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About The Weston leader. (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 26, 1915)
Weston EADER WESTOX, OIIKMOX, FHIDAY. FKlUlUAIiV 26, 1915. nc; 30. V .V Tmmmmmm!mm ' ' ' " """" ( . I - i . . trwr Li - fl y V CHRISTIAN Th people of Mane. a town on r K . ... Inhabitant of Persia with lb prune natural tarrllnrv In nnlKf lo lurn ma r many m tb bo.t O.bter la ln fornrnnirnt, DiGlANDANSWERS John Bull Win Continue lo Protect Own Interests. SMp Still to lit Detained In Ac cord With Policy-Injury to Neutral Sot Intended. Washington, D. C Great ltritaln't terood and eotnpteU reply to I ha American nota of proteat, which on Daoambar U laat aakad fur an tarly Improvtmant In th traatmont of Amarlean commarca by tha lirltlah Baai, waa matla public by mutual aTemnt batwaan tha Slat dnpart mant and tha Urltlah foralgn ofllca. Tha nota, addreaaad to Ambaaaador Paa by Sir Edward Gray under data of Tabruary 10, denlaa that tha do praealon In American Induatrlaa la due TV r" "" 7r fit IMP I to tba activity or tna uruian nasi, ana auggeeU among other cauaea the ahort aga of ablpplng facllltiea, tha eonao quant diminution of cotton trade and tha destruction by submarine mlnea "laid by tba enemy Indiscriminately" of many neutral voaaela. After glvlnf a lengthy detailed an war to the charge that American ahlpa and eargoee were being unduly detained, the communication contain In Ita concluding paragraph the an nouncement that Great Britain Intends to take retaliatory measure against tha German aubmarin campaign agalnat enemy ahlpa, but does not re veal their nature. Conceding that foodstuffs Intended for the civil population of the country are not contraband, the British gov ernment point out that "In any coun try In which there exist such tre mendous organisation for war aa now obtains In Germany, there la no clear division between those whom the gov ernment la responsible for feeding and those whom It la not." "It will still be our endeavor," aaya tha final paragrapha, "to avoid Injury and loss to neutrals, but the announce ment by the German government of their intention to sink merchant vea aeli and their cargoes without verifica tion of their nationality or charactor and without making any provision for the safety of non-combatant crewa or giving them a chance of aaving their Uvea baa made it necessary for Ills Majesty' government to consider ' what measures they should adopt to protect their interest. "It I Impossible for one belligerent to depart from rules and precedenta and for the other to remain bound by them." Since the presentation of the pre liminary note. Sir Edward saya that he ha had "further opportunity of exam ining into the trade statistic of the United State as embodied In the cus- KaUer Direct Blockade. London Telegraphing from Copen hagen, the Daily Mall' correspondent ay he learn from Hamburg that the belief prevail there that Emperor William la going to Heligoland person ally to direct Germany' submarine blockade. "The food shortage In Ger many," the correspondent adds, "waa concealed until the laat moment for fear of discouraging the people. It I much greater than haa hitherto been believed, Germany will escape famine before the next harvest by only a nar row margin." . KaUer May Exile Rich. Copenhagen The report I in circu lation her that, owing to the neces sity to restrict food consumption, the German government intends ordering 6,000,000 German who poasess Inde pendent Income and are ineligible for military service to leave Germany for neutral countries and remain there un til the war I over. It la planned, ac cording to the report, that 8,000,000 of the persons shall go to the Scandina vian eountrlea, 1,000,000 to Holland and 1,000,000 to SwlUerland. SOLDIERS OF PERSIA the Turco-I'erelan frontier. 15 mile - I . I A ... A-A or crryin arma. muj "" Turc,I'rln regluo, b Jolnd lb nana oi ids nuniin biui iu uii tome returns. In order to aee whether the belligerent action of Great Britain haa been In any way toe cause of trade depression, which your excellency (Ambaaaador Page) describee a exit Ing In the United Statea and also whether the aeixurea of veaaei or eargoee which have been made by the British navy have Inflicted any loss on American owner for which our exist ing machinery provide no mean of redreaa." STORMY WEATHER IN SERVIA UfiDERWOOD . A V . -rjNDCrVWUUU Servian aentlncl doing guard duty of one of the fierce anow storm that New Mineral. In the course of recent mlcroacopl cal study of a number of sample from the old Bearlea' deep well at Searlea lake, San Bernardino county, Califor nia, acveral minerals were found which could not be determined optically. A RcvUed Ship Purchase Bill Passed by House Washington, D. C The govern ment ship purchase bill, as an amend ment to the Week naval auxiliary bill, was passed by the house at 1 :20 o'clock a. m. Wedneaday, by a vote of 215 to 121. When Minority Leader Mann saw that the Democratic leader were de termined to stop the filibuster, several ennfnreneea were held and it Wa agreed not to keep up the dilatory fight and a few minutes after l o ciock a vote began on the final passage of the bill. The paasage of the bill followed a 14-hour parliamentary struggle, which, until Inn ir after mldnlirht. threatened to extend interminably, because of a determined filibuster by Minority Leader Mann, wno yieiaea oniy aiier ailmlnlatratlnn laadara decided to aDDlv a aecond special rule to bring the fight to an end. The bill now goes to the senate. Nineteen Democrat voted agalnat the bill. They were: Bathrick, Borchers, Callaway, Diea, Donohoe. Fitzgerald. Gerry, Gordon, Jonea, VlnHul Kltrhln. Morrison. Mosa of Indiana, Page of North Carolina, Saun dora, Slayden, Whitacre, White and Withers poon. All of the Republicans present voted against the bill. Illinois Deadlock Ends. Springfield David E. Shanahan, for many year a member of the Illinoia legislature, was elected speaker in the lnra timia after a deadlock of all weeks. Shanahan, in accepting the honor, said he aid so parity Because he wa told on all aide that the dead- Innlr nrnnlri knenrna a aeandal if it laat- ed any longer. As to the conflict be tween "wet" and "dry" rorcee, to afhlxh tha riearilnek waa in nart attrib uted, he expressed a desire to see the . . . .a a at A I issue fought out on ine noor oi me as sembly. Shanahan I an avowed "wet." Italy Is Shaken Again. Pnma Another aarthnuaka in the province of Aqulla damaged many kmiiu randnrinir a number of them dangerous for habitation. The popu lation, greatly aiarmea, naa even abandoned the undamaged house, fear ing another catastrophe. FIGHT TURKS from Ounntah Cy. the ouly CbrUttea ,1. - 1. a.hM lh Tnrlra InVftflM tfil --. . - rtplM armed forc of tha Panlaa Enaland Jtutifies Uaina American Emblem London The British foreign office iasued a note In reply to the repre sentations of the United Statea gov ernment concerning the use of the AffiAriran flair h HritUh vessels. The note aaya that the Cunard line ateamer Lusltania on her recent voy ava from New York to Liverpool raised the American flag "to save the over a commlaaary train in the midst hare been aweeplng over that country. chemical analysis of one of the allowed It to be a hydrous boro silicate of sodium, and the name Searlealte la proposed for the new mineral, after John W. Searlea, the pioneer, who put down tbe deep well from which U apeclmen came. lives of non-combatants, crew and pas sengers." It adds that in spite of the fact that American passenger embarking on the Lusitanla on her outward voyage for New York asked that the Ameri can flag be boiated, "the British gov ernment did not give any advice to the company as to how to meet thia re quest and it ia understood the Lusi tanla left Liverpool under the British H." Two Norwegians, One Frenchman, Sunk London The Norwegian ateamer hfnrHlrvn haa hean sunk through strik ing a mine near Bornholm Island, in the Baltic sea. according to a dispatch. ... . . i i All 01 me crew were arowneu. An nfflxlal atatnmant funned bv the admiralty aaya the Norwegian tank steamship Ueiridge was struct oy a torpedo fired by a German submarine near Folkeatone. Piece of the tor pedo, it is asserted, have been found on the ship. A riianatrh f mm Dienne aava that a German submarine sank the French steamship Dinorah, bound from Havre to Dunkirk, off Dieppe. Happy Spouaet to Rule. San Francisco The Hindu temple, where Swaml Triguatita was assassin ated by a bomb-thrower last Decem ber, will be conducted henceforth by married persons who are happy, if the provisions of the Swami's will, which was recently filed for probate here, are carried out The will atipulatea : "The temple shall be under the auper vlsion of married people who are al ways on good terms with their spouses, who will give up the practice of shak ing hands, and, on meeting friends, bow instead." "Watchful Waiting" It Ainu Portland, Or. "What doe the vice president of the United State do!" aaked Circuit Judge Morrow during the examination of a citizenship appli cant. The applicant stared blankly. This queation waa not given in the book. "What are hi duties?" continued the judge. "How does the vice presi dent occupy hi time?" The applicant beamed suddenly., "Oh, I know," be said. "He wait for the President to die." K OF THE WEEK General Resume of Importaiit Events tagM tbe World. A $100,000,000 issue of treasury bill offered In London wa over-subscribed. Tha Mahn aanata votaa 24 to 8 to make tbe state dry after January 1, IV 19. ThuiaanHa nf hot aconta of Berlin are practicing war tactic in the for- eats or the vrman empire. Villa is reported to be victorious over Carranxa in a battle at Zayula, where the latter loat 1500 men. It ia reported from London that a aecond American vessel atrike a mine off the eoaat of Germany and la sunk. Tha Vnnditlon of Sarah Bernhardt. after the amputation of her right leg, is considered excellent vy n pnysi clana. Panama-Pacifie exposlition is seen by 442,957 person on the first three days, which break all record of for mer exposition. Dispatches from Poland state that the Russian army is practically por- leaa and many thousands are surround ed by the Germans. Carter H. Harrison, Democratic mayor of Chicago, who la finishing bia fifth term, ia defeated lor the nomina tion by Kobert M. Sweitxer, tbe pres ent clerk of Cook county. The Oregon legislature appropriate at total of 16,477,031 for running ex pense of the state for the next two year. This Is 11.268,890 lea than the preceding session appropriated for the same purposes. Pmnnaala have been made inform ally by the United States government to both Great Britain and Germany suggesting a basis for an understand ing on the subjects of foodstuffs for tbe civilian population of the belliger ent and submarine warfare against merchant ahipa. . Effective Sunday, the Great North- ern will restore tta ntgni train oe tween Seattle and Portland, which waa taken off several weeks ago because of light travel. ' Increasing traffic aa a result of the opening of the San Fran cisco exposition ia given as the reason for reatoring the train. A Havaa dianatch from Toulon aava the commissioners sent out by the American embassy in Pari to inquire into conditions at French concentration ramps have concluded their investiga tions in the department of Basaee Alps and Var and remit having found in ternational regulation strictly ob served. Raeratarv Brvan anrjeared at the oahinat maatlna- Wadnesdav wearing on his coat lapel an enamel white dove of peace with an olive branch in its mouth. The secretary aaid it was a Mtt nf a trXonA anil minted tn it when questioned concerning possible compli cation for me - united state in me foreign situation. A lot tor Taeatvnd hv the London Morning Poet from ita Budapest cor respondent saya that Austria-Hungary made a loan of considerable aixe to Roumania a short time before Kou- manla arrantrad her 125 OOO. 000 loan with the Bank of England. No newa regarding thia latter loan waa permit ted to be publiahed in Austria-Hun gary. Hntala and restaurants in New York give daily lunches to thousand of un employed. flnvammant raMrda ahow that 129 ships have been transferred to the American flag under the new registry law. Solon of West Virginia have been vaccinated for prevention of amallpox. The governor, who i a physician, helped do the job. Germany loses two war balloon in North Sea: one by an exploaion and the other was sunk by weight of snow on the envelope. A hundred and fifty prosperous Chi- cagoans, who were once newsboy, sold papers one day to raise fund for the aid of the destitute. Ravan million dollar for the devel- oDment of the two salt lake in South eastern Oregon, is ready. The state leased the lakes to an Eastern nrm, who will immediately employ 6000 men and lay a $2,000,000 pipe line to the Columbia river. Tha Stnlaa authorities are studying the organisation of the male eitixens over 48 vears old for military pur poses. The army count 300,000 men of the landwehr and lanasturm, oui there are numerous old soldier still fit fnr territorial and convov service and patrolling, who in case of an invasion would be ready to aeiena ineir moioer land. Tha fnnrfa of Sarah Bernhardt are aaid tn ha low. and on the eve of an operation upon an injured knee, her friend are nocking to her assistance. The "bank" of Monte Carlo ia said to be in "full bloom" again after four .nl a half months' inactivity. Ivory checks, however, have taken the place of ahining gold and silver. The U. S. War department aaka eon- gresa for bigger coast aerena guna, claiming the present artillery ia out ranged. Sixteen-inch calibre la ad vised and the expense ia estimated at $40,000,000. Modern War Machines find fancy In Senate Washington, D. a Appropriation for national defense occupied the at tention of both houses of eoogres Monday In the general rash to clear op the supply bill for tb government before the adjournment. The senate discussed until late into the night tbe army appropriation bill, carrying ap proximately 1103,000,000, while tbe bouee continued debate on tbe fortifi cation bill. While progrea wa being mad on both the measure, tb senate com mittee practically completed consider ation of the naval appropriatlona measure, and the senate paused for four minute to paa without debate the pension bill, carrying $164,000,000, Increase for submarine and avia tion over provision of the bouse bill are proposed by tbe senate naval com mittee, iu amendment, including $1,000,000 for aviation instead of $300,000, aa authorised in the boua bill; provision for five seagoing, aub m art nee instead of one, and 16 instead nf 1 1 nf tha entailer tvna aubmarinea. Senator Smoot (ought unsuccessfully to provide 50 seagoing ana z oi ue emaller coast defense aubmarinea. at tha nivht aaaaion the aenate navaljcommittee submitted it report on the appropriation diu carrying a total of $162,961,981.88, an increase over um) hwe Mil or ss.uia.usu Provialon aiav la mule lor KM appro bation of $400,000 for the marine harrai-ka at Norfolk and Mare Island. The naval building program of the aenate bill would provioe in aooinon to the five seagoing submarines and 16 smaller submarine six more destroy ers, one oil fuel ship, one gunboatone hospital ship at $600,000 and two first- -t..a hattlaahllttl ARUmO tha in- crease recommended are $600,000 for a projectile plant; $130,000 lor naval reserve; $400,000 for a high-power -.Hi'n .t at Inn and 11.000.000 to be a re plied on construction of an armor plate factory costing not to exceea aa,uw, 000 if the secretary of the navy cannot purchase armor in tne market ai Minn.hl. nrlea. Debate on the army bill resumed after the naval bill wa reported. Item of the army bill were passed over quickly with little debate, anil whan tha aenate reeoaaed the only section remaining for consideration aa that nrnvidlno' for the establish ment of a system of scientific manage ment in government navy yarn ana shop. The Indian appropriation Dili was rannrtad hv tha aenate committee. can-vine $11,266,865, an increase of $3,635,741 over the house bill Russians Admit Com plete Rout by Germans Berlin What appear to have been the bitterest defeat yet administered to tbe Russian army in East Prussia became known Tuesday with detaila of the fighting which ha been going on In the vicinity of the Masurian lakes district , Even Petrograd admit utter rout, declaring that retreat wa the only thing left to do. Grand Duke Nicho las in his report confesses frankly that there wa large loss in Uvea, and goes further and tell why. Ue give to the German army great credit for ita superiority in numbers aa well aa in planned attacks, which, comingju sep arate blows, wrought havoc to hi men, making retreat absolutely neces sary. The German official report an nounce that the capture have been increased to seven generals and more than 100.000 men. The pieces of can non taken numbered 150. The report in part says: "In the Eastern theater, tbe pursuit after the winter battle in the Masurian district has come to an end. During the clearinir-UD operations northwest of Grodno and in tbe battles reported during the last few day in the Bobr nd Navew districts, one commanding e-eneral and four other generals and approximately 40,000 men have been taken prisoners up to the present. Seventy-five cannon and some maenme guns, the actual number of which has not yet been ascertained, and much other war material, have been cap tured. "The total booty taken" in the win ter battle in the Masurian district aa a result of these conditions has been increased to date to seven general. more than 100,000 men, upwards of 150 cannon and quantities of other war material of all descriptions," Raw Rubber Conhtcated. Venice, via London Advice re ceived here from Vienna say the mili tary authorities there have confiscated the entire supply or raw rubber, pneu matic tube and rubber hose. Con tracting teamsters say that unlet thia action ia revoked it will be impossible to supply Vienna with food and that factories will suspend operations. A boycott instituted by Viennese house wives against the use of pork ia spreading. Retail prices of pork have dropped about 4 cents a pound, but the boycott will be continued. America It "War Risk." London The Time declare that during the last few day a large amount of insurance has been placed in the London market on property in the United State against risks of damage by war. Many f aetoriee and business premises, according to the Time, have been insured for six month at a rate of one-half of 1 per cent. Some Canneries, Loosely Organized, Do Not Pay Oregon Agricultural College, Cor vallie "Some of tb eanneria in tb Mnrtharaat ara mat Ine- areat success. Other are Just about existing and still other are bankrupt." eaia rroieseor C L Lewi, when addressing tb tmrmmm arhn arara attandlna- tha Farm ers' Week at tbe Oregon Agricultural college, rroreeaor iewia aiuioum many of the failure to the fact that the eanneria are run by private cap ital, whereas most of those now in xistene In the Northwest are either co-operative or associative eanneria. "One of the greatest trouble with our. co-operative canneries la that many of them are ao loosely organised that they cannot oo any legal Duainesa. 14 Appropriation Bills Provide $778. 706.40 fund State Capitol, Salem Appropria tion for sundry and miscellaneous de partment of tha state government ag gregating $778,706.40 are provided for In a aerie of 14 appropriation bill in troduced in the bouse by the joint house and senate way and mean com mittee. These bill carry the item for main tenance of the executive of tb state government, including tbe salaries of the governor, secretary of state, state treaaurar and their office assistant. The governor is given hi usual allow ance oi $600 a year xor traveling ex IMIUaL Tha anlv bis atata institution DTO- rided for in the bill are the Sold iers' Home at Rose burg, with $31. 668.76 for the biennium, and the Tu harenloaia boanitaL with 853.176. An mirtrrantM af 1110.000 la raw quired for bounties on wild animal lor - - r - r - - the next two year, ui ui sum zu,- AAA ia a niMt a daflelanev In tha fond of the laat two year. Tb present legislature votea to inereae ua bounty on coyote and to place I hnnntv on aaala. and additional ex- penditure will be required for those purpose. House Passes Bill Against Use of Trading Stamps State Capitol, Salem An anti-trading stamp bill, introduced to drive the popular trade magnet completely out of the state, waa passed oy we nous. Tbe measure wa introduced by Repre sentative Tbomaa Brown, of Man on. Senator LafoUette, of Marion, waa the author of a aimilar bill in the aenate. The measure levie a 6 per cent ex cise tax on the grosa receipts not only of all concerns conducting a trading stamp system in the state, but on all merchant who use them. - It waa ad mitted by those who sponsored the bill that the measure probably will put an end to the trading stamp business. Ostensibly, however, the measure ia intended to raise fund for the state. aa the receipt from the proposed tax are to eo into the state treasury, ReDresentative Brown painted a dreary picture of the misfortune of the small merchant wno la made to com pete with the eoncern that give away trading stamp aa an inducement to attract custom. He declared that the trading stamp ia an unnatural trade condition, that it ia an economic waste and that it really prove an expensive attachment to the business of tbe merchant who use it. Amendment Asks Change in Lease of Salt Lakes Ktata CanltoL Salem The Forbes hniiaa hill annrovinir the lease of Sum mer and Abert Lake to Jason C Moorahaa finally emerged from the aanata mmmittea on nublie lands. Attached to the report of the com mittee Is a recommendation signed dj three of the members that the bill be an amended that the lessees will be re quired to execute a bond guaranteeing payment for all laoor ana materials contracted for. The amendment also makaa tha laaaa conditional upon sub mission by the leasee or their assigns to regulation by the State Land board in the aala of share OI stock. There ia atronir ODDoeinff sentiment in tha mmmittea. aa wen a in me body of the aenate, against imposing anv naw conditions on the lease. The reason for advancing the amendment are that certain laborer and material men have not received payment for work and material furnished a former lessee of the lakes, whose enterprise m ahandoned. and that the State should take precaution against turning Ita nrorjertv over to a possible stock jobbing corporation to exploit. College Regents Confirmed. ' State Capitol, Salem The senate confirmed the appointment by Gover nor Withycombe of Clara H. Waldo, N. R. Moore and Jefferson Meyers as mamhara nf the hoard of ree-ents of rwimn Agricultural College. Senator Garland asked if the membership of the board complied witn tne law pro viding that five be composed of one po litical nartv and four of another. He waa assured that five member were Republicana and four Democrats. I congratulate the governor upon chang ing hi mind to comply with the law." Students Win In Strike. Eugene Three hundred high school students, who "struck" several week ago and refused to attend certain classes to which the school board bad fixed a tuition fee, were sustained by ODinlon of George M. Brown, attor- a-anaral. Ha bolda that the BChOol board haa no right to charge tuition to any classes. Tbe legal author! tie of association work in this country say that all asso ciation muat be purely mutual. How ever, many of our association ar not of this type and tha moat successful cannery In the state today is not a pure co-operative association. I do not believe that It I possibl to run an association successfully without paying .dividend. A second great difficulty which 1 mad by th can neries In the Northwest I their lack of capital. If your farmers do not feel that they ar willing to put in $26 each to start a cannery they had better leave it alone. I believe that $10,000 ia necessary to successfully start a cannery." Dry Act Signed by Governor Withycombe Sta Capitol, Salem "It Is the beet piece of constructive legislation in tbe world," declared Governor Withy combe Thursday afternoon a he at tached hi signaure to the prohibition bflL "I heartily approve of Ita every provision. If the legislature doe nothing else, thl act alone la well worth the expanse of the session." Tb governor was In a happy mood when he signed the bill. Ha declared that it gave him a real pleasure to be able to have a part in so wholesome and ao beneficial a piece of work. Member of the Women' Christian Temperance Union and other person, who have been interested in the "dry" movement in Oregon for many year, stood about hi desk. Hon Loot Sines fire found. Manhfield Joseph Booker, whose body wss searched for in the ruin of th Bunker Hill boarding house, where seven person perished by fire, wa found in a Smith-Power logging camp at Wagner. ( The reason for his disappearance without leaving any word caused the widespread search to be made. He aaid he went to a small waiting depot at Bunker Hill tbe morning after the fire, waited there for daylight and then started for the Wagner camp on foot. W. C Laird, deputy sheriff, went to -Wagner, 66 mile from Marshfield, for th prisoner and placed him In jail at Myrtle Point He will be returned here and the coroner' jury will re sume the inquest. Mr. Booker will be aaked to explain why he wa awake and dressed while other in th build ing were escaping In their night clothe. Polk Exhibitt Planned. Monmouth Plana for exhibit at the 1916 Polk County fair have been made by pupil in th schools of this city. Garden win be planted at the earliest clearing of the weather and drying off of the ground. In addition to having instruction as to th proper cultivation of vegetables on the plot. pupil are to nave garuena at noma. High school students, however, will haa nnlv homa irardena. aa the school garden plan has been abandoned. Great interest has been centered upon a-anfen wnrlc hv tha crammar achool boy for th put two year. They do not wait for the eeason to arrive De Cam rtlana taka form. Tha earliest vegetable raised command high price at maraet. .,.. - '' Reclamation It Planned.' Marshfield A definite movement ia on at Coauille looking to clearing a tract of the rich Coquille Valley bot tom lands to be utilised for experi mental purpose. It la proposed to clear 40 acre of a 2600-acre tract for the owners and turn them over to per son who are willing to farm this sedi mentary deposit. : The owner has been offering $18 an acre for clearing. . slashing and burning, but laborers be lieve tbe work cannot be done for that amount. The Coquille Commercial. club expect to offer an increase over the $18 offer sufficient to get the work done. Polk Nearly Rid of Pat Monmouth The wr on gophers, which has been conducted in Polk county for two year fas at last se cured a grip on the common field pests' work and destruction has abated par tially, according to th statement of extensive land owners in this sec tion. The farmer say the clover crop haa attracted the gophers. In the summer end fall months the gophers undermine the clover plants and stop seed development. The animal also fatten in potato field and scp plant life in garden in th early summer. .. New Office It Created. Salem An additional deputyship, making the total numberthree, for the attorney general' department, wa created by an act passed by the recent legislature. The salary of the chief deputy waa increased from $2000 to $2500; the second deputy will receive $2000 and th third $1200. Tbe new deputy will devote most of hi time to industrial accident commission cases. I. H. Van Winkle, of Salem, is chief deputy. The legislature also appro priated $10,000 for tbe prosecution oi the Hyde-Benson land case. Office Made Appointive. State Capitol Salem Th senst passed aenate bill 255. which provide that at th expiration of the l:ra ot th present official the state engineer shall be appointed by tha governor. A