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About Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 19, 1915)
BUG CHANGES III DRY ACT DISCUSSED House and Senate Committees Hear Suggestions That Put ,. "Teeth" in Measure. PRISON PENALTY OPPOSED f-peaker Selling Denounce iMan to Send Offenders to Penitentiary and Other Conenr Spon sor of Bill ricased. STATE CAPITOL, Salem, Or.. Jan. 18. (Special.) Many ouanges all l them designed to "put mora teeth Into the pending prohibition bill were un treated at a aerie of joint meeting of the House and Senate committees on alcoholio traffic this afternoon and to nieht. The joint sessions were for the purpose of reviewing the measure pre pared by too Committee of One Hun. tired which was introduced In the House last week by Benreaentative An tlerson of Wasco County. "We merely want to set a birds eye view of It." explained Represen tative Uttlefteld of Multnomah, who presided at both meetings. The first Informal session served to show that the text of the measuro can be reduced without weakening it. It was found that maw of its provisions already are covered by existing statutes. These sections can be elimi nated or changed to refer only to the other statutes. Prlasa Feaaltr Oppose. On section over which there was much discussion was that providing a penitentiary sentence for habitual vio lations -of the prohibition law. Speak er Selling appeared before the commit tee and strenuously opposed this pro vision. Til never vote to send a man to the 'pen' for selling liquor." he said. "We can treat with him more effec tively if we give him a stiff fine and a long term in jail. I shall not ob ject to a jail sentence of reasonable length. "I have been eonnected with prison ers' aid work in this state for more tlian 20 years and I know what It does to send a man to the penitentiary. A two-year sentence Is the same as lire. A man comes out at the end of two ) ears and he Is hounded by detectives and shunned by employers. Finally, in desperation, he is forced to commit an other crtnie to keep -from starving. When he comes up for trial the second time he is considered by the court offi cials as a hardened criminal and he Kets a longer term than he had yie first time. The third time he gets a still longer torra. The result is that the man passes most of his life helund prison bars. Many Concur Milk Speaker. -The people voted this state dry and I believe we should make it dry. No one should have the riKht to sell liquor, but we can prevent them from selling it without sending anyone to the peni tentiary.'" "But if a man is convicted of selling liquor repeatedly I think he is a hard ened criminal." said Ora L Porter, Kepresentative from Douglas County. "Even if ho is." replied Speaker Sell ing quoting the soriptural injunction, Let him who Is without sin cast the first stone." Many members of the committee were inclined to take the Speaker's viewpoint of the situation, but no defi nite decision was reaohed. Another paragraph that gained much consideration was that giving the At-torney-Oeneral the right to appoint as sistants to aid in prosecuting viola tions of the prohibition law. "This is intended. 1 take- it, said Chairman Littlefield. "to make possible enforcement of the. law in counties where the prosecuting officers are in clined to neglect their duties." It was suggested, however, that the average prosecutor is willing to have the law enforced and that the section referred to would give too much power to the Attorney-General. Bad Praaecntore Reported, "But we have some District Attorneys In this state who are both corrupt and incompetent," put in Representative Stewart, of Wheeler County. "I can put my finger on them." Some members spoke in favor of the suggestion advanced by Governor Withycombo in his message last week that tha Governor should be given power to remove prosecuting officers who fail to do 4heir duty. Representative Lewis, a member of the House committee, criticised the paragraph requiring the separate coun ties to pay the salaries of special prose cutors. "It will break Multnomah County." he said. Mr. Farrell, chairman of the Senate committee, and other members disa greed with him. Dry Advocate Pleased. Some effort was directed toward strengthening the section that requires the authorities to destroy all liquor and fixtures used In connection with its sale whenever such articles are seized. The search and seizure pro vision, however, is meeting with oppo sition from Kepresentative Lewis, but it is almost certain to stand. Dr. Anderson, who introduced the bill and who is a member of the Committee of One Hundred, was well satisfied to night with the work of the committee. He says that none of the suggested changes will hurt the body ot the meas ure, and that soma of them will serva to strengthen It. The bill introduced by E. D. C. Lewis was considered by the same committee tonight. It is probable that the committee will report back the Committee of One Hundred's bill with amendments. It is certain that the committee will not re port favorably on both bills. Attorney-General Brown met with the joint committee tonight and dis cusned the Committee qf One Hun dred's bill. Kepresentative Lewis offered several amendments and sub stitutltms to the pending measure, one Of which would give drugstores the right to sell pure grain alcohol upon prescripton of physicians. ' Mr. Lewis contends that this provision is neces sary to comply with the prohibition amendment which specifies that liquor can be sold for medicinal purposes. Other members of the committee are of tha opinon. however. vhat this pro posed amendment will give drugstores the right to sell whisky. It has been virtually arranged for the House and Senate committees to agree on one bill and report back for action aarlv next week. This bill probablv will be the Committee of One Hundred's bill, but It is certain to be amended in many particulars. The principal provisions and the scope of the bill renerally will be retained, aid committee members tonight. lettercarrieus wis point Leclslnture Will Memorialise Con gress for Tension. STATB CAPITOL. Salem, Or, Jan. 18. tSoectaL) The lettercarrier of Ore- ron had an Inning; In tha Senata today and were victorious. They got the promise of the Senate that it would memorialize Congress to pass a bill providing for their retire ment and pensioning. Senator Kellaher introduced the reso lution tLat Congress be memorialized to pass a bill providing that men serv. ing 30 years or more be eligible for re tirement upon half salary, and those serving not so long a pension on a pro rata basis. It was championed by Sena tors Butler and Moaer. PRINTER'S' BILLS 3IAY BE CUT Proposed Measure Will Provide for Patting Few Reports in Type. STATE 5APITOU Salem, Or., Jan. l&.(Special.) One printing bill has made its appearance and others are expected to follow in quick succession. That one which probably will be in troduced In the Senate tomorrow, if passed, will save the state from 120,000 to J30.000 a year. - It provides that no reports of state officials, other than the biennial reports of the Secretary Of State and State Treasurer, be print ed. Governors" messages and similar documents, of course, are not included. It is the custom now for all depart ments, to have their annual reports printed. The proposed bill will pro vide that typewritten copies be Sled with tha Secretary of State. LEGISLATURE FAR BEHIND (Continued, from rlref Flge.) eourt system of the state. It Is true, however, that County Judges ara now paid by the several counties, while Circuit Judges ara paid by tha state at lange. Thus. in. the apportionment of state taxes the additional cost of maintaining tha 11. new Circuit Courts will not bo as evenly distributed as is the cost of maintaining County Courts, beoause some counties pay a higher percentage of tha state tax than others. But this discrepancy is offset in a way by the establishment of a Court Of Appeals without additional cost to the state. There is a well-grounded opinion that although the Supreme Court is about one year behind in its work and that something must be done to relieve it. the situation cannot be materially relieved by adding to the Supreme Bench. The time is rapidly approaching, if not already here, when some arrangement must be made to care for tne Increasing number ol appeals. To establish a Court of . Appeals to re lievo the Supreme Court of minor cases by any other plan would cost the state probably J30.000 or S40.000 yearly and the expense would be borne by the state at large and distributed among tha several counties in proportion to the total value of property in each. Act Provides Kelief. The hill accomplishes the same .re sult, but provides the added advantages ot relief from an antiquated probate procedure and the delays in triala un der which numerous counties in the state now suffer. The provisions of the bill have been outlined to numerous members of the House and Senate and apparently it will be received with favor. A controversy is in sight over a me morial introduced by Senator Kellaher urging Congress to pass the Ferris water-power bill- There Is a lurking suspicion that the Multnomah Senator 'introduced the memorial by request He has been quizzed by One or two as to the provisions of the Ferris bill, but Is not able to explain them, I asked him today If the resolution indorsed the Ferris bill as It has passed the Na tional House, or as It has been subse quently amended in the Senate oomtKTt tee. He could not recall. Outline of Needs Snggested. As a matter of fact there is much less objection to the Ferris bill as amende'd in the Senate committee than to the qrlgina.1 House measure. The changes made have been material, and a question -naturally arises as to whether It can be Intelligently indorsed in its present form, inasmuch as it is not known that the House will cpneur In the amendments if the Senate adopts the committee reports without change. The suggestion ia made that the log ical course for the Legislature, if it does anything, is to outline the main features of -water-power legislation it desires to see enacted rather than give a blanket indorsement to a bill, the exact terms of which cannot now ba known. SIDELIGHTS STATE CAPITOL, Salem, Or., Jan. 18, rSneciaL) The Woman's Club of Salem is preparing to entertain the wives and daughters of members of the onfl House. Members are re quested to furnish their addresses to the clerks so the members of tha ciuo may all upon the visiting women. Secretary of Stato Olcott has supplied individual drinking cupa to the legia lators. Bull Run water, cooled with Yia urtA penitentiary, has been furnished since the opening of the session, but, in vioianuu ui a "" tha old-time system of everybody j i. : nf enmn run has been in vogue. Miss Marlon Towns objected to using a cup alter men who imo the tobacco habit, so tha Secretary of Stata decided to remedy the evil, By a stranpe freak of chance Gov withvnmlin -who is head of the state government, is last when it comes to alphabetical arrangement of names. This was discovered wneu oetru State Olcott Installed the corrida; di rectories in the Capitol. "It is a case of the first shall be last. to" declared Senator Butler. The Governor's name v.n nmA nimta on the ballot at the recent election, but it did not seem to interfere much with ois popularity. Judging by thajsiseof his vote. Senator Dimick. of Clackamas County, ie the only member of the upper house who declined to have the state furnish him with newspapers. A resolution that each member be furnished five papers dailv at the expense of tha state was adopted. Senator Dimick does not think it right to accept papers under tha olrcumstancea and will pay for his own news, Senator von der Hellen. of Jackson, is a connoisseur of stationery. At the last session he designed his own letter heads, and other Senators, impressed with their neatness, have made use of the design at this session. The legislative eommittee of the Ore gon Btaje Editorial Association will meet here this week to consider pro posed legislation I" which the members are interested. They want the Legis lature to change the law governing legal printing to that this patronage will be mora equitably distributed, a. L Hurd, of the Stanfield Standard, al ready is on tha ground. Others who are expected to join him tomorrow or Wednesday are L. A. Fernsworth. of the Bank Herald: Vawter Crawford, of the Heppnor Gazette-Times, and Phil Bates, of tha Pacific Northwest, of Portland. George P. Putnam, of the Bend Bulletin, who now is private sec retary to Governor Withycomfj. also was a mcni"-' c, v . ...... v - - not expected to take any active part in the legislative work. "Chef Moores, of Tha Oregonian staff, visited the newspaper colony in both the Housa and tha Senata this morning. m . Representative Stewart, ot Wheeler WOMEN WANT JURY RIGHT AT DIM WILL Delegation at Salem Appeals for Privilege Without " Compulsory Clause. HAPPY MEDIUM SOUGHT Majority of House Judiciary Com mittee Seems Opposed to Meas ureReed College Profes sor Aids Advocates. STATE CAPITOL, Salem, Jan. IS. (Special.)- Portland women want the right to serve on juries, yet they don't want to be compelled to serve on juries. If tha Legislature can find a happy, medium somewhere between these extremes the women of the state will be duly grateful, said a delega tion of their number to tha House judiciary eommittee tonight. Apparently a majority ol tne com mitter ia not Inclined to report favor ably upon the pending bill, introduced last week by Representative Huston, giving women the privilege of jury duty. This particular measure Is op posed by some of tha up-state members. Their objection is based on the provi sion that it will give women the right to claim exemption by reason of their sex. It is pointed out that in tha rural districts,, where the Sheriffs frequent ly ara required to travel many miles to summon prospective Jurors, the of ficers may encounter a notice of ex emption for their pains, Washington's Snocesa Cited. But tha delegation of women led by Mrs. G. L. Buland. representing a number of womena elubs, and Mrs, J. M. Kemp, representing the W. C. 1. IT., pointed out that the same kind of law is working successfully in the State of Washington, where conditions are no more unfavorable than in this state. "I have observed, how the law works out over in Washington," said Mrs. Bu land, "and 1 can report decisively that women are serving on juries consci entiously and satisfactorily and that they ara careful and just in their conclusions. "Wo want only tha right to serve if we were summoned. Jury service should not bu made compulsory." Mrs. Kemp declared that she has had decisions from lawyers, who declare that the present Jury law is unjust to women. Representative Schuebel as serted that many lawyers are of the opinion that women will not be fair jurors. "They would be just as fair as men are in cases where some women are poncerned." replied Mrs. Kemp. "All that a pretty woman needs to do is to ' put on her most bewitching smile and shed a few tears and she will Influence the decision of most of the man-juries.'' Herd Professor Pleads. Professor A. E. Wood, head of the sociology department at Reed College, also put in a plea for the women. He declared that service rfn juries will be an instruction and an education to them, that it will aid in making them better citizens. Representative Hare, of Washington County, protested that his respect for women would cause him to refrain from asking them to serve on juries. "It is bad enough for a lawyer to listen to all the tilth that is poured out in a court procedure," he said, "but it is wrong to ask a woman to hear it." ' "This will not ask them to serve," insisted Professor Wood. "It only will give them the privilege." . "Yes, but if you get the practical side ot it the same as an attorney who is In court every day you would not even want them to have the privilege," replied Mr. Hare. "Well. I am not an attorney." re OF SESSION County, bad a birthday on Sunday. He admits ha was 46 years old. He went to Portland to oelebrata and sang so many Scotch songs in chorus with his friends that 'his voice is bo hoarse this morning he can't even second a mo tion. ''Miss Towne moves that we adjourn," announced Speaker Selling from his chair when the House wound up its business this morning. Miss Towne was not aware that she had made such a motion, but sha good naturedly smiled her assent to the Speaker, and her name goes into the journal as the author of the motion- Jack Peara, of La Grande, ax-president of the State Jewelers' Associa tion, has been In Salem the last few days visiting his numerous friends in both the House and the Senate. e Roscoe P. Hurst, who was the Demo cratic candidate for Representative In the Multnomah-Clackamas joint district against C. M. Hurlaurt, was a visitor at tha House session this morning. For some time after the election Mr. Hurst considered the advisability of filing a contest for the seat now beld by Rep resentative Hurlburt, but gave up his plan a few weeks before tha Legisla ture convened. A vote of thanks was extended by the House this morning to Secretary of State Olcott and his assistants for their attention to the needs of theLeg Islature and for supplying them with their various wants. . Clarence L. Reames, United States pistrict Attorney at Portland and a member of the House at the ISIS seg sien, was a Housa visitor this morn ing, and with a unanimous vote was extended the courtesies of tha floor. Representative Davey's resolution, authorising tha Secretary of State to destroy worthless documents in the basement ot the Statehouse, wis intro duced in the House this morning and was received with favorabla expres sions from tha members. Secretary of .State Olcott has had directories of the Capitol placed on eacu floor of the building. They contain the names of the state officials and deputies in alphabetic order and also in connection with the offlees where located. Tha directories have long been needed, for heretofore persons unfamiliar with the building have beer. been compelled to depend upon tne elevator conductor or persons met in the rotunda for desired Information. Speaker Selling, of the House, has es tablished a precedent, which probably will not last long. Although, as Speaker, he will be one Alt the busiest men of either House, he has announced that ha will not have either a clerk or a stenographer. "I think I can write all the letters I will have myself." said the Portland merchant. "I don't actually need clerical help, and wa are out for economy, you know." x" sponded Professor Wood, "but J have soma practical knowledge of the situa tion. I served on the Portland Vice Commission." . Instate May oppose It. The up.state members of the com mittee seemed unfavorably disposed to ward the measure, while the MuKne mah County members were inclined to view It more favorably. Two members of the committee Mr. Olson, the chair man, and Mr. Stott ara from Multno mah County, while fiva members Messrs. Hare. Cardwell, Handley,. Schuebel and Forbes ara from the up-gtate districts. It was suggested that tha measure be amended to extend Jury privileges to women living in Multnomah County, but not to residents ot outside coun ties, but this plan was looked upon as probably unconstitutional. The Portland women also spoke in favor of the pending measuro that id give women joint interest with husbands in all property acquired alter marriage. 0. A. G. REGE MRS. CLARA H. WALDO. OF THIi CITY, IS REAPPOINTED, SJ. S. Woodcock and R- Moore, of Corvallis, Ara Selected ky Gtveniof to Succeed Tvra Retiring $oon. STATE CAPITOL, Salem. Or,, Jan. 18. Special.) Governor With-ycombe to day appointed Mrs, Clara H. Waldo, of Portland; M- 3. Woodcoca. of CorvalliSr and N. R. Moore, of Corvallis, members of the board of regents of the Oregon Agricultural College. Mrs. Waldo now is a member and the others will suc ceed B, F. Irvine, of Portland, and B. B. Wilson, of ' Corvallis, whose terms will expire February 15. Mrs. Waldo has been a member of the board since 190 and has been prominent as a plo- i. - .. A,,atinnnl rural and eivlo Improvements. Waldo Hall, at the college, Is named for her, Mr. Woodoock la president of tha First National Bank of Corvallis, and was one of tha first to suggest that the college be located at Corvallis. Mr, Moore is editor of the Corvallis Gazette-Times. He has always been keen ly interested in educational work, espe- daily in Industrial education. Members of the board who continue In office are J. K. Weatherford, of AN bany; J. T. Apperson, of Oregon Cityi C. Hawley, of McCoy; H. Von der Hellen, of Wellen; Walter L. Pierce, of Pendleton, and George M. Cornwall, of Portland. BILLS POCK1XG- INTO IJOC&E Mr. Huston Would Extend Statute of Limitations to Married Women. oi a rrty a piTnl . ' Sn 1 Atn . Or.. Jan. 18. (Special.) The following bill were introduced (n tne iiouse imiw . H. B. 103," by Dillard Governing- custody and control of ballot boxea. H. B. J 04. by Lewis further resulattnx employment agencies. H. B. 105, by f 'en wick Repeating certain conflicting laws. , H. B. 106, by Stott-GiVlng laborers pre ferred claims against assignees' properly within certain limits. H B 107, by Thoms-Abolishlne certain boards and departments and creating de partment of public works. , H. B. 108, by Lafferty Repealing certain sections general laws. ..,. H B 109, by Huston Extending statute Of limitations to married women H B 110, by Huston Making abstractors liable to any person acting on faith pf their abHraBlill. by Huston Exempting sale of homesteads under Judicial process. H. b. 112, by Allen Providing for organi zation of drainage districts. H B 113, by Olson, Fixing time for em ployer to pay wages of employe leaving serv- lH B. 114, by Hunt Regulating physicians' prescriptions, etc ,.,.mm.. erlng cities to ?'JJ:?ri"n,or.. on municipal boundary line changes. H E 117. by Anderson (Wasco) Requir ing audit of county officials' books. H B 118. by Popbes- Appropriating $3004 to extermlnkte Jackrabbits. quiring' registrations of births and deaths hlbltiriK advertising signs on state highways. niDiung u o Barrow Pertaining to houses of ill' fame. .VBntln domes- jl, fct. us,uy no'" " He animals from running at large. H B 123 by Huston Declaring married women 'and mothers of children to have ar-"iMVbForbes-Providing 13000 re Her "for" widow of Ben Lundberg. lief lor wioow hvjon(,gKeauiring County judges to give bond. .1Mtodv of funds for school districts of third class. f H B 127 by Davey Prohibiting lotteries, Tim CREATING ATTACKED SENATOR BINGHAM, OF LANE, TO FIGHT LOCAL LEVY POWER, Pill Planned o N""e Commissioners by Districts) Instead of Counties Sys ' fern Styled Pernlelous, STATE CAPITOL, Salem. Or., Jan. 18. (Special.) Announcing that the county and city taxes were too high in various parts of the state, Senator Bingham, of Lane County, said today that he would make a determined-fight for a bill he is preparing which will curtail the local tax-levying power. He also will insist that the counties be divided into districts and that Com missioners be elected from them instead of the county at large. . Senator Bingham had Just finished reading State Highway .Engineer Bowlby's report, which recited large overcharges for bridge construction in numerous parts of the state, his county being Hated as suffering to .the extent of (14,000 in the erection of a bridge in Eugene, " . The Lane County man introduced a bill providing for the reduction of the salaries of the Commissioners of Lane County from $5 to 3 a day. He said he had nothing personally against them; that they were estimable men, but that the system is wrong, -tie called it a pernicious system. The bill was made applicable to Lane County only, because that county has paid Com missioners about three times as much as Marlon and Linn, said Senator Bingham. He said he could not ex plain the difference other than to say that the Lane County men worked more days than those of the other coun- "The state taxes are high enough, as everybody knows," said Senator Bingham, "but they are nothing in comparison with the county and city taxes. Out of every 1100 Lane pays the state U2.60 and the 87.50 gees to the county and city. While we are curtailing here w should curtail at hJ?,mealB04.m squarely behind the Dim ick bill to abolish School Supervisors. . nT-tail all along the line in the counties. There is where the money is going. Standard Statistics Asked. STATE CAPITOL. Salem, Or., Jah. 1. (Special.) Oregon's law requiring registration of births and deaths is to ba standardized to conform with- ma Federal statutes. Dr. Andrew C Smith, Representative from Multnomah Coupty. introduced a bill in the House this afternoon pro viding this change. Heretofore the births and deaths have been registered under direction of the State Medical Board, but the procedure was pot cov ered by statute. The Federal Government at present does not embrace Oregon in its reports on vital atatistics. and if Pr- ,th bill passes Oregon will be so included. ft Double Stamps All Day on First Three Floors (DRUGS mm my l D I A ' II JR - SPECIALS IX OUR LEATHER DEPART. MENT . TODAY AND TOMORROW, HAND bags at less than wholesale; leather lined, equipped with coin purse, German silver mountings, a good grade of seal goatskin. A bag which some would ask It for: ' we sell them rerularly for $2.i0. Two days only, while they last..., STATIONERY 60c box Fine Writing Paper lawn or suede finish Slv 75c Imported Tissue Lined Envelopes and Correspondence Cards ..... 33) 60c Playing Cards in Leatherette Cases , 39 Sue Wood-Lark Letter Files,., SJ Megget's Orange Pekoe Tea, , 40 Bour's Old Waster Coffee.,,,,..,,..,,, 45t Hour's Kan Afarto Cpffee 40! 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The House this morning took favorable action on tha bill liw troduoed last wee oy v "-"""T h.'f st "B'.P.rov'?iS ?..Tdth by wnicn cannuium.i - J . 1 ,.tha, tnwna in Johns, L.innion .- --. . Multnomah County can be accomplished. At the NovemDer eiecumi .iH th constitution ao that this could be done. The nieasure has been Teierreu v- ------- tee on cities and towns to conpider a few minor changes suggested on tn floor of the House rnis ....... Representative Barrow, or Coos Coun, . . will han,r0ri All that ty. wantea inn ....-- . cfties merging under it. provision. could taKe a name -- - He said that Marshfleld and North Bend in his county want to unite; but that neither wants to take the name of the other. However, a cowmunw i-- ' 1 1 , V. 1 nnint. And Bar- tion was rftiBcu - ' row was persuaded by the committee posed amendment He will offer a sep arate bill to coyey the point ha makes. Election Ferlod Fixed. Jeffries, of Clatsop County, protested that the bill would permit interested persons to authorize an election every six months. The committee decided to make this period one year. The bill in its amended form was brought up in the House this afternoon. It must remain on the desks of tne members in amended form for three days before It can be passed without suspension of the rules. It probably will pass the House and- then be sent to the Senate. The measure carries an emergency clause, but Representative Lewis ex plains that this ia for the purpose of giving the people of St. Johns an op portunity of voting on the annexation Question at their regular election In April. He declares that the sentiment in St. Johns is almost , universally in favor of consolidating with Portland. The Portland voters will be able to vote on it at their regular city election in June. Majority Vote Required. The measure provides that if "a ma jority of the electors" in each affected municipality vote to merge that such merger be authorised. The number of eleetors is determined by the aggregate number of persons voting in the last preceding election. . . ,,, It is probable, too, that Llnnton will become merged with Portland under provisions of this measure, as at the Linnton election a few weeks ago the people of that place informally voted in favor of It. However, another elec tion will have to be held at Linnton under the provisions of the new law before It can be made effective. The people of 8t. Johns voted about five years ago to consolidate with Portland, but the Supreme Court held that the action was not legal, declar ing that a town could not commit "mu nicipal suicide." Representative Lewis and other prominent residents of St. Johns, who were eager to see tha merger effected then, became active in the ef fort to remedy the constitution. The 1913 Legislature authorised submission of the proposed amendment to the people, and it was passed by a larga majority at the November election. The Lewis bill now is for the pur pose of making the amendment adopted by the people effective. If the St. Johns people vote favor ably upon tha question in April and the Portland people follow in kind in June, the union of the two cities can be ac complished, it is believed by the attor neys in the Legislature, about July 1. LISTS DISPLEASE . JIM- EATOX Lawmaker In Long; (Statement Criti cises Committee Appointments. STATB CAPITOL, Salem, Or., Jan, 18. (SpeciaU-Allen Eaton is dissatis fied with Speaker Selling's committee appointments, He has Issued a 1200 word statement in which he says so. Mr. Eaton complains that his sup porters received only si chairman Ara Van Recelvlaa Ike "WOOD I.ARK' AMITI'l K Bli t.fe.ri r Full ef useful In, tnniMtiiin In H m - teur photographers. Mailed with out charge, bend in your name sn4. address. File Yanr Kllma tm They Will vt Be l ost ar Defared. Film Tiles lor 2 Vx 40 - JARS, on 98 soetMal Vulcanised PyraMa Full Line ship, and those of unimportant com mittees. Ho points out that, while the vote on the Speakership wa in the ratio of five to three for Selling, the distribution of chairmanships is in tha ratio of five to one for Selling men He says that, prior to the Speakership election, ha himself suggested a reduc tion in the number of House committees from 41 to 35, and that every ene of the committees of which the half dozen Eaton supporters have been made chairman were proposed by him for elimination. Ha calls attention to this situation merely to show how unimpor tant are the places held by the Eaton men, he says. MOKE ELIMINATION IS BOLGHT Mr. Thorns, of Marion, Would Com. bine Several Departments. STATB CAPITOL, Salem, Or., Jan. 18. riSpecial.)- Another economy plan was sprung upon the House this morning. It is original with Representative Thorns, of Marion County, and provide for the annihilation of the following exsting state departments and their administrating officials: rltats Water Board, State Engineer, Secretary of State, Water Board, Superintendent ot Water Divisions No. 1 and No. 2 and the penert Land Board. Instead of these offices and officers the Thorn, plan would have a depart ment of public works and a director of public works respectively, tha director to be appointed by the Gov ernor at a .alary of $3(1110 a year. STEAMER TRADE INVITED Bill Introduced to Muke Columbia River Porta Points of Supply.- STATE CAPITOL, Balem, Or., Jan. 1. (Special.) Ocean steamers will be able to enter the Columbia River am) take on coal, oil and other supplies If a bill introduced In the House today by the Clatsop delegation la passed. The measure is aimed to give all oorts. not etherwtaa provided for, the privilege of selling such supplies to vessels of all kinds, but tha Port of Astoria is nirticularly intere.tea in it. inasmuch as large municipal dock, now are being built there. These dock, will be equipped to furnish ooal and other necessities to vessels, many of which now have to go to Pugot Bound to take on their supplies. Jackson Salary Rise Asked. STATE CAPITOL, eaiem, ur., Jan. J. --(Special.) A bill providing that the salary 01 me iruimuioi "i r-, ... w 1 ...1 frnm S 1 "fill a vur lUUlllJ W ,.. mtM.M - ' to J1800 and that he be allowed to employ a deputy with a salary of J12J0 a year was introduced today by Senator Von der Hellen. The increase in salary and extra aepuiy - . , , iha 1Q19 KAumin t mm. tne law iibbosu t -- ferring the duty of collecting taxes from the aneriit s m imj Treasurer s puicc. Anti-Lobby Bill in Favor. STATE CAPITOL. Salem. Jan. 18. (Special.)- The Mouse committee uu ju diciary is preparing to report favor ably on one of the bill, now before it arovlding ror tne elimination 01 wmj ; . . u - r.. .i halla ists truiii nuprtjoouiBn," ... . mas, and Representative Huston, of Muitnoman, nave iniraou . ...-- kllla ThA M.hllhl hill IB lOUDymif " 1 " - . more drastic, a it would require lobby. Igts TQ reaismr 11 nicy Expsfesed VVcmsn Advise mother's Friend Because It la so perfectly safe to use And has been of such great help to a luvifc of exjiMibajit mothers, these wo men, experienced In this most happy period, advise ha use . of "Mother's Friend." Applied externally to tha abdominal muscles Its purpose Is ta relieve the ainitnit tanalon UDOn the cords and ligaments resulting from muscular expansion. Beneath the ur faca Is a, network of nna nerve threads and the gentle, soothing embrocation, "Mother's Friend," is designed to so lubricate tha muscular fibres as to avoid tha unnecessary and oentlnuous nagging upon this myriad of nrrvea Applied to the breasts It afford the proper massage to prevent caking. There is scarcely a well-stocked drug store anywhere but what you can easily obtain a bottle of "Mother's Friend" and In nearly every town and village is a grandma who herself used It In earlier ears. Expectant mothers arc "rgod to try this splendid aasistant. Mother's Friend has been prepared by Bradfleld Regulator Co., lit Lamar Bldg.. Atlanta, (ia-, for nearly hall a century. Head for valuable IHUe bwk ta expectant Uiothcrs. 49e KOe 15 as 29 Film f iles fur I4X4V... fl.OO Film tiles. 4x5 and STx54 PAINTS AND VARNISHES 0c quart Inside Floor Paint, special.. 9ie quart Linoleum Varnish, special... Toe quart While namel , 30c varnish Brush. . lard Stick far Mcmriu VRKK. 4S BIRD CAGES 3.S0 Brass Bird Cage 'J.4S iii. 00 Brass Bird Cases :t.!S $10.00 to 112. U0 Large Brass Cages. .. .tl.U, CANARY BIRDS 110.66 St. Andreasburger singer 97,50 Hi Bring In your eld water bottle and we will allow you Due on ttie purclinxe price of a new bottle from K1.50 im Two-quart Fountain Syrlnse. ........ . 1 .21 Pour-quart Fountain SyrtitKe .41, &7 We 9Iea4 Mitt-Water Bottle. Hair Brushes with Pyralln Ivory Backs, Single Military Brushes, each.. .v:.J Bi! i.ii.&o Military Brushes, ualr French Ivory lalr Brushes, it, spec! Ivory 1'lc-ture Frames One-Half OH. af Hughes' Mural" aaa Tae Vary" Uruskea. THERMOMETERS 1.5o Fine Mahogany-bai-li Parlor Ther- mometer , v&w 11.25 Minimum Self-RKlsterliig Thart mometer for outside. H90 Thermometer Health Book far Asklna, Co. Alder Street at West Park even If they don't anler tha Slain House. The Huston measure would re quire them to register if they enter the Capitol. . TAKE CASCA5ETS FOR THE BOWELS Tonight! Clean Your Eoweli nd End Headaches, Colds, Sour Stomach. Get a ID-cant bos now. you're bilious! You have a throbbinc ensation In your head, a bad ta.te In your mouth, your eve. burn, your skin la yellow, with dark ring, under your ayes: your Hps are parched. No won der you feel ugly, mean and Ill-tempered. Your system is full of bila not properly passed on, ana wna rou neu Is a cleaning up Intlde. Don't con tinue being a bilious nuisance ta your self and those who love you. and don't resort to h.rsti phynl.a that Irritate and Injure. Remember that most dis order, of tha stomach, liver and bowel, ara cured by morning with gentle, thoroush Caacarat. they work while you sleep. A 10-cant box from your druggist will keep your liver and bowel, clean; stomach sweet, and your head clear for months. ChlMren love to take Cancarets, because they tafe good and never gripe or ilrkn. A. Weed Chains on the Front and Rear wheels of your Cr th Surest Protection Against i-SKIDDING-j All experienced motorists know how essential Weed Chain reslly are Without them you cannot pre vent skidding- on wet. slippery, icy pavements or on muddy, greasy, snow-covered rouds. No other davicn at any price is equally effective never start out, without them. Cannot' Injure Tires Because They Creep Easily put on-no jack or other tool required. Occupy very littlo room when not in use. The name Weed" on every hook. For your own safely for the safety of the public, stop at your dealer's today and fully equip your car With Weed Chains. Sold for ALL Urn by n-mUrt mnrymtnn Weed Chain Tire Grip Company J.KI Oolden Oalt Ave. Ankenr St. San Franiisce. Cak PortUnd, Oregon 1229 South Olive St. 80S Kt Pike St. Lo Anselca, CaL Seattle, Willi. for Fains in the Back Put ft steaming hot towel over tha painful spot for frw momrnts to upen the pores; then nib Willi Omctra Oil. Quick relief usually lollnw this iimpU treatment. TriI Louie ioc WHEN HEADACHY