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To Defray Campaign Expenses.

The Senate judiciary committee has
reported the measure prepared by Gov
ernor Shafroth to defray the campaign
expenses of the various organized po-
litical parties through the provision
of a state fund for that purpose. The
money as provided in the bill is to be
divided on basis of 124 cents for
each vote in the state to the state cen
trail committee, and among the coun.
ties on a basis of 1212 cents for each
vote cast i'll the county by the respec-
tive parties. In addition to this sum
it permits the candidates for the vari.
Gus offices to contribute an amount
equal to twenty-five per cent. of the
first years salary of the office.
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RECORD OF The Seventeenth
COLORADO GENERAL ASSEMBLY
Good Roads Bills,

The principal good roads bill now be
fore the legislature provides for the
appointment of a state highway COM
mission. whose duty it shall be to aid
of highways throughout the state. The
bill also provides for appropriation of
*l5o,OO0 for use as state and for those
counties that build permanent roads.
The bill has been introduced in the
Senate by Senator Ehrhart of Chaffee
and is known there as Senate Bill No.
So. In the House the bill WAS intro
duced by Representative II. F. Hits
of Denver. and in that body is desig-
mated as House Bill No. 27l. AS yet
the measures are still in the hands of
committees.
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Board Of Capitol MANAGERS.

Conflict between the two houses may
arise over bills now being considered
that refer to the control of the capt
tol and grounds. The House has al
ready passed one bill providing for
the abolition of the board of capitol
managers on the plea that the capitol
being completed the duties of the
board have expired. But Senate
a bill to establish museum addition
to the building, the construction to be
under the charge of the board. If the
Senate bill shall pass there will be
reason for the further existence of the
board in spite of the declaration of
The Holly chieftain., 1909-03-12

President Taft's cabinet of nine men
is headed by Philander Chase Knox,
secretary of state, who was born
in 1853 at Brownsville. Pa. He
graduated from Mount Union college,
Ohio, in 1872, and three years later
was admitted to the bar. During the
years 1876 and 1877 he served as as
sistant United States district attorney
for the western district of Pennsyl-
vania. In the latter year he formed
a law partnership with James H. Reed
which still exists and which has rep
resented many large corporations, in
cluding the Carnegie Company Mr..
Knox entered President Mckinley's
cabinet as attorney general in April,
1901, serving until 1904, when he was
elected United States senator from
Pennsylvania. The latter position he
resigned to become the head of Presi
dent Taft's cabinet. He was a candi-
date for the presidential nomination in
the Republican national convention of
1908. Mr:Knox is recognized as one
in the country.
Macveaoh for the Treasury.
Franklin MacVeagh, secretary of the
treasury, was born on farm in
Chester county, Pennsylvania, gradu-
ated from Yale in 1862 and from
Columbia Law school in 1864. He be-
gan the practice of law in New York
city but ill-health forced him to aban-
don 1t and in 1866 he went to Chicago
and engaged in the wholesale grocery
business. In this and other CONNER
cial pursuits he has amassed a large
fortune. Before entering the cabinet
he disposed Of his holdings in the big
grocery firm and resigned as director
OF the Commercial National bank of
Chicago. Mr.. MacVeagh has always
been interested in movements for the
public welfare, locally and nationally.
Wilson Retains His Place.
Only one member of the Roosevelt
cabinet retains his portfolio under
Mr.. Taft. That is James Wilson of
Iowa, secretary of agriculture. So ex-
cellent had been his work in that posi-
ton that there was no serious talk of
making a change. Born in Scotland in
1885, Mr.. Wilson came to the United
States in 1852 and three years later
settled in Iowa. In 1861 he engaged in
farming in Tama county. He was a
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Proposed Public Examiner,

The bill creating the office of public
examiner at salary of $4,000 per an
nun and expenses, to be appointed by
the auditor of state, and who will have
as many assistants as the auditor of
state deems necessary, at a salarp of
$3.50 per month and expenses, has beef3
reported out of committee in the
House. 1t calls for system OF ac-
counting for every state and county
public office and state and county in
stitution, penal, refcrmatory, educa-
ticnal or charitable and every public
account of the same class and ito ex-
anime all financial affairs of every
state and county institution, penal. re-
formatory, educational or charitable,
and shall have such an examination
at least once year or oftener If the
auditor Of state deems necessary"
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Busy Work in the House.

The House on Thursday. the 4th
inst. did considerable work, rs foL-
lows:
Passed on third reading:
H. B. 1885, ellesfield-Relating to
the creation of department of factory
inspection.
Fl. b. 1G6, Misunderstanding she
act establishing bureau of labor sta
tistics. approved March "a. 1887.
II. B. 81, Greenman-Relating to act
providing for construction of local i'm
provements in cities of less than 100,-
900 population.
H. b. 361, Whiting-Makins high
grading" felony and providing PEN
alties therefor.
H. B. 2s9, Hilts-Relating to officers
of consolidated cities and counties
Passed on second reading:
S. B. 1l2, Skinner-Concernfng reg
istration in cities of over 1000 popu-
lation.
H. B. 431, Weiser-To provide for
constructive notes of attchment.
H. r. 5, Lehrritter-Appropriation
for normal school building at Gunni
son.
H. B. 5S4, Weiser-To establish and
maintain Grand Junction State Normal
school.
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Primary Bill in Senate.

ing says: The appearance in the Sen.
ate yesterday of the direct primary
and local option bills, passed by the
House, transferred the interest in
those measures to the upper branch of
the Legislature. The fight scheduled
on both measures started Immediately
upon their appearance, and will pop
merri1y until the final roll call is taken.
The supporters of the primary measure
declare they are certain of its passage.
and the same members are just as GER
tain that the amendment to the local
option law will be defeated
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Eiqht-Hour Bill for Women.

The House On the 5th inst passed
Mrs. Lafferty's eight-hour bill on sec
ond reading.
The bills title reads that it designs
ito regulate and limit the hours of en-
p!oyment of females in manufacturing
mechanical and mercantile establish
ments, laundr.es. hotels and restaur--
ants"
One change was made on motion of
Mr. Strickland, which was to strike out
ali references TO hotels and restaur-
ants. In presenting his motion he
said that all girls working in restaur-
ants to whom he had applied for in
formation Of their wishes said they
We're opposed to the bill. Their hours
were so arranged they said, that ar
eight-hour day would keep any Of them
from working at more than two meals
day, and they would be unable to
earn enough to support them if SO linn
tied.
Mrs. Lafferty, author of the meas
ure agreed to having the clause
elided
An amendment was carried to strike
out the provision that permitted stores
to be kept open evenings during the
holiday season, members declaring
that some of the larger stores had al
ready stopped that practice. and it was
believed all would be willing to do SO.
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eareIa Holds Seat on Tie Vote.

A tie vote in the Senate on Friday,
the 5th inst, retained Senator Cast
miro Barela in the seat which he has
held for over thirty years. That vote
was made possible through three
Democrats - Campbell, Cove and
Demonstrating with the Republi-
cans to dismiss the contest. The re
suit awakens much political specula-
ton. In discussing it the Denver Re
publican says:
Immediately on the votes on the
different reports had been announced
all resulting in tie, the parliamentar-
ians got busy.
Animated, even violent, discussion
followed Immediately on adjournment.
1t was contended on one side that the
tie vote left Barela definitely in his
seat. Then it was argued that recon-
sideration of the vote, if one was to
be taken, must be had according 10.
rule within three days. But Senator
Barela and his colleagues in preparing
the coup of a lie vote went over all
these questions and determined that
eighteen votes against Barela given at
any time would mseat him. Rules or
no rules the majority wins. 1t is its
own rule. .... ...-. ...
What will be done with the Bareia
case? 1t is said that the Democrats
will fail or refuse to act until toward
the close of the session, when the two
factions will be forced together by out
side pressure and required to unseat
Barela al the last moment. This would
give the Democrats sixteen hold.over
senator's. Two more elected in No
vember, 1910, and they would control
the upper body and legislation.
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president of the ST. Louis city coun.
Gil. He is member of the Repub.
lican national committee.
Navy Under Meyers Charge.
President Taft's secretary of the
navy, George Won l.. Meyer of Massa-
chusetts, has had wide experience as
business man, legislator, diplomat
and cabinet officer. He was born in
Boston in 1858 and graduated from
Harvard in 1879. He then entered
business and has been prominently
Connected with number of financial
and mercantile concerns. His career
he was elected to the Boston common
council. He then served on the board
of aldermen, and In 1926 he was
member of the Massachusetts isgisla-
ture. the last two years being speaker
of the house. In 1900 Mr. Meyer was
sent to Italy as American ambassador,
and in 1905 was transferred to Rus
sia. In January. 1907, President
Roosevelt called him home to enter
his cabinet as postmaster general.
5alI:nser Secretary Of Interior.
After about one years service as
commissioner Of the general land Of
flee, Richard A. Ballinger of Seattle,
Wash, has entered the cabinet as
secretary of the interior. He is
native of Iowa, having been born in
Boonesboro in 1853 After attending
the University of Kansas and Wash
burn college at Topeka, he went to
Williams college, graduating in 1884
and afterward studying law and re-
moving to Washington He was
United States court commissioner in
1S9O-92 and later was judge of the
supreme court in Jefferson county,
Wash.
Attorney General Wicke,sham.
George w. Wickersham, who be.
comes President Taft's attorney gen
eral, has had the reputation of being
one OF the ablest lawyers in New
York city. Born in Pittsburg in 1858,
he studied civil engineering in Lehigh
university and in 1880 graduated from
the law school of the University of
pennsylvania. For two years he prac.
ticed law in Philadelphia. In 1884 he
became associated with the law firm
OF Strong e. Cadwalladare, to which
Henry w. Taft, brother of the presi
dent, belongs.
The Holly chieftain., 1909-03-12

president of the St. Louis city coun.
Gil He is a member of the Repub.
lican national committee.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1909-02-04
INSURANCE DECISIONS.


SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 3.--Judge
Van Fleet has assessed judgements
aggregating more than $4,000 ag-
ainst the insurance companies which
refused to pay in full the insurance
carried by San Francisco policy hold
ers at the time Of the big fire Of 1906.
In all l04 cases on the calendar Of the
United States Circuit Court and 88
Of them were decided adversely to the
insurance companies. The other
suits were altered more time on the
plea Of the attorneys for the defen-
dant companies that they had not had
time to prepare for the final presen-
tation of their cases. The cases re-
naming undecided involve $250,OO0-
The Judgment was divided among
three insurance companies as follows:
Norwich Union S342,6l6; Williams
burg City, sl49,347; Indemnity $23,-
44o.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1909-02-04
BLOWING THEIR COIN.
Chicago Family Entertains Visitor
Very Lavishly.

CHICAGO, Feb, 3.--M. Ricardo
Soriano. the Spanish husband Of Itala
Blair, had taste last night OF the
lavish social expenditure character
istic OF America, He and Mrs, Sori.
ano, were the guests Of honor at a
dinner and entertainment given by
Mr. and Mrs. John Borden.
II was modeslly called an "enter-
tainment" but even the north shore
set which Is accustomed to a hand.
some scale Of expenditures, was a BIZ
amazed to find that a theatre had
been closed for their pleasure and
that a company Of IS players, with ar
orchestra Of 20 pieces had been en-,
gagged to give an abridged representa-
ton Of local musical play in the
drawing room Of the Borden HON,
which had been transformed into a
theatre for the evening. A stage with
elaborate and ingenious lighting ef.
feets had been contrived.
Great secrecy had been maintained
so that none Of the guests knew oi
what was in store.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1909-02-04
FINE SPECIMEN CAUGHT.

LOS ANGELES, Feb. Son the
south side of San clemente Island,
John S. Hendrickson killed a remark
able sea lion. Hendrickson had been
on the island about a week with Rob
ert Howland. During storm at sea
yesterday they saw the monster lion
fighting its way to shore Asit step
ped upon the rocks Henderson shot
it. 1t was jet black in color, which
is rare in southern waters where
most Of these animals are tawny, and
weighed nearly 1900 pounds. Great
tusks protruded from its jaws and
the hair of the name was eight inches
long. The lion measured more than
sixteen feet and the hide is said to be
worth $500.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1909-02-04
DREW BILL DEFEATED
BY BIG MAJORITY
ACTION TAKEN AFTER DE
BATE OF SIX HOURS BY
4s TO 20 VOTE.

SACRAMENTO, Cal, Feb, B.
After a debate extending from II a
m. to p. m, today the assembly re.
jected Drew's bill barring aliens
from owning land in California BY
vote Of 4s to rs. The bill had been
amended at the request Of President
Roosevelt and Secretary Root SO
that the clause applying it to Jap
anese exclusively was eliminated,
making it apply to all aliens, but the
measure aroused such a storm Of op-
position that long before the debate
closed by Drew, it was apparent that
the measure would be defeated, In
substance opposition to the bill was
that it would drive out at least bill
lion dollars Of foreign capital out 81
the state and might ieopardize the
present friendly relations with Japan
Advocates Of bill on other hand con.
tended that the state was being over
run BY thrifty japanese who are
gradually gaining impregpable posi-.
ton as land owners and whose gov.
eminent is trying 10 dictate to Cali
fornia regarding legislation,
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1909-02-04
FredrIck Rollins Admits a Grim
inaI Record Of Thirty
Years
POLICE HAVE A BUSY DAY
John P. cradlebaugh Shoots Fred w.
Walton, Whom he Claims Ruined
His Home - Discarded Lover At
tempts Former Sweethearts Life.

DENVER, Feb. 3-One killing, an
other shooting affray that may result
In double killing, one suicide, half
a dozen or more less serious crimes
and the confession by a man who for
80 years has led a criminal life is the
police record Of Denver for the last
~ hours.
John H, cradsebaugh Of Wallace
idaho, shot and killed Fred w. Wal
ton, also of Wallace, whom Cradle.
baugh claims had ruined his home.
May Toothman Of St. Louis, an in
mate of resort, committed suicide
by taking carbolic acid following the
arrest Of her youthful lover on the
charge of stealing his mothers dia-
monds.
A Japanese supposed to be Harry
Nagahashi, discarded by the woman
in the case, shot and probably fatal
ly injufed Mrs. Ida Beikson and 7
Hamaniti, japanese merchant whom
he found together. Nagahashi has
escaped.
Frederick H, Rollins, locked up OF
chanrge of forgery, confessed to the
police of a criminal record of sc
years, started from the time he was a
i7-year.old boy and was crippled fol
life and "Cursed God for his affiic,
ton"
Myrtle and Bertha Thompson
twins, from Des Moines, Iowa, wer,
arrested on the charge Of stealing
$3.50 from David Siegel, of the same
place, who gave the information
which led to SiegePs arrest for tn,
robbery.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1909-02-04
A CUB sLEUTH.
Chicago Kid Made q Fool Hero Of ir
Open Court

CHICAGO, Feb. 3--Ai Beck, an
A. d. r messenger and expert In Old
Sleuth literature has been the means
Of sending George Wall, burglar
10 the House Of Correction. The
story told by the boy in court rivals
his fayorite stories in blood thrilling
details. Extracts follows:
IT was the night Of December 28,
about 2 o'clock in the morning. ]
was awakened BY some noise in the
room, and in the darkness could
dimly see a man moving about. !
knew il was burglar and so ! lay
still thinking what ! would do.
"Once he came over 70 the bed and
looked at me, and | closed my eyes
and made believe was asleep.
rThen he went on searching the
room and ! opened my eyes again
and watched him. ! could see he was
a full grown strong man and though
/ would have hard time taking him
red handed and single handed with.
out any gun or knife.
so at last decided there was only
one way to capture him and bring
him to justice and that was by a ruse.
So ! spoke up suddenly in a deep
bass vice just like man and said:
"Ah, you've got into the wrong
place this time--its all up with you.
Tam a police officer and I've got you
where | want you. Don't You move
or your're dead one"
Il had my finger and thumb pointed
al him JUST like gun and in the dark
he certainly thought i was one, He
| put up his hands and stood there
without saying a wcrd. So ] thought
/ / would scare him some more anC
make Il good.
@cap.' | says, calling out loud a
if there was another man in the mex
room. .Iand me that forty four coll
and that pair Of handouts, and jump
into your clothes, We've got a little
job here to look after
I
~Now you, Mr., burglar, I says
still talking deep, you turn around tc
the wall and keep your hands up til
! I dress"
Young Beck related how he started
to march his prisoner to the police
station, but about a block away they
met patrolman, who took the burg
lar into custody, Wall sheepishly
admitted he had been captured by the
boys ruse.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1909-02-04

OLYMPIA, Feb. 3--Although both
branches Of the legislature as the
result Of today's unanimous vote in
the senate have adopted the house
bill making race track gambling 2
felony; house and senate are not
agreed over the emergency clause.
The house adopted this clause but
the senate rejected the entire emer-
gency The house refused the con-
cur, contending this is equivalent to
amending the bill. but the senate is
insisting that the action on the emer-
gency is not an amendment. The
emergency clause has constituted the
main issue in the passage Of the bill
since its introduction the claim being
made that the attempt to defeat the
emergency was for the purpose Of
permitting Of pool rooms to continue
their operations this spring, and also
to enable the race tracks to open for
a short season This claim is COM
batted BY the contention that il Is
unprecedented to put the emergency
clause on new criminal legislation.
The race track gambling discuss
sion was resumed in the senate later
in the day BY the introduction Of
resolution calling on the governor to
enforce the declaring Of pool rooms
nuisance. The resolution was re-
ferred after heated argument to the
committee on public morals The at
tempt to untangle the present status
Of the anti-race track bill was post
poned until tomorrow. The senate
today passed the bill without opposi-
ton extending 10 parents, sisters and
minor brothers, dependent for sup
port on person killed BY wrongful Or
Continued on page 81
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while two anti-statement members,
Farrell and Leinenweber, joined in
opposing it. The bill imposing tax
Of one per cent on the gross earnings
Of all railroads within the state was
introduced into the house this after
noon, Three bills were passed by
the senate which had already passed
the house and are now in the hands
Of the governor These are garnish-
ment law advocated BY merchants,
bill making punishment for highway
ribbery life sentence and bill to in
corporate ports on bays and rivers
navigable to the Pacific Ocean. An
other batch of salary-raising bills
were passed BY The senate over oppo-
sition
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1909-02-04
ON SECRET
SERVICE ISSgES
DECLARES IT AGAINST THE
SOUND POLICY TO DIS
cRIMINATE CRIMINALS

WASHINGTON, Feb. 3.-Declar-
ing that if the government is to act
with full efficiency against criminals,
it must have some kind Of secret
service agents who can act against
criminals anywhere, said President
Roosevelt, in a statement tonight,
efnphatically reiterated his opposition
to restricting the field Of secret
service.
position of administration is" said
the president, "That it is against the
sound policy to discriminate in favor
of criminals by discriminating against
the use Of secret service to detect
and punish them.
President says that while restric-
tive legislation Of last session did not
apply in the slightest degree to nor
NAL function of the service detect
ing counterfeitersl, it did so subcur-
scribe the usefulness Of these acted
against the possible use Of them in
the large class cases in which they
have been especially successful in the
past. The President says that these
restrictions tied the hands Of the
secretary of treasury SO to make il
impossible for him to employ these
men IN many eases Of wrong doing
in those branches Of the treasury de-
partment devoted to issuing and
handling of obligations, securities
and coins Of the government, The
President says that the administra-
ltion contends that it should be per
mitted to use the best means Of Grim
inals case and when legislation is
enacted which deprives executive Of q
particularly desirable and effective in.
vestigating force the governments
Interests, which are the interests o.
the people, are injured and the only
gamers are those evil doers who es.
cape punishment. Viewed in this
light, the President declares that it i:
Ian evasion to answer that in one par.
ticular and circumscribed the field
suppressing counterfeiting and pro
tecting the President-secr service
activities are not affected by limita-
tion. The President again says that
il the government, is to nave full
efficiency against crimes It must have
some force Of secret agents who car
act against criminals anywhere and
concludes by stating that It is against
the sound public policy to discrimi-
nate in favor Of criminals by discrim-
mating against the use Of the secret
arvice to detect and punish them.
4
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1909-02-04

WASHINGTON, Feb, 3-The gen
enral debate on the agricultural bill
in the house today afforded critics
and defenders Of the department Of
agriculture an excellent field day.
Lever Of South Carolina, led OFF
with an attack on the appointment
and work Of referee board Of con
sulting chemists in the department.
Helm Of Alabama, asked on behalf
of the committee on growers before
the governmental monthly report on
cotton.
sturgis Of West Virginia urged the
extension Of the forest service.
Humphrey Of Washington took ex-
actly the opposite view, while Mon
dell Of Wyoming declared the burean
of forestry the most autocratie gov
eminent bureau outside Of Russia,