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r - I ' '' I'", TITE MORNING OltEGOXIAN. SATURDAY, - 31 ARCH 10, 1917. CONFUSION CAUSED BY ELECTION. ACTS MWOO SPENT; LEGISLATURE ENDS i i i r;,: ... 1 Two Amendments to Same Section Passed at'Recent Legislative Session. CONFLICT IS APPARENT 'Orton Bill to Consolidate City and State Boards Is Superseded by Childs Measure, Say Attor neys After Investigation. SALEM, 'Or., March 9. (Special.) Passage of two apparently conflicting acts by the Legislature, both on the came subject, seems to confuse the question of whether the city of Fort ' land and the state of Oregon can join forces at the special- election in June and use the same judges and clerks to handle the ballots. House bill 472, by Childs, and Senate bill 187, by Orton, are the two bills in question and each amend section 8322 of Lord's Oregon Laws, an apparently Inconsequential section dealing with the payment of election officers. The Childs bill amends a number of -sections, 3322 among them, and has for its intent a small economy in the mat ter of carrying ballot boxes to and from the polls. The Orton bill, amending section 8322, apparently has for its" specific object the consolidating of city and state election boards when city and state elections are held on the same day, and provides that the same judget and clerks shall act at both elections, but that separate ballots shall be used. Childs Bill Filed Last. The Childs bill was filed with the Secretary of State February 19, or a day ahead of the Orton bill, which was filed February 20, and on the face of it it would appear that the Orton bill, being filed last, would have the pref erence over the Childs btll and that its provisions would govern. But lawyers, who have examined into the question, say the bill which passes the Legislature last is the bill which governs, when there are two conflicting bills on the same-subject. This seems to be. the position also of the Attorney-General's office, in an off-ham d opinion. The Childs bill passed the Legisla ture last and as it is directly amenda tory of section 3322, and makes no mention of any provisions relative to one set of Judges and clerks acting at city and state elections, apparently the Childs act supersedes the Orton act. While the Childs House bill 'passed .the Senate and the Senate Orton bill passed the House on the same day February 16, the record shows clear ly that the Childst bill passed the Leg islature last. Journal Put. Childs Bill Last. It happened February 16 that an evening session was held In both houses. The Childs bill passed the Senate among the last of the bills to pass the evening of February 16, while the Orton bill passed the House early In the afternoon session of that same day. There is no shadow of doubt as to the Journal showing that the Childs bill passed last and according to the construction placed by a number of lawyers, that is the bill which would be considered a law. ' As both of the bills had for their purpose the amending of section 3322 it seems apparent that section 3322 would read as amended by the Childs bill and not as amended by the Orton bill. At least it Is admitted that a nice question is opened by the passage of the two acts and apparently the situa tion would throw a cloud on the possi bility of holding an election under the provisions of the Orton act unless tne question were first determined by the courts. MRS. DARST IS STRICKEN W When Child Is Taken From Her Fears for Sanity Are Expressed. TACOMA, Wash., March 9. (Special.) Mrs. Elizabeth Darst was taken to a hospital today, when she became so vio lent that a nurse and a woman with whom she was staying were unable to hold her and feared that she might do herself bodily injury. Her condition is said to be due to the suffering incident to the depriva tion of her child, which again was giv pn to its foster parents, Mr. and- Mrs. Fletcher, by Judge Dykeman, of Seat tie. She was said to be in a precarious condition and her friends said they feared that she would lose her reason if she were not allowed to see her child. Mrs. Darst was delirious last night and called continually for her child during the day. Fort Stevens Has New Commander. ASTORIA, Or., March 9. (Special.) Major C. B. Smith, of Fort Worden, arrived today at Fort Stevens to as sume command of the troops at that post. He relieved Captain' iC B. Lent mon, who -has been in charge since Colonel Ludlow was transferred to the Vi estern Department headquarters in Ban Francisco. - Read The Oresronian classified ads. easily heals shin trotiMeg The moment that Resinol Oint ment touches itching skin the itch ing usually stops and healing begins. That is why doctors prescribe it so successfully even in severe cases of eczema, ringworm, rashes, and many .other tormenting, disfiguring skin diseases. -Aided by warm baths with Resinol Soap, Resinol Ointment 'makes a sick skin or scalp healthy, quickly, easily and at little cost. Rutaol Ointment and Rcsinal Soap aba greatly h!j to clear twrny pimples sad duw dru9. Sold by all dragguts. Resinol lllilllM i vV'V n t h , . .J - t -i i-r' : , f-f fe'l - r I f " , 1 vrj C i-t - " 1 I i I a V - iiinyt . - - . ' f 4 1 14 I i ! 4 1 : - j I'll! r , ' i l A v i n . I H 'I - : I: ' t !' "ff H 1 -i - H 1 v J I , ? lr ? s i ' 1 ' TODAY'S "FILM FEATURES. Stai Lenore Ulrlch, "Her Own People." Peoples Marguerite Clark. "The . Fortunes of Fifl." Majesties Virginia Pearson. "Sis ter Against Sister." Columbia Dorothy Dalton, "The Female of the Species." Sunset Douglas Fairbanks. "Flirting With Fate." Globe Alma Hanlon. "The Final Curtain." Film Studios to Move. 0 WING- to the many discussions arising between the studios lo cated in Hollywood, Cal., and In dividual property owners In that sec tion, the Los Angeles City Council has made a tour of Inspection of the- studio district. The result of this tour has re sulted In their Instructing the City At torney to draw up an ordinance creaf ing a moving-picture sone, which will necessitate the removal of the studios from the strictly residential districts. If this ordinance goes into effect it will mean the loss of thousands of dol lars to the big picture organisations lo cated on the Coast, as practically every one of them except the Universal, Ince and Balboa studios is located In the pro posed restricted district. The ones which will be affected are the Lasky, Fox, Christie, L-Ko. Vogue -Chaplin, Kilem, Fine Arts, Mabel Nor- mand and Yorke-Metro companies. Following the announcement of the recommendation for the creation of such an ordinance a delegation of Hol lywood citizens have called at the Mayor's office and registered a strong protest. They feel this action would mean the loss of thousands of dollars' worth of trade to them, and they are probably right. .Undoubtedly the sen timent of the citizens of the studio sec tion will have much to do with the final decision regarding this proposed studio zone. Another Film Divorce Case.. Spottlswoode Aitken, one of the best known of the Griffith actors and prom inent in practically all the famous di rector's successful pictures, has filed suit for divorce. He names as co-respondent a bus boy at the Hotel Alex andria. Mrs. Marlon Aitken. his wife, admits her friendship for the Greek, but denies any intimacy with the gentleman, who is about ZY years of age, but looks to be 18. Not long ago Mrs.. Aitken broke into print because of an attempt she made, to end her life. At that time she alleged she was merely trying to act out a scenario she had written. She now admits this step was taken because of her love for GregoVy Comes, the Greek bus boy, was not reciprocated. The bus boy maintains he did not pay any attention to the advances of the actor's wife and says he remonstrated with her in an attempt to persuade her to stop writing him notes. He was afraid he would lose his position. Mrs. Aitken in an interview said: "1 met this Gregory Comes, a bus boy at the Alexandria Hotel, in the tearoom of that establishment. I liked him, and he made violent love to me. I frequently stopped in to have tea and for amuse ment slipped him notes. He began to write to me, but I never met him out side of the hotel." y The Aitken have two children, a boy and girl. Sir. Aitken la quit aa elderly man, while his- wife is about 24 years of ase. Sunset. a Douglas Fairbanks week at the Sun set Theater will be brought to a close tonight with "Dougie" grin, acrobatic stunts and all in "Flirting With Fate.' He opened the week in "Manhattan Madness," which yesterday gave way to "Flirting "With Fate." Artistic failure, disappointment In love, despair, attempted suicide, hiring of assassin, renewed life with news of fortune and constancy of loved one, wild fear of assassin's tools, and final unalloyed happiness; these are the vari ous phases of "Flirting With Fate." a comedy drama that teems with the stunts that have made Fairbanks one of the biggest figures in the land ot the celluloid drama. Fairbanks has been on the stage only since 1901. when he made his debut as the lackey Franchois in "Richlieu," in support of Frederick Wards, at Ford's Theater. Baltimore. He remained with this eminent actor for an entire year. playing a variety of roles in Shake spearean - repertoire. Then he joined Effie Shannon and Herbert Kelcey in "Her Lord and Master." which played lor rive months at the Manhattan The ater. New York. His resignation from the stage followed, that he might be gin work as a broker in Wall street but the lure of the profession compelled his return in 1803. He joined Minnie Dupree in "Rose of nymoutn Town." After some mlnoi engagements, he signed a seven-yeai contract with William A. Brady and appeared In a series of successes, among fliiem, "The fit." which was reminiscent of his broking experience "Two Little Sailor Boys," "As Ye Sow," "Fantasma. "Frenzied Finance," "The Man of the Hour" and "All for a Girl Later on, "A Gentleman From Missis sippi," with Tom Wise; "The Cub." "A Gentleman of Leisure," "Officer 666 "Hawthorne of the U. S. A.," the revival of "The New Henrietta," "He Comes Up Smiling" and "The Show Shop," were notable engagements. He has also played in vaudeville with a sketch of his. own called "A Regular Business Man." . Screen "Double Cross." If Pathe's new serial. "The Mystery of the Double Cross," maintains the high batting average of the first three episodes, given a private screening at the Hippodrome Tneater yesterday morning, it's success will approximate that of "The Iron Claw," most popular of all serials from the famous house of many-chaptered film stories. With its "mysterious stranger," a masked Individual of - feminine appear ance who Interposes to save hero and heroine from frequent annihilation, the picture is of "The Iron Claw" type. Mollie King is the beautiful and mys terious heroine of the film tale, evi dently playing a dual role, or at east a girl with a dual personality, and Leon Bary is the hero. Blanche In Southern Role. Blanche Sweet seemed to have been fated to play Southern roles in motion pictures. It was David Belasco who first picked Miss Sweet from among a number of photographs which were sub mitted to him as being girls specially suited to play the role of the heroine in the "Warrens of Virginia." in the production of which he was associated with Jesse L, Lasky for the Paramount Programme. -- - Olympia Houses Fight All Night Over Appropriations and Olson Relief Item. DEATH PENALTY BILL LOST Senate Convinced That Widow of Accident Commissioner Should Get $4000 After House Be - fuses to Drop 3Ieasure. OLYMPIA. Wash., March 9. (Spe cial.) Hostilities in Joint appropriation committee consideration of the supple mental budget carrying more than $4,000,000 prolonged the closing hour of the Washington Legislature until 6 o'clock this morning. Senator E. L. French, chairman of the Senate committee, withdrew from the committee meetings, stating that his presence has becdme obviously un desirable to the House members, pre sumably on account of his opposition to an appropriation of SS000 for agri cultural and vocational work in the public schools. Another sharp difference of opinion arose between House and Senate com mitteemen and members over the pay ment of MOOO to Mrs. Julia Olson, widow of the chairman of the Indus trial Insurance Commission, who was assassinated in the Capitol while the Legislature was in session. The amount of the relief appropriation is the same as that paid widows of work men killed In the course of employ ment. Olson Item Cat Oat In Committee. Through opposition raised by Sena tors Taylor and Palmer, the Olson relief Item was stricken from the final budget. Senators French and Groff led tne fight to cut out the school extension work item, but Josephine Corliss Pres ton. State Superintendent Of Public In struction, got the floor and eventually overcame opposition. Senator French charged that nearly all the fund Is expended in traveling and living ex penses and there were hints that it had also served as convenient campaign re sources. The first actual ' bitterness of the session developed on consideration of the Olson appropriation, however, when the House flatly refused to agree to its elimination. A series of conferences followed and the Senate finally yielded on agreement by Morthland that the state had a responsibility In the case for allowing unquestioned purchase of firearms. Home Town Aaka for Help. Representative Summers, of Walla Walla, Olson's former home, made a powerful argument in the House for the pension and Chase, of Spokane, also supported Jt in the Senate. The op position was based on expressed fear that granting the pension would create a costly precedent in all cases ot pub 11c officials who might suffer death in the discharge of duty. Senators who voted against the relief on final ballot were: Barnes, Boner, Carlyon, French, Groff. Karshner, Kuykendall, Palmer, A. A. Smith and Taylor. Twenty-six Senators voted for the appropriation. In the course of the debate Palmer accused Judd of Lewis of trying to tie up legislation through the Olson ap propriation to which J add retorted In such violent fashion that a personal encounter seemed certain until cooler members interfered. Jitney Veto Stands. The supplemental budget appropri ates the educational millage tax and the SI. 000.000 apportionment of com pensation funds that makes the first aid law operative, in addition to' tak ing care of numerous items not in cluded in the regular budget. In spite of activity of interested per sons in the lobby during the afternoon. the night session passed without or tlcial reference to Governor Lister's veto and of the Jitney regulation, os teopath and medical practice bills, and these are now dead. The combine upon them was strong enough to prevent one being brought out unless it seemed certain that all could pass, and at no time was there promising indication of this. As the night wore away the usual closing programme of music and speeches was rendered. From the Sen ate Lieutenant-Governor Hart received a China set and Speaker Kelly got chest of silver. Employes of both houses made presents to Frank Dallam, secretary of the Senate, and Charles Maybury, chief clerk of the House. Two telephone exchange girls stationed in the Capitol received $120 each extra pay from the Legislature. Among the Items added to the sup plemental budget In final passage is $12,000 for vocational school work under the terms of the Federal aid act. The Senate bill to restore capital punishment in this state. Introduced during the excitement following the killing of Chairman Olson, was one of those that died In committee when the Legislature adjourned. .The passage of the bill would have solved the diffi culties of the Federal officials at Spo kane, who are unable to find a place of execution for Ed Mayberry. an In dian convicted of murder. REALTY INVESTOR SUES w, It. Hocking Wants Return of $1500 Alleging Misrepresentation. Return of $1500 invested In Wlllall tan. Park is sought by W. R. Hocking in a suit tiled in the Circuit Court yes terday against the Wlllalltan Invest ment Company and D. C. Rogers, agent. Misrepresentations are charged. Mr. Hocking was persuaded to Invest in the property In 1910 on the alleged representations that there would be ma cadam roads to the property, that it would be only a 25-mlnute ride from the Chamber of Commerce for a 5-cent fare, and that St. Helen's Hall was go ing to be built in the vicinity. These assertions proved untrue, eays the com plaint. LAST DAY "Sister Against Sister LAST TIMES TODAY 9:30 A. M. to 11 P. M. Bewitching, lovely little Marguerite Glark In 'The Fortunes of Fifi." Don't' miss this happifying show today at the PEOPLES Alder at West Park Chaplin at the Star Tomorrow SNOW ENDANGERS STOCK STORM RAGES S HOURS NEAR CALDWELL AMD KEEPS UP. Sheep aad Cattlemen Fear tor Large Nnmbers of Range Animals, and Bay Is Short. CALDWELL Idaho. March 9. (Spe cial.) The most severe snow storm in the history of Southern Idaho has rand for the last 38 hours through out this section, and late" today had shown no signs of abatement. Grave fear is expressd by sheep ana cattlemen for the safety of thousands of animals in the Jordan Valley section. where a serious hay shortage exists. SevcVal herds of cattle are said to have left Jordan Valley Monday for this sec tion and It is believed that the loss from exposure wilj be heavy, as there is no forage along the route. . - fiheeoman -, declare that the heavy snowfall will delay their departure for the grazing grounds several weeks, and that there Is not enough hay to feed the flocks until they can be moved. WINTER REVISITS LA GRANDE After Brief Touch of. Spring Cold - Weather Returns. LA GRANDE. Or.. March . (Spe cial.) Two days ago Union and adjoin ing county' citizens breathed a sigh of lelief, for Spring had seemingly come, but, alas, tonight glm Winter is still with us. Trains are late 10 to 12 hours, but that is caused by "Wyoming bliz zards. Nevertheless, a cold wind is whipping the Blue Mountains, carry ing a recent four-inch snowfall with It in blustery style. The fuel situation has Improved some, but Is still a disagreeable problem. Trains Late at Baiter. BAKER. Or.. - March . (Special.) Delays presumed to be caused by snow east of Huntington today affected west bound trains. No. 6, due here last night, arrived at 8 P. M. today. No. 19, also due in Baker last night, got in this evening, aa did No. 17. due this morning. PENDLETON CHIEF QUITS MATOR CHARGED WITH "DOUBLE CROSSING" IN LIQUOR RAIDS. Startllas Revelations Exyeeted at Next Council Meeting Ex-Chief Joins Secret Service PENDLETON. Or.. March 9. (Spe cial.) Declaring that he has been hampered by Mayor J. A. Best, rather than supported in his efforts to en force the law. Chief of Police Tom Gur dane today handed his resignation to the City Council- The fight between the Mayor and Chief Gurdane has been brewing for some time, but broke be fore it was expected. Startling things may be revealed when the Council meets next week. In his statements against the Mayor, Mr. Gurdane was strongly supported by Councilman Claude Penland. a mem ber of the police committee. The Mayor, It is said, was charged with attending a lodge banquet at which beer was served in violation of the prohibition law, with "tipping off" police investi gation to alleged bootleggers, with "double-crossing" the police, and many other offenses. In the little caucus this morning Gurdane and Mayor Best had several heated passages, when Gurdane put several pointed questions to the Mayor. Councilman Penland, it is under- TODAY in Scenic Matinees, a Dime. Kiddies, Always a NickeL 3 T LENORE ULRICH in a powerful drama of mod ern race conflict "HER OWN PEOPLE" Also a Comedy With MAX LINDER stood, demanded that the police force be removed or that the Mayor be re moved as chairman of the police com mittee. It was reported the majority of the Council supported Pen land. Mr. Gurdane today accepted a posi tion with th Federal Secret Service. BANKER PRAISES PORTLAND Cliicagoan Says He Likes It Better Than Any Other Coast City. "Portland Impresses me more favor ably than any other city along the entire" Pacific Coast," said M. Jacobow sky, vice-president of the Fort Dear born National Bank, of Chicago, while visiting Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Robert son this week en route home with Mrs. Jacobowsky following a trip to Hono lulu. Mr. Jacobowsky, who is heavily In terested in several automobile and tire factories in the East, motored over the Columbia River Highway during his stay in Portland and was capti vated by its wonderful scenery and workmanship. Verdict Against Lawyer Upheld. CHEHALIS. Wash.. March 9. (Spe cial.) The state Supreme Court has af firmed the decision of Judge Sullivan, of Spokane, who suspended J. E. Willis. Starting IF r : 1 1 RETURN ENGAGEMENT THe Greatest Film Triumph Ever Recorded Jules Under 20,000 Leag The first and only photo-drama enacted on the bottom of the ocean. Nothing Like It on Earth To the School Children and General Public: I am pleased to announce that I have been able to secure a return engagement of this mar velous under-the-sea picture at such a figure that the following low prices of admission now become possible. No place in the United States has the public enjoyed such a privilege. EDWIN F. JAMES. Matinees. 10c Evenings, Sundays 15c Children 5c Special School Children's Matinee, Starting Today 10 A. M. to 6 P. M. A R Only Today of Chehalis, from practice of the law for one year from July S. 19" 6. Willis was suspended as a punishment for printing and circulating a booklet mak ing attacks on the judicial career of ex Judge A. E. Rice. The trial was one of the most sensational events in the his tory of the county. Judge Sullivan heard the case and the decision went against Willis, who immediately bitterly scored Judge Sullivan. ANCIENT COAT IN COURT E. L. Amldon Ordered to Pay Bal ance on 5-Year-Old Purchase. Elmer L. Amldon, politician and pub lisher of the Republican Radiator, wore a tattered raincoat into the court of District Judge Dayton. He had pur chased it five years ago, brought it into court to show Judge Dayton that it was not as good a coat as it had been represented to him, offering this as a logical reason for . not paying for it. Judge Dayton didn't see It in the same light and gave judgment against Amldon for $14.76. balance due on a $25 coat, bought five years ago. The garment-was purchased from the Columbia Outfitting Company, IS. 21 being paid down and $4 more in two subsequent Installments. Suit was in stituted to collect the balance due. Today ues .the' I; I I-. V .: t- - 4