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TTTE MORXTXG OREGOXIAJf, WEDNESDAY, JANUAEY 27. 1015. EACH DRYS ALLOW 17 QUARTS A MONTH Act Agreed Upon by Commit tee Sets 2 Bott!es of Whisky and 15 of Beer as Limit. SOME WANT TIGHTER LID Measure to lie J !e ported Ju Before nrrk-End Drugstores May Sell Grain Alcohol Bill Pleases Anti-Wet Forces. STATE CAPITOU Salem. Jan. 26. (Special.) Residents of Oregon' will be allowed to ship In for their own personal use In every 30-day period no more than two quarts of whisky and 15 quarts of beer, under the pro hibition law that the committee on alcoholic traffic will report to the House before the end of the week. This limit was fixed by the committee at Its session tonight and probably will be accepted. The term whisky as used by the committee is meant to cover all vinous or spirituous liquors, and the term beer all malt liquors. These restrictions are even more severe than those Imposed by the bill areod upon in the State of Washing ton and which the V. C. T. C members wanted the Portland legislators to copy. The "Washington law prescribes two quarts of whisky and 12 quarts of beer in 20 days. The Oregon com mittee has been even more strict than the W. C. T. IT. members asked them to be. Some for Absolute Ban. Some members of the committee in sist that the importation of liquor be prohibited entirely, and it was only the provision in the constitutional J amendment that allows the distribu tion of liquor within the state that made possible an agreement on this point. representative Lewis, it Is under stood, may bring in a minority report in favor of no shipments at all. He Is recognized as the ultra dry mem ber of the committee. He insists on Kivins the people what he says he thinks they voted for absolute pro hibition. Representative. Stewart. who has been a prohibition worker for many years, also was eager to put the lid down tight, but agreed to the low limit, saying he feared that a com plete air-tight bill might be knocked out at a special referendum election. DruKatorrs o Excepted. The committee also has reached an agreement as to drugstores. Druggists will not be permitted to sell liquor of any kind excepting pure grain alcohol. -Many prominent druggists of the state have told the Legislature repeatedly tiiat they do not want to sell liquor at all. The committee has provided mat tnose druggists who want to sell alcohol file a bond of $1000 with the Secretary of State that they will not violate the prohibition law. If they violate the law they will forfeit their bond and for the second offense they will forreit their licenses. Father John Waters, of Astoria', met with the" t-ommittte tonight and ex plained the probable wine requirements of priests and other ministers for sac lamental purposes. It is probable that the committee will make an exception in the law to permit such clergymen to import as much as one gallon of wine a mouth providing they make affidavit that It is to be used expressly for sacramental uses. It is probable that the committee will report its bill out to the House Thursday. The essential provisions of the Committee of One Hundred's bill as Introduced by Representative Ander son have been preserved. The changes and amendments, it is understood, are satisfactory to members of the Com mittee of One Hundred. amendment is pretty sure to go before the people. The House is not so con servative as the Senate. Neither is It so jealous of accustomed honors and prerogatives, as was illustrated today when the anti-lobbyist bill sent over by the House was defeated in the-upper chamber. There has been a good deal of back ing and filling by both houses in con sideration of bills and resolutions. Pas sage, Is frequently followed by recon sideration and each House has recalled passed bills from the other to alter or annul them. But these are equal-sur-frage days and perhaps woman's great prerogative of changing her mind has been telepathically forwarded to the j legislators in the. voting process. For example, the bill authorizing 1 the summoning of women to Jury duty passed yesterday is now up for- recon sideration. The motion to reconsider produced an outburst of oratorical gal lantry in the Senate and made one re alize truly that the women now were a factor in the government. Senator Moser and others seemed to think that the motion to reconsider was an ef fort to deprive 'the women of a long desired privilege finally extorted from reluctant rulers by the blood and strat agems of war. Jury duty among men is usually looked upon as an imposi tion rather than as a privilege. The exceptions are those who have nothing else to do and no other way to earn a living. Perhaps women will loola up on 1urv duty in a different light, Dut i doubt that they will after they have had experience. The Senate alter nav ing once passed the bill has now re called it in an agony of doubt. Later the combined wisdom of a majority will decide the momentous question. let ua hone. In a way that will be an everlasting credit to them and their posterity and bring a sausiaciory num ber, of votes in future elections to those who have an eye to political advance ment. WASHINGTON FIGHT OVER PLUMS BEGUN Governor and Legislature at Outs Over $50,000 Patron age of Land Board. . REPUBLICANS WANT SAY Xew-State Spokane Bow WOMAN JURY MAY FAIL SEX.ITE RECALLS BILL IT HAD PASSED 24 TO 6. Mr. Closer Champions Cause of Mem ber, of Fair Sex, but Many Change Minds and Defeat Looms. ' Ada Also Forbidden. The measure as It now stands con forms to the statutes in other states that prohibit billboard and other airencies from advertising whisky and other intoxicants not allowed to be sold within the state. Seagoing ves s'is win De permitted to carry liquor on Doard wnii? within the state, pro viding they sell none of It. No emergency clause will be at tached to the bill. It will be possible, therefore, for the minority wets to in voke the referendum if they desire. It Is probable, however, that the com mittee will meet this situation by re porting, also, the Cardwell bill, which merely provides an enforcing act for the prohibition amendment. In this event then, the state could operate under one law if the other were re ferred to the people. HOPGROWERS TO MEET Held Workers of Oregon Associa tion Hcport Progress. SALK.M, Or.. Jan. 26. (Soecial.) The Bold workers of the Oregon Hop growers' Association have about com pleted their work. A mass meeting will be held at the Commercial Club on Saturday at 1 I'. 3d. to inform the years. Prowers 01 tne state more fullv on conditions in Oregon. Washington and t amornia. This meeting Is to explain to those, who have not signed up, the situation in detail. STATE CAPITOL, Salem, Or., Jan. 26. (Special.) Although the vote in the Senate Monday was 21 to S in favor of tha Langguth bill. providing that women may serve on juries, it is be lieved that the measure, which was re called from the House today and i to be reconsidered, will be defeated. The debate after the recalling of the bill revealed a remarkable change of sen timent, several of the speakers de claring that jury service was a hard ship which women should not be called upon to bear. Senator Moser paid a glowing tribute to the women of the state, declaring that it lias been found they were as capable of exercising the right of suffrage as men. and that they would make as good jurors as men. The Sen ator urged that, while it was not a political question in a larger sense, it was political to the extent that the Republican party had fought for the right of suffrage for women, while the Democratic party had thrown obstacles in their way to the ballot. Addressing the Republicans, he said if they wanted to look forward to the success of tne party and Its principles they must not do anything to drive away the great body of women voters. Senators Butler and Garland took issue with the Multnomah Senator, de claring it was unkind of him to hurl a threat or warning that had a political tinge. Butler said he believed the women of his district. If a vote were taken, would say they did not want to serve on juries. Me urged tnat tne bill be re-referred to the committee, announcing that it could at least be Improved. He and Stewart said, be cause of the long distances from county- seats in many counties, it would im pose hardships upon women living in remote sections. Langguth defended the bill and Kid dle, Strayer, Day. McBride and Bing ham opposed it. r arret! said Senators had accused women of changing their minds recklessly, but - they could not give & finer exhibition of that than certain Senators had on the bill under consideration. The vote for reconsid ering the measure was 19 against 9. SENATE LIST IS INCREASED Bingham Proposes to Repeal Work men's Compensation Act. STATE CAPITOL, Salem, Or.. Jan. 26. (Special.) The following bills were introduced in the Senate today: S. B. 104, by Perkins Restricts rate of interest to be collected on loans Dy pawn brokers to - per cent per month. 8. R 30."., by Perkins Appropriates I4M0.00 to corer deficiency in payment of expenses of soldiers taking: part in anni versary of Battle of Gettysburg. S. B. 106, by Perkins To provide a method for the forecloseure of liens by ptyvnbrokers against personal property pledged for loans. S. B. 307. by Bingham To provide mutual insurance for employers and organisation of corporations on mutual plan. Carries emergency clause. B. 10S. by Bingnam To repeal tne workmen's compensation act. provide a dif ferent system for such compensation and reducing number of commisioners to one. B. by Hawley To provide a uni form system of road and bridge construe-lion. it. J10, by Ragsdale and Stewart Amending sections 4 and o. chapter 1; 4 and S, chapter fil. gcnetal laws lyl:J. re lating to hours of labor. t1. B. 111. bv EMmiok neDenline the act fixing the standard of purity of agricultural seeds. fc. B. 312. by Horns limits commitments to tlie Oregon State Training School to yonths between the ages of 10 and lb Bill Is Introduced by Senator Botli Houses In Sorrow Over 21 Departed. STATE CAPITOL. Olympia, Wash., Jan. 26. (Special.) A contest between the Governor and Legislature oi wasn ington' for J50.000 worth of patronage to be created by the Federal Land Ex change and for control of the lax Commission opened in earnest today when joint committees on state school and granted lands and privileges and elections reported favorably - on ' the McArdle bills, which would abolish the Tax Commission and assign this work to Commissioner of Public Lands, and change the membership of the State Land Board to make that body con sist of Republican elective officials. Governor Lister Issued a statement tonight expressing disapproval of the McArdle bills. The statement is, taken as a threat to veto the bills. The Gov. ernor urged that the Reeves bills, re ducing the Tax . Commission to one member and reorganizing the Land Board so that a majority will remain Democratic, be given consideration with the McArdle bins. Caucus Is Called. The first caucus of House Renubli cans. 78 in number, was called lor u o'clock tonight, to consider this and other similar situations. The Reeves bills, recommended by the Governor, still are in the hands of the House judiciary committee. Under agreement reached with a ea- eral authorities the state and the Federal Department of Agriculture will contribute $60,000 each toward the ex pense of selecting 600.000 acres of Government lands to be taken by the state in exchange for an equal area of school sections tied up in National forests. The Federal Department of Agriculture, it Is expected, will desig nate Democrats as Federal representa tives. The original draft of the exchange agreement provided that Commissioner of Public Lands Savidge, a Republican, should make appointments on behalf of the state, but a majority of the State Land Board, which is Democratic, in sisted that, to comply with state laws, the Land Board, itself, should dis tribute the patronage, and the agree ment was amended accordingly. The prospect now is. that the personnel of the Land Board will be. made Re publican, carrying the patronage along with it. PubllHhlnR Plan Kalis. Representative Hanna, Democrat, at tempted to gain consideration for a rea olution providing a House investiga tion of the feasibility of state publica tion of school books, a recommendation of Governor Lister, but was defeated. The Senate began real legislative work today, passing three bills, in cluding one by Boner, of Chehalis. providing that sessions of the Chehalis County Superior Court may hereafter be held In Aberdeen, instead of Mon- tesano, the county seat It Intended! to utilize an Aberdeen building origin- ally constructed by county authorities as a hospital. Senator Hutchinson, of Spokane, in troduced his memorial to Congress, asking the creation of the new state of Lincoln. The memorial provides that the new state be composed, not only of the 20 -counties of Eastern Wash ington, taking the Cascades as division line, but also including the Panhandle of Idaho. The Legislature In joint session this afternoon held memorial services for 21 former members . who died during' the past two years. Lieutenant-Governor Hart delivered the principal oration. Nearly all of the departed were pioneer residents of the state, only two. Frank L. Sweet and W. D. Cotter, having, served within the last six years. M. M. Godman, member of the constitutional convention and of the second and tenth legislatures and recently chairman of the Public Serv ice Commission, was one of the best known. FAVORING OF WETS . FEARED Washington Dry Leader Opposes Legislature Submitting Bills. ' OLYMPIA, Wash.. Jan. 26. (Spe cial ) Reports that efforts were to be made to have the Legislature sub mit the saloonmen's anti-prohibition bill as an alternate, together with the hotelmen's bill, at the next general election, have called George I). Conger, superintendent of the Washington Anti - Saloon League, back to the capital. "We insist that in all fairness the liquor men should be compelled to go out ' through the state and get their signatures to submit measures under the initiative, as . we did," said Mr. Conger. "The liquor men brought a lobby of 25 from Seattle last week. If the Legislature is planning to take any action at their instance, we can place 1000 people here within 24 hours, and we will do it." Young Men's Clothes Reduced A sharp cut from regular prices! These are fabrics and styles that please a young man's fancy; you'll find here some of the cleverest clothes that are made. V K-J MX mV v v 9 9 9 ? $12.50 Suits Now ... $ 9.85 $15.00 Suits Now . . . $11.85 $20.00 Suits Now . . . $14.85 $25.00 Suits Now . . . $19.85 $30.00 Suits Now . . . $23.50 Young Men's Overcoats at the Same Reductions . Second Floor BEN SELLING MORRISON AT FOURTH ASOTIX MAY GET MOXEY BACK Bill Offered to Repay County lor $30,000 Snake River Bridge. OLYMPIA, Wash., Jan. 26. (Special.) To reimburse Asotin County for 0,- 000 expended last year in taking over the Lewiston-Clarkston Interstate bridge across the -Snake River is pro posed in a bill Introduced yesterday by Representative Halsey. At the last session of the Legislature appropria tion of this amount was made, to be met by a bond Issue, which later was declared invalid by the Supreme Court. Asotin County issued bonds and took the bridge over. Representative Tlmblin. of Spokane County, has submitted to the House committee on constitutional revision a proposed constitutional amendment on short-ballot lines. DOG WITHOCT IICXTEll SAFE Sheepmen Win House and Power to Kill Is Taken From Wardens.' STATE CAPITOL, Salem, Or., Jan. 26. (Special.) Sheepmen and sportsmen were arrayed against each other in the House this afternoon and the sheepmen won. The House thereupon passed the Laf- ferty bill amending the present law so that game wardens will not have the power to confiscate or kill dogs found on the trail of deer when not accom panied by the owner. The sheepmen declared that the law now works a hardship upon them, as they are held responsible for the acts of their shep herd dogs. WORKMEN'S BILL FILED Cotton Embargo Lifted. LONDON, Jan. 26. A dispatch to Reuter's Telegram Company from Am sterdam says that the prohibition ol the exportation of raw cotton has been temporarily abrogated. BOTH HOUSES NOW BUSY (Continued From First Ps?c. fraction over three cents, and from that up to 60 cents, which is the next highest to transportation. In the Senate today there was brought out some information that has long been sought by The Orcgonian without avail. It will be remembered that Governor West vetoed the general appropriation biil in 1913 because it contained unmeritorious or extraneous items. The Orcgonian frequently called on Governor West to specify the items but obtained no response. Today In discussing the item veto Senator Dimick left the inference that if the item veto had been in effect in 1313 the items providing for tho Naval Militia, the Board of Forestry and the Immigration Commission would have been eliminated from the general ap propriation bill by the Governor. How ever, there is a pcncrul impression that io Governor approved those expend! tiires. A Commander-in-Chief of the NavRl Militia, as chairman of the For estry Board, and as the appointing power over the Immigration Agent he at least contributed to the expenditure of the items after the bill had been passed over his veto. If he had be lieved it was wrong to spend the money for the purpose named of course he would have prevented It by exercise of the mentioned authority -vested in him. the long-sought information, in ad dition to being unauthoritative, is somewhat unsatisfactory. Mind-Chancing Great. Having got through the Senate by a jiaiiow squeak the single-Item veto S. B. I1X lv l.ans:uth Amending the codes relating to exceptions so that lawyers win not nave to usix zor tnem. fc. B. 114, by I.angguth Amends laws providing punishment for murder to make first degree punishable by imprisonment for life aud In the second degree by Imprison ment of not less than 10 years. Carries. emergency clause. si. a. 113. by JLangputh Repeals sections relating to the enforcement of the death penalty. S. B. 116. by Kiddle (bv reouestl Amends the laws relating to appeals. S. B. 117. by Kiddle (by request) To amend section 871 of the code relating to transaction oz juaicial business on legal npuaa s. S. B. 11S. by Razsdale Tft nermff f:r. mers and others to establish state bank! on tne co-operative plan. FAIft DISPLAY WANTED HERE State Is Afked to Ship Oregon's Panama Exhibit to Portland. STATiS CAPITOU Salem. Or., Jan. 2t. (Special.) Suggesting that the Oregon exhibit at the Panama-Pacific Kxposition be moved to Portland at the close of the San Francisco fair. JS. A. Booth, O. M. Clark and John F. Logan, of the Oregon Kxposition Com mission, tonijrht urged the ways and means committees of the House aud Senate to recommend an appropria tion of $17,500 for the purpose. It was declared that the original appropria tion of si.a.ouu ror the building and exhibit at the exposition was small, when compared with those of other states, and that the money had been expended economically. The appropriation is asked for mov ing the exhibit to Portland and to provide rent and pay of persons hav ing charge of it. All the Commis. sionors Faid if the . money was not allowed the state would face the problem of disposing of the exhibit, and that its removal to Portland would provide one of the best advertising mediums the state could have. The committee took the suggestion nn.'er advisement. Thank You! Mr. Jameson and Friends T is so kind of you all to be so lovely and kind to me in the troubles that are before my father and me. Mr. Jameson, I feel sort of instinctively is going to help me, really, through his friend, the detective. I don't know what makes me say this, but a woman's intui tion is nearly always right. So you will meet me with your friend 1 Well, tomorrow at eight in the evening, I will be at the City Hall. Will wear a green suit with a rose in my corsage. I will be with two men (my father and one other). If by any chance we should miss each other, I will have another announce ment in the paper, the day after tomorrow. Thank you again, I feel easier in my mind, already. ELAINE DODGE ELAINE! I am a jtmng man, afraid of nothing, and ready to do anything you bid me to rid you of your annoyers. I am known for my rep utation of always protecting the feminine sex, and defy ing wrongdoers. Bid me and I will act. HARVEY MELKIN Box 120 ELAINE I'm just an outcast, but I'm rudr to pot myself on record as your protector and do some rood at last. "HOPE," Box 123 ELAINE I think I have a cine as to wbo roar perse colors are. I bare done a little caretal watcl irj yesterday and the dar before, and I'm ready to tell yoa what I thick. I think they arc pretty slick articles, that's sore 1 Address A. B.J. Bx 137 To Miss ELAINE Hare yoa all the comminkations yoa hare received? X aa ao author and think that this would make a cracking food story just as it stands. Well, truth is stringer than fiction. isn't it? MISS. Box 139 SENATOR BIXGHAM FAVORS NEW COMPENSATION ACT. Measure Presented Is Similar to That of Michigan, Contributions by Em ployes Not Bclnff Required. STATE CAPITOL, Salem. Or.. Jan. 26. (Special.) A Jill providing for workmen's compensation similar to th Michigan law was introduced in the Senate today by Bingham. It is dif ferent in many phases from the present compensation law, and its author says it will solve the perplexing question of aiding injured workmen in this state. An important feature of the new act is that employes will make no contri butions. Those sustaining minor injuries will receive no benefits until the 15th day after the injuries were sustained. Persons incapacitated from work for four weeks or longer will receive com pensation from the time of the accident. The law provides ror tne appoint ment by the Governor of one Indus trial Accident Commissioner, who shall receive 3vu0 a year, in case or dis pute as to the amount of compensation he and two other persons, plerteq by those Interested, h-hall fix tho amount. Employers my provide compensation through casjlTty companies, mutual insurance, j5ay it themselves or come under a provision for state compensa tion. Under the present law the payment of compensation is according to the size of the families of the injured persons, but the new act makes the earning capacity the basis of compensation. Senator Bingham said one of the im portant features of his bill is that It would induce employers to provide all saftey appliances, that uccidenta should be reduced to a minimum. "Under practically this same law op erating in Michigan 90 to 86 per cent of the employers have come under Us provisions." said Senator Bingham, "and out of 500,000 employes less tnun ii have rejected It since the law went Into effect about two and one-half years ago." peal will be tuken fourt tlila Wfok. to tho Supremj Test Case Awaits Decision. VANCOUVER. Wash.. Jan. 26. (Spe cial.) The case of the State against William Paul, charged with selling liquor in Vancouver, a dry unit, a test rase, will not be tried hero before a decision is rendered by the Supreme Court of the state. A. !. Miller, attor ney for the defendant, will appeal from the decision ot Judge Back, of the Su perior Court of Clarke County, regard ing a demurrer filed in the case. Judge Rak overrulf d the ripni'urrer. An ap- Positive Relief For Constipation Tho -progress of modern med iul grltnce la. perhaps, no mora forcefully evident tliun In tha oimpllfylnir of nmny of the old time remedies of pust genera tions. Kor Instant')-, the Imrsll cathartics and violent rura-auv.4 used by our forefather to re lieve constipation are now known to be not only unnecessary, hut really harmful. Constipation can be more effectively lelicved with out the discomfort and pain tl.cae old-time remedied occasion. A combination or Klinple laxa tive lierba with pepsin, sold In drug store under the name of Di Caldwell's Syrup Pepaln' la most effective., yet mild hud pleasant. li In absolutely reo from opiates and narcotics and equally as desirable a remedy for the tiniest babe as for rugseil manhood. A free trial bottle can be obtained by wrltlrif lo L'r. W. B. Caldwell. 45a Washington St.. Monticello. 111. (Going on from yesterday) To take, to grasp, to seize, to clutch there you have the varying characterizations of our lives. The gentle take their due. The strong grasp and hold their own. The imperious and unlawful seize what they desire, regardless of right or wrong. The cruel and fiendish clutch whatever is within reach, tearing their way through human flesh, immersed in hlood to the wrist. it r The CLUTCHING HAND typifies the savagery, the ruthless, piti less brutality that is implanted in the soul of man. War, rapine, murder, the dark est deeds that man has committed are symbolized in the Clutching Hand. More grim than Death, more harrowing than thoughts of the grave, more blood-curdling than anything imagination can conjure np is the feel of the Clutching Hand. Uriah Heep, the eel, had hands far less revolting. There it is ! The Clutching Hand ! Like a hydra-headed snake of fable, it looks at you with cunning eyes, the five fingers seem alive with hate, spitting venom, an awe-inspiring, terrifying, gripping horror. The nightmare is a figment of the sub-conscious mind, but the spectacle of the Clutching Hand has in it more than the wildest imagination has ever been will ing to dream. The Clutching Hand is a men ace.. It disregards the sacredness of human life, it tears apart human law, it shatters human rights, it wrecks human happi ness, it destroys human minds. Beware the Clutching Hand ! (Probably more tomorrow)