1.00TII RECOGNIZED
MANY MEASURES AT
NEW HOMESTEAD
LAW TOO LENIENT
AT LAND SHOW
COMING ELECTION
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I Oregon's official atate booth attracted
much attention at tha Northwestern
jl.nd Products Show recently held In
LSt. i'aul. Ol all the big allows In 1911
? Ihla waa tha moat Important aa North-
weatcrn produota alone wera ahown
without faar or favor.
The official atate booth of Oregon
occupied an equal amount of space with
K Mher state exhibit. Which waa
...i ...it... i f., t. tha luialiieia men of
tk Twin Cltv and Duluth. Hlmllar
aoace waa also furnished free to all tha
other atatea in tne Norlhweat Develop
ment l.eairtie.
Tha official Mate booth of Oregon waa
dcalirned and put uo bv tha fireat
N.rthrn Hallway tor tha State of
Oregon. It waa handsomely decorated
-ml tha aotilea and other frulta from
Hood Kiver. Willamette Vallev, the
PfniMiiie and Itoifua Klver Valleva
ilenlid showing. In addition
to fruit growing, the chancea for di
versified farming, dairying, hoe: and
cattle raising, which are of much Inter
eat to the mid-Western and Eastern
farmer, were emuheslxedd. The Inter
est manlfeated In Oregon waa auch
that the Great Northern offlclala are
well aatlsfW'd that the atate will bene
fit much from thla comnrehenalve exhibit.
Governors Comlnc
Kalem. Ore.. Jan. 29. Oovernor Weat
today received from the maatcr of
transportation of the National Electric
LlghtlAsaoclatlonof New York aavlng
that apccail tralna are being organized
and a large delegation will respond
to the Governor'e invitation to vlalt
Oregon. Meroera of the association
will ba in Portland June IS. where thav
will anend a dev. after which the spe
cials will rarrv tha sightseers North.
Governor Weat expects three apcclal
tralna loaded with Eastern vialtora.
EASY TO AVOID
GASOLINE DANGERS
Thev do different thinire in different
aectlona and cltioa of the countrv. The
boarrta of trade and chembera of com
merce in the western part of the United
States are buav with achemea for se
curing more people and more induatnea.
Thia ia almost their aula bualneaa. and
ehould be. for the countrv needa to the
nettled up and developed.
In the eastern eitlea. however, thev
have different and varying problema.
For Im-tance. here cornea the Kochca
tr. N. Y., Chamber of Commerce
with a "Gaaoline Bulletin, "issued over
tha signature of Wm. J. Tremble, chair
man of the fire prevention committee,
and acnt to all the leading newsnaoera
in the United State. A good thinir,
too. Worth reading. Below la the
bulletin in lull :
"A pint of gaaoline left open in a
basin in a room at a normal or average
temperature will entirelv evaporate In
twentv four houra. The iraaoline vapor
ia heavier thHn tho air and ainka im
mediate to the floor and unlese it la
diaturbed bv active air currenta will
remain in the room for manv houra.
One pint of iraaoline will make two
hundred cubio feet of exoloaive mix
ture. Without becoming too scientific,
it may be aald that thia gasoline vapor
ia aeven timea more powerful than nun
powder.
"Everv guaollne explosion and Mre
that occura in the home ia due to ignor
ance and carelcHBneBB on the part of
the user. Glovea must be cleaned
fabric mut be dioued in gasoline
gaaoline or alcohol and their uae will
continue, for that reason, it ia vitallv
important that the user ahould have all
the Information possible about the dan
ger Incurred.
"Gaaoline ahould be uaed in open air
whenever poasible but if it must be
used in the houae, all the windowa
ahould be opened wide and a aufficient
draft created to drive all the vapor
from the room. It ia almoat criminal
to una gaaoline in the kitchen or other
room where it ia exposed to fire. The
vapor haa been known to jump thirtv
feet from a tank in the open air and
explode with auch vlolonoe aa to wreck
the tank car and burn all the buildinga
In the immediate neighborhood.
"It la not necessary to touch a
match toi t. A snark from the heel of
a ahoe atrikinar tack or nail will ex
Diode the vaoor. A lighted gas jet will
produce the same result. Keep iraao
line awav from everv kind of flame
ven if that flame la entirelv enclosed
aa in a atove or furnace.
"Articles dipped, waahed or aoaked
in gaaoline give off an exoloaive vapor
after. Thev should be
thoroughly aired before belnir used and
alwava kept awav from exposed name.
A woman cleansed her glovea with gas
oline. An hour later she put them on
to go out. Before leaving the houae
aha atopped to light the gas. The
gloves caught hre and severely burned
her hands and arms. This occurred In
Rochester."
Salem. Ore. Jan. 81. With the atate
ment of Governor Weat that there will
be at least seven or eight road mea
sure lo go on tha ballot, with It being
noised around that a plan la on foot!
amona the rormbera of the G. A. R. to J
Initiate a bill to make February 12,
Lincoln' birthday, a public holiday.
with 11 measure all ready on file In
the office of the aecretarv of atate and
with the other measure now telng
circulated through petitlona, or In the
course of preparation, there are at
least 21 measure which are actually
In ala-ht to be voted on bv tha electors
at the next general election, with a
possibility of the number going to 40
or over.
In 1910 the votera wera called upon
to pass on the merits or demerits of 32
bill. That number waa far In excese
of anv votid on before through the
initiative and referendum, but hls vear
there seems to be a polbilitv of per
ha os 10. or possihlv lr more, while
there are at least thre more in sight
with the election about nine month
awav.
Governor Weat's capital punishment
bill will be in circulation before long.
He aaid recently that it 1 in the courae
of preparation and he hone to have it
completed soon. The bill aiming to
place the atate printer on a flat aalarv
haa been circulated for several weeka
and about half the requisite number
of aigncre have now been aecured.
The prohibitionists have announced
that thev will have a measure to vote
Oregon dry In 1912. if possible, and this
will be circulated soon. It is under
stood. W. S. U'Ren sava that there will be
two bill from hi hand. One will be
the bill providing for proportional
representation and it will include hia
plan of a cabinet form of state gov
ernment, and numeroua other provi
sions practically changing the entire
legislative system. Hia other measure
will be the single tax plan. Thia will
be practically the aame aa a statewide
measure, he sava. owing to the fact
that it will le put on the ballot in
everv county.
There probably will be aevan meas
ures from the commission on revision
and at least two from the commission
to revise the judicial svstem. Terhana
there will be more from the latter com
mission.
Just what these two commissions
will do ia not exactly definite, but there
will be a number of measurea coming
from their handa. at least, and the
estimate given ia not considered a
radical one.
Of the 11 billa now on rile there are
three at least, the Universitv of Ore
gon reierendum petitions and the Mon
mouth refrenedum. which may posaiblv
never get to the votera. The ballot
titlea for some of those billa now on
Ale are a follows:
Kauai suffrage amendment, extend
ing the right of suffrage to women.
For constitutional amendment of sec
tion 8. article V. for the purpose of
creating the office of lieutenant-governor,
who ahall act aa governor in case
of the inability of the governor to per
form hia dutiea and also act aa presi
dent of the aenate. and providing for
the president pro tern of the aenate
to act aa governor in ease of the in
ability of both the coventor and lieu
tenant governor, and in case of the in
ability of the governor, lieutenant-governor
and president pro tern of the
Senate, the speaker of the house to act
aa governor.
For an amendment of aection 1.
article I. of the Oregon Constitution
providing for a uniform rule of taxa
tion, except on property specially
taxed, providing for the lew and col
lection of taxea for atate purpose and
for countv and other municipal pur
poses uoon different clBSBea of property,
and for the ascertainment, determina
tion and application of an average rate
of lew and taxation on property taxed
for atate purposes, and for apportioning
state taxea among tha aeveral counties
aa countv obligations bv reasonable
and eouitable rulea. ,
For an amendment of aection 32.
arotile 1. Oregon constitution, for the
pupoae of permitting taxea to be levied
upon different clasRea of property at
different rates, but providing that tax
ation must be uniform upon each sep
arate clasa within the territorial limits
of I ha authority levying the tax, and
shall be levied and collected for public
purposes only and the power of taxa
tion must never be surrendered, sus
pended or contracted ewav.
For constitutional amendment of
seutionS. article XI. of the consitution.
making stockholders In banking corpor
ations liable to pav for the benefit of
depositor an amount eo.ua! to the oar
value of the stock held bv any atock
holder in additiun to having originally
paid tha par value therefor.
.An act appropriating S175.000 lor
building and equipping an administra
tion building and extending heating
plant to tha aame. for tha University
of Oregon, and. aUo. appropriating the
further sum or S153.258.92 for the pur
chase of additional land, euuipmentand
Waahlngton. Jan. 30.-Secretary of
tha Interior Fisher has opened the fight
to prevent tha passage of the combina
tion Borah-Jonea homestead till, re
ported Wednesday bv the aenate public
lands committee, and providing for a
three-year homestead with the right of
aettlers to ba absent from the land
six months In each year.
To soma of hia congressional callers
today Secretary Fisher declared that
thia bill waa preposterous, "aa that
would permit homesteaders to get title
after only eighteen months' residence
on the land." He announced hia pur
pose to block the bill. If he can.
In furtherance of hia plan he called
upon Senator Smoot. chairman of the
public landa committee, and got from
him a promise to ask to have the bill
recommitted ao that it can be revised
In a wav that will reauire actual resi
dence or insertion of some provision j
which will reauire a atioulated amount
of cultivation, giving aoecial agents
authority to hold up anv entry If thev
believe the cultivation la Inadequate.
The bill la now on the aenate calen
dar, and can onv be recalled bv a vote
of the aenate. Whenever Senator
Smoot movea for reconsideration he
will be met bv the atubborn resistance
from those Senators who are anxioua to
aee a liberal homestead law enacted.
There ia a prospect cf a bitter fight
before the question is finally settled.
Wanted, Agent
To handle Ut Automobile built to
A met lea. Exclusive In thla country.
Itutlt by Obi Time Line Manufacturer.
Nle guarantee, cell starting, long
wheel bane, no deposit required. Pre
fer dealer now In butdneaa. but will
conaider live m!1u who will entr
btiMlneaf. This agency Includea a
complete correapondeiice aalea courne.
I.argpat dlaeount ever offered. Deal
direct with factory. A. hi reus aalea
innuager. !Ki Waabington t.. I'nrt
laud, Ore. 14 215
SENATOR BOURNE
STATES PLATFORM
Jonathan Bourne. Jr.. haa filed hia
petition of intentions aa a candidate
for United, Slatea senator on the re
publican ticket.
Mr. Bourne wishes to have printed
on the ballot opposite hia name. "Ad
vocate the substitution of the general
welfare for the selfish interests in all
governmental ooerationa."
Among the principles ' which he de
clares he will stand for are the follow
ing : Oregon avatem of popular govern
ment, giving equal opportunities to all
with privileges to none, pooular elec
tion of United States Senators, par
cels post, including rural deliverv:
federal control of interstate commerce :
rigid exclusion of coolie labor: per
manent non partisan tariff commission:
liberal appropriations for rivers and
harbor imorovementa : free tolls of
American shipping through the Panama
canal : enforcement of the pure food
laws: liberal pensions for deserving
veterans; fair share of irrigation funds
for Oregon increased efficiency, rather
than false economy in governmental
operations : national good roads legis
lation: use of public resources with in
telligent conservation : honest govern
ment, service and business.
A Good Position
Can tie hud by ambitious young
men and ladles m the field of "Wire
less" or railway telegraphy, tSloe
the K lumr law tiecntne effective, and
aliice tho wlrelena companies are en-
tauiiHimiK stations mrouguoui me.
country there is a great shortage of
telegraphers. Positions pay begln
era from $70 to !X) per month, with
good chauce of advancement. The
National Telegraph Inntltutlo" of
Portlaud, Ore., operate, under super
vicion of R. K. and wireletfit officials
and i I aces all graduates Into posi
tion. It will pay you to write them
for full details.
apparatuB: making repairs, additions
and imorovementa of buildings and
groundB : paving salaries of instructors
and employes: paving street assess
ments : and for additional maintenance
of the correspondence atudv department
of the University of Oregon.
An act appropriating $175,000 for
the construction, equipment and fur
nishing a modern fire-proof library and
museum building, and the extension of
the heating plant to the aame. for the
use of the University of Oregon.
An act vesting the Railroad Com
mission with power and jurisdiction
to supervise and regulate every public
service corporation utility in tha State
of Oregon, aa to the adequacy of the
aervice rendered and facilities provid
ed, the fairness of ratea. tolls and
chargea to be collected from the public
therefor, and also to interchange of
business between auch public service
corporations and utilities, the purpose
of tha bill being to give the commis
sion supervision over all auch corpora
tiona and utilities as far as their busi
ness haa to do with the general public.
An act appropriating 1500.000 for
building, furnishing and equipping a
dormitory at the Oregon Normal school
at Monmouth.
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