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NO. 7107
VOL. 23.
PENDLETON. OltEGON, TUESDAY. JANUARY XO, 1911.
NSUHEENTS
IN CONTROL
The Anti-Assembly-Statement
Men Dominate Legislative
Organization.
ROY RITNER NAMED
AS SENATE CALENDAR CLERK
Umatilla Ileresentatlves vote for
Winning Man in Speakership light
I Kill Senators Go Down to Do
foot Willi Bowerman Tor PreHident
Rusk Men Draw Good Commit
tee. Salem, Ore., Jan. 10. The fight for
control of the organization of the Ore
gon legislature came to a sudden end
yesterday afternoon In both houses
when the Insurgent-antl-assembly-statement
cohorts placed Jerry P.
Rusk of Joseph In the speaker's chair
and Ben Selling of Portland in the
president's chair. Victory came with
the first ballot.
Dan J. Malarkey nominated Ben
Selling for president of the senate.
Nine stalwarts voted for Bowerman,
who had not been formally nominat
ed. The vote stood:
For Selling Albee, W. N. Barrett,
Bean, Calkins. Dlmlck, Hawley, Hoe
kins, Joseph, Kellagher, Locke, Ma
larkey, McCulloch, Nottingham, Oliver,
Patton, Slnnott Von de Helen 17.
For Bowerman Abrams, C. A.
Barrett, Burgess, Carson, Chase, Lis
ter, Merryman, ParrlBh, Wood 9.
Bowerman voted for Wood, Selling
for Malarkey and Miller for Oliver.
Vote on Speakership.
The vote on the speakership was as
follows:
Rusk Abbott, Ambrose, Amme,
Belknap, Blgelow, Brooke, Brown
hlll, Bryant. Buckley, Carter, Chap
man, Church, Clyde, Collins, Cottel,
Derby, Eggleston, Fouts, QUI, Hollis,
Jones, Llbby, Magone, Mahoney,
Pierce, Peterson. Rackleff, Rusk,
Shaw, Steclhammcr, Thompson, Ti- J
gard, Westerlund.
Eaton Abrahams, Beals, Belland,
Bonebrake, Chambers, Chatten, Clem
ens, Cole, Cushman, Eaton, Graves,,
Huntington, Johnson, Lelnenweber,
Mariner, M. E. Miller, Neuner, Pow
ell, Reynolds, Simpson, Smith, Sut
ton. Thompson Buchanan, J. W. Mil
ler. Absent Rushlight.
It Is reported that James D.' Ab
bott of Multnomah will be chairman
of the committee on ways and means,
W. H. Brooke of Malheur of the Ju
diciary, Soneca Fouts of Multnomah
of revision of laws, and W. H. Hol''s
of Washington on Insurance,
lompomry wmraitiw
On the respective motions of Hollis ,
of Washington. Neuner of Douglas.
Temporary Committees.
and Fouts of Multnomah, the speaker
was authorized to name a committee
of five each on credentials, permanent
organization and order of business.
Buchanan announced the following
appointments on these committees:
Credentials Hollis or Washington,
Lolnenwebber of Clatsop, Brooke of
Harney-Malheur Abbott of Multno
mah and Jones of Clackamas. Per
manent organization Neuner of
Douglas, Mahoney of Morrow-Umatilla,
Llbby of Marlon, Clemens of
Multnomah and Beals of Tillamook.
Order of business Fouts of Multno
mah, Reynolds of Marlon, Bonebrake
of Benton, Belknap of Crook-Grant-Klamath-Lake
and Brooko of Harney
Malheur. Rltncr Is Calendar Clerk.
Three of the leading clerkships In
the senate this year will be allotted
without contest. B. H. Flagg of Co
lumbia county will be chief clerk;
Frank Motter of Multnomah, reading
clerk, and R. W, Rltner of Umatilla,
calendar clerk. For assistant chief
clork, John Hunt of Marlon Is oppos
ed by Mr. Mahoney, a young attorney
of Portland. Motter, Rltner and Hunt
were behind the desk two years ago.
In the house, Fred Drager of Ma
rlon will be chief clerk, as he was two
years ago, and Gordon Moores of
Multnomah will be Journal clerk. Har
ry McClellan of Douglas and Robert
Nelson of Linn are candidates for
calendar clerk, while there Is a three
cornered contest for reading clerk
between Glen Holman of Polk, Dud-
" ley Clark of Multnomah and George
C. L. Snyder of Marlon. There are
even candidates for doorkeeper.
Selling Was Governor.
Ben Selling was acting governor of
the state of Oregon for 24 hours.
When he was elected president of the
senate yesterday he succeeded Jay
Bowerman to that position. By rea
son of Frank W. Benson being sec
retary of stato and governor, pending
the Inauguration of Oswald West at
noon today, and Benson being In Cali
fornia, It made the president of the
senate the acting governor. Bower
man was president of the senate and
acting governor until the organisation
yesterday,, when Selling was elected
(Continued on page tight)
STATE CONSERVATION
Olympla, Wash., Jan. 10. Gover
nor Hay this afternoon sent his mes
sage to the legislature. He declared
the people favored public wharfs and
harbor Improvements. He. declared
for state rights concerning the con
servation of natural resources, saying:
"National conservation as advanced
by it's most ardent advocates Is de
signed less to benefit the consumer of
products than a new means of In
creasing the revenues of the national
treasury. He wants new election
methods."
COLORADO GOVERNOR
ASKS RADICAL REFORMS
Denver, Colo., Jan. 10. Governor
Shafroth was inaugurated for the
second time today. There was little
ceremony In his inauguration and
the governor demanded a ballot
without a party emblem, a bank guar
antee law, an effective railroad com
mission and the recall.
BITTERLY ASSAILED
CRAWFORD DECLARES HE
KNEW OF WRONG DOING
Admits Self-confessed Criminals Who
Sold Their Votes are Contemptible,
But Insists Their Testimony Is Con
sistent. Washington, D. C, Jan. 10. Sena
tor Crawford of South Dakota, bit
terly attacked Lorlmer today, charg
ing he must have known of the cor
rupt practices employed In his election.
He said he personally believed Lorl-
J mcr knew what was going on.
He reviewed the testimony of the
representatives and senators who con
fessed their connection In the bribery
charges and said: "The strength of
this testimony was not broken by It's
association with the states represen
tatives of White, Beckcmeyer, Holts-
law and Link, self-confessed criml-
nals. They are contemptable people.
I reaaily grant, Dut mere is nnmins
so consistent in the theory that Lorl- j
mer purchased them and Something .
so completely antagonistic in the the- j
ory that they were honest votes cast ,
in Lorlmer's favor that I can't escape .
the conviction mat incse men De- i
trayed their honor and their state, and
for paltry dollars permitted them
selves to be sold like pawns."
POLICE SEARCHING
FOR I. W. W. SUSPECT
Spokane, Wash., Jan. 10. Police
are searching for "Red" Applebee,
prominent during the Coeur d'Alene
mining troubles and the I. W. W. war
g Jkan ,ast year j connection
.. fi-MI,nf.tlon of CarJtain Sul-
llvan. He left Spokane Monday. De
tectives won't talk concerning the
case but are working overtime. It Is
believed Applebee wont to British
Columbia.
PKOSECTTION OF MRS. SC1IENK
WILL BE VERY BRIEF
Wheeling, W. Va., Jan. 10. Tlie ar
guments of counsel were the features
of the trial today of Mrs. Schento-for
the alleged poisoning of her million
aire husband. The attorneys for the
prosecution announced their case
would be brief. This announcement
occasioned surprise as Schenk's rela
tives have spent thousands of dollars
to gather evidence against her. No
detectives will appear against the wo
man. II. O. WORTHINGTON IS
THAN HALF MILLION
Washington, Jan. 10. The follow
ing Oregon postmasters were appoint
ed yesterday: Adam H. Knight, Can
by; Charles M. Smith, Jefferson;
George Lettelller, Mill City; Hugh O.
Worthlngton, Athena; J. E. Helstrom,
Shanlko; E. D. Starr, Brownsville;
Thomas L. Ambler, Mount Angel; El
mer F. Russell, North Bend.
Earthquake Recorded.
Santa Clara, Cal., Jan. 10. A slight
earthquake was recorded by the San
ta Clara college seismograph at 1:25
p. m. yesterday. The oscillations last
ed one minute and were from the
northwest.
SEVENTEEN MEN
ARE DROWNED.
Provlncetown, Mass., Jan. 10.
Seventeen men were drowned
today when three barges sunk
near here. The barges were be
ing towed by the tug Lukens.
Life savers attempted a rescue
but failed. There were seven on
the first barge and five each on
the others.
BOURNE ASKS
FEDERAL I
Oregon's Senior Senator
Wants Improvement for
State's Streams.
REQUESTS TOTAL MORE
1LN HALF MILLION
Jonatlian Offers Amendment to Riv
ers and Harbors Bill Sluslaw Riv
er, Lower Columbia, Oregon Slough,
Ndiuleni Bar and Nelialem Bay In
cluded n Lift of Needy.
Washington, D. C, Jan. 10. Sen
ator Bourne has offered an amend
ment to the rivers and harbors bill
providing for Improving the Siuslaw
river, $50,000, and permitting the sec
retary of war to enter Into contracts
for these improvements not exceeding
$165,000, provided the port of Sius
law furnishes an additional $215,000
tor this work; also an amendment for
improving the Columbia river below
the mouth of the Willamette with
a view to securing a 80-foot channel,
with $250,000.
Also amendments providing for the
Oregon slough branch of the Colum
bia river and Neualem bar and the en
trance to Nehalem bay.
Bill Is Ready.
Washington, Jan. 10 The senate
commerce committee has lost no time
getting to consideration of the river
and harbor appropriation bill. Work
was resumed on the bill on Thursday
the day the session of congress re
sumed. There fB every Indication that
the bill will be reported early and
there is no reason to doubt that it will
secure an early passage by the senate.
The senate amendments to the bill
will be proportionately considerably
less than usual. To date the aggre
gate sum carried in the senate am
endment is approximately $2,800,000.
The senate amendment to the bill
of lust year amounted to over fin., j
iMu.iuir .n run-in ujh.i iii(iii.riv.t
t6.3S0.5fi7 and for continuing
tracts $3,627,675.
u 8eems pretty certain that the
,.,.. ...ill not rtennrt fur hevonil the
p,,ncy observed in the bill as it came, j
f,.m tne house, w hich was distin-j
gulshed as a paring down to well
within the estimates of the engineers,
The. senate amendments, although
nereaslng the size of the bill to close
to $26,000,000, are all within the en
gineers' estimates, with no new legis
lation proposing new projects in
cluded.
Other senate amendments are ex
pected to be offered, but it seems to
be well understood thut nothing will
be done to endanger the bill by any j
amendments calling for large appro-
prlatlons or attempting to provide for j
new projects-. :
In this respect both committees
house and senate having charge of
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OSWALD
Inaugurated Governor o
(. ' vl n e r V
BOARD VOTES
IFOR BUILDING
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Pend eton Will Erect Finest
High School Building in
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Eastern Oregon,
SPECIAL ELECTION WILL
J BE CALLED SOON
Present High School Out of Date and
Unsafe Hoard Plans to Erect' New
Building on Same Location and
Want to Build This Summer E.
L. Smith I'll Is Vacancy on School
Board.
Pendleton will have a new high
school building by next fall and it
will be the finest structure of its kind
in eastern Oregon if local people sus
tain the school board in a move that
was started last evening.
At a session of the board last night
the subject of a new high school build,
ing was taken up and discussed pro
and con. The discussion revealed that
the present building Is sadly lacking
in many particulars. It is too small
for present needs. It is poorly heat
ed and ventilated. It is unsafe from
a fire.- standpoint and in a general
v.'fly is - inadequate for the purpose for
which It Is used.
It was pointed out last night that
in the matter of a high school build
ing this city has fallen behind such
towns as Baker City and La Grande
and that a new building must be pro
vided if Pendleton is to hold its own
with these towns in an educational
way.
Board is United.
Every member of the board last
evening declared himself as favorable
to the erection of a new high school
building at once. It was the general
stntiment that within a short time
a special election should be held for
the purpose of voting bonds for the
erection of the new structure. The
bonds could then be sold, the plans
uiiLii ouu uii n ci'-us ici au iiiak v ui n
enn-luumi the new bulldine could be start-
led Immediately after the close of
bclioul in the spring. It is planned
to tear ilmvn th nresiont hlirh sphool
building and to use the brick in the
construction of the new building. It
may be possible to have the structure
nadv for tiS in the fall, thoueh ner
i'.ii s not at the time of opening
school.
May Cost 8100,000
In the view of Dr. C. J. Smith, as
expressed today, the new building
should be a good one and a structure
such as Pendleton people will be
proud of and such as will advance
the attendance at the high school. To
erect a suitable building, with recita-
Itlon rooms, assembly hall, laboratorlei
gymnasium, etc., will require from
$75,000 tri $100,000. It was the gen-
eral opinion of the board members
that Pendleton should provide for the
(Continued on page eight.)
W EST.
f Oregon at Noon Today.
WRECKS HOTEL
San Francisco, Calif., Jan. 10. A
dynamite bomb, hurled the police say,
by warring Italian fishermen, wreck
ed the entrance of the hotel Bimbo in
the Latin quarter early today. None
of the thirty-five lodgers were In
jured. A part of the front wall was
torn away.
Police saw the would-be assassin
running away and shot at him. He
yelled, but escaped, though he may be
shot.
The house was occupied largely by
fishermen who have been fighting the
so-called fish trust.
A brown felt hat dropped by the
man found running, fs held as evi
dence. The bomb was let go shortly
after one o'clock and was heard sev
eral blocks. For months the inde
pendents and the fish trust workmen
have been fighting bitterly. Angelo
Bullo, owner of the hotel. Is part
owner of an independent fishing
launch. The bomb was made of lead
pipe.
MORE THAN HALF
OVER $6000 RAISED
IN FIRST HALF DAY
Only Small Pan of Territory to Be
Canvassed Is Covered Business
Men Responding Nobly, Say the
Managers.
Over half of the $12,000 Roundup
fund which is needed for the construc
tion of a permanent stadium had
been raised by noon today although
the special committees which are so
liciting subscriptions from business
men had been out but a little while
and had anly covered a small portion
of territory to be canvassed. Only ap
proximate estimates could be made
as to the amount signed for, but $6000
is a very conservative figure.
Chairman Hartman of the finance
committee, President Raley, Secretary
Gwlnn and the directors of the asso
elation are extremely well pleased
with the success which has attended
the brief efforts of the committee.
"The business men have responded
nobly to the demands made upon
them for support of the Roundup
and we feel greatly encouraged," Is
the way Secretary Gwlnn expressed
himself, and the others all voiced
simjlar gratification over the first
half's day's results.
Following are a few of the larger
subscriptions which had been made
up until noon. Anything like a com
plete list is Impossible, as but few of
the ten committees have reported on
Individual subscriptions:
First National Bank $300
American National Bank 300
R. Alexander 300
Peoples Warehouse 200
Ladow & Peterson 200
Tallman & Co 200
George Darveau 200
Bond Bros 200
Taylor Hardware Co 200
Gray Bros 200
Frank O'Gara 200
Despaln & Bonney 200
WORKS TO BE SENATOR
FROM CALIFORNIA
Snornmento. Calif., Jan. 10. By a
vote of sixty-two to sixteen In Joint
assembly, John Works of Los Angeles
was elected Flitted States senator this
afternoon. Spniilrilng of San Diego,
wns his opponent.
Sacramento, Cal, Jan. 10. Assert
ing they have within their own organ
ization enough votes to elect John
Works to the United States Senate,
prominent progressive leaders In the
legislature today said it would be un
necessary to call upon the. democrats
or the San Francisco delegation to
elect. They claim a majority of twen
ty votes. The election occurs today.
BANDITS KILL MAN
WHO RESISTS HOLDUP
Tacoma. Wash., Jan. 10. Deputies
from the sheriffs office early today
went to DIorlnper, a small town ne:ir
Sumner, to assist the posse In a hunt
for two highwaymen who shot and
killed Fred Bnrnett. a saloon man at
Dierinper last night. The bandits
attempted to hold up the saloon and
Its patrons. Barnett resisted and was
killed.
MANY SnNERS
, KILLED IN SPAIN.
Madrid. Spain, Jan. 10.
Many miners were burled today
when the roof of a mine near
Satro Urdiales fell. Four bodies
have been removed and rescue
parties are exploring tho tunnels
for others. The actual number
of men In the mine is unknown.
It Is believed a number were
crushed under the rock.
T
IS
New Executive Inaugurated at
Noon Today Before Joint
Assembly.
MANY RECOMMENDATIONS
MADE TO LEGISLATURE
In Annual Message Declares Changes
Necessary in Taxation and Insur
ance Laws Would Place State
Printer on Flat Salary, Abolish
Capital Punishment, Create State
Forest.
RECOMMENDATIONS MADE
BY GOVERNOR WEST
Laws for equalization of taxes.
Changes in banking law.
Changes in insurance laws.
Flat salary for state printer.
Purchasing board for state Insti
tutions.
Auditing system.
Employment of convicts on roads.
Abolishment of capital punishment.
Improvements in asylum.
Changes in capital building.
Better water supply for state insti
tutions. Conservation of resources.
Creation of state forest.
Forest protection.
Strengthening of water code.
Establish mien t of trout hatcheries..
Labor improvement laws.
Good roads legislation.
Reform in Judicial system.
Liberal appropriations for scfaooU.
Payment of unpaid normal claims.
Better regulation - of public service
corporations other than railroads.
Advertising booklet.
White slavery abolishment.
Approval of Income tax amendment.
Preservation of "Oregon Plan."
Salem, Ore., Jan. 10. Following
his inauguration at noon Governor Os
wald West read his first message to
an Oregon legislature. The docu
ment w-as printed In pamphlet form
and covered 40 pages. The reading
required nearly two hours.
The message in part follows:
Our System of Taxation.
The power to tax being essentially
legislative in its nature it follows that
In the absence of constitutional limi
tations the power of the legislature
as to matters of taxation Id plenary
and absolute. The framers of our
State Constitution realized the extent
to which this power might be car
ried, and, as a protection, hedged
the legislature about with certain
constitutional limitations which re
quired that all taxation should be
uniform and equal. By uniformity
they meant that all property similar
ly situated should be taxed at the
same rate and in the same manner,
and by equality they meant that the
burden of taxation should be so dis
tributed that each taxpayer might
contribute in proportion to his prop
erty and feel neither more or less in
convenience from his share of pay
ment than every other person experi
enced. They were doomed to disap
pointment, however, for Instead of
bringing about an equal distribution
of the burden of taxation these con
stitutional provisions became breast
works behind which the public service
and other corporations of the state
could dodge and escape being hit for
the payment of a Just share of the
cost of conducting our state govern
ment. Taxation was undoubtedly fairly
equal in early days in this state, for
at that time most of our wealth con
sisted of lands and live stock, which
were easily listed and valued, but
with the rapid growth and devel
opment of the country, the. coming of
"big business" with Its public service
corporations and their franch!ses,
and "intanpllhle values," conditions
have changed and call for new meth
ods of distributing the burden of tax
ation. State Banking Taw.
Our state banking law la a failure In
that It protects the crooked banker
from the public, but does not protect
the public from the crooked banker.
Adequate protection for the depositor
demands the following amendments:
1. Amend our constitution so as to
make stockholders liable for double
the par value of their stock.
2. Require more frequent and thor
ough examination of banks
5. Further limit the amount of
funds to be toaned to any one person,
firm or corporation.
4. Require banks doing both a
commercial and savins business to
conduct the same as two distinct de
partments. 6. Require banks to confine them
selves to a banking business.
8. Provide that In event of failure
of a bank Its affairs be wound up by
the state bank examiner under the
direction of the courts and not by a
1
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