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About Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 19, 1917)
G HIGHWAY Ofj NORTH Olympia Budget Provides for $80,000 for Improvements V on Road to Columbia. REVISION PASSES HOUSE Heads-of Higher State Schools Are to Be Called to Hearing Over Educational Survey Cold Storage Bill Offered. OtiYMFIA, Wash-, Jan. 18. (Special.) To Skamania. County Is apportioned $50,000 In Etate road money tor this blennlum by the budget the state high way department has submitted to the legislative road committees. Half of this comes from Government state aid funds for post roads or those connect ing with forest reserves and the bal ance comes from state funds. Road No. 8, which the county has been struggling to complete for sev eral years, is the highway to be bene fited. The improvement is one to which E. E. Shields, Representative from Ska mania, is devoting especial attention. Southwest members generally are anx iously awaiting the appearance of Sen ator J. M. Stevenson, one of the most influential members of the Legisla ture. He is 111 in a Portland hospital. Lewis to Get fZO.OOO. To Lewis County is given a total of $20,000 In the proposed budget, equally divided between state and Fed eral funds. Its expenditure is assigned to road No. 18. A total of $78,000 is proposed for the Inland Empire high way between Walla Walla and Wallula, and $60,000 is designed for the same highway from Dayton north. The department asks an appropria tion of $80,000 on the Central Wash ington highway from Connell to Elto pla. $38,000 between Rltzville and Sprague and $80,000 for the north cen tral highway between Krupp and the Columbia River. A total of $100,000 Is assigned to the three state roads In Okanogan County. On Sunset highway work the depart ment proposes to expend $140,000 from North Bend to Vantage. Differential Fund Cut Down. The Senate appropriations committee today pared $1200 from an appropria tion asked by the Public Service Com mission for emergency use in Joining with the Federal Government In rail road valuation and tariff analysis and to oppose further an appeal of the rail roads from the Interstate Commerce Commission decision ordering the roads to discontinue excursion rates to Cali fornia points at a differential rate of $17.60 below that charged on tourist traffic via Northwestern routes. In eliminating $1200 included In the appropriation to pay C. A. Reynolds, former Public Service Commissioner, for appearing in the differential case before the Federal Courts, Chairman French said there was no Intention to cripple the state contention against the differential but that the Attorney-General would continue the case for the state In conjunction with Oregon coun sel. The two states are sharing the expense of fighting the railroad appeal. Revision Measure Fuiej. With only 10 votes recorded In dis sent, the House today adopted West fall's resolution submitting to popular vote In 191S the proposition of calling a constitutional convention. To carry the proposition will have to poll a ma jority of all votes cast in the election. As the plans of the constitutional re vision wing Include a short ballot pro vision, no further efforts will be made In support of the latter bill this ses sion. Legislative reapportionment, a constitutional requirement every 10 years but successfully blocked since 1900 by combinations of small counties, is also a part of the revision pro gramme. Educator Are Summoned. Pressure of the approaching strug gle between the Washington State Col lege and the State University over the educational survey report resulted to day in a Senate decision to summon the heads of both institutions, the three normals, W. J. Sutton, chairman of the survey commission, and F. H. Timblin. a member of the commission. An open hearing will be arranged, probably on January 'l. A stringent cold-storage regulation bill, modeled In accordance with the Federal plan of uniform legislation on the subject, was introduced In the Sen ate today. It places all oold-storage plants under supervision of the State Department of Agriculture, requires them to be licensed and prohibits stor age of food products longer than one year and four months. Senate Goes to Movie. - Governor Lister today is understood to have offered the vacant position of State Commissioner of Agriculture to E. F. Benson, resident of Tacoma and an extensive farmer and stock raiser in the vicinity of Prosser. He was for years in the land department of the Northern Pacific and, although a Re publican, is a Lister supporter. Friends of W. M. Pease, of Seattle, are urging his appointment as regent of the Washington State College, to fill the vacancy caused by the tragic death of David Troy at Port Townsend last Summer. Mr. Pease is in the dairy business, and Mr. Troy was formerly connected with his firm. It is under stood he will accept if the place Is offered. The Senate adjourned today to at tend a moving-picture show taken at state institutions, and the House heard a concert tonight by the Shriners' band from Tacoma. An automatically-operated camera that a Frenchman has invented enables an aviator to take a continuous picture of 130 miles of the earth's surface as Jie flies above It. BREAKS A COLD IN A FEW HCURS First Dose of "Pape's Cold Com pound" Relieves All Grippe Misery. Don't stay stuffed-upl Quit blowing and snufflnfrl A dose of "Pape's Cold Compound" x taken every two hours until three doses are taken will end grippe misery and break np a severe cold either In the head, chest, body or limbs. It promptly opens clogged-up nos trils and air passages; stops nasty discharge or nose running; relieves lck headache, dullness, feverlshness, sore throat, sneezing, soreness and stiffness. . "Pape's Cold Compound" Is the quickest, surest relief known and costs only 25 - cents at drugstores. It acts without assistance, tastes nice, and causes no Inconvenience, Don't accept a substitute. Adv, BANK ASKS $50,000 WOMAN MEMBER OF LOWER HOUSE OF WASHINGTON LEGISLATURE. gayygagamgsaeri ". 'rw ....! it ' f ' r It II, - ' ' -1 If - ; It' - ' I "V ' i 1 . - ' - ' J -: 1 - ' . - ' v , - c x K r ft" MRS. VSK P. WILLIAMS, MR KAY HITS BACK Revenge Declared Reason for Senator Shanks' Bill. LAND BOARD IS DEFENDED State Treasurer Declares Percent age of Delinquencies In Rotes Held on Sales to Farmers is Remarkably Low. SALEM. Or.. Jan. 18. (Special.) State Treasurer Kay assailed the Shanks' rural credit bill before the State Land Board today and charged thaft pique was one Inspiration for its introduction. "When 1 went on the State Land Boa il six years ago, Jay Bowerman, then law" partner of Senator Shanks, was attorney for the State Land Board in Gilliam County." said Mr. Kay. "Aft er Mr. Bowerman left the employ of the state as its land attorney Senator Shanks was a candidate for the place, but It was not given him. Now he ap pears with a bill, and issues a state ment. In which he attempts to discredit the land board In its school fund ad ministration and attacks my office. "Records' in my office show that on Januaryl, this year, notes amounting to $6,094,321.43 were outstanding, which would represent interest to the amount of $365,659.28 at a rate of 6 per cent. Up to December 31, last year, we had collected In $366,692.42, the excess over the amount of Interest represented being for collections on November and December of the preceding year. "We have outstanding more thrn SO00 notes, 323 of which are delinquent. 22 now being In the process of fore closures, represent!: - a face value of $43,600. Of the 301 . delinquent, not affected by foreclosure proceedings. 111 are delinquent In interest payments of from only one to 60 days. They will be paid In the near future. The others are carried over to give the farmers time to sell their crops, stock or grain. Some which have ben outstanding for a long- time are kept alive by inter est payments because we know the money is safe and no foreclosure is at tempted, as it would deprive on honest farmer, who will eventually pay off the loan, from making a livelihood and take his land away from him. "Senator Shanks, In his published statement, laid stress upon the fact that interest payments are delinquent on the assumption that delinquencies occur after the expiration of a six months' period. But the Land Board, from time immemorial, has allowed them a year before becoming delin quent, and with this thought in mind the statement of Senator Shanks will not hold water. "I have talked to a number of bank ers in the Legislature and they all agree that very few banks, if any. In the state of Oregon have their loans cleaned up as closely as the State Land Board. The effort to discredit the board has revenge for at least one of Its rea sons." SCHOOLS LOSE FUNDS HOUSE REFUSES TO GIVE MOXET TO SECTARIAN INSTITUTIONS. Repmentatlrtt Stott Points Oat That State May Have to Support Some of Those Now Cared For. STATE CAPITOL. Salem.. Or., Jan. 18. (Special.) The long-expected fight over state appropriations to sectarian Institutions broke unceremoniously In the House this morning, and the House went decisively on record against such appropriations. The question arose over the favor able report of the committee on health and public morals on Representative Bowman's bill prohibiting further ap propriations to sectarian institutions. Representative Stott. a member of the committee, submitted a minority report suggesting that the bill be sent to the ways and means committee. He pointed out that if the state cuts off its support 'from aeotarian institutions .. . ' i - c . Xii THE MORXIXG OREGONIAN, FRIDAY, JANUARY 19, 1017. -A v if ri it, --"-.V.; r-t If- . o "J OF TAKIMA COtXTT. money will have to be ' provided to care for dependent children In some state institution. For that reason, he argued, the ways and means committee should be advised. Crandall and others spoke In support of the bill. Mrs. Thompson said that she recent ly visited a sectarian institution to see howx the money appropriated to lr was being expended and that ad mission was denied. "Did they know that you were a member of the 'Legislature?" asked Representative Lunger. "'Yes, I had my credentials with me." sh answered. This brought several members to their feet at once. They all supported tne substance of the bill. On a rollcall vote on the adoption of tne report In favor of the bill the fol lowing alone voted "nay:" Callan, Corbett, Forbes. Matthieu, Mueller, Stott and Wlliett Brownell, Eaton and Al Jones were absent. HOUSE BILLS NOW TOTAL 150 Meek Seeks to Fix Standards for Condensed Milk. STATE CAPITOL, - Salem, Jan. 18. (Special.) The following bills were Introduced In the House this morning: H. B. 131, by Callan Making unlawful purchase or receipt of railroad iron and equipment a mlademeanor. H. B. 132, Dy callan Malting: stealing or mallcloua removal of Journal braases, etc., from locomotives and other railroad equip ment punishable by imprisonment.. U. B. 133, by MoeK Fixing stanaarda for condensed milk. H. B. 134, by Brownell Appropriating $500o for erection of pioneers' monument at Champoeg. H. B. 135, by Forbes Providing for tem porary government of Deschutes County. H. B. 138, by Forbes Ratifying assign ment and transfer of Crater Creek water rights for Tuxnalo Irrigation project te atats of Oregon. H. B. 1ST. by W. Al Jones To Dermlt stock to run at large in eastern part of Marlon County. H. B. 138. by W. Al Jones ReDealins mothers' pension law. H. B. 139. by Rows To prohibit fishing on portion or Nehalem River r tributaries except with hook and line. H. B. 140. by Tlchenor Requiring Insur ance policies to carry memorandum showing now rates are znaae. premium ana amount of commission. H. B. 141. by Brownell Prohibiting sal mon fishing In Willamette River north of line 800 feet below present fish ladder at Willamette lacks. H. B. 142. by Brownell Providlnsr for entertainment of National encampment of k. a- k. in ivis ana appropriating fio.ooo tnereior. H. B. 148. by Brownell Prohibiting deal log In salmon caught by hook and Una din ing season when catching same by trap or gill net is prohibited. H. B. 144. by Mackay Rennlatln dtu. ties of naturopathic, creating state board of naturopatnic examiners, etc H: B. 145, by Callan Regulating storage of food products. H B. 146, by Kubli Repealing section 11 of chapter 88 of laws of 1011, same being sailor- boarding-house act. H. . B. 147. by Brand Validating title of uu purcnasea irom tne atate. REPEAIi OF IvATZ ACT SOUGHT Deschutes Representative Would Ab rogate 1915 Law. STATE CAPITOL, Salem, Or., Jan. IS. (Special.) A bill was Introduced in the House today by Representative forbes, or Deschutes County, to reDeal the act passed by the 1915 Legislature authorizing the Desert Land Board to pay Alma D. Katz, of Portland, $20,000 from the returns of land sales on the Tumalo project on account of work done by Mr. Katz In connection with the old Columbia Southern project be fore he turned the project back to the state of Oregon. About a year and a half ago Mr, Katz assigned all his rights in this pay ment to a bank in Portland. Suit of Clothes Is Bet Over Tax Rate. State Treasurer Kay and Senator La Follette Will Settle Warm Argamtst Today. CJTATE CAPITOL. Salem. Or, Jan. 18. kj (Special.) State Treasurer Kay and Senator La Follette "went to the bat" on the question of economy before the Joint ways and means committee tonight. Kay offered to bet La Follette a suit of clothes that the State of Washington paid twice as high a rate of state tax as the state of Oregon. "I'll bet you a suit of clothes that the state of Oregon pays a fifth more state tax than any other state in the Union." shouted the Senator at the Treasurer, as he shook a copy of th Washington state budget in Kay's face. "I'll take that bet," responded Kay. as he threw some $20 gold pieces on the table before him. "I haven't that much money with me, but the best stands," responded the Senator. And they have agree! t prove It to on another tomorror- Hie Great BEGINS TODAY-It's probably your last chance to buy Manhattan Shirts at reduced prices, as the Manhattan Shirt Co. says no more sales. We Jiave a great stock for you to select from. All grades from $1.75 to $6. Wilson Bros.' Shirts also included in this sale. Manhattan Shirts ' Reduced $1.75 Shirts at . . . $1.35 $2.25 Shirts at . . . $1.65 $2.50 and $3 Shirts at $1.95 $3.50 and $4 Shirts at $2.85 $6.00 Silk Shirts at . $4.45 Come and get your share of the fine quality dependable merchandise offered at PRISON HELD UNFIT Governor Also Says Training School Conditions Bad. SURVEY REPORT DISCUSSED Tuberculosis Sanatorium Main Buildings Called Antiquated, as Well as Others Mr. Hale's Fitness Is Questioned. SALEM. Or.. Jan. 18. (Special.) Tho Penitentiary. Stats Training School and Tuberculosis Sanatorium main buildings are antiquated, unfit. and have outlived their usefulness; the buildlnK at tne Training School is like a prison, with narrow windows, dingy rooms, no cheerfulness a relic or poor methods In reformatory plans for chil dren. These are assertions which were offered by Governor Withycombe this morning in aiscussin some pnases ui the situation at the institutions around Salem, and incidentally commenting upon the recent report of the commit tee named to survey the boys' and girls' state schools here. TJnquestionably, conditions are naa at the Training' School," stated the Governor, "but they are largely due to the antiquated main building. The boys have rooms that are like' cells more than rooms. The light is poor, the rooms are dingy and the interior of the building seems to bear the atmosphere of a prison. "As for Mr. Hale, the superintendent. I have been much dissatisfied with some phases of his work. I believe he lacks the executive ability to teacn the habits of Industry and thrift which are largely essential la the conduct of such an Institution. - "On the other hand, as a sort of father to the boys, to Inculcate In them principles of morality, decency and such phases of human life, he Is a most excellent superintendent. "My criticism of him is directed at his handling of the boys In the train lng of their industrial habits, but on the whole I doubt exceedingly If we could find a better man for the place at the same money. No official action has been taken by the board to sup plant him and as far as I know the board has had no discussion on the subject." The executive had no hesitancy In stating that the buildings in the Insti tutions named were the product of a day and age when the handling of Lcriminals and incorrigible boys was based to a great extent upon the punitive- idea rather than reformatory ends. The Penitentiary, ha also stated, is lamentably unfitted for prison work and many Important changes should be made there. All legislation leading np to changes at the Penitentiary, even Including con sideration by the ways and means committee of the prison budget, will probably await the final report of the prison survey committee, which it Is expected will be filed within a few days. BILL WOULD FAVOR FISHERS Sir. Brownell Would Stop Sale of Salmon in Closed Xet Season. STATE CAPITOL, Salem, Or.. Jan. 18. (Special.) Representative Brownell, of Clackamas, added complications to the merry little war that Is threaten ing to rage over readjustment of the state's fishing laws at this session. He dropped a bill Into the House hopper that will permit commercial fishing to a line within 600 feet of the falls of the Willamette at Oregon City. The pres ent dead line is at the suspension bridge, about one-third of a mile from Xhe falls. s He also Introduced another bill pro hibiting the sale of salmon caught wtih hoolc and line during th closed season for trapnettlng and girTnetting. ' This is intended to stop a lot of illegal net ting. j BOND GUARAXTEE BILL CRCED Proposed Memorial Asks Congress to Approve Irrigation Measure. . , STATE CAPITOL, Salem. 0-. Jan. 18. (Special.) Representative Laur gaard, of Multnomah, today introduced in the House a memorial to Congress AT G R Manhattan R M . CORNER WASHINGTON AND PARK STS. to pass the Chamberlain-Smith bill, which has for its object the guarantee of the Interest and principal of irri gation or reclamation district bonds. The bill is now pending in both houses of Congress, and if passed will be of great importance to Oregon, stimulat ing the sale of the securities offered by the irrigation district, says Mr. Laurgaard. This bill has the indorsement of the Secretary of the Interior and the Rec lamation Service, as well as the Oregon Irrigation Congress. It provides for a fund of 810.000,000 for the guarantee of this principal -and interest, which shall be paid at the rate of 8600.000 annually from the. reclamation fund. This fund will then be used to pay delinquent Interest or principal. The bill also provides that bonds of no project shall be guaranteed in excess of 825.000,000. RECALL OF BOARDS PROPOSED Senate Bill Would Punlsb Those Who Fall to Support Families. " STATE CAPITOL. Salem. Or.. Jan. 18. (Special.) The following bills were introduced In the senate today: 8. B. 94. by Judiciary commlttt Requiring- County Clerks to maka Quarterly re ports of Judicial business. 8. B. 3. by Eddy Declaring school di rectors subject to recall and providing the method. B. B. 06, by QUI Extending dead line gainst commercial fishing la Willamette River about three miles below present line, and limiting anglers to three salmon per day. 8. B. 8T, by Dlmlck To prevent and punish non-support of wife and children. S. B. OS, by Huston Relating to con veyance of title of real property. 8. B. 09, by Huston Waiving right of state to escheat property once owned by Chinamen and now owned by persons eligible to own It. B. B. lOO. by Strayer wixlng atry f 8her!ff of Baker County and his deputies. 8. B. 101, by Huston Providing restric tions under whlcfe mothers may receive a pension from the respective comities, 8. B. 102. by Pierce Prohibiting County School Superintendents from serving on State Board of School Examiners. 8. B. los. bj Pierce Allowing costs on Judgment where the property value Involved is at least 300. CODE CHANGE DESIRED INSrRASCB MEN ASSAIL irEATCIlB REQUIRING AJVTfTJAL DIVIDEND. Argument Made That Policy With Ac crued Payments Would Be ( Aid to Home Companies. One feature of the proposed Oregon insurarfce code that is receiving con siderable attention is the provision for annual dividends. Some insurance men contend that the state would be bene fited in large measure If the code is amended so as to provide for deferred dividend Insurance. "The general public, the dtlsens of Oregon as a whole, should be allowed to decide for themselves what form of insurance they want, whether non participating, annual dividend or de ferred dividend,'' said H. E. Withaxn, Portland representative of the Bankers' Life Insurance Company, yesterday. "There is no good reason why the people of Oregon should be deprived of their freedom to contract for whichever policy suits each Individual the best he contlaued. "No commodity can keep a market very long, except on its merits, and if deferred dividend In surance, did not meet a want and sat' isfy a need of the public, the public would not continue to buy it. '"If the Legislature can be made to see clearly what the effect of the annual dividend feature will be, that it will deprive the state of the oppor tunlty to develop home companies and that premiums must be sent out of the state to foreign companies. It will realise the necessity of changing the code so as to allow the writing of de ferred dividend insurance." Roseburg Ministers Active. ROSEBURG. Or;. Jan. 18. (Special.) Petitions asking one of the members of tho Douglas County delegation at the State Legislature to introduce a bill making the recall of school direc tors possible, were sent to Salem from here yesterday. The proposed bill has been drawn, according to local people, and probably will be Introduced In the Senate by Senator B. L Eddy, of Rose burg. The petitions were circulated by the Roseburg Ministerial Association. A piece of Insulating tape Is said to make a fine substitute for a leather belt for driving light machinery. It la folded over itself and la Jolntlesa. AY' Special Sale On hurts Sale on Chesterfield Suits and Overcoats Continued $20 Values at . . $16.50 $25 Values at . . $19.50 $30 Values at . . $24.50 $35 Values at . . $27.50 $40 Values at . . $32.50 GRAY IS T PRACTICAL CONSOLIDATION 'TO ECONOMIZE IS EXPECTED. Petty Difference ef Optaloa Am Not to Prcveat Merger Prosrrasuie Losx Discussed, Me Says. SALEM. Or, Jan. IS. (Special.) Governor Withycombe expressed him self as satisfied, this morning, that regardless of any little conflicts which may appear on the surface, that the present session of the Leg5slature will get together on a satisfactory consoli dation programme and put it through. "If there are petty political differ ences on th question of consolidation I am certain, from the talks that I have had with members of the Legis lature, that these will all be swept aside In the move for economy and that this session will produce a pro gramme for consolidation that will mean a combination of greater effi ciency and more economy," he said. The members realise the fact that they have come to Salem as servants of the people, to act for the people, and that the people are desirous of economy in administration and that one way to get such economy is by solving the problem of useless boards and commissions, which long has been under discussion. "I have every assurance from mem bers of the Legislature that any small iii m m m th iii ru iu th ru ru m ill Tlie Invisible Menace Because germs are invisible their malignancy Is In creased a million fold. No one would hesitate an instant to defend a r-rtiij attacked by a mad dog, yet there are thousands who, even in times of epidemic, neglect the gravely impor tant yet easy duty of making, their homes germ-proof. . There still exist thousands who refuse to believe in' germs because they cannot see them. That is why there are epidemics.' It is the duty of every intelligent person to onset as far as possible the baleful inactivity of the ignorant. Make your home safe from the invasion of disease germs from the outside and from the breeding of disease germs within. ' Do this the way big hospitals do it. Use Lysol regularly. A 25c bottle goes a long way; it makes two gallons of reliable disinfectant. , Use it in the scrubbing water for soap alone will not kill malignant germs. Use it often in garbage pails, cesspools, drain pipes and sinks. Use it in toi lets, wash bowls and everywhere flies and insects gather or breed, and in dark, sunless corners. Get a bottle today. Full directions with every bot tle. Remember there is but one true i i TH Hi ru ru pj pj Hi rj pj pj pj pj pj pj pj pj pj pj pj pj pj pj pj pj pj ru pj pj pj and that is the product made, bottled, signed and sealed by Lehn & Fink. Accept only when in original packages. Three sizes: 25c, 50c and $1.00. Sold everywhere. ssspssi - r iHTHTHTHiHTHTH THTlmTH TUTilTilTilTltiiTilTliiTlT'i big reductions in price differences which might appear to bo In the air, will be overridden as tho session advances and definite action will be taken to carry out a satisfac tory programme." ROAD BONDING) ACT EXPLAINED Senator Barrett Declares Appeal ot Wasco County Unsound. STATE CAPITOL, . Salem, Or.. Jan. 18. (Special.) Senator Barrett, who Introduced the present highway county bonding act. declares that the appeal from the 8250,000 bond issue vote In Wasco Count? Circuit Court is not founded on sound principles. Ho de clares that the intent of the bill was to provide that a majority voting on the subject of the bonds would decide the issue, and even If the vote came up in conjunction with another elec tion the bond issue question still should be considered as a special elec tion in itself. The Wasco County appeal la based on.thi ground that a majority of those voting for the bonds was not a majori ty of all votes cast at the election. Bar Association Committee at Work. STATE CAPITOL. Salem. Or" Jan. 18. (Special.) A committee of the Multnomah County Bar Association, Charles H. Carey. W. D. Fenton and George N. Davis, met with the Joint House and Senate Judiciary committee tonight to consider a number of bills recommended by the association. One bill of public interest provides for the retirement of Supreme Court Justices on half pay at the age of 70 years. th th m rii fli ni ri i ii fiiTri - - in PJ PJ Hi ( I PJ PJ PJ PJ """! rj S. Disinfectant - - ssr - sMwisssjsss 2