The Oregon daily journal. (Portland, Or.) 1902-1972, February 21, 1910, Image 7

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Newspaper Page Text7 S THE- OREGON ' DAILY JOURNAL,' PORTLAND, - MONDAY EVENING. FEBRUARY 21. 1910. r-l- r QpAicnrnni UUrtLLUI tBLTUU ComDositors Hold Out for $25.50 Per Week Return ( to Work for Week. Compositors of Portland print shop refused yesterday a comprorhlae scale of $24 a week offered by employing printers as a substitute for an advance from $22.60 to $25.60. which was an nounced by the Journeymen last Decem ber to take effect February 20. The men went back to work this morning for oiki week, waiting Instructions from thfl International headquarters of the typographical union as to further pro cod uro. Will Not Bock Sown. I.'r.anlmous vote to stand out for the lncrca.se demanded was taken at yes terdays meeting. The aesnion was warm, made distinctive by speeches out lining the workman's rights to receive a. wage In accordance with the cost of living. There were no dissenters from the general demand that t tie new scale be recognized or the- Journeymen quit work. There are about 200 of them. Their work Is essential to the employ ment of several hundred more. Yesterday's action ft the printers was followed up this morning by an an nouncement from C. A. Whitemore of the employing printers that moro than $24 a week will not be paid. "Our disposition to arbitrate Is evl denced by tho proposal submitted yes terday." said Mr. Whitemore. who In president of Irwln-Hodson company. Do Not Want Strli. "TVe do not desire a strike nt this time. But It Is the conclusion of em ploying printers that wo shall not pay more than $24 a week, and th's amou.it Is In excess of the amount we thought It possible to pay when the new scale was first submitted to us.' "Our decision to wait a week before further actitn does not Indicate that we will accept the employing printers' com promise," said William A. Marshall, chairman of scale -committee of tho typographical union. "It Is but part of our regular pro cedure to communicate such a sitim 'tlon as this in Portland to the head of fice at Indianapolis. At the same time we will accept nothing less than a scale of $26.60 a week. It Is our right We earn that amount and more. It can be profitably paid us by our employers. Caus is Cost of Living. "It does not seem right that men should be required to take employment at work which demands much skill at wages less than the cost of living. "We will win this cont pnt ion. We will bo paid $25.50 a week on schedule Romp of u rtp receiving more than tills amount now from Individual employing printers who are not disposed to under pay their men. Our vote yesterday was to refuse every prosposltlon made us. ex cept that which we have asked, a wag-.: schedule of $25 o0 a week." The journeymen sav other coast cit ies pay more than Portland employers do. The employing printers take the stand that under a i nlform minimum wage scale of $25.50 the Incompetent mon must he paid as much as the skilled and Industrious workman. fh'- printers have replied that It is the employers' privilege to dispense with the servi'.e of ' he Incompetent. Jt.m uej men printers have been work ing three yens under the agreement by which tiny have been receiving a mini mum v .iK scale of $22 5' a week. . - . - . . --JJ SUMMARY OF OPERATIONS UNDER NEW WATER CODE (Salrm Bureau of Ths Journal.) Salem, Or., Feb. 21. The following statement was prepared by State En gineer John II. Lewis to refute some of the charges that the new water law passed byx the legislature last year Is too Intricate and cumbersome: "The assertion has been made that the Oregon water code Is so Intricate and restrictive In Its operation as to pre vent or greatly check the use of streams either for power or for Irrigation. "For the purpose of throwing some light on this subject u summary of the filings made under this law In the state engineer's office between February 24 and December 31. 1900, has been made. "A total of 464 applications for per mits to appropriate water have been filed, the estimated cost of the proposed work, as given by the applicants, amounting to $30,000,000. The magni tude of these figures can be appreciated when it Is remembered that $2,100,000 represented the total cost of all Irrl gatlon works prior to 1902, according to the XTnlted States census, and It Is believed that $6,000,000 will fully cover all expenditures made since such date, Including those of the government. "The fees paid to the state In con nection with these filings amount to $9700, a sum which more than covers tho cost to the general taxpayer of the state engineer's department. No com plaint as to execssJve fees or unrea sonable regulations or restrictions has been heard. Water right records are necessarily more complicated than land records, and the applicant, or rather those which have appeared at the office, seem to think the cost does not exceed the benefits. Sixty-two of the 44 ap plications have been canceled from the records and the water is subject to re appropriatlon. No Annual Charge. "The water code makes no annual charge for the use of water for power development, but limits the franchise or right to a period of 40 years, sub ject to a preference right of renewal under the laws then existing. It should not be confused with a separate law which provides for an annual tax of 25 cents to $2 upon each horsepower developed. Rut llltle complaint as to the excessive amount of these fees tins been heard from the small appropriator who Intends to apply the power to his own use. It Is different, however, with the largo appropriator and Its retard ing Influence Is reflected In the small number of such filings made under this lawj Only a few of the smaller ap propriate have paid the tax In ts snonse to notices sent out prior to January 2. "Forty-nine petitions for the deter mination of water rights on various streams of the state have been, filed with the board of Oontrol. This board Is composed of the Btate engineer and the division superintendent of each of the two divisions into which the state Is divided. Surveys have been com pleted and testimony taken on nine of these streams. All Irrigated lands, power plants, ditches., etc.. along 11 other streams have been located and mapped during the past se.iron by the state engineer. In nlj. 67,500 acres of Irrigated land have been accurately measured and mapped, at a cost of "'4 cents per acre. More Important Streams. "The most Important of these r.t reams are the Umatilla river and all its trib utaries, Crooked river. Squaw creek and Tumalo creek In Crook county. Wil low creek In Morrow county and Wil low creek In Malheur county, also Lit tle Rutte creek In Jackson cdunty. The popularity of the Inw with respect to the adjudication of old rights has far 'exceeded the expectation of the legis lature, ns the appropriation for the state engineer's office Is so limited that surveys cannot Keep pace with de mands. "No right to the use. of water can bo acquired except by application to, and the lr.-.ianie of a permit by, the state engineer. The rec ords as summar ized above and the experience of this office during the, 10 months of lHO'.i during which the water code Ikis been In effect, leads to the o nrluslnn that this law Is enMiely satisfactory to the prospective Investor and settlor It has already greatly stimulated the develop ment of the state through Irrigation I'ower filings and doubtless power de vcloptnent has been somewhat retarded by tlte annual ta provided for In a separate law. Complaint ns to thlR feature should not be directed against the water code." WAITSBURG DOESN'T CARE FOR DAYTON'S SEWAGE; FILES .SUIT EGYPTIANS QUIZ MR. COFFIN ABOUT COAST IRRIGATION (PpecMnl 1)1. patch t" Tha J-mrnnl ) Dayton. Wash.. Feb. 21. Day ton Is facing a damage suit In volving thousands of dollars. Waitsburg. eight miles down the Touchct river, is to be the prosecutor. The charge Is that the health of Its citizens is en dangered on account of Dayton's negligence in installing a sani tary sewer system. Refuse ef all kinds. It Is charged. Is dumped Into the Touchet river and washed to Waitsburg Statements of Health Officer Day of Dayton show that Waitsburg has had 10 cases of typhoid fever for every one here, ascribed to Impurities In the Touchct river. Committees were appointed by the Dayton council last night to investigate and it is likely a septic tank will be installed this spring. Steps are also being taken to urge the city of Dayton to buy a garbage dump,' so that all refuse can be cremated as fast as collected. TRUETT MAY NOT FILL DR. BROUGHER'S PLACE Telling Lies That' s the title of an interesting duet sung by Ada Jones and Billy Murray and even George Washington would have found it hard to stick to the truth, under the circumstances. It's the Edison Standard Record No. 10314 for February. Hear it today at your dealer s on the - son Thonqgraph Oft complete list of February Records frotx your dealer, or write to National Phonograph Company. 75 Lakeside Avenue. Orange. N.J. E. M. Runyan, prominent member of the White Temple congregation, denied this morning that nny hope Is enter tained that Dr. (Jeorge R. Truett of Dallas. Texas, may be induced to suc ceed Dr. J. Whitcomb Brougher In the White Temple pulpit. "Our efforts to find a successor to Dr. Rrougher have met with absolutely no success." said Mr. Runyan. "We wrote to Dr. Truett, but received no reply. From what I hear of him and his unique work in Texas I would be rather surprised did Dr. Truett heed a call from Portland." Dr. Truett Is said by those who ktiow him to be an almost extreme type of the southern pulpit orator. His fiery ;:eal and devoted earnestness have won for him possibly the largest following of the southwest. Ho has, however, been heard to express such belief In the future of Dallas and Texas that he would be unwilling to accept any call, however flattering. Rev. John Rentzeln, in his sermon at the White Temple last night, dwelt at length on the- difficulty experienced by the membership in finding a pastor who could successfully follow Dr. Rrougher In Portland. (Spofhl IH-pMeh t- Tti Jmirnnl 1 North Yakima. Wash. Keb. 21. - A. W. Coffin of Coffin Bros, of this city, who Is now visiting in F.K.vpt. has Interested the Kgyp tlans in the methods of Irriga tion followed In the Yakima val ley He granted an Interview to an Kgyption paper published at Cairo, and In a letter home he says that he has since been 'so In siege,) by Kgyptlan landown ers that he will have to hire a hall if the Inquiries do not cease. Coffin gave the Cairo paper a table showing the returns of some of the ranchers In this valley from fruit, anij the Egyp tians look upon the. report as fabulous. The chrff product of the Nile valley In the Cairo section Is cotton, corn and beans, and Coffin demonstrated to them, that much greater re turns would be received from fruit. Coffin writes that he never found people more Interested. ZELAYA AT MADRID POSES AS PATRIOT (t'nlted Pre-im Ia.pd Wire.) Madrid, Feb. 21. Declaring that the ultimate welfare of his country was the motive prompting his resignation as president of Nicaragua, Jose Santos .elaya today blamed the I'nlted States and Guatemala for the present plight uf the republic. lie Is quoted as saying that the T'nited Ptetes violated every law of Jus tice and order In sending warships to Nicaraguan waters on the pretext of protecting American Interests. Zelnyn declared his resignation was obviously necessary for harmony In the country. Me predicted an era of peace and prosperity for Nicaragua If the Vnlted States would stand aloof after the conclusion of the present Internal strife. Richest Hoy's Truth Birthday. Newport, R. I., Feb. 21.-Master John Nicholas Brown, who Is reputed to he the richest boy in America, celebrated his tenth birthday today. Master Brown lives with his mother, Mrs. John Nich olas Brown, at Harbor Court, on (lali don hill. He Is being educated by private tutors and during the past sum mer traveled extensively In Europe. Since his last birthday his millions have been added to by an Inheritance from his grandmother, the late Mrs. John Carter Brown, who died, last March leaving an estate valued at $40,-000,000. New Ideas in Needlework We Are Showing Many Attractive New Novelties for Em broidery Our Designs Are Exclusive and Can not Be Purchased in Other Stores. SPECIALS FOR THIS WEEK New Damask Luncheon Sets 6-in. size, reg. 10c, at. . . .6f 12-in. size, teg. 35c, at.. 25 22-in. size, reg. $1, at. . SO Tan Linen Centers, 27-inch size, tinted floral and con ventional designs. Reg. 89c values on sale at 45 THE NEEDLECRAFT SHOP Conducted by Mrs. E. H. White 388 YAMHILL STREET NEAR WEST PARK New Collar and Cuff Sets, to he worn on tailored suits, ''hose are stamped on cream linen and may be embroid ered in colors to match dif ferent materails. Keg. fioc values at 45 New Jabots, to be embroid ered in white or colors. Reg. t'Oc values at 12$ Kansas Democrats Meet. Topeka, Kan., Feb. 1M. Topeka Is to day the mecca for leading Democrats from all parts of the state, who have gathered here fur the duuhle purpose of attending today's meeting of the state central committee and the Wash ington birthday banquet tomorrow. The conference of tho leaders is regarded as Important tn view of the prepara tions already on foot for the coming campaign. Harmony Is the watchword of the Kansas Democrats Just at pres ent. They expect to profit by existing dissensions among the Republicans and have strong hopes of electing a part if not all of their fstato ticket next fall. All Indications at present point to the selection of State Senator Hodges of Oluthe as the candidate for governor. The state central committee Is to elect a chairman and secretary and also choose a national committeeman to fill the place left vacant by the removal of John H. Atwood from the state. Tastors Accused of Heresy". Kansas C"lty. Mo., Keb. 21. A lively Interest is manifested In I'niversalist church circles in the Inquiry to be con ducted here this week into the heresy charges brought against the Rev. Paul Jordan Smith, pastor of the First I'ni versalist church of this city, and the Rev. Dr. !. K. Cunningham, secretary of the Missouri I'niversalist churches. Tho charges against the two ministers grow out of their alleged liberal ideas as expressed in addresses which they delivered at the I'niversalist convention In Detroit last fall. In which they advo cated a union of the I'niversalist and 1'nltarian churches, and also, it is said, declared themselves In opposition to revival services as a means of Increas ing the membership of the church. Kalama Wins Twice From Kelso. iSpectnt niaieatch t The Journal.) Kalama, Wash., Feb. 21. The final Cowlitz county high school debate be tween Kelso and Kalama was held here Saturday night. The decision was two to one for Kalama. Kalama, represented by John Brady. Elizabeth Peck and Gilbert Schauble, debated the affirma tive of the city commission government question. Kelso was represented by Hazel Hull. Bernlce Ely and May Mac Corkle. The Judges werelSuperlntendeot F. II. Huntsworth. of Cliehalts; Super intendent C. W. Shumwiy. and George H. Mullln. principal of the School for the Hlind. of Vancouver. The high school girls basketball teams played a game alter the debate In which Kalama also won by a score of 23 to 1.. 3 REPUBLICANS IN IDAHO RACE Contest for Gubernatorial Nomination in Idaho to Be Exciting. (Rpeelal Dlapatcb to n Journal.) Dewlston, Idaho. Feb. 21. There are now three candidates In the field for the Republican gubcrnatlonal nomination. Governor James H. Hrady has tentative ly announced himself ns candidate on a statewide prohibition platform, as has also Paul flagstone of foeur d'Alcne, speaker of the house In tho last legis lature, and leader of the faction which panned the present local option law. To night Harney F. ONell. a prominent Wallace banker, chairman of the Re publican stule central committee, form er state senator from Shoshone county, announced his entry Into the roll. He declares for the rigid enforcement of existing law but does not commit him self to any special definite policy. The working of the direct primary law, which Is In effect for the first time In Idaho, has Injected an element of uncertainty Into politics, nnd the most astute and best posted politicians In the state express doubt as to the out come of tho gubernatorial contest. The most of them, however, think O'Nell, who is the accredited represen tative of the Standard Oil Interests In the Coeur d'Alcne, and who It is be lieved will get the full support of wet Influence, stands a good show cause the temperance vote will be vlded between flagstone and Brady, this calculation may be upset by second choice votes. the be-dl-but the BLACK HAND VICTIM, DECLARES ITALIAN Bpctftl Plapatcfa to Tb Journal. i Walla Walla. Wash . Feb. 21 Located In Walla Walla after a flight half way across the continent to escape a so ciety of his countrymen which keeps! wealthy Italians in fear. Salvaeforej durloiil liu lie, n nrreifi-d lien, un.l In I In Jail awaltlnn reculsit Ion papers from the governor of Illinois, being wanted in Chicago for criminal assault and for Jumping $2100 bonds. The Black Hand, he says, threatened his llfo and to es cape them he fled wiien arrested on a trumped up charge In Chicago. He says ho has received threatening letters say ing that unless he gave money he would be dynamited In his house. He makes grave charges against the Chicago po lice, who were cognizant, he says, of the methods used to effect tils arrest. LOWER ASSESSMENT WANTED IN PACIFIC (Special DUputen to Th Join-mil.) South Bend, Wash., Feb. 21. --The tim ber and mill owners of this county held a meeting today for the purpose of pre vailing upon County Assessor II. A. Peoples to assess at 30 per cent of the actual value Instead of fiO per cent as was recently agreed upon by the coun ty assessors at the state ccniverut Ion Peoples held out for a fiO per cent assessment, but promised ti make tin lower rat-- providing per cent of the taxpayers ef the county slKnific-cl their desire f.-r such a rate The mill and timber ciwio-rs will endeavor to bring about suc h a sentlrnenT. man who shot and killed himself )at night, tlfey are placing their principal hope for assigning a motive for the suicide on a lock: of golden hair wound about the hand of the dead man. letter was found, written In German, directing the coroner to notify hla wlfa of hla death. The letter was signed "Maaf." but contained no hint of the cause of the tragedy. In the mati'a left ham! were clutched tho strands of hair. He had wound them about Ills fingers and knotted them securely. Near thj body lay a revolver with an empty shell In the cylinder. Papers fouml In his pocket Indicated that Maaf was a painter and decorator. LEWIS GROWERS MAY UNITE ON VARIETIES V.'o-allnnd. Wash Hher Valley Fruit has made arrangeni factory at tl Fet) . I - The I ,cw i.-a i riMvn s' av sot la tie I nts to sta 1 1 a h p r , y 1 1 n -1 v : o sell spr-i y Ixk of Hair Suicide Clue. San Fi iinc-i.se -ci. Feb. 2 1 . Although nil,.- have- learned the h1.-n!ll -. the f a mem ta rs a I e est a cd rv snia II ;ol .lie e- to -is. An e-rfoi I w 'I! be it- m i h. II ellsls w ho p ar to unite on thr--- A fruit fen:- To be held h.-re- I t ' I 'Tl! 1 'I III pb Will e I or. f -I l I 1 1 1. It IS will e etiM.lav- furnish It at I ill:. hie oriluii. I m.td' t,. g,-t Lent liees Mm ,i rU-t . s of Bp-tie- . ntlre valley three days !'i i ' offered, an I assure iiiiliiiiiiuiiiiiiiiii;: iiii'i.iii'iiitiMiiiiiiniitiiiitiinimiiiiiiHiiiiiitiA t liiiiiiiiiiiiiiciiiiiiiiMiiiiiiiiiiMiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiieiiiMiiiMiiiiiiiiiMiiiiMiitmiif miiiiiiHfX!ZtL&AjfrJ) II II . What Arel Are the skirts to be plaited or plain, trimmed or untrimmed? Are the Spring changes radical, or will " last year's" do ? Are one piece dresses still in the mode ? What is the new sleeve, and what about its length? What are the fabrics and what are the trimmings? And where, oh where ! will the waist line be ? These are the questions. The March Woman's Home Companion has the answers. Page after page of advance fashions, 102 fashion pictures, dozens of colored fashion plates, 50 Spring fabrics and 40 Spring trimmings, Spring hats, Spring embroidery, Spring dressmaking, Spring neckwear, Spring accessories; fashions for the woman with money and the woman with no money all in the big Advance Fashion Number The same number contains a wealth of other entertaining and practical reading matter. For instance: aret E. Sangater's Home Pago iy Juliet wnrmr lompklns Paintings in Color by Jessie Willcoi Smith An East Side Story by Mvra Ktlly A Serial Story by Juliet WilborToi A Punny Story by Mary Heaton Vorao Thy Violets A Love Song Housekeeping at a Mile a Minute- A Literary Pilgrimage by Marion Harlaod Margare T.ceTve Columns for Children "i'v Women and Idle Friends m res for Beauty and Comfort 't hat We Know about Hypnotism ! raining Deaf Children to Speak Gilts lor the New Baby Entertainment and Cookery Furnishing a Home The Doctor's l'a)re A Comfortable Six-Room Housa Pin Monev Club Sam I.oyel's Puizle Page Crocheting for the Baby WOMAN'S' MOM COMAgION THE GREATER . WOMAN'S COMC&KIOM 1909 Established 1873 At All News-stands A Health-Guarantee to be Found in No Other Water, Because: 1 The ONLY Water put up in STERILIZED bottles; 2 The ONLY Water Domestic or Foreign which is NEVER put in a bottle that has been used before. The World's Best Table Water' Little Ads in The Journal Cost But One Cent a Word an Francisco $5.00 (INCLUDING MEALS AND BERTH) REDUCED RATES AND QUICK TRIP TO LOS ANGELES. S. S. ROSE CITV (E. W. Mason, Master). Sails 4 p. m., Friday, February 25. M. J. ROCHE, C. T. A., 142 3d St.. Main 402. A-1402. J. W. RANSOM, Dock Agent. Ainsworth Dock. M. 268, A-1234. San Francisco & Portland Steamsftiip Co. wwmaroYrazi (fence property flvr v imrp mam Take Rose CiyParhorNontavilU cats to-propeny: urceonjroanas.