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WOULD TAKE ENTIRE
CHARGEOF THE FAIR
Malarkey, McArthur, Abbott
and Perkins Would Boss
The Job.
A BROTHER-IN-LAW STUNT
Committee ltecommcnds Appropriating
1N0,(HI0 for Oregon Exhibit ut
I'unania Fair.
One of the biggest fights of the leg.
iBlatlve session Is coming over the ap
propriations for the Panama and the
San Diego expositions. The commit
tees on expositions finally introduced
a bill Into the house late last night, as
& substitute for the previous bill, to
appropriate $180,000 for the Oregon
representation at the Panama exposi
tion, and $20,000 for the San Diego af
fair. This Is somewhat surprising, in view
of the fuct thnt the first bill named
$500,000 for the Panama exposition
alone, but it is understood that there
in a general feeling that any larger
sum would be defeated by the people
in a referendum election. However,
It Is known that a strong fight will be
made to make the appropriation at
least $1300,000.
But the big fight will come over the
composition of the commission to ex
pend Oregon's appropriation fufids.
The substitute bill stipulates that this
commission consist of nine members
to be chosen by the emergency board,
consisting of the governor, secretary
of slnte, state treasurer, nresldent of
the senate, speaker of the house, and
the chairmen of the wnys and means
committee of the house and senate.
This board, on the face of it, would
lie anti-West, and would doubtless ap
point a commission inimical to the
governor.
The emergency board shows that
with Speaker McArthur, President of
the Senate Malarkey and Chairmen
Torklna and Abbott, of the ways and
moans committees, all Portlnnd men,
and loaders In the so-called organiza
tion, in control of both houses, would
be in a majority over Governor West,
Secretnry of State Olcott and State
Treasurer Kay.
Even some of the governor's politic
al enemies are opposed to putting the
responsibility of planning and prepar
ing Oregon's exhibition at the Panama
exposition, and having charge of the
exposition, In the hands of a commis
sion to be chosen by the Portland ma
jorty on the emergency1 board.
The fight over the manner of naming
this commission Is expected to be a
bitter one.
The substitute bill proposes that the
Tanama exposition money be expend
ed as follows:
Buildings and grounds, $18,000;
snlnrlcs of employes, $65,000; glass
ware, $7000; storage, packing etc.,
$18,000; literature, $1500; freight,
$1000; information bureau, $2000;
entertainment, $2000; fruit berries,
etc., for free distribution, $1000;
traveling nnd hotel expenses, $7500;
premiums for live stock exhibits,
$7500.
Battleship Hits Reef.
UNITED r-IUtflS LEASED WIRE.1
Calmancra, Cuba, Feb. 14. -Sus
talnlng gashes In her sides that al
ments. the battleBhln Arkansas ran
on a reef hero, but was refloated. A
survey to estlmato the damages 1b be-
Ing conducted today.
y O U will be in good com
pany when you come here.
This store has, we believe,
the best clientele of any mens
wear store hereabouts; men
who seek quality first, high
value, and the best service.
Salem Woolen Mills Store
Oregon-Made Goods
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London, Feb. 14. Semi-ofllclal
announcement wag made here
today after a "conversation" by
the ambassadors of the powers,
that Turkey's request for media
tion of the Balkan war was not
explicit and could not be com
piled with. Dispatches received
here today say tho bombardment
of Adrlanoplo continues but give
no details of tho fighting. No
news has been received of the
war at Scutari, Tchataljaor on
the Galllpoll peninsula,
Classifies Counties and Fixes Salaries
of County Officers on Basis
of Population.
Late last night the house, after
hours of discussion and disagreement
passed the governor's uniform county
salary bill, but considerably amended
as drawn and approved by the gover
nor. However, It was pronounced by
tho majority of house members as one
of the greatost reforms that could be
Inaugurated by the legislature.
The bill classifies the counties into
six classes in basis of population and
assessed valuation, as follows: First,
Multnomah; second, Lane and Marlon;
third, Clackamas, Douglas, Jackson,
Linn nnd Umatilla; fourth, Baker,
Coos, Crook, Crant, Harney, Klamath,
Lako, Malheur, Union, Wasco, Wash
ington Yamhill; fifth, Benton,. Clatsop,
Columbia, Josephine, Morrow, Polk,
Tillamook and Wallowa; 'sixth, Curry,
Gilliam, Hood Rlvor, Lincoln, Sher
man nnd Wheeler.
The present salaries in Multnomah
county aro unchanged. Coroners and
surveyers are to be paid by foes. The
salaries of officials In counties In the
various classes are as follows:
Fifth class Sheriff, $1700; clerk,
$1500; assessor, $1500; school superin
tendent, $1300; treasurer, $900; Judge,
$1300; commissioners, $5 a day.
Sixth class Sheriff, $1000; clerk,
$1000; assessor, $14,00; Bchool super
intendent, $900; treasurer, $500; Judge
$1200; commissioners, $5 a day.
ItEITItLICAN LEGISLATORS
ARE INDICTED TODAY
UNITED rnERS LIASED WIM1.1
senator lien smmi ana uepresema-
tlves Hill, Asbury, IthoadeB and Duff,
nil Republicans were Indicted today by
a Bpeclal grand-Jury on the charge of
accepting bribes.
It was learned today that Burns de
tectives have been working on the al
leged legislative graft scandal here
since January 20. It Is stated they
have been paying the legislators not
only for their votes for United States
senators, but for opposing certain leg
islation. u
William Seymour Edwards, tho pro
gressive candidate for United States
senator, Is aiding the grand Jury,
ILLINOIS WILL
j t;U.VrKIUUTE $.'00,000
UNITED miHS LIASKD WIBS.
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,uii..u, " i i 1 1 j Hun
dred thousand dollars Is the Panama
Paclfio exposition appropriation asked
for In a bill introduced into the Ice
Mature today by Senator Franklin,
of Lexington, The senate approprla
tlons committee favors the measure.
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Shell Falls in Convent and Ex
plodes in Group Kneeling
j in Prayer.
SEVEN NUNS ARE KILLED
NutTfe Population Flocking to the
Churches and Convents Vainly
Seeking a l'luce of Refuge.
UNITED PRESS LEASED WIRE.
Mexico City, Feb. 14. At 9 o'clock
the battle ceased, while the combat
ants ate breakfast. During the lull
Madero sent a message to General
Diaz notifying the rebel leader that
he and his followers would be shown
no mercy unless they ceased firing in
such a way as to endanger non-combatants.
Many persons were killed in
today's battle, half the number being
non-combatants..
Despite Madero's message, and his
declaration that Diaz Is violating the
rules of civilized warfare, the federal
forces dragged cannon into position
beside the British legation, where the
rebels returned the fire, This action
resulted in severe damage to British
property.
Madero's soldiers! are also firing
from roofs, compelling the rebels to
fire high, their shells falling in neu
tral territory.
Seven Nuns Killed.
Mexico City, Feb. 14. One -of the
first Bhells fired by the Diaz rebels
today entered the chapel of a convent.
five blocks from the national palace,
and exploded amid the nuns and wo
men and children refugees, who were
kneeling in prayer? Seven nuns and
five other women are reported killed.
The native population today is
flocking to churches nnd convents
for protection. Thousands of women
and children form onntlnuous proces
sion from the center of the cltv to
the suburbs.
SHE IS ONLY 105
BUT WANTS TO MA RUT
UNITED I'llBRH LEASED WIHB.
Los Angeles, Cal., Feb. 14. Deter
mine to mnrry, despite the protests of
their relatives and friends, Mnrcellna
Ellzalda, 105 years old, nnd Plcaslnto
Leon, 86 years old, Mexicans, appeared
before Superior Judge Rives today
to demand why they are not allowed
In, ui;umiiu vtuy lut'y are
to become man and wife.
Judgo Blves appointed a guardian
for the aged woman several weeks, nt
the request of her relatives, who rep
resented that the proposed marriage
was a plan to dlsposo of the $75,000
estate of Mtb. Ellzalda.
FEAR .MORE RIOTING
IN COAL REGION
UNITED MESS LEASED WIBE.
Charleston, W. Va., Feb. 14. Two
companies of mllltla arrived hero to
day for guard duty In tho Paint Creek
coal mining region, where further
riots botwoen mine guards and strik
ing miners are feared.
The findings of the military court,
which tried 60 cae8 of belligerent
strikers, arrcBted by the mllltla, wore
not published toduy, as expected.
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Los Angeles, Cal., Feb. 14.
With the capture of three mask
ed men in an automobile today
the police believe they have the
street car bandits who have held
up 15 street cars on the West
Adams line during the past few
weeks. George Johnson, Bert
Hamilton and Frank Smith were
arrested early today following a
running revolver battle with a
squad of policemen. Hamilton Is
said to have confessed.
IT
OF ALL IS THE TAXES
Sheriff Esch Explains Why Neither He
ftor a Deputy Went to SIherton
o Case.
"The taxpayers of Marlon countv
are not receiving the proper service
under the present law requiring tho
sheriff to collect taxes," Bald Sheriff
Esch tills morning when discussing the
circumstances, which prevented him
from making an investigation of the
assault made upon the person of Jen
nie Rose in SUventon last Wednesday
night
Sheriff Each received a call to come
to Stlverton and take charge of tho
case, but was unable to rosjiond In
view of the fact the work of collecting
taxes is now in full swing and his
force of clerks and deputies Is so lim
ited that he Is unable to leave the of
fice then and, he said today, will not
attempt to discontinue his labors in
the department until the rush is over.
'J'nx Collection Important, ,
According to. Sheriff Esch, the col
lection of the Marlon county taxes Is of
supreme Importance at present. The
sheriff has now the responsibility of
taking care of $84)0,000 of the neoulo's
Bioney, and he don't propose to let
any ma ter come between him and
this duty.
"I would much rather go out on
cases than collect taxes," said Sheriff
Esch. today, "but what cau a man do
when your deputy hlro is limited to
half the number of men necessary to
collect taxes, serve civil noJces, work
on criminal cases and perform other
duties In connection with tho office.
Some people say, why don't I send out
a deputy? This is why If I sent a
man to Sllverton, my olllce force would
be crippled as there is no man who
can take nn experienced man's place
during tax collection time. Moreover,
If I engaged another man to work on
the case, his salary would come out of
my jiocket, as there are no funds avail
able to pay an extra man's expenses."
AMERICAN EMBASSY
STRUCK BY A SHELL
Washington, Feb. 14. Tho Ameri
can embassy in MoxIod City was struck
by a shall during the cannonading to
day, according to a dispatch received
this afternoon by the Blato depart
ment. It is reiwrted that an Amer
ican named Brandeborg was wound
ed. The French and Gorman legations
were frequently hit by sholls during
the cannonading, nnd the Belgian nnd
Cuban ministers were forced to aban-
don their official residences.
THE RUN. SCAT!
Ull JUU II uwiiiiiiji Mill awm. vvti&u., reu, it, uey 111 I. llll Ml l ni
Have Chairmanship of Ways
and Means Committees in
Both Houses.
IT IS A FAMILY AFFAIR
A Remarkable Coincidence That the
Chairmen Happened to Be
IlroUiers-iii-Law.
If the reporter, in his diurnal search
for news, could print all that he
hears, there would certainly be a big
increase In his paper's subscription
list, for the things he is forced to turn
down are those brim full of interest.
Now, a Capital Journal reporter last
night, meandering around the lobby
and shaking hands with old Eastern
and Southern Oregon friends, heard
several stories of Just this class, yet
all, while apparently true, lacking
that substantiation that would protect
the newspaper from a libel suit, If It
used them. There was one story,
though, that seemed to have a strong
following that may prove of Interest.
This, like many other stories, Is sim
ply a matetr of Inference, but the com
bination is surely a queer one. wheth
er the inforence is correct or not. It
13 evident thnt tho roiwt of the "Ways
and Means" committees in both tho
house and senate aro being unncces-1
snrily held up. Why, no one knows
definitely, hut here is the situation.
and the inferences you can draw to
Bint yourself.
Abbott, who Is chairman of the
house committee on ways and moans,
is the bnother-ln-lnw of Dunlway, who
Is a brother-in-law of Plimpton, and
he Is a Krother-ln-law of Perkins who
holds down the Job of chnlrmnn of tho
committee on ways and means in the
senate. Ablxtt was at ono tlmo the
business partner of Mr. Dunlway, tho
stnte printer, nnd some even go so
far as to sny that he Is si 111 Interest
ed with Mr. Dunlway In the printing
business but if ho is The Journal Is
not aware of it.
Now, as every ono knows, thoro Is
a pretty bitter fight over the stnte
printing. Mr. Dunlway, nnturnlly, be
ing opposed to tho proposed ""nt "al
ary of the state printer," us tho
emoluments of tho office, nnd earn
ings of tho plant, which is owned by
Mr .Dunlway, would be, or are much
larger thnn tho flat Bnlnry, though, bo
contends, the cheaper system for the
stnl o.
Now, for the Inference. Is It prob
able thnt the selection of Abbott In tho
hoiiKo nnd Perkins In tho senate, for
these committees thnt would havo
charge or tho bills, was JtiHt. a coin
cidence, a mere happening? Ts It not
morn fair to proBumo thnt those se
lections were mndo by political man
ipulation and private Influences of
which neither President. Malarkey or
Speaker McArthur wero awaro?
Anyway, these nro tho things that
are talked In tho lobby, nnd discussed
pro and con, and cause some sbnklnir
of heads and sly winking. Tho Jour
nal reporter does not know but that
these rumors nnd conversations are
absolutely foundallonloss, but tho facts
roninln ns Btnted, nnd you can roneh
tho conclusion that suits you best, with
out hurting tho reporter's feeling or
tho paper's, either.
STRUCK A MATCH
TO LOOK FOR G.IS
(UNITED PRESS LEASED WIRE.
Tacoma, WiihIi., Keb. 14. A. Illelor,
34 years old, lay down on his hod In n
room of a local hotel after turning on
ihn gas. Ho wanted to die. Today
Ivlward Havel, keeper of the hotel, no-j
Meed tho odor of gas and traced It to!
Ilb lor's room. Lighting a match, ho
opmod the diMir. A l.'rrlllc explosion
liillowod. Kvery window In the build-'
Ing uuh blown out and Ill-Ir uiid the'
hotel man were knocked sense I ess audi
both terribly burned,
lll-ler will die. '
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Taconia. Wash., Feb. 14. Mey
er Cohen, manager of a local plc
turo show, twice convicted of
embezzling $900 from tho local
Moose lodge, must servo his sen
tence, the supreme court which
passed on his case, today affirm
ing his conviction. Cohen has
been out on ball and several
weeks ago left Tacoma. Whore
he now Is nono appears to know.
He will be brought back to
servo his sentence or his ball
will bo forfolted.
HOUSE IS PEEVISH
But Members Felt Easier After Ex.
changing Compliments aud
Tossed Some Bills.
Hollow-eyed and a little peevish
were the members of the house af
ter their late night session, and a
little more peovlsh, too, when that
body was called to order at 9:30 tbiB
morning.
This peevishness cropped out es
pecially during tho discussion of the
Hill bill to provide for county attor
neys and abolish district attorneys.
The main fight wag over tho salaries
the bill carried for the various coun
ties. Almost every member was Jeal
oiiBly looking out for clthor the wol
faro of a nlco fat Balary for Ills coun
ty, or for the Interests of tho tax
payers. "Salary grab," "another
steal," "vicious," "breakers of plat
form economy election pledges," wero
Borne of tho denunciations hurled by
those opposed to the bill, "Four flush
ers," "hypocritical economists" nnd
"grand Bland players," shouted some
of those who favored tho bill.
Sifting everything down it enn bo
r'.Ued truthfully that ono faction
claimed that tho bill raised salaries In
moBt counties nnd the other faction
clnlmed that It decreased them. Vari
ous efforts wero mndo to amend tho
bill, and a general tanglo of talk and
parliamentary proceeding resulted.
Tho bill wiih finally passed by a vote
of 40 to 20.
Among tho bills passed today were
several tending to better tho morals
of Oregon. Probably tho most import
ant was that of Hagood, to help out
tho governor's moral crusade. This
will compel all owners of hotels,
rooming houses, npartmont houses and
tenement houses to place on them a
consplcloiiB sign giving their names
and addresses. Should the bill becomo
a law it would cnahlo tho authorities
to get at tho owners of many ovll
places, which nro now run undor the
guise of respectability,
A bill by Howard, which was passed,
li along tho samo lino, it would cn
ablo tho authorities to enjoin and
abate evil resort s by compelling tho
owner of a building used by such re
sort to put up a bond nftor ho wns
found guilty, to insure that ho will
abato tho nulsanco or compel tho re
sort to caviito, The bond, In no case,
however, Is to exceed tho value of the
building,
The house passed a bill by Hurd, In
troduced at tho rciiuest of DUtrlct At
torney Ilryson, of ICugeno, amending
a present law to make It unlawful to
sell malt llipior. This bill reduces
tho legal percentage of alcohol In any
beverage from two nnd ono-half per
cent, ns at present, to one per cent,
and prohibits tho selling of hard elder.
Applegren's Mil to inako the
grounds of non-Hiippiu t ami willful ne
glect to furnish nctuul living expenses
a cauao for divorce, is also half a
law.
Speaker MoArthur's bill to provide
a fund of $.",il0 annually for tho prolec.
Mem of the state from the bubonic
plnguo was passed, as was tho Hughes
bill, providing that eaeh of Mm three
ihi'inbei H of the Hi ate barbers' eom
iiiIhhIiiii iiiu.it. be yu active working
barber.
Journal Want AiU llrlnv llonilK
Ways and Means Committee
Tells Speaker and House
to "Go to Hell."
JOE SINGER FRIGHTENED
Hut Speaker Quiets Him By Promts
Ing Not to Accept the Klndljr
Invitation.
The house was in sesBlon last nleht
until 1 o'clock in an effort to naaa
as many hlllu as possible before Sat
urday night, as the senate has given
out tho ultimatum that after that day
it will receive no more house bills
for Consideration. Much Imnnrtnnf
business was disposed of at the night
session.
But It was only by Iron-handed
methods that Speaker McArUiur was
enabled to have a quorum present. At
8 o'clock, the time Bet for the evening
Bosslon, there still lacked a quorum.
as the ways and means committee, the
exposition committee and tho tudl-
clal committees were holding; import
ant meetings elsewhere. Speaker Mc
Arthur ordered Sergeant-at-Arms Joe
Singer to summon tho members of
the exposition and Judicial commit
tees forthwith. Singer soon came
trooping in with exposition committee
members. There still lacked a quo
rum, but the houso treaded water by
transacting light business routine.
A little later Singer reported to the
speaker that tho Judicial committee
had refused to even answer his knock
at their door, McArthur then ordered
Singer to get nn axe and break down
the door, and bring the members In
to the bouse, dead or nllvo. Twenty
minutes Inter Singer returned with
the judicial committee, nil alive.,
Through desertion from one cause
or another, there wns barely a quorum
at 10 o'clock, and Speaker Mr. Arthur
ordored tho doors closed nnd locked,
nnd that no more memobrs leave the
house without his permission.
Rome tlmo later, when tho uniform
salary bill was about to como up,
McArthur ordered Sergeant-nt-Arms
Singer to summon the ways and means
committee from their session. Singer
returned lu a few minutes, nnd ex
citedly related that the committeemen
had told him and the spcakor and
tho houso to go to some place warmer
thnn Ralom.
McArthur then put the question of
tho committee's disobedience and In
subordination up to tho house for
notion, and thnt body voted unani
mously to uphold tho committee's re
fusal. And thus it wns all night, All mem
bers tired out and crabbed. Another
revolt occurred about il o'clock, when
Nolla, of Multnomah, started to oxplnln
his vote on tho salary bill, Several
Multnomnh members objected. Then
Nolla, crimson with rage, sat down
and shouted: "Now you fellows Juat
try and make mo vote."
Speaker McArthur explained to Nol-
ta that earlier in tho evening tha
house had adopted a rule that on roll
call members could no longer orally
explain their votes, but must send
such explanation In writing to tho
clerk's desk, Nolta, however, refused
ti vole, or mako explanation lu writing
and, glaring over at his fellow col
leagues In tho Multnomah delegation.
Bald: "You fellows mako nio vole If
you can. I'm gottlng tired of all this
hot. air biiHlnesH."
The roll call wont, ahead without
Nolla, after McArthur had Informed
(he house that there wns no way of
compelling a member to vote If ho ab
solutely refused to do so.
Tillamook 'cl tll0,om.
UNITED I'llKSH IJiAHKI) WIHB.l
Washington, Feb. II. Tillamook
liny. Or., $lnn,iiiMi; Yuldez, Alaska,
$.V.,ono, nml Han Diego. Cal., $:;S8.(!37.
Thoie Were the niiieuilliienls to tho
Iioiihm rivers and bai'liois nppiiiprla
l ion bill which were reported to tb.)
venule riMHinllli'ii nn ilvoi'H anil liiu
lioi' i loilny. The Viilde, appropriation
Is to prnvldu protection against gla
cial llooils.
.11 r. ilinma I'. Clarke Dead.
iHpcohil to Capital ,. m ill it 1 .
ViMieomrr, WiihIi.. rob, II. Mrs.
Clitilie, win, of 'i llinium l', Clarke, hu
perlntenilent of 1 be WiiHhltiKton slain
school for the deaf, d 1 1 1 1 thin iiinrnlnir
lit. 1:1.", of acute cerebral ineliliiKltls.
She was III only thru eilays. Mr. and
Mrs. Clarke wore formerly residents
of Halein, where Mr, Clarke was su
perlnlenileiit of tho Oregon school for
the deaf.