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5 TITE MORNING OREGONIA3T. FJtlDAT. FEBRUARY 16, 1917. ) FIGHT FOB LEWIS LOST IN SENATE State Engineer Is Divorced From New Highway Com mission of Three. PLACES ARE NON-SALARIED Hot Combat on Floor Lasts Nearly AH Day $6,000,000 Bond Issue Is Expected to Pass Auto Tax B1H to Be Amended. BTATE CAPITOL, Salem, Or., Feb. 15. (Special.) The battle In the Senate waged nearly all day around State Engineer Lewis and the new State Highway Commission bill. When the tumult and the shouting- died the State Engineer was found divorced from the commission entirely, and the commis sion may name any State Highway En gineer whom it may see fit. When House bill 602, the substitute bill creating a new road code, went into the committee of the whole. Senator Orton urged an amendment that the salary of $600 a year proposed for the Commissioners be eliminated. Eddy proposed an amendment to that-that the salary be fixed at $2500 a year, but the Orton proposal prevailed after acrimonious debate. Eddy then urged an amendment which brought down all the oratory of the House and settled one of the main questions of the session, what was to be done about State Engineer Lewis. Under the proposed Eddy amendment the bill would be changed so that the State Engineer would be ex-officio member of the commission. Olson led the fight on this amendment, and on the entire bill. He repudiated asser tions and intimations by Senator Dim ick. Pierce and others that to keep the State Engineer from the commission would be playing into the hands of the so-called "paving trust," but on the other hand Intimated that such would be favorable to the "cement trust" Objection Is Named. He declared that to place the engi neer on the commission would create a deadlock with four members on the board, if the engineer could swing one '' member, and at the same time breed trouble by having one member on the commission who would act at his own pleasure, and do the work of an engi neer or not. as he pleased. "The State Engineer was elected aa a hydraulic engineer," declared Olson. "And what of his record in that ca pacity? Under him was constructed the Tumalo project which won't hold water." He read a letter from John B. Teon, to the Governor, In which It was stated that Mr. Yeon and 8. Benson would not serve on the Highway Commission if appointed, and by this letter overthrew declarations that had been made to the effect that the bill was framed for the. multi-millionaires, the .silk stockings and the well-fed." . t Engineer Supporters Lose. After exchanges between Garland, Huston and others, an amendment to the amendment was voted upon, in which the State Engineer was kept on the commission, but deprived of a vote. This was voted down and on another amendment prepared by Eddy on the straight question of whether the engi neer should act ex-officio aa a member of the commission, the engineer's sup porters met defeat by a vote of 16 to 9. The bill In its final amended form passed with Dlmlck. Eddy, Pierce, Smith of Coos end Curry, and Strayer, voting "" against it. Smith and strayer explaining their negative votes by stating they dis approved of the bill because it carries an emergency clause. CommtsHtoners Nonsalarled. The bill in its amended form provides for three nonsalarted Commissioners to be named by the Governor, provides that It shall have offices at Salem, pro vides for levying of of a mill tax, allows the use of convict labor, makes the Highway Engineer adviser of the County Courts, gives the commission supervision over county work when the state has contributed not less than 25 per cent of the funds and provides for the appointment of an engineer. It also grives those counties which already have voted road bond Issues consideration In the distribution of state funds. It links in with the $t,000,000 bond Is sue bill which was introduced in the House today, and which unquestionably, from present - appearances, will pass both Houses by substantial majorities. House bill 609, providing for an in creased license tax on automobiles, was recalled from the House on motion of President Moser to be amended In the (Senate with a declaratory clause to make it come under the provisions of the police power of the state, and re move the shadow of doubt of its con stitutionality which has been hovering over it. SENATE KILLS 2 2 MEASURES One Consolidation Bill Among Those Defeated. STATE CAPITOL. Salem. Or., Feb. 15. (Special.) The Senate today killed the following bills: Substitute S. B. 180, by Senate committee en revision of law. Making women liable for Jury duty on same tooting as men. 8. B. 280. by Huston (by request) Pro viding for the safety of life and property In the construction and use of steam boilers. S. B. 179. by Huston (withdrawn) Amend ing law relating to judgment on appeal. H. B. 233. by Crandall Establishing 13th end 14th grades in district schools on pe tition of one-third of legal voters. H. B. 477, Dy House committee on edu cation Authorizing district schools to pro vide dental inspection for children. 8. B. 139, by Smith of Coos Amending law relating to Judgment on foreclosure.-' 6. B. 287, by Orton Conferring Jurisdic- BREAKS A COLD A FEW First Dose of "Pape's Cold Com pound" Relieves All Grippe Misery. Don't stay stuffed-upl Quit blowing and snuffing! A ddae f "Pape'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 bead, chest, body or limbs. It promptly opens clogged-up nos trils and air passages; stops nasty discharge or nose running; relieves tick headache, dullness.' 1 everishness, 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. HOURS SIDELIGHTS ON STATE CAPITOL, Salem, Or, Feb. 13. (Special.) Senator Leinen weber, of Clatsop County has one main idea Just now on which he is bending all his 'energies. That is to get an appropriation to help put the Lower Columbia River Highway in condition for all-the-year-around travel. As it is, Asto ria is cut off from Portland and way points by automobile for a' good part of the year because the road is- im passable. Senator Leinenweber Is work ing under the handicap that the ways and means committee is slashing every thing to the bone to keep within the 6 per cent limitation, but . he is doing everything that a man can do. The Justice of his contention is real ized by all. - Senator Leinenweber is wide awake to everything concerning the interests of Clatsop County. t This is Senator Robert S. Farrell's fifth session in the Oregon Legislature and his third In the Senate. Naturally, he la inclined to have due respect for the honorable Legislature, and espe cially the honorable Senate. It remained for his little daughter, Marion, 12 years old, to clve his Sena torial dignity a shock. Marion was an interested visitor in the Senate Sat urday. "Papa," she remarked, after listening for some time to the deliberations of the upper house, "I don't think much of this body. All they do is smoke and eat apples." Senator T. "R TTamiiAv Tinam..b is probably the handsomest man in tha Senate. It is easy to imagine that he wouia oe a matinee Idol, and the truth Is that he used to be one. Handley was an actor once upon a time before he took up law and going to the Legis- 1 :-j f n T-T a .n-a I. -.ill ( i . 1 " " j viKaju in nie Bame road show in which Marguerite Fischer, .v.r . v io BL&r was ine leading lady. "Wee" Cavlness. of Vale. Afaihmn- County, popularly known as "the father oi irrigation in Oregon," and dean of the Oregon Irrigation Congress, visited the session Wednesday. He is accom panied by his friend. Rex Lampman. of Portland. Judge E. V. Littlefield, a member of the Multnomah County delegation two nesday. He says he has business be- iore tno supreme court, which Is a convenient excuse for lawyers visiting Salem these days. Mayor Alexander, of Pendleton, vis ited the House "Wednesday as ' guest of Representative Roy Ritner. Members of the House and visitors were treated Wednesday, to a. round of luscious Newtown Pippins, products of the Rogue River Valley. Represen tative Thomas prefaced the distribu tion with -a neat speech extolling the merits of the orchard regions of the Rogue River country. Representative Lunger spoke for Sen ator Eeddys bills making some slight amendments in the election laws the other day with reverse English. As chairman of the elections committee tlon on County Courts to adjulcat. all cases of children. 8. B. 47, by Houston To make women eligible to serve on grand Juries. S. B. 103, by Pierce Amending law re lating to action for recovery of damages. 5. B. 145, by Grit Amending law relating to sale of pocket pistols and revolvers. 6. B. 109, by Wood Amending law rela tive to Sheriff's fees of the several counties in Oregon with a population of less than 100.000. S. B. 108, by Wood Amending law relat ing to reporter of Supreme Court and. pub lication of Supreme Court reports. 8. B. 107, by Wood Amending law rela tive to trial fees In Circuit and County Courts in counties of less than 100,000. S. B. I-, by Houston Making women oompetent to act as Jurors. 8. B. 247, by Lafollett Changing office of Labor Commissioner from elective to ap pointive. H. B. SI, by Goode Relative to bids on school supplies. S. B. 43. by Pierce Abolishing Desert Land Board. 8. B. 19, by Barrett Consolidating Labor Commission. Industrial Welfare Commission and Child Labor Commission with Indus trial Accident Commission. H. B. 218, by Tlchenor Fixing boundaries of air counties bordering on Pacific Ocean. H. B. GOO. by House Judiciary committee --Providing for attorney's fees in actions to recover wages which are 80 days or more past due. H. B. 449, by Goode Providing for tax ation of all property held by religious in stitutions. S. B. 309, by Orton To revise the Judicial system of the state of Oregon and creating a Circuit Court of Appeals. HOUSE ACTS OX 44 BILXS Six Withdrawn, 8 Postponed, 2 De feated and 88 Passed. STATE CAPITOL, Salem, Or., Feb. 15. (Special.) The House today disposed of 44 bills, of which 33 were passed, six withdrawn, three indefinitely post poned and two defeated. The following bills were passed: 8. B. 207. by Lelnmwaber Regulating sale of tide land and overflow land. H. B. 222. oy Mackay Requiring dissolved corporations to continue legal existenoe for five years so that action may be had on suits brought against them. H. B. 333, by Eaton Increasing rates of inheritance tax. II. B. 866, by Mann Validating deeds made by trustees when beneficiary is un disclosed. ' . H. B. 504, by Mann To prohibit transpor tation of persons afflicted with contagious dit.-&sea in public conveyances. . H. B. 534 By Jolrft ways and means com mittee Appropriating money for bounty on wild animals. H. B. 642. by Joint ways and means com mittee Appropriating money for State Land, Water and- ueserl Lona ooaras. H. B 53G, by Joint ways and means com mittee Appropriating money for Florence Crittenton Home, Patton Home and Oregon I Humane' Society. H. B. 537, by Joint ways and means com mittee Appropriating money for State Penitentiary, Oregon State Tuberculosis Hos pital, State Training School and arrest of fugitives from Justice. H. B. 5:a. ty joint ways and means com mittee Appropriating money for State Bureau of Mines. H. B. 539, by Joint ways and means com mittee Appropriating money for University of Oregon Medical bcnool. H. B. 540. by Joint ways and means com mittee Granting ways and means commit tee power to summon and swear witnesses. S. B. 224, by Pierce Establishing uniform grades for hay, grain, etc S. B. 234, by Huston Granting right of eminent domain for erection of smelters. 8. B. 267, by Hurley Empowering Board of Equalization to extend time of sending 'tax notices two days'. 5. B. 270. by Cuslck Prescribing now teachers' certificates may be revoked. 6. B. 274, by committee on roads and highways Repealing obsolete sections of road laws. H. B. E35, by Jotnt House and Senate ways and means committee Appropriating money for Statte Department of Education S. B. 6, by Barrett Requiring State Highway ' Commission to provide uniform oaring specifications. . B., 200, by Pierce Providing for noti fication' of tax levy In school districts. S. B. 223, by Pierce Reducing rates of Interest- on tax certllicates from 13 per cent in "1 ' ner cent. P. B. 571. by Huston Prohibiting unau thorized persons from representing them selves as notaries pudiio. S. B. 275. by committee on roads tnd highways To prohibit destruction of boun dary monuments. H. B. 208, by Stott Providing for estab lishment of parental school in Portland. S. B. 227, by committee on roads and highways To prohibit destruction of roads and culverts on hignwaya. 3. B. 297, by Hawley Granting Governor full authority over Penitentiary. S. B. 83, by Pierce Describing manner of riling surveyors reports. 8. B. 186. by Orton Providing for official reporters for County Court of Multnomah County. S. B. 190, by Huston Enabling vldow en LEGISLATURE Lunger was supposed to talk for the bills. "This bill may be all right," he began, "but Senator Eddy knocked my bill in the Senate last week, so I don't care whether it passes or not." The House passed the bill. Being a "good fellow" around the Legislature has its limitations, thinks Representative D. C. Lewis. I. C. revealed his state of mind on the subject while opposing the insur ance code on the floor on Tuesday. "Why, the Insurance men are slipping something over on ue," he argued. "I don't blame them. They are good fel lows. "I have nothing against them. Til walk down the street with them, smoke their cigars and do anything else with them that we are permitted to do in these prohibition times." Representative Elmore is back at his desk after an absence of several days on account of illness. He was threat ened with pneumonia. His fellow mem bers are congratulating him on his recovery. s Otto Case, former County Auditor and ex-County Clerk of King County, Wash ington, played the role of Governor in the .third House proceedings on Tuesday night. He has some qualifi cations for the Job, too, as he was a candidate for Governor of Washington a few years ago. The Hood River people got back at the Medford folks today and set 'em up to the House Bright, red Spitzen bergs were distributed with the com pliments of the Hood River Commer cial Club. Representative Anderson made a speech explz-ning that the Hood River fruit is the only real outdoor product. Members of the House are congratu lating -tepresentative Bean for the splendid vote he received on his bill to authorize the assessors of the West ern Oregon counties to restore the Oregon andV-Californla lands to the tax rolls. The bill got every vote In the House, which is taken both as a recog nition of the merits of the measure and as a personal compliment to Mr. Bean. Representative Lewis has Introduced a memorial In the House embodying the views -pressed in resolutions re cently adopted by the Portland Cham ber of C mmerce, and asking Congress to enact legislation that will e: power the Interstate Commerce Commission to compel .he railroads to furnish ade quate cars to handle their business. Representative Bean has Introduced a joint resolution In the House au thorizing the State Treasurer and Sec retary of 'State to draw warrants for the payment of the premiums on the bond of the Public Service Commission ers. Members of the commlEslon now pay for these bonds themselves. The "third house" has passed a bill to consolidate the two Lewises Sena tor Herman and Representative D. C. The for ner is long on silence and short on oratory and the other is long on oratory and sho. t on silence. The combination would make a fair, aver age legislator, say the third house boys. titled to dower to take one-third of deceased husband's property in lieu thereof. B. B. 206, by J. C. Smith Designating flsning season in Rogue River at Grants Pass. 8. B. 288. by Smith of Coos and Curry providing for lease of kelp fields on Oregon iS',B' S9$T Oill Providing for deputies in office of County Treasurer of Multnomah County. 8''i?: 299' by commlttee on horticulture Providing for appointment of fruit lnspect or n application of 25 fruitgrowers. The following were defeated: S. B. - 30. by Lewis Defining duties of central committees. uww oi ..?,;!?' by Wilbur Fixing financial re "fracti a b8tractor tot defect- In ab- inJh following bills were killed by indefinite postponement: to'b.ilM': ,by ,CIark Requiring railroad! to build spur tracks under curtain conditions, to C v 42:.,uy Lew'8 Appropriating 14000 w ' ,r.ullinger for '"Juries received, for lien '-J y JoueM- of Lane Providing Thl . prPerty hold by Sheriff. A" f?''0,Y'nS were withdrawn: inHWmkmVtt.byR,?errn6U-Fl11" ,,n H B. 14.1. by Brownell Prohibiting sale cfom.ena,C.rnU!tht WUh h0lC 5" 5rS; power,Bor:7,oue ""'-Further defining SENATE'S WORK IS LISTED New Highway Code Adopted Provid ing fop Commission of Three. STATE CAPITOL, Salem. Or Feb IB. (Special.) The Senate today passed the following bills: "ay v.8.V-B- 0r- by , Edy Making Lincoln's birthday a non-Jndlclal day. m" 'Jr,S; br Se2at committee on Ineur aBca Defining and regulating marine In surance. M H 3 1 A V C . - . . . appliance for the purpose of stealln t.iH graphic or telephonic service. B- jf' by Hawley Authorizing Stata Veterinarian to appoint deputies when necee! sary to combat animal diseanea "ces Substitue S It o.a K . . . . committee Ame'dln, lii " "?ICIar" ro'nn'r"",0"10'1' conform -toCliyl polnTed" by' the" Govern" '. r.,' licensing operation, etc""; to11' 2 PARENTAL SCHOOL BIXJLS IN Measure by Mrs. Alva Lee Stephens Expected to Die. f JnlT.E,APJTOU SaIm- r- Feb. 15. - - w t-mai DLIiooi D111S nave now been ariAnte i vj j i no no use fu T over to the Senate. One Is . " committee's bill, which authorizes the Muifnnm.h .... cials to submit the question-to a vote wio peopie, ana tne other is Rep resentative Stott's bill empowering the "inoiisn sucn a school without a preliminary vote of the peo ple. The Stott bin Is the one Indorsed bv AT r "R tr. . , - - -j.. bu& ner sup porters In Portland. A third bill proposed by Mrs. Alva Lee Stevens now la in tv,. k.- uuub VI UIQ ways and means committee and as it canies an appropriation it probably will die there. ' PLANS LAID E0R TEACHERS Wisconsin Society Is Advised to ' Nanio Reception Committees. I H - Plans for the entertainment of people from Wisconsin, who come to attend the 'National Education Associa tion convention, next Summer, . were discussed at the Wisconsin State So ciety meeting last night at Cotillion Hall. Mark Woodruff, secretary of the Chamber of Commerce Publicity Department, advised .the society mem bers to appoint committees to receive and ente tain the visitors. C. C. Thompson, represent! is Super intendant Alderman's office, spoke. Miss Agnes Pover gave an interesting reading, juiss tiazol felton sang, Mrs. Purham played and L. Berland sans:. Dancing was he diversion of the latter part of the evening and refresh- .ments were served at the close. WORK - BLOCKADES SENATE GALEHDAR With Only Two Days -Left to Act, Mass of Measures Awaits Disposal. ROAD CODE LONGr ARGUED Upper House Passes Afternoon in Discussing Proposed Law and Adjourns With 3 7 Bills TJp , for Third Reading. STATE CAPITOL. Salem, Or., Feb. 15. (Special.) Only two more days re main of the present session of the Ore gon Legislature. They will be busy ones, -for a mass of bills congests the calendars of both houses. It is the general belief, however, thai both houses are further advanced than they were at the same period two years ago. Less Important legislation re mains to be considered than at that time. Both the Senate and the House ad journed tonight without holding night sessions. The House had cleaned up its calendar for the day, but the Sen ate, which put in part of the morning and most of the afternoon arguing hotly over the highway code and State Engineer Lewis, adjourned with 37 bills on the calendar for third reading that had not been reached. The Senate passed only six bills to day, one of them being the Important highway code, but it made up for the situation In part by killing 22 measures. Senate Slays Goode'a) BUU One of the bills killed was Repre sentative Goode's House bill 449, tax ing property of all religious institu tions not used exclusively - for church purposes. This measure. It developed after it came before the Senate Judiciary com mittee for consideration after passing the House, would have taxed the Y. M. C. A. and the Y. W. C. A. This had not been the intention of Its framera. Inasmuch as members of the Ju diciary committee thought the power to tax religious property not used for church purposes fully conferred by an initiative measure,, passed in 1912, they solved the problem by recommending postponement indefinitely of the bill. The report was adopted, and the bill killed without debate. Other "bills killed Included two meas ures by Senator Huston, making wom en liable to Jury and grand Jury serv ice on the same basis as men. By passing Representative Sheldon's Joint resolution No. 4, the Senate made it certain that his measure permitting the people to vote on the establish ment of one State Normal School at Ashland and one In Eastern ' Oregon, the location to be decided by the board of regents. wiU go on the ballot at the general election In November, 1918. Majority Report Turned Down. A majority of the Senate education committee had recommended that the resolution be killed, but Senators Hur ley, 'Von der Hellen, Pierce, Eddy, Or ton.and others carried the fitrht on to the floor of the Senate and obtained the substitution of a minority report, rec ommending Its adoption. Hurley made an appeal for education or more teachers for the rural schools, and Von der Hellen eloquently pleaded the cause of Ashland as entitled to one of the normal schools, and at the very least the opportunity to take its case before the people without the expense of having to initiate a measure. On final passage the resolution carried by 20 votes to 8. Those Senators voting for the normal schools were: Bishop. Cuslck, Eddy, Farrell, Gill, Handley, Hawley, Hurley, Huston, Leinenweber, Lewis, Olson, Or ton. Pierce, Shanks, Smith of Josephine, Steiwer. Von der Hellen, Wilbur and Moser. Those voting no were: Senators Baldwin. Barrett, Dimick, Garland, La Follett, Smith, of Coos. Strayer and Wood. Absent Senator Vinton. The Senate Judiciary committee to night 'returned a favorable report on House bill 4. fathered by Representa tive Bowman, and passed by the House early in the session, to prohibit fur ther financial aid by the state for sec tarian Institutions caring for dependent and delinquent children. Future Help Prohibited. The bill does not affect children now committed to such institutions, for it permits state ,aid during the period of their commitment for children already In the institutions. It forbids aid for children who may hereafter be com mitted, however. This measure has been before the Ju diciary committee for several weeks because the Senators were uncertain as to what should be done to provide for future dependents and delinquents. The favorable report tonight carries with it an amendment to the bill spe cifically setting out that the state shall support children now at the Institu tions, but prohibiting aid for addi tional children. At the same time, with a view to pro viding for future dependents, the com mittee Introduced two new bills, one of which is to be placed on the ballot at the 1918 general election for the peo ple to pass on. It appropriates 1200,000 for the building of a home for state wards, as It is to be called. In Portland. The other bill prohibits tha appro priation of funds for sectarian schools and Institutions after 1918. LEWIS REPORT ADOPTED HOUSE RECONSIDERS ACTIO OX DELINaCEXT TAX, BILL. Ortoa-Karrell Measure aa Amended Will Be Up for Passage Today Fight by Forbes Likely. STATE CAPITOL. Salem. Or, Feb. 15. -(Special.) On a close roll-call vote, the House today decided to reconsid er Its action ot yesterday in adopting Representative Forbes amendments to the Orton-Farrell delinquent tax T11L which Is the subject of much outory on the part of the Oregon Journal. After Its decision to reconsider, the House, by viva voce vote, substituted BeDreseot. tfve Lewlmlnority report, which pro vides that the publication of the de linquent tax list shall be left to the newspaper offering the lowest bid. or something like that. Many members who really are for the Forbes amendments voted to reconsider, because Lewis complained that his re port was turned down amid the con fusion of adjournment last night. The Lewis report then was adopted by default. Lewis and one or two others voted for it, and no one seemed to vote against It. The bill as amended by Lewis will be up for passage tomorrow, but Forbes and his friends probably will make an other effort to sidetrack the Lewis amendments for. their own. M - X. jfote7 Josef Hofmaim M US' 1 Saturday Evening, Feb. 17 will play for you whenever you wish, if you have his exclusive Columbia Records. Hofmann has but to touch the keys, anii the piano forte finds a soul. 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Brandt. of the auxiliary schooner W. and K who arrivea from Alagdalena Bay. captain iJranat said he was told by Enrique Florea, Jefe politico of Mag; dalena Bay, that early in December a steamer flying; the German flag; en tered the bay and remained more than 12 hours. The vessel, he waa Informed, had one funnel and was equipped with wireless. Captain Brandt quoted Florea as saying; the latter believes the mysterious steamer entered Masr- dalen'a Bay for the purpose of picking; up several sailors from the fleet of German sailing; vessels war-bound at Santa Rosalia, on the Gulf of Califor nia. At that time the British cruiser Rainbow was steaming; off Santa Rosalia keeping; watch over the Ger man ships. Ten German vessels, which before the war were eng;ag;ed in carrying; cop per ore from the French smelters at Santa Rosalia to Havre and Hamburg;, are anchored in Santa Rosalia har bor. , Report nave been received here that three Japanese r-arships were sighted recently off Cape San Lucas, at the extreme tip of Lower California- School AVanted for Playground. EUGENE, Or.. Feb. 15. (Special.) The old Central school building- In Eugene may be utilized as headquarters for playground activities during the Summer, If a petition by the Eugrene Appearing at Hellig Theater GRAF0N0LAS and DOUBLE - EECRDS FOR SALE BY CMumKIs lrarhtf Hon Co.. WuhlntloaVt. I.lpman. Woli. C... Orafoaota IH.. Baleonr. Meier r'raak Co.. Phonograph boi. Msth rloer. Hea-ttrnr-h ttaa. Ca Tenth ami at ark erhraa I' la a. III I earth m branch of the American Physical Edu cation Association la granted. MOUNT HOOD HOTEL SUED Action to Fortclos on Park Prop erty Involves 9 7000. OREGON CITT. Or.. Feb. 15. (Spe cial.) Suit to foreclose mortgages ag gregating approximately $7000 was brought by John L. Bowman In the Circuit Court here today against the Mount Hood Hotel Company. The land Involved amounts to nearly 1(0 acres and Is a tract known as Arrah Wanna Park. The notes, the complaint alleges, were given In Au gust. 1812. Part of he original In debtedness had been paid and the mort- gages releneed. but claims Involvlnarf Because of the large increase in the cost of raw materials and labor, the price of the Lanpher hat will be $3.50 after April 1st. If the old price had been main tained the quality would hare , had to be cheapened. This is contrary to the deter mination of the manufacturers of the Lanpher to offer a hat of abso lutely dependable and unvary ing quality. . Mill I a i i t .1 Cetttmfcie Crmfotwte yf Price $150 W Pi if j DISC approximately a quarter section of land remain. CANADA TROOPS VOTE WET Count at London Indicates Tiritlcli Columbia Won't Go Dry. VANCOUVER. B. C. Feb. 15. Further figures received from London, where soldiers' votes are being counted, in dicate hardly a doubt that prohibition for British Columbia has been defeated. On September 15 last civilians In this province voted in favor of a prohibiten measure wth a majority of 60io. Since then 8730 soldiers have voted. Two thousand votes have been counted, and show that the soldiers are voting wet by about to 1. It will be another week before the government will announce the final fitrures. A A