The Oregon daily journal., December 03, 1908, Page 1, Image 1

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VOL. VII. -.NO. 235.,
PORTLAND, OREGON, THURSDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 3,- 1008. TWENTY PAGES.
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VEHICLE TAX PLEHTY TALK AID FOR GOOD LAfJE STRIKES I
DECISION BUT FEW CAUSE IS AfHARRIMAN
BROAO EiS AT HARD EXTENSION
Council Now Powerless to
Enact Any Ordinance That
... Will Be Effective Within
Less Than 30 days, Except
in Special Cases.
Municipal legislation In Portland
has been thrown Into chaos by the
decision of the supreme court ren
dered by Justice Eakln regarding the
application of the referendum to the
ordinances of the city council.
As the law stands now the council
is powerless to enact any ordinance
which may be effective In a shorter
space of time than 30 days from its
passage unlcsr l 2 mtmbers. of the
council Vote for the measure, the
mayor signs it and it has attached to
it an ernei-geney clause stipulating
that the public peace, health and
safety demand the immediate en
forcement of the law.
All street Improvements, all bonds
issued, all remedial legislation of any
kind must remain In. suspense for 80
days before becoming: effective. No or
dinance? Is an ordinance until It Is 30
4 . , , n . I ...... 4nn Vi 1 -,-! H
of the people of the city, or a very few
of them, to block all, Improvement leg
islation for an Indefinite time by the
application of the referendum to the
various stages of improvement legisla
tion, , i-v f i
Threatens street wore
If 'at the next jneetlnn of the council
an ordinance should be passed providing
for the pavement of a large number of
streets this ordinance would not be
come effective for 80 days. No action
could be taken under the ordinance un
til the expiration of . that time. Within
the 30 days a small proportion of the
(Continued on Page Four.)
IS
OE SEA
Hawaiian-American Steam
ship Company Keported to
Haye Been Absorbed by
Southern Pacific Co.
- Will Advance Rates.
(Halted Press Leased Wlr.)
San Francisco, Pec. 8. That Edward
H. Harrlman has achieved a strategic
victory In persuading the American
Hawaiian Steamship company into en
tering an agreement to raise, rates on
shipments of California commodities to
the orient Is the opinion of the leading
merchants of the citj-i
White there Is no way of obtaining
official confirmation of the rumor, it
Is believed In business circles that the
steamship line committed harlkarl when
It was Inveigled into- b tariff agreement
with the transcontinental railways.
They view the voluntary raise as sui
cidal and believe the ocean transporta
tion company has sacrificed Us long
held Independence.
The rates will be raised on the day
the advanced rates of the. transconti
nental lines go' Into effect, according to
Albert M. Sutton, genernl freight agent
of the Hawaiian-American company.
They will correspond witH the railroads'
announced 10 'per cent Increase, but as
vet will Affect'only California shippers
nH nrnriiintM. What action . Will be
taken by the railroads" In other 'Pacific!
coast states win ,oe .iviiiiwu.iur.
The reaching of a traffic agreement,
however by the two companies Is looked
upon bv railroad men as an indirect an
nouncement that the Southern Pacific
dominates the American-Hawaiian line.
The advance of rate, at present , re
garded as equable anl for ,the best In
terests of the ocean freight line, Is re
garded by shippers a-s a complete sur
render to the. Harrlman Interests.'X
San Francisco, Dec. S. A traffic
agreement for tlie mutual benefit of ttje
Nippon Yusen Kalsha company and the
Pacific Mail Steamship company was
signed recently at Yokohama by repre
sentatives of the transpaolfc lines,- ac
cording to advices received here. The
agreement binds each company Jo r
fraln from rate cutting and protects the
subsidiary lines' of the - Japanese com
pan that 'run out or Yokohama.
Whether the. Canadian Pacific raH
road la a party -to the - understanding ,
could not be ascertained.-, - 4
; It has .benrt learned that there has
tben a substantial . reduction 'Jit tlin,
rates hut to what extent could .not be j
learned.,'- . .. ... - ' '.'.y. . .
HARRIW
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This Is the Forecast for the
Short Session, Reduced to
Its Lowest Ternis Econ
omy the Watch Word
Waiting 31easures.
(Hotted Press Leind Wlr.
Washington
and few laws"
Dec. 3. "Plenty of talk
is likely to be (lie rec
ord of the final session of the Sixtieth
congress, which begins next Tuesday.
The appropriation bills will prob
ably be the most Important. Economy
will be the watchword and i is said
the appropriations for next year's ex
penses will not run over (1,000,000,000.
Outside the regular budget, the rivet
and harbors bill will be the biggest ex
penditure. , The American Federation of Jabor
will make a fight to except labor un
ions from the provisions of the Sher
man anti-trust law, and' for the modifi
cation of the injunction laws.
The temperance people are urging a
pleasure authorizing dry states to pro
hibit the shipping of liquor into their
territory.
No tariff bill will be presented at
this session, but the inquiry has stirred
up great tariff excitement among the
senators and representatives.
Sharp discussion of the banking laws
is certain and amendments are pos
sible. The naval appropriations bill is like
ly to bring out warm contest over
expansion.
Postal . savings banks and rural par
cel delivery will probaoiy be discussed
at leneth. -
The child labor law mAy com up" be
fore the holidays.
The criminal laws In revised form
are ready for early discussion.
The senate has in ifs calendar of un
finished business a bill suspending t )i
operation of the commodity clause of
tne riepnurn railroad rate hill, which
was recently declared unconstitutional
by the United States circuit court at
Philadelphia and is now before the su
preme court. ,
The senate, by special order, on De
cember 16, will resume consideration of
the bill to fix the status of the ne
gro soldiers discharged for alleged par
ticipation in the Brownsville affair.
The annual message of the president
will be sent to congress Tuesday after
noon. Thaw Will Know Fate Soon.
(United Preaa Lse4 Wire. I
Philadelphia. Dec. 8. Harry Thaw's
appeal for liberation from the Mattea-
wan insane asylum is now In the hands
of the judges of the United States cir
cuit court of appeals. The decision Is
expected in a few days.
VOICE OF THE
WE
(From Collier's Weekly.)
1 Oregon adopted a direct primary law for the election of United
States senators. It was the first state to do so, and it has iyw been
imitated by more than 10 others. Oregon's new law. the first time
in operation, resulted in the naming of a Democrat. Governor George
E. Chamberlain. Six months later, at the recent November election,
Oregon went strongly Republican. Since then the following has
been a favorite slogan on the part of these who want t4ie coming
Oregon legislature to evade or defy the mandate of the people
through their direct primary law:
X "We are convinced that a state whie-h gave Taft a plurality of
nearly 25,000 does not want a Democratic United States senator."
Simultaneously in the west, some newspapers of large circulation
and presumed influence are running on the editorial pages a series
of legal decisions of ancient vintage, evidently collected by the same
X hand, garbled and expurgated, with the unmistakable design of
paving the way for a popular approval of future cotirt decisions
T which are expected to undo the work of the people. These news-
papers overlook the fact that in the last campaign many states
whose electoral votes will be cast for Mr. Taft, and which likewise
J " elected Republican legislatures, declared in favor of Democratic
X governors. The people of Oregon evidently, appreciate the fact that
one upright Democratic senator is worth to them any two or a
dozen corporation controlled Republican senators. They are leaders
in the universal, revolt- against conditions which have prevailed in
the senate, and not a mob of irresponsible electors.
Oregon has been utterly disgusted with the legislative holdups
T and factional fights of the past. . In 1901.it took S3 ballots and 22
j c .u- c-, i.;si.t...
Wi' Fulton was elected in 1903, 42 ballots were taken and 32 days
were consumed in the election. Barter and sale and political pulling X
and hauling were, common. The Oregon legislature can now elect
the people's choice and go about its legislative work and adjourn, j
The Oregonians have made a long and hard fight for political X
justice and fair dealing. Either'" the present law or some equally
effective mode of popular expression they are determined to have. I
If Oregon, docs not like its present method of choosing United X
States senators. Oregon can change its statute. But to evade the
plain effect of the law while it remains on the books would be, on I
the part of the commonwealth, an unusually saddening spectacle
of moral deterioration.
THE CHOICE OF 'THE PEOPLE OF OREGON1 CAN BE
UNDONE AT, THE COMING SESSION OK THE LEGISLA-
'TURE ONLY BY THE ACTS OF SIX MEN. THESE SIX X
MUST COME FROM AMONG 36 WHOSE NAMES - ARE
KNOWN. THE SIX MUST FORSWEAR THEIR SOLEMN,!
X WRITTEN PLEDGES. THAT- IT. WOULD BE NECESSARY
FOR THEM TO. FLEE THE STATE AFTER THFJR APOS- f
XTAStGOES WITHOUT SAYING. BUT THEIR IGNOMINY
X : WOULD FOLLOW THEM, THERE IS A- PRECEDENT FOR
THEM IN THE CASE OF THREE MEMBERS OF A. FORMER f
X .-PENNSYLVANIA LEGISLATURE- .". ,V . .; " X
NATIONAL
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19 oaf
At the meeting held this morning of
the workers in the Red Cross stamp
sale for the campaign against tubercu
losis the Important announcement was
made that all the leading stores in the
cltv will take the Rtamps and sell them
at the stationery departments. This Is
an important and much appreciated con
cession, as it necessitated the watvtng
of an established rule bv the merchants'
association. The committee on rail
roads reported that, pouters wilt he
placed In th' depots throughout the
state on the Harrlman lines. The com
mittee on churches reported the courte
sy of several pastors .who printed no
tices in the calendars last sunaay; tncy
renorted also that over 62 was taKen
In by the sale of stamps yesterday, at
church bazaars.
Committee on Schools.
The committee on schools, of which
Mrs. Wolfe is chairman, reported that
all the private schools of the city will
permit the sale of stamps. The- public
schools are hot- able to do this, but will
display posters.
At the postofflce permission was
given to display stationary signs beside
tho steDs. and to have a table in the
lobbv where the stamps may be sold.
The directors of the art museum gave
nermlsslon to dlsolny posters. 1 he va
rlous auto firms have agreed to adver
tise the sale of stamps with an auto
heurlmr a hanner which will be run
about the streets. All the reports of
committees show the active interest
that Is taken in this campaign of edu
cation and publicity.
Can Be Cured.
rr v. A Pierce of the Oo-'n Air San
atorium sooke of the great need for
reaching the homes in the campaign
for education. He emphasized the fafct
that tuberculosis Is in large measure
preventabla-jand curable if proper meas
ures can be taken, but also urged the
great need for funds to supplement the
work of the Open Aid Sanatorium which
can deal with but few cases, and these
but for a short time, on account of the
expense, although he said that the san
atorium does not begin to make ex-
fenses, but Is sppported by private con
rlbutlons which are not heard of.
(Continued on Page Seventeen.)
EASTERN PRESS
TEST
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Mayor Shows Council Meas
ure Does Not Compel Ra'ii-
j way to Abide by Ordinance
and Withdraw Trains at
End, of Time Limit.
f F II llarilini.i anjH tilm 1 Uninl
In Oregon will have 1o "show" Portland
if they want that one year time ex
tension on Fourth street.
Mayor Iano delivered this ultimatum
this afternoon when he vetoed the or
dinance passed at the last session of
the council giving the railroad tho
right to, use one of the city's busiest
streets for another space of time,
while Mr. Harrlman and his men plan
another little extension of time.
Mayor L.anq in his rnessagtr to the
eounclt stafps that In his opinion the
people of Portland would be willing
enough to submit to the Incessant annoy
ance of steam locomotives, and freight
cars, on Fourth street, for another
year and be well pleased, In fact, if
they could get rid of the nuisance in
that time. But tho, mayor points out
that the ordinance contains no clause
which requires the railroad to accept
its terms nor any indication that the
corporation will either consent to or
comply .with the ordinance if it be
comes k law.
The following Is the veto message In
full:
Willing to Wait.
' Portland, free, g, 1908. To the Hon
orable City Council Gentlemen I
return herewith ordinance No. 18,641
not approved. This is an ordinance
which aniends an ordinance forbidding
the use of steam locomotives anJ
freight cars upon Fourth street In this
city arter November 1-. lSOs, and grants
to the Oregon Central Railway company
its successors and assigns an extension
of time until December 31, 1909, In
which to continue to make use of such
steam locomotives and freight cars
upon that street.
In reRpect tft thi-s measure I have to
say that if the people of this city
were assured that the' railway company
would cease to operate steam loco
motives and freight cars upon Fourth
street within the time mentioned. It Is
quite probable that they 'would be will
ing to bear with the 'nuisance for that
period, and will be well pleasesljvith
the bargain.
Import ant Part Missing.
The ordinance, however, contains no
clause or provision which requires the
railway company to accept its terms
In this respect, nor anything connected
with it which indicates that it will
either consent to or comply with them
if It snould become a law.
As it is a matter of great importance
that the railway company should either
accept or reject the terms of the city
to the end that something definite may
be arrived at concerning the settlement
of the controversy and the question not
be keDt In abeyance any longer than
Is necessary, 1 return the ordinance for
your further consideration.
Kespectfully.
HARRY LANK. Mayor.
TRY TO PROVE
CR1E W PL01
Physician Called to Steinheil
Home Found Mme. Japy
in Good Health.
(United PreM Leased Wlre.l
Paris. Dec. 3. A statement made by
Dr. Acheray, family physician of, the
Stelnhells to the police today Is consid
ered one of the most important yet un
der consideration by the authorities. Dr.
Acheray is alleged to have said that he
called at the studio of Adolph Steinheil
on the day before' the murder of the
artist and his mother-in-law. Madame
Japy.
Madame Steinheil and her mother ex
pected to leave Pans that day. It Is al
leged, for a visit to Bellevtie. Dr.
Acherav savs that Madame Steinheil
Insisted that her mother was ill. but
that he could find no sign of sickness.
The trip, however, was abandoned,
and this Is believed by the police to be
an indication that the murders were
premeditated.
CZfSfRliG
ip pidc nr it
10 OlilL ui
(United Press teiaed WX.I
Prague, Dec. 1. The uprising of the
Czech students coincident with the
opening of the Austrian parliament at;
Vienna has assumed the proportions j
martial law by the authorities. Instead
.if quieting the slttv-don aroused the
Czechs of the surroumilng country, who
are rushing Into, the city to aid the
anti-government element.
Thirty thousand Cr.ecns are warring
against the police and troops- through
out Bohemia. - . - -
A mtlltrv. court, with an executor
attendlHg.-openert today for th Immed
iate trial and execution of tne leaders
of the revoU. - ... ,i
ID
1M
EARL OF MINTO AND FAMILY
REPORTED TO BE IN PERIL
n
fir . ? -' f& I r"
Tiiminnn iii i n I
i f n 1 1 1 1 ia n II I A
III IIUUII I1ILLU
THREE HUNDRED
(United Press Leued Wire.)
Toklo, Dec. 3 The typhoon that
swept the Island of Hatsu, Wawata bay,
yesterday, drowned 350 fishermen, ac-
cordln- to reports received here today.
TROOPS FIRE OX
LOOTING RIOTERS
(United Press Leatea WIn.l
Port Au Prince, Haiti, Dec. S. The
troops who have been keeping order
In the city were forced today to fire
on rioters who were looting a big ware
bouse and It Is said 12 were kllloj
and a score wounded.
The storehouses and residences of
all the known friends of the deposed
president. Alexis, are the objects of
attacks from the populace and the city
is practically under martial law wltu
General Poidevin, in effect, the mili
tary governor of the city.
Enraged at the escape of Alexis, mobs
formed in Uie outlying sections and then
marched through the business section.
They Bmashed the doors of Warehouses
and goods were dragged Into the street.
When the soldiers arrived the members
COSGRDVE HEAR TO DEATH
(United PreM Lewd Wire.
Paso Robles, Cal., Dec 3. Reports Of
the condition of Oovernor-elect Co8-
grove of Washington Are unfavorable
today. Dr. Everhart of Berkeley has,
been called Into consultation and there
Is a strong belief that the governor
elect Is in a more serious condition than
ever before.
Mrs. Samuel G. Cosgrbve, wife of the
governor-elect, this afternoon said to
a representative of the United Press:
"Mr. Cosgrove Is a very, very sick
man. He has had an attack of indiges
tion but this has passed off now. I
am hopeful but I do not wish to give a
false impression. We hope that-in the
next few weeks there will be a change
for the better.'
Mrs. Cosgrove was asked If she had
any Idea when they would be able to
return to Washington snd she replied:
I ENCOURAGE CAPITALTOCOME HERE I
X "In my opinion," said H. J. Blaesing, of the Blaesmjr; Granite
X company, "Oregon's greatest resources are timber, stock and fruit.
Therefore, let us encourage more capital to establish hiillsr-paoking
T hposes and canneries, and the time will soorLxonie wheri ; all-freight
C?rs will-go east loaded, and come wesvc.omPslrat,ve'y empty. Mefn-T
ber of the Manufacturers'associatipn invite honest competition. and 'i X
in return respectfully, request patronage of- home manufactured' X
goods. Climatic conditions of western Oregon are favorable for the T
greatest "dairy country iff the : world. Portland is the 'natural rdit X
X tnpuling maVVTet, as our.shipping facilities are uncqualcd in the wcst. ,
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It Is reported that the Earl of
Minto, viceroy of India, and his fam
ily are in. peril on account of the
growth of sedition In India. At the
top ig shown Lady Violet Eliot,
youngest daughter of the earl. The
earl is shown below to the left and
the Countess of Minto to the right.
(if the mob were fighting among them
selves over the spoils.
It Is said the soldiers did not wait to
order tne moDs 10 oisperse dui iireu
down the streets as soon as they reacnea
that section ot the city. An attacK
was mm e later on ine seminary. wner
a number of officials had taken refuge.
but troops were rushed to the scene
and dispersed the moo oeiore mucn
daraaxe was done.
"We have no Idea whatever. . It Is
Impossible for us to say when we will
he able to go. it mignt De soon, hut It
mignt not.
Dr. Ralph O. Dresser, one of the
physicians attending the governor-elect,
sata:
"Reports that we gave out a state
ment saying . Mr. Cosgrove could not
last two weeks longer Is untrue. He is
very 111, but I have noted no change
ror tne worse in tne tasi aay or so anr
in fact, think he has Improved. W
rannot tell what two weeks might bring
iortn.
Cosgrove is suffering from Bright's
disease and there Is an impression here
that the physlcmns are- giving-out re
ports that are a little too optimistic.
Mrs. .Cosgrove made a special request
that no reports that might lead to any
false hopes on the part of her . hus
band's friends be sent out.
:
tiy III
poor won
VIC11S OF
Pit i f ul Lettere Received by
Postal Inspectors Reveal
Wide Extent and Heart
less Character of Apron,
. Swindler's Operations.
Want Ad That Got Voa JTeida
4 Into Trouble. 4.
Wanted Ladles to make aprons
$3.50 a dozen, materials fur- '
nlshed; no cost to get work; In-
close stamped addressed envelope
4 for particulars. Pacific Apron
company, box 728, Portland, Or.
The foregoing is the wordingof an
advertisement that has been appear
ing in newspapers in all parta of the
country with the result that thou
sands of answers have been received
by the Portland company, many ot
them containing money. The adver
tisement brought hundreds of com
plaints to the postal ' authorities and,
as was told by The, Journal, led to
the arrest yesterday ot ;C. K. Von
Nelda, a son of a former North Da
kota banker, on a charge of using
the malls to defraud. ... 11, . 4
, The basis of tho apirm scheme is not
entirely new. the postal Inspectors
claim. The game has been worked be
fore along btmilar lines, the authorities
assert, and In several instances arrests
have been made, followe'3' by - convic
tions In United States corts. 'The N.
C. Hulin case, which came to light In
Portland, was somewhat 'similar. Hulin
sold art . materials and directions for
$3.75 for pictures to be painted on vel
vet, with the understanding that . the
work was to be bought by the concern.
Hulin was found guilty of fraud and
heavily fined.
Von Nelda's scheme was to get ap
plicants. Induce them to send him- $1
for material for one apron : and then
reject it because It did not meet the
requirements of the contract. In this
way. the government says, the women
would be discouraged and would soon
give up the Idea of making the little
pin money they had been led to believe
they could make right in their own
homes
Vnder the contract it was an Impos
slbilty to make an aprti to meet all
the requirements of the apron com
pany. A printed slip is in evidence
and held by the department officials
which sets forth 27 reasons why the
aprons sent for approval might be re
jected. X.ttera Prom Victims. ;
Complaints against the Pacific Apron
company have been pouring into the 'de
partment for days from all parts of the
ynlted .States. Some of the letters are
pitiful. ,
"I am old and crippled, being unable
to leave my bed." one woman wmt th
inspectors from Spokane. "I saw -this
. ... uwrcvi fcu IMI&IMS m lit
tle money for Christmas. I sent the
last dollar I had In the world. ; The
materials and directions came later. I
made an apron that was perfect tn
every way. And then word came that
It did not meet the requirements. I
iwrwnru w maxing mat money
in my own home. Then the letter, the
'correction sheet,' came. I cried I Just
couldn't help It." :
There are dozens of letters of this
sort from every where Many of them
came from Massachusetts and others
from Connecticut and cities In New Jer
sey, showing that Von Nelda placed his
advertisements in many papers In "the
(Continued on Page Seventeen.)
Another Large Fnrchasc of
Vancouver, Wash., Prop-'
erty for. Hill Road.
(Srecll PtMtch to Tbe Jounwl.t
Vancouver, Wash.. Dec. 8. The T. V.
Phlpps oronertv. comprising lDil arr-s
of land along 'the Columbia river,- two
miles below the Columbia river brlriu
of the North Bank road, has been sold.
B. M. Rowley acting agent. The bur-
chase price Is said to ba $26,000 and tli ,
purchase Is salt to be for the Norm
Bank- road.
The DroDerty Just-purchased ad1olni
the tract of 215 acres recently nut-
chased ' by Mr. Kowley. The lUm -,
tract contains 17SQ feet of watetfroc
and the two have a combined ri..i,t.fl, ,
oa the river of slightly more t 1 ; ..
mile with., water from ah to c
deep. These tracts lirouj.; 1 , ,
$JOO,000.,H is saW. -
While not giving out t -e v. i" i f .
purchasers; Jlr. li.ml. v m it.,
parties who iwiirt i t 1 , . , , -erty
are the,'stn p- 1 -
he recently r"ir
profrtv. ad(oinlp
cert-.i tliBl Mr. I'.-;
fov-li.i"-s f'-r t! -.
r)i.-i 1 h ! i .
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NORTH Mill