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MINIMUM WAGE BILL DISCUSSED Representatives cf Employed and Employes Present Ar guments to Senators. SUBSTITUTE IS SUBMITTED All Agree Law Is Xeeded, but Em ployers Urge That Definite Salary Scale Be Fixed Malarkey Measure Is Favored. ; STATE CAPITOL. Salem. Or.. Jan. 28. The lives, health and morals of women and minor workers of Oregon, as they i are a duty of that state to protect. ' were the subject of a large puhllc ; hearing before the Senate committee on Industries tonight, when the Malar key minimum-wage bill was under con sideration. Over 50 persons were here from Port land. Including employers, employes and those who are working for tho in terests of the employes. President Malarkey. of the State Senate, rallied warmly to the defense of his bill and to the proposition thut the women and minor workers of th state are en. i tied to protection under the sanctity of the law. Outlining the provisions of the bill he warmly de fended it against the objection of the opposition and stood for Its form as well as for its purpose. Employers Opra la Statement. By and large, the members of com mittee of the employers were open in their statements that there should be a minimum-wage bill, that the women and minor workers should be shielded, that in no manner were the employers endeavoring to defend prestnt condi tions as to their particular activities, ' but they did raise objection to certain provisions of the bill as placed before the committee. The members of this committee included Everet Ames. J. W. Vogan. F. P. Kendall, F. C. Stealer and John Tate. Mr. Ames acted as the ' spokesman. In pointing out objections, some of which he considered as the most glar ing, those providing for the personnel of the industrial walfare commission, provided for in the act. a provision which requires the calling of a confer ence to include an equal number from the employers and employes and f one or more representing disinterested per sons from the public at large and one or more from the commission, and a third provisions, which gives no appeal from the commission as to (juesiions of fact but merely as to questions of law, were uppermost. Ex-United States Senator Gearln answered these objections by pointing out their futility and that in fact they are not objections; that the bill has been prepared after months of study ' and careful preparations; that It Is the product of the best experience In all minimum-wage legislation and of a wealth of research. Industry Self-Supporting. "Industry must be Belf-supporting," he asserted. "When It Is not self-supporting it becomes a parasite upon society. No man shall say "I will con duct my business as I please but so ciety shall say, 'I will conduct his business as I please.' " A substitute bill was presented for consideration by the employers. This bill fixes a definite minimum wage, which the Malarkey bill does not. It I'laces the minimum at 85 per week for those between 14 and 16 years: 16 a week for those Between 16 and 18 years and at $7.50 a week for those above 18 years. The Malarkey bill. In the conference mentioned, provides that it shall act as sort of arbitration committee when It Is determined that any particular class of workers, falling under the bill, are endangered by their present wage condition. The commission shall then fix the minimum wage on the strength of the findings of fact by the conference. Inreatleatlen Work Told. W. B. Ayer. a member of the com mittee of the Consumer's League, and Miss Caroline Gleason. who had charge of the Investigators in the work car Tied on in Portland, spoke of the re sult that have been obtained by the Investigation. Father O'Hara also spoke of wage conditions in Portland and told how the Rotary Club, retail merchants, wholesale grocers, the Slate Orange and the State Federation ol Women's Clubs had Indorsed the bill, the women's clubs representing over 6000 women. He opposed the substt- ' tute bill as presented. The question of efflclentcy In con nection with the determination of a minimum wage entered largely into the discussion as applicable to the find ings that may be made by the confer ence committee provided for in the Ma larkey bill. The committee will report favorably on the proposed measure and apparent ly no opposition has developed against It In either house. The report will be sent into Senate tomorrow. HALF OF COMMITTEE NAMED McArthur Announces Men to Inves tigate Branch Asylum. STATE CAPITOL. Salem. Or., Jan. 23. (Special.) While President Malar key has not yet Bnally determined on his choice of the Senators who will serve on the Joint committee of the Legislature to investigate the Eastern Oregon branch insane hospital at Pen dleton. Speaker McArthur made his ap pointments public today. President Malarkey probably will decide tomor row. On the House end of the committee will be Abbott, Anderson (Wasco). Graves. Hagood. Hughes, Massey. Tor ter. Smith and Westerlund. This Junket, In a number of respects, will be one of the most Important of the session. Two years ago tht. Eastern Oregon asylum and its loca tion was the one grand pinwheel ot the session around which revolved all other pyrotechnics. This will be the first time that an Investigating committee of the Legis lature has examined the asylum after it has reached completion and consid erable Interest will be attendant upon the committee's findings. Inasmuch as Senator Burgess Intro duced the resolution dealing with the Investigation, he probably will be one of the Investigating committee. CONSPIRACY LAW IS WANTED McColloch Will Introduce Bill at Re quest of W. H. Evans. ctitp plPITnt. Salem Or.. Jan. 28. (Special.) On the request of Walter H. Evans. District Attorney of Mult nomah County. Senator McCoIlocb. of , Baker, will Introduce a conspiracy om In th. Senate tomorrow. Discovery was made that the Oregon code is mi nus such a conspiracy statute. The bill provides that any per sons who conspire to commit a crime or to defraud the State five years in the penitentiary or from two months to one year in the county jail. The crime of conspiracy, besides being committed against the state, may be committed against the county, school district, city or other municipal corporation. IKE LAND SITUATION PLEASES Humane Wants Legislature to Offer Congratulations. STATE CAPITOL, Salem. Or., Jan. 28 (Special.) The gratification of a true son of the "ould sod" in the prospect of home rule for Ireland, is expressed In a resolution introduced in the House to day by Representative Murnane of Mult nomah. The resolution was reierrea oy Speaker McArthur to the committee on military affairs, of which Murnane is chairman, so there is little doubt but that it will be reported favorably. The resolution is as follows: Wheeraa. from the establishment of tns Government of these United States, begin ning with the Continental Congress, recorded from time to time In later congresses and different State legislatures, resolutions of sympathy and encouragement have been riOVKER OK 14 IS LAID TO REST AT SIl.VEB.TO If a. " f V 1 " i u r;-C: j,:- 0; .Ifff I., ; :..'.-,. ? cv-wJ f x " iy Mm. Peter W. Bowen. SILVBRTON". Or., Jan. 28. (Special.) Funeral services for Mrs. Peter W. Bowen. a pioneer of 1S46. who died Friday, Janu ary 24. were held at the Bethany Christian Church, of which or ganization she had been a mem ber since 1S55. Sunday afternoon. Permillia Cox was born In Platte County, Missouri, March 3, 1839. On July 7, 1859. she was married to Peter W. Bowen, who survives her. To this union were born two sons and two daughters, all of whom are living at Sllverton. They are: G. D., S. H. and Miss Rhoda Bowen and Mrs. C. C. Zim merman. Mrs. Bowen had made her home at this place since com ing to Oregon in 1846. sent to the people of Ireland, the descend ants of whom form ana piay such active and patriotic parts in our common history and common life of today In all things mak ing to our country's good. Be It resolved, by the House Legislative Assembely of the State of Oregon, that we heartily congratulate the Hon. John E. Red mond, leader of the Irish Parliamentary party, and through him the people of Ire land and Great Britain, upon the happ: mutuat understanding now reached between them, and that the bond of legislative free dom for Ireland will be a strong link In the unity of the British Empire, and to the peace, good will and prosperity of all her people. BILLS REVISING CODE KEADY Member of Governor's Special Com mission Prepares 3 Changes. r.. . -.. . . -. . niTfil Cnlam fl " Tan " R (Special.) Three bills emanting from the commission to revise me ju.i,-i. system, named by the Governor, have been prepared lor introduction u equ ator Butler, who was a member of that committee. One of these bills premlts a juflg- . ... ...,...-.. ATi a mnrrr And meiiL iu . . for an appeal to be taken on that Judgment. Another provides that when a oe- I- ..o.n.f .n th ernund that an action has not been com menced within the time limited by the i ...... I. (a nverrilled luur, il c " v 1 1 .......... -v . .w . and Is answered over the question of tne statute ui umiiftuwuo o rr i. .. i- , amnnri RPCtlnn 94 of i IIU IUIIU " fcv the code to provide that It be possible to Join in the same action causes which have resulted to persons, property or character arising at the same time and out of the same act. POLICE MAKE A PLAIfll JVDGE DISMISSES CASE WHEN OFFICER IS ABSENT. Arbitrary Treatment Alcged as Com pared With That Accorded to Lawyers by Court. Echoes of a war between F. W. Graves and the taxicab companies, in which the music dealer was arrestee, on a charge of violating the traffic ordinance at the Heilig Theater, were heard in Municipal court yesteraay when W. P. Richardson, who appeared as Mr. Graves' attorney, was arrested for a like offense, by the same officer who brought the other charge. On account of a misunderstanding. Patrolman Frey, who made the arrest, was not In court yesterday when the case was called, and It was summarily dismissed, "for lack of prosecution." Frey asserts that snap judgment was taken upon him. The trial had been set for 10 o'clock In the morn ing, one hour after the opening of jourt Then Judge Taxwell found that he would be unable to open court In the morning, and caused announcement to be made to the police that the ses sion would commence at 2 P. M. As suming that his case would be called relatively as late as It had been set In the morning. Frey did not put in ap pearance until 2:30. at which time he found that a dismissal had been taken. The defendant had been on hand at the opening of the court and clamored for an immediate hearing. The police complain that the court is at all times arbitrary In forcing the prompt appearance or policemen, hut is not eaually so with the lawyers. They assert that an officer who may have been at work an nignt. or woo may be detained on some emergency case. Is penalized Dy prompt oismissai, while lawyers may obtain continuances on the most meager excuses, forcing policemen tu come to court time after time. The offense charged against Mr. Richardson, was heading his automo bile Into the traffic and allowing it to stand in front of tha Heilig Theater at a time when the evening crowds were arriving. Mr. Richardson denies that be obstructed traffic, but admits that his car was facing the wrong way. a hir Annual Liearance daie-o: New and Used Pianos Play er i anos ins and oday The absolute reliability of our house, the known quality of our pianos and the unquestioned fact that we give the best values possible at any price and on the most reasonable terms, makes unnecessary any statement other than what the pianos offered in this sale are, and that each and every one is being sold at a price which makes that piano or player piano a bar gain that merits the closest and most serious consideration of the intending buyer WTUi- We Ciiiff Vr.ll This Annual Clearance is the result of a tremendous selling of Mason & Wnat We VJlier lUU Hamlin Grand Pianos and Angelus Player Pianos, nearly every one of which brings a high grade upright or grand piano in exchange. These pianos, together with many high-class new pianos and player pianos of discontinued case design more than one hundred in all are being offered at price reductions which we know make them the very best values, the most desirable money-saving bargains that we have ever been able to offer. New player pianos of the very latest models at $450, with $25 in music rolls, less the value of your old piano, will please you. Terms very easy. Used pianos in great numbers and at very' lowest prices good usable uprights at $90 and upward will be eagerly purchased. Almost every make is here PACKARD, HARDMAN, KNABE, LUDWIG, KRANICH & BACH, FISCHER, CONOVER, MILTON, KINGSBURY, HOBART M. CABLE, and many others are among them. r. .. a Cjl t? A TTU: Make it your special business to do so. It means VlSlt Uur Store Harly IniS .Morning more tQ you than you reaiize. Such bargains are rare. Real Bargains in Used Player Pianos Buy That Player Piano Now SEVENTH AND MORRISON STREETS FIGHT TO BE MADE ON INSURANCE CODE Restrictions Proposed on In terinsurance Meet Vigor ous Protest. EILL IS DEEMED MENACE At Sleeting of Senate Committee To night Delegation From Port land Will Set Forth Ob jections to Measure. ' ... nrnti nsrainst those pro visions of theproposed insurance code relating to the restrictions it places on . . . Strata tn W I". r.'Lr.t'ft be- lnterinsur&iivo i , tw-een firms, individual and corpora tions, will be maae oeiarc m Insurance commitfie tonlpht. . . ct Portland busl- ness men. wholesalers, lumbjr oealer.i and machinery men win b tonieht to lay their objections before the committee. , Ever since the provisions la the bill that regulate the Interinsurance busi ness were discover.!.!, business men fn Portland as well as in other portions of the state have beea active in the ef fort to impress memDers 01 ine . . 1. l. ,.. ...pfmiRnHfl Of 1 11030 laiure wn i - features which, they declare, would literally force the lnierinsurer., -u v cept insurance in the old line compa- Most Portland business men who have adopted the practice of mutual or Interinsurance are outspoken in -their views on this subject. Measure Is Assailed. -We resort very extensively to inter. . i k.f . v -hA nnlv m pans of lnsurjmee, it -"- n -. escape from stock company dominaa- tion. said I. ! leiscnner, .ui riov... ner. Mayer & Co.. yesterday. "It has .1. nf nllnr and has s&ven ua - resulted in forcing board companies to reduce their raies ana ii muui.jr regulations. The provisions of Senate bill No. 38. applying to interinsurance, show very clearly that they were draft ed by someone who was ignorant of the principles of interinsurance. or for the purpose of driving the latter from the state. Stock company representatives were the only practical insurance men on the board. We leave it to the pub lic to draw their own conclusions. Will they succeed in putting it over? Well, just watch and see." Wortmis Gives Tlews. H. C. Wortraan. of Olds, Wortman & King, discussed the subject as fol lows: .T. la, nnA tt tKjk hi ST itGTOB of all commercial institutions. We feel that no insurance code snouia oe passea without a full opportunity for the busi ness Interests of the state to examine its provisions with a view to ascer taining how it affects business from a practical standpoint. "We are particularly interested in the provisions with reference to what is termed inter-insurance, of which we -. 1 n rcra nuK Vmm Oil I STumLna tton we are of the opinion that the old-line companies nave dmu uwweu to dictate the provisions of this bill . . v. . .am nf ririvtnir nut of the state this class of insurance. This would not only De a great loss 10 ua as an individual firm, but would be a great loss to the state at large, as it W.OUl UIOUU ,m..v - 1 U. vr. Mitchell, of Mitchell, Lewis & Staver, expressed himself thus: "No tax ation without representation," was one of the fundamental principles on which our Government war formed. Notwith standing the fact that a very large pro portion of the insurance placed in this state is through Interinsurance offices, the Governor, in naming the Code Com mission, did not see fit to appoint there, on anyone familiar with this very im portant branch, and as a result regula tions, therefor were formulated by men who were not acquainted with the first rudiments of interinsurance, and as a matter of fact were keenly antagonistic to it. Interinsurance is here to stay, and we will make it our business to see that it gets an even break." H. J. Frank Opposed to Bill. "Interinsurance is a matter of pri vate contract," said H. J. Frank, -of the Blumauer-Frank Drug Company. "We insure property of our members only. Our contracts are not procurable no. the public therefore is not inter ested in this feature of the insurance business. The bill savors very strons lv of stock-company dictation and we are strongly opposed to it." "Insurance is a commercial comn:oa ity," said E. C. Johnsoii, president of the Portland Seed Company, "atii we should be allowed to procure it in the same manner as we procure every oth er commodity that is in the cheapest manner possible. 'The proposed code wouia eliminate the interinErrance practices and force us into the old-line companies, which, t y us are by ro means the cienp -st, ' MEMORIAL REPORT MADE Cost of Proposed George H. Will iams Statue $7000 to $25,000. - SALEM, Or Jan. 28. (Special.) The committee appointed by Governor West to secure information concerning the proposed statue of George H. Williams to be erected in the National Capitol at Washington has reported, and recom mends the appropriation of $7000 or $8000 if a bust statue be decided upon, or $25,000 for full length. The report submits the estimates of different American sculptors for the various styles of work. The committee, which is composed of C. E. S. Wood, T. L. Eliot and George Himes, expresses some decldeu ideas upon various questions of current art, and strongly urges that an artist of the first rank be secured to do the work ana that the statue be designed on the heroic rather than life-size scale. BOND ISSUE WILL BE UP Vote on School Proposition Will Take Place February 1. On February 1 there will be a spe cial election at the School Clerk's of- ( hA Ttifnrri nuiidinf. Morrison and Tenth streets, between the hours of 1 and 4 V. M., to aeiermine uyuu i proposed issue of $1,000,000 school i . nnw rumavftrs mav vote. The Board of Education is anxious that the public should express ineir opinion by a large vote. The proposed expenditure is as fol lows: New Couch school, $200,000; Couch schoolgrounds, $125,000; new School of Trades, $200,000; new high school in southeast part of city, $400, 000; Washington High School grounds, $75,000. Bureau Service to Be Discouraged. WASHINGTOX, Jan. 28. A cam paign in the House to prevent the pro motion of Army officers whose ser vice has been largely confined to of fice work in the War Department was inaugurated today. The military affairs committee reported favorably a reso lution Introduced by Representative Evans, of Illinois, requesting the Sec retary of War to furnish a statement showing the actual time spent on duty with troops by all officers above the rank of Colonel-' JAIL WOWS LOT Mrs. J. B. Wood, Seattle, Con victed at Vancouver, B. C. SENTENCE HEARD BRAVELY Defendant In Fashionable Clothes Smiles at Court as Punishment for Being Accomplice to Thefts Is Meted Out. VANCOUVER, B. C, Jan. 28. Stand ing erect in fashionable attire and smiling pleasantly at the court, Mrs. James ' B. Wood, well-known yachts woman of Seattle, found guilty a fort night ago of having been an accom plice in stealing two motorboat en gines from Charles R. Gordon, of Van couver, received sentence from Judge Mclnnes. His honor ordered her to be incarcerated in Jail for a year. Permission was accorded the con victed woman to pack her belongings at a hotel before starting her term of imprisonment. Later in the after noon she left for New Westminster. With the sentence a notable case came to an end. Mr. Wood, husband of the accused, whom the judge said at the hearing should be in her place, contracted to build a boat for Mr. Gor- don. It was built at Hongkong and brought from there to Seattle. In an unfinished state it was later steered into Vancouver. Mr. Gordon obtained an order of the Civil Court against Mr. Wood, but allowed the latter one month to finish the contract. Instead of doing this, the boat was taken to Seattle, where it was held by a steamship company which had a claim against it for freight from China. No permission was given by Mr. Gor don for the removal of the boat from Vancouver. FA! KING COMING HUE MRS. "BAT" NE1SOX TO VISIT PARENTS IN PORTLAND. Prizefighter-Husband Has Couple of Bouts to Take Care Of and Then He Is Expected to "Drop In." Mrs. Fay King Nelson, formerly Miss Fay King, of Portland, the young ar tist who startled her folk by suddenly wedding Battling Nelson last Thursday at Hegewisch, is coming home to her mother for a visit. Mrs. Nelson tele graphed her father, Jack King, yester day from Denver that she was leaving Immediately for Portland, as her hus band has a couple of prizefights sched uled for the next few weeks. "We'll be glad to see Fay." exclaimed her father, joyously, as he deciphered the yellow-colored missive. "I guess the Battler has a couple of fights booked ahead and cannot get out of them. After he fills these engagements I do not look for him to take on any more, for Fay won't like that." Judging from the accounts of the AT LAST THEY'RE HERE real Havan Cigarros. I have searched in vain for such an article throughout the tobacco markets. In the past, cigarros were never all Havana they had seed binders. This is distasteful to the man with the Havana taste. At last comes TheRoyal laREal Cigarro A perfect All-Havana, only smaller. Havana through and through, including the binder. Mild, exquisitely fragrant, it hasall the qualities of choicest Havana. Get them to day. You'll enjoy their mellow fragrance. laREal Cigarros sent any where by parcel post.. Add 15 cts. per box postage. 3 for a Dime 8 for a Quarter Box of 50, including leather pocket case, exactly like cut, $1.50 SIG SICHEL & CO. tH i 6tb. and Washington streets -Z SrAytlC' 3d and Washington streets tJ KJ VkJ. go Third Btreet sudden marriage, the Battler had the hardest fight of his career winning tho cos' Portland girl. His sudden appear ance in Denver the Sunday night be fore the marriage was prompted by a tip that Miss King had formed an at tachment with a Denver newspaper man. Nelson and Miss King argued for two days over their status. "I'm not ready. Bat." she is reported as having salii. "I've no clothes for a wedding." "It isn't the clothes." argued Bat. "It's what's in 'em. It's you.", Monday Miss King attended to her cartoon work and Tuesday Nelson bought two tickets for Chicago. He showed them to her. "Pal," he said, "I've got the tickets. We'll go home to mother and be married on Thursday." Fay still objected. "I'll take you to Europe." he persisted. No. she would not go. Then he took a half Nelson hold on the Locliinvar act. Going to her room at the Adams Ho tel, he cut off the telephone, dragged out her trunk and suitcases and began emptying the contents of the bureau drawers into them. "What are you do ing. Bat?" Fay feebly remonstrated. "Going to catch the 10 o'clock train," he replied, slamming articles of all kinds indiscriminate into the trunk and suitcases. "I have ordered a taxi for 9:40." Miss King threw up her hands. "All right, Bat,", she said feebly, and the bargain -was made. Mr. King does not know how long his daughter will remain at home, but she will likely be here several weeks. King also looks for the proud husband to hasten Westward to play the prodi gal son act some time next month. Now York authorities have stnppd as un lawful Sunday sales of coal to tenement dwellers. . ixrMfWfrrg: TOP at Hotel Perry in Seattle. The appointments make it the accepted place for the best people. CLocated on Madison St. at Boren Ave., Hotel Perry is within wal kinp distance of all the theatres, retail shops, banks and business district. Rooms, with Bath, $2.00 and up. B. H. BROBST. Manager SEATTLE. WASH. Y.M.C.A.Day and Night SCHOOLS Sixth and Taylor Streets NEW TERM OPEMG THIS MOTH TRADE SCHOOLS I Fee a MO, lo 3 Yrs. 1 3U.UU 60.00 10.09 15.U0 10.00 15.00 BMlBf and Profelonal Schools. Assaying Automobile (a growing trade) Carpentry F.lctrieitv Forestry, a course for rangers Plumbing Accounting Bookkeeping ... Cost Eng. and Quantity Surveying Dh.TTnaK. ............ Plan reading and estimating Relniorcea conciri.w uoti Showcard writing Salesmanship - Shorthand ............... c-vovimr and drafting.. Telegraphy and dispatching.. Telegraphy, wireless (new law raauires 2 operators on every passenger ooatj 1150. U0 6.00 80.00 30.00 8.00 15.00 12.00 15.00 6.00 10. U0 12.00 50.00 Some 50 Other Coure. Arithmetic, algebra or geom etry ...,........... German. French or Spanish... penmanship or English Public speaking ............ Boys' Elementary SchooHday) Boys' Elementary Sch'l(nlght) S.00 6.00 3.00 6.00 12.00 4.00 1 1 1 wa llluatrated cata- V, f.; V M c. A. Similar J schools Seattle, Tacoma, Spokane.