THE. OREGON DAILY JOURNAL; PORTLAND, TUESDAY ., EVENING, FEBRUARY 21, ; mi': -
Ml EDUCATIONAL
tAVSJUSTPASSED
OFMUCH INTEREST
NewAcU Will, Place-Educa-
tion in State on Higher
Plane, Belief of Superin
:tendent Alderman.
l'- ' fUMetil Diptch to The Jmril.)
X BaleraV Or.i Feb. tl.-VTwo very im
' portant educational laws were enacted
'during the recent session of the legls
r, lature, the Huntington act which pro
vides a plan for tha Improvement of
rural schools, and the Hawley act, which
will tend to raise the atandard of the
entire teaching profession. . .The tor-
vmer act provides that In. each county
a having more s than SO : school districts
the county superintendent shall appoint
i four members of a county educational
A board, of which board the oounty school
f superintendent shall be e-ofriclo chair
' man. Members of the board receive bo
WtUWiDVIUM awa Maws. " -w - ar -
to meet on the first Monday In June
. and divide all the school districts In
i the oounty Into supervisory districts.
. vi ;: Elect Supervisors.
.fi 770 supervisory district shall contain
less than 20 nor more than to school
? districts. This .board will also elect a
supervisor for each supervisory district,
; shall direct the work of the supervisor
? and aid the county superintendent In
carrying out educational work through
out' he county, Members of this board
will be chosen from the representative
-r men and women -of tha county -who are
:' especially ,1 interested In the welfare of
' the public schools.' Through the work
. . Ings of this educational board and the
v direct supervision that the rural schools
'will hereafter receive there Is no doubt
' that the efficiency of rural school work
. will be Increased' at least 100 per cent
. , flaring the next two years. In the pin
.. ion of State Superintendent I R. Alder-
; man.
'' i,V-.: Vrealnn on Training. .
The certificate law places a premium
. . tipon thorough preparation and special
training, yet denies na one the opportu
v nlty to take an examination for a cer
. tificate. The graduate of a standard
i state department,' without examination,
a certificate to teach in the elementary
)? schools, the one year, two year and
three. year high schools of thU state
The graduate of a standard college or
university will receive from the state
department, without examination, a cer
tificate to teach in any of the high
' schools of this state. A plan la also
!k provided whereby a teacher may secure
v a certificate through the examination
, method. County certificates are abol
v I shed and all. examinations will beacon
- da c ted by the state department' An ex
amlnatlon equivalent to the present
," second grade county certificate will be
v given lor a one year state certificate
j This paper Is renewed once Esamlna
f Hons for a five year? State certificate
v will be equivalent to the present state
certnioate. ,
; Examinations for a life state rertlfi-
cate will be the same as the present life
i paper, wun the addition of three sub--f.
jects geology, America literature and
" history of education. This will raise
.V; the life paper to the standard of any
pother paper In the United States. The
a Ave year state certificate secured
through examination may be renewed
when the holder has attended an'tnstl-
, tutlon of . higher education for 32 con
secutlv weeks within six year. of date
of Issue of such certificate, or may be
renewed ny taxing the same- examlna
" v tion. ,
' - . Wo County Examinations.
- This new certificate law has the ad
A vantage of giving to the .teacher when
' ' she has once held a certificate the right
,. to teach in any part of the state with
s out having to take another examination
, every time she crosses a county line. It
Is also In conformity with an agree
ment reached by a conference of the
state school superintendents who met at
'. Bait Lake City In November, 1810, and
In-accordance witfc-thls' agreement) the
. holder of as state certificate secuVed
- riiniviiii una inw will
.,. or enutieu to teach In any state In
, the union.
It Is expected that this plan will do
, more than any other one thing that
oull be done to .raise the standard of
the teaching profession. One other cs
timable feature of the law is that it
""j i co r uiKM mcnooi in
. the state the privilege of adding a
.. teachers' training course and graduate
s irom mis Teacnerr training course will
be entitled to a one year state certlfi-
cate. , In order for a school to take ,i.
, vantage of this law. it mn nmM. ...
- - ft VT U O fl I v
,, leacner wno snail devote not less than
- four hours a day to the training
' and auoh teacher shall be a graduate of
m omuuam normal scnooi or its equiva
lent -For the work done In this teach
ers', training course, three credits are
given on the basis of 16 credits required
. for graduation In the high school.
- I ARflDED III A Mm rn dv
bnwwiiMI mnilULLU Dl
PREMATURE EXPLOSION
- Stevenson, Wash., Feb. J 1. Harry
; Coleman, a recent comer from Mitchell,
,; Ind was seriously injured here yster-
day -wliile dynamiting stumps, when a
'' Premature blast nrrnrrA klnvlna ti
. ka.. A ... . . . . m
fill, n mvtim m N,.-a . . . a
breaklnc his law. Th iim-tnr v..
niflV rArVIVftf TIlA VAIlnV Minn ... T....
' wonderful nrvA.
! A white Wyandotte chicken, which
Was Standlnr nmr nhn ihi
. occurred, was completely shorn of its
v iwmera, dui h was otnerwise unln
jured. - -" . -
THIRD DAY OF COLD
IN THE GULF STATES
New Orleans. Feb. II. -Althoueh nr
dictions were for warmer - weather .no
end of the cold snap which for three
days has held the gulf Mates In Its
grip. Is In sight today. It is believed
me damage to crops vill ho enormous
Backache
, . is quickly relieved by "using
SIQM'S
, frlc, fe o.. ast $t.00 "
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CASE OF LDRIMER
APPROACHES VOTE
Buitows Will Follow Suspect's
Own Statement With De- -
i 'mand-for Action.
(Thilted Pre Ltucd Wtra.)
Washington. Feb. 21. The senate
probably will vote on the Lorimer case
tomorrow, according to notice served
in the upper house by Senator Burrows
today-Burrowannounced .that Imme
diately following Senator Lorlmer's per
sonal statement tomorrow he would de
mand a vote.
Senator Beverldge spoke on the Lori
mer case this afternoon. He urged con
servatiam and deprecated popular clam
or In the Lorimer case. . .
"It Is the Integrity oft the election
that Is the issue." he said, "not the
purity- ofthe-man.,t- -
Beverldge . declared a member of the
United States senate was mora power
ful than any man on earth except the
ruler of an unlimited despotism. lie
added:
"Everything oombtnef ' to circle this
chamber with a wall f fire through
which nothing impure may . enter. Some
say the sitting member Is on trial. . I
do not think so, ' Our Institutions are
on trial- . 1
L
Favorable Report on Initiative
and Referendum at
Olympia.
(tTnlted Pti teiMd Wlre.l
Olympia, Wash., Feb. 21. The initia
tive and referendum, which passed the
house last week, was reported favorably
by the senate committee today. Three
amendments were suggested, as follows:
Ten per cent of the voters to start an
initiative, instead of eight; six Instead
of five for a referendum; 'to give the
legislature right to amend or repeal
the law within two years instead of
four.
The public utilities commission bill
waa reported also. Senator Jensen made
a vigorous protest In. his minority re
port. "The measure is revolutionary," he
said. "Every corporation in the state
wants it. The utilities commission mil
be as powerless as the state railroad
commission.
Jensen's protest was ordered printed.
Governor Hay signed the bill vali
dating the commission form of govern
ment. v Nevertheless, ex-United States
Turner of Spokane will argue ngalnet
the commission form, before the supreme
oourt today. .
NUNS FROM PORTUGAL
FOR EASTERN OREGON
(8pedn! Dhpitch to The Journal.)
Baker, Or., Feb. 21. Ten English
speaking nuns will reach Baker within
a few weeks from Portugal, and will
begin work In various places, especially
in charitable and hospital enterprlnps.
They come to eastetn Oregon on the in
vitation of Rt. Rev. C. J. O'Reilly,
bishop of this diocese? They are spe
cially qualified for the work In which
they are engaged, having had much ex
perience In Portugal. They .were forced
to leave the new republic on account of
the unsettled conditions there, and vtl
iaice up me worg in mis part or the
state.
In the growing towns of eastern Ore
gon there la a great -demand for hos
pitals, and hence these sisters are com
ing to . carry on that work. Bishop
OKeiuy expects them in a short time,
and has several growing towns In view
in which, to place them. They will be a
diooesan community and will carry out
the work assigned them. It is probable
that some of the sisters will be sta
tioned at Ontario aud Wallowa, although
th;lr location has not been definitely de
cided. 1
S11EEEM1STSBESIEGE
NEW YORK LEGISLATURE
(Cnftpd Prew Leiiird Wire.)
Albany, N. T., Feb. 21. More than
10.000 suffragettes are expected here
tomorrow to demand "votes for women"
from the legislature. In their cam
paign here this week the would-be vot
ers have shown the men folks a thing
or two. Full page ads la the local pa
pers set out the alleged Juence of the
demand and receptions and speeclimak1
lug gatherings are on almost continu
ously. .
The suffragettes "will hold a mam
moth reception tonight, at which promi
nent speakers will discuss equal suf
frage. '
Tomorrow a small band of anti
suffragettes, to present the "home and
mother" .side of the matter to the law
makers, la expected. r
STEVENS' RESIGNATION . i
RUMOR WILL NOT DOWN
A rumor to the effeot that President
John .F Sievens of the Hill lines In
Oregon had filed hla resignation, to be
come effective as eoon as a successor
could be found, and that he waa to take
charge of various large railroad Inter
ests la the east, la being circulated In
eastern railway periodicals. President
Stevens, when shown clippings . this
morning, said somebody started 1 the
rumor when he was In Chicago" a few
weeks ago and that while It was denied
at the time. It apparently will not down.
"There Is no foundation whatever for
the rumor," President Stevens said.
"Somehow It got started and has fol
lowed me ever since."
ALLAN PINKERT0N HERE
ON AN INSPECTION TOUR
Allan Plnkerton of New". York, head
of the Plnkerton National , Detective
agency and T. U Owens, a son-in-law
of W. A. Plnkerton are Jin Portland on
an annual inspection of their agencies.
Mr. Plnkerton was In Portland Just a
year ago. Mr. Owens, who la assistant
wen " ffn the'1 wjast '""officially " Tx?for
They will be here several Says. Allan
Plnkerton Is
a comparatively young
man and Is a
Plnkerton, V '
son or the late Robert
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COMMITTEE ACTS
ON POPULAR B1L
RFJPPflRl BV
IMMIII 1912
People to Say Whether Mult
nomah Shall Get More-f
Representation."
Convinced that Multnomah oounty will
never receive Its fair apportionment of
representation In the legislature at the
hands of the lawmakers. Representative
James Ambrose, of Portland, with the
assistance of some of the -other mem
bers from Mulnomah, will take steps to
place the matter on the ballot for de
cision at the next general election.
Ambrose, as chairman of the house
reapportionment. -committee, brought, in
a bill giving Multnomah county 17 rep
resentatives and seven senators, with
one Joint senator. Thla was considered
"less-thanMultnomah was actually-vn,
titled to, but those from this county
declared they would be satisfied If It
passed. Instead, it was killed by a
combination of eastern Oregon men and
some others before it even had a chance
to reoelve consideration. - Ambrose made
no other attempt, to obtain an agree
ment upon the subject, realising that It
would be hopeless.
"Multnomah county will never get
what Is due to It from the legislature."
he said this morning, "and our only re
course is from the people. At the
proper time I will take steps to have
some of the local organisations assist
in the circulation of the petitions and
there will be no difficulty in obtaining
the adoption of the proposal. We can
easily get the support of Marion, Clack
amas, Clatsop and some other counties,
which will give us the balance of the
vote. At the same time we will present
only a fair proposition.
' "By' the failure of the legislature to
act at the session Just closed, Multno
mah has been doprived of a fair repre
sentation In the session two years from
now. If we wait until this session be
fore attempting to get a reapportion
ment, we will undoubtedly receive the
same sort of treatment aocorded last
week. The only safe means is to have
the people vote upon It and four years
from now we will receive a square
deal. . ..
On reason that there was no action
on the reapportionment bill in the sen
ate waa because 18 senators had signed
an agreement to leave the present sit
uation untouched. In the house there
was no written agreement, but there
was a thorough understanding.
ECANDI
With the creation by the legislature
of an additional Judgeship in the cir
cuit court, several local attorneys have
become candidates for the place. Gov
crnor West will have a long and sub
stantial list from which to choose a
man. Unusual Interest Is also being
taken by members of. the loca bar In
regard to the appointment. Uosslp eon
ters largely -around the names of eight
attorneys.
Friends of Attorney John Van Zante,
former municipal court judge, have
urged him to entor the race, and a pe
tition is out for sliniers In his behalf.
Attorney Thomas O'Day has been Im
portuned to seek the place. Attorney
O'Day occupied a bench ' in the elreult
court one time. Attorney Samuel White
hss 6een drsftwn Into the race, and while
he says he Is not directly or indirectly
working very hard for the place, would
consider it a high honor to be named
by Governor West.
Attbrney Bert Haney, chairman of
the Democratic Stat central commit
tee, is another who is prominently men
tioned. Many of his close friends have
urged him to try for the place and
offered support, but he has not com
mitted himself on the matter. The
name of Attorney R. S. 3. McAllister Is
also mentioned. - The name-ofiRlchard
Montague 1s on the list, as well as
those of Attorneys Thomas Q. Green
and E. il. Dufur.
All intercut is not on the circuit 'court
Judgeship, for thpre la a Jifatlcs of the
peace to be named.
The legislature turned down the bill
for the reorganization of this court,
but allowed one additional Justice.
TRANSPORT FOR CHINA'S
STARVING NOT YET FULL
Money subscriptions for the starving
In China are coming In quite liberally
to the Portland chamber of commerce.
One business man brought In $10 this
mooning. Others have subscribed larger
sums. Reports from the Flowery King
dom Indicate that conditions in the in
terior are extremely bad and that even
the most liberal assistance will fall to
save thousands from death.
A government transport Is. soon to
leave Seattle for China direct with sup
plies donated in the Pacific northwest
Donations are carried free to Seattle by
the railroads, and It Is hoped to get
enough food stuffs to fill the capacity of
the transport, which la about 3000. tons.
THREE WOMEN SEEKING
DECREES OF DIVORCE
Three women filed suits In the' cir
cuit court this morning for divorce.
In each case cruel . and Inhuman
treatment la charged. Harriet, V, How
ard says her husband, William D. How
ard, forced her to work in Spokane as
a bookkeeper to support the family.
Bhe also says lie threatened to kill her
and made life burdensome. They were
married at Moscow, Idaho, In 1909. -
Lydla K. Case complains about her
husband choking her She says he did
this frequently, and such treatment has
rendered her a physical wreck.. They
were marreld In Kansas In 1900. It Is
stated in the complaint that they Jointly
own property valued at 25,000.
Edith Bodmer charges Walter Bodmer
with being an habitual drunkard. They
were married at Vancouver, Wash., In
1907, and separated In September, 1910.
, Primary Bill Vetoed. -' , '
Dea Moines, Iowa,' Feb. 21. Governor
B. F. Carroll appeared personally be
fore the state assembly today and read
bis veto of the Oregon primary bill,
which the Democrats and progressive
Republicans had passed,. .The governor
said he feared the law might result In
Democrats controlling the state at the
next election.'
In explaining his reason for vetoing:
the bill, Governor Carroll said the
adoption of the Oregon primary law
fp6 "IMted'StaTes'-conKtHutlon without
dua process of law. He also contended
that It would tend to cheapen the con
stitution and lessen popular respect for
It. ..( fCSS-. I.. . , .v.i,, v. i.,..V,-.- .,V.,V.. .
MANY AR
DATES
m
UDGESHIP
COUNTYTfiEU
IN LOCAL OPTION
First Class Cities Excepted
Road Act Indorsed by the
House at Olympia. '
I
(Unit Press leased Wire.) . ;
Olympia. Wash., Feb, -The com
pensation act, which- was crowded off
the calendar yesterday by the Influx
of over 100 new blifa. and by a pro
longed discussion on a state road bill,
was taken up this morning In tha hous
Tor amendment. Representative Teats
in the house succeeded In having It aoaoe
a Hpeclal order.
Though vigorously fought by the rep
resentatives of some of . the "cow" ooua
tles. the house voted yesterday to con
tinue the state aid road law In Its main
aspects. Hugh Todd ana rrancis uar-
recht urged that counties be made the
Sole mages or ineir neeu yi mibub, i"
soleluffKeaorthetr
were defeated, 71 to 10. . ' ' f
The senate passed the local option
law, which bore the algnatures or a
members. There waa but little excite
merit engendered during' Us discussion,
though Senator Ruth warned the sen
ators that the people would override thla
action In the near future.
"The senator from Thurston anouia
vote for- the Initiative and referendum
then, so aa to give them the chance,"
suggested Senator Falconer. But RUth
refused to commit himseir on tnai ques
tion. The bill DrovldeS that counties shall
be the unit in liquor option elections,
except that cities of the first class may
vote as a unit by themselves.
The amended state aid road bill, while
not rejnovlng Highway Commissioner
Bowlby from office, curtails his powers
and provides a mill levy for road pur
poses, which fund will be turned over
proportionately to the county -commis
sioners to spend on the roads they think
will be most beneficial to their section.
The county engineers are to do the en
gineering work 'under the supervision of
the. state highway department
The senate has stamped with its ap
proval the bill to create the county of
Pend d'Orellle, out of the east half of
Stephens county,
George Turner, formerly United States
.senator, -will appear before the supreme
court this afternoon on behalf of those
citizens of Spokane who are protesting
against the commission xorm of govern
ment as proposed for that city. The
senate legalised the commission by a
recent action, but there Is a strong pro
test against it by many taxpayers.
Fl
IRE
Furniture for the new courtroom In
the Federal building has arrived, some
thing more than a year after It was
ordered, and Is being ' Installed today.
The room will be Jn readiness for use
within a few days and many such casea
as now are heard In the chambers of
the United vStatea Judaea v will In the
future' be heard, in the new courtroom.
It is not. Intended' for Jury trials, but
for equity, and admiralty suits and for
special hearings. ...
The furniture Is, with the exception
of one table, pew and handsome quarter
LDERAL courtroom
URN
NSTALLED
sawed oak and. includes two longlmcr shipmates of the deceased on the
benches, a heavy, carved ratling, Judge's'
platform and desks, and large arm
chairs for the attornevs. The attor
neys' table is a relic of early days in
Astoria, having been shipped from the
city by the sea to Portland upon In
structions from Washington. The floor
Is being covered with heavy Wilton car
pet and the room, It Is expected, will
shine in comparison with the larger
room downstairs,
The room being converted for court
uses was formerly the grand Jury quar
ters on the top floor of the Federal
building. It will still be used by-tha
grand Jury during the sessions. of ha.t
body, but at other tlmee will greatly
expedite the work of the district ana
circuit courts, as It will allow Judges
Wolverton and Bean to hear cases si
multaneously. At the time the custom house
was built some large and handsome
courtrooms were planned ln.lt, but
Judge Bollinger refused to hold court
there and the moms were divided into
offices. The single courtroom in the
Federal building has long been insuffi
cient for the business of the United
States courts for thin district
PENDLETON GETS NEW
$75,000 HIGH SCHOOL
(Sredil Dlapatrh to The JoarniLl
Pendleton, Or., Feb. 21 Architect C.
E. Troutman, formerly of this city but
now of .Aberdeen, Wash., was last night
selected by the local -school board to
build a new $75,000 high school in Pen
dleton in competition with seven other
architects, all of whom had submitted
their plans.
' Troutman's - plans were pronounced
the most modern, and Inasmuch as he
constructed all of the other publlo
schools in em's city, h was selected
unanimously. ' .
A new high school building Is badly
needed here and at the next city election
taxpayers will be, asked to vote bonds
for that purpose. If . this Is done, the
tearing down of the old building' and
the construction of the "new will begin
as soon as the present term 1s closed...
CORRECTING MISTAKE IN
WATER 4 ASSESSMENTS
City Auditor A. I.. Barbur announced
this morning that his office force had
made a mistake In assessing the cost of
a water ' main on Mississippi avenue,
between Prescott and Russell streets.
Through the error,, property "owners on
the street between the -north side of
Russell street and the south 'side of
Stanton street were assessed. Notices
of the mistake are being sent.out to
the property owners living on these
three blocks,. .j. ::.:
' ' "I tried all kinds of blood remedies
which failed to do me any good, but I
have found the right thing at last.. My
face was full of pimples and black-heads.
After taking Cascarets they all left. I am
continuing the use of them and recom
mending them to my friends. I feel fine
when I : rise in the morning. Hope to
have a chance to recommend Cascarets."
Pleanant, Palatable, Potent. Taste Oood.
Do Uooa. Never blcken.Weaken or Unpe,
10c, 2Sc, 50c Never kohl in balk. The genu
ine tablet stampede C C, SUuaraateed to'
curs or Your moasr back. . tit
us
DEEPEST. DARKEST, j PHOII
DENSHSTMYSTERY
That's It The 'Press' Club
Jinks; All Will Be Revealefl
Tomorrow. '
Portland's deepest and darkest and
most Incomprehensible mystery' will be
uncloaked tomorrow night when the en
tertainment committee In charge of ths
Portland Press club's house . warming
will unbottle what it has In etpra for
the clamoring- pubc; Not even the
most ubiquitous charter members, who
think, they own everything In the club.
Including the V unnamed V and bashful
Chinaman', can pry loose information, ,:
Tomorrow night's "Jinks" will be1 the
formal opening of the club's new quar
ters on the second floor of the B. P. O.
E. building. Seventh and Stark streets.
nJeMtabllsbment rate
ioa a-......
tSDUOU tv WLm til am, f j uuiiUDjyVVUIiV aavisai'
nent cltlsena and oldest Inhabitants.
Mirth, mualo andat any rate,' there
will be all of the accompaniments of a
"tag" affair. .
Vaudeville skits, brought to the elub
from different theatres, will keep things
whirling in tttt inks ? room.S Two
pianos, placed far enough apart to be
comfortable for the tempermental, will
be well murdered. "Bill" Souls ana his
flute will, resound. An orchestra will
be on tap, and a trio will sing. These
facts are given out for publication, but
the best part of the show, according to
the committeemen, will be a aeries of
surprises. . : ,; . ,.. -i: -
Incidentally the club," In opening Its
new quarters, will commemorate the
anniversary of the ' birth of George
Washington. .
- The Press club was organised about
six months, ago. Several newspaper
men got together over a dinner and de
cided to form a club. ? They did.. ;Tb
organisation prospered Quarters were
secured In the Merchants' Trust build
ing. As the membership 'increased,
these Quarters proved too smalL A
month or so ago the club moved into
its new Quarters, which, it is said, are
as comfortable, unique and aa originally
arranged aa any club quarters In the
city.
FUNERALS OF VICTIMS
OF, STORMS. ARE JIELD
Astoria. Or., Feb. ll.--The body of
another victim of the Oshkosh disaster
was washed ashore on Clatsop beach
Monday afternoon and was brought to
this city last night It has been Identi
fied as that of Charles Larsen, one of
the three sailors. The others were Au
gust Ramzelger and Qus Chilberg, and
their bodies were brought to this city
Saturday night The other victims miss
ing are Captain Thomas jLatham .and
Albert Davis, cook.
The funeral of William R. Deane,
chief engineer .and part owner of the
Oshkosh, was held from the Presby
terian church In this city today, and
was largely attended by friends of the
deceased from this city and surrounding
towns. Mr. Deane 'was well known and
highly respected: ' '
The funeral of Alexander Brown, who
wrs lost overboard from the revenua
cutter Manning over two months ago,
and whose body was .washed ashore at
NorthBeach, Wash., last Thursday and
brought here. Saturday, was held from
the chapel of the undertakers this
afternoon. A large number of the for-
Manning came down rrom rortiana to
be present at the funeral.
TAKER OF RAYMONDS "
WEDDING GIFTS CAUGHT
C. A. Faulk, billiard room manager
et the Commercial club, who was ar
rested yesterday afternoon by Detec
tives Carpenter and Prloe for the theft
of a number of wedding presents owned
by R. W. Raymond, was this morning
fined I0fr and sentenced, to 80 days In
Jail by Judge Taswell, but on the plea
of Mr.r Raymond,, who. refused to' sign
a larceny complaint, sentence was sus
pended. Faulk was suspected by the detec
tives as soon as the report of the theft
was made and after long questioning
admitted he had taken some of the
things and had given them to Minnie
Sadewasser, a waitress at the Royal
restaurant. - On the refusal of Mr. Ray
mond to make a larceny complaint the
detectives charged Faulk with vag
rancy, on which charge he was sen
tenced, on pleading guilty. Mr. Ray
mond is manager of the promotion de
partment ottta-PoctlandConunarclal
Club. . : : . ,
OREGON CITY REQUESTS
15 CENT CARFARE RATE
Residents of Oregon City have asked
for 16 cent fare on the" O. W. P,
line to Portland, The question will be
heard before the state railroad commis
sion at Oregon City tomorrow. The
Portland Railway, Light & Power com
pany will present evidence In support
of the existing rate, wbloh Is 15 cents,
excepting when commutation tickets ars
bought' These give a 15 cent rats.
FIRST BIG CASE IN ,
COURT OF COMMERCE
Washington, Feb. 21. The new court
of commerce received Its first big case
today when western railroads appealed
from the decision of the Interstate com
merce oommlslon, declaring that switch
lng charges exacted at ' San Francisco
and Los . Angeles : were unreasonable,
Pendinr a decision the commission post
poned to May 1 the reductions ordered.
Too Much Water on .
, the Hair a Mistake
; (Fr6m Toilettes of Today, Paris) ' f
"If your hair is becoming dry and
brittle,- breaklng-off and losing color,
follow the lead of the many who havs
taken up - tha : new method of dry
shampooing," said Clarlbel Montagus
In her lecture on "Beauty" at the The
atre Monet Thursday. 'It has been
proven that too frequent wetting; the
hair Is a mistake.- '
"Even those who ; were' devoted s to
shampooing with eggs now use tnerox
and orris root,and they declare that
this dry shampoo makes the hair as
bright and .fluffy as ever -did eggs.
"To make the dry shampoo mix
four ounces of powdered orris .root
with four ounces of therox. Sprinkle
a tablespoonful of the mixture on 'the
head and brush it' well through the
w-i-twle--a-welr
if th hair is thin and scanty and you
will soon notice a new growth of hair.
Nothing makes tha hair so beautifully
fine and lustrous as this dry sham-
E liJTERESTS1 '
STILL DHEK
Easy to Merge V. Without a
Merger, and No Law to ;
Prevent, Magnates Say.
(Unites! PreM Leased Wirt.)
New, York, Fab. 31. The proposition
to combine ths Bell and independent
telephone : Interests - has ; not been
dropped. It was learned. today that a
"gentlemen a agreement - will-be. made
and-that rate cutting and "unnecessary
competition" will be abolished,.: Repre
sentatives v of the independent and, the
Bell interests Conferred today In the of
fice of J. P. "Morgan. Such a combina
tion would not be in violation of the
Sherman law. It 1 said." It Is believed
the proposed schema would mean the di
vision of territory and Business and the
tions in various communities.
-'H' A.-X: W.: W. on to Fresno. ; ;
' ' (Baited Press teased Wlrs. -
Montaarue. Cat. Feb. 11. Nint-r In
dustrial Workers of the World ars
marohnig toward Fresno today, after a
day's rest here. . They left for Weed, a
lumbar town 18 miles south, deolarlng
they would augment their ranks there.
X squad of railroad police la following
them, on a train. . ..; , ' : - j:v;: .v.-" .
to cue DIAZ
Set Up Government In Lower
California and Thence Take
All of Mexico.
(United Prew Leiied W!r.
Calexlco, Cal., Feb. -.-tl. Notwlth-
standlngjhewspaper report
rumors that General Madnro is active In
the vicinity of Juarez, . the belief waa
prevalent here today that the leader of
the Mexican revolution is headed toward
Mexican, the provisional capital "of
Lower - California. Captain Babcock,
commanding the United States troops
at Calexlco, said that he had received
positive Information that General Ma
de ro would arrive here In a few days.
It Is believed here that the plan of the
rebel leader is to ooncentrate the revo
lutionary strength in Lower California
and to establish an Independent govern
ment there, afterward extending their
campaign to the Mexican mainland.
Calexlco, Cal., Feb, 21. As a prelim
inary move to an advance on Ensehada,
the capital of , Lower California, rebel
troops under General Ley va and General
Berthold today occupied Picaehos pass,
a narrow-defile dlrectely south of here.
A psrty.of 40Jnsurrectos took the pass,
meeting wltn no opposition from federal
outposts who were reported In the vi
cinity. The movement of tht full rebel
army toward Ensenada will start prob
ably tomorrow, according to General
Leyva.
San Diego, Cel.. Feb. II. In the last
few days th Mexican federals at Tla
Juana have thrown up- breastworks
around the old bull ring and are pre
pared to make resistance there If the
Insurgents appear. A detachment is be
lieved to be on the way from Calexlco,
evidently bound for Ensenada.
All last night two cruisers, anchored
near the boundary line Off Tla Juana,
played searchlights on the American
Bide near the Mexican line, lighting up
the whole country. The evident pur
pose was to reveal the approach of any
troops or -tne insurgent forces. The
searchlights did not tend to quiet the
nerves of Americans near the line, who
have been anxious for weeks ss a re
sult of the fighting near by.
(United Ptms Leas Wlr.l
Washington, Feb. II. The house com
mittee on postofflces and post roads this
afternoon favorably reported- the Oallln-
ger ship subsidy bill China," Japan and
the Philippines were stricken from, the
provisions of ths bill in committee.
MAY HAVE 2 GANGS
. OF BOX CAR THIEVES
- (Special DUpatcb ta Ibe Jooroal.)
Pndletonk O Feb. II, Sheriff T. D.
Taylor and Special Agent E. B. Wood
Of the Oregon-Washington, company be
lieve they have placed a damper on ths
activities of box oar robbers In this sec
tion of the state, for they - have suc
ceeded in running two gangs to earth
within a few hours after they had com
mitted their depredations. Some time
ago Detective Wood captured, three men
at Huntington who were engaged in
peddling goods they-had stolen from a
box car several days before at Umatilla,
and Saturday, with the assistance of
SherlfMCaylcwaniLWalluIt officers,
landed three Other men implicated in a
second box car robbery at the same
place.' The Greek foreman of the coal
chute gang in the Umatilla railroad
yards was found In possession of near
ly 600 worth of shoes-and dry goods,
Which ha confessed he had purchased
from two men at a very- small sum.
These other two men were located at
Wallulua and taken into custody. All
three of these men, as well as the first
three captured, are now awaiting the ac
tion of the grand Jury now in session. -
personal:
-
' Mr. and Mrs. G. K.- Wentworth of
Chicago have arrived in - Portland and
are staying at the Seward , hotel. Mr.
Wentworth- Is president of the Lumber
mens National bank, of the Portland
Lumber company and other important
enterprise's here.' " " 1-1
I C, Van Suhalck, manager of the
San Francisco of flee '-of the Mergen
thaler Linotype company', . and Burt E.
White and L, W, Take of that company
nr at tha Mnfal PnrflnnA. -i ,' .
j - r. - dMrsrW(TnTrTruri gKte;"'a.
bride and groom t Pomeroy, Wash., are
kt the Hotel Portland. 1 - . ,
I -1; Wright manager of the city
waterworks at Mlm-ojila, Mont; is at
th Seward.'
SHORN
AD
AMENDED
tWILL REORGANIZE
PACIFIC IB
BRAHCH IN STATE
Comrriitteejof Seven Will Be
Addressed by Judge Ronald
s March 3; What British Co
- - lumbia 1$ Achieving.
To reinaugurate the Paclflo Highway
movement In western Oregon, a meet
ing of the committee of seven in charrr'
of itha plan has been' called , for Fri-i
aay, March 8, by the chairman, Phil 8
Bates. Judr I T Rnnilil nf Batf1
president of the Paclflo Highway sso4
Portland to address tha. meeting, t While
the Paclflo -Highway movement lr,
Washington, British Columbia and Calif
fornla is so well advanced that aotuat
building of portions of the great thor
otrghfar have been oommenoed, - tht
work la Oregon-baa lagged, due largely
to the general good roads campaigr
under the leadership of tha state's most
Influential good roads enthusiasts. Now
it Is proposed, that those who hava di
rect interest Jn the Paclflo Highway's
construction from ths northern :t
scnithern boundaries of the ataUt
through the Willamette valley sha'
organise the Oregon branch of the Pa-f
elf to Highway association to promott
ths building of ths road, ' I
One of tha links In tho Paclflo high
way plan is tha Interstate bridge whlcl';
It Is prpposed shalLlpanthe Columbltr
river at Vancouver: That this brtdg
nas not -oean nuut long ago tnrougi
Portland Influence, because of the great
trade area that would be opened, to th.
city, has become a subject of commen
and wonder . on tha part of visitors. A
E. Todd, leader in roadjmaking activlW
in British Columbia, says In reoeni
letter: - , - .(.
'Am pleased to note that Senator A
B. Eastham vof Washington Is urging
Joint action. of Oregoti and washlngtoj
to build a wagon bridge .'over the. Co
lumbia and hope It will bring results
In my opinion, this is a very mud
needed link In tha .Pacific highway
chain between Portland and - southeri
Wasblhft6"n7: Candidly, 1 felt" dlsar
pointed vn my trip through Oregon an
Washington, last summer that the pen
pie of these two states do not take in
such , matters' as thla bridge,' and goo
roads ,more Vigorously, and I canno
understand it They are-progreselv.
enough in every other way.. Here It
British Columbia we -are a newer an
later developed country and our tote
population today is probably not ovp
400.000, yet we are putting 14,000.00
a year or over out of revenue' in I
roads, and in addition, I believe1 thn
we have proportionately more and bet
ter bridges, chief or which, or course. I
the big bridge over the Fraser river a
New Westminster, "which I think'irt slz
and coat will compare closely with you
suggested bridge over the Columbia."
British Columbia also realises tin'
frrat profit from tourists that , won hi
result from th Paclflo highway. ? tl
writes: The government ;.Of, B;rltlsl
Columbia t is a Teal- noainess ona'-ani
they are after the tourist trade to mak
money, or rather more money, for Brit
lsh Columbia has now a surplus of sev
eral millions in the bank, and, lo -addi
Uon, the government is now.annuall;
spending , something over 14,000,000 i
year In good roads. and bridges.";
BRILLIANT AUTHOR IN
DOPE FIEND CLAS
- lUaitfld Pres Ixssd Wire.
t New York. Fen. 21. Morton Elflne J
sen, whose articles on the underworld
were printed by th column-a f aw yean,,
ago, is today In Jefferson Markvf
prison awaiting the action of the gran''
Jury on a charge of stealing. books. Th
police say that xmingsan's oncsbrlllianl
mind has been dulled by the continue.?
use of opium, and that his final failure
of late as a. literary man caused him ti
turn his knowledge of good books t
account by becoming a book thief. ft
Sllingsen Is charged with steal in i
several rare volumes irom jumsi ure?
sel North. J Included among tha nnmbe
were Las Casas' 'Tears of the Indians.
Goldsmith's "Essays" (first edition) am
Walter Savage Lander's "Guy's Poi
ridg Pot" ' - r-. :-. : " :
SPINAL MENINGITIS .
rxrlS PINCUS' AFFLICTION
- - . I i m i i - ' - t
Harry Plncus, a member of the flrtJ
of Isaac Plncus A Sons, hop dealer
with headquarters In Tacoma, is seriour
ly ill at St Vincent's hospital His an
fllctlon Is spinal meningitis. The flnJ
has a branch office here, of which h
has bAn manager.
With My Back."
-r Backache resulting, from weak
kidneys, bad cold or other Cause,
usually renders the sufferer unfit
for wort and often results in per
manent disability. ;
V.'I suffered for years with rxiy!'
back, or kidney trouble, ; and hav
tried a number of remedies from1
diff erent physicians; More than a
year go, one of our local druggists'
induced me to try lJLjIl X.
Dr. Miles' Antl-Pcln Pills
nd after; using them some: three
months I found A decided improve-1
ment in my kidneys,' and ! am ;glad
to say that I hope soon to be fully
Irestored to health.", J.'P. Allen,
Ex-Judge City Court, Glasgow, Ky.
As long as pain is present ;n any
part of the body ; rest impossible
and the system becoming weakeneaT
1s exposed to any form of disease ta
which the sufferer may be inclined.
Dr. Miles AnfnPain Pills I
by steadying the hn'uted ' nerve
centers, make refreshing .sleep pos-i
oiutv, i.ubicM cuiuuuj; inc way jo
recover lost strength. . As aremedy
for pain of any description Dr.
Miles' , Anti-Pain Pills are urisur-
' passed.'
"old by" all druggists tindsr a auar-
ante assuring the return of thsv price
f the first box If no benefit results.
MILES MEDICAL CO., "Elkhart, "
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