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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-01-30
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Lobbyists
Get It in
the Neck
Representative SChuebeI In
trOduCeS a Bill That Would
Effectively Stop The Per-
enniaI Lobbying Nuisance

A bombshell was hurled into the
camp of the lobbyists at the state cap
itol today when Representative Shue-
bel, of Clackamas, introduced dras-
tic anti-lobbying bill, which, If IL
becomes law, will do away with all
but legitimate lobbying before COM
mittees. In fact, 1t would clean out
the state house Of horde Of lobbyists
and legislative agents. such as exists
there.
Like many other members l have
simply got tired of the big bunch Of
lobbyists and agents who have been
hanging around and pestering the life
out Of us since the legislative session
opened" said Mr. Schuebel this noon.
"Why, so bold have some Of these
men become that | have been told of
cases where they have gone to GER
tain interests that wanted a bill
killed or passed and, claiming to be
intimate friends Of this or that mem
ber Of the legislature, asserted that
they knew that If given $500 they could
get his vote as wanted. Nothing to
substantiate their claims along this
line whatever exists, except their
mere statement which, to say the
least, would tend to injure a member,
no matter how honest he is, with
those interests.
"I believe my bill will pass, and
with big Sna5ority, anyhow, I intend
to place every member Of the house
on record in this matter"
The bill provides that all legisla-
tive counsel, lobbyists and agents
must be registered with the secretary
of state by the individual, concern
or interests which employs them, and
with such registration must be stated
each bill each man is employed to
work for or against. Further, each
counsel, agent or lobbyist must reg
lister individually, and state what bill
he Is working for or against, and by
whom he is employed.
It is further provided that each
person so registered can only work
for or against bill in open sessions
of committees. He is absolutely pro-
hibted from lobbying on a bill at any
other time or place.
The penalty for violation of any of
these provisions by corporation, con
cern or individual, or by a paid legis-
lative lobbyist is a fine Of 800 to
$1,000.
The bill provides for the doing away
with promisclous lobbying. It fixes
a fine Of from $4,000 to $500 for any
person who lobbys, or attempts tC
lobby, without having been registered
as named above, with the secretary
Of state"
The house disposed OF larg,
amount of business today, passing a
number of bills and killing severa
others, About 30 new bills were in
troduced, covering a wide range o
subjects
Among the bills passed today werC
the following:
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-01-30
Is
In Favor
Of Hanging
SENATE ADJOURNS OUT OF RE.
SPECT TO CAPTAIN BLAKELY-
CAPITAL PUNISHMENT BOBS UP
AND DIMICK SMELLS GORE AND
BELLOWS.

Out of respect to the memory Of
Captain James H. Blakely centenarian
Oregon pioneer, who died at his home
at Brownsville last night, the state
senate took adjournment at 1870
o'clock this morning. The motion to
adjourn was made by Senator Miller,
of Linn county, and carried the pro-
vision that President Malarkey appoint
a committee of three members to draft
resolutions in honor of the veteran In
dian fighter and law maker.
Among other civic offices held by
Captain Blakely was a seat in the
Oregon legislature in the early history
Of the state. Sons of the pioneer have
also been prominent in the public life
of the state. The committee to draft
resolutions will be named by President
Malarkey this afternoon. The house
did not take special adjournment, but
the speaker named a committee con-
sisting of Childs of Linn, Meek of
Washington, and Reames Of Jackson
to draft resolution of esteem.
ElectrOcntlOn Bill Delayed.
After coming up for third reading in
the senate this morning the bill intro
duced in the house by Speaker Near
thur to substitute electrocution for
hanging as q mode of capital punish
ment of murderers was re-referred TO
the committee on the revision Of laws
to give Speaker Macarthur, author Of
! the bill, an opportunity to place before
the committee data concerning the eX-
pense Of installing an electric chair
and other necessary apparatus While
the bill is pending certain persons
from Portland will also be given an
opportunity to have word with the
committee on the merits of the bill.
1t is not known what the attitude Of
the Portland people is, but 1t is known
that those who wish to confer with the
committee include some of those who
attempted to influence Governor West
to commute the sentences Of the men
who were hanged at the penitentiary
in December, and It is probable that
whatever stand Is taken by thom will
relate to efforts that are to be made
in the next two years to wipe out capi.
tai punishment.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-01-30

There we're 500 feet under Manager
Groves mahogany at the Hotel Marion
last night, unless there was one
legged man in the crowd, and above
and around that same mahogany were
$50 bright, brainy heads. 1t is
doubtful if so really brainy bunch
of that size ever assembled in the
state. The governor and the legisla-
tors was there, peaceful as summers
day, and quiet as a womans COnsci-
ence. Most of the state officers were
there, and, added to these, an army
of the brightest legal talent in the
state, and then, too-the newspaper
men, but that's of course.
1t was business before pleasure, or
pleasure before business, just as your
taste may decide but, anyway a splen
did dinner, such as Manager Grove
always has on tap, was attended to
thoroughly before the talking began,
and the cigars got down to business.
The intellectual feast began with Hon.
Pete Darcy as the cocktail who in
troduced the Hon. Patrick Macarthur,
the genial Speaker of the House, as
toastmaster--h being the salted al
monds that gave zest and flavor to
what was to follow. In neat little
talk he set the meal going, introduc-
7 ing Salem's mayor, Hon. B. L. Sleeves
who, to carry the smile further, took
the place Of the soup in the intellectu.
al menu, just showing the way fol
what was to come, making a speech
brimming over with hearty welcome
and sparkling with wit 1t was tall
that will cause the mayor to be called
upon, for he is there with the goods
Mr.. Darcy, as president of the Boart
Of Trade, also extended cordial wei
come to the guests,
Governor West answered to thu
next call a big part Of the menu. HI
was in the best of humor, and tina
pleasant smile peEuliarly his own
was in evidence all the time. H,
was given an ovation when he arose
land, with this encouragement, mad,
one of the brightest and whites
speeches Of the evening. He said tina
when the Legislature first assembled
the Don Caser de Bazan of the ses
sion, Joe Singer, came in the guber
material den, and the governor, want
ing a pointer asked Joe what h
thought Of the legislators.
Don't you worry, governor" sal
Joe. "You and that legislature will
have no trouble getting together"
Joe was right" said the COVER
nor, "for we didn't. He passed tn
legislators some compliments, al
Fight-handed, and to illustrate hi
feelings toward them said:
81 went home the other evening al
ter a little round with the Legislators
and, feeling a bit militant yet, pickle
up history Of the civil war. 1t har
pened l struck a little story telling Q
one occasion when the armies wer
encamped facing each other, an
ready for battle. On one side tn
band played Dixie" which was re
sponded to with the "Star Spangle
Banner" This flinging Of defiance a
each other was kept up for some tint
until finally one band struck Il
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-01-30

The Best Advertising
Medium in Salem. The
Capital Journal adVertiS-
ing brings results.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-01-30
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A Mysterious Case.

; San Francisco, Jan. 30.--Be-
cause Robert Widney, a wealthy
Los Angeles realty man, must
shortly undergo a third opera
ton since being shot under mys-
terious circumstances in the
apartments Of Mrs. Vivian Ly-
ons, a pretty divorcee, the case
of Mrs. Lyons, who is accused of
! shooting, was continued today
until February 6. The last oper-
: alton of Widney occurred two
weeks ago. The case is awak-
+ ening much interest here.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-01-30
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+ Seattle, Wash, Jan, SO,-De- 4
+ nouncing the modern type of 4
+ women, who are hunting hus- I
+ bands, not out of love, but only 1
= for man to support thom and 4
+ show them good time. a bach 4
+ elor in Las Angeles" has written 1
r written to Marriage License 1
+ Clerk Gage, stating that he is 1
+ not surprised that there are 1900 1
+ women in Seattle looking for 1
+ husbands. "Therc are 100000 1
+ down here and there will be 1
+ more, unless they REFORM he 1
+ adds. 1
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-01-30
The T urkS
to Resume
Fighting
All Attempts to. Reach an
Agreement Abandoned and
ENJOYS Go HOme=s-Fight-
ing Begins in Four Days

London, Jan. 30.-"Turkey, IL she
persists in refusal of our just de-
mands for cesslon Of the territory our
swords have conquered, as well as Of
and the AEGEAN islands,
may find her European frontier, not
at Rodosto and Midia, but at the Bos
phorus and the Dardanelles."
This was the declaration here today
of diplomat prominent in the coun-
ellis of the Balkan allies, when asked
what the effect of the Turkish refusal
to yield more than half Of Adrianaple
to her foes would be-
"The allies" this official contin-.
ued, "have won practically all Of
Turkey in Europe. Adrianople must
fall in few days before our COM
bind assault. The internecine strife
raging among the Turks behind the
lines of Tchatalia must show plainly
to Shefket Pasha and his associates
in Constantinople that resistance
there would be hopeless. II the war
really re-opens-and there is the gray
est possibility that It will-there can
hardly be a doubt in the mind Of any
impartial observer that the tottering
Turkish empire in Europe must final
ly be extinguished."
HOstilitles to Commence.
Diplomats here today generally
agree with the freely-eXpressed opin-
ions of the Balkan ENJOYS that hostili-
ties before Tchatalja Will be COM
menced in earnest at once. They de-
clare that the evident disruption Of
the Turkish forces there will give the
IBulgarians an opportunity for imme-
diate and probably successful attack
and military observers generally look
for determined advance on the part
OF the allied troops upon CONSTANT
Inople.
Reports are current here, based on
expressions of the Balkan ENJOYS, that
the first move of the allies will be an
attempt to reduce Adrianople. This,
however, is believed to be a blind and
the impression is that the first boom
Of cannon in the renewed struggle
will be heard at Tchataliai.
The Porte Stands Pat
Following advices from CONSTANT
nople that the porte's final reply to
the allies refused all cession Of the
Aegean islands, left to the powers the
disposition Of conquered territory, and
declared an unalterable determination
never to cede the Moslem shrines Of
Adrianople, kilograms arrived hero
from a dozen sources in Bulgaria,
Servia and Greece declaring that the
terms were entirely unacceptable,
The Balkan envoys, while continu-
ing their preparations for departure,
affect to believe that the Turkish at
titude is still taken for effect, and
that further concessions are likely.
While some Of the ENJOYS will remain
here to receive any further communi-
cations which come from Turkey
Through the British foreign office the
principal negotlators for the Balkans
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-01-30
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"FOOTPRINTS OF BUDDHA"
Lecture by James Irving Crab
be, at 241 State street Com
mons HALL on Friday, January
81, 7:45 p. m. Admission 25c.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-01-30
West Non. .COmmlttal.

The bill passed the house with con-
siderable debate, and a lively debate
had been started in the house when
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-03-13
WILLING TO INSTRUCT

WtIIiNa ~ INOl HOSt
/Quite new to the business of play
ing Lady Bountiful, young Mrs. Pam
der was taking the place Of the regu-
lar district visitor. who was away on
her summer holidays. One of her first
calls was upon an elderly dame who
occupied lonely cottage, and Mrs.
Pander carefully inquired what she,
as district visitor, was supposed to
do.
''What is my first pleasant task,
dear Mrs. Ninety" the young lady
asked, winningly.
"Well, ma'am,"' came the reply,
fust you axes after my rheumatic"
'Yes?" queried the visitor.
'Then you reads me few lines of
poetry"
Again came the query.
i'Then you gives me dollar an
says 'good-by.'"
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-03-13
WITTY WOMAN

A saloonkeeper who happened to
have a fair-sized nasal organ was
one day mending a wheelbarrow,
when piece of wood jumped up and
hit him on the bridge of the nose,
cutting it right across. His wife
dressed it carefully, and put on a
large patch of sticking-plaster An
hour or two after a woman who was
passing through the village called at
the house and ordered pint of beer.
On paying for the beer she looked at
the saloonkeeper and said:
"Are you going for your holidays,
guv'nor?"
mo. What makes you ask?"
ooh, nothing" said the woman. Il
thought perhaps you were when !
see you've got your trunk labelled"
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-03-13

After fishing for about 8 hours and
not getting even a bite, Mike grew
Disguised, and determined to give it
UP. Just before he drew the lines in
a small urchin came along with an
old stick, piece of string and q bent
pin. Hello, me by" said Mike.
"Goin' fishin'?" mo-" replied the
urchin, looking at the unsuccessful
one. 'Tm going to catch some fish"
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-03-13
A BROAD HINT

Il - SNSHS
| Two gentlemen who were playing
cards at a club recently were very
much annoyed by other members
who stood behind their chairs and
interested themselves in the game.
Finally one of the players asked a
| spectator to play his hand for him
until he returned.
The spectator took the cards,
4 whereupon the first player left the
room. Pretty soon the second play
er followed the example of the first.
The two substitutes played for some
time, when one of them asked the
waiter where the two original play
kers were. = ~.
I They are playing cards =, in the
1pext room, sir" was the walters re-
4pgs
4 Little Mistake she made brown
keake, her NAV showed her how to
fbegin it. It should have been great,
bi1t it made good weight. No one
Knows what Mistake had put in it.,
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-03-03
THE MATTEAwAN SCANDAL.

There have been intimations in the
newspapers for while past of scan
dal with regard to the Thaw case at
the Matteawan hospital for the GRIM
inal insane. 1t appears that DR.. Rus
sell, the head of that hospital, testified
on the inquiry which was ordered, that
a man named John Nicholson Anhut
took him TO a refreshment room Mt the
Savoy hotel and there offered him $50.
600 to get Thaw ont of the asylum.
An offer of that kind to the head Of the
asylum ought at once to have put DR..
Russell on his dignity, and nc should
have broken off All relations with Anhnt
and exposed the offer. But DR., Russell
did not do this He went right along
with Anhut, lunched with him at the
Plaza. and was his guest at the horse
show
Siugularly enough DR.. Russell did not
seem to think that there was anything
crimipally bad in this offer Of $4,000
to him to let Thaw out of the asylum.
He only considered the matter as Epart
Of scheme to fool him. He allowed
Anhut 10 pay for his entertainment,
and remained with him as his guest
for the remainder Of the day. Ever
after that, he continued to meet An
hut, and makes no defense for this as
sociation with the would be briber, ex,
ccpt 20 say that it was due to lack of
judgment on his part. coming Hfrom
not having any experience of this kind
before
DR.. Russell did not report this mat.
ter TO his superior, Colonel Scott. the
superintendent of prisons. until six
weeks after the occurrence. Colonel
Scott did nothing about it even then
And Colonel Scott, while admitting
that DIR. Russell did wrong in coutin.
ming to have relations with Anbut, also
| lays this wrong TO "lack Of exper-
ience.' But surely an honest man does
not need experience of that kind in or
der to understand when dcbasinc
| proposition is made TO him he ought in
stantly to resent it.
! This Matteawan incident shows an
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-03-03
A ROMAN VICE-PRESIDENT.

Vice-President Marshall appears to
be a politician of the fine old school
which is self.reliant, sturdy, honor
able, and above financial self-seeking.
He has fitting sense Of personal and
official honor. Some recent events
are worthy of receiving the utmost
publicity. AS we find them conspicu-
ously summarized in the Philadelphia
Record. they are like this: His friends
offered him fund to defray his cam
paign expenses and he refused it. Of
course, they were left free to contrib
ute TO the State and National Commit
tees, but that would impose no obliga"
tions upon him, and he would not per
sorally be receiving any favors. He
borrowed money and paid his own cam
paign expenses. His friends tried to
smuggIc the money into his pocket by
a State appropriation of $4,000 TO cover
mis- rent and other household expenses.
but as soon as he learned of the plan
he sent word to the legislative com
mittce that he doubted the constitu-
tionality Of the appropriation, and
didn't wish it made even if its con-
stitutionality were clear. lie had re-
ceived the salary, which was the only
remuneration attached to the office
when he took it, and he would accept
no favors or presents, The Governor
is no object of charity. He will no,
even be a beneficiary. He has a fine
spirit of independence and Il high
standard of official propriety.''
We would that such Roman-like dig
nifty and fortitude az this were not
so rare as TO call for special enco-
MUM. That sort of conduct ought not
to be rare in the Republic, but unfor.
tunately il is. and therefore Vice
President Marshall is all the more TO
be appreciated for setting this honor
able example.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-03-03
A FINE REPORT.

We have from the Wyoming State
Board Of Horticulture an elegant little
pamphlet showing the work Of that
board for the past two years. 1t is
full Of fine illustrations of enticing-
looking fruit, and it is practical in
showing the methods whereby this fruit
was produced and who produced it, as
we'll as the farms from which it came.
In every case the product seems to be
Of the very highest character and style,
and the work of the board as exempli,
6ed in this fine pamphlet must take
rank with the best of any in the mouu-
tain region. Copies of this report are
available by application to Aven Mel.
son at Laramie, Wyoming.
Utah fruit.raisers would do well to
get copies of this report and the Utah
Board Of Horticulture could not do bet.
ter than to model their reports upon
this fine pamphlet from Wyoming,
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-03-03
and in the future, without passion, and
without hysteria. -
PRESIDENT TAFT's GOODBYE.

Nothing could possibly be in better
temper and taste than President Tart
goodbye to the newspaper writer's in
Washington. He recalls with apprecia'
ton lie long publ!c service that he has
enjoyed, the fayors that he has had
in public life, ;bc timcliDcss OF his po'
litical efforts, and very justly says
that he would be ungrateful indeed If
he rcpiEed at the reverse that overlook
him last year.
He leaves public life in the best
possible spirit, Looking back over
fifty-five years Of life he sees how
every good thing has come to him, aud
very little bad; and it seems to him
that he ought to brace himself against
what might come in the future to off
set the good luck that has attended
him heretofore.
He has also made a very falr an
alysis of his characteristics when he
says "my sin is an iudisposition TO
labor as hard as I might; disposition
TO procrastiuate, and a disposition to
enjoy the fellowship of others more
than I ought That is, he admits
that he is not natural executive. He
procrastinates, he wants to take HE
easy, and does not like to take the en-"
ergetic, instant action that good ex-
ecutive is often compelled to do, This
has been exemplified to his damage in
his Presidential term.
When President Taft says further
that he has DO occasion for Kicking
and saucaling.' and that Since the
measure has been all on his side no
ought to be abundantly satisfied, we
get a good measure of the fullness of his
feeling and the calmness Of his dlspo-
sition. And when he says further,
"Now / am looking TO see If ! can t
repay the country and fortune for the
good things given me and If / can t
work in the cause of good govern"
ment," he points the way not only
for himself but for every good citi-
zen.
President Taft has won the en-
comiums of friends and enemies alike
in the dignity and good nature with
which he has accepted the verdict OF
the people at the November election.
1t would be great mistake to think
that he is out of public life for good.
He is the sort of man that cannot
be spared by the public. which needs
his ripe experience in office far more
than he needs any position in public
life.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-03-03
THE WORLDS COAL PRODUCTION

The London Board OF Trade has re-
Gently published statistics covering the
world g output Of coal for the year 1911.
1t appears from those statistics that
the United States produced more coal
than Great Britain and Germany com
bined; in fact, but little less than half
Of the total production Of the world.
We find summary of that Board OF
Trade report in the Philadelphia
Record, from which the figures here
presented are taken. The output of coal
in 1911 in the FIVE chief coal-producing
countries of the world is given as fol-
lows, in long tons: