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X7H ELY OSSOON - STATESMAN, rTHDAT, JANUAEY Z7. loo- XZlWmXYCZZQZU STATKAfi mmm Publiad ry TuwxUy and Friday by the STATESMAN FCBIJSHZO COKPUTT rcEScxrrnos katka On yes natvane' .... $LM i mbU. ta advanco,... Throe nonths, ia advance I OMJMt, OA UlB SO J2i J?ttmB established tor nearly Stty-4wo reaia, and It hu torn subscribers who received It nearly that loin, and msnr who hare read it for a gonoratten. Son oL tbaaa object to having tae paper diaonUnoed at too time of expiration of tiirtr snlaeriptiona. For to benefit ol these, an4 for other reasons nave concluded to discontinue sobcripioaa Only when notified to do so. A" penooa paying when sofaacribnc, or parlor in advance, will nays thw benefit of the dollar rate. Bat tf they donot pay lor six months, the rata will be 12$ a year. Hereafter wa will send the paper to all responsible persons who ordss It, though they aoay not send the money, with the understand' at thatthey are to pay Jl-24 a year, hi oaaa they : ibo anbaertpUon aeeonnt ran. orer atx months. Ia order that there may ha ho miaon dersundtna;. we will seep thla notice stasdinx at this place In the paper. CIRCULATION (SWORN) OVER 4900. THE EXECUTIVE MANSION. "Possibly we shall have use! for an executive mansion when we have a Gov ernor who Jives, - or desires to live, at Salem. When have we had such a Gov ernor?" says the Oregonlan. The Oregonian's memory is short. The gentleman who so efficiently fill ed the position of Governor of this state from 1883 to 1887, still an inter esting figure on the streets of the Cap ital City, Z. F. Moody, of The Dalles, immediately on his election to that po sition made this his home, so far as hav irg here bis establishment and family. .Visitors from abroad ever found Gov ernor Moody at his desk during the days, and with his doors open in his elegant residence during the evenings. Ilia Lome was the veritable executive mansion, where every honest citizen, of the state was welcomed by ' the genial Governor and his delip-htful;family.Dur-in his term as Governor social life at the capital was at its highest and many good citizens of Portland as well as Balem and other parts of the state have reason to remember pleasant evenings in Salem as the guests of Governor and Mrs. Moody. When the nation's great men visited the state, as they often did in those days, the people of the Caiotal City and of other parts of the state were invited freely to meet these men under the Governor's roof. These were lively social time in the Capital City of Ore gon. In 1887 Portland sent a Governor to the capital. Sylvester Pennoyer was met with the social hand extended on the. part of Salem's citizens. A grand inauguration ball marked the opening of bi reign, the general supposition, be ing that he would follow the path out lined by his predecessor, and come here to make , his home during his term of office. He came, it is true. But his lodge was a side .room in the Capitol building, and his meals were taken with the ex cellent people who served as ja-itors of the building, in the basement thereof. TTis travels in the eil- were from the depot to the Capitol and return! Following Pennoyer Salem ga.ve two Governors to the state, W. P. Lord and T. IT. Geer, who maintained their resi dence In this city, although both being Din of limited capital, their homes ever open to visitors to rhe Capital City, and they , did much to maintain the social life and standing of the seat of state government. But Salem again has another Port land man as Governor, and a geniak so cial gentleman, but as there is no gu bernatorial mansion, thesalary of the chief executive seems to him hardly uflicient to warrant ms opening a pri vate establishment, here. Pennoyer was a wealthy man and eonld make no such excuse as that made by Governor Chamberlain. He did not want tot come to Salem to reside during his term. With all his wealth, his ef fort! waa to live within his salary, and rumor hath it that he did! The purchase of a suitable property for an executive mansion would have the effect of bringing the Governor to the Capital City where he is supposed to be during his term as Governor. Legal Blanks at Statesman Job OiEee HairSpIits 'I have ttaed Aver HilrVtmr for thirty year, it is elegant for a hsir dressing and for keeping the hair from snlltrina at th n4 J. A. Cruenenfelder, Crantfork, HI. , Hair-splitting spliti friendships. If the hair splitting is done on your own head, it loses friends for you, for every hair of your head is a friend. Ayer's Hair Vigor in advance will prevent the splitting. If the splitting hasbegun; it will stop it. If your dror?tt cannot anpply yon, SobkJ as ono ti.Miar and wa wilt osnioss yon a bottt. Ha anr and rio the naaoo of your r n vrona o4Io. AiWuii, J.CAfEUCULemU.MtM. CONVICT EMPLOYMENT. -.This paper hat at various times de- ! fined It position on the question of j employment of convict labor and niost ,nw ; state again taftt it is unalterably opposed to any measure that would at tempt . the placing of inmaxes of that institution ia idleness. - -JA bill has been introduced by Sena tor Miller, of Linn county, which tears j the motto by request," which, while ment of eonviets," would confine that employment to work ia and for public institutions alone, and would prohibit, their employment in any sort of work where the product of tneir labor would be offered for sale in competition wih other labor. So far as the work for public in stitutions ia concerned there is very little of this character that could be done by them that is not being done h? convicts now. This feature of the J bill is very misleading, as ii indicates that there is a great deal of work re quired for the public institutions that could be done by convict labor, ! In the first place the general hypoth esis of tje bill is wrong, in the writer's i opinion. I he question or compel 1- tion" is one of men competing vita men. If these men. were free, were at large, the, if honest workers in the world, would be competing with ether labor. They do no more in their pres ent work. Without letting private cap ital utilize their time and talents there is no work for them, exeepc they be put to work on the roads, and tierc ere many objections to this. : Oregon's executive has stated his ob jections to -the employment of convicts in a general way on the road? anJl lis objections are sound. He, like many others, thought at first they could be utilized in this way, but experience and a deeper knowledge of the subject has satisfied him that it is an imprac ticable proposition. - The present practice at the state pen iientiary is, .perhaps, as good as any that could well be devised for their employment. Utilize them on the pub lic roads where tnose roads are in near juxtaposition to the state penitentiary and where the state is interested be cause of the hauling of state material over the roads. The rest employ under contract with private capital. Under this system the convicts are solf-sus taming, and perhaps come in competi tion with as few free laborers in the manufacture of stoves as in anything else ia which they might be employed. Wisdom on the part of the state leg islators will be shown if they try few experiments. WTXX. THEY BE PAVED. The matter of paving" some of the streets of this city in the business part seems to have been allowed to sleep in a way for the present. This is certain ly to be regretted, for the matter should be still under consideration. It is not so much the class of pavement to be laid as that some should be laid in order that the mud which makes the streets so uncomfortable should pass away. There have, been a number of suggestions and some of them are more or less cnod, and worthy of considera tion. If it is considered impracticable to lay asphalt or .bitulithic, then lay wood blocks or macadam. The thing Ss to do something in the matter. It seems the delay has been occasioned by the failure, of a sufficient number of property holders to sign the petition to the city council to -do the work. The writer suggests that a meeting of business men interested in property nlong Commercial, State and Coart streets mijht.be called to meet at the city h:iU and the subject discussed in a way that might lead to some results. Mayor Waters and the members of the council are all in favor of some sort of paving, and are apparently willing to agree to whatever the property hold ers ar' willing to petition for. Whilo asphalt is unquestionably the best pavement for this country yet known, it is rather exnsive and many object to it on this account. Wood blocks are good and would last a long time in a town like Salem. Vitrified brick, like cobble stones, is very noisy, and not to he thought of. Macadam is only a fair substitute for some good pavement, yet it is far ahead of the present condition and laying it would entail no loss, if' any other pavement is desired later. The coming year will see the city of Salem , crowded with visitors, and if the work is not done before, it would be a good advertise ment to have the work under way dur ing' the summer. If people who come here to see us cannot go away and say that Salem has well paved streets, let it be -oossible for them to say that Sa lem is paving. "" VVl THS STATE TATB. The Albany Herald spreads, itself over a column against holding a state fair this year and gives as its argument against the fair in 1903 that at the end of that time the present president will have "expired Jy j limitation.' ' This paper shows due deference to tae late Representative from Josephine eoun wuli have-been hef d of the state fair J tv f aljM Smith He h intr0(lu0ed more wfca edits the excellent daUy published D"m,; moro: resolutions, made . more at Albany wovn it remarks that had t .peochM, and raisod more of Texas' Mr. Westgate been jelected president of staple product than any other member that, institution stj a certain time yet of t he entire body, including the third remembered, no douCt the .state fair bouse. ; His , resolution to investigate wonld have been perfection last year.' the "pass evil" as he terms the nui- At anx rate there would have then been ' SCRATCHED DAY AND NIGHT Lady Suffered Tortures with Itching : Scalp Humor One Box of Cuti . cura Ointment and One Cake of j Cuticura Soap Cured Her . WILL NEVER BE WITHOUT CUTICURA ' " My scalp was covered with little pimples and I suffered tortures from the itching. I was scratching all day and night, and I could get no rest. I washed my head with hot water and Cuticura Soap and then applied the Cuticura Ointment as a dressing. One box of Cuticura Ointment and one cake of Cuticura Soap cured me. Now my head is entirely clear and my hair is growing Splendidly. I have used Cuti . cura Soap ever since, and shall never be without it. (signed) Ada C. Smith, 309 Grand St., Jersey City, N. J CUTICURAGROWSHAIR Crusted Scalps Cleansed and Purified by Cuticura Soap Assisted by light dressings of Cuti cura, the great skin cure. This treatment at once stops falling hair, removes crusts, scales, and dandruff, destroys hair parasites, soothes irri tated, itching surfaces, stimulates the hair follicles, loosens the scalp skin, supplies the roots with energy and nourishment, and makes the hair gTow upon a sweet, wholesome, healthy scalp when all else fails. Complete external and internal treatment for every humour, from pimples to scrofula, from infancy to age, consisting of Cuticura Soap, Ointment, ana Pills, may now be had of all ' druggists for one -dollar. A single set is often sufficient to cure the most distressing cases. Cntiews KMotrat, lfcraM and ia th form of Chocolate Couod Fill, CiMK-urm Oiatatcal, aad Catk-vrm Soap an om taraucboot u worts, roror Drag a c 137 Coluaibo Arc- BoMoa, 8ot FroBrirtora. mr &xl tor "How to Cura Every Bbj "lluw 10 1L, Beautiful Uair." , no reason for not holding a fair t'jis year. There may be some reasons why it would be wise to omit the fair this year, and the fact that the Lewis and (Hark Fair will be an immense thing for and in Oregon is not the least of tbvm; yet there are a great many more why the fair should not be omitted. Sah?m is not alone in wishing for a fair this year. The state fair board is from all over the state, and they all voted to have a fair. They represent the agricultural ' element of the state and the stock element, ?nd all appre ciated the danger of omitting this great school for farmers even one year, the dini-ulty of reorganizing a thing allowed once to lapse. Linn county farmers may some of them oppose the fair, but they do not all oppose it, j NEGATIVE VOTES DON'T COUNT. Votes against a bill when on its final passage in tb Oregon Legislature are of no consequence according to the state constitution. There is only one way a bill con be defeated in "either house of the Legislature when it comes np on final rojl call, and that is by failure of thirty-one in the House and twenty-one. in the Senate to vote 'aye" on the passage 01 tne bill. In the final disposition of the bill regulating the fee for marriage licenses, the bill failed to pass by the lack of three votes, in its favor, and not by the vote of some one who voted the twenty-'ninth ballot against it. The vote was cast and counted twenty-eight to twenty-nine against the bill, but in reality the vote" was thirty-two against the bill and those absent voted against it as much as though they had been present and said "nay" when their names were called. TO IMPROVE NAVIGATION. Cornetts bill to "slack water" the Willamette river between Salem and Corvallis at the expense of the state is a good measure and merits the care ful consideration of the two houses of fhe Legislative Assembly. This is real ly work that should be done by the general government, but the govern ment is mighty uncertain and if the peo ple wh are entitled to the benefits of that waterway , wait action by Congress for the movement of their, crops, tbey will have to take chances on a long wait. The amount of money proposed to be appropriated by Mr Cornet t's bill is not, very, great and yet it would, if property expended, be sufficient to keep the river pen during the months of July, August and September. This j would be a great help to the people liv 1 ing alorr the river between here and Corvallis.;.: : SMITH AND HIS GOOD TIME. -Perhaps the only member who is get ting the full' worth of his money as one of the Legislature is the Democrat- sance of free" rides by the. railroads was I I introduced yesterday 'and referred to I the Committee on Besolutions. . The J writer asked one of the gentlemen who was present wbch isv iwmwvu introduced What the member did when it came up. The reply was characteris tic of this sort of attemptsrat legisla tion. ''They only laughed," said he. EXPECT TO WIN. Russia will soon have various govern ments, if there is anything in signs. The question is whether the revolution will not prove as autocrat ie as was the v,zar. If the revoutionists forget the past and forget the adage vengeance is mine" it will be a wonderful reorganization of a government. The Jacobins have air ready given notice to the world that they intend organization of a provisional government and that they .will recog nize Russian traditions -and Bussian debts, made and contracted up. to the present rime, but warning is given to the nations' of the world that they , will recognize no contracts made, by the Czar 's government from now on. ' They talk as though they expected to. win the fight against the desnot. . Japan pays "uer Mikado $3,000,000 a year, but he has to board himself, says an exchange. Just Tike a newspaper editor! Do you see those two prosperous looking individuals of Opperian outline exchanging congratulatory winks? They are the coal man and the plumber man. Atlanta Constitution. They were in Salem, but tlfeir corpulency and broad smiles were of short duration. At the opening of the -Kansas Legis lature the members recited -the Lord's prayer in chorus. A Kansas Legisla ture as a chorus ought to make tae hair of the bald-headed row stand on end. Atlanta Constitution. Some of the Oregon Senators may have repeated parts of it the first two days. Now China savs ' sh did not do it." In point of faet from the present out look, it will matter very little to Rus sia whether China was guilty or not It looks very much like Russia would be willing to keep still about it if China is. Russia has about ail she wants to do now, without trying: to whip China for buttin' in. The oratorical contest at the Metho dist church tonight will no doubt dem onstrate that oratory is far from a lost art. The "two young men and ' two young ladies who will take part' in" this contest do so for the purpose of select mg oy supremacy as ciemonstratvd in their work one to represent Willamette University at the intercollegiate con test', which will be hvld at Xewberg on February 10. Much interest is being taken in this, and the societies are said to have selected their best speakers to fight it out at the church tonight., LOCAL ENTHUSIASM. On One Subject Salem People Grow En thusiastic. The increase of popular enthusiasm on the following subject s almost daily manifested by publie expression and local endorsement. Read what this citizen says and discover the cause for the constant sh.iwerng of praise which follows in the wake of Doan'a Kinder Pills. Jacob Morelock, a farmer residing on Rural avenue, between Hazel and Lau rel streets, in Nob Hill addition, South Salem, says: "Doan's Kilney Pills procured at Dr. Stone's drug store did me good. I had boon bothered off and on for quite a long time with pain through my back and kidneys. 'I have alwajs worked har;l at farming and think the tronble was originally caused by a strain. The secretions f roc the kid neys were annoying attimea an J caus ed me considerable inconvenience. 'Be fore ;I had taken one box of Doan's Kidney Pills the pain in my back and other symptoms of kidney trouble had parsed away. I am pleased to recom mend this remedy to others. , For salo by all dealers. .Price 50 cents. Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. ., sole agents for the Unted states. Remember the name Doah's and take no substitute. HOLD SECRET SESSION. Traffic aTen" and Jobbers Meet (to Dis cuss Distributive Railroad. Rates ' to Interior. PORTLAND, Jan. 26. An important meeting of the most prominent traffic men connected with tBo Great Xortjern and Northern Pacific. Harfiman " lines and of the representatives of the North Pacific Jobbers' Association was held today. Toe meeting was secret, and nothing is known except in a gen eral way a to what transpired. The main subject for discussion was the distributive rates from the coast back to the interior. At tae . Conclusion of the session the railroad men took ihe questions raised tinder advisement., A meeting between themselves will be held tomorrow, the result of wjieh may be announced at the close of the meeting. Represectatlves of; the job bers of Seattle, Taeonia and Portland were present. an known hf what they Aave I f I crown, For half a casta 17 tosr aT ksea th ataadaro aifwt hiMm fc naiu btcxar. b- tar orwpa thaa mmr otbesa. SoM y au aaalaim. imHeaiAa, B)Ml frm to an applloaata.. - Dotrott, SSIolw SOME COMMENT BEXEF MENTION OF MATTEES AND PEOPUT CONNECTED WITH OREGON'S LEGISLATURE, i Several Important Bills Introduced In Which General Public Is Interested President - Knykendall Desires .to Protect Eastern Oysters. . One of Jt he most important of the bills introduced before the Legislature during tae 'present session is the one introduced before the House Thursday relative to husbands wuo connive at the prostitution of their wives. This bill also applies to persons who live off or accept the earnings of prostitutes or who solicit persons to go to Souses of ill-fame for immoral purpose, ii also provides against the admittance of fe males under the age of eighteen years of age into houses of ill-fame. For the violation of the law, if enacted, tae transgressor would be arrested on the charge of felony and if convicted, sen tenced to a term in! the state peniten tiary of not less than one ye&r or more than five. ' ' , J , . This hill is for tiie direct purpose cf driving outf of the state tne most dis reputable and objectionable class of men known as 'macques."i If such a bill was .passed these degenerated creat ures would 'be compelled to face the alternative of supporting themselves bV going to work or getting out of tje state. The Salem authorities aTe now waging a persistent and unremitting warfare . against these leeches of so ciety, but taey are unable to! do any thing more than to convict them on the charge of vagrancy. A number of tfiam ir wrtrlrinfr mi the strepts under . .,.i,.:;ao convicted on the charge of vagrancy. The members of ,this Legislature, be sides enacting numerous laws will have to act as arbitrators (and judges for different counties which are working equal! 7 nard for and against the slash Ing off and- adding to certain- sections of Oregon counties. It seems as though all counties have adopted the plaa of being opposed to the relinquishment of the slightest section or. part of their district. When a county division war arises both sides advance so many seemingly practical arguments that 'the poor Representative or senator is at loss which side to take. One of fue latest county wars prom ised is between Lane and Douglas coun ties. Lane county wants to annex portion of two townships of Douglas county. Part of the territory they de sire to annex is known as the Bohemian mining district. It is claimed . by the Lane c.ounty delegation that the inhab itants of the raining district have to travel inirty miles further to their County seat than they would if they were annexed to Lane eouniv. The out come is uncertain. ' g Senator Croisau's bill to reduce the recorder's fees for canceling mortgages and recording deeds, wben put on its I final passage, brought forth a very live Iv discussion. Senators Croisan, Mil lor and Smith made strong pleas for tae bill on the ground that the1 office of recorder '7Tould be malSe self -sustaining and n more. It was shown that t;e fees were much more than was neces sary to support the office and that ihe additional fees now euarged came out of the ockets of' the poorer people, Wonator I'teree lel the discussion rof jbe opposition to the bill, and his argu ment was that tne reduction was too trivial. The bill passed, the following Senators vqtng " vea' : Avery, Booth Coo, Croisjin, Coke, Farrar, Haines, Hobson, Holman, Malarkey,' Mile, Sichel, Smith, Whealdon, Wrignt and Air. President. Those voting "no were: "Brownell, Carter, Oosbow, Hob- son, Jlowe, Javcock, AlcLwnal.l. isot tingham. Pierce, Hand and Tnitle, Mavs and Bowerman were absent. Senator Croisan makes himself felt in the Senate, and has managed to get several very important bills through in the face of strong opposition. He makes it his !special effort fo introduce measures that are m fhe interest of the common people. Senate Bill .101, w.iich was introduce! by him Wednesday, seeks to reduce the tare on a bale of hop from seven pounds to live pounds, which" will be a nice little item in) favor of tKe growers. In the stafes of (Wash ington and California the tare now is only! five pcunds, and Senator qroisan thinks it should ibe no more in Uregon Senator Coe has presented a bill tor the consideration of the Semt? that is something outside of the well trod den pathway usually followed by "in troducers of bills. Senator Coe wants the passage of an act making it tintavr ful for any street railway company or other corporation operating in cities of Oregon, to operate any "own wr upon ns"" TTnes between Xoveniljer, 15 and March 15. Tie violation of such an act would constitute a misdemeanor on the part of the superintendent of sue II street railroad line. The bill pro vides that the citv sua II contain n. re than 50,000 inhabitants or the law i to no effect. . This leaves Saiem out, but this eity does not need buc'a a law. Senate LTd Xo. 124, byiSen-itor Pierce, is a measure a!Iowingthe sti te superintendent of public instruction to call an annual convention of sch-ol su perintendents. It 5fis a very important measure and one in which , the school peopfe are very much interested. In his annual report Superintehleut Ack- erma b . 1 re eommeadwl the passage of nnept. m law, and. if the bill hecomtm a law, tne interests ana eflieieny f the schools will be greatly promoted by a more systemitic arrangement of edu cational matters. . r: The Senators evidently are taking as much interest in the proposea i.mci,d- ments wf tiie game statutes as their : f 1 Sevl2okx soW fa 112 mentis, Tt!3 SltSTC, 75 C J?ffAf Hand of Ac 3usy Man s' fAc.nnufc Every Elgin Watch is fully guaranteed. All jewelers have Elgin Watches. "Tunemakers and) Timekeepers," an illus trated history of the watch, sent free upon request to - tlU NUMNH WtKN CO.. ClCIH, III." brother Representatives. Senator Pirce has Introduced a bill in the Senate to make it unlawful for anyone to sell any of the large wild animals. It also provides against the aale of practically all the game, birds and nearly every species of aquatic fowl, ipland lords and snipe as enumerated. ! The lady eterks are very much Jn evi dence. So far Their work 5ias noit been difficult, and they art enjoying! them selves. Perhaps thy will be able to earn their salaries during the closing days of the session, when there will be enough for t turn to do and some 'to spa re. SenSle Bill No. 12!, relating to elec tion notices, was introduced In the Senate without the natne of the author. Toe presii'ient made FfXM-ial inquiry as H whose bill it was, Imt could find no one who would own It. The bill was laid aside Senator 00. of Multnomah, poes as quite a ladies' man. The eletr.int cut of 'his Prince Allx-rt cat and white vest giv. ":ini q.iite a Utndifie 1 appear ance. He i the champion of tiie W. C. T. U. President Ku.-kendall diakcs un ex cellent presiding officer. His decisions so far have irt with the un minions approval .of all the Senators. Senator Rand takes a very tictivo part in all legislation that conies lefore the Senate, lie has become quite leader. ' ; Our Friends, the Druggists. It is a pleasure to testify to the gen erally high character of druggists, But because of a few exceptions to the rule, it is necessary to caution tne pub lic. to be on guard against imitations of Perry Davis' Painkiller. See that you get the right article, the soothing, help ful Painkiller that was used in your familv before 3-0U were born. Don't be talked into bning a substitute Taere is but one Painkiller, Perry Da vis ADOPTS RESOLUTIONS. Salem Rod and Gun Association Favors Greater Protection for Game. At a meetincr of the Salem Rod arid Gun Association held Monday evening the qnestion of legislation to protect game in this state was thoroughly dis cussed by the large crowd ofhnnters who were present at that: tune for that purpose. The .result was a series of resolutions adopted as follows without a dissenting vote: f Resolved, That the Salem "Hod and Gun Club is opposed to running deer with docs; that it is in favor of limit ing the killing of ducks to twenty by any one person in one day and of fifty to any one erson "in any one, week; that in addition to tb fine for exeeert ing the limit there be imposed an extra fine of $."1 for the firt bird killed above the limit, $10 for tiie second, 920.' for the third. "40 f.r the fourth and f 100 for the fifth. "That the limit of upland birds le five a day. with a graduated fine as in the case of ducks, and that any person found with more than the limit inhis possession at any one time be conclu sively presumed to have exceeded, the limit; that no came whatever be sold and that railroad, express and transpor tation companies generally, le forbid den under penalty of a; heavy fine to transport? or have in their possession birds of jany kind; that railroad and express companies and other transpor tation linfs be forbidden to carry game of anv kind outside of the state of Oregon, and that there le a heavy fine imposed on anv person who shall take game killed within the Mate of Oregon outside of the state. ' ' Limiting the doer to five to any one hunter during the season. That a licpnse of 1 for all hn-ters be collected by each county and the license so collected .form a fund for the prote-itn of the game in that county; that rat h county appoint a game war den for that county, to hold otnee dur ing good behavior or until his successor i appointed; that non-resident hunters rav a license of $. for hunting birds and for hunting fleer. "That there be heavy penalties at tached in addition to the regular fine for any person, restaurant, hotels, or corporation to have game in cold stor fZ", that one half of all fines go to the ui former. ' , RECXIVED SEVERE SHOCK. Pendleton Lineman's Life . Saved Be- ' cause He Stood on a Dry Floor. PENDLl-rrOX; "an" 2.4 Alexander Smith, a lineman, received a shock of 23,OC0 volts of eleetrieitv this morn in cr and will reeovrr. He was repairing an are lamp for the -" North western Gas & Llectne fompany. The lieeh was burned from the palms of his bauds and the soles of his feet. He did not lose con sciousness from the shock.! but if he had not been ftandin on a dry floor, would have Ijeen killed.' In Oe3 Bay va zt 4 J . .v?. it hand on an WATCH STANDING FIRM GOVERNOR CHAMBERLAIN WILL 1 NOT YIELD IN EMERGENCY CLAUSE ATTITUDE. Still Avers He Will Exercise Veto Power Upon ail Sills to Widen Clause Is Unduly Attached Incident Arises in Which, He Declares Himself. , I1' Governor Chamberlain ha taken a strong and dctcrmi jed stand upon his attitude in relation to the iie of "the emergency clause when the bills tf which they are attached do not directlv lift ' " 1 concern the publi1 health, peace an. I safety within the true meaning of tho constitution. '.' This fat is evidenced almost, daily anil specially yesterday when aom'e members of. ; t he Ij-ifdature came to him and explained that they were about to introduj-e a bill of purely local ef fect and that, on account of the ur gency of the case, they desired to ut taieh an emergency clause, .hoping that he would "not senu it back with his ve to on that ground. After learnin.T that the measure proposed to 'provide for n fire and Water commission in a certain town and for authority! to 'bond the city j'.. I ' V 1" V" 111 "I tl 1 U n It I I f works system, told the delegation frank ly thatlhe failed to we wherein there existed such an extreme emergency in that 'case and that, .unless convinced otherwise, he would feel impelled to veto the bill should it come before him in that form. Unless there was a water famine in the town and it was absolutely neces sary for a pipe line to be laid in or.ler to allay the Sufferings of -the people. he coum see no reason .wnv the hill could not take, the regular course and become effective ninety day. 'after its approval. Ie.' knew.' nothing about the conditions surroundir the effect of the proposed bill and. in case there was a divergence of opinion monjf the jop ulace which was difrvtly cllecfed, h thought the dissenting onc Vtould 1h given an opportunity to vote 'accord ing to their convictions and lot the ma jority rule. It is not probable this bill will be supplied, w'th an emergency-, clause. ' . In speaking about the matter later the Governor stated tliat lie had po doubt there wonld bo vveral bills to come before him upon which he would fe-l it his duty to exercise his power of veto and he. had tio doubt 'but that they 'would be passed over his veto, "but," said lie, 4 that i their, priv ilege -and, -in doiiig'so, they assume all of-the responsibility," It -appears .that the legislators, as a rule, are givim; more heed and respect to the Govern-, or s recent threat that lie would veto all bills to which the emergency cl:iuc was umlulv attached. V ONE OP, MANY. Letter Frcm a Man Who Wants to Know More About Salein. 1 ne ; oiatesman is conntantlv in re ceipt of requests for sample and extra copies anil information concerning Sa lem and Oregon. . So are tne other pa pers published .from - the Smte.sm.ru building. I These requests are always complied witli. They are more numer ous of bite than eer before. Tho cost of the simple, copies sent out, to tuis office, is coii5Tderab! But it is chwr- fully borne. In these days ef news papers few people go to a new country without investigating, and the best way is by stu'lving tin newspaper col umns. 1 " The following, received 11mrsl.iv. is a fair sample of the letters mentioned: Saer.imonto, Cal., Jan. 17, !?(". tatfsman Publishing Co., Salem, Ore gon: ! -Dear Sirs: I write savin? we &ro Eastern people recently from Kastern Nebraska; have been here a fmv months; are quite .undecided whether o go on down into tm southern part of California or to visit Oregon. We are much interested in the statcmi-nts of some who have been up there, and have written to a friend, an acquaint ance wbo lives near Monmouth. fiestvrday I met a Mr. Zitin of this city,' who S3id be had a friend living in Salem who had-lately sent nim a copy of the Daily Statesman,-in whi?h, he paid, I would find a great amount of very good and valuable infonnation in reference to climate, . soil, ' dairying, farming, stock raising, etc., and advi.sed mo to write you; for a copy, whic'a I believe will beof greit interest to we and highly appreciated. Thanking 'you in advance for your kinuness, 1 im sinccrelv vours, .'- i - - "T ! . A. J. H.M ITH, . ' No. 1502 O street, Sacrami-nto, Cal. o ui. J3 o zm x -a. - f xToZtZi Cures CHp la Two Days cn every Sj?r tcr.25c 1 r 1 1 r