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VOI. IVH. NO. 17,549.
PORTLAND, OREGON, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 1917.
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
CONGRESS STANDS
BEHIND PRESIDENT
3 MORE BRITISH
1917 WOOL CLIP IS
SOLD FOR 40 CENTS
big guns Boorr
NEW BRIDGE IS
1ASSE1LY LAUDED
STEAMERS SUNK
BLOCKED BY AUTOS
FOR ROADS BILL
FOR RECORD MADE
LOSSES LISTED. SUNDAY TOTAL
MONTANA FIRMS GET HIGH
CONTRACT FIGURE.
MORE THAN $1000 COLLECTED
AS SUNDAY TOLLS.
MORS THAN 12,000 TONS.
GERMANS SERVING
IN FilEXIGAN ARMIES
V
Full Power to Be Con
ferred if Asked.
GENERAL POLICY IS DEFINED
Effort to Prevent Defense of
Rights Expected.
SITUATION GROWS WORSE
High Official Sees -No Prospect of
Alleviation Plan for Neutral
Conference at Madrid Is
Definitely Abandoned.
BY JOHN CALLAN O'LOUGHLIN.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 18. (Special)
Congress will pass the resolution
recommended by President Wilson con
ferring wide powers on the Chief
Executive in connection with the use
of military and naval forces of the
United States for the protection of
American life and property, wherever
and by whom menaced. r
This prediction Is based on a careful
canvass of the situation in both houses
by representatives of the Administra
tion and by Independent investigators.
Equipped with the ' powers desired.
President Wilson will bo able to take
such action as may seem necessary to
enforce American rights. If war
should come, then Congress will be
called into extra session to declare the
existence of a state of war from the
date of action by this Government.
Objection Will Be Encountered.
There will be objection in both
houses to the resolution. Efforts will
be made to curtail the extent of the
Presidential authority. Certain Sena
tors and members will seek to iorbld
his use of American ehips or American
forces in the European war zone. In
the end the President is satisfied he
will get through the kind of a resolu
tion which, in his judgment, is essen
tial if he is to be in a position, to pro
tect American life and property.-
The President does not want to ap
pear again before Congress . unless
forced to do so. Such action will be
necessary if Germany commits the
overt -act which is hourly expected. It
may be necessary, if much opposition
develops to the plan of a joint resolu
tion, for the Preeldent to make an ap
peal to the two houses and above all
to the country. Only 14 days remain
before Congress must adjourn sine die.
An organized filibuster in the Senate
could defeat any legislation which
might be advocated. If such a fili
buster should be attempted, it could
be only be beaten by the force of pub
lic opinion.
Wilson's Flans Are Made.
The President has formulated ., the
kind of a resolution he thinks desir
able. This will, be Introduced Imnie
diately In both houses of Congress. It
will be referred promptly to the two
foreign relations committees and re
ported out by them without delay. A
rule limiting debate and fixing the
hour for voting will be reported by
the rules committee in the House. In
the Senate such procedure cannot be
adopted, but the resolution can be made
the unfinished business and debate con
centrated on It until the vote is taken.
What the effect in Germany will be
Of the passage of such a resolution is
extremely doubtful. Diplomats of the
central powers says the Berlin govern
ment may regard it as an act of war
and proceed accordingly. They point
out Germany will recall that a similar
resolution was passed when General
Huerta was President of Mexico and
that under the powers thereby given
to the President he used the fleet to
capture Vera Cruz and subsequently
replaced the sailors by an expedition
ary force of soldiers.
Germans May Take Initiative.
It may be. therefore, the German
government will regard its interests as
menaced and certainly Its pride and
dignity assailed and determine to seize
the initiative, which is the distinguish
ing policy of the German military ma
chine. The President is aware of this
possibility, but as his measure is one
which he holds to be "short of war," he
believes the effect will be beneficial
rather than disadvantageous and that
the German government may conclude
It advisable to avoid the overt act which
alone would cause the President to ex
ercise the powers conferred upon him.
Overt Act Greatest Danger,
In . the meantime the President and
Secretary Lansing are watching with
the closest attention the various de
partments in OMr delicate relations
with Germany. The activities of the
German government at present are
world-wide. It is known that anti
American sentiment is being fostered
in Mexico. Cuba, Nicaragua and Pan
am a, and that South American repub
lies are being encouraged to show thei
independence of the United States by
refusing to follow the President's lead.
Greater danger for the moment, of
course, lies in the likelihood that an
American ship would be sunk without
warning and that American citizens
will be drowned or killed. This would
be the overt act which would mean
war.
Then, too, the President is disturbed
by the congestion of freight along th
Atlantic seaboard, the effect thereof
upon factory operations and the me
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Berlin Says Single Submarine in
2 4 Hours Destroyed Shipping to
Amount of 51,800 Tons.
LONDON, Feb. 18. Three British
steamers, of a total tonnage of 12,008.
were listed today by Lloyd's -as sunk.
One was the Worcestershire of 7175
tons. '
The British steamship Valdes, of
285 tons gross, was torpedoed and
sunk without warning. Two members
of the vessel's crew were killed and
nine are missing. The captain and
others of the crew have been landed.
Later the . sinking of the steamer
Romsdalen. of 2548 tons gross, was
announced.
No late movements of the steamship
Valdes have been recorded in the
maritime registers. The vessel was
built in 1914 and hailed from Liver
pool. Sl'e was 256 feet long, 40 feet
beam and 24 feet deep.
The Worcestershire was on a voy
age from Liverpool to Rangoon. India,
and sailed from Suez January 12. She
was 452 feet long and- was built In
Belfast in 1904. Her owners were the
Bibby Steamship Company, of Liver
pool. The Romsdalen was 300 feet long
and was built at West Hartlepool in
1895.
BERLIN Feb. 18. (By wireless to
Sayvrtle. N. Y.) It Is officially an
nounced that one German submarine
within 24 hours sank one auxiliary
cruiser of 20,000 - tons gross, two
auxiliary cruisers, or 'transport steam
ers of 13,600 tons each, and one trans
port steamer of 4600 tons. Thus, one
submarine within 24 hours destroyed
51.800 tons.
Six steamers and one sailing vessel.
totaling 25,000 tons, were sunk Febru
ary 13.
11 OF DUMA ARE ARRESTED
Russian Socialists Accused of Fo
menting Revolution.
BERLIN. Feb. 17. (By wireless to
Sayville, N. Y.. Feb. 18.) The Overseas
News Agency today gave out the fol
lowing:
"Eleven members of the Russian
Duma belonging to the Socialist party
have been arrested by the Russian po
lice on a charge of fomenting a revolu
tion. "The coal depots of the Siberian Rail
road have, been burning for a week. It
is considered probable that the loss will
reach 30,000.000 rubles." .
HUSBAND IS "BEST MAN"
v . .. .
Spouse No. 2 Says Woman Passed
Real Husband as Stepbrother.
CHICAGO. Feb. 18. Charged with a
bigamous marriage to C. K. Berthel
son, a contractor of Clear Lake, la., to
whom It is said she was married with
her first husband serving as best man
under the guise of being her step
brother, Mrs. Edith Berthelson, known
also under the name of Bernsdorf, was
brought to Chicago from Detroit to
night. "
Berthelson came to Chicago several
days ago to prosecute.
TEUTON SKIPPER DROWNED
Body of Hamburg-American Captain
. Found in Honolulu Bay. J
HONOLULU. T. H.. Feb. 18. The
body of Captain 11. Schlueter, of the
Hamburg - American steamer Staats-
sekretar Kraetke, one of the German
vessels warbound here, was found by
searchers today at the bottom of the
bay.
Captain Schlueter had bee"n missing
since Wednesday night from his ship,
and it is believed' he accidentally fell
overboard.
BAY OF BISCAY IS MINED
Germans Strewing Floating Men.
aces to Navigation.
BALTIMORE. Feb. 18. After being
heyi up twice by allied patrol boats
under suspicion of being a German
mine layer, the American steamer
Carolinian. Captain Smith. arrived
here today.
Captain Smith said the Bay of Bis.
cay. off the French west coast, has
been thickly strewn with floating
mines by the Germans. .
BRAZIL WARNS GERMANY
Immunity Demanded for Vessels Ap
proaching War Zone.
PARIS, Feb. 18. A wireless dispatch
from Berne, Switzerland, says the Bca
zllian Minister at Berlin, by order of
his government, has warned Germany
that Brazil will hold her responsible
for the fate of three Brazilian vessels
approaching the war zone.
The vessels left Brazil for entente
countries since the declaration by Ger
many of her submarine blockade. -
STORM WRECKS AIRPLANES
Three Machines Valued at $13,000
Euch Destroyed on Border.
COLUMBUS. N. M, Feb. 18. A wind
storm today wrecked three airplanes
valued at 813,000 each and demolished
a newly built hangar in the camp of
the First Aero Squadron here. One
soldier was seriously Injured by flying
debris.
Roofs were blown from several
houses an the town also, injuring the
oecupants.
Teutons With Both Car
ranza and Villa.
CO-OPERATION IS POSSIBLE
Administration Alive to Dan
gers of Situation.
NEW REVOLUTION GAINING
Oil Fields at Tamplco Protected by
4 000 Men In Pay of Foreigners.
Road From Vera Cruz to
Capital in Danger.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 18. (Special;-)
German officers are serving with the
armies of General Carranza and Gen
eral Villa In Mexico. Information to
this effect has reached the State De
partment. As Carranza and Villa are
enemies, it would seem that the Ger
mans would offset each other. If. how
ever, the anti-American sentiment
should force co-operation by Carranza
and Villa the situation German aaents
desire the German officers would act
together in operations against the
United States.
New Revolution Under Way.
The State Department also has been
Informed that a new revolution is
making headway In Mexico. The Tam-
pico oil fields are "protected" by 4000
men, whose chief Is .well paid by the
foreigners owning and producing the
oil. This Is in addition to the export
tax paid to Carranza.
Were the Tampico chief supplied with
ammunition, it would be a compara
tively easy matter for him to capture
Vera Cruz. He needs cartridges, but
tho embargo applied by the United
States prevents him from getting them.
Carranza Doubly Menaced.
There Is another revolutionary force
in the state of Oaxaca which Is ar
ranging to co-operate with that In the
Tampico district. If the junction takes
place Carranza will be faced by a
large body of men in addition to Villa's
army and the troops under General
Zapata. Railroad ' connection between
Vera Cruz and Mexico City is fre
quently cut by the Zapatistas, and it
Is no longer safe to go from one point
to the other.
The Administration strongly desires
to avoid being drawn again Into Mex
ico, but it Is realized that there Is a
grave danger point which may become
menacing as a result of activities of
German agents.
VILLA'S VOYAGE IS DOUBTED
Carranza Consul Thinks Bandit Is
Hiding in Mountains.
EX. PASO, Tex., Feb. 18. A report
that Villa had gone in disguise to the
West coast and taken a ship for Japan
on a political mission has been known
to Carranza officers and officials here
and in Juarez for several days. Edu-
ardo Soriano Bravo, the Mexican con
sul here, said tonight.
"Villa has not been accounted for
since he fled to -Parr'al after his de-
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A great throng assembled at the yards where the train, bearing the diplomatist and his party returning to Ger
many with him, made its Stop at Hoboken, N. J. There. was no demonstration, favorable or unfavorable.
As soon as the train stopped the Count and the Countess appeared on the platform of the Pullman car. ' After
chatting for a few minutes, he entered his automobile with the Countess and the Prince and Princess Von Hats
feldt aod drove directly to the plar .and boarded the Frederik VIIL.which bailed a few hours later.
Forty-one Cents Is Paid In Some In
' stances for Wyoming Product.
Idaho Gets 3 8 to 40. '
GREAT FALLS, Mont. Feb. 18. It
was announced today that Cole Bros,
and C. S. McDonald, both of Choteau,
and Coffey & Wallensteln, of Farm
ington. sold their 1917 clips yesterday
at 40 cents a pound to Boston firms.
SALT LAKE CITY. Feb. 18. Con
tracts for nearly 80 per cent of the
April clip of Utah wool, which, it is
estimated, will amount to 15.000,000
pounds, have been signed and show
prices ranging from 30 to 38 cents a
pound. The lowest prices were- paid
for southern wool and the higher prices
for northern wool, but, as an average,
they represent the highest market ever
offered for wool in Utah..
In turn, sheep g. Idaho and Wyom
ing, with a better grade of wool of
longer fiber, are commanding prices
from 36 to 40 cents a pound and, in
some Instances, 41 cents a pound has
been contracted for.
COURT ENJOINS PICKETING
Garment Workers Forbidden to Con
gregate Near Plants.
CHICAGO. Feb." 18. Judge Jesse
Baldwin, of the County Court, has
issued an injunction forbidding of
ficers and members "of the board of
control of the International Ladies'
Garment Workers Union o picket the
plants of 62 manufacturers whose em
ployes are on strike.
The Injunction also restrains officers
and members of the American Federa
tion of Labor, the Chicago Federation
of Labor and the Women's Trade
Union League from picketing, spying
on factories affected by the strike of
some 2000 women, and congregating
near the plants concerned.
WEDDING LONG SECRET
Marriage of Lincoln High Girl Last
July Just Announced.
Announcement of the marriage last
July of Miss Susie Stevenson, of Over
look Park, to Frank Frakes, of Gres
ham. was made Saturday. The an
nouncement came as a complete sur
prise to the many friends of Mrs.
Frakes at Lincoln High School, where
she is a member of the June, 1917,
class, -. ' , .
Mrs. Frakes intends to complete her
high school course. She is popular at
school, where she is a member and for
mer officer of the Phllolexlan Society
the girls' literary organisation.
The couple are living at the Frakes
home in Gresham.
SHIP REPORTED STOLEN
Cargo of War Supplies for Cuban
Rebels or T7-Boats Suspected.
GALVESTON, Tex. Feb. 18. Word
was received here today that the 50-ton
schooner Galate has been stolen from
her owners at Fensacola and had se
cretly departed into the Gurf. . On
confirmed reports" said she was fitted
with war supplies, which according to
one rumor were for Cuban revolution
lsts.
Another rumor was that she is tc
get into communication 'with German
submarines, which are reported to have
been sighted in Gulf waters. Broad
cast orders have gone forth to United
States vessels and land authorities to
apprehend the bostt.
DEPARTING GERMAN AMBASSADOR
ERX STORFF, PRIXCEM VOX
Senate .Bombarded by
Demands for Passage.
ADYOCATES DRIVE ON SALEM
City and Country United to Get
$6,000,000 Bond Issue.
AUTO TAX TO MEET COST
Sunday Masa Meeting at Portland
Chamber Secures Concerted
Action Big Delegation to
Go to Capital Today. -
1'EATl'RES OF ROAD BOND
BILL.
STATE CAPITOL. Salem. Or..
Feb. 18. (Special.) Principal
features of the road bond issue:
Provides for a 16,000,000 bond
issue to construct a system of
highways.
Bonds to. carry 4 per cent in
terest and to be refunded by
throwing all automobile license
taxes Into a fund for that pur
pose. The bonds will finance them
selves through a capitalization of
the waste on tires, mileage cost,
depreciation and overhead
charges on automobiles.
The highways will extend into
and through every county of the
state giving Oregon one of the
most comprehensive road ays
terns of any of the states.
Administration of the funds
and construction of the high
ways will be under the supervi
sion of the State Highway Com
mission and State Highway Engi
neer, provided for in the new
road code which has passed both
Houses of the Legislature,
Guns of every civic and commercial
orcanizatiou in Portland and repre
sentatives of some of the Granges are
to be directed toward the Senators at
Salem today. In behalf of the passage
in the Sonate of House bill G50, which
provides for the 16,000,000 for road
building In Oregon outside "of Multno
mah County.
Several hundred representatives of
the various organizations, responding
to telephone calls sent out yesterday
morning, gathered at the Chamber of
Commerce in the afternoon, convinced
a number of those who had misunder
stood the project and decided upon a
plan for concerted and vigorous action.
No means of bringing legitimate
pressure upon the Senators In behalf of
the bill are to be omitted, and li Is the
purpose of the business men of Mult
nomah County to make a. display of
strength that will compel a positive
stand upon the subject by every Sena,
tor.
Representatives from the Ad Club,
Rotary' Club. Progressive Business
Men's Club," Rose City Park Club. Irv-
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AND HIS FAMILY.
Photo Copyright by Underwood.
BATZFELDT AD COUNT JOHA5.V II. VOX
Constant Stream of Motors Goes to
Vancouver In Morning; Then
All Return at Once. -
VANCOUVER, Wash.. Feb. 18. (Spe
cial.) More than J1000 was taken In
by tolltakers on the Interstate bridge
today. Of this sum $631 was collected
from autos. So great was the auto
mobile traffic on the bridge today that
for a time it required eight men to "col
lect the tolls Instead of two, and. the
formality of selling tickets was given
up. There was a constant stream of
machines for hours, and come of the
County Commissioners were Impressed
as brldgetenders.
Then, when all wanted to return at
about the same time, there was a
blockade. Some system is to be de
vised to take the toll faster and to
stop, the machine but once. At present
the driver must stop, buy a ticket and
deliver it to the ticket-taker. There
is a probability that many persons
using the bridge often ' will be able
to buy tickets In advance and escape
the delay of buying on the bridge.
The stopping of streetcars on the
bridge has been eliminated, so that
from a minute and a quarter to a
minute and a half is paved. Tho prop
osition is new to all concerned, the
ticket-sellers as well as the public
Officials have suggested that the
public keep in ,mlnd the price to be
paid and have the change ready upon
arrival at the wicket, saving time both
for themselves and the ticket-sellers.
BULL TREES YOUNG WOMAN
Teaclier Sits In Branches for Two
Hours While Animal Waits.
LEBANON. Or.. Feb. 18 (Special.)
While walking across an orchard on
her way home from school Friday aft
ernoon. Miss Ruth A. Smith, teaching
near Sclo, came face to face with a
bull, which charged her. The nimble
teacher skipped up the nearest tree
and sat perched on the branches for
two hours while the enraged animal
pawed up the pasture underneath.
When feeding time came the bull
left and the frightened young woman
was able to descend.
NEW RULER IS DEMANDED
Peace Treaty Cannot Be Signed With
Kaiser, Says Britisher.
LONDON, Feb. 18. The Speaker in
the House of Commons, the Right Hon
orable James William Lowther, declared
here tonight it was Impossible tor
British statesmen to make any agree
ment with the German government as
now constituted.
It would be necessary before sign
ing any peace or any agreement, he
said, to Insist that it must be with a
government different in essence and
constitution from the present one.
American Steamer Long Overdue.
BALTIMORE. Feb. 18. The American
steamer Bonlnquen, of the Garland
line, which sailed from this port in
December and later from Fowey. Engf
land, for Boston is overdue 15 days.
INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS
The Weather
YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature, 42
degrees; minimum, SO degrees.
TODAY'S Rain; southerly winds.
Legislature.
Ierlalature lauded for record made. Pare 1.
Senators veer towards road bond Issue.
Pare .
Charges about railroading of Boaa bill dig
proTed by records, I'age 7.
Submarines.
Captain of American schooner says subma
rines sank her to obtain supplies, rags a.
Three British merchant steamers sunk.
Pase 1.
Congress will stand behind President. Page If
Vienna still hopes for friendly adjustment
with United States. Fags Z.
War.
Lloyd George faces potato prices. Pace 2.
British estimate prisoners taken In drive on
Ancra at 800. Page 2.
General von Ludendorff is real "boss In
Germany. Page u.
Spain declared friend of all belligerents and
all neutrals. fags s.
National.
Congress to be guided by Wilson as to emer
gency legislation, rage a.
Domestie.
Governor Ze Baca, of New Mexico, dlea
Page 4.
Wool clips contracted at 40 een-ta Page 1.
Sports.
FltMlmmon. opens week's theatrical engage.
ment In Portland today. Pag 13.
"Red" Rupert says Brandt will become star
with Beavera Page 12.
Lacrosse gaining - in popularity despite
roughness of game. Page 13.
3. W. Seavey la high at traps. Page 12.
f' Paelfle Northwest.
Travel on Interstate bridge swamps regular
angles. .Page 18.
Councllmanle election In Seattle has many
angles. Fag is.
Wealthy Seattle widow married to young
Chicago artist. Fag lL
Highway board to be selected soon. Pag 7.
Marine.
Two big lumber craft are coming here te
load- Fag 13.
Germans serving: with armies of both Car
ranza and villa, page 1.
Portland and Vicinity.
One thousand girls are wanted to Join Honor
Guard. Fago 14.
Retail merchants to hold sessions today.
Pag 11.
Tong peace rests unsteadily. Pag 14.
Fear is barrier, says Rev. Warren Morse.
Page 13. .
Naval Militia Is preparing for war. Pag 10.
St. Rose Church Is dedicated by Archbishop
Christie. Fage 14.
Stolen love case will begin today. Pag 18.
Delegation of all Interests will urge road
bond bill upon benate. Fag 1.
Many pupils competing in patrlotlo essay
contest. Fage u.
Episcopal churchmen respond to plea for
tuna.. Fage 1U.
New road budget to be submitted today.
Fag 11.
Fire chiefs oppose two platoon srstem.
Page 1L
Weather report, data and forecast. Pag 10.
Lobbyists Blamed for
Prolonging Session.
LAWS CLASSED CONSTRUCTIVE
Passage of Road Bond Issue-
Pointed To as Fitting Climax,
ORGANIZATION LACK NOTED
Opposition to Highway Measure Dl
reels Suspicion " to Railroads
as Evidence ot Well-Laid
Attack Has Been Traced.
BT RONALD G. CALLVERT.
SALEM. Or.. Feb. 18. (Staff Corre
spondence.) According to established
precedents, the members of the Leg
islative Assembly of Oregon should now
be In that apprehensive state which
exists between the closing of the rec
ord, and the welcome home.
Usually by this time the legislator
has gathered up his bill flies, the new
law books with which the state always
presents him. his surplus stamps and
stationery and has packed them away
with his soiled linen and his political
ambitions soiled or otherwise and is
on the way to the bosom of his con
stituents.
Services to Be Gratia,
But there is no constitutional re
quirement that the legislator chall
work only 40 days. His pay merely
stops. Whatever he may accomplish
Monday for the good of the common
wealth will be a gift and that which
he may do to Its Injury will not be
charged against the. taxpayer.
The prolongation of the session may
be traced to a number of causes. Men
who have watched legislatures come
and go for many years remark that
this Is the first time within their recol
lection that In the course of 40 days
16 or more of the 30 men constituting
the enate have not gravitated to
gether as a working, majority. . .
Need r Oraaalsatlosi Kelt.
Even those who shout loudest for
home consumption of bosslsm and
boss rule admit "confidentially as man
to man" that floor organization is
necessary to speedy and efficient ac
complishment of business, 'Sometimes
organization becomes a machine and
then K does not always work in behalf
of the public But organization, prop
erly conducted. Is almost essential to"
completion of work within the 40 days.
The main blockade of bills is in the
Senate, but other factors than lack
of floor organization have Influenced
congestion.
Lobby la Blamed.
Memories may not be accurate, but
if they are, there has been an unprece
dented amount of Interference from
special Interests and individuals who
have seemed to imagine that they
were specially endowed leaders and
oracles of public opinion. They have
raised clamor, created enmities, en
gineered trades, bluffed and threatened
and otherwise monkeyed with the ma
chinery of lawmaking.
Meanwhile Salem hotels have en
Joyed greater patronage than at any
time since the days of senatorial dead
locks. They have been doing an al
most unprecedented business since
opening day. So there is this grain
of comfort for the detained legislators.
In their hotel bills for the days of
work that succeed the 40 th they are
paying In part for submitting to at
tempted dictation from thronging lob
byists to the eminent satisfaction of ,
Salem hotels, restaurants and boarding-bouses.
Few Important Bills Pend.
The 100 or more tills on the calendar
may cause some to think that much
important legislation still- awaits ac
tion. As a matter of fact, the two
houses have passed nearly all their
measures of importance. Indeed; all
that Is needed to round out a record
for real efficiency Is adoption of th
$6,000,000 road bonding measure.
Among the bills passed are a dozen
that may be considered constructive,
but they are constructive only In the
sense that they benefit particular lin-
of industry or particular phases -f
morality.
Irrigation has been aided with needed
code amendments; the Insurance code
has passed; the military code has been
brought Into conformity with Federal
enactments; the grain standard has
been adopted; the bill to enforce the
bone-dry law has been honestly draft
ed and passed; rural school terms have
been lengthened; streams hr.ve been
openeu to logging; needed revision In
the Highway Commission law has been
provided; cut-throat competition in
public 'utilities has been prevented - by
passage of the certificate of public con
venience bill; sterilization act has
passed and the anti-cigarette law has
been strengthened.
Road Bonds Kitting Climax.
Thus may be listed measures of bene
fit Indirectly to the general public and
directly to agriculture. Insurance, edu
cation, lumbering, militia, public utili
ties, children and morals in . certain
quarters. It seems plain that if the
Legislature would, before it adjourns,
do something constructive for the di
rect benefit of all In the matter of road
improvements. Its accomplishments
would stand high in comparison with
the records of other Legislatures.
Opposition to the bonding proposal
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