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.
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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 $184,011.
Immunity Bath Fought.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 18. The Depart
ment of Justice will Immediately prepare
its opposition to the granting of im
munity to the defendants in the crimi
nal action against the so-called Bath
tub Trust. The United States Circuit
Court at Baltimore recently ruled that
the Government could prosecute simul
taneously both a criminal and a civil
suit against the "trust."
Inspector Gibbens Suspended.
SAN FRANCISCO. Feb. 18. The Col
lector of Customs yesterday suspended
from duty Night Inspector Chester M.
Gibbens, and recommended his dismis
sal from the service. Gibbens was
charged with breaking the rule of the
Department by falling to report at
the proper time a seizure of 10 tins of
The Real
OF A
DIAMOND
Is not exactly what you pay for it, but how much you can get
for it when you want to dispose of it quickly. . ,
' When You Buy a
Diamond
Buy it from lis; we protect you in both quality and price. We
cheerfully refund all the money on any diamond bought from
us if its equal can be secured elsewhere at a low price.
EASY PAYMENTS AT CASH PEICES
TADGEST DIAMOND
283 MQKRX50N s$T. I-
Know What That Means?
It means this. That each day
you delay the matter of selecting
a homeslte In Portland, the
greater will be the disappoint
ment as to choice. SOLD has
been marked on more than 100
building sites In
during the past 30 days. This
means an aggregate sale of more
than
$175,000
Now, Mr. Homebuilder, can you,
AT TOUR OWN RISK, longer
delav this matter of selecting a
suitable homeslte? Don't blame
us if in 30 days from now your
choice is SOLD.
56 Houses Contracted for
IN SO DAYS.
KNOW WHAT THAT MEANS? It
means this. The greatest build
ing movement ever known in one
district in Portland will be under
full sway during the next ten
days. CAN TOO AFFORD TO
W A IT ? Telephone f 6r an ap
pointment. One of our repre
sentatives will call for you with
a machine, or take East Ankeny,
Rose City Park or Montavilla
cars to tract.
PRICES: $900 and up.
TERMS: 10 per cent down, t
per cent a month.
MEAD MURPHY, gales Agents,
022 -d Corbett Bldg.
Mala 1503. A 1515.
opium, which he found on the steamer
Nippon Maru, February 12.
Suggestion Practiced In Nursery.
Paris Cor. London Truth.
I have seen nursery maids In the
Champs Elysee persuade children who
had fallen and hurt Vthemselves that
the bruise was nothing, and that to rub
it with the leaf of a tree would cure
It. As the nurse pretended to rub the
child ceased to think of his mishap.
Nursery maids instinctively hit on
"suggestion" as a curative method.
The administration of police and Justice
for a yfnr eonts London
Value
MASimCJFT$MEN
YOU CANT HELP NOTICING
the ladv who is particular about her
dress: she is always Impressive. Seen
close at hand or at a distance there is
the unmistakable stamp of style upon
her Not that she buys many clothes.
She takes care of them and sends them
to us occasionally to be Cleaned and
Pressed at which we are experts, and
give her good service at Uttle cost.
Vienna Steam Cleaning and Dyeing Works
Mall Orders Receive Prompt Attention.
Phones Mala 140, A S450.
324-236 THIRD ST., PORTLAND, OR.
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