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The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1909-01-22
0. r. & N. West Bound Trains
Stalled at COIfax---N. P. Out
at Pasco
WILLAMETTE STILL RISING
Win be Several Days Before vancou-
ver-Kalama Line VIII be Able 10
Resume Operations Owing to Land
slides and Soft Track.

PORTLAND, Jan. 2l.-Isolation Of
Spokane from both Portland and Pu-
get Sound is complete today as the
result Of the snow now general over
the Northwest. All railroad commune
cation with the metropolis Of the In
land Empire was cut off when mas
sive slides and extensive washouts on
the Great Northern between Spokane
and Leavenworth incapacitated that
road from service.
The o. r. & N. cant move train
west of Colfax on its Washington di-
vision, while the foods have put the
Northern Pacific east of Pasco out Of
commission, at least, until tomorrow.
The main line Of the o. R. & N.
has been reopened, but all trains are
running one or more hours late be-
cause of the soft track and the precau-
tionary orders which have been issued
to make safety paramount to speed" !"
There have been no serious washouts
or slides on the main line in the past
So hours, and none are looked for,
The Southern Pacific succeeded in
clearing away the rock and mud OBJ
struction which derailed No. 22l north
of Ashland at Gas o'clock last night,
Nos. 13 and Is being laid out FIVE and
two hours respectively, by this aeci-
dent, A bad washout between Salem
and Turner still further delayed all
trains several hours, but at noon the
line was reported clear.
Weather reports received by the
Hartman Offices show that heavy
rains fell throughout Western Oregon
most Of the night; but that all streams
on the West Side are falling this af-
ternoon. The streams on the East
Side are at stand, while the Will
lamette is still going up,
The North Bank was unable to get
No. 2 out further than to Vancouver
last night, but this train took No. Ps
time this morning and will so as far
as Butler where the line is blocked,
Here passengers and baggage will be
to another train east Of
this washout. Woodward Creek has
caused serious trouble and much
damage at this point, At Cooks, an
engine rammed into a rock obstruc-
ton on the track and was ditched in
to several feet Of water, several cars
following it, the train very near top
ping into the river. North Bank Of
fcials will try to get westbound No,
through to Portland out of Pasco to-
night.
Latest advices are that it viii be
several days yet before the Northern
Pacific will be able to resume opera
ton of trains over the Vancouver
Kalama line, owing to continued land
slides and soft track
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1909-01-22

WASHINGTON, Jan. 2l,-stric-
lures upon the efficiency Of the officers
Of the navy in the care Of machinery
OF war vessel were uttered in the
house today during the consideration
Of the naval appropriation bill with
the result that an amendment was
adopted requiring the secretary Of the
navy annually to report to congress
instances where more than s2OO,OOO is
expended for repairs. After futile
efforts TO obtain legislation looking %
the restoration Of marines on ships,
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1909-01-22
SWIMMING POOLS.

CHICAGO, Jan. 2l,-That infecti-
Gus skin diseases may be transmitted
through the use of swimming pools
in colleges and athletic clubs by per-
sons suffering from such diseases has
been brought to the attention Of the
Chicago Woman's Club. A eommitte
win investigate the matter,
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1909-01-22
Governor Of California Declares
There VIM be no Legislation
Against Japanese
NOT LIKELY 10 PASS SENATE
Senator Flint Tells President That he
Places Little Confidence in Govern.
ment Figures Regarding Inmigra-
tion as Facts Tell Another Story.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 2l.-Presi-
dent Roosevelt discussed the anti
japanese legislation IN California with
visitors at the White House today.
Though very cautions IN his state
ments, he did go SO Tar as to state
that he thought nothing pending in
congress with half the importance Of
the Japanese California question.
Senator Flint and other californ-
IiaHs have s0id tl.s PfSsiJsat Piaini,.
while they are willing to help him,
they do not place much confidence in
the governments figures as to the In
creasing numbers Of Japanese in this
country, Facts dispute figures, they
say and add that the Japanese are
taking possession OF whole towns.
The president urged that he would
like to see a fair trial given to the
promise Of the Japanese to decrease
the number of their citizens in this
country and il this trial shows there
is no decrease, then he will no long
er use his influence, even after he goes
out Of Office, to prevent hostile legis-
lation. Senator Fulton after a talk
at the White House said the feeling
in his state is not so acute as in Cali
fornia. Japanese and Chinese chill
dren attend the same schools as white
children In our state said Fulton.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1909-01-22
HONOR pETTIBoNE.

BUTTE, Jan, 2o-The Butte Min
ers' Union last night raised fund for
monument to the late George A.
Pettibone, Of the Orchard murder trial
fame. The subscription lists are still
open, The shaft, It is said, will be
raised in Denver.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1909-01-22
JUDGES RAISED
$4,000 PER YEAR
Circuit Judges Salaries Increased From $1,000
to $4,000 District From $4,000
to $4,000

priations declared that action Of the
senate in increasing salary Of the
president to 100000 was ii violation
of the spirit Of the constitution and
would never have been taken before
or during the recent political CAM
paign, Tillman insinuated that some
federal judges are on the payrolls Of
corporations. His remarks called
forth denunciations that such charges
should not be made without specifcal-
y naming the Judge referred to.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1909-01-22


liz, and the second time January ~,
going 10 . special committee on The
same day The committee was com
posed 81 Bean, chairman; Buchanan,
Mccue, BedilIion, Muney and Jones
81 Lincoln and Polk. II was reported
yesterday with the recommendation
that Il pass. The report was adopted.
but the bill was not placed on hual
passage because 81 campbeiIs opposi-
ton. He said he wanted more time
in which 10 study rs features before
voting on the measure. Accordingly
Il was made 4 special orders for 10
o'clock this morning but was not taxi
ca up until an hour later The bill
was then considered Ii committee Of
the whole with Campbell 10 the chair
IN COMMITTEES Of the whole the bill
was considered clause BY clause. The
frat six sections were adopted with
practically no opposition, bat Camp
bell precipitated a battle royal when
clauses 8, 4 and $ Of section 7 Of the
bill numbered 2s on the calendar came
up for consideration,
"'rhcse clauses give any part Of any
one county the right to organize as
d municipal corporation said the man
from ciaekamas, "and when 50 organ.
iEed the port has exclusive control
over the waters within its boundaries
and between is boundaries and the
sea. This In all probability would
take away from the PoF. Of Portland
control Of the Columbia River below
any port hereafter organized under
this law between Portland and the
sea"
Mr.. Bean earnestly defended his
bill. and Mccue came TO his aid, deny
ing that such could be the case, when
the United States controls the waters
Of navigable streams.
III the United States controls the
waters Of any such stream entirely,
what il the use Of attempting by Law |
10 give any port the right to do sor
demanded Campbell
In the meantime Senator Bailey had |
drawn the attention OF seyeral mem
bsrs Of the house to provisions oi the
bill, explaining that according to his
construction. Astoria could aiterward
incorporate as a port and completely
control It's own waters and those be-
tween Astoria and the sea. In such
,ase il was contended Astoria would
nave the power TO fix towage rates
governing pilotage at the mouth Of
he stream and regulate the speed Of
owboats, causing them to travel no
aster than two miles an hour after
hey entered the waters Of the port Il
I saw it,
II was not long until Representative
Jaeger saw the light, and was on his
Get with objections to the bill. Couch
ollowed. and soon the entire Multno-
nah delegation was Sitting up and
The debate was lively when the
committee Of the whole dissolved at
loon. The house adjourned TO 2
,'clock and in the interim the mem,
'ers Of the Multnomah delegation got
ogether to decide on the policy to be
Ii Is believed even by Campbell that
representative Bean introduced the
ill in good faith, thinking II to be in
he interests Of the siuslaw River and
he Coos Bay district, but the mem-
ers Of the clatsop delegation are sus.
ected of being responsible for the
considered inimical to the
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1909-01-22
ARE STUDYING LTNcoLN.

CHICAGO, Jan. 2l.-With the ap-
proach Of the Lincoln Colonial mem
orial February ia, there is great
demand at the public library for books
on Lincoln and to assist the hundreds
Of daily callers for information, ;
special catalogue has been issued. Thi:
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1909-01-22

interests of Portland, Representative
Mccue denies that such is the case
and maintains thee is nothing in the
proposed measure which would Grip
pie Portland as a port
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1909-01-22

SACRAMENTO. Jan, 2i.-Gover-
nor CiIlett repeated today there be no
legislation against the Japanese so far
as he could see at this session Of the
legislature.
He has not decided to address the
members Of the legislature in a spec
ial message as he does not think it
necessary with view Of the wide pub
.lication Of the wishes Of the federal
authorities. The governor has a let
ter from Secretary Root but declined
to make it public on the ground that,
Root considered il Of confidential
character Assemblyman Johnson's
bill providing for segregation Of Jap
anese within municipalities was favor,
ably reported today but all such
measures viii be held in allegiance un-
til Wednesday when they will be
made special order, 1t was stated
on reliable authority that even il all
the anti-Japanese measures pass the,
house, the senate will not endorse
them and as the governor has declar-
ed himself against them there seems
to be but little likelihood Of their be-
coming laws.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1909-01-22

furnishes more than one thousand
titles and for further convenience,
classifications have been made, such
as Lincoln as a Lawyer" Lincoln
as Literary Man." "Lincoln and
Temperance.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1909-01-22
CAMPBELL STARTS ROW
~ y i&A& ~ w
MultnOmah Representatives A.
lege That They See Joker
In PlIOiavO BIll
PASSED FIRST TWO READINGS

Measures IL Reported Yesterday by
Special Committee With Rscom-
msndatIona Fer Ia Passage When
Campbell Raises Objections.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-08-31
Society =.
Phones-So1826
Phones-39-826
Married In Chicago.

Many friends of MIR. j. F runs u
Dixie. Wash. will be pleased to kno"
of his marriage to Miss Sylvia Han VI
Chicago. August %. The wedding was
held at the home of her brother, LII
George F. Hall, who has for seFerai
wears been pastor at the Bush Tempe
The home was very beautifully oeco-
rated. the color scheme being pink ana
white.
There were 800 invited guests, many
of whom came from a distance. Inc
wedding march was played by MISS
Alice Genivieve Smith, harplst' "a
Chicago. and Miss Vida Borscn' Oh
Toreka- Kansas. The Trier Sisters
auartette sang Lohengren's bridal cho-
rus.
The bride has been resident Vi
Chicago for six years and mas peei
very prominent in the musical cHc'e1
as a harpist and pianist. She i"oheo
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-08-31
YOUNG CHINESE BOY
WANTS BOSS MAN.
He Wants to Grow Up Real American
Looking for Helping Hand
Trails Officer Looking for a
Helping Hand

WASHINGTON, D. c., Aug, 3d.
Have you seen kind faced man
walking down 1.-THE avenue" with gen
tie looking little celestial holding to
his hand? If you have. you have seen
the guardian of the children of Wash
ington,' Chief Probation Officer sCopp
of the Juvenile court. His little charge,
dressed neatly in knickerbockers is
Lee Pung. the Chinese boy. who has
the officials of the Juvenile court from
Judge De Lacy down adjusting their
thinking caps.
Just a bit over a week ago little Lee
came into the court on a charge of in
corrigibility Leo Woy, who resides on
Pennsylvania avenue near Third street
northwest, is an uncle of the boy. He
told Acting Judge Callan that Lee was
incorrigible. that he was afflicted with
the wanderlust, that he tarried near
theaters where the heavy handed VIII
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-08-31
PERSONAL

Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Mccoy of Clyde,
are visiting friends in the city today.
Bud Read of Weston, is a business
visitor in the city today.
S. c. Steen of Prescott. arrived in
the city yesterday on business.
w. A. Healy of Prescott, is in the
city this morning attending to person.
al business.
w. J. Sizes was in the city from
Waitsburg yesterday
E. L. Laramore of Kennewick, is in the
city on a combined business and pleas
ure trip.
j. w. Bassett of Prescott. is in the
city on brief business trip.
E. V. Kuydendal and family of
Pomeroy. are in the city today
r. L. Swan of Kennewick. is a bust
ness visitor in the city today.
J. A. Fee Of Pendleton, is in the city
this morning attending to personal
business.
Henry Bateman of Waitsburg, Is IN
the city this morning on brief visit.
Otto Frank returned yesterday from
Seattle, where he has been visiting the
exposition.
]. d. Danald. of the Weston country,
is among the city's business visitors
this afternoon
Harry Paxton, who has been in the
WallOwa lake country for the past two
weeks on hunting and fishing eXpe-
dition, returned to the city yesterday
evening reporting excellent luck.
Samuel Bowman, former resident
of this city, but now a wealthy prop
erty owner of Seattle, is in the city
this morning on brief visit. Mr..
Bowman is surprised at the growth OF
the city and praises the progress of the
citizens
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-08-31
KAISER REVIEWS
A MIGHTY FLEET
Prince Henry Of Prussia, With the
Flag Ship Deutschland, Is in Com
nnand of the Aggregation Of
Vessels.

BERLIN. Aug. 31-Emperor William
today reviewed the monster German
fleet of about $50 vessels. which has
been engaged in manoeuvers for the
last fortnight. Prince Henry of Prus-
STA, on board the great battleship
Deutschland, is in command of the
mighty feet which is the most i'm
pressive exhibition of Germany's naval
strength ever seen. The review was
brilliant and spectacular affair and
was witnessed by many thousands of
cheering spectators. Coming so soon
after Edwards review of the British
fleets. it is looked upon as significant
of Emperor Williams desire to show
that he, too, has some prestige at sea.
After the grand review there will be
an attack by torpedo boats on Lue-
beck harbor and an attempt to lang a
strong force on the coast. The shore
line will be defended by an army corps.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-08-31
STEAM ROADS,.
CONTINUED From Page One.)


full share of criticism, and had then
gone back to. his office listening 10
teamsters and property owners DANA
ing a city government that permitted
four or five business streets to be torn
IN for period OF approximately three
months. He said he had known of in
stances where EOS miles of railroad
track had been widened from narrow
to standard gauge in one night, and
traffic interrupted for less than five
hours. and intimated that street work
might be done with some of that pre-.
cision that characteriZes railroad work
in many instances. He devoted a few
moments to sounding a warning to city
officials because of dangerous places
likely to dismount and injure cyclists
and result in damage suits, saying ne
hal received several bad falls himself
within the past few months.
Reviews Service.
Mr. Calderhead went back to the
date of his arrival in Walla Walla IN
1898. and reviewed the service that
was then in effect, and told of the
changes that have been made since
that time to the present when the
Garden City enjoys accommodations
not eniove6 by any other city of like
,;.zo ", the west He told of the many
attempts made by both the O. K. x
\ and the Northern Pacific for the
betterment of the service at the re
quest of people. of this city only TO De
forced to abandon new trains because
of lack of patronage. The growth Oh
the city. he said. has made the excel
lant passenccr service possible, and
sai5 the TRANSFORMATION companies Will
always be found living up to the city
in which they are interested.
He asked business men not to be too,
severe upon the general agent In ASK
ing for information. as that once Is
an intelligence office with hundreds OF
intricate queries to answer daily Inc
nenaltv imposed for misquoting rate
;s drastic. and for that reason busl-
ness mar or patron of the road should
not expect an agent to give an eff-hand
renlv and suffer dire penalties fer in
accuracies.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-08-31
Don't Like Chop Sticks.

The laundry and the chop sticks do
not appeal to the little chap. He wants
ever to dress like an American He
wants to live like an American, and he
wants to be thoroughly assimilated.
Little Lee knows how to. talk out
in meeting In the juvenile court he
told Judges De Lacy and Callan that
what he wanted was to be an Ameri-
can. He has an idea that there is no
iron clad limit on the academy of
American immortals and he wants to
take his chances.
:. He knows full we'll that if he stands
back with the Confucian civilization
his chances will to some extent be
hindered, and that it's about as near a
sure thing as Old Sol will rise tomor-
row that he will be eliminated from
the list of contestants. He wants. when
he grows up to beat the war post IL
front of his little home each morn
ing. and let his chests expand as he
exclaims: Il am an American"
Who will help him?
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-08-31
WHAT IS WH|SKEY.
AND WHAT IS WINE
Uncle Sam Is Having a Hard Time
Finding Out What Booze Really
Consists of-After Lighter Va
riety Now.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 31-Several
wine producers are in Washington to-
day and will remain through the week
to make plans for fighting the recent
DEGREES of DR.. Harvey w. Wiley. who
answered the question, What Is
wine?" in a manner unpleasing to the
winners.
DIR. Wiley states that, many Ameri-
can wine manufacturers adulterate
their product by adding water and
sugar to the grape juice, two Or three
parts to one, and that the resultant
connection is not wine. under the de-
finition of the bureau of chemistry. DR..
Wiley has also prohibited the practice
of putting foreign labels on domestic
Wine. a practice which is widespread
among California wine producers.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-08-31

At the meeting of the BARRIERS union
last night, Frank Yuse was elected
delegate to the national convention oe
the International BARRIERS union, Which
meets in Milwaukee October 8. Mr..
Yuse was given the unanimous vote OF
the local union. Jack Lampke was
chosen as alternate.
The meeting of the international
convention is to be an important one
this year." said Mr. Yuse this after
noon. Besides the regular business
and the election of officers there vii,
be several changes in the constitution
of the body considered Among the
important moves to be considered is the
building of a home for sick and dis
abled members. We Of the west. win
eTy to band together to elect a proln.-
nent officer from the coast"
AS delegate, Mr.. Yuse gets S. a day
and all his expenses while going and
coming and in attendance at the con-
vention.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-08-31
COURT HELD THEM TO BE
LIABLE

That those who would share in the
dividends of Mutual Fire Insurance
Co. must help assume it's liabilities
was, perhaps, never better illustrated
than in the proceedings had in the
case of the Pacific Mutual of Seattle,
which was placed in the hands of a
receiver recently. Agents of this
company had solicited business on
the theory that policy holders were
not liable for assessments in case of
heavy losses. A business man of
Walla Walla received a letter a short
time since which contained the fol-
lowing statement: Your name ap-
pears on the policy register of the Pa
cific Fire Insurance Co as holder of
policy No - on which the annual
premium is $50. This company has
been unable to meet its obligations
for fire losses and by an order of the
Superior Court of King county a re-
ceiver has been appointed. This is a
mutual Company organized under the
laws of Washington and the policy
holders are liable and an assessment
may be levied on them to pay losses.
Pursuant to such law an order was
made on the 18th day of October
1908 by the Superior Court of King
county levying an assessment of five
times the amount of your annual pre-
MUM. You as policy holder in the
company, are liable for the sum of
$3.50, and unless the amount is paid
suit will be brought against you for
the purpose of collecting the same
8-31
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lain was always pursuing the fair he
roine. and that he believed for the
boys good the court should take him
in charge He wanted him sent to a
public institution where he would be
taught to be an honorable1and upright
man. Little Lees parents, it's said,
died in Chicago year ago.
Lee listened attentively while his
uncle told the court of the way he
loved to stray from his roof. The pro-
baton officer smiled down at the lit
tie fellow and since that time Lee has
been devoted to Mr. COpp.
4 want to be an American citizen"
is what he told the probation officer
later. and now Mr.. Copp is doing his
best to find the boy home. Lee is
about IA years of age.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-08-31
AN EXAMPLE TO THE WEST.

The assurance Commissioner of
Rhode Island has issued a statement
showing the comparative business
done in that state by stock fire in
surance companies and mutual COM
panies. The statement shows that the
whole amount paid to stock compan-
les was $1,459, 1880 The amount
paid 70 Rhode Island Mutual compan-
les was S6,614,176.OO The total pre-
miums received by mutual companies
of other states was $8125,2S60O The
dividends returned by the Rhode Is
and companies to policy holders in
their own state amounted TO $5,463,-
2i5.00, while the mutual companie$ Of
other states doing business in Rhode
Island returned dividends to the
amount of $5,99S.25O00, thus showing
dividends to policy holders Of over
81 600, 10000. These results should
be lesson to the people of the west
who are complaining of high insur-
ance rates. 1t is this same class of
CO. operation that is now being car
ried on by more than 10000 property
owners in Washington and Idaho with
the Northwestern Mutual Fire Assoc
citation of Seattle. and through which
they are already saving over $500 per
day compared to the rates of stock
companies
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-08-31
ODD FELLOWS NOTICE

All odd Fellows are requested to
meet at the temple tomorrow afternoon
at | O'Clock to attend the funeral of
Bolivar Rolf. Past Grand of the Dixie
Lodge. The funeral will start from
the Dewitt residence, COL East SUI
mach street and from there it will pro-
coed to the Christian church where the
Rev. S. G. Fisher will officiate Odd
Fellows will conduct the services at the
grave.
(Signed) FLOYD HANILAND
Secretary of General Relief Committee.