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Jllll PORTLAND, OREGON, TUESDAY, JANUARY 14, 1913. PRICE FIVE CENTS. VOL. MI- NO. 16,268. PRESIDENTCANCELS WORLD PEACE TOUR SENATE ADJUDGES ARGHBALD GUILTY NEW TRAFFIC LAW 'WIDENS' STREETS BLANK FOOLSCAP IS USED AS BALLOT Ai WIN AT EASE BY BOTH HOUSES TAFT DECIDES HE MILL BEGIN WORK AT YALE. , ORDINANCE AGAINST "PARKED" ACTOS IVELL OBSERVED. , . XO CANDIDATES ARE IX FIELD AT CLATSOP ELECTIOXi- RAILWAYS BEGIN TO DISSOLVE MERGER OLD PARTIES MERGE RECORDS SMASHED Malarkey Is President; McArthur Speaker. TWO SCORE BILLS IN NOW Business Session Urged and Favored by Action. COCHRAN AND DRAGER WIN Multnomah and Marion County Men A'ictors in Fights for Chief Clerk ships Bills of Much Import Introduced on First Day. ' OFFTCIAIS OF 27TH ASSKMBLY OF OREGON I.EOI.SXATIRE. Ernste. President Dan J. Malarkey ' Multnomah. Chief Clerk John W. Cochran, Multnomah. Reading Clerk Ben Huntington, Xouglas. Calendar Clerk Eugene Foster, Polk. Sergeant-at-Arms-i-Colonel w. G. r. Mercer. Lane. Doorkeeper George Crane, Doug las. Mailing Clerk J. L Moreland, Hood River. House. Speaker C. N. McArthur, Mult nomah. Chief Clerk TV. F. Drager, Mar ion. Assistant Chief Clerk Harry Mo Clellan, Douglas. Reading Clerk Dudley Clarke, Multnomah. " Calendar Clerk W. B. Burner, "Wheeler. Mailing Clerk W. F. McAdams. Polk. Sergeant-arArms J. D. Wood man. Yamhill. Doorkeeper R. R. Covey, Bolder. STATE CAPITOL, Balem. Or.. Jan. 13. (Special.) In a rush both houses of the 27th Legislative Assembly started today and by 3:05 o'clock In the after noon the House reported itself as fully organized, and the Senate followed within 25 minutes. . Dan J. Malarkey was elected Presi dent of the Senate and Clifton N. Mc Arthur Speaker of the House, as sched uled. Practically the only fight was carrred on against Malarkey, although that developed Into a "tempest in a teapot," and when the votes were counted he had 23 out of the possible 30 In the Senate. : Both Malarkey and McArthur reit erated their desire for a business ses sion of the Legislature. Malarkey, who sat In his seat on the floor, as he heard himself condemned in strong terms by Joseph and Kellaher, follow ing his being conducted to the chair, made a deflnfte statement in response to charges thai he had acquired the place through barter and trading of committeeships for votes, repudiating the assertions in strong terms, and in this he was backed by his colleagues. Not One Place Provided. "I promised not a single place to a single Senator before he gave me his vote." asserted Mr. Malarkey. But when it was apparent that I had 25 men promising me their votes I wished to promote a business session of the Senate. I then asked the different Senators to furnish me with their in dividual preferences as to committee ships and I will place them on com mittees where they can be of the greatest service to the state." Speaker McArthur in bis speech to the House touched upon the Oregon cystem as being somewhat overworked in a few respects, and urged that this Legislature be what & Legislature should be, truly representative of the wbole people of the whole state. Deaa Calls Order. The Senate was called to order at 10:12 o'clock by Miller, -of Linn, the dean of that bods'. Briefly he ex pressed his thanks for the honor ex tended and declared that the Legisla ture Is meeting under the most favor able circumstances, living In a great time, under a great government and in a great state.. "It Is much better that we should pass a few good laws, well considered and well digested, than we should pass many laws which are not." said the Senator. The temporary organisation plan went oft like well-oiled machinery as arranged for In the caucus last night Senator Calkins was nominated for temporary chairman and was escorted to the chr.lr by DImick and Hosklns. John P. Hunt, of Marlon, was nomin ated as chief clerk. As a committee on permanent organization Burgess, Bar rett and Hawlcy were named, and on credentials tho committee which was predicted. DImick. Bean and Carson, was selected. Kellaher, upon the appointment of this committee. Injected a little humor intoahe proceedings by asking leave to makt motion to adjourn. In event it had not already been planned that someone should offer that motion. ' Calkins suggested that it might be bet. ter to make a motion for a, recess, which was taken for SO minutes. Although only a SO-minute recess was taken it dragged away Into prac tically an hour. The credentials committee consumed Immediately After Inauguration of Wilson He Will Be Gncst of City of Augusta. "WASHINGTON, Jan. 13. President Taft has completed plans for the first seven months of his citizenship after March 4. He will take up the. duties of a law professor at Tale and will not make a world tour in the Interest of peace and arbitration. He will re side in New Haven, but for three months of tpe seven he will live in Canada,. Mr. Taft will leave Washington with Mrs. Taft and Miss Helen on March 4, after the Inauguration of Mr. Wilson, for Augusta Ga., to become the guest of that city until March 27. Charles D. Hilles, his secretary and Mrs. Hllles, also will be guests"f the city of Au gusta. C. P. Taft, tho President's brother and Mrs. C. P. Taft, John Hays Hammond and Mrs. Hammond are ex pected to visit the Tafts at Augusta, Me expects to leave Augusta In time to arrive in New Haven at the begin ning of the Spring term of Yale Uni versity. There he will reside at a local hotel, remaining in New Haven through commencement late in June. This corn commencement will be the 35th since the President was graduated and his class will hold a reunion. After commencement. Mr. Taft will go to Murray Bay Canada, for a three months stay. On September 3, 4 and 5 the President will atttend the annual meeting of the American Bar Associa tion in Montreal. He has written a personal letter to Lord Haldane. the British Chancellor, asking him to at-. tend the sessions. From Murray Bay Mr. Taft will re turn to New Haven to take up the work of the Fall term. The President Informed friends today that he had no Idea of going Into law partnership with anybody. CUPID IN SEATTLE SCHOOL Quarterback of Lincoln High Team and Girl Student Elope to Tacoma. SEATTLE,' Wash., Jan. 13. (Special.) Students and faculty of the Lincoln High School were surprised this morn ing when they learned that Dick Mc Donald, manager of the baseball team, had eloped with Miss Genevieve GU- mour, another pupil, whose parents re side at .Sixty-third avenue and Dayton street. Mles"Gilmour started for school last Thursday morning, but never reached there. That night she telephoned her mother that she bad been married In Tacoma. Fearing that they would not be forgiven, the young couple remained in the City of Destiny until last night when, after many conversations over the long-distance telephone, ' they re turned to town to receive the parental blessing For the last two years McDonald has played quarterback on the Lincoln football eleven. He has secured a posi tion with the Frazer-Paterson Com pany. He is a son of R. V. McDonald, of 2203 North Fifty-sixth street. REPUBLICANS NAME WEEKS Massachusetts Caucus Agrees on Senatorial Candidate. BOSTON. Jan. 13. Representative ini Congress Weeks, of Newton, received today the unanimous'' support of the Republican majority in the Legisla ture for the junior Senatorshlp of Mas sachusetts, now held by W. Murray Crane, who declined to be a candidate for re-o'.ection. The action was reached after a four days' party caucus. In which 31 ballots were taken. After the Republican caucus. Democratic legislators decided to support as their candidate Sherman L Whipple, of Bos ton, who was the opponent of Senator Lodge in the last Senatorial contest. The final ballot at the Republican caucus was: John W. Weeks, 97; Sam uel W. McCall, 57; Curtis Guild, 5; George P. Lawrence, 1 ; Robert Luce, 1. The caucus had agreed at the start last Wednesday . that 94 votes, should be necessary for nomination and after the ballot had been announced the se lection was made unanimous. WAR COLLEGE DEFENDED General Crozier Replies to Critics of Plans for Reorganization. WASHINGTON. Jan. 13. General Crozier. president of the War College, addressed today the Army officers at tending the Army reorganization com mittee here. The General, in replying to criticisms of the War College plans for the reorganisation took up as a practical Illustration the case of a sin gle br,fraie in Northern New York State. He carefully traced Its organ ization, methods of concentration upon occasion, functions of the brigade offi rcrs .and other practical features that brought the project fully within the range o? understandlngvand approval of his auditors. General Edward J. McClemand, pres ident of the special cavalry board, which has just returned to this coun try from a visit of Inspection to the great military centers of Europe, re palled features of his inspection to support bis contention that the War College plans were in tne line oi progress and sound military practice. HAWLEY URGES SOUTH WICK Successor to Postmaster Farrar at Salem Recommended. OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash In K ton, Jan 13. Representative Hawley today recommended the appointment of F. K Southwick as postmaster at Salem to succeed Squire Farrar. He .also recommended the appoint ment of W. S. Waters as Postmaster at Stayton, which has just become a Presidential off let Jurist Convicted on 5 of 1 3 Counts. JUDGE STRIPPED OF OFFICE Position of Public Trust Is Forever Prohibited. IMPEACHMENT TRIAL. ENDS For Third Tlmeln History Senate Finds Public Official GuilCy of "High Crimes" Archbald Again Protests Innocence. - WASHINGTON, Jan. 13 Robert W. Archbald, of Scranton, Pa., for 20 years an occupant of judicial position upon the Pennsylvania state bench, the Fed eral district bench and the United States Commerce Court, was adjudged guilty today by tho United States Sen ate of "high crimes and misdemeanors,", was stripped of his office and forever disqualified from holding positions of public honor or public trust. The conviction and judgment came as the conclusion of the impeachment trial that has been pending in the Senate since last Summer on charges that Judg-e Archbald had"been guilty of mis conduct and misbehavior as a judge and that he had used corruptly his judicial power to further the private Interests of himself and his friends, in the acquisition of coal properties In Pennsylvania, Guilt Is on Five Count. Upon five of the 13 separate charges brought against him by the House of Representatives, Judge Archbald was fosmd guilty. Upon the other eight the Senate voted him not guilty, the ma jority in some cases being against him, but falling of the two-thirds majority necessary for conviction. Any one of the five verdicts of guilty was enough to bring about the punishment imposed upon him. The end of the long-fought struggle In the Senate came earlj in the after noon when the vote was taken on the first article of Impeachment. With gallery- doors locked to prevent the movement of spectators and an unac customed hush prevailing throughout the chamber. Senators rose in their places as their names were called and pronounced the word "guilty," In al most inaudible tones. The vote on the first charge, that Judge Archbald had corruptly influenced officials of the Erie Railroad to sell him the Katydid culm dump of Scranton, resulted in his conviction by a vote of 68 to 5. Judge Denies) Guilt. In a little committee room off the gallery floor, behind a guarded door, Judge Archbald, his wife and hiB son, Hugh, sat throughout the afternoon as the Senate voted on the charges against him. The first vote of conviction was carried to him by his son from the gal lery. After sentence had been imposed upon him. Judge Archbald'and his fam ily left the Capitol to go at once to the family home at Scranton. I have always known that I have done no wrong and the vote of no one makes it otherwise," was his only com ment upon the Senate's action. Sentence . was imposed by Senator Bacon, of Georgia, the presiding ofticer, after the Senate, by a vote of 39 to 35, upheld a. resolution offered by Senator O'Gorman, of New York, authorizing (Concluded on Page 2.) PRESIDING C, X. McArthur, Speaker Hi iv-w v mmmmmmm . sysTn yi-i mA1'' Ilia I V lit' l ' " .fta nv. wNHv.w&fe " v4-.-a f--rT- i '4mw wn rr ii jj sssnMsssismmMsifiTssri tm? iMi 'sWMriiitsMfsWj Rigid Measure Goes Into Effect Without Friction and Optical - Illusion Is Result. Citizens who walked through the business district yesterday rubbed their eyes in wonderment and many thought they were in Salt Lake City, where all the streets are plazas, for overnight the skyscrapers seemed to have moved back from the curb about 10 feet on either side. The optical Illusion arose from the absence of parks of automobiles, and by contrast the - congested streets seemed to have doubled their . width over night. Without friction or effort on the part of the police, the majority of auto mobile owners accepted (he enforce ment of the new traffic - ordinance. and after reaching their offices, sent their cars outside the congested dis trict. . Use of the whistle to move traffic at busy intersections was commenced yesterday and works well, though many drivers are not yet accustomed to the signals. As they become so the counter currents are expected to move automatically. WOMAN ELECTOR IS LtfSER Washington Won't Send Mrs. Scott East With Electoral Vote. OLMPIA. Wash., Jan. 13. (Special.) Washington's Presidential electors today, refused to send Mrs. Helen Scott, of Tacoma, the first woman elector ever chosen In Washington State, as a messenger to the National Capitol with the electoral vote. The electors met at the ffice of the Sec retary of State here this afternoon, cast their vote for Roosevelt and gave G. A. Haynes," of Prosser, -Wash., four votes for messenger, W. J. Bigger, of Bellingham, received two and Mrs. Scott one. She denies that she voted for . herself. A strong fight was put up for Mrs. Scott In the state Progressive meet ing at Seattle to secure an Indorse ment for her for messenger, but she withdrew her name after a hot de bate and agreed to take ner chances at the meeting of the electors. Mrs Scott's supporters argued that as she was tho first woman elector chosen In Washington at the state's first general equal suffrage election she could most appropriately deliver the vote. HENRY BEGINS NEW SERIES Noon Addresses at IT. 3D. C. A. At tract 200 Men Daily. Noon meetings at the Young Men's Christian Association, addressed by Dr. J. Q. A. Henry, the evangelist, have been so popular that they will be con tinued throughout the present week. The following subjects have been an nounced: Tuesday, "A Lost Bible"; Wednesday, "A Lost Christ"; Thuasday, "A Lost Kingdom"; Friday, "A Lost Soul.'; The Saturday meeting will be addressed by Dr. W. B. Hinson, who hus not announced his subject. . About 200 .men are finding time each noon to attend these meetings, which begin at 12:20 o'clock and close atiaO o'clock. Dr. Henry' spoke yes'erday on "A Lost God," and made an Im pressive address. The singing of Pro fessor B. F. Butts is an attractive lea ture of these meetings. w " - Injured Lifesavers Leave Hospital. ASTORIA, Or., Jan. 13. (Special.) Peter de Kruis, of the Cape Disappoint ment llfesaving crew, who was in jured ., while attempting to reach the wrecked steamer Rosecrans, was able to leave the hospital today. Quarter masters Fred Peters and Joseph Slen nlsg and Carpenter Eric Lindmark, the thvee survivors of the Rosecrans dis aster, left tonight for their homes ip San Francisco. It is understood they will stop in Portland to report to the Federal Inspectors or nulls ana Doners. OFFICERS CHOSEN BY OREGON mt Ml' JW of House. Dan J. Harriman Men Out of Southern Pacific. 8 NEW DIRECTORS CHOSEN Changes Declared Due to De mand of Wickersham. CENTRAL IS CRUX OF PLAN Scheme to Separate Southern v and Union Systems Now Centers on Ownership or Third Line, Officials Freely Say. NEW YORKi Jan." 13. (Special.) The separation of the Southern Pacific board of directors from the Union Pa cific board through the election of eight new members not connected with the Union Pacific, announced today. Is the first direct step in the dissolution of the Union Pacific system. The resig nation of eight directors to make room for new members removed from the board of the Southern Pacific all Its members with the exception of those who were formerly members also of the Union Pacific board. ' William Rockefeller Aemains director of both . the Union and Southern Pa cific. The retirement of the eight di rectors who are pleaders in the Harri man system from the Southern Pacific accomplishes the Initial step in carry ing out of the Supreme Court decree in arranging the two boards so that buyers and sellers, in any necessary transactions of exchange, of securities that will be made to complete the Su preme Court decree, shall not be the same. - Change Follows Conference. Changes in the directorate of the Southern Pacific are believed to have been the direct outcome of the confer ence last . week between Attorney General Wickersham, representatives of the Harriman interests and mem bers of the Southern Pacific protective committee. " It is understood that Mr. Wickersham told R. S. Lovett, chairman of the board of directors of the Southern Pa cific and other members of the board that he would consent to no dissolu tion plan until the Southern Pacific ooard was relieved of men who held similar positions on the Union Pacific board. Although some of the South ern Pacific directors have held inti mate relations with the Harriman in terests, it is assumed that the changes in the Southern Pacific board will be satisfactory to t'le Department of Jus tice. Direct Conference Preferred. The new members of the board -are representative of the protective com mittee of the Southern Pacific stock holders. It is understood that Attor ney-General Wickersham indicated in his conference with fie Harriman line and protective committee represents tives that he preferred to carry on ne gotiations directly with the directors of the Southern Pacific In dealing with any representatives of the Southern PnHfle. interests. The Harriman system leaders who retired from the Southern Pacific board today are: Otto H. Kahn and Mortimer L. Schiff, of Kuhn, Loeb & Co.; Robert S. Lovett, chairman of the board of directors of the Union and Southern Pacific; Frank A. Vanderlip. president of the National City Bank; Charles A. (Concluded on Page 2.) LEGISLATURE. Malarkey, President of Senate 88 Voters Write in Names at First General Electloivln Ten Vears and Make Xo Errors. CLATSOP, Or., Jan. 13. (Special.) Rarely, if ever, have electors In Oregon been presented with blank foolscap pa per as ballots at the polls. But such happened here today when the town held its first 'general election In ten years. There was not an avowed candidate in the field and the 38 voters wjio came through the drenching rain from all parts of the town had to write their entire ballot. The five trustees elected were: Dan G. Malarkey, cousin of Senator Malar key, who received 83 votes; John Waterhouse, 29; Willlag Tagg. 28; G. L. Rees, manager of Gearhart proper ties, 20, and Fred Poole, 17. Other votes were scattering. C. N. Bennett, secretary of the Clat sop Cranberry Asoaclation, was elect ed Recorder over three other nominees and William Billings Lea Marslial over six opponents. The most striking feature in the election was that not even one ballot waS incorrectly prepared and out of the possible 266 names to be inserted there were actually 263 names written by the voters. The new officers will be sworn in and take their office tomorrow, fol lowing which the trustees will meet and endeavor to formulate their plans. FARMERS TO SELL EGGS Committee From Silverdale, Wash., Confers Willi Seattle Women. SEATTLE, Wash., Jan. 13. (Special.) C. E. Greaves? president of the Farmers' Union of Silverdale. headed a committee of three members of the union that came to Seattle today. The others were F. H. Gage and W. A. Somers. They had a talk with Mayor Cotterill at the City Hall at noon. Before their visit to the Mayor they arranged .with Mrs. G. N. McLaughlin, president of the Seattle Woman's Federation, to have a representative present at the next meeting Of the federation, two weeks from today, and lay a proposition be fore the women for shipping eggs di rect from the country to members of the federation. "We are convinced," said Mr. Graves, "that the ranchmen could get a few cents more a dozen for their eggs and the consumer could buy them for less' than the market price and be sure of getting them fresh, too.' Members of the Silverdale. Farmers' Union charge that Western-avenue commission men who handle their egss havo broken up several attempts by the farmers to sell direct to retailers. PARCEL P0STJ3ETS BACON Florence Merchant and Postmaster Finds Great Convenience. FLORENCE, Or., Jan. 13. (Special.) While parcel post may not be an un mixed blessing, still, until the railroad gets here It will prove a great con venience to the people of,thls section, who have been used to paying a mini mum charge of 65 cents on all parcels sent by stage from Eugene. The un usually long storms at sea, causing long delays at other ports for the) steamers Anvil and Rustler, shave al lowed the supply of bacon laid in by merchants here to become exhausted. Now, Mr. Kyle, postmaster and also proprietor of the largest mercantile establishment here, In common with the rest of mankind, enjoys his slice of bacon for breakfast, and when parcel post became effective he had been ex isting without that commodity for over a month. He at once ordered a ten - pound slab shipped him by his wholesaler in Portland, and received it by return mail, the charges being . 46 cents. That bacon tasted good. WOMAN DIES IN SNOWBANK Mother and Daughter Are Hurled v Into Drift as Sled Strikes. VANCOUVER. B. C. Jan. 13. Word was recgived " here today from Kam innn, Tt C. thAt Mrs. John Cornwall and daughter, who were sledging home ward from their ranch near Kamloops Saturday night, were caught In a bliz zard, the whlffletree to their sled being broken after the sledge struck a bowlder, precipitating mother and daughter into a snowdrift, where they remained all night. The mother was discovered frozen to death Sunday. The daughter managed to crawl to a neighboring ranch and Is in . a serious condition. Two men and one girl perished similarly in the same spot a year ago. GOVERNOR RECEIVES GIFT Students of Agricultural College Present Homeintde Oak Table. SALEM, Or., Jan. 13. (Special.) A handsome solid oak table was re celved at the Capitol this morning from the Oregon Agricultural College at Corvallis. It is a gift from the students to Governor West, and was placed m his private office for state board meetings. It was designed by State Architect Knighton, and was built by the students In the wood shops at the college. .It Is made of solid quarter-sawed golden oak and measures 12 feet In length by 51 inches in breadth. Secretary of ' State Olcott, who- is custodian of the Capitols and thus re sponsible for the furnishings of the various offices Is delighted with the gift as a badly needed want is filled which could not be met before owing- to the fact that the funds for such purposes have been entirely exhausted. Republicans and Demo crats Triumph. OLYMPIA HOUSE SEES WAR King County Walks Away With Best Plums. TACOMA WOMAN HONORED Mrs. X. Jolidon Croakc Is First, of Fair Sex Ever to Speak on Floor of Lower House a Member of That August Body. OLYMPIA. Wash., Jan. IS. (Special.) Republicans and Democrats went down the line together today at the opening of the 13th session of the Washington Legislature, electing their full caucus slate and organizing 'both branches according to their own de sires. Progressives, with a slate of their own, contested every inch of the way, but could not muster up enough votes to carry out a single caucus scheme. They held together almost to a unit, and upon a few Issues mustered up straggling Republican and Democrat votes. Howard D. Taylor, of King County, was re-elected Speaker of the House, and Pliny L Allen, also of King Coun ty, was elected President pro tern of the Senate. William T. Laube was re elected secretary of the Senate, and W. R. Mayberry chief clerk of the House. Trouble Arises In Houe. The task of organizing the Senate was comparatively easy, the only real opposition being on the position of President pro tern. The majority of other appointments were made by ac- Mamntlnn Tn tha TTmin fin tho Cnn-. trary, there was . trouble from the start. i Speaker Taylor was nominated by E. E. Halsey, of Asotin County, and the nomination was seconded by half dozen Republicans and Democrats. Thoma3 J. Corkery, Progressive, of Spokane County, was nominated by D. H. Rowland,, of Pierce County, and the nomination seconded by Mrs. N. Jolidon Croake, of Tacoma. Mrs. Croake secured the honor of be ing the Tfirst woman ever to speak on the floor of the House as a member. She declared that Mr. Corkery was the proper man for the Speakership, and urged all to support him. C, W. Mas- terson nominated Senator C. E. Turn- bow, of Walla Walla. Taylor Bss -Runaway. The vote for Speaker was: Taylor, 60; Corkerey, 28, and Turnbow, 2. De feated in the first skirmish, the Bull Moosers lined up for a contest on the chief clerkship, and in the fight .that followed made their best showing of the day. They nominated W. W. Phil lips, and the Republicans and Demo crats got behind Mr. Mayberry. The vote was tied on three ballots. On the fourth Mayberry won by two votes. William Price, of Kittitas County, was elected sergeant-at-arms. The Progressives then introduced a resolution drafted in caucus providing for the appointment of a committee of nine on commltt assignment and rules to take the place of the usual committee appointed by the Speaker for this purpose. An hour's lively fuss centered around this question and fin ally wound up in the resolution being defeated by a vote of 54 to 41. Speaker Taylor announced his com mittee on rules and assignments as follows: 31nnr Republicans Named. Representatives E. A. Sims, E. L. Farnsworth, W. W. Connor, E. E. Hal sey, A. M. Stevens, P.M. Adams.-F. P. Goss. J. M. Stevenson, S. R. Sumner and George McCoy. They are all Repub licans excepting Mr. Stevens, who Is a Progressive, but who Is lined up with the Democrat-Republican com bine, and Representative Adams, who Is a Democrat. , The House paid its respects to J. G. Megler, a veteran Washington legis lator, by giving him an honorary seat for the day next to Speaker Taylor. Mr. Megler has served in the Legis lature every session but two in the history of the state. He was loudly applauded by the House and the gal lery. Adjournment was taken until 10 o'clock, tomorrow morning, when the remainder of the patronage will be handed out. Laube Opens Senate Session. The Senate session was opened by William Laube and the new members were sworn in by Chief Justice Crow. With the opening of nominations for President pro tern. Senator Josiah Col lins, of King County, got the floor and nominated Senator Allen. A dozen or more arose to second the nomination. Senator George Shefer, of Spokane, nominated R. A. Hutrhlnson. a Pro gressive of Spokane, and seconds were made by several from various parts of the state. The vote stood 27 to 13 in favor of Senator Allen. Upon motion of Senator Hutchinson it was made unanimous. Mr. Allen, upon being escorted to ths front by a committee, made a short speech In which he urged the Senate to forget party lines and work for ths iConcluded on Page 3.) (Concluded on Fag s.j