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. GOOD i.IORIJIIIG UWi .---I ti v Tun - wr.Muzn. Fair and warmer; northwest winds. vol. hi. no. 3. Governor to Personally Request Traffic Systems tO;Furnish; Reports or Earn ' I Inr5 RebuKes ' Dunbar for Presuming to Pass Upon k Statute's Validity Courts to Decide Governor Chamberlain -'personally will take up thematterfof enforce - ment of, the state law requiring ,raiP roads to make annual re port a as soon i at he 'returns, from the Boise irriga- , "; tion congress. X ;; ' '..,-, , j Secretary of State Dunbar. haa de clined to comply wita toe gorernora request that the railroads be notified s to obey the' law, and the' governor will proceed as chief executive to nlr tt. t-w n( 1 8S t r.1 . '.Al, courts declare, that it' is no longer L-Jin effect, shall call on the railroads my self to make, -the reports required by the : act of 1885, if the ; secretary -of state declines to make the, demand : pon them," said Governor Chamber- Main today-- js nov tnerauty oi - the secretary of state nor of the governor to determine whether a law '"is in "force." That Is a "question for . the court. 'The code commissioners were in doubt a' te whether the act 'of 18SS is still in force., but they der ' cided to place, it on the statute books, nd it is the- auty-mim state 01 f leUla' to regard it as in ioreenntil the court decide otherwise.". , . ' , 1 The srovernor said that because - a Jaw appeared in print in the- code it . did not neeeasarily- follow that it had ' not been repealed by a legislative act 5 But in view of the fact that the old ..law of 188STeqwirlng railroads jo V make annual -reports, to -the state was ' placed in the code by the code com - mission, C B. Bellinger and WVW. Cotton, and that the commission waa t thctitne a to whether ' the law had been repealed, it Temains Willi IUC UIIIVHM V fcV v W v- gon to enforce the law until such time as the courts decide that the law is not in effect It is not the province of the secretary of state or . any other official in the atatehouse to decide the point. The law is there, the same as re other laws which the people pbv ttfd it is to be presumed, in the b- $ eence of any court decision or legis- 1 . lative act to the contrary that it is 1 a law.' Since the laws are for the corporations' and the - people .alike, I 1, they, should be obeyed by allalike. I Will Kush- Subject to. Court, r ! 'VI think I shall have the matter I . up to the courts within a very abort ' time, I may be able to secure a de : cision on thet question : before the I i legislative session is well tinder way," J "said the governer. .-It is my inten ; tion, as soon as I return from Boise. :to address a letter to official repre-. . : sentativea of the railroaks, asking t) --':,V vV- Xgf Vst '- MM I . ' I W? mm m mm m wmA Mm: governor George, ?VU Secretary of State -Which :1s Patter For Vill Act at "0ncer":S;!!:.'a Rath" I them - to comply -fwith x the . law by fmaking -the-annuar report prescribed. A reasonable time will be given for them to indicate their"course "in "the matter. , -, w "."It has been said." he fcwas told, "that the railrpad peopleregard some of the, questions, as unreasonable, and practically impossible: to answer. . "Very welf, they could ' so state in their reports," ,he replied. "A ques tion, that-cannot be answeed ia not good ground lor ignoring the entire When Asked whether he would sub mit the, question of the "law's statue to the - attorney-general, , Governor Chamberlain said he did. not think it would be necessary to do so, as the attorney-general's i opinion on ''the point would have no more force than his. own in actually determining whether the law has been repealed. He. thought it a 'matter thst-should be reviewed by the supreme c,ourt of tne state, and that, body snotiid ce cide. finally, on the status of the" law as. it appears in the code. , j , ' ' i "r New taw. May Be IJeci-ar' If the courts . say the- law has been repealed,' it will-be up to'the legia lature to reenact it, or frame a new law, or permit the railroads to go on doing business in Oregon without any; publicity of 'matters pertaining 1 . , ' I ' t : . io. tneir .ouine"exciuiviT -wiinm the SUte.f - ?.:. - iy;i.'V' ' The . last report, rendered by the O: R. &:N.: Co.' in: Oregon? to the state ' was made ' in 1W7, by t. . &. Benson." central -auditor for the re ceiver, E. McNeill. It conuined all the esaential information required by the law of 1885, atad in , addition a vaat amount of other, detail asked for by - the - railway commission.. . Pre facing hit report, Mr. Benson named as the constituent companies in this svstem ihe lollowing: u. K. Be N, Cos, Cascades Railway company, Co lumbia & Palouae -Railroad company, Mill . Creek . flume & Manufacturing company. - Oregon1 Railroad' Exten- sions company, Walla AValla & Co lumbia River ? Railroad v company, Washington. & Idaho Railroad com pany. The total mileage in 1897 was 1.065.35. , Comparison : of the com pana map issued in that year and accompanying .the report, with ' the latest map ' of the O. R. . Be - N.- Co. lines, shows that but 40 miles, from Arlington to Condon, has been add ed to the company's lines in the last (Continued en Page -Two.)- E." Chamberlain. -.. PORTLAND, OREGON, SUNDAY MORNING, . SEPTEMBER 2, 1CC3. mm 4WS PAHIC AVERTED Presence of Mind Stop Starry pede In Vast: Crowd to Hear i wuwn uikwwi vi wonsciwnco Than Be Next President. (Si-Ul Dlcpatefc br LnM Wtr t TlM Inml) New York, ept. 1. With - two big maatinvB In Newark and Jersar City, a raocptlan at tba IMmoc ratio club and oclabla dinner with the newapaper men of Manhattan, Mr. Bryaa today brought to in end the round of featlvtUea which have rilled Ufa time etnoe his return from abroad on Wednesday. Tomorrow he will aajr soodbye te the eaat for the preeent and depart on an afternoon train for Chicago. - - Today's, receptlona were repetttlona In every respect of 1 thoae which pre ceded them. In New York. 10,000 peo ple gathered .In military - park -and roared their-approTal at the telling points of ' hi - addreea. Bo great was the emwd at one time the police had a panic on. their hand. ' In the ortiab to get close to the speaker's atand, men and women Were trampled upon and hundreds of bats were smashed. Two women - were carried In a falntlnsr con- vwwvi uw luivni.. , lwrv r f ' , VX-.-----Brraa'eavea alo.; .--.: By his presence of mind. aiteVcoolnaaa In directing tha- crowd .Mr. Bryan saved a situation which was rapidly beoomlng ominous. in ine same , manner; be euro turned to edvaataare another lncl dent that might have resulted la serious treuDie. , in the . sntdat of hla Newark apeecn, a man In the audience Inter rupted him. . The crowd took ambraaa and several pellcemea rushed forward to drag him away.- - :A soors of men also turned threateningly noon the raah Ra- puDiican matamer of the speaker. With bound Mr: Bryan waa at Ue other end "FWiceitian, policeman, let that man Mono, aon t interfere with. him. ' t He naa a riant to nts ooinlons aa I have to mine, and he 1 the man :i am trying io reacn mis afternoon.? . .. i ne sentiment - waa greeted . with a storm of applause and the lnterruoter w inrmniea to remain. 1 v ,-. -,. Weleemed M Jersey, "v - From Newark Mr. Bryan went to Jer sey City, where another crowd aa rraat as that which greeted htm In the former elty turaed out ' There waa also a atreet parad In Jersey City and tons of flreworka were exploded In honor of the distinguished visitor. - Prom Jersey viiy ne returnee to New Tork and was the guest of honor at the newspaper men's dinner at HeaJy-a In Sixth avenue. aruer in tne arternoon the reception at the Democratic club waa tendered to him. Nearly ail of Mr. Bryan's speeches today' were repetitions of his address at Madison Square Garden and in New Haven and Bridgeport. , , . At the reception in the Democratic club be paid his compliments Indlrectlr to .those who are criticising hi Madison Square Garden sentiments, and In New ark, he took occasion to remind Mr. Deris of Jersey City and Mr. Smith of Newark, who are battling for the atate leadership, that bla presence -In Newark and Jersey City waa not to be Inter prated as favoring the cause of either faction, be having no part in, their fac tional quarrels, but waa aimply due to hla dealre to help aa muoh aa possible in electing a Democrat to succeed Sen ator Dryden In the aenate at -Washington and to assist In electing more Demo crats to congress. ...... , . ., -. ', - - Aaswers Xik Ortttee. At ' the Hotel Victoria, speaking of the reception which haa been given bis theories as' to government ownership of railroads and other policies advocated In. his Madison Square i Garden address, he said: " ' i ' ' . I did not aspect unanimous approval of the Ideas I put forth, and if I re member rightly my 'speech at Madison Square Garden indicated that I did not." Mr. - Bryan returned from Bridgeport at IS o'clock this morning and went at once, to the Hotel , Victoria, where . be remained, attending to private bualneas and receiving a few friends .until I o'clock.'- when he wae driven. to the Demooratlo club. - After shaking- hands there with the members and guests for half an honr he made a brief address,, In the course of which he eaid: : - . .; Om fDM Oaadidacy. ; It has been said -that I may- be yenr next rand Ida te for president. I have wloe had the distinguished honor of being the candidate of my party for that great honor.'- Whether I shall have It again la more than you or I can' say, few months ago it looked as though there waa a plan on foot to force the honor . Of .the office upon me. But my feara have been allayed since I lande.1 for t am assured by some of the leading newspapers that some or tne persons who were Intent upon forcing the honor on me will not now be found . In that position, '. v - ,i Whatever . I anau ee. I must have the approval of my own conscience, I prefer to have tha approval of my eon science than the support of all the peo ple of the United States. Every, man must do his own thinking and act ao corulng tb the dictates of his own con science." --"T7v' ': '-v.' .' ' reUtUlaas a ' VlsaU' &ot. ) 'A' melorlty la not - always- In the right." continued .Mr, -Bryan. ,"but. It Is MMDOIR JEl'lllCSPEECII f"' T sraaja eyyv I t - 1 i i r. vmAv:, lr,r-:4m t,,. y - '- - -MMMMSr I liWilli iV,aiM,iii,1l fMfe Inquiry among the leading Democrats of Oregon developa the-fact that they Indorse the Bryan platform in the main most heartily.- As might be -expected. there la a wide difference of opinion when tt comes to -the most radical of the Bryan utterances,, those advocating government " ownership of railroads. Some leading Democrats, lias uover- nor Chamberlain and senator oeann, are 'in accord with Bryan's sentiments in1 the main, but differ-when it comes to government ownership. At the same time they are no leaa ardent support ers of Bryan aa a great Democrano leader. ' Other "emphatically indorse Bryan's every word and moat -emphat ically Indorse the -proposition ror gov ernment "ownership of rallroada. ;- Ooveraor Ohambetlaia leased.. ' Governor' Chamberlain -on hie return yesterday, from Seaside, was asked to give an expression of hls vlews of Mr. Bryan's Madison Square garden, speech. He said: C: . ; ' f . "I was 'pleased with the speech, In reneral- Way I Indorse wnat ne aaia with the exception of that part favoring federal and -atate ownersnip or : ran roads. I am not prepared to aeoept hie views on that subjeet at this- time. . The federal ' ownership , of trunkr lines, and state ownership -of branch lines "does not' seem ' to me to be desirable. Our system of . government, ia so complex, and the i transportation business Is so Immense tn this country, that govern ment, ownership and 'operation ' of the railroads appears to be impracticable. It aeema te me the result would be the building up of state machlnea. It may come If experience proves-that there Is no other" way to .control the rail roads and compel ' them to obr ' the laws, then 'I would accept, government ownership. ; But it would be as a last resrt." ' -' T Waae Seaatov Oeartm Saya. United States Senator John M. Oeartn expressed very 'much the same views as Governor Chamberlain. . Said he: , . "The epeech, aa a whole to a clean, masterly statement of the- position of the Democratic party on the Issues which are likely to he vital in the campaign of 10.. I do not consider the, question of 'government ewnerahlp of rsllroeds as In that class. ' If .the present ate blU FOUR SECTIONS FORTY THE MAI I OF THE B RYAN'S LATEST SPEEC H Party Leaders of-the State Are Enthusiastic :0yer Utterances" -of the Great Commoner acoompllshea what la expected of It there will be no need to consider the question of government ownership' as- a remedy for transportation abuses. If it proves defective la its practical operation It will be amended- so as to bring about tne re forms Intended without resorting to the remedy of government ownership. .."With a perfected rate bill oontaining provisions for accurately determining the reasonableness of rates and provid ing for the valuation of railroad proper ties In- order that- the Interstate com merce committee might have ail, avail able information upon which to base Its findings in each caae. the question er governmental ownership would .become academic rather than practical aad would not, and In my judgment WUI not, be referred . to In the platform ef either party In. MOa." ;. . -, ... , , " OplaUm ef adge Olay. ' ' Judge Thoma CDay-expreased aim- self sa foil owe: "I heartily Indorse the sentiment ex pressed in Mr. Bryan'a New Tork speech. It seems to me It responds-ep In. full measure to the present time.. It la dls tlctlvoly Bryan. Mr. Bryan always takes the publlo Into hie confidence whan discussing great publlo measures. There Is a echool of politicians who be lieve with Talleyrand, that language la for the purpose of concealing youa pur poses, rather than expressing them. To this class I suppose . Mr,- Bryaa would appear shallow. ' They could seacely conceive a man honestly telling the pub llo what he honeatly thought, and to them it would show hla want of depth by undertaking to do so. "Mr. Bryan says he is tn ravor or electing senators by a direct vote of tin , - FOUR PAGES. ' .7E2I 'ws-iww?yt"'ys. 'sei it '1 A' people) that conditions have settled the money ' question; that trusts must be suppressed, and he pointed out how that may be done. He la opposed to the pro tective tariff and believes la the pubUo ownership of railroads. , . , "The so-called conservative Democrats whose conservatism consists . generally In their opposition to anything that la not In favor of the plutocrat, the trusts and the corporations will oppose him. They will be very much annoyed at the suggestion of publlo ownership of rail roads, but It aeema to me - the public will either have to own tha railroads or eventually ' the -railroads will own the public. There'- la " one thing In Mr. Bryan'a speech that ought to arrest the attention and receive the approbation of every hones t man, . ' -.r' . sto 'Opposed, to weelt. - ' "It la his declaration that he, er the Democratio party, la not' opposed to cor pora tlona nor wealth, and that it la the duty of the state,, as It should be the duty-of every Individual, to protect all persona In their personal and property rights up to and while they- remain within the forme of law.- Thia duty la as great, aa It la the duty of the publlo and every individual to prosecute per sons, who violate the law. This propo sition waa referred to In Mr.' Bryan's dlaousslon of the trusts. . It Is that the government should -protect . legitimate enterprises and ahould prevent Illegit imate enterprises, - y , , . The so-called conservative does not fear Mr. Bryan because he will inter fere with -anything that la legitimate, bnt hla opposition is because he believes that Mr. Bryan will Interfere with those things that, are illegitimate. Mr. Bryan believes that the rallroada ought not to own tha country, but the country should own the railroads, the ownership will carry with it regulation that ia regula tion, 1 1 heartily indorse the sentiment and tenor ef Mr. Bryan'a speech, and It tha Democratio party cannot win out on these lines It ought to be defeated." Says Bryaa Xa national rig-are. Thomaa O. Greene ee.1-1: "Mr. Bryan la an r Tvee en. a stu dent of pui'iln nM--i i.s. .. n n na tional f!'M, siij li ii ln r-' irn from a year's Journey r 1 tin ir,-i, It mli-i'ly fit f e- 1 rr IT that he price five ce:;ts. PAD Mi I;! i i I Police Capture Boy Who HasBecomeHardencd iCriminal WithinPast Six Months : y Is- Burglar,' Sneak Thief, Porch -Climber, Purse Snatcher, Hobo and Circus Follower Now In the City Jail Facing Conse quence of Crime.' Burglar, sneak thief, purse snatrK er, hobo and circus folio wet and onl 13. years of age, Alfred Hansen, ar- rested last night witlt Vance Knapp, a 15-year-old lad, by Captain of De tectives Patrick Bruin, presents one of the ' most complex psychological problems for criminologists ever rec prded in the annals of the police de partment of this 'city; The twd youngsters were taken into custody by the Inspector just as they were maneuvering to snatch a purse, front a woman in the waiting-room ot tha O.-W. P. at First and Alder streela. Upon being taken to police headquar ters, each made i tull confession of bis misdeeds. ,, . With the excitement hardly sub sided . as the result of the theft of a purse .from ilrs. F. J. Shelton of Arleta in the waiting-room yeslerday, afternoon at 3:30 o'clock, the youth ful thieves returned to the acene of their operations for .more plunder. That they did not succeed in adding; another crime to the already lengthy list oL-offenss of which they are guilty-was due entirely to the vigil ance of. Inspector Bruin. .Acting upon the report of the robbery during the afternoon, the police official de termined to visit the ' waiting-raom last night: With the i expectation that the thieves, emboldened by their es cape would return.; That his judg ment was unerring . is- indicated by, their arrest - ' . . . - : v . ' Brain Sees Them." .: Bruin observed the two youngster hanging about the crowds in front of the waiting-room and found that they corresponded in every particular to the descriptions furnished by two women who were relieved of theit nurses in ' the Citv nark during the EUDER AGE mm:,, aasaeasaasaaaaiBBBBBBBBBsaaaBBaB , r4-4past week and the thieves who robbed Mrs. Shelton. .Finally a younsr I woman entered the .place and bent over to tie her shoe, at the same time laying her purse alongside her on the bench. The cupidity of the boys was aroused and they separated with the evident , intention of grabbing the reticule. - .- Intuitively, the woman moved the satchel nearer and the lads, foiled in their attempt by this action, started across the street. Eruin followed and as they were about to help themselves to a bunch of bananas in' front of a fruit store placed then under arrest , Upon reaching the station, both ol t --'(Continued " on Page Nine. GREATEST GAHE III THEJ1IST0RY OF BASEBALL (serial-Daveteft by tsased Wlrs to The Joenial? Boeton, Sept 1. Philadelphia 4. bos ton 1., For tt Innings Boaton and Phila delphia, battled in perhape the moat re markable baseball game ever played. Time aad again It seemed as though one or the other, team would, break the tie. for each team had men on third wltn but one out In several Innings, but' phenomenal playing in eaib case pre vented the winning . run from heme scored, -till - Harris " weakened In the twenty-fourth, after one had gone out, and -three runs were scored - before tne third man. waa laid low. While Harris of course pitched a remarkable same for Boaton, .Coombe pitching for Phila delphia, was' the most sciantlrto an t skillful of any pitcher ever seen I i Boeton. ' .''" . The most remarkable tuning waa th last Of the eighteenth, when Hvi gained Ma base on balla After ! had.. been retired Parent drove a to right field, sending Heyden to t Stahl. the heavy hitter, came to ' end waa promptly rl. - Parent to eeond ant f.,,(n t' with but one out The -r .1 r , I tenaely excited. T'. a 1 ' ' ' ' Held played In to t."w a r Hie rle'o If " ' '' '' ' field. it ( ' li-si. ey i i ' -'. a . f.a .',( f t'.tvi,- i .'.'; : -.1 :. t
