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THE 3IORXIXG OREGOMAX, AVEDXESDAT, JAXTTART 22, 1913. 6 WEST MOVES TO CIRCUMVENT HOUSE Overriding of Veto on Recla mation Bill Met by Appeal to Chamberlain. GOVERNOR BIDS DEFIANCE Executive Requests That Senator Eliminate From Congressional Bill Both Warner and Anderson takes. STATE CAPITOL, Salem. Or., Jan. 21. (Special.) Real politics entered Into the session today, when Governor W est, hurling back defiance at the House of t ..tlii frr nassInE over his head the veio dih di inuiuiiiii, . ring to lands near Warner Lake, for Tardea a telegram to Senator Cham berlaln. at Washington, requesting tba Warner Lake and Anderson Lake b , , . j ... a Ktit whlfh Cham eiimmaicu - - . berlaln has introduced into Congress. In a hie fiRbt, which has stretched over two years, since the Governor vetoeo. a uumuci i Villa Vi i a hpirO" one 01 inompsun o 1110, --- which Thompson particularly favored. . . -r r I nAa V 1 hen tne nou phhcta , s..,r - ..1 tao m t-m ir tactics, ac was uuuufiu - cording to charsres of some of the members on the floor and undoubtedly the lineup was strongly piayea agamsi the hand or tne uovernui. nni State Lakes. Chamberlain's bill, which is partly u pAnirrAoa nrrtVid fH for T)laC- ing Warner Lake,' Anderson Lake and a large number or otner lases m ...un in th hamln if the state, and It is this move in respect to these two lakes that West is now enoeavonii8 .u checkmate, to defeat the operation of the Thompson bill. In event it should pass both houses. In his message to Senator Chamber lain the Governor says: "Referring to your Senate bill 6404 regarding navigable lakes, the Legis lature has Just passed, over my veto, a bill, which will give Warner Lake and Anderson Lake into the nands of a corporation and I would therefore re quest that these lakes be eliminated from your bill in order that title may remain where it may pass to actual settlers." Vote Stand 44 to 10. The House overrode Governor West's veto by a vote of 44 to 16. The bill was introduced two years ago by Thompson and authorized the State Land Board to contract for the drain ing of swamp and lake lands, and for the sale of such lands to those reclaim ing or draining them. The land in volved is about half a million acres in Klamath and Lake counties, and their reclamation is regarded by the delega tion from those counties as vitul to their development. The bill two years ago passed the House without a dis senting vote, but, like every measure introduced by Representative Thomp son, now In the Senate, that went to theGovernor, it was vetoed. The Governor, In his veto message, asserted that the bill, while It had much merit, met with his. disfavor be cause it did not provide for the sale of the reclaimed lands in small tracts to actual settlers. There was but little support for the Governor In the debate which followed the recommendation by the vetoed bills committee that the bill be passed over his veto. After a half hour of discussion, a motion to proceed with a vote on the passage of the bill prevailed, despite the protest of Hagood, of Multnomah, who declared that the tactics which deprived him of the right to speak on the bill were not only unusual, but contemptible. Hagood. is a Democrat Others of the 14 who voted to sustain the voto asserted that they did so as a protest against steam-roller tac tics rather than because of any op position to the bill. BILLS IX HOCSE EXCEED 2 00 Two Laws Long: Out of Diite Are Re pealed by Representatives. STATE CAPITOL, Salem, Or.. Jan. 21. (Special.) Seven bills were passed by the House today. Most of these bills were Introduced just seven days before their parage. Two of them repeal dead sections of the statutes, two others amend existing laws, one abolishes the office of State Land Com missioner, another provides for inspec- tion by the State Board of Health of all public and private sanitoriums. and another relieves circuit Judges of the necessity of reading stautes in toto. The following bills were Introduced in the House today: H. B- by committee on health and public morals, request of 1. R. Webster To provide assistance, and support for widows. H. B. 170, by Weeks To provide remedy for injury to livestock by certain kinds of fences. M lU B. 171. by Muroane Defining duties of parents and children of any poor person unable to maintain himself, to maintain ico person and provide remedy In case of failure, 11. B. 172. br Upton To punish macquer aux by five to !." years In penitentiary and ma ins common fame adequate evidence. H. B. 17.", by T'pton To provide for sus pension and Investigation of Intranstate rail road schedules. H. B. 174. by Graves To provide for e tnW'h!ng. organizing and maintaining of Yamhill walnut experiment station, $1000 appropriation. H. B. 175. by Hall To prevent storing of dynamite and nitroglycerine near unincor ated townsites. H. B. 17rt. by Vpton To prevent use of automatic shotguns, pump guns, etc. H. B. 17T, by Forbes To provide for con struction, operation, maintenance and, dis posal by state of Columbia Southern Irri gation project: J.w.vu approprmuon. H. B. 17S. by Carpenter To prohibit use of patented article in paving and other pub lic work. II. B. i79. by Homan To prevent swlnv from running at large in certain townships in Malheur County. H. B. by Anderson of Wasco Making third conviction to penitentiary carry life sentence, I j. B. 31, by B!anchard To regulate fishing in Rcuc River. II. B. IS'J, by Anderson of Clatsop, by re quest of Schnalel and La Roche of Port landTo require directors of a corporation to be stock hoi derm. H. B. by Gill, to provide for the cre ation of county road districts, to elect su pervisors and make levy. II. B- tf. by GUI Ftxlnpr salaries of all county officers and their deputies in every county of the state. H. B. 1S5, by Gill To repeal sections 32ft. 3i7. 3- t13. relating to poll taxes. H. B- iSrt. by GUI To provide for a coun. iv ifry of two miles for bridge repair and road machinery fund. H. B. 17- by tSchuebel To provide for lndlnii money in Irreducible school fund and for investment of surplus in bonds. H. B. tSN. by Weeks To promote the dairy industry of the State of Oregon by as. siting In organising and maintaining cow tet:ng associations. $3vOO appropriation. Ii. B. by Schnoerr To require County Clerk to .ub:ish semi-annual reports show, ing financial condition of counties. H. B. by Sohnoerr To provide for ro'ttitv election precincts. H. B. IttU by Mitchell Appropriating s:UM0o for a:d of Oregon Social Hygiene oi-tetv. H. B. lVC, by F.eames Relating to Su preme Court fees to be paid by appellants. H. B. 1M, by Keames Relating to selec tion of Juries, exempting women and revia ing lury laws. H. B- lt4. by Gill Repealing statute per mitting children to be bound out. H. B. 115. toy Howard Relating to appli cations for laying out, altering or vacating county roaas. II. B. 196, by Schuebel Authorizing any citizen to trap or kill any wild game ani mals or birds on his own land at any time of year. H. B. lf7, by Hughes Erecting office of State Boiler Inspector and defining his duties. IL B. 1!S, by Btranahan Empowering school board in any district to provide and man tain even in schools. H. B- l:0, by eommmittee on revision of laws Repealing law for state weather du reau. - 11. B. -OO. by committee on revision of laws To repeal law giving county court Doiver to levy tax to maintain bicycle paths. H. B. rul. by committee on revision of laws Repealing law giving counties right to maintain and levy tax for tubercular sani tariums. H. B. 2o2f by t;pton To appropriate tlo.nOO for Raleigh C. Wilson, of Battery A, O. N. G.. Injured on duty. H. B. 203, by Westerlund To provide for a vot for or against stock running at large if one-fourth of voters petition beiore gen eral election. - H. B. itt4, by Wester! und To provide for inspection of animals slauehtered for sale of fresh meat in any incorporate: town. H. P. 0.". by Abbott To create State Bu reau of Mines and Geology. II. B. 206. by Smith To require est! mates of amounts to be raised by taxation by any county to be published To advance of levy. H. B. 27, by Hall To fix salaries of road supervisors at 3 a day and surveyors at S3 a day. H. B. 20. by Hall To protect purchasers of stocks and bonds and prevent fraud' sale of them. H. B. 20. by Abbott To create State Board of Accountancy. H. B. 210. by Ahbott Authorizing coun ties of l.tO.OOO popu.ation to establish as ses5ah1e road districts. H. B. 211, by Noita To install voting ma. chines in all elections In cities and towns of more than 400. H. B. 212. by Nolta To 'make it felony, punishable by six months to two years Jn penitentiary, for man not to support his wife and child SUPERVISORS TO STAY BILIv TO REPEAT I.VW INDEFI NITELY POSTPONED. Senate Takes Overwhelming Action That Assures Ilfe of Act for Two More Years , Anyway.. STATE CAPITOL, Salem, Or Jan. 21. (Special.) The rural school supervla ory law will live in Oregon for at least two years more. This much was made certain when the Senate today, by an overwhelming vote, decided In definitely to postpone the bill intro duced by Dlmick repealing the Hunt ington act. It caused the big debate of the morning and Hashes of acrimony and bitterness cropped out. The bill came in with an adverse re port from the committee on education. The report was adopted and by the nature of the vote and the tenor of the debate it is made practically cer tain that it will be useless for the House to send any kind of a bill Into the Senate which will repeal the pres ent law. Dlmick led the fight to down the ad verse report, supporting -his own bilk He declared that in Clackamas County the bill has not proved satisfactory. that after two years many taxpayers have requested its repeal. He de clared that in the three districts In that county all of the. supervisors are independent of one another, that the relation of the superintendent and the board Is not as close as it should be. and he stated, while the aim of the bill is good and he would favor a plan for a bill with the same purpose, the results have not been attained by the present act. 'The lav has brought dissatisfaction and dissension all through the county," said Dimick. "The supervisors as a general rule know no more than the teachers and when they tell the teach ers how to run their schools the teachers don't like it. The taxpayer don't like it The schools are going to seed. They are overburdened and the State Superintendent is going to seed on this subject." Dlmick also charged that the system which has developed under the schools has been used to build up political machines. Miller, of Linn, in a warm defense of the system, denied the charges that politics was creeping Into the common school system through the supervisory law or in any other manner. "This 1b the first statute that has ever been written into the statute books of the State of Oregon that goes direcly to help the rural schools," he said. "This aw is in use in some of the most ad vanced states. It has the indorsement of the leading educators of the conn-1 try and the loading educators of Ore gon. It lias the indorsement of Super intendent Alderman. As to the charge that it is building up a political ma chine for any man or set of men, I deny it. The people of Oregon are greater and grander than to allow poli tics to creep into the common school system of the state." Smith, of Coos and Curry, also op posed the law. stating that it had proved a failure in one county in his district. Butler. Hawley, Calkins. Jo seph and Kiddle all spoke In favor of the law. while "Neuner opposed u. On vote to adopt the committee's re port and indefinitely postpone the bill the vote was a'S follows: Ayes Barrett, Bean. Butler, Calkins, Carson, Day. Farrell, Hawley. Hoskins, Joseph, Kellaher. Kiddle, Lester, Mc Colloch, Miller. Moser. Patton, Perkins. Ragsdale, Smith of Josephine, Stewart, Von der Hellen. Malarkey. Ayes. 23. Nays Burgess. Dimick. Neuner, Smith of Coos end Curry, "Wood. Nays, a. Absent Hollis and Thompson. "POLICY OF LOOT" SEEN IN DOCK BILL Commission Measure Assailed Before Commerce and Nav igation Committee. BIG: DELEGATION PRESENT More Than 50' Residents of Portland at Hearing Attorney-General Speaks for Proposal Sub mitted "by Kellaher. Loan Company Incorporates. VANCOUVER. "Wash., Jan. 21. (Spe cial.) The Columbia "Mortgage and Loan Company has filed articles of in corporation for $25,000. The incorporators- are George B. Simpson, C. J. Win ters and George Page. STATE CAPITOL. Salem, Or., Jan. 21. (Special.) Charges of a "policy of loot and legalized robbery" were hurled at the Portland Public Dock Commis sion bill, today at a hearing of the Senate commerce and navigation com mittee. before which appeared more than 50 resident? of Portland, repre sentative men and an array of leading attorneys. - The bill was introduced by Senator Kellaher. a member of the Dock Com mission, and was prepared by .the Dock Commission. In a lengthy talk .ex United States Senator Mujkey, rpresi dent of the Commission, offered. a pre amble to the arguments which were to come after, offering a . history of the up-land and submerged-land situa tion on the Willamette Kiver at r-on land, as well as an extended account of legislation and court decisions which have been woven into the his tory of those properties. Attorney-Genenrl Appears. The bill -'proposes to grant a title In fee to the state to all submerged lands of the Willamette River at Portland between ordinary high-water mark and the harbor line as now established- by the United States, free rVom the right of claim of upland owners, except claims of a reasonable amount for wharf Improvements. .- Those aupporting the bill ' contend that it sole purpose is to give to the state a right of revoking the license to those upland owners who have not exercised their right of constructing wharfage. Attorney-General Crawford, appear ing In favor of the Dock Commission bill, declared that those licenses. which have not been exercised by the construction of valuable improvements, are revocable at the option of the state without compensation, but if the licenses have been exercised and valu able property constructed, the city of Portland has a right to condemn tnis and obtain the submerged lands for a consideration. 'The bill declares it to be the public policy of the state, that the state shall control the wharves and those persons who built docks did so, subject to the rights of the state to build. They are entitled only to such compensation for expenditures made- in placing their property," said the Attorney-General. Pulton Anoil Bill. Ex-United States Senator Fulton, appearing for clients, made a strong attack on the bill, declaring the Attor. ney-General s interpretation Incorrect. 'It has been asserted here that ths state cannot grant the title to these lands in fee, when the very purpose of this bill as explained In its title Is to grant such lands in fee to the city of Portland," said Senator Fulton. 'The public policy of the state as declared in this bill is a policy of loot and legalized robbery. Men have their entire fortunes invested In these wharves. Men have loaned money and hold mortgages on these wharves sepa rate and apart to the adjacent upland holdings. They have sold these proper ties separate from the upland prop erty. They have dealt, depending on the good faith of the state, and if this bill passes they will find that they have been leaning on a broken reed. I doubt as to the possibility of this act. I believe that we can no more pass an act impairing the obligations that arise out of a decision of a court than we can pass an act Impairing those obligations arising out of a contract. "I believe that we should have the public docks, but not at the expense of any Justice. If there is anything upon which the people should rely, it should be upon the honesty, faith and Integrity of the Legislature, and the rourts. And the people have relied up on them. Some clients that I represent have their all in these properties and to deprive them of these properties means bankruptcy and to strip them of all their boldings." Leiral Apect Considered. W. D. Fenton addressed the commit tee on the lefral phases of the action contemplated by the proposed bill, as serting that the title to the lands af fected had never been in question un til now. He asserted that had wharves and docks been needed they would have been built by the owners of the river front property and asked why the City of Portland had not moved its hand In the matter until now. "Why should the owners of these lands be criticised at this time for not making use of their property, when there has been no call to put It in use?" asked Judge Fenton. He declared that two questions were involved, one of power and the other of Justice, maintaining that under the law the city does not possess the pow er to dlsposses the owners, and that If It had the power, It would be unjust to exercise It. Referring to the two legislative acts that conferred title to the lands, he declared his conviction that the committee should be bound to assume their constitutionality un til some court has passed on them. C. F. Swlgert, Joseph Supple, F. 'C. Knapp and J. B. Zelgler, all of Port land, also spoke, - STERILIZATION BILL OPPOSED Portland Folk Send Protest Against Proposed Legislation." STATE CAPITOL. Salem, Or., Jan. it. (Special.) Attacking, In no mild terms the proposed sterilization aot, which is now in the Senate in the form of a bill, the following night letter from residents of Portland was re-r ceived this morning by President Ml larKey, oi ine oiaie oeunier "The undersigned protest against the so-called sterilization bill introduced by Senator farrell, of Multnomah, on the following grounds: Such legisla tion is a usurpation by the state in matters that involve inalienable nat ural rights; it would open up a field for the -exploitation of bestial and abominable crimes more dangerous to the future of the race than those of Sodom and Gomorrah, because on more appalling scale; it is an outrage on the -poor, afflicted unfortunates con fined in our immense insane asylums and Institutions of reform; it superadds -to the punishment of those sentenced for crime, and tends to their moral deg radation rather than reformation; it is the product of a foreign political philosophy, morbid, destructive, un American, unrepublican, undemocratic, because it sins against Justice, charity and humanity. . The protest is signed by M. G. Man ly, Newton McCoy, I. N. Fleischner, Rev. James H. Black, John P. O'Hara, E. B. Duffy, Rev. Gregory Robles, C. D. Charles. G. A. Cobb, Rev. A. N. Kelly, J. Hennessey Murphy, Lawrence Shanahan, E. Versteeg, Thad reeland and William A. Munly. SALEM WILL ENTERTAIN ELECTRIC RAILWAY MEN TO BE SPECIAL GUESTS. Board of Trade Arranges to Acquaint ' Citizens With Advantages of System of Interurbans. SALEM, Or., Jan. 21. (Special.) Officers of the Portland, Eugene & Eastern Railway Company will be spe cial guests at the annual banquet to be given by the Salem Board of Trade at Hotel Marion January 29. Arrange ments are now under way for the big affair, at which members of the State Senate and House of Representatives will also be In attendance. It is proposed to give the business men of Salem a thorough understand ing of tho gigantic electric interur ban system now being constructed through the Willamette Valley and which will make the City of Salem one of its chief terminals. The Portland, Eugene & Eastern is expending $2,000,000 in and around this city. It has already completed the Fir cutoff. giving Salem direct steam connections with Silverton, and is just completing the big bridge over the Willamette which is to unite the east and west sides of the valley. Reconstruction of the Commercial-street line has been comnleted and the plans of President Strahorn contemplate that this road shall be extended on south to Rose- dale, the heart of the prune belt. The new electric company will also construct its main line from Portland to Salem and will discharge passen gers at a modern terminal station, for which a block of ground has been pur chased in the center of the city and where all streetcar lines will also cen ter. Salem proposes" to begin letting the world know of this tremendous enter prise and will commence Its advertis- g campaign by maKing every local citizen acquainted with the situation. A. F. Hofer, secretary of the Board of Trade, is in Portland today to ex tend an Invitation to the Portland, Eu gene & Eastern officials and to carry an equally cordial request for their presence to the head men of the South ern Pacirtc and the Oregon Electric companies, both of whom are given high ratings as promoters of the pros perity which is now settling down over the Willamette Valley. The secretary also carried greetings to the Portland Commercial Club, the Ad Club and the Transportation Club, all of which are expected to send large delegations. Representatives- of many of the cities around Salem will be on hand to learn of the plans for the interurban service in the Molalla country and extending into all corners of the valley, at an ex pense of $12,000,000. It is probable thai the business in terests which will be represented around the banquet board will ask leg islative guests to discuss some of the pending bills referring to railroads, that a friendly understanding of what is wanted may be reached. No tailor in the world can add one stitch to the dignity of our Benjamin ready-to-wear over coats. Every model that is right is right here for you to try on no guess and wait game; every thing from knee to ulster length. Some slightly shaped, some belt ed, all seams piped, satin sleeves and yoke. Some plaid self-lined. Prices $15 to $30. Benjamin Suits, 15 to $30. Buffum & Pendleton 311 Morrison St., Opp. Fostoffice from the encroachments of beavers is the object of a bill introduced In the Senate by Carson of Marlon today. Under the terms of the bill those who have been damaged will so report to the State Fish and Game Commission, under oath as to the time when the damage was done and the amount. On failure on the part of the State Fish and Game Commission So make rep aration the bill provides that a right of action will be given in a court of competent jurisdiction against the State of Oregon to recover the damages. WEST REQUESTS PROBE SPECIAL MESSAGE TO ASK PRISON" I3TVESTIGATIOX. 3IILITIA MEASURE GOES BACK "Spicy Information"' Awaited by Committee on Naval Affairs. STATE CAPITOL, Salem. Or., Jan. 21. (Special.) "I understand that mem bers of the Oregon Naval Militia are coming with drawn sabers and flashing in gold braid to storm this Senate against the passage of this bill. But there will be another .delegation com ing that will have some spicy Informa tion about that militia, which the Sen ate should hear," stated Senator Dlm ick today, when an adverse report was filed against his bill to repeal the act creating the militia. To hear the "spicy Information" the Senate sent the bill back to the com mittee on iaval affairs. PAYfOR BEAVER DAMAGE AIM Bill Introduced In Senate Providing for Relief of Farmer. STATE CAPITOL. Salem. Or., Jan. 21. (Special.) To grant relief to those persons who have suffered damage SIDELIGHTS ON OREGON LEGISLATURE REPRESENTATIVE NOLTA Is still getting letters from bachelors pro testing against his proposed bill plac ing a tax on them. A long epistle from a school principal In Oregon City says that Its writer hopes Mr. Nolta will be dissuaded from his purpose and-"Ill not allow himself to be made "the tool of the foqllsh and the frantic." However, the Multnomah Representative finds that his bill meets with much favor In certain quarters. He declares that th 39 stenographers In the House are with him, even unto the 85th. MEMBERS of the House employ SS stenographers. 17 common clerks and four committee clerks. In the Sen ate the members have 2S stenographers and there are six committee, stenog raphers and ten clerks. REPRESENTATIVE BART ON. of Coos, one of the most western counties, sits Just across the aisle from Representative Homan. of Malheur and Harney, two of the most eastern coun ties. REPRESENTATIVE HOMAN. of Mal heur and Harney, lives at Ontario, on the Snake River, just across from Idaho. Folks In his town occasionally run down to Boise, about 70 miles, to take in a good show. It la just about the same distance from Ontario to Portland as It Is from Ontario to Salt Lake City, but the trade of Harney and Malheur Is winging steadily in the direction of the Oregon metropolis. THERE has been something of a roundup of former members of the Senate during the past day or two. Ex-Senator McDonald, of Union Coun ty; ex-Senator Sweek. of Multnomah, and ex-Senator Beach are among the few who nave been inside the bar of the Senate as guests this week. THERE will be no near-beer sold in prohibition towns and no hard ci der sold outside of the limits of cities and towns If a bill introduced by Sena tor Hoskins becomes a law. Efforts are also being made by Senator Kella her to keep the Senators from drinking Salem water. AN ORDER for 23 gallons of BuU Run water has been sent out from Salem for the use of Senators In the Legislature. In some past Legislatures it has been remarked that some mem bers of Multnomah County delegations seldom took the trouble to drink water of any kind. . SENATOR CALKINS holds a unique position among the legislators. He says that he gives no thought as to what comments may be made by the newspapers in reference to his bills. This is a frame of mind seldom In dulged In by a legislator. REPRESENTATIVE REAMES, of Jackson and Douglas, la a native son of Oregon and of one of the coun ties he represents. He was born in Jacksonville- 32 years ago. GUS MOSER'S desire to become chair man of the judiciary committee In the Senate has been fathomed. It offers him the privilege of peeling off his coat in the committee meetings, which Is a privilege of no mean satisfaction to one of the Multnomah Senator's physical proportions. SUPERINTENDETTr ALDER MAN, despite a recently broken leg, was on the verge of doing one of the re cent popular rag dances when the Sen ate unmistakably showed its enmity toward repealing the county supervi sory law. SENATOR HAWLEY Is a confirmed eater of apples. Each adjournment finds him reaching into some myste rious recess of his desk and drawing out an apple. The habit has been marked by other Senators, who swarm about his desk like flies when the body is not In session. p ,; Failure of Senate to Pass House Resolution Calling for Inspec tion Is -Cause for Action. SALEM. Or., Jan. 21. (Special.) Governor West will send a special mes sage into the .. Legislature tomorrow morning asking that an investigation be made into the affairs and manage ment of the Oregon Penitentiary. When the Senate voted down the House resolution this morning for the inves tigation of all the state institutions, the Penitentiary was included in the blanket resolution. Gaining knowledge of this, the Ex ecutive will include in his special mes sage to the Legislature the fact that he believes there have been enough rumors and statements floating through the air to justify an 'investigation of the prison. He will state in his message that in event the question of expense is the question which stands in the way of the Legislature carrying on an invest! gation into the affairs and manage ment of the Penitentiary, that he will be willing to bear the expense him self, that his offices will be open to the use of the legislative committee and that everything in his power will be done to forward the investigation. He says that he Invites and urges such an investigation and he believes that it is up to the Legislature to make it. The fact is that Governor West and the State Board evidently won a clear cut victory in the Senate when the House resolution asking for an in vestigation of all of the state institu tions In and around Salem met defeat. The resolution was introduced in the House by Lewelling, of Linn, who was formerly a guard at the State Peniten tiary. His original resolution was di rected at the State Penitentiary alone. Objection was made by Reames, of Jackson, on the grounds that it should not be aimed at the prison alone, but at all the institutions. Lewelling agreed to substitute the resolution as to the entire list of institutions in and around Salem, a separate committee to investigate each one. The resolution carried In the House and came to the Senate today. The vote resulted in 14 to 14 with two absent. As a result, the resolu tion was lost. fnys; Fruit and Flowers; ( ( Yv5L iS5' Beach Bathing and Sun Baths; IViWfl-L Ddiehtful Automobile Drives; AfflWjH j yt. Golf, Tennis and all manner of Wjy&iliirf' Sports. In short WINTER OUT OF DOORS, xJM THAT'S CAL8FORNIA THE TRIP IS DELIGHTFUL ON THE SHASTA LIMITED-0 A fait, high class, extra fare train, providing every luxury; Compartment Drawing-room Cars, Pullman Standard Sleeping Cars, Com posite Library Observation Car, Dining Car. Ladies' Maid, Manicuring, Stenographer, Barber Shop and Baths. Leaves Portland .... 5:50 p. m., Daily Arrives Oakland 8:17 p. m., Next Day " San Francisco 8:50 p. m., " " Vf Armr mtinntinll at Port Pnsta With the "Owl" for Los Angeles and Southern California; Sleeping Car accommodations, tickets and information TICKET OFFICE: Third and Washington Streets, Portland, Oregon. John M. Scott, . General Passenger Agent, Portland, Oregon. and several other legal remedies being applied, but the voting went on as pro vided for under the law. JUDGE LOAVELL FIGHT LOST Senator Barrett Unable to Save Amendment Programme. STATE CAPITOL, Salem, Or., Jan. 20. (Special.) Despite strenuous efforts made by Senator Barrett before the judiciary committee of the Senate, last night, to save the programme of Judge Lowell, of Pendleton, providing for amendments to the initiative and referendum and corrupt practices act, the committee adhered to its decision to decide adversely against the pro posals. It was suggested as a future possibility that the committee meet with Senator Barrett and discuss ways and means to furnish relief that is de sired by a large part of the people as to the initiative bills, but that pro gramme will go into the Senate with the opposition of the entire committee. The committee also decided to re port adversely on the reconsidered veto bill to grant relief to the alleged heirs of John Morrison, of Eastern Oregon, whose $30,000 estate escheated to the state, but at the same time reached a conclusion to recommend passage of a bill appropriating $14,600 out of the general fund for relief of those heirs. EXTENSION' OF VOTE URGED Bill Provides for Expression on More Than One Candidate. ' STATE CAPITOL, Salem, Or, Jan. 21. (Special.) Giving the people of the state the right to vote on all of the candidates of any one party for dele gates to a National convention or can didates for Presidential elector for that party. Smith, of Coos and Curry Coun ties, Introduced a bill today. Under the provisions of the Presiden tial preference primary law, as it is now on the statute books as adopted by the people In 1910. an elector is en titled to vote for only one delegate to a National convention or for only one Presidential elector. Preceding the re cent National conventions this question caused considerable dispute and much resultant confusion at the primary polls. At the time there was talk of injunction end mandamus .proceedings ARBITRATION" METHOD CHOSEX Linn-Marion Boundary Dispute Left to Proposed Committee. STATE CAPITOL. Salem, Or.. Jan. 21. (Special.) Arbitration of the boun dary line dispute between Linn and Marion counties, which is now before the Legislature, was the only agree able solution which could be reached today between the joint delegation of Linn and Marion. County judges and other officials of both counties were present. A decision was reached to allow the County Judge of each county to select one man from outside of both coun ties and they in turn are to select a third man, also from outside the two counties. Wlieu this arbitration com mittee determines upon a proper so- lution of the difficulty it is to report to the joint delegation from the coun ties. It was evident that no answer to the question could be arrived at amons the members of the two delegations and that this would probably be the only equitable solution. Popular Election Favored. STATE CAPITOL, Salom. Or, Jan. 21, (Special.) In a resolution introduced by Senator McColloch today, ratifica tion will be given to the proposed amendment to the Federal constitution providing for direct election of United States Senators in event it paBses. Idaho Land at $2 in Great Demand. LEWISTON, Idaho, Jan. 21. (Spe cial.) There are 50 applicants at the United Slates Land Office here for 520 acres of arid land in this district. The land has been appraised and will be sold to the applicants at tho minimum price of $2 per acre. , HOTELS AND PRESORTS Cji The Show PJact or th Soalh-Land TTUT fx mX.' , . ' Absolutely fireproof -SHOTELif VIRGINIA LONG BEACH. SOUTHKBN CALIFORNIA. Famous for Its Equable Warm Winter riimatr. 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