Crook County Journal
COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPER FOR CROOK COUNTY
COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPER, $1.50 YEAR PRINEVILLE, CROOK COUNTY, OREGON, THURSDAY, MARCH 13, 1913.
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VOL. XVII NO. 16
Oregon Lawmakers'
Work as Reviewed
8ulim. Th liibort of loglnta
tlva ai-armbly of 1013 !) mldml STT
nrw Inws to the Orvgon codi. Of
tit nw 10 art dua to tha la
mko of bill of th 1011 inmilon and
80 of the rix-ent tpimlon ovir th vvto
of tlie governor, Including Ilia gounral
tpproprlnllon bill, while 337 wcr atlth
r uprovrd by tho Rovvrnor or filed
without hl ulttnnlura.
Tliroo feature marked die flnnl
Inn cf the lrnlilailv eiwenitily prior
to lino die adjournmt-nt, One wa tlia
n with which billn wr ptuturd ovrr
tht vpIo whMicvor drnlrrd; annthvr
tlia roimlilnrHtlou of vl mil nn-umir-
on thnlr nicrlla. and lli third tb
mt' utiown In tho Imiinuolluti of bua
lini. Uuiiuniitloiiably ninny of tlia mona
urea paani'd wi th of flint Importune,
tha lint InvludliiR th workmon'a rota
poniuttlotl art. Rood runda lKllttttnn,
tha aiirlcullurnl colli'K eilpimlon
worn bill, tha minimum muaura
for woman and milium, tha wldowa'
pi-ntlun bill, lawa uffiH-IInx Judicial
procinlura and th aproprinilona tor
tha I'miiimi I'ncUlc I'.xiKMttlon, tha Co
lumbia Boutliern IrrlRutlon project, da
tall aurvay of atata raaourcea and In
vcntlititllon of watur power at t'clllo.
Bill Optnlng Rogue Rlvar Patted
AUbott'a prlnttiiR maaturo waa da
clalvaly dafaatrd, but the bill opening
KoRua rlvar paaaad aaally.
Tha bill almllahlnR tha office of
Btata Printing Kxpart llnrrla waa not
aint to tha governor after temporary
adjournment.
JuhI before final adjournment, when
tb bill finally reached Went be veto
ed It, making no report of th veto
until after tbe IrgUlature bad adjourn
ed. At regard bill Inematlng aalnrlea
In counttea, one argument lufflced to
eauao paaaag over tha vetoe that In
very cat tha antounta to which auch
aJartea were ruined wer lea than
the una gUo to tka QUI bill, tha paa
aag of which th governor aald In
vary veto tnaaaaR would mak ucb
lncroaav unnecoaaary,
A few Meature Killed
A few aiaaaurva war killed, tb
veto being auatalued, by roqueat of
th author, becaua of amendment
which made them worthle. Karrell,
fur Inttance, naked that tba MoraJa
Court bill veto be (uatalned; Joseph,
th reciUl amendment; I-ntournUa, the
auperior court mwmuro, and Carson,
tha till relating to Judgment and de
crees. The argutnenta against th Day
bill to Investigate Calllo water resour
ces wer nullified by th showing that
th atata anglneer had recommended
n appropriation of 150,000 and th
governor on of $25,000, while thl
measure called tor only $16,000.
In relation to appropriations, when
th Handing appropriations of mor
than $1,200,000 are deducted from lb
approximately 8,000.000 appropriation
th tctal amount of drainage from th
tat treasury li reduced to a figure
nor nearly oommenaurat with th
growth of th atuts and Its inatltu
tlons. There wer also certain unusu
al featurea calling for large appropri
ations. It should bs born In mind
10, that the legislators did not pile
up th eipenses of tha tuxpnyors as-preolr-bly
by extending the loaslon be
yond regular 0duy limit, a they
draw no Hilary tor the additional per
lod worltod and hud to pay tholr own
expenses.
Womsn Important Factor
The port played by women at tali
legislative session was remarkable.
That the lawmaker have taken them
Into consideration as a political factor
1 shown by the consideration display
ed In th case of measures peculiarly
affecting their Interest. At the 1911
session such bill a now have become
law wer thrown Into the scrap heap
without compunction.
A a rule tha ' Investigations" mad
by th legislature wer perfunctory,
Relative to killing bad bills, two are
worthy of special mention on which
would have created a plumbers' trust,
and another which would have created
an electricians' trust. With very few
exceptions the record of this legisla
ture as to so-called "hold-up meas
ures" I excellent
Tha following Is a list ot th Im
portant measures which will become
laws:
Important Bills of th 1911 Session
Passed Over the Veto.
8. B. 6 Kcqulrlng local anents of
railwuy companies to report accurate
ly tlio time of arrival of trains.
S. P. 43 Creating a livestock sani
tary board and appropriating $50,000
therefor.
S. B. 127 Prohibit th auditing by
the secretary of state of claims of In
debtedness acuinst funds th appro
priation ror wtilrti na Dean inftuatau.
H. 11 1K Create an einargenry
board to denl with dflclancla nacea
ultalad under th provision ot Ui
proeedlUK bill.
8. It. IM -Providing for the era,
lion and organisation of new rountlea.
II. II. I'ravldlng for the drain
uit and disposition of awnmp lamia In
the sou than st am part of the statu.
II. II. 1 ID.--Amending Hit, law re
quiring road atiparviiMira to keep
areeils from con n I) roads by Imtxmlnn
mull duty on tho owner of property.
Important Bills of th Present Session
Passed Over th Veto.
Numerous bills Itn-rnmlng subnet
!n ruiitiliHd.
II. II. 1(17. ItepaiilliiR th Initiative
law i IohIiir KoKue river to commercial
In hum.
H II. JSl Providing for detail
rurv. y mil line dlttMllon of tlia Coliiin
bin river powar prujeet near Tb li I
lea, with an appropriation of SH.iwi1.
II. II S.'K. Tlia geni'ral appropria
tion hill. axiTeKulInK , 1.2:11, Z Hi :io.
Important Bills Signed and Filed or
Merely Filed by th Qovernor.
!l. 11. 10 Ki'lntlnit to ballot titles
in nenmirva referred to tlio leopla.
H. II. 17 ItapealltiK rt!on I'1
Slid 11442, relating to terms of of.nu
ttf the necrelury of atnte, alate I rent
u.'er. printer and atiprema Juices.
II. U. 41 Abolluhliig ofuce of slate
Innd Kent.
II. II. 4 Mmltlug Indehteilnesa for
IrriKoilon dli trlcta.
II. B. 91 Amends sections 613 rela
tive to maintenance and custody of
('.Milieu afTei ted bv divorce.
II. II. 84 Making 1ml pound tbe
bliiiiilnrd welKht lor a sack ot potatoe.
II. U. 104 Htilutlng to milk liupec
tern.
II. fl. 1.10 Authoring school dis
tricts of 211.000 population to establish
trade schools for dependent Rlr'a.
II. II. Ill.i Wliloas' penaloi, bill.
II. H. 81 Increasing aalarlv of all
cImiiII Judgen to $41100 a year.
H. II. 79 Helming to the Inspection
of railroad track seal en.
II. U. 17a I'ravldhiR for the sus
pension and Investigation of the Inter
state schedules of railroads before
an ui heroine affective.
II. (. Providing for starlllsntlon
Of habitual criminals and moral per
vert a.
H. B. 1S5 Repealing aeetlona relat
ing to road poll tux.
II. B, Ifitt Protnt-tlng cooperntlv
ar,(K-lniloiit In tho use of the term co
operative, H. B. 243 Relating to the al of
commercial foodstuffs.
II. B. 143-Hegulallng the bualnaaa
Of commission uierchants.
II. B. :10 Authoritliut county
courts to establish assessment road
dis'net.
11. 11. S1 Making county Judge
X officio fire warden.
II. a 20 Creating slate board of
accountancy.
II. B. 2f.H ("otiBentlng to the pur
chase of the locks and canal at Oregon
City.
II. B. 4:!3 Creating the state board
of control.
H. 11.7s Makes It a crime to threat
en or advocate the commission of a
felony, th penalty running from a $50
fine to three years' Imprisonment In
the penitentiary. Aimed especially at
pemons threatening others' live and
soap-boi orators.
H. B. 73 Appropriates $50,000 for
detailed survey of the water resource
of the state.
S. B. 117 Prohibit officer, direct
or and stockholder ot a bank from
receiving a percentage or profit of any
kind or gift for inducing auch bank to
make a loan.
H. B. 279 Relieving those author
ized' to perform marriages of th ne
cessity of tiling evidence ot such fact
In more than one county ot th state.
H. B. 122 Known a th "loan
ahark bill," prohibit higher rat than
3 per cent aa Interest on small sum
loaned workmen and other In unfor
tunate circumstances.
H. B. 27 Thl 1 the workmen'
compensation ant, for which an appro
priation of $50,000 la made. It has the
lectlve feattire, which I recognised
aa It main weakness, but a compulso
ry feature, according to tb beat au
thorities, would be unconstitutional.
By th operation of thla act It 1 esti
mated that from 20 to 80 per cent of
the damage suits due to personal In
jury will be eliminated.
11. B. 38 Declaring policy of Stat
a to wageworkera and limiting th
hour of certain workmen to 10 hours.
H, B. 810 For maintenance of East
Oregon asylum; appropriate $284,
329.80. 11. B. 102 Giving cities and town
power over public park. ,
II. B. 110 To prevent spread ot tu
berculosis. H. B. 168 Relating to misbranding
artielea of food.
II. B. 177 Columbia southern pro
ject appropriation of $450,000.
H. B. 806 Regulating sale of con
densed milk.
H. B. 379 For prompt payment of
Jurors and witnesses.
8. B. 41 Amendments relating to
roadn or gatewaya for lands not reach
ed by convenient roadways.
. S. B. 36 Regulating tare for the
weight of Backs In the sale of grain.
a. B. 10 Providing free meeting
places for Q. A. R. posts.
8. H. 71 Amendment relative to the
transportation of livestock by rail
roads. S. B. 80 Creating a right of action
airaltiBt any person who gives or sells
Honor to an habitual drunkard or an
Intoxicated person.
S. B. 103 Amending Bection 3444
relative to the time of meeting of pres
idential electors,
S. B. 108 Protecting sub-contractors,
mntorinl men and laborers and de
claring elKht hours to be a day's work.
8. B. 77 Minimum wage bill for
women and minors; appropriates $3,-tua
8. B. 47 Requiring lectrlo head
light on locomotive engines.
8. B. 12 Declaring county road la
towns and cities to be streets.
8. B. 154 Fixing commencement of
the term of offlc of tb governor,
8. B. 24 Requiring goat and kid
meat to b labeled.
8. B. 3a Making Lincoln'! birth
day, Washington' birthday and Co
lumbus day legal bolldaya. ,
H. B. 232 To provide for upprt of
Ashlsnd normal school.
8. U. 17 Regulating tb adminis
tering of anesthetic.
8. U. 131 Fixing salary of gover
nor's secretary at $.1000.
II. II. 147 To secure Interest on
county money and place safeguards
around deposli. '
II. U. 65 To reRulut railroad and
blf'hwny rroaslnKs.
II. B. 249 FIxliiK standard of seeda.
II. II. 269 Relating to display of
goods, ware and merchandise.
II. B. 304 Authorizing cities to cp
ratt water work.
II. B. 328 Providing for stale bud
get. 11. B. 8C7 Relating to damage Is
Opening road.
II. II. 419 Making atata Insurance
commissioner state and county audi
tor. 11. B. 482 Fixing th date for the
general election.
11. B. (94 Prohibiting circulation
Of false report regarding bank.
11. B. 615 Appropriation for deaf
mute school of $SO,000.
II. B. 616 Appropriation for feeble
minded school of $202,243.31.
II. B. 617 Appropriation for blind
rbool of $37,235.
II. B. 625 Making appropriation
for Holdlers' horn and atata fair of
$50,500.
11. B. 120 Making appropriation
for state penitentiary of $216,000.
S. B. 149 Helming to publication of
delinquent tax list.
8. B. 196 Relating to condemning
for county road.
8. B. 235 Limiting time for fore
closing mortgnKe.
8. B. 238 Making uniform ware
house receipt.
8. B. 253 Prescribing dutle pf par
ants In regard to achool census.
8. B. 336 Relating to special tale
for road and highway.
11. B. 205 Creating bureau of
mines and geology and appropriating
$40,000.
11. B. 265 Creating county sealer
Of weights and measures.
11. B. 278 Making of $60,000 appro
priation for provision for state (air
ground. .
II. B. 375 Making appropriation of
$20.0000 for salmon batcherl.
H. B. 447 Providing tor taking up
estrayi.
H. B. 560 Amending law tor deter
mining heir for estate.
H. B. 174 Appropriating $2000 for
Yamhill walnut experiment station.
If. B. 211 Providing for use of vot
ing machines.
Bub. 11. B. 360 To create stat high
way commission.
, 11. B. 422 To provld for Stat
printing board.
Sub. H. B. 434 Blue sky law.
II. B. 449 Providing for county at
torneys. 11. B. 508 Relating to Incorporation
Ot cltle and towns.
H. B. 624 Providing for ass8
ment of damages In laying out roads.
H. B. 604 Interstate bridge bill.
H. B. 460 Authorising purchase of
Site for fair grounds.
H. B. 4117 For maintenance of Uni
versity of Oregon, $100,000.
Sub. H. B. 531 For levying tax for
research In agricultural problems.
H. B. 614 Levying tax for mainten
ance of O. A. C.
H. B. 428 County fair mtllage bill.
H. B. 461 For collection ot tax on
personal property.
8. B. 75 Appropriation for board of
' Inspector of child labor, $5000.
8. B. 76 Relating to furnishing li
quor to Inmates ot Institutions.
8. B. 136 To establish industrial
home for girla, $50,000.
S. B. 139 Regulating a business un
der an assumed name.
8. B. 166 To permit officer to
ride on any car or train.
8. B. 298 Making It misdemean
or to deface state board ot health no
tices. 8, B. 133 Increasing number of
Justice of supreme court to seven.
8. B. 204 Relating to Issuance of
special certificate to teachers.
H. B. 113 Relating to county fruit
Inspector.
H. B. 220 To determine compensa
tion for crossing land.
H. B. 404 Requiring tire drills In
schools.
8. B. 84 Prohibiting saloons In de
pots. S. B. 46 Requiring medical certifi
cates for marriage licenses.
8. B. 130 Relating to testimony ot
husband and wife.
H. B. 416 Prohibiting bull run
ning at large.
H. B. 495 Naming day of primary
election.
H, B. 281 Appropriation for O, A.
C, $82,000.
II. B. 282 Appropriation for O. A,
C, $107,000.
H. B, 283 Appropriation for O. A.
C, $60,000.
H. B. 284 For extension work at
V. ot 0., $75,000.
H. B. 287 For building at U. of O..
$100,000.
H. B. 288 For additional funds for
the II. of O., $30,000.
H. B. 289 For Improvements at U.
of o., $100,000.
H. B. 290 For equipment at O. A.
C, $60,000.
H. B. 3S2 Relating to local option
law.
H. B. 498 Relating to national com
mitteemen, H. B. 219 Relating to railroad fenc
ing. aa.114 Creating 12th Judicial
district,"
8. B. 145 Gam cod.
H. B. 36 Commission to Investi
gate European rural credlta, $2400.
M. B. 270 Providing for demonstra
tion farms.
II. B. 146 For celebration of I0ta
anniversary of Battle of Gettysburg,
$M00.
H. B. 537 To prevent failure t
support wife or children.
II. B. 609 For state Insane asylum
maintenance, $612,853.50.
8. B. 64 Providing marking of
psckbKes of Intoxicating liquors.
8. li. $30 Forbidding sale of fire
arms. 8. B. 334 Providing for creen for
Irrlnailon ditches.
H. B. 480 Giving preference to un
ion soldier and aallor on public (a
plo) ment
H. B. 84 Prohibiting sale of liquor
outside Incorporated cities and towna.
II. B. 342 Relating to Impairment
of capital stock by baaks.
H. B. 344 Relating to amount to b
kept on band by bank
H. B. 613 Relating to railroad
schedilea.
WOIard Wirtz Ap
pointed County Att'y
1
j A dispatch from Salem to the!
0regonian of March 9, says thatj
j Governor West has started on his i
: task of appointing twenty-one coun-1
jty attorneys under the new law
'passed by the last legislature,
jwillard Wirtz, who has received
(the appointment of attorney for
' Crook county, formerly was a Salem
newspaper man.
Mr. Wirtz is one of Prineville's
young lawyers and his many friends
; are pleased that he was appointed
IrMntr ,wt,nt 4n.An
Boston Honors
State Supt. Alderman
Boston Is deeply "loipresstd
with the vital educational mes
sages of Superintendents Alder
man of Oregon, Francis of Los
Angeles and Meek of 3oise. Mr.
Alderman'smasterly treatment
of the fundamentals of education
appeal strongly to Boston educa
tors. Twice in one week the
Twentieth Century Club has ban
queted Mr. Alderman and his as
sociates. For the first time, the
Boston schools were dismissed
and all the teachers assembled to
hear the men who have devel
oped educational ideals as applic
able as to the Far West. Ore
gonian. Pupils Add Furnish
ings to School
The Prineville public school has
been recently adding to the furnish
ings of the school with some of the
money they made at their last en
tertainment. They have a beautiful oak trophy
case which they placed in the lower
hall for prizes and souvenirs. The
beautiful silver prize cup won by
the school for the best general ex
hibit at the county fair last year
occupies one side of the case.
They have ordered a pedestal for
the bust of Shakespeare which they
won two years ago. They have also
bought three piano benches.
Laidlaw Will Cele
brate March 15
The people of Laidlaw are mak
ing big preparations to hold a jolli
fication meeting on March 15th, to
celebrate the action of the Oregon
legislature in taking up the Colum
bia Southern irrigation project and
appropriating funds to carry the
work to completion. Invitations
have been sent out by the Laidlaw
Development League to members of
the Oregon legislature, state officials
and others to attend this meeting.
A basket dinner will be served
and a general invitation is extended
to all to attend.
C. C. H. S. Team
Wins Football Game
Those who visited the Club Hall
last Saturday night witnessed the !
best game seen on the home floor j
for many a day. Prineville boasts
of a large number of good athletes, j
men who have starred on teams ;
throughout the country, but they!
were no match for the Invincible 1
of the Crook County High. The)
Individual work of the tarswasi
excellent but superior team work j
and training of the high school boys !
told the tale. , j
The game gtarted rather slow but ,
began to pick up rapidly after.
O'Neil dropped the sphere into the
basket for the first score. Ellis,
followed with two pretty shots in j
qunk succession, tor some little
time the Stars lead by a small mar
gin, but soon the high school team
secured the lead and gradually drew
farther and farther ahead. At the
close of the first half, the score
stood 20-11 in favor of the high I
school. I
The second half started with aj
rush with a tendency on each side
to "rough it" a little too much.
Two points were awarded to the
Stars because of faults and Yancey
converted two of the three fouls
called on the Stars into points for
his team.
Ellis lead the scoring with, six
teen points for the Stars. Estes,
Yancey and O'Neil followed in the
order named with fourteen, thirteen
and twelve points respectfully. The
final score was 21-28 in favor of the
high school.
- The line-up is as follows: -
Stars Ellis, rf.; Rice, If,; Dud
ley, c; Curren and Rodenbush, rg.;
Bechtel, Ig.
C. C. H. S. O'Neil, rg.; Estes,
lg.; Yancey, c; McCallister, rg.;
Weigand, Ig.
Ladies' Annex Affair
Decided Success
The entertainment and cafeteria
supper given by the Ladies' Annex
last Friday evening was a decided
success, both financially and socially.
The ladies cleared $45.50 and
everybody went home feeling they
had been well served and enter
tained. The program, which was kepi a
secret until that evening was as fol
lows: M usic Orchestra.
Fare Readings and songs by
Mrs. Horace P. Belknap and Prof.
E. L. Coe.
Butterfly drill Girls of inter
mediate grades.
Scene from play, "Pocahontas."
Indians Messrs. Rosenberg, Stimp
son, Bechtel and Robinson. Poca
hontas Mrs. Allen Hodgson.
Illustrated song, "Kathleen
Mavourneen" posing, E m e r i n e
Youg. Vocal solo Miss Conway.
Pantomine and Solo "Listen to
My Tale of Woe," Eugene Field
Solo Mrs. Charles Elkins. Panto
mine Wistar Rosenberg, Evelyn
Hyde.
Reading. "The Lady of Shalot"
Miss Gitchel, accompanied on
piano by Mrs. Charles S. Edwards.
Music Orchestra.
While every number of the pro
gram was good, those deserving
special mention were the scene
from Pocahontas in which the solos
by Mrs. Hodgson and the choruses
by the men were especially good.
Also the pretty and artistic Butter
fly drill which was given under the
direction of Miss Hubbard.
The Annex wishes to thank the
members of the orchestra who so
kindly gave their services and all
others who helped make this affair
a success.
Cattle Thieves Under
Heavy Bonds
At the preliminary bearing of
George Messinger Saturday on
charge of larceny of a steer, the
testimony against the defendant
was grave enough to warrant
Judge Kennedy in holding him to
the grand jury in $3500 bonds.
Alonzo Weaver, an accomplicp,
bpcarne sick of his part in tbe af
fair and agreed to turn state's
evidence after the two young
men were committed from Bend
for housebreaking. He led Sher
iff Elkins to the spot on the des
ert where lay the dead steer
bearing the brand of Geo-ge Mii
lican, and the latter, after seeing
the brand and earmarks, prompt
ly swore out an information.
Both Messinger and Weaver
were already under 12000 bonds
on the burglary charge, and bad
secured bondsmen. The court
aiso placed Weaver under a !"50
bond to appear as a witness. His
father, David Weaver, is his sur
ety. Messinger has not yet been
able to secure bondsmen for tbe
additional 13500. Willard H.
Wirtz conducted the prosecution,
while W. P. Myers appeared for
tbe defendant.
Interesting 0. A. C.
Course at Burns
Tbe O. A. C. recently conduct
ed an agricultural short course at
Burns with great success. The
attendance averaged 150 and
5TP lntfrfst. was txUon in alt
departments. Tha students
ranged in age from 15 to 80
years Tbe subjects treated
were stockraising, general agri
culture and domestic science.
Mr. Hanley, who for years advo
cated this method of education,
threw his Bell A ranch with all
its buildings and paraphernalia
open for the entertainment of all
who did not feel like paying ho.
tel bills. Prof. Scudder, who had
charge of this work, speaks in
highest terms of the people ot
Burns, who helped in every way
possible to make the meeting a
success.
New Departments
Added to C. C. H. S.
The Crook County Board of Edu
cation at a recent meeting voted to
add agriculture and domestic science
to the present course of study in the
Crook Couty High School and to re
establish the Normal department
which was discontinued last year
because of so few students register
ing for it.
The Board expects to employ an
expert agriculturalist to take charge
of this department.
Mrs. Evelyn Walker of Meadows,
Idaho, to take charge of the Normal
course and the work in domestic
science. Mrs. Walker had charge
of the Normal department in this
school two years ago.
Prof. Evans was elected head of
the Commercial department; Miss
Conway, language; J. W. Smith,
manual training and Miss Herman,
mathematics. It may be necessary
to make some minor changes in the
above as the Board works over the
different courses.
Eggs for Hatching.
S. C. Brown Leghorn won M per
at 1912 county fair; hreo firsts, on
second, one third cm one pen at Kprt
monti Poultry Show. Ksra $1.5;
per 15; $5 per hundred. Biifl Orph
ingtoii egjrs $1.50 pr 15. B. F. Wii, .
noiT. Prineville, Ore. 3-ti-6tp
Horses For Sale.
Fifty lieud ot liornea for sale at
reaaouable prices. .lotix K. Stinson.
Oregon & Western Colonization Co.,
Prineville, Ore. 8-6