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About Bohemia nugget. (Cottage Grove, Or.) 1899-1907 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 13, 1907)
PROCEEDINGS OF OREGON LEGISLATURE Friday, Frbruary H. Hitlctn, Feb. H. Tin- house 11mm morn lug pMHHi il it hill rcvi king all franchises In cilii'M mi n I I by tlm Mate, and plac ing the kimt of renewal entirely in the IihihIn of tln various inuniclMilllics. 1 1 t K-M f I I'm h I Kivcr fur t In- I'H'iil inn of it new county In It torlrtory went glimmering when tlin senate 1 1 1 i m after iiiHin iiidcllnitely wili"iii''l lli" lull creating Cascade county. A 1 1 m 1 1 1 uc lli' bills i MiHHtM I by thr senate tMlay were: Fur voting machines, making ll it felony to entice u i MM under 1H years for Immoral purriscs, mid it i i r ip r hit i itr f 15,0(10 fur tint ex periment Hllltiirtt ut I'nlon. 'I'll it prosiecd hango In I ho primary iliM't lull law Mill lin referred to tint s-o-plit fur their decision nivtirding to it clause today iin-ottcd by I Vilify, ItH author. Ity just oiMt vote tln limine tmlity granted (lie request for tint people to again vote on the woman suffrage ques t ion. Tin' remainder of the MCMHion will lie Kl ri'lniuiiM for (lie lawmakers. No nth iT legislat ivc soi-sion in years was fur ther Is'hilid in itH work tluin thcassfin My now doing Iiiih iiicMt itl the capital ity. President Haines wiih presents! with it gavel today similar to thai given t-ipcakcr Ihucy it few days ago. In the Hcnnte Imlay live hew bills were inlrsluvd. The senate ha re solved 207 IiIIIh nml tint Iioiimc IMS. 1 hursday, February 7. Falein, Feb. 74. The senate today Voteil to create ll Ismrd of regents to eelcct two linrililllN to U' Ciilitllilleil and lo alsilish the others. A tho house has turned down two Hiinllur hi Hi It in loubtful if the senate hill wlilgct through tin" lower Iioiihi. Tint joint 4'oiiiiiillt' on ways lunl mean has do--idod to favorably rejHirt appropriat ioiiH (or the Ashland, Weston unit Mon- 1 1 II III t ll schools. The Joiicd bill appropriating $300,- OOO for free looks at Oregon City, i tingcnt on the United Mates increasing t he name to enough either to buy tint ireniMciit IimIcn or biiihl new ouch I him warm iuport in the house ami the proHHi tH of itH pnsiiig are bright. Thi' senate today refused to alopt It minority report adverse to an amcnd inent to statement lilllnber tint'. Thin indicates that Itailcy's bill to amend the Htatement iiuml-cr one section of the direct primary law will be ptn-scd by the senate, foi tin" 11 vote ar 4-noiigh to curry the bill, Itailcy's bill provide for a change in statement nilmU'r one no an to make it pledge the eigncr to vote for that caiiili"late for United States Henator who shall re reive the highest vote for the party to which the signer Isd'Higs. I luring the tlay the Ihuihc panned four bills anil at a session tonight .'l.'l with passed. Thiltecii new ones wore in t rixluccd. Representative Joiich, of I'olk, intro duced a promised coiiHtitntlonitl amend incut providing that the people again vote on woman suffrage at the June, l!M)N, tdection. A houne bill creating tho Twelfth Judicial district of Gilliam, Wheeler mid Sherman coiinticH wan ihhc1. Wednesday, Tebruary 6. Salem, Feb. ((. The bill appropriat ing $l.rill,(HH) for the Sent t lo fair bun been iiincnded to maku the utiiotint llM).(IIK). Sevciit4'en new bilia were prcHent'd in tint Iiouho and but tlirce in tint hcii ule. llntitley'H corrupt prncticcH bill, to ri'Kulute (dift ioiiH, wan K'vcn tt kii(H'k 4ut blow tmlity in the Iiouho by indell liiti pont pone incut. Iitnd KrabbcrH liavo deMcellded Uxin t he lcislHture and are determined to bavo inciiHurcH pttHHcd which will com pel the Htato to iHsuii dtH-dn iion tlm fraudulent laud Halo certillcatcH and alrio comptd tho Htnto to jay intorcHt upon t ho money paid to the Htato hy tho poraonti who priKiirt'd tho wrtill- 'llteH. Norinitl mc1km)1h itro very inuch tinHct t lcl in tho li'K'iHliituro and nohixly batt n clour foreHilit iih to what will bo 4I0110. It MeoniH irolMibht, howovor, that Praln and Monmouth will bo abandoned. Tho iucntion will como up in tho Iiouho next Wodncttday. Tho wnyH and inonim cominittoo o( both hlUIHt'H thin llfblTHOOII Vot4'l to up- propriato $125,000 annually for tho next two yearH for tho I'niverHity of Oregon. Thin 1h alMiiit f 15,000 nioro than iippmpriittod two years iio. Tho appointment of throw railrond 4'omtiiiHHionorH ly tho n'lvornoi, two to nervo until lttOH and 0110 to norvo until 101(1, a'ld tholr muvoHHorH to bo oloctod ly tho pooplo, 1h tho HuliHtunco of an Amendment which tho joint committee on railrutdH itroed uoii ttxhiy, and which w ill he. iiiHcrted in tho C'hapin lii 11 before it in reiorU'd back to the Iiouho. Tho committee ulno docidoil to roditco tho HiilurioH of cominlHHionera from (5,000 to 4,00(), and to provide (or the payment of traveling expeiiHOM, iiiHtead of having tho coimniriHioiicru pay their own exponsoH. Amonn the Bonato bills pitflHod today were: To give lalwrers prior lien on loH, lumber, ete.j raisinj to $7,500 the Bad Air and Not Grip. Salem Hail air and not tho grip, ban tho Iiouho In itH clutohoH. For u week a majority of tho Iiouho niemhcrH have boon imlinpoHod, and a grip epidemic wiih blamed. Returning inomhers unified tho air of the Iiouho chamber on their entrance and decided that it waa ho ctitiHo of hcadachcH, lame back and lucp of amhittion. Tho committee onr OHolutioim intriuluced a roHolutlon in fitructing tho capitol and (irounda com inittoo to Investigate couditioim. I amount t hat may he recovered for iiHm i iiiicIiik death ; for yiiniiMiiiient of wiich of public ollicerM and employi-H. I The Hcnat" killed Hnven billn and the hoiixe ten today. Tho Iniljority of the lii I Ih w ere coveted by ot her mciiMiircM I that had been previoiiHly intriHliicivI and , coiiHiiIereil in committee Tuesday, February 5. Salem, Feb. 5, Another bill ban been ilil rinluced to compel boldiTH of land KTimtH from the (rovernment to Hell .the land at $2.50 per itcro iiikI in trad 1 . I : . - 1 in 1 . 1101 cxrcconiK 1 iim 10 reit. The Iioiimc punned ll bill prohibit iliK the uriint 'iiik of a lis'ior licenne to any one who Iiiih Imiii convicted of McllidK liiii',r to ininorM. Allot ber Iiouho bill pHHHcd prohihitj) any but kicihIm rN from weiirinx Uid'cH of n:cret ordern. A new hill ill the pcnalo inakeH the AMMiM-iiitcd PreHH 11 common carrier. A new hoiIHe hill provideH t hat olli ciTH iiniHt not wink nt violut imiM of htato Ihwh and provideH for ptiiiiHhmcnt of Hiich ollicerM. A Kiivol preHcnted t) SKiiker Invey bnlay contnined five kimlrt of wihmI: flri.ir.ili tm.i.i tin. mIi.Iji IlitU'l'l' IITifill. i'"'s-" H."l" I -"' from a McedliiiK planted at Vanciuver .in lHL'5; cherry, from a needliti Malt ed in Iowa in 1HI5 and t raucplanted to Oregon in 1 HI 7 ; nerviee IxTry, from near Oregon ("ity, the trx, t'rritorial citpltal; yew, from ('haiupiH'g, tint file of the llrMt. American civil governinent on the Pacific foiutt. Tho bill for the tranHjHirtat ion of convict bv in Icon vuardH IiiHtead of 1 M ) 1 1 r i f f HI wan defeated ill the Henate. Twenty-one new billn were intro duci'd in the houne to-lay and eight in the Henate. Monday, February 4, Siiiem, Feb. 4. Ity a vott of 2 U 1 the neliate adopted the hoiiMe joint meiiiorial unking congreHH to nuhmit to It vote of tho Jiooplc a proKMtitlotl Ut eli-ct HcnutorH by dirtH't vote. Two conHtitiititMinal ami-ndmentH were adopted by the Iiouho tiMlay. Orig inally they were tlioeo of tho ht-nto tax comuiHHion providing for taxation of property by chincon of nuhject. Tho eoiiat.i ikimhcI the Itoiimt fertilizer inspection bill over the veto of the gov ernor. I'll Ih in olio of tho billn vetoed at the clo:e of the 1(H)") HcHnion and bun already panned the houne. A bill to rrM'itl the nnti-nculping law wan defeated in the Iiouho by a vote of 2K to 20, ftix members Indng abnent. Two billn were killed in the pcnato bv indefinite ivwttionotiicnt. They I were: (iiving -fTect to unrin'onled deedn, and creating Clark county. The neliate panned a joint memorial ! demanding that granted landn bo Hold I (or not more than 2.5( per acre. Tho Henate nuntained the governor in bin veto of the Inmrd of control bill of ! the 10(15 KcMHion. All the other vetoed neliate billn were indefinitely tHinl Hined. Clattop Courthouse Contract. Antoria John Ilantie, of the firm of I lant ie iV lougan, of Seatt le, has been here and nigned a contract with the county court for the comjilet ion of the new courthouse for the sum of $!l,5!l!. Work in to be commenced about March 1 and finished on or before I ecember 1. PORTLAND MARKETS. KruitM Apples, common to choice, 50(m75c per Ihix; choice to fancy, f 1( 2.50; iH'itrs, fl(riU.60. Vegetables Turnips, $11.25 per sack; carrots, $101.25 per wick; beeta, $1.25(7i)1.50 per sack; horseradish, 7 He jn-r pound; sweet pot.atH'H, 3l4o per jHiund; tablmgo, 2,lvc jxt pound; cnuli tlower, $2.50 per dozen ; celery, $3.50 er cntte; pumpkins, 2c per pound; squash, 2c per pound; sprouta, 8c p r pound. Onions Oregon, $11.35 per hun dred. Potatoes Oregon Hurlmnks, fancy, $1.40 1.60; common, $11.25. Wheat Club, flHo; bluostem, 70c; valley, 6(r,tt7c; red, fide. Oats No. 1 white, $29; gray, $28. Harlev Food, $22 jht ton; brewing, $23; roiled, $2424.60. Hvo $1.4001.45 per cw t. CXirn Whole, $20; crucketl, $27 per ton. Hay Valley timothy, No. 1, $14 15jHrton; F.astern Oregon timotlty, $1718; clover, $9; cheat, $9; grain hay, $910; alfalfa, $14. lhitter Fancy creamery, 32)35o per pound. Hutter Fat First gntde cream, 3Cc pttr pound ; second grade cream, 2c loss per pound. KggH Oregon ranch, SOio per dozen. Poultry Average old hens, 12k'13o perjiound; mixed chickens, ll,l812ej spring, 1314j old roosters, 010e; dressod chickens, 1415c; turkeys, live, 17 & 17c; turkeys, dressed, choice, 2021c; goose, live, 1012c; ducks, 10018c. Vtal lrehsed, 5 ,v0' per pound. HtHf Iresnod bulls, 203c pitr pound ; cows, 45c; country st4orn fi5,c. Mutton DresstHl, fancy, 88c per pound; ordinary, (I07o. Pork Drttssod, 008,4c per pound. Opposes Assistant Attorney Geners.1. Salem Threo Is one thing the secre tary of state wont after ho is not going to got from the ways and means com mittee. A bill was brought to tho ways and means committee providing for another assistant attorney general. This came directly from the attorney general's ollice, but on investigation it w'as discovered that tho attorney gener al did not especially care about this. In crease in his staff, but that the request came from the secretary of state's ollice. RAISE. ALL RATES. General Advance In Freight Inaugu rated by Eastern Lines. Chicago, Feb. 0. The first etcp wan taken hero t'nlay In a plan to Inaugur ate a general increase in freight rates throughout the country in such a man ner as to bring millions of dollnrs add ed revenue to the ruilrotiiln and nt tin name time greatly facilitate the move ment of t .radio. Ah the result of a meeting, w hii h was attended by executive odicials of ml I roads cast of Chicago, and having a total of more than 100,000 miles of lim n, a vote is lioing taken urion a proposition to increase the rates of nearly all of t he main eommodil let fully 10 per cent by di-oniming the minimum which it is permitted to loud into a freight car. Tint railroads interested In the ini tial movement extend through all the territory east of ( 'hicag'i and north of (he Ohio river, clear to the HoalM.itrd and north into Canada. In this terri tory freight rates are controlled by the association known as the Central Freight luws'iat ion. The action will undoubtedly Im followed hy the linen south of the Ohio river, and then by tin- linen went of Chicago to the Pacific count. It is difficult to estimate how much the promised incrnnne will bring the railrtn in added revenue, but the sum will 1st a big one. Traffic officers, however, state that it w ill not lie suili cient to offset even the increaned ex pense to the railroads ocmsionod hy ln creiincd wages, estimated at Ix-tween $100,000,000 and $110,000,000 annu ally. DISAGREE ON FAIR BILL. Washington Senators and Represent atives at Cross Purposes Washington, Feb. (I. On Thursday the senate committee on cxinisitioiiB will ino4't in the riMiiii of Senator An keny to consider and prolmhly rejnirt the Ankeny bill making an appropria tion for the Alaska, Philippineand Ha waiian exhibits; at the Seattle exposition in liioo. If the bill in rcpnrt4d its pannage by the senate is certain to fol low. The house mcmtier of the Washing ton delegation disapprove of the course of the senators and have urged that no action lie taken on the bill this session. While it can pass the senate, it is abso lutely certain that it cannot get through the house t li i h sin-ion, (or the chair man of the houne committee is not only opMincd to this exjMmition appropria tion, but has said he will not call his committee together to consider the bill. Moreover, having appropriated liberal ly for Jamestown, the house leaders will not consider the senate hill tltis w inter. In view of this situation the house mcmlM-m charge that the senatorn are placing thein in an embarrassing jnisi tioii hy pressing tho bill at this time, but their protests are falling on deaf cam. HEYBURN PUSHES THE ISSUE. Moves Resolution and Amendments Dealing With Land Question. Washington, Feb. ft. Senator Hoy burn yesterday introduced a resolution Compelling the secretary of the interior to disregard tho order of the president and issue patents on all land and min eral applications where the proofs sub mitted show full compliance with the requirements of law, and w here no pro test has been filed against the granting of such patents. The senator expressed the opinion that by the adoption of thin resolution a large percentage of the land buninecs of the country will be re sumed, U'ing now tied up. Mr. Hey burn also introduced an amendment to the sundry civil bill (providing for the completion of the survey of public land in Idaho to lie made by a rectangular eysteni of sur vey, without waiting for the requests or demands of settlers, and appropriat ing $200,000 for making the surveys. Ho also proposed an amendment to the agricultural bill providing that none of sections 1ft or 3ft shall be included in any forest reserve where such sections were granttl to the states by the act of admission to the Union, or the enabling act, and that land more valuable for grazing than for timber shall not be included within the forest resetveB. No Excitement in Japan. Tokio, Feb. 6. The view taken here of the American-Japanese situation, arming from the San Francisco school incident, is illustrated by tho following otlicial statement, w hich was issued to day: "Since the talk of war was first transmitted from America we have carefully watched the development of feeling here. There has not been the slightest excitement anywhere in the country. The talk of war is completely ignored here, and implicit confidence is reposed in President Roosevelt and his government." Has No nclination for War. I Chicago, Feb. ft. A dispatch to the Tribune from Washington says: "In response to a cable from the Chicago l Triune to Marquis Saionji, minister of loroigu tniniiD ci v imkiu, biiu uuiiuim bu government yesterday cabled the em Imssy here to convey to the American people its disavowal of all inclination to war with the United States, and the belief Unit the differences between the two countries are and always have been susceptible of moiilc treatment." Snow Smothers New York. New York, Feb. 6. - For more than 24 hours New York has been in the grip of a fierce northeast snowstorm. Ten inches of snow fell in the 24 hours ending at 8 a. m., equaling the amount that has fallen within any similar per iod fur several years. AMEND TIMBER LAW Sale 0! Timber and Retention of Land Recommended. PROVISION MADE TOR COUNTIES Will Get One-fourth of the Proceeds of All Timber Sales in Lieu of Taxes. Washington, Feb. 7. The senate committee on public lands toilay favor ably rejiorteil a bill refs-nling the tirn-ln-r and stone act and providing that in the future the government shall retain title to its timlier lands arid W;ll only the tirnlxT at not less than itH ap praised value. The committee incor liratcd Senator Fulton's amendment requiring that 2.r jt cent of the money derived from the sales of public timber shall be paid to the counties in which the sales are made. Mr. Fulton served notice on the com inittee that sime time ago he would op pose the rcpinl of the timber and stone act utiles one-fourth of the receipts from timlier sales should be paid to the count ies for school and road purposes, and it was in compliance with this de mand that the bill wat so amended. The counties will not only receive 25 jn-r cent of the receipts from timlier sail's on unreserved timberland, but from sales within forest reserves as well. This concession to the counties is mitde to reimburse them for taxes which they might ultiTiately collect should this timlier land paas into pri vate ownership. Under the amended bill title to all timber land remains in the government, hence the land itself cannot be taxed. This amendment, however, does not exempt lumber com panies and other purchasers of timlier from jiayment of taxes on their product. As the bill now stands the secretary of agrciulture will a 'praise government timlier and sell it at public auction or private sale to the highest bidder for not less than the appraisttd value, pref erence being given to bidders for small quantities for use in the immediate vicinity of the land. Persons actually residing near timberland shall be en titled to take free of charge not exceed ing 100,000 feet board measure in any one year for individual use, but not for sale. The bulk of the money derived from timber sales after deducting 25 per cent for the counties, will go into the re clamation fund, the residue going into the forest reserve fund to defray the ex penses of forest management and con trol. It is provided that timlierland reserved from entry for timer shall be suject to location and entry under min ing or coal land laws, and that land chiefly valuable for building or commer cial stone shall be entered under the placer mining laws. BILL FOR COAL LAND LEASING, House Committee Agrees on Provis ions to Prevent Sale. Washington, Feb. 7. The house committee on public lands expects on Friday to report a bill providing for leaning all government coal lands. At its meeting today several features of the bill were agreed to, one permitting (our persons to form an a-sociation and take collectively 2,500 acres of coal land. Another guards against persons acquiring coal lands under homestead or other laws by prohibiting the pat enting of coal deposits on such lands within 25 years after the original entry is jiatented. Thus, If a person should (taudulentlv homestead land which he knew contained coal, he could not de velop that coal for 25 years. In the senate public lands committee today Senator New lands presented ; a bill requiring three years' residence on a homestead before the entryman can commute, but this was voted down. At present 14 months' residence is all that is required. The president favors Mr. Newlands' idea. Congress Has no Power. Washington, 'Feb. 7. Chairman Jenkins, of the house committee on judiciary, submitted a report tHlay in which it is stated emphatically that the committee is of tho opinion that congress has no jurisdiction or author ity over the question of woman and child labor, and has no right to sup press any abuses of such labor or ame liorate conditions surrounding the em ployment of such laborers. The com mittee holds that the regulation of wo man and child labor is within the po lice power of the various states. Olliver Completes Bid. Washington, Feb. 7. W. J. Olliver, the lowest bidder for the construction of the Panama canal, who has for the past week been perfecting the terms of iiis bid according to the suggestion of the president and Secretary Taft, re turned to Washington today to present his completed bid to Secretary Taft. A careful examination will be made to determine whether any one of the bids a tall be accepted, or whether the gov e nmont shall continue to dig the canal. Two More Circuit Judges, Washington, Feb. 7. The senate to day passed the bill authorizing the ap pointment of two additional circuit judges for the Ninth circuit, and one additional district judge for the North eru Judicial district of California. TO PROTECT SALMON. Oregon and Washington Legislative Committees Reach Agreement. Portland, Feb. 5. I?y agreement le tween tho lawmakers of Oregon and Washington, reached at a concurrent committee conference, held in this city, bills will lie introduced within a few days in the Oregon and Washington legislatures recommending that no sal mon fishing he allowed on the Colum bia river lietweon 0 o'clock p. m. Sat urday Ut 0 p. rn. Sunday, during the summer ofien season, which it is plan ned will extend from April 20 to Au gust 2). The bills will shorten the present ofien scanon five days in April and five days in August. The proposed bills will make the dosed season from March 15 to April 20 and from August 20. to Septemlier 10. The present law make the closed seasons from March 15 to April 15 and frm August 25 to September 10. The lengthening of the ekieed season and abolishing Sunday fishing are the principal features of thenwastire agreed upon by the memliers of the :oncurrent committee from the Oregon and Wash ington legislatures, appointed to frame a bill to be passed by the lawmakers of the two states for the protection of Columbia river salmon. One of the principal obiex tii of a later committee which this committee re commended will be the attempt to de vise a plan to make a fish w ay around Celilo falls, so that the salmon can eaflily get into the upper Columbia. SHOWS PROSPEROUS YEAR. Internal Commerce for 1908 Broke All Previous Records. Washington, Feb. 5. The movement of internal commerce during the past year exceeded that for any previous one in the hit4jry of the country, according to a statement just issued by the bureau of statistics of the department o( Com merce and Labor. Livestock receipts at the seven pri mary markets aggregated 40,727,058 head, exceeding those o( the previous year by more than 150,000. Shipment of packing house products from Chi cago, except canned meats and dressed bogs, show gains as compared with those of either of the (wo immediate preceding years. Of these products during the year, the aggregate ship ments were 67,775,800 pounds; canned meats, 117,688,650 pounds; cured meats, 304,642,049 pounds; dressed beef. 1,308,072,285; dressed hogs, 13, 170,300 pounds; hides, 75,175,520 pounds; lard, 421,914,529 pounds, and pork, 36,581,200 pounds, making a total of 2,708,016,443 peunds, being over 100,000,000 pounds in excess of the previous year. The total grain receipts at 15 inter ior primary markets were 798,521, 585 bushels, an increase of 250 000 ovre 1905. The tota" movement em braced: Wheat, 243,735,058 bushels; corn, 242,722,716 bushels; oats, 233, 300,339 bushels; barley, 69,469,290 bushels, and rye. 9,294,282 bushels. The receipts of grain at six Atlantic and Gulf ports aggregate 214, 840,y98 bushels, an increase of 14,000,000 bush els. Shipments o( anthracite coal from Eastern producing districts aggregated 55,647,296 tons, a preceptible decrease. ON WAR FOOTING, Hurry Orders Sent Out from Wash ington to Militia. Springfield, 111., Feb. 5. Recruits are wanted iin a hurry (or the Illinois National guard and within a week or ten days the rosters of nearly every company in the state infantry, artillery, cavalry and signal corps alike, will be throw n open for emergency enlistments, otlicers and privates meanwhile carry ing on a still hunt for embryonic sol diers. This stir in the state soldiery is the result of a general order from the War department at Washington. Whether the order bears greater significance than ita face shows has not been dis closed by the Washington authorities, but the militia and assemblymen are quick to connect the order at this time with the agitation over the Japanese question and its possibilities. The readjustment applies to every state that has a National Guard. Smuggling in Chinese. El Taso, Tex., Feb. 5. Returning from a trip of investigation at Mexican ports and along the border between the United States and Mexico, Marcus Uraun stated today that he had found extensive, thoroughly organized and w holesale schemes for smuggling Chi nese into the United States. The in vestigation was taken for the personal information of President Roosevelt. Mr. Rraun declined to give details as to his conclusions and discoveries. lie did state, however, that one remedy would be to have mounted line riders. May Excavate Herculaneum. Rome, Feb. 5. E. H. Gerton, the British ambassador, has interested the Italian government in favor of the plan of Charles Waldstein, professor of fine arts, King's college, Cambridge, for the excavation of the ancient city of Her culaneum, and has received assurances that the application and plan of Pro fessor Waldstein are being studied. King Victor Emanuel has accepted the honorary presidency of the committee on excavations. Severe Storm In Kansas. Kansas City, Feb. 5. The severest storm of the winter is raging through Kansas and Western Missouri, with the temperature at or near zero, six Inches of snow on the ground and snow etill falling, driven by a bitter wind. All trains are marked late, from 45 minutes to six hours. EXCLUSION IS ISSUE Japanese School Question Is ol Minor Importance. ROOSEVELT RAISED 'THE ISSUE Objection to Japanese In Schools Wat Confined to Adults Until Gov ernment Interfered. San Francisco, Feb. 5. Much ha been written about California and tho Japanese arid in the main the position taken by this state has been denounced as unreasonable. Up to this week San Franciscans have not regarded the ques tion as of very great importance, and have sustiectod Japan of playing a dip lomatic game, the prize being some thing not yet made known. The devel opments o( the week khave tended to strengthen the impression that the island empire is playing a deeper game than appears at this time. It may be well to correct an impres sion that has gone abroad that the San Franciscans entertain strong prejudices against them out ol a mere spirit of prejudice. It may be admitted that there has been a certain lack of frank ness on both sides of the controversy, but apjiarently the time is at hand when an open exchange will be brought about and the result can only aid in the solution of the problem. To go back a little there never has been any urgent demand for the segre gation of the Japanese pupils. There was real objection to the presence of adult Orientals in the public schools with the children of tender age and this has been impressed upon the public with empliasis, perhaps over-emhasis. When the school board ordered the Oriental school constructed, no one paid much attention. People were busy re habilitating their business enterprises. The protest from Japan came as a die tinct surprise. The segregat ion of all Oriental pupils, young as well as old, did not meet with anything like unani mous approval here. It was recognized that men ehould not be allowed with the children in the lower grades, but popular objection to the Japanese in the schools stopped there. This was the way matters stood when the president wrote his message in which he spoke of the "wicked absurdi ty," and hinted at military force. The effect of the message was to soldify the citizens of the state into a compact whole, resenting the interference of the Federal government, an interference which was confessedly hostile. In its last analysis, the entire subject is a repetition of "the Chinese question. California desires to check the influx of cheap labor. The Flastern press replies that the Japanese have not yet arrived in sufficient numbers to constitute a menace. The Californian replies: "That is just the point. Don't wait until we have the menace within our gates." WILL NOT REMOVE JUTE DUTY. Congress Opposed to Piecemeal Re vision of Tariff. Washington, Feb. 5. Senator Ful ton today presented a memorial of the Oregon legislature favoring the removal of duty on jute and jute bags. Nothing can bo done along this line, however, until congress decides to amend the tariff law. No special legislation of this sort can pass. While there appears to be no objec tion to removal of the tariff on jute and jute lgs advoated by the resolution of the Oregon legislature, congress will not make any changes in the Dingley law until it undertakes general revision. If it had been possible to amend a few most objectionable schedules, this course would have been pursued some time ago; but, if one schedule is opened to amendment, all must be. This is the mandate of partv leaders, and it will be followed out. It is, therefore, impossible to secure any relief for grain shippers and other users of jute bags until congress undertakes general re vision of the tariff. Crime to Use Railroad Pass. Carson, Nov., Feb. 5. The house has passed a joint resolution declaring it a crime for any legislator or state official to ride on a railroad pass or to accept reduced rates for transportation from a common carrier. An employer's liabil ity bill was introduced in the house to day, abolishing the law of contributory negligence on railroads and in mines. A bill regulating the use of passes by the general public was introduced, mak ing it a crime to accept a pass by any citizen of the state of Nevada, with certain exceptions. Cold Weather In Southwest. Kansas City, Feb. 5. The cold weather continues throughout Kansas, Indian Territory, Oklahoma and West ern Missouri, with temperatures gener ally a little above zero and the snow fall abating. The lowest temperature in Kansas City was nine below zero at 3 o'clock this morning, this being the low est temperature here since February, 1905. Throughout the Southwest the temperature was lower than since Feb ruary 12, 1905. Canal Company Formed. Albany, N. Y., Feb. 5. The Panama Construction company, incorporated to finance the Panama contract bid for by William J. Olliver, of Knoxville, Tenn., filed articles of incorporation today with the secretary of state. The capital au thorized ia (5,000,000, i