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THE MOTiNIXG OREGON! AN. FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 1917. 5 HOUSE WOULD GUT FAIR OFFICIALS' PAY Bill to Reduce Salary of Sec retary to $2000 Carries After Heated Debate. 26 MEASURES PASSED ON Another Grist of Appropriations Is Sought in Xew Legislation and for First Time in Session Body Has Clean State. STATE CAPITOL, Salem, Or., Feb. 1. (Special.) Affairs of the State Fair Board may undergo reorganization aa a result of the action of the House this afternon in passing Representa tive Lunger's bill reducing the salary f A. IL Lea. the Board's secretary, from J3000 a year to 2000, and requiring- that the accounts of his office be audited by the Secretary of State. Friends of Lea and the State Fair Board made a determined effort to de feat the bill, but it went through under force of the economy programme, with votes to spare. Lunger said the grangers were back of the bill. He pointed out that the secretaries of -the Board previous to Lea's incumbency got only $2000 a year. He also insisted on the pro vision for a report and audit of the State Fair records by the Secretary of State's office. Lunger's original bill provided for a salary of only $1800, but the committee raised it $2000. Brownell led the fight against the bill, calling it a "dirty shame" to cut the man's salary. Another measure Involving the af fairs of a state institution was that of Representative Sheldon providing for a reorganization of the peniten tiary parole board. It went through by the narrow margin of one vote after a warm debate on the floor. Prison Measure Passed. The bill, - explained Sheldon, was drawn in accordance with recommen dations of John F. Logan, a member of the parole board. It removes the peni tentiary warden and parole officer from the parole board and provides for the residence of the parole officer at the prison. Some of the family skeletons were brought from the penitentiary closet and paraded in the House chamber during the course of discussion. It was made plain that John Minto, ex-warden, and Joe Keller, the parole officer, didn't get along well together, and that Minto didn't want Keller to live at the prison. This bill was to fix the law so that Keller and his family could maintain their home there. Any way, Keller and the present warden work harmoniously, it was explained. It was a rather interesting day in the House, but in spite of it all, a tre mendous volume of business was dis poned of. A total of 26 bills were passed, 24 of them this afternoon. Knough time was found, too, to listen to an entertainment by the O. A. C. Glee Club. The House doesn't get along well un less it has a fishing fight. The daily battle on this subject was staged this afternoon, when a bill introduced by Peck and Sweeney to permit persons owning property abutting on streams to fish with nets and seines for family use was under discussion. After debate the bill was sent back to the commit tee. More Appropriations Sought. Another grist of appropriation bills .went through this afternoon as follows: State Insane Hospital, $656,936; Ore ron Naval Militia, $15,000; Tuberculosis Hospital. $75,562; total, $747,498. The bill carrying the Oregon National Ouard's appropriation of $15,000 was up for third reading, but was laid on the table -on motion of Chairman Kubll, of the ways and means committee. Kubli says there is no intention to cut the appropriation, but merely to desig nate how some of the money is to be spent. Representative Lafferty's bill to per mit the killing of beavers in Marion and Benton counties was carried with little opposition. Stott's bill to punish a man with pen itentiary imprisonment for failure to support his divorced wife and children also was passed. The Linn County delegation aired some of the troubles existing in local echool affairs, when a bill by the edu cation committee was up. The measure would require that any two school dis tricts within the same municipality Bhall be united Into one. After increasing the Treasurers' sal aries in Josephine, Clackamas and Uma tilla counties, the House denied an in crease to the Treasurer of Coos County me nrat time this week the J." ? Cleanea "P au the House bills on ciuuig, uui it was necessary to -..-j mo .iuo until alter 6 o'clock tonight. CENSORS MAKE NEW RULE i'ilms Once Shown, if Brought Back, ( Must Have Second Permit. XX I - . .ucu a. motion picture reel is Brought back to Portland after having once passed the local censors, a new permit must be obtained before it can be exhibited again, according in ru.ing made yesterday by the board of motion picture censors at its monthly meeting. The return of a picture does not require a new viewing, but does require a new permit to exhibit. The report of Secretary Mrs. E. B. Colwell for January showed that 733 reels were viewed during the month, eliminations required in 29, and five reels were condemned. SIDELIGHTS ON LEGISLATURE STATE CAPITOL, Salem, Or., Feb. 1. (Special.) No "more long-winded explanations of votes in the House, if Representative Childs has his way. Childs has introduced a resolution prohibiting explanations unless they are made in writing. Then they will get into the record. Verbal explana tions only vanish in the air, anyway, he says. A lot of time has been wasted this session by this kind of oratorical diversion. "Anyway, most of these explanations sound more like speeches than explana tions, efnd really more like apologies than speeches," gays Childs. A record of the members who are absent on important rollcalls may make interesting reading one of these days. W. Lair Thompson, of Lakevlew, President of the Senate two years ago, stopped in Salem this morning on le gal business and shook hands with his former, colleagues. Some one has observed that there are an unusual number of "Bens" around the Statehouse this session. Here are some of them: Ben Olcott, Secretary of State; Ben Sheldon. Ben Bowman and Ben Cornelius, members of the House; Ben Eddy, in the Senate; Ben Huntington, reading clerk in the House; Ben Worsley, chief clerk of the horticultural committee, and sev eral others, perhaps. Yes, and that doesn t Include the has beene," said Jim Stewart, who is somewhat of a wag. John McCourt, well-known and pop ular attorney of Portland, has been here for a few days, incident to some business in the Supreme. Court. Six members of the House haven't introduced a single bill. They are Brown, Burton, Elmore. Hodgen, Rit ner and Speaker titanfleld. Representative Crandall still take3 the Legislature seriously. Representative Stott holds the record for introducing the most bills. He is the author of 24. Other members with large numbers of bills to their credit are: Cfandall, 20; Jones of Lane, 19; Laurgaard, 19; Mueller, 19; Lewis, 18; Brownell. 17; Callan, 15, and Mac kay, 15. It is "reported that Linn W. Nesmith. secretary to Representative Clark, will be appointed Deputy United States Marshal at Portland in the event Frank B. Tichenor ia made Marshal. Tichenor, who is a member of the House, has the indorsement of the Democratic State Central Committee. M. C. Dickinson, well-known good roads enthusiast, has been here for sev eral days. Representative Stephens, of Clacka mas, lays claim to being the poorest speaker on the ways and means committee. Legislators and other visitors are enjoying the nightly displays of the Waite memorial fountain in the City Park adjoining the Capitol grounds. The electrical effects are beautiful. HOUSE LOSES TIME Two Hours Taken to Pass Two Measures. CASCADE COUNTY CARRIES Some of the Senators are awful cut ups. Among the very merry boys in the upper house is Senator Orton. who always tries to show up the Senator who may have been called into the chair by the President. He pulled some comedy today on Senator Smith, of Coos, who was in the chair as chair man of the committee of the whole, by moving to adjourn. Senator Smith ruled Orton out of order and the Sen ate sustained the chair. "Oh, no you don't, I saw what they did to Senator Vinton the other day," remonstrated Senator Garland when President Moser tried to call him to the chair this morning. Oliver Hazard Perry Beagle, of Rose burg, 84 years old, Oregon pioneer of 1843 and Indian War veteran, is ask ing the Legislature for some tardy jus tice. He seeks to be reimbursed $100, the value of horses he used up fight ing Indians 62 years ago in the Indian war of 1855-56. Members of the wayj and means committee asked Mr. Beagle to get another veteran from his com pany to testify- in his behalf, but Mr. Beagle replied that he couldn't do it, for the very simple reason that of his company of 100 men who fought in this war he is the only one now living. Mr. Beagle's 84 years rest very lightly upon him. One not knowing his age would never guess him to be more than' 60. He carries an interesting heirloom, in the form of a leather pock etbook move than 100 years old, which hia father-in-law carried through the war of 1812.' It still does duty fot pocketbook purposes. Mr. Beagle is an old acquaintance of the father of Mrs. C. A. Barrett, wife of Senator Barrett. $8440 ERROR FOUND Excess of State Budget Over Limit $706,942. MILLAGE GRANTS LISTED Indication Noted of Effort by Ma jority of Ways and Means Com mittee to Cut Off All Con tinuing: Appropriations. SALEM, Or., Feb. 1. (Special.) The joint ways and means committee was saved $8440 by discovery of a clerical error In the budget today. The discovery was made when Chief Clerk John Schroeder was checking over some figures. As a result it brings the excess of the original budget over the 6 per cent limitation amendment down to $706,942.09. This amount will handle some smaller appropriation nicely and to members of the committee Is "Just like finding" that much money. A statement also was prepared by the chief clerk today showing millage appropriations and continuing appro priations and their present status, which is as follows: Institution. c o in a County fairs, 1-20) of mill Roads. V mill.. Monmouth Nor mal. 1--4 mill O. A. C, 4-10 of mill U. of Oregon... Agricultural extension Bxperlm't sta'na State share ind'l accident fund. State Library Totals ..... 00.000 440.000 157.1201 803, 50o' 758,530 121.860 06.O0O; 225.117 15,000 53 a $2,667,139 90.000 440.000 71,259 703.500 527,000 121,886 50,0011 225.117 15.000 $2,243,742 . co-3 o o - a $ 85,861 100.000 231,536 $423,397 COLD GONE! HEAD E CLEAR The above list does not include the continuing appropriation for wayward girls and orphans and foundlings, which the Secretary of State holds not to be continuing appropriations, being contingent upon an action by the Legis lature at each session. One additional contining appropriation was discovered, that being $3500 a year for the Indus trial Welfare Commission. Apparently it is the plan of a major it yof the members of the Joint ways and means committee to take all of the continuing appropriations in hand, with theh eissfcp'tion of the millage appropri ations passed by the people, and repeal them at this session if oselble. The idea advanced by members of the committee is that each institution or activity should appear before each succeeding Legislature, state its case and take what the Legislature is will ing to grant it- This probably will not apply to any of the taxes voted by the people, but it is barely possible an attempt will be made to repeal the $90,000, or 1-20-of-a-mill tax, which a preceding Legislature provided for county fairs. PENSION SEEKER SHOOTS (Continued From First Page.) any reason why he could not support himself. Final settlement amounting to $50 was awarded him, which Vandell de clined to accept, telling associates that he was entitled to $2000. In a state ment issued today the Insurance De partment said thct Vandell was award ed all that could be allowed him under the law. He was given an X-ray ex amination before his compensation was discontinued. This is what Chairman Olson had informed him in the outer office less than half an hour before the shooting, when Vandell responded, "Well, the state will have to take care of me, anyhow," and left. Psrcbue of Weapon Admitted. He admits he went direct to Mills & Cowles' hardware store, where he asked for a revolver and ammunition, and bought the first weapon shown him. From the sotre he returned directly to the Insurance department There he strode through the outer office, roughly throwing aside Ruble Lenherr, a stenographer, who stepped in the private office doorway in front o fhim, intending first to tell OIsod that he was wanted. The three re volver shots followed in scarcely more than as many seconds. Before coming to Oregon, Mr. Olson was composing-room foreman at Walla Walla, his residence. He was appoint ed State Commissioner of Labor on April 7, 1903, by Governor Lister, in which capacity he serrea until May 24, 1916, when he was transferred by the Governor to the head of the Industrial Insurance Department. As Labor Com missioner he earned marked popularity with all classes, a course he continued as chairman of the Industrial Insur ance Commission, to which position he was appointed In Governor Lister's de termination to reorganize the depart ment following the Gillies fraud scandal. Mrs. Olson la Informed. Mrs. Olson was sitting: in the Senate gallery when the tragedy occurred. She was escorted to an office near the scene of the crime, and finally informed of tne snooting. Two daughters and son, with the widow, survive the mur dered Commissioner. Governor Lister was on the scene a few minutes after the shooting, aftd later in the evening issued the follow ing statement: ' "In the assassination of Chairman E. W. Olson, ofthe Industrial Insurance Commission, the state loses one of its most efficient officers. No man could have rendered more conscientious serv ice than that given by him. I am too greatly shocked to be able to give full expression to my feelings. Chief Debate Centers on Peck Ster ilization Bill, but Only 17 Nega tive Votes Are Recorded Wlien Roll Is Called. STATE CAPITOL. Salem, Or., Feb. 1. -(Special.) It took the House two hours this morning to pass two bills Peck's sterilization bill and Stephens' Cascade County bill Most of the two hours was devoted to speeches by men who prefaced their remarks with: "I don't want to take up much of your time. Peck opened up with .an explanation of his MIL He said that it has elimi nated all the objectionable features of similar bill defeated by the people under referendum a few years ago and that it covers all the ground demanded by the most recent scientific research. It creates a state board of eugenics, composed of the State Board of Health and the heads of various state in stitutions having insane, criminal and teeble-minded persons in their charge. Belland objected to it because, he said. it is contrary to the teachings of God and the Bible. Men and women are to be sterilized only on decision of this board and sub jects are to have the right of -appeal to the Circuit Court. The measure is ap proved by Governor Withycombe and was drawn in accordance with the rec ommendations in his recent message. A similar measure has been passed by the Senate. Senator Farrell, author of that bill, conferred with Represen tative Peck this morning and it is probable that an agreement will be reached on which bill to put through. The Peck bill is the more drastic The only negative votes were as fol lows: Belland, Brownell, Burdick, Cal lan, Clark, Cornelius, Elmore, Goode, Kubll, Lafferty, Mackay, Mann, Martin, Mueller, Portwood, Schlmpn and Mrs. Thompson 17. All the others voted for it excepting Ashley, Corbett, Elgin, ruller and Stott, who were absent. The Cascade County bill started a family quarrel among members of the Clackamas County delegation. The measure aims to create Cascade County out of the eastern end of Clackamas County with Estacada as the county seat. Representative Stephens author of the bill, spoke at length in favor of it. He explained that the people in the affected section are suffering from lack of due attention from the western end of the county, centering around Oregon City, that they have to go 35 miles to the Courthouse and that they are over whelmingly in favor of the new county. Representative Dedman, who lives in Canby. opposed the bill. Brownell spoke In favor of it. Burton, who represents both Multno mah and Clackamas counties, was absent. AND NO First Dose of "Pape's Cold Com pound" Relieves All Grippe Misery. ' Don' stay stuffed-up! Quit blowing and snuffling! A do-e cf 'Tape's Cold Compound" taken every two hours until three doses are taken will end grippe misery and break up a severe cold either in the xieaa, chest, tioay or limbs. It promptly opens clogged-up nos trils and air passages; stops nasty discharge or nose running; relieves tick headache, dullness, feverishness. core 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. Today and Tomorrow says will materially aid him. Judge Mitchell granted a continuance until 1:30 tomorrow. Vandell refused to tell where his rel atives live, in a professed desire to shield his aged mother. Insurance Department records show that he was born in Canada, and his associates in Olympia say be is French-Canadian and came to the Coast last Spring from Bay City, Mich. IT gave his age as 42 and weight as 200 pounds. Appar ently he is in good health, although he walks stiffly, complains of his back and says he never will be able to work again. Accident Insurance Psldv. Department records show that Van dell was hit by a flying cable on Sep tember 29, 1916, at the Mason County Logging Company's camp near Bor deaux, and bruised about the face and nose. He was carried on a monthly payment of $30 from date of injury until December 29, when the claim was closed upon a report of his own physi cian. Dr. N. J. Redpath, and Chief Sur geon J. W. Mowell, of the Industrial Insurance Dcnrtm put fhut thAm w no evidence of further uisa.bU.ty, UOJC ntil I "lit HILLSBORO CLUB ELECTS President Malion Advocates Atten tion to Present Industries. HILLSBORO, Or., Feb. 1. (Special.) The board of governors of the Hills boro Commercial Club elected at the annual meeting this week is composed of W. Mahon, J. H. Garrett, Charles McFadden. J. O. Robb. W. G. Hare, R. M. Erwin and J. R. Marshall. The annual address of President Mahon reviewed activities of the past year and urged that those of the fu ture be development of industries al ready established, rather than to pro cure now ones. The enlargement of the Hillsboro condenser, now almost complete, so that it will be the larg est in the Northwest ana among the largest in the country, was pointed to as an asset in developing the county into a great dairy center. There are many women sailors amen? the Finns and Norwegians. HOUSE PASSES MORE BILLS Peck's Measure Creating State Board of Eugenics Meets Approval. STATE CAPITOL, Salem. Or, Feb. 1 (Special.) The House today passed the following bills: H. B. 162. by Peck Creating State Board of Eugenics and providing for sterilization or feeble-minded and infected persons. H. B. 165, by Stephens Creating Cascade County out of eastern part of Clackamas County. H. B. 202, by Mann Authorizing sale of Mechan tide island in Columbia River. H. B. 232, by Thomas Requiring husband to maintain and support wlr eduring pend ency of divorce suit. H. B. 202. by Sweeney Increasing salary of Treasurer of Josephine County from $600 a year to liooo. H. B. 206. by Umatilla delegation Increas ing salary of Umatilla County Treasurer from $1200 a year to 1!S00 and eliminating ueputy Treasurer at xitoo a year. H. B. 338, by Laurgaard Regulating pro ceedings before State Water Board. H. B. 61, by Lafferty Permitting killing oi oeavers in ifenton ana aiarlon Counties. H. B. 01, by committee on education Em powering school boards to unite school dis tricts within the same municipality on ap. plication of three freeholders. H. B. 123, by Roue Empowering County Courts to establish sinking funds for pay ment of municipal bonds 'when municipali ties tall to do so. H. B. 123. by Rowe Limiting time within which action may be brought to test valid ity of port district organizations. H. B. 204. by Brownell Fixing salary of Clackamas County Judge at $1600 a year and Treasurer at $1200. present salary being zizuu ana zioou, respectively. H. B. 233, by Al Jones To standardize registration of stallions and Jacks and ex tending Hen laws to service of same. H. B. 243, by Lunger Reducing salary of secretary of State Fair Board from S30O0 a year to $2000 and providing for audit of Board s books. H. B. 252, by committee on forestry and conservation To provide further protection for state forests. H. B. 260. by Sheldon Reducing number of members of Parole Board from five to three and providing for residence of parole Officer at Penitentiary. H. B. 26S, by Stott Requiring that In procedure at court plaintiffs attorney con fine his closing argument to reply to de fendants argument. H. B. 115. by Stott Requiring father to support divorced wife and children and fix ing Penitentiary sentence for failure to do so. H. B. 330. by Forbes Authorizing Secre tary of State to furnish list of automobile registrations to County Clerks. H. B. 861. by joint ways and means com mlttee Appropriating $75,562 for State Tu berculosis Hospital. H. B. 862. by joint ways and means com mute Appropriating flG.OOO for Oregon Naval Militia. H. B. 364. by joint ways and means com mittee Appropriating $606,036 for State In sane Hospital. II. B. 377. by fisheries committee Making It unlawful to take razor clams from Clat sop County beaches between June 20 and September 20 of each year. Change In Representation Urged. STATE CAPITOL. Salem, Or.. Feb. (Special.) A bill to re-district the state for legislative representation was introduced in the House Wednesday. It would give Multnomah eight Senators The lad with the "million-dol lar" smile, Wallace Reid, with pretty Anita King m a colorful Western drama: "The Golden Fetter " Fun, fights, a nrettv eirl and a gold mine in five reels of speedy American comedy and adventure. Also "He Did It Himself," a Black Diamond comedy. Good Music I .It I n ii, il l 11 VOUNG J- man, it is time to be looking out of the corners of your eyes at , the Spring styles. The pussy-willows are out soon the trilliums and the wild currants will be blooming. Don't let Dame Nature get the start be ready with a new suit for that first mild day that's sure coming. ' The most thought of and talked of style innova tion this Spring is the Kombo suit, made by the L System folk, at Chicago. The feature of this suit is that it can be a pinch back or a plain suit at the will of the wearer Shown here exclusively; double or single-breasted styles. See also the Calvert, the Globe, the Williams, and the Norfolk all made by the L System people, for particular young men. $20 $25 $30 Shown on the Second Floor D C T1. fenoenm Morrison at Fourth and 16 Representatives instead of 7 and 12, respectively. Marion County's representation would be reduced from five to four and Linn three to two. Baker County would get two Repre sentatives instead of one. Other minor changes are provided The total num ber of members would remain SO In the Senate and 60 in the House. PATENT MEDICINES ATTACKED Anderson Bill Would Not Allow Gift of Bitters for Beverage. STATE CAPITOL, Salem, Feb. 1. (Special.) Now they want to extend the bone-dry law to the patent medi cine shelves. Representative Anderson introduced a bill in the House Wednesday prohibiting the sale, trade or gift of any "essence of Jamaica ginger, bitters, such as Hostetter's, Lash's Purola. or any malt extract such as Digesto, Malt-Nutrine, or any compound, mixture or proprie tary remedy, for beverage purposes. except on the prescription of a regu larly licensed and practicing phy sician." FISHERMEN' ASK RESTRICTION Request Is Made for Curtailment on Yaquina Bay. NEWPORT. Or., Feb. 1. (Special.) The commercial fishermen of Yaquina Bay have forwarded to Joint Repre sentative Fuller, of Polk and Lincoln counties, a petition to amend the fish ing law governing Yaquina Ray to close it to salmon fishing during the open season from 6 P. M. Saturday evening to 6 P. M. Sunday evening of each week. The citizens of Newport and Yaquina have also forwarded a petition to Mr Fuller asking that a closed season be declared on crabs on Yaquina Bay for the months of July, August and Sep tember. Yaquina Bay was formerly a prolific fishing ground for these shellfish, but continuous fishing has depleted them to such an extent that they are almost I exterminated. The Newport Rod and Gun Club is fathering these petitions. The members are staunch supporters of the Fish and Game Commission, and express themselves as highly pleased with the policy and work of the com mission. Chinese ex-lreuiier Dies at 8 0. PEKIN. Feb. 1. Prince Ching. for mer Premier and former Minister of Foreign Affairs, died yesterday at Tien Tsln. He celebrataed his 80th birthday last April. BORADENT THC MILK OF MAGNESIA v Tooth Paste PCHFCCTLV HARMLESS r fr - . " . ! n n EOPLES Alder at West Park Today A Matinees A Dime QUIGK-LUNGHITIS Have you ever had it? Headaches, indigestion, nerve-fag all caused by too rapid eating, and too little exercise r Pills don't cure. Laxatives and cathartics, unnatural irritating stimulants, frequently end by making constipation chronic Get a bottle of Nujol at your druggist's. It will effectively relieve constipation by helping nature to act naturally. Nujol is not a laxative or a bowel stimu lant. It acts in effect as an in ternal lubricant, encouraging and facilitating normal movements. Nujol i3 bottled at the refinery and is sold only in pint bottles bearing: the name Nujol and the imprint of the Standard Oil Company (New Jersey). Refuse substitutes be sure you get the genuine. 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