THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL, FORTLAND, FRIDAY EVENING. DECEMBER 24. 1009. POWER TRUST IN MYMT HEAPS OF FOOD . FOR POOR PEOPLE TH E KINK OF ' DENMARK FOOL DEfilQCRACY Appeals to States' Rights Sen- ; timents -Seeks to Forestall ..: Federal . Power How , ' Mr. ;n.ihK'n Rlnr Mr TlniinH ' ""i ??! 1?" fcSUMW wt' uivvo ilia wvuyin rur Salvation Army and Volunteers of America; Provide Christ mas -Dinners for Marty. Heated on cliairs, - stools 'and on the floor at the headquarter of the Balva tlon army and the Volunteers of Amsrl . (Wi.hloston Ruraea of The Joarnal.)' . ... "Washington. Dec.. N.--Frank. H. Short of Loa Angeles la the admitted lobbyist for he water powter Intcreata which are endeavoring to prevent legislation to protect the national power sltea from ' pausing Into the. possession of that which will eventually be a central water power trust. Mr. Short admits that ha la here for the winter, but he thua da fines- hla mission; ,' , : i "To prevent the atatea from sur rendering their constitutional rights aa to power sites. It la at last possibls to ahow by ths activities of Mr. Bhort that tna ailega- tiona of Gifford Plnchot aa to power Itea are true. ' Mr. Plnchot alleged, not that there la now a central power treat. but that there are several large groups of power interests, and that In these days of drawing together of all Indus trial' concerns- In centralised' control, l,t la reasonable to assume that In due time the power of the country will be sub jected to the same process. ? , The Group Short Represents. Mr. Bhort, although scouting the Idea of a power trust admits that, ne rep resents the following: - Ban Joaauln Power company, with power on the Ban Joaquin river and In central California; has about 100 horsepower developed.' and 25,000 in nrocess of development. - . . Sierra Nevada Power company of Loa Angeles and Fresno, engaged In develop' lng 300,000 horsepower In tho high Sierra, public land region of. central and southern California. Kern River Power company of Los Angeles, which has 800O horsepower developed, carried 170 miles to Los Ana-eles to operate street railways. Paclfle Light A Power company of v Los Angeles, described by Mr. Short, as the parent company of this entire group; In this the Huntlngtons are In terested. . Wall Street Connection. . These corporations are all on the Pa clfio coast; but it IS through the Cen tral Colorado Power company of Denver that Mr. Short Is shown to be connected with the general power Interests con trolled In Wall street. Mr. Short admits that he Is here to represent; jointly with O. B. Wilcox, of the Colorado con- fjft I rjLIljLl IUB VvHII vr WUVVI iz an nvirn to be a part of the general Wall street group of power interests, and to ramify Into practically all parts Of the country thereby,, o , , . Corporations' Change of Front. , Jt is observed here that,, when first broke out the demand for, state regu lation of corporations -which give public service, the representatives of those cor porations demurred, and said the federal government should perform that func tion, srlvlntr as the reason that . there were so many states that with each one making a different statute of con trol, corporations would be subjected to Innumerable annoyances as they passed from one state to another In interstate commerce. It wan then that Washington took hold to a limited degree, and federal control was substituted for state con trol lii some instances. -; Now' in Wash ington everyone hears exactly what Mr. Short pleads as to power control that the sacred rights of the states must not be -interfered with. Tha Kattla nv.r nn.r fxltpfl trill mi ter around this pronouncement of Mr. Short, and there will be resistance on the ground of alleged desire to save to the states their rights. i , , insidious Appeal to Democracy. J ' inose wno unaersiana wni cou fairs political are taking In Washington know there Is grave danger that in this fight the Democratic minority will as sist the power trust. The Democratic i minority is pervaded with' this same fear, lest the states' rights be invadud. and today one hears more expressions along that line than for years past. Most have constituents in private concerns which seek to get free from the gov ernment, sites for development of power. The Republican majority Is controlled by ! men who are not In sympathy with the" proposal to legislate against further alienation of power sites now owned oy thi federal government. , . It Is claimed by well Informed men here that only by the . operation of the force of public sentiment on the mem bers of congress can proper legislation be procured this winter. The Roosevelt following fs strong for such legislation. This following is presumed to be Jarge in e-very -section. - v .. ii . People Must Bring Pressors. - A senator from a western state, well known to the readers of The Journal, said "If we get. the legislation we should have on power matters, we will have to get assistance , from the, people of the country in' the form of pressure on their representatives hers,. The. power lobby is of tremendous potency. It attacks members ' through their home business and-banking interests, and operates In of the devious ways known to such lobbies. If the people want power legls lation, let them get to work on their msmharg In Krvf i firtitiAa T 4 tia J ems they won'J get anything.' .. Consolidation a Sara Tains;. The General Electric. Westlnghouse, Amalgamated. Osgrnhlm. Standard Oil and one or two other Interests are now admitted to be the leaders In this power control fight; and these are now more or less in 'affiliation as to other in- uvo.i.a. ....... . . . . .in a. mmmtm ram at I on of the country's power Inter ests weald follew easily In a few rears, if- no. laws' were enacted .to make such amalgamation 'Impossible, or at least to give' the government such control un der limited leases that abuses could tx prevented. - on doubts, lined baskets of Christ mas comfort waiting. -- The pleasure of anticipation that-lighted their pinched faces tnd the Interest preceding assured square meals, where often the corners of square meals are absent, was Indes cribably pathetic, .."...:."...-." But what would you do if you were hungry? Would you not be glad for food? .If you were cold would you not want clothing and warmth! Or if you were but a little one, born to know the hard and rough things, would you not be glad for the gutter, the tinsel, the candy, the presents of a Christmas tree and a Santa Claua attached? The . Volunteers and the Salvation army will provide Christmas comfort for more than 600 families. Others have planned help. Few families of the poor will go unnoticed. The baskets, too, were enough to make one hungry Just to look at them. Yellow legged chlekens, celery, apple. oranges, prunes, coffee, tea, rolled oats. Dreao, potatoes enough for ' many square meals. . Meat was added to the chickens for- large families. -.', The children are not forgotten.-' Tho Volunteers have a Christmas tree" for them, three hundred of them, tonight. And they have a unique Idea. It is to give away several hundred pairs of shoes and stockings furnished by special arrangement with a - local merchant One of the gifts to the Illy clothed child will be a ticket entitling the holder to two pairs of stockings, one pair of shoes, and the merchant fits both to the little feet. The Salvation army has more children on its Christ, mas tree list than can well be cared for tonight. So the first tree is given to night at Second and Morrison, the sec ond tomorrow night at the . hall on Davis street, the third by the Swedish corps on Monday night. Members of the organization asked The Journal to extend a warm apprecia tion to that composite Santa Claua which is represented by the generosity of Portland people who made Christ mas for the poor possible by their do nations, TRAIN DELAYS KEEP AUDIENCE WAITING A delay of an hour In the raising of the curtain 'aryl an extra 1150 for a special train to -get the company into Portland, ' were incidents of the open ing night of the production of .'"Father and the Boys" by William H. Crana at the Bungalow last night- The com pany made the Jump from North Yak ima, missed their train out of Tacoma, and by taking a special train were scheduled . to reach Portland at 4:15, but unavoidable delays retarded the ar rival until 6:30, It was 8:30 before the' scenery had all been brought into . the stage en trance of the theatre, a fact that kept the good natured audience waiting, and ' incidentally lowered the temperature ) In the theatre, and Interfered with the i comfort of the auditors. However, in the pleasure ' of the performance the delay was speedily forgotten,, and gales of laughter evidenced the satisfaction of the audience. ' f KINK WIS li t.umX . i - ' (wij&u$th. ue.&ayshTy Akuiptl I iue looiftl . sT - . 1 v.-. -T 1 -'1 TwO BOOS I t. inl& r1AN THRtt f I JlJlxtZ. I I (AFLLLlR MtT Jt 17 MOiUTUC IkiJAIL. VC LX I I RED NOSE. CAME. T I -i u iTUflUT tnflM X Ww POULTRV SHOW -OPEN CHRISTMAS Tomorrow Children of Portland Be Admitted Free to See Pets. MP RESTAURANT MAN BRIDEGROOM; WHITE GIRL BRIDE RAN E HOW ANGER AGAINS CHRIST COMING FOR VISIT, SAY MEMBERS - 'Four persons - were' Immersed "last night after A. K. De Vennis had blessed the waters of the Portland swimming baths. In the old Y. M. C. A. building. De Vennis is head of. the Church of Christ and goes under the title "Di vinus.1 Last night's ceremonies were In preparation for the coming of Christ, who, say members of the Church of Christ will be here soon after Christ mas for an 11 weeks' visit. Thirteen persons had declared their intention of . immersing in the blessed waters, but nine of them changed their minds at the. last moment Of the four baptised, three were women. These and the lone man convert wore red hosiery. That is the insignia of the Beet. They also wore their' best street costumes, at the request of Dlvlnus, who says' that one's best apparel should be worn Into the purified waters. s Henry S. Yamashita and Maude Lawrence Married at Tacoma Traveled From Frisco to Have Knot Tied. HOLDUP NOT JOKE; , " MAN DANGEROUSLY HURT (Salem Btf rr.a of Th Jonratl.1 .Salem, Or., Dec 24. Mason ' Slefert was shot-twice last night- at 8t Louis a little .town in this county, north of Salem, while endeavoring playfully to hold up a friend. Slefert masked, en tered the store of Ooff In & Miller, at St Louis and demanded the proprietors to hold up their hands. Before any. one was aware or what fiad happened, two bullets, were fired by J. J. Miller, one of the' proprietors, both taking ef fect, one In the shoulder and the other In the thigh. Slefert was brought to . Salem and placed In the" Willamette Sanitarium where today It Is reported he will re- rover from his wounds. Miller was chagrined at his hasty action but Sher iff Mlnto aays Miller Is not to be blamed for taking the action he did and no arrests will be. made. The sheriff lays the blame on the Joks artist, who will be the only one to suffer. (Special IMupatch to The Journal.) Tacoma, Wash., Dec. 24. Henry S. Yamashita, a Japanese restaurant keep er, and Maude Lawrence, a white girl, both of San Francisco, were married by Justice of the Peace Graham in the Pierce county courthouse this morning, after Justice Card had refused to per form the ceremony. The bride Is 18 years of age, a handsome brunette, and stands head and shoulders above the groom. Blushingly she. confessed that she loved Henry devotedly. Her mother accompanied the party. Yamashita and his bride will leave for the south tomorrow. T EDITOR IN VOTE Resent Editorial Which Up holds Assembly Scheme Grange Appoints Committee Which Makes Hot Reply. EXPLORER COOK IS TURNED DOWN BY FOREST GR0VEITES (Special Dispatch to The Joarn. A 4 Forest Grove, Or., Dec. 24. Dr. 4 Cook has not only been turned 4 4 down by scientific men of Den- 4 mark, but Forest Grove has also 4 passed unfavorably upon him. The members of the Christian church had made elaborate prep- a rations for the Christmas enter- 4 4 talnment of the Sunday school children, wherein Cook and Peary 4 4 the North Pole, and Santa Claus 4 were to play , a prominent' part 4 But now that 'Cook has been 4 w "Copenhagened' Peary will be the only explorer present at the .festivities. j . CITY fl ALL WILL BE CLOSED SATURDAY Me Me Tonight At The Ideal Gift Store. The city ball will be closed all day tomorrow, but the hard working offi cials of the various .departments sre sorry that Christmas doesn't corns at aonts other seasons of the year.'. Depu ties and their stenographers have bwn laboring overtime for- tfts past week In a effort to , complete the aaaual rroorta. which must mm la the banda of tha printers by the first of th yeaa. and any cessatioa of the roatins means tnrreauwd prtssurs on the clerical fores at tool other time. PENDLETON MAN SLIPS AWAY; GETS BRIDE (Sperlal DUpatcb to T1. Jooraal l Pendleton. Or, Dec. 24. D. Fits Ger aid, who is the prime mover of the Or- gon-Waahlngton Traction eotnpasiy. which propones to build an electric line between thla city and Walla Walla, h returned, after a mysterious absence, bringing with him a bride, lie was married In Boise Sunday to Miss Lna Alexander, a prominent young woman of that city, daughter of M. Alexander, banker, merchant, former mayor of Boise, and meat candidal tor governor of Idaho. . TV Above Zrrt at Ronrbnr;. (ptel Maar to TV WrwLI Roseburg. Or, Dc 14. With the mer cury down to it degrees above sero for Tfhls month the coldeat tVrrnbrf sine 1144, a period of it ycr& The cold snap baa lasted for several days, bat lbs weather Is becoming warmer. Row burg haswt bad surricietit snew to rover thm grosfMl so far thla yr. If YOU ARE A TRirif SEflSmVE ' Krwurwrkk .to Psve, I riwH1 DtarabU to TW Iwml Kennick, WMh, lrc. 14. Kenns wick'a rtty council, which daring the past thrm months haa instrv-j mocital is tearing almost a soils of re- ) Awt tw wtw rt yr akw. rt mnt sidewalks iWi la ths cltr. ' bas ttn kw Uui m m4. tred ita attwiUfw to th goMrtio i ,,"" ti iifc. er pari iiri tr a r srtm. , f r."-. r- l ir.. J At te coont.l mtg Ut r't-t , rt t s M . M r, i SarrvT "Do we want an army of deputy sheriffs on. one side of the street, with an army of police on the other, each representing different factions of the same political party at a state conven tion, while Just inside the convention hall ono faction Is pulling a United States senator off ithe stage by his gray whiskers?" L'i In these vigorous terms Indignant grangers at Hood River reply to an edi tor who stirred them to wrath by up holding In his article the assembly scheme, the right of the granges to de fend the primary law and direct lcglsla tion. By unanimous vote. Pine Grove grange, after a discussion of the editor and his editorial, appointed a commit tee to prepare a rejoinder, and the above quoted phrase Is some of the interest ing matter contained in thir reply. The passage refers to a well known incident In convention days in Oregon when shotgun methods were Invoked by the rival camps In the factionalism that was rampant In the Republican party. Tho reply of the grangers is so Interesting that it is, in part, appended below. The rejoinder Is directed at the editor of the Hood River News, and It appears in a recent issue of his paper, In part It is as follows: "Pine Grove Grange, Dec. 18. Editor News By unanimous vote of Pine Grove arrange we were instructed to reply to your Issue of the 16th Inst., which criticises the action of some of our grangers who have rightly con demned the attempt of some of our politicians in trying to override and destroy both the Intent and the spirit of our laws giving us direct nomina tion and direct legislation. We "gran gers are law abiding citlsens and do not propose to alt Idly by and permit these privileges to be misconstrued snd de stroyed through such false statementa to be used by the assemblyltes those self constituted guardians of the pnople. "You sssert that the lsrge part of our range work is devoted to politics. Hsd you said political economy, or the scl oc of good government, you would have told the truth. While our order la composed of members who belong to all political parties, yet we do not fal ter when it corfiee to defending such grand principles aa direct nomination and direct legislation. You try to leave the impression that w arc doing the very same thins in our order thst we deny sssemhlles the right to do. How Ignorant you are of grange work. W have long since stripped discussing men and parties, but devote our ef forts to - prinelplr and results. My dear sir. In our order we many tlrnrs vote our choice without even, a noml nation and we never delr-arats oar fran rhiae to an rone. Some of we grangers hsvs not forgotten many of the dis graceful scenes recorded In Oregon's po litical history that were th dlrr-rt re sult of nominating ouv public officers through the old convention system, and jour assembly srhm Is but a repetl- ios Of the old cosvefitloa. we want aa army f deputy sheriffs on ens side of tha street, with an army of rWice the other, each represent irtat differ est factions of the sasne polities! psrtv at ft state convention, while fast LnM the eosTMitton rll on fat t lis is pull In a Totted States em tor off - the te tr him a-r j tir I . vn-'t ertn ne t, (fe pr--- - t1 (.- f in side the convention or assembly hall and buy votes, as they have in the past? No, Mr. Editor! We grangers, whom you say are not doing the right thing in fighting this assembly scheme, do not want reenacted such disgraceful scenes as these, and many more of which we are all conversant. You say we, have not Informed ourselves, from an unbiased standpoint about the call ing of these aBsembltes. Boali! Do you desire to say in the language of Puck 'What fools these mortals be.' If you would say so we would think better of you. Now. Mr. Editor, perhaps you need to be informed Just a little. "Section 11 of our primary law says 'every such political party shall nomi nate all its candidates for public of fice under tho provisions of this law and not In any other manner.' But you say you favor the primary law. Why not admit the truth, that you are op posed to it, and that the assembly scheme Is the flrBt step toward its de struction. This you and the other sup porters of this scheme would do. But you fear the wrath of the people." With all but tha specials In shape, and with every prospect thst this sfter noon will see the ribbons In these class es distributed, the show of thto Oregon Poultry & Put Stock association Ir. now it its climax. The ribbons hive all been distributed and the pens are today in gala attire. The show vllk be open all day Christmas day and chlllren are to be admitted free on this dsy. As sn outgrowth of, the display of rats ntads at this year's show. It seem thst a club of cat fanciers will be or ajanlzed In the state this winter. C. D. Mlnton, under whose direction the show Is being given this year, has promised the exhibitors that soon after the firs of the year he will call a meeting of all the prominent cat breeders and fanciers In the state and that efforts will then be made to start an association. Should these efforts be successful It will mean that next year will find two separate and distinct shows glvtn, one for the poultry and the other for the cats. The cat exhibit thla year is a large one, yet It is thought that with proper advertis ing a much larger exhibit can be formed. ' , Judging yesterday included every va riety of cats in the show. Judge F. A Btuhr made quick work of the feline tribe and managed to Judge all the cats in the show during tha afternoon: The results were as follows: White Angoras with blue eyes Bill Bryan, owned by John E. Howard, first; inlliken, owned by Mrs. II. E. Allen, second. White Angoras with amber eyes Ml ml, owned by Mrs. Bathhurst, first; Crystal, owned by . Mrs. 1L E. Allen, second. Orange Angoras Red Wing, Dr. M. E, Austin, first; Yankee Princess, John E. Howard, second. Bleu Angoras Male: Cocotte, Mrs. H, E. Allen, first; Sunny Jim, Mrs. Allen, second. Female: Fluta, Mrs. Allen, first; Belle. Mrs. Allen, second. Angoras Tabby Male: Joe, Mrs. E. Giilingham, Salem, first; Multnomah, Mrs. M. Brecse, second. Female: Llb- schen, Mrs. Breeze, first; John Doe, Mrs. W. H. Johnson, second. Angoras of any other color Male: Goldy, Mrs. T. A. Short, first; Peter Pan, Dr. Austin, second. Female: Gen eva Guinea,. John E. Howard, first. Best amber-eyed cat In the show Rtd Wing, owned by Dr. M. E. Austin. Best blue Persian or Angoras Co cotte, owned by Mrs. H. E. Allen. Best Angora, any other color than t white Multnomah, Mrs. Breese. Best Angora or Persian, Blue Eyes- Bill Bryan, John E. Howard, NBMGflK NEW RAfLVAY TO CROSS COHTINEUT Hawley arid Others Thrown to Surface at Harriman's Death Said to Be Linking Coming Greatest System. Though ohe rare gas neon composes but one twenty-five thousandths of the volume of the atmosphere, Its presence in one-twentieth of a cubic centimeter of air can be detected by tho Spectro- partment scope. Big Dairy in Columbia. (SDeclal Dl.DHtcb to Th. Journal.) Dayton, Wash., Dec. 24. Columbia county Is assured of one of the largest dairies in the Inland Empire if the. pro ject of A, Granger and other Seattle capitalists carries through. Initial steps were taken yesterday for the purchase from W. S. Wooten for $18,000 of 38 aerrs of meadow land, one mile north of Starbuck. Representatives of the Seattle capital ists are now buying high bred cattle in this state with which to stock the dairy. Upwards of 60 head of cows will be pastured on the farm. , Onltd Preas Uta.4 Wlrs, , . New York, Doc 24. A new trsnsoon ttnentsl railroad.- to compete with the Hill and Harriman lines, may , rsiult from the action of the Moors and Reit Interests, owners of the Rock Island. In taking over control of ths I.ehlch Valley line, according to a story that' ksIikhI wide circulation In Wall street today. The 'new, road would". be formed,' It is suggeated. by an alliance If the Lehigh, the Wabash, the Rock Island, the Denver A Rio Grande and the Went, era Pacific, giving a direct routs from the Atlantic to San Francisco, Wall street saya that Edwin Hawley, the "new little railway giant." is be-' hind the deal and the report la part and parcel of the stories tha.t he is destined to become the successor of Harriman. , Swift movements In the rallroitd world have followed ' the recent with drawal of B. K. Yoakum from the Rock Island, to take charge of tho Frisco system aa a separate road. It was un-. derstood at the time, that Hawley was . allied with Yoakum. WaU street would not be surprised to hear of an alliance of interests between the Goulds, Haw ley, the Moores, Reld and Yoakum, forming a monstrous new factor in the railroad business. The combined hold-r ings of these Interests would place such a combination Immediately in the fore' front of the railroad world. . ... NEW LAW RETARDS LAYING OF iVIAlNS The , annual report of the Portland; water department, which is Just, being completed, shows that the number of miles of new water main extensions. In-; eluding all mains of four-Inch diameter and larger, that have been laid during the present year totaled ' 9.07. This' shows a falling off in the extension of the water distribution . system of mora, than 60 per cent, as compared to tha average net Increase of the past rive years. , I, " ." -", The decrease in the number of mains laid Is ascribed to the new water law. which took effect July 1, 1908. . Mayor Simon has contended that the water board Cannot carry out Its plans be- cauf-e contractors are afraid, to bid under the present law. This Is one of the main reasons for the. calling of special election by the city's executive. Resigns from Commission. Salem, Or., Dec. 24. E. G. Miller, who has been with the Oregon Railroad commission as rate clerk and statisti cian since the organization in 1907, has resigned and accepted a position With the street railway company of Walla Walla, Wash. The resignation will take effect the first of the year. Andrew F. Harvey, formerly with the freight de- of the Northern Pacific, will I take Mr. Miller's place at Salem. Revival Meetings at Forest firove. ; (Special Ptupatch to The Journal. ..'.. .'. Forest Grove, Or., Dec 24, .Revival met Ings are being conducted in : the VIneland district, and much Interest In1 the meetings is being manifested. 33 having been converted since December 4. Elders J. Garrigus, C. F. Hayes and J. C. Garrigus, have the meetings in charge. j , 8 Days from Salem to Coquille. ; (Salem Bureau of The Journal.) , Salem. Or., Dec. 24. It took Sheriff W. W. Gage, of Coos county, eight days to bring a prisoner from , Coquille to Salon and return. The trip was ma Je, by river steamer, ocean, steamer, rail, and stage. Jack Rose, convicted of lar ceny in a dwelling, and sentenced to. serve two years, was the prisoner," Do mm rm no Cireta rm n Every one of our departments is brimful of suitable gifts for men and boys. Men's and boys' Suits and Over coats, Bath Robes, Smoking Jackets, Gloves, Umbrellas, Neckwear, Pajamas, Night Robes, Handkerchiefs, etc. ! - it- Tomorrow is Christmas and we wish our many friends and patrons a Merry Christmas. Store will be open tonight closed tomorrow all day. ' r f if i