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THE MORNING O REG ONI AN. WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 10, 1917.
HOUSE COMMITTEES
NAMED BY SPEAKER
Representatives Make Start
Toward Actual Business
of Lawmaking.
26 NEW BILLS INTRODUCED
Six Resolutions Offered Also Mr.
Bean Gets Important Place.
v Most Chairmanships Go
Forecast in The Oregonian,
as
Laurraard, Clark, Ritner, Sweeney, Gore,
Brown.
Salaries Elgin chairman. Lunger, Meek,
Eaton, Cornelius.
Ways and means Kubli chairman, Chllds,
Clark, Howe, Stephens, Ashley, W. Al Jones.
STATE CAPITOL. Salem. Or.. Jan. 9
(Special.) With Speaker Stanfield'a
appointment of his standing commit
tees today the House got down to
business. It made a good start toward
actual business, too, by ( the receipt of
a heavy grist of bills and resolutions.
Altogether 26 new bills and eix reso
lutions were dropped into the hopper.
The House really held two sessions
In the morning, running through Its
entire order of business each time. It
adjourned before 11 o'clock for the
Joint meeting with the Senate to hear
the Governor's message this afternoon.
But the committee assignments
proved the subject of most interest.
With 41 chairmanships at his disposal
and 59 members scrambling for them,
the Speaker's lot, naturally, was not
an easy one.
Bean Gets Important Place.
Douis E. Bean, who withdrew Sun
day as a candidate for Speaker, was
placed on the Important committee on
Judiciary and made a member of the
committees on cities and towns and on
public institutions.
Most of the principal chairmanships
were distributed in accordance with
the forecast in The Oregonlan this
morning. Kubli of Multnomah heads
the ways and means committee, Stott
the revision of laws, Forbes the Judici
ary, Belland the fisheries. Lafferty the
education, Callan the railway and
transportation, Schlmpff the roads and
highways, Laurgaard the irrigation
and Anderson the alcoholic traffic
The latter committee, which will
have charge of all "dry" legislation. Is
composed entirely of men who are
"dry" advocates. Dr. Anderson Is the
leader of the dry forces on the floor
and was author of the prohibition
measure adopted at the last session.
Elmore of Linn was elected to the Leg
islature as a member of the Prohibi
tion party; Lafferty of Benton and
Brown of Marlon are men of pro
nounced "dry" proclivities. Matthieu
of Multnomah is a. druggist by profes
sion and expresses eagerness to enact
legislation that will make It impossible
for the druggists to sell alcohol.
Brown and Bowman ' are the chair
men of the engrossing: and enrolling
committees, respectively. These com
mittees control a lot of patronage and
both chairmen already are besieged by
applicants for places.
Ritner on Banking; Committee.
Ritner, who was one of Stanfield's
principal lieutenants in his Speaker
ship campaign, heads the banking com
mittee; Corbett, another of his original
supporters, the game committee, and
W. Al Jones the manufacturing.
The complete list of House standing
committees follows:
"Agriculture Cartmlll chairman, Elgin,
Eodsen, Meek, Cornelius.
Alcoholic traffic Anderson chairman,
Brown, Elmore, Lafferty. Matthieu.
Assessment and taxation Eaton, chair
man; Bowman. Porter, Elmore, Lunger.
Banking Ritner chairman, Corbett. Ded
man. Portwood, Stephens, Belland. Elmore.
Capitol building's and grounds Seymour
Jones chairman, Crandall, Gore.
Cities and towns Brownell chairman.
Bean, Muller.
Claims Barber chairman. Burton, Port-
wood.
Commerce and navigation Rowe chair
man, Schlmpff, Belland. Corbett. Feck.
Corporations Martin chairman, Cartmlll,
uoroon, cranaau, w. J3, Jones.
Counties Stephens ohalrman, Lewis,
Forbes, Peck, Griggs.
Education Lafferty chairman, Gordon,
Hodgen, Sheldon, Thompson.
Elections Lunger chairman, Goode, "W.
B. Jones, Small, Gordon.
Kxposltlons and fairs Sheldon chairman.
Fuller. Laurgaard, Willett, S. Jones.
Engrossed bills Brown chairman, Chllds,
Callen.
Enrolled bills Bowman ohalrman. Porter,
Ashley.
Fisheries Belland ehalrman, Tlehsnor,
Anderson, Sweeney, Mann, Callen, Thomas.
Food and dairy products Meek chairman,
Oartmlll, Porter, Cornelius, Tlchenor.
Forestry and Conservation Fuller chair
man, Lafferty. Rows, Gore, Brand.
Game Corbett chairman, Ritner, Ashley,
Burdlck, Griggs.
Health and pubne morals Elmore ohalr
man, Thompson, Stott, Goods, Burton.
Horticulture Portwood chairman. Lunger,
Thomas, Schlmpff. Brand.
Immigration Clark chairman. Brownell,
Tlchenor, W. B. Jones, Goode.
Insurance Mackay chairman. Barber,
Martin. Callen. S. Jones.
Irrigation Laurgaard chairman, Bodgen,
Sweeney, Clark, Burdlck.
Judiciary Forbes chairman. Bean, Lewis,
Martin, Small Brownell, Elgin.
Labor and Industries Dedman chairman,
Matthieu, Cornelius. Eaton, Belland.
Livestock Porter chairman, Portwood,
Ashley, Forbes, Dedman.
Manufacturing W. .Al Jone. ohalrman.
Fuller, Gordon, Peck, Thomas.
Medicine, pharmacy and dentistry Mat
thieu chairman, Anderson, Dedman, Stafrin,
Sweeney.
Military affairs Willett chairman, Staf
rin, wacnay, juuiier, xicnenor.
Mining Sweeney ohalrman, Mann, Cart
mlll, Muller. Sheldon.
Printing Brand chairman, Griggs, Mann,
jludii, uranaan.
Public institutions Stafrin chairman,
Thompson, Bean, Burton, Goode.
Public lands Hodgen chairman. Fuller,
Small, Crandall, Chllds.
Railway and transportation Callen chair
man, Willett, Barber, Muller, TV". Al Jones.
Resolutions Burdick chairman, Stott, Rit
ner, Lewis, W. Al Jones.
Revision of laws Stott chairman. Fuller,
Mackay, Sheldon, Bowman, Thomas, ' Bur
dlck. Rules and Joint rules Thompson chair
man, Forbes, Callen, Corbett, Mackay.
Roads and highways Schlmpff chairman.
PROHIBITION BILL- IS FIRST
Twenty-Six Measures - Introduced
First Morning.
STATE CAPITOL. Salem, Or., Jan. .'
(Special.) The following bills were
introduced in the House this morning:
H. 13. N'o, 1, by Lewis To prohibit man
ufacture and sale of intoxicating liquor and
provide bone dry legislation.
H. B. No. 2, by Lewis To prohibit manu
facture and sale of preparatory medicines.
H. B. Xo. 3, by Brownell To repeal Oregon-Washington
Joint law regulating fish
ing in Columbia River.
H. B. No. 4, by Bowman To provide for
regulation of non-resident dependent chil
dren. H B. No. 5, by Bowman Providing for
recording certificates of sale and assign
ments. H. B. No. 6, by Bowman Regulating dis
position of stray animals.
H. B. No. 7, by Bowman To prohibit cir
culation of Initiative, referendum and recall
petitions for hire.
H. B. No. 8, by Bowman Amending sec
tion 6320 of Lord's Oregon Laws, limiting
county tax levy to 10 mills.
H. B. No. 9, by Laurgaard To amend
laws requiring railroads to file annual re
ports on December 31.
H. B. No. 10, by Deschutes delegation
Fixing terms of court In Deschutes County.
H. B. No. 11, by Clark Relating to the
duties of the County School Superintendent
of Sherman County In supervising class
work.
II. B. No. 12. by Crandall Requiring
court summons to state whether plaintiff Is
resident of state.
H. B. No. 13. by Crandall Requiring court
pleadings to be subscribed to by resident of
state or resident attorney.
IT. B. No. 14, by Deschutes -delegation
Fixing salaries of officials of Deschutes
County.
H. B. No. 18, by Callan To provide for
foreclosure of mortgages other than first
mortgages on real property.
H. B. No. 16, by Callan To provide for
advertisement of sals of school district
bonds and notes.
H. B. No. 17, by Waiter B. Jones To re
quire County Court of Lane County to pur
chase grounds and buildings for fair pur
poses. H. B. No. 18. by Walter B. Jones Em
powering district governments to make tax
levies.
H. B. No. 19, by Walter B. Jones Re
pealing law providing for County School
Supervisors.
M. B. No. 20, by Walter B. Jones Fixing
school census in last week of October In
stead of last week in November.
H. B. No. 21, by Bean Empowering
state government to Issue such bonds as
may be needed to meet Federal road fund
for period of five years.
H. B. No. 22, by Mueller Regulating
livestock running at large in Columbia
County.
H. B. No. 23, by Clatsop County delega
tion To prohibit fishing for salmon with
purse seines.
II. B. No. 24, by Brownell Changing
manner of payment of Supreme Court salaries.
H. B. No. 23, by Brownell Exempting
earnings of debtor from garnishment to ex
tent of $100.
H. B. No.' 28, by Brownell Fixing salary
of Clackamas County School Superintendent
at xiooo.
LEWIS DRY BILL TO DIE
MERGER OF BOARDS
AGAIN IS PRESENTED
Senate Committee Introduces
Bills Referred to It at
Last Legislature.
Land and Desert, Control and Tax,
Labor, Welfare and Accident, and
Insurance Departments Are
Among Those Affected.
DOCUMENT DRYER THAU "BONE-
DRY" MEASURE IX MAKING.
Prohibition Forces in House Do Not
Take Representative Lewis' Bill
Seriously Pinna Outlined.
STATE CAPITOL, Salem, Or., Jan. 9.
(Special.) Represenatlve Lewis in
troduced hlB prohibition bill In the
House today, but it is due to die a nat
ural death in committee.
The Lewis bill is dryer even than the
"bone-dry" bllL It imposes stringent
regulations on clergymen usinfl wine
for sacramental purposes, among other
provisions requiring that each clergy
man make affidavit to the precise num
ber of communicants who actually
drink wine in the performance of the
religious rites.
But dry forces In the House o not
take the Lewis bill seriously. The real
dry bill Intended to make operative the
recently enacted "bone-dry" amendment
will be Introduced within a few days
Dy ur. Anderson, chairman of the alco
hollo traffic committee. It wiy be
promptly committed and the commit
tees of the two houses will hold Joint
sessions to consider It. It is Intended
to get it through both houses and with
the least possible delay, so that the
liquor Importations may be prohibited
as soon as possible.
The Lewis bill dounbtless will be held
in committee until the other measure
is passed, after which It will be sent
down the skids.
GOVERNOR'S VETO IS UPHELD
House Tables Two Bills and Senate
Judiciary Acts on Third.
STATE CAPITOL. Salem. Or.. Jan. 9
(Special.) Three bills passed by the
last session and vetoed by the Gover
nor today were returned to the houses
from which they originated. Senate
bill 288, by Kiddle, providing for the
creation of the Tenth Judicial District,
emDracing waiiowa county, waq re
lerrea to tne senate committee on
Judiciary, with the Governor's veto. The
committee voted to sustain the veto.
House bill No. 857, amending certain
sections of the corporation law, was
vetoed because it conflicted with othr
legislation enacted by the lat session.
House bill No. 308 was vetoed because
it created additional Judicial districts
as follows: Fifteenth, embracing Lane
Lincoln and Benton counties; Sixteenth
Coos County, and Seventeenth, Jose
phine County.
The Governor's action in both these
House bills was sustained by the
House laying them on the table.
SCHOOL BOARDS JOINED
STATE CAPITOL, Salem. Or., Jan. .
(Special.) The so-called consolida
tion bills considered by the last Legis
lature were reintroduced in a solid
batch today by Senator Barrett, the
onlv remainlnsr Senate member of the
Joint Senate and 'House consolidation
committee of the 1915 session. Presi
dent W. Lair Thompson and Senators
I. N. Day and Isaac Bingham, the other
members of this committee, are not
back at this session.
The committee, which was to have
reported to the present Legislature,
did not hold a meeting. In lieu of sub
mitting a report about nothing in par
ticular. Senator Barrett reintroduced
all the measures.
These bills passed the Senate in 1915
but met their Waterloo in the House,
which was Jammed with a mass of leg
islation In the closing hours.
The resubmitted measures provide
for elimination of several commissions
or departments by consolidating them
with others. There are five bills in the
lot. Following is a brief resume of
each as resubmitted, there being only
minor changes from the original bills:
8. B. 17 Providing for one State
Board of Education of three members
to have charge of educational institu
tions and all state educational matters.
Thia measure creates a State Board
of Education to supersede the present
State Board of Text Book Commission
ers, Regents of the University of Ore
gon and of the Oregon Agricultural
College, the Board of Higher Curricula
and Regents of the State Normal School.
The Governor end State Superintend
ent of Public Instruction are made ex
officio members. The Governor Is di
rected to appoint the three active mem
bers, who are to have the approval
of the Senate.
Tax Commission Would Go.
S. B. 18 Aboiisninsr the State Tax
Commission and placing duties of the
commission with the State Board of
Control, with authority to hire an ex
pert.
This measure, as the title indicates.
confers .the powers and duties of the
present State Tax Commission on the
State Board of Control, composed of
the Governor, Secretary of State and
Treasurer. They are empowered to ap
point one tax expert, at $2000 a year,
and necessary clerical help.
S. B. 19 Establishing & department
of industrial insurance which shall per
form the duties of Labor Commissioner,
the Industrial welfare Commission, the
Industrial Accident Commission and the
Board of Inspectors of Child Labor.
Under this proposed measure, there
would be one chief director of the new
department of industrial insurance, at
$3000 a year, and a chief factory and
workshop inspector, at $2000. The
present Labor Commissioner, the bill
provides, is to be appointed to the
latter position and retained during the
period"- of his elective term, at the
same salary he is receiving as Labor
Commissioner.
- - Act Would Be Effective at Once.
The terms of the commissioners or
other officers of the commissions or
departments abolished by the bill are
declared to be immediately abolished.
S. B. 20. Consolidating the Desert
Land Board with the State Land
Board. ,
This measure Is fully explained by
the title. Under it the Desert Land
Board would cease to exist, its powers
and duties being taken over by the
State Land Board.
S. B. 21. Consolidating the corpor
ation and insurance departments and
creating a corporation and insurance
commissioner.
This measure transfers the powers
of both the superseded departments to
a new corporation and insurance com
mlssioner, who is to be the present In
surance Commissioner, serving at the
same salary as at present. He is to
have one deputy at $2500 a year.
Joint Memorials) Appear.
Two more Joint memorials to Con.
Kress along the lines of the one petl
tionlng Congress to vote the District
of Columbia dry. passed yesterday by
both houses, were introduced in the
Senate by Senator Eddy this morning.
One of these memorials petitions
Congress to submit a National prohi
bition amendment to the states. The
other asks for the passage of a law
barring liquor advertisements from the
mails.
Senator Smith, of Josephine, intro
duced another Joint memorial asking
Congress to appropriate $390,000 for
the Improvement of Crescent City har
bor, in Del Norte County, California.
Olson of Multnomah introduced
resolution empowering the Supreme
Court Justices to appoint a non-sal
aried commission of seven members,
one of whom should be a Supreme
Court Justice, one a representative of
business Interests and five represent
ing the bar, to submit a plan to the
next Legislature for simplification of
legal proceduro.
SENATE BILLS INTRODUCED
Smith or Coos Would Change) Terms
of Court In Six Counties.
STATE CAPITOL. Salem. Or, Jan. 9.
(Special.) The following bills, were
Introduced in the Senate today:
S. B. No. B, by Smith, of Cooi CTlnf-
Inr terms of Court In Benton, com. Lurry,
Xoug-las, Lane and Lincoln oountlea
S. B. No. 7, by Bddy Relating to redemp
tion and Sheriff's deeds.
S. B. No. 8. by Smith, of Josephine Ex-
mptlnff physicians and ambulances, when
mersency calls, from state opeea ana
traffic regulations for automobiles.
S. B. No. . by Lewis Extending- lien law
to florists and nurserymen.
B. B. No. 10. by Olson To define-lia
bility for defects, errors and omissions In
abstracts).
S. B. No. 1L by Dlmlck Relatlnr to Hens
for persons clearing land.
a. B. No. 12. by Wilbur Relating to lia
bility of executors of estates.
a. B. Mo. 18. by J. C. Smith Reduclnr
salaries of Circuit Judge to $36Q0 per year.
B. u no. 14. by Barrett AcceDtlns nro-
vlsions of the Federal road act, and author
ising issuance of state road bonds as re
quired, together with other road funds of
the state, to match the $1,819,280 of Federal
funds; bonds to be 20-year. 4 per cent.
S. B. No. IS. Barrett, bv reauest Pro
viding for exceptions in the Circuit Court
by District Attorneys.
. ts. No. 18, by Olson To provide for the
support and maintenance of Illegitimate
blldren end define the obligations of the
father and mother.
8. B. No. 17. by Barrett Providing for
one State Board of Education of three mem
bers, to have charge of educational Institu
tions and all educational matters.
S. B. No 18. by Barrett Abollshlnr the
State Tax Commission and placing Its du
ties with the State Board of Control, with
authority to hire an expert.
B. No. 19. by Barrett Establishing a
department of Industrial Insurance, which
hall perform the duties of Labor Commis
sioner, the Industrial Welfare Commission,
the Industrial Accident Commission and the
Board of Inspectors of Child Labor.
a. i. No. ao. by Barrett Consolidating
the Lesert Land Board and the State Land
Board.
S. B. No. 21. by Barrett Consolidating the
Corporations and Insurance Departments
and creating a Corporation Insurance Com.
miiseioncr.
S. B. No. 22. by Smith, of Joseph Au
thorlzlng State Highway Commission to pay
lo.uoo out of state road fund for construc
tion of a road from Graves Creek to Mackin
Gulch, on Paclflo Highway. In Josephine
County.
8. B. No. 23, by Smith of Josephine
Amending law relating to recording of min
ing location notices.
S. B. No. 24, by Smith of Josephine En
forcing matrimony in certain cases and giv
ing name to Illegitimate children.
8. B. No. 23, by strayer Amending law
relating to conveyances of mining claims.
a. B. No. by DimicK rroviain:
clceed season for Chinese pheasants until
October 1, 1919. and thereafter permitting
an open season during month of October
only
S. B. No. 2T. by Strayer Continuing home.
stead exemption after death.
S. B. No. 28 by Stray r Relating to the
timo for county courts to create road ais-
trlcts.
SIDELIGHTS ON LEGISLATURE
STA1
isle
Hurrah ! How's This
Cincinnati authority says corns
dry up and lift out
with fingers.
Hospital records show that every
time jou cut a corn you invite lock
jaw or blood poison, which is needless,
pays a Cincinnati authority, who tells
you hat a quarter ounce of a drug
called freezone can be obtained at lit
tle cost from the drugstore but Is
sufficient to rid one's feet of every
hard or soft corn or callus.
You simply apply a few drops of
freezone on a tender, aching corn and
Forenecs is instantly relieved. Short
ly the entire corn may be lifted out,
root and all, without pain.
This drug is sticky but dries at once
and is claimed to Just shrivel up any
corn without Inflaming or even irri
tating the surrounding tissue or skin.
If your wife-wears high heels she
will be glad to know of this. Adv,
TATE CAPITOL, Salem, Or., Jan. .
(Special.) Looks as if this Leg
islature will proclaim an open sea
son on the salaries of public officials.
Senator, . J. C. Smith, of Josephine,
started the lower salary crusade this
morning when he Introduced a bill
whacking $400 a year off the salaries
of Circuit Judges, the cut being from
$4000 to $3600 a year.
"Mighty few salar?- increases are
going to get by me this session," com
mented Senator Smith. "The salaries
of Circuit Judges were put on a flat
$4000 basis at the 1913 session by a very
close vote. Many Circuit Judges did
not d?k for the increase and I see no
reason why we should make them take
it. Thirty-six hundred dollars is a very
good salary.
"There are now 25 Circuit Judges in
Oregon and their salaries alone cost
the state $200,000 a year. By cutting
salaries to $3600 we can save $10,000
annually.
The proposed cut would become ef
fective at the expiration of the terms
of incumbent judges.
The Senate today. on motion of
Senator Curtis L- Hawley, extended
the courtesies of the Senate to J. D.
Lee, of Portland. Senator Hawley ex
plained that Mr. Lee occupied his
Senatorial seat from Polk County 86
years ago. He was in the House 38
years ago.
The House adopted a resolution this
morning providing its members with
the usual supply of law books.
Senator Vinton is a connoissieur in
cigars. None of your rough and tumble
brands go with the Senator from Yam
hill. He has his smokes made espe
cially to order for him by a cigar
matter in filcMlnnvllle. and he bnv
them by the box. They are neater, at
least, tnan tne usual political smoke.
Now thaT. Plowden Stott has been
made chairman of the House committee
on revision or laws ne thinks he 1
entitled to be called "Judge." He was
chairman of the medicine and dentlstrv
committee at me last session and be
came Known as "Doctor" so the ap
pellation of "Judge" comes to him
naturally this year.
Speaker Stanfield has annotated th
following pages in the House.: Joseph
u. Ingram, tiaroia uronson and Marl
Briggs. The messenger to the Senate
will be Verne Drager; messenger to
the printer, Robert Meek; assistant ser
geant-at-arms, George O. Sedgwick.
Representative Anderson has intro
duced a resolution In the House invit
ing various ministers to open the dally
sessions with prayer.
Rev. Mr. Ingalls. who delivered the
invocation this morning, prayed that
the members might remain "sober and
sane."
Representative Ritner wants to get
in right with the newspaper men from
the start. He has introduced the custo
mary resolution extending them the
courtesies of the House. -
The House twice ran through its
order of business this morning. It
cleaned up the desk the first time by
10:30. then adjourned until 11 o'clock
to give the speaker a chance to com
plete his committee lists. It made the
circuit the next time in 20 minutes.
CHILD BILLS OFFERED
PROVISION MADE FOR COMPULSORY
MARRIAGE.
Woman May Name Father of Her Child
and Get Funds for Support and
Education of Ysnagiter.
BONDS PROPOSED 10
GET FEDERAL FUNDS
Bills Introduced in Senate
and House to Take Advan
take of Road Awards.
$1,800,000 TO BE MATCHED
STATE CAPITOL, Salem, Or.. Jan. 9.
(special.) Two bills dealing dras
tically with the illegitimate child
problem were submitted in the Senate
today by Senators Olson, of Multno
mah, and Smith, of Josephine.
The Olson measure is modeled after
the Wisconsin law, which has been in
effect for nearly 40 years.
it provides that if a woman com
plains against a man to a Justice of the
peace, the magistrate shall cause him
to be brought before the court by the
Sheriff or Constable.
If the accused is willing to pay the
woman a sum satisfactory to her, the
same being satisfactory also to the
Juvenile Court, and to give bond to
indemnify the county against all ex
penses incurred by the county In sup
port of the mother during her illness,
he shall be discharged.
If, however, he declines to do this.
and the court finds probable cause that
he is guilty, then the magistrate must
bind him over to the Circuit Court on
$200 to $3000 bond, or send him to Jail
if he can't provide it.
If the defendant man is acquitted.
moreover, he may be charged a sec
ond time with the same offense if the
District Attorney has evidence to Jus
tify the charge.
On the other hand. If he Is found
guilty, he will be adjudged the father
of the child and will be chargeable
with the maintenance of the child, ex
penses of the mother's illness, the cost
or the child s support since birth and
cost or the prosecution.
The measure fixes a maintenance
schedule of costs for the upbringing
of the child. This cost la to be $100
to $300 for each of the first two years
and $150 to $500 each year thereafter
up to the time the child is 11 years
old. If the father can give satisfac
tory bond for these expenses, he will
be discharged from custody of the
court. If not. he may be sent to Jail
or the workhouse.
After 90 days of imprisonment, how
ever, he may apply for discharge, "the
same as any other criminal."
If the mother begins proceedings and
then for any reason does not prosectfte.
the measure further provides that any
other person interested may take up
the charges and press them.
Any properly authorized officer, it is
provided, who is informed of a woman
about to have an illegitimate child or
who haa had an Illegitimate child that
is likely to become a public charge.
may cause a Justice of the peace to
summon the woman before him and, on
her testimony, start proceedings on his
own account against the father or pros
pective lather.
The Juvenile Court is permitted un
der the bill to make a financial com
promise with the putative father, pro
viding this compromise Is for a sum
not less than the father would have
to pay under the provisions of the act.
If the parentage of the child Is estab
lished by court proceeding within three
years after birth, the child is to have
the same inheritance rights as a legiti
mate child.
The bill introduced by Senator Smith,
of Josephine, who is a doctor, provides
for compulsory marriage at the In
stance of either parent of an illegltl
mate child.
If both parties are capable of being
husband and wife, it sets forth, either
may file a complaint against the other
The summons Is to be issued in the
regular way, and the defendant, man
or woman, must appear in 10 days If In
the county, and in .20 days if not In the
county. If he or she falls to answer in
that tlme( the plaintiff may swear out
a - warrant ror nis or ner arrest.
When the court establishes the facts
that "the parties are capable of marry
ing, their parentage being established
and either has refused to marry, the
court under this proposed law may
enter a decree Joining them in wedlock,
giving the child a name and entitling
it to the same heritage as a legitimate
child.
Pay for Names Attacked.
STATE CAPITOL. Salem. Or., Jan. 9
(Special.) A move to curb the com
mercial trafflo in the circulation in
initiative, referendum and recall peti
tions was started by Bowman in in
House today. He introduced a bill that
would make It unlawful for anyone to
circulate such petitions for pay.
"Circulation of these petitions should
be a labor of love, he argues.
With Uncertainty of Mlllago Tax
It Is Pointed Out Oregon Might
Lose Allowance Available
Under Shackleford Law.
STATE CAPITOL. Salem, Or.. Jan.
(Special.) state co-operation with the
Federal Government in road work U
provided In bills introduced concur
rently today by Barrett in the Senate
and Bean in the House.
The measures in brief authorise the
state to issue bonds in sufficient
amounts to meet the Federal appropri
ations) for road work in Oregon during
tne next. live years. In the event the
normal road revenues of the state are
not sufficient.
The House bill and the Senate bill
are Identical. Each recites in full the
Shackleford law passed by Congress
providing for Federal participation
with the state governments in road
work.
They point out that during the next
five years there will be available from
the Federal Government for road work
in Oregon an aggregate of approxl
mately $1,800,000.
It is further explained in the bill,
however, that to gain the use of this
money the state must match the Fed
eral appropriation dollar for dollar, and
that the state appropriation must be
spent on the same road projects as the
Federal appropriations.
State Fasd Would Be Deficient.
It Is apparent, therefore, that the
state will not have enough money In
its road funds during the next five
years to match the Government's
$1,800,000.
While the money accruing from funds
of all kinds, including automobile
licenses, is likely to be more than that
amount. It will be impossible to spend
this money all on the same roads. The
rural communities will have their usual
requirements.
During the last blennlum an aggre
gate of $466,000 was raised by the state
through "the standing quarter-mill tax
levy.
It is not likely that this quarter-mill
rate will be Increased. On the other
hand there is some probability that it
will be eliminated entirely, so In any
event the state's road revenues are not
expected to exceed the approximate fig
ure or $468,000 for a blennlum. or $233,
000 a year.
As a large share of this fund will
have to be expended for local purposes
in various counties. It Is doubtful
whether more than half of it could be
used to match the Federal appropria
tion.
Power Gives Board of Control.
Some additional money may be raised
through automobile licenses and other
sources, but even this, in five years.
will be far short of meeting the Gov
ernment's $1,800,000 apportionment for
Oregon approximately $1,200,000 of
wnicn is to be spent on rural roads and
boo.ooo on forestry roads.
The Bean and Barrett bills do not
peclfy the volume of bonds to be is
sued, stating merely that the State
Board of Control shall have power to
sell bonds In sufficient amount to make
the difference between Federal anDro
priatlon and the money actually avail
ame rrom the state.
These bonds, would run for a oeriod
of 20 years and bear Interest at i per
cent.
The pending bills are entirely inde
pendent of, and unrelated to. any of
the other road measures scheduled to
come up during the present session. It
Is the Intention to get them through
both houses as early as possible so that
the Federal appropriation may be
promptly available.
C. E. Spence. master of the State
Grange, is here and says his organiza
tion win vigorously oppose the Barrett-Bean
bills. He contends that the
state should raise its money to meet
the Federal appropriation through in
creased automobile licenses. He does
not think that the general taxpayers
should bear any part of the expense.
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Here's the reason: Putting: "Won
der" stores on new and up-to-date
methods, eliminating wasteful ways.
Our clothes come direct from big
wholesale shops in New York. We
are contented with a smaller profit
per suit. Quantity buying for 52
stores brings woolens at the lowest
cost That's why we save you $10 on
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GOVERNOR LIKES SPEED
PROMPT ORGANIZATION OF LEGIS
LATl'HE INSPIRES PRAISE.
Little Delay I
Is Expected and
Interests of State Forecast
DIapOKml of Heasmrci
Devotion to
SALEM. Or, Jan. . (Special.) "The
state of Oregon and the members of the
Legislative Assembly, are to be con
gratulated upon the celerity with
which the two houses of the present
Legislature organized and started the
business of the session," Governor
Withycombe said today.
"The prompt steps taken toward or
ganization augur well for a harmonious
session and indicate that the Important
business which faces the legislators
will be transacted to the best Interest
and welfare of the people of the state.
"While the argument often has been
presented that it Is better that a Dem
ocratic Governor be in office to act as
a check on a Republican Legislature,
I believe that the people of the state
are better protected in their Interests
when there Is a Republican Legisla
ture and a Republican executive, work
ing in harmony toward bringing about
much-needed legislation and accom
plishing it without strife, turmoil and
disturbance.
'I am thoroughly satisfied that this
session will devote itself from start
to finish to active work, aiming to
ward constructive legislation of a sane,
sound character, which will result In
FREAK LAWS OPPOSED
CONSTITUTIONAL REVISION ASSO
CIATION WANTS ELECTION.
Aim of Organisation Is to Prevent
Constitution Belnsr Amended by
Contradictory Measures.
With the avowed purpose of saving
the constitution of the state from be
coming a patchwork resembling a
crazy quilt, the Constitutional Revision
Association of Oregon will ask the
present session of the Legislature to
call a special election next June that
the people may vote on the proposition
of making new laws only that are in
accordance with the state constitution.
What Is wanted is an inhibition
against freak laws that tend to con
fuse the baaio law under which the
state Is carrying on its affairs, say
those who are behind the association.
"If we want to patch the constitu
tion, well and good, but let us make
the patch fit, said T. J. Fording, sec
retary of the association, yesterday.
We want to put an end to such
farces as that of last November, when
measures were proposed In direct con
flict with many parts of the const!
tutton. yet without the slightest at
tempt being made to harmonize these
conflicts by the proponents of the
bills."
The association has the following
officers: President, A. N. Crawford
first vice-president. Leo Frlede; second
vice-president. T. V. Ward; treasurer,
Lloyd T. ilullt; secretary, T. J. Fording.
JOINT AGBJ3EMEVT IS OPPOSED
Mr. Brownell Would Repeal Law to
Regulate Columbia Pishing.
STATE CAPITOL, Salem. Or., Jan.
(Special.) Representative Brownell,
of Clackamas, today Introduced a Din
providing for the repeal of the law
enacted by the last session for a Joint
agreement with the Washington State
Legislature to regulate fishing In the
Columbia River. The agreement now
is pending in the Congress of the
United States for ratification.
"I do not know whether this Legis
lature wants to repeal the agreement
or not," said Mr. Brownell, "but
thought I'd start something In case the
other boys want to finish it. Neither
do I know whether a corresponding
move is to be made in the, Washington
Legislature, -
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XEW LICENSE LAW DRAFTED
Aim Is to Hare Counties Control
Motor Vehicles.
SALEM. Or.. Jan. 9. (Special.)
Motor vehicle licenses will be sold by
each County Treasurer, instead of the
Secretary of State, if a bill which is
being drafted by Attorney-General
Brown for Senator Vinton, of Tarahlll
County, becomes a law.
Under the provisions of the bill each
county would issue licenses, each
license bearing a number designating
the county from which the license orig
inated, as well as a number designat
ing the state number of the machine.
The license fee for motorcycles would
be $5, for electric vehicles driven for
pleasure $10, and for steam, gasoline
or other hydrocarbon driven vehicles.
50 cents for each hundredweight of the
machine and 50 cents for each horse
power, up to 18 horsepower.
French Composer Is Dead.
NICE. France. Jan. 9. Sebastian
Schleslnger, author of musical com
positions, la dead.
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