Marnne. Mann. McKinney. MUler of Co lumbia. Neuner. Peterson. Rackleff. Keyonlds. Simpson. Smith. Eteelham mer and Westerlund 41. Noes Abbott. Heals. Belknap. Bry ant. Buchanan. Buckley. Chambers. Chattea. Cole. Eaton. Graves. Lelnen webor. Mahoney. Mariner. MUler of Linn. Pelrce. Powell, Shaw. Sutton. Thompson, Tlgard tl. Absent BrownhlU, Carter. Cushman, Speaker Rusk t. Bill Effective in 1916. The provisions of ths bill do not go Into effect until January. 115. or after the term of the Incumbent. Willis 8. Uualway. has expired. It provides for the creation of a Slate Printing Board, consisting of the Governor. Secretary of State and State Troasurer. In the election of November. 114. a State Printer la to be elected for a term of four years at a salary of I400S a year. The State Printing Board la empowered to choose a printing expert at an an nual salary of $2000. He Is to be the personal representative of the board, and through htm ail! largely be di rected the work of the state printing office as It will be rarrted on by the State Printer under the flat salary MIL Authority Is given the state board to either purchase ths present plant used la the state printing office or to pur chase another plant late In ltlt. The bl'.l carries an appropriation of t:0, 000. PEHSldNSTAYSlSURTIS SEXATOR WOULD INCREASE THEM EVEX IF BOVDS JTEEDED. tVnen Lodge Questions Sufficient Surplus, Kansan Screams for Bonds to Pay Soldiers. WASHINGTON. Feb. 11 Expenditure of the anticipated surplus m paying service pensions to veterans, or. falling that, the Issue of bonds for the purpose was advocated In the derate today by Curtis of Kansas and Scott of West Varslnla. The Senate voted. O to 35. to take up tiie Sullomay bill granting service pen sions. McCumber of North Dakota then offered his substitute for the Sulloway bill providing for a smaller increase. A question aruee as to the rate of death of pensioners. McCumber put the rate at J0.'.O a year. "They are not dying fast enough to suit some of the Senators, yet they are going -at the rate or one every 11 minutes. Lodge declared the passage of the Sullo way bill would Increase the annual pen sion expenditures so as to carry tho total to CiO.eoo.osu. Replying. Curtis asserted that the Sullo way bill never would require ea annual expenditure of more than H0.iMJ.OAi. He said there soon would be a surplus of sli.uuv.- In the Government recelpte and that the country could afford the increase. Lodge contradicted the statement. He said there was no such condition, but that, ou the contrary. It was necessary to Issue bonds te continue the work on the Panama CanaL "Then let the bonds be Issued." shouted Scott. -If we tsue bonds for the canal, why not Issue bonds to pay the soldiers Curtis fairly screamed, bringing bis list down on his deox. "That's It. said Scott In a stage whisper, "that's It: give It to tbem." McCumber said the practice of granting pensions to the widows of ex-offlcera'and not to the widows of privates waa having the effect of causing more me males of officer than of privates. Jrott denounced as an "outrage" the treatment the old soldiers are receiving. CHINESE RULER CHRISTIAN Ancient Letter In Vatican Proves Fact. TEK1N. Feb. II. (Special.) Infor mation from Rome is that a Chinese diplomat, who recently went to the Archive Chamber of the Vatican to con sult a few documents concerning Chi nese history, made a most Interesting discovery. He found, among other things, an official latter sent by an Em press of China to Pope Innocent X. 1(4-1S). Informing the latter that she had adopted the Christian religion, as well as several members of her Roy si house. She asked the Pope to send over missionaries, especially members of the Society of Jesus. The diplomat ist, who Is a Chinese mandarin, readily admitted the genuineness of the docu ment referred to. This letter did not reach Home until the advent of Alex antler VII.. Innocent's successor. Melllla Gets $4,000,000 Harbor. MADRID. Feb. 1. (Special.) The Government hae decided to construct a larse harbor at Melllla at a cost of RUSSIA RELIES ON .AMERICAN TREATY Compact of 1844 Makes Com merce Free Muscovites Are Barred Out. DUPLICITY IS PRACTICED Amban ot Altai Confiscate Russian Buildings and Refuses to Negoti ate, Though Pekln Says Orders Are Issued. ! VICTORIA. Feb. IS. That Russia re lies on an old treaty between America and China, under which China cannot place restraint oa foreign trade. In her ultimatum which 1 belcy followed by aa armed demonstration In HI and Mon golia, was the news brought by ths steamer Monteagle tonight. The Dallokaya Ok rain a. a Russian paper published at Vladivostok, says:' There Is ne doubt a storm Is ap proaching which will aoon burst be tween Russia and China with disas trous results. According to the treaty concluded In 1144 between China and the United Statea of America, the former country cannot place any restraint on foreign commerce. Including Russian trade, by means of either monopoly of other measure. In virtue of the treaties con cluded In list and 18X1 between Russia and China, the former could enjoy all the rights of the most-favored nation and Russian merchants could deal In goods of sny origin In every populated district In Mongolia. Chines Grab Tea Trade. Tor that reason long ago there were established many Russian firms deal ing in tea In the 111. Tarbagatal and Bltsiansk provinces. This trade was conducted by Russian merchants, and ths Chinese officials secretly partici pated In the business, making great profits by their deals. Lately, however, they have been endeavoring to take thla trade out of Russian hands. "At the outset several attempts were made to place obstacles In the way of Russian trade, but last April a Joint stock company was officially organised monopolising all trads In tea In Tarba gatal and Hi. and Russia was effect ually checked. "Besides this, the Chinese authorities did not act fairly toward the Russians in the Altai province, the capital of which Is Shara-Sume. The Amban, the chief of the province, since 1S0S has re peatedly refused to render any Judg ment when misunderstandings occurred between Russians and Chinese and Is sued an order prohibiting Chinese to sell or to lease houses to Russians. Governor Refuses to Negotiate. "Finally. In 1908. be ordered all buildings belonging to Russians to bs confiscated. After thla the Russian Consul was sent to negotiate, but the Amban curtly refused to deal with him, saying hs bad no Instructions from Pe kln. while the Chinese government at Pekln assured the Russian autborltlea that instructions had already been Is sued. "According to article 10 of the treaty concluded at St- Petersburg, Russian Consuls have the right, when traveling, to avail themselves of the government posting establishments, but the Amban flatly refused Russian Consuls permis sion to uss these establishments. "The correspondence between the Rus sian government and the loal authori ties and Pekln did not produce any sat isfactory results and the Russian Min istry of Foreign Affairs decided to open a Russian consulate at Shara-Sume. The Chinese government opposed thia meas ure, stating that there are few Rus sians at that town, and tbay have also no right to settle at Kobdo, where ths Amban previously resided." JATS FEARED MOST BY CHINA They Are Closely Allied With Russia In Encroachments. - PEKIX. Feb. 18. Ths Chinese Gov ernment displays the keenest anxiety over Russia's threatsned military dem onstration In III Province, but never theless It may not comply with the demands set forth In the note from St. Petersburg until a show of force takes some of the sting out of lta humilia tion. It Is believed In Pekln that, even should China acquiesce, Russia would not accept her promise, but would In sure Its fulfillment by occupying cer tain points In Chinese Turkestan. The Foreign Board states that It asked Rus sian Minister Korostovets for a more explicit statement of the demands. The reply of the diplomatist was that his government had been most explicit. Tho Foreign Board further affirms that Russia has demanded the estab lishment of Russian military posts within the Chinese frontier for the pur pose of controlling those Infected with the plague and preventing the disease crossing the border. In the matter of thla encroachment greater fear is felt regarding the at titude of the Japanese In Manchuria, who are asserted to be In close associa tion with the Russians, but up to the present no action has been taken by Japan which could be construed as def initely aggressive. Reports from Manchuria state that the Japanese sometimes usurp the au thority of Chinese officials In dealing with the plague, but It Is generally conceded that the situation warrants this conduct. ENGINEER JS STUNNED Freight Dashes Wildly Down Moun tain, Vngulded. PENDLETON. Or, Feb. 18. (Spe cial.) Struck by a rock from the mountainside and knocked unconscious. Engineer Anderson, of La Grande. Or., held to the throttle of his engine while It dashed wildly down the western slope of the Blue Mountains for a dis tance of three miles before being checked by Anderson's fireman. The train w-aa an extra westbound freight and had a narrow esespe from destruction. The incident occurred near Conway Station about 10:10 at night while the train was speeding along under the rock bluffs which border Meacham Creek. The rumble of the train loosened a shower of rocks on the hillside and one of these flying missiles, striking a projecting ledge, was shot Into the cab. striking Engineer Anderson on the back of the head. Just how long the engineer waa unconscious probably will never be known, as his memory is tot clear la regard to the night's happen As soon as he was struck the hand which grasped the air brake lever apparently relaxed Its hold and the heavy train Im mediately began gathering momentum, which sent it down the mountain curves at a tremendous rate of speed. The fireman, on his side of the cab. had decided the engineer was trying to make up lost time, but It was not until the lights of Conway Station flashed by that he realised how fast they really were, traveling. He then turned to Investigate and found the form of the engineer crump led up on the seat with his powerless hand still on the throttle. Ry that time they were traveling at such a rate of speed that the train was carried nearly three miles down the mountain before It could be stopped. Then, with conductor Hancock at the throttle, the train and Its unconscious engineer were brought Into Pendleton. LEADERS ARE INDICTED rXCLE SAM IS GOING AFTER FILIBUSTER CHIEFS. United States Charges Bonllla and Lieutenants With Fitting Out Hornet lor Expedition. NEW ORLEANS. Feb. IS The Hon duran revolutionary situation was fur ther complicated today by the Indict ment in the Federal Court here of Gen eral Manuel BonlUa. provisional presi dent of Honduras, General Lee Christ mas, Colonel Florlan Davlla and Joseph W. Beer, charged with violating the neu trality laws In connection with the fili bustering expedition of the steamer Hor net. The Indictments resulted from an In vestigation lnstitutsd by the Department of Justice at Washington. The actlou of the grand Jury caused a sensation here, especially In view of the fact that In the past numerous revolutionary ex peditions directed against Central Amer ican countries have left this port with out secrecy. Capiases were immediately issued for the indicted men and Mr. Beer, a New Orleans merchant, was placed under $1000 bonds. General Bonllla. General Christmas snd Colonel David are In Honduras with the revolutionary army. Whether - the United States Govern ment will attempt to bring the revolu tionary leader and hla chief lieutenant back here for trial is not known. It is believed the indictments will have oa Important bearing upon the peace nego tiations between the Bonllla and Davlla forces in Honduras, which are scheduled to begin at Puerto Cortex, Monday. General Bonllla. who Is at Celba, was warned yesterday by cable not to go aboard an American vessel. INDICTMENTS FOLLOW INQUIRY Honduran Filibuster Evidence Se cured by Government. WASHINGTON. Feb. 18. The indict ments of the four persona named as concerned In the fitting out of the Hornet last November for operations against the Davllla government in Hon duras, aro the outcome of many weeks of Investigation by four departments of the Government State, Navy, Treas ury and Department of Justice. The State Department first had Its attention attracted to the Hornet by Dr. Luis Laxo, the Minister of Hon duras hero. He asserted the vessel, formerly a gunboat, had been purchased to transform ber Into a filibustering ship. The Government maintained close watch upon her until she cleared from New Orleans for Cape Graclas, Nica ragua, without discovering any arms or munitions of war. The Navy Department began an in vestigation to learn how the Hornet had become converted Into a warship, taking the precaution flrst to selxe the vessel. The Information gathered was laid before the grand Jury at New Orleans and formed the basis of indict ments return-d today. The purchasing of the Hornet and dispatching her to Central America to bo used as part of an armed expedition directed against the government of President Dav41a Is said to be a violation of the neutrality laws. At least two of the men Indicted to day, Manuel Bonllla and Lee Christmas, are In Honduras, with which country there la no extradition treaty, and so they are beyond reaoh of the New Orleans courts. Beer and Davldl are New Orleans merchants and probably may bs e: -" brought to trial. LYNCHERS ARE FOILED SHERIFF IN AUTO OUTRACES MOB Wrni 50 MACHINES. Accused California Murderer Saved, Although Slieriff Wrecks Car and is Badly Injured. VISALIA, Cal., Feb. 18. After an ex citing race to prevent the lynching of his prisoner by sn angry mob, in which his automobile exploded and was burned snd he himself was Injured. Sheriff Col lins, of Tulare County, safely landed Juan Mag an la. a Mexican who Is be lleved to have murdered J. B. Lamkin at Portervllle, this county, safely In Jail at Vlsalla today. When the Mexican waa surrounded seven miles from Portervllle. about 50 automobiles, filled with vengeful cltlxens. started from that town to lynch the al leged murderer. The Sheriff was noti fied at the seme time. A wild scene ensued. In which the Sheriff won. Another automobile race than began between the Sheriff and the pursuing mob. At Portervllle a train blocked the road long enounh, for another crowd to gather and with those behind rapidly coming In sight. The Sriff hastily swore in s score of deputise and stood off the mob until he could cross the rail road tracks. Near Lindsay the Sheriff's machine plunged off a bridge, exploded and was burned. The Sheriff was painfully In jured. His prisoner made no attempt to escape. He commandeered another machine and finally reached Vlsalla. i -Night Rider Escapes. JACKSONVILLE. Fla.. Feb. 1S. Ac cording to advices received today. 17 night riders, three of whom are serving life sentences; escaped from Duval County Jail at midnight. One returned and informed the Jailer.' Another was captured by a posse. HOPE-SLIGHT FOR STATE RESERVES Heyburn's Threatened Fili buster May Extend to Plan of Governor West. BALLINGER IS FAVORABLE Time Is Too Short to Legalize) Ex change of Land Giving States Compact Body Oregon Sen ators Miss Opportunity. OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash ington, Feb. 18. The plan of Governor West to create an Oregon elate forest reserve by relinquishing to the Federal Government all school sections now em braced in forest reserves, taking In ex change a compact body of Government forest reserve, can be acc6mpllshed only by the authority of Congress, and the prospect for such legislation at the pres snt session is not bright. The suggestion of the Governor might bs carried out by the passage of a spe cial bill, or It could be done under the terms of the Hamer bill, which has passed the House of Representatives, but is confronted with a threatened filibus ter by Heyburn in the Senate. Under the Hamer bill the states can relinquish their scattered school sections In forest reserves and take in exchange an equal area compactly located of land already In reserves, the land so taken to be of like character and value and of the same area as those relinquished. No Time to Pass Bill. While the Hamer blU waa drawn with a view to giving the states land which they can sell at their pleasure. It would also permit the states, by authority of their Legislatures, to hold this land as a st&te forest reserve, as proposed by West, for the Government doea not, un der this bill, attempt to prescribe what disposition shall be made of the land after It Is turned over to the states. In view of the practical certainty that the Hamer bill cannot pass at this ses sion, because of the objection of Hey burn, it would seem that a special act Is necessary to permit the carrying out of West's scheme, and two weeks is a ver short time in which to pass a bill of this kind, especially through the House of Representatives. The statement sent out from Wash ington that Secretary BaUlnger is cast ing obstacles in the way of the creation of a state forest reserve In Oregon is absolutely untrue. The question is one that Balllnger cannot settle, for It has been held that under existing law the Secretary of the Interior cannot ex change reserved publio land for sections 18 and 36 within forest reserves, and It was to meet this very question that the Hamer bill was proposed. Inasmuch as thla is a question that Congress alone can settle, Ballinger Is not In a position to prevent the carrying out of the West plan, and the most he could do would be to report adversely on ths Hamer bill or on some special bill drawn to meet the situation In Oregon. Balllnger Favofs Bill. The record shows that Balllnger fa vors the Hamer bill" and has recom mended its passage. He has not had op portunity to go on record on the West scheme, and therefore he cannot be ac cused of hostility. As a matter of fact, from his standpoint, a bill authorizing the exchange as proposed by West would be on equal footing with the Hamer bill, for the Interior Department is not con cerned over what a state may do with lta own land. If there has been any dilatorlness it has been on the part of West's friends in Congress, either through their failure to press the Hamer bill to a vote over the protest of Heyburn or to Introduce and press to final passage a special bill to meet the recommendations of the Governor. As a matter of fact, neither Oregon Senator has displayed any inter eat in the Hamer bill, and neither has contributed to lta passage. If Western Senators had combined and forced the consideration of this measure earlier in the session, the Heyburn filibuster would necessarily have collapsed, for even Hey burn cannot talk forever and he would have to make a lone fight on this bill, as no other member of the Senate agrees with his view. Had this bill been taken up by the' Senate and kept before that body continuously, Heyburn would have been compelled to talk" un til physically unable to continue, and would then have been obliged to let the bill go to a vote. Oregon Senators Negligent. But here, as in other Instances, the Oregon Senators hsve not been "onto their Job." They have not helped other Senators who have advocated the pass age of the Hamer bill: they have not Introduced a special bill to carry out the West Idea. And so the project sleeps. The onlv hope seems to lie in the possi bility that the Hamer bill may be amended so that Its provisions will not extend to Idaho, In which event Hey burn will withdraw hla opposition. Borah, however. Is very much In fa vor of the bill and objects to having Idaho eliminated. Whether, under pres sure from other Senators, he would be willing to except Idaho, as he had to do when the original dry farm homestead bill passed. Is still a question. He may do this In the closing days of the ses sion, and then, in the next Congress That Tired Feeling That is caused by Impure, impover ished blood or low, run-down condi tion of the system. Is burdensome and discouraging. Do not put up with it a day longer, but take Hood's Sarsapa rilla, which removes It as no other medicine does. "I had that tired feeling, had no ap petite and no ambition to do anything. A. friend advised me to take Hood's Sarsaparllla. I did so, and soon that tired feeling was gone. I had a good appetite and felt welL I believe Hood's saved me from a long Illness." Mrs. B. Johnson, Westfleld, N. J , Remember there is no real substitute for Hooil's Sarsaparllla Any prepara tion said to be "Juet as good" Is info rior, costs less to make, and yields the dealer a larger profit Get Hood's Sarsaparllla today. In liquid or tablets called Saraatabs. FLOORING Ste"kL.ok"ew We mix an lay Majfneslte Floors. Lighter than tile and as durable. Far superior to linoleum. Can be laid in any form or color. Wo can lay this over old floors. tVELTO A SCHIEWE, 934 Chamber of Commerce. Tel. Main 1822. -..a. - nsofat ni In the Interest of Idaho. Heyburn would not permit the extension of the 20-acre homestead law to Idaho, but the following year, when he introduced a special bill extending the provisions of that law to Idaho. Heyburn reversed himself and became its enthusl sstic advocate. He may do the same thing on the exchange bill. TIMBER FIRM IS AFTER LAND Grand Rapids Company Wants Re ceipt for Siletz Acreage. OREGON! AN NEWS BUREAU. Wash ington. D. C, Feb. 13. Claiming own ership of a valuable tract of land in the Silets Indian Reservaticn. in Ore gon, the Grand Rapids Timber Com pany filed in the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia a petition for a mandamus compelling the Secretary of the Interior to deliver to It the original receiver's receipt, of which It has a duplicate by transfer from the original entryman, tinder he final homestead entry of 1902. Frank Jewell signs the petition as president of the lumber company and cites that the land in question was transferred by the entryman, Ernest A. O'Neill, to Howard Morley, vice president of the Oregon Timber Com pany, who in turn transferred it to his company. The Land Office Tendered Judgment against the legsl trsnsfer of the land to the company on the ground that the entry was not made for the exclusive use of O'Neill, now dead, but In the interest of the lumber people for whom Morley is said to have acted. O'Neill. It was contended, never resided on the land and did not satisfy the homestead requirements. The Interior Department rsfussd to interfere when the original receipt was ordered canceled. The timber people also ask that a mandamus be Issued commanding the Secretary to revoke all orders cancelling the receipt. BOURNE BREAKS RULE GIVING OUT SIMON TELEGRAM AGAINST SENATE PROPRIETY. Oregon Senator Violates Confidential Records in Fighting Malcolm's Appointment. OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU. Wash ington, Feb. IS. Senator Bourns vio lated propriety of the Senate when he made public today a telegram from Mayor Simon, of Portland, to Senator Warren, In which Simon urged the con firmation of P. S. Malcolm as Collector of Customs at Portland. This telegram was in the confidential files of the Commerce Commission and no Senator has authority to make publio any ex ecutive papers without the consent of the Senate. Bourne's statement also establishes the fact that he Improperly Invoked the Senate rule in order to get an ad verse report on Malcolm's nomination; for this rule is Intended merely to pre vent confirmation of appointees, who have by some act of their own given direct personal affront to some Sena tor, such as denouncing his character, attacking him unjustly, etc. The Bourne statement shows that Malcolm was "obnoxious" because he would not subscribe to Bourneism and because his reappointment kept one of the faithful out of office. Such ob jection does not come properly within the rule. Contract for Federal Building Let. OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash ington, Feb. 18. W. H. Maxwell, of Great Falls, Mont., was lowest bidder today on the contract for the construc tion of a public building at North Yak ima, Wash. His bid was $178,774. the next lowest being that of the Sound Construction & Engineering Company of Seattle, which was $184,011. Immunity Bath Fought. WASHINGTON, Feb. 18. The Depart ment of Justice will Immediately prepare its opposition to the granting of im munity to the defendants in the crimi nal action against the so-called Bath tub Trust. The United States Circuit Court at Baltimore recently ruled that the Government could prosecute simul taneously both a criminal and a civil suit against the "trust." Inspector Gibbens Suspended. SAN FRANCISCO. Feb. 18. The Col lector of Customs yesterday suspended from duty Night Inspector Chester M. Gibbens, and recommended his dismis sal from the service. 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