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PRINEVILLE, CROOK COUNTY, OREGON, THURSDAY, FEB. 20, 1913.
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VOL.XVII-NO.13
Oregon Lawmakers'
Work as Reviewed
Halrm. The loKtnlnllv assembly
faces the lull week of the amnion with
lti hoime iillll cmiKt"J wllh bills.
Tint senate ruloiuliir win practically
cU'u:ir! up km) (rum now on tlmt body
wilt devote llg Unix to colmlilt ration
pf houiie bill.
Much Important lKlslnllon I "till
nwulllnx action by one or both hoimc.
Niimi of t ho bin appropriation bllla
have been punned up to the governor,
(lnoil runil li-Klnlutton Ih still In the
air, owing to hostility In mine quar
ters mid ruiifllrtliiK iA)lnlni anions;
llionu P-nlly In fuvor of some real
U-Klnlntlun to promote Improved high
way throuiil out the Hi ii to.
TIid workman's compensation net
linn pnssi-d the house mid Ik now In
tho senate. There Ita progress In lm
peuV by Iny' compulsory not.
T!io record at the close of the wk
bowed nln bills of tho lint session
passed over the governor's veto; 43
bill passed and signed or tiled by
tlm governor; two bills In the gover
nor' tiuniln ; one bill punned this ses
lou vetoed by the governor mid the
veto sustained; five bill have punned
both holme; 161 bill hiive passed the,
bonne; 100 bill UttVe passed the (au
nt n,
May Work Until March.
A resolution pledging the member
of the legislature to remnin In session
for 4U "actual working days." and
setting 6 o'clock of March 1 for ad
journment Instead of February 51 waa
llilroilui-i'd In the house.
Ih- house rt'xuliitlon provides that
Irglnlniors. clerks and all IckWhiIvo'
mployea h.ill receive pny for 40
"working days."
Wtit Throw Bombhll.
Iicihirlnu (hut no opposition bill
will receive the aiii-t!on of the gov
ernor unless It be one absolutely ne
cessity to carry on the affalra of the
government, unit mil dlHpoltlon I
miid-i of appropriation to jar for the
wnrJs of (ha (nte, the governor threw
a bombshell Into the legislature.
lie teut a message In which he
charged the failure to get the big ap
propriation bill Into the logltilature
to the chairman of the waya and
mean committee.
Leader atate that there will be a
ufflclent number who will remain
over It the executive 1 Inclined to be
Intrnctable to deal with the situation.
The way and mean committee of
the home made a report, replying to
the message of the governor, lu which
the member denied delaying appro
priation bill for political effect They
declared they have already aaved the
late $1,000,000 by the pruning pro
cea and expect to aave a total of
$4,000,000.
1-Hour Bill la a Law.
Without amendment and but tew
dissenting vote, the ao-called eight
hour day bill waa paased by the house
on reconsideration. The bill alio pass
ed the aenate and waa algned by Gov
ernor West.
The bill carrlee an appropriation of
17000 for the two year between eea
elona of the legislature to take care
of the work of the commission which
ta authorized to have charge. None
of the commissioners are to receive
ealurlei, however.
Minimum Wag BUI Patted.
The house minimum wage bill pall
ed the aonate and now become a law
tlnlesa vetoed by the governor.
Stated briefly, the minimum wage
bill provide for a commission ot
three to be appointed by the governor,
consisting ot one employer, on em
ploye and a third unbiased person.
On the commission la conferred power
to tlx a reasonable minimum wage tor
women and child workers, hours ot
employment and conditions ot labor.
The law curries an appropriation of
$3500 a year.
The law applies only to women and
children. A feature ot the law Is that
It requires a conference between em
ployer and employe when complaints
are made.
Senate Donatea $200,000 for Fair
The bill for an Oregon exhibit at
the Panama-Pacific Exposition passed
the senate carrying an appropriation
of $200,000. It also provides for the
appointment ot a commission ot three
to be named by a committee consist
ing of the governor, secretary of state,
state treasurer, president of the sen
ate und speaker ot the house.
Sterilization Bill Passe.
Wllh Just 16 votes, the number
needed for passage, the Lewelllng bill
for sterilization of habitual criminals,
moral degeneratei and perverts went
to victory In the senate.
Elu.fcVJM AjlalLPl AiMiaVtw
originated the bill and has lobbied for
It at succeeding sessions ot the legis
lature, wa a witness to M final suc
cess, and (he waa Invited by Governor
West to be present In hi office when
be signed It last Bnturdny.
50 Day' Station Urgtd.
The house adopted a resolution dl
riitlng the submission to the vote of
the people, at the next general elec
tion, a constitutional amendment
lengthening the session ot the Irjils
hit in ii from 40 to 50 actual working
iliiys, and ruining the pny of (he legis
lators from $3 lo $5 a duy.
The house also adopted a compan
ion resolution directing that an am
endment be submitted to the vote of
the people providing that two ssloua
shall be helda first session ot 20
days, then a temporary adjournment,
and then an after session, and per
muui'iit adjoiirnnii nt. The reason for
the two I that It would give legis
lators mora time (o consider bills and
secure the sentiment of the people
wllh relutlon to measures submitted.
Rsferandum Date I Stt.
Day's bill, providing fo a special
referendum election, to be held Sep
tember 2, passed the senate. It In
voked considerable debate, being ad
vocated warmly by Day, Motor,
Thompson, Itinn and other and op
posed by McColloi h, Miller and Noun
er. Tun bill carrlrn an emergency
clause to prevent the possibility of
bolnj Itself referred.
The object of culling the special
elwtlou Is to prevent large projects
like the I'annnia Pacific appropriation,
the workmen's compensation bill and
good rnnds and other Important pro
posals, Iron boiug held up for two
years. ,
Bull Mooa Are Recognlred.
The Hull Moos party will bo ablo
to participate In the primaries before
tho city election In l'ortlaud under
the provisions of a bill that pasted
the senate. This bill provides that
any political party casting 20 per cent
of the vote at the preceding election
may participate in the primaries.
Tho bill also carries an emergency
clause which will allow '.he participa
tion in the Portland primaries.
The bill wa Introduced by Senator
Carson at the request of the I'rogre
Ive party committee.
Industrial Ctrl' Horn Favored.
In the fare of an adverse majority
report, the Moser bill providing for
the establishment ot an Industrial
Home for girls passed the senate with
IS votes In Ita favor. It Is amended
so an to provide $25,000 a year for the
next two year. The Institution Is to
be l rated on ground now owned by
the atate at Salem, if the bill become
a law. The Institution 1 to be con
structed on the cottage plan.
Flrearma BUI la Patttd.
Perkins' firearm bill patted the
aenate. This amended bill provide
that anyone purchasing a revolver
must have the certificate of two free
holders as to his good moral character
and a permit from the circuit, county
or municipal Judge.
It prevent the display of revolvers
In windows, require a registration of
number and alao require dealer to
make reports to aherlffa twice a
mouth a to aale.
Interest on Funds In Treasuries.
Should II. R 147 by I'ursous, which
haa Just passed the house) be enacted
into law, thousands of dollars will
pour Into the coffers of county treas
urers In Interest on county money,
for !t provldea that all funds shall be
deposited with a bank which will give
sound 'security for Kb safe keeping,
and that It shall draw 1 per cent In
terest, At the present time banks
enjoy the use of this money without
paying Interest
Fair Left to Counties.
A bill by the committee on exposi
tion and fairs, providing for an an
nual tax levy ot 20 mills for county
fairs, waa passed by the house. It la
said It will do away with any appro
priations by the legislature. These
have been very bothersome and many
members wished to leave the fairs In
each county to the counties.
West Bill Approved by House
Ilagood's bill tor a state-wide tin
plate law, similar to that now In force
In Portland, waa passed by the house.
It requires the owners ot all hotels,
lodging houses, etc., to post a sign at
their doors to tell who owns the prop
erty. This la one of the bills urged
by Governor WeBt. Another bill fa
vored by the governor Is one by How
ard of Douglas, known aB he Injunc
tion bill, aimed to curb disorderly
houses by compelling them to post a
bond with the city authorities, not ex
ceeding the value of the property In
volved,' ' .
' Bridge BUI Favored-
The house paased the Nolta inter
bxAu blU Md CDftbUM at .law
troduced by the Multnomah delega
tion. The bill provides that certain coun
ties may Issue bonds for Interstate
bridge and may deduct yearly from
the county tax due the itate the In
terest on the bridge bond asb
talc's portion ot the expense of the
bridge. The Interest will total $70,000
a year.
Substitution of a teachers' training
school tor annual county Institute I
contemplated in a bill passed by the
! house.
Tbe bouse passed a bill requiring
, stutj bank to capltallxe to 26 per
cent of tbe amount of deposits and
aurplu carried by them.
Has a Legal Right
To Sell Options
Under Its contract with trie
dcaert land' board the Deschutes
Land Com puny has a U-gal righ t
to soil options on tbe Und to be
recluimod by Its Carey act proj
ect In this county, according; to
a lute' opinion pf the supreme
court.. This decision upholds the
contention of J. K. Morson, pres
ident of the company. In bis lilt
with the desert land board.
Objection was muds by the
desort land board, and Governor
West in particular, ag'iiost the
company selling any contracts or;
options on the lands In iti proj
ect until the lands were re-
j claimed. It was contended such
: options were in violation of the
company's contract with the
stale.
An injunction suit was brought
by the state against the company
in the Multnomah county circuit
court. The court dismissed the
suit and the state appealed.
The supreme court's opinion
holds that the board exceeded its
authority when it Inserted a
clause tn the contract with tbe
company prohibiting the sale of
such contracts.
"While It would be within the
scope of legislative authority to
prevent actual settlers from go
ing upon the land and stipulating
with the corporation for the ex
tinguishment of its lien so that
tbe settler could proceed unham
pered in the establishment of his
borne, yet this species of patern
alism was not vested in the state
land board," says tbe opinion.
The opinion cites a section of
an (act passed in 1909 which, pro
vides that no land shall be open
to entry and do water rights shall
be sold by the parties under con
tract with the board until the
construction of the works is suf
ficiently advanced to insure a wa
ter supply and the entry of an
order by the board opening such
land or an'y portion of it to entry
and sale, but it is held that this
does not apply to the Deschutes
Land Company's contract, which
wa9 made prior to this enact
ment.
The? New Federation.
At the Union church, Satur'day,
February 15, at 7:30 p. m., a meet
ing was held to consider the form
inji of a Federation and to consider
plans for the betterment and im
provement of Prineville in all its
branches. The Federation will con
sist of the Epworth League, the B.
Y. P. U, and the two Christian En
deavor societies of the city. Each
of these churches, successively, will
endeavor in their turn to provide
suitable entertainment. The Feder
ation will meet once a month, on a
week-day evening to be announced.
These meetings will consist of a
very short devotional service, the
discussion of common problems and
a very pleasant social evening.
White Leghorn Eggs.
Thoroughbred . White Leghorn
egg, 91 Per letting. Write, tor this
flock's egg record. A. D, Pratt, Post,
Oregon. 2-20
Arrested for Stealing
from Homesteaders!
Lnn Weaver and George Measin
ger were brought over from Bend
Tuesday night by Deputy Sheriff
Shannon, charged with larceny
from a dwelling.
For some time the homesteaders
of the Ik-ar creek and Hampton
Butte country have been suffering
from petty thieving committed
when the owner waa not at home.
Proviniona, clothing, clocks, money
or anything else was taken that the
thieves could make away with.
pie last of the week Mesainger
and Weaver entered the cabin of
Ed Jensen, who lives fifty-eiKht
miles from P-nd on the Bend-Burns
rosd. They took about 100 worth
of provisions and f'J5 in cash, be
sides some clothing. Jensen had no
trouble in tracking the culprits and
started after them afoot. He saw
that they were headed either for
Bend or Prineville so notified Sheriff
Elkins. The sheriff in turn notified
his deputy at Ben j to be on the
lookout. The men had a team but
were traveling slowly. In fact,
Jensen passed them on the way into
Bend. Monday Messinger and
Weaver were found playing cards
in a saloon. When arrested Weaver
was wearing a hat, coat and shirt
belonging to Jensen.
The evidence was so conclusive
that Sheriff Elkins had no trouble
in gutting a complete confession
from Weaver. The pair had a hear
ing Issfore Justice Orcutt who
bound them over to the grand jury
in the sum of 12000. The sheriff
and 'Deputy Prosecuting Attorney
WirU went over to Bend from
here. Attorney Wirtz had charge
of the case before Justice Orcutt.
Sheriff Elkins did not return to
Prineville but kept right on to
Harney county where he is trying
to locate some, cattlethieves. He
has unearthed some evidence but
not enough for conviction. He
found the beef but not the hide. .
At the Lyric
Friday and Saturday
r 1 .V
"The Little Girl Next Door."
(Thanhauser) Drama of city life.
"Zoological Specimens of the
Pond." (Gaumont, hand colored.)
Scientific.
"Bruges, the Venice of the
North." Scenic.
"A Desperate Lover" and "A
Bear Escape," two Keystone come
dies on the same reel, introducing
the former biograph stars, Fred
Mace, Mack Sennett and Miss Mabel
Normand.
The Rabbit Drive .
Well Attended
About two hundred and fifty peo
plemen, women and children
took part in the rabbit drive Sun
day. Several hundred rabbits were
killed. About four miles of terri
tory were covered from the John
Grimes' place to Sunquists'. Lunch
was served. It is intended to have
another drive March 2. It will start
from the Dunehill ranch at 9 o'clock
No guns or dogs allowed. Lunch
will be served... Teams will come
to Prineville for all who wish to at
tend. Jerseys for Sale.
High grade Jersey heifers, selected
from 'lie heaviest producing herds of
the Willamette valley. Will freshen
during the cominc spring and summer.
Phoue or address L. B. Lafollett, Prine
ville, Or. 2 6
Sheep Wanted.
From 300 to 500 head of sheep wanted.
Address, giving full particulars, Ckook
CoDNTr Joo inl, Prineville, Ore. 1-23
Special for 10 days Ne. 1 lamps 25
cents; No. 2 at 35 cents complete, at
KamBtra'i Backet Store. 2-6
George Kentner
Must Stand Trial;
Da1 Hamilton, deputy sheriff
from Terrebonne, got in Tuesday ,
night with George Kentner, who
was indicted for horse stealing by I
j the grand jury last fall. Deputy
Hamilton got onto the fact that
Kentner was" at Medical Lake,
; Wash., and he was instructed to go
and get his man.
1 It will be remembered that at
(the October term of the district!
court last fall V. M., AI and Wm.l
I L. Robertson and George Kentner ;
' were indicted for horse stealing. Al ;
. Robertson and Kentner succeeded in j
eluding the officers at that time and
,so were not apprehended. Avigi-:
' lant lookout was kept for the culprits
! and it was only recently that one of
! them was located. Mrs. Kentner 1
lives at Terrebonne and telltale
.letters did the rest. j
I This is the quartet that shipped
. three carloads of horses out of
i Bend last August to points in Wash-,
ington, Idaho and Montana. The
: stock belonged to George H. Rus-'
sell, W. W. Brown and Gus Shroder. I
; Eighteen of the stolen animals were
recovered at Toppenish, Wash.
Students Who Passed
8th Grade Exams
County Superintendent Myers
reports that the following stu
dents passed the recent eighth
grade examinations:
Keta R Newton, Prineville; El
ya II Miller. Prineville; Guessie
O'Neil, Prineville; Dottie C Poin
dexter, Prineville; Gladys Bain,
Prineville; Pearl L Russel, Mill
Creek; Ralph Christian, Lower
Rye Grass; George Taylor, Low
erJRye Grass; Roy E Moffltt,
Powell Butte; Flora Hammach,
Ochoco; Luta Bender, Madras;
Dewey Johnson, Shepard: Paul
ine Truesdale, Shepard; Edith
Farguharson, Haycreek; Vivian
Garlock, Haycreek; Calvin Sher
man, Riverdale; Marvel Akey
son. Lyle Gap; Nellie Cram,
Cross Keys; Floyd Osborn, Cul
ver; Hattie Frost, Butte Valley;
Delia Osborn, Butte Valley; Ver
non A Chitwood, Grizzly; Arthur
Dizney, Vanora; Dora A Gould,
Sheep Rock; Clifford McKinzie,
Paulina; Ray Erickson, Prine
ville; Bert Robinson, Gray Butte;
James Grant, Gray Butte; 'Mar
garet Leach, Gray Butte; Ada
Mitchell, Gray Butte.
Pearl Russel, of the Mill Creek
school, received the highest
grade, and Guessie O'Neil, of
Prineville, second.
Pertinent Questions.
"Tell me, if you will why, with
more grass going to waste in Or
egon than Is grown in any single
state east of the Rocky moun
tains, the railroads have hauled
carloads of butter from that
poorer grass .section that you
may have butter to spread , on
your bread."
This question is asked by Pro
fessor A. E. Chamberlain, agri
cultural commissioner of the
Grar. Northern, says the Port
land Journal.
"Tell me, wit- your climate,
why you are paying freight on
the eggs you use on your ta
bles?" he continued.'
"It is because your people have
been overlooking the little advan
tages that nature gave you over
everybody else in this country,
and have been looking to doing
some great big thing instead of
availing yourselves of the great
est resources God gave to man.
Grass, plain grass! , . , .
"I have always believed that
jPrineville Catttle
Tops Market Again
George Russell topped the
Portland market again lat week.
He sold 91 head of cattle and
bro'iirht home a check for 10.640.
Twenty five head, averaging 1326
pounds, sold for 6c. One hun
dred and twenty two dollars a
head is going some. The rest of
bis stuff sold at from 17.75 tot
$7.SK) a hundred
It was last month that Mr.
Russell secured 19 and fS.2. for
his cattle, tbe highest price ever
paid west of the Missouri river.
Prineville stock commands the
best prices in the Portland mar
ket. The Portland Union Stock
yards report under date of Fri
day, February 14, says:
Receipts lor the week have
been, cattle, 1027; calves 7; hogs
3088; sheep 580C.
Tbis week's cattle market has
beea full of surprises. Tbe
broadened outlook made possible
by active bidding on the part of
killers, large and small, caused a
sudden reaction in beef values
and the tendency of the market
points upward. Demand for
prime and heavy steers was urg
ent enough to make a "sellers'"
market and the former top of 3
was easily obtained. The bulk ;
of steers were of good quality
and averaged 7.50 to 7.80.
Butcher stock was firmer al
though the prime stuff was
scarce. Cows at 5.85, heifers at :
7.00. bulls at 6.00 and stags at
6.50 are extreme quotations for ;
quality offering. Receipts have
been small compared with last
week and almost devoid of con
tract shipments.
Ascendency of swine prices oc
curred on three different occa
sions until 8.00 was finally
reached Thursday. As the close
last Saturday was weak at 7.45,
the upward flight represents a
big half-dollar. ' Apparently the
buik of swine holdings has been
marketed and while public pork
consumption is not so heavy at
this time of year, there are
scarcely enough hogs to satisfy
the demand. Every other large
market . is showing unusual
strength, which may be specula
tive. At any rate (he eight-cent
hog market has arrived again,
even if temporary. Supply and
demand will determine future
price levels.
Sheep house business was
brisk during the week when op
portunity offered. A few cars ot
choice yearling wethers featured
at 6.25 and several . bunches of
ewes at 5.15. Mutton demand
seemed to be steady although not
urgent. Good lambs found a
ready sale at current quotations.
One lot of 490 head sold "off the
cars" at 7.50. The extreme top
price on prime fed lambs is con
sidered 7.25 to 7.35.
the greatest asset of the state of
Oregon is grass.
"While you are struggling with
the development of orchards, the
fruit lands and irrigation proj
ects, there is going to waste each
year in the state of Oregon grass
that has been provided by nature
without any aid from man, that
if consumed by livestock would
produce more net weiHh foryour
people than is produced from the
fields of some states in this un
ion that have three, four or five
times the rural population you
have in Oregon."
Choice Residence Property for
Sale.
Some choice pieces ot residence
property lor sale cheap, Apply to
A. H. Llppman & Co. 2-20