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SALEM, OREGON, TVESDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 1911.
NO. 32.
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SEATTLE ELECTION TODAY REDI10T
CLEAR WEATHER CAUSES A BIG VOTE
MANY WOMEN WERE THERE
WHEN THE POLLS OPENED
BETTING Of RESULT IS EVEN
Women Began Voting Early Many Did Not Bother About
Putting on Hat or Coat, But Stopped on Their Way ' From
Marketing, Holding Eggs or Butter in One Hand and Mayor
Gill's Fate in the Other Ministers Have Been Actively
Working Against Gill;
tmiTiD runt uuiab win
Seattle, Wash. ,Feb, 7. A number
of arrets were made from the sher
iff's office today during the recall elec.
tion of Mayor GUI. The vote cast up
to an early h)ur this forenoon indi
cated that the heaviest poll in the
history of Seattle would be In before
the booths closed this evening. A
number of fist fights were stopped by
the police.
The managers of George Ddllinger,
closed town candidate for mayor, and
Mayor Gill's opponent, predicted that
he would win by a plurality of 15,
000. The expected clash between the po
lice force and the sheriff's office,
which is antl-admlnistratlon, came
early In the forenoon, when Deputy
Sheriff Mills was thrown out of the
Walden hotel by policemen. The
hotel is a Gill stronghold.
Dllling challengers from a down.
HOUSE KILLS
MANY BILLS
PASSES FEW
In stormy sessions at times the
house this morning killed more bills
that it passed.
Bills Killed Today.
By Huntngton, for disposing prop
erty of insane.
By Brownhlll for commission to
prepare laws.
Two bills by Church to amend code.
By Eaton, to regulate railroad
crossings.
By Powell, relating to' fencing rail
roads. By Peterson, to prohibit sales of
will storage meats.
By Eggleston to make obscenity a
crime.
A Favorable Report
The Carson bill appropriating
money for horticultural experiments
8ta favorable report and went upon
the calendar.
Semite Hills Pnssed.
S. B. No. r.2, Von dor Hellen, salary
"strict attorney first district at
J2.300. Deputy for Josephine at
X. Passed.
S- B. No. Barrett, fixing salary
assessor Giant county. Passed.
Memorial from county grange of
-olumbin county protesting against
, Ph legislative apportionment,
full Rim for Tlgard.
C F. Tlgard. of Washington, con
tinues to receive miniature bottles of
Blll Run water. Thcv contain nhnut
teasnoonful of the aqua pura and
- ."Yuubeu to last Tlgard a week. I
iigard ivai.es no speeches and votes !
" on the Inconseqnental and graft
118 which means about nine-tenths. I
Slate Flniirinv Mills. '
Wr?Sentatlve Ubl)y 18 receiving
i-tions for the 0to,ui .
2 X ""r"K mill at some practical
for distribution of flour at cost
People of Oregon for their own
na needs. Most of the signers
t Marion and Jefferson, and
r7K ,heni I County Chairman W.
Jones.
H Thirteen New RHK
to ill. ,Xa !22' substitute, relating
St on chaUols'
Oorvr',34"'' !onPbale for bridge
?B d"ks skiffs.
KfWhi' 3'T' Br0Wnhi11' charter
" B. No.
3S. Ch'.irch. prohibits
1 of worthies check's.
H-B.NU.
"V. E. Miller, relating
'Continued on Page 6)
town ward appealed to the sheriff's
. offloe shortly before noon for protec
tion, asserting that unreslgtered vot-
; ers were swarming In half a dozen at
a time, and forcing election officials
I to allow them to vote.
I They declared that the police re.
fused to stop the alleged fraudulent
voters. A deputy sheriff was sent to
the ward booth, with orders to close
I It If further irregularities were re-
' ported.
( Seattle, Wash., Feb. 7. With
I clear weather and a big interest in
, the Issue, Seattle today, in its first
recall eelction will poll a record vote,
from all Indications. Though the
amount of money changing hands
will not exceed $150,000, the number
of bets in small amounts has been
phenomenal- George Dllling, the re-
, (Continued, roia.i'age 6jv.
WHITEWASH
BAILEY IN
THE HOUSE
REPORT OF COMMITTEE IS AT
TACKED" AXD ITS REPORT,' IS
LAID OX THE TABLE WITHOUT
ACTIOX.
A fearless report of the special
committee appointed to Investigate
the affairs of the office of State Food
and Dairy Commissioner Bailey was
submitted to the legislature today and
made the subject of a special attack
in the house and was finally tabled
without action.
Special Committee Report.
First That J. W. Bailey does not
have the executive ability to properly
organize and carry on the duties of
office of food and dairy commis
sioner. Second That he Is incompetent and
not scientific; not familiar with the
(Continued on Page 6.)
STREAMER OR
CLUSTER LIGHTS
THE QUESTION
The regular monthly meeting of
the Salem Board of Trade will be held
at thrt rooms of the board Wednesday
evening, and a warm time is expected
over the streamy- lighting subject.
The present oontract with the light
ing company has expired, and, as the
price is to be doubled for the future,
If a contract Is made, the whole mat
ter of street lighting will be threshed
out on its merits. Whilti some are
In favor of continuing the present
system, there are those who insist
that it is out of date, and want more
artistic cluster lights in their stead.
This and many other subjects will
be discussed at the meeting tomorrow
night. Emigration matters will also
be tuJten up, and some suggpst'ons
made as to how to further extend the
work of the board in this line. Let
every citizen turn out and offer sug
gestions on these Important matters.
Arclib'xliop Itynn May Recover.
Philadelphia. Feb. T.Tlie condition
of Arr.hblshop Ry ji continued to Im
prove today, an.r his physicians said
I he might now recrtvtr. i
!
Fire on Red Cross Flag.
Washington, Feb. 7 Ambas-
sador Wilson at Mexico City
was ordered today by Secretary
Knox to Investigate a charge
that Mexican troops fired on a 4
Red Cross flag during the fight-
ing Saturday near Jaurez. Knox
acted upon complaint of Rep-
resentatlvei Smith, of El Paso
district of Texas, to whom Dr.
Bush, of El Pas, telegraphed
that he had been fired upon
while displaying the Red Cross
flag on the battlefield.
YOl'Xrt LADIES SCRAP
FOR POSSESION OF DUDK
Providence, R. I.. Feb. 7 Two
young women In a fight Vlth boxing
gloves, with the hand of a young man
as the stake, was witnessed by a par
ty of exclusive fashionables at a
Cranston road house early today, ac
cording to a tale which the police
are Investigating. Ona of the prln.
clpals, whose name is said to be An
derson, won with a right swing to the
solar plexus In the third round.
COUNCIL HAS
LIVE SESSION
DOES BUSINESS
ESTIMATKD IT WILL COST $(IO,
OOO TO REPLACE BRIDGES AND
CVLVERTS WASHED OUT BY
STORM STREET MATTERS VP.
After considerable discussion rela
tive to the avement laid on South
Commercial street by Aug.ut Kehr
bergtr,' the city council last evening
decided to refer It to the city attor
ney to take such action with regard
to. the opening of the street and rejec
tion or acceptance of the pavement
Itself as he: saw fit.
This street has been closed to
travel for several months, owing to
the fact th:tt the pavement was hot
completed, or In such condition as It
Was deemed advisable to open it.
Las', week the street committee; en
deavored to enter into a contract
with the contractor whereby the
street might be opened without preju
dice to the property owners, but the
contractor dtidined. The city attor
ney was 'nstructed to 'take steps look
ing to the opening of the street, and
also relative to the pavement itself.
Salaries Held l'p,
.'After the nading of the regular
payroll a motion was made that it
be referred to a special committee
for investigation, on the ground that
it was bel'eved that some of the sal.
aries had been raised. Councilman
Eldridge moved for a reconsideration,
and it was finally voted to pay all of
the salaries fixed by ordinance, and
to refer the others to the committee..
The viewers submitted their report
relative to the damages which would
fall on property owners by reason of
the opening of Hickory street, and,
In v'ew of the fact that there were
several protests, the matter was re
ferred baeik to the viewers, the street
committee and city attorney for con
sideration. Engineer Skelton submitted a re
port in regard to work done on the
South and North Salem sewers, and
It was referred to the sewer commit
tee. A report by the engineer showed
that It will require an expenditure of
at least $'0,000 to replace the
bridges washed out' during the recent
flood, and an additional $10,000 to
replace the culverts.
A petit'on to open Liberty street
from Trade to Mission street was re
ferred to the committee on Btreets.
Street Improvement Held I'p.
Petitions for the improvement of
several strnets with bltullthlc p vve
nient were read, anl a recommenda
tion wns made to hold them up pend
ing the securing of further conces.
sinus from the Warren Construction
Cimffny. nir! It was carried. Coun
cilman Huckesitrhi moved for n r
cbnsHeration on the pround th-.t the
TContlnued from P.-ge; 6.)
"The White Man's Hope."
New York, Feb. 7 Warren
Barbour, amateur champion
heavyweight, who is a society
ptt and has a millionaire papa,
is the latest "white man's hope,"
or is soon to be. Barbour ad-
mitted here today that he is like-
ly to enter the professional
mitt wielders ranks, as the re-
suit of a suspension against him
by the Amateur Athletic Union,
following a. fight with Joe Gar-
retson.
In the Garretson battle Bar-
bour put over the sleep pro-
ducer in the first round. He
thinks that, if he could hang a
similar wallop on Johnson, it
would be curtains for the big
smoke.
TERRIFIC
AUSTRALIA
Streets of Melbourne Are Under
Four Feet of Water on Ac
count of Tremendous Cloud
burst Monday Evening
STOPS RALIWAY TRAFFIC
Street Car Lines Clo Out of Coinnils.
sionriirfioatsTult Their" Trace
in Transport iiiK Those Who Must
Move Downpour Was So Violent
That Hundreds Were Caught in
the Flood and Waded Through
Water Wa st Deep to Safety,
Melbourne, Australia, Feb. 7.
Railway traffic is demoralized and the
streets of Melbourne on the outskirts
are under four feet of water as a re
sult of a terrific cloudburst which oc
curred late yesterday.
It is estimated that fully $100,000
damagts was done to goods stored In
basements.
The downpour was so violent that
In a short time the low lying districts
of the city were Inundated and the
people ought their way to safety
through Bwlrllng torrents four feet
deep.
Train service to the suburbs was
paralyzed and boats are being used
today to transport people to their
business from their flood swept
homes.
BIG DALLAS
COMPANY
IS ACTIVE
PUKE l'ETKOI.KI H IX THF. WIL
LAMETTE VALLEY IX PAYING
QUANTITIES WITHIX A FEW
MILES OF DALLAS, POLK ( 0UX
TY, OHEGOX.
Expert Oil men with up-to-date ma
chinery now at work on the 1200 acre
tract now controlled by the Polk
County Oil, Gas and Land company,
of Dallas, Oregon. Incorporated un
der the laws of the state of Oregon by
Simon Haines, John Farrell and Fred
Wagner, with R. X. Smith as secre
tary. These men are all well and
favorably known in Dallas and it is
safe to say that they now have a
large fortune within their reach, but
having the Oregonlan spirit they are
willing to share their good fortune
with thote who are desirous to Invest.
The stock books have been opened
and subscriptions have been paid by
the following named business men, of
Dallas and vicinity: Geo. llaygood,
Oscar Hayter, Peter Frenseth, Henry
Campbell, Geo. Cramer, Fred Wagner,
Simon llainen. Conrad Stafford,
Hrrvry Henniun, Cl.vdu Campbell.
'Ji!ir, Martin. Ceo. Mc-
Eee, J. Farrell, Chas. Blllou, L Crl-
I (Continued from Page 2.)
STOR.
ONLY TWO MORE STATES NEEDED
TO CIIAtlGE SENATORIAL ELECTION:
Will Lift Blockade.
San Francisco, Feb. 7 The
blockades on the Western Pa.
ciflo. and Southern Pacific rail-
roads, caused by heavy snow-
falls, rains and floods, will be
lifted some time today. West-
em Pacific trains are expected
to resume their schedules be-
tween San Francisco and Salt
Lake at noon.
Business on the San Pedro,
Los Angeles & Salt Lake, which
has been tied up for a week,
will resume not later than Wed-
nesday.
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JONATHAN STIRS UP. ,'.;.,,
CALIFORNIA GOVERNOR
uhitid rui Laiazo wiaa.
" Sacramento,'' Cal., Feb. 7. Sena
tor Jonathan Bourne, of Oregon, has
telegraphed Governor Johnson, urg
ing the California legislature to take
quick action on the resolution calling
upon congress to let the people vote
on constitutional amendment for di
rect election of United States sena
tors. ROUTINE III
THE HOUSE
YESTERDAY
HOUSE WAS SOT IX SESSlOX IX
TIL AFTEUXOOX OX ACCOUXT
OF DEATH OF REPRESENT!
TIVE EGGLESTOX.
On Third Rending.
H. B. No. 28, Eggleston, committee
to revise Initiative measures. Killed.
H. B. No. 45, Smith, for additional
building at state capital grounds.
Passed.
H. B. No. 53, Buchanan, appropria
tion for national guard. Passed.
H. B. No. 55, Cole, authorizes per
sons to withdraw property from reg
istry. Passed.
H. B. No. 63, Johnson, state board
of health to estimate money needed
for state Institutions. Killed.
H. B. No. 72, Abrams, additional
money for national guard. Lost. Re
considered. H. B. No, 148, relating to insurance
code. Passed.
H. B. No. 164, Brooke, experiment
station In Malheur county. Passed.
II. B. No. 172, Bryant, county
courts to maintain county affairs.
Passed.
H. B. No. 66, Thompson, deputy for
sheriff of Lake county. Passed.
H. B. No. 181, Bleglow, fixing bond
of treasurer Multnomah county.
Passed.
II. B. No. 206,-McKlnney, relating
to eminent domain. Lost.
II. B. No. 285, Hollls, allow'! cities
to sell water outside city. Frsied.
II. B. No. 29!!, Fonts, relutlnj; to
statute of limitations on mortgages.
H. B. No. 245, amends insurance
code. Passed.
One .More Resolution.
By Fouts, Joint memorial against
reciprocity treaty with Canada. Re
ferred. By Brownhlll, to authorize further
supply members with stamps and
wrappers. Referred.
By Mahoney, to amend constitution
relating to representation In house
and senate. Referred.
Semite Hills.
S. B. No. 101, Ilawley, for certifica
tion of teachers. Pased.
S. B. No. 39, Nottingham, to pro
vide pure linseed oil. Passed.
S. B. No. 35, Locke, to amend act
for publishing Lord's code. Passed.
S. U. No. 181, Abraham, for care of
cemeteries. Passed.
S. B. No. 130, Dinilck. Provides
system of accounting for state odi
cial.s. Pased.
S. R No. 72. Mrrrlman, to fix sal
ary officer?, Klamath county. Passed.
S. I!. No. 134. Barrett (C. A.) relat
ing to duties of county superintend
ents. Passed.
S. II. No. !8. Mcri'lman, to prohibit
lluuor sales within six miles of any
iiuliilc work being const rurted In
Oregon outside of legalized cities and
towns. Passed.
CALIFORNIA ADOPTS IT
AND 0110
THIS MAIIES
It Requires Only1 3V States to' Compel Congress tb Call a Spe
cial Convention, for Amending the federal Constitution
Action in Both States Caused by the Activity of . Oregon's
Senator Jonathan Bourne, W ho Is Leader of the Progres
sives.
t DKIT1D Mill LSABBD Will.
Sacramento, Cal., Feb. 7. Re
sponding to a request by Senator
Bourne, of. Oregon, , the state senate
today passed a resolution placing the
California legislature on, record as
favoring the direct election of United
States senators. Senator Stetson
moved that copies be telegraphed to
Washington. Through this action
California becomes the 28tb, state on
record as favoring the constitution.
When 31 states shall have favored
the project congress can be compelled
to call ai special convention for
amending the federal constitution.
Ohio the 20th.
Columbus, O., Feb. 7. Direct elec
tlon of United States senators was
emdorsed here today when both
houses unanimously passed resolu
tions favoring the proposed change
JUDGE HAS
WISDOM OF
HOLDS THAT WIFE TAKING MOX
EY FROM HER HUSBAND'S
POCKETS IS NOT GUILTY OF
LARCENY THE TWO ARE ONE,
AND A MAN CANNOT ROB HIM
SELF. DNiTtm pnss iMima wim.J
Toledo, Feb. 7. Eclipsing all the
efforts of suffragettes of whatever
class or nation, 12 more men are be
ing denounced here today because, as
a Jury, they ok'd the proposition that
a wife may rifle her husband's pants
pockets, nmd not incur tho penalties
of the law.
Judge Brough was really the cause
of their treason. When Mrs. Flor
ence Phillips, of Mailmen, was
brought to trial on a charge of steal
ing $700 from her husband. Judge
Brough ruled that the "th';ft" of
money by a wife did not constitute
larueny, and ordered a verdict of ac
quittal.
HIGHWAY
BILL GETS
GOOD LIFT
Owing to death of Representative
Eggleston. tho special order on good
roads bills was deferred. Mr. Mann
moved to make 'special order next
Friday. His motion was resisted.
The speaker has named Representa
tive Westerlund to fill vacuncy caused
by death on committee on roads and
highways.
Mr. Clemens made a plea for sanity
of procedure and got some support
for bin strange remark. Neuner
said the senate was holding up house
bills to force consideration of senate
bills. Tills was resented by Bigelow
and when Itrownliill Interposed ob
jection the speaker put tin- motion of
Mann as amended by Clemens and
declared It carried. So on Friday at
10 a. in. the good roads' bills have
right of way, senate bills and bouse
M!!h in their proper order. Mr. Wtfc
low made a strong point in saying it
was wrong to play with thin matter
for which public ciilrlted gentlemen
had paid $20,000 to erlucjite the people.
SOLOMON
JOKIESTIIE RANKS
TWENTY-IIINE
In the federal constitution, on which
submission is pending In congress.
The legislature requested United
States Senators Burton and Dick to
vote for the submission of the con
stitutional amendment when It cornea
up in the senate.
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CLEVELAND RECORDS
A LIGHT EARTHQUAKE
memo nni uuid wua.I
Cleyelenad, O., Feb, 7. The seis
mograph at St. Ignatius college here
registered an earthquake which be
gan at 8:30 laat night, reached its
maximum at 8:35 and continued un
til 8:69. According to Father Oden
bach, scientist of the college, the
disturbance occurred about 2000
miles from here. It was not violent
enough to have caused much damage,
he said.
ASTORIA GETS
APPROPRIATION
FOR CEIITEIIHIAL
The senate bill . to assist . Astoria
and Clatsop county In holding a fll-r
ting, celebration of the Astoria Cen
tennial caused , . some discussion,
Jones, of Clackamas county, moved to
amend $50,000 to $25,000 and 11 voted
for the Clackamas economist. The
house In commltte of the whole then
reported the bill. , , . .
Mr. Bigelow was alarmed lest As
toria could not entertain the people
who would go there. Speaker Rusk'
wanted to know what those people
were going to do with so much money
wrung from the taxpayer. Buchanan'
seemed to be feeling pretty good and!
thought each dollar spent would bring"
a good dollar back.
Huntington rose to the occasion
with cutting sarcasm. He said Bigo
low's attitude was the attitude of tho
Ingrate. More than half this sum was
spent on the state fair each yenr and
as much as this was blowed In on the
district horse trotting shows held all
over the state.
Kelland made a patriotic appeal fur
the Astor Centennial. He was a sub
ject of Uncle Sum and eloquently
pictured the British lion standing oi
Stevens Point and waving his fluffy
tail In the face of the world. Hi
showed the Americans that a Scandi
navian could wave the flag and g-t
applause from the gallery.
Kuton made one of his soothing
clear, mild and easily understood
speeches for the bill and It was easy
to see that it would pass.
Jones did not want to appear aw
opposing the bill but felt obliged to
vote against It, as he thought $r0,00t
too much.
The bill passed with the following
noes: IJIgelow, Brownhlll, Chambers,. t
Chapman, Jones, Llbby, Mahoney,.
Miller, of Mnn; Pierce, Peterson,. ,
Rackleff, Shaw, Simpson, Mr. Speaker.
FOREST OFFICIALS ;FT
(ii,iMMi:iii(i of sknsk:
f UNITED I'lir.HH LCAMD Willi
Portland ,Or., Feb. 7. Kiuul re
ports of the first (ire losses In )iv
egou and Washington, which luiv
Just been made, show that approx'
ni'Uely 700,000,000 feet of timber
was destroyed In the eonflr.itratluiix
last year.
In making the report, officials tirg-i
that better protection be given t!i"
forests and all reserves bo open"d tn
slock as they k'Hsen the danger of
surface fires by eating the gras"R.
It Is probable that the fugsoyUon.
v.ill be carried out.