V,
THE WEATHER
CONTENTS
eetloa-- Section '
Oanaral Sfews toriaX Oeneral
and vlalnltvwJImidav. mm-
dittos avs favorable for occasional
snorts. Antono- restates
Temseratnr chum wilt sat
bun, Oood 4 Society, Cluha,
"torn Important. Btronr southeast winds.
Oregon ut ? Wasbington Conday,
eooaalonnl ralna . west, generally fair
east portions southeasterly winds,
fraan to strong; near eosst..
Roads, Marine, Music.i-asn- ,
Markets and ri- ions. Beedle- '
msm, Keal Bs- work
. tat and Baild-S Magasine. pie-
Ing, Want Ads. to rial Supplement
3Dramatlc, E di- 6 Comio -
VOL. XI. NO. 46.
CITY EDITION
PORTLAND, OREGON, SUNDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 7, 1915.
PRICE FIVE CENTS
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S TELL
S THEY
1ST LOOK OUT
Official Text of German Proc
lamation Regarding Ship
ping in British Waters says
Have No Right to-Object.
CITES SIMILARITY OF
WARNINGS BY BRITISH
Inasmuch as Neutrals Did
' Not Object Then, They
Cannot Now, It Infers.
(By the International Newt Setrlce.)
Washington, Feb. 6. The state de
partment gave out tonight the official
text of the German proclamation de
claring the waters around Great Brit
ain a. war zone in which the merchant
vessels and crews of neutral countries
will be In danger. It differs from the
statement contained in newspaper dis
patches from Berlin. 1$ appears Ger
.. many leaves open the sailing routes
around the north of the Shetland isl
ands and also a strip 30 miles wide
along the Dutch coast.
The stata. department Issued the fol
lowing statement:
"The department has received from
the American ambassador at Berlin
the text of a proclamation issued by
the German admiralty on the fourth
Inst, which reads as follows:
" The waters around Great Britain,
Including the whole of the. English
channel, are hereby declareaMo be la?
eluded within the zone or warNafiJJrt-;
er the 18th instant, all enemy mer
chant vessels encountered in these wa
ters will be destroyed, even if it may
not be possible always to save their
crews and passengers.
Sanger' to Bentrals.
'.''Within thTs'iwar zone neutral ves
sels are exposed to danger since in
view of the misuse of the neutral flags
"ordered' by the government of Great
Britain on the 31st. ulttmo and of the
lazards of naval warfare, neutral ves
sels cannot always be prevented from
suffering attacks intended for enemy
ships.'-, . f '...-.;;,
" The routes of navigation around
the north of thf Chetland Islands, in
the eastern- parf of The North sea and
In a strip 30 miles wid,e along the
Dutch coast 'are not included in the
danger ' zone.
"The German foreign office' sent to
the ambassador at London memoran-
rum explanatory of this proclamation."
Acting Secretary of State Lansing,
In the absence of Mr. Bryan, indicated
this., government will make no repre
sentations to Germany until - the receipt-of
the explanatory memorandum.
This was after he had conferred with
President Wilson. ."
Sight of Protest Claimed.
' Officials of CTie department indicate
plainly the belief of this government
that It has" a strong right to protest
against any action on the part of the
German government which will en
danger American shipping.
The suggestion in German quarters
that the United States could not pro
test against Germany's declaration be
cause it had not protested against the
act of Great Britain in mining the
North sea, was not well received. It
was pointed out that the two situa
tions are not alike.
According to officials. Great Britain
made no threat against shipping and
took several important steps to avoid
endangering neutral vessels. She es
tablished trade routes through , the
mine" fields and provided pilots to'take
neutral vessels through. 'Hie infor
mation which the state department has
received is that American shipping in
general has suffered no inconvenience
except slight delays.
' Compared with the threat to neutral
vessels and their icrews contained in
the -German proclamation, there was
nothing In the condition developed by
the British, according to state depart
ment officials, which require a protest
by the United States.
Cratch Minister Confers.
The minister from the Netherlands,
Chevalier Van Rappard, conferred
with Mr. I.anslng Informally regard
ing the effect of the German proc
lamation on neutral nations. This is
regarded as a preliminary step in a
movement among the neutral coun-
tOwi'tlimed rm I'nce Two. Colnmn Tire.)
Some Angora Chaps
and a Chicken Ranch
: -Hundreds of people are mak
ing you offers today; one of these
offers may be your opportunity.
Read Journal Want Ads today
and study some of the offers.
Hew Today.
-FOR RENT 3 floors, 100x100
each, rent together -or separate
ly; central location, good light
fireproof building. reasonable
rent." '
Swap Column as
VA FINE twin motorcycle for a
diamond." .
'"DENTAL work for Underwood
typewriter or cash register."
To Sale Miscellaneous 19
. "FINE Angora chaps for sale."
For Bent Farms 14
rFOR RENT Chtcken ranch ad
- joining Portland, 20 acres for
run, 2 acres for garden; house,
barn. 600 chickens and machinery
for sale, fries $650, rent $20 per
month."
Business Opportunities 20
"U INTEREST, in large mercan-
tile company, general merchan-
-. dlse. with services, liberal salary,
$6000 -will handle; annual sales
:'140,00; references given and
renuired. .-
The name f its classification
oday precedes each of these
Journal Want Ads. - "
GERMAN
AMBASSADORS CONCERNED IN MARITIME
Ixsft to rights Count Ton Bernstorff, - German ambassador to the United States; J. W. Gard, United
States ambassador to Germany.
MILLIONAIRES EAGER
TO SECURE WITNESS
FEES FOR TESTIMONY
John D, Rockefeller Even Got
His Mileage From Pocanti
co Hills to New York. ,
(By the International News Service.)
New York, Feb. .-f alLjthe raen,
rich and poor; who have testified" be
fore the common industrial relations
here, only three John Mitchell. Sam
uel Untermycr and Daniel Guggen
heim have refused to accept witness
fees of $2 a day.
"I never accept pay for appearing at
public hearings," Mr. Untermyer said.
j "I'll sign the receipt, but I don't
want the money," said Mr. Guggen
heim. Mr. Mitchell Just said, "Not a cent!"
But, not tnly did John D. Rockefel
ler Sr$ accept a stipend of $2, but he
also took mileage of $3 for a trip from
Tarrytown, though it was understood
at the hearing yesterday that Mr.
Rockefeller's unexpected appearance
was due to the fact that he was al
ready in the city and wished to avoid
an additional trip today.
John I). Rockefeller Jr. took $8 for
three days, and his aide, Ivy L. Lee, re
jected a cheoK for $4 and received $8
because he had been kept waiting for
lour days.
Amos Pinchot, H. Fulton Cutting.
Jacob H. Schiff, J. P. Morgan and all
the rest took what was coming to
them.
John Mitchell even refused mileage
amounting to about $25.
Mrs. Savrrinxan on Rockefeller.
Dr. William, H. Allen, who resigned
from the bureau of municipal research
on the charge that John D. Rockefel
ler Jr. was trying to dominate the
work of the bureau today quoted Mrs.
E. H. Ilarriman as saying with re
gard to Mf. Rockefeller's activities:
Nothing has ever made me realize
as does this what a grasp money has
on this country. Who . ia this man
and what has he ever done to Justify
his telling the bureau of ihunical re
search what we may or may not do.
What has he ever done for New York
that makes him the proper Judge of
our work and what is his paltry $10,
000 toward. our program."
This statement -was . made at the
final session of the industrial com
mittee today in connection with an air
ing of the troubles in the bureau of
municipal research. The next -hear
ing will take place In Chicago the
middle of next month.
The) next chapter of the commis
sioners' investigation will deal with
injunction in labor disturbances, vio
lence in strikes, lockouts, the drift
of women into Industries, the effect
of remedial labor legislation upon in
terstate competition in manufactur
ing industries, a broad aspect of child
labor and minimum wages laws.
Rockefeller Rewarded Board.
Dr. Allen on the stand Said he re
signed from the bureau because Mr.
Rockefeller had threatened to with
draw his support from it unless ac
tivity In out of town work and in pub
lic scnooi matters was discontinued
Later he declared the- board of trus
tees sided. vWlth Mr. Rockefeller Jr,
whereupon he gave a pledge or $20,
000 year to the bureau for five years
and also a promise to assist In rais
ing a fund t $150,000.
Dr. Allen made a special study of
the foundations for the commission
ana rus lesuinony toaay submitted a
series of recommendations with re
gard to their future regulation.
One of his suggestions Is the fol
lowing:
That in view of the European war
this investigation (by the federal com
mission oe connnuea to include a
thorough investigation and report as
to the tise made by the Carnegie peace
fund, ? or It a funds and . It s ' oppor
tunities between the time of its found-
(Concluded a faga Two. Columu Ihree.)
Pliotjgrph Copsrfrnv
NEWS INDEX
SECTION ONE 14 PAGES.
Fare.
1. Germain Warn Neutrala.
Wealthy Witneaaea Accept Feea.
Progreas of the Lefislature,
Local : Wheat Stock facea Depletion.
Weat Diacuaae Ovnerahip of 6trea.ma
Bed".
Five Million ia Appropriations Fend.
Economy Program Kills Irrigation
Measure.
S. S. Luaitania iliea American Flat-.
Jail Yawna for Swindler.
2. Hero of Liege Dying; in Prison.
Ship Bill AdTooatea Claim Majority.
Expert Beview of the War.
Germans Prepared to Attack England.
8. Employment Sought of Belief Bureau,
. Lincoln' Birthday to Be Obaerved.
Bose Buahea for Public.
Dog Lovera - Are Aroused.
Fishing Freelema Discuaaed.
6. Progreaa in School Shown.
Honolulu Is JBeauty. SlWt - .
Samuel Hill , Addressee School Chil
dren. - ' -
Oregcn Scenery to fee Shown at Ex
position. Korwegian Invited to Portland.
Missionary Spurns Salary.
7. Beeord of Industrial Accident Com
mission.
Record of State Legislature.
8. Secretary of War AdVisee In crease tat
Army.
Washington Hew Letter.
Would Cheek Famine in Servia.
B-10-11. New of the Pacific Northwest.
12. Journal a Trade and Circulation Con
test.
13. Portland Beoegnixed as Banking Cen
ter of northwest.
Legislature Ia Scored.
14. Scenery bbown in Color Photograhps.
SECTION TWO 16 PAGES
(Snorts. Automobiles. Good Boada, Markets,
Marine, Suburban. Want Ads, Beal Estate)
SECTION THREE 10 PACES
Par
1. Bow Supplies Are Distributed Among
Belgians.
2. Dramatic Mews.
3. In the Motion Picture Theatres.
- 4. Editorial.
5. City News in Brief.
Daly's Viewa on Efficiency Code.
Bingham Paring Bill Analyzed.
6. Illustrated Kews Beriew.
7. Neva from Foreim Capitals.
8. Judge Stevenson Discusses Problems
of Municipal Court.
Who's Who in the British Navy.
9. Farmers Week at the O. A. C.
10. The Dalle-Celito Canal Soon Beady
for Business.
Duties of Forest Fire Lookout.
SECTION FOUR 10 PAGES
Page
1-2-3.
4.
The Week In Society.
Fraternal Notes.
What Labor lsDoing.
5. The Bealra of Music.
Your Horoscope.
6. Parent-Teacher Affair.
Women' Club News.
7. Social Service Activities.
How and When to Prune Hoses,
g. Latest Fashion News Anne Kitten
house. '9. Design for the Needlewoman Sarah
i Hale Hunter.
10. University and College New.
School Girls' Needlework.
SECTION FIVE 8 PAGES
(Magazine axd Pictorial.)
Pai
Abraham Lincoln-Pictorial.
Lincoln's Gettysburg Address.
Wireless Around the World in Three
Minute. .
When Lincoln Wa a Candidate for
Office.
On the Sunny Bide.
Statesmen Beal and Near Fred C.
Kelly. j
In the World About. '
As' the Cartoonist See Current
Events.
Photographs From the War Zone.
Alaskan Coast, Graveyard of the
Pacific.
Science and Near-Science TJp-to-Date.
Cartoonagrams -Charles A. Ogden.
4-5.
.
7.
8.
How .Lincoln eavea u xnaian
George ne Faulkner.
SECTION SIX FOUR PAGES
(Comic)
Man Sues Because a
Chorus Girl Kissed
But BUs Wife Was Present and Xt All
Happened at the Casino Theatre;
Kissed by Chorus OlrL-
"Vv'ashington. Feb. '. C. .Mason
Griffin, a prominent business man of
Washington, "who was kissed by a
chorus girl in the presence -of his
wife, has brought suit "for the sum of
$1500 against the Southern States Pro
ducing company of Philadelphia and
Allen J'Bachrach. proprietor of the
Casino thea-tro here.
Mr. Griffin states In his bill that
the act caused him "great mental pain
and anguish and made him the subject
of ridicule."
Last Monday Mri Griffin and his
wife .a'ttnded the performance of the
"Southern Rosebuds" at the ' Casino
theatre, j He says . "Certain ladies'
came, down the aisles from the stage
and one 6f them, "did assault the plain
tiff with" intent to kiss and ln spite
of the attempt of the plaintiff to push
WAR ZONE AFFAIR
5. by the International Ne-ars Service.
LOCAL WHEAT STOCK
FACES DANGER FROM
CALL FROM OUTSIDE
Home Population Liable to
"Suffer Unless Enormous
Prices Paid for Cereal,
Wheat supplies In - the Pacific
northwest are at the point of ex
trema danger. Further sales to oat
slde points will menace the home
supplies to such an extent that the
local population may suffer from
the lack of grain products except.
perhaps, by paying enormous prices
to Import stocks from other portions
or tne country. - -e
Europe Is today combing the en
tire I'aciflo northwest for supplies
of wheat and flour. , There are all
told in the hands of millers and
farmers, less than 3,000.000 bushels
of wheat. California alone during
a normal season purchased from 3.
000,000 to 5,000.000 bushels of wheat
from the Pacific northwest during
the spring months. This s7r the re
quirements of the southern state are
even greater than normal because a
larger supply of the home growtl
was sold to Europe when prices be
fran to- show enormous advances
earlier in the season. Californians
at that time believed they could easi
ly replenish their supplies In Oregon,
Idaho and Washington.
Willing; to Pay Price.
California has already started to
purchase wheat from Kansas and even
then is unable to secure its requlre
meots. California buyers are in the
local territory eagerly grabbing: every
available bushel of wheat and they
are willing to pay the price.
Millers of the Pacific northwest
have at last realized the extreme se
riousness of the situation. The price
of flour here has all through the lat
ter part of the season been consid
erably below the sctual parity wit
wheat, that is, wheat has been selling
mucn mgner proportionately than
flour.
This was due principally to the fact
that while Europe has all along been
a very anxious' bidder for Pacific
northwest wheat, it cared little for
the flour from here. Naturally this
resulted in an abnormal market and
the price of flour suffered. Now,
angiana is getting anxious anout Its
flour supplies. Being no longer able
to secure adequate supplies of wheat
even at prevailing record prices for
that cereal, it has been compelled to
come to the Pacific northwest for
floup Several steamer loads were
sold to Europe ny iacirio northwest
millers during the week and there
are bids in at present for additional
supplies.
Cash Prices AdTanoe.
The withdrawal of. the wheat alone
was a serious matter to the home
territory, but the tieavy sales of flour
make the situation doubly serious.
During the last - week there were
advances of approximately 60 cents
a barrel in the price of patent flou
here, with tne nignest quotation at
$7.40 a barrel. Millers now realize
the seriousness of the situation and
are freely forecasting an $8 market
for patent flour, some contending that
even - higher figures will be forced
within .the immediate future.
Cash wheat prices advanced from
to 10 cents a bushel In the Portland
market during the week, and actual
business was done on the Portland
Merchants Exchange at the higher
figure. The high point Tor cash
bluestem was reached : yesterday n
the Merchants Exchange at $l.o
bushel, while bids for May delivery
stood, at $1.64. In fact, there was
a Bale at that price. ;
Marshall Field III. Weds.
New York. Feb. 6. Marshall Field
III. 21 year old grandson of the Chi
cago multi-millionaire merchant and
his bride, who was Miss Evelyn Mar
shall, will honeymoon on a- houseboat
in the Florida everglades, it was an
nounced at the home of the bride's par
ents tonight. They were married at
the Marshall home here this afternoon.
JAIL Y
S
MASTER (VIINDin
GREAT SWINDLE
John R. Markley, Former Ore-
gonian and Head of Ring
of Prominent Men, Loses
in Highest Court.
OFFICIAL IN PORTLAND
RAN GANG TO EARTH
Chase After Million Dollar
Confidence Man Reached
Into Wildest Mexico.
Under a decision of the United
States supreme court handed down
last week in Washington, ohn R.
Markley, former Oregonlan, "king of
confidence men," and prime mover In
the gigantic $7,000,000 International
Lumber & Development company
swindle, must go to ' the penitentiary
along with his associates as decreed
by lower courts.
Credit for the gang's conviction rests
largely with Postal Inspector StepheD
Morse of this city, who will leave in
few days for Philadelphia to tes
tify for the government at the trial
of the last officer of the fraudulent
concern. H. A. Merrill, former presi
dent of the City National bank of
Mason City, Ia., whq was indicted
with the other men In 1912, hut who
fled to Mexico and was arrested only
recently.
Aided by Inspectors William S
Ryan of Philadelphia and H. H. Wil
liams of Pittsburg, Morse trailed these
men from 1904, when the big fraud
was launched, until the middle of
June, 1912, when indictments were re
turned i at Philadelphia, the headquar
ters of the company. There one of the
bitterest fights in recent legal his
tory was begun to save the gang from
Justice, a fight which has Just ended.
- Prominent Ken InrolTed.
Names of national renown appear
frequently in connection with the
company, in an official way, and un
der the gloss of legal verbiage runs
a story of how men of recognised
standinr in the United States, and
Eurone lent their names, to- tnecon
cern because they got money to do; It.
As an Illustration, John S. Barnes, a
justice of the. supreme court of Ne-
btnMyi,"kdBJltted that
lowed hi nam; r appear on me di
rectorate, because he was promised
t7H00 worth af stock.!
While a fer of the men wno servca
with- the company- did not know that
it was a huge' stock selling swindle,
the most of them did and the fact that
they appeared as officers and directors
made the sale of stock an easy ming,
particularly so in face of the fact that
the books were doctored to snow nuge
profit and the swindlers paid regular
dividends on stocK ranging irom an
eight per cent guaranteed to as high
a 10 ner cent per annum. This money
was taken from the cash paid in for
stock, for the purpose of gaining new
victims.
Colonel MeClnre Plrst President.
The late Colonel A. IC McClure, pub
lisher, of Philadelphia was tne iirst
president and for several years W,il
(Continued on Page Four. Column Two.)
OF SUBMARINES, PUT
Great Cunarder Races fo
Port Across Irish Sea, Fly
ing the Stars and Stripes
Iondon, Feb. 6. The controversy
precipitated by Germans' charge that
Great Britain secretly advised mas
ters of British ships to fly neutral
flags when necessary for their protec
lion against ships of the enemy, took
a serious turn . tonight when it was
reported from Liverpool that the Cun
arder Lusltania. from New York,
crossed the Irish sea flying the Ameri
can flas. The passengers of the linei
were landed at Liverpool early thl
morning. The American emblem was
still displayed when she made the port.
The report that the British liner
was flying an American flag was
brought to London by an American
passenger, who stated that the cap
tain claimed the right of protection
under the jieutral colors because be
was carrying neutral malls and neu
tral nasaensrers.
The Baltic of the White Star line
flashed the first warning by wire
less to the Lusltania, saying two sub
marines bad been sighted, according to
this passenger. When the Lusltania
arrived off Qucenstown. after being de
layed by heavy seas vhicn swept the
decks. Injuring a number ot passen
srers. the ship's wireless became ex
ceedlngly active and messages wen
flashed from shore and sea.
; Plew TWo American Plags.
Finally after cruising off Queens
town for about two hours without
even picking up a pilot, as is usual.
the Lusltania laid her course, for
Liverpool and proceeded under a fall
head of steam, It was Just after
leaving Queenstown that the American
flag was noticed flying at her stem
by the passengers. According to Will
Irwin. theJAnierican writer, a small
American flag and a mail pennant
also were flying at the f orepeak.
Former United States Senator LaJay
tt Younz of towa said it was gen
erally accepted on board that the
Lusltania was - sailing: under I the
AVN
FOR
mm
WARNED
UP AMERICAN
COLORS
Ownership of Streams9 Beds
A Disputed Point Is Cleared
sv $t V K
State's Title
Discussions of legislative matters
daily feature of The Journal during
OSWALD WEST.
approval.
The Oreeonian says it is sound:
has been fighting for; Gus Moser
0
A f r $ A
7' I
Dan Kellaher says it is a step in tne ngnr. Qirecuon; oara uanano says
"We all" favor it, and Miss Clarke says she can't see where it i going
to interlere witn sneep sneanng or
There is no more sure tie between mends than wnen they are
united in their objects and wishes.
The Oregonian has recently had
important subjecs for consideration
application of the Jason Moore interests tor a lease oi cummer ana
Abert lakes. .
Oreeon needs industries of such
in the world, yet if the people of
watertront amendment suDmmea at me iasi election, wunuui a uouui
this offer of an enormous practical development of a resource, valueless
so long as latent, would not now be subject to legislative control."
What Waterfront Amendment Provided.
If the brethren of the Oregonian will kindly read' the waterfront
amendment they will find it specifically provided that the legislature
could provide for leasing such of the beds of our navigable waters as
were not needed by cities and towns tor municipal oocks.
The Oreconian says further: "Not a soul objected in the recent
camoaiirn to the state's assertinfif
mat is ail tne irienas or tne saia
were merely attempting to have the
. .... r - . .
assert title to what it rightfully owned.
farther because any title to waterfront or tide lands which had vested
throueh deed from the state land
legislature, where the terms of the
plica witn, would nave to De respecica. oucn transactions are ouiiga-"
tions and contracts of the state and our federal constitution specifically
orovides that "no state shall pass
contracts." It will thus be seen that
respect a vested right the federal constitution would afford it protection
In- other words, "them' that has, gets."
Ihe state ot Oregon, by virtue ot
lands and the beds of all navigable
danes. Such of these lands as she
The only way she has of parting
the state land board or a grant trom
Where Titles and
Those havincr deeds from the
except that such title was taken subject to the paramount right of congress
to regulate commerce- Those holding under grants from the legislature,
where the legislature had power to make such grant, and the terms of the
grant have been complied with, haye a right which has vested and
which cannot be disturbed except by
lation of commerce. '
The purpose of the waterfront amendment, as I understood it, was to
recover only, such lands as were
licenses but the title to which, by reason of failure to comply with the
terms of the grant or license, had not passed out of the state and become
vested elsewhere.
The public mind has long been
and it is most gratifying to find that, after all, the mists of doubt are being
cleared away and that we are about to join hands in declaring that,
where not .already alienated, the
streams within the state is vested
and the whole people thereof."
APPROPRIATION BILLS
PEND IN LEGISLATURE
6
Ways and Means Committees
of Economy Session Have
0. K.'d $2,179,055.80.
(Salem Bureau of The Jonraal.)
Salem, Or., Feb. 6. Appropriations
aggregating $2,179,055.80 have been
approved by - the senate and house
ways and means committees. These
appropriations Include the budgets for
most of the Institutions and many of
the state departments and commis
sions. Before approving these appro
priations the committees pruned $360,
827 from the amounts requested.
In addition to the above amount of
appropriations passed upon by the
committees and for a part of which
bills have been introduced, biy for
miscellaneous appropriations and mill
age taxes aggregating $2,558,963.93 are
now pending before the legislature.
The appropriations approved by the
ways and means committees are as
follows:
Appropriations Approved.
Oregon state hospital, (676,166.
Eastern Oregon state hospital, $305,
860. .
Oregon state penitentiary, $174,700.
State institution for feeble-minded,
$144,961.
Btate capltol ' and - supreme court
buildings, $58,650.
Oregon Institute for the blind, $28,
213.80. Oregon state school for deaf, $54,
887. - Printing and distributing of laws,
$8000.
Oregon state training school, $65,275.
Oovernor's salary and expenses,
$23,700. '
Secretary of state's salary and ex
penses. $61,000.
tState treasurer's salary and ex
penses, $36,300.
Legislation expenses, etc., $25,000.
Oregon state fair, $35,195.
State board of control, $15,000.
Bairy and Food commissioner,
$36,000..
Supt. of public instruction, $15,920.
School record books and blanks.
$10,668.
State board of examiners, $20,900.
State teachers' association, $500.
' Orearon state tuberculosis hospital,
$52.150. -- --;
Oregon Historical0 society, $10,000.
iCoacludea n fag ifsTes. Cohnsa till) ;
NEARLY
$5,000,000
t IV ;
Is Recognized
fay ex-Governor West will be a
the session of the legislature.
Salem, Or., Feb. 6. The state's title to the beds
of navigable waters of the state is in trust for the
benefit of the people. Constitutional amendment,
indorsed by The Journal.
The title to the beds of., all navigable streams
within the state is vested exclusively in the state of
Oregon and the whole people thereof. Senate reso
lution, indorsed by the Oregoniah.
Here they" are: "Like two buds that kiss, at
lightest thrill from the bee's swinging chime, because
the one so near the other." .
The Oregonian members of the senate widely
overlooked The Journal tide land amendment when
preparing their so-called anti-conservation resolu
tion. This oversight was probably the cause of their
building better than they knew for the above men
tioned principle seems to meet with rather general
The Journal says t is just what it
says it will encourage "development;
lumcy raising in uuubj county.
this to say: "One of the most
now before the legislature is the
character more than anything else
Oregon had adopted the so-called
title to what it owns."
. . . rr-i
movement were iry'iig ro ao. iney
state, through a vote of the people,
This far the state could go but no
board or grant or license from the
said grant or license had been com-i
any law impairing the obligation of
should a state constitution fail tq
ner sovereignty, conrrois an tne tide
lakes and streams within her boartv
has not disposed of, she owns today.
with her title. is through' deeds from
tne legislature.
Rights Are Absolute. '
state have -titles which are absolute
the federal government in the regu
j
covered by past legislative grants or
confused upon this important question
title to the beds of all navigable
exclusively in the state ,-of Oregon
OSWALD WEST.
ECONOMY IS CLOAK
USED TO SMOTHER
RRIGATION MEASURE
Reduced Taxation and East
ern Oregon With House Di
vided Against Self Blamed,
(Salem Bureau of Tbs Journal.)
Salem, Or., Feb. . That, the policy
of the 1815 legislature is not to en
courage development of the state's
arid lands during the coming blen-
nium, was one of the chief develop
ments of the week In the house of
representatives. "Economy" was the
one great reason. This word, linked
closely with "reduced taxation." and
the fact that the eastern Oregon dele
gation was divided on the Question.
gave members without special Inter
est In the question the Impression
that the workt could wait.
J. T. Ilinkle, of Umatilla county.
chairman of the house irrigation com
mittee, and recognized leader of the
irrigation movement In Oregon, fought
valiantly to counteract this Impres
sion. He pictured the arid wastes
that await only the coming of mois
ture to make them homes of comfort
and sources of vast wealth, lie re
cited the promises made by Oregon.
during long years or publicity, invit
ing settlers with the assurance that
the lands would be reclaimed. lie
told of the heart breaking struggle
against tne desert mat resulted from
the coming of those settlers and the
state's broken pledge. He told of the
small investment needed . to put ' 'the
spur to the' government reclamation
service " and make It do its share He
urged- that Oregon go ,on record as
a hospitable - state that sincerely in
vites new people and thus find more
shoulders upon which the tax burden
may rest.
Plea Proves Tutu. '. '
But his plea was futile.7 He found
arrayed against htm j. T. Stewart
of Wheeler county; W. P. Elmore, of
L.inn county; t lay u. Clark, f Gil
liam .county; w. ai. jonex, or Union
county, and ..James D. Wood el. ? f
Union county, all but i one... residing
east f , the Cascades. r -:
That put the western Oregon men
to thinking. All these western ' men
(Concluded ob face BeTen. Colanui 1 glx )
AUDKER
ST E A fJ R 0 L LER
Senate Machine Seems to Be
j Working Fine but There Is
j One Too Many at Throttle
for. Perfect Harmony.
LEGISLATURE LAGGING
I IS EATON'S ASSERTION
Persons Inside Say War of
the Paving Monopolies
Is Now On. .
By Will T. Kirk.
(Saltro Boresn of Tha Journal. 1
Salem Or., Feb, 8. Because of
statewide interest, the passage of the
prohibition bill in the house Friday,
afternoon with only two votes against',
it was the Important feature of the
past week In connection with the leg
islature. ' i'
Indications are that the bill will go
through the , senate without serious
opposition. . . - -
. As only two weeks remain of the
legislative session, some of the mem- .
urs are taking stock of the status
of bills and the amount of work ahead
for the closing days.
Representative Allen Katon, the
dean of the legislature, declared yes-
.eiuuy triai tne oouso is xarther behind
with its work on the 25th day of the
session than had been the case In any
of the preceding five sessions he has
attended.
The senate is farther alonar with it
own work, but It has before it during
the remaining days the oonidrf io.,
of all the bills that will be passed and
"i ver uy me nouse.
Much Tet to Be one. ,
There have been lntroflnr.rl In ih
house 466 bills and in the senate 3iu
bills. The house has passed 113 of
Us bills, killed 7$ and has withdrawn
22, making a total of 211. This leaves
264, or considerably more than half
yet In the hands of the committees
and to be disposed of during the next
two weeks. - . .
..Th senate has passed 68 senate
bills, silled 27 and withdrawn five,
making a total of 8$ disposed of. This
leaves 137 yet In the bands of the com
mittee and awaiting disposal. during
the last two weeks. . '
In addition to disDostno- of the ra.
mainder of their own bills, each house
must act on the bills passed: by the
other branch of the legislature. Of
the 113 bouse bills passed by the
bouse, the senate has disposed of only
44. Of these 37 have been passed and
seven killed. Ot the 66 senate bills
passed by the senate, the house ha
disposedvof only 13. Of this number
12 were passed and one killed.
Experienced. legislators say that
congestion during the closing, days of
me session is - threatened because of
the slowness of the committees in re
porting dn bills. This is true In both
houses of the legislature.' The senate
cleaned up all the work that had been
turned lh- by the committees before
taking adjournment Friday, but the
house left considerable work unfin
ished. '.:
Many Bills Are Expected.
While the larger institutional appro
priation bills have been prspared and
introduced, from the standpoint - of
numbers, but few of the appropriation
bills are before the legislature. It is
expected that many otthem will inaka
their appearance iext week. The Joint
ways and means committee have ap
proved usual state appropriations for
state departments. Institutions, etc.,
which segregate $2,170,065.80. This
does not include all the -departments
and bureaus, - ,
Kfforts to put a steam 'roller Into
working-', commission in the senate
have ' been manifest throughout the
past week. . As Senator Garland told
the senators one day, the commander
In chief Is Senator Vny and the chief
of staff is Senator Bingham. They
have a number of bills desired by spe
cial Interests which they want to put
through and others which they want
to kill.
An unexpected development was the
hitter clash between Senator, bay nrr.l
Senator Moser, who was tho machine
leader at the last , session and is one
of the close advisers of President
Thompson at this session. One of
Mosr's bills ran counter to Day's pur
pose to see that no legislation is
enacted that will lessen the hold of
contractors on public work. Moser's
bill would have given the school board
In Portland the right to reject any and
all bids for improvements and equip
ment when the tlds were considered
too high and then proceed to make the
Improvements by day labor.
Steam Boiler Worked Pine.
- Day declared the . bill was vicious.
He called upon the senators to place
their heel on it and crunh it into the
ground. Then senators responded -and
the steam roller ran triumphantly over
Moser and his' bill. In the course of tha
debate Day angrily resented an effort
on the part of Moser to explain some
thing in connection with the bill.
Whether this incident has deeper
significance than appears on the sur
face is yet to be seen. Moser and Day
havS differed on a . number of bills.
Moser has urged legislation in behalf
of 'the women voters which has been
opposed by Day. L This was tho case
With the women's Jury bill. Day was
sgaln victorious and the bill was killed.
Moser supported the bill providing
that rtockholders might cumulate the
voting power of their stock at the
election, of directors of corporations
and Day denounced It. ? Supporters of
the Wll urged it In the Interest of ths'
small stockholder in corporations. Day
was'agaln successful in killing the bill.
Day and 'Moser were again on op
posite sidos when the question of kill
ing the bill to repeal the law requiring
the publication of delinquent tax llsta
was up. The bill provided that notn-
of delinquent taxes should be sent vy
postal card to ths property owner.
lCeac!ude4 es Peg Xlevto, Coliuss F1t1
her away, bid kiss the plalnttir,"
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