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THE MORNING OBEG020AN, SATURDAY, JANUARY 14. LAW IS DEFECTIVE Child-Labor Inspectors Ask an -Amendment," JOIN HANDS WITH SCHOOLS Special Attention Called in Report to Evasion of Night-Work Clause by Telegraph and -Messenger Companies. SALEM. Or.. Jan. 13. (Special.) That "the child-labor law is persistently evad ed by the telegraph and messenger com panies" is the statement made by the Board of Inspectors of Child Labor in its first biennial .report, which has just been filed with Governor Chamberlain. "While the present regulation has served as a check against the violation of the law." says the board, "the ease with which the age of a child-worker is changed to meet the requirements Is not conducive to good morals." The inspec tors therefore recommend "that a sys tem -of age and school certificates simi lar to those required by the child-labor laws of Massachusetts, New York and Illinois be incorporated into the Oregon law." They say that "this system will Inaugurate a closer co-operation between the school authorities and the Child La bon. Commission, and will result in rais ing the standard of child-workers. The -hlld Labor Commission Is com posed of Dr. Stephen S. Wise and H. G. Kundret, of Portland; Mrs. Belle Wright, of "Onion; Mrs. Sarah A. Evans, of Os wego, and Mrs. "Millie R. Trumbull, of Portland. They were appointed by the Governor under an act of the 1S03 ses sion of the Legislature. The report says in part that "the work of the board for the first two years has "been mainly that of education, there be in,g but few violations of the laws re quiring more than one notice. There has been little opposition to the purpose of the law, and amendments, embodying criti cisms of employers and parents, are in corporated in their report. "Section 3 of the law requiring com pulsory attendance at school during the lull school term of children under 14 years of age was declared inoperative by the Attorney-General of the state, thus ren dering Ineffective what was intended to be -one of the strongest ends In the en forcement of the law. Careful consider ation of this particular feature of the law by the educational authorities, as well as by your commission, has resulted In the recommendation that the child-labor law be so amended that attendance at school during the whole of the school term shall be compulsory upon children between the ages of 8 and 14, and upon children be tween the ages of 14 and 16, unless en gaged In lawful work. Unless this be done, the force of the law Is materially weakened. Night Work Hurts Boys. "Especial attention has been paid to the enforcement of section 4. which for- ulds night work for alf children under 16 years of age. Night work is extreme ly pernicious In Its effects, and In no In dustry is essential to success. The mes senger and telegraph companies employ the largest number of boys of this age, and an enlightened public sentiment regarding- the character or night work would surely result In a demand for stricter .jaws on' tniK sunieer. Mror uu cnart. i J plent cf1 the present childlabor law the -aeparanent store employed children un der 14 years of age on Saturday nights and during the holidays. But as far as your commission has been able to deter mine, the enforcement of the law has re sulted In no hardship either to employer or employe. "Your commission hopes that the time Is not far distant when the age limit for night work for both boys and girls shall be rained to 18 years, and In the tele graph and messenger service to 21 years of age. "Under the present law there is no pro vision for the expenses of the commis sion, and while the several members have endeavored faithfully to perform their duties, yet more effective work could be done w.ere there some provision for the runn' expenses, such as postage, print ing, traveling, etc. Incident to the work." ARE NOT POKER-PLAYERS. Ids-ho Representatives Pass Resolu tion Contradicting ex-Governor. BOISE. Idaho. Jan. 13. (Special.) The House this morning adopted this concur rent resolution: "Resolved, That we. the members of the Eighth Idaho Legislature, now In ses sion, regardless of political belief or re ligious creed, denounce the statements as reported In the press of ex-Governor W. J. McConnell before the Senate Investigating- committee reflectmg on morals of the Idaho Legislature as unjust, uncalled for and untrue; and further "Rettolved, That a copy of this resolu tion be wired to the chairman of the said privileges and elections committee at Washington. D. C." The Senate tabled the resolution, but an effort will be made to get It ub Mon day. The resolution is based on the pub lished report that McConnell said that Idaho Legislators were poker players. .The Judiciary committee of the House submitted an adverse report upon Aul bach's resolution to declare the seat of Representative Anderson vacant. The re port was adopted and Anderson retains his seat A bill was Introduced In the House pro viding for extensive Improvements at the State University at Moscow. It author izes a bond issue of 5115,000. Forty thousand dollars Is to be devoted to the purchase of a site and the erection and equipment of a metallurgical labora tory; J50.000 for an agricultural building and Its equipment; 510.000 for the site, erection and equipment of a domestic science building to be located near the administration building of the Univer sity. and 515.000 for an auxiliary agricul tural experiment station. The Interest on all proceeds from the sale of university lands Is set apart as a fund for the pay ment! of the bonds. SUIT FOR CAPITOL SITE. Heirs of Edmund Sylvester Begin Proceedings for Possession. OLYMPIA. Wash... Jan. 13. (Special.) The heirs of Edmund Sylvester, owner of the orlgtnal townflte of Olympla, have commenced preliminary proceedings lead ing up to an attempt to secure title to the ten-acre tract of land upon which stands the foundation for the il.000.OW capltol building once started In this city. On this tract also stands the historic frame building erected in 1S55 In which suc cessive Legislatures have met until 1903. The occupant of this- frame building is A. B. Allison, who with his family -resides there as caretaker. Today Mr. Alli son was served with formal notice by the Sylvester heirs to vacate the premises. Thi ten-acre tract is included in the old Sylvester donation land lalm, as is also Capltol Park and the cite of the president Capltol building, but the two sites are distinct. Edmund Sylvester attempted In 1855 to deed the ten-acre tract now known, a Capltol Hill to the state- He had not then acquired a patent to his donation land claim. The frame building which served so long as a legislative hall was erected at the expense of the Govern ment. In 1S93, when the state contemplat ed building' a 51,080,090 building: on the site. Assistant Attorney-General James A. Halght made an examination of the state's title to the tract. He deemed it defective, and prepared another deed. This deed Miss May Sylvester, In behalf of her mother. Mrs. Clara Sylvester, and herself, refused to sign until a reversion ary clause dictated by herself had been Inserted. "The Teverslonary clause provides In ef fect that If the state shall ever abandon the tract as a Capltol site or build a Capltol elsewhere the tract shall revert to the original owners or their heirs. Un der the act of IBM, providing for the erec tion of a 51.000,090 building. Governor John H. McGraw appointed a commission which declined afterwards to adopt plans that met with the approval of the Gov ernor. " The Commission was replaced by the appointment of another, which selected a set of plans having the approval of Mc Graw. .Much time -was lost, and before more than the foundation could be com pleted the appropriation had expired by limitation. In the meantime the state had expended close to 5100.000 on the foundation. Every session of the Legis lature has appropriated money for the care of the foundation on Canitol HilL Miss May Sylvester Is a. practicing at torney living in Seattle, and her mother. Mrs. Clara Sylvester, still lives. They are daughter and wife, respectively, of Edmund Sylvester. It is presumed that lr the premises are not vacated within -the statutory period an action for eject ment will be commenced. COINS -DROPPED ON FLOOR. Evidence Against John Pilk'lngton, Charged With Robbery. EUGENE. Or.. Jan. 13. (Special.) John Pllklngton, of Cottage Grove, was POUB MONTHS BEFORE DEATH-SWEPT POET ARTHUR. The Sunday Oregonian tomorrow will publish the full story of the "world's most fearful siege. fIt is by Richard Barry, the only. American correspondent attached to the Japanese forces from the beginning- of the investment. . Mj. Barry is peculiarly "well qualified to renew the great events of the siege and to describe from personal experience-some of the most desperate deeds in that drama of desperation. arrested at Springfield this afternoon charged with robbery committed upon the person of Sherman U. Hixon. He was brought to Eugene and taken before Jus tice of the Peace Wlntermeler. He de manded an examination and the Judge set the time for trial on Tuesday at 10 A. M. The -robbery is alleged to have been committed this morning. It seems that Hlxon wasj under the Influence of liquor and was In the back room of one of the Springfield saloons. He had 535 or more in his pockets and it Is said that Pllk lngton took It Jut of his pocket. A friend of Hixon who was In the front part of the saloon heard some money drop to the floor, and as he entered the rear room he saw Pllklngton running out of the back door and found Hlxon's pockets empty. STABS DIVORCED WIFE. Harry Slater Eludes Officers, At tacks Woman, Then Kills Himself. VANCOUVER, B. C. Jan. 13. (Special.) This afternoon "Harry Slater stabbed his divorced wife In the breast, head and limb, and Immediately after cut his hwn throat. Slater Is dead and the woman is In a precarious condition. Slater was known as a bad character, and on previous oc casion has appeared In "court -or threatening- her. In November he was sent to prison for two -months on this charge, and had only been released a couple of days. He returned to Vancouver, and yesterday the woman swore out another warrant on the same charge- Officers were looking for him, and though the house was watched he managed to get in and "attacked her. The couple have lived In all the coait cities. She conducted a house of IH-fame In this city under the name ot Elvle Marsden. FIGHT TO KEEP AT WORK. Greek Malcontents Try to Force Countrymen to Drop Tools. COTTAGE GROVE, Or., Jan. t13. (Special.) A big" row occurred among a band of Greeks near Latham today. Twenty-five of these men were em ployed by the Southern Pacific Ten of them were -discharged this morning, anl these ten men undertook to make the other 15 leave work. They fought des perately for a while, but the 15 men that were retained succeeded In de feating their assailants. Several of the gang were badly hurt, and when a number of them arrived here they were covered with blood. Be fore the row began, they threatened to kill two section foremen, who had them in charge. The foremen have taken precautions for self protection. No arrests were made. Caught on Two Charges. SALEM. Or.. Jan. 13. (SpeclaL) John Wadklns. of Turner, held on the double charge of selling liquor without a license and selling liquor to a minor, today pleaded guilty to both charges. He was fined $300 on the first charge and was given six months In the County Jail on the second. Goes to Jail for Assault. SALEM. Or.. Jan. 13. (Special.) Carl Long, arrested on the charge of assault ing with a dangerous weapon Roy Cam eron, of Buttevllle. was convicted by the jury of assault and battery, and received a sentence of four months In the County Jail. ODOR-MAKER EXPELLED. Student Who Put Limburger in Reg ister Is Out of High School. ALBANY. Or.. Jan. 13. (Special.) Tlie Board of School Directors of this city has expelled Howard Rathbone. one of the six boys' suspended from the Albany High School for putting limburger cheese in the registers, making the school so full of the odor that school work was conducted with difficulty, and have al lowed the remaining five to re-enter the school upon apologizing for the offense. It was the first trouble these five boys had been engaged In at the High School, while the one who was expelled had been on the carpet before. Year's Expenses of Clatsop. AStpRIA. . Or.. Jan. 13. (Special.) County Clerk Clinton today forwarded to the Secretary of State a statement of the expenses of Clatsop County during- the year 1304. The amount expended by the county, exclusive of the sum spent for maintenance of roads and highways, was 539.443.94, Committed to Asylum. SALEM. Or- Jan. 13. (SpedaL) Will lam Martin, a young man from Wood burn, charged with forging his uncle's name last Summer In payment of a note for 575 due on a buggy, was today ad judged Insane, and committed to the asy lum by Judge Burnett. Appropriation for Portage Road MORO. Or., Jan. 13. (Special.) At the January term of the County Court of Sherman Count: 32000- jras appropriated for aid in the construction of uie State Portage Railway. HAIL NEW GOVERNOR INAUGURAL . BALL PREPARED FOR MEAD. New Staff Officers and Their WIvm Will Receive Guests, of Whom 11 00 'Have Been Invited. OLYMPIA, Wash.. Jan. IS. (Special.) Full details In respect to the inaugural reception and ball to be given Wednesday; January 18. In Olympla, were perfected today at a conference between a local committee and Governor Mead. Tho re ception will be held In the CapItoL In the receiving -line there will be .Governor and Mrs. Mead, General James A. Drain, Colonel John KInzIe and Major A. N. Brown, who are the newly appointed members of the Governor's personal staff, all in civilian dress, and the state offi cers. Each will be accompanied by his wife. The Introductions will be made by mem bers of a committee of local people. The receiving line will stand In the reception room of the Governor's office, and the visitors will enter the building by the south entrance to the annex. They will pass down tho corridor to the Governor's reception room, where they will he pre-v sented, and will then pass, through the Governor's private office, out by way of the stenographers' room Into the corridor again. The reception will begin at 8:30. Fol lowing the reception, the guests will pro ceed to the lobby, a block and a half away, where the ball will be given. The grand march will start at 9:30. The committee In charge of the recep- tlon and ball has sent out over 1100 Invi tations. The requests for invitations are still coming, and the committee's expec tations as to the demand baa been greatly exceedf.-d. No more written Invitations can be given out. but as the reception and ball are largely' of a public nature, the committee has announced that any one who has not received a printed Invitation need not stay away If he desires to come. COMMITTEES OF SENATE. President Coon Announces His Ap pointments for Session. OLYMPIA, Wash.. Jan. 13. (Special.) The president of the Senate today on nounced the following committees: Agriculture Sharp, chairman; Van de "Venter, Stansell, Pogue, Paul. Russell. BratL Appropriations Baker, chairman; Clapp. Stewart. Hunter. Rands. Hammer, Wilson, Tucker, Sumner. Rather. Vene.vs. Banks and banking S. T. Smith, chair man; Veness. Baker. Kin near. Rasher. Ken nedy, Condon. CiUes of the first class Christian, chair man; Potts. "Sumner. Earleg, Klnnear, Bran son. Brown. Claims- and auditing Randis chairman; Tucker. Welsh. S. T. "Smith. Pauly. Commerce ; Condon, chairman: -Hunter. Christian. Congressional districts J. J. Smith, chair man; Sumner, Rands. LiCrone. Bttnsell. Reedi Henry. Constitution and constitutional revision Graves, chairman: LeCrone. J. J. Smith. Moore, Christian. Hutson. Reed. Corporations other than municipal Clapp, chairman; Welsh. O'Donnell, J. J. Smith. S. T. Smith. Rands, Stansell. Sharp, Brown. Counties and county boundaries Reed, chairman; Baker, Sharp, Van de Vanter. Hutson, Pauly. Boone. Dairy 1 and livestock Boone, chairman; Potts. Van de Vanter. Pauly, Reed, Pogue. Kennedy. Dykes, drains and drainage Hammer, chairman; Ruth, LeCrone. Bducatlon Le Crone, chairman: Earles. O'Donnell, Stewart. Ruth, Henry, Kennedy. Educational institutions Hunter, chair man; Tucker, Sharp, Wilson, Christian. Brut. Pauly. Ejection and privileges Henry, chairman: Baker, Palmer, Ruth, Karles, O'Donnell. Van de Vanter. Engrossed bills Pogue. chairman; Condon, Bronson. Hutson. RusselL Enrolled bills Kennedy, chairman; Moore, Tucker, Rasher, Brown. Fisheries Welsh, chairman. Van de Van ter, Baker. Davis, Sumner, Earles, Clapp. Hammer, Watson, Condon, Moore. Harbor and harbor lines Bronson, chair man: Earles, Clapp, Hemrlch, Condon. Horticulture and forestry Earle?, chair man: Sharp. Bronson. Pogue, Bratt. Irrigation and arid lands Hutson, chair roan; Ruth, Sharp, Watson, Moore, Reed, Pogue. Judiciary Rands chairman; Palmer. Graves, Klnnear, Moore. Tucker, Welsh, Hunter, Chris tian, Hutson. RusselL , Labor and labor statistics Davis, chair man; Clapp, Moore, O'Donnell. Condon, Veness, Henry. Manufactures Hemrlch. chairman; S. T. Smith. Wilson. Bronson. Condon. Medicine, aentlstry and hygiene Wilson, chairman; J. J Smith, Pogue. Memorials Moore, chairman; Rasher, Hemrlch. Military Rasher, chairman; Stewart, Welsh. Klnnear. Reed. Henry, Boone. Mines and mining Stansell, chairman: Ruth. Davis, Bronson, Hunter. Graves. Brown. Bratt. Pogue. Miscellaneous Klnnear. chairman; Ham mer. Hunter, Condon. Watson. Municipal corporations O'Donnell, chair man; Hammer, J. J. Smith. Stewart. Sharp. Kennedy. Watson. Hunter. Reed. Printing Tucker, chairman; LeCrone. Potts. Welsh. Russell. Brown. Pogue, Public buildings and grounds Ruth, chair man; Potts, Rasher, Stewart. Hemrlch, Graves, Boone, Public morals Bratt. chairman; LeCrone, Palmer. Stewart. Watson, Boone. Public revenue and taxation Sumner, chairman: Hemrlch. O'Donnell. Stansell, Veness. Tucker. Wilson, Sharp, Bronson, Kennedy, Bratt. Railroads and transportation Van de Van ter, chairman: Clapp, Sumner. Stansell. Rands. Davis, Wilson. Brown, Russell. Hut son. Veness. Roads and bridges Stewart, chairman; S. T. Smith. Hammer. Stun sell. Christian. Veness. Pauly. Bratt. Kennedy. Rules and Joint rules Charles E. Coon, chairman: Baker. J. J. Smith, Clapp, Davis. Salaries and mileage Watson, chairman: Van de Vanter, Davis. Brown. Boone. Senate employes other than regular Ven ess, chairman: Carles. Potts. Ruth. Henry. State charitable Institutions Brown, chair man: Rands, Hammer, Graves, Christian, Hunter, Bronson. State granted school and tidelanda Potts, chairman; Veness, S. T. Smith. Sharp. O'Donnell. Welsh. Earles. Tucker. Watson. State library Russell, chairman; Klnnear, Henry. State penal and reformatory Institutions Pauly. chairman; Potts, Wilton. Hammer, Hemrlch, Russell. Watson. HOUSE COMMITEES NAMED. Speaker's Long List of New Appoint ments. OLYMPIA. Wash.. Jan. IX (Special.) The following standing committees -were announced In the House today: Agriculture Frost d, of Island County. ' chairman; UUh, Rudene. Stllson, Bowers, Fancher. Lonr. Bradley, Fulton, Weber, Weatherford. 'Erickson, Ayer. Agricultural College and School of Sci ence McGregor, of Whitman County, chair man; Long. X. E. Llniley, Kelchtr, Har per, Hoch, Weatberford. Appropriation McCoy, of Lewis County. Chairman: Hare. B laker. Dawes, Sheets. Booth, Craac, McGregor, Miner. Stevenson; RoEta. Dieksea. rasieker. Kerea. Shultx, MetetaC. 3aaks and baaklac Baasett, ot AAaaw Cosaty, caalrasaa; J. B. Lta4aiey, Header son. Daws. Byerly. Levis. StllaoB. Dickson. Dyke, Miller. StevsMoa. Merrill, Taleoaer. Sheets, Maloaey. Claims asA aa41Usc Sidemlller. of Pierce County, chairman; Smith. Btefeop. Brown, Booth. Harper. -RatcHe Commerce and manufacture Morgan ot Snohomish County, chairman; Bartletu Web er. Booth. Darta. D. J. Rttdeae. Dyka, Hoch, Melcher. Wetr. MeVay. Congressional apportloMBeat B laker, ot Clark County, chairman; Relu. Todd. Rudto, McGregor. Hare, Lambert. Scott. Williams. Theurer. Kellogg, Bowers. Constitutional revision Dawes, of King County, chairman: Bowers. Crandall. Ken oyer. Henderson. Todd, Tfleurer, Ulan, Benn, Gleason, Falconer. Compensation and fees for state." and county officers Weir, of King County, chairman; Dyke. Huxtabl. Stllson, Davis; George L. Vogttln. Van Slyke, Dobsoa. Ayer. Corporations other than municipal Scott, of Spokane County. chairman; Kellogg, Hare. Van Slyke. VUaa. Stevensen. Relter. Re nick. Coat. Vogtlln. Weber. Counties and county boundaries Bishop, of Jefferson County, chairman;' Johnson. L. A. Erickson, Coat. Davis, George Hughes, Melcher, Stllson. Johnson, Charles Shalt, Ratcllffe, Moloney. Dairy and lives tack-K a.0 "o f Skagit County. cnafrrnan:Long. McGregor, Bishop, Coat. Bowers," UrAJi. Weatherford, Rudlo. Kenoyer, Clarke. Brown. Falconer. Dykes, drains and drainage Miller, of Lewis County, chairman; Molstad. Rudene, Long. Benn. Blackrcore. McVay. Education Minard. of Chehalls County, chairman; Johnson, L A. Allen. Smith, Todd. TJlsh. Blackmore, Fancher. Melcher, Baa sett. Dawes. Bartlett, Olson. Van Slyke, Harper. Engrossed bills Van Slyke, of Pierce Coun ty, chairman. Blackmore. . Frostad, Allen. Belter. Benlcic, Vila. Enrolled bills Fenton. ot Thurston Coun ty, chairman: Hughes. Fancher, Morgan, Poyns. Shultz. TwltchelL Federal relations and immigration Mol stad, of Skagit County, chairman; Minard. Weir. MorrilL Beets. Scott, Smith. Fisheries Roth, of Whatcom County, chairman; Williams. George L. Davis. Black more, Morgan, Stevenson, Van Slyke, Bart lett, Bradley. Davis. D. J. Shultz. Dyke. Vogtlln, Erickson. Griffin. Twlchell, Stro- bridge. Game and game flab. Charles Johnson, of Chelan County, chairman; Brown, Morgan. Dickson. N. . Llnsley. Frostad. Dobson, Clarke, McKlcol. Olson. Poyns, Shultz, Long. Sheets, Fulton. Horticulture Sheets, of Pierce County, chairman; Byerly, Henderson. Hoch, Bo- linger. Stllson. McVay. Kenoyer. Maloney. Harbors and waterways Dobson. of King County, chairman; Bradley, Hamilton. Bishop, McVay. Irving, Morrill, Molstad. Weir. Hospital for the Insane Fancher. of Spo kane County, chairman; D. J. Davis. Ful ton. Levin. Henderson. Hughes. Frostad. House arrangements The committee on rules will act. Insurance Poyns. of Pierce County, chair man; Renlck, Fulton. Dickson. MorrilL A! lea, Strobrtdgc, Frostad, Hoch, Keyes, Ly ons. Judiciary Gleason, of King. County, chair man: Reed, J. B. Llndsley. Scott, Booth, Crandall. Dawes. Kellogg, Relter, Todd, Roth. Strobrtdge. Lambert; Labor and labor statistics McNIcoU ot Pierce County, chairman; Miller, Minard, Dobson. Byerly. D, J. Davis. Crandall. Huz- table. Bishop, Olson, Houston. Kenoyer, Mc Vay, Vogtlln, McCoy. Medicine, surgery, dentistry and hygiene- Hare, of Yakima County, chairman; Doollt- tle. Roberts. Booth. Keyes. Irving, Ayer. Memorials Crane, ot Spokane County, chairman; Reed. Clarke. Hamilton, Doo lit tle. Gleason. Houston, Maloney. Mileage and contingent expenses Houston, of King County, chairman; Huxtable, Rudlo, Clarke, Crane. Fenton. Irving. Military affairs and Soldiers Home X. E. Llnsley. of Spokane County, chairman; By erly, Lyons. Charles Johnson. Hughes. Rob erts, Renlck. L. A. Johnson, urimn, Mender son. Blaker. Hamilton. Mines and mining Roberts, of Pierce County, chairman; Charles Johnson, Lam bert, Bowers, Dobson. Keller, j. u. unasiey, Brown. Kellogg. Theurer, X. E. Llnsley, Cran dall, Harper. Miscellaneous Doolittle, of Spokane Coun ty, chairman; EldemlUer. Fenton. Gleason. Hoch. Houston, Irving. Keyes, Levin, Ma loney, MorrilL Municipal corporations of the first class J. B. Llndsley, of Spokane, chairman; Twltchell. Poyns, Levin. Lyons. Todd. Roth, Grifiin. Huxtable. .DOqllttleiEICemlllcn- ilnnlclpal corporations other than the first class XX J. Davis, of Kitsap County. chairman: Strobiidge, Bradley. Olson. Long. Benn. Basset, Hare. Bartlett, Blaker. Ayer. Privileges and elections Strobrtdge. ot Snohomish County, chairman: McNIcoU Todd, Reed. Hamilton. Hoch. J. B. Llndsley. Public morals Kenoyer, of Whitman County, chairman: McNIcoI. Byerly. Fulton. Weber. Bassett, Griffin, -Frostad. Strobrtdge, Levin. Huxtable. Hamilton. Williams. Revenue and taxation Reed, of Plerca County, chairman; Roth. Falconer. Bartlett. Crane. Coat. Kenoyer, Lambert. George L. Davis. Dyke. Frostad, Kellogg,. Dlckzon, Ful ton. Harper, Weatherford. Fenton. Railroads Dickson, of Kittitas, chairman: Blaker, Minard. Allen. Booth, Hare. Dob son, McNlcol, Relter. Falconer, Lambert, Crane. Miller. Smith. Molstad. Stevenson. Huxtable. Roads and bridges Clarke, of King Coun ty chairman: Ulsh. Weber. Coat, Dyke, Blaker. Melcher. Griffin. Olson, Stevenson. Strobridge, Charles Johnson. Bollnger, Har per. Sheets. Vilas. Williams. Rules and orders Committee already an nounced. State Capltol and public grounds Lyons, of King County, chairman; N. E. Llnsley, McCoy. Benn. Bradley. State library Booth, of King. County, chairman; Twltchell, Weir, Gleason, Fen ton. State Normal Schools Keyes, of Whatcom County, chairman, Olson. RatclICTe, Roberts, VHnr- State, school and granted lands George L. Davis, of Chehalls County, chairman: Doe- little. Crandall. Falconer. Miller. Smith. EldemlUer. Theurer, Roth, Bartlett. Byerly, BoUncer: Irving. Kellogg. Dyke. State penitentiary Rudlo. of Walla Walla County, chairman: Doolittle. Long, uo llnger. D. J. Davis. Van Slyke. Lyons. Vilas, Weatherford. State School for Defective Youth and Re form School Blackmore. ot Clarke County, chairman; Roberta, Poyns. Fancher, Rat cUfTe. McCoy, Benn. State University Todd, of King County, chairman; Kellogg, Ratcllffe, Erickson, Theurer. Renlck. Tldelands Renlck. of King County, chair man: Rudene. 8trobridge, EldemlUer. Theu rer, Morgan. Dyke, Booth, Vogtlln, Will lams, Ayer. Irrigation and arid lands L. A. Johnson, of Taklma County, chairman: Dickson. "Charles Johnson, Allen. Scott. Olson. Bas sett, Bollnger. Coat, Henderson, Stllson. Ayer. Water and water rights other than Irriga tion Crandall. of Pierce County, chairman: Vilas. Fancher. Van Slyke. Stevenson. Mor gan, Bartlett, Erickson. Coat. SESSION WILL COST $80,000. Speaker Signs 8enate Bill Appropriat ing That Sum. OLYMPIA. Wash.. Jan. 13. (Special.) The Speaker this morning signed Senate bill No. J5, appropriating JSO.000 for ex penses of the Legislature. The Speaker announced the standing committees. The .following bills were Introduced:' H. B, 37, by Twltchell Regulating; prac tice of veterinary medicine: H. B. S8, by Lee A. Johnson For regu lation of Irrigation and water tight. On motion of Dickson. 2500 copies ot this bill were ordered printed and the bill was given the right of way. H. B. 39. by Dobson Requiring corpora tions, companies and persons to pay their employes semi-monthly In cash. This Is one of the recommendations of the Fed eration of Labor. H. B. 40. by Benn Limiting compensa tion of attorneys In contingent contracts to 20 per cent of Judgment recovered. H. B. 4L by J. B. Llndsley Providing; for payment of local improvement assess ments against lots or tracts In process of tax foreclosure proceedings. H. B. 42, by Blaker .mending law re lating to changing of boundaries ot school districts. H. B. 43, by TJlsh Appropriating- 5T5, 000 for construction of wagonroad from Napavine to Klickitat Prairie, In Lewis County. Lewis County to raise 110,080 by tax levy for the same purpose. H. B. 44, by Relter Providing for In corporation and regulation of livestock In surance companies. H. B. 45, by Frostad To apportion the State of Washington into three Congres sional districts. First District: Island. King, -San Juan. Skagit. Snohomish. Whateota; Second: Cheha.ll, Clalla-E, 1 $7.50 WEATHERED OAK ROCKERS AMD ARMCHAIRS Today we offer you a handsome Weathered Oak Rocker or Armchair on exactly same lines as above cut- Has automatic adjustable back and seat but spring-upholstered and covered with the best Imitation leather. Handsome chairs, full of comfort and a great bargain. Regular Price S12.SO BLANKET SPECIAL Here's a great chance for cold weather comforts at cut prices. This morning we put fifty pairs of fine All-wool Grey Blankets on special sale. Every pair full six-pound weight and guaranteed all wool. See them in; front window. , -r - - ft Y0UKC IS GOOD Clark. Cowlitz, Jefferson. Kitsap. Lewis. Mason, Pacific, Pierce. Skamania, Thurs ton and Wahkiakum: Third: Adams, Aso tin, Chelan. Columbia. Douglas. Ferry. Franklin, Garfield; Kittitas, Klickitat. Lincoln, Okanogan. Spokane, Stevens, Walla Walla, Whitman. Yakima. II. B. 46, by Henderson Prescribing pen alty for theft of bicycle aX Imprisonment In the penitentiary for one to Ave years. H. B. 47, by Kenagor Appropriating $308.50 for relief of Joseph Canutt. H. B. 4S. by J. B. Llndsley Amending the act relating to costs In civil actions. H. B. 43. by Twltchell Amending the act organizing rnllltla. H. B. 0. by J. B. Llndsley Providing for initiative and referendum of real es tate sales, or granting ot valuable privi leges by cities or towns. The House adjourned until 2 P. M. Mon day. FIGHT OVER ECONOMY. Senators Discuss Purchase of Jour nals, and Hear Two New Bills. OLYMPIA. Wash., Jan. IX (Special.) An announcement was made In the Sen ate tils morning by Senator Tucker that the special train carrying members of the Legislature to Seattle to look over the steamship Minnesota would leave at S-JO Saturday morning. A resolution directing the Sergeant-at-Arms to purchase 1503 journals and Ses sion Laws for the members precipitated a sharp fight between members, , in which the question of economy was threshed out. Then the Senate passed the resolution. - The bill clerk was instructed to furnish the Attorney-General with three copies of each printed bin. The rules committee authorized a com mittee on cities of the first class, with seven members: the rules committee was given charge of the calendar; limited the number of persons allowed on the floor of the Senate, and adopted Heed's Instead of Robert's rules of order. These are the only changes in last session's rules. President Coon then 'announced his com mittees. Senators Rasher of Spokane and Moore of King were named as the Senate mem bers of the committee on the unveiling of the Rogers monument. The following bills were Introduced: . S. B. , by Veness Providing for a TODAY "COLUMBIA GREY" ALL-WOOL BLANKETS Natural Color Weight 6 Pounds Regular Price ?6.00 Special S4.00 Per Pair 42, wagonroad between Napavine and North Yakima, via Cowlitz Pass; 575,000 appro priated. S. B. 29, by Bratt Appropriating 572,500 for the establishment of a home for feeble-minded children at Medical Lake; pro viding for the employment of such pa tients of the Insane asylum as may be worked on the building, and giving the State Board of Control care of the Insti tution. ' EX-MAYOR HUMES BURIED. Former Seattle Executive Followed to Grave by Long Procession. SEATTLE. Wash., Jan. 13. (Special.) Ex-Mayor Humes was hurled today dur ing a severe snow storm. Despite the In clement weather, the Grand Opera-House was crowded to the limit with friends of the dead man, who gathered to pay their last respects to one of the most pic turesque characters In the Northwest. Private services were held at the late residence of the dead man In the morning. The casket was opened at this service, and Mrs. Humes, the four sons and some personal friends viewed the body. Rev. Mr. Major, a close friend of the family for years. ofllclatetT at the privae cere mony. The casket was later taken to the. opera-house, where it was banked over with Rowers. The casket was not opened after leaving the house, and many old-time friends who went to the theater hoping to get a glimpse of the dead Mayor were disappointed. Will H. Thompson, an old-time friend and a companion on many a hunting trip with Mayor Humes, delivered an address on behalf of the peo ple of the city. On the stage sat Mayor Balllngcr. all of the city officials, members of the Council, representatives from the State Legislature, and men prominent In the business and professional life of the city. Right Rev. Bishop O'Dea of tbe Catholic Church presided. Following Mr. Thomp son's address,-Rev. M. A Matthews de livered an eloquent tribute to the dead man. A special police patrol of 50 men marched at the head of the procession as It left the opera-house for the cemetery -Following' It was a squad of firemen In uniform, and following the hearse were city oAdals and frlend3 In carriages. The $7.50 services throughout were simple as be fitted the character of the dead man. At the grave Rev. Mr. Major held a brief service, after which the casket, burled under flowers, was hidden from view, and all that was mortal of Thomas Jefferson Humes had been consigned to the grave. Amateur Comedy Company. FOREST GROVE. Or.. Jan. 12. (Spe cial.) A number of prominent young peo ple have organized a comedy company and will endeavor to. provide first-class entertainment to enliven the Winter months. One performance will be given each week, with a change of bill each time. The officers are: Fred Watrons, business manager; W. N. Sears, musical director; Robert WIrtz. stage manager, and Edgar Meresse, publicity agent. Blizzard in Grand Ronde. LA GRANDE. Or.. Jan. IX (Special) A heavy blizzard has been raging through the Grand Ronde Valley all day today, the worst of the season. The snow Is not deep and is not falling so fast tonight, though it Is reported to be heavy in the Blue Mountains. The weather has been exceptionally fine so far, and the cold and snow Is what Is needed to insure good crops this season. Coldest for Two Years. HOOD RIVER. Or.. Jan. 13. (Special) Snow began falling yesterday afternoon, accompanied by an east wind, and this evening has reached a depth of 18 Inches, with no Immediate prospects of a cessa tion. The local weather observer reports that the Government thermometer yes terday morning registered 17 above zero, the coldest weather In two years. The temperature has moderated today. Sleigh Rides in Albany. ALBANY. Or., Jan. 13: (Spcclal.-Rain today partially melted the snow which fell yesterday, but the snow remained on the ground a longer time than any snow' for several years.- The snow was about two inches deep last evening, and for the first time In over ten years sleighing was enjoyed In this vicinity. TO CUKE COM) IX OKE DAY, Tak Larattva Brano Quinine Tablets. XU druggists refund th money It It (sib to curs. X. W. Grevt'a atfeaature la as 4Mb box. ate. '