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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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per pounu; niixeu umcKeiiB, loi-iu; - heavv jeak
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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.