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About The Sunday Oregonian. (Portland, Ore.) 1881-current | View Entire Issue (Feb. 2, 1913)
2, 1913. - ' 9 THE SUNDAY OKEGOXIAX, PORTLAND, FEBRUARY PIPER WAGE BILL DUE . WEDNESDAY Washington Senate This Week Finds Report Favorable . for Women. STATE LABOR INDORSES Federation, Even Planning Cam paign for Measure of Own, In spects Senator's Document and Passes Approval. OLYMPIA, Wash, Feb. 1- (Special) With a favorable committee report and an Indorsement from many com mercial and Industrial organizations. Including the State Federation of La bor, the women's minimum wage bill fathered In the Washington Legisla ture by Senator Geo rye U.-Plper, of Xing County, will come before the Senate probably next Wednesday. This and a teachers pension fund, wnicn also has a tavor&ble committee report. are expected to be the main issues In the Senate during the week. Th wage bill has enough support in the Senate committee on labor and la bor statistics, to which it was Bent, to assure Its being sent back with a fa vorablo report. There are but two members of the committee who are not heartily m favor of the measure. These two members probably will join in the favorable report with the others before the bill Is brought up for third reading in the upper bouse. ' . The Federation of Labor officials, who came to Olympia specially to pro mote the welfare of a women's wage bill of their own drafting, have checked; over the Piper bill and, with a few minor amendments, have de clared it to be satisfactory. With Senator Piper's consent to the changes, the Federation Indorsed It and will do all they can to get it passed. State Board Planned. The bill provides for the creation of a state board to investigate the cost of living In various parts of the state and to fix the minimum salaries of women and minors by districts. Mr. Piper declares that there is no doubt about the success of the bill in both houses. While the teachers' pensi'V bill com mittee has not reported its X -.dings to either house as yet, it is understood that the measure has been indorsed and will be returned with recommenda tions for passage. This bill provides for a system whereby teachers, who have served 30 years or longer In the public schools, will be entitled to re tirement on a pension to be paid by the state. Educators from all parts of the state have been in Olympia during the last week working for the bill. Public meetings have been held by the Joint comnlittees on education and the merits of the bill have been explained In de tail. But one member of the Joint committee will oppose the bill. He will not, however, send In a minority report. The bill Is expected to bring up lively debate In both houses. Both houses of the Legislature took a sudden spurt during the latter part vf this week and made up for lost time. Fifteen bills were passed in the Sen ate and 17 in the House during the last three days, as compared with about a third that number for the first two weeks of the sessison. Expense 1-roblem Vital. In deliberations It was demonstrated to a certainty that the policy of strict economy will prevail during all delib erations on questions of expenditures. That this Is necessary Is evident from the fact that there are already in the hands of the appropriations committees of the House and Senate enough appro, priation bills to drain the state treas ury In two years of all the money that will be available in the next ten years. The principal bills calling for expen ditures are measures providing for road extensions. There are but few mem bers of either house who are not fath ering proposed road extension acts of some sort. It Is estimated that If all the bills for roads were passed, the state would expend 130.000,000 within the next two years on new roads. The roads and bridges committee. In the face of the flood of bills, has de cided upon a policy of economy which is expected to result In the larger part of the road plans being put over for the future. The committees of the House and Senate have appointed a sub-committee, which is Investigating the various road measures and is fixing up a programme which both houses will be asked to follow. The committee will draft a bill providing for what roads are needed and are possible un der the amounts that will be available for ruads during the next two years. Sum May Be Great. The amount to be expended probably wfll be much greater than ever before, but probably not as much as some of the legislators are expecting. It Is practically certain that the tax levy for both the state highway fund and the permanent highway fund will he increased. It is still an uncertain question as to how much of an In crease there will be. The policy of economy Is expected to extend into the various state de partments and Institutions where in creases of salaries are being sought. The majority of members of the Senate have gone on record already as op posing any salary Increases, and the rest probably will oppose any Increases unless exceedingly deserving. The House undoubtedly will take the same stand. In the Senate during the week a bill cauie up providing for the Increasing of toe salary of the Adjutant-General and other officers of the National Guard. Fifteen Senators spoke on the floor against salary Increases, and the majority of the others voted that way. Probabiy the most important bills which are before the Legislature at the present time are two which were introduced during the week, one pro viding for J40.000.000 bonds for the building of the Quincy Valley irriga tion project and the other for a 120,- j i'OO.OOO bond issue to carry out a logeed-off land scheme devised by" various lawyers and agriculturists. The Quincy Valley project, which Senator McGulre would have the state undertake, would Involve an Interest ing financing system. The bill as In troduced provides for the Issuance by the Irrigation district In the Quincy Valley, embracing 435.000 acres of land in Douglas. Adams and Chelan counties, of $40,000,000 in C per cent bonds, which would be turned over to the state with the land as security. The state would then issue $40,000. 000 worth of 6 per cent bonds, which would be sold In the market and the money derived expended in the build ing of the project. The plan would be merely to extend the credit of the state to carry out the project and have the land pay the costs. The project would Involve the ex tension of a canal a distance of about 65 miles from Wenatchee Lake to the ' Quincy Valley, the construction of a tunnel under the Columbia River, the building of power plants and the ex tension of many miles of feed canals. The project. If successful, would place a vast district under cultivation. The bill provides for the appropria tion of $100,000 to defray the cost of a complete investigation of the feasi bility of the project before the bonds are issued. Practically the only issue in the bill as it has been presented to the Legislature Is the appropriating of the $100,000. This will occasion a lively fight, inasmuch as -the project has a strong backing -and there will be strong opposition on the ground that It is not feasible. The logged-off land bill which was Introduced by Speaker Taylor, of the House, is said to stand a good chance of passing. It calls for a $20,000,000 bond issue to finance the clearing of the agricultural lands of the state. This proposed bond Issue Is practically In the form of extending the state's credit also. It is the plan to have the land which Is benefited pay the interest on the bonds and to pay for them as they mature. The Taylor bill is considered strong and well-drawn and for that reason has a big following of legislators who are in favor of state-aid in land .clear ing. Under the plan as outlined in the bill the state will proceed to select, through a commission to be appointed by the Governor, lands which are suit able for agriculture, but which have not been cleared. Bonds will be sold and the clearing done. The land will then be sold at a price which will cover the value of the land, pluB the cost of clearing and the Interest on the bonds. The bill gives the state the power to purchase lands and to clear them, for sale. In doing this the price is limited to $15 an acre for logged-off lands and $25 rr acre for semi-arid land. These lands cannot be purchased if after clearing they cannot be sold at a price within $100. The main -purpose of the bill Is to help settlers by giving them the ad vantage of cleared land on reasonable terms. The bill provides for the sale of the land on the 20 payment plan. This will enable the settler to get land and pay for It year by year with a rea sonable rate of Interest. Drastic measures passed by the Sen ate Friday providing for the protection of hunters In Washington are causing much comment among those who are following the doings of the Legislature. One measure passed requires all per sons hunting with rifle in brushy coun try to wear a red coat or red shirt. The other measure classifies accidental shooting as second degree assault. There is much conjecture as to what the House will do with these two meas ures. It Is the general opinion that the red shirt measure will be adopted and the other rejected. There seems to be a dislike to branding as a criminal a person who shoots another accidentally and without malice or premeditation. The sessions of both branches are ex pected to get warmer from now on as important measures are sent In by com mittees. So far there have been no really vitally important bills for con sideration and for that reason much of the fireworks display which has been anticipated dally has not materialized up to this time. While there have been many warm debates in both houses there has not been a good hot fight so far during the session. M'CDLLDCH MS PLAN RESOLCTIO.V WOCTiD GIVE GOV- ERXOB MOKE VETO POWER. Move Provides for Constitutional Amendment to Be Submitted to People at Next Election. . STATE CAPIToETsalem, Or., Feb. 1. (Special.) To give to the Governor power to veto any part or several parts of a general appropriation bill where It carries appropriations of sums of money for various purposes. Is the object of r resolution providing for a constitutional amendment to be sub mitted to the people at the next gen eral election. The resolution will be Introduced In the Senate Monday by Senator Claude McColloch, of Baker. In the first portion it sets out In the same language as the present con stitutional provision the general po -r of the Governor to veto Legislative bills which have pased both houses. McColloch says the object of 'i amendment is apparent on Its face. It is possible now for the Legislative As sembly to Insert into a general appro priation bill some "rider" or "Joker appropriations which vould be opposed by the Executive if Incorporated in a bill covering no other purpose. When such a "joker" appropriation is Inserted in the general appropriation bill it is practically free from Executive attack, as to veto the entire bill would be to jeopardize the general welfare of the state to prevent the passage of some minor appropriation. An example Is cited In the Oregon Naval Militia ap propriation of $25,000 two years ago, which the Governor w- inclined to dis favor. -but which was inserted in the general appropriation bill. SALEM BOARD OF TRADE'S lX v ' ' ' ' ' . "XiXJl w ft ' ' II t ' - -"y -x' - - - X; r . ft : : J j J SLEM. Or, Feb. 1. (Special.) The above is a photograph of the Annual Board of Trade Tarquet held in tins city last right In tr.e Marlon i. -.'. t.n. hv sn amnnr n-hnm worn manv members of the Legislature, state officials ar.d a number of prominent railroad men. The ! Speaker's table, at which may be Seen seated Governor West. Toastmaster C. N. McArthur. W. D. Fenton and othors. Is in the extreme middle back ' ground. The feature of the dinner was the announcement of the Portland, Eugene & Eastern buildinsr extensions throusn the jhamette a:l?y this year. VEXING 15 PROBLEM ON VETOED BILLS When Will Those Passed Over West's Head Go Into Effect, Is Big Question. REFERENDUM TEST ARISES Interesting Point Is as to Whether Bills Passed Notwithstanding Governor's Action Are Subject to Action by People. STATE CAPITOL, Salem. Or., Feb. 1. (Special.) Just when theveto bills of the Governor that have been passed by the constitutional two-thirds major ity of both houses go into effect is a question that has arisen here in -the light of the fact that a number of the Governor's vetoed bills have gone over his head. It also develops the point as to whether the vetoed bills, which have been passed notwithstanding the veto of the Governor, are subject to a ref erendum of the people. The constitution provides that a bill shall become a law 90 days after ad journment of the session at which It was passed. These vetoed bills were passed at the session two years ago. They were also passed notwithstanding the veto of the Governor- at this ses sion. Senate Members Have Opinion. The members of the Senate Judiciary committee have reached a conclusion that the vetoed bills do not become laws until 90 days after adjournment of the legislative session and are sub ject to a referendum of the people if such Is desired. . But still another point raised In this connection, which has never before been considered and which may be a vital one by the close of this session. Is as to whether, when a bill has been vetoed by the Governor In such a time that the Legislative Assembly cannot pass on It for two years. It Is subject to a referendum at the next general election following the veto. The constitution provides that the veto power of the Governor shall not extend to measures rererrea to tne peo nle." This has always been construed to mean that he could not apply the veto to a bill after it had been passed once by the people at large at a gen eral or special election. Broader Proposition Arises. Rut some attorneys contend the prop osition may be much broader than Is found in this construction, xney point out the possibility of some Governor being in office who is opposed to tne Oregon system, for Instance, deliber ately vetoing measures to go over to the session two years following for a packed Legislature possibly to pass uoon and avoid the referendum. They contend that the veto of the Governor does not do away with the referendum power and that If a bill were to be passed at this- session and vetoed, that within 90 days after the adjournment of this session, the ref erendum could be applied by petition and the bill could be voted on by the people at the next general election and If It passed It would carry It over the veto of the Governor, or If It was lost It could not be sent back Into the following Legislative Assembly to be passed upon again in the shape of a veted bill. They state that the provision that the referendum Bhall not apply to measures referred to the people take such measures beyond any executive activity as far as the veto is con cerned and that. even if the Governor should veto a bill it could be referred by referendum petition just the same as before it had been passed on by the Legislature. Road Bills Involved. Where it is considered of particular Interest at this session Is In the pos sibilities that are raised in connection with the road bills. McColloch, spokesman of the Gov ernor In the Senate, said In the discus sion of the Barrett road bill that a similar measure had met defeat at the hands of the people and that conflict ing factions had failed to place any road legislation before the people, save constitutional amendments which met with the approval of the people. It seems practically certain that no matter what road legislation is passed ANNUAL BANQUET ATTENDED BY MANY PROMINENT MEN OF STATE, WHO HEAR OF RAILROAD EXTENSION PLANS, at this session there will be conflict ing factions who will disapprove of it, and this identical question may be raised at that time, in event the Gov ernor should decide to affix his veto to such measure or measures as are passed. WOMEN TO HEAR LECTURES Much Interest Shown In Course on Sex Hygiene Problems. Many men have already signified their Intention of bringing their wives to attend the Reed College extension course of lectures on sex hygiene and morals to be given every Monday even ing, commencing tomorrow, in the par lors of the Portland Hotel at 8 o'clock, under the direction of President W. T. Foster, of Keed College. All women are invited cordially to attend. The lectures are intended for the benefit of various parentB who feel a need for more complete information than has been given at parents' meet ings, for business men and their wives, for public school teachers, librarians, Sunday school teachers and other social workers, and the course will Involve a thorough survey of the problem of social hygiene In all Its aspects. While each lecture will be complete in Itself, there will be a logical develop rrtPTi t of the theme, beginning with a general survey of the course by Presi dent Foster. The course is. therefore, intended for those who intend serious study and desire to attend all of the 12 'lectures. Each lecturer Is a specialist In his or her particular subject. This plan In sures a wide range of opinion and ex nprtenre for the benefit of the student. The following make up the corps of lecturers for the course: William x. Foster, Edward O. Sisson, Ph. D., Nor man Coleman, Arthur Evans Wood, all of Reed College; L. R. Alderman. State Superintendent of Public Instruction; Calvin S. White, M. D., secretary- State Board of Health; Bertha Stuart, M. D., physical director for women, University of Oregon; W. G. Elliot, Jr., minister, Church of Our Father; W. T. William son, M. D., executive board, Oregon So cial Hygiene Society; William House, tut n cvopntfva lm rH Oreeron So cial Hygiene Society; L. H. Weir. Pa cific Coast secretary, naygrouno. ana Recreation Association of-America; H. H. Moore, executive secretary, Oregon Social Hygiene Society. WATER RATES SUSTAINED St. Johns Corporation Wins First Round Against City Council. ST. JOHN, Or.. Feb. 1. (Special.) The St. Johns Water Company drew first blood in the water-rate war. The City Attorney and the attorney for, the water company went before the Kail road Commission at 10 o'clock this morning, by appointment and the former agreed to suspension of the water-rate ordinance from September, when it was passed, until February 1, and to be subject from that date to the findings of the Railroad Commis sion. He also agreed to postpone In definitely any action against the a ter company or until a decision had been received from the Commission. A case had been set for hearing to day in the Municipal Court, In which the water company was charged with violating the Council-made water rates, by exacting a greater sum from a patron than required by the ordinance. On account of the agreement reached before the Commission today, this case is held over Indefinitely. According to the agreement today, all patrons who have refused to pay the old rates will be compelled to do so, up until February 1 at least. It is believed by the majority of citizens that the Railway Commission will practically uphold the ;ates established by the water company, and If any changes are made they will be of minor importance. BORAH PUTS OFF VOTE Senator Says West Wants Resources Left Free to Develop. WASHINGTON, Feb. 1. An effort on the part of Western Senators to per fect a policy as to the use of water power sites on public lands was In dicated in the Senate late today when Senator Borah prevented the adoption of an agreement to vote next Thurs day on the so-called Connecticut River dam bill. The measure in question is the first in which the policy of a Gov ernment charge upon water power lias been indorsed. A strong minority report has been made against the bill by the Senate commerce committee. benator &oran said he wanted time to perfect an amendment 'to procure for the citizens of the West some relief from the con servation system." I am told this bill adopts a policy as to conservation, he said. "The ' 1 " ' ENDURING furniture. West does- not object to the conserva tion which has preserved the resources, but it does want relief from the con servation that has tied up the develop ment of the West." Women to Discuss Resources. A. B. Wastell will speak on the "Tim ber Resources of Oregon" before the Portland Women's Club at 3 o'clock i Hi i: till MA : ;flsS' styles in When you ouy a piece of furniture you are justified in asking yourself. "Will it be in style five or ten years from now? Or will it, like the old horsehair sofa, be put away, out of sight somewhere ?" , You need not be troubled by such ques tions when you buy Berkey & Gay furniture. It will always be in style. It is made in styles that have become permanently . established. Sheraton and Chippendale were to furniture what Gainsborough and Landseer were to painting, in England. Their work is classic. Other fashions in furniture may come and go, but the patterns that were evolved by Sheraton and Chippendale will always be accepted as representing faultless style and taste. Berkey & Gay make Sheraton and Chip pendale furniture that has all the elegance, durability, beauty and class of the original pieces produced by those masters of their art. Late Louis XVI, Flemish Rennaisance and Colonial are other styles that Berkey & Gay have .adopted in furniture-making. The en during quality of these styles has been thor oughly established. Hence you have the assurance when you buy a Berkey & Gay piece that you will never have to put it aside as a thing that has ceased to be fashionable. "We havft; the exclusive sale of Berkey & Gay Furniture in Portland. Come in and see the sets and individual pieces . displayed on our floors. Our window dis plays, too, are worthy of your inspection. J. G. MACK & CO. Fifth and Stark Thursday afternoon at Women of Wood craft Hall. Mrs. Lucia H. Additon will discuss legislative measures of interest to the club. Mrs. Thomas Hawkes will conduct current events. STRIKE TO BE CONTINUED Steel Employes Vote Not to Kelurn to Work. ' PITTSBURG, Pa.. Feb. 1. In a meet ing today of about 1000 men formerly employed In the Rankin and Braddock plants of the American Steel & Wire Company, it was decided by a unani mous vote to continue the strike which started a week ago. Frank Morrison, secretary of the American Federation of Labor, who arrived here today from NO. 7 OF A SERIES OF ARTICLES ON BREAD, "Mrs. Thoroughlv Convinced," a friend of mlnei said to me the other day: "I wish you knew what a load you have lifted from my shoulders. I always wanted to give my family that delicious Royal Table Queen Bread, but hesitated doing it. I did not know how really superior it is to any other kind Qf bread. I am glad you have convinced me. too." That is the way It goes. I am so glad that there is such a really healthful bread, and I want everyone to know about and eat it. But, to go back where I left off last time. I hav told you how the loaf of bread is brought from the raw material through all the processes of "scaling." mixing, forming, and now it has come to the last stage before it goes to the oven. When the loaves have been "shaped" in the "shaping machine'' and dropped Into the baklns pans, they are sent rapidly to the "rising room." The greatest difference) exists here between the old-fashioned "homeway" of setting the loaves behind the stove and this new, modern, sanitary, abso- lutely sure way. The "rising apartment" is cozily ' warm and snug (for the future loaves of delicious ness), but really too warm for me to endure. Here tho heat is kept evenly at about 120 degrees. There Is no draught, no sudden change in temperature; but always the even warmth which adds that final touch of per fection to each loaf and makes it ready for the ovens. And now I come to what is really the most interest ing part of what I have to tell. I am now going to reveal the inner secrets of the art of baking bread. You have long wondered why these deliciously Inviting loaves of Royal Milk Bread are always uniform and just the same In quality every day. I learned that not one batch of dough has been lost in years aad years. Next time I will tell you about it. CO.NTIMJED THVRSDAV, FEBRUARY 6, 1013. E2 a S3 Royal Bakery & Confectionery There's No Health Food Like Royal Bread Washington, has taken charge of the strike. The committee of strikers who con ferred with G. W. Jewett, district gen eral manager of the Steel Company, made its report in the meeting. Ac cording to the report, Mr. Jewett told the committee the men could come back to work, but "no man can go In as a union man." The committee reported that Jewett said the men would get an Increase in pay but that he would leave it to the Individual to "find that out for i.i if The officials of the company. It is said, told the committee that If the men didn't return to work on Monday their positions would be forfeited. An Instrument haa been invented for de termining the intensity of heat by listen ing to It. . BO I I