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THE MORXIXG OREGOXIAX, THTOSDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 1913. 18 WEST LETTER ACTS AS MATCH TO FUSE Day of Turmoil in Legislature Sees Senate Split on All Reports. M'ARTHUR RESCUES HOUSE Speaker, In Able Address. Soothes Malcontents, Who Threaten to Break Harmony of Session. Railroad Commission Target. NIGHT SESSIONS OF HOOK WILL BEGIN TONIGHT. STATE CAPITOL, Salem, Or.. Feb. 12. (Special.) The first night ses sion of the House will be held at S o'clock tomorrow night, where sal aries of county officers wffl be con sider!. The Houae probably will hold night meetings right along till the end of the legislative session. ST ATI I CAPITOL, Salem, Or.. Keb. 1. (SpecUl.) This was a day of turmoil in the Legislature, particularly In the Senate, largely brought on by the mes nage of the Governor attacking the ways and means committee. The upper body split wide open on l:ractically every adverse report that came before it and as a result, al though there, were III bills on the cal endar for final passage, none of them were reached and all but a few minutes' time wan consumed in determining what should be dono with report?. This Is the first time a condition similar has existed during a number of sessions, at least while the closing clays arc here. Battle seemed to be in the air and harmony was lacking throughout the day. Ju the House the same condition was threatened until Speaker McArtliur took the floor ana In a Btrong speech soothed the mal contents, for the day at least There seemed to be no particular reason for insurging and none of the members have been able to explain iust exactly what it was all about. It is not construed as an attempt at dis i uptlng the organization or an in surgent movement against the organi zation. But for a week or two small bills. In which various members have been Interested, when they have ap peared for final disposition, have brought about friction between the re spective members. This friction reached a boiling point today and resulted In a general in harmonious melee. It needed only the Governor's message as a match to the fuse. This set the members of the ways and means committee on edge. Then came a plan to slip through a bill which would abullsh the Railroad Com mission. Tills caused a divergent situ ation to appear. The commission was attacked as Insufficient and as being without reason for existence, deelara- tions being made that with all the power of the state behind It, it had not accomplished the ends sought. The Mil would eliminate excess charges on baggage until after It had remained In storage for 48 hours. It was in definitely postponed, despite the at tack on the commission. Attacks were also made on the ways and means committee In support of a resolution by Joseph to abolish com mittees in the legislative assembly, but that resolution was also indefinitely postponed. CHARGES HURLED AT FIN LEY Senator Carson Complains Game Warden Acts in Bad Faith. STATE CAPITOL Salem. Or., Feb. 12. (Special.) Game Warden Flnley was charged with bad faith in the Senate today by Senator Carson when his bill, providing for the relief of persons whose property has been damaged by beavers, returned with an adverse re port ,from the game committee. Carson objected strenuously. "Peo ple in Northern Marion County have suffered damage from beavers," he said. "I took the matter up with Game War den Flnley and he agreed to let the people of that section kill beavers, and to write me a letter to that effect Im mediately. I have never received the letter, and now comes an adverse re port from the committee." The bill was laid on the table to be taken up when the game code Is con sidered. Another same bill of DImiok's, to prevent bailing of ducks in duck ponds, was Indefinitely portponed. HI KDV - (.TROY BILL PI ZZLE If Governor Wot Signs Hcn-uro All Will Ho Well Maybe. STATE CAPITOL. Salem. Or.. Feb. 12. (Special.) It will not be unlawful to conduct "hurdy gurdies" if the Gov ernor signs a bill which was passed by the Senate yesterday and which had already been passed by the House. No one In the Senate seemed to know what a "hurdy gurdy" Is supposed to be. Senator Nenner attempted to ex plain tho bill. It was passed in 1S64. which Is somewhat previous to that Senator's time. He said he understood there ued to be surh things as "hurdy gurdic3 back in the good old days, but at the present moment he was ready to vouch for the fact that they have disappeared and consequently the statute which prohibited them Is dead wood Therefore he was willing to see a bill passed which would repeal the old law. DAT Bil l. GOGS TO SD READING Mtieli f Afternoon in Senate C?ed in Fight Over Measnre. STATE CAPITOL. Salem. Or.. Feb. 12. (Special.) After a long fight, which consumed much of the time of the afternoon In the Senate today, that body decided to let the Day bill, pro viding for a special referendum elec tion In August, to go to third reading. The bill came in with two reports, the majority report being in favor of Us passage and the minority against It. A move to substitute the minority for the majority report failed, there being 14 In favor of the bill and 13 against 1l How the absentees or the President, who was not voting, stand in relation to the bill Is not known. sueepinjr Investigation Aim. STATE CAPITOU Salem. Or.. Feb 12. - (Special.) Under a joint resolution. Introduced by Senator Wood, an In vestigation of all institutions, commis sions, boards and offices would be car ried on during the next two years by a legislative committee to report at the next session. Constable''. . 1 : . i r Bill l"asos. STATE CAPITOL, Salem. Or., Feb. 11 lEpeemu i ma aausa this' thsrnrng passed a bill increasing the salary of Constable Weinberger at Portland from 160 to JIOO a month, granting him an additional deputy and giving him the authority to employ his own deputies, of which he Is allowed ten. State Banks Bill Passed. STATE CAPITOL. Salem. Or.. Feb. 12. (Special.) The House today passed a bill requiring state banks to capitalize to 15 per cent of the amount of deposits and surplus carried by them. Olson, of Multnomah, made a slight fight against this, saying he believed it favored Na tional banks, but It passed regardless. Road Bonds Memorial Defeated. STATE CAPITOL, Salem. Or., Feb. 12. i Special.) Joseph's memorial asking Congress to secure road bonds with Na tional hank note issues was defeated in the Senate today. Charges of gag rule were made by Kellaher, and a clash occurred between that Senator nd President Malarkey. TRIBUTE IS PAID LINCOLN LICGISLATL-RK HONORS IKI OIIY IX JOINT SESSION. Her. C. E. Clinc, of Portland. Prin cipal Speaker After President Malarkey Calls for Order. STATE CAPITOL. Salem. Or., Feb. 12. (Special.) Fitting tribute to thr memory of Lincoln was paid licre toda by the Senate and House in joint ses sion. Rev. '. K. r:llne, of Portland, way the chief speaker and detailed the life Of tin? jrreat omancipator. President Malarkey. of the Senate, called the joint assembly together at 3 o'clock. Ho then called upon Senator Miller, who presided. The members of the Supreme ourt. Secretary of State Olcott, State Treasurer Kay and other state officers occupied scats on the platform. Speaker McArthur, who Introduced a bill to make Lincoln s birthday a state holiday, paid a glowing tribute to the martyred President, as did also Glen O Holman. of Salem. Representative Howard, of Douglas, spoke on behalf of the South, where he was born. lie declared that, had Lin coln lived, there never would have been the bitter feeling relative to recon struction. "That," said Rev. Mr. Howard. 'T think is the greatest tribute the South could pay to Lincoln." This statement was loudly cheered. The Salem baud furnished patriotic music. 8-HOUR BILL IS PASSED LOWER HOI'SE GIVES ITS SANC TION OX RECOXSIDEKATION. Move by IJepreentutives to Amend Senate Measure Kails. Alleging Document Too Drastic. STATE CAPITOU Salem. Or.. Feb. 12. (Special.) Without amendment and but few dissenting votes, the so-called eight-hour day bill by Senator Smith, of Coos, was passed by the House this afternoon on reconsideration. Hughes and Hcetzel of Marion at tempted to amend the law as passed by the Senate by inserting a clause that would enable certain classes of laborers to work more than eight hours a day or more than 4S hours a week. Their efforts failed. Upon rollcall they voted against the bill, leading a small mi nority. Hughes and Heltisel contended that the bill is so drastic that it will be absolutely unfair to employers and that it "was drawn In the interests of the greatest trust in the country the labor unions." Other members declared that the bill was Identical with the one passed by the people at the last state election and that any such amendments as pr. posed by Hughes and Heltzel would ruin it. The law as passed by the people had no enacting clause and was therefore Inoperative. This defect is to be cured by the Legislature. SI. NATE BILLS DIE XATl' JIALXY l our Measure Fall by Wayside Not to Be Seen Again In 1913. STATE CAPITOL. Salem. Or.. Keb. 12. (Special.) A number of bills were thrown into the scrap heap in the Sen ate today, to reappear no more this session. They were: S. B. 233. by Kellaher Giving- apart ment house keepers a lien. S. B. tit. by Holils Relating to dis qualification of judges. S. B. 2i.. by Ragsdale Relating to transfer of stock certificates of private corporations. S. B. SS. by Stewart Relating to spark arresters on engines. All of these bills were indefinitely postponed. SIDELIGHTS fOLOXEL BUSH, the well-known citl- zen and taxpayer of Bull Run. who is vitally interested in state affairs, yesterday gave out the following: "I firmly believe we will get some down right good laws this sesssion; some of our beM farmers, harnessmakers, cattle-raisers, foundrymen and roadhouse workers are here to that end." SPEAK Eft M'ARTHUR causes many a hearty laugh now and then by re ferring certain bills to the "committee on pharmacy, medicine and dentistry." "This bill has no reference whatever to any of the subjects considered by that committee," said a member of the House the other day when his bill was so referred. "You are mistaken," said the Speaker, "1 want its tcctlt pulled." J J. FITZGERALD, former Chief Dep- uty District Attorney of Multnomah County, now cnict ciern or tne senate Judiciary committee, met, in a ouiem . - . . ,,f 1 1. . rc-iwui unr 1 ' - ... ...... - most perplexing problems of his long career. Having ordered an oyster cocktail, it was brought, along with spoon, by the waller. The spoon was so big it would not go Into tho glass, and, for a time. "Fltz" was non-plussed : but lie finallv grabbed a table fork and there by again showed his remarkable ability to overcome almost unsurmountable ob stacles. W II -EI AM M ACM ASTER, one of the best-known business men of Port land, was a Capitol visitor yesterday, and was granted the courtesy of the floor of the House. REPRESENTATIVE CARPENTER yes terday introduced a resolution to authorize the Secretary of State to pur chase sufficient sawdust to carpet the floors of tho corridor at least to four Inches deep, in order to protect the feet ot" lobbyists. Carpenter declared. In hie resolution, that there lias been fjeneraj complaint from lobbyists that the non- WEST HURLS BOMB CAPITOL CAMP But Legislature Won't Adjourn Until Every Bill Passed Is Reported Back. MESSAGE SENT 2 HOUSES Only Appropriations Absolutely Xecessary to Carry On Govern ment Will Receive Sanction of Stat Execntive. STATE CAPITOL. Salem, Or., Feb. 12. (Special.) There will be no adjourn ment of the Legislature until after the last bill has come from the hands of the Governor If the orgainzation can be held in line. The attack made on the ways and means committee from the executive today has finally determined that such a lineup will be made in the House and it seems likely that one may be held together in the Senate regardless of inharmonious features which seemed to appear today. The House has at least a solid 40 and a few members more in case of need to remain In session for several days after the 40-day period. This, in itself, may work to keep the Leg islature together. Inasmuch as the Con stitution provides that one body cannot adjourn for more than three days at a time without the concurrence of the other body. Message Attaek Vital. Tn that event It Is probable that the House in remaining in session would force the Senate to do the same thing. Nothing lias brought so forcibly to the Legislative Assembly the possibility of trouble with the executive since the attack made by him a few weeks ago. as the message of today. Leaders in the Senate state that there will be a sufficient number of Senators who will remain over if the executive Is inclined to be intractable to deal with the situation. Minority members say today's apparent Inhar monious conditions are signs of a split which will obviate the possibility of the Senate being strong enough to deal with the Governor. But the situation today seems to have been brought on principally by those who desire to see the Governor given complete sway. The inevitable seems to be that tht Legislature will resent any effort to deal with legislation with a high hand. The members declare that they will protect what they consider good legis lation. Tf the Governor vetoes Incon sequential acts or acts wWch have a shadow of doubt as to their value In all probability no effort will be made to continue to override such vetoes. Legislature Ulvea Views. But as to legislation which the legis lature deems of the first-class and which the members believe is for the general public good cannot undergo the veto ax without the Assembly tak ing decisive steps to undo the effects of the veto. Declaring that no opposition bills will receive the sanction of the Gov ernor unless it be one absolutely neces sary to carry on the affairs of the government, mutual disposition is made of appropriations to care for the wards of the state, the Governor today threw a bombshell into the Legislature. He sent a message into both houses in which he charged the failure to get the big appropriation bills Into the Legislature to the chairman of the ways and. means committee. He declared that with only nine days left and $9,000,000 in appropriations facing the Legislature, it will require disposition of these bills at the rate of 11,000.000 a day to clean them up. Perkins Champlona Senate. In the Senate Chairman PerkinB, of the ways and means committee, de clared that the message cannot apply to the Senate ways and means commit tee, as that committee has its business cleared up, and moved that the mes sage be re-referred to the Governor. On motion of Miller It was placed on file. In the House the message was at first laid on the table. Later it was taken from the table and referred to the ways and means committee. The message from the Governor fol lows: I wish to eall your attention to the large amount of appropriations asked for at this session of the Legislature and which re quests are now In the hands of the ways and means committee. I am informed that these requests amount to nearly $9,000,000, The Legislature has only nine dajs left In which to act upon these appropriations and ft will therefore be ohllged to dispose of an average of $1. OOO.OoO ii day. These requests cover a mul titude of small Items concerning- which the number of the Legislature have neither time nor opportunity to gather information. "Cold Storage" Plan Attacked. The budgets covering the needs of the state institutions and which amount to a vast sum were prepared long before the ON OREGON resilient floors have proved very har? on their feet, "Referred to the committee on live stock." said Speaker McArthur. amid laughter. DHIL s. BATES, of Portland, was at a the Capitol yesterday. WHEN speaker McArthur called the House to order to hear Sam Hill speak, Tuesday night, he was smoking a corking good cigar. Holding it out of sight behind the Speaker's desk, he said: "Gentltmcn of the House will observe rule 66," and there was a significant grin on his face. This rule prohlbies smoking. No member of the House was "wise" to the Speaker's little joke, but he was "discovered" by the news paper crowd. HARRISON A I, LEX. a Portland law yer, was visltine at the Caoitol t d " THE nimble beaver has almost caused a disruption in the Senate. Those who are in favor of a game code object strenuously to special laws about the beaver, while the others wish some thing definite done without taking a chance on the game code. Wherever two or more Senators gathered together In the lobby, yesterday noon, this vital question seemed to be uppermost in the conversation. M EMBERS of the Senate judiciary visabillty of purchasing a rubber stamp to be used for Dimick. the great dts sentor. They believe that Chief Clerk Fitzgerald would be saved considerable trouble to have the use of such a stamp in marking reports, "Dimick dissented." THE tension of the Legislative Assem bly now seems to be at a boiling point. The message of the Governor yesterday failed to throw any oil on the troubled waters. Those on the in session of the Legislature, given to the public through the columns of the press and placed In the hands of th -ways and means committee immediately after organization. Yet the requests for these needed appropria tions appear to :- still on cold storage. The appropriation bills will be presented by the ways and means committee at such a late hour that no member of the Legis lature will have time to look into the merits of the Individual Items. This office holds that the necessary de mands of our penal and eleemosynary insti tution are tn a way a fixed charge and should be given prompt attention. In view of this I wish to inform your honorable body that no appropriation, unless It be one that Is absolutelv necessary to carry on the affairs of the state government, will be ap proved by this office until some disposition is made of the appropriations which ar needed for the care of the wards of this state. This delay I charge Is due to the failure of the chairman of your ways and means committee to give these important matters that early consideration which good busl nes and the bests interests of the taxpay ers demand. Abbott Replies in Wrath. "You can sav for me that I save no apologies to offer to the Governor nor to any one for the manner In which the appropriation bills are being handled In the ways and means committee." declared Chairman Abbott, of the joint committee today. "He can attend to his business and I will attend to mine. He has noth ing to do with that committee and what he says about It means nothing to the committee nor to any one else. He stated in his message Jhat the budget for the institutions was in the hands of the committee early in the session. He never placed the budget in my hands, never mentioned It to me and never talked of it to me. "He can keep on sending In messages which are of a cheap popgun political character and he can send in a lot more if he wants to and they will never re ceive any consideration from me."' FORBES BILL APPROVED HINKLE'S ELOQUENT PLE WINS FOR IRRIGATION. Appropriation Measure. Carrjinj $500,000 for Columbia South ern Project, Passes. STATE CAPITOU Salem. Or.. Feb. 12. (Special.) At tho conclusion of one of the most brilliant speeches ever de livered on the floor of the House, the Forbes bill, appropriating J5UO.0O0 for the Columbia Southern irrigation pro ject, passed by an overwhelming vote. There were but few votes against it. Gill, of Clackamas, and Hill and Johnson, of Marion, were among those opposing. They held it to be a dan gerous precedent for the state to align itself with irrigation projects by the appropriation of funds, even though it be but for a loan. They feared that state will never set back the money. Hinkle, of Umatilla, took the floor and made a most eloquent plea for the bill. He declared it the biggest piece cf legislation ever before the House, and said he doubted if any greater will ever be presented. He said in part: Ktate reclamation of desert lands Is a new thing in Oregon. The time ha come when this state must look to Its 16.000.000 acres of tillable, but unoccupied, land anil adopt a definite policy which will insure its speedy use and occupation. "We have extended a broad Invitation to the home seeker. It is our imperative duty to see that ho Is not fllmflammed upon his arrival. But aside from all of this; we must bear in mind that the state's hands touched this Cc:ui ,tia Southern project, and the state's hands are not yet washed of tho transac Con. Tt is easy 40 say the state tears no leK-tl reftponsibtUfy. But I say to you the state's moral responsibility Is one that rests heavily upon the shoulders of every citizen. The state cannot shift a responsibility. The state must make good on every proposition with which Its fair name Is associated la any capacity. The first contract in the matter of the proposed reclamation was signed bv the officers of the state and the Impress of the great seal of the state was affixed to the document. The settler relied upon that. He had a right to rely upon it. The mistakes of the officers of the state an no Justification. The loophole by which tho state may escape legal liability is no justification. "We cannot blame the original State Land Board for not throwing stronger safeguards around the settlers who were to occupy the lands and ultimately pay the full cost of reclamation. These officers act ed in good faith. I doubt not, and in the light of such meager Information and data as they possessed at 'the time. But the glaring fact remains that this project failed, and it is up to the state to see that under its great seal, and in the glory of Its fair name, there Is no such word as failure. Will this Legislature leave any lasting mark on the page of history? I say to you that this measure marks a new epic in the history of the state. And when the rec ords of this Legislature are finally made up. and our children and our children's chil dren shall read this page of history, let It not be said that we were weighed In the bal ance and found wanting, but rather let It be said that we saw and grasped an op portunity for greatness. KEPEVL, MOVE CP TO GOVERNOR Senate Judiciary Committee Passes Up Gas Franchise Bill. STATE CAPITOL. Salem. Or.. Feb. 12. (Special.) The Senate judiciary committee tonight decided to let the nrooused repeal bill of the franchises of the Portland Gas & Coke Company take the same course as the puplic levee question did two years ago. The question of the operation of the gas company and as to whether it has abused the terms of its franchise will be left to be determined during the LEGISLATURE side say that the 4fun" of the session is just starting, and that the next nine days will be full of turmoil. DR. OWENS-ADAIR is probably the happiest woman in Oregon. Her sterilization bill has finally passed both houses, with almost practical assurance that it will become a law. She has been working for many years here and in other states to accomplish this end. I J the Colorado Legislature and presi dent of the Great Southern Railroad that operates from The Dalles to Dufur, was a guest of the Senate yesterday. ' WOULD not Impugn anv of the rno tlven of the Senator from Coos and ' Curry as being political," said President Malarkey. That this may have been sarcastic is witnessed by Senator Smith's reported ambition to become Governor if he may. SENATOR DIMICK appeared garbed in tho conventional black. Secretary Hope suggested that he wished, per haps, to preside at the obsequies of the Naval Militia. SENATOR MILLER, the "Sage of Leb anon." has a stack of letters half a foot high Indorsing his candidacy for the position of Collector of Customs. This may be the last term the Senator serves after his 12 years in the Legisla ture. WAS one of the committee who I didn't agree with ?ny colleagues on this matter." said Judge Butler, In the Senate. "I dissented." he continued. "In other words, I 'Dimlcked on this mat ter." SEEMS to mc." mused Senator 1 Miller, as the lawyers were wran gling over some point of law in the Senate, "that we should hire an inter preter to construe the law for these lawyers." next two years, preferably with the Governor, if it is acceptable to him. The bill repealing the franchise states that "It appears to the Legislative As sembly" that the company has violated its rights and privileges, and this lan guage, appearing to the committee as being untrue on the face of it, was the principal cause for the attitude that it took. Corvallis Indorses Bridge. CORVALLIS, Feb. IS. The Commer cial Club got into the political game last night and adopted resolutions af fecting two measures before the State Legislature. The club was unanimous in its Indorsement of legislation affect ing the proposed interstate bridge across the Columbia, and It also went on record as violently opposed to Mur nane's bill cutting the maintenance for the Oregon National Guard. The Corvallis business men are In hearty sympathy with the Portland ef fort to get the big bridge and there was no dissent with the idea that the state should guarantee tho bonds. That the State Guard should be cheated out of the 125,000 additional maintenance was accepted with disfavor. PRAISE GIVEN COLLEGE WAYS AXT MEAN'S COMMITTEE MAKES REPORT OF TRIP. Need of Additional Facilities at Ore gon Agricultural Institution Is Mentioned. STATE CAPITOL, Salem. Or.. Feb. 12. (Special.) Praise of the Oregon Ag ricultural College Is given in the report from the ways and means committee on Its junketing trip to that school. The report said In part: Thn rnnimitted found that th monpy ap propriated by the legislature in for buildings, equipment and Improvements has betru judiciously ana enecnvejy expenmiu. Tho now buildings aro plain, substantial and admirably suited to the purposes for which thev were authorized. In the equip ment of tho buildings and In the direction of the work of the institution we found reflected ft policy of strict economy, practi cal busm.-esllke administration and a spirit of earnest, effective effort. TVe found a splendid appearing body of young1 men and youns: women in attendance. We wero particularly pleased to find them earnestly and enthusiastically engaged in the most practical and valuable lines of study. We were Impressed with thy value of this type of educational effort, particu larly as it applies to the upbuilding of the Industries, thr: Improvement of homes and tho advance of the general welfare. We found that the rapidly increasing de mands made upon the institution by the growing resident attendance and the re quests for assistance from the people of the state who are unable to go to the college de serve and require additional facilities for the proper prosecution of the work for which the institution was established. SENATOR'S SWITCH WINS DAY OF MCI.TX05IAH VOTKS FOR STERILIZATION' BILL. Dr. Owens-Adair Sees Complete Vic tory in Her Fight tn Oregon Leg islature With Hope in West. STATE CAPITOU Salem. Or.. Feb.ll. (Special.) Dr. Owens-Adair saw a complete victory in the Oregon Legis lature today when the sterilization bill introduced by Levelling in the House passed the Senate by a vote of 16 to 11. Senator Day changing his vote at the last minute from no to aye assured the passage- of the bill by making the necessary' 16 affirmative votes. This question has had a stormy time for the last six years but now bids fair to become a law. It has received the indorsement of Governor West and although slightly amended to give a right of appeal it is probable the amendment is not such as to cause the Governor to withhold his approval. The bill was the subject of con siderable debate on the floor of the Senate, or rather was tho theme of much vote explaining. Some of the Senators expressed themselves as un alterably opposed to the plan of the bill. Butler stated it is unconstitu tional in that it ta in derogation of the constitutional provision prohibiting cruel and unusual punishment. Presi dent Malarkey expressed the opinion that the bill does not cover all of the purposes of those who have advocated and fathered it. The vote on the bill was as follows: Ayes Burgers, Day. Dimick. Farrell, Hawley, Hollis, Joseph, Kiddle. Lester, McColloch, Perkins, Ragsdale, Smith of Coos. Smith of Josephine, Stewart, Wood. Ayes 16. Nays Barrett, Bean, Butler. Calkins, Carson, Kellaher, Mil ler, Moser, Ncuner, Fatton, Malarkey. Nays 11. Absent Hoskins, Thomp son, Von der Hell en. BANKER SENT TO PRISON W. E. SchricUcr, of Defunct Lacon ner Institution. Starts Sentence. M.T. VERNON, Wash.. Feb. IS. W. E. Schricker, formerly president of the defunct private bank of W. E. Schrick er & Co., at Laconner, was taken t the penitentiary at Walla Walla today to serve a sentence of from one to Ave years imposed when he was convicted of accepting a deposit after he knew his bank was insolvent. Prosecuting Attorney Augustus J. Brawley announced today that he would seek to retry Jacob Furth, R. V. An keny, Daniel Keleher and E. W. An drews, officers of the Seattle Xatlonaj Bank, who are accused of violation of the state banking law in connection with the failure of the Schricker bank. GRAND JURY TO TAKE HAND Seattle Produce Distributors' to Be Investigated. Lnion SEATTLE. Feb. 12. It was semi officially announced today that the Federal grand Jury, In this city, will ...... ox- VTrtFiHav the evidence against the Produce Distributers' Union, known as the Produce Trust, which is alleged to keep down prices paid to farmers and keep up prices paid by consumers. The District Attorney's office has had the union under investigation for sev eral weeks. Farmers in Western Wash ington and in the apple valleys of East ern Washington have furnished corre spondence and other information to the District Attorney. Vale Organizes Boys' Club. VALE. Or Feb. 12. (Special.) A boys' club has been instituted in Vale, the first organization for boys that the last frontier has ever known. The boys, between the ages of 14 and 30 years, started the club and they have pro gressed in such manner as to attract the attention of the older people of the town. The Chamber of Commerce has turned over their clubrooms to the boys one evening out of the week. The young men have started a debating league and athletic instruction in con nection with their club. TJiey call themselves the Knights of the Triangle. FIGHT TAKES NEW TURN Tacoma and Southwestern Development Association Apparently Join. SEATTLE PLAN IS TARGET Pierce and Adjoining Counties Evi dently Form Coalition to Com bat Alleged Alliances of King and Other Parts of State. OLYM PI A. Wash., Feb. 1 cial.) What looks like a coalition be tween Tacoma and Pierce County and the Southwest Washington Develop ment Association in a light against the remainder of the statu and Seattle. King County in particular, relative to road legislation has made its appear ance. Scenting certain supposed alli ances which they apparently took to mean discrimination against thoir county and the Southwestern part of the state and in favor of King UOUniJ GOOD in the matter of the good roads pro-1 increases arpetite. you takj on flesh an1 gramme. President George Scofleld and j feel a wonderful sense of renewed Secretary T. H. Marty, of the Tacoma j Etrength. Hundreds of people worried Chamber of Commerce, hastily left this J fetgrond control at cough, pains In th city last night and word from Tacoma j cnest ,,oro throat and constant expectora Is to the effect that a special train , . mucous ,mve rrience.l bearing about 100 leading road advo cates in Pierce County will come here tomorrow night to meet with the Southwest Association to formulate plans to Influence legislation. So far it is averred that proposed legislation looks favorable to appro priations favoring the northern or Snoqualmie Pass route across the mountains, with the lion's share of the expenditure for road Improvement in other parts of the state rather than in ciatlon meeting here has called off its programme for tomorrow evening in order to Join with the Tacoma delega tion in a conference looking toward breaking up the plan opposed. This morning a public meeting was held at which several persons Inter ested spoke on good roads and logged off land development. Strong opposi tion under the leadership of President N. B. Coffman, of Chehalis, was mani fested against development of logged off land through any of the proposed state plans. 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