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PROCEEDINGS OF OREGON LEGISLATURE RAILWAYS GIVE AID The following are some of the Important measures panned by lioiiHes of the legislature at the session j UHt ended: H. B. 30, BurnH For pure foods and rogulallng branding of same. II. B. 53, Revision of laws commit teeFor recording conditional Bales of machinery. II. B. 67. Boa Is Fees for corpora tions capitalized for more than $1,000, 000. II. B. 61, Jones of Lincoln and Polk For convention of district school boards. II. B. 75, McCue Providing clerk of muster fish warden. II. B. 84, Freeman Authorizing dis position of estate as directed by will without order of Probate court. II. B. 85, Freeman Assessing bank stock. II. B. 80, Freeman Defining powers of county boards of equalization. II. B. 88, Freeman Levy and collec tion of taxes. II. B. 89, Freeman More efficient system for assessment and taxation. II. B. 97, Btoen For display of United States flag on school buildings. II. B. 101, McCue Appropriating 45,000 for putrol boats for master fish warden. II. B. 102, McCue Requiring school districts to report to state superintend ent within 15 days after annual school meeting and to hold at least lour months of echool to be entitled to share of apportionment. II. B. 123, Jones of Clackamas Ex tending provisions of intitiative and referendum to cities, counties and dis tricts. II. B 142, Gray Creating commis sion for A. It. Burbank trust fund for an orphans' home. II . B. 143, Gray Extending closed season for Chinese pheasants. II. B. 156, McCue To license salmon cannery men. II. B. 161, Newell Increasing ap propriation state Library commission to $6,000 per annum. II. B. 167, Beveridge Allowing county clerks to register electors other than in his office and substituting card system for register. II. B. 176. Barrett of Washington Allowing attorneys ton days in which to file bills of exceptions. H. B. 181, Barret of Umatilla Per mitting sale of firearms and ammuni tion to Indians II B. 186, Brown Invalidating wills of unmarried persons subsequent to their marriage II. B. 199, Barrett of Washington Providing for construction of county roads on county division lines. II. B. 208, Campbell Providing an ight-hour day for employes at state penitentiary and laborers and mechan ics employed by state and county. II. B 217. Farrell Regulating stretching of wires over railroad right of way II. B. . Barrett of Washington To prevent employers requiring employes to board and trade at specified places. II. B. 221, Freeman Requiring judg. ment debtors to make oath as to posses ion of riroperty they claim. II. B. 231, Washburne Authorizing the transfer by a sane spouse of proper. ty acquired during disability of insane spouse II. B. 241, Freeman Compulsory roass law. H. B. 345, Vawter Deputy fish war den for Southern Oregon at $1,000 per annum. H. B. 363, Bayer To prevent solici tation bv attorneys of damage suits for personal injuries. II. B. 337, ways and means commit tee Appropriating $20,000 for payment of interest on certificates issued by state. II . B. 380, Dobbin For assessment of transient livestock and division of tax between Interested counties H. B. Colonist Bates Promote the Upbuild ing of Northwestern States. Low one-way colonist rates to the vr Li i. V.r.1inif la.rttCkliT n ani- morel II. B. 251, Davey-Allowing vacation " TZZZl both 'of street or alley in unincorporated wing up me siaw ui towns on petit ion of owners of abutting ton and Iduho. These reduced fares in- SAVES TIMBER LAND President Creates Reserves by Wholesale Before Too Late. property only. II. B. 254. Davev Placing state printer on flat salary of $4,000 per an num beginning in 1911. II. B. 270. Vawter Increasing fees for admission to the bar. II. B. 271, Freeman Making dogs personal property. II. B. 279, Barrett of Umatilla Ap- nronriating tlO.OOO for operation of portage road at The Dalles, are perhaps the greatest factor in ducing Immigration outside of the pub licity work of the various chambers of KtStKVtS IN NUKiHWtSi commerce of these states. The rail roads are working hand In hand with the commercial bodies everywhere in the Pacific Northwest to swell the num ber of settlers In this territory Colonist rates are not new in Western II. B. 297, Farrell Extending limit railroading, but at no time previously on female labor to mercantile nouses. ,,,. lh ,v t,fifin so effective in diverting II. B. 302, Freeamn Abolishing fees ' . Moami, . f. . -1. i i .ii .1! I LrHVHl HUB WOV OO OiV wvww wuu wv pamaistricuauomeysHiuor . ,,, . .nni:t tnovement in the his v. . . . -- - I j 11.. .-. an onn 1 u I mAnr.no unnma II. B. 317. Pike-Creating Twelfth ? w, ,uu D1" ,6 ""7 ' " "I !llL udicial district II. B 324, Connell Revising compiling state land laws. II. B. 325, Newell Abolishing road poll tax. Reynolds increasing sai aries of superintendent physicians at state insane aaslum. II. B. 338, Freeman Authoriizng sheriffs to replace lost tax deeds. II. B. 3444, Perkins Allowing coun. ty fruit inspectors actual traveling ex nenses. Among the more important Dins which were vetoed by the governor are: The apppriation bill for Drain and Monmouth schools. This action was taken on the ground that each school .1. 11 l.n..n t . ..m. r.Ain.To.l fnt hu an independent bill, and the governor also arg,"ttUlf "l - j" contends tnat trie people ao not wain four normals. Senator Kays' bill providing for gar nishment of wages of public employes Johnson's road bill. Representative Perkins' bill permit- Adds Nearly 9,000,000 Acres to Na tional Forests of Oregon, Wash v ington and Idaho. and $1 Washington, March 5. Prior to signing the agricultural bill, which contains Senator Fulton's amendment the creation of forest re- in the North western states ex. of 1907 when the reduced one-way fares cept by the authority of congress, the are in effect. president yesterday issued a proclama The growth of the westward move- tion creating 32 forest reserves in the ment is due to the better advertising six states affected by the Fulton amend, and exploitation methods of commercial ment. His proclamations add 4,051,' bodies and railroads ana to tne growing uuu acres to tne reserve area oi uregon, acres in Washington and ll. is. Keynoms ... , ,,. , fu uara a oia nno and assistant " " , ' ., E no ting orchardists to kill birds which de stroy crops. The measure by Beach providing for voting machines. By Hodson, changing irrigation law. Creating the office of cheese, dairy and creamery inspector. Jackson's bill changing fishing laws. Johnson's bill regarding inspection of stock food. Chapin's bill .prohibiting partner ships under assumed names. All bills creating new district agn. cultural societies or increasing appro priations for fairs. manv are able to find more congenial 580,000 acres in Idaho surroundings by moving away to a part The creation of these reserves prob- of the country where there is more el- ably marks tl.e end of reserve extension bow room, where climate is more equa- in the Northwebt lor many years to ble the vear around and where land is come, for the additions now include . " , i . l l I l j i-t .1 . : l l.. a : v 1 .. J I 1 1 Cheaner ana less worn uy ieiJenuju cruu- iiiobij oi me ueeintuie wmuer ihiiu ui an ping for years. six states, so far as known to the Forest .... JUl J 11 . -v J t 1 1 These conditions contribute w me service, ueing nasiuy maae in oraer constant "trek" westward which is a to circumvent the restrictions oi the significant movement in the history of Fulton amendment, the reserves are . .. . i . i i . . , ... the American 'continent ana wmcn loosely created ana no aouoc contain dates from the days of the California much land that will be found unsuited By prairie schooner to forestry purposes and which will ul and bv ship the pioneers came to settle timately be restored to entry a vast wilderness. Since the transcon- The largest reservation in Oregon tinental railroads have been built, the was an addition of 977,000 acres to the second generation has found an easier Blue mountain reserves in Eastern Ore. mode of seeking out the great west Dut gon. Other additions in existing re the movement has by no means ended serves are: 446,000 to the Siskiyou in and is on in greater volume than ever Southern Oregon, 71,000 acres to the before. HITS ROCK OFF EUREKA. Steamer Oakland Another Victim to Humboldt Bar, Eureka. Cal.. March 5. Humboldt bar 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, CaDtain Krager, of the Oakland, re- Stockholders Must Pay Up. fused aid. A big wave washed the Medford Stockholders in the Med- Oakland from her perilous position ford & Crater Lake railway will be but also tore off her rudder. . ior sev- served with legal notices to pay for oi eral hours she drifted helplessly and relinquish possession of large blocks of periously near the rocks. The lifeboat stock held by them for which the books commanded by Captain Hennig, put show they have paid nothing, lhe out. demand has created a sensition, as a I At this time the Oakland displayed number of wealthy citizens who have distress signals and once more the tug figured in the directorate of the defunct Ranger went to her assistance, towing comrjanv will have to pay up or leleaee her this time into the bay, where she their stock to the receiver, lhe de was beacheu-in a badly leaking condi- mand lias been made by the receiver, who is endeavoring to squeeze the water out of the "controlling interest stock RAILROADS ARE BLAMED. Secure All Practical Men That Work on Panama Canal. Augusta, Ga., March 4. "We are down and out," said J. B. McDonald, president of the Panama Construction company, in discussing the rejection of the bid of W. J. Ollivei for the con struction of the Panama canal. "They have taken the matter out of our hands, and it now rests with the president. The responsibility should be placed where it belongs. "I cannot see why our bid should have been rejected, except that it is due to the far reaching machinations of the political influences that have worked against all bids that threaten actual construction of the big canal. It is hardly necessary to say that these in terests are those of the trans-continental railroads. "You will notice that, one by one, the practical men who have been iden tified with the canal have been picked off by big financial interests. It is not difficult to trace the relations. This is very poor business, however, for the canal is bound to come, if not during this administration, then during anoth er, it is inevitable. "I cannot see where the president and his associates are right, and do not see how they will be able to dig the canal. Sooner or later the ditch will have to be dug under the businesslike management of a constructor who has figured cost down to a minimum. Our company was willing to perform ever item of the agreement required by the government . It was our understanding that, when the conditions imposed by the government were met, the contract went to our company. We have made every preparation at considerable ex pense and were prepared to begin shov eling dirt on or before the time limit of 60 days." GREAT MONOPOLY BROKEN. PORTLAND MARKETS. Wheat Club, 70c; valley, 70c, red, 68c. Oats No. 1 white, $29; gray, $28.50 Barley Feed, $22.50 per ton; brew ing, $23; rolled, $23.5024.50 Rye $1.451.50 per cwt. Corn Whole, $24.50; cracked, $22.50 per ton. Hay Valley timothy, No. 1, $1415 per ton; Eastern Oregon timothy, $17 18; clover, $9; cheat, $9; grain hay, $910; alfalfa, $14. Butter Fancy creamery, 3235c per pound. Butter Fat First grade cream, 33 c 382, Reynolds Piohibiting per pound; second grade cream, 2c less 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 been made to reach the Corona by the Hum boldt bay lifesaving station, but all bluestem, 72c; were futile. One trip the lifeboat barelv escaped destruction on the rocks on the north jetty. DAKOTA ON ROCKS. Weneha reserve, 514.000 acres to the Cascade reserve, mostly on its western border, and 154,000 to the Ashland re serve in Southwestern Oregon. To include the timber land of the Coast range the president created the Tillamook reserve, containing 165,000 acres; the Coquille reserve, embodying 140,000 acres, and the Umpqua reserve, with an area of 802,000 acres. The Wallowa and Chesniminus re serves are combined under the name of Imnaha, and 783,000 acres are added In Washington the Washington re serve is enlarged by the addition of 2,- 275,000 acres, which includes practical ly all government land between the present Washington and Kaimer re serves. This makes one continuous re serve along the Cascade mountains from the Columbia river to the international boundary. This addition embraces the Northern Pacific grant, but railroad lands are not made part of the reserve and no right of lieu selection accrues. A new reseive is created to include 857,000 acres of the Colville Indian lands; the Priest river reserve is creat ed in Stevens county to contain 310,000 acres ; the Olympic reserve is enlarged by 119,000 acres, and 730,000 acres are added to the Rainier reserve. Most of the forest land in Idaho has already been reserved. A Palouse re serve is created with an area of 192,000 acres ; the Port Neuf is created with an area of 100,000 acres; the Big Horn is enlarged by the addition of 280,000 acres, and about 100,000 acres is added to the Weiser reserve. MANY "DEAD DUCKS." Farmers Are Now Free to Make Al cohol Under New Law, Washington, March 4. The dena tured alcohol bill, which went to the president for signature, will have the effect of breaking the Standard Oil com pany's monopoly of this new fuel pro duct. Under the provisions of this bill individual farmers will be permit ted to manufacture denatured alcohol for their own needs or for sale and in large or email quantities. As the orig inal bill was drawn, denatured alcohol could only be produced by large distil leries, and the Standard had complete ly monopolized the entire product. It was to preserve this monopoly that Senator Aldrich endeavored to amend the pending bill, but, to his surprise, a large majority of the sena tors turned against him, and his amend ment was lost. Senator Fulton, who had received many appeals from Oregon farmers on behalf of the new bill, vig orously attacked the Aldrich amend ment, as did other senators fr,om the Northwest, except Ankeny and Hey burn, who stood with Aldrich and against tjie farmers, Heyburn making a speech in favor of the amendment, which would have prohibited individ uals from manufacturing denatured al cohol. STEAL MAIL WAGON. Big Hill Liner Strikes in Bay of Toklo and May be Lost. Yokohoma, March 5. The Great Northern steamship Dakota went Number of Noted Men Will Not Ap pear In Next Congress. Washington, March 5. It is prob able that the designation Is resented, but "dead duck" is the name the sur- miles ot an per pound " " - n. . i7Ai7i. ounoEBKi, buuiuj wi uui;ii. yje aea tneir sears to ineir BuuceHBonj. . Egg-Oregon ranch, 1717c per ig though't the Sun08aki lighfc wa8 y eurrendering ones are j, Frank Aiee I Poultry-Average old hens. 1415c mista.ken f?r.th iT of Delaware, James H. Berry of Arkan- sale of liquor within two Indian school. H. B. 384 county courts to levy tax for scalp bounties. H. B. 385, Burns Regulating manu facture and sale of foods and drinks. H. B. 389, Burns Requiring state food and dairy commissioner to publish monthly bulletin. H. B. 394, Northup Regulating life insurane companies. H. B. 403 Campbell Increasing ashore in the bay of Tokio last night. vivins congressmen apply to those who All passengers are safe and the agenta nave failed of re-election. The Wash of the vessel are hopeful of saving her. inKtQn game bag is full of "dead ducks" The Dakota struck on a rock off bin- today. rahama, a village between Mojima and vme members of the senate have Sunotaki, shortly after 6 o'clock. It yielded their seats to their successors. vessel sustained much damage and j. i i 101 s 1 . per pounu; niixeu umcKeiiB, loi-iu; - heavv jeak T-'Bl J " J v v M 1 old roosters, 910c; dressed chickens, 1516c; turkeys, live, 1315c; tur keys, dressed, choice, 1820c; geese, live, 8c; ducks, 1618c. Apples Common, 7oc$1.25 per box; choice, $1.502.50. Vegetables Turnips, $11 25 per oalflpv of labor commissioner to t2.000 sack; carrots, $11.25 per sack; beets, Tier annum I $1.251. 50 per sack; horseradish, 7 412, Jackson 1 n -ri i 1 . . rr sas, Josepn u. is. macKuurn 01 x.en tuekv. Edward W. Carmack of Tennes- Agents of the steamship, who were eee William A. Clark, of Montana, sent to Omimaru to arrange for the j0jm p, jjryden of New Jersey, Joseph salvage, are returning this afternoon tj Millard of Nebraska, Fred T. Dubois with passengers and mails and details 0 Idaho, and Thomas M. Patterson of of the accident Colorado. The steamer Dakota is making water in the house there were 72 members freely and it is feared that the floating wnoge names will not be called at the will be difficult. next session H.B. and Pike Mak- 8c per pound ; sweet potatoes, 3c per Invading Honduran Army. San Salvador March 5. A strong Seattle Striving for It . . . ir i- e ci . i. 1 in I ing a year's residence in state necessary puimu, Uuuum, uU, - - . , nnh,mn nf rinndnran troons has invad- to admission to Soldiers' home at Rose-, celery, $3., 5 per crate; sprouts, 9c per -"L Nicaragua through the department Douna: rnunarD. 11c Dernouna: asDar- . .. . ' . . 7 . . . 1 t u. burg. H. B. 414, committee on Soldiers' home Increasing appropriation to 15,000. H. B. 415, Soldiers' home committee Increasing salary of commandant at home to $1,000 per annum. H. B. 420, ways and means commit teeAppropriating $20,000 for new buildings at State Fair grounds. H. B. 245, Chapin Requiring part nerships to reveal parlies in interest. II. B. 249, Dye Authorizing estab lishment of high school districts by con tiguous school districts. H. B. 250. Davev Providing for agus, 12wloc per pound, Onions Oregon, 90c$l per hundred, Potatoes Oregon Burbanks, fancy, $1.35; No. 1 choice, $11.25; com mon, 75c$l. Veal Dressed, 59c per pound. Beef Dressed bulls, 234C per pound; cows, 45c; country steers, 56c. Mutton Dressed, fancy, 8(2c per pound; ordinary, 67c. Pork Dressed, 69c per pound. Hops 8llc per pound, accord ing to quality. . Wool Eastern Oreogn average best, 1318c, according to shrinkage; valley, be established in the Northwest by the of Ocotal. The headquarters of the Agricultural department. Senator Piles Honduran army is estaiuisnea at res- hns been armealed to by the chamber pire. President Bonilla is in Chilateca . . . M.l .. 1 w f 11 11 TT - of commerce and is exerting his ertorts directing anairs mere generally, ne in behalf of his home city. Meanwhile Is well satisfied with the discipline ana RAtmtnr Bourne, supported by tne Portland chamber of commerce, is in- Bistino that the laboratory be located o ... . , in Portland. It is probable the con test will not be closed for some little time. On Sands In Dover Strait. Tendon. March 5 .The Bed Star line steamer Vaderland, Captain Ehoff, which sailed from Antwerp on Satur- the spirit of the troops. Chilateca, at present fortified, la deemed impieg- nable. The general opinion here is that the Honduran forces will eventual ly triumph over those of the Nicara guan government. Accepts Two-cent Rati. Lincoln, Neo., March 5. Governor Sheldon tonight received offit inl n' llce from the Burlington Railroad company permanent record of election leturna in 2023c, according to fineness; mohair, day for New York, is ashore on Good- that It will accept the 2-cent fare law Will WLIIIUI. I " - r - - each county. , choice, 2730c per pound. Daring Theft is Committed on Busy Street In Chicago. Chicago, March 4. A United States mail wagon, containing three pouches, two of which were filled with miscel laneous mail matter and a third with reigstreed mail, was stolen from in front of the Stock Exchange building, LaSaile and Washington streets, to night while the driver was making a collection in the building. At the time of the theft the street was crowd ed with persons, none of whom saw the theft. While the collector was inside the thief drove off with the wagon, which was enclosed by a screen, the door fo which was locked. Two hours after the robbery the wa gon was found three miles distant from the down town district. The screen had been broken and the pouches taken. The postofnee authorities say they do not know just how much jewelry the registered pouches contained, but be lieve that the thieves secured lully $5,000. Million in New Palace. San Francisco, March 4. Plans for the new Palace hotel call for a magnifi- cient eight-story building along classic lines. With the lot, it will represent an outlay of $7,000,000. Assisting the Sharons, the Newlands and Lady Hee keth in financing the project are the Crockers, Raphael Weill and John C. Kirkpatnck. The equipments of the hotel will surpass anything known to the West. The hotel will have an immense court, as of old, a palm gar den, a cafe In the open court, vast ball rooms and a royal suite for noted guests. Avalanche Threaten City. Naples, March 4. A mountain in Potneza, near the village of Monte murro, is slipping into the valley in a series of landslides and threatening to overwhelm the village. The people are fleeing in panic. Only a low spur of the mountain is preventing the de struction of the village and this resist ance apparently soon will be overcome.