Centralia Weekly Chronicle (Newspaper) - April 5, 1911, Centralia, Washington Vol I CENTRALIA WASHINGTON WEDNESDAY APRIL 5 1911 No 21 CONGRESS CONVENED BY PRESIDENT M A DISREGARD WISHES Democrats In Power for First Time In Sixteen Years Not Be Enthusiastic In Passing Laws to Please lican Clark New Czar of House HOUSE MEMBERSHIP New Democratic members 81 New Republican 45 New Socialist 1 Total number of new bers 327 Seven new Democratic and two new served in former Congresses Total number of Democrats Total number of cans 160 Total Socialist number 1 Democratic majority over Republicans 88 Vacancies in the second of government there na and ninth Iowa districts Vill with Republicans making the Democratic ity over the Republicans GG SENATE will probably ue several days before the wheels of the new Congress are working smoothly The Democratic leaders evidently anticipate a long and busy session to be marked by the accomplishment of many things beside the passage of the Canadian reciprocity act for which the extraordinary session was called by the President Some expect to stay Washington all anii have j accordingly Since March 4 1895 when Chas 4 j F Crisp of Georgia laid aside tlie gavel there bad been no Democrat i in the Speaker's chair I Over ou the Senate of the house been a large shrinkage in the Republican majority but no change in party con- trol and so there was no tion to mar dignity of the ing ceremonies Holdover Senators were almost dazed by the number of strange men in their midst mostly New Democrats New Republicans 5 Total number now members 17 unknown and unsung political Total number of Republicans 50 i appearing as of Total number of Democrats 41 veterans who had bossed majority 9 the Senate for years A vacancy In Colorado will be On the dot of twelve gavel taps at filled a Democrat making i both ends of the Capitol signaled for tho majority of 8 order and the special session was un- der way President Taft had cu tlie statesmen to get action on his reciprocity trade agreement with which was by the last House but neatly smothered Hie Sonata Karts About Present Session Extraordinary of tlie second Congress which whl not moot in regular session until next December Democrats in tho House Principal to pass the McCali to reach he carrying Into effect Hie re- in Ulc wiu agreement recently u a of of tue tariff law Reduced rules on wool Schedule K will be their first offering Predictions of j as to the length of Cession range in tinis from July to concluded with Canada of a In tho in about of n in- surgent pre- action on the at the September Interest centered in tlie House i K ot lu which U on 4 privilege Of seeing Uncle Reciprocity will certainly be Cannon ou Uje parsed the Democratic party alul i is committed to the measure as a and la the vote on the In the i and the terrible mace at his last House contributed nearly the doings iu the pit 1 sin a a ill n -i t- CT twice as Taft's own party President Taft also will favor the of providing fur a permanent tariff bo received favor by a majority of the Democrats Democrats have a large majority in tho new House with ative Chirk of Missouri as can majority In the Senate is re- to eight Special session Is not limited In and house mny attempt legislation not mentioned In the President's recommendations and In time the session Is ed only by the opening of the regular session In December Without the approval of the There was an awful jam Folks who were children when the crats last held the House and it seemed there could not be any ers except Tom Reed and Joe Cannon marched in columns to the Capitol hours before tho time for opening the session They packed the hallways and patiently faced locked doors biding the time when they should admitted With the of way to there followed a rush and a scramble and j the galleries were filled Women radiant in the bright hues ACCEPTANCE WASHINGTON April Immediately after the business of tlie house begun Champ Clark of Missouri was elected speaker Out of 365 votes he received 217 Sixteen sive Republicans voted for Cooper of Wisconsin of Illinois received 131 votes for the honor Accepting the Champ Clark said in 4 MY DEMOCRATIC REN Coupled with the joy of again seeing in this house a majority which is of my 4 political faith is a keen sense of responsibility to the country We are put on trial and a duty devolves upon us to de- monstrate not so much by phrases as by good that we are worthy of the confidence reposed in us by voters of the land and 4 that we are worthy of still wider confidence That we will prove equal to the gency through our own forts and our own desires I doubt not The way to cept this responsibility is to fulfill with courage gence and patriotism the promises we made before election added the crats chief promises were a revision tariff 4 ward passing of a resolution to the states a con- V 0 POSTAL SWELL April 4 An increase iu business of 15 per cent in one year is a good showing for any business but when that business 41 pens to be the postoffice of a city it is a pretty good 41 cation that the city has grown in population and importance about that much during the year An increase of fifteen per cent is what the Centralia office shows for the year ending Mar 31 1911 over the twelve months preceding The postal for the year ending Mar 31 1911 were The receipts for the previous year were only POSTS BO D FOR LIGHT PLANT April 4 The new power plant of the Twin City Light Traction Company rumors of which have been in circulation for some time seems to be a certainty at last At a meeting of the council in Chehalis last night a bond of was de- posited by the company ing the erection of the plant The building will be built on Coal Creek and will be modern In every respect of electrical science Mr Lugger the new superintendent of the company was eent here from the head office in Portland to take charge of the work and is ly competent to push the structure to a rapid completion Construction work will be begun immediately TEARS MOVE CHEHALIS CITY COUNCIL 4 A very pathetic case was brought to the attention of the council last night Mrs Hoaglund a hard working widow residing in the city made a speech requesting that her home be not taken away from her to pay her assessments on the new improvements Mrs land finally broke down and shed tears and the austere body of oilmen were visibly affected Her property is the only I sion and source of income that the j woman has and the loss of it would j be a severe blow to her The cil promised that her assessment j would be taken care of by a lar subscription April 4 A new board of trustees has been installed with the change that has come upon the Centralia Cannery Company and following the election lust Saturday the trustees will hold meeting on Thursday after- noon at 2 o'clock in the office of E H S Mulder Only two members of the former board are retained they being Field treasurer and E II S Mulder secretary The members of the new board are known farmers with Charles Ipe as president In i addition to these are C W T Swayne K F Johnson C Stocking J F Parker F Ipe John Matson and John Loomis A good sized amount was subscribed at the meeting which was held in the city hall and a vote passed upon the change of the title of the company from the Canning Company to the Centralia Fruit Growers Association The capital stock stands at be- ing 1000 shares at a share non- The trustees get together on Thursday to outline plans of action for the future PA TO STOP 4 The Methodist church presented a request to the council last night that the Warren tion Co be prohibited from working on Sunday on the construction ations that are being carried on by them on Chehalis and Pacific nues They claim that the streets in question are in the heart of halis and it gives a bad impression to any visitors that happen to be in the city on the Sabbath The council took no action on the request The Warren Construction Co is working night and day to com- plete the improvements that are un- der way in as short a time as sible as the work will probably be finished in a month at the most the church members must be fied to endure the apparent geons attitude of the company for that length of time CHEHALIS SELLS ITS POLE OWE 4 At a meeting of the city council of Chehalis last the sale of the old poles and wires was by the city to the Twin City Light was a little in excess of The sale was tnade without a vote of the pepple and the proceeds will be applied on the old outstanding Light and General Fund warrants amendment ing for the election of United States by popular vote and such changes of the rules of the house as are sary for a thorough and consideration of ures before it also to carry out economy in the public ex- penses so that labor might be more lightly burdened greeted of finery composed at least j another burst of tlie audience k made n speech and with the probability of As a House his veto tho Democrats devolve a is without form They were called In groups to the upon Col clear space between the seats and probably undertake a revision of McDowell clerk of the House to the woolen textile and suvl Fein lules of Aldrich net I the vacant chair Democratic majority In House will video for the Speaker He called dork the also puss constitutional I ln chaplain for prayer the first keeper and postmaster of the House providing for tbo for n session which always is The was ordered to notify the clerk's desk and with upraised 10 members to order This hci hands subscribed lo the oath as standing at his own desk in front j by tlie Speaker There followed the election of the of senators by vote of tho people direct House will pass admitting na and New Mexico as states and will present It to the Senate for action President Taft mny be asked for further official explanation of his action In mobilizing troops along the Mexican border April Champ Clark of Missouri today ascended to the Speaker's thronn and while tho deposed looked ou with a picked up tho gavol gave the doik a smart thump and declared tho Congress in session Tho ceremony was repented by tho President In tho Senate at tho time then official word to President Taft that the extraordinary session ho had ed wan ready for business to disappointment of tho of Washington did not live up to his reputed promise to to tho on the of n Missouri mulo Tho now n ro- by of tho and former Cannon wan among tho to congratulate him With n largo number of now bers In both houses to bo Introduced lo Join numerous to bo attended to It din tlie Congressional Record McDowell directed the President Taft's proclamation calling tho special session Then the roll was called alphabetically by states 16 record the names of the members present Word among the that 127 substitute names for those of members present at the session that opened last December appeared on tho roll Then tho great event of the day tho election of the Speaker Of course the result not In doubt but tho realization that In a few minutes they would soo Champ Clark's giant form passing the marble stops to tho Speaker's station keyed members and to n state of excitement absent during tho operation but U proved later that he was not far McDowell a Democrat nnd a as and they took their places nt tho clerk's desk Each member as his name was culled an- tho name of his choice for speaker Tho Democrats up majority for and n roar of approval rumblod through tho long corridors of the Capitol A committee appointed to fy the lender of the honor him Tho Committee the tusk In n few minutes nnd when hoy now nnd tbo President and the Senate that the House had completed It tion A committee was appointed to act with a committee of Senators to Inform the President that Congress was ready to receive any tion he might be pleased to make A resolution adopting 12 o'clock as the time for daily meeting was adopted A report was submitted by man Henry Dem of the Committee on rules Proceedings differed somewhat In the Senate it being a continuing body That is one-third of the bers rot I re or nro elected every two years but two-thirds of the ship nre with authority and qualified for business at tho be- ginning of a now Congress With Aldrich Halo Koan Scott Carter and others of tho lenders missing tho ance on tho floor presented nn most scone to those familiar with tho Senate of years There was no Aldrich to tho proceedings Progressives with Increased numbers showed n sorono mood and prestige and contented President Sherman ruddy with tho glow of health as nnd with n on tho of bis cont na usual Into the chamber nt Continued on Four GIRLS HUSTLE E 4 Two bright young girls who belong to a quartet of hustling young women engaged in ing for a western homestead by their own strenuous efforts are in Centralia today and will leave tonight They are Miss Katheryn Heyer and Miss Mabel Tlie girls have worked their way from their home town in Wisconsin curing subscriptions for a kane magazine with the object of getting an Oregon homestead The girls are farmers ters and understand all about it They display practical knowledge of farming and seem well abie to handle a homestead Tlie two girl chums of the fair visitors are now in Aberdeen and will join tho others in n day or two The four are known The Girls of the Golden West and are warm with enthusiasm over their project COMPANY MUST TELL OF EARNINGS 4 Co The amount received A resolution was passed at a of the company They were ing of the Chehalis city council last informed further that the 2 per cent night demanding that the Centralia payment to the city as required in Gas Co file a report in- their franchise must be complied side of two weeks showing the gross with in the future DI- In tho Superior Court of Lewis County afternoon Merve of Centrnlln granted ab- solute divorce from Ills wife Judge Rice rendered tho decree claimed that his wife failed to treat him as a husband should ho fronted during tho lived together by re- fusing to cook his meals mond his clothes or perform any of tho duties generally Imposed upon a housewife and ns n that sho finally de- sorted him over a year ago nnd that ho hns not scon or hoard from her since Ho born out In his by witnesses nnd unhesitatingly granted him the decree 4 Kennedy of St Joseph Mo is visiting with his brother j Ernest Kennedy of this He is looking over the field with a view to settling and will make his future I home in the vicinity SOCIETY Kennedy earned tho name of nw vie I Tlle King some time ago HI Ot ne was lu extensive FROM VARIOUS PARTS turkey raising At one lime lie had PI ir i nearly one thousand gobblers mil AT yas thp his parts Thanksgiving and Christmas si i- The visitor is much struck by the fine opportunities in tralla and the county and will invest some capital when he starts up iu business OF 4 The or Gorman ing Society is planning one of the most notable concerts ever held in Southwestern Washington The will take place Juno 3 under the direction of Professor Carl zer of About 300 singers will take part in Jin elaborate program and singers and visitors will attend from nil parts of Washington and from some parts of Oregon The program will Include old songs In tho German tongue with musical Roma from tho old masters nnd of Interest tho er's wife did you make whon you faced tho Investigating I vehemently called tho man who had brought the a Chicago Thoro tins beon a slight In tho of the Twin City Light and Traction Company in W L who was sent hero from Portland to take of the tion of tho promised now plant has replaced I M Tumor at of tho company and Mr Tumor hns temporarily resumed hid former position as boss of tho construction Rang Mr Tumor was offered the of superintendent of I at but bo preferred to In HO hns mndo many friends Ms stay hero lloth mon beon with tho of which tho Twin City Co la a branch for about eight
