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'o t 34th YEAR. NO. 24. VVAtlT PRESlDEEirS VIEWS OEFOfiE PASSING JAPAIIESE BILLS Agrei on Postponment Awaiting His Letter WILL ARRIVE MONDAY Roosevelt Congratulates Gover nor Glltett When he Hears of the Determination IS TO BE MADE PUBLIC President Inform! Govtrnor That the Letter Can be Published if so De sired Senator Mare Anthony Pre nti Joint Resolution. SACRAMENTO. Cal, Jan. 27. Despite the agitation throughout the state over the question of the enact ment of lawi calculated to deprive the Japanese of the right to own land, to become member of corporation and to live wherever they please in var ious communities, member of the lower branch of the legislature de cided almost unanimous today to postpone action on both bill for one week. Mo determination will be reached upon the action to be taken next , Wednesday until the letter of Preident Roosevelt arrive. Governor. Cillett received a tele gram from the President congratulat ing him and the legUlaturc on the consideration they had given the gov ernment' request for the delay stat ing that the letter, explaining the ituation was on it way and might be made public if the governor o deired. This letter should arrive Monday and according to Cillett' statement tonight will be glyen out for 'publication. Senator Marc An thony of San Francisco presented a joint resolution calling upon congre to ak the Mikado to re-call the Jap anese consul-general at San Francisco on the ground that he fought to block Ionization against hi countrymen by appealing to the governor. In con nertion with this, Cillett stated that congress might a well ask for a re call of the minister at - Washington when he calls on the President in re gard 16 diplomatic matter. ' , SNAKES BY THOUSANDS. SAN FRANCISCO, Jam 27,-Thou-sands of tiny snake poured from the tloud into Golden Gate Park during storm of Monday according to Park Superintendent Mc Laren, The superintendent and other attaches of the park declare that for several hours the w'alks ofthe pleasure ground were covered with a wriggling mas of snake which fell from a dark cloud. After the downpour the makes PRESIDENT SPRINGS ANOTHER SURPRISE Appoints Committee to Consider Needs of Navy to Bring Better Results WASHINGTON, Jan. 27. Prcfii--dent Roosevelt believes the organiza tion of the navy department is not such as to bring the best results and he appointed a committee today to "Consider certain needs of the navy." His action was somewhat of a sur prise in view of the fact that mem bers of the commission appointed to day met at Washington ' two ' weeks ago and endorsed Secretary New berry's plan of the re-organization PUBLISHES PULL ASSOCIATED PRESS REPORT dU.appc.ired in the slush and mud. Secretary Frederick Healey in de cribing the ophidian precipitation aid: "We thmight at first that they were worms or fish, but on inspection saw that they were really nake$ measur ing from three to (even Inches in length and averaging a quarter of an inch in thickness.- We made no at tempt to obtain any specimens." SOLDIER IS KILLED. NEW YORK, Jan. 27. With hi skull fractured and a bruise over the right temple, the body of Thomas Kierimn a private of Company E,l2th Infantry, U. S. A., was found last night in the lower bay in a pool of backwater. How the soldier met hi death has not been cleared up, but the theory has been advanced that he was returning to Governor's Island, where the twelfth Infantry is stationed when he was held up, robbed and murdered and his body thrown into the river. Kiennan was 48 years old and had seen 24 year service. Recently he had secured leave of absence and came to New York. A sergeant of hit regiment said that the dead man was temperate and had av ei considerable money. .. A FINE HEIFER. CHICAGO. Jan. 27.- A Holstein heifer on the farm of Senator Isaac Stevenson at Kenosha, Wis., produced 23 pounds of butter last week. The kt.r ott for mnre thun fit. '" ".. BIO MEN BACK PLAN. NEW YORK, Jah.1 27.-' ha ju-t become known that John D. Rocke feller. Andrew Carnegie, Jacob Sshiff and several other well known finan ciers and philanthropists are backing the bureau of municipal resources, which was organized to investigate the city's finances and alleged graft. To carry on the work these men, with Mrs. Russell Sage and others,' have subscribed a fund of $100,000. Mr. Carnegie and Mr. Rockfeller are said to have donated $20,000 each. GASOLENE ON HOT STOVE. NEW YORK,. Jan. 2.-Three-year old Harry Barhlch poured a bottle of gasolene on a hot stove at the borne of his' grandmother in Brooklyn last night and an explosion followed. The child was so seriously burned that hi recovery i doubtful and his grand mother, Mrs. Rebecca Coldficld, and her daughter, Sarah, were badly burn ed in going to the little fellow's aid. Further agony was the child's lot, when on the way to the hospital in an ambulance, the vehicle crashed into a trolley ear and turned completely over The aurgeon in charge was shaken up and the driver severely in jured. After some delay the uncon scious boy was taken to the hospital GIRL SAVES ANOTHER. NEW YORK, Jan. 27-Miss Bess ie Love, a stenographer, at the risk of her life, avcd her roommate, Minnie Brooks, from death last night, by dashing back into a burning apart- naval expenditures and need of any legislation to improve the administra tion of the navy department. An nounccmcnt of the President's action came entirely unexpected at the navy department. . Newberry appeared to be the most surprised of all. , Freced ing by several hours the Presidents announcement was the issuance of a general order by Secretary Newberry which had been approved by the President designed to carry into ef feet the secretary's rc-organization ASTORIA, incut house in West 47th Street and dragging her to the window. Both were carried down the ladders from the fourth floor unconscious by fire men, while a crowd of 2IX.K) sent up cheers from the street. Twenty otber occupants of the building made their escape in safety though many had to resort to the fire escapes. The flames originated on the ground floor and were extinguished after doing $3000 damages. , OLD SCENES RENEWED. . CHICAGO, Jan. 27. Italy of the middle age with her splendor and her enchantment, reappeared from the curtain of the centuries last night when the pageant of the Italian re naissance was staged at the Art In stitute. .. In review before the spectators, who included many socially prominent men and women, there passed a suc cession of scenes, tragic, comic, lively, spectacular, depicting the life of Italy in the most brilliant days of Florence and Venice. The episodes extending from the year 1285 to 14SS. Nearly 800 men and women with forty children took part in the pageant, which was the largest of the kind ever held in Amer ica. THE MOSQUITO EXPERTS. SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 27.-Eulie C Mock, a member of the sanitary corps of the Canal Zone, is here on a leave of absence. Mock is a mosquito expert, and from the nature of the re port which he wilt submit to the gov ernment it is evident that the pests have increased since President Roose velt's visit when only one lone mos' quito was found on the whole district Mock has been on familar terms with more mosquito than the ordinary man ever heard of, and he asserts that both the malaria carrying and the yellow fever variety of the pest thrive in the canal zone. USE KILLED 11 1 I P.llCK RUMOR THAT FOUR WERE KILLED IS WITHOUT FOUNDATION CHEYENNE, Wyo., Jan. 27.-The rumor which gained currency today that four persons were killed in a Union Pacific train wreck yesterday is without foundation. Miss Clingepul is the only one killed. The condition however of Mrs. Hichox ' and John Preffer, both whom are over 80 years old, is extremely serious. The rail road officials are now at the scene in vestigating the cause of the wreck. APPROPRIATION BILL OF ! POSTOFFICE MEASURE PASSED BY THE SENATE -WITH FEW AMENDMENTS. ' WASHINGTON, Jan; 27,-House proceedings began today with the adoption of the special committee report recommending the expunging from the record of the recent speech of Willett of New York the denuncia tory of President Roosevelt. During the further , consideration of the postoffice appropriation bill, the charges made" yesterday by Ramey affecting the Panama canal affairs, Weeks of Massachusetts en tered in defense of Lodge regarding the purchase of two ships. The post office appropriation bill was amended in several particulars and passed. It carried approximately an apropnation of more than $234,000,000. SMELTER WAR ON. MEXICO CITY, Jan. 27. It was reported tonight that the National Smelting Co., of New York had pur chased the smelter of the Compania Metalurgia of Torreen for $64,000,000. The purchase is said to be the first OREGON, THURSDAY, JANUARY mmim OFFICE OATH Governor, Elect's Arrival Cheered at Olympia MAKES BRIEF ADDRESS Gives His Opinion That the Rail road Commission Law Is Unconstitutional Also Advises Amendment to the Pri mary Law in Regard to the Mat ter of Election of Judges Will Re turn to California Friday. OLYMPIA, Jan. 27. Samuel G. Cosgrove was sworn in as Governor of Washington today, two weeks to the day from the, time appointed by law. Cosgrove reached Olympia this afternoou from Paso Robles where he wen shortly after the election on account of bis health. ' At 3 o'clock the Governor-elect left his private car and entered the auto accompanied by Governor- - Mead "nd - Ueutnank- Governor Hay. The party were met at the north entrance of the capitol by a legislative - committee of fourteen who escorted Cosgrove to the house chamber where the legislature as sembled in joint ' session. Cosgrove was supported to the speaker's plat form by two members of the senate and his entrance to the chamber was a 'signal for prolonged applause. Al though weak and emaciated the Governor-elect was able to stand alone and 'deliver a short address, speaking in a clear, firm voice. The Governor-elect took this occa sion to return the thanks for the mes sages of sympathy which have come to him from all over the state which he appreciated deeply. He said there was some little matters of the legisla tion which he wanted to mention. He said he would tike to see a strong local option law enacted, and "I want no foolishness about it, either." This he said is only fair to the saloonmen and to those who oppose the saloon. r The Governor-elect said that there is some question as to the legality of the railroad commission law. A fed eral judge in Washington has given it as his opinion, Cosgrove said, that the law is unconstitutional; Cosgrove said he himself believed it unconstitu tional and he believed that the legisla- j ture would take the same view when j it examined the law. v I 'It would be a calamity," he de-1 dared, "If the people of this State should go on day after day, and when they want to use the power of the railroad commission to use the com mission itself should fiad themselves stranded by the high courts who de clared it unconstitutional." - Cosgrove also advised an amend ment to the primary law in regard to the matter of election of judges. He said he thinks that two judges should be nominated to be voted on by each elector so that it would not be the simpty farce of voting for one man. Cosgrove said he simply made these suggestions; he had brought no mes-: sage; he had written no message; he had done nothing, and he docs not expect to be able to do anything. He asked as a special favor that the legis lature pass the joint resolution giving him indefinite leave of absence so "That 1 may recuperate myself and become stronger; so that when I come back I will be Governor in deed and in truth; that is what I want to be." Concluding, Cosgrove said that al though he had been forbidden to talk, he could not come up here, "Like a monkey and keep still." lie then said he was ready to "Take that peculiar of office, that nobody knows anything about and although I may later find out what it is, I know now whatever it is, it will make me the Governor of Washington." Chief Justice Rndkin of the su preme court then administered the ar,lM.'ivUAJ!i-'-"vx...v-1)irfuil'-V!-r.v, COVERS THE MORNING FIELD ON THE LOWER COLUMBIA 28, 1909 to his private car. He will leave for California , again Friday ' evening During his absence, Lieutenant-Governor Hay will be acting governor and will relinquish hi position of presid ing officer of the senate to Senator Ruth, president pro tern. A joint session later adopted the resolution extended to the Governor an indefi nite leave of absence. WHY CHILDREN LIE. CHICAGO, Jan. 27 "All children are born liars," says Professor E. V. O'Shea of Wisconsin University, in Chicago today. In explanation of his assertion he declared that he has four children and they are as big liars as any in the sense he describes. "It is a child's nature" he said, "to color things when he explains and this should be taken into consideration by parents." MARRIED A CHTNK. NEW YORK, Jan. 27-Mrs. and Mrs. Ong Sing, who defied conven tion and laughingly faced criticism yesterday when they were married at Trinity Hall here had their brief honeymoon Interrupted by the police last night when both were placed un der arrest in Chinatown. The bride' mother, Mrs. Benjamin Bohner of Brooklyn, made a charge of abduction against her Celestial son-in-law after being informed that her daughter, a pretty girl of 21, had married a China man. Mrs. Ong Sing takes the mat ter calmly and says she is proud of her Chinese husband but that she married him principally to spite her parents. MINE WORKERS' CONVENTION INDIANAPOLIS, Jan. 27.-After hours of discussion the United Mine .Workers convention adopted late to day resolution recommending 'he modification of court proceedure in regard to injunction of court proceed ure in regard to the injunction in la bor disputes. The convention declar ed no injunction should be issued un til the employes are notified and that contempt charges should be ehard by the jury before another judge. OBJECTS TO 'BOOZE BANQUET CHICAGO, Jan. 27.-The National prohibition committee tonight issued a protest against what it calls the booze banquet" to be held at Spring field, February 12th, to celebrate the Lincoln centennial. It says the decis ion of the committee to use wine is in defiance "of the martyred president's principles. LIVESTOCK f'Efi HT AT 10S ISELES FEDERAL CONTROL IS EX PECTED TO BE TURNED DOWN UNANIMOUSLY LOS ANGELES, Jan. 27.-The American National . Livestock Asso ciation listened today to a series of Addresses on the variety of important subjects in connection with the indus try and adjourned tonight awaiting the report of the committee on resolu tions, which will be made to the con vention tomorrow. It is expected that the qeustion of the adoption of the resolutions will bring a contest on the subject of endorsing federal control of the domain. It is expected that the committee will vote down unani mously all opposition to the federal control when the question will be shifted to the floor of the convention. CUBAN CELEBRATE. HAVANA, Jan. 27. Festiviitcs at tending the inauguration of the new Cuban government which will occur at noon tomorrow begun this evening with brilliant illumination of the city and a farewell ball to Governor Ma goon. A notable ceremony today was decorating of the old battleship Maine with elaborate wreaths of garlands and hoisting of the American flag at hatf mast on the protruding military top. SNOW AT PENDLETON. PENDLETON. Or, Jan. 27. -An-other sudden change in the -weather occurred this morning when the sky .c!!''!,p!b..?lVJV.J'r;!'J;-V.i!:UJJ'!i!!t, SEI1ATE PASSES SUPREME BOY LOST IN CHINATOWN. LOS ANGELES, Jan. 27. The po lice have been enlisted in a search for Roland Poston.'son of B. F. L. Poston, a prominent contractor of Boise, Idaho. Young Poston, has been living here with his mother and last night left to visit Chinatown. He has suddenly disappeared and Mrs. Pos ton believes that some accident has befallen him. MEETS FATE OF JONAH. MESSINA, Jan. 27. An enormous whale was captured on the coast of Catania" and in the stomach was found the leg of a man with the shoe on it. The shoe indicated it had been worn by an Italian sailor who probab ly was the victim of a tidal wave fol lowing the earthquake. GOES TO JURY. UNION CITY, Jan. 27.-Edward Marshall, the nightrider case in which the defendant is charged with com plicity of the murder of Captain Ran- ken went to the jury today. LOSES BY ONE VOTE. MADISQX, Jan. 27. Senator Stephenson lacked but one vote of being re-elected to the United States Senate on the first ballot in joint as sembly today. Two senators being absent the total vote was 131. thus requiring 66 votes for choice. 1 Steph enson received 65. HASKELL'S FRiEKDS TO CLEAR Hi: WANTS MEMBERS OF THE IN- DANOLA CO. TO TESTIFY IN GOVERNOR'S BEHALF MUSKOGEE, Jan. 27. The inves tigation of the alleged townlot frauds by the federal grand jury- was con tinued today. No report was made public, but it is said that the jury will insist that witnesses be called from the Indian agency and, the Dawe's commission which has had charge of the allotment.. It Is reported tonight that Governor Haskells friends on the jury will ask that at least two members of the Indianola Contracting Company be called to testify and that they will admit that they were wholly responsible for the scheduling of the dummies and that the governor as president of the company had noth ing to do with the procuring of names improperly used. - LIGHTSHIP ADRIFT. PORTLAND, Jan. 27.-The local office of . the lighthouse department states that the Umatilla reef lightship No. 67 went adrift today. She is sup posed to be making for Port Angeles under her own steam. It is expected she will be replaced within the next few days. MAY BE ANOTHER A $1,500,000 Deal in Portland Warehouse Pro perty Causes Eluch Curosity PORTLAND, Jan. 27.-A deal in Portland warehouse property to the value of $1,500,000 became public to day by the recording of 28 deeds in which John W. Craig of Los An geles appears as the purchaser. The property consists of a string of nine blocks lying between 12th and 13th streets and extending from Hoyt to Quimby streets. The deal is not so important because of the high valua- it h-- t" PRICE FIVE CENTS BILL un HI JUDGES Experimental Stations in Eastern Oregon Passed TAX E1UDDLE DELAYED Held Up by Representative Campbell Who Wanted it Printed Before Acted Upon CRATER LAKE HIGHWAY UP Appropriations of $100,000 For Road is ' Asked Harriman Promises to Subscribe $5000 Klamath and Jack son Counties Will Give $5000 Each. SALEM, Or, Jan. 27. After a brief argument the bill increasing the num ber of supreme court judges from three to five passed the senate this afternoon. Emergency is declared and if the bill becomes a law, the governor is authorized to appoint two judges to serve until the next general election. Judiciary committee declares that the increase is in accordance with the constitution. Two bills for experiment stations in Eastern Oregon and carrying ap propriations were passed by the sen ate. ; One is to co-operate with the government The emergency law to remidy the tax trouble in the State was to have been rushed through both houses today, but was held up in the ' house by Representative Campbell, who objected to having the bill pass before it was printed. The measure was set for special order tomorrow . morning and on its passage it will be sent to the senate where all is ' in readiness for its passage. To con struct "a highway to Crater Lake; the contingent appropriation of $100,000 ' has been asked. ; E. H. - Harriman,', Klamath and Jackson counties , each promise to subscribe $5000 and the federal government has promised $250,000. 'The Multnomah county delegation has agreed to a law adding one cir cuit judge to the fourth district- Two more were asked for. The only con troversy was had over the emergency clause, which remained by .a close margin. Bailey's bill to sell the state fair grounds at Salem and buy new grounds near Portland preicpitated existing debate. The attempt to kill the measure to indefinite postpone ment was lost by a tie vote. Representatives of Portland com mercial bodies are here to protest against the passage of an eight-hour bill and employers' liability law. There is also a delegation here ad vocating the abolishment of cumpul sory pilotage on the Columbia river. HILL MYSTERY The local agent of the vendee has offered to lease portions of the pur chase for two to three years. It is notable, too, that the same tier of blocks lying one block east is the property of the Hill railroads and that the key lots which connect the present purchase with the waterfront are also owned by the Hill interests, It is stitfKMted that the purchase ha to do with an uiiollicial announcement ;,: ,(,,, !. ,,,,.),. , f ,!,,, i ! : t