THE MORNING OREGOXIAN, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY- 14. 1919.
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DT ACTING GOVERNORi
Washington Government Es
tablished for Emergency.
BILLS WILL BE RETURNED
Lister's Condition Improved Since
Removal to Hospital; Indefinte
. Ieave ol Absence Granted.
" OI..YMPIA, "Wash., Feb. 13. (Special.)
i Governor Lister already is showing
elgns of improvement as a result of
his removal to the state hospital at
Fort Steilacoom yesterday, according
to reports received at the capitol to
day. He stood the trip without notice
able loss of strength and responded
encouragingly to relief from official
duties.
The senate was reorganized with
Senator H. Carlyon as presiding of
ficer and Senator Howard D. Taylor
as acting president pro tem. A. con
current resolution adopted today gives
the governor an indefinite leave of ab
sence, which is legislative Indorsement
of his yielding to medical care.
Bills to Be Returned.
On further agreement as to the
status of legislation already passed by
both houses and not acted upon by the
erovernor. an agreement was reached
to return the 16 bills so classified to
the houses in which they originated,
where they will be re-enrolled, re
signed and delivered to acting Gov
ernor . Hart for executive considera
tion.
Acting Governor Hart today addressed
formal notice of his assumption or ex
ecutive duties to the senate. With
these preliminaries settled the change
in state government is apparently
smoothly established on the constitu
tional emergency basis pending Gov
ernor Lister's recovery.
An official announcement came from
. the executive offices today of the for
mation of the veterans' welfare com
mission which met in the governor's
private office and elected John H.
Powell of Seattle president. Miller
Freeman, also of Seattle, is secretary
and the commission will establish ,its
headquarters in that city.
? 500,000 to Be ' DinbnTsed.
At another meeting Saturday in Se
attle the commission probably will be
ready to decide upon its policy of dis
bursing $500,000 appropriated for its
use in extending whatever aid may be
needed to returned soldiers.
Joint legislative investigation of the
hoys' training school at Chehalis today
was authorized by the house in adopt
ing a modified resolution originally of
fered by Representative W. N. Ander
son of Whitman following a visit by
Mr. Anderson and other members to the
institution Saturday. Mr. Anderson
charged that conditions at the school
were deplorable and that the boys were
poorly clothed and on a starvation diet.
He excepted the present superintendent,
Thomas P. Horn, from criticism, but de
manded that the board of control man
agement be made the subject of in
quiry. Management In Defended.
In reply Representative J. Howard
Shattuck read a statement showing
that 17D boys in the school had been
furnished $20,619 worth of food in the
past '20 months", including $983 for eggs
and $3652 for beef, in addition to $11,000
worth of produce raised on the insti
tutional farm. Representative James
II. Davis of Pierce, chairman of the
house appropriations committee, de
fended the school management, de
claring that it needed and would re
ceive thi3 session larger appropria
tions. Pavis heretofore had opposed
liberal allowance .for the Chehalis in
stitution. He stated that the board of
control would welcome a legislative in
vestigation of the school.
Foreign Ship Contracts Opposed.
Representative W. P. Sawyer of Ya
kima, one of the Saturday visitors, de
clared Representative Anderson's reso
lution to be misleading. It was modi
' fied before adoption to eliminate im
plied censure of the state board.
A resolution memorializing Congress
to request that the emergency fleet
corporation immediately remove the
emergency restrictions against accept
ance by American shipyards of con
tracts for foreign account was intro
duced in the Washington state senate
today by Senator Fred vV. Hastings,
chairman or the senate committee on
commerce and manufactures.
the bill would tie the hands of the com-,
mission and furthermore that oe im
portant section was unworkable, as he
was informed by the highway engineer.
He took a fling at the senators who
questioned anyone voting against pat
ented pavements and said that the man
who proclaims his honesty is the man
to be suspected.
Hitullthic Fight Recalled.
The time taken by Senator Norblad
was a discussion of the patents, but
mainly he dealt with his personal ex
periences with the bitulithic people.
He said he fought them for six years
as city attorney of Astoria and they
never tried to bribe him, for if they
had, he would have taken the story to
the grand jury and not to the
legislature, this being a dig at
Senator Lachmund's statement that
he was offered an $18,000 bribe. To
sum up. Senator Norblad said he wants
patented pavement because it is the
best: the paving people have not been
able to corrupt the commission in the
two years it has been in existence.
Senator Jones of Lane championed the
commission and Mr. Gill said he would
favor the minority report, as he had
received a telephone message from a
man who knows more about paving
than any other in the state and this
man had recommended the four words
as essential.
Everyone in the senate is thankful
that the wordy war is over and they
do not envy the experience the house
is to have.
HOUSE APPROVES FIVE BILLS
Six Months Residence Required Be
fore Filing Divorce Action.
STATE" CAPITOL. Salem, Or., Feb. 13
(Special.) Out of 23 bills set down
on the calendar for third reading the
house passed the following today:
H. B. 412, by Kubli Allowing students
and traveling salesmen to vote away from
home.
H. B. 50, by Cross Requiring six months'
residence in county before filing divorce
complaint.
H. B. 78, by Smith (Baker) Empowering
school boards in districts of the first class
to levy taxes.
H. B. 125, by Coffey Regulating the prac
tice of optometry.
H. B. 2i2, by committee on revision of
laws Relating to advertising the Bale of
school district bonds.
Meat Inspection Bill Passed.
. STATE CAPITOL, Salem, Or- Feb. 13.
(Special.) A bill by Representative
Thrift, providing for county meat in
spection, which was killed tor the time
being in the house yesterday, was re
considered and passed by that body
today on motion of Representative
Richardson, who stated a number of
the members voting against it did not
understand its purport.
Legislative Sidelights.
OREGON'S HEW YORK
EH!
WELCOM
Committee Members Obliged
to Pay Own Expenses.
MANY SOLDIERS ARRIVING
Message Describing Situation Says
Xo Funds Are on Hand for Work
Vital 2feed Is Shown.
ATE CAPITOL, Salem, Feb. 13,
Special.) .Representative Roman
recently introduced a bill to prohibit
shooting game birds from an aeroplane.
The game committee took it seriously
and brought in a favorable report to
day, amending it to prohibit the catch
ing of clams, crabs and trout by use of
submarine. Chairman McFarland of
the committee secured adoption of the
report and the bill will go on the calendar.
When the house and senate joined In
joint session today to eelect a port
commissioner for Portland, Senator
Handley and Mrs. Hurley, Senator Hur
ley's bride, headed the senate proces
sion, followed by Senator Hurley and
Mrs. Gallagher, wife of Representative
Gallagher.
"Here comes the bride," shouted Borne
member.
'Now, who was entitled to the ap
plause?' queried Senator Handley. "It
surely wasn't Hurley." ,
.
Senator Orton and Representatives
Bean and Lewis had all thrown some
flowers at Lieutenant-Colonel Kelly
when he was being nominated for Port
of Portland commissioner today.
T want to get my name in the pa
per, too," chimed In "Gene Smith.
'And I also second his nomination."
Though Oregon was the second state
to inaugurate an organized welcome
and reception committee for troops of
the home state arriving in New York
it has failed utterly to redeem its prom
ise and its New York committee is now
without funds, according to a message
received last night by The Oregonian.
.Mayor Baker, when asked for infor
mation regarding the matter, said that
jurisdiction had been removed from his
hands, and that he was Informed that
O. C. Leiter, chairman of the Oregon
reception committee in New York, was
to have taken the matter up some time
ago with Governor Withycombe, advis
ing him that at least $2500 would be
needed to meet the monthly expense.
Prior to this Mayor Baker had sent $600
from the emergency fund, realizing that
at best it was but a stop-gap. Reports
from New York are that Mr. Leiter has
recently been seriously ill.
During a recent visit of Mayor Baker
to Salem he was informed by Governor
Withycombe that the need of an ap
propriation would be taken up in con
ference with the chairman of the ways
and means committees of both houses.
"If the legislature fails to meet this
emergency," said Mayor Baker, "I may
be able to raise some money locally.
Certainly this matter is one that we
cannot afford to neglect. . But, inas
much as it has been practically re
moved from my hands, I do not feel
like taking action until Governor
Withycombe has demonstrated what
will or will not be done at Salem. I
believe that a budget of expense should
be forwarded by Mr. Leiter."
'The Oregon committee here is al
most without funds," telegraphed Miss
Curtis. "We will be unable to do any
thing for the Oregon boys who are
steadily arriving but say 'hello.' The
press of Oregon should know that
members of the committee here are
paying all their personal expenses
Every cent expended has been actually
for the work.
"It is of vital importance. No other
orgahiation here fills this need. Ore
gon men are in New York and in near
by camps and hospitals. Oregon was
the second state in the union to begin
work here. It. is the only state not
coming through with funds. Cannot
something be done to wake them up out
there? It is Oregon's opportunity to
do something. Ours is the only state
with no place to take its men." .
The message relating the condition
of affairs was sent from New York
yesterday by Miss Peggy Curtis, a
member of the Oregon reception com
mittee and" formerly of The Oregonian
staff, who has been keenly interested
in the work of receiving the Oregon
boys from overseas.
Advice's from Salem last night, fol
lowing inquiry as to the status of the
required appropriation, state that the
matter has not been brought up in
either house. Representative Gordon
of the ways and means committee
said that if the proposal is presented
in some official way he will be glaa
to help 'out action on it.- He made
the tentative suggestion of a monthly
appropriation of $1000.
on fisheries of which Representative
Hurd is chairman in the house and Sen
ator Norblad in the senate, and allow
ing only citizens to be granted
lienses.
The bill will eliminate that provis
ion of the present act relative to grant
ing licenses to persons who have de
clared their intention of becoming cit
izens and will allow the Issuance of
licenses to citizens, or to minors or
Indians over 18 years who have the
qualifications for becoming citizens.
In addition the bill will provide that
"for a period of two years after the
passage of this act, gill and troll
licenses may be granted to applicants
who have declared their, intention to
become citizens of the United States
prior to January 1, 1919, and who have
otherwise complied w. h the require
ments of residence.
"That applicants for gill and troll
licenses under the preceedlng clause
must not have gained exemption from
military service on the grounds of
alien birth."
In addition, provision is made. In
event the federal government enacts
more stringent laws than those em
bodied in the quoted paragraphs, such
federal laws shall govern.
The proposed act also carries an
emergency clause.
ACTUAL KILLING IS DENIED
DEFENSE ADMITS IDEXTITV
MCRDER VICTIMS.
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Attorney for X. E. Burnett Attempts
to Block Evidence After Mak
ing Important Admission.
OLYMPIA. Wash., Feb. IS. (Special.)
On behalf of N. E. Burnett, on trial
in the Thurston county superior court
on the charge of murdering his wife
and two children. Attorney George F.
Yanis today admitted to the jury every
allegation of the prosecution except
the actual act of committing the mur
ders. He admitted that the bodies found in
shallow grades on Hawks Prairie to
be those of Mrs. Burnett and children;
that Burnett took them to the place
where the bodies were found on the
date fixed by the prosecution, together
with the rope, child s wagon, shovel
and other evidence discovered later.
He also admitted that Burnett's wife
and children did not return with him
to Olympia from his trip; that Burnett
forged a farewell note from her and
ater used her diamonds in a specula-
on. -
Officers and others identified cloth-
ng, the shovel, hats and other articles
found with the bodies, and neighbors
testified to the Burnetts' family life
Olympia. Mrs. Nina Behr, sister
of the dead woman, testified to Bur-
ett's marriage at San Francisco. Dr.
W. L. Bridgeford testified that the
woman and children naa Deen Kinea
y blows upon the head that crushed
their skulls.
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Dehydrated Products- to Be Shipped.
THE DALLES, Or.. Feb. 13. (Spe
cial.) Completing a contract for sup-
Representative Hare is somewhat
quick with the trigger. A bill was
being debated in which alleged rotten
ness of the system of picking Jurymen
by the sheriff, particularly in Mult
nomah county, was being freely aired
and Hare had assured the house that
no such rottenness existed in Wash
ington county..
Didn t a sheriff of your county get
pinched for bootlegging?" asked Smith
of Multnomah.
'Yes, and he-was convicted by a Jury
picked under the present system," shot
back Hare.
DnvA TWnrrisnn. editorial writer for
the Telegram, is looking for the guy
who pegged him wrong today. During
the heat of the paving debate Dave
eased into the senate chamber and,
slipping by the watchful doorkeeper,
sat down at the press table. A min
ute later some stranger whispered to
the doorkeeper that Dave was a lob
byist for the naving crowd. Highly
FNATF PAF Rflfln RII I indignant, the doorkeeper. sidled up to
Ofcl.Hlli fHOOLO nUHD DIUI the pj.esa tab)e and Bougnt to escort
Dave from without the senate bar.
"We don't allow lobbyists inside the
railing." he whispered, and Dave had
hard job explaining that he was
simply a member of the Fourth Estate.
RELIEF FUXD IS AVAILABLE
Situation May Be Met by $100,000
Fund Already Voted.
STATE CAPITOL, Salem, Or., Feb. 13
i (Special.) When advised tonight o
r the condition of Oregon men arriving
in New lork as told in a dispatch to
The Oregonian member of the com
mittee in that city. Representative
Gordon, chairman of the ways and
means committee, stated that the
$100,000 relief fund already voted and
made available for returning soldiers
and sailors is broad enough in its ap
plication, he believes, to meet the sit
uation pointed out.
Mr. Gordon will wait on the govcr
nor tomorrow to ask him to take it
up with the soldiers' and sailors' re
lief commission in regard to making
provisions out of that fund, for the use
of the Oregon men.
(Continued "From "Firt Pago.)
n the belief that all clty,councils and
county courts are crooked.
Handley Tlelda to Moser.
Mr. Thomas discussed the effect of
the bill on the political situation and
was loud in proclaiming that the re
publican party is controlled by big
business, yet when senate bill 4 was up
lor consideration, a bill which would
curb the corporations, where was
Thomas then? Was he fighting th
corporation control? No; he voted with
the corporations.
In yielding to Mr. Moser for a mo
ment. Senator Handley lost the chance
to block the former's game. Mr.
Handley, having opened the debate for
the minopity report, had the right to
close. When Mr. Moser was on the
floor. Senator Handley moved the pre
vious question, which was seconded by
Messrs. Hurley and Banks, but the pre
siding officer, instead of ruling on it.
asked Handley to yield to Moser.
Mr. Handley did this out'of courtesy
and while on the floor Mr. Moser I
moved the senate go into a committee
of the whole and thus jockeyed the op
position while benator Handley pro
tested in vain.
Republican Party Accused.
For 55 minutes Senator Thomas held
the floor and fought the minority re-
.port, asserting that the fate of the
bond bill depended on the action taken
on senate bill 67. He asserted that
the use of the four words would de
stroy the loundatlon on which this
piece of legislation is based. He said
he disagreed with Senators Norblad and
Banks that , this matter should be left
to the honesty and integrity of of
ficials.
He devoted a large part of his time
to asserting that the republican party
is controlled by the insidious influences
of corporations and that some Port
land banks are as iniquitous as the
paving trust, and that Oregon banks
tried to influence the organization of
the legislature.
Patented Paving Target.
Followed by Senator Strayer, a demo
crat, Mr. Thomas was lauded f or his
criticism of the republican party and
later Mr. Pierce, democrat, also con
gratulated Mr. Thomas on showing up
the evils of the republican party. Mr.
Strayer questioned the validity of the
patent of the paving company and said
anyone was a crook or a fish to . pay
royalty if they will go to the bottom
of the matter.
Although signing the majority report,
Mr. Ritner announced that he would
not vote either way, as investigation
aurins the debate convinced him that
As to being a lobbyist for the pav
ing interests. "Horrors! ,
Read The Oregonian classified ad.
CITIZENS OXLY MAY FISII
Stringent Regulations Proposed In
- Bill to Be Introduced at Salem
STATE CAPITOL, Salem, Or., Feb. 13
(Special.) More stringent regula
tions covering fishing license for com
mercial fishing for salmon were con
tained In a bill which will be intro
-duced tomorrow by the joint committee
Conserving and
V Jiving. YH
are both made ppssible
and easyby the use of
Grapes iNuts food as
a daily ration.
This is a wonder-pu!
combination of our
finest: grains, rich irr
phosphates and calorie
values, and most delicious.
It is abundantly sweet
with its own gram suciar.
Ready to eat. Mo waste .
"77?e-es & fie&sos?" for
GrapeWuts
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As our soldiers and sailors come
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Fifth and Alder
plying the French government with 22
carloads of an evaporated material for
soup, the Wittenberg-King company of
this city will ship its last carload Sat
urday. One-half of the big order has
been filled by the local plant and one
half by the plant at Salem. Having
completed this order, the local plant.
which has been running night and day,
will probably reduce its operations to
one day shift.
Anto Hits Man and Wife.
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night when they were struck and
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