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6 TIIE MOKNTNG OltEGOXIAX, WEDNESDAY. JANUARY 29, 1913. FIRST LIQUOR WAR WAGED IN SENATE Resolution to Put Home Rule Amendment on Ballot Again Defeated. RECONSIDERATION WANTED Malarkey Casts Deciding Vote After Two Hours' Warm Debate Amid Gallery Applause Election. In, 110 Called "Unfair." STATE CAPITOL, Salem. Or., Jan. 23. (Special.) The first big liquor war of the session waged today when the resolution to put the home rule consti tutional amendment, which passed in 1910, up to the people again, came up in the Senate. The authors of the res olution aver that the election In 1910, when the amendment passed, was not representative, as the women did not vote then. For this reason the 1910 election is held 'unfair" by the resolu tion's supporters. The tenate rejected the resolution after two hours" debate. If the amend ment again goes on the ballot In 1914 it must be through the initiative. The final decision was put squarely Hp to President Malarkey. The mo tion to substitute the minority report, in favor of the resolution, for the ma jority report, opposed to the resolu tion, carried by a vote of 15 In favor to 1J against. When this carried a - small cheer broke from the packed lobby. One Senator, Hollls, was ab sent. Malarkey did not vote. Malarkey'a Vote Deride. On the vote on the passage of the resolution itself the vote stood the same until It came to the President. He voted against the resolution, and the resolution not bavin? received the required majority, was lost. Sixteen votes are required to pass a bill or res olution of this nature. 1 votes being the majority of the whole Senate. On the adoption of a report only a ma jority of the votes cast is required. While the resolution Itself did not strike directly at the heart of the liquor question, being only a provis ion that the proposed constitutional amendment be put on the ballot for the people to vote on, the debate took on a strong "dry" and "wet" appearance. It was the first genuine liquor war that has been carried on in the Legis lature for years. I Portland and numerous cities and towns of the state were represented today in the lobby that was here. Not only were liquor men here in swarms and droves, but those who favored the resolution. representatives of the church interests, of various women's organizations and others favoring the proposal, gathered In great numbers. Beaa Defeada Resoluttoa. The debate was opened by Bean, of Lane, one of the Senators who. with Calkins, fathered the resolution. Bean declared that since the women have the right to vote the home rule ques tion should' be put up to them. He de clared he believed they would wipe out the home rule amendment In the Inter est of the home and the state: that the amendment was passed unfairly, that lha vote which carried the amendment In 1910 did not express the true senti ment of the people. He argued in fa vor of bringing back the local option law to the state as It stood before this constitutional amendment was adopted. He went at length into explaining con ditions which he asserted have existed in Lane County and in Eugene in par ticular since Springfield voted to li cense saloons under the home rule amendment. Senator Butler, of Hood River and Wasco, one of the signers of the ma jority report opposed to the resolut ion, took exception to the statements of Bean that the home rale amend ment had passed unfairly. "The Senator from Lane has not shown us why this Senate should ar rogate unto Itself the right to over ride the will of the people," shouted Senator Butlor at the Senate. "The will of the people has been expressed at a general election. When the Sena tor from Lane says that it was done through unfairness I challenge him to show us wherein the peopl e of this state have been unfair in their dic tates at the polls. People Are Treated. "I believe that we can trust the peo ple of this state. If the people of the state wish to wipe out this amendment there is ample opportunity for those who wish to do so to wipe it out. He says the women of the state have not had the right to vote on this question. But I have worked and voted for wo men's suffrage ever since I have had a right to vote in this state and I know if the women wish to wipe out this amendment they can do so by in itiative petition. If you are in favor of prohibition you had better not agi tate this question too much in this Legislature. Let the people govern In these matters and let them decide these questions by the ballot." Moser, of Multnomah, also stated that the question is one for the people. He declared that if the women should pass on this question they should pass on every measure or amendment that has ever been enacted in the state. "I have never been able to see how one man could look another In the fare and say that the old local option law as it was in effect before the home rule amendment. Is a fair law," he said. "I believe that the cities and towns should hav the right to say whether liquor should be sold in their confines, as I believe that saloons should be strictly regulated." Miller took up the cudgel for the resolution, going over the history ot woman's suffrage in the state. "You cry for peace," he said, "but there will be no peace uptil the women of the state have a right to vote on this question and when they do this, home rule amendment will go down and prohibition will be so much nearer." He was loudly applauded from the lobby. ' "lae Club," Sa MrCollork. McColloch also spoke in favor of the resolution, declaring that the ques tion should be approached in a calm manner without appealing to the pas sions and the prejudices of either fac tion. He pointed out that the argu ment of the Greater Home l'.ule As sociation in 1910 was an argument de vised as a backfire to state-wide pro hibition. He alleges that there was no doubt that the home rule amend ment was submitted as a means to aid in the fight asainst state-wide pro hibition. "The plan for state-wide prohibition was on the ballot that year. I have no doubt that the sup porters of the home rule plan did not ' expect it to carry." he said. They themselves were confused by the legal problems brought up immediately after its passage. 1 am not in favor of state-wide prohibition, but neither am 1 in favor of exclusive municipal reg ulation of saloons and the liquor traf fic. So long as thi people of the state have to pay the taxes to support the jails, hospitals, asylums and other in stitutions which the liquor traftie keep filled, so long- do I believe they should have control of this traffic "From time immemorial the liquor traffic has existed by sufferance alone. It came into existence with a cloud upon its brow. I am not in favor of state-wide prohibition and probably never will be but I believe in waving the club of state-wide prohibition over the liquor business if it does not de port itself." Senator Day caused a laugh when he stated that for a quarter of a century he had lived happily married, and he knew. If the women want this to go on the ballot., it will be futile to attempt to resist. ' Kiddle and Joseph also spoke in favor of tke resolution. In explaining his vote, Carson of Marlon declared that he was not in favor of the question going before the people because he understood that at the time the amendment came up it was a compromise effected between the brewers and representatives of the church element, and as such he con sidered it binding. Further, he said, he was not in favor of frittering away the time of the Senate with unimport ant liquor questions when such big questions as workingmen's compensa tion, as a decent wage for laborers and other big measures were entitled to the fullest consideration. Calkins Wants to Reconsider. On a vote on the passage of the reso lution, the result was as follows: Ayes Bean, Calkins. Day, Farrell. Hawley, Hoskins. Joseph. Kiddle, Les ter. McColloch. Miller. Neuner. Rags dale. Smith (Coos). Stewart. Ayes 15. Navs Barrett, Burgess, Butler. Car son, Dimick. Kellaher. Moser. Patton. Perkins, Smith (Josephine). Thompson, Von der Hellen, Wood. Malarkey. Nays 14. Absent Hollis. The resolution lost through failure to have a majority of all the votes in the Senate cast in its favor. Senator Calkins announced this after noon that an attempt will be made to secure reconnideration of the resolu tion. He says he believes that some one probably will offer to make the motion to reconsider. He further be lieves that Senator Hollis. who was absent, may be with his forces today, and in that event the resolution would carry If the other lineup remained the same. WEST'S BILL IS DELAYED FORCES BID FOR TIME OX M COLLOCH MEASCRE. Supporters of Prrposed Special Of ficer Law Making Last Erfort to Postpone Its Defeat. STATE CAPITOL, Salem, Or.. Jan. 28. (Special.) Bidding for time, the Governor's forces are making a last effort to keep the McColloch bill, pro viding for special District Attorneys, Sheriffs and Constables from dying an ignominous death. Although exacting a definite promise from the chairman of the Senate Ju dlcary committee that the bill would be reported in for Tuesday morning, forces back of the bill overlooked the date and apparently seem willing to let it remain. So the Judiciary com mittee will send. It to the wavs and means committee, as It carries an ap propriation of 110,000. The ways and. means committee will be split on the bill. Two Representa tives will be forthcoming from that committee with a probable majority against the bill. The result will be that the Senate will receive It out of that committee with disapproval and with the knowledge that only one member of the judiciary committee, or two. at the outside limit, is In favor of it. If the bill musters 10 votes in its favor In the Senate it will be display ing most remarkable vitality. At pres ent It could not get that many. But Its advocates are laboring under the hope that "something will turn up," and, like the condemned man in his cell, every day will bring a new ray for the bill. It is a safe assertion that the pro posal will never pass the Senate and would have much less" chance in the House. In the House, if by any bare possibility it escaped through the Sen ate gauntlet. It would be unmercifully slaughtered. Under these conditions It is being considered as fairly possible that the advocates of the bill will be willing to let it die naturally to save the rem nants of the Governor's programme from a like fate. However, It. is more probable that the bill may be changed and amended at the instances of the Governor's forces to give it a milder form. Some of the members have called attention to the fact that the Gover nor is already Commander-in-Chief of the Oregon National Guard and the Oregon Naval Militia, and that under the bill he will have practically su preme control of the civil power of the state as well as the military. The consti tional provision that the military power shall ever be subver sive to the civil power has also been called attention to by some of the members of the committee, who state that possibly the executive is en deavoring to abrogate this constitu tional provision through the mandates of a bll' which will place completely within the executive appointive power permission to supplant civil law offi cers of the state at will. TEX-HOIK DAY BILL PASSED House Favors Schrtebel's Measure hy Vote of 45 to 10. STATE CAPITOL, Salem, Or., Jan. 2S. (Special.) By a vote of 45 to 10, the House today passed Representative Srhuebel's bill declaring that the pub lic policy of the state should be that ten hours a day and 60 hours a week are the maximum hours of labor for men in mills, factories and manufac turing establishments. The bill pro vides that men shall not be employed for longer hours than these, except in case of watchmen, making necessary repairs or of emergency where life or oronerty is in imminent danger. Em ployes may work overtime two hours a day, but must not work more than 60 hours for the week. Employers who shall allow violations of the law are to be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, with a iine or not less than J50 nor more than ?500. The bill is aimed, at conditions in the paper mills at Oregon City. Repre sentative Schuebel's home town. Measure Too Sweeping Is Report. STATE CAPITOL, Salem. Or, Jan. 28. (Special.) Altogether too drastic are the provisions of the Smith Senate bill to regulate combinations in restraint of trade, according to the decision reached by the Senate committee on commerce and navigation today. The bill is sweeping in its provisions, and because it would revolutionize affairs in the commerce and trade of the state, it wUl be reported unfavorably. Amendment Referred to Voters. STATE CAPITOL. Salem. Or.. Jan. 28. i Special.) As a result of the adop tion by the House today of Senate Joint resolution 6. promised by Senator Day. a referendum will be ofTered the peo ple at the 1914 general election amend ing the state constitution so that a voter must be a full citizen of the United States and a resident of Oregon tor six months before the election. i BARRETT MEASURE GOES BACK AGAIN County Bonding Good Roads Bill Re-referred by Senate to Committee. EVILS" ARE ERADICATED Kellaher Amendment Eliminates Dictation on Vse of Patented or Copyrighted Materials Other Changes Are . Ordered. STATE CAPITOL. Salem. Or- Jan. 28. (Special.) After several hours of desultory debate today on the Barrett rnnnt hnmiintr rnnfi bill In committee of the whole, the Senate completed Its deliberations as such a committee and re-referred the bill with Instruction to the committee on roads and highways to perfect the title to cover the amend ments drafted. Among the more Important amend ments today was one by Kellaher which will eliminate the exclusive dictation . V. .. a .mint. Y-.l -i H ahall made OUt of- patented materials or material bearing a copyrigntea name. .me ob ject of the amendment is to eradicate an evil said to have existed in Port land, which excluded the report of com petitive bidding. Another amendment by Joseph was in.o-tort which in addition to allowing the issuance of bonds, also allows the issuance of county warrants in smuu niAimtfl redeemable at anv time, th'e object of the amendment being to ob viate difficulties which might arise in long-time bond issues when the bonded Indebtedness of the county had reacnea its constitutional limit. Merry Battle Wanes. Pmriipniiv the entire morning ses sion was consumed in the discussion th. Kill vith thA Senate sitting as a committee of the whole. The most importar.t amendment wnlch was ot tered was by McCjlloch, of Baker, and arntmri thA nronosed amendment a merry battle waged. His amendment proposed was to amend ine nexi to uu last section of the bill providing that it should be referred to the people at the general election in 1914. Declaring himself in favor of the bill personally, and that he believed It .hnniH nat h. called attention, how ever, to the vote of the people on the various road measures wnicn were uo fore them at the last general election, in.ut. that thev Bhould be given the courtesy of voting on the plan. He asserted that the MU declares cne gen eral road policy of the state, and for .!... aaann it ia OKflentiul thnt the DCO- ple of the entire state either give it their sanction or reject it. ne poimeu out that of all of the votes on all of the measures that went before the KAAniA at thA ljint election, the one embodying the idea which is embodied In this bill received the lowest ainrma- tivA vote, and was also subject to tne highest negative vote. I can conceive oi no more eueuwvc time than in connection with this bill for the use of the referendum," said Senator McColloch. People Must Give Consent. Dt.ln. tn thA liofpimri of his bill. Barrett said the question of the voice of the. people was entirely included in the bill Itseir; tnat not one cent cuum v, vAt. withnnt the consent of the people. He was warmly, seconded from the floor by President Malarkey, who said no better answer could be given .kA B.nitnr from Baker than the one given by the introducer of the bill. "Legislatures have louna tne reier endum an easy way to escape respon sibility by thrusting their acts upon the people. But I want to reiterate what has been saia on tne nmr i this Senate, that hundreds of votes at .t.A i.ut AiAf-ttnn. ves. thousands of voters, voted 'no,' 'no,' 'no,' right down the line, not because they were voting on the merits of these bills, but be onimA thev considered them an abuse of the initiative," he said. Carson took a fling at the primary law when he said he was willing to .. ... ; . ,tn.. hA nrlmarv law went into effect that little has been left of the Republican party. '"And the party to which you belong, Mr. Chairman" ctnr. 'Miller Democrat, then being in the chair), "has all the high offices while the Republicans sit arouno anu eat the crumbs and It has been sug- i mA thA crow with the crumbs. But I am in favor of progres sive legislation, even n x am ui time Republican. The people ai tne t... .i..tidn did nass constitutional amendments for the Identical purpose of the Legislature passing mis iaw. and it should be passed, lest the Legis lature be derelict in us outy. ti.. .ffnrt tA fnrrA throusrh the Mc Colloch amendment failed, only Dim ick, Kellaher and jucuoiiocn voting m favor. Miller, in the chair, not voting. HOUSE BILLS SOW TOTAL 346 False Statement to Bank Held Fel ony by Belland Measure. STATE CAPITOL. Salem, Or.. Jan. 28. (Special.) The following bills were Introduced In the House today: H. B. 318. by Schubel Providing for sealed contracts on county bridges. H. B. 310. by Schubel To make every County Judge judge ea-oiucio lire warueu within his county. H. B. 320. by Belland To make any know, iniriv fnlsn statement to a bank a felony. H. B. 321, by Hasood To require owners a. AwnAr of nroDerty to place and maintain on building name-plate or sign giving names and addresses. r !t2 bv Oil! To reatilre candidate for nomination to pay 2 per cent of yearly salary for space In omciai pampniei; t-reai-dont ot United States. S100. H. B. 32. by 0111 To define political party and regulate ballot and candidates. H. B. 324, by Barton To provide for Incorporation of companies ror eonstruo iinn and nnermtion ot logging roads, chutes. flumes, etc.. and " to tlx toll for logging roads. H. B. 325, by Mctonald To limit time in which summons must be served to one year. H. B. 32t's by Bonebrake To appropriate $5000 for payment for street pavement at Oregon Agricultural College. H. B. 3-7, by Hall To regulate partition fences. H. B. 323. by Carkln To provide for state budget. H. B. 329. by Hughes To regulate State Board of Barber Examiners. H. B. 330. by Lawrence To provide that all packages and containers of food prod ucts shall be marked with true net weight or measure. H B. 331, by Schubel To fix pay fol court reporters preparing transcripts. H. B. S32, by Carpenter To prohibit pass ing of bad checks and drafts. 1C B. 333, Carpenter To prohibit passing checks on banks without having sufficient funds therein. H. B. 334. by Carpenter To prohibit sein. ine in upper Columbia. H. B. 3S5, by Carpenter To regulate mot tn -nlcture shows in wooden buildings. H. B. S3 H. by Appelgren Setting out reasons for annulment of marriages. w Ts as?, by Brunk To appropriate $2303 for George Nessllng, Injured, in duty In Oregon Minus. H. B. 338, by Hagood To define tres- pftH B- "31. by Olson To provide for sup .' It legitimate children. K. B. 30, by banking committee Te pre. -(.- ....inir. unriVr which suDerintend- ent of banks may take charge of any bank. H. B. 341, by banking committee To per mit banks to borrow for temporary pur poSAS, not to exceed capital paid in and surplus, pledging assets as aecurity. H. B. 342. by banking committee To por mit bank directors to reduce capital mock after Impairment, of capital. - H. B. 843. by banking committee To limit deposits in state banks to ten times capital and surplus. H. B. 33. ty banking committee To pro vide that two-thirds of bank reserve re quired by law may be deposits of approved oanks H. B. 345. by roads and highways com mittee To provide for keeping public roads open. aaa H. B. 848, by t'pton To appropriate 550O0 to aid In celebrating anniversary of Battle of Gettysburg. GOVERXOR'S VETO STJSTAIXED House Adopts Recommendation on Taking and Sale of Game. ST4TP! CAPITOL. Salem. Or.. Jan. 28. (Special.) Six of tne vetoed bills of the 1911 session, all of them relating to the taking and sale of game, were reported to the House this morning i 41 . nn viitAwl hills with U V LllO i.uuiiih..co - a recommendation that the Governors veto be sustained.- wnicn was saopim by the House without discussion. Two of the bills were Introduced in the last session by Lair Thompson, of Lakeview, and met the common fate of every bill of which he was sponsor which came to the Governor for signa ture. Another of the bills related to Ashing in certain waters or iiiiamooa Bav, and one was in regulation of the game laws in Union and Wallowa counties. Schuebel'B Substitute Favored. STATE CAPITOL, Salem. Or., Jan. 28. (Special.) The bill of Representative Schuebel, of Clackamas, introduced as a substitute for his bill making road supervisors ex-offlclo Are wardens, probably will be reported favorably by the forestry committee, whose un favorable report killed, his original bill The substitute provides that coun ty Judges shall be ex-officio fire wardens. YET SPENT LEGISLATURE OXLT CONSIDERS APPROPRIATION BILLS. Course Ways and Means Committee Will Pnrsne Is Xot Tet Defi nitely Indicated. ctattt: CAPTTOLi Salem. Or., Jan. 28. (Special.) While appropriation bills carrying requests amounting to nearly $3,500,000 have been introduces m me a.t, losrixintlvA sesslson. so far not aTsingle appropriation bill has passed both houses or received sanction oi tne Governor. , .,, -r-n.r r ihA billa aonarently will have trying times before they get out of the ways and means committee auu some of them promise to have even ccrUni iirftciiltv when they land either in the House or. the Senate. Some complaints have been receiveu by members of the Legislature as to the present alleged extravagance of the session, which complaints are off set, however, by the fact that so far no- appropriations have been granted. One letter has been received by Speaker McArthur from Henry Blood, of Portland, in which he states that the Legislature cares nothing for pass ing an appropriation of 1500,000 and declares that radical steps should be taken with the alleged heavy expen diture of public funds. So far the ways and means commit tee has not definitely shown to any extent what course it will pursue to ward appropriations. While it has Introduced some of the University of Oregon and Oregon Agricultural Col lege bills, it is with the understanding that these bills be re-referred to that committee. Plans are made for a visit to the institutions in question and an examination will be made as to their needs and as to the necessity of the improvements and maintenance appropriations asked. But even if tho committee is not in clined to use the pruning knife freely, an appropriation, bill before it gets by two houses of the Legislature un touched and uncut will at least under go some thrilling experiences at the hands of the legfslators. It is the sentiment of a great major ity of the members of this assembly, as at the start, but now in a more crystallized form, that appropriations should be scrutinized thoroughly, but should not be mangled to the detri ment of good legislation. No definite decision has been reached as to when the joint ways and means committee will visit the educational Institutions, but it probably will be some Saturday and Sunday, possibly next Saturday. SAXITARTT IXSPECTOR URGED Bill Also Provides for Board of Plumbing Examiners. STATE CAPITOL. Salem, Or., Jan. 28. (Special.) Under the provisions of a bill, for introduction by Senator Carson, of Marlon, the office of State Sanitary Inspector and a Plumbers Examing Board are created. The office of State Sanitary Inspec tor. In the bill, shall work In con- Junction with the . State Board of Health, Labor Commissioner or any other state, county or city officer, in all matters relating to sanitary condi tions coming under their Jurisdiction. The bill carries an appropriation of $10,000 a year to Include a salary of $3000 a year for the inspector, ne to be aDDOinted by the Governor. The duties of the ' State Examining Board shall be t examine those who desire to become plumbers in the state, and to Issue licenses to those showing nroper qualifications. The bill is also extensive in Its scone, covering the specifications and questions of materials as to various classes of plumbing and piumning work. Those who are favoring the bill state that while it carries an appro- nrlatlon. the fees In connection with it will more than carry the burden of expense and make the new department self-sustaining. COMMITTEE AMEXDS BILL County Appropriations to Poultry Shows Are Favored. r -r. 4 T-1 . A lDTTOl. O.lam fir .Tan Sit. 1 .1 1 I-t . a v. ij, . . v, (Special.) If House bill No. 1 is passed, as amenoea oy tua uuumuiLct on expositions and fairs, it will not affect the authority of the County Court with regard to poultry shows. Considerable opposition to the bill, as it was introduced, arose among poultry men in that it proposed to do away with the right of County Judges to appropriate an amount less than $500 for poultry shows. Trip for Veterans Aim. STATE CAPITOL. Salem, Or, Jan. 2S. (Special.) All survivors of the bat tle of Gettysburg will have their ex penses paid to the celebration of the 50th anniversary of that conflict, if a bill Introduced in the House today is enacted. It provides an appropriation of $5000 and the appointment by the Governor of two commissioners-to rep resent Oregon at the celebration. , Still Another Beautiful 1913 Creation And Its Price at jfmimw lu I" JSfMbJ"" "" 'jjr j-b. ( 1 of the truly artistic &ppg Bush & Gertz Make Jp A new style embodying the i Y piano construction and de sign. In all sincerity we ask intending piano buyers to "shop." Call in a music-teach er or minister to insure getting the lowest possible price. Ask to see the very best $475 niano which round-about dealers, al leged factory branches and old-method concerns have to offer. Then come to Eilers' Music House and see the beautiful Bush & Gerts piano, sketched above. Critically test and com pare it with any instruments offered else where at $475. Here, because of modern methods and the well-known little-profit-per-piano policy of the Eilers' institution, the price is only $348 instead of $475. The reduced price of $348 for this $475 value is the cash price at any of the 40 Eilers' stores. It is the lowest price to each and all alike. JNo more is asKea, no xesa is accepted. For the mere additional simple interest (not on tne wnoie amount, uuu only on the unpaid balance) arrangements will be made for strictly confidential terms nf navment as best suits the convenience of each buyer. Or a monthly-payment plan of $28 cash and $8 a month may be had. Catalogue "E" tells all about it. Mailed free on request. Eilers' Music House, tne JNation s jjargesi. WOMEN STUDYING BILLS SPEAKERS EXPLAHJ PROPOSED LAW'S TO PORTLAND OLU'B. Measures, Now Before Oregon Legis lature, Discussed Following Ad dresses by Supporters. The Portland Woman's Club held a meeting; yesterday afternoon to con sider several of the bills now pending i .. riKcrnn T Aerial ntiirA Thn board of the club called the meeting-, at which speakers conversant witn me Dins in question gave their views and answered questions regarding: the measures. Tb. hill rpp-orflirtr the establishment of a morals court was spoken of at length by .David .Morrison, wno tuiu 01 the difficulties encountered in framing a bill that should cover all cases with out conflicting with other measures. He said that if the court were established it would be a precaution against police graft, but hastened to add that there seemed to be less of that evil here than in most large cities. "The import ant point is that the judge should be thoroughly equipped with knowledge and kindliness," said Mr. Morrison. The minimum wage bill was explained by Professor Wood, who holds the chair of economics at Reed College. He out lined the salaries paid to a great per centage of the women workers and of the long hours and conditions of living and of employment. "If the commission to regulate these matters be appointed, and If higher wages were paid, it should help to solve the vice problem. We believe that increased efficiency will be the result of the minimum wage," said the speaker. Rev. Frederick K. Howard, who spoke on the social hygiene bill, said that while legislation was necessary, the fundamental thing to be desired was education. He, favored any movement that made for the enlightenment of the masses and made as his strongest point the statement that the double standard of morals should be abolished, and that there be for man and woman one stand ard. " The worklngman's compensation bill was exploited by several speakers. George Cornwall stated that the United States and Turkey were the only coun tries which had not appropriately con sidered the workingraan. William Daly explained how the passage of the bill would benefit the widows and orphans of men killed in accidents in factories. J. A. Madsen made a plea for the women to use their interest .for the bill, saying it would mean the keeping of the family together and would be an other means of preventing vice. Borne discuESlon followed Mrs. Ada Farmer's talk on the grade-teachers' bill. It provides that a period of two years be considered a probationary period. It was deemed far too long a time bv many of the clubwomen, and teachers themselves agreed that the time stated was at first considered long for probation, but the matter had been decided upon at the suggestion of the principals, who thought it fairer to the young women entering the profession. O I PIANOLAS FREE. In order to get rid of every Pianola In our establishment, we're giving them away in order selected. Simply agree to purchase of us each month at least four music rolls for a year. All are in A-l condition just as good as new. Can be attached to any piano. Or, if you haven't a piano, secure one now at the tremendously reduced January Clearance Sale Prices, and we'll throw in one of these fineCabinet Pianolas. Act quickly. Over thirty-five were selected yesterday. Eilers Music House, the Nation's Largest, in the. Eilers Building, Seventh and Alder streets. AU Trusses One-Fourth Less During January if you cut this ad. out and bring it to us. The service of our expert truss fitter is fre as always. MOODliBD, CLARKE! CO, America's Lara-et Drns Store Alder St, at West Park. Portland. Or. CS3 CO I CO O o o Special Prize Aimoimcement in This Article o. 6 of a Series of Articles on Bread. More than ever, I want to be known as Mrs. Thor-. oughiv Convinced. I am making a very careful study of bread, and know how really good Royal Bread is. I left our loaf of bread, last Sunday, making its way leisurely to brown deliclousness. Long ago It has completed Its journey and provided a delicious Royal treat for someone. ' But other loaves aro coming, thousands of them, be cause the supply never does seem to equal the demand. Today I want to tell you how the loaf of bread, to gether with many, manv others, leaves its happy little journey through the snug, warm "riser" and drops quickly into the "shaping" machine. Here it lsquick ly shaped into a perfect loaf and dropped into the bak ing pan. Of course, all this takes place in the clean est of surroundings, and is done by sanitary, modern machinery. All the time is the loaf being 'shaped, weighed and "scaled" by various processes, and this is why Table Queen Bread is always so perfectly devel oped and well-rounded. It enters the baking pans, not to go, as one would suppose, to the ovens, but through still another process, about which I will tell you next Bui!ay. DETAILS OF THE S100 PRIZE COXTEST ' What part of this $100 "in gold will you win? After you have read these stories, write "The Story of a Loaf of Bread." Tell us what you think the best loaf of bread should contain; how it should be made and how it should be baked. The judges will be experts on the food question and prominent people well known to well-read Oregonlans. Announcement later as to when stories must be sent in. We reserve the right to publish any and all stories, whether or not they win prizes. ' For the BEST story we will pay $50 in gold. For the second best. 125 in gold. For the third best, 10 in gold. For the nA-xt three we will pay fo in gold. Clip all the ads and read them carefully for valu able information. (To be continued in Oregonian next Sunday.) (A o o o o CO CO Royal Bakery & Confectionery We Take Care of the Quality of Table Queen Portland Takes Care of Our Bread 4 m4BAi . VJr- ' Aa " Jf J'VV; rfa i I 4 n 12 4 1 L That's a very low price for a fine quality Rug, isn't it T But this figure secures a real gem during our CLEARANCE SALE OF ORIENTAL RUGS There's only a few more days of bargain-giving like this. 4- r J r ATIYEH BROS. 10th and Alder Streets. ' . r .-v ,. 'U t.