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THE SUNDAY OREROXIAN. PORTLAND, FEBRUARY 11, 1913. " . I CRAWFORD GIVES WEST SOI IDEAS Attorney-Genera! Tells People! How to Kill One-Man Power Proposal. GOOD ROADS VIEWS VARIED After Showing Governor Wherein Ills Bills Were Family, Slate Of ficial Mke Suggestions to Remedy N umerous Errors. SALEM. Or, Feb. 10. (Special.) Co mine back at Governor Wests In vitation to present something better to the people than ths present good roads bills proposed by ths West Highway Commission. Attorney-General Craw, ford today offered seven suggestions which bs believes. If adopted, would Improve ths blUs materially, and sup plements ths seven suggestions with the statement that there are some oth er suggestions that may be made later. Intimating that the fallacies which he has so far pointed out In the bills are by no means the only ones which ex-lt- "I have no objection to construction of good roads.- said the Attorney-General. Ho fact. I am highly In favor of constructing them and am anxious to see some proper bills passed for ths promotion of road work. But these bills are not properly drawn- and contain numerous faulty provisions." In suggesting modifications and amendments, the Attorney-General has the following- recommendations to make: ttereeaaaeadaMoae Ar Bern. First Is the act matins the Flats H!h way Commlaaioo. It ta rwpertfully us-d it K rhin.ixl to DroTlde that the Co,- trior. Kacretary of State and State Traae- rer eoneutute the commlaaloo. Thla will . avoid the one-man power propoamoa ana save many thousaade of dollara of the fund for road parpoe. wtlirk, would otherwlae for aaian.a, otr.. or tha amo rauat aa raised by adding the ner-aaary amount to tha yearly laa bud.t. Ttieaa men are al ready drawtns pay from tho etate. Kacond Hae It prorldad that tha eneln eartas work and senaral euoervtelen ba done y the State fnstneer. Ha la alao undar salary from the lampejr.r. la elected by the mo,!, and th.y hao a rtshl to bla aervlcoa. Third Amend tha act. ao that tha money raiaad an booda will raroaln In tha state trauury antll needed to pay for roada. an J ha, a the Treaaurer gte eufflelent e:-4.v for Ita safakaeplnc latereat Betaags ts Stats. Tourth Provide that any Internet re ceived aa tha money betwaan the time the Sonde are aoid and the money paid out for roada. shall oolong to the elate. Fifth ttoetloa i of tha act. creatine the fund, proridee that on -fourth of all avail able fuada each year, ahall on tha firat day ot J una. "Va and tha same la hereby ap portioned anions the ee.ral countlee of the State af Or.ron accord In a to tha area af each county in equare mllee. Thla. by the ecu ta apportioned to the countlee. and urine the tea years will amount to over IVOOO.Ooo. Tha propoeed lewe provide so way for Ita dlabure-inent do not even ra qutra It to be empendtd on bisbwaya. Wa aee do raaaon wby thla money aboold not be expended In tha conatrucllon of roads and under the eupervlaion of ths board and State Enslneer. worklnc with the authoii tlee of the aararal counllee. and eucseat tha bill be amended to so provide. Co-Operatlea la Needed. Sixth Provide for the eo-operstion with the State Enelneer of tha county eurvey ors of tha aaveraJ countlea for the laylnc sot and eatabllahlng gradae. ate. They are compatant men elected by the people and andar obligation to the electorate of their rear-active counties. teenta It la admitted by the partlea who act aa aponaora for the bills, that aa they bow read, the reepecttve countlea can draw the aaroa amount from the atata fund that tha county has expanded upon hishwaya and that no proviaton exlata for tha expen ftture of the moneya ao drawn. In road buiidlns. but that It could ba retained by tha countlee to relmburae themeelvoe, as pointed out In our recant communication, and they eusgeet that the Leslalalure can correct thla omlaaioa. la It not a wlaar courae to provide In tha preaent bllla for faithful, tnteillsent application of tha money to the purpoee for which It la ralaed? We auaseat that the meaeures ba amended to so provide. There are some other eugxeatlona which will be offered (ladly later If dealred. At tention baa Juat been called to the bill prepared by tha Slate Grange, a copy of which we have aot up to tha preaent writ ing been ab.e to eecure. but are informed It gtvee each county the right to iaeue bonda for building blahwaya within Ita boundariee and no state bonds be laaued; that It alao provldeo for a coramlaalon. Thla may be the better bill, at least It la worthy of honest consideration. The commission could doubtlaaa ba dispensed with, even In that bill. ABERDEEN MAN DECLINES E. C. Miller Says Business Will Not Permit Accepting: Public Office. ABERDEEN". Wash, Feb. 10. Spe. claD After considering; for several weeks ths appointment to ths vacancy on the State Public Service Commis sion tendered him by Governor Hay. E. C. Miller, of this city, president of tho Aberdeen Chamber of Commerce, an nounces today that he has declined the appointment, basins; his action on his desire to remain in Aberdeen and on bis financial interests, which will not permit him to accept service with the state. in this connection tho name of A. L Davenport, manager of the City Ketall Lumber Company and ons of ths best known and best liked business men of the harbor country, will bo presented to tho Governor for consideration as a possible appointee) In place of Mr. Miller. CAR ROBBER CONFESSES Mystery of Mall Pooch Solved by Chance Remark of Wife. COT-NCIL BLUFFS. Ia, Feb. 10. John Pruett. under arrest with George I-.h.t and Elmer Custin. confessed to day to a long list of car robberies, Ira- I oilra'tng other men. and finally, ac- I cording to County Attorney Capell. told of the theft from the depot plat form here last Wednesday night of a mall pouch containing a large amount of valuable mall. Including many reg istered letters and packages. He de clared that checks and drafts amount ing to fij.000 wsre burned, as the rob bers dared not try to use them. The dlaappearance of the mall sack had been a mystery to the poatal au thorities until an unguarded remark by Fruett's young wife, who with ber young baby was held at the Jail, gave clew which led to the revelation by ber husband. SHIPPING TRUST ALLEGED Galveston, Tex., Says Combine's As sessments Are Vn lawful. gALEM. Or.. Feb. 10. (Special ) De- J clarlog that rates al by ship- J owners, particularly in coastwise trade, are the result of what they believe to be unlawful combinations In restraint of trade and in themselves excesaivs and that the profit thus accruing to a few shipowners is an unreasonable charge upon the commerce of the coun try, ths Galveston Commercial Asso ciation of Galvsston. Texas, has writ ten to the State Railroad Commission urging co-operation In securing- tha passage of a resolution In Congress for an investigation of the aliened shipping; combination said to be existing- among coastwise - and American and foreign shipowners. "We believe that these rates are be ing maintained at their present high level by the Influence of-the railroadaj of the country." states the letter, "so that railroad rates may also be main tained at a high figure and the bene fit of water transportation and the de velopment of our harbors by the Fed eral Government be nullified. -This country is spending practically $40,000,000 In building the Panama Ca nal, but if the same conditions are permitted to exist with respect to the control of traffic through that artery which now exist with respect to the coastwise traffic, the building of that canal will not result in the saving of 1 in freight charges. "It Is therefore Incumbent upon us that the people of this country be ed ucated to the necessity for legislation that will remedy the present unjust conditions and an Investigation by a competent committee from Congress is bound to develop these facts to the NEWPORT'S FAMOUS LANDMARK DISAPPEARS THROUGH EROSION AND HEAVY SEAS OP "WINTER. '.';wm ' .,e- "V"J TTJfXEt. BOCK WHICH WAS. NEWPORT. Or Feb. 10. (Special.) Tunnel Rock, a favorite place for taking pictures on Nye Beach, disappeared last week, having been destroyed by erosion and the heavy" seas of this Winter. With Castle Rock and Jump-Off-Joe Rock. Tunnel Kock has been considered very dangerous, for at high tides msny people trying to get through the tunnel have been caught In the surf. The scenes along the beach are constantly changing, but It is only question of time until new freaks of nature are formed by the high seas and atmospheric conditions. enllghtment of the people of this coun try." . WIFE CAUSES DOWNFALL FJC-POSTMASTER FIXES BLAME ; pexaitt is rniso.v George S. Louden Must Go to Federal Penitentiary for 18 Months and Pay Fine of $4500. BOISE. Idaho. Feb. 10. (Special.) Although he made a strong plea for mercy, declaring to the court when ar raigned for the embezrlement of $5000 of funds of the Elk River, Idaho, post office, of which he was postmaster up to last June, asserting his downfall was caused by the lavish expenditures of his wife. George S. Louden, of Min neapolis, failed to escape a prison sen tence, but was sent to the Federal penitentiary at ' Fort Leavenworth to serve li months and in addition fined f 1683.83. by Judge Dietrich in the Fed eral Court here today. Louden, who is a graduate of the Central High School, of Minneapolis, and who. for a time, attended the Uni versity of Minnesota. Is but one of nine men indicted by the grand Jury which completed its work tonight. Counsel for Louden informed the court that the defendant is but 15 years of age. the son of a wealthy business msn of Minneapolis. Failing to hold up his studies in the University of Minnesota, he left home and came to Idaho and secured the appointment as postmaster at Elk Klver. There he met and married the daughter of the president of a large lumber company. Louden Informed the court his wife contracted large bills, ons month be coming Indebted to a drygoods firm for SU7. Later she tired or him end told him to drop out of existence. Then, he says, he took the postofflce money and went to Los Angeles-and lived under an assumed name. He waa traced to that place and captured. A total of seven yeggmen now In custody were Indicted snd five secret Indictments were returned tonight. It is reliably rumored that the latter are directed against Nstlonal bank officers In Idaho. WORK TO BE PERMANENT VmatiUa County Will Build KoaOs on Scientific Lines. PENDLETON. Or.. Feb. 10. (Spe cial.) A scientific system of road bulldlng for 113 has been announced by the Umatilla County Court. In place of the general road superintendent, a civil engineer and roaa expert of many years' experience has been employed, and Instead of expending tlOO.OOO an nually in haphazard road improvement and road construction the same amount will be expended systematically in mak ing the roads permanent. The expert Is C. H. Martin, a civil engineer, with several years' experience In the building of all kinds of macadam roads In Indiana and Wisconsin. He will enter upon his new duties at once. The County Court has also purchased an additional rck crusher and two electric dynamos. It having been dem onstrated that It Is much cheaper to operate the crushsrs by electric than by steam power. One of the first undertakings will be the reduction of the Wild Horse bill grade from 4 to 3 per cent. This hill is of almost solid rock, the kind used In road construction. A out will be made through the top of this hill, a quarter of a mile long at the base and i feet at the top. The rock taken from the cut will be used In macadamizing the road for a conalderable distance between this city and Walla Walla. Chicago Will Build Docks. CHICAGO. Feb. 10. By action of a City Council committee docks to cost It. 400. 000 are soon to be built by the city as a start toward the realization of the new harbor plans. 5125,000 FIXED AS COST OF ELECTIONS Primary and Ensuing Vote to Engage 16,764 Clerks ' at $3 a Day. PRINTING BILL ALSO BIG Thirty-Seven Republicans and U Democrat Have Filed Notices of Candidacy With Sec retary of State. SALEM. Or.. Feb. 10. (Special.) With an army of Judges and clerks employed and with all the expensive machinery In operation the two elec- 1 .: ) .N tlons for 191! the general and pri mary elections will cost the taxpayers of the state more than 1115.000 at a conservative estimate with all of the figures shaved to the lowest possible margin. According to figures on file In the office of the Secretary of State there will be 1397 election boards. Each of these boards will have three Judges and three clerks, or a total of 83b2 persons who will be employed at each election, or 16.764 persons at both the primary and general elections. There are 1082 precincts, the 1397 election boards Including boards In those precincts for which two sets of boards are provided. Figuring on the 1082 precincts, with six employes in each, each employe being paid 13 a day for his services and in each precinct each employe being employed for two days, which is integrative in counting the long ballots, the total cost for Judges and clerks alone will be 177,902. This cost comes from the counties, but Is paid by the taxpayers of the state. Pamphlets Are Costly. Last election it cost 11538 for the corrupt practices act pamphlets tor the primary election. $4438 for the same pamphlets at the general elec tion and 318.425 for the initiative and referendum pamphlets. These figures are exact with all the money paid in for arguments or otherwise deducted, this being the actual cost to the state. The initiative and referendum pam phlets wtth probably 40 measures in volved undoubtedly will cost a much larger sum. but as a conservative esti mate the figures for 1910 are retained as an estimate for 1912. The cost of ballots, figured as nearly as it is pos sible to do so considering that these are paid for by the respective coun ties, will run between $15,000 and 320. 000 for the two elections, these figures being prepared by expert printers who made the estimate. For pencils and similar sundries alone 1500 has been paid out. The tally sheets, poll books and similar ruled work will cost $5000. this total showing' to be 8122.801. The cost will be far in excess of this total owing to the growth of the state and the Increase which will be made in ex penses all along down the line. There are scores of new precincts and addi tional cost will be required in pamphlets and other essential factors in obtaining the returns. Extra Clerks Engaged. On top of this in many counties of the state additional clerks have been engaged for the entire pre-election period to attend to the registration of voters. The total of salaries for these men and women will prove a big addi tion to the total already shown. With the filing of declarations .today by Arthur T: Edwards. Victor P. Moses and John H. Stevenson there are now 37 Republicans In the race and 13 Democrats who have filed with the Secretary of State. Edwards is a Republican candidate for Dairy and Food Commissioner and gives as his slogan "Honest and In telligent administration in interests of the general public" Moses Is a Demo crat and would be re-elected County Judge of Benton County. Stevenson Is also a Democrat and wishes to be a delegate to the National convention of that party. He gives as his slogan "Oregon Democrats' choice for Presi dent is mine. Ssiamn Candidates File. The candidates for office who have so far filed in order of their filing, be sides those mentioned above, are: Republican William A. Carter, Port land, candidate for District Attorney; Stephen A. Lowell. Pendleton, candi date for United States Senator: J. W. Morton. Salem, candidate for United States Senator; Allen R. Joy. Portland, candidate for District Attorney; George N. Davis, Portland, and Seneca Fouts, Portland, candidates for District Attor ney; Jonathan Bourne. Jr., candidate for United 8tates Senator; W. A. Bell. The Dalles, candidate for District At torney; William Reid. Portland, candi date for Circuit Judge; W. Lair Thomp son. Lakevlew. candidate for State Sen ator; Robert Eakin. La Grande, candi date tor Justice of the Supreme Court; FrankA S. Fields. Portland, candidate for Secretary of State; Thomas K. Campbell. Cottage Grove, candidate for State Railroad Commissioner: E. B. Tongue, HUlsboro, and A. W. Norblad, Astoria, candidates for District At torney; Thomas McCusker. Portland, candidate as delegate to the National convention; C T. Goodwin, Baker, can didate for District Attorney; w. i. Masters, Portland, candidate for Circuit Judge; Carlton L. Pepper. The Dalles, candidate for District Attorney; John Ditchburn, Portland, candidate for Cir cuit Judge; Ben W. Olcott, Salem, can didate for Secretary of State; A. H. Lea, Portland, candidate for State Dairy and Food Commissioner; Fred L. Olson. Portland, candidate for Circuit Judge; Lswrence T. Harris, Eugene, candidate fcr Circuit Judge: W. C, Wlnslow, Salem, candidate for District Attorney; Vernon A. Forbes, Bend, candidate for Representative In the Legislature; Henry Waldo Coe, Portland, and Charles H. Fry. Beaverton. candidates for dele gates to the National convention; George W. Hayes, Vale, candidate for District Attorney; E. H. Flagg, Elgin, candidate for the State Senate; James P. Neal, Freewater, candidate for Dis trict Attorney; Waldemar Soton, Port land, candidate for Circuit Judge; George J. Cameron. Portland, candidate for District Attorney: John P. Rusk. La Grande, candidate for Representative In Congress, and Charles H. Carey, Portland, delegate to the National convention. Many Democrats File. Democrats John A. E. Jeffrey, Port land, candidate for District Attorney; Alfred D. Cridge, Portland, candidate for delegate to National convention; J. B. Messick, Baker, candidate for Cir cuit Judge: Oglesby Young, Portland, candidate for Circuit Judge; William Smith. Baker, candidate for Circuit Judge; Mark Holmes, Rickreall, Lud wig Wilhelm, Portland, Thomas Car rick Burke. Baier, candidates for dele gates to the National convention: M. D. Clifford. Baker, candidate for Cir cuit Judge and Alex Sweek, Portland, candidate for delegate to the National convention. . CONGO DEAL RATIFIED FTIAXCE AGREES TO TREATY AD . 3IITTEDLY IMPERFECT. Clemenoean Sees No Indication of German Good Will Premier Pleads Policy. . PARIS, Feb. 10. The House today ratified the Franco-German accord on the subject of Morocco and the Congo, which was signed on November 5 last, by a vote of 222 to 48. The ratification of the accord, with the concurrence of the Chamber of Deputies, was signalized by a dramatic speech by ex-Fremler Clemenceau, in which he characterized the treaty as a "diplomatic monster." He attacked the concessions made to Germany. He doubted if the accord would be an in strument of peace, as he saw no In dications of good-will and moderation on the part of Germany, which five times slnoe 1870 had menaced France with war without provocation. Premier Poincalre said that while the treaty was not perfect, it waa neces sary to ratify It as a matter of policy and in the interest of the triple en tente. The Franco-German accord - Is an agreement between the two countries by which France cedes to Germany a strip of territory in French Congo, while Germany cedes to France some territory on the frontiers of Togoland and Dahomey. The right of France to establish a protectorate In Morocco is recognized on condition that she agrees to safeguard economic equality and commercial liberty for all nations In that country. FARMERS IX COUNTRY ABOUT MORO ENTERTAIN", t Mutual Educational Get-Together Movement Proves of BeneHt. ' Speakers Tell of Success. MORO, Or., Feb. 10. (Special.) The farmers of the section surrounding Mora entertained their city friends last night at an all-Sherman County farm products banquet, plates being provided for 350. Speeches were made by representative farmers and business men in a mutual educational get-together movemen Dairying, hog-raising, poultry and kin dred topics were discussed. The con sensus of opinion was that dalryini and poultry were neglected througl. Ignorance as to their relative worth on the money invested. One farmer said 100 chickens netted him 1300 per year; another farmer-:-wife made more last year from 200 bens than he secured from 500 acres, and he Is rated a first-class farmer. T. S. Townsend, of the Townsenc! Creamery Company, Portland, gave a practical talk as to 'the best method of building up a dairy herd. A breeder of high-class utility stock from Wasco County stated that he last year secured more returns from the amount invested from his chickens than either his Jer sey herd or horses. RECTOR AND AIDES QUIT J. P. SIORGAX'S CnURCn LEFT WITHOUT PREACHERS. Entire Staff of St. George's, Parish of Money King's, Resigns on Account of Overwork. NEW YORK. Feb. 10. St- George's, the largest -Protestant Episcopal church In New York, finds Itself sud denly called upon to obtain four clergymen to fill vacancies caused by the resignation of its entire pulpit staff. The parish has more than 6000 members, and Includes among its sup porters J. P. Morgan and a score of ether millionaires and notabfes. Nervous strain on account of the vast amount of work connected with the parish Is given as the cause for the resignation of Rev. Dr. Hugh Blrck head, the rector. Of his assistants. Rev. Gerald Cunningham, senior cu rate, will take a church at Wapplngers' Falls, near Poughkeepsie; Rev. George E. Norton will accept a call to St Louis, and Rev. Robert McKay also w411 go to a Western charge. Dr. Blrckhead has recently been consider ing three offers one from a Cincin nati church, another from Pittsburg, and a third from the Emmanuel Church, Baltimore He probably will accept the latter. FEW ARE SEEKING OFFICE Umatilla Republicans and Demo crats Are Inactive. PENDLETON. Or.. Feb. 10. (Spe cial.) With the primaries but a few weeks distant. UtUs Interest Is maul- SHERr.lAN FOLK BANQUET l . Chesterfi Every fine Chesterfield suit and overcoat including blacks and blues. If you have not taken advantage of this great sale of fine clothes, you should be here early tomorrow S2Q-S22.5Q Suits and Overcoats $ 15.QO $25.00 Suits and Overcoats . . . $18.50 S3Q.00 Suits and Overcoats . . . $22.50 335.00 Suits and Overcoats . . . $25.00 $40.00 Suits and Overcoats . . $27.50 $45.00 Suits and Overcoats . . . $32.50 $5.00 Trousers $6.00 Trousers $7.00 Trousers 273-275 Morrison at 4th tested In Umatilla County politics. Krora present indications the Democratic aspirants will not be sufficient to make opposition for more than a few of the offices, while in the Republican pri maries there will only be a few con tests. James P. Neal. a Freewater at torney, has announced he will seek the nomination for District Attorney and will probably be opposed by Frederick Steiwer, Deputy Prosecutor under Gil bert W. Phelps, now Circuit Judge. There will also be a contest for Rep resentatives. Two are to be named and three candidates are already an nn,mfrt. Thev are Roland N. Oliver, of this city, J. T. Hinkle, of Hermtston, and S. D. Peterson, of Milton. U I Mann may also seek re-election for the third time. All three are lawyers, but Oliver is regarded as the candidate of the Farmers' Union with which he has been affiliated. He is a graaume l Washington and of Ohio Wealeyan Uni- 1... Mo Id tho vouneres of f TAKE THIS MED WHEN the digestion is impaired and your food ferments causing Heartburn, Flatulency, Sour Risings and Nausea. WHEN the blood is thin and impov erished and you are easily fatigued. WHEN the bowels are constipated, the liver sluggish, and you feel bilious. WHEN the whole system needs toning, strengthening and invigorating. It will prove to be the medicine you need. HOSTETTER'S STOMACH BITTERS is absolutely pure and has been tested for 58 years and approved by thousands of grateful persons. Try a bottle today for Stomach and Bowel Ills or Malarial Disorders. AT ALL DRUGGISTS AND DEALERS Grays Great Sale of Clothe Continues Great Sale of Trousers $3.75 $4.50 $5.00 $ 8.00 Trousers. $ 9.00 Trousers. $10.00 Trousers. Terms of Sale Strictly Cash R.M. Gray three candidates, having been born and reared in Umatilla County. Indications are other officeholders will be unopposed for renomlnation and election. MOTHER LEAPS TO DEATH College Professor's ' Wife Goes In sane When Baby Dies. COLFAX, Wash., Feb. 10. Mrs. Pearl Henko, aged 25. wife of Professor Henry Henke, of the Washington State College at Pullman, while temporarily insane, jumped from the second-story window of the Dr. Else Hospital, at Pullman, during the supper hour to night, breaking her neck. She was dead when the nurse leached her. Mrs. Henke gave birth to a baby boy w-n wpfks ago. Tne paoy aieu eld. .$5.75 .$6.00 .$7.00 273-275 Morrison at 4th Mrs. Henke showed slight signs of in sanity before tonight, due to grief. Mr. and Mrs. Henke are graduates of the Wisconsin State College, Mrs. Henke is from Rockford, 111. ARRIY WANTS AIRSHIPS Contracts It, Notwithstanding Paucity of Appropriation. WASHINGTON. Feb. 10. Undis mayed by the small appropriation al lowed by the House for carrying on aeronautics in the Army during 1913, the War Department today let con tracts for five war aeroplanes. These contracts were let out of the appropria tion allowed for this year. It probably willtake several months to deliver the machines at the Army aerodrome at CollPire Park. THE GENUINE is sold only in bottles and has . our Private Stamp over neck. In sist on having it. 3isl CELEB RATEO-l
