J UK i,!'r55p President's Attitude Toward Panama-Pacific : Fair Site 'Not Hard to Forecast Can non, Also, in Good Humor. (Bt the' Intern tUml News Serrli-e. . Washington, Dec; 8. There was a de cided flurry at; the White House tooay when the cream of the California expo sition delegation, 25 strong, called py appointment to pay; their, respects to Pn siiient Taft at the White House, and later at the other Cend of Pennsylvania avenue descended on Uncle Joe Cannon. It was a! cordial reception in each In stance, tut in the case or jne preaiueiu there was marked evidence in the thor- ouRhly informal, colloquy that ensued .that If there shall be only tne exposl- l- 1, to. n Cn lViin(-li'(l first last , UUII 1 1 U .0 . w .J ' - - I ' - and all the time. Experience has com pelled him for he time to straddle the question, and he so Intimated, going so far as to say ihat he had previously gone on . record as In favor of two expo sitions, i But he quickly added: "I do believe California Is an appro prlute place for the 'exposition. So many members of the delegation 'tad been previously "known to the pres ident that the foiynaiity of the call was appreciably relaxed, j . But ; it ; as fiimed necullar imcortanc after the in dividual greetings had been exchanged w hen the president abruptly asked: v Y "When do you expect to hold the ex position f t , - ' " " t President Btports on Canal "As soon as the canal H completed," '.res ponded Congressman Kahn. "It has will bs practically finished in 1914 and possibly even before that, so that an early completion makes It all the more necessary for action at this session of congress." :';) ': '.'.'"', That Is true," the president replied, 'and It looks now as If the work will be far enough along by the middle of 1913 to admit of "use of a part of the ejina.Lat. least . ' If .Any .' of., yoil take the trouble to read my message you will see that it U made a special feat ure." "Of course, wo always read all your" mefcsages,'.' Interjected one of the con gressmen,." ".Well, you might not be able to fin ish this one during the short session," laughingly replied the president. i Continuing ho explained that the chief Object of Kis recent trip to the canal had been to Verify the reports that work had progressed so, far that an opening earlier than that original ly contemplated would be feasible, ; A. tittle Joke With. Wheeler. . Congressman Julius Kahn presented each member of the delegation to the president - and the- Introductions had scarcely begun when the room ... was filled with laughter, "How do you do, Lr.' Wheeler?? said Mr. Taft, addressing the president of tha University of California. Tou have had no hand:. In running the gov ernment for two: years now, have you?" Whereupon the Californlans, recalling Dr.. Wheeler's friendship with Colonel JlooBevelt, Joined the president to"" a hearty laugh at athe educator's expense. ' Xtot Angeles, Han Who Mads Bit. , "Ah, I' remember -Mr. Scott," said the president, addressing : Joseph i Scott, president of the Ixig Angeles chamber of commerce. ."Hoar Is your booster or ganization la ; hog Angeles - getting alongT" f.'j - , ' , ' Mr, Scott had made a particular Impression-on the president .when the lat ter was In Los Angeles. '' The question of what Los -ngeles wanted of the eovemment was then under discussion and Mr. Scott pointed his plea with elory: . . . V ' "A beggar was seeking alma of an Impecunious housewife and "was so suc cessful in his: plea that she unally re lented and said: -r . . f 'Here is a nickel for you, but remem ber I give it to you not because' you ask me, but because it gives me pleas ure to help you.' . ;wcll, madaraeV-.-xe-eponded the beggar, 'why don't you make it a quarter and have a really good timer " ' " ! ' - The point struck home and the preal dont chuckled at Intervals oyer It r Boosters Call on Cannon. ; ' ' An hour later the party was received by Speaker , Joseph G. .Cannon; The aged leader was In excellent Spirits and he lived up to his reputation as a story teller. He !Xchanged"a bit of . repartee with his visitors and with an arm over the shoulder, of Theo.dortf A.'.' Belli- he told how Mr. Bell . had gone into the lianville district and .opposed him on the stump.' " ' "My opponent, as" If happened," said Mr. Cannon, "was also named. Bell, and long after your Mr.' Bell had gone the opposition would bolster up its cause by saying. Ton , heard him speak and you saw htm. r-'ow, wlH yoto vote for hlmr " . Vies, Mr. Speaker,' said Mr. Bell, "but you received more votes that time than you did in the recent campaign." Speaking of ths recent campaign, Mr. Cannon said: l have seen several political aval anches, but this one was not an avalanche; -lt was not mors than a gentle evening breeze ' compared " with the cyclonq ,of 1S94." CUMMINS CALLS .ON PRESIDENT TO TALK .PROGRESS" (Continued from Page One.) mtmsHKfi had boon discussed in brief. Vl. ,IV, Ct.,Q UIIUI e fter; Cummins snd was "led in lame duck alley" until his colleague had fin ished. - Ths Net Xesult. . The pet result of the conference es seen, here tonight by those In touch with the admlnlHtratlon is a blow to 1'renident Taft's plan to heal the ever widening breach between the regulars and InnurKents.. Under eaver nt An. enuring the message, the executive spent the greater part of, tod&y; talking over wun regujsis a ' plan : 10 appease In .urgeney and adjust the differences now j-aitii-uUirly apparent in . senatorial ranks. . . , Vice President Sherman,'' Senators J.ode. Hurrows, Pmoot Gamble, Mc (Mimber. Curtis. Nixon. C.rv nt Wvnn. ins. Piles. Flint ?Cean and V among the standpatters consulted. Out ui o'tunaiauons ana with a de tare of sec urine tiouiethlnar henlrl n. jT.diaeni mbii vq;vea tne phtfforde lerrlns a little to Insurront wntimtnt Wiih the idea 'Of ascertaining what roncf i!ion wouii gain insurgent sup jort for the 'IMft program of leglHla t1 1 ," 1 fcUrt tl.c proces 'oif healing between the two factions, the "executive determined to luive a talk vcUh the progressive leaders. It was not denied at ths White IIoi's"tonisht that the president had aleo expressed a desire to see Senator LiJCollette Jn the near future. : " Waats t&s When the time eame for stating con cessions, Senator Cummins stood for the whole lead or nothing. He refused to-be satisfied with minor concessions and practically delivered an ultimatum, so that there was no cnanos of the ad ministration seourlrg the support of the progressives without a complete reversal of policy. , His refusal to accept the terms is viewed here tonight as amount ing to a warning to the executive that the administration may expect the In surgents not to let anything go through the senate save ;he routine appropria tion measures. , , WHOLE JUDICIAL SYSTEM OF STATE CAN BE CHANGED (Continued from page One.) appeals, leaving all vital and constitu tional questions In the hands of the su preme court- It Is argued that the creation of this court would relieve, the supreme court of a great proportion of Its cases, would expedite business and bring .about a speedy trial and determination of cases. '','; Election by Districts. It would obviate the necessity of Add ing justices to the supreme bench, would permit of. appeals being heard f rota the original evidence of cases, decreasing the cost pi litigation. . . Under the. old constitution it was pro vided that prosecuting attorneys should be. elected by districts and 'should eon form to such regulations and perform such' duties ss the legislature should direct This section is wiped out. leav ing no constitutional provision for the election of prosecuting attorneys, it is possible, therefore, for the legisla ture and the people to leave the prose cuting attorneyships as. elective offices of four years' ' duration, ' a$ . they, now are by: statute, or to make the office appointive and for a longer or shorter term, i ' . . . ; ' -S-''j-.''. ; v..-.r Many lawyers are howling lustily at the provisions of section 3 of the amend ment The firsts clause of this section provides that the supreme court shall tot remand any case for new trial unless the supreme court can say that there was no evidence to support the verdict of the trial court . ... . Hay Hold Court Anywhere. The lawyers contend that this pro vision makes the supreme court In ef fect a- trial' xourt.r-r'?.'';1?1'"-'::;-:. Another clause provides that the su prente -court, upon hearing an appeal, may modify the Judgment of the trial court. Irrespective of error in the trial of the case, If It considers that the veraict or tne lower court is wound. Lawyers" do"not. like this clause as It practically puts an end to the 'present system of long delays and useless liti gation on purely technical grounds.. Section 4 of the amendment makes It possible for the supreme court to hold sessions at any place It may decide, provided it holds one terra each year at the state capital. , ' The three-fourths Jury verdict of the amendment has been widely discussed and does not meet with objection from tne lawyers. 4 Thanks From liabv Home. The board of directors of. the' Baby home wish to .thank all those in and out of the city who sent In Thanksglv- MRS. IX C. BURNS, Pres., ". ' ' '" " ' ' " "' ' ." J 1 ' Wi : . 'WIS f fw m sf 4 m te j liil liiOi liiLL ISLEOffllll . ni"i;!EypoTS Ontario Gold Mining District Collects Death Toll Others May Have Met Similar Fate It Is Feared. - ; (Publishers rr FirtWii.) Ottawa, Ont, Doc. S.1 Slowly, sinking In a see, of mud, at least five men have gone down to death, swallowed in the "Honey Pots" that lie around Frederick House lake, in the newly discovered gold mining region of northern Ontario. The story has been brought from the new gold fields by W. R. McLfay, min ing engineer and prospector, of Mon-t treal, who has spent , the summer in the Tumms district and who, emaciated and gaunt and aged, has come back to civ ilisation to recover his health. ; Mr. Mc Leay says that Just before he started ths fall rains had converted a large part of the district in sloughs and wide, deep patches of yielding, shaklngf solL When he left camp a little more than two weeks ago nearly everything had been eaten and starvation stared the miners in the face., . t . , Walk Into Beatlu . -" Some of the miners. In . desperation, faced the perils of a long tramp to Blsco , to bring hack food, the general load being 100 pounds of provisions to the man, strapped ' on the back. The most difficult and deadly part of the Journey was along the shore of Fred erick House lake, where there was an old Hudson Bay post - ' ;.; - :.; "It f was on this part of the trail," said tin McLeayj "that I saw, n my way out, two men with loads on their backs ,slowly sinking down 1 into the mud and disappearing from sight Their cries and shrieks were frightful to hear. There were 'several others around, but we could do nothing for the two un fortunates who were i engulfed ; before our eyes while w stood nearby abso lutely helpless to afford any assistance. "One man told me that he witnessed two 'stalwart fellows sink to 'their deaths ' under v similar', circumstances, while yri were told of a young lad who Went to his doom In a like manner lower down the trail. It Ms quite probable that there were several others who met like .fates." t , ; . , , , , .,,.,..,.. . DOES NOT KNQW WOMAN WIFE CALLS HIS AFFINITY ' Declaring his wife threatened to cause his arrest on the1 charge of being af fectionate toward a woman he did not know, Ira E, Dutcher has begun suit against Clara El Dutcher for divorce. He says she also threatened to kill him and called him names on November' J. His wife' fails to prepare his , meals, neglects . household duties and has an uncontrollable temper, he asserts. They were married In CI In ton county, Mi ch.. December SQ, 1898. Journal Want Ads bring results. MM Just as good in you pay $20 WE HAVE FIVE STORES, . WE BUY MORE CLOTHING WE SELL MORE CLOTHING Than any other store and are satisfied with smaller profits These are some of the reasons why we give BETTER values than any other store. MEPLiiillD Father Huntington -of Holy Cross Order Will Speak at Club. The Rev. James O. S. Huntington. founder of the Order of the Holy CrosSv who with Father Rodger Anderson has been' conducting a parochial mission In Portland for some time past,- has under taken to deliver a series of talks to men, to be giyen in the-convention hall of the Commercial club every day next week, except Saturday, from 10:10 to 1Z;3S p. m . These addresses will be on the general topic.' "Wanted, a Working Faith," .and are, designed for the needs of busy: men.. '':-,-': -: ' '. They have ' been arranged , for : this hour at . the request of many business men,'.' who have . expressed a desire - to hear Father Huntington,' put have been prevented fr6m .attending the regular mission services. s ., . The services ' will begin- promptly at 12,-10 and end sharp at .13:35, thus al lowing ample time for lunch afterwards, The week) following the addresses will be delivered Jn the basement of the Railway Exchange building. (Entrance on BUrk-; street). iti-ii Father, Huntington enjoys the reputa tion of being one of the most force ful speakers in the Episcopal church. His picturesque personality adds great ly : to , the weight of his words. Clad In ' the simple monastic habit of his order he looks, as though he had been transplanted from the middle ages. But when he begins to speak of , the needs and problems of the present day a per son quickly realises that he is listen ing to one who is not only deeply in terested in the conditions of today, but has made hiraBelf master of .his subject Fa her Huntington's address last week at . the 7, M. C. A. has aroused deep, interest in him and his work. ARIZONA CONSTITUTION 1 SOON TO BE COMPLETED - (United Ptcm Leased Wlrr. " Phoenix, Aria., : Dec 3. Pledged to facilitate the disposition of the remain ing propositions . for incorporation ' In the new constltuton, the delegates; to the constitutional convention sre Hear ing the end of their labors. They ex pect to conclude the Unfinished business before the end or next week, so that adjournment may be taken one week from today. 1 ' , . 1 . - ' 'me iconstitutloa of, the state board of equalisation was fixed today. The body will be composed of the. chairmen of the several county boards of super visors, according to . the proposition ldOpted.;f ':i'i'--'1' The constltntlon, when completed for submission to th people of ths ter ritory and to President Taft and con gress, will probably contain about lf. 000 words. This is a conservative esti mate by a delegate. Copies will prob ably be ready for .distribution about December 16. t The Wood flows through the veins ot an average man a distance equal to SO, 000 miles a year, v -, , . ' v- , '-j' ,.4. i -.- h - f-- t'i : ' i every way as those and $25 for in other I'!. "Tun ..niLui ii LU in COLUMBIA liil til HIPLBIIIFUL 10,500,000 Horse Power May Be Developed ' in Southern . Washington, According to tngineer. , . Br John B. Latbrop. " Washington, Dec. ' 3.- John C Stevens, an engineer of the geological1 survey. tells of an estimated 10,600,000 horse power available in the Columbia river basin. He has, with the assistance of other engineers, and cooperating with the state of Washington, examined the water powers of the Cascade range in southern Washlngtoii,'"t',?.FV..': w They refer in their report to these streams, the Klickitat, 'the, White Sal mon, the Little White .Salmon,- the Lewis, the Toutle, and other streams. These rivets wjth their tributaries will afford about 895,000 horsepower. The Klickitat will furnish 154,000 horsepower at low water. It was surveyed 73 miles along the total fall of 3255 feet. The general, elevation of the range is tOOO to 8009 feet ' The three Important 'requisites of water power, rapid fall.' abundant wa ter, and comparative uniformity of flow, are found in these streams, and Mr. Washburn believes the great resources of forests, mines and oils In that re gion' offer promise of a good market for the water power. ,''' The Multnomsh Bar association, through a committee apoplnted by Presi dent Charles J. Schnabel yesterday, will undertake the task of recommending legislation that should be adopted un der the much discussed Jury amendment to the constitution, adopted by the peo ple at the recent election. The commit tee represents all phases o& opinion re garding the Interpretation of the amend ment consisting of the following: Martin L. Pipes, chairman; James B. Kerr, Supreme Court Justice Will R. King, A. E. . Clark, Thomas CDay, A. L. Veasie, J. P, Conley, W. M. Davis, Cyrus A. Dolph and R. W. Montague. . Another committee on revision of the law relating to increasing tn Jurisdic tion, and membership of justice courts in counties of 60,000 population and over consists ot Claude Strahan, chairman; F. S. Btadter, George W. Btapleton, Bert E. Haney and Bartlett Cole.; r f A third committee was named to ex tend an invitation to the Commercial Law League of America to hold Its an nual convention In Portland in July of next year. This committee comprises F. 'H. Whitfield, chairman; Judge WU Ham N Gatsns. Arthur C. fiDencer L. (C. Mackay and E. E. Heckbert' - stores. 3d and OAK 1st ond YAMHILL 1st and MORRISON 2d and MORRISON 89 THIRD , LAVYERS WILL P1AN : fJURYMNDMENTtAW mm i i ATm IIAITf in great variety, and mariy choice wines for you to . choose from. High class,' well matured .whiskey, bottled expressly for our family trade at moderate prices and all finemellow table wines, ; BLUE LABEL Port, Sherry, Angelica, Muscatel - and Tokay Wine, full qts 50. . 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