Mosier bulletin., January 31, 1913, Image 2

NEWS NOTES OF
CURRENT WEEK
INTERSTATE SPAN ASSURED
.
i
Oregon and Washington Delega­
tions Agree on Action.
T i n how did yon Know ho w as •
sculptor?"
"H o bad boen called aw ay in a h u r­
ry. T here was m odelling clay in his
finger-nails, and a splash of p ia ste r on
A Brief Resume of Proceedings cf the People's Representatives
his right tro u ser leg. It w as quite sim ­
UeitulU o f C onference» on C olum bia Inter«
at the State Capital, Bills Introduced, Passed, Rejected,
ple. as you see.”
S ta te Bridge.
His reply w as ingenious, and I liked
S enators and re p resen tativ es of
the inspector the b e tte r for i t The
both W ashington and Oregon de­
SUFFRAGISTS
TAKE
A
HAND
$9,000,00«
IN
APPROPRIATIONS
m an had som ething m ore in him than
clare them selves in fav o r o f the
a civil tongue and a pleasing m anner.
bridge and pledge th e ir support of
Lawmakers Deluged With Letters Legislature Flooded With Requests
"Tell me—w hat else did you learn ?”
m easures to carry it to successful
^
FÌ
TirvR iK iC rvki
"T h at he was m urdered in a place
From Women Voters.
completion.
for Cash.
Wool m an u factu rers th re a te n to cut
with a sanded floor, probably a t no
Announcem ent follows a secret
S
alem
—T
h
a
t
the
women
o
f
Oregon,
Salem
—
L
eg
islativ
e
appropriation
/l.
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Û
oy/e
o
/
77ie
/'JoumJ
cf//¡e
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wages if th e tariff on wool is reduced.
g reat d istan ce from Lem an street,
m eeting o f legislators of both sta te s
w ith th e ir new -found possession o f the requests already in sig h t are over $8,-
C u/,,,,y , / ày IV Cr. C /vttV M rt
seeing th a t they carried him th ere on
th a t arran g em en t has been made
I t ¡B believed the in te r-s ta te liquor
000,000,
w
ith
a
possibility
o
f
the
ap­
a c o ste r’s barrow ."
traffic bill is am ost sure to pass con­ which, they believe, will m ake pos­ ballot, are ta k in g an in tim ate in te re st propriations asked fo r going over the
1‘ or I will not be a w itness or a Jury­
"I am not a rep o rter,” I said. "I do
sible the success o f the m ovem ent
in public affairs, was indicated by the $9,000,000 m ark unless the demands
gress.
man or anything like th a t, you under­ not w ant guess-work.”
for
th
e
in
te
rsta
te
bridge.
testim
ony
o
f
many
m
em
bers
of
the
San Francisco has removed the al­
th a t have been made are discounted
stand?"
”1 shall probably be able to prove
Plans for a bill m aking possible
leged ban on lum ber products from the
house th a t they had received from a largely in fu tu re requests.
"C ertainly. I will see th a t you are my words In tw enty-four hours.”
th e issuance o f county bonds by
dozen to 20 le tte rs from lad ies’ aid so­
N orthw est.
U p to the adjournm ent S aturday the
not
fu
rth
e
r
m
olested.”
"And why not now ?”
Multnomah county suggested, as a
cieties, new th ought circles and m en­ leg islativ e assem bly had received ap­
"Then, in th e nam e of common
T estim ony shows th a t Andrew C ar­ m ethod for O regon to carry o u t its
"T here are good reasons.”
propriation
bills
am
ounting
to
$3,422,-
tal
im
provem
ent
clubs
p
ro
testin
g
sense, let us get It over as quickly as
negie was regarded a sa trouble-m aker
share in the w ork. W ashington an ­
"Oh, very well," I said sulkily; and
ag
a
in
st
th
e
passage
o
f
th
e
bill
intro-
081,
to
say
nothing
o
f
num
erous
m
inor
by the S teel tru st.
nounces probably an effort to secure
“ You may th in k yourself an a rtis t,” possible,” I said, kicking off my slip­ we drove on through th e night in si­
dem
ands
fo
r
per
diem
and
expenses
ducted
by
R
rep
esen
tativ
e
Schubel,
of
pers and ringing the bell for my boots lence.
Governor Sulzer, o f New York, ad­ a stra ig h t ap propriation fo r the
C lackam as, which would m ake every w hich probably will figure an easy w rote my uncle, "but I call you a silly
Big Ben was strik in g eleven as our
vocates prison sentences for crooked
He left m e a t my door am id polite
bridge.
young
fool.”
road supervisor in th e s ta te an ex- $100,000 more.
hansom tro tte d down the long Em assu ran ces th a t I should not again be
operators in stock exchanges.
W ashington
favors
in te rsta te
I
rem
em
bered
the
sentence
and
the
The previous week th e dem ands to­
officio fire warden.
bankm
ent
w
ith
Its
lights
w
inking
on
commission o f six to have full
The B alkan allies have d ra fte d
I t was freely charged by those fa ­ taled approxim ately $1,087,000, so the reading of It well enough, though tim e th e rushing tide below. P ast the g reat troubled in the m atter. I told him
charge o f th e p ro ject a fte r it is
note to T urkey and th e powers declar
voring th e bill th a t th e le tte rs ad­ second week saw no cessation, but has not stood Idle since th a t Septem ­ re sta u ra n ts of pleasure, glowing with quite frankly th a t I w as very glad to
b ear i t
,
launched.
ing off all peace negotiations.
dressed to m em bers of th e leg islatu re a decided increase in the appropriation ber evening of the y ear 1892. From shaded lam ps from the windows of all
I did not sleep m ore th an eight
the point of view of Bradford, my
bills.
on
the
question
by
various
w
om
en’s
th e ir balconies; into the silen t city
S uffrag ists in England are becoming
On top o f th is th ere are bills in uncle m ight be rig h t; but w'hat did w here th e ta ll offices of th e day lay hours th a t night, and w as quite un­
P ortland — " T h is Highway bridge clubs throughout the s ta te had been
more th rea te n in g than ever, and th e ir
fitted for w ork in th e m orning. I
he
know,
I
argued,
of
th
e
higher
ideal
leaders a re u rg in g them to acts of across the Colum bia riv e r betw een se n t to these clubs by an organized sight, not y et introduced, o f over $4,- which 1 had chosen preferring *he de­ like deserted palaces under the moon; roam ed about my studio w ith nerves
000,000,
covering
estim
ates
o
f
expense
lobby
in
the
in
te
re
sts
o
f
big
holders
of
Oregon
and
W
ashington
I
consider
to
over
m
acadam
,
over
clatterin
g
a
s­
violence.
tim b er, and then rem ailed to the leg­ fo r running the s ta te governm ent, velopm ent of my a rtistic sense to the phalt, over greasy wood pavem ent; so on edge. I cursed Peace and all his
A pplication has been made to a Chi be the m ost necessary o f the g re a t islators.
Many o f th e le tte rs w ere w ith fully $300,000 m ore fo r sm aller m ere accum ulation of money th a t I we Journeyed till of a sudden we doings. Even th e papers gave m e no
cago court to adopt a "c h ild about the highw ay projects th a t have been pro­
fu rth e r inform ation of this ex asp erat­
could not spend? W here w as his Joy
identical
though
com ing from different sim ilar bills to b rin g up the total.
age of 45 y e a rs ,” th e ap plicant desir posed to us this y e a r,” w as the se n ti­
of life—he who spent his days in the dropped lrom w ealth to destitution, ing business, being loaded w ith the
A
few
of
the
bills
w
hich
have
been
p
a
rts
of
the
sta
te
.
m ent expressed by S en ato r Ralph
from solitude to babble, from the W est p reparations for th e C zar’s reception
ing to m ake h er a legal heir.
introduced are duplications, b u t in the w hirr of wheels and the fog of many to the E ast
Nichols, o f S eattle, a t the d inner a t
C osters baw ling th eir In P aris, which was due in tw o days.
chim
neys?
How
could
It
com
pare
w
ith
The m essenger conveying the elec
the Comm ercial club, which closed the PAPER-MAKERS VISIT SALEM to tals these have been m ainly elim in­ m ine in the ancient peace of the w ares under spouting flares, fringed In the end I sank so fa r as to send
toral vote o f A rizona to W ashington
ated.
The appearance o f so m any
day of activ ity o f th e jo in t rep re se n ts
the sidew alks along which Jostled the
failed to arriv e on tim e, so th e three
large app ro p riatio n bills before the eighteenth century house th a t lay un­ ch atterin g m asses of the poor. The old Jacob up to th e Inspector's room s
tiv es o f Oregon and W ashington in in ­
der
the
tow
ers
th
a
t
crow
ned
th
e
an­
for the la te st new s; b u t he had been
votes o f th a t s ta te fo r W ilson are lost,
v e stig a tin g the plans for th e Colum bia Officers and Em ploy es of Oregon g re a t bills fo r in stitu tio n s and m ain­ cient abbey a t W estm inster? I look­ section w as largely foreign. The
out since daybreak.
The S e a ttle council refused to sub­ riv e r in te rsta te bridge a t Vancouver.
tenance
o
f
s
ta
te
governm
ent
appear,
City Mills Are Heard.
patches of color in some Italian shawl,
About tw elve I w andered off to the
is already having a salu tary effect on ed around m e at the delicate tapes­
m it to th e people a t th e n e x t election
In exten d in g th e welcome o f the
Salem — A sm all arm y from the some of the m em bers and th ere are tries th a t I had brought from Florence the long coats and peaked headgear club. T he sight of T alm an was a very
th e proposition to issue $2,000,000 in P ortland Commercial club and th e city
of
som
e
m
oujik,
th
e
c
la
tte
r
of
the
on every to my London room s; a t the glowing dialects seem ed all th e stran g er from present Joy to me. He w as engaged
bonds to buy or build a m unicipal te le ­ o f P ortland to the v isitin g delegations m ills a t O regon C ity invaded the cap­ declarations made freely
ita l on a special tra in , 100 com ing
F ragonards—souvenirs of my y ear of
in denouncing the police to a select
phone system .
P resid en t P ip er voiced th e sam e idea from th a t town to ap p ear before the hand th a t the pruning k n ife will be artistic study in P aris; at the Dres the sullen London background of
circle, choosing as his text th a t th e
applied vigorously.
An unidentified a irsh ip was seen when he s a id :
sen ate com m ittee on in d ustries a t the
den groups redolent of old Saxony. mean shops, dingy lodgings, and low E nglishm an's house in his castle. I
B
ut
one
highw
ay
bill
carry
in
g
an
hovering over F o rt Stevens and along
“ The P ortland Comm ercial club, h earin g on D im ick’s eig h t-hour bill.
beer houses. For, In the shadow s of offered my sincere sym pathy w hen he
appropriation has so fa r been in tro ­ W as I the fool o r my uncle George?
Clatsop Beach Sunday evening, but no through me, desires to tell you th a t it
T estim ony was heard not only from duced, th is being th e bill by Von der T here seem ed to me no doubt about it. th a t underw orld of th e g reat m etro­ told me th a t he had been Invaded a t
one seem s to know w hence it came or considers the in te rsta te bridge across residents o f Oregon C ity and from offi­
polis, sodden faces, g u ttu ral oaths, one in the m orning by inquiring detec­
It was plainly U ncle George.
w here it w ent.
the Colum bia riv e r th e g re a te s t o f all cers and stockholders in the m ills, but H ellen a t the request o f th e S tate
Y et th e le tte r had u n settled me. 1 dingy rags, th e blow th a t precedes tives. I suggested th a t he should
H
o
telk
ee
p
ers’
association,
and
carries
Two E nglish to u rists w ere fined for recen t projects for th e upbuilding of from employes in the m ills.
th e word, a re th e m anifestations of w rite to the Tim es about it. H e said
an ap p ro p riatio n o f $800,000, $300,000 opened the sw ing doors th a t led to my
carry in g concealed weapons in New the N o rth w e st.”
In general th e testim ony was to the fo r the first y e a r and $500,000 fo r the studio, sw itched on the light, and the native born.
he had already done so. Incidentally
Every re p resen tativ e and senator, effect th a t th ere is no d issatisfactio n
Y ork. They said they understood it
In a side s tre e t th e cab drew to a he m entioned th a t A maroff’s address
stepped from easel to easel, exam in­
second
year.
was necessary to be arm ed for self- e ith e r from the Oregon or th e W ash­ am ong the men over th e p resen t h o u rs;
A nother huge appropriation th a t ing my half-finished w ork with a grow standstill. It w as the m ortuary, the had been No. 21 H arden place.
protection when they landed in this ington delegations, spoke in a sim ila r th a t the employes enjoy good h e a lth ;
I lunched a t th e little table by th e
w
as
asked fo r d u ring the p ast week ing dissatisfaction. W ere they indeed inspector told me. A young police­
vein, and th e keynote of each address th a t th e ir w ages are high as com pared
country.
w
as
th
a t carried on the Forbes bill, m erely the daubs of a w ealthy am a­ m an a t th e door touched his hat, and window; but it w as in the smoking-
was
th
e
prophecy
th
a
t
th
e
Colum
bia
to o th e r pulp and p aper mill em ployes
The Sac and Fox Indian a th le te who
teu r? I loitered back to my Bitting- led the way down a passage to a bare
to become a in B ritish Colum bia and W ashington; asking fo r $500,000 fo r the s ta te to room in a sulky depression, and had stone cham ber. On a slab in the cen­ room afterw ard s th a t th e idea oc­
won g re a t honors as an am a te u r in the in te rs ta te bridge is
curred to me. I fought ag ain st it for
tak e over th e Colum bia Southern I r r i­
reality
.
th a t they like th e work and th a t there gation project.
Olympic gam es a t Stockholm, has con­
picked up an a r t paper, when there te r the body lay w ith an elderly man som e tim e, but th e tem p tatio n in­
is no dem and from th e em ployes to
fessed th a t he is a professional, and
cam e a tapping a t th e door, and the in ill-fitting clothes bending over it. creased upon consideration. Finally I
will lose all his records and trophies HOBOES RUN AFOUL OF LAWS have the hours reduced.
WEEKLY PAY DAY IS DESIRED grizzled head of old Jacob H endry He looked up as we entered, and yielded, and told the w aiter to call a
One p a rtic u la r fe a tu re o f the em ­
won there.
cam e peering In. A perfect servant nodded to th e Inspector.
cab. I would m yself have a look a t
Freight Trains Late; National Con­ ploym ent in the m ills cam e in fo r a Measure Would Prohibit Issuance w as old H endry, once serg ean t of in­
"You w ere quite right, P eace,” he th e dead m an’s studio.
Indications are th a t th e cotton tariff
g rillin g from C hairm an Sm ith, o f the
fantry, and now a com bination of cook, said cheerfully; "chloroform first,
vention Is Postponed.
I dism issed the hansom a t th e tu rn ­
will be m ade even lover th a n a t first
of Store and Money Orders.
com m ittee, when he a ttack ed the
valet, and housem aid, who kept my stran g lin g afterw ard s.”
ing off K ing's road, and w alked down
New O rleans, L a .— B elated fre ig h t H awley mill for allow ing an 18-hour
intended.
Salem — P ro h ib itin g the issuance of room s In spotless order, grilled a
“They took no risks, Dr. Chappie.” H arden place on foot. It w as an eddy
store and money orders and providing steak to a tu rn , was a fair hand with
W. E. Corey, ex-head o f th e Steel tra in s and enforcem ent o f vagrancy s h ift once a week for the men.
"They m ade a clean Job of it,” said in th e rush of London Im provem ent—
laws
in
the
Southern
sta
te
s
combined
th a t all employes of certain firms and a needle, and spent his sp are tim e in th e elderly man, looking down a t the a pool of silence in its roaring traffic.
tru st, says steel prices w ere fixed a t
to postpone the first session o f th e an ­
corporations shall be paid w eekly, a
G ary dinners.
nual national hobo convention in this FOR PREFERENTIAL BALLOT bill w as introduced by Thompson, by producing the m ost in a rtistic wood slab with his thum bs in his w aistcoat T here w ere tre e s in th e little gardens.
carving I have ever seen.
pockets. "N ever saw n e a te r work The golds and brow ns of the w ith er­
J . P. M organ says he favors com city. Police a u th o ritie s o f M ississip­
request.
Well, and w hat Is it? ” I asked him ; since—well, since I was Invalided ing leaves peeped and rustled over th e
bination under supervision ra th e r than pi, A labam a, A rkansas and o th er Bill Covers Election of Governor,
The m easure applies to m ining cpal, for he seem ed in some hesitation.
hom e from India.”
old brick walls. Several studios I no­
open com petition.
nearby s ta te s a re in te rru p tin g the
ore or m ineral, q u arry in g stone, lum ­
Senators and Representatives.
"T hugs?”
I beg your pardon. Mr. Phillips,
ticed—it was evidently an a rtis ts '
itin
e
ra
ry
of
many
o
f
the
d
elegates,
ac­
bering, logging, canning, m an u factu r­ sir,” he said, "but th e re ’s a young
P rom in en t railroad men ad m it th a t
"Y es; they did it nigh as well as a q u arter—before I stopped in fro n t of
Salem — J u s t w h at S enator-elect
fre e passes are still used to influence cording to Jefferson Davis, presid en t Lane m ean t in his speech accepting ing iron, steel, lum ber, staves, shin­ m an would like to see you. A m ost Thug in reg u lar practice.”
No. 21.
o f the “ Casual, U nskilled and M igra
gles, heading barrels, brick, tile, m a­ respectable young man, s ir,.a s lodges
fre ig h t shipm ents.
T he callous b ru tality of the conver­
th e election to th e U nited S ta te s sen-
T he studio—a fair-sized barn of
tory W orkers o f A m e ric a .”
chinery, ag ricu ltu ral im plem ents or above us on th e th ird floor, but------” sation filled me w ith disgust. I tu rn ­
m odern brick—fronted on the street.
Seventy-five o f th e “ w o rk ers” are ato rsh ip , when he re fe rre d to electing m an u factu rin g im plem ents, any article
M exican rebels fired on U nited
"Go on, Jacob, go on.”
ed away, leaning ag ain st th e wall with The double doors through w hich a -
in the New O rleans house o f deten tio n sen ato rs on a p re fe re n tia l ballot, but of m erchandise or to those engaged in
S tates troops along th e T exas border.
"T he fact is, sir, h e ’s from the a feeling of nausea.
scu lp to r’s larg er w ork may pass w ere
on vagrancy charges and C hief o f Po one election to be held, is elucidated buying or selling o f m erchandise o r in
“And now, if I may trouble you, Mr. flanked by a little side door painted a
N ot only will the inaugural ball be lice Reynolds has announced th a t by a bill introduced in th e house by the operation of any m ercantile busi­ Y ard."
•The
Y
ard!
W
hat
Y
ard?”
Phillips, will you look a t th is poor sta rin g and m ost objectionable green.
dispensed w ith, b u t it has been decid­ every man under a rre s t m ust g ive a R ep resen tativ e Law rence, o f M ultno­ ness, o r to those engaged in th e ra il­
‘Scotland Yard, sir, w here the de­ fellow, and see if you can recognize On th e rig h t the roof of a red-tiled
ed to dispense w ith th e official recep­ good account o f him self or rem ain in mah.
road
business,
s
tre
e
t
railw
ay,
o
r
in
tectives come from .”
him ?” said Peace.
The election o f governor, senators
shed crep t up to long windows under
tion also.
prison until a fte r Mardi Gras.
any building trad es o r in the construc­
And w here I wish to H eaven they
I knew him well enough. The black th e eaves. The side door stood a ja r—
Jam es Eads Howe, o f St. Louis, so- ami re p resen tativ es is covered by this tion o f s tre e t railw ays, roads, bridges,
Jew s th roughout th e E a st have con- called “ m illionaire hobo,” and P re si­ bill, w hich is aim ed to secure, if possi­
would rem ain, thought I.
beard, the thin, haw k nose, the high a m ost urgent invitation to my curios­
triu b te d o v er $200,000 tow ards the d en t D avis have m ade unsuccessful ble, th e m ajo rity o f opinion o f all the sew ers o r viaducts.
T his in trusion w as sim ply insuffer­ and noble forehead w ere not easily ity. A fter all, I argued, a studio re­
support o f th e H ebrew Union college efforts to re n t a hall for th e conven­ voters, as to whom they desire for
able. I had a m ind to refuse the man forgotten.
T alm an had introduced m ains a place w here the stric t rules
MORE VETOED BILLS PASSED adm ittance.
a t C incinnati.
these offices.
me to him a t th e A rt Club’s Recep­ of e tiq u ette may be avoided, even
tion, b u t they hope to convene soon.
" ’Is boots Is quite clean,” said Ja- tion In July, w hispering th a t he was though its ow ner be dead. And so,
I t is provided in the bill th a t the
Postal inspectors have u nearthed an
v o ter express his first choice fo r a Legislature Administers Severe Re­ c-b. entirely m istaking my hesitation. a Pole and a neighbor of his—a w ithout troubling fu rth e r in th e m at­
illic it brokerage in stolen postage O’GORMAN FOR FREE TOLLS
“ ’E ’as wiped ’em on th e m at. I saw deuced queer fish, though a clever ter, I pushed th e door gently open,
candidate by any o f th ese offices in the
buke to Governor.
stam ps am ounting to several m illions
column opposite th e nam es on the
one. H e had exhibited a bust of N ero and walked into a sh o rt passage, th e
Salem —Lined up w ith an invincible ’lm .”
o f dollars y early.
Declaration by Wilson’s Friend first
"Oh, show him in.”
ballot, his second choice in th e second front, both houses o f the legislative
a t the Academy, which attra c te d much fu rth er end of which was barred w ith
Regarded
as
Significant.
“The
person,
sir,
of
th
e
nam
e
of
In
­
column, and his choice fo r all o th er assem bly Friday adm inistered a severe
heavy curtains of faded plush. Be­
attention.
A fte r b eing deadlocked since J a n ­
spector
P
eace,”
said
H
endry,
sw
ing­
W ashington, D. C.— In view o f the candidates th a t he would be w illing to rebuke to the governor for the a t­
yond them I could h ear a w hisper of
uary 2, th e W est V irg in ia leg islatu re
"And
his
nam
e?”
asked
th
e
inspec­
P resid en t-elect see in th e office, in case n eith er his titu d e he has taken tow ard house ing open the door.
voices. I drew back th e edge of a
has elected Samuel V. Woods, a Dem­ friendship betw een
tor.
He was a tiny slip of a fellow, of
cu rtain and peeped w ithin.
ocrat, as presid en t o f th e upper house. W ilson and S en ato r O ’G orman, of first, or his second choice should win, m em bers in connection w ith the pas­
“Amaroft.
I
believe
him
to
be
from
New Y ork, some significance is being in the hird column.
sage of the Thompson bill.
Five ve- about five and th irty years of age. P oland; th a t is about all I know of
In the cen ter of the big room w as a
C ipriano C astro, enraged a t te le ­ attach ed to the se n a to r’s sta te m e n t,
D eterm ing the one elected resu lts as toedbills w ere passed over his head. A stubble of brown hair, a hard, clean­ him ."
tall pedestal upon w hich was set the
gram s show ing th a t he ordered the when asked w hether the incom ing ad­ follow s;
i f any candidate shall be The vote was overw helm ing in both shaven mouth, and a confident chin—
"How did you come to m eet him ?” bust of Nero, w hich had won no sm all
such was my im pression. He took one
k illing of c e rta in o f his opponents, or­ m in istratio n would recommend a re­ th e first choice of 61 p er cent o f th e bodies.
I
told him of my introduction. Would m easure of fam e for poor Amarotf In
quick
look
a
t
me,
and
then
waited,
ders inspection
officials
from his peal o f th e free tolls provision o f the voters, he shall be elected.
B ut if no
In the house the first vote w as 55 to
I,
he
asked, give him T alm an ’s ad­ th a t year's Academy. U nder th e
w
ith
his
eyes
on
the
carp
et
and
his
rooms.
candidate shall receive 61 per cen t of 4 a g a in st the governor; th e second,
P an am a act.
dress?
Most certainly—No. 4 H arden proud and m erciless featu res of the
“ I t seem s to m e ,” said S enator the first choice votes, then the first, w here some sw itched on a m a tte r of bead a trifle tilted over the right
The m ayor o f Tacom a refused to s it
place,
off
the K ing’s road, Chelsea. I Roman E m peror stood Inspector Peace
O ’G orman, “ th a t D em ocrats who fav ­ second and third choice votes o f all principle, 46 to 9, and the th ird sw ung shoulder.
a t the tab le w ith Dr. Cook, th e a l­
had
no
objection
w hatever to Talm an —sm oking a cig arette and talking to
"I fear th a t I have tak en a g reat
o r a repeal o f th e free tolls provision th e candidates shall be added to g eth er, to 65 votes ag ain st the governor. On
leged discoverer o f th e N orth Pole, a t
being roused a t one in th e m orning. a big fellow w ith a thick black beard.
liberty,
Mr.
Phillips,”
he
said,
in
a
and
the
candidate
who
shall
receive
a
m ust w ait for th e d eclaration of a n ­
th is vote th ere w ere but two w ith
A couple of men kneeling a t th e ir
a banquet given by th e comm ercial
By all m eans let the old rascal be
o th e r national convention. The last p lu rality of these added votes is de­ him , others being absent.
On the very sm ooth and civil m anner. "But turned out of bed and cross-exam ined. feet w ere replacing a m ass of loose
club o f th a t city.
I
had
an
Idea
th
a
t
you
would
help
national convention adopted u n an i­ clared elected.
fourth m easure the vote stood 45 to
His language would be a revelation to papers in the draw ers of a roller-top
me, and tim e w as of Im portance.”
mously a d eclaration in favor o f free
13.
desk th a t had been pulled som e dis­
th
e police—it would, really.
"W ell, and w hat is it? ”
tolls.
T h at is D em ocratic doctrine
Senate Votes for Probes.
tance from the wall.
In the sen ate th e Thompson bill,
PORTLAND MARKETS
The inspector left me on the door­ (C H R O N IC L E S TO B E C O N T IN U E D .)
"You have m any friends am ongst
and I think it will stand for four
Salem —On reconsideration the sen­ w hich caused the governor to become
the foreign a rtis ts h ere in London. step for a few m inutes, while he whis­
_________________
W h eat—T rack p ric e s :
Club, 86ft; y e a rs .”
a te decided to m ake the w holesale in­ in fu riated because o f the actions in
You atten d th eir concerts and som e­ pered to tw o shabbily dressed men
Grounds for Divorce.
v estig atio n of the s ta te in stitu tio n s the house, when th a t body passed the
86Jc bushel;
bluestem ,
96ft;9«ic;
tim es even th eir little dances. We who lounged out of the darkness, and
A Cleveland law yer tells this one;
Girls Give Up Cuticle.
in and around Salem as provided for bill over his head, w as passed by an
forty-fold, 87c; red Russian, 84c; val­
disappeared w ith the sam e lack of
"A woman cam e up to my office the
K ansas C ity— Ten girls, ran g in g in in th e house resolution o f I.ew elling. enorm ous show ing a g ain st the gover­ are n e a r neighbors, you see,” he con­
ley, 87c.
ostentation. Then we en tered our o th er day and w anted to know if she
cluded. w ith a slight bow.
nor.
Barley Feed, $23ft;23.50 per ton; age from 8 to 16, bared th e ir 'a rm s to B efore the expected m essage from the
cab,
which
had
w
aited,
and
tro
tted
"I am flattered by the Interest you
could get a divorce because h er hus­
A crowd th a t packed the lobby su rg ­
brew ing, nom inal; rolled, $25.50ft; the surgeon's k n ife here to furnish governor dem anding an inv estig atio n
w estw ard, th e very air grow ing clea r­ band didn't believe in the Bible. I
ed into the senate cham ber to hear the have taken In my m ovem ents.”
a
t
th
e
p
e
n
ite
n
tia
ry
could
be
opened,
26.50.
skin to heal the burns o f Reba H ainds,
•* eeem ed to me, when the un­ told her th a t unless she had som e­
"Tw o hours ago," he continued er,
Corn W hole, $27; cracked, $28 per 10 years old, who nearly perished S en ato r Wood moved to reconsider the deb ate on the bill, and when the
derw orld tH poverty fell aw ay behind thing else on him th e re would be no
sm oke cleared aw ay 27 senators w ent cheerfully, "a body was found in a
investig
atio
n
resolution.
ton.
C h ristm as day in a fire which brought
passage off Lem an Btreet. Stepney—a us. It was som e tim e before I spoke, use in bringing suit.
M illstuffs—Bran, $22 to n ; shorts, d ea th to her fath er, m other and baby
T here have been charges and coun­ down the line a g ain st the governor,
body w hich we cannot identify. The and then it w as to ask for a solution
‘“ But h e ’s an absolute infidel!’ she
w
hile
a
bare
show
ing
o
f
th
r
e
e
—
Mc-
ter-ch
arg
es
and
insinuations
directed
$24; m iddlings, $30.
sis te r Hnd destroyed the H ainds fa rm ­
to certain puzzles th a t had been form ­ insisted.
m
an
w
as
of
good
position,
a
sculptor,
Colloch,
Miller,
and
Von
der
H
ellen—
Hay — T im othy, choice, $16ft;17; house n ear A rn e tt, Okla. Skin from a t some in s titu tio n s ," said S enator
and, 1 believe, a Pole. A cab is w ait­ ing in my brain.
" 'T h a t m akes no difference,’ said I.
mixed. E aste rn O regon tim othy, $12ft; the arm s of ten more girls, who have Wood, " a n d as a question o f fairn ess stayed w ith him.
"You said he had been robbed?” I
ing a t th e door. It Is late, I know,
" ‘D oesn’t it, indeed?’ she cried, tri­
15; o at and vetch,
$12; a lfalfa, volunteered to furnish it, m ust be ap­ and ju stic e to all concerned an in v esti­
Mr. P hillips; it cannot fail to be a began.
um phantly. 'W ell, you a re a fine law ­
g
atio
n
should
re
s
u
lt.”
$11.60; clover, $10; straw , $6(<i 7.
Rule
Amendment
Attacked,
plied before th e operation is com­
"Yes, Mr. Phillips. They had gone yer, I m ust say. H ere’s the law s of
g reat personal inconvenience; but will
I t was decided, on suggestion of
O a ts —No. 1 w hite, $26.60ft; 27.50 pleted. Most o f th e b um s are on the
Salem The expected atta c k on the you drive down with m e and tak e a through his pockets w ith every a tte n ­ Ohio, and they say th a t infidelity, if
S
enator
Miller,
th
a
t
th
e
governor’s
per ton.
face.
tion to detail ”
proposed constitutional am endm ent to look a t him ?”
proved, is a ground for divorce!’ ”
m essage be read, and th is w as done.
Fresh F ru its -A pples, 50cft; $2 per
"C ertainly not."
go
before
th
e
people
repealing
the
Sm ith, o f Coos and C urry, declared
box; pears, $1.50ft; 2 per box.
Balloon Hits Mountain.
H e saw th at I considered his pro­
th a t if th e in v estig atio n s are carried home rule am endm ent o f 1910, cam e
Potatoes — Jo b b in g p ric e s; Bur­
Los
A
ngeles—Tom
M
cLain,
an
aero­
on they should be done thoroughly and when th e resolution w as reported into posal an im pertinence, for he hesi­
banks, 50(«60c per hundred.
V egetables A rtichokes, $2.50 per naut, received co n g ratu latio n s on his not in the p erfunctory m anner o f in­ the senate w ith a m ajo rity th a t it not tated a m om ent, regarding me with an
be adopted.
C alkins, introducer o f a ir of depression
dozen; cabbage, lc per pound; cauli­ rem arkable escape from a nalloon v estig atio n s o f th e past.
"It has stopped raining." he said,
the resolution, and M iller sen t in a
flower, $2.50 per c ra te ; celery, $5.50; which h it the pinnacle of Mount W il­
m inority report favoring adoption of “and th e cab has m ost com fortable
head lettuce, $2.50 per c ra te ; pep|>eni, son, 5000 feet up, and sent him sp ra w l­
Dimirk Starts Big Debate.
the resolution.
An a tte m p t on the cushions. 1 noticed a fu r coat In the
10c per pound; sprouts, 10c; tom a­ ing on the rocks ju s t below th e crest
Salem — The m ain portion o f the p a rt o f C alkins to have the subject hall which can be slipped on in a mo
of
the
m
ountain.
McLain
was
a
ss
ist­
toes, $2.25 per box; g arlic, 6ft; 6c
pound; tu rn ip s, 76c p er sack ; c a r­ ing in tak in g panoram ic photographs tim e o f th e s ta te sen ate W ednesday m ade a special order o f business la te r m ent. May I fetch it for you?”
"You m erely
w aste tim e, Mr.
from a captive balloon. W hile a d ju s t­ m orning was devoted to a heated d e­ in the session m et opposition, but
rots, 76c; beets, 76c; parsnip«, 76c.
P eace,” I told him, "I will have noth
m ents w ere being made p relim iniary b a te on th e bill o f S en ator Dimick finally carried.
Onions Oregon, $1 per sack.
Ing to do with an affair in which I am
Eggs Fresh locals, candled, 26c to an ascent, the leash slipped and the providing for th e election o f road su ­
now ise concerned."
balloon leaped upw ard w ith McLain pervisors by th e people ra th e r than
Seats or Free Fares Demanded.
per dozen.
"T his sculptor may be an acquain­
B u tte r — Oregon cream ery, cubes, dangling in the web. The balloon has th e ir appo in tm en t by C ounty courts.
Salem — E ith e r provide a seat for
not been found.
Dimick took a num ber o f the senators every person paying full fare on rail- tan ce of your ow n,” he said gravely;
3 7 |c per pound; p rin ts, 88$ft;39c.
was breathing heavily when the hack
to task for opposing the bill, w hich roads o r s tre e t cars o r issue a receipt "and while we are arguing his m ur­
P oultry— Hens, 14ift;15c per pound;
turned a fam iliar corner, and his wife
Fright Cause of Death.
provided for the election o f these good for another full fa re ride is th e derers may escape.”
broilers, 14ift;16c; turkeys, live, 20c;
"M urderers?”
M ilwaukee, Wis.
"F rig h te n e d to m inor officers by the people when the u ltim atum delivered
Sam Thought Hs Had Combination, was standing in th e door. W ith his
dressed, choice, 25c; ducks, 15ft; 16c;
to
passenger
"Yes, sir; m urderers! The m an has
last ounce of energy he stuck his
d e a th " was the verdict in the death o f day before they w ere glorying in the tra n sp o rtatio n com panies by R epre­
but Relief for Mandy Was
geese, 12ft;)12c.
head out of the window and yelled;
W illiam Youngquist, a saloonkeeper, fa c t th a t U nited S ta te s senators w ere se n tativ e Law rence, o f M ultnomah, in been strangled and robbed.”
Not In Sight.
Pork— Fancy, 10ft; 10c per pound.
"Mandy, spare dem tu b s !"
T he position was m ost em b arrass­
who died here w hile his son-in-law and thus elected.
V eal—Fancy, 14(rl 15c per pound.
a bill introduced by him . These re-
friend w ere a tte m p tin g to g et into
A lazy darky who let his wife take
Hop« -1912 crop, prim e and choice,
I ceip ts a re to be valid any tim e w ithin ing. He asked me to go Into a part
She Expressed It,
Lifesaving Crews Honored.
18|ft;20c p er pound; 1913 co ntracts. th e place. The tw o men. it is said,
30 days and tran sferab le.
Passengers of London th a t I had alw ays carefully in w ashing w ithout dem ur had a
avoided
It was sufficient to know dream one night, and a policy dream
"I never saw such outrageous serv­
ordered Y oungquist to le t them in so
16ft; 16c.
Salem The house concurrent reso­ m ust be allowed to th e full standing
Wool E astern Oregon, 14ft; 18c per they could clean up th e place. When lution ex p ressin g ap preciation for the cap acity o f any car, except w here th a t filth, Im m orality, and crim e exist a t t h a t He borrow ed money from her ice in all my life,” said the woman
pound;
valley,
21ft; 22c;
m ohair, Y oungquist refused, a gun was fired. heroic work o f th e life-saving crew s at cars a re o perated a t intervals o f not w ithout personally inspecting the to play tho com bination, and before a t th e express office window. "I’ve
m uckheap
Yet there he stood, his ha laft hom e he stated his conviction. been w aiting h ere fuly half an hour
Y oungquist fell to th e floor dead, Cape D isappointm ent and P oint Adams less than tw o m inutes.
choice, 32c.
head on one side, sta rin g a t my toes M andy," he said. "A h's goin’ up town and not a sign of an em ployee have
C attle — Choice steers, $7.30ft; 8; although the b u llet did not touch in aiding in th e work o f life-saving
like an inquisitive terrie r, and my a r ­ to play dls com bine, w hat am sho' to I seen. T he heads of th is com pany
Free Express Deliveries Aim.
good, $7ftl7:30; medium, $6.50ft; 7; him.
from th e w reck o f the steam er Rose-
choice row s, $6.60ft;7; g o o d . $6o;6.60;
crans off Peacock sp it w as adopted
Salem E xpress com panies will de­ gum ents faded before his stolidity come o u t W hen you sea me cornin' ought to be notified of th is extrem e
Why bed H endry ever let him In? I hom e in a hack yo' break up yo’ negligence. It's sim ply outrageous.”
Twenty-Six Perish in Collision.
medium, $5.50ft;6 ; choice calve«, $8
unanim ously in th e sen ate and two liv er free o f charge, to all p a rts o f
sertainly speak ,o the old ras­ w a sh tu b a ”
“W'hat would you like to express,
T he "com bine” didn't
ft;9; good heavy calves, $6.60ft;7.50;
H a v re -T w enty-six o f th e crew of copies o f the resolutions, signed by the incorporated c itie s and tow ns of O re­ should
cal about his------
come out. and Sam. in g reat dejection, m adam ?” said a clerk who arriv ed a t
bulls, $3ftt6.60.
the G erm an bark I’angani perished governor and the heads o f the resp ect­ gon, express parcels addressed
to
“Well. Mr Phillips ”
acquired a lot of gin. T hen he was last.
Hogs — L ig h t, $7.60fti7.86; heavy, W ednesday when th a t vessel was sunk ive houses, will be neatly engrossed persons in any tow n in which such
"If I agree to go. will you see to it meaaed up a bit by a dray, and some
$6ft; 7.
"I'd like to express my sym pathy,”
by the French steam er I’hryne in the and forw arded to the two statio n s. The com panies have an office o r depot, if a
S heep- Y earling w ethers, $5ft;6.50; English Channel. The vessels collided resolutions g ive at length the nam es ■ bill introduced by R ep resen tativ e Par- th a t I am not again troubled in this o th er darkles hired a hack to take replied th e woman tartly , and depart-
m
a
tte
r?
”
I
answ
ered
sulkily
enough
him home Sam was nearly out, and
$4ft; 5.50; lam bs, $6ft;7.36.
in a fog and the I’angani sank.
o f all th e men concerned.
i sons, o f Lane, becomes a law.
Resume of World’s Important
Events Told in Brief.
DOINGS OF OREGON’S LEGISLATURE
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