THE OREGON SUNDAY 'JOURNAL, PORTLAND. 'SUNDAY MORNING,. FEBRUARY, 11, 1912.
PROPOSED ROAD
MS HOT
Attorney. General Would ' Add
: Ao Bills; Provisions" for Co
: operative ; Work and Regu-
lation of Salary .Expense. -
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(bUn Bureea of TJie Journal.) ' '
, Salem, Or.,, Feb., 10. Attorney Gener
, al Crawford today it sued a statement of
suggestions he baa to offer' as an lm-
,v provement to the' proposed, highway
laws,;; He gave, thUr put as result of
, Tritjolam ; which i followed tho - recent
statement he made in opposition to the
McSway blllsv being advocated by Gov,
. ; ernor West and others interested in road
t development for the state. Hi state
ment is as follows: ;. 't:','i.l ,
"First In the act creating- the state
highway commission, it is respectfully
suggested that It be changed to provide
( that the governor, aeoretary of state and
state treasurer constitute the com ml s-
, ston. This will avoid ha one man pow
er proposition and save many thousands
of dollars of the fund for road purposes,'
which would otherwise go for salaries,
etc., or the same must be raised cy add.
ing the' necessary amount to the year
ly tax budget. These men are already
'drawing pay from the state.,.
' BUte -engineer la Charge.
. "Second Have it provided that the
engineering work and general supervis
ion be done by the state engineer. He
ia also under salary rrom the taxpayers,
,Ms eleoted by the people and they have
s , right to his services.
inira Bmtna'ine act, ao Ihat the
money raised onbonds will remain In
( the state treasury until needed to pay
v. lor roads, and hare the treasurer give
. sufficient security for its safe-keeping.
g , "Fourth Provide that any interest
v received on the money between the time
the bonds are sold and the money paid
out for roads,1 shall belong to the state.
So War to Expend Money.
4 "Fifth Section 5 of the act, oreatlng
. the fund, provides that one-fourth of
all available funds each year shall on
mom
AVERS CRAVFORD
, me nrsi aay or june 'He and the same
is hereby apportioned among the sev.
. eral counties of the state of Oregon ac
cording to area of each county in square
miles,' this, by the act. Is apportioned
. to the counties and during the 10 years
Will amount, to over 16,000,000. The
proposed law provide no way for its
disbursement, do not even require it to
be expended on highway. We see no
reason why this money should not b
expended In the construction of roads
, and under the supervision of the board
and Btate enflr1nr. wnrlrtn 1w u-
authorities ofrfhe several counties, and
, auggeat the bill be amended to so pro
vide. Cooperation Desired.
"Sixth Provide for the cooperation
with the state engineer, of the. county
surveyors of the several counties for
the laying out and establishing grades,
etc. They are usually competent men
elected by the people and under, obliga
' tlon to the electorate of their respective
" counties, . . ..
"Seventh It Is admitted hv the, nn.
ties who act as sponsors for the bills,,
that as they now read, the respective
counties can draw the same amount
rrom the state rund that the county
has expended upon highways and that
no provision exists for the expenditure
of the moneys so drawn, in road build
in but that It nnuM ha ratalo K
the counties to reimburse themselves,
as pointed out. in our recent communl
cation, and they suggest that the legis
, lature can correct this omissloln. Is it
not a much wiser course to provide In
the present bills for the faithful, In
telligent application of the money to
the purpose for which it is raised? We
suggest that the measures bo amended
to so provide."
SETTLERS MUST Bfc
ATTRACTED TO LANDS
OF OREGON DIRECT
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prlation not be spent until he said so.
O. C. Chapman was appointed immigra-
1 tlon agent, because he is secretary of
the Oregon. Development league. He
gave his pledge that he would not take
the initiative in asking the release of
the appropriation. '
;, The governor said that Mr. Chapman
had not violated his pledge, and had not
taken the Initiative In seeking for the
ue of the $26,000 in advertising Oregon.
Of the $25,000, the act provides that
16000 shall be given Oregon Agrtaultural
College for compilation of state statis
tics The remaining 120,000 la to be
. used In publication of an official Ore
gon book, similar to the publications of
Washington and Idaho. Governor Weat
aid yesterday evening: ; V (
"While in the east on the tour of the
Governors' Special, I became convinced
that with the opening of the Panama
canal a great flood of Immigration would
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MRS. E. B. M'LEAN WEARING THE HOPE DIAMOND ; ;
Mrs. Edward Bea'. McLean of Washington and the famous Hope diam
ond. The arrow points to the diamond In Mrs. McLean's hair.
Mrs. McLean wore the diamond for the first tima at a reception
she gave at her magnificent Washington home in honor of Ambas
sador of Russia and Mme. Bakmetleff; This picture was vom&
especially for the International News Service.
come to the Pacific coast via the canal.
Mast Be Beady.
"This conviction was Increased by the
statement tf an official of the Ham
burg American line, who said that Im
mediately upon the completion of tne
Panama canal the steamship service of
the company would be immediately ex.
tended, to Pacific coast ports.
"I belfeve that Oregon must Bow get
ready to handle this immigration in
a way beneficial to the interests of the
state.
"We don't want any more people in
Portland. We want them on the farms
"We want the mean of choosing the
kind of settlers that will come here.
We want to effectively discourage the
undesirables, those who would stay in the
the city or would not make citizens,
I. believe, thep, that Oregon Bhould be
represented in the countries of northern
iiMonw and Great Britain who would
be able to encourage families and col
onies of agricultural people to come
here.
Good Boads Heeded.
"We want a system that will get these
people on the land without stopping in
the city. . Such a system will need.
think, to include some sort of an ar
rangement for taking up the large hold
ings out in the state.
"After the people are on the land,
we should have representatives of the
agricultural college to show them how
to raise crops. Then we must have a
system of road building that will make
It easy td et from the farm to the
market.
"We need to seriously consider the
best solution for our growing immigra
tlon problem."
Governor West asked Mr. Chapman
yesterday to submit as soon as possi
ble a plan for using the whole of part
of the Immigration fund in a way that
will meet the necessity.
The output of . gold and ailver from
the mines of Washington exceeded $1,'
000,000 in value for the first time last
year.
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PANAMA ROAD NOT
TO INCREASE RATE,
GOVERNMENT PLAN
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gram to Mr. Teal stating that while
there will be no Increase In the rates,
the volume of commercial freight must
be reduced. The telegram follows:
"Washington, D. C, Feb. 10. Joseph
N. Teal, Chamber of Commerce, Fort
land. Or. After a full hearing of all par
ties with respect to the proposed raising
of Panama railroad rates, I have oome
to -the conclusion that the volume of
commercial traffic which Is now carried
over the Panama railroad must be very
materially cut down so aa not to Inter
fere with Colonel Goethals' work of con
struction. On February 1 the present
double track railroad of the company
must be abandoned owing to the prog
ress of the conatruction work In the
Gatum lake section, and thereafter all
of the traffic, both that InvolredIn con
struction and the ordinary, commercial
traffic, must be carried over the new
single track railroad.
Cut One-Tnlrd.
This means that the capactly of the
railroad will be cut down at loast one
third. During the past year the volume
of commercial freight over the railroad
has doubled, and this constantly in
creasing volume has very much inter
fered with the work of constructing the
canal. It is therefore apparent that the
operation of this commercial route via
the Panama canal la now interfering
with, and unless checked, will still more
Interfere with " and delay the comple
tion of the canal. Under these circum
stances I have no hesitation in deciding
that the rights of present commerce,
both coastwise and foreign; must yield
to the rights of civilisation.
"On the other hand, I find after a
full bearing, that the proposed Increase
of rates will not effectively check this
increasing volume of commercial bus!
ness. Even at the proposed rates, all
of the freight accommodations of the
company's steamships have been booked
for a month ahead. It Is therefore evi
dent that other steps must be taken.
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"Furthermore, it haa been urged be
fore me' that to increase the present
rates might lead to the raising of rates
over ' the transcontinental railroads
which operate in competition with the
present Panama route. - This would be
highly undesirable.
I alao find that while the steamers
of the Panama Railroad company have
been operated at a loss during this year,
the company as a whole is still making
a fair profit on this commercial busi
ness. ...
"Under all the circumstances It seems
best to me that the freight rates should
remain the same for the present, but
I have directed the officers of the com
pany to materially cut down thje vol
ume of commercial freight which they
aooept for shipment at the terminals of
the company to such an extent aa will
insure In the future that the work of
Colonel Goethals ou the canal shall not
be interfered with.
"I am aware that this will necessarily
cause inconvenience to shippers who
have become accustomed to using; this
line, it is, however, a temporary lncon-
venlence, which is made necetsary by
this great national work Of completing
me ranama canai. i reel sure that they.
with ail the rest ot us, will bear cheer
fully this temporary inconvenience as
their sacrifice toward the' completion of
this great work. -y.V .,,V
i "STIMSON, Secretary of War."
"The question arose because it was
impossible to secure space for west-
bound cargo," explained Mr. Teal lust
night, "and now it appears .that it will
be still more difficult to secure .the
space demanded by the ateadily increas
ing traffic over the Panama route.
J:Ms Make' .Best of It, t
Inability to have the freight moved
promptly across the Isthmus will have
ts effect upon tne steamship service
eompany'whloh operate out of this and
other Pacific coast ports. : ;( '.
"But I feel that we will have, to ac
cept th situation, and make' the hem f
it. But if this is the situation at pres
ent the Importance of an early comple
tion of the canal and H effect upon
commerce . can readily be understood. '
"Interest In the toll question Is .in
oreaslng dally and In every section of
the country; I receive letters from net
only coast porta but from interior points,
even aa far inland as Fort. Wayne, Ind.,
and Cincinnati, Ohio, supporting the free
toll proposition strongly.!, Tho people of
the interior are beginning to realise tnat
theic sections are directly . interested) In
the canal. -..? -.?(! f'fv'-" J
"There la going to be a large conven
tion of the Navy league at Washington,
D. C, February 12, 23 and a 4, ana i am
in receipt of the Information that Cin
cinnati and other Interior point are to
be well represented wt thin convention
Where, the toll question will be one of
the most Important td come up for con
sideration." f.n.'!s. "".,;.-: ;..$
ROOSEVELT, GIVEN V -ORGANIZATION
TO
BOOM CANDIDACY
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states. Twenty other well known sym
pathizer with the "Roosevelt movement
were admitted to the deliberations.
The conference of , governors drew up
a" letter which., was sent' to Colonel
Roosevelt urging him to make a publlo
declaration of his attitude on the ques
tion of his nomination In view of the
meeting "at which a . voluntary and
spontaneous demand , for hie candidacy
was made in behalf of the Republican
voters of SO states." The text of this
letter was kept secret by the governors
and was rsot known even to other mem
bers of the conference.
Clearest Declaration.
Resolutions placing Roosevelt before
the party as a candidate, although with
out his expressed consent, declare:
"That the nation Is In need of a fixed
and firm policy and the people believe
that Theodore Roosevelt represents
such a policy; and we are also convinced
that he la the one man who can at this
time surely unite all elements of the
party and attract a large body of inde
pendent voters.
"Recognising that the voicing of pub
llo sentiment is the only way in which
success can be assured, we favor the
selection of delegates by such popular
methods as wll) guarantee a full and
free expression of publlo opinion in the
national Republican ooriVention.
Would Tnlte rorces.
"To this end we favor an expression
of the people's choice for president by
direct, vote for candidates in each state,
and we appeal to all the voters of the
country who believe that the nomination
and election of Theodore Roosevelt
gives assurance of uninterrupted pros
perity to both, labor and capital to units
With ua In an earneat effort to effect
his nomination.
"And we protest against the use of on
ganlsed political machinery based on
patronage, to deprive the people of any
voice as to their real choice."
These resolutions and an address to
the people drafted by the governora were
unanimously adopted.
Address to People.
This address declarea that momentous
political questions are pressing for so
lution; that the country Is seeking Jus
tice between man and man; that It
wants equality of opportunity safeguard
ed hy adequate law.
"In Roosevelt," it says, "the principle
haa the man and the cause a leader. It
is our opinion that this is the sentl-
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' Freewater, Or., Feb. 10. The new
echoolhouee built at Vincent, In the
Hudson Bay country, seven miles west
ot Freewater,' at a cost of 117,000, is
ment of a majority of the people of the
United States." .
The address declares that Roosevelt
will not refuse to heed the call of the
people because It will be a duty he owes
his country and that "It Is our firm
conviction that If nominated his elec
tion la assured." All who desire "pros
perity with progress" are urged to Join
in the demanl for his nomination and
election,
- This declaration Is signed by Govern
ors Aldrich of Nebraska, Bnsb of New
Hampshire, Osborn of Michigan, Glass
cock of West Virginia,' 8tubbs of Kan
sas, Hadley of Missouri and Carey of
Wyoming. Vesaey of South Dakota left
before the declaration was adopted, but
his associates said it had his approval,
Permanent Organisation.
The Roosevelt organisation perfected
makes the officers of the voluntary
Roosevelt national committee permanent
officers of the national committee and
provides that additional members bo
appointed for all states not yet repre
sented. The appointment of executive,
finance and publicity committees are
provided for. The executive committee
is directed to extend the organisation
throughout the country to the end that
the sentiment for the reelection of
Roosevelt may take concrete form in
the election of delegates to the Republi
can national committee.
The conference waa opened with a
aeries of short addresses in which dele
gates made reports aa to the "senti
ment" in their states. Among the speak
ers were prominent editors in middle
western cities and two state Republican
chairmen, Frank D. Knox of Michigan
and Walter F. Brown of Ohio.
Safe Party Leader.
Alexander H. Revell, chairman of
the national Roosevelt committee,
opened the conference with an address,
in which he reviewed the strenuous
career of Colonel Roosevelt and pointed
out what be considered to be the criti
cal situation through which the "former
president alone can lead the party suc
cessfully." Tonight eaoh of the governors and
many other delegates gave out state
ments regarding the political situation
in their states. The Roosevelt boomers
were enthusiastic over the work accom
plished by the conference. Many of the
delegates expressed themselves tonight
aa confidently expecting a public state
ment from Colonel Roosevelt as to his
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provided with & heating; plant and has
a pressure water system. The school ts
doing fine work, with Principal Kllgour,
assisted by Miss Garrison, Miss PhlUlppl
and Miss Sherman.
position In the campaign within the
next few days. The following state
ments were made by eight pro-Roosi-velt
governora: '
As the Situation Appears.
William H. Stubbs, Kansas "The ad
ministration is entrenched behind a
powerful machine. The people must
fight a hard battle to aecure their
choice. Our work is to enable "those
who do not want the machine to make
their desires known."
Herbert B. Hadley, Missouri "Already
the federal machine is In motion. The
party will be swept to ruin unless by
quick and persistent organisation we
fight for a leader whom the people
trust."
Chase S. Osborne, Michigan "The
country is aflame with discontent and
the firemen are fighting without a gen
eral. The people know the leader they
want. We must fight to get him."
Chester H. Aldrich. Nebraska The
people have lost faith In the men at the
head of the government. We seek to
place in power the men who, we know,
holds the confidence of the Republican
party."
R. S. Veseey, South Dakota "Our peo
ple demand a progressive (candidate.
Roosevelt can be elected. With La Fol
lette out of the race Roosevelt must
come forward to save the party."
Robert P. Baaa, New Hampshire The
people are taking thla government Into
their own handa. They are even begin
ning to run political parties. Their first
act will be to smash the Republican ma
chine." J. M. Carey, Wyoming; "The Republi
cans of the west want a man for presi
dent who will express In the govern
ment through a forceful presonallty, the
demands of the people for remedial
measures. Roosevelt la their ideal."
William E. Glasscock, West Virginia
"President Taft has disappointed the
people. He is not dynamic, not aggres
sive, not initiatory. He rs conservative
and Inclined to prevent Interference with
the forces that work injury to the peo
ple. Roosevelt Is his opposite."
Roosevelt Still Silent.
Oyster Bay, N. T, Feb. 10. Colonel
Roosevelt had no 'olltlcal visitors to
day. He rested at Sagamore HU1, ex
cepting for a horseback rids in sero
weather. The ex-president refused to
make any comment on the Chicago prog
ressive conference. ,,
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Denver, Feb. 10 -The plant of lh
Oreat Western Oil company, here,' war
destroyed by fire tonight, which caused
a loss of $100,000 and,-Is believed In
have cost the death of one man. Night
Watchman Foley of the oil plant. Is
mlsstng and the firemen think he per
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The fire started with' an explosion In
one of the oil tanks, the cause of which
Is unknown. It was followed by a half
dosen or more explosions . which could
be beard for miles. Before the firemen
reached . the scene, the streets in the
vicinity were . flooded with biasing oil.
Before midnight the firemen got ' the
flames under control, s , '
, Johnson Visits La FoHette.
Washington, Feb. 10. Governor III
ram Johnson of California held art ex
tended conference this afternoon with
Senator Robert M. La Follette.;? After
the conference Johnson returned to New
Tork to meet nroeresslve leaders. John
son declined , to give an inkling of the
matters discussed, with the Wisconsin
senator, and flatly refused to discuss
the political situation. ,
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