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VOL. VIII. NO. 147.
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Hn Opinion on Case Appealed
From Circuit Court for
: Coos County,. Justice King
Legalizes Measure1 Enact
cd February J2, 1909.
(Salem Burets of Tne Journal.)
Balem. Or., Aug. 24. The act ot
the legislature," approved February
12, 1909, authorizing the incorpora
lion ot municipalities tor the im
provement - of navigable bays, porta
and lnleta from the -sea. Is found
constitutional by, the supreme court
today In an opinion written by As
sociate Justice Will It. King
The case Involving the validity ot
the special port act is that of E. E
Straw vs. W. C. Harris, J. C; Gray,
' E. Mlngus, W. T. Evans and Henry
Bengstacken, constituting the board
of commissioners of the newly. cre
ated port of Coos ' Bay; -The case
was appealed from the circuit court
for Coos county and was heard be
fore Judge J.. S. Coke. -Judge
Coke's decree is affirmed. -
Ths decision Is important la as much
as a number of, Other ports are under
going a process Of lncorporatlon,lmlilar
to that of th port of Coos Baf, and th
legullty of the Incorporation of th first
port faas a direct bearing on the valid-
Ity of the formation f all the others,
The principles involved in the, case o
back to state rights.' It-was -contended
by the plaintiff that by the creation
of the port of Coos Pay tne powers of
the several small towns and municipali
ties that were Included In the larger
corporation would be curtailed beyond
tne privileges comerrru va mew uj "
legislative body of -the state. " Judge
King holds, however, that should this
principle become established. Oregon
would soon be a conglomeration ot
small states Instead of being one state.
Question" of IdabUities.
The question Is brought out that no
limitation is placed upon tne inaeocea
nrs of a port organised under-the law.
Justice King holds that the constitution
cannot be Interpreted so as to include
, seaports when it says counties, and
cities must not oreate any debts or lia
bilities which, shall exoeed a certain
'"Whether - the district ' IS" likely : to
abuse . the' privilege .in this respect."
says the Justice, "is legislative and not
Judicial. It is not for the courts to
.say whether legislation is wise or un
wise, reasonable or unreasonable. Just,
uniust or oppressive; that function Is
for the legislative department alone.
'Tor tne courts xo ume uiu pi
mh would be danrerous. as tn
and not the people would be virtually
the framers of the law. It Is the duty
Ct the Jualciary to aeiermino wnni ins
ftw la and not what It should be." .
AjOOOraing to mm wiuwa, uiciii nm
cities of Marshfield, East Marshfield.
(North Bnd and Empire City may incur
lituniiitics incorporated, as the Port of
Coos Bay beyond the limitation rtxed
!bv the legislature when those smaller
municipalities now within another mu
. Jniclpalty were first created. - .
' In other .respects the cities In the
Port of Coos Bay are limited in power
by the creation, of tne port ana tne
questions arising an- new ones in this
state. The Justice holds that no state
are-
ley
can surrender its sovereignty
Miinli, n, ItV UQ' ins riHii- BIV
mains to the sate toUks, backprlv?
lieges lormauy irwiiw:. r - :-;
The case was-brought by Mr. Straw
to enjoin the operation of the corpora
tion. The decision of- the ourt today
however, legalises the port act of Feb
ruary li, unless the case Is taken to
the supreme court of the United States
for final decision. - -i' ,
Other Boilons. Rendered.
In the case of- state va Whitney the
supreme court has amended its former
decree and ordered a new trial. In Its
first order a hew trial was not granted.
Tiys petition for rehearing in the case
(Continued on Page Five.)
PET MONKEY WILL y
EXTEETAIN.A' FEW -
OF ITS FRIENDS
(United Preis Leased Wlre.l .
' Inox, . Mass., Aug. H. A -party
for ,her pet "monkey will
be given some time this week by
lime, Zegglo Of Florence, Italy, -a
daughter of Mrs. Charles T.
Robinson of New York.
Mme, Zegglo . arrived at ; the
Aspinwall hotel yesterday carry
ing her "monkey, a tiny ' South
American specimen, . in, a - gold
case. The marmoset 'is scarcely
six Inches In height, and Mme.
Zegglo places its value at 5000.
The gold case In which the mon
key Is carried Is worth half that
sum. - I i i -i ' ..'v-:-:-V .; -
Th monkey : was, -caught hear
the headwaters of the . Amazon .
river. Mme. Zegglo employes a
special attendant i to look after
the simian., ' -
HILL INTERESTS WIN VICTORY
A BATTLE FOR RIGHT OF ' WAY
IfHAtlK'.." 'W1'!-" "SSISSJ ll.sj iijj i ; iiW wrn-iTrnjrsrwrs-farr-isTl
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E. If. Harrlman, ' against whom
Justice Bean's decision was ren
dered. ' "
FAMOUS CASE
DECIDED TODAY
Western Jobbers Gain Vic
tory Over Eastern Com
petitors by Decision.
' : (Cbl(ed Preis Leaud Wire.)
Washington, Aug. 24. The cir
cuit court today made a permanent
Injunction restraining the.lnterstate
commerce commission from enforc
ing the order to compel the railroads
to. give proportional through rates
from the ' Atlantic seaboard to Mis
souri J river ; points, i This f famous
Missouri river case decision is a dis
tinct! victory of. the western Jobbers
over their, eastern cpmpetltors. It
will affect the Jobbing centers west
of the Missouri river controlled par
ticularly by St. Louis, Chicago,
Denver and Kansas City,
conoy will
FIGHT TO
nninnA
UULUI
MOAPlflE
HllllUHUUUI
GARPLAIJTRIOTS?
Pittsburg Police Search for
: Noted Agitator Troops
Subdue Strikers.
OBlteS-Creis Lewd Wife.)
Pittsburg,. Aug. ti. The police
charge Emma Goldman, the noted an
archtst, with-the responsibility for Sun
day night's vicious rioting at the ' Mo
Kees Rook plant of the Pressed Steel
Car company.
It is known- that Miss Goldman bad
been in the city 'several days and the
police say she made several speeches to
the strikers, urging them to -burn the
plant, ana inciting mem to other acts
or violence. , --me ponce are searching
the city for the noted "red."!1." If found
she will be ordered to leave. '- .
: Two more -strikers died last night
making the total number of dead as the
result of Sunday's rioting, eight.
atlon well In hand, and are keeping the
The authorities-today have the altu-
streets clear Of strikers and their sym
pathizer. .--.- ;v.-.i,;
UHMAII DOME;
IS FEELIHG GOOD
Eallroad. Wizard 'Refuses to
r. to Reporters, f " v
New
Kaiser
fTJnlted Frew Leued Wire.)
-The steamship
K. .
"Wllhelm II. with Edward. H
Hafrlman on Jjoard, arrived at. quaran
tine at' S:06 this afternoon. ,
The railroad wlsard told the renor.
era tnat ne was - ieenng pretty good,"
but refused to make any statement. -
HIGH PRICES FOR
ROGUE RIVER PEARS
(Special Dispatch to The JooraaL)
Medford. Or.. Aug. 24. Rogue, river
valley pears sold in New -Tork Monday
for JS.60 per r boat and in Boston for
13.70. Indications are for 14. Marktt
and fruit growers In the valley are
jubilant, for this year's -crop is not
only heavy, ,but record prices are In
stKht.- Up to Monday evening Kg cars
of Bartletts were shipped east. The
yield la heavier tiuun was expected. ....
WHAT VICTORY FOR
OREGON TRUNK MEANS
, Hill .given year's start, over
Harriman in race for, central
Oregon by injunction granted
by Judge R. S. Bean in federal
' court.
Harriman interests immedi
ately demand order keeping
Hill off all Deschutes property
not now held by him. ,
Deschutes Railroad company
(Harriman) declared to have no
rights in upper 60 miles in 12
miles of conflicting surveys.
; Consequently have no right to
question, validity of Oregon
Trunk's Nevada incorporation,
.question, of survey having been
made before incorporation, and
alleged deception of - the secre
tary of the interior.
' ? Brings case to next step in
litigation - namely, permanent
injunction against pescjiutes.
Kauroad company, and argu
ment of Harriman restraining
order against Hill in lower 40
miles of Deschutes canyon,
where rights are said to be contemporaneous.
Is, i. ;
SITE
SELECTED AT
J. J. Hill, who is reported to be
back of Porter Brothers.
Enjoining, temporarily, Harriman
interests from ? occupancy of dls
puted right-of-way in Deschutes
canyon, " Judge "Robert. S. Bean in
federal court this morning pro
claimed victory for the Oregon
Trunk Railroad company, or Hill
Interests, and recognized every
right contended for by Carey &
Kerr, giving Hill at least a year's
start in the race for Central Ore
gon. ' ',"
"W. Cotton, chief counsel, for Har
rlman In the northwest, listened .to the
reading of the decision, with the stunned
manner of a man who has been struck
a crushing blow. Then, with character
istic aulck recovery he sprang to bis
feet and. In the face of protests from
Judge Carey, Boldly demanded an In
junction against the Oregon Trunk Rail
road company, preventing the latter
from occupying other than the 100 foot
strip, their absolute title to wniea
recognised by the court.
- Sweeping Tlotory. . ,
Ths temporary injunction as granted
in favor of the Oregon Trunk by Judge
Bean will have la Its provisions decisive
influence n every other phase of liti
gation yet pending or yet to bo brought
between the rival railroad companies.
When Mr. Cotton makes appearance
before the court this afternoon or to
morrow to plead for a second injunction
in .niani-a with tils demands of this
morning tnere wiu oe .V" A
relating to tne orgar.isauun wi
gon Trunk that he - will not be allowed
to mention. These are: nJ ..
Th.t th. nrwmn Trunk railroad is
a Nevada corporation and a such has
no right to construct in Oregon, having
been vested with no such right to N-
T"That the survey of the line delin
eated on the Oregon Trunk's map is
not In compliance with the provisions
of the Incorporating act of 187S and
the secretary of the Interior had. for
that reason no power or authority to
approve the map, and
'That tha statement on the face of
the map that the survey was made af
ter the organisation ot the Oregon
Tnmv railroad is false and untrue as
the survey was. In fact, made prior to
such organisation and therefore tne sec
retary or tne interior was aeceiyeu
(Continued on Page Fourteen.)
VALUABLE MINES -
SOLD AT AUCTION
Copper; Company's . Proper
ties in ."Montana Disposed
of at Trustee's Sale.
rrrnKaA Pnmm XmmrA Wtra.1
Ttfthiir An U ill th. nmmrtlM
Of the PitUburg and Montana Copper
company in the vicinity of Butte will
do sola at auction at a trustees sue
here today. - . - '
The properties Include lands, mines
and smelters. There are 680 acres of
land In Jefferson county, Montana, and
it lode claims in lewis - and Clarke
counties. A number of letters patent
and Da tent rishts. foreign and domestic
also are to be sold, ' - . I
TRAINED NURSE
REPORTED LOST
Katheline Prise Goes Shop
ping and Fails to Keturn
Foul Play Feared.
(United Frets Leased Wire.) ,
Ban Francisco, Aug. 24. The mys
terious disappearance of Mrs. Katheline
Prise, a - trained nurse, ' who arrived
from Manila Saturday, Is causing mych
worry on the part of her friends and
today the police were asked ta find
the-yiJUng woman. Miss Prise Is a
stranger in the city and it is feared
that ahe may have mat with foul play.
Oa arriving in San Francisco Miss
Prise, took a position nursing at the
Hotel Victoria. Yesterday she left the
notel to do some shopping. Bhe aid
not returned and has not been seen
since.
That she had no intention of remaining
away is evident by the fact that she
left ber clothes and money at the hotel.
The purse she took with her contained
Just enough , to meet the payment on
me pucnases sne intenaea maxing.(.
PALlsTfiELDS
SWEPT BY FIE
Heading: and Threshing
Crews Fight Flames
Grain Destroyed.
(Special Dispatch to The Journal.)
Colfax, Wash., Aug. 24. The most
disastrous grain field fire In the Pa
louse country this year occurred Sat
urday morning, threp miles north of
Diamond, when 3000 bushels of wheat
belonging to John Kirkman and 1500
bushels of stacked sratn belonElna; to
jaca stuart was oestroyea. Tne nre
originated on the Kirkman place from
embers left at the setting . by the
threshing engine, which' left the field
nearly 48 hours before and when dis
covered had gained such headway that
It spread to Stuart's farm adJoinlnn-
despite the efforts of over 100 men
from nearby beading and threshing
crews and it required several hours
hard work to get it under control. The
grain was .insured.
OUTING MAGAZINE
SOLD BY COURT
Deposi
(United Praas Leased Wire.)
it. N. T.. Aua. 24. The ext
slve manailne publishing- plant of the
uuting jfuDiianing company will De sola
at public auction today by order of the
leoer&i court. I ne uuuns- maa-asme. tne
Bohemian and several other periodicals
were published by. the company.
In the Want Ad Section
of The Journal Today.
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115
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43
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pa-rtmont maintains s free bu
reau to assist the public In the '
recovery of lost articles.
Advertise for
herp
Advertise for
situations
Advertise furnished
rooms for rent
Advertise real estate for
sale
Advertise business
chances
Advertise houses for
rent .:. ... ',
Advertise flats for .
rent- -
Advertise housekeeping
rooms for rent..
Gas: Traction Company Se
lects Portland as Most
Suitable Place for Loca
tion for Large Machine
Building Establishhient.
One hundred . thousand dollars ex
pended in factory buildings and ware
bouses on eight acres at Kenton. ISO of
the highest skilled workmen to be ob
tained, with homes near the factory
site; the. manufacture of a gasoline
traction engine which is destined to
change the farming system of the Pa
cific coast and Portland as the home of
this company this Is the announcement
made by O. P. Conger, at his office, 20
Washington building, this morning. It
has been some time since the news has
been made public of the coming of an
industry of such great importance to
Portland as that outlined by Mr. Conger.
-Mr. Conger is representing the Oas
Traction company of Minneapolis. For
some time he haa been investigating the
advantages of various cities of the Pa
cific coast and has at last determined
tnat Portland offers the greater number
of facilities for the conduct of his busi
ness. Accordingly the Pacific Gas
Traction company is now In course of
formation. . . , v
It will be a subsidiary company to
the Gas Traction company, but will
nevertheless be entirely Independent in
Its business transactions, and will be
composed of and officered by Portland
and -Oregon men. Tha majority:. of its
stock will be held by Pbrtiaiufmen and
its DrlnctDal Dlace of . business . an4 Ha
manufacturing plant will be located In
rvruwio.
Vames Mot Mads Public .
. wnue tne orranlzatlon haa nut anna
SO far that it Is desired to name those
composing; the company, still an option
on ine property at Kenton Mas been se-
curea, tne plan xor the factory build
ings are now being drafted, and the
final negotiations .will . be concluded
witnm a very few days. ' t
It - is estimated that the main fac
tory building will, cover 30,000 square
feet of floor space. 'In addition to this
main building will be paint shops, store
houses and other needed buildlna-s.
which will occupy as much or more
space. Plana are being drawn for these
buildings and it is expected to com
mence their construction within a month
rrora tne present time.
It Is the expectation of Mr. Conger
that the power can be turned on in the
factory building by the first of Decern -
oer. i ne company plans to produce 160
of the big engines during the first year
ox Dusiness. this outDut wilt De in
creased as the business a:ets into run
mus snaps in me new territory ana tne
maraet aemanas.
Opens Sew Pield of Xbor.
Tne facina oas Traction eomnanv
will open an entirely new manufactur
ing Tleld in Oregon, and in fact on
the Pacific coast. It will construct
new type of traction ensrlne for use In
farm work.- This engine, which is a big
CO horsepower machine. In not an un
known quantity, having been used for
some time on the big fields of the Da
kota wheat Jielt and throughout the mid
dle west wherever It Is desired to have
an engine or great traction power at
the smallest ' possible weight and the
least possioie operating expense.
A SDecimen or tne engine la now
being set up at the Oregon Iron and
Steel works and within a day or so will
be driven from there to the Ladd farm
where those interested in the company
or in the machine will be enabled to
see what it can do.
The enirlne stands On drlvlnr wheels
eight feet in diameter with rims a foot
or more In width. It is equipped with
a 60 horse power four cylinder gasoline
engine of -the automobile type. These
engines are connected close to the tires
men gives great drlvlntr power, so
that the maximum of power from the
engine can be utilised In the work it
haa to do. .
Will Revolutionise Panning.
Mechanically the engines are cc
Uncle ; Joe Snorts
V DefyTherc'II Be
. "Doings" Next Dec.
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(Continued on Pair Pour.)
POLITICAL FEUD
CALLS OHLITIA
Two Companies Are Ordered
to Meadville, Franklin
' County, Miss. ; !
' fOnlteS Pma Leased Wire.)
Natches. . Miss. Auk. ,24. .Two com
panies of state militia are encamped
toaay at Meaavuie, t-Tanitiin county.
with orders to prevent, at an v cost a
threatened clash between rival political
factions - whose differences apparently
were not . settled at . the recent elec
tions. - ,.-!- t :
The ' soldiers -were hurried to Mead
ville by -Acting v. Governor 4. Manshlp
when a telephone 1 nvaaag-e was re
ceived at the gubernatorial -residence
late yesterday, telling of an attempt
to assassinate Chancery Clerk Newman.
The message, which was' sent by Sher
iff Jones, stated that ' several shots
had been fired at Newman through the!
windows of-his home, and that he
had been severely wounded.- -
Newman's father recently, held the
chancery office. He was- shot- and
Joseph Cannon. ..
ffnlttd Pre Leased Wlre.t
Mackinac Island, Mich.. . Aug. 14.
"Why tn hell should I notice Fowler V
asked Cannon today, referring to Fow
ler's open letter of yesterday In which
he attacked "Cannonlsm."
Cannon read every word of the letter
and .then, said:; -t, v....
"Get a pencil, andt take this:
"I've glanced at Fowler's letter. To
those having ths patience to read it. If
there are any such, it will "appear when
in the exercise of . the duties of speaker
I failed to make. him chairman of the
committee on currency and banking, to
his mind I became thoroughly selfish
and generally a bad cltiien." - -
Cannon then added thai he is willing
for his colleagues of the house of rep
resentatives to judge his ' action in re
fusing to appoint Fowler.
When asked If he would ' speak spe
cifically regarding Fowler's -. arraign
ment Cannon said:- . . - v .
"Why in hell should 1 answer him?
He's a joke and all congress knows he's
a joks. It would be beneath my dignity
to notice any statement- made by Fowler.--
- ."-.r-'-'w , ;;-,
- "I'll ' make fur fly -.' when conirrees
convenes in ' December.) Some of these
malcontents need to be disciplined.'' .
I'M SHE LOVES
INCUBATOR BLABY
Mrs. Barclay Tells Why She
Kidnaped Child From
' Kindergarten. ,
IMPS
BALUIIGEIi IS
CALLED TO ;
COUNCIL
Special Agent Puts Facts
Before . Government and
Morgan-Guggenheim , in
terests Will Be Put Under
Fire Scandal Brewing.
.i-fr..-.. By John E. Lathrop. ;
Washington. Aug. 24. Morgan-Hammond-Guggenheim
interests ara
to he investigated- . In - connection
with the Balllnger scandal. ' .;
(United frees Leased Wlre.t
Kansas City. Ausr. 24. Mrs. Barclay.
who through Attorney John Gentry has
petitioned for a -habeas corpus to re
cover 6-year-old Marian Bleakley, the
"incubator baby"' who it Is alleged she
kidnaped Saturday, today discussed the
aiiegea Kidnaping or the child.
"You wonder why I love the baby.
she said. "If you had seen her clench
ing her tiny fists - and gasping for
breath in the Incubator at the St Louis
exposition, you would wonder why
Marian is alive today. I say without
boasting that it was my care and love
saved the child her life. ,
"It is remarkable that sheIs -not
afraid of me today though.- I do not
anow au mat Mrs. ineaKiey pas said to
poison her mind." 1
"When you picked her un the other
nignt aian t Marian aK you lr you
were going to kill her?" Mrey Barclay
'vcs aongu, i .
Yes." she renlled. I wouldn't kill
you,' I said to Marian. The child in
sisted that 'they' had told her that
sne would Pe killed and finally I com-
xorieo ner ana sne warmea up to me.
While Mrs. Barclay was taJklno- tha.
cniia sat pesme her and the woman's
hands strayed almost unconsciously to
Marian's head, which she netted lovina
ly.
'1 did not Intend to kidnap the baby
when I went to Topeka," continued Mrs.
Barclay. "But I saw the child outside
tne kindergarten poorly dressed, and it
maae ray . angry, x taixea to her and
learned tnat ner mind was poisoned
and then I decided to act.''
The habeas corpus oroceedinrs will ha
neara tomorrow.
Today the haby was . happy and
lauarhed.
JalU -
and played that she .was tn
E
USIOIIIS
killed In, Meadville durin
a a
battle six weeks ago. The younger I ion, and even before the lifeboats could
jsewman was eierira id lui-reea nisioc lowerea.
factional
OROVVn like mis
Two ; Hundred and Fifty
Passengers Perish in
Montevideo Harbor.
TJnlted Frees Lease Wire.'
Buenos Ay res. Aua. 34. Two hundred
and fifty excursionists aboard a Ger
man excursion- steamer lost their lives
today when the vessel wae rammed at
the entrance of Montevideo harbor by
the Colombia, another excursion steam
er. When the Colombia, heavily laden
with passengers, collided with the, Ger
man steamer a panic -ensued aboard both
vessels. Luring the panic a number of
excursionists jumped : overboard and
were drowned, s Vessels are now cruising-
around the scene of the wreck In
the hope of saving tnose Who may have
managed to keep afloat.
Among the few sared from the Ger
man vessel waa its captain. When he
saw that his ship was aoine- to the bot
tom he attempted to end his life, and
was only prevented rrom so doing by
other officers of the vessel, Those
aboard the German steamer had little
chance for their lives as the vessel sank
witnm a rew minutes after the coins
V
father, winnlnr out over
candidates for? the office.
five
other! A misunderstanding of sla-naJs'ls re-
ported, to have caused the accident )
"Washington, Aug." 24. The presi
dent, has ordered , Balllnger, Pierce,
Schwarta and Dennett to report in
full In the Glavia ' charges which
were filed recently In connection
with the , Cunningham 'coal .cases.
This opens what is certain to Be a
remarkable investigation. - , , ;;;
It is said to be certain that the at
torney general will uphold the Glavis
charge, thereby defending the -position
taken by the interior department The
Glavis protest seems to be fully borne
out by records in his possession, as fol
lows: July 18, J 9 09,? A. C, Shaw, acting
law officer of the .forest, service, re
ceived a telegram from Glavis from the
field division land :of flee, at Seattle, In
form In Shaw that coal claims covering
enormously valuable; coal, of which halt
these claims were in Churgach national
forest . reserve, known as the Cunningham-
group, were about to- proceed
to hearing. Glavis requested the cooperation-
of the forest service to secure
the postponement of action until the '
government s case was complete. Post
ponement was then secured by the for
est service, of which Pinchot was the
head. ,,...- , 4 , . -
-V-, '.'--- Bend , Expert. --. vj. ' ';
The district forester at Portland wa
advised of the situation and instructed
to take the matter up with Glavia as a
safeguard of the National forest inter
ests. ... --.;'
, An experienced coal expert 'was' sent
by the' forest service to Alaska early In
August to investigate the coal claims.'
-Having secured postponement of im
mediate hearings, planned by tha de
partment of the interior against the ur
gent recommedatlon of Glavia the forest
service now awaits reports of Its coal
expert and local forest officer before
recommending final action. ;
Shortly after the receipt of Glavis'
telegram Shaw, at Associate Forester
Price's direction, went to the general
land office to examine these records
(Continued on Page Ten.)
ELLIS FAVORS
SHIP
SUBSIDY
Oregon's Congressional Eep
resentative Says He Will
Vote for Measure. ;
San Francisco, Aua-. 14. At a ban
quet tendered the members of the con
gressional party en route to Honolulu
last night in the colonial ballroom at
tha - St. Francis hotel, , a number of
congressmen "assured--the' people ef the
Pacific coast that a ship subsidy bill
to build UP .the- American, merchant
marine would be passed by the bouse
at . the next session ot the (1st con
gress. Congressman A. J. Brachfeld of
Pennsylvania, said: -''f -- i i ,
"We are a positive ioke am on a- the
nations of the world In maritime mat
ters. My suggestion is to add eight
or nine - millions to the expenses of
running the government for the- pur
pose of encouraging congress by sub
sidising merchant lines between our.
ports and tlioaft, of South America and
the orient" - . .
W. Ft. fans, representative for Dis
trict" No. 2 of Oregon, stated that he
had voted -for' the ship subsidy at the
last conirresa when it was defeated bv
only three votes and that he Intended
to vote the same way when, the bill
comes before the next session.
A number of other eonaresamen said
they favored the passage of the bill.
CABMEN PRACTICE
HIGH FINANCE WITH
' SERIOUS RESULTS
1 ' (United Tjts LeaieS JFlre.1 .
Paris, "Aug. 14. Severat Purls
. cabmen -.were sentenced to 'var
ious terms of imprisonment to
day en conviction of saving mrnle
their taxicabs register false rtia
' tances. Jhtte of the oonvlrti-d
.men had discovered a mtt'uo.l i-f
using a thread to make the reg
ister ran twice as ft a It
should and a fourth was (n:'it
turning the rear wheL f h!
taxi- like a whirlwind. He hs f
Jacked np the onb f-r Iher p.ir
pose. . The frauds wi" (f es ty
case' coromltted whil th f i;- -
had temporarily l-.ft the
e