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VESSEL
NORTH SEA
Mine Encountered Off
German Island.
CAPTAIN AND CREW SAVED
Nationality of Destructive
Agency Not Established.
COTTON CARGO CARRIED
Evelyn, Last Reported at Rotterdam
on Way to Bremen, Lost at Month
of River Ems Washington
Asks for Information.
WASHINGTON", Feb. 21. The United
States Government was advised offi
cially t on i prht of the first instance of
the destruction of an American vessel
on the high peas since the outbreak of
the European war. American Consul
Fee. at Bremen, cabled that the steam
er Kvelyn and her cargo of cotton,
bound for Bremen, had been "blown up
at Eorkum," just off the coast of Ger
many, but that the crew had been
saved.
ThA eanse submarine or mine was
not given in the dispatch.
WaxhinKton Orders Inquiry.
After a conference with President
Wilson. Secretary Bryan cabled Am
bassador Tase, at London, and Am
bassador Gerard, at Berlin, to make an
exhaustive inquiry as to the facts, and
Jf the crew was landed in either of
their respective Jurisdictions, to fur
' nish every care and convenience to
Captain Smith and his men. so that
thev might return home safely.
While the extent of sea zones of war
proclaimed by Germany was never de
fined exactly, Borkum Island is con
sidered far distant from the danger
areas of submarines, although the
waters of that vicinity are filled with
mines for defensive purposes, through
which Germany always has piloted in
coming ships.
Dispatches Cauie Sensation.
, At the German embassy tonight it
was pointed out that the accident must
have been caused by a mine, as Ger
many, sorely in need of cotton, would
have no object in torpedoing a vessel
laden with such a cargo for German
consumption.
Early press dispatches from Berlin
announcing the loss of the vessel by
a mine caused somewhat of a sensa
tion in this capital, where the tension
has been more or less pronounced over
the situation In the war zones since
the dispatch of warning notes by the
United States to both Great Britain and
Germany.
.Mine Laying Not Prohibited.
Jt was conceded informally that if
the cause of the accident were a mine,
there probably would be no ground for
diplomatic action by the United States,
as the laying of mines is not prohibit
ed by an International convention now
In force.
American Consul Fees cablegram,
forwarded from Bremen through the
American Consul-General at Rotter
dam. Holland, gave the State Depart
ment meager information. It said:
"Steamer Kvelyn. Captain Smith,
agents Bull & Co.. New York, blown up
early Friday at Borkum. Crew saved.
Ship and cargo lost."
Earlier today It had been practically
decided by the Washington Government
to make no reply either to the British
or German notes concerning the use of
neutral ensigns or possible attacks by
submarines on neutral vessels in the
new sea ones of war. This was taken
to imply that the strong warning sent
to both Britain and Germany might
now be followed up in the relations of
this Government with the belligerents,
if through their practices American
vessels or lives were lost.
Blame la Hard to Fix.
While mines have been laid in bel
ligerent waters since the early days of
the war, American vessels heretofore
have not suffered any injury. Many
other neutral craft have been destroyed,
but the practical impossibility of Axing
the blame for accidents of that kind
has prevented the interested govern
ments from taking diplomatic action.
When the North Sea was first mined
some of the neutral countries protested
to both Germany and Great Britain, but
the United States took the position that
it was impossible to determine which
countrv had been the aggressor and
therefore mado no protest, though it
does not consider its rights in any way
compromised by this silence.
Diplomatically, the United States and
neutrals generally are helpless as far
aj obtaining redress for the loss of
their ships by contact with mines is
concerned, unless absolute proof, a rare
occurrence, could be adduced to show
the nationality of the mines, that no
pilot was available or that the mines,
drifting from their anchorage, were far
distant from belligerent areas.
rroblbltlom Never Effected.
Efforts have been made from time to
time to obtain an agreement among the
nations of the world to prohibit the
laying of mines. England took the
lead In this connection at the second
Hague conference in 1007 and a con
vention nally was drafted and ratified
by the United States and Great Britain
and only a few of the other nations,
though It never became effective. Un
der Its terms it was forbidden to lay
unanchored. automatic contact mines
AMERICAN
SUNK
tCuncluued on F .
BRITISH TROOPSHIP
SUNK, SAYS BERLIN
STEAMER ACCOMPANYING SOL
DIERS ALSO REPORTED LOST.
London Is Silent Regarding Ac
counts Featnred In All Ger
man Newspapers.
BERLIN, Feb. 21. (By wireless to
Sayville. N. Y.) A report of the sink
ing of a British transport with troops
and the accompanying steamer reached
Berlin too late for comment by the
morning papers.
All the papers, however, leature me
report in first page headlines, to
gether with reports of the sinking of
other vessels by submarines or mines.
if. as is indicated by the foregoing,
a British transport has been sunk, the
news probably has been wttnnem in
London. Although accounts of the
sinking of various other steamers by
German submarines or' mines have
Jwn nassed promptly by the British
censors, there is no Intimation in the
London dispatches of the destruction
of a transport.
CATHOLICS J0 BE LOYAL
Church Puts Patriotic Duty of Ital
f lans Before All Else.
ROME, Feb. 21. (Special.) It is said
on the highest authority that -despite
the neutrality of the Holy See, the
Pope's efforts toward peace and hopes
that Italy will not be dragged Into the
great war, it is expected that in case
of intervention Italian Catholics will
be expected to support the government.
For this purpose the Pope has already
instructed bishops and the clergy to
beware of neutralists propaganda, lest
they should be accused of being un
patriotic. Tho archbishop-elect of Genoa already
has addressesd a pastoral letter to tn"e
diocese of Casale Monferrato, in Pied
mont, recommending that the citizens
prepare to Vnake every sacrifice, even of
their lives if needed. Tho letter Bays
Catholics must obey the King and gov
ernment implicitly.
Similar pastoral letters are to follow
In other dioceses.
MAN SAVED WITH LINGERIE
Girls Make Rope of Petticoats to
Make Rescue on Monntain.
CALDWELL. N. J.. Feb. 21. (Spe
cial.) Nine young women, including
Miss Rosetta Davis, of San Francisco,
rescued Harry Reiter, of New York,
from a. rerilom position on the vde
o.f the Hook Mountain today by tear
ing up their petticoats and making a
rope by which he was hauled back to
safety. Reiter had fallen some 30 feet
down the side of the mauntain and
was clinging there when the women
came to his did. Below him a cliff
fell away nearly 300 feet.
Without hesitating, the women re
moved their petticoats and tore them
into strips, tying and twisting them
together until they formed a rope.
They lowered it to Reiter. He caught
it and was dragged to safety.
SMELT SHIPMENTS GO EAST
Fis-li In Kalama River Disappear
and Evade Cowlitz.
KELSO, Wash.', Feb. 21. (Special.)
Forsaking the Kalama . River, into
which they had Decn running for sev
eral days, the main run of the Colum
bia River smelt has entered the Lewis
River and fishermen from Kelso are
making great hauls in that stream.
This is the first time in more than 20
years that the smelt have failed to
come into the Cowlitz.
Heavy shipments of smelt are being
made from this place as usual, how
ever, as many of the fishermen prefer
to bring their catch here, where they
have their shipping arrangements
made. Many shipments this year arc
going to Montana, Dakota and Minne
sota points.
FAVORITISM IS CHARGED
Berlin Paper Says Defeat of Ship
Bill Shows Anglophile Sentiment.
BERLIN, Feb. "21. (By wireless to
Sayville, N. Y.) Among the Items given
out today for publication by the Over
seas News Agency, was the following:
"The reported decision of the Ameri
can Congress to drop the Administra
tion's ship-purchase bill Is character-ttc-A
hv the Kreuz Zeitumr as a sign of
the Anglophile sentiment in America. , .
"The Norddeutsche Allegemeine .ei
tung points out that discussions of con
ditions for peace are not yet opportune,
as fighting is still going on."
AUSTRIA TO RAID AT SEA
German Example Is to Be Followed
in Adriatic Waters.
GENEVA, via Paris, Feb. 21. Austria
will follow Germany's lead in its treat
ment of neutral shipping in the Adri
atic, although possessing few subma
rines, says a dispatch from Innsbruck.
It is reported here that Emperor
William of Germany and. Emperor
Francis Joseph of Austria-Hungary,
with their staffs, soon will hold a con
ference at some town near the frontier
between the two countries. The rulers
have not met since the war began.
DATE OF AMPUTATION SET
Surgeons Definitely Decide to Op
crate on Bernhardt Today.
BORDEAUX, via Paris. Feb. 21. It
was decided definitely today by the
surgeons at the hospital of St. Augustin
of Arcahon to amputate the right leg
of Sarah Bernhardt tomorrow.
Mme. Bernhardt maintains her cour
age, being described as apparently
cheerful. She Is receiving a large num
ber of telegrams expressing sympathy,
aent from all parts of the world.
RISH COASTER IS
PREY OF SUBMARINE
.cV
German War.-o Jrew
and Sinks Vessel.
FLIGHT ATTEMPTED IN VAIN
Zig-Zag Course Full Speed
Fails to Balk Pursuer.
SKIPPER IS MOST AFFABLE
Fishing Boats Are Spared '"It's
Commercial Craft Wc Are Seek-
ing," Says Captain Men
on Board Escape.
LONDON. Feb. 21. The small Irish
coasting steamer Downshire was sunk
last night by a German submarine off
Calf of Man, an island in the Irish sea.
The Germans gave the crew five min
utes in -which to leave their ship. The
crew landed last night at Dundrum,
County Down, Ireland.
The submarine which sank the
Downshire was the U-12. The Ger-,
mans fired three shots at the steamer
before her captain hove to. After the
crew of the Downshire had taken to
the boats the Germans placed a bomb
amidships of the steamer and exploded
it, and the Downshire sank in a few
minutes.
Attempt mt Flight Futile.
The chief engineer of the Downshtr
gave the following account of the sink.
Ing of the vessel:
"The submarine was sighted two
miles .away by the lookout and the
captain thereupon ordered me to. push
my engine all it was possible. He
steered a zig-zag course, but the pur
suer overhauled us in a short time
and fired three shots. The aim was
good and we stopped immediately.
"The submarine drew up, fully above
the surface of the water, a hundred
feet away. Its captain hailed us in
good English , and tojd us to -get into
our oats with hast.
Exhaust Pipe Excites Captain.
"Then the waste steam began to
blow out of our Exhaust pipe. The
German captain got excited at this,
thinking we were trying to signal for
help, and ordered us to shut off the
steam, saying otherwise he would open
fire.
"I counted 19 men on the submarine's
deck. When our boats came alongside
the submarine we waited there while
five German sailors boarded one of our
lifeboats, carrying a bomb, which was
in a hollow brass canister about eight
inches long and four inches wide. This
they placed in the water under the
side of the boat amidships. The can
ister floated nicely and the Germans
lighted a fuse and rowed back toward
the submarine.
"Suddenly there was an explosion.
In the dark it seemed to have done lit-
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1 INDEX OF TODAFS NEWS
Tbe Weather.
YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature, 3-
djV minimum, an degrees.
f-0 Occasional rain; southerly winds.
legislatures.
senators and Representatives In merry mood
as Legislative session ends. Page 9.
Legislature passes measure authorizing spe
cial election next November if referendum
is invoked. Pase 1.
Legislature consolidates two boards and
abolishes two others. Page 9.
Ronald G. Callvert describes closing hour of
Legislative Assembly - and reviews work.
Page 1.
President Thompson, of Senate, praises leg
islative session as most succesful. Page .
War.
American cotton steamer sunk by mine olf
German Coast. Page 1.
More Russian columns awaiting enemy with
in lines In Poland. "Page 3.
Allies reported to have made gains near
Yprea. Page 3.
No chance giwn retreating Russians to re
sist seriously. Page 3.
Movement begun in Japan to raise volun
teers to aid allies In Europe. Page 2.
Turks panic stricken when British warship
and aeroplane visit Syrian coast. Page a.
National.
If ship-purchase bill is beaten it will be
personal defeat tor President. Page 5.
Domestic.
European police are praised by Rockefeller
investigation. Page
Sports.
Trade of Derrick to St. Louis Browns almost
arranged. Page 10.
Oregon and Oregon Aggies pushed further
down ladder in conference basketball.
Page 10.
No hope left for legalized boxing In Wash
ington. Page 10.
Portland and Vicinity.
Fire in Merchants Trust Company building
causes loss of $40,000. Page 1.
"Secret Service." war play at Baker The
ater, is most thrilling. Page 7.
Heart throbs appear in many new movies.
Page 11.
Dr. Luther R. Dyott blames emotion for
problems of psychology. Page 8.
Divorce suit of Ralph Modjeskl to be tried
this week. Page 14.
Dr. Benjamin Young preaches to former flock
at First Methodist Church. Page 8.
Y. M. C. A. campaigners to mobilize today
to complete plans for opening of canvass
for 1000 new members to open tomorrow.
Page &
Norwegians ask Consul's removal for action
in case of deserting sailors. Page 14.
Orpheum bill wins high praise. Page It.
Portland to plant 100,000 new rose bushes
today. Pae 11.
IGNORANT CUPID IS JAILED
License Thought Sufficient by Pair
Believing Selves Wedded.
FRESNO, Cal., Feb. 21. (Special.)
Ignorance of marriage laws in the
United States caused Louis Alvarez and
Miss Jessie Martinez to spend a night
. rmmtu Tail au thpv hnvA been
living together since December 19, 1914.
They procured- a marriage license at
that time, but were never legally mar-
A ilvar thought that he nad
complied with the marriage laws when
he obtained his license irom tne county
Clerk. He took his wife-to-be to a
1 . - I n4 n.nh.Mv nHVOT WOlllfl hHVfl
IIUI-Ol ' i ' ' . . -
discovered hla -mistake had it not been
that tho police in their moral crusaae
placed him under arrest.
T1 1 TiiH7-A Rriirlrq t fui a V tie! the
belated knot and the charge against
the couple was oismiesea.
BLACKS TORTURE GERMANS
Natives in Africa Spurred by British
Jlcwords, Berlin Hears.
BERLIN, Feb. 21. (By wireless to
Sayville, N. Y.) The Overseas News
Agency today gave out the following:
"Herr Schwarz and Herr Gehr, mis
sionaries of the Basle Mission, on the
Sanga River, in Kamerun, West Africa,
report that British troops are promis
ing rewards to the natives to deliver
Germans as prisoners or to kill them.
"For this reason several Germans
have been drowned or cut to pieces by
the natives. Others have been tor
tured and delivered to the British."
STAND ASIDE. I WANT TO FEED
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LOSS IS $40,000
IN SUNDAY FIRE
Merchants'TrustBuild
ing Damaged.
SEVERAL FIRMS SUFFERERS
Flames Start in Basement and
Origin Is Mystery.
10,000 THRONG STREETS
Victory Comes After 12 Engines and
Four Trucks light for Hour and
Quarter Two Victims of
Crowd Fireman Hurt.
BOSSES IN YESTERDAY'S FIRK.
Est. Dam.
Brasfield porges. clothiers,
(fully covered) 20,000
A. & M. Delovage. jewelers,
(fully covered) L000
Remlcka Song Shop (insur
ance unknown) 0
Ballimoro Dairy Luncheon
(partially covered) 200
Painless Parker, (partially
covered)
5,000
Jost & Co., tailors (partially
covered) 5(H
Merchants' Trust Company
(fully covered) 8.0
Phoenix Assurance Co.. Ltd,
fully covered 250
' Total
.140.000
Business firms in tho Merchants'
Trust Company building, at the south
west corner of Sixth and Washington
streets, sustained a M0.000 loss yester
day, when fire, of unknown origin,
started in the basement. It was an
hour and a quarter before the fire was
xnntml of the 12 engines and
four truck companies called to the
scene.
Tho. heaviest losses were suffered by
Brasfield & Porges, clothiers, occupy
ing the corner store; John F. O'Shca
,1 Tam 15. (VShea. owners of the
building: Remlck's Song Shop, 322
iv.0hinrtn street: Painless Parker's
dentistry parlors on the second floor;
A. & M. Delovage. Jewelers. wasn
ineton street, and Jost & Co., tailors.
on the third floor.
10,000 Watch Fight.
Approximately 10.000 people swayed
behind, the firo lines, which were
stretched a block deep on Broadway
and Washington and Sixth streets. So
densely pocked were the people on the
north side of Washington street that
a woman in a fainting condition and a
man, feeble, probably 80 years old, and
exhausted from being, crushed by the
crowd, were removed through tho fire
lines by the police, who compelled
many others to leave this congested
sidewalk. Several women and little
(Concluded on rage 14.)
THOSE PEOPLE.
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SPECIAL ELECTION
ORDERED IF NEEDED
LEGISLATLKK ANTICIPATES tK
OF REFERKXBTM.
Measure Authorizing Vote Next No
vember Is Passed as Foresight
for Dry Act and Others.
STATE CAPITOL. Salem, Or.. Feb. It.
(Special.) A special election to be
held on the first Tuesday after the first
Monday in November for the purpose of
considering measures enacted by the
recent legislative sessions was author
ized by a bill that went through both
houses early this morning.
The bill does not provide for i elec
tion unless the referendum in Invoked
against any of the measures passed
by this session. The sum of $12,000 la
appropriated by the state for that pur
pose. It is estimated that the cost of
a special election will approximate
$100,000. but the balance of the fund
must be met by the various counties.
Friends of the prohibition measure
were' particularly interested to have
the bill passed, as they fear a referen
dum will be applied. The law becomes
effective January 1, 191S. concurrently
with the prohibition amendment to the
constitution adopted by the people last
Fall. Had the special election not been
authorized and the bill referred. It
could not have been voted upon by the
people until the election in November.
1016, and the prohibition amendment
would have been in effect without
law to make it operative.
Any other legislation passed by this
session al.so can be referred In the
regular manner and voted upon next
November under provision of this bill
which was fathored by Senator !'.
AIRMAN RAIDS IN ENGLAND
Bombs Dropped N'enr Brninlree and
at Coleliefter.
LONDON. Feb. 22. 12:22 A. M. A
Bralntree dispatch to the Press Asso
ciation says that about 8:30 o'clock
last night a hostile aeroplane dropped
missiles, supposed to be incendiary
bombs, on the fields close to Brain-
tree, but they did lkO damage.
At 8:40 o'clock an aeroplane passed
over Colchester, which lies about 60
miles northeast of London. It dropped
a bomb, which burled itself in a gar
den, where It exploded, doing damage
to the rear of a house and smashing
the windows of other houses. No one
was hurt.
The aeroplane, said to be a German,
also dropped bombs at Marks Tcy, six
miles west of Colchester, and near
Coggeshall, but no serious damage re
sulted. The machine was last report
ed as making oft to sea.
Sunday's War Moves
A GERMAN submarine, described by
some as tho U-12 and by others as
the U-21, which is operating in the
Irish si-a, found another victim yester
day in the little Irish e .istiag steamer
Downshire. The Downshire was sunk
not far from the spot where tho British
steamer Cambank was torpedoed a few
hours earlier. In the case of the
Downshire, however, the crew wero per.
mittod to escape In their boats, and,
instead of wasting a torpedo, tlio Ger
mans used a bomb, which destroyed the
vessel in a few minutes.
On the other side of the British isle,
in the North Sea, near tho island of
Borkum, tho American steamer Kvelyn,
cotton laden, struck a. mine. She sank,
but her crew were saved.
This makes up the total of steamers
destroyed by submarines and mines
during the past 24 hours, as far as is
known here. The submarines up to
the present have demonstrated their
ability to attack only slow steamers or
those lying at anchor, as several liners
have passed to and fro in the Irish Sea
where the German craft have been at
work without being aproached. In fact,
with respect to Liverpool and other
West Coast ports, the departures have
been above the Saturday and Sunday
average, according to Lloyds' list.
None of the official reports of the
fighting on land contains any Important
Information, although there are big
battles in progress near tho East Prus
sian frontier, where, the llussinns say
they have stemmed the German ad
vance; In 'Western Ualicia, where the
Russians have become more active; in
the Carpathians, where the troops have
been lighting for nearly two months,
and In Bukowlna, where again the Rus
sians have been reinforced and are
resisting the Austro-Uerman advance.
retrograd dispatches say that the
Germans have met an impenetrable bar
rier in the vicinity of Ossowet and
that their difficulties have been In
creased by the overllowlng of the Nie
men River. They are in great forces,
however, and the battle, which is only
just beginning, promises to be a severe
one.
There seems to be little change in
lli relative positions in Western Gall-
cia. although both sides have been mak
ing an effort to move forward, while
in the Carpathians, although the light
ing is undiminished in violence, the
battle lines remain about as they were.
A big battle Is being fought north of
the Nadworna-Kolomea line In South
eastern Galloia and, according to Ger
man correspondents, the Russians have
brought up largo reinforcements from
Stanislau.
The Russian and Turkish forces have
again come into touch In the Caucasus,
in the trans-Tchoruk region, but the
result of the encounters Is not given.
There has again been a slackening In
the activity in the West, although at a
number of points one side or the other
has made an attack, with the usual re
sult of a gain or a loss of a few ards
of trenches.
No further word has been received of
the attacks on the Dardanelles forts
by the British and French Meets.
ENDS
SDNO
May-Like Sun Shines
on Gay Lawmakers.
"TIPPERARY" AIR DISCORDANT
Motion to Adjourn Not Heard
but Record Will Have It.
SENATE OUTSTEPS HOUSE
Representative Con-clcntloii hut
Wasteful of Time and I scUInz
In Initiative On Part
of Pact Fall.
r.v noN.vt.r o. cai.i.vkut
STATE CAP1TOU Salem. Or., Krl. :i.
(Staff Correspondence.) Tha tnci
statement that the KricMatiira did b-
adjourn until Sunday morning Is likel'
to convey the mental picture of Vt gen
tlcmen, pale and wan swatting In th
cold gray dawn the final Mrolie of lha
gavel that would proclaim their labor
ended.
The real picture w very different.
It was S o'rlok and tho brlcht sun ef
a Slay dV strangely Kt down in th
middle of l'eliriuiry tiennunk
through the Senate chmbei. I m
the members of the llnn.-e and Ih
i lcrkx, at least many 'f thi m, ImcIik
joyous carols. Well, von mUhl rll
them carols. There whs "Auld I ng
Sync." In vhleh the r'cualnia imncd.
and "Tlpperary." with tho ky pit-bed
too low. which offended Kepi ei.ent
the I.ouii Kiithn lhat I.-, the fnns nnl.
not the key. for Mi. Kuehn il'-cn not
believe In trifling with neutrally.
I'realdlua Officer aeerea.
They cheered. Iloui-e mid r-ni'
three times for Ibc Mr.iker. They
cheered three llni.-n for Hie I'r.sldei.l
of the Senate. They cheered vhrea llm.
for the feminine mcmlri and rhook
handN all around The ll.'iim mruil.fi
flnnllv drifted away. They had al
ready adionrned i-tnr, .11.'. TninHY
gomeono In Ibo Semite mM: ' l-"l so
get a good hot breakfust." Ami rn
body did.
If there wan a formal motion to ad
journ 1 did not hciir It. but no one n"c.l
worrv. The record will 'bow that there
was one. I'esk clerks In Iho final da n
of a scsxion forget thnt there l Mi. h
thing as bed or breakfast. I'll mak
the guess thnt when ho got cood and
readv, provided It wis necessary. I Viet
Clerk John Cochran made the motion,
put It, answerfd aye. declared It car
ried, and Is prepared to show the writ
ten record that the Slh Lca.li.lal H
Assembly has passed out of existence.
One I'arl Tact Fall.
Yesterday morning I cast up Ihe re. -ord
of Important leglalallon. Some rf
the record was baaed on presumption
that certain agreements between th
two houses would b carried out. To.,
agreements failed in but one particular.
The House did not paaa the bill con
solidating te offices of corporation and
insurance commissioner. The mergrr
of the highway and State Engineer
i .... omnllahed. and tha two
housea agreed on the manner of rhoon-
nr delegates to tho waterpower con
ference of Western states.
.. nwr resolution II finally
adopted makea the Governor chairman
.k. i....ji(ion and provides for th
election of two delegates by each House.
Thla was the solution or a """" '
where dignity infringed on dignity. Th
Senate had proposed that uie legisla
ture elect all. The Houae had insist
that the Governor appoint all. Governor
Withycomba himself advocated tnc pisn
that was finally adopted.
Iloaara F.leet I)fleafa.
i-i.:i ihr folk were slumbering In
their beds the two houaea proceeded to
elect. The Housa choao t. n. tm""".
of Tortland. a member of that body.
and C. S. Hudson, a hanker or j.cnu.
i h Senate elected Tresldcnl w . i.air
Thompson and Edgar P. I lper.
t ih el.u-lnc hours tho to brnclK,
-i .....! lima seriously lo conrldtr
nir.,
the plight of the prohibition measure.
As It stood the temptation i pra -
tioally tend"rcd on a silver im..i.-i .
the liquor Interesta tn apply 'he ref 1 1
endum and obtain a lease of lif un'tl
November, lilt.
i:irrllon HIM Vmwr4.
The possibility of Ihe Govrrtin.- vail
ing a special election about inn ntt
f ihe vnr to ena. t an enfori in
statute In the event of a ieforc.iu ft
was :ia.-u."d Infot inmiy, nut tne
more the membeia thoiiKht about II
tho tune seemed their .t nspeet Iva
predicament. They would bo legislat
ing to forestall a vole of the peopia
... ...... ii m i. Imsua on whl.h tha
oil i n i 1 1 v.
people had not expressed an opinion
The conclusion wan readily reached iii
each house that the prohibition law '
ought either to bo mnle a matter or
finality or wiped off the record t
. .. for unother before the con
stitutional amendment beeoiea opet
atlve. January 1. senator i-a nn..
which calls an cte. tlon In November
In event any measure bo referende.l,
was called up In the Senate and
quickly approved by both houses.
ienate I -coda 'RMHlalln.
... . v. a madnr nf eo 11 HO 1 1 .1 n 1 1 n ir ani
elirnlivating boards and ronimlulnni tha
Senate plainly has iho pest or tna ici
ord. It h pasi-e.1 a fairly roiupr-
hen.lve ret of all l.l'ls at least a
tconcludU vi. j.i
LEGISLATURE
M
JOYOUS