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About Bohemia nugget. (Cottage Grove, Or.) 1899-1907 | View Entire Issue (March 13, 1907)
PROCEEDINGS OF OREGON LEGISLATURE 'I'lin following nn sonic of tlx' more 1 1 n ii i r ji 1 1 1. measures niHHt'i I iy both In MiMff of (lie legislature lit lint mi'miIiiii just ended : II. It. in'J, McCuc lie. poring sch'sil districts In ri'inrt. to ntjit.it superintend- -1 1 1. within Ki days it ft it aniiiial Hi'li'iul ii I lux mnl to linlil lit least Inur IIIUlltllK (if M'lllMll t llll I'll! illl'll t Hllliri! of iiiini't iuliinciit. II. II. IL'.'I, JilllCS llf ClacklllliaS Ex tending provisions of hit It lul l vn and referendum to cities, count ics mnl dis trict. II. II 1 11!, Gray Creating commis sion fur A. IC. IliirUuik trust fuml fur mi orphans' home. II. It. 1 -in. Gray Extending closed HMlMoll fop CIlilll'HI' phcaHIIIlt. II. It. I'i'l, McCuc To license salmon raiiiicrymcn. II. It. llll, Newell Increasing np iriiriitt ion state l.ihraiy commission to $il,(lilO pi r jit i ii i in . II. It. U17, Itcvcridgo Allowing county del ks to register electors other .1 :.. I i.. ..n: I I...I if ..I I...B ...... I lllllll ill llin mine iiiiii p ii or 1 1 1 u 1 1 1 ik iui'i system fur reg IkIjt. II. It. I7tt, Harrclt. nf Washington Allowing attorney ti'ii (lily in which tl till' I'll 1m of CX'l'lt loin. II It. t M I . r.urn t of t'niiitillii Per in it tin).' sale ill lirvui in" mnl iimiuuni t ion to I ml iiiiin. II It. IhU, Itrown Invalidating w Ills of unmarried persons riilmiMiicnt to t lii'ir 1 1 in r r ii tr. II. I. IIMi, Hurrett of Washington Providing for const rnrt ion of roiinty road on county division lini'H. II. It. L'iih, Campbell Providing an eight hour il iv fur employes at slate ciiitctil lary and lalsircrs ii 1 1 1 mechan ics employed liy date mnl county. II. It 117, Earrcll Itcgulat ing sin Idling of wires over niilroail right if av . It. , lUrr.tlof WiiHliiiik'ton To prevent cmploycis requiring employes to In nr I and trade at ss'cilic places. II. It. "1T1, Freeman Requiring judg lili'iit ili'litori to make until as to posses sion of prnpiTty they rluiin. II. It. INH, Washburnc Authorizing tin- transfer liy a wini' tpoiifw of irncr ty ariiiiriit ilnriiiK disability of insane SKIUSC. II. It. nil, Freeman Compulsory pas law. II. It. .'ii't, Vawtcr Deputy fish war den for Hoot In-ill Oregon 1 ,0(M) j.cr Ulllllllll . II. t. :ill.t. Payer To prevent solici tut urn l.y attorneys of dumagc suit lnr MTHoiial i ii jtirii-M . II. It. :t:t7, ways and means commit I,.,. Appropriating f 'Jii.tniO fur payment of intercut on rrrt illnitrM issued I y state. II. It. :imu, Ihililiin l or ani-1-KMin nt of tranicnt livestock Mini ilivi-iuii of tax Ih-1 wi'oli interested roiint ic- II. It. :IHL', Reynold Piuiiibiting Halo of liquor w illiin two m i Ii m ot an Indian schisd. II. It. :ts I , Knnwlcs Permitting county courts to levy tu for scalp Ixmiit il'H . II. H. :iH.ri, IturiiH Ki-Kulatim? inaiiu fai turf ami Hair of (hmh ntnl ilrinku. II. It. :tH'., IturiiH ICfitiiiliiK Htatit too I ami iluiry ronnnij'i'ionrr to puliliHli 1 1 1 i 1 1 1 1 y Inillitiii. II. It. :t'i4, N'ortliup Ki'iilnt ink' life inniirain1 iMinpatiii'H. . It. -4 1 t:t Cainplifll Iihti-iihIhk ciliary of In 1k r coiiiniii-Hionfi to fL'.tK)!) piT anniiin. II. It. 41'J, .lai'kMoii an.l I'iko Mak ing il yi-ar'H ri'riili iu-i' in ntatu invrHnry to inltiiiHriiiii to SoUlicr.-' lumit tit Uomi' linrn. II. H. 411, coniinitti'i' on Solilierf' ,,, me IncrfiiHiiiK apprmiriation to 91. Vint). II. It. 41.r, Solilioin.' Iioino oiiiiiiiiittt'f Incri'iisiii Hillary of oiiiiiiiundaiit ut lioini' to l,()tt jM-r nnniiin. 11. It. 4,.'0P wiijH mnl iiii'iiim cotninit A piiropriiit inn fL'Ci.OtlO for new litiililliiKH at Stat Fuir k-roumlH. II. It. S4.r, eiuipin littquirinn rt ii! rnhipn to ri'vcul jmrtli'H in intiTi-nt. II. It. L'4!), !' Authorizing j'Htah liHluiHMit of liiuli m-IiooI iliHtrictubycon tik'iioiiH wliool ilixtrictH. II. It. 250, lhivey Provlilitin foi IHTinaiu'iit ri-conl of elect ion ieturnn in ich enmity. II. It. 2M, Pavey Allowing vacation if ntreet or iilley in unincorporated tnwim on petition of owneru of abutting property only. II. It. 254, Davej VlacliiK Btato printer on Hut milaiy of $4,000 per an num lii'k'iii"ii)k' i 11)1 1 . II. It. 270, Vnwter Incrensinn fees for inlmiNsion to t ho luir. II. It. 271, Freeman Mukinj; doga perHonul property. II. It. 271), Itiirrett of Umatilla Ap propriating 111), 0(H) for opeiution of purtajre road at Tlio DhI'i-h. II. It. 207, Farroll Kxtendinn limit in female labor to mercantile Iiouhch. II. 11. 302, Freeamn AboliHbinjr fees paid dictrict attorneya in divorce caaoH. ll.lt. 1104, DMibin Ureatinj; Tenth judicial district. II. It. :il7, I'iko Creating Twelfth judicial diHtrict. II. II .'124, Connell lfovininn and compiling ntjite land laws. H It. 1125, Newell Abolishing 1 road poll tux. II. Jt. M l, Reynolds; IncroaHinj? ral urieri of Hupcrintendcnt and aHH'mtant iliyHlcianH at rtuta iiiHane aiHluin. Surveying in Harney. IturnH The Oregon Short Line lias livo surveying parties in the Held in 1 his county locating the route of the Oregon Kastera, from Ontario to Na tron. The road is mostly located up Malheur river to Crane Crook gap, and there Is one party looking up a routfl through the Malheur puss and around the south side of Malheur lake. There is not much saved in mileage by going on the south side of the lake, but it is du inied that u better grade can be had. II. M. .'l.'IH, I riotiuiii AuthorllxiiK nlnTlffM to ri'plai'i' 1'iHl tax deiilc. II. It. .'till, I'rlkitm MIowIiik coun- ty fruit liiHpci turn iu t mil InivfluiK ex- I'l'iipin. Aiiioiik the more Impoilaiit liilln which were vetoed by the governor me; The npppriiit inn hill for liruin and Monmouth hi'IiuoIm. 'I'Iiih artiuii uiih taken mi I he ground that I'Iii h Mrhool should have been iroviiled for by an iii(lcH'lnlriit bill, and the (overiiur iiIho ciiiiti'tidH that the people do not want four minimi". Senator KaV bill providing for gar. liiHliiui'lit of Magi'M of public cinploycH- .loluifon'M road bill. KepreHi'litut Ive I'erkiliH' bill ieilnit t ing orrhlildiMtM to kill birdit whirh lc Ht loy cropH. Tlin iiuiiture by Itciich providing for vol ing inachiueM. Ity IIihIhoii, chungiiig irrigation law. Creating (lie ollicn of checne, dairy and cieiiinery innpector. .lie loi in 'm bill changing llhhing lawn. JnhiiHiiii'ii bill regarding iimjtection (if flock f'HHl. ('hapin'H bill prohibiting juirt riT ithipM iiiul' l iiHHiimed liainei. All bil In cp-ating new district ngri- -iillilrul kru ii.l ii.u nr i I iffi'll M i 1 1 if II ! it ifll. (. .......... """"" priiiiioiiN iur i. urn. GAT HERtNQ DATA ON CARS. Commlloner Ctmpbell to Ak Ship pert for Many Details. Salem One of the important under tJikiiigaof the Oregon Itallroad coinmiH Hioii in the col h-ct ion ot accurate infor mation regarding the Hhipmctit of pro duce in carload lute. ComiiiiHuioner ('iiiiiiiIh-11 Im now iirruiiging with the lumber cnuipiuiicM to have them rejxirt I to the couimiMMioii every up plication f. -r li-HHr, the nuiidx-r and kiml, the date of applicat ion, and fie date the carii were ' furnlfhed ; the date loaded, etarted J from the chipping Kiint ami I he dent i imtioii. The ronuniHfion will alno ar-raiik-e to Irani when the earn n-ach the coiinigneeH and when t hey ant unloaded . ( Information will U-gat hcred also con cerning HlilpmciHH or oilier piouucm than lumber. The purpose in to place in the haiidH of tl ominisMiou flu'urcH whiidi will enabW it to net intelligently iihiii eont toveiMief that lire likely to arine in the future. 'I he rcportH will nhow t what extent the cur shortage in due to M-arvily of eiuipment, delay in I m i 1 1 r i k' , delay in Hhiiiing and de lay in unloading. Stockholders Must Par Up. Medfonl Stockholder in the Miil- fonl iV t'ruter Iike niilwuy will U served with legal rmtieeH to pay fur or rclini0itdi x -cNidon of large bloekH of Ht-k held by them for which the hooka nhoW thev have lmid nothing. The demand him created n eel B ition, ih a number of wealthy eitir.eriH who have figured In the directorate of the defi rvt eomjiauy will have to pay up or lehiifO their Hlock to the rf eiver. The de maud barf Iwen liuide by thertcelvei, who in endeavoring to Hiiiecze the water nut of the "controlling ii.t'tcnt" nbick. PORTLAND MARKETS. Wheat Club, 7t)c; bluestetn, 72c; vallev, 70c, red, (iHc. )Ih No. 1 white. $2!); gray, $2S.50. Itarlev Feed, J2.50 per ton ; btew ing, 2:i; rolled, 2:t.50(.r24 .51). Ky, $1.4. 1.1.50 per cwt. (join Whole, $24.50; cracked, $22.50 per ton. Hay Valley timothy, No. 1, $14(7i 15 icrtoii; Flint ern Oregon timothy, $17 (M8; clover, $!); cheat, $0; grain hay, $;(.( 10; alfalfa, $14. I'.utter Fancy creamery, ,'121b 0?-55c per pound. Itutter Fat First grade cream, 3.1 Sni per x)imd; Htcond grade cream, 2c lean jx'r pound. Kgg Oregon ranch, 17(iiM7lsc per dozen TouUry Average old hens, 14(i.l5c per pound; mixed chickena, 13 spring, frj ere and broilers, 20(ii)22 Vc; oll roosterrt, I) 10c; dreHced chickeiiH, 15(ii)l(jcj turkeys, live, 13(ii;15cj tur keys, dressed, choice, 18S4(ii,20c; geese, livo, 8c; ducks, lfi18o. Apples Common, 75c(-f$1.25 por Imx; choice, $1.50.2.50. Vegetables Turnips, $1('T1,1 25 per sack; carmtrt, $1(701.25 per auk; beets, $1.21(1.50 per sack; horseradish, 7(rt 8i per pound; sweet iotuUe, 3,8'c Mr pound; cauliflower, $2.50 per dozen; celery, $3.i5 jxr crate; Fprouts, Dc per pound; rhubarb, llo per pound; aspar agus, 2l(" 15n ier pound. ( )n ii ms ( )regun,IH)c(iO $ 1 w r hundred . rotatm' Oregon lturbanks, fancy, $1.35; No. 1 choice, $1)1.25; com mon, 75cP$l . Veal Pressed, 5 "fle per pound. lteef Dressed bulls, St'S 's'c per jiound; chws, 4 l1(5,1lcj country steers. 5tf()lic. Mutton Dressed, fancy, 8"'c jx'r pound; ordinary, i(?7e. Turk Dressed, (l(ii 0c per pound. Hups 8(a,Hc per pound, accord ing bi quality. Wool Katern Oremrn nverace best, 13(al8o, accoriUngtovhrinkagoj valley, 20231, according to llneueHs; mohair, choice, 270430c per pound. May Invoke Referendum on U of O Salem That a movement is on foot looking to invoking the referendum on the appropriation of $250,000 for the State university's improvement is evi denced by the adoption of a resolution by the Linn County Itusiness Council of the l'litronB of Husbandry, received by the governor, which reflects the attitude of the State grange in that di rection. The resolution has as its in spiration that the manner of expendi ture is not sufliciently outlined. BIO AID TO TIMBER BAHONP. President's Proclamation Bonanza for Weyerhaeuser Syndicate. Sent tie, Wash., March . In the belief that to ciejitj- morn forest re serves in the stale of Washington would he to prevent timber on the public do main from falling into the hands of the timber and lumber Uirnns of t he coun try, President Koosevelt signed a pro clamation adding 4,2!ll,000 acres of timber html to the reserves already cre ated In the state. !y mo doing, how ever, the president gave to the Weyer haeuser Timber couitihy and to other rich enrjmrat ions absolutely uudisputj'd sovereignly over some of the richest and most valuable lands In t he state. That the president was uninformed when he made what In undoubtedly one of his moid reiuarknble orders is shown by the fact that he has placed in the builds of the timber Ixirons a jsiwer they never dreamed of having. The Weyerhaeuser and other big tim ber land owning corsinitions j'ither now have the ownership of all the lands surrounding the reserves just crnited, or will soon have them. t'tnler such circumstances, t hu t imls-r bnron could log off up to the reserves, constructing railroads w hich would 1st paid (or out of the profits of the lower country. t'nder the forest reserve act the gov ernment can sell t imlicr to t hose w ho w ish to buy and who have the price. The small logger, owning no tirnlx r lands reaching to the reserves mid w ith out mentis of traiiHortation of any kind, will lie absolutdy imd effectually barred from bidding for the govern ment timber. Only the timber Uiron and the lugging magnate could apply to purchase. LIKE HIS PREDECESSORS. Senators Defend Hermann Fulton and Meldrum Testify. Washington, .March . It developed in the trial of ISmger Hermann yes terday that government ollicials make a practice of keeping prvate letter pres copylssik and that they have all used their discretion as to w hat should and w hat should not go into their private Ixsiks. It was shown that it has like wise been discrct innary with nlticials to take their private Isioks with them ulsui retirement or leave them behind, as they saw lit. Senator Teller, of Col orado, who was secretary of the interior under President Arthur, testified that he copied in his private letter lssks many letters relating to matters lie fore his department, and, when he re tired, he took the Isioks with him and no iiiestlou was ever ruiscd as to the propriety of his action Senator Carter, of Montana, who was land cuminis-doncr in President Harri son's time, had more rigid ideas on the subject, and left ladiind him all his private letter lssiks that cisuitnined let ters relating to t he business of his otlice. CORRECT TO THE DOLLAR. Experts' Count of Money Fails to Ac count for Missing $173,000. Chicago, March (5. Any possibility that the missing $173,000 from the liM-al subtreasury might have been mis laid w ith the currency on hand was eliminated today, when the four ex perts from the I'nited States treasury at Washington counted the last of the paper money in the vault. "It came out to the dollar," said Subtreasurer ltoldenwick. Tomorrow a count of the gold and silver in the vault will le liegun. One of the theories uponvhich the government authorities have worked in dustriously is the one that the money was taken from Fitzgerald's cage by some ill-advised practical joker among the eight or nine persons who had ac cess to the department and who is now afraid to confess. It has been learned that on several previous occasions money was taken from Fitzgerald's cage as a jest and returned later, after Fitz gerald had worried sutliciently to satis fy the practical joker. Honduras Wins Victory. Tegucigalpa, Honduras, March 0. The army of Honduras is mobilizing upon the frontier tinder the personal command of President Ronilla, whose arrival at the front has inspired the troops with enthusiasm for a series of operations ngainst Nicaragua. The first fighting since February 18 occurred the evening of March 3, when General Chamorro, a Niearaguan leader, who is serving with the llondurans, attacked and defeated 400 Niearaguan troops and captured 50 prisoners. The llondurans loss wtis small. Atks Cztr to Build Ships in America St. Petersburg, March t. tieneral llntyanoff, formerly an otlicer in the navy, is trying to persuade the emperor that liussia should have a squadron in Far Fastcm waters nt the earliest pos sible moment, and is recommending that the projeited warships be built in the United Stutes and not in Kurope. The general declares that the American shipbuilding yards could turn out in two years as many ships as European yards could in five. People Flee from Moving; Moutraln. Naples, March tl. The inouiit"in in tl province of Polenz, alsn-e Monti murro, which for two nays pust has been slipping down into the valley, seems to be moving much more slowly. The (light of the inhabitants, howevei, continues, fearing a repetition of the terrible earthquake of 1857, in which 300 persons lot their lives. Sulphur Yellow Is Proper Shade. London, March fl. Airording to Draper's Kecord, Bulphur yellow, which already has a vonue in Paris, w ill be the popular shade this year for both women's frocks and household decorations. ARCHIE HOLDS OWN1 Physicians Hopeful lor Recovery ol President's Son. REASSURING BULLETINS ISSUED Notwithstanding Condition of His Son, Roosevelt Attends to Busi ness as Usual. Washington, March U.Ar diie llisise velt rested well lant night, and the at tenibn physicians are hopeful of his recovery. Dr. Ahuxnder IjimlsTt, who was summoned from New York to take charge of the ease, has informed the (resident that while the patient's con dition ii- t n 'oiiraging, he is not yet out of danger. A consultation was held nt the White House. It was attended by Dr. Ijuii bcrt. Surgeon tieneral Kixey and As sistant Surgiois Kirby, Ilmistcd ami J. ('. Pryoi, of the navy. At 10:30 Dr. f ji n, b rt gae out this bulletin: "Tim imticnt is resting comfortably. No complication lias developed since Thursday, and his condition is hs gissl ii h could be expected at this stage of the disease. " An earlier bulletin issued by Secre tary I.oebalso was of a reassuring na ture. It va4 stated at the White House that Dr. IjunlsTt will not lejive Wash ington until he is sntislied that Archie, is out of danger. Notwithstanding the serious condi tion of his io l the president was in his ullice transacting business at the usual hour yesterday morning, and the usual Friday cabinet meeting was held. HARRIMAN TO HELP HILL. Suggestion of Interstate Commerce Commissioner Lane. Washington, Man-h 0. Lumbermen in the Puget Sound region have com plained to the Interstate Commerce commission that they have been un able since January L'O to obtain trans portation of their products to hustern siints because of the i-tated inability of the tireat Northern and Northern Pa- cil'c railionds to handle the trattic. Commissioner Lane, of the Interstate Commen-e commission, lias received letters from lumbermen west of the Ca-cade mountains, saying that it is imjKissible for them to get their pro ducts to Missouii river points and ask ing whether the commission cannot afford some relief. Mr. Iine has suggested that they can make a formal complaint to the commission, requesting it to grant them a through route from the Puget Sound region via Portland, Or., over the Northern Pacific railroad and thence via the Oregon Short Line and the Union Pacific to Missouri river points. The Great Northern and the North ern Pacific admit that they cannot car ry more than one-third of the lumlier that is offered, but heretofore they have refused to permit t lie Oregon Short Line or the Union Pacific to nwke a through route or a joint rate with them. It is expected that the lumber men w ill act on the suggestion of Mr. Ijine. WILL RAISE COMMODITY RATES. Western Railroad Men to Agree on General Advance. Chicago, March 0. Following the example of Eastern nilroads, Western lines are preparing to make increases in freight rates by changes in the com modities. A call has been issued for a special meeting of the Western trunk line committee, to be held Monday, and it is said the purpose is to consider the advisability of changing commodity rates. There is declared to be no doubt that the tratlic men are preparing to make over the commodity rates wherever it is thought possible to do so. As these tire always much lower than the class rules, and are created for the purpose of granting concessions, their abolition necessarily raises the tariffs. Confirms Bribery Story. Honolulu, March i). The opinion of Attorney General Bonaparte to the effect that assisted immigration is ille gal has caused the greatest consterna tion here. It is fen red that it will cause the loss of hundreds of thousands of dollars involved in the charters of the steamers Heliopolis and Knmeric, besides defeating the effort to introduce European immigration into Hawaii. 'A special meeting of the Territorial Heard of Immigration will be called to con sider the subject and w ill w ill cable its views to President Koosevelt. Consternation in Hawaii. London, March t. The Madrid cor respondent of the Telegraph says that, as the result of much inquiry, he can confirm all the accounts given by the Havana Diario de la Marina of the al leged bribery of the United States sen ate to declare war on Spain. He asserts that official proofs of the story are now in the national archives at Havana, and he mys further that the amounts paid to the intermediaries in the plot was at leaet $0,000,000. Raise Freight Rates on Coat. Chicago, March 0. The coal carry ing roads of Hinois have decided to in crease the rates 10 cents a ton on all coal mined in this state and in Indiana and brought to Chicago for use. The Increased rates will take effect April 1. RAILWAYS GIVE AID. Colonist Rates Promote the Upbuild ing of Northwestern States. Low one-way colonist raten to the Northwest nrehelping largely In set tling up the tates of Oregon, Washing ton and Idaho. Tlurse red i red fares are jierhnps the greatest factor In in ducing Immigration outside of the pub- licity work of the various chamber, of commerce of these states. 1 he rail roads aro working hand in band with the commercial Isslieo everywhere In the Pacific Northwest to swell the niirn- ber of settlers in thin territory Odoniat raU-s are not new in Western railroading, but at no time previously hae th-y leen bo effective in diverting travrd this ay as at present and the biggest colonist movement in the his tory of the Pacific North w eat is predict ed for the four spring and fall months of l!r)7 when the reduced one-way fares are in effi-t. The growth of the westward move ment ii due to the better advertising and exploitation methods of commercial Isslies and railroads and to the growing density of population in the East, where many are able to find more congenial surroundings by moving away to a part of the country where there is more el bow room, where climate is more equa ble the year around and where land is cheaper ami less worn by repeated crop ping for years. These conditions contribute to the constant "trek" westward which is a significant movement in the history of the American continent and which, dates from the days of the California argonauts of '49. liy prairie schooner and by ship the pioneers came to settle a vast wilderness. Since the transcon tinental railroads have been built, the second generation has found an easier mode of seeking out the great West but the movement Iiaa by no means ended and is on in greater volume tlian ever before. HITS ROCK OFF. EUREKA. Steamer Oakland Another Victim to Humboldt Bar. Eureka, Cal., March 5. Humboldt liar claimed another victim today when the steamer Oakland, in an attempt to reach the inside entrance, ran on the rocks of the south jetty. For almost an hour the Oakland remained on the rocks, and the bar tug Ranger was call ed to her assistnace by the lifesaving crew. When the tug reached the Oakland, Captain Krager, of the Oakland, re fused aid. A big wave washed the Oakland from her perilous position, but also tore off her rudder. For sev eral hours she drifted helplessly and periously near the rocks. The lifeboat, commanded by Captain Ilennig, put out. At this time the Oakland displayed distress signals and once more the tug Ranger went to her assistance, towing her this time into the bay, where she was beached in a badly leaking condi tion. There are several large holes in her stern. The Oakland went on the rocks about 1,000 feet from the wrecked Co rona. Several attempts have leen made to reach the Corona by the Hum lioldt bay lifesaving station, but all were futile. One trip the lifeboat barely escaped destruction on the rocks on the north jetty. DAKOTA ON ROCKS. Big Hill Liner Strikes in Bay of Tokio and May be Lost. Yokohoma, March 5. The Great Northern steamship Dakota went ashore in the bay of Tokio last night. AH passengers are safe and the agents of the vessel are hopeful of saving her. The Dakota struck on a rock off Sbi rahama, a village between Mojima and Sunosakl, shortly after 6 o'clock. It is thought that the Sunosaki light was mistaken for the Jogaehima light. The vessel sustained much damage and sprung a heavy leak. Agents Of the Steamship, who were sent to Omlmaru to arrange for the salvage, are returning this afternoon with passengers and mails and details of the accident. The steamer Dakota is making water freely and it is feared that the floating will be difficult. Seattle Striving for It. Washington, March 5. Seattle is making a hard fight to secure the gov ernment pure food laboratory soon to be established in the Northwest by the Agricultural department. Senator Piles has been appealed to by the chamber of commerce and Is exerting his efforts in behalf of his home city. Meanw hile Senator Bourne, supported by the Portland chamber of comnietce, is in sisting that the laboratory be located in Portland. It is probable the con test w ill not be closed for some little time. Over 5,000 Are Homeless. Naples, March 5. The mountain in the province of Potenza, near Monte- ley, began again this morning to move, after having remained quiet since Sat - urdav night. The roaring of the aval- a tic lies was beard for a considerable distance. Trees were uprooted and the whole country was devastated. Five thousand persons are homeless. It is feared that the whole village will be covered over. On Sands in Dove- Strait. London, March S. The Red Star line steamer Vaderland, Captain Ehoff, which sailed from Antwerp, on Satur day for New York, is ashore on Good win sands. LAND MOSTLY TAKEN Mermen Declare Forest With drawals Come Too Late. DOOR LOCKED ON EMPTY STABLE Others Defend President's Policy and Say Action Will Stop Further Timber Speculation. Portland, March 7. Opinions vary as to the probable effect on the tlmlier and lumber industry of the Stat that will result from the wholesale with drawal from public entry of the addi tional 4,051,000 acres that have lieen ad'led to existing forest reserves by the direction of President Roosevelt. log gers, timU-rmen and lumber mill oper ators, however, are very generally agreed on one important fact, and that i" that any proceedings that may now be taken towa'ds protecting the timber lands of the state from further depreda tions of speculators and land thieves will lie just about as effective as to place the lock on the stab.e door after the mare has been stolen, insofar as lurnishing protection to the present timber growth of the sUite is concerned. " "Practically every acre of merchanta- ble timber land not already included within the forest reserves previous to the president's wholesale order was ac quired by timber land speculators or private inidviduals as long as two years ago," said a local timber land dealer. There is no prospect that the logging; and lumbering industries will suffer any serious setback on account of the enlarged forest reserves. Mr. Mann, of the firm of Mann & Montgomery, however, fetrs that one evil will result to the logging industry. He says it is true individuals are placed on an equal footing with corporations and larger in terests in purchasing from the govern ment timber that is located on lands within the reserves, but he says the difficulty will be experienced by the smaller dealer in getting the timber bo purchased off of the government land and to market. "I believe President Roosevelt did exactly right in withdrawing these lands and in doing anything else that will tend to protect the timber inter ests of the state," said Mr. Poulsen, of the Inman-Poulsen company. "Too much of these lands has already been gobbled up by timber land speculators, and it is time that further speculation alona this line was stopped." "The withdrawal of these timber lands," said John Pearson, of the Western Tinilier company, "will only hurt the timber speculator, who will be practically put out of business." WHAT NATION DOES. Puts Stop to Many Evils States Can not Control. New York, March 7. Senator Bev eridge, addressing the Indiana associa tion at a banquet here tonight, made a vigorous defense of a central govern ment as against the doctrine of states lights. "The states," he said, "could not make internal improvements, so the nation made them; the states could not prevent the scattering of obscene literature, so the nation did it; the states could not suppress lotteries, so the United States did it; the states could not end the poisoning of th people by adulterated food, so the nation is ending it; the states could not compel the sanitation of packing houses, the inspection of meats, so the nation is compelling it; the stales could not preserve the country's for ests, so the nation is preserving them. "The constitution is our 'ordinance of national life," and not the articles of our national death. It was meant to free the hands of the American people and not to shackle them. Marshall so interpreted it in the courts; Lincoln so -ad it in the council chamber- interp. . ' Grant so interpreted it in the battle field. And today Roosevelt is follow ing in their footsteps and thus obeying the will of the American people." Mayor Schmitz is Home, San Francisco, March 7. Mayor Schmitz arrived in the city at 2:15 this afternoon on the belated Coast Limited train at Los Angeles. With him were the members of the board of education, who accompanied him to Washington. Schmitz declined to talk to any of the newspaper reporters, saying he would issue a statement on the w hole Japanese situation. In response to a question as to whether he would be a candidate to succeed himself, he declared that he "would stand by his guns," and that he would not be driven out. Salton Sea Damages Track. Los Angeles, March 7. Advices at the Southern Tacific's general offices here from the vicinity of the Salton sea state that yesterday's storm produced ' high waves on the inland sea, causing a 1 portion of the railroad company's tracks to be submerged and entailing some damage. Trains were delayed yesttr day, but were moving again today and the damage had been repaired. The storm had entirely subsided and the sea, is quiet again. Light-hour Day for Employes, Sacramento, March 7. The assembly this afternoon passed and sent to the governor a bill providing an eight-hour day for conductors and motor men and other employes on street and lnterurbao, railways.