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PKDnCARY 6, 1019 ('hook oocimr journal pc RESUME OF WORK OF OREGON LEGISLATURE Half of Session Has Parsed With Few of Really Import ( ant Bills Presented. . I Antl-PUdleals III Pt4 Lack at j Harmony an Road - Legislation Hon Political Judicial System , : Maaaura rVehlblts Lebbylnf Curb ing of Phona Campanlaa Asked m Would Re-Istabllsh Desth Penalty Ilflht Bills eoome ffsetlve. '" ' I Sales, When (he legislature a tea bled Monday for tha fourth week of taa aaaalaa there aa very lttUa to Ma eredlt la the way at bills pases a4 sent up to Una loveraer. A$ a tatter al fact, vary (aw of tha lm- petteat Measures save bass Intno- uoed ia either heuea, t; , ; s WhU the house did oooslderabU work last wash, tba eeoate mostly marked time, dua largely to tha fact last tha sonata committees reported wt few bills for consideration. Both ttawaea from now on aiust get down to steady grind and work longer hour U tha usual congestion during tha last days of tha session are to be avoided. Perhaps the moat important place of legislation pasesd during tha third week of tha session was tha Dlmlck Kubll syndicalism bill, dnslgned to suppress BoUhevlkl, I. W, W., and kindred radical movements. The bill carried an emergency clause to make It effective Immediately when signed by the governor. Tba house by a very large vote paessd tha Gordon red flag bill, which forbids the display of the red flag, the emblem of anarchy and Bolshe vism. This bill will undoubtedly meet with approval In the senate. enate Posses Antl-Truot Bill. The anti trust bill pained the senate without opposition, but It Is likely to cause dlecdsslon In the house and will be amended or voted down. At this time no one can tell Just what may be expected In the way of road legislation. There Is lack of harmony about many features, but the 10.000,000 road bonding bill la bulng whipped Into shape and Is scheduled to appear tbla wek. It will provide that 76 per cent of the funds given the blgbway commission ahall ba apent on the primary roads outlined la Us road building program of HIT, white the remaining 26 per cent la to ba used in the discretion of tha com salsMlon on any roads which It may decide are necessary of Improvement It will provide that tha rata of Intereat la not to be mora than 4tt per cent and that the bonds shall ba retired at the end of 26 yeara. Non-Partlssn Judlclsry Sought ' A bill introduced by Senator Nor klad, of CUtUop county, provides for a non-political judicial system In Ore gen. This measure la one which has for many years been advocated throughout tha state, and the present assembly la expected to enact this bill Into a law. i It la provided In the bill that all oandldatas for these offices shall be placed on a separata ballot at pri mary elections and this ballot ahall be officially designated as tha "official primary nominating non-political Ju dicial ballot." I Anti-Lobby Bill Prepared, i Complying with President Vinton' request that legislation ba Introduced curbing tha activities of the huge paving lobby that descended on th FEBRUARY 22 IS WASHINGTON'S BIRTHDAY! ALSO THE CENTRAL OREGON MARRIED PEOPLE'S AT THE CLUB HALU PRINEVILLE. 8:30 P. M. - GREETINGS! '. - , AN OLD-TIME DANCE FOR OLD TIME MARRIED PEOPLE, INCLUD INQ THOSE WHO HAVE BEEN MARRIED! M. R. BIGGS, R. W. REA' ' ..AND FRED HOELSCHER ; . EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE fcglslature ft it wee TO Vmy against measures striking at tha paving trust, Senator Dlmlck drafted a drastic measure prohibiting lobbying. Under jlhc Wis of the bill all lob byists must register with the eeore tary of state, giving their names and tha nature of their bualness. Lobby ing with members either la or out of tha statehouse la absolutely forbidden, tha measure providing that If the lob byist bav aa argument to advance far or against measure, It must ba mad before committees, la th press ar la prlated etatesseaU daUvercd to Ue member oa Uelr desk. i Phone Regulation Urged. Alleged failure of th publto service eommlssloa to tek any aeUeo In orb ing th telephone coupe-ales of the state la .Imposing rate and charge oatrary to tha statute of Oregon and la vtelattea of Ue right of Ua people, RepreeeataUve Graham, of Lea, Introduced. 1b Ue bouse a joint reislstloa ccJIIm upon tk commis sion to take suoh atepa a may bo aoeeesary to suspead the enforcement of said telephone toll charges or to secure th aanulmeat thereof aa may ba nsoessary. Th , resolution roolte that tha rate charged should b reasonable rates and baaed on the elements usu ally considered la determining the reasonableness of a rate. Memorials Planned for Soldier. Every county In Oregon will be au thorised to expend at least $60(0 ia constructing lultabl memorials or arobes In memory of the soldiers anl sailers who took part In th recent war, If a bill Introduced by Senator Handluy becoMes a law. The measure asks that all oounty courts be given suthorlty to spend $GO00 of th public money for this purpose. Capital Punishment Bill Introduced. Death penalty for all persons here after convicted In this state of mur der or treason In the first decree Is provided for In a proposed couhiUu tlonal amendment Introduced In the senate by Senator Dlmlck. No alternative penalty Is provided, so If the amendment should be panned by the leglnluture and approved by th voter It would mean that all per sona rmivlntAtl nf mtirrtftr In tha f)rr urnrrn mum un neiiitfiiceu uj ueum. The amendment, if adopted, would ba self executing. Governor 8lgns Eight Measures. Eight bills have been siKiiel by Governor Wlthycombe and filed with Secretary of State Olcolt They arc: Soldiers' and sailors' commission bill, appropriating $100,000 and carry ing aa emergency clause. Now effec tive.' Measure appropriating $662,385 to meet deficiency appropriations of the emergency board. Emergency clause attached. Measure appropriating $26,000 bo pay per diem and traveling expenses of member of th legislature and sal aries of clerks and atsnographera. Emergency clause attached. Bill empowering cities and towna, without consent of property owners affected, to annex property 'that haa been or will be surrounded by the city limit. Measure has particular appli cation to Portland. Two bills by Senator Baldwin plac ing stats bank member of th federal reserve system on the same footing as national bank members. ( Measure empowering the state high way commission to sell obsolete or wornout machinery. Measure extending tha power of eminent domain for county courts and the highway commission so that use may be made of property before com pletion of condemnation proceedings. Bill Provide For New State Prison. Authority to construct a new peni tentiary building at a cost of $500,000 I sought In a bill introduced ,by Sena tor Rltnar. The bill provide that tbo question bo referred to a vote of the people at th next general, regular or apaclal election. If the bill become a law, the board of control will bav authority to ua $126,00 annually for four consecutive years to pay for th cost of th now building. It is not required that this amount shall conform to th I par oeat statutory limitation. May Abolish Parol Offlosr. Boaster LeFollett, of Marioa eoua ty, ha lntroduood a blH for th aboli tion of U effloc of state parol e floor. Th bill, which would amend th present law, would mak It th duty of circuit Judges whea paroling parsons to make written conditions of th parole order, to b forwarded to th warden of th state penitentiary, lastead of to the parol officer, and provides that the' persons paroled re port to th wards Inatcad of the par ole officer. Liquor Lawa Are Tightening. Two bills aimed at bootlegging were Produced In the senate by Senator ttberhard. On provldea that munlc Introduced lo the aenate by Senator court and the other gives a municipal Judge the right to issue search war rants In seeking to suppress the liquor traffic. Under the present state law these powers are delegated only to state officials. Lsglslatlva Brevities. Representative Scbuebel's bill pro viding for creation of a board of con ciliation and arbitration in labor dis putes met defeat In th bouse. Representative Thrift offered a Joint memorial asking congress to retain the United States employment service. The bouse passed the Joint resolu tion of Representative Smith, of Mult nomah, providing for a committee to Investigate the wood shipbuilding In dustry and enlarged It to cover the ateel shipyards as well. Curfew shall ring each night for the canines if a bill Introduced by Repre sentative Dennis becomes a law. All dogs must be safely tucked 'nto bed by 8 o'clock each night and remain there until 6 o'clock the next morn ing, under this bill. Representative Bean has Introduced a bill providing for a $50,000 appro priation to create a revolving fund under which the state printing plant would print all the text books used in the schools of the state, the same to be sold at actual cost More expedltous transaction of cir cuit csurt business Is the purpose of a bill Introduced by the senate Judi ciary oommlttee, authorizing the chief Justice of the supreme court to assign any circuit Judge to duty in any clr- i Cult court of the Btate. Congress is "earnestly requested to appropriate sufficient funds for fin ishing the steel and wooden ships now under contract," in a memorial passed by both houses. Senator Dlmick'a bill making it a crime to teach the German language la the public schools and colleges of Oregon, was passed by the senate by a vote of 18 to 11. Government Insurance Convertible Washington. Conditions under which soldiers or sailors now holding government life Insurance may con vert these policies within five years into other forms were announced by Colonel Henry D. Llndaley, of the war risk insurance bureau. Rates will be made public soon. Ukraine Prepares Attack on Rumana. London. Ukrainian troops are pre paring to attack Koumanla, which is aaid to have mobilized its forces to meet the assault, according to Copen hagen advices to tha Mail. U. 8. Army May Leave Ruaala. Paris. The United States, support ed by Great Britain, has submitted to France a proposal for immediate with drawal of all troops from Russia, it was learned from authoritative source. w. a. s. Mr. and Mrs. E. T. Luthy are In the city this week. 1 Walter Demaris was a business visitor in the city yesterday. 4 Grover C. Price of Powell Butte was a business visitor in the city yesterday. F. 0. Rice and Clifford Worrell of Powell Butte were business visitors In the city yesterday. Mr. and Mrs. Burson Cate of Cul ver returned home yesterday, after having spent several days with rela tives here. The Spanish War Veterans will have charge of the Roosevelt service at the MethodlBt church Sunday af ternoon. They request that all re turned soldiers meet at the court house at 2 o'clock and march to the church, where seats will be reserved for them. LOST An envelope containing; a number of vouchers drawn in favor of H. F. Powell on the First Nat ional Bank of Prlnevllle, Oregon, by H. S. Cram. These vouchers were lost either on the train near Redmond, Oregon, or between Red mond and Prlnevllle. A reward will be paid for their recovery. Write or phone H. S. Cram or the First National Bank, Prlnevllle, ' Oregon. , 18t2p AT BAPTIST CHURCH TO REPRESENT SCHOOL VERNON USTER IS WINNER Large Audience Enjoys Excellent Pro gram Hl(h School Orchestra Furnlshe Goof Music Crook County nigh School held the annual declamatory contest at the baptist church last Friday evening. A Urge audience was present to en joy the excellent program given. -- Vernon Lister received the highest number of point of any of the ten speaker. He wai In the dramatic class and the title of his reading was "Traitor." He showed remarkable ability and training. Mis Elsie Grant was second In this class with an excellent reading entitled "A Few Bar In the Key of G." Mlsa Alice McNeely won first place In the oratorical division. Her sub ject was "Abraham Lincoln." Maur ice Webb on "France at the Begin ning of the Great War," was second In tbls division. In the humorous division, Edward Van Nuys won first place. His sub ject was "Fire and Water." Miss Ruth Mulholland won second place In the humorous division with "The Bear 8tory." The winners In this contest will represent Crook County High at the annual Field Meet, which will be held in Madras this year. The High School orchestra, under the leadership of Prof. Gillette, Is processing rapidly and rendered some good selections. ---w. a. . INTEREST AWAKEMVG IN REAL ESTATE CIRCLES The Ochoco Realty Company of this city reports numerous inquiries re ' gardlng Ochoco District lands. There i seems to be a decided trend toward , this locality, showing a wide knowl edge of the district and Its possibil ities. The inquiries seem to incline toward good eighties. w. a. s. eVseVVeV,Nses HIGH SCHOOL Ws NEWS NOTES jWJ The normal training class begins the study of normal agriculture, psy chology, methods and physiology this week. Fred Rice called at the school on Tuesday and Miss Violet Lister visit ed for a time on Wednesday. The Paulina basketball team will meet the high school team on our floor tonight. Adrian Yancey. Claud Brennon and Eddie McFarland, alum nae, and former high school stars are on the Paulina team. This game should be a lively one. Senior speeches again Friday morn ing. Shelborn Ayers, Lillian Din widdle and Alice Blanchard are to ap pear. E. E. Streeter of Rochester, N. Y., has been elected to fill the position made vacant by the shifting of Miss Anriomnn to the Enelish department. Mr. Streeter Is a graduate of the Ohio Business University ana Worcester College and has had a wide exper ionr as ft teacher of commercial sub jects and has done court reporting. He arrived Wednesday evening ana will assume his duties next Monday morning. w. s. s. NOTICE OF SHERIFF'S SALE By virtue of en execution in foreclosure duly Issued by the clerk of the Circuit Court of the County of Crook, State of Oregon, dated this 4th day of February, 1919, in a certain action in the Circuit Court for the said County and State, wherein Hugh Glenn recovered judgment against John Daniels, individually: Lou Smith and Tom Smith, partner doing business aa Smith Bros; John Danieli, Vera L. Campbell Busby, Alice M. Campbell and Porter Camp bell, heiri of Nellie Daniels, Deceased : Joe A. Wiles, as administrator of the estate of Nellie Daniels, deceased: and Busby, hus band of Vera L. Busby : and all other parties unknown claiming any right, title, estate lien, or interest in the real estate described in the plaintiff s complaint, defendants for the sum of 1362.00 with interest at the rate of 10 per cent, per annum from May IS, 1915, together with $100.00 attorney's fees, and the further sum of 117.60 costs and accruing coBts. Notice is hereby given that I will, on Satur day, the 8th day of March, 1919, at the North front door of the courthouse In Prineville, in said County, at 10 o'clock in the forenoon of said day, sell at public auction, to the highest bidder for cash, all right and title that the above named defendant John Daniels has or had at date of said judgment In the following described property, to-wlt: SE SWV4 Section 2. HEM NWV1, SW NEV1, and tiE SE of Section 11, Township 18 South, Range 16 East ot Willamette Merid ian. JOHN COMBS, Sheriff of Crook County. .Dated at Prineville, Oregon, this 6th day of FebAiary, 1919. Data of First Publication, February , 1919. Date of last publication March 6, 1919 13t6e ' w. a. , A LETTER FROM BRICE EWING The following is an extract from a letter from Brice Ewing to a friend in Prineville: "I am getting along fine and dandy over here, but I'll have to admit that I am fully satisfied with what I have seen of France. I have been on a little furlough for the last 15 days and sure am having some time. But the worst of it is that my time is up and I've got to start and join my bat tery tomorrow. They are In Luxem burg; at least they were there when I left them. It's kind of hard to tell where they are now. You see we be long to the 5th Division, which is included in the third army and are now occupying Germany. I do hope they get settled somewhere by the time I overtake them, tor that road marching don't appeal to me very much. "How are the sheep coming on, and all the boys? I would sure like to be with them again. I am sure it would beat chasing Germans. I sure dread going back up in that Dutch country, for it la bard enough for me to get along with those people by making motlona with my hands now and then. That German lingo haa sure got me guessing tbey don't seem to comprehend anything. I will sure be glad when they sign that peace terms, for I think then they may be some hope of coming home. It will certainly be a happy day when this buncn pull Into old New York harbor, for w are all pretty anxious to see people that talk United Bute and wear civilian clothes. "I think If they ever start another war they will have to dig. some of them out of a hollow log someplace lq the tell and uncut, judging from the way they feel now. niM "A ever, your truly, - "Brie Ewlng" w, ... R. P. SHIRE IS ACCUSED OF BOOTLEGGING The final chapter In the story of the whisky haul made Friday night by Sheriff 8. E. Roberts and Chief of Police L. A. W. Nixon, waa written yesterday afternoon when . a man j hitherto known aa R. P. Shire of Red ; mond, appeared In Justice court and l gave his name to Judge J. A. Eastea aa Harry A. Moore, and pleaded guilty to a violation of the prohibition I taws. He told the court that he "liv TRUCK FOR $165.00 Nine more used cars to select from at equally good bargains INLAND AUTO , COMPANY VNrWwSe-VsytfVNeSeVe'wlws Standard Furniture Company BENDOREGON If you want to sell your Furniture aud get what it is worth, write us what you have and we will call and -make you a cash offer. New and Second Hani Furniture Dealers Franklin Talks No. 4 Really, does a light car hold the road? Is It as safe as a heavy car? These questions are still brought up, and they are fair. The best answer is, what has been the weight ot the latest racing cars? It .is probably the exception for a racing car to weigh more than 2,000 lbs. It always weighs less than the touring car after which it is patterned. The man who drives an automobile 100 miles or more an hour finds that safety demands that the car be light. There ia one reason why the question has been so prominent, as to whether a light car stays in the road, and that ia because of too little knowledge ot unsprung weight. Unsprung weight is the weight ot the axles, tires, wheels, and all parts below the springs. The principle which road-holding qualities is based on is the relation which this unsprung weight bears to the weight of body, passengers, and the units above the springs. It the unsprung parts are too heavy in propor tion, the car doesn't hold the road at high speed. This is the reason why Franklin engineers have put time and thought on making these parts as light as possible con sistent' with strength. And this is why the Franklin holds the road so well. A heavy car will not bold the road unless this rela tion of unsprung weight is correct. Yours truly, WALTHER-WILLIAMS COMPANY, GEO. E. McCLURE, Representative, FRANKLIN DEPT. 4 BEND, anc: THE DALLES ed down towards The Dalles." Judge Eastes Imposed a fine of $400, but suspended half of the penalty during good behavior. The $200 waa prompt ly paid. Shire, or Moore, as he styled him self at the hearing, was apprehended by the authorities while driving In towards Bend on the La Pine road. About 11 miles out from th eity aa attempt was made to bait him, but ho speeded past In his high powered car in spite of the fact that a bullet from the revolver of Chief of Police Nlxom had punctured one of his tires. A few mile further down the road the rim to which the damaged tire bad been attached gave way and he waa overtaken. Eight coses of whiskey were found In the car. Bend Bulle tin J Mr. Shire, who operate an auto stage between Prlnevllle and Red mond, denies any knowledge of the above epiaode, being ill In Redmond at the time It happened. He gay he doesn't want the name without the) game. MEMORIAL SERVICE SUNDAY A memorial service will be held at the Methodist church Sunday at 2:30 p. m. in the memory of the lata Theodore Roosevelt. Prominent speakers will be present and the) Crook County High School band will furnish the music. re O T