TIIE SUNDAY OREGONIAN, ' PORTLAND, XOVE3IBER, 2, 1913. NEXT CONGRESS TO. E HEAVY TASK Time Wasted in Special Ses sion Must Be Atoned For When Summer Comes. MONTHS FRITTERED AWAY Policy of Holding Down to Tariff and Currency, Witli Few Excep tions, Brings Penalty to Be Paid Xext Year. OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU. Wash ington. Nov. 1. Notwithstanding- the fact that Congress has devoted prac tically eight months to a special tariff and currency session, the regular ses sion, which opens December 1 prom ises to be an unusually long one, which will carry well into the Summer of 1914. This will be necessary If the Democratic Congress is to carry out many of the legislative reforms prom ised in the Baltimore platform. A long- session next Summer might have been avoided had the party lead ers pursued a different policy during the special session. Early in this ses sion President Wilson announced that he wanted nothing but the tariff and currency bills to be considered at the special session; the Senate and House leaders accepted his view in a general way, and in consequence much busi ness that might have been considered tat odd times during the past Summer and Fall months was laid aside for the regular session. Home Busy Little of Time. Since April 7, when the special ses sion opened, the House has been busy only twice, first, when the tariff bill was considered for 16 days, from April 22 to May 8,. and latterly while the currency bill was being debated, Sep tember 9 to 18. Aside from this brief time, the House has had no business to transact, except a few days spent on the conference report on the tariff bill and a. few more days devoted to the passage of the deficiency appropriation bill. The House, in other words, has devoted not to exceed 30 days to actual legislative work. , The Senate has not had so much idle time on its hands, though it met and adjourned at intervals, without transacting- any business, until July 11, when the tariff bill was reported. From then until the bill passed, on September 9, the Senate kept constantly at the tariff discussion. During the first four months of the special session, the Senate marked time, when, had its leaders and the Resident been will ing, it could have passed many gen eral and local bills. From the time the tariff bill was signed to this day the Senate has done little, and the six weeks since the tariff bill was passed have been wasted, but for the passage of the La Follette searnan's bill and the deficiency bill, which took only a short time. Much Time Wliollj- Wasted. Thus, out of eight raonthg spent In special session the House frittered away seven full months and the Senate allowed between four and five months to go to waste. Had this spare time been devoted to the consideration of legislation which, of necessity, must come up at the next session, the leg islative decks could have been fairly well cleared, and It would have been possible to adjourn the regular ses sion early In the coming Summer. Be cause so much time has been thrown away. Congress must remain in session Just that much longer next Summer. That the legislative programme for the next session will be abondoned is not likely, for confident as the Demo crats are of retaining control of both branches of the next Congress, they realize the possibility of losing one house or the other in the election next year, and if the Democrats should lose control of either house, their legisla tive programme so far as it is partisan will be at an end. Therefore, friends of the President are lirmly convinced that the next session will be held to gether long enough to get through all legislation which the President regards as Imperative. ELECTION IS FARCICAL Hood River Voters Hold Primary and About 10 Per Cent Vote. HOOD RIVER. Or., Nov. 1. (Spe cial.) The primary held here today for tlio nomination of candidates for the December city election proved a decid ed farce. While but 319 out of the ap proximate 700 -voters in the city had registered for the primary, but 83 cast ballots today. Seventeen of these were women. I A. Henderson, up for re-election, and I E. Taft. both candidates for treasurer on the Republican ticket, were the only contestants who had filed regularly their intentions. Hen derson received 57 votes and Taft 22. The names of IS citizens were writ ten in on the ballots for Mayor, A. C. Staten leading with a vote of 24. Forty eight names were proposed for the four vacancies to be filled on the Coun cil. The four leading candidates were Dr. E. I.- Scobee. 23; E. A. Franz, 28; James Stranahan, 26, and C. D. Hin riches, 26. . II. L- Howe received 69 votes for City Recorder. Two women, Mrs. R. D. Gould and Mrs. George Stranahan, were on the election board. MALE DECOLLETE HOOTED Plttsbnrg Fails to Appreciate Latest Mode for Gallants. PITTSBURG. Nov. 1. (Special.) Decollete for men made Its appearance in Alvin Theater, this city, tonight and caused a sensation. Just after the curtain rose on the first act two young men. dressed in the latest mode, en tered a lower box and the audience gasped. The debonair young gallants both wore soft white shirts with soft roll collars arranged with deep V-shaped opening in front, exposing at least five inches of chest. The audience, recov ering from the momentary shock, be gan to hoot and Jeer. Unable to stand the flood of defamatory remarks hurled at them, the two young gallants left the theater. COURT UPHOLDS SCHOOLS Fraternity Fight Sow Believed Over In Chicago Institutions. CHICAGO, Nov. 1. Members of the Board of Education asserted that much of the trouble with parents on account of high school fraternities will . end now, following a decision of the Ap pellate Court in which the court up held the right of school boards to leg idlate against school fraternities and 1 to expel pupils refusing to obey the rules. The Board of Education of Oak Park appealed from an order of Judge John Gibbons, of the Circuit Court, who had ordered a writ of mandamus against the Board on the plea of George W. Smith, of Oak Park. Smith's son, Ed ward, was expelled from Oak Park high school with seven other boys. The decision of the upper court re verses the decision, of Judge Gibbons and remands the case to his court with Instructions to dismiss the petition of Mr. Smith. Mrs. Ella-Flagg Young, superintendent of Chicago schools, said she expected the decision. She declared she pre viously had secured an opinion from Angus Roy Shannon, attorney for the Board, who said the Board had the authority to expel school children for refusing to comply with the Board's rules. Mr. Shannon, with Hugh S. Pettis, was attorney in the Oak Park case. "I believe the decision will have no direct bearing on the Board." said Mrs. Young. "It would have it the decision had been different. however. The Board has been expelling pupils who refused to comply with the rule regard ing high school fraternities, and now it will have no hesitancy in continu ing to do so." John J. Sonsteby, an attorney, who is a member of the Board, asserted that the decision would help the Board in its fight against fraternities. "The decision has a broader effect than merely to assist in quelling high school fraternities," raid John Calvin Hanna, former principal of the Oak Park high school, who took the action against the expelled pupils. "It means that courts cannot interfere with the rules of boards of education in regard to the conduct of school children." GUARD SERVICE IS LONG DR. BROSIl'S SERVES 21 YEARS IX OREGON MILITIA. Hood River Surgeon Also Has Seen Service In Philippines and on Mexican Border. HOOD RIVER, Or., Nov. 1. (Spe cial.) The distinction of being one of the oldest members of the military or ganization and having served for as long a continuous period as any other member is now held by Dr. F. C. Brosius, of this city, major and surgeon of the National Guard of Oregon, who has just received from the Adjutant General of the guard a silver medal. Dr. Brosius, who came to Oregon from Kenesaw, Neb., has been a member of the Oregon National Guard for 21 years. "There were three regiments In the state when I came in 1891," says Dr. Brosius. "The late Dr. O. C. Hossister. who was then a resident of The Dalles, was sergeant of the Third regiment. I was appointed assistant sergeant. "My first commission in the Oregon National Guard was in 1893. In May, 1898, I was made captain and assistant surgeon. I was in the Philippines for 16 months." For the past six years Dr. Brosius has been major and surgeon attached to the Fourth Artillery, the headquar ters of which are at Eugene. Year be fore last he was detached with other officers and men to keep watch on the Mexican frontier near San Diego. Dr. Brosius has been prominent In political and civic life here. For many years he was a member of the City Council. With other physicians he was instrumental in securing the Cottage Hospital for this city. Dr. Brosius also is prominent in fraternal circles. He is a Mason of high degree. JAILBREAKER DUE BACK Charles B. Smith Enjoying- Boat Trip Returning to Albany. ALBANY, Or., Nov. 1. (Special.) Bringing back Charles B. Smith, who sawed, his way to liberty out of the Linn County jail October 19, Sheriff Bodine left San Francisco for Albany today. Ho is making the trip by water and will reach Albany Monday night or Tuesday morning. At the time of his break Smith was being held to await the action of the grand Jury on two felony charges, one of securing money under false pre tenses and the other of securing goods under false pretetvses. He had depot ited a worthless check on a California bank for $1100 in a Eugene bank and, after issuing large checks against it there, transferred an alleged balance of $811 to an Albany bank. Here he issued several checks, securing $280 worth of diamonds, a suit of clothes and a small amount of money and then endeavored to secure a draft for his purported balance before many of the checks he had issued were cashed. FLEMING GETSNEW TRIAL Railroad Policeman Accnsed of Mur der Wins His Appeal. SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 1. A new trial was granted by the State Supreme Court today to Daniel Fleming, con victed in the Superior Court of Shasta County in 1911 of manslaughter. Flem ing was a railroad policeman, and he was tried for the murder of George Vallier, of Tacoma, Wash., who was killed near Redding, Cal., August 25, 1910. Upon a verdict of manslaughter, Fleming was sentenced to 10 years in the penitentiary. His attorneys went to the State Court of Appeal for a new trial, alleging that the prosecution had brought an unfair demonstration into the trial to preju dice the trial, and that the Southern Pacific had taken an active part in the prosecution in order to safeguard itself against a $50,000 damage suit brought by the mother of Vallier. The appeal was denied and was taken to the Su preme Court. BOYS' CONFERENCE IS ON Coming Men of State Gather at Grants Pass for Session. GRANTS PASS, Or., Nov. 1. (Spe cial.) Advance delegates to the boys' conference to be held in this city for the next three days arrived yesterday on the afternoon train there being about 30 in the crowd. This number will be increased to about 45 before the session ends. The opening session was held last night at the Baptist Church, where Dr. E. Macy gave the address of welcome and was followed by H. O. Connaday, of Medford, who took for his subject "The Coming Man." This evening the delegates were banqueted. Sam Baker, of the Josephine County Bank, acted as toastmaster. Besides the regular conference period C. A. Phlppa, of Portland, tind Rev. R. H. Teal will take part in the pro gramme. Elks Plan Memorial Say. ALBANY, Or., Nov. 1. (Special.) Preparations to observe fittingly the annual memorial Sunday of the order have been begun by the Albany Lodge of Elks, which always holds most beau tiful and impressive services. A com mittee to arrange for this year's serv ices, which will be held December 7, has been named and consists of W. V. Merrill, L. M. Curl, W. M. Parker, A. W. Bowersox, and J. J. Collins. BANK CONTROL BY BANKS RESISTED Supporters of Strictly Govern mental Theory Promise Vigorous Action. DEBATE WAXES FURIOUS Proposition to Capitalize Entire Sys tem at $100,000,000 and Sell Stock to Public Rejected by Senate Committee. WASHINGTON. Nov. 1. A snarl was reached today in the running dis cussion of the Administration currency bill by the Senate banking committee when the committee spent hours in debating the capitalization and control of the four resicr.al banks tentatively proposed to administer the new sys tem. The debate at times waxed furious and the committee adjourned tonight until Wednesday without affirmative action on the question. Several members took the position that hope for a unanimous report from the committee hinged on the question of the control of the regional banks, which may lie either in the Govern ment or in the member banks. The supporters of the strict governmental control theory . said they would com bat a bank control of the banks, even to a fight on the floor of the Senate. Administration Supporters Pino, Administration supporters ' in the committee axi.iered to the plan in the Administration bill, as it came from the House, by which the banks would elect six directors of each regional bank and the Federal reserve board would appoint three. The board, how ever, would have the power to re move three of the bank directors. The committee rejected a proposi tion, advanced by Senator Hitchcock, by which the entire system would be capitalized at $100,000,000, to be sub scribed by the banks underwriting the stock and selling it to the public. This $100,000,000 would be under the abso lute control of the Federal board, which would distribute it among the regional banks as conditions war ranted. The committee voted this down by 7 to 4. O'Gorman Has Alternative. Senator O'Gorman proposed that each regional bank be capitalized at 10 per cent or the .National bank capital In the district which it served, and that each bank control Its own capital. He suggested two means of securing the capital. The nrst would require the banks to underwrite the stock and offer it to the public. The second would require the banks to subscribe the amount of 5 per cent of their capital stock and would leave the remainder open to public subscription. Senator O'Gorman's plan was not disposed of today. The committee deferred further meeting until Wednesday, owing to tbe absence of several members who have left Washington on account of the elections. 8-HOUR TEST IS PUSHED ATTORNEY-GENERAL TO PROSE CUTE DR. STEIXEH. Crawford Refuse to Bo Governed by Board's Order Because Official Is Charged With Crime. SALEM, Or., Nov. 1. (Special.) Labor Commissioner Hoff declared to day that he would insist upon an early adjudication of the case to determine whether the eight-hour law applies to employes of the state institutions. The Labor Commissioner says he has been advised by the best lawyers of the state that it does apply, and he will insist that Superintendent Steiner, of the insane asylum, who was arrested on a charge of working his employes longer than eight hours, sue out a writ of habeas corpus at once so the case may be taken to the Supreme Court for determination definitely. Attorney-General Crawford, who prepared the complaint against the Superintendent of the insane asylum, announced today that he would repre sent the Labor Commissioner in the courts despite the fact that the Board of Control Insists that he must repre sent Dr. Steiner. Mr. Crawford says it is a case of "first come, first served," and besides, he could not represent Dr. Steiner, because it Is not the duty of the Attorney-General to represent a state official charged with a crime. Mr. Hoff contends that the employes of all state institutions have been com pelled to work in violation of the eight-hour law, and declares that he will brook no delay in having the test case decided. VALUATION HELD TOO HIGH President Griffith Confers With State Tax Commission. SALEM. Or., Nov. 1. (Special.) Franklin T. Griffith, president of the Portland Railway, Light & Power Com pany, conferred with the State Tax Commission today regarding a valua tion of the company's property. The commission has made a tentative valu ation and Mr. Griffith thinks that it is too high. However, it will be some time before figures are announced and the figures furnished by Mr. Grif fith will be of service to the board in reaching a final valuation. The actual valuation fixed by the Commission will be the basis of the ratios of assessments of Multnomah, Clackamas and Marion Counties through which the lines of the company extend. PAPERS ARE RECOVERED Tin Box Abandoned by Postoff ice Robbers Found Xear Orville. MONMOUTH. Or, Nov. 1. (Special.) Postmaster O. A. Wolverton has re covered the tin box containing his pri vate papers which was stolen, with $700 in stamps and money, recently when the postoffice was robbed. George Arbuckle, of Albany, found the tin box one mile south of Orville, on tbe electric railway line. COURT UPHOLDS RECALL Constitutional Amendment Is Sus tained at Olympia. OLYMPIA, Wash., Nov. 1. (Special.) In the two decisions handed down today the Supreme Court upheld the constitutional amendment providing for recall of elective officers except judges, adopted at the last general aleation. nl- though finding that the 1911 Legisla ture In submitting the amendment was guilty of a number of Irregularities. In disposing of one objection on the ground that the Legislature had or dered the amendment published only three weeks. Instead of 'hree months as required by the constitution, the court conveyed a hint of possible ulterior motives on the part of the Legislature, declaring that to sustain the objection "would be to convict the Legislature of an intention to pass this submission act without any purpose whatever un less it be to make a mere pretense of satisfying what they conceived to be a public demand, but with a "joker" in the proposal to the end that the will of the people might ultimately be de feated. As a matter of fact, the Secretary of State caught this "joker" and pub lished the amendment three months. The effect of one decision will be that Sheriff Edward Cudihee will be the first official in the state to face recall under the new amendment and law. The effect of the other decision will be exactly opposite. Recall peti tions had been filed against Mayor Hindley and Commissioner Falrley, of Spokane, under the recall provisions of the city charter. The court decided that the state law superseded these charter provisions, so the Spokane of ficials are left secure in their omces. UNION MAN IS FOR ACT WILLIAM. MACKEXZIE FAVORS COM PENSATION! MEASURE. Immediate Relief Assured to Workmen, While Ambnlance-CnaslnK Law yer Loses Out. William Mackenzie, secretary of the Stationary Engineers' Union, spoke in support of the workmen's compensation act, against which the referendum has been invoked, at the luncheon of the Civic League at the Oregon Hotel yes terday, and the argument against the act was advanced by Hamilton John stone. W. F. Ogburn, of Reed College, presided. , Mr. Mackenzie declared that the com pensation act will do away with the uncertainties existing under the em ployers' liability law: that it Insures the workingman a definite and im mediate relief in case of injury, and prevents a large percentage of the workman s money going to the ambulance-chasing lawyer. "The passage of this act," he said, "will clear the courts of liability cases, and instead of hurting the liability act. as many assert, will strengthen itj ef fectiveness. It represents the dawning of an era of better and more sym pathetic understanding between cap ital and labor. It insures wives and children of the workingmen of pro tection in case of injury to the bread winner. It Is a God-made law, and every citizen of Oregon should vote In its Bupport. Mr. Johnstone, in his address, an nounced that he had no personal op position to the compensation act, but simply appeared to argue on the nega tive side, because no representative of labor could be found who would un dertake the argument. Mr. Johnstone's principal arguments were directed not against the idea of compensation for workingmen in itself, but against the present form in which it is presented, wnlcn he held to be inadequate. HARRISBURG ON HOLIDAY Special Train to Carry Bridge Back' ers to Albany Wednesday. ALBANY, Or., Nov. 1. (Special.) - In order that all of the business men of Harrisburg may come to Albany next Wednesday forenoon to meet with the County Court of Linn County and urge the erection of a brWse across the iVillamette River at that city. . r 1 . . . t . . .uayur Auug, di namsDurg, nas de clared a half holiday in the Potato City on that date. The Harrisburg people will come to Albany on a spe cial train over the Oregon Electrloand the big delegation will be headed by the Harrisburg band. A county ferry across the Willamette is maintained at Harrisburg now and for some time the residents of thateitv have been asking for the erection of a wagon bridge. Residents of that sec tion of the county assert that the bridge is a necessity and will inter view the court at this term in the hope that plans will be made for the erec tion of the bridge in the near future. HOPS HELD FOR 26 GO 22 1 -2 McXeff Bros. Purchase 3 79 Bales of Kennedy Bros, at Woodburn. WOODBURN, Or.. Nov. 1. (Special.) H. A. Whitman, local representative for McNeff Bros., tonight purchased 379 bales of prime hops from Kennedy Bros., of this place. The price paid was 22 cents, the highest price paid in this locality for several weeks. T. N. Kennedy and J. B. Kennedy have been in the hop-growing business for years and this year re'fused 26 cents for their crop. The sale is considered an important one, as the Kennedys have a reputation of selling at the op portune time. Albany Buries Stephen Dorgan. ALBANY, Or., Nov. 1. (Special.) The funeral of Stephen Dorgan. who died yesterday at the home of his brother, John Dorgan, two miles north of Albany, was held from St. Mary's Church, in this city. Mr. Dorgan was a native of Canada, 55 years of age, and came to Oregon nine years ago. He is survived by three brothers, Edward Dorgan and John Dorgan. both of Al bany, and Michael Dorgan, who resides in Washington. 2 4 32 Linn Voters Registei. ALBANY. Or- Nov. 1. (Special.) The total number of voters registered in Linn pounty under the new regis tration system provided by a law passed by the last Legislature Is HZ2. These voters gave their political af filiations as follows: Republican, 1070; Democratic, 709; Prohibition, 332; So cialist, 67; Progressive, to: Indepen dent, 160; refused to give political af filiations. 59. This Woman Knows How D. D. D. Cures Skin Trouble! (This letter is just received:) "Toronto. "I am the mother of 12 children. I took a bad leg at the birth of my last child. I was laid up five weeks, with a doctor attending me who does nothing but treat this kind of skin disease. Six weeks ago I heard of D. D. D. As I used to tear my leg at night until it was a bleeding mass, I applied a bottle of 1). D. 15. I can't tell you the ease it gave me. I never used to sleep with the pain. Many a time -I nearly fell with dizziness from want of sleep. Now my les is completely healed up, thanks to the Messed D. I. D. I never expected y D. D. D. Prescription lor 15 The glass and the The second floor forWounj ihe mam ilodr for men Manhattan Shirts Vassar Union Suits Dunlap Hats Raincoats JA!L BREAK IS FOILED WILLIAM BORT CAUGHT TRYING TO SAW WAY OUT. Sheriff at Stevenson. Wut, Hears Noise of Saws Made From Case Knives and Inveatlsatcs. STEVENSON. Wash., Nov. 1. (Spe cial.) William Bort, held in the County Jail awaiting trial in the Superior Court for the shooting of Axel Smith at Home Valley three weeks ago, was caught at 6:30 this evening attempting to saw his way out by using two crude saws made out of case knives. As Sheriff Gray was leaving the courthousa he heard the noise made by the prisoner, and upon investigation discovered Bort in the act of sawing off one of the bars in the west window of the corridor of the jaiL As the result of the discovery Bort will be kept In close confinement. Axel Smith, the man Bort is charged with shooting, is recovering at the Stevenson Hospital. Bort was bound over to the Superior Court by Justice of the Peace Greene, and, being unable to secure the 110,000 oond. necessary for his appearance when the next Jury term of court is to be held, is held in jail. Edlefsens' sell Hiawatha hard coal. Adv. a cure. I only got D. D. D. to take the terrible itch away. But by degrees I saw the big sore getting smaller. I have a thankful heart today. "Mrs. Stitt, 202 N. Weston Rd.. West Toronto.." The cures of D. D. D. are past belief. All druggists have this soothing, cool ing wash and also the efficient , D. D. Skin Soap. Come to us and we will sell you the first full size bottle on the guarantee that it will stop the itch at once or your money refunded. Huntley Drug Co., Wash., at Fourth. Woodard, Clarke & Co., druggists, Woodlark bldg.. Alder at West Park. Years tbe Standard Skin Beisedj IV lmoujld of Dear oldShakespeare speaking: not of dgjftflet ahd hose of 1613, but with prophetic ekk Viewing1 these Angli cized models ofthe cavaliers (if 1913 men - LEADING CLOTHIER Morrison Street at Fourth Atteotioo Automobile Accessory dealers and garage owners. You are all invited to an open adjourned meet ing of The Portland Automobile Trade As sociation, to be held at the Oregon Hotel, 6 P. jSI., Monday, Nov. 3. The important subjects to be discussed are: ' An Automo bile Show, Freight Rates, Permanent Or ganization, Election of Second Vice-President, itc. NOS E AND HEAD STOPPED UP El COLD OR CATARRH. OPEN AT ONCE My Cleansing, Healing Balm Instantly Clears Nose, Head and Throat Stops Nasty Catarrhal Discharges. Dull Headache Goes. Try "Ely's Cream Balm." Get & small bottle anyway. 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