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Oregon City Enterprise Published Every Friday E. E. BRODIE, Editor and Publisher Eitortd at Oregon City. Or, Toat oe a secondlsss mallar. Subscription Ratta: Oa Tear til. Unnthl f 1 60 Trial 8ubcrlptlon. Two Months .2i Advertising Rates on application. (Ha matter will receive our attention. Subscribers will find the date of ex piration aumped on their papers fob Inwl&c their name. If last payment la ant credited, kindly notify us, and the matter will receive our attention Advertising Rates on application. WIDOWS' PENSION The Kntorpriso BILL GOOD MEASURE is pleased that the hill. n,iiin tnr widows' pension. In- .... ,.. .1...1.K troduced by the lomnnuee ou m-.w ,A vi,lie Morals of tho House, at the reouest of Judge Webster was passed- .... ..II . n a n...idiir. vte DO.ie.O I"" u.v-.-.. wlll be of .nefit to the counties and state, without an incn ase of taxes. The bill provides that every woman who haa one child . . .v. . .1.. or more uuuer mo ate ,n Mrm and whose husband is either dead or an Inmate of some State Institution, or by reason of physical or mental disease Is wholly unable tc work, aud whose supiort and the support of her child or child ren is dependent wholly or partly up on her labor, shall be entitled to the assistance as provided for In this act for the support of her child or child ren. Ten dollars a month Is provided as pension If the woman have one child and $7.50 for each said addi - Uonal children, the money to be paid by the county In which she lives un der the supervision of the Juvenile Court, All necessary safeguards to prevent fraudulent payment of the pension money are Incorporated in the measure. We can conceive of no higher mo tive on the part of society than that of cariLg for indigent widows and their children so that the children may be kept with their mothers. If a mother is totally unable to care for herself and children, support must come from some source and does un- der present conditions- But it would be far better that the county provide the money and have Jurisdiction in Us expenditure. The following sec tion of the act explans its object ad mirably: "It is the purpose and Intention of this act to keep the children, to which it is applicable, together under the guidance and control of their mother, and that the mother shall make a home for the children; and if, in the Judgment of the tribunal which is to administer this law as hereinafter provided, any mother of such child ren is improvident, careless or neg llgent 1 the expenditure of the mon . e7 receneo yui ouaui lo Uiu. ia. sucn trmunai may suggest mat sucn money shall be paid to some person, whom it shall desienate to be used wnom it snail designate, to be used for the supjiort of such mother and children." I ' I ri. ,i, I One of the first speech-, AFTER THE uncAT picniq .es made by Mr. ml-1 son after his nomi-1 nation last summer was at a rural Catherine In New Jer&ev. "Here we are at a farmer's picnic," he said, j "and on this day I suppose we might ! sa? that the farmers occunv the cen-1 ter of the stage in our politics. I have ' seen the interests of a great many i De "P 'or anotner nu. classes specially regarded in leglila- j " tlon, but I must frankly say that I I Gen. Ikitha, the old Boer warrior, have seldom seen the interests of the. has never ceased fighting for hU farme regarded in legislation." As ! country. He is determined that South Governor of New Jersey, the state of 'Africa shall be something more than monumental favors to inflated corpor- a mere adjunct of the British Eol ations, the farmer cay seem a small i pire. figure In business. Hut there are forty-seven other states, chiefly much larger in area. They know more than Mr. Wilson seems to know about the homestead law passed by the Repub- lican party early in Its history, about many other laws to promote agricul- j ture, Irrigation, rural free delivery, j protection and develpment of native productions, crops doubled in a dec- tide, and other accomplished farts of tbe same sort. I Str.rting with the fancy that Amer ican farmers have been overhxiked in national politics Mr. Wilson draws further upon nis imagination by add ing: "Ana one cf the greatest im- nncitlnni nnnn the farmera rif tb!a . " . - - i country that has ever been devised The Strength of a Bank is based on the character of it$ assets, and of the men behind it. This bank, for thirty one years a pillar of strength in this community, keeps iu resources abso lutely clean and dependable. Its officers wtll always see that its assets are of such a character that its strength can never be questioned. Upon this basis we invite your confidence and your account. The Bank of Oregon City THE OLDEST BANK IN CLACKAMAS COUNTY Is ih- prce.il tariff legislation of I ho lulled States." Mr- '""" la nil academic free trader, ami "" ... - i i..iiiimi lo urge upon ton - I " ,.st Impositions that have aim. ' th.Mii. and that they havo boon crowd- ed a..v from tho conlor of tho stage their loss and neglect to now for a Croat farm upim in-m professor. . . ... BUILD THE ELEVATOR While tlu SOON AS POSSIBLE Kntorpriso ho-. ll.'vos the com- j nutioe i ainod by l' i"-v council to j make i-reliminary arrangements for j tho elevator at tho bluff, which wS authorUed by tho people at tho last . election, Is doing Its work thorough 1). the committee should not forget , . ..... .h. ..i..viinr is an urgent need I and should bo envied as soon as pos- l.LIt in. - i-i... ....... oniiT.mil stops, Mine. . - - . It is no longer a stairway town. Is a live, up-to-date city and tne poo-, ... n. n,i IV. 3 Ii:i.f D'.'i..u " - uncertain language rogjinung e er c-, j tion of an ei. vaior. i no .u.u.s is to start work at once. If possible, , j and build the lift the people u(-, Th.i ..n otavit.ir to tno ni l socuon I will be of great benetlt to all sections , is 1101 quosiioneu o.. ,.....- - the Interests of tho city. It will en hance the value of property on the hill and It will bring more patronage to tho merchants of Main Street. The eltvtora.e of this city never did wiser thins than when It authoru.4 this Improvement. The city council should heed the wishes of the people and have the elevator built as soon as possible. - - ! sqhoOL HEAD SHOULD The Enter I GET BIGGER SALARY prise be- (he superintendent of the 'ciack- amas County schools should re- j ceive a nigner salary, .xir. u.iry, wuu has been reflected by the people to that office, receives only $1,000 a year. Surely that Is not enough. The superintendent of the Oregon City schools receives almost twice that amount. If the increase involved a I burden upon the taxpayers the En terprise might oppose it. But It does not. The bill before the Legislature provides that the salary shall be In-1 j creased from $1,000 to $1,600 a year and that one supervisor be dropped. The supervisors get $100 a month. Vnder the provisions of the bill the superintendent will do ia addition to his own work that of one supervisor. He is allowed $100 a year for travel ing expenses and $20 a month for clerk hire. It seems to us the bill is fair. The death of Mrs. Ann W. Jag- gar, widow of the late Benjamin Jag- gar, removes one of Clackamas Coun ty's mose prominent women Hers was a long and useful life and much of tbe gucceM of hef hugbac(J and S0M was due t0 ner he,p aD(, guidance. She had lived in this coun-1 ty since 1S72. and it was here that I I . , , . . . the (oundatloa for ,he Jasgar fortline was made. Althoueh nast s? vars of age when she died. Mrs. Jaggar ! enjoyed good health until about two ! . . . i years ago and her mental faculties were retained until the last. . I'arcels in the mails must not be 80 tishtly "PaIed that their C0Dtunts ' cau not be readii' ewn'ned bx the 1,08131 authorities. The old Jok the postmistress and postal card i Roumania ask3 to be rewarded for neutrality in the Balkan operations. This will strike the men who have ! iH been ro'ighing It at the front as the height of borne guard impudence. A confederate $10 bill was passed 1 In a neighboring town last week. How lion? will it take some folks to learn that special stamps only will send a : parcel through the mails. A farmer can go to his telephone and order a hot meal to be sent by ' rural delivery. The old dinner horn has done its Dart well, but IB HO - longer indispensable. Bres tli.' passage 'f " free-trade Uw.u ,M,(;r1.,I.Ml errors which con Hlmi.h t.'l.l Ih,' farmers that drtercnt Impression I hmi 1 In- OREGON riTYKXTKKPKIS" VIMDAY. J CORRECTION. j okkuox city, or.. Jan. n.-aM ! (tor of ih. Km.Trrl8.0- In my r. , -;,,., , ,,ls weeks Knl-rprlxo . ,,.. ,.ii.hIs. I rind CMIl. O 1. .UK . ........ . m(1,vt lim0K country girls to m ho ,,0tiit totm r.-.julr.-.l by women ; , , , i,v than yon will ,'"''" Look ouiian t-qu.il nuinnrr oi ... e another correction - mo to,,..,..,, lion of country soIumIs. as It Is call ,... Is tho only l'l" .,...,,..., BILL BECOMES LAW l Continued from P-iKO 1 shall have boon mail.' under the pro j visions of this net. shall marry. aueiij i allowance MM... I I (.i"! . MM continue at h(, , h ,. . v , r.aohod the! of sixt,,,,n years. : ii'tlilll l.'. .u.o n. . i i -. - ,...,..... w. .. u , h P,.sil,.nl, 0f the state i (.nt of (ho lVOUr.lm.,. of the ; OVOnts which entitle them to the bea-1 ! of tins nci as I'riM i.ieu '.i. - . , tlon 1. QUIET AGREEMENT 13 REACHED BY MEMBERS OF BOTH HOUSES ADJOURNMENT FOR ONE WEEK SCHEME West Declares That Plan Will Not be Successful Threats Made by Executive Cause Action STATE CAPITOL. Salem. Or.. Jan 24 (Special.) Ciovernor West is to be shorn of his executive veto power j hr tho nresent Legislative Assemblv. I ms tnreats are to react and result ; WIDOWS' PENSION I l GOVERNOR'S VETO ! ENDED BYSOLONS; In leaving him an almost negligible t0es on education, sitting Jointly Ust factor. night. K. L. Mills, of J'ortiand, made A quiet agreement has been reach- an earnest plea that the provisions ed among members of both houses by I of House bill No. lil, by (Hson. known which the Legislature will have the as the llaak bill, he carefully consl.l opportunity of passing on every veto I ered In connection w ith Senate bill which the Governor applies to the j 71. by Karrell. before making reports, bills of this session. There is a sutll Hoth measures are ostensibly lute ml clent backing in each house to make ! ed to belter school conditions la this move a success. j 1'orUand, but the abjection has teen The plan is simply to take an ad- i raised to the Senate measure that It Journment for a wec-k at the end of; will risult In the formation of a the to dsys of the session. The Gov-1 ernor kas five days in which to sign In its operation than the present a bill, veto it. or automatically allow school board machine, it to become a law. The merit of the Mouse hilt were The Legislature la given power to . gone into a length by Mills, who adjourn from time to time as It sees 1 showed perfect familiarity with both fit unless it adjourns sine die. Under : measures. Me asserted that under the constitution it cannot adjourn for j Karrel's bill the teachers virtually a longer period than three days at j would be able to perpetuate their ten any one time without adjourning sine ure of office for all time and that It uip - but a concurrent resolution of ... .V . . . r",e cao "V."" u 1 " ana lne l-ecisiaiure may adjourn ror ' , fit and ran remain In ..l,.n n Ifm s It desires. ,. T1!fi f ' ,th thl i the legislators will receive their per i diem onIy for thfi itj day4 of the Bt,4. Blon. GIVE IIP 'BIG STICK' SALKM, Or.. Jan. 25. That Gover nor West realizes now the magnitude of his mistake in trying to usurp the functions of the Legislature U ap parent Equally clear la said to be his realisation of the lack of diplo macy exhibited in his threats to be revenged in case members did not do his bidding. To certain of bis bosom frlenda, who discussed with others this morn ing tbe plans of the Executive, W-at said tc have confided his Intention to scrutinize all bills carefully and use the veto power only as regards those he honestly believes against public policy or containing serious or ,atal defects. Always spectacular, he nas prepared a chart on appropria tions in various departments, with a "dead line" drawn In red Ink, which he nay a will be submitted to the IeKlnlators Monday. As soon as the "dead line' is reached, he will there after use the veto ax on all appro priation bills reaching his office. If the Governor adheres to his plan he will, without doubt, find hoth Leg islative bodies meeting him half way. At no time except in the heat of strife has there been a tendency on the part of the solons to consider, meas ures other than impersonally. In mo men's of extreme bitterness they have threatened retaliation to kill all the measures for which West is spon sor, but such plans were abandoned as soon is the better judgment of tbe Legislators again prevailed. There can be no question that any worthy i bill fathered by the Executive will be Impartially considered and action taken or. its merits. Where the Governor made his mis take, it is pointed out, is in the as sumption that the people are out of sympathy with the Legislature and j that any form of punlBhment he might desire tc mete out because It did not ; do his bidding, would evoke active , public demonstration, with him In the limelight, on a pedestal as the hero, and tho legislative Assembly In the role of villian. Knowledge of the mental processes resulting In the Governor taking up the big stick Is ; largely responsible for the cool, cal ! rulatinz manner in which members have condueted their program. It is noteworthy that no open attacks havo been made on West and no demon-1 strations have accompanied the pas- tern Ixir.g Ijintance Telephone Com SHfre of bills by Inre majorities over pany. Its only competitor, according his vetoes. The legislature In a way to a report by Attorney General Craw aosumd the role of father to the er-1 ford, and which will likely be submit ring child West needed chastising ted to the Legislature tomorrow aflcr- ar.d he received It, but there was no parental Jubilation over having to perform a painful duty. HOME RULE BILL WINS IN SENATE MALARKEY SPRINGS 010 SUR PRISE ON MEASURE LONG CONTESTED DIHICK SWITCHES TO IIS Senator Explains That Proposition la Wrong, Out He Believes It Is Best at Prts tnt S.V1.KM. Jan. :;.. (Special.) -President Malarkoy. of tho Senate, by whoso vote the resolution to put on the ballot at the next general election an ttinen.liiioiit repealing the home rule bill was defeated Tuesday, sprung a surprise today when he mount to ,K.. ....1, .,.., " u.nV.Tcarr.e.Und on se.- ,, vote tho resolution which was OSI Tuee.Ky was adopted today and s,,t into tho House w hero It will be i no cemer '. warfare Senator Pimlek of t'lackamas voted against tho bill Tuesday, but was the one Senator who switched and voted In fa.or of It and assisted In Its pas sago. In explaining Ms position ho stated that ho still believed tho prop osition wrong for the Legislature to attempt to tinker with the peoples laws b sending a measure to the i ballot for a side which has once been ! defeated by the peoples' vote. Hut he stated, after consideration. he had reached the conclusion thai by voting for the resolution It would ! ..I.i.- ih.t ih.. T!in. nf Initial- I j tng a petition would be obviated and ; for that reason he decided to vote for It. The other Senator added to the I affirmative vote was Mollis, of Wash 1 Ington. who was In Portland Wed ' nes.lay. Tho rlnrk.nnns delegation was quiet today on both sides of the I Legislature and but little transpired i of interest In either house. TEACHERS' TRUST IS FEARED BI SENATOR S.VI.KM, Or., Jan. Appearing before the Senate and Mouse commit- teachers' machine, as bad or worse would !.e almost Impossible to remove ...: "' "'- ' " . l oi uieir uu.-ubc. i." '""k-" ,hat . hay Ul.h g bl drawn , secret and Introduced without the knowledge of the persons who have '.' "5" rtZ 'n tno teacners nail not acieii in K0O.l faith. The Moiiso bill, he assert- eu. woillil noiu me scuooi nooru ma- chine within proper bounds and at the same time give the teachers a I fair deal. I Tho explanation of Mills was re- celved fnvornbly by the committee. ' whirh also listened to an exposition of the situation from others. E SALEM, Or., Jan. 29. Certain pre liminary agreements reached by the Oregon-Washington Joint committee as to the construction of an Inter state bridge connecting Vancouver and Portland will be read In the Hen ate tomorrow by Mollis and In the Mouse by Nolta. In substance they are as follows: That Oregon shall pass an enabling art. That everything possible will be done to get Washington to appro priate $500,000 cont ingent upon Clarke County making up any deficiency be tween that amount and what may be appropriated by the Legislature. That the board shall consist of three members from Oregon and three from Washington, and that In case of dis pute they shall select an arbitrator. That the two states shall come to a definite understanding as to the terms under which the bridge may be used by public utility corporations. That arrangements shall he mado as to malntalnence of the structure and the proportion to be borne by each state. To hold the cost down to the low est figure compatible with good ma terials and good work. All these agreements necessarily are contingent on the I-eglslattires of both states passing bills carrying appropriations for the construction for such a bridge. TELEPHONE COMBINE SALEM, Or., Jan. 23-UnIess the Legislature passes an anti-trust law with an emergency clause attached, which will meet the situation, the state will be powerless to prevent the Pacific States Telephone Com- pany from gobbling up the Northwes- noon. Hy a Joint resolution of the Legis lature, the Attorney General was sent AX. m. to Poi't.iind M Invesllgato lh report ... .n...,,.i ..r tin. Hill Company ( Hrt control of the Homo Company. ll Rt,ilos (hat ho found tho Hell Com imnv had boiilthl P I'"' ,,f " competitor lor Hie oM.lonl pnip.'.o of immng It out of hiislni'M. and Hint It was now attempting to foioclos" on Hie bonds. o sal.l ho found that If the Homo Compau. Is put out of business. In addition to HiiotllluK lhl coliipetl lion. II will bo n score blow to nearly all of tho local and farmers' linos In tho slate, as the Hell Company rcfus i.i iii.rinlt these local Hues to eon- .....i with lis Hue, whllo tho llom" Company .h'.s permit them to con ned. . , . Senator Smith of t'ooe has Intro duced an and trust bill, being Solium bill No !.'.. that moots the exigen ce of the case if tho bill becomes ik law without deluv, according to Hi" xttotucv (ioiiotal An effort was made xi.ii.diiv to ha.e the rules in Hi mom. nt.. suspended ' I'M could bo -....i hut it... Semite refined to rllnh It. '... i. .r i,r....nt laws, (ho stale Is powerless to Interfere." declaies the Attorney llonoral. WEST ACCUSED OF S.VI.KM. Or. Jan. - I1)' allowing money to bo dlortcd from funds ap propriated by the Legislature In Lll. for sp.vlllo purposes and to be ex pen. led In ways ii' or contemplated by the law -making bo.lv of the state. Uneruor Went probably has lltre.l up a hornet's not Taken In connec tion with Hie tampering which Is al- leg,..; to have marked the dissipation ..f the re.ohlng fund In au unsavory brickyard deal, anil tne Hangers ami expense of his lienor system" In dealing with con Ida al the state penitentiary, it may seem that thr i.renent troubles of the executive, art. a unfiling ceimwred lth tlm ordeal thruuKh ohlch be Is likely to havo to jm-s before tbe LeglalalUa Ansetn. bly niDnurns. I'roblng h a member of tlm Joint ImcHtUiitttiK c.miinltlee of the Sen te and llono ulren.ly has brouKhl (n liKht most peculiar conditions of alt.iirs at the penitentiary Incl.len tally, the conduct of thu nttlee of tho So retitrv of State, primarily durlliK the a.ltnliiUtmtltm of Acting (imnrnor llowerninn, though the method of the present Incumbent come In for a certain decree of criticism, flgun-s In the affairs In anything but a pleas ant manner. II. II. Corey, chief clerk under the former regime-. Is accus ed of Irregularly drawing 1'jO In No vember, l'.ilo. and present attaches do not hesitate to s.iy that he was not entitled to tho amount. Others have been paid for so-rullot! eitra services during oli-.itrs Inciiiiibonry, but whllo the syntetn employed Is admittedly Irregular, they are said to have rum ed tho amounts they received anil morally to have been entitled to them. It has leaked out also, that, barring the last quarter of the biennial per iod ending Iecemb.r St. 1911, for which no tdequato record has a yet apxared. Governor West's 'honor system" in relation to tha manner eouviets had needlessly cost the state $119:1.05. Tho Investigating commit tee as a body seem to be supplied with Information by a member, show ing that doHpite methods In vogue Intended to cover up transactions for more than two years from the lime they occur, every cent of every fund, appropriated In 1911 for tho peniten tiary has been expended, and that In order to make good his promise of permitting no iledelencles, Governor West has often protivted the main talnencu fund by allowing money to be drawn from other funds never In teded for the purposes for which they were diverted. Tobacco, typewriters, cartridges, ropes, knives und other ar ticles have been paid (or out of var lou funds Hiei itlcally set apart for other purposes. The Item "tobacco' in fact, Is found under the head of several funds where it does not belong, und In one Instu nen cost more than ln0. The nicety with which funds have been spi ut, ho that every cent of tho ap propriation for each tund was used up December 31, 1!I2, Is shown by these "tobacco" entries where thero promised to remain n few dollars In any fund It was utilize. lu tha pur-clia-te of tobacco for the coiivi.-ts. The lam report Intended for legisla tors this year showed an unexp.-n.led balance up to last September 30, of 1 1 f. S 2 H in (be maintenance fund Nor will these b the only things which the Governor will be railed npnn tu explain. Tho records show that ou August 13, 1911. George La bereo was paid $100 for "services as foreman" and September IB, 1312, the same amount as "superintendent of construction' Trota the fund spiiru prlated for payment of expenses of purchasing mid Installing 21 new cells at tho penitentiary. Of LEGISLATURE SALFTM. Or., Jan. 29. From a good many Indications, with especial ref erence to the attitude of members of the house ways and means commit tee, this Ih likely to prove a pretty lean year In appropriation. It Is said that members of the committee have practically reached an agreement to prune appropriations right nnd left. In fact, it Is asserted that there will be a great many uls appointed appropriation hunters be fore the session ends. Kven the state Institutions, Includ ing the penitentiary, feeble minded schools, snd so forth, and the state '-durational Institutions will feel the effects of the policy of rigid economy the committee Is expected to pursue. Proposals have already been made to slash to the very limit some of these appropriations which are de clared by officials of the Institutions to he already as low as efficiency rill permit. Members of the committee, It Is said, have determined to carry economy so far that there will be no opportunty for Governor West to put his threatened "deadline" vetoes In to effect. As yet the committee has not con sldered any large appropriations, hut at a meet.rg last night some minor ones were taken up. Speaker McAr thur's hill to appropriate $10,000 to fight bubonic plague and one hy Jay Kpton to reimburse Richard Williams and others who advanced $12",5 to ouy the site of the Champoeg monument, were killed. TEN-HOUR BILL FACES DEFEAT SCMUtDCL'B MEASURI CIHTAIN TO HAVE OltrAT OPPOSITION IN BINATI WORKERS FAVOR SYSTEM IN VOGUE Men Would bs Alluwsd to Work Only Flvt Dsys Undtr Dill Others Would us Employ id The bill of lleplesentatlvo Schlio ., panned by the lliiiiso by a volo of (J In I'.l, If panned l.y tho Seiiala, w III make 4 big change In tho shifts III Die Oregon City tullln. The bill p ro il. I. n It-lit It nhall be tho public pol icy of the Mate Dial l"ti hours a day and to hours a week aro the maxi mum of hours of labor for men In mil's, factories and manufacturing entabllnhitieiit. Tho bill provides that It: .'it shall not bo employed for longer hours than these hours rxeopt lu cam of watchmen, making lieees nary repairs or of rmortioiiey where life or property is In linlnout peril r.'inpo)es may work overtime two hours a day but must not work more than i'.O hours In otto week. Employ ers who shall allow violations of tho l.i w are to bo deemed guilty of a mis demeanor, and may ho fined not lns l nan $mi nor ntoro thso $.'00. A superintendent of ono of tho pap or mills horn said Wednesday If tho bill iHX-amo a law It would renult In shift men working only five days a ... Ho said that other men would have to bo employed. Tho mills will not close because tha rot of startlnc would bo too groat, and consequently other .nen must ho employed to taka tho place of thine laid off under tho provlnlnns of tho law. Tho mon do not favor tho measure because thoy are pabl by the hour and deslro to get In s many hours ns possible, it la not believed thst tho bill wilt b pansnt by tho Senate. REPRESENTATIVE GILL'S MEAS URE IS FAVORED DV ELECTORATE PLAN IS TO ARROGATE NUISANCE Voter Who CoMlnusd Rtsldsnc In Precinct Would not bs Rs qulrtd to Rtulitsr Again 8ALEM. Or., Jan. 23. (Special.) Itepreseiitatlve 1)111 of Clackamas County, has Introduced tlio following hill simplifying registration for vol lug: A hilt for un act tu provide for the roiclHtr.itlou of voters, prutlillng the tiiHimei of such rotiinlrulloii, the time of such registration, tho duties of the county cb-rk to such rvglnlra tlon, for the apiKiltilmelit of olflclul rcKistors defining their duties, provid ing penalty for their niiilfeAsunco In o I!!.-... providing (hut cities may cure the precinct agisters for us In r it y elections, nn. I repealing Hoe. 3117, :n is. 3m. 3i..o. :iiui, 3ti3, 3153. 3t:.r.. ::i'.. 3if7. 3t..H. 3i:.9, 3it;o, stf.i, 3i'..'. .ll3, and 3lti of Uird's Oregon Laws. lie It enacted by the People of the State of Oregon: lie It enacted by the Legislative As sembly of the Htate of Oregon. Section I. Tho county clerk In each county of this state shall procure such books, cards or other material as may he needed In registering the vol'Ts of the county In accordance with the provisions of this act. The board of conimlsioiiers In each county shall order to he paid out of the county treasury the reasonable and necessary expenses so Incurred by th county cb-rk. Section 2. In registering votes, the county clerk In each county. In the general eonnly register, shall use the card Index system. The official pg 1st ration card shall be made from stock of quality that will admit of them lasting Itidellnltely, said regis tration cards, shall be three by five Inches In sizes, printed and ruled In substantially the following form: Surname Given name I, having been first duly sworn, say upon oath, that I am a qualified elector, snd the statements herein entered, as to my qualification as an elector are true. Signature of Klector I'rwlnet .residence (station, township and range) post office nil dress (where mall Is received.) room occupation age wh-re born (state or country) date, of naturalization or declaration place court . how long In Oregon , date of registration party affiliation height weight color of hair color of eyes Subscribed and sworn to me be- foro me.... County Clerk Hy Deputy Official Registrar They shall b punched and fasten ed In boxes by a rod so they can be removed only by the county clerk or his duplies The cards shall bn sort ed In exact alphabetical order for the whole county. Suld cards shall be known as the general county register. Section 3. The precinct registers shall be loose-lenf.-d registers with leaves seven Inches In width by ten Inches Ir length, from top to bottom The quality and weight of the paper shall be such as to last Indefinitely. The registration for the precincts shall be In duplicate, one duplicate to be retained for the precinct regis ter, the other to be given by the county clerk as a certificate of elec tion to the elector. Upon each dupll- REGISTRATION BILL WOULD AID VOTERS i nto shall bo prltlte.1 a llilpjlhnts of Iho form printed uix'll hn tiltl. lu ,,,, Intintloii cauls with the a. billion ( the following oath: "Wo, Iho till. lei signed Wllnen..,.,, j0 swear Unit our names und Uiiniui, are genuine; Hint w am em li (winm,. it 1 1 acquainted With Iho elector llt his residence, as stated; lhat Ilevn all his other statements an. jylt and that wo urn ea. h f t Ixi 1 .1.. i thin county " Hlgimluro llenhin,,.. Subscribed and sworn lu by th day of m Section 4. Kety elector mar trf Inlereil without charge by petnonnlly appearing In tho otn.o of tlm unity eleik. and after being duly amon, slating (li following facts, which clerk shall outer lit black Ink In tii. I ale, (li nt, UpOII Iho Ultlelnl r.'KlnlM. tlon cards In tha getioral comity i., , ter and upon each of tho duplicates of iho picciii.t reiiloter for th- ,r,K cine! In which Iho elector ic.1,1,., I ho elector shall sttill bis iiamo tu each of Iho threu altldavlts In ttla pnselico of Iho clerk and Ills ilu.iui, If he cannot sIeii his name, tin. , n shall sign tho rlcetor'a name, and iilm ream. n of tho electors Inability n nlKH. Tho clerk shall enter In 11,. atn.latlla tha following lnfoiinal.u llato of registration, tiaiim of el. tor, niirnanin In bo shell In full, axn of elector, occuiuitlou of rhetor. u ortlce address, place of birth, wlinilmr naturalised. In what court, box long In Oregon, height of ehi lor, .- Ik tit, color of hair, color of ryea, the i.siii or iiuuiImt of his precinct, bis pu of residence, which shall tiichi.lt. la the country, tho section, townahlp and range; or In a city, (ho room n4 ft. Kir, street, and number. If tlu-rn In any. or such Information as may drf luitely local' Ihs electors rrnlilm, , and Iho naino of tho political mrty wtb which Iho elector affiliate, un ion lm refuses to name hla party pre ference, lu which ras tho clerk shall enter tho word "refused." If tin, !.!. lor Is registered by Iho rlerk In per son, h- shall so sign his own naum in attenetatlon thereof, and If the elec tor Is registered by a deputy, then. In addition to the name of Ike clerk tho particular d'puly aclualy r.-sln-terlng Iho rbH tor shall slstl bis iiamn al length, lu attestation thereof. W hen tho elector shall hav eoiiii't.-t. rd hi r-glntratlun as provided lu this art, the rlerk shall place the neal of the county upon ono of Iho dupll rates of tho product rrgUter. and r.i or nxi ll II to (ho rhetor as his cl dr-nco of reglnt ration. At tho rteno of tho nglntrailon prtvrdlug any elec tion, iho rletk shall arrange Ih pre cinct register alphalwllcally and rauno the same to bn lluleled. SO any elec tor's name may be readily found. flection t. Ths county clerk shall resinit-r any qualified oloctor who may request to ho registered at any tlui" after this law shall be of force and effect, eicrpt that be shall return, to register any elector during sltty lection, of flften days licit preceding any special election. If the county rlerk refuse to register an qualified lector, such elector may proceed by mandamus to compel him to do so. This law shall not operate tu required by tho charter or ordinance! of any city or town, flection i. No elector who Is not realnli-rsd as provided In this act shall bo etitltlsd to voto at any elec tion provided for by law eicepl In school district or road district elec tions, provided, thst in the rasa Ihs Supremo I'ourt should bold ths alo Vrovlaloit for rompiilnory registration Invalid, then and In that raso only, tho elector nisy register with tun tho Judges of tho election upon sine lion day, by subscribing lu tho follow Ing form und securing tho affidavit of sit freeholders that Ihey are per soualiy acquainted with tho elector. Slate of OrcKtiii, county of ss 1. the underslgiKil elector, do sol etutily swear (or affirm) that my name and signature as below Is my true n it u i n and signature. If I have, not signed It, It Is bo cause und It was signed by the att' sting oin.er at my prrquent My agu Is years; occupation.. nativity liaturnlUed or declared my Intention In court, lu . county. Stale of . . ou 191..., as appears by (ho natnrslla lion papers vihlhltcd herewith. My pnsent residence Is In section iwnshlp rsngii , or (If city or town) at No street I occupy room.. ., on floor. that I have resided In this tttatn dur lug the sis months neit preceding this election Sigtiature of Klector W, the undersigned witnesses, do hereby swear Unit our names snd sig natures am genuine; that wo are acli persomily acquainted with tho ohclor snd his residence ns staled; that wo believe all his other statements sr true nnd that wo aro each freeholders In tho county. to (he affidavits required of a resident elector beforo notary public and mulling such affidavits to the county clerk of the county In which thn cb-c tor claims his residence; provided. Iho clerk may reject th registration of any person whom he believes to be disqualified. ':' Section 10. As soon as this law shall go Into effort, the county clerk of ench county shnll appoint an office nl registrar In each precinct In the county not Included In or a part of the municipality In which tho county court house a situated, as the rnsn may he. Such official registrar shall preferably be a notary public or Jus tlco of tho peace. He shall qunllfy by subscribing to thn ttsiint oath of office and by filing a bond In thn sum of three hundred dollnrs, which shall be satisfactory to the county clerk. Tho official registrar shall hold office at thn pleasure of the county clerk hut not beyond tho term for which tho county-rlerk was elected He shnll receive for each elector regis tered by him thn sum of ten cents, ex cept as hnr'-ln otherwise provided, thn samn to he audited and ordered paid by the county commissioners. flection 11. Thn county clerk shnll furnish thn official registrars of his county win thn necessry supplies and Instruct them In their duties. He mar reject the registration mad by an official registrar of any elector whom ho may determine to bn dls qualified, but such elector may ap peal from bis determination to thn circuit court. flection 12. It shall he thn duty of every ehctor In thn statn to register prior to thn regular general election In 1914. As long as thn elector re sides In the precinct from which bo registers he shall not bn required to register again unless he shall fall to vote at any election within tbn blen nlal period Including a general eb-c (Continued on page -)