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THE MORNING OREGON IAN. TUESDAY, MARCH 21. 1916.
HOUSt REFUSES TO
A' iEIID m BILL
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: to Increase Size to
'20,000 Defeated by
' 183 to 105.
IDENT'S PLAN UPHELD
Passaje by Bis: Vote Seems
Ccrialn Senate Ukcly to Make
Quick Work of Sending Meas-
Into Conference.
WASHIN'GTOX, March 20. By refus
ing definitely to increase the regular
Army provisions of the Hay bill, the
House today made it almost certain
that the measure -will go to the Sen
ate originally as framed and by an
overwhelming vote. Chairman Hay, of
the military committee, was hopeful
tonight that a final vote could be
reached tomorrow.
The net result of the day's debate on
proposed amendments was to sustain
the recommendation of the President
a-'? to the size of the regular Army. The
Hay bill carried virtually the pro
gramme mapped out by ex-Secretary
Harrison in this regard, but substitutes
the federalization of the National
Guard for the continental Army. The
President has approved its general out
line, but stands uncommitted as to de
tails. Three times during the day the Houre
defeated proposals to increase the
peace strength of the regulars, fixed
by the Hay bill at 140,000. expandable
to 175,000 by executive order if war Is
imminent. The debate centers upon
the Kahn amendment to fix the author
ized peace strength at 220.000, but the
first vote was on a substitute offered
by Representative Fuller. Republican,
cf Illinois, to make it 250.000.
The Fuller substitute was lost with
out a division. The Kahn amendment
was voted down 183 to 105, after ap
peals for a larger standing Army had
been made by Representative Mann,
Republican leader, and other influen
tial members of the minority.
Only two Democrats supported the
Kahn amendment in debate and less
than a dozen voted for it. About 40
Republicans voted against it.
Representatie Crago, Republican, of
the military committee, proposed to fix
the strength at 200,000, but was voted
down by a substantial majority.
With the outstanding feature dis
posed of. consideration of the remain
der of the bill went forward rapidly.
About one-third of the measure had
reen reviewed and approved when ad
journment for the day cama. The Na
tional Guard, industrial reserve and
nitrate plan sections are among those
Ftill to be considered.
When the measure reaches the Sen-Bl-
e. it is probable that all but the en
e ting clause will be stricken out and
f e Senate committee measure substl
"ted as a short cut to conference. The
lal measure must be written in con
rence, as the Senate and House pro-
sals differ radically. Should the Sen
e committee work out a combination
of its own measure with the House
i ill. however. It appears likely that the
Zvational Guard, Industrial reserve and
nitrate plant proposals of the Hay bill
will be retained, while the Senate's
figures of 178.000 peace strength for
the regular Army will be inserted witn
he Senate plan for creation of a third
-rce of Federal volunteers. The
ouse bill contains an authorization
jT Summer training camps, while the
enate bill proposes the establishment
jf a force of 261,000 Federal volun
teers, grouped by Congressional districts.
Olass Cnts Gash in Ijeg.
Severe cuts on the calf of the leg,
received while opening a jar of fruit
it his home, 528 Kast Thirty-fourth
treet Southeast, last Saturday, brought
'harles Rusk to the Good Samaritan
lospital as a patient, and he is lying
here rather seriously ill. He was
neeling on the floor when he tried to
pen the fruit jar, and it slipped from
is grasp, fell and broke on his leg.
inflicting deep gashes. Mr. Rusk's
t emperature was high last night, al
though physicians in attendance be
:1pve his injuries are not dangerous.
HAIR COMING OUT?
Dandruff causes a feverish Irritation
of the scalp, the hair roots shrink, loos
en and then the hair comes out fast. To
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scalp of every particle of dandruff, get
a 25-cent bottle of Danderine at any
drug store, pour a little in your band
and rub it into the scalp. After a few
applications the hair stops coming out
and you can't Jnd any dandruff.
CHILD'S TONGUE
BECOMES COATED
IF CONSTIPATED
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GRANT BILL FORMING
Committee Agrees to Seven
Sections of Measure.
TAXES CAUSE OF CLASH
Mr. Raker Insists Counties, if Re
imbursed at All, Should Only
Receive Payment on $2.50 an
Acre Not Full Assessment.
OREGON I AN NEWS BUREAU. Wash
ington, March 20. Seven sections of
the proposed Oregon and California
land grant hill were agreed to at an
all-day session of the sub-committee on
public lands, and the committee ad
journed when Representative Raker,
California, made an attack on section
10, which proposes to reimburse the
land-grant counties for back . taxes.
Raker, whose own bill would give the
counties no back taxes, first opposed
any payment of back taxes by the Gov
ernment, and then took the ground that
if the Government Is to reimburse the
counties, It should pay the accrued
taxes on a uniform valuation of 12.50
an acre and not on the assessed value
of the lands. His opposition stirred up
a spirited controversy and the ques
tion of back taxes went over until to
morrow. I.andx to lie dandified.
The committee provided in its bill for
a classification of all the lands of the
grant into powersites, timber lands
and agricultural lands, but adopted a
general provision permitting mineral
exploration and entry of any of the
lands in the grant except power sites
which carry mineral. The general
mining- laws are made to apply. If a
mineral locaton is made on timber land
the location cannot acquire title to the
land until the timber is sold and re
moved, but the locator may use such
timber from the land as may be neces
sary in the development of his claim,
until the timber is sold; after that
time he must buy his timber.
Lands classified as timber lands
shall not be disposed of until the tim
ber has been removed. The timber is
to be sold in accordance with the plan
proposed by the Secretary of Agri
culture instead of in the manner pro
posed in the original Chamberlain bill;
that is, sales will be made as there is
demand, and in tracts which can be
worked commercially. The Chamber
lain bill required prompt sales' of the
timber by 40-aere tracts.
Cultivation Clause Amended..
The committee adopted section 5, pro
viding for the entry of agricultural
lands, as recommended by the Secretary
of the Interior, but the cultivation
clause was amended. Secretary Lane's
provision required the cultivation of
20 acres at the end of five years, to
establish good faith; the committee bill
provides that the area cultivated "shall
be such as to satisfy the commissioner
of the General Land Office that the
entry Is made in good faith and not for
speculation." The committee by ma
jority vote refused to eliminate en
tirely the cultivation clause.
Section 1, over which a big contro
versy has arisen, was passed over un
til after John Lind has explained his
Interest in that legislation.
The committee agreed to a provision
giving preference right of entry to
all persons "occupying and actually re
siding on the lands since December 1.
1913." This right will apply whether
the individual has previously exhausted
his homestead rights or not. If the
settler is on lands carrying more than
1.200.000 feet to the quarter section,
he can only get title to the 40 acres on
which his improvements have been
made.
LAWRENCE MOTION IS LOST
Directed Verdict Ponied and Murder
Iefcnse Begins.
KLAMATH FALLS. Or., March 20.
(Special.) In the A. Ernest Lawrence
murder case, now on trial here, the
state finished its evidence this after
noon and rested. Circuit Judge Kuy
kendall overruled a motion by the de
fense that the court instruct the jury
to return a verdict of not guilty, on
the ground that the state had not
proved sufficient facts to establish
Lawrence's guilt. The defense then
proceeded with the introduction of its
evidence.
E. B. Henry was the only witness
called by the defense this afternoon.
His testimony was entirely with refer
ence to the making of certain maps of
the buildings and grounds where the
shooting took place, shortly after the
affray. The defense probably will
consume two days in the presentation
of its case.
BOARD EXPECTS PROTESTS
Clay Workers and Broom Maters
Object to Prison Products.
SALEM. Or., March 20. (Special.
When the State Board of Control meets
here tomorrow delegations from the
Oregon City Clayworkers' Association
and the Portland Chamber of Commerce
are expected to be present to protest
against the state having convicts at the
peniteniary manufacure brick and
brooms.
Resolutions against the prison mak
ing brick were received by the board
today from the Oregon City Claywork
ers. The state is permitted to manufac
ture brick under the law, and the brick
used at the different state institutions.
The protest against the manufacture
of brooms made by the Portland Cham
ber of Commerce is the result of War
den Minto's having recently advised the
board that he intended to install a
broom plant at the prison.
PAPER FILES DEMURRER
Article Not Libelous, Is Answer in
$115,000 Suit by X. B. Harvey.
In the $113,000 libel suit brought by
ISathan B. Harvey against the Portland
News, a demurrer was filed yesterday
by the newspaper, contending that the
obnoxious article referred to in the
complaint was not libelous, did not
charge the plaintiff with a crime and
was a privileged article concerning
public proceedings.
This is the second suit brought by
Mr. Harvey; growing out of the Hill
murder at Ardenwald Station June 8.
1911. William L. Hill, Ruth Hill; Dor
othy Rintoul and Philip Rlntoul were
the victims. The first suit was for 175,-,
000 damages because the News had in
timated that Mr. Harvey was the mur
derer. The present suit Is based on an
article in the News reporting the result
of the former suit.
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ASTORIA LOSS SBD.DDO
REVISED FIGURES SHOW GREATER
DAMAGE; HALF IVSIRED.
w Code Prescribing Fireproof Build
ings In Certain Areaa to Result
From Fire.
ASTORIA. Or., March 20. (Special.)
A revision of the figures places the
total losses of last night's fire at about
$60,000, approximately half of which is
covered by insurance. The Young and
McGowan buildings were so badly dam
aged they will have to be torn down.
As one of the direct results of last
night's fire, the Council has instructed
the City Attorney to prepare an ordi
nance providing a building code. If
this new code goes into effect, no
wooden buildings will be allowed with
in the area bounded by Second and
Twenty-third Btreets, the south side
of the railroad tracks, and a varying
boundary between Duane and Ex
change streets. Every structure in
this area must be built with fireproof
walls. Brick, cement, concrete, stone,
or any like non-inflammable material
may be used.
In the area between the waterfront
and the railroad tracks, all future
structures must be of mill construc
tion, sheathed with iron or asbestos
materials, or any like substance of
equal fire-resisting qualities.
Newport Woman Dies In Oakland.
NEWPORT. Or., March 20. (Spe
cial.) Word was received here yester
day of the death of Mrs. Austin Rose
brook at Oakland. Cal., last week. Mr.
and Mrs. Rosebrook have been resi
dents of Lincoln for the past 35 years,
leaving here a few months ago to make
their home with their son. Shad, who Is
the leader of an Oakland orchestra.
Another son is also a prominent musi
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