THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL, PORTLAND. FRIDAY EVENINQ. FEBRUARY 15, I0-RESI6II.il ESS BILL PASSES Judge Frazer Threatens to Leave Bench of Juvenile Court If Veto It Sustained. V " DECLARES BOYS ARE ' BEING REALLY REFORMED Without Disparaging State Reform School,' Ho Say That More Good - - Ilaa .Been: Accomplished by the Court Than by That Institution. ' , Unless th legislature paasea th Ju venile court bill over Governor Cham berlain's Veto, 'Circuit Judge Fraser will realm as fudge of the juvenile court. While- Judge Fraaer would not lark any direct statement to thla af reet todev tt waa learned an unaueatlon- able authority -that he would not aerva a day after It become certain that the i bill will not becoraa a law. Speaking of the wisdom of the bill and the neces sity for Ita passage, Judge Fraaer said today: :i . . - , .. -; . r v "I would Ilka te have it distinctly understood that thla bill la of no mora Interest to ma personally than to any wther oitlxen who cares for the welfare of children and the present and future good 'of the community," he said, "ex cept that tt plaoee upon my ahouldera a vary large amount ' of additional woraw,.... "Blnoe the Juvenlla court waa estab lished la this oounty,' nearly two years ago, I bare continued my regular dutlea 1n the circuit court proper and have dona my full ahar of that work. In addition to those dutlea, which, are the .one for which I waa elected and re ceive a salary, I bare devoted , ea an average three or four hour per day to the work of the Juvenile oourt. Thl (haa generally taken my time during the noon receasea of tha circuit court, and the" remainder has been dona in tha -evenings afterhe .adjournment of .lb - irtrcult court.' 7 "I have found no labor which la mora trying than the Juvenile court, work. It has been carried on under many dis advantage and we found, tinder tha preaent law, many difficulties to over coma. ' . ( . ' Vcvfaa saent sTiiienaea 7". - ' "Tha present law doea not provide for -any paid help In tha juvenlla court. Tha framera of tha law evidently had little conception of the magnitude or charaoter af tha work. - It waa proposed that tha court should be conducted with unpaid volunteers, or that funds should be crovlded by aubacrlDtion to nar tha necessary ofneera. . - : "Both these methods proved to ke Im praotlcable. Volunteers- could do some thing' in probation work, but wa could not do -wltbout regular offlcera. . No money haa been raised by subscription to carry on the work. Tha good women who undertook to raise some money ta k.lM A U ..... .4n home.' I believe, wholly failed to raise to be done, it waa Important and there waa a great deal of 1L ,- "Since wa could hot pay probation offlcera as auch, wa got help from the mihlm InAlwuitlv ' 'A flmrw mnm .MnM iron tha regular force of the county clerk, a police officer waa detailed from the regular police force, two additional bailiff i, of tha circuit court were ap pointed, and theaa have been acting- as probation officers, and one of them also aa maater of tha Detention home. "Theaa offlcera are now all paid from the public treasury in one form er an other. The amended 'bill provldea that rera. and that la tha srlnclDal difference between the preaent and tha propoaed law in -thla respect,-It 1a true that a alight Increase la propoaed In their aal arles, but no more than la Just and no more than baa been allowed with the governor's approval to tha deputies In the county clerk's office. Battai Tham Beform School. "A chief probation officer to ba pro vided for at a salary of tlM par month, a amall compensation for tha character of work and ability required much mora Is required of such an officer, I assure o he-good It does, A sure cure for Rheu . matlsra and all pains, "Wright Wrjjov Ing. trand junction, Colo writes: . "i used Ballard'a Snow Liniment last wln- u, for Hh-mmatlMm unit n mend tt aa the beat Liniment on tha market. I thought, at the time I' was t 'ten down with this trouble, that It waiiM ' h. a w V Kjifn-A I m. 1 A . about, but on applying your Liniment several times during the night I waa about in 48 boura and well in three dnya Sold by all druggists. r - - - ---75- '.t -v-- ' f--- . - - - ' i - f r -' . THE HAT FOR THE OREGON MAN The Beaver, $3 AH the varieties and vagaries of Fashion, in , ' v both Stiff Derbies and Soft- Felts First r ' complete, spring ' showing Saturday, , Feb ' - ruary 16. W : X : i, ,'.;v'V . ' ;: SOLD EXCLUSIVELY BY CuislluhnP()p, WeVe Everything to Wear for Men and Boys. 1C3 AND 163 THIRD ST, MOHAWK BUILDING., you. .than of tha principal" of a pnWle school or the head, of an ordinary chant able- Institution. "Aa objection: la mde to tha expense of a detention home. If young children are to be kept In Jail with ordinary criminals and tramps wa do not need a detention home, otherwise wa must have one. " - '' ' " -..---.,., - "The proposed expense of our detention home has been greatly exaggerated to the public press, and, I fear. In the gov ernor's mind. We have tried to make It coat as little as possible. The land has already been donated for the purpose. I would Ilka to aay here that' mora chil dren have been reformed - In our little detention home at M W Nlsley'e house during the past year than at tha state reform school maintained at an expense of,27,000 per-year. This is not meant as a reflection on the reform school, for that Is a good Institution, wall con ducted. ' . ' ...' '.-(. 'It would -have taken more time than t have to outline avea what baa been so compllshed by the juvenile court, but since Mr. Hofer In tha Capital Journal asks, 'Are there any less bad boys now than before the Juvenlla court was es tablished? Are there any less criminals in Oregon than before V I will aay very emphatically , yes , ta the both propo sitions, i. . .- . .' i .. !.' Baal Befoxma Accomplished. . "I could tell him, for Instance, of two boys who bad burglarised four etores la the night time, and were guilty af other Crimea, who under former condi tions would now ba In tha reform acbool. but . who under Mr. NIsley'a Influence and growing into good cltlsena without any expense to the state. I could tell Mm of several gangs of boya who were living- by stealing- but who arc leading honest lives. . I could tell him of hun dreds of children reecued from Uvea of crime and vice. I could bring tha testi mony of tha managers of the railroad yards and mills.' of school principals asd teachers, of the police and of many others, to the good effects of tha work. "How, one word mora; publlo funds are provided liberally to. carry on . the work of tha ordinary eourta. I believe that anyone who will investigate, the subject, eveit Mr. Hofer or tha gover nor, wlir, become convinced that the Juvenile court .Is doing- as important work a any of tham. I am myself con vinced that tha juvenlla court la ac tually accomplishing much mora for tha Immediate and future welfare of the community than any of the other eourta. "In eny event tt la established aa a oourt and aa auch haa tha same right to publlo support aa any ether court. It it la not worthy of support It should ba abolished, and If I were consulting wty-ww-watflsty tntereata I-would Join with my wife la wishing that It, or my part of It rather,, waa abolished. But It should not be. It would be a publlo calamity now to abolish er cripple tha juvenlla court In thla country." "v- Oaks Rink Tonight.- V Learn to skate with the crowds that are doing so dally at the ;famou Oaks rink. Last night's party waa a grand success and waa enjoyed by tha hun dreds - who attended. Tomorrow - after noon a special matinee for tha young people. Rink open all day Bundajt, commencing- at a. m. Careful atten tion given beginner at all times at the Oaka rink. ,. . ; LOCAL COW PRESENTS OPERA AT HEILIB The Doctor of Alcantara Pro duced by W. I. Bisonett With 1 7 Miss Lytle as Lead, t 4 - A company of "homo talent" actors presented "The Doctor of Alcantara" at the Helllg last night to a good audience, which waa well pleaaed with tha effort. The play was produced by W.. I. Bis onett, who also sang tha tenor role. Mr. Bisonett la undoubtedly gifted and hla friends predict that hla operatic aspi rations will ba realised. v . He showed good Judgment In the se lection of his cast, securing Mlsa Ethel Lytle to lead It Bhe appeared In the role of Lucresle. Willis J. Pack waa musical director. Tha performance wa well received and Indeed meritorious. The oast included: Lucresle, Ethel M. Lytle; Isabella, Mabel V. Downey; Ines, Elale A. Garrett, Carlos, Lacy L. Wis dom; Dr. Paracelsus, W. I. Bisonett; Beuor Baltbaaar, Charlea Wilson; - Don Pomooso. George D. KU ton; Peres, Charlea Wilson; Bancho, George D. Kll ton; Comeno, Myrtle Ward, Mies Ward; Spanish dance, Mlsa B. V. Grimth; pian ist. Mra Lacy I Wladom. Night watch-men--Cllfford Sawyer, Wllber Ross, R. C. Putnam. W. 11. W. Gray. Neighbors MyrtlWardV JL-Y arlfflth.- MraAt H. Klenow, Mrs. C. Sawyer, Mlaa J. Meina, Miss Marguerite Donohue, Miss V. Witham, Mlaa Blanche Harrman, Mlea -Leona Isk. Mlsa L V. Dunlap, Miss Edna Scbolea, Mlsa Louisa Mor ton. Clifford B. Sawyer, Charles Pur- cell, W. H. W. Gray, Mr. Grannie, Otis A. Sarceant, R. C Putnam, , Charlea Bmith, Wilbur Roaa. f IV00LEN LULL Oil COLUMBIA Offer Made by Owners of Cor- ; f don Falls to ; Bring ;'. Plant There. v':-''v' BLANKET FACTORY : ALSO IS PLANNED Manufactory ra' Association la Work ing to Tlrbig Large Induatrlea Into the 8tate aa lu v 'Water Hare Pccn found Peculiarly Adaptable. Sidney B. ' Vincent secretary of the Manufacturers' Association of tha North west, announced today- that through the effort of the association a scheme Is on foot to establiah woolen mills In Ore gon. ' Eastern capitalists kre forming a company with capital- stock aggregat- 4aeee,eao,00 and will establish a Kmr of mills along th rivers and streams of Oregon,, which, combined With the quality of wool raised la thla atata. rec ommend the field aa a good ona to the Investor because of the purity of the water.:','-';.'" S .'..' . Th plan of the new company are already formulated and acUon will be taken In th near future to consummate th scheme, which Includes three mills In Oregon. The first n)lll will, be es- laDiisnea at AiDany, wnere tne oia mm. which was burned, will be rebuilt and Increased to twice Ita former else. Another mill will be established at Gordon Falls, a new townslt on th south bank of th Columbia river, about (0 miles from Portland. The townslte company haa already agreed to give five aerea ef land to the new company if th mill la established there. Of this acreage on and ona half aorea will front on th river. ' . A third mill will be established In Oregon which will be used for th man ufacture of fine woolen blankets. Knit goods and fine easslmeres will be manu factured t .I. Gordon Fall mUL ...The name of the be w company will be the Western Woolen company, i, . ' It Is also reported that San Francisco capitalists are looking over the field in Oregon and' that they too will prob ably build woolen, mill In this atata. PRICE SHOULD NOT BE MORE Mount Tabor People Have Ideas j. Of, Ths'r Own on Arthur's :: Price for Plant. v , Some dissatisfaction baa arisen among th residents of Mount Tabor because of th story printed In a local morning pa per to the effect that th Mount Tabor Improvement association , had recom mended to the council the purchase of th Mount Tabor water system at a certain price. - :( O. Evert Baker, president ' of - th Mount Tabor Improvement association. baa tha following to aay on the subject The people of Mount Tabor and vi cinity had no desire of being quoted a to th value of th Mount Tabor Water plant, but . aa an article appears in yesterday4 Oregonlan In "Whloh they Quot a price that would aeem to have been set uy the membera of tha Mount Tabor Improvement association, and as president of that association I wish to say that the Information and th price quoted, waa not. even suggeated by 'th peopl. .-L.:-.:J-j..-i.:.'.llZ::j;.;.'. "In fact, there are a great many of th Mount Tabor people that know all about th Mount Tabor water system since It first Inception, and they esti mate that $16,000 would be a large sum for th actual value of the plant, aa It la now. owlnar to tha fact that many ef the plpea are in a condition that they will have to be replaced soon. "But owing to the fact that the system can b used aa it is and that it will not require a year or more to supply that vicinity - with water, . tha members of th association and persons who knew tha condition of affairs stat ed that they considered that if th city had to pay 110.000 for the plant that It would ba a good Investment, but in no case wool il "they ewnelder It at a, price , over 125.000 that before a larger sum waa paid thaa S25.000 the city ahouid condemn It aa bet forth In th resolu tions paaaed by the association. , "Mr. Arthur represents himself as th owner of th Mount Tabor Water company's system, but hv must remem ber that tha peopl of Mount Tabor built th system, that they started It with their own money, and It la their money that baa built up the System to Ita pres ent standard, and bad Mr. Arthur given the people their right In ths premises, they would -not be eo - anxious to do away with this water In exchange for city water and dty control. "And, In fact. It ha been hinted that should tha people of Mount Tabor de mand their rights, Mr. Arthur would linn iui v 1 1 j iiiui . v j a., tin. transfer -than h -would -b -willing -to admit. v ' ' "So If th people stand back and per mit Mr. Arthur to walk off with a plum of 120,000 or thereabouts. Mr. Arthur had better consider himself the luckiest member of th Mount Tabor company." STANDARD MOVES TO I QUASH INDICTMENTS (Journal pee1l Henlee.f ' Flndlay, Ohio, Feb. Ik Thla la th date fixed for argument on the motions to quash the Indictments recently found against the Standard Oil company of Ohio, John D. Rockefeller, the Buckeye Pipe Line, the Ohio Oil company and tha Bolaf Bef Inlns; - company. . ' Counsel for the defendants maintain that -the indictments are Indefinite and are not made with sufficient certainty to enable the attorneye to properly prepare a de fense and are In a single count, while several offenses are charged. . ? v ' Building rerrnlU. Building permits were issued today a follows: Gambrlnus Brewery, barn, Cornell road and Waahlngton atreet, $1,000; St. Helen'a . hall, gymnasium building, Ford street, near Park atreet, $3, B00; D. R. B. Wlnnlford, two-story dwelling, Eoet .Fourteenth - and East Pine, tl.000; p. Neetler, two two-story dwellings, Commercial between Cook and Fremont, 12.400; Ros Jeffries, two etorr dwelling, Marshall and Twenty, fifth, $1,100; John Rnasell, one-atory dwelling, " Borthwlcg" betwen BelTwood and Stanton. $1,600; T. J. Short, two one and one-half-etory dwolllnr. Grand avonu between Brown end Sherman. $2,000; , Mr. I. Robinson, wo.story dwelling, Jackson, between Sixth and Ssvcnto, 11,100,1 .r ' rt " COULDTIfJAIIRSIlCKl '.(Continued from Pag Flva) corporations, aa It bare any attorney seeking to bring a damage suit, while It doe not prevent company's attor ney from attempting to make A Battle ment when th Injured man la no In formed of his right. It Is also sus pected of being unconstitutional. During the consideration of the bill Boyer became Incensed because Speaker Davey suggested to the house that th bill might be unconstitutional, and called the speaker down. Davey In reply aald; "Whenever the chair haa doubt of the constitutionality of a measure ha will inform the house, le would stultify the chair otherwise." . The chair may be wrong." suggested MsT Vawter. ;, ., "Then the house baa tha liberty t differ with the chair," retorted Davey. BILLS FEW HENCEFORTH v Far More Orlrt Already Than Leg-. Istative Mill Cu Begin to Grind. " ' - (By a Staff Orrespaadeat) - Balem, Feb. 16. By resolution ' of Coffey of Multnomah no bill are t be Introduced from this time on unless by committees. There are now 440 bills In the houee, far In exceea of th housa record, and there la little hop of more than halt jecelvlBg-flBal aetlen. Tim of debate baa been cut down to flv minute for sch member and every thing Is being don to rush business, but up t thla time practically no action haa been taken on aenat bills, and indi cations are that 'aenat . buslnee will bava bard sledding- . ( ' V DEFECT IN BRIDGE LAW Measure by Vawter to Aid Construe " tion In Coo County. , (By a Staff OarrestMrndaat.) Salem, Or., Feb. H Vawter ba In troduced a new bill amending th law permitting railroad companiea to con struct bridges across baya, Inleta and other navigable rtvera. The bill I intended- to cure a defect In th law aa applying to tha Coo ' Bay country, where It la now dealred to construct railway. Aa the law now stands ther Is no provision allowing ith construc tion of railroad bridges across suoh water aa exist In Cops-county, ... CIVIL SERVICE FOR-BRUlf Multnomah Bouao ' Delegation Put . - Him Back on the list. (By a Staff Corre!Btat. ' " ; Salem, Or., Feb. 15. Tha Multnomah delegation In the house, when th Hod son bill cam up yeatarday, cut out the clause excepting Captain Bruin from the civil service law and sent the bill back te the. senate AIL other, civil service men In the employ of th city are fixed In ' their positions, which hav : been Jeopardised by the deolaion of Judge Seara of th circuit court. TEN HOURS FOR WOMEN Farrell'a i.Blll Forbid Working ' Longer, With One) Exception. ( ' (By a Staff Correspondent.) ' Salem, Or Feb. If. A bill by Far rell, which paaaed the bona yesterday, prohibits any employer . to allow a woman or girl to work longer than 1$ hour la any on day, except for ona week before Cbrlatmaa, when they may wora is noura. - . INSPECTION 0F.MINES Honse Passe Moore's Bill In- . gpector to Be Appotntive. ' (By a Staff CeirenuusdsBt.l Balers, Or., Feb. It. Th mine Inspec tor bill, by Moor of Baker, passed th house yesterday. It provldea for a state mine Inspector, appointive, to In' spect all mines, Tbla official haa been sought by the mining Interest of th stat. to create better conditiona aad In sure the safety and health of minora COUNTIES KILLED OFF Indefinite Postponement Settle Jet- " ferson and Deschntea. ' ' ' '- (By s Staff OorreDeBdBt.t Balem, Feb. IS. A quletua was put on th hope of Jefferson and Deachute counties., yesterday by th . Indefinite postponement of th bill providing for their creation. Both bllla had been r ported Unfavorably by th commit tee en counties. . The bill for Hood River. Nesmith and the other embryo countlea are yet In commute and perhaps will stay there. -, .' - i Not Ready to Fight. ' . , ;, . (Joeraal Ipeetal SJervlee.l Waahlngton, Feb. It. Until ther baa been a close examination by th United Etates of the causes of th dlsput b tween Nicaragua and Honduras ther will b no fight between those countries. Th president hav agreed to do all In their power to hav their disagreements settled by arbitration. ----- .. i a 1. 1 ii i - Th ungaUhtieat'r refusal won't top th woman auffraaiatav High Grade High Price- Always 'Sam GOLD! i ... , r aSoW : EniuCl J.A. .Folger & Co. fW a Fw Ms I on WE o . - - .. ..... . . n-. - MRS. ANNA ','.".;... .,,.,...,-...... .- ''.,-.';' " .. la an absolutely pure, gentle and Invigorating atlmulant and tonle. It builds up the nerve tissues, tones up th heart, gives power to the brain, atrength and elasticity to th muaele and richness to tha blood. It brings Into action all the vital forces. It makes -digestion perfect andV enables you to ret from the TaMyou'afan;ath nourihmewronta4wvcijt4nvaluabU--e)vrwwkfd men, delicate women and alckly children, aa It la a food already digested. It -strengthsns and sustains th system, I a promoter of good health and lon gevity, makea th old young and keeps the young strong. Duffy's Is recog nised aa a family medicine everywhere. Duffy's Pure Melt "Whiskey haa been .analysed and teeted many times during th last B0 years by skilled Chemists, and has always been found absolutely pur and to contain great medicinal .preperUae. x.,a ..j X.jr,r:;Lt,. ' -' B1W1B1 of dang-eron Imitation and abatlsuto. ; Tkey ae ' positively hamfal and are old f o profit aly by oascrapuloaa dealera. XVoek fo th trade-atark, th "Old Chemist," a th Ubel, and b ertata ta aaal over the aoxk la aabrokea. .. All druarrlsta, grooers or dsalera, or airect, ai.OO a bottt. xotoV advtoa aad Ulnstrated aaedloal booklet free. Buff y Malt Whiskey OA, Boobaatar, Saw Tork. . : ' ..:...:" T. TH.:"".C'r"';rr;' t THLSE, $3 HATS $2.10 , CLOSING OUT ; SALL SAIXM WOOLtN MILL STORE, SHARPEN YOUR APPRECIATION Of good steel' tool, with hardwood han dlea. by using our. fine carpenters' tools or handy tool; around th house. Ev erything that w carry In th lln bf hardware, tools and builder hardware I th best that can be procured. Avery & Co. a ' sim is a T fciuMiiMiMr ' r -.y, - - - -gpuaaaW' iMt- -ensHBr ar her 8. DEPEW. Think Flaao i The Very, Latest Combination PianO Player-All the Improvements " . ; Retail Price , $700 -Closing Them Out 1 at Less Than Coit4rr$380 r$I0.00 a ' Month Reed-French's, 350 Alder St Reed-French Company hat a proposition for the ladies it car ries with it some delightful point education enjoyment enter- tainment. , !.,-- '-., , .r . ..,.."' .. : - - The modern home would not be modern without its bookcases and its collection of bric-a-brac its fugs and its Davenports and all the rest of the gimcracks so dear to the feminine heart. Any lady will tell ron the piano Is as necessary as the stove, but somehow the CAN put the piano off, but the stove refuset to go the appetites of the men are partly responsible for this. , r We hare a proposition, as we said, for the ladles these very people who are inclined to put the piano question off , . . . but we will let prices make the rest of the argument: ! ; .-. ,- : '. ' " :, '. We have beautiful Combination, Piano-Player for f 380. It retails for 1700. W make thl unheard-of prlc td close; out th Aldertret piano stock. As w -hav already Stated, w bought thl tock to get lm- ' ' medlat control of th Bohmer Piano In th Northwest. 1 W have a Plano-Player (outside playef, fi ts called). piano-player recognised aa the most nearly perfect ' piano-player In th worIdTTt-Twl for 1180. T6n may . J hav eholce of woods for S16S, - andv pay M ltt A 1 a m6nth. - J ' In Pianos, w have a Ml:on for g)17g, a Cable for ZZO, a KimDaii ior su, aacnuoeri ior a Decker for f 300. These taiiarar pricee. We take Installments. Out-of-Portland people are Reed-Frerich SIXTH AND BURNSIDK. r " Mrs. Anna B. Depew, of Whar ton, Ohio, who has just celebrated 101st birthday, is still hale-j and hearty, says that she would' have been under the sod if it had i not been for DUFFY'S PURE MALT WHISKEY. Mrs. Depew has a good appe tite, sleeps well and enjoys per fect health, notwithstanding that the doctors gave her up to die 14 years ago, and she says she be- lieves that she would have died y if it were not for the prompt use of the great family medicine1 Duffy's Pure Malt Whiskey. The following are Mrs. De pew's own words, written Aug. 17th, 1906, after she had cele brated her 101st birthday: ' ); 'V MALT WHISKEY has done fof me. Four teen years ago the doctors gave me tip ta die. We had some DUFFY MALT WHIS. KEY In the house which I commenced, tq use right off, as a last resort, and I grew better, and finally became well, taking il according to directions. I have used if foi fifty years and have had it m my family for general use fof. that length of time. 1 eat heartily and sleep well. I was born rn Vermont, east of the Green Mountains, in 1805, tnd I would now be under the sod il it were ,001 for DUFFY'S MALT WHIS KEY." Mrs. Anna B. Depew, Wharton, Ohio, Aug. 17th. 1906 Uhlb Hoy Think ed Fisaoh. price ar Just about half re- Invited to writs for detaiia.. .V Piano MfrCor 350 ALDER 8T NEAR PARK .