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PRTP TWn rPVTQ 0N TRAINS AND NBWS
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"Wait Until You Hear From
Merchant and Business
Men of the State."
IS PLEA NOW BEING MADE
Those Opposed to the Bill An Fran
tically Throwing the Japanese Wax
J Ghort on the Screen.
lOMiTio rain msro wiai.j
State Capitol, Sacramento, Cal., May
2 Weary and worn from long sessions,
their nerves on edge as the result of
tremendous opposition to anti-alien land
legislation that has been brought to
tear at the last moment, the members
of the California senate today prepared
to act upon the Webb substitute for the
Birdsall bill, which prevents the owner
ship of land by Japanese or Chinese in
ithis state.
The effect of their acting as a buffer
fcetween the pressure from Washington
that alien land legislation be dropped
and the insistent demands of their con
stituents that it be rushed to completion
is telling on the lawmakers. And add to
the critical situation, alarmists, sent
post-haste to Sacramento by the big cor
porations of the state, who believed
that Secretary Bryan's visit would
stave off the alien legislation, are whis
pering "war with Japan" in the lob
bies and corridors, and insisting upon
All Kinds of Scares.
"Wait until you hear from the mer
chants, the business intorests of the
etate," they pleaded with the legisla
tors. Army and navy officers are predict
ing that action at this time by the Cal-Sfo-nis,
legislature might result in .grave
eventualities, according to an advocate
of delay at the capitol today.
That fortifications at San Francisco
Tiave been sketched with in the last
-week has been called to the attention
of the legislators, that Japanese ser
vants are quietly disappearing from
many San Francisco homos was pointed
out as another significant feature.
Before the Wobb bill was called up
for action an ominous undercurrent has
pervaded the capitol. Although the
progressive leaders declared the bill
would be passed, there was a feeling
that more important developments than
have yet appeared were impending.
Those who have heretofore boon froe to
discuss the anti-alien developments
were extremely reticent, when the sen
ate was called to order.
Japs Make Suggestions.
Secretary Bryan arrived at the capi
tol early and remained in his private
office until tho senate convened. He
did not even leavo the building for
fcrcakfast, having it served in his of
fice. The senate galleries were again
packed. Among the spectators were
the two Japanese who have attended
the daily sessions, and who were accom
panied by a score of their countrymen.
A long conference between Bryan
Governor Johnson, Attorney-General
Webb and Senator Boynton, admlnis
tratin leader, about which the greatest
secrecy was maintained, precedod the
action of the senate.
A score of telegrams wore read to the
senate by the clerk, all but two urging
the adoption of an anti-alien land law.
One from the Japanese Association of
America urged that careful considera
tion by the legislature of any laws that
might affect the friendly relations be
tween this country and Japan.
Many of the tolograms were from or
ganized labor bodies, urging the imme
diate passage of an antlalion land law.
These came from all parts of the state.
SPANKED THE PBOFESSOB
FOB DI80BETINO OBDEBS
Ichitid russ umid wias.)
Seattle, Wash., May 2. 8. Herbert
Anderson, professor of physics at the
University of Washington, was publicly
spanked by several hundred undergrad
uates, when he arrived on the campus
today, wearing a collar and necktie.
This is "University Grounds Day" and
an edict had been issued by both facul
ty and students that all should appear
garbed for hard lat'or with pick and
shovel and without white collars or ties.
Anderson ignored the rule. He took
his punishment in good part and remov
ed the objectionable linen.
Governor Lister and ex Oovernor Mc
Bride, who took part in the day's
events obeyed the rule, and sans neck
adornment spoke to the students after
a hearty meal on coffee and beans.
Their Case Continued.
London, Slay 2. After Prose-
cutor Bodkin had outlined the
Crown 's case the trial of the suf-
fragettes was continued till Hon-
day. Drew and Miss Lennox were
released on bail. The others were
remanded to Holloway prison.
Drew was admitted to bail on hit
promise never again to print
"The Suffragette," the militant
suffragette official mouthpiece !$
Miss Lennox was released on tho
representations of her physicians
who asserted that her health! &
would be jeopardized by incarcer-
ation.
CONTRARY TO RILES
Interstate Commerce Commission's Rul
ing Upholds Southern pacific's In
crease In Rental.
That railroad companies caanot make
a nominal charge for tho use of sites
for warehouses by private parties is the
view held by the interstate commerce
commission, the railroad commission has
ascertained. The railroad commission
was called upon to investigate a com
plaint by shippers along the line of the
Southorn Pacific that the company had
increased the annual rental for ware
house sites from $5 to $25, the last
named figure being the minimum under
the ruling.
The railroad commission has been
notified that the interstate commerce
commission has held that a nominal
charge, such as $.5, is unjust and shows
preference to the shippers having the
lease. It is pointed out that one mer
chant might lease a site at little or no
cost, and his competitior might there
b' he at tAljsadvantae. .
Complaint has been made to the rail
road commission that many of the ship
pers could not afford to pay the in
creased mntal demanded by the South
ern Pacific; and the railroad commission
took the matter up informally, a it
had no jurisdiction.
The interstate commerce commission's
ruling means that the increase in ront
al has the approval of the commission,
being less discriminatory than $5 rent
al Met the Emperor.
UNITED MISS LSASID WISB.
Tokio, May 2. George W. Wicker
sham, former attorney-general of the
United States, and Mrs. Wickersham,
wore received in an audience by the
emperor this evening. The Wickersham
party is on a tour of the world.
CONTRACT AWARDED
Will Install Metal Furniture for Su
preme Court and Library Build
ing for $11,948.
The contract for metal furniture for
the supreme court and library building
was swarded today at the capitol to the
Snead company, of Jersey City, N. J.,
the bid being the lowest The Jersey
City concern will furnish the furni
ture for $14,948. Other bids submitted
were as follows: Library Bureau Com
pany, $22,667, and Art Metal Company,
$10,985.
The contract provides that the fix
tures shall be installed and the con
tract completed in 150 days.
The bids were opened yesterday and
were held under consideration until to
day. An Aviator Killed.
foniTio rains utsro wits.)
Oakland, Cal., May 2. While assist
ing in the launching of a sew hydro
plane on the Oakland estuary, at 1:30
this afternoon, Herman CJanssen, aged
.10, an aviator of Los Angelos, was in
stantly killed when he was caught In
the propeller of his machine. His head
was crushed to a pulp by the whirling
propeller. He was assisting Roy Fran
cis. Twenty five Drown.
InxiTiD rasss lsassu wiaa.
Natchez, Miss., May 2. Patrick Gro
ghan, a planter; W. L. Crime, his clerk,
and 23 negro deck hands wero drowned
here today when the river steamer Con
cordia, smashed into S bridge pier and
sank while attempting to turn into the
swollen Mississippi from the Tensas
river, The Concordia went down eight
minutes after striking the pier.
I
ft f tor Kern Insists That In-
estigation of Conditions
in Coal Mines
si PUSHED TO THE LIMIT
Asserts That Whole Pages of Testimony
. Second by the Committee Were
Suppressed.
dkitid rasss LiasiD wiai.
Washington, May 2. Following the
plea of former United States Senator
Watson, of West Virginia, that congress
cease its inquiry into the conditions of
the coal districts in that state, Senator
Kern, of Indiana, announced today his
determination in the Benate to demand
that the investigation be pushed to the
limit.
Watson, who is a coal miner, tele
graphed that the strike in the Paint
and Cabin creek districts is over, and
that further inquiry would be futile.
'Senator Kern, in his speech, declared:
"The strike is not the question.
Peonage is the question. Hunting men
across the hills like escaped convicts
and beasts is the question. We are go
ing to have an inquiry. I propose to
have it shown that when federal experts
investigated conditions last year, whole
pages of their report were suppressed
by the department of commerce and
labor.
'Do you realize that within 250 miles
of the capitol of this nation a drum
head court-martial for the past 30 days
has been trying 'Mother' Jones, who
for 40 years has been engaged in hu
manitarian work, and who is one of the
greatest women in the country! She is
probably known to more American p
pie than any .ether American woman."
THE TUG OF WAR
These Were the Two Big Features of
the Willamette May Day Exer
cises Yesterday.
The May Day festivities at Willam
ette yestorday all came off on schedule
time and were the best ever held not
withstanding the intormittont sprink
lings of rain.
The May breakfast did a rushing
business from 7 to 9 and tho Y. W. C.
A. report that they cleared about $75
as a result.
Even tho malo members of the facul
ty presented themBolves on the call for
all men of the institution to work or
else sacrifice thair right to eat. In con
sequence of thoir labor the campus pre
sents a considerably improved appear
ance. The tennis tournament came off slow
as the ground was in rather poor condi
tion. The women's singles were the
only events concluded. Miss Sherwood
of tho junior class, defeating Miss
Reeves of the seniors, and Miss Luce,
of the sophomore class, defeating Miss
Smith of the freshmen.
Then the whole crowd sat down to
dinner prepared by tho college classes.
Following this the coronation of the
May Queen took place, followed by the
May Pole dance. Prof Walsh was mas
ter of ceremonies and crowned the
queen with a very appropriate speech.
Dean Mendenhall's May Day chorus
rendered several excellent numbers and
the crowd sdjourned to the athlotie
field to see the field meet.
Willamette simply walked off with
the .field contest, taking 79 points to
Pacific's 43.
As the closing event the tug-of-war
across the mill race offered the most
spectacular performance on the day's
program.
The freshies and sophs tugged away
for four minutes, nobody being dragged
into the icy fluid. After a one-minute
rest the strain was again takon up and
continued for threo minutes, but during
this neither side was pulled in.
The judges derided that the sophs
won and in accordance with the mien
each of the freshman team jumped In
the race.
The day closed with the junior play
at tho Grand. Tho houso was packed,
the different college classes sitting in
sections as did also tho husky delega
tion from the high school.
Tho play was well rendered and full
of life and added to the different class
stunts that took place during tho even
ing, making it an extremely lively as
well as interesting affair.
Seek Burled Treasure.
New York May 2. To search
for the $2,500,000 believed to
have been buried by former Pres-
ident Paul Kreuger of the Boer
republic on a coral reef in the
Indian ocean, and to recover, if
possible, the bodies of Captain
Eobert F. Scott and his compan-
ions, in the Antarctic, an expedi-
tion headed by August De Cas-
tellane Seymour, of New York is
en. route today to San Francisco.-
The expedition will sail from
that city to the Antarctic regions.
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HEARING ITS CRISIS
Beported That Controversy Between
Expert and State Printer Will Get
Into Courts.
That there will be something import
ant develop in the state printing con
troversy within the next few days is
whispered around the capitol. The con
test between Governor West and Expert
Harris, on one side, and State Printer
Duniway has about reached the show
down stage, and it should develop in a
very short time just what they hold. '
Expert Harris has shown much activ
ity of late. He has issued orders tp
the state printer as to composition
measurements, and, in case the orders
are ignored, as it is now rumored they
will be, legal steps are said to be con
templated. The correspondence of the state print
er and the governor has been continued,
but so far no printing contract has been
let outside of the capitol. A proposi
tion to print certain pamphlets has
been under consideration this week,
but the governor insists that Duniway
has waived all rights concerning the
printing of the job, while Duniway
says, according to law, he must furnish
the stock and binding.
Will Try to Float Her.
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Soattle, Wash., May 2. Preparations
are being made today to romove some
of the steamer Curaeao's cargo, in a
final effort to float her during the
highest tide of the month, next Tues
day, according to wireless messages
from the United StateB survey ship
Geduey, which has been standing by
since the steamer went ashore on Fish
egg Island, southeastern Alaska, four
days ago.
Four Inches of Snow.
Livingston, Mont., May 1. Four
inches of snow foil here today. Re
ports indirato tliut there is a general
snowfall throughout tho Alborta prov
ince of Cauada.
SEEKS TO JUSTIFY
INCREASE OF RATES
Light Company to Install $1000 Worth
of Motors at Plant of Salem
Construction Company.
The railroad commission this after
noon is hearing evidence on the com
plaint of the Salem Construction Com
pany that the Portland Railway, Light
k Power company is charging too much
for its juice. 'An increase In rates
which would amount to $41 per month
was proposed by the light company and
the construction company balkod. The
light company showed that it proposed
to install, free of cost, motors and
transformers which would cost a total
of $1856. The policy of tho company,
it was assarted, is to charge customers
for the motors and in this instance they
cost over $1000. Transformers Install
ed outside are paid for by the com
pany, It was denied by the company that
the reason it proposed to increase the
rato was borauso the P. E. It E, had
been used to convey current to the
constriction company's plant and the
railroad company refused to allow this
any longer, This would necesaitate the
construction of new lines to tho con
struction concern's plant.
Weather Forecjic
("icgon Fair tonight. Heavy
fnt east, light frost wont nor
tion. Saturday fair and warmer
Si KliweV.erl,' inds,
LIIEINTENEGRO
On the Contrary Has Advised
It to Surrender Scutari to
the Powers.
MAY SETTLE THE MATTER
Vow Thought Armed Force Will Not
Be Necessary to Force the Sur
render of Scutari.
tvxresa rasss laiaan wian.
London, May 2. Belief that Russia,
secretly backed Montenegro in its de
fiant stand against Austria was swept
away today with the receipt here of a
dispatch from Cottinje which frankly
stated that Russia, in an official note,
strongly advised King Nicholas to sur
render Scutari to the powers. Diplomats
here expect Montenegro to act on Rus
sia's suggestion; that the situation in
the Balkans will gradually clear, and
that armed steps to force Montenegro to
ovacuate Scutari, will . be unnecessary.
Trading on the continental bourse to
day was normal, except in Vienna. War
talk was renewed in the Austrian capi
tol after Emperor Franz Josof had
called his advisors into consultation.
Will Appoint a Judge.
omit in raiss LxissD wias.l
Washington, May 1. President Wil
son expects to appoint a successor to
former United States Judge Cornelius
Hanford for the western district of
Washington soon. Senator Poindexter
of Washington, visited the White House
today, and it is understood that he dis
cussed the matter with the president.
It was reported that Stephen Chadwick,
of Seattle, is certain to be named.
FLAX SEED TO FARMERS
H. A. Brewer, of Portland, Trying to
Encourage the Growing of This
Great Staple.
Editor Journal:
ill. A. Brewer, tho new manager of
tho Portland Linseed Oil Works, has
made arraugomonts to distribute, flax
seed for growing this crop for oil soed.
Mr. Brewer is vory much interested in
the movement to establish tho flax in
dustry in Oregon and will send fourteen
pounds of tested first class flax soed
to any responsible grower who will put
out the crop. Tiiose who wish to soed
more than that amount will be supplied
with flax seed at cost and even on cred
it, with no interest to pay on tho cost
of the seed until after harvest. Any
throshing machino can rig up to thresh
this crop at a small exponso of five to
seven dollars, so there is nothing in the
way of a great many growers in the
valley who have any land loft unplant
ed putting In this crop during May. All
who are interested should drop a line
to Mr. Brewer at above address, Port
land, Oregon, and get litorature and
full Information as to seed and terms.
There is now an opportunity to start a
new industry both in growing flax seed
for oil and for the fibre. Our people
should take hold of it and co-Oporato
with Mr. Brewer. ' B. ITOFEB.
BB MADE THE VOYAOB
WITHOUT A MISHAP
Likened to the actions of a yearling
steer bit by a New Jersey mosquito and
intent upon eating up great chunks of
distance, Tom Caufield, financier,
rancher and retired political expert,
rolled into the city this week in his
"autemobooi" after picking potato
bugs and feeding his livestock on the
farm in Polk county just for exorcise.
Tom looked cheerful, hut muddy. His
machine linted somewhat in the wash
of the chuck-hole on tho west side road
and sevoral time he was compelled to
shorten sail to keep from foundering.
His ground cruiaer was equipped with
a good keel in tho form of chains on the
lee gear and tho scuppers of his ship
wero running with brown liquid. The
pilot's temper was getting ruffled some
what when he pulled into port and made
fast in tho Wilnon garage, but after
shaking the paws of some of bis old
Salem criinios, his usual good disposition
returned and today Tom is basking in
the sunshine and acting most amicable
with every one.
If practice makes perfect, voters of
western cities should be woll qualified.
. Americans Murdered.
Galveston, Tox., May 2. Blood
curdling stories of brutal murders
" ,mo m .11 U All. U nVID
here today by 14 Americans and
an Englishman who have just ar-
T nved here on the steamer Beryl
from various sections of the
southern republic. Nine women
and six men made up the party,
several of the women leaving the
bodies of their murdered hus-
bands on Mexican soil. Sentiment
against Americans in Mexico,
they say. is stronger under Huer-
. ta than,under Madero.
ENGI
New Law Concerning Use of Boads by
Traction Engines to Be In Fores
Soon.
County Judge Bushey today received
a special copy -of the new state road
law, passed by the last legislature,
which goes into effect soon.
The carrying out of the law will ne
cessitates more labor on the part of the
county court. It requires that any per
son desiring to haul heavy loads over
any highway with a traction engine
must first make application to the
county court, and 15 days previous to
the filing of the application, must post
at the court house and at three differ
ent locations in the district in which
the road is situated, notices to the ef
fect that the application has been
wade. Then ,in the event no remon
strance is presented, and tho court be
lieves no damage will done to the high
way in question by reason of the haul
ing of heavy loads over it, the applica
tion shall bo granted.
Unloss permitted by the ceujt it
shall be unlawful hereafter for any per
son using a traction engine on any
Marion county road for any other pur
poso than hauling grain separators,
clover hullors, hay and straw balers,
wood saws and other equipment neces
sary for harvesting purposos. With
the exception of these items, no steam
oi gasoline engine can bo operated on
any Improved highway, according to the
provisions of the act.
Tho law requires that if the county
court finds reason to bolievo that the
highways aro being damngod by trac
tion engines, it shall issue an ordor for
tho appearanco of the guilty party or
parties in court, and, upon conviction,
shall fine such persons not loss than
$50 or more than $250 or sontenco thorn
to imprisonment In the county jail not
loss than 25 nor more than 120 days.
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BY UNITED STATES
Youngest of the Great Nations Takes
- Off Its Hat to the Oldest Oentls
man of All.
Washington, May 2. Recognition of
tho Chinese ropublio by the Unltod
States government was mads today,
according to cable advices received
hers by Acting Secretary of Stats John
Barsett Moore from American Charge
d 'Affaires Williams, at Pekin.
Before leaving for California to con
fer with state legislators at Sacramen
to, Boo rotary Bryan Instructed the
Pekin legation to band Prosldout Yuan
Shi Kai America's official recognition,
the day the new Chinese asneinbly was
organized. Its organization was effect
ed today.
Notification from President Yuan
that tho meesagn of recognition has
been read to tho assembly and accepted
also was received at tho state depart
ment today. It expressed the apprecia
tion of the C'hincHo peoplo and their
chief executives,
DYNAMITED SAFE
OF SPRINGFIELD FIBM
(uxitsd rasss masso wins.)
ftugeno, dr., May 2. The safo of tho
Kpririgfinld Wine company at Spring
field, was dynamited early today and
between $150 and $200 In cash takon.
The robber carried tho safe into an
alley in tho rear of tho staro before
UBing tho oxplosive. Ono of tho robbers
was apparently injured, as blood was
seen on the ground nun r by. As tho safe
weighed 1000 pounds, several men must
have assisted in the dynamiting.
TO LEASE THE LANDS
Amendment Passed Permitting
them to Lease Land for
Three Yews.
IT IS A FATAL ADMISSION
Shows Calif omians Do Not Object
the Japs as Neighbors. But as
Land Owners.
ukitsd nasi laisso wrai.J
State Capitol, Sacramento, Cal., May
2. The mission of Secretary of State
Bryan, to mitigate the rigor of expect
ed anti-alien land legislation was at
least partially successful here today,
when the forces of the Johnson admin
istration dividod on an amendment to
permit Japanese to lease agricultural
lands in three-year periods.
The amendment, which was intro
duced by Senator Boynton, one of the
Johnson floor loaders in the senate,
passed with the active assistance of tho
Democrats, and with tho voto also of
Senator LoRoy Wright, of San Diego,
the only Taft Republican In the senate,
by a vote of 25 to 13.
Big Land Holdings Did It
Whether Secretary Bryan had a great
hand in what seems to be a setback for
those who would exclude the Japanese
is not apparent. The action of the ad
ministration in backing the leasehold'
amendment came ostensibly as the re
sult of pressure from these landholder
in Sacramento, San Joaquin and Contra.
Costa counties, who lease nearly 1,000,
000 acres of their delta lands to Japan
ese. But just before the senate con
vened Secretary Bryan, Governor John
son, Attorney-General Wobb and Sena
tor Boynton held a s-Kret conference,
snd it is regarded as possible that ia
this secrot session Bryan played a
trump card, which' may hae had dome- '
thing to do with the resultant actios.
Not What People Want
But all tha progressives would not
follow Boynton. Senator Birdsall, the
original sponsor of the anti-alien bill,
voted against the leasehold amondment,
and Benator Finn, of San Francisco, al
so a progressive, doclared against it oa
tho floor of the senato, saying : "It is
not what the peoplo of California
want."
What will be the fato of the Webb
amondment and of the Birdsall bill
when amended by the Boynton clause
was still problematical whon the sen
ate took a rocoss until 1:45 o'clock this
aftornoon. The impression was general,
however, that the leasehold concession
may have mot the wishes of the foderal
administration, and that the enactment
of tho Birdsall-Wobb measure will be
piocooded with.
THE FAKE BABY CASE IS
. THROWN OUT OF OOTJBT
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San Francisco, Mny 2. By throwing
the case out of court in sustaining the
demurrer of the dofense that no public
offonse was committed, Superior Judge
Dunns brought to an abrupt close here
today the trial of Dr. W. W. Fraser, a
Woaverville, Cal., physician, who was
accused of effecting the substitution of
a living baby for the still born child of
Lieutenant Charles II. BUngsby, the
heir to vast English estates. District
Attorney Fickert announced that he
would take an appeal.
Carries Some Insurance,
osrrao rasas uuaas wiaa.)
New York, May Twenty-three
million dollars Is the amount of the in
surance which is placed today on tbs
art treasures of the late J. P. Morgan.
Fifteen million of this amount covers
the Morgan collection in tho Metropol
itan museum here.
AFTERNOON PBOOBAMS AT
SCHOOLS APPRECIATED
Tho May Day exercises held in the
various schools yeatonlny aftornoon
were more than pleasing. At the East
school Ilallle Hinges was 'crowned
iiiwn. The winding of the Xtay poUt
was dono by tho seventh and olghtii
grade pupils, Sevoral pretty drills were
offered.
Tho Richmond and Yew Park schools
united In a very fine program at the
Yew Park school. Fluid games, drills,
dances and other fine features wero of
fered. At the Grant school there was a fieo
program and Virginia Dorras was
crowned queen, Over 200 pupils partic
ipated. Tho program was very exten
sive including songs and very pretty
drills. At tho Englewood school there
was also a very fine program.