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A S THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL, PORTLAND, - WEDNESDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 16. 1908. 13 PULITZER IS IT1UCH A RID Congress Does Not Appear to Be "Anxious to Take Action in Mr. . Roosevelt's Proposed Suit Against the ""New York World. . . (United Preo Leawd W(re.l Washington, Dec. IS. -Congress seem to rfgard President RoosevU'B special message requesting action to be brought against Joseph Pulitzer, editor of the World, In any but a serious light. While It Is not possible to obtain personal views of members It Is apparent that in the senate the message will receive slight consideration. The house, may review It with a greater degree of so-lu-lthtton. Dispatches from New York show that Mr. Pulitser answered the president vigorously. The Worfd's reply to Mr. Roosevelt's message was: - "The World appreciates the Import ance and significance of Mr. Roose velt's otatemont when he .declared to congress "that the proprietor of the "World 'should be prosecuted for libel by the government authorities.' and that "the attorney general has under consid eration, the form under which the pro ceedings against Mr. Pulitzer shall bo brought.' ' "This Is the first time a. president ever asserted , the doctrine of lese majente: or proposed, In the absence of specific leglKlatlon. the criminal prose cution by the government of citizens who criticized the conduct of the gov ernment or the oonduct of Individuals who may have had dealings with the ?:overnment. Neither the king of Ortat rltaln nor the German emperor woirld venture to arrogate such power to him self. John Adams' attemnt to enforce the sedition law destroyed the federalist arty in America. Yet Mr. Roosevelt, n the absence of law officially proposes to use all tho power or the greatest fovernment on earth to cripple the reedom of the press on the pretext that the government itself has been libeled and he Is the government. Cromwell Issue. "It Is true that the World printed the public reports concerning the Pan ama canal affair, which resulted from William Cromwell's appeal to the dls trict attorney's office during the recent campaign to prevent the publication of a story which was said to be In the hands of the Democratic national com mittee. It waa Mr. Cromwell's own action which raised the Issue In 'the campaign. "It Is true also that when Mr. Roose velt made his attack upon Delavan Smith, the World called attention to criticisms which Mr. Roosevelt must have known to be false and misleading and appealed to congress to end all HcanHal by a full' and Impartial Inves tigation. If this be the reason, let Mr. Roospvelt made the most of It. President Xnaoeuxate. "Mr. Roosevelt's lamentable, habit of inaccurate statements makes It lmpos Iblo to accept his judgments or his conclusions. In his message he does not state correctly even so Bimple a matter a the pretended causes or his. griev ance. ' "The World has never said that Charles P. Taft or Douglas Robinson made any profits whatever. Mr. Taft dented that ho was concerned In the transaction in any way. whlcli denial the World published and accepted. ' It would have been equally glad to print Mr. Robinson's denial had It succeeded In obtaining one from him, as it frequently attempted. The World has no evidence that he was associated with Mr. Crom well and would accept his word to that effect, for Mr. Robinson Is ,an es timable gontleman of high character, whose reputation for veracity Is infin itely better than that of his distin guished brother-in-law, XJbels ITation. "If the World has libeled anybody we hope It will be punished, but we do not intend to be intimidated by Mr. Roosevelt's threats or by Mr. Roose velt's denunciation, or by Mr. Roose velt's power. "No other living man ever so grossly libeled the United States as does this g resident, who besmirches congress, ulldoxes judges, assails the Integrity of courts, slanders private citizens and who has shown himself the most reck less, unscrupulous demagogue whom the American people ever trusted with great power and authority. "We say thlB, not In anger, but In sincere sorrow. The World has Im measurably more respect for the office of president of the united States than Theodore Roosevelt has ever shown during the years in which he has main tained a reign of terror and vilified the honor and honesty of both public of ficials and private citizens who op posed his purposes. "So far as the World Is concerned, Its proprietor may go to Jail If Mr. Roosevelt succeeds, as he threatens; but even In tall the World will not cease to be a fearless champion of free speech, free press and a free people." CITY'S GARBAGE DUMP MENACED (Continued from Page One.) crematory Itself Is reached.' When the wind Is .in the north, the stench Is carried back over the city and up to. the heights, making life at such times almost unendurable for blocks around. "Our present, plant can dispose of only a small part, even of the garbage, the animal and vegetable refuse Itself," said, Mr. Helber, as he stepped -down into the mess of decay and led 'the way toward the borders of Guild's Lake. "See that, and that?" and he pointed to heaps of decayed cabbages, tomatoes, lemons, vegetable tops and other or ganic matter. "All that ought to be burned, hut the crematory can't take care of It. And see those boards and boxes and barrels; see those bundles of paper." He pointed to a number of great bales of paper lying half sub merged In the water. "All that stuff crVi t Ka , hltmsw? hut rn n't Art anything with it. We misht use the wood for fuel if it were not for the fact that we haven't time to break It up Into small sizes to go in the furnace. Tire Herer dots Out. "That steam coming up there is from fires underneath. - This whole four acres and a half Is on, fire all, the time. You see. the, decaying ;tuff gets hot and causes spontaneous combustion. We have to fight the fire all the. time. "Do you know what makes those paths?" The foreman Indicated a net work of smooth, beaten trails that criss crossed the entire four acres and a half, paths from two to six Inches wide, hard beaten, slippery, winding In all directions, but all finally converging In two or three broader, smoother trails, that led down to the water of the pond. "Rats, That's what does It. Those are) the run-ways of the rats -that swarm fn this place. There are thou sands en. thousands of them. Two rears ago when the river rose, it drove he raits out of , their holes- .and the whole surface of this place was simply one writhing mass of rata. One txiuld take a club and ht out in any direction and kill rets. We went down there one day and klllei hundreds of themv "Those IkiIpb there nre nil rat hnTes." mass. "And they hide in those fcuahes and piles of boxes and barrels along the shore where , it is impossible to get at them. You could stand out here at night and see hundreds of rats. And such rats. They all appear to be dis eased.' Many of them have all the hair., eaten "off and are covered wltn ores. - "Look about here and see all this de caying matter. It all ought to go Into the furnaces, but we haven't room to handle It. Some' times In the summer we have to dump whole wagonloads of watermelons out here and let them rot. And it's the same with potatoes and other things. I via seen that lake cov ered with such stuff and with a green lime. And it smells awful. "You can see that the lake Isn't more than 18 inches deep anywhere. That bale of paper is resting on the bottom; so la that box. That bottle aticking-up there Is sunk In the mud. "And the flies! In the summer time this whole place Js simply one swarming mass of. flies. And there are bees, too. They come bare) to get their honey.' Pleasant thought that Is, that Port people eat such honey. - rurnaees Are Wort Mess. "There are 800 tons of animal and vegetable matter In this heap now all stuff that should have been destroyed In the furnaces. But the capacity of r.lan, i m nnlv tnnN B. ORV and It lught - to be 2O0c- The plant Is nearly reauy xo iaji w pi;tji, "jnj have to spend nearly every Sunday try-lag- to patch it up. The. furnaces are simply worn out. They don't even prop erly consume the stuff we do put Into augers . use in washing . out their to orte of the heaps of clinkers and ashes from the furnaces "that stufr isn't burned as, It Ought to be. "Look In there"-the foreman opened one of the furnace doors. "That's mule burning there. Look at the sides of the, furnace: you can see how they are broken. This side, as you caiwaee, is ail' bulged, oufc It's going-tf fall down some day. Come up on-top.'' Mr. Helber led ' the way to th unloading floor where two or three scavener wagons were "emptying refuse into the furnaces, and lifted off one of the covers. "Yon see how the top of the furnace has fallen in and how It Is all bulged out on this side. And this floor used to arch over, here where it is sunken. Borne day it's going to drop In and carry borne of . the men down into the fire. Council Vol Interested. "I have been here four years now," went on the foreman "and In that time I have known of only six councilmen visiting this crematory. Mr. Daggett has been trying to get the city to build a new garbage crematory, but nothing has been done. The city council seems to take no interest in the matter at all. "Do you see where that sewer runsr JJ nnlnlnl tn h vile Hmellfnir stream of 'water that meandered across a lot next to the crematory. "That is tne sewer that carries off the water the scav engers use in washing out their wagons. And that land does not belong to the cltv at all. It Is private prop erty and we have no business to let the sewage run across It to the lake. But so long as the ewner does not sue the city, I suppose it will run there. The water all runs Into Guild's lake, you see. "Something ought to be done about this at once'. We need a new garbage crematory right away. This place here Is dangerous to the health of the city, but we can't help conditions until the council decides to build a new plant. We are doing all we can with the one we have." ' CHAMBERLAIN BACK . (Continued from Page One.) greas, there will undoubtedly be an ap propriation given , for the continuing construction of Oregon improvements. "The Rivers and Harbors congress was the largest and most, enthusiastic ever held," said the governor thlB morn ing in discussing his trip' to the east. "There were more than JO0 delegates In attendance and the discussions of the meeting were wide In their range, yet tending toward one common object, the improvement of the great natural wa terways of the country. "It was the opinion of the congress," oontinued the governor, "that provision should be made by congres's for the im provement of the rivers and harbors of tn country In some definite way. Fin ally, it was decided that If this work could not be done in any other way that congress should provide for a bond is sue of 1500, 000,000 to 'insure the com pletion of all the existing projects for river and harbor improvement now un dertaken by the government. This Is to be exclusive of the work being done on the Panama canal. Cannon Opposes Bonds. "Speaker Cannon aadressed the con gress on this bond Question." continued the governor, "and opposed it. though he said that he would not oppose the issue in the event that It was approved by Burton, chairman of the river and namor committee or tne nouse. On ' Friday last Governor Cha mber laln. Congressmen Ellis and Hawley, Senator-elect Jones of Washington. J. Nr Teal, Professor Lyman of Whitman college. Mr. Means of Walla Walla, and Blnger Hermann, held a conference with Representative Burton when the Ore gon and Washington waterways were discussed at length. In this discussion Mr. Burton was- not very optimistic, though he stated that there would be an appropriation bill and that he thought that there would be at least small appropriations given to Oregon and Washington to carry on the exist ing government improvement projects now under course of completion. "At the Conservation congress." the governor said. "Oregon- was highly com- llmented for itB work, special attention eing given to the report on the nat ural resources- of the state. Oregon was the only state which had a printed and Illustrated report and the pamphlet was In much demand on every side. Presi dent Teal and-the members of the com mission were highly complimented be cause of the excellence of the report." Interest in Oregon Governor Chamberlain told of great Interest taken In Oregon and Oregon firoducts by eastern people. The Port and chamber of commerce sent 25 boxes of apples to the Oregon delega tion at the Conservation congress. There apples were some of them opened dur ing the course of. the congress and dis tributed. Others were put in baskets and sent to particular- individuals as gifts. Great appreciation and inUrest was aroused by the gifts. Governor Chamberlain was at his of fice in the Chamber of Commerce build ing during the morning, leaving for Salem this afternoon, where he will take up the accumulation of work caused fy his eastern trip. One of the greatest engineering feats of Its kind in the world is under way In Mexico, where an oil pipe line Is being built from Mexico City to Tam nloo. ' It will climb mountains to an altitude ot 10,000 feet within 60 miles. A CLOSE SHAVE Many of Them Happening Every Say u noon irorgoiisn. Close shaves would be of more fre quent occurrence but for the tender faces of many men, which will not per mit of sh&vlng-often. Heretofore, noth ing has been said in these columns connection with. Its use after Shaving. tts puniicity ana seies. nave oeen con fined -almost e:eehislvely- to. Its- remark able properties-as an ecsema . cure; It stops tne itcning at once ana cures tne worst cases in a few days. While the application of poslam after "shaving is one or us minor uses, suqn as tor pim ples, the complexion, etc., shavers will find It a revelation, as it does for abrasions,: roughness, and severe scrap ings what It does for all manner of skin, dlfilcultles heals and cures In a few hours. It is the only article pos sessing real antiseptic and - curative value that has ever been exploited for this purpose, and will soothe and tone up the skin as no toilet sreDaratlon could possibly do. V posiam can be had for nrtv cents at any reliable druggist's, particularly the BKiamore urug to., ana wooaard, Clarke & Co.. who mak a specialty of It Or the Emergency Laboratories, Jo. 82 West 25th street. New . Yorta City, will send a trial snpi.lv free tv. rfnll to Stationery $1,50 Values $i Fancy Stationery of extra fine quality, Kurd's make, in very-pretty holly and floral design boxes. Splendid for Christmas gifts. Big values at $1 .50 the box. Something that will please any of your friends. Selling 1 ' Thursday $1.00 Olds, Wortman & For Holiday GUIs ai at xjBanrov'8 aim oars or KEmroirs ox-oyb oidebi. These are redeemable at any of our seven stores. Us Portland, Seattle or San Francisco, for Ladies' 2-clasp Real Kid Gloves SI. 00 Children's Kid or Gauntlet Gloves (1 Men's Kid Driving or Working Gloves for Sl.OO And dozens of other styles. Lennon's Glove Orders are backed up by the largest assortment, of the beet makes of gloves In the world and are redeemable for their face value at any time. Sold for as much money as you care to spend. Jjennons Morrison Street, Opposite Postofflc". $2 FOR & Ji $2X0"Silk Suspenders. . . .$1.00 $2.00 Silk Mufflers .$1.00 $2.00 Silk Socks, 6 pairs. .$1.00 2.00 Linen Handkerchiefs $1.00 $2 Neckties, latest effects $1.00 Pleasing gifts and money sav ing suggestions at the OUTLET CLOTHING CO, N. E. Cor. First and Morrison. . $1.50 eavy Copper Tea Kettle Henry Jenning & Sons Home of Good Furniture SECOND and MORRISON $1.50 Gloves Special $1.00 Dent Style Prix Scam Tan Cape Gloves. This is the premier glove ' bargain of fered in Portland. These gloves are rriuch in vogue, of extra fine quality, and we have them in all sizes. Regu lar$1.50val. Spe-tT A A cial, the pair. ... .ty 1 UU ? ---.i-t- -f Olds. Wortman f mm-- King for UM -fl.00 ii A Week Will Buy a MAIMIOMB ;CALL AND SEE US Standard Jewelry 189 Third Street, Opp. Baker Theatre 's Leather ers $1.00 pair for men'a $1.50 and $175 fancy trimmed leather Slippers; kid lined; turned soles; blacks, tans and wine colors; all sizes. Special $1.00 Pair Sample Shoe Store Co. 208 Morrison, between Front and 1st; 142 Second St., corner Alder. CM- Men Slipp WILL BE SUFFICIENT TO PLEASE "HIM" or "HER" in the line of CHRISTMAS GIFTS. This page offers some TIMELY Suggestions. A Dollar Umbrella Purchased of Lennon's la equal In Quality, style and durability to any $1.60 umbrella bought elsewhere. For $1.00 'we have umbrellas for men, women and children. Handles of natnral wood, pearl, horn and Preeden. Covering of guaranteed waterproof materials. Best paragon frames. We are the largest dealers In and manufacturer of umbrellas on tho coast. xosmzso mm, orrosm - ronomca $2 FOR $2.00 Silk Suspenders... '.$1. OO $2.00 Silk Mufflers. . . . . .$1.00 $2.00 Silk Socks. 6 pairs. .yi.OO $2.00 Linen Handkerchiefs 81.00 $2 Neckties, latest effects 9 1.00 Pleasing gifts and money sav ing suggestions at the OUTLET CLOTHING CO. THOUSAND VICTOR RECORDS of the ; World's Most Famous SINGERS' ' and BAND SELECTIONS $1J0 EACH Sherman, Clay & Co. Sixth and Morrison Streets, Opposite Postoff ice $2 (N for qyiL $2.00 Silk Suspenders $1.00 $2.00 Silk Mufflers $1.00 $2.00 Silk Socks. 6 pairs. .$1.00 $2.00 Linen Handkerchiefs $1.00 $2 Neckties, latest effects $1.00 Pleasing gifts and money sav ing suggestions at the OUTLET CLOTHING CO. N. E. Cor. First and Morrison. o 31.00 Safety Razor A SUITABLE CHRISTMAS PRESENT FOR THE MEN FOLKS HONEYMAN HARDWARE CO. Cor. -4th and Alder fits. MISSES' COLLARETTE AND MUFF AT $1.00 SET Bannon&Co 888-390 East Morrison Sfrret 0 : SI DOWN And $1.00 a Week Will Buy 30 EDISON RECORDS Oirlnf Ton tb acnsle mO Ton Tj fee Sam. OTHERS PAY RENT. WE COLLECT RENT. WHO CAN SELL THE CHEAPEST? CORNER 1 umi)kMArrurvt u FimniTunE& As a present to your friend or for yourself nothing will make your Xmas more comfortable than the Each week is all you have to pay if you choose on the price of the famous Electro Thermal Coat Hundreds in use. Indorsed by leading physicians. THE ELECTRO THERMAL GARMENT MFG. CO. 64 Sixth St.. Bet. Pln and Oak St. Portland, Or. Office hours. 8 a. m. to I p. a Open Sundays. RIFHESEHTATimES WASTED. A Dollar Will Buy at in Toys and Dolls Boys' fine steel Express Wagon. Large size Building and Picture Blocks. Large size set fancy Doll Dishes. Large size Dressed Dolls. Large size Kid Body Doll. Large size Doll Buerr. Story Books, Drums. Horses, Magic lanterns, Boats, uames, and hun dreds and hundreds of other things. M the Rate A minute for a period of 800 minutes, you ran bur complete home. A full lot SezlOO feet on which U a modern house. - . ; $1.00 Is the unit. Several units buys the . . home. UFilecfiCoi Main 8849 m i. e of $1.00 Links $t.75Values$l These sets containing cuff links and scarf pin to match, or just the links. Very ar tistic designs and a good as sortment. . Gold plated or sil ver finish, and . the j-ecrular prices are $1.25, $1.50 and $1.75 the set or pair. Spe- .".'.....Sl.OO' Olds, Wortman & King $2 FOR $2.00 Silk Suspenders... . $1.00 $2.00 Silk Mufflers....... $1.00 $2.00 Silk Socks, 6 pairs. . $1.00 E2.00 Linen Handkerchiefs $1.00 $2 Neckties, latest effect $1.00 Pleasing gifts and money sav ing suggestions at the OUTLET CLOTHING CO. N. E. Cor. First and Morrison. THOUSAND VICTOR RECORDS of the World's Most Famous SINGERS and BAND SELECTIONS $1.00 EACH ' Sherman, Clay & Co. 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