Morning Oregonian., January 30, 1917, Page 8, Image 8

TTIE 3IORXIXG OliEGOXIAX, TUESDAY, JANUARY 30, 1917.
LABOR CALLS FOR
SUPPORT ON BILLS
bill,' intended to discontinue state con
AUTO SHOW PROVES
r,
tributions to sectarian institutions for
the support of dependent and delin
quent children, was debated on the
floor of the House for a short while
this afternoon and still was under con
sideration when the House adjourned.
It will be taken up again the first
thing: tomorrow.
BIG DRAWING CARD
The House had a heavy calendar to
day, and some members wanted to hold
a session tonight to clean It up. The
"bone-dry" bill waa the only one of
the grist that was disposed of.
Stronger'
Than Ever
Farmers Also Throw Strength
for Modified Consolida
tion Programme. '
Nattiest of Cars Dot Every
Inch ofSpace in Portland's
Great Armory.
It is possible that the House will
begin holding night meetings this
ween.
HEARING LIKELY THIS -WEEK
Public Will Be Heard on Bill to In
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GOOD ROADS ARE FAVORED
State Aid in Marketing Problem
la Wanted, as Well as Help In
Accident Fund ?Jieap Lime
Is Another of Requests.
SALEM, Or.. Jan. 29. (Special.)
Representatives of the State Federation
of Labor, the State Orange and the
Farmers' Union, following a long con
ference today. Issued a statement Indi
cating their combined attitudes on
questions of legislation pending or pro
posed. They suggest a form of consolidation
for the offices relating to labor, modi
fied from that suggested by the con
solidation committee; declare in favor
of state aid in marketing problems and
outline their position on various other
phases of the legislative situation.
"We, the organized farmers and
laborers of Oregon, are unanimously
asking your support of the following,"
they say In a statement addressed to
the various members of the Legisla
ture. Good Roads Bill Supported.
"Senate bill 126, strengthening the
rural credits amendment.
"House bill 213, which is a good roads
bill drawn by our organizations with
the aid of our friends.
"We favor the amendment of our
land-registration law so that titles may
be perfected more quickly. .
"Senate bill No. 124, providing cheap
er lime for the farmers of Oregon.
"We favor the retention of the Labor
Commissioner's office as an elective
one. Including factory inspection under
the existing law, and the placing of
the Board of Child Labor and the In
dustrial Welfare Commission under this
Cffice.
"We favor the elimination of the one
Industrial Accident Commissioner rep
resenting the state, and substitution of
the Commission s physician to act as a
member of the Board of Awards, the
salaries of the Commissioners and the
physician to be $3000 each, and we
favor the state aid to the accident in
surance fund be retained till state in
surance is made compulsory.
State Aid In Marketing Asked.
"A bill to have the state aid us to
our marketing, problems and a grain
grading and Inspection law similar to
that of the state of Washington.
"We oppose House bill 227, known
ae the anti-picketlng bilL
"We are opposed to any change in
the eight-hour law. We favor the prin
ciple of one day of rest in seven. We
are in favor of making the recall apply
to School Directors and removal of
property qualifications of voters at
school elections. We are opposed to
any change In our initiative and refer
endum laws.
"We favor a prison-labor plan which
will cause the least possible competi
tion with free labor."
Those present at the conference In
cluded O. R. Hartwig, C. H. Rynereon
and E. J. Stack, of the State Federation
of Labor; C. E. Spence, James Stewart
and M. M. Burtener, of the State
Grange, and R. A. Willison, A. R. Shum
way and J. A. Smith, of the Farmers'
Union.
IiABOU AGAINST PRISON PLAN
Sale of Products on Open Market Is
to Be Oppoped.
SALEM, Or.. Jan. 29. (Special.) Or
ganized labor will oppose the recom
mendation made in the report of the
Prison Survey Commission that the law
prohibiting the Gale of convict-made
goods on the open market be repealed.
O. R. Hartwig, president of the State
Federation of Labor, and E. J. Stack,
Its secretary, are strong against such
a proposal, but have a counter proposal
of their own, which, they believe, will
solve the problem of idleness at the
Penitentiary.
They declare themselves as unalter
ably opposed to any return to the con
tract system. But they recommend
three proposals for handling convict
labor to keep it employed road build
lng by the prisoners, clearing of state
lands and the state-use system of em
ployment.
"The state-use system can provid'
for a diversity of Industries, and each
prisoner can be employed in the line
for which he is best suited and which
will enable him to make a living upon
his discharge from the prison," they
say.
"We recommend the approval of
prison-labor plan which will include
work on public roads done directly by
the state, and provide lor the opera
tion of penal farms whose products
shall not be sold In the open market.
but only to the penal, correctional and
charitable institutions of the state and
to those of its counties and cities.
Industries should be established
within the prisons, whose products also
hall not be sold In open market, but
only to the state, county and city in
stitutions and charitable organizations,
and that the . roiits derived therefrom
be devoted to the support of the pris
oners' families. -
"This plan will take care of the un
ruly prisoners who might not be trusted
to work In the open without having a
ajuara.
"We believe that the farmers should
approve of this plan because the build
ing of good roads is of far greater Im
portance to them than the saving of a
small sum of money on the machinery
or products used on the farm, such as
binding twine. The farmer loses ten
fold what he would save on those
articles by bad country roads.
"We wish to emphasize that everv
effort be made to see that the product
or convict labor does not come in com
petition with free labor and that the
prisoner may be employed productive
ly and that he may not be exploited for
profit."
4 APPROPRIATIONS SUBMITTED
Total Recommended by Wars and
Means Committee $902,498.
8TATE CAPITOL. Salem. Or..' Jan. 29.
(Special.) Four appropriation bills
came into the blouse today from the
ways and means committee, but did not
get onto the calendar, as the House
already had passed that order of busi
ness. They provide appropriations as
follows:
Oregon National Guard. $155,000: Ka
val Militia. $15,000; Insane Hospital,
$656,936; Tuberculosis Hospital, $75,-
62.60; total, xsuz.tyg.so.
SECTARIAN AID BILL ARGUED
Measure to Cut Off State's Contribu
tions Is Unsettled.
STATE CAPITOL. Salem. Or.. Jan. 29.
crease Inheritance Tax.
STATE CAPITOL. Salem, Or.. Jan. 28.
(Special.) A public hearing probably
will be held this week to consider the
provisions of the Eaton bill to increase
the rate of the state Inheritance tax.
The 4Aton bill, which follows the
outlines of Governor Withycombe's
message, increases the present rate, but
many members of the House belie
that it does not go far enough. It
would levy a tax of 1 per cent on all
bequests over SaOOO and up to $20,000,
and 2 per cent on all above $20,000.
The first $5000, as under the present
law, is to be exempt.
The bill will raise about $200,000 a
year for state purposes, it is estimated
about twice the present Income from
inheritance tax.
LOCAL- PRINTING AUTHORIZED
Supreme Court Report Publication
Now Done in San Francisco.
STATE CAPITOL, Salem. Or, Jan. 29
(Special.) A bill introduced In the
House by Representative Burdick to
day authorizes publication of State Su
preme Court reports within the state.
The measure provides that the Supreme
Court make a contract with a publisher
for the work, and that the publisher
can charge not to exceed $2.50 a vol
ume, or $3 a volume if the advance
sheets are delivered to subscribers.
The Oregon reports now are printed
by a firm in San Francisco." Burdick
says the cost Is excessive and the serv
ice unsatisfactory to the lawyers of
the state.
APPRENTICE LIMIT ATTACKED
Call tin Bill Resisted by Labor as
Blow at Agreements. '
STATE CAPITOL. Salem, Or.. Jan. 29.
(Special.) Representative Callan in
troduced a bill in the House today in
tended to make it unlawful to restrict
the number of persons learning a trade
In any given profession.
Labor unionists on the ground are
opposing the measure already. They
say that It will prevent them from en
forcing their contracts with employers
which fix the ratio of apprentices to
skilled mechanics employed in various
Industries operating under closed-shop
agreements.
PROSECUTORS IN SESSION
Action to Prevent Sale of Remedies
That Have "Kick" Proposed.
STATE CAPITOL. Salem. Or. Jan
29 (Special.) District Attorneys from
several counties gathered here today,
discussed a number of laws and ad
journed until tomorrow.
District Attorneys Piaceski. Polk:
Gehlar, Marion, and Ray, Lane, .were
named as a committee to consult with
the Attorney-General and draft a bill
regulating the sale of patent medicines.
the main idea of the bill will be to
hit at patent medicines containing a
high percentage of alcohol, the use
of which might be abused.
District Attorneys Tongoie, Washing
ton; Evans, Multnomah; Connor, Yam
hill; Erickson, Clatsop; Neuner, Doug-
as, and Hedges, Clackamas, were des
ignated as a general legislative com
mittee to consider legislation which
would affect the criminal laws and be
of interest to prosecutors. '
OUTSIDERS ARE ATTRACTED
CANDIDATE IS DRAFTED
Eugene Busines Men Insist on C. O.
Peterson Running for Mayor.
EUGENE. Or., Jan. 29. (Special.)
C. O. Peterson, manager of the Eugene
Excelsior Mills and Councilman from
the Second Ward, was drafted today as
a candidate for Mayor of Eugene by
a delegation of about 50 business men,
who called at his office and pledged
him support. E. J. Adams . was the
spokesman.
Mayor W. A. Bell, who has announced
that he will not be a candidate again.
also spoke, urging Mr. Peterson to- ac
cept. Joseph Koke, retiring president of
the Eugene Chamber of Commerce, who
had been mentioned as a possible can
didate for Mayor, was a member of the
delegation.
STEEL BRIDGE AUTHORIZED
Structure Will Be Built Across East
Fork of Lewis River.
VANCOUVER. Wash., Jan. 29. (Spe
cial.) The County Commissioners to
day decided to oegin construction at
once of a new steel br'dge across the
east fork of the Lewis River at La
Center on the Pacific Highway at a
cost of about $10,000. The bridge will
replace a wooden draw span which has
been in service for 20 years.
Permission was received from the
War Department at Washington, D. C,
today allowing the abolishment of the
draw span, which has not been moved
for 13 years, replacing it with a fixed
span, 60 feet long. Bids will be opened
February 7 for the steel work. Work
on the foundations will be started at
once.
Several Types of Cloverleaf Design
on Exhibit and New Models
Are Greatly Admired Some
Specials Also on View.
Although Monday usually is a dull
day at automobile shows, there was no
let-up In the crowds at Portland's
eighth annual display at the Armory
yesterday, and present signs Indicate
that the attendance this year will sur
pass all previous exhibits by a com
fortable margin.
All during the afternoon and evening
interested motor students investigated
the latest models in the respective
booths, the higher priced cars on the
lower floor being especially popular.
All machines retailing in Portland at
prices exceeding $1000. in addition to
several lines that spread on either side
of that mark, are shown in this main
drillroom.
The Oakland bdoth contains a six
cylinder touring car, an eight-cylinder
touring car and an enclosed Job, with
prospects that a striped chassis will
be ready in a day or so.
Expected Model Late.
W. B. Doan. Paige distriButor, re
ceived word yesterday that the new
Stratford. Linwood and Brooklands
models will not arrive until next week
and he must retain the Fleetwood
sedan and the Fairfield, in his booth
tinder the panorama painting of Mount
Hexd. which brings recollections of the
famous Paige climb up the sides of
Mount Hood last Summer.
The Howard Auto Company booth is
drawing crowds with its six-cylinder
striped chassis, the six-cylinder stand
ard sedan, touring car and roadster
and the four-cylinder touring car and
roadster types.
One of the Haynes cars is especially
attractive with a Portland-made Vic
toria top and a special painting Job.,
done In Portland. In. addition to this
car a seven-passenger touring car and
a four-passenger roadster are shown.
The space set aside for the Braly
Auto Company is occupied by a natty
Franklin roadster, a standard Franklin
touring car and an . eight-cylinder
Scripps-Booth.
Among the most fascinating vehicles
on the entire floor is an elegant Win
ton limousine. The Winton touring
car and the roadster are also painted
effectively.
Alongside the Wlntons are two other
high-class cars, a Pierce-Arrow llmou
sine and an elegant touring car.
Space in the Kissel Kar exhibit is
divided between a town car, a coupe, a,
sedan, a touring car ana a roadster,
each of them dressed in the latest col
ors. The display Is supplemented with
one of the Kissel all-year tops, de
tached.
A Hupmobile sedan, roadster, stand
ard five-passenger and seven-passen
ger touring cars, a specially colored
"Hup" with Victoria top and a Nation
al cloverleaf roadster and standard
touring car are shown side by side la
the Manley Auto Company exhibit in
the northwest end of the pavilion.
All the newest products of the
Willys-Overland factory, including the
Willys-Knight eight-cylinder and four
cylinder jobs, the Wlllyj six, the saucy
little country club rig and the stand
ard sedan and touring car are parked
in the booth of the Overland Pacific
Company.
Oldsmobtle Model Eiyectcd.
Until the new Oldsmobile models ar
rive from the East today or tomorrow
the OTtlsmobile booth will be given
over to the stock roadster. '
The cross-country Hudson car is no
longer in Boss & Peake Automobile
Company's booth, which now houses a
specially built roadster and standard
touring car and sedan.
The D. C. Warren Motor Car Com
pany shows two' touring cars and
cloverleaf roadster, while the main
booth of the Northwest Auto Company
has a Harmon touring car and clover'
leaf roadster, a Cole eight touring car
and roadster and two Reos with a spe
cially painted and covered touring car
as the piece de resistance.
Two cloverleaf roadsters are ex
hibited by the Gerlinger Motor Car
Company with a seven-passenger
standard touring car.
One of the neatest jobs at the show
is a four-passenger Locomobile, which
is to be the property of J. R. Linn, of
Salem. There is also a standard seven
passenger vehicle.
A special Studebaker lavender road
ster, owned by Miss Virginia Menefee;
a standard touring car, convertible
sedan and a touring car arranged as a
camp car, with bed made up, are dis
played by the Oregon Motor Car Com
pany.
H. L. Ieats Auto Company has two
touring cars and a roadster, while the
Covey Motor Car Company shows a
beautiful Cadillac sedan and two stand
ard touring cars.
Outsiders Are Attracted.
The only other exhibitor on the lower
floor of the building is Mitchell, Lewis
& Staver Company, which has set apart
an attractive display in the artillery
room near the entrance to the building.
Here are shown a sedan with Spring
field body, a club roadster, five and
seven - passenger touring cars, and
Mitchell "Junior" models of two and
five-passenger capacities, respectively.
Among the out-of-town visitors who
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Today the Cole Eight is a more prcn
nounced leader than ever before
Production of this wonderful car is
not only 200 greater than at
, this time last year,
-but even this increased produc
. tion does not meet the rapidly
growing demand.
Such great popularity can be credited
solely to Cole Eight performance.
No car built excels the Cole Eight
in power, smoothness, and sterling
dependability.
No other Eight has been produced
to approach the Cole , in actual
miles per gallon of gas. and oil or
in point of tire economy.
It is the largest Eight built yet
relatively the lightest. This un
usual combination gives greater
economy of operation than many
Sixes.
In every respect action, appear
ance, and riding ease the Cole
Eight is a wonder car.
Seethe magnificent Cole Eight
models on exhibit at the Auto
mobile Show.
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visited the show yesterday were Frank
C. Kiggs. Pacific Coast representative
for the Willys-Overland Company; P. D.
Whitaker, advertising manager of the
same comDanv for the Pacific Coast;
R. P. McCall, of the Overland auditing!
department; Douglas Shelor, automo
bile editor of the Seattle Post-Intelligencer;
Albert Miller, special represen
tative for the Maxwell factory on the
Pacific Coast: H. K. Stimson. of the
American Automobile Company, Ta
coma; E. R. Lundell. of lone; R. G.
Bullack and Merle W. Chapman, of
Goldendale. Wash.; Claude Hampton,
of Pendleton; R. S. Beattie. of Bow
Island, Alberta; A. Jaloff, of Astoria;
Albert J. Rosseau. of Albany; Sherman
Haves, of Eugene: E. W. Snell. of Ar
lington; E. B. Henry and W. T. Shlve,
of Klamath Falls: Clint Gallatin, or
Yreka. Cal.; J. C. Power, of Medford;
J. Vr. Knecht, of the Smith Form-A-Truck
Company. Chicago, and Samuel
S. Corl, of the Racine Rubber Company,
Racine, Wis.
Hood River Dealers at Auto Show.
HOOD RIVER. Or.. Jan. 29. (Spe
cal.) Hood River will be well repre
sented this week at the Automobile
Show In Portland. All local dealers
plan to visit the displays of new mod
els, and many prospective purchasers
will be present to see the new cars.
Amonur those who will attend the Au
tomobile Showare the following: C. F.
Gilbert. Harry T. DeWitt. Otto T.
Wedemeyer. L. E. Clark and son. Will
iam Clark. Mark Cameron. C. K. Coffin.
E. A. Franz, Edgar
Mr. and Mrs. W.
Clark. Jacoj) Merle,
C Anderson.
Franz. Earl Frank.
L. Clark. Newton
A. S. Kelr and C
JEFFERSON OFFICIALS POSE FOR PHOTOGRAPH, TAKEN
LAST WEEK AT MADRAS.
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STEW OFFICERS OF SEW COtJXTV.
MADRAS, Or.. Jan. 29. (Special.) The new officers of Jefferson
County last week sat for their pictures, the group Including, from
right to left: Dr. Snapp. of Metolius; J. Wood. Ashwood. Sheriff: W.
I. Arney, Agency Plains. Assessor: D. Bennett. Madras. Treasurer;
B. J. Boyltn. Madras. District Attorney: W. M. Eaton. Culver, Survey
or; S. Percival, Madras, Clerk; P. H. Chit wood. Grizzly. Commission
er; W. Boyce, Madras, Judge, and R. Gard, Gateway, Commissioner.
Go
Tonight
TO THE
Auto
how
THE LARGEST'
MOST ELABORATE
IN
PORTLAND'S HISTORY
Under Auspices Dealers
Motor Car Association
MUSIC
Armory
Tenth and Couch
Every Afternoon and Night
This Week
Admission 25c
Exhibiting at
the
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Quality First
The Chalmers slogan"Quality First"really
means what' it implies. Its many good
points will impress you. Let us tell ybu
why this Chalmers 6-30 is an unusually
good investment just at this time.
AgenU Wanted in Open Territory
ELL. Meatls Am&o q,
- . Broadway at Burnside
(Special.) Representative Bowman's