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LEGISLATURE
SESSION
Remedies All Matters It was
Called to Act on and Will .
Adjourn Today
NORMALS STILL MAKE FIGHT
Koui Wrangling Om Matters, But
Indication! Ara It Will Never Reach
mum Fulton Will Probably ba
Endorsed For Federal Judgeship,
SALEM. Or, March 15. -Tonight
the liotiae nested a resolution to M
Journ it noon tomorrow. Practically
th only unfinlthed builneia ia tha
Normal school question orer which
the Home hat been wrangling all
dav. The indication are that thi
question will never reach the Senate.
Both Houses pined a bill appro,
prlatlng $340,000 for improvement! to
inie Inititutiom. The Senate com
mittee on reaolutlona will probably
rrnort favorably In the morning a
reiolutlon endowing Charlea W. Ful
Ion for the federal Judgeship. Most
of the corrective legislation for which
the session U called for It already
acted on. .
Oregon's I.eginlsture essemblcd in
extraordinary session this morning,
called bv Governor Benson to correct
errori occuring in enrolling bilti in
the recent reirular session, but it de
veloncd early that there would be an
attempt to Inject new matter, and on
thin line the members were aharply
divided. The Home wai called first
and the Senate not until 10:56. After
the organization of the regular sei
linn was adopted by reolution at the
organisation of the apeciul, session,
the Senator held a Joint session with
the House to hear the Governor's
message. Governor Benson on being
Introduced received an ovation, for
which he heartily thanked the "mem
bers in a few phrases and asked that
Ihey uphold his hands-
Scarcely had the Senate opened for
twsjncss this morning when trouble
started. Members were divided on
what work should be considered, and
there were many who were opposed
to confining the work of the special
irm to a half-dwzcn measures
which required correction. It was not
the normal school lobby which got
in its work, but a hotel lobby from
Portland, fighting Kcllaher's law to
have hotels provide fire escapes. This
lobby consisted of Phil Metschan, Jr.,
of the lmnerial: Dickinson, of the
Oregon; Corbett,' of the Portland,
and Clark, of the Perkins, log rolled
on the car coming here, and suc
ceeded in inducing a number of Sena
tors to consent to amending the fire
escape bill as passed.
Senator Bingham introduced a reso
lution that, only the following bills be
considered: S. B. 16, S. B. 254 the
appropriation bill), S. B, 99 (the game
code), II. ft. 246 (Board of Higher
Education). II. B. 31 (ttodif.cation oi
laws), H. B. 96 (doors to open out
ward), H. B, 196 (reimbursing
George Small), H. B. 141 (concern
ing diseased animals), and the bill
paying salaries of commissioner! of
the Supreme Court.
SENATE MEETS.
WASHINGTON, D. C, March IS.
-The Senate session of today was
brief, the chief business being tha
reading of the President1! proclama
tion callint in extra lesslon of con-
gresi nd the appointment of a com-
mittee formerly to nottty tne resi
dent that the Senate la ready to re
ceive any messages. Senator Steph
enson wai sworn In. Alter oemg m
session IS minutes receis was taken
until 2 o'clock ind almost Immediate
ly on reassembling the Senate adjourned.
FEW GOMMITTEESTO BE
NAMED BY HOUSE
n
u
KARINEN ORDINANCE LOST
Much Discussion Arises Over Ques
tion of Granting a License to The
Owl Saloon, and Matter ia Post
poned For Further Investigation.
IN MAKING OF COMMIXTfcfcS
THE SPEAKER WILL CON
SULT ALL INTERESTED
WASHINGTON. D. C March IS
Only five committees wtll be nam
ed by Speaker Cannon for the pre-
.i Thrte will be tne ways ana
means, rules, printing, milage and ac
munis. In tnakiita hp these commit
teea it ,is slated on reliable authority
that the Speaker wilr consult "Every
mmhrr himself or the House who
desires to discuss the ' assignments
with him." This means that the ml
nority leader, Clark, will not enjoy
the nrivi esc accorded his preaeces
sor. lohn Slisrpe Williams, of select-
In the minority members.
It was stated today that Unno naa
concluded that the plan was not best
....I .tint henceforth he WOuld not
kif nv resnonsibility for commit
tee appointments without approval of
Minority Leader Clark
YOUNG BENSON FOUND SAFE.
Motor Boat Breaka Down and Fears
Were Entertained Wi Drowned.
SALEM. Or.. March 1S.-A mes
sage from his son, Clifford Benson,
that he was safe and sound removed a
heavy burden jrf worry from the state
executive shortly after noon tonay.
All forenoon the Governor, his fam-
ilv and friends and friends and rela
tives of Miss Bertha Allen, daughter
of R. D. Allen, of Salem, were dis-
,... ut lost the v on n it couole had
.,nu..- '. j- v. .
been drowned in the Willamette, two
launches were sent out by the Charles
K. Spaulding Logging Company ana
one by Governor Benson himself to
look for the missing couple. Young
Benson reports that the gasoline mo
tor of his ennoe broke down on the
trip upriver and that he and Miss
Allen were obliged to stop all night
at a farmhouse.
ITV PATUtDQ IrJ
III ItllllLItU 111
SESSION
he Curtis Ordinance to Close
All Saloons on Sunday
Is Passed
SOUND SUGGESTION
Dr. Lyman Abbott Haa A Noble
Word For The Ideal Woman.
K'FW YORK. March 15-Dr. Ly
man Abbott says the ideal woman !
must not change her styles at the
dictation of Pari nor should she al
low herself to become the servant of
the milliner and dressmaker. In an
address last night at the Central Con
gregational Church in Brooklyn, he
said:
"A woman's idea of modern indus
try is playing bridge whist morning
and night. Her idea of modern life
is to be supported by someone else.
'The ideal woman docs not con
sider work unwomanly. She believes
that whatever concerns her husband
concerns her. If the ideal woman's
family finds fault with her cooking
she does not blame the cook, ane
blames the food and changes it
"Woman was meant to be man a
companion and if t,he idea were prop
erly carried out there would be no affinities."
sunn
NICARAGUA MINISTER
Inters protest
Says Present Military and Naval Activity, in That
Country is Entirely for Defensive Purposes
WASHINGTON, D. C, March 15.
-Nicaragua, through her minister
here, Senior Espinoss. protested to
Secretary Knox today that the mili
tary and naval activity in progress in
that country is entirely for defensive
purposes; that she did not contem
plate attacking her sister republics
and that the internal question are
n.-iel.
The administration, tfowever, has
decided 10 Increase the fleet in Cen
tral American wateri to six vessels.
The most significant news today was
that about 6000 Ntcaraguan troops
are near the Honduran border, near
Corinto where also are four gun
boats and other auxiliary craft. The
feature that is distasteful to the State
Department is the manner in which
John H. Gregory, secretary of the
legation at Managua, who had been
Ordered to Washington, is being
treated. There are evidences of hos
tility to him and it is understood that
some of his dispatches have been delayed.
The session of the common council
last mailt was a busy one and sev
eral matters of importance were pass
ed uoon. Various ordinances or mat
ters nertainma to the citys moral
welfare arose for consideration, and
the Curtii ordinance providing for
the ctosinsrof saloons on Sunday, and
for the revocation of the licenses of
.It those who are convicted the sec
ond time for violations thereof, was
adooted.
The Karinen ordinance to close up
all billiard and pool rooms in the
, mi eiiinilav. was lost by a tie
vote, the vote standing tour to tour
Lcincnweber being absent.
Councilman Karinen made a strong
fieht for his billiard ordinance, but
there seemed to be a sentiment that
the object of the ordinance was to
hrinu on a feeling of opposition to
the reasonable ordinances by adopt
ilia some that were perhaps unrea
sonable. though Mr. Karinen uemea
that his motives were other than to
give "all an equal show and a square
tle.il."
The Owl saloon also came up for
consideration. The chairman of the
..Titih unit noliee committee, Mr.
tvarinen, recommended that the ap
nlicniion of Isaac Rosendale for
license for the Owl be granted. The
m other members of the committee,
Messrs. Fox and Wilson, recommend
ed that it be not granted.
rnrnifitman Karinen insisted that
it would be unfair not to. grant the
license to Mr. Rosendale, and he gave
Mr. Roscdale the best of characters
as a citizen, resident, and father ol a
fimiltf. Mr. Karinen demanded to
know If the council wished to impose
a "boycott" on the Owl property
Councilman Curtis also spoke very
highly of Mr. Rosendale as a man and
citiyen.
Ather count- ilmen exnlained ' that
ihev were not objecting to Mr. Ros
.n.lalt. for they admitted they knew
nothing of him, but they said they
were objecting to the Owl saloon as
nch. One SDoke of it as the "worst
place" in the city. It seemed evident
that if the question was put to a vote
if would likelv be lost, and tne mat
ter was nostDoned until the commit
tee and others make an investiga
tion" of Mr. Rosendale's character,
which apparently did not enter into
the issue.
ttvervthine tended to show that
the applicant is a good man, and the
only question seemed to be whetner
u, .m.neilmrn wished to urant a It-
lence again to the saloon. Mr. Rosen
dale had another application in tor
the Horse Shoe saloon, with I. Harry.
For the Owl his bondsmen were Otto
E. Carlson and Ben Rickkola, and for
the Horse Shoe the bondsmen were
W. E. Schimpff and Otto E. Carlson.
OTHER MATTERS.
Saloon licenses were granted to M.
Franetovich, Kenney & Lyle, Isaac
Rosendale and J. Harry (Horse Shoe
saloon), and to the Weinhardt brew
ery for wholesale license.
A letter from one ot tne omciais oi
n, cattle fair stated that probably
a fare of one and one-third would
h. m-nntf-H hv the railroads and that
on "Astoria day" the omciais would
"tender a luncheon to your Mayor";
whereat the councilmen objected.
The two fire alarm boxes petition
A frr til iTniontown were granted.
The experts' report was referred to
Hi committee on ways and means
Petition for improvement of Bond
(Continued on page 4)
PURGING PITTSBURG
WASHINGTON, D. C, March IS.
After the stormiest session in its
-', ' . , . history, the House of Representatives
Civic Reformer to New YerkTabng ffardiess of oarty alignment
Notes For The Task.
; today regardless of party alignment
'aHonterf bv a vote of 211 to 172. a
.. . . resolution by Fitzgerald of New
NEW YORK, March 15.-A i York, whereby the rules were amend
Weil, president of the Voters League ed .n im tant particulars.
t t'-i u.. ,.Un hie in New , a
oi rmtuuiB ----- Joseph G. Cannon was re-eiectea
York for, several days conferring . . in,rilent. did not win
with merribers of the Bureau of Mun- ,nmoie,e.,:,t0rv thev counted on
trinnt research and others interested , ... . .
in cleaning city governments confirms
BAHLE
House of Representatives Have
Stormiest Session in Its
History Today
PARTY LINES? DISREGARDED
Dahtell and Clark Clash During the
Heat of Controversy Cannon Re
' Elected Speaker and Insurgents Did
' Not Win Victory as Counted on.
sent. But. he says, under the new
rules, members will have to wait for
these days. In conversation soon af
ter the action of the House he com
mented freely on the fact that Bryan
had interfered in the interest of the
changes submitted by Clark and
spoke of adoption of Fitzgerald sub
stitute as a triumph over the Bryan
forces sayinir that conservative demo
crats who really want legislation had
stood for the old rules with amend
ments offered by Fitzgerald.
"It was," he said, "protest by con
servatives against Populism and ' all
kindred isms. f
I1I1MF1
LEGISH1
Expects to Seo the Prsssnt Con
gross Lighten the Burdens
cf Railroads
the report that a movement is under
way lookmg to organization ot civic
societies throughout the United
States whose purpose shall be to un
cover graft and purify city pontics.
Twenty or more of the large cities
in the country will be in the organi
zation. John D. Rockefeller, Andrew
Carnegie, Jacob H. Schiff, and other
well known men will finance the
undertaking, it is said.
but succeeded in bringing about an
MceedinBlv lively session '" and
obliged the majority to adopt the
Fitzgerald resolution which is in the
nature of a compromise. The Fitz
gerald resolution is a substitute for
one offered by Clark of Missouri Its
adootion was accomplished only after
the insurgents with the aid of the
democrats, with one or two excep
tions had won a decided preliminary
victory by voting down the resolution
unamended
TOLD TO BE CAREFUL.
Policeman Stuart Disregards Warn
ingsMay Get Fired.
PORTLAND. March lS-PatroI-
man R. D- Stuart, who was arrested
in the Quelle Hotel four weelta ago,
was on the carpet before Thomas G.
Greene, who comprises the police
committee of the city executive
board, Saturday afternoon, to show
cause why he should not be discharg
ed from the police force. He declar
ed that he was the victim of a plot
on the part of Captain ' Slover to
oust him from the department He
did not deny that he was in the room
with the woman, but declared that he
and his companion were no arrayed
as described by Sergeants Keller and
Kienlen and Patrolman Blue who
conducted the raid resulting in the
patrolman's arrest Chief of Police
Gritzmacher testified that Stuart bad
been repeatedly admonished to be
careful, but all the warnings given
him did no eood.' Chairman Greene
took the matter under advisement.
ONE ROAD CONTROL OTHERS
Stronger Should Take Care of Weak
er, But the Interstate Commerce
Law Now Prohibits This With
Competing or Parallel Laws.
menaKii'B. - of Dalzell. making . the unamenoea
In discussing the proposa to bring ffta applicable
the civic bodies of the cities closer romrress. Such was
together, Mr. Veil said last night
"The nlan to omanize was suggest
ed by members of the San Francisco
organization who are in dew xoric
at present and who have done suclt
ffective work m their home town.
WESTON. AGED PEDES
TRIAN STARTS WALK
LEAVES NEW YORK FOR san . . .. th question.
TprrtiTirn rv i- ......
BANDS AND POLICE.
LOS DELES COiCIL
SELECTS MAYOR
to the oresent congress, aucn was
the fever heat of the controversy that
TlarV of Missouri cot into a spirited
controversy with Dalzell who had
mounted the rostrum to read the
resolution of the minority leader.
Clark wanted htm ordered awajj from
the desk, to which Dalzell objected,
saying he had right to know what the
measure contained. This incident led
tn a rnntroversv with the Speaker
i which lasted long enough for Dalzell
to get the information he desired and
he returned to his seat shortly atter
'wards when Fitzgerald's resolution
was offered Fitzgerald was drawn into
th rnllonuv with Clark who desired
Much
bitterness was displayed by the two
men. Fitzgerald at first refused to
vielii. He did so later but Clark
, declined his proffer of time remarking
that the New Yorker would live to re-Kt-rtwr
vnDV Man-h IS. F.dward his action, which called forth a
P,vcn Weston, the veteran walker, ,etort from Fitzgerald that he would
ct,rt,l from the New York postoffice not be intimidated by threats. An-
today at 4:30 o'clock on a long walk alyzed by parliamentarians, the
to San Francisco. Postmaster Morgan amendment mattes iim ....yv,.
started him off and entrusted hn changes. First, it estaDiisnes w
with a greeting to San Francisco s endar for unanimous consent, uic
postmaster. A crowd of several effect of which is to enable to nave a
thousand persons gathered in the city proposition brought before the house
hall park and cheered Weston as he without having to go to the Speaker
started briskily away, escorted oy a for recognition, mis cnai.Bc
j...-u-.. n( 2f men from Comoanv tav will be a relief of the Speaker.
uciatmuv.i v. -- - - - - j , -
B Seventh Regiment, headed by a Second, when consideration on a tun
tiora feat a hard time ic rnndmled and the previous ques
uauu. - - - - - ,
keeping up with the grizzled old tion ordered, the rules heretofore
..n iiew stuck it out from the have nrovided for a motion to report
postoffice to Seventy-second street, to committee with or without tnstruc-
n i ..i ...n.,r.twi nniire nicked un t.nna t nas neen uie uiacuvc iv.
Weston at various points along the reconize a member of the majority of
route and escorted him to .the city a committee to make this motion and
!!.: t,. h Vonters nolice oer- thus nrevent. the minority offering
UHUIS wuvi - " . ,
formed a similar service. Weston is such instructions as it may aewre.
rule irives the minority pref-
71 years old today. erence in making such motion ana
- thus enaotes tnem to scl
t a BBVTnWN. March 16. Wes- vote of a oroposition that would
jl r ivv ' -
ton arrived here at 1:30 this morn- otherwise be settled in committee ot
! ....unf onnrminn. He had whole house where no recora
EVERYBODY HAPPY OVER THE
OUTCOME OF THE STRAIN
ED SITUATION.
T.OS ANGELES. March 1S.-W
D. Steohens was selected unanimous
ly by the City. Council for Mayor to
serve until March 26, the date set for
the recall election. Mr. Stephens was
present in the council chamber and
was called on for a speech. He ac
center! the office of Mayor and asked
that he be sworn in at once. The
City Clerk was sent for and the oath
administered. Three cheers were giv
en for the new Mayor by the crowd,
jubilant over the apparently happy
outcome of the strained situation.
The election of Mayor Stephens by
the City Council and his induction
into office greatly clarifies the munici
pal situation. It is now believed that
the recall election will proceed witn
out interruption and that the threat
ened tying up of the city's business
and the endangering of its financial
ad other interests will not material
ize. Interest now centers in the com
ing meeting of the special grand jury
to, investigate the various matters in
reference to alleged corruption of city
officials.
walked 30 miles.
STILL A CANDIDATE.
Bryan Will Seek to Succeed Burkett
as United States Senator in mi.
vote is possible. Third, it protects
Calendar Wednesday by requiring
two-thirds instead of a' majority
it aside. Fourth, it is
in;n.At W the amendment will
have the effect of preventing favorit
ism hv the action of a committe on
" rules in a snecial case.
CHICAGO.' March 15. William J. Speaker Cannon is inclined to re-
the amendment as a slight im
Bryan in an unci view ....j. 0- .
.a fi, 0HitorS the idea that he nrovement on the present rules in
... :t active that instead of throwing the responsi
Will oe a rctcpiivc p" - - - . .
...... j TT:tj c-tte. Cn. hilitv of recognition upon nim, it sets
canuiaaie iu vw j ... . ...
ate from Nebraska in 1911 to sue- aside certain days for consideration
ceed Senator Burkett, Republican. of measures under unanimous con
PASADENA, Cal' March lS.-Not
withstanding ail the efforts that has
been made to prevent poobng of rail
road interests and cabinatlIrts
among those who control the stock
of railroads, there is evidence today
that E. H, Harriman has in bis mind
a scheme to bring about a mutual
understanding in regard to tramc
rates between all railroads to ' the
Pacific Coast, that it will be greatly
to the benefit of the stockholders and
that the conference which is to be
held while Harriman is here will
be concentred more or less with plan.
Harriman evidently expects conii-
dentally that Congress at the special
session will make some amendment
to the laws governing interstate
. . tr.
commerce commissions worn, ne
seemed surprised over the fact that
the matter had not been ' mentioned
in the call for a special session.
Asked if he expected soon to. re
sume work on the improvements
contemplated before the panic, Harri
man said just as soon as congress
amends the interstate commerce law
so the stronger roads of the country
can extend their credit and protec
tion over weaker roads. He predict
ed when this is done that it will re
sult in lowering cost of operation
and freight charges. He said that at
present there is a clause in the law
which prohibits one road having con
trol over , a competing or parallel
lines and that is what railroads want
changed. He said it is merely, a
question of the weaker and stronger.
If the stronger are allowed to help
the weaker ones there will be great
betterment of conditions all along the
lines and employment of thousands
of men and opening of many new
lines. Asked as to whether tins
meant reduction of rails, Harriman
stated he preferred not to talk of the
reduction. He also declined to dis
cuss about changes which it had been
said are to be made in personnel of
the officers of the Southern Pacific.
H AINS TRIAL SET.
FLUSHING, N. Y., March 15-
Captain Robert Hains will be placed
on trial April 19 here on the charge
of murdering Captain William E.
Annis. Justice Garretson of the su
preme court will preside.
YOUNG NOMINATED
FOR POSTMASTER
Senator Bourne Wins Out in Fight to Control Pert-
land Postmastership
WASHINGTON, D. C, March IS.
President Taft this morning sent
the nomination of John C. Young for
the Postmastership at Portland along
with another batch of nominations.
The President took the view that the
time-honored custom of allowing the
United States Senators to name the
Postmasters for their home towns
should not be abrogated in this par
ticular ease.
The above dispatch from Washing
ton indicates the complete victory of
United States Senator Jonathan
Bourne, Jr., in his fight for handing
out the biggest plum in the Federal
patronage basket. Senator Fulton,
until March 4,. put up a desperate
fight in the Senate against the confir
mation of Young's nomination, and
in this preliminary skirmish came out
ahead, as the Senate committee to
which the appointment was referred
'refused to recommend Young, This
' nassed the whole matter over until
the fpecial session of Congress, which
on ve tied today.