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TIIE JIORXIXG OREGONIAN, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 12, 1919. STATUS DF 4 STATE SOLdS IS JIT ISSUE Richardson, Deputy Treas urer, May Not Enter House. TWO VACANCIES CREATED Holding or Two Lncratire Offices by Multnomah Representative Believed Illegal. SALEM. Or., Dec. 11. (Special.) ill Joseph Richardson, regularly elected representative from Multno mah county, be allowed to participate in the proceedings of the house dur ing the special session of the legisla ture without first resigning his office as deputy state treasurer? This question has been the topic of considerable debate here during the past few days and in most instances Salem attorneys assert that Mr. Rich ardson's participation in the legisla tive proceedings would be a violation of the Oregon constitution. Attorneys base this assertion, it is said, on the contention that Mr. Richardson is holding two lucrative offices. Re gardless of this, however, each branch of the legislature is the sole judge of the qualification of its mem bers and the house will be confronted with the problem of determining the status of the Multnomah representa tive. Should it become necessary for Mr. Richardson to retire from one of his present positions, his friends say he will choose to serve as deputy state treasurer rather than represent the people of his district in the legis lature. Other Qualification at Iirdc. The members of the house also will be called upon to determine the quali fications of Representatives James Stewart and Mrs. Alexander Thomp son, while the senate will face a simi lar situation with reference to M. D. Shanks. Mr. Stewart was originally elected to represent the people of "VVheeler, Gilliam and Sherman coun ties, but since the last session of the legislature has taken up his home at Corvallis. Mrs. Thompson, who was elected representative from Wasco county, also has changed her resi dence, and Is now living in Portland. A similar situation Involves Senator Shanks, who was elected to represent Gilliam, Wheeler and Sherman coun ties in the upper house, but who has since taken up his residence in Leba non, Linn county. What decision the legislature makes with regard to the qualifications of these officials will be closely watched by the people of this part of the state. Teath I-cave Two Vacancies. There will also be two vacancies in the legislature at the special session, due to the deaths of Senators Walter rtmick of Clackamas county and J. R. Stannard of Curry county. Mr. Stannard died while en route to Sitlem to attend the last regular leg islative assembly, and C. L. Cheno weth was appointed in his place with out power to vote. Mr. Chenoweth sat in the house during the last ses sion, later returning to Curry county, where he was arrested and tried on a charge of murder. The jury found that he was insane, and he has since been an inmate of the state hospital. PASSION PLAY CANCELED ACTOItS FOl'XD IX DKSTITX'TE CIRCIMSTAXCES IX HOMES. Itfd Cross Holier Assists in Helping Almost Starving Characters in Celebrated Tragedy. OB ERAMM ERGAlT, Bavaria, Dec. 10. Crop failures and a hard winter have added to the war sufferings of the little group of villagers here known to the world as actors in the Passion play, portraying the cruci fixion of Christ, which is presented every ten years. Because of food restrictions im posed by the Bavarian government, it will not be possible to stive the far famed allegrory next year, according to those who have taken leading roles, postponement being imperative until 1921. K. Harvey Padlock of Los Angeles, who brought Red Cross relief supplies from Vienna, found conditions border ing on starvation in some instances. Anton Lang, familiar as Christos in the play., met Mr. Padlock at the train Sunday last, and together they vis ited the homes of many players who needed aid. Clothing was furnished, among others to Lang's own family, augmented by three since 1910, and also to the families of John W. Zlnck, who assumed the role of Judas; Peter Pendle, in the 1900 cast as St. John, and Ottellie Zenk and Annie Flumner, who represented the Virgin in former presentations. Sweet chocolate for the children was furnished as a personal gift from Lieutenant Stockton, head of the American food commission in Austria. Lieutenant Stockton learned of the severe conditions here when he vis ited the village last August to in vestigate a report that Lang had been killed in the war. PACT DEAD, SAYS LODGE ONLY HOPE IS KKSVBMISSIOX, SENATOR DECLARES. Democrats Killed It, Massachusetts Man Avers: Republicans, Sena tor Underwood Retorts. WASHINGTON. Dec. 11. The first open discussion of the peace treaty in the senate at this session of congress came today during the debate on the railroad bill. Senator Lodge declared the treaty was "dead" until again submitted by the president and charged the demo crats with responsibility for failure to ratify it at the special session. i Senator Underwood, democrat, Ala bama, said the treaty could be called up at any time by a majority vote and in turn charged the republicans with responsibility for the failure of the senate to act. PARIS. Dec. 11. The German reply to the supreme council's note demand ing the signing of the peace protocol has been received in Paris and .this afternoon was undergoing translation by the German delegation, according to the In trasi jCHn t. The newspaper declares the reply is substantially a capitulation on the Soap a Flow ques- ' tlon and a proposal to discuss other points. PARIS. Dec. 11. (Havas.) The su preme council has answered a mes sage from Premier Huszaro of Hun gary, in which he asserted the delay in sending Hungarian delegate to Keuilly wa caused by the fact that some of them were prisoners in Rou mania. The council refused to enter into a discussion of this matter and renewed its invitation to Hungary to send delegates at once. BERLIN", Dec. 10. The foreign af fairs committee of the national as sembly decided today to eend a mis sion of experts, headed by Privy Councillor von Simaon. to Paris with an exact list of all dock material in Germany in an effort to demonstrate to the supreme council the impossi bility of Germany carrying out en tente demands as contained in the notes handed by Kurt von Lersner at Versailles on Monday. LIBERAL PLATFORM BRIEF UOCCME.XT OF 150 WORDS IS SUED AT ST. LOUIS. Conference Plans toe Xational Con vention Procedure Depends on Reception of Platform. ST. LOUIS. Dec. 11. A platform of 150 words was prepared today for the national conference of liberals by members of the platform committee in place'of a mnch longer document which had previously been offered. The committee on political pro cedure at the same time presented a report providing for a national con vention not later than July 1, 1920. Delegates in the meantime are ex pected to distribute the platform in their respective sections of the coun try, and the way in which it is re ceived will indicate whether the na tional convention shall form a new national political party and name candidates for president and vice president in the election next Novem ber. In reducing the platform to 150 words the committee not only con densed the former draft greatly, but omitted all specific reference to the subjects of agriculture, foreign rela tions, education and military training, which were incorporated in the longer document. UNION SHUTS DDT I. W. W. PROPAGANDA ROILS SEATTLE BOILERMAKERS. Officials Begin Work of Checking Over Roster in Quest of "Wobbly" Members. SEATTLE. Wash.. Dec. . 11. (Spe cial.) Orders to purge all I. W. W. from membership in the boilermakers' union, local 304, have been received and officials ari at work checking ever the roster to see if any known members of the I. W. W. are listed there. The order is the result of the dis covery by Police Sergeant P. F. Keefe Tuesday night of anti-union propa ganda in I. W. W. headquarters at East Lake avenue and Newton street. The I. V. W. become members of American Federation of Labor unions to undermine trades unionism and es tablish industrial unionism, says Thomas M. McKinley. 1. V. W. lead er, arrested in the raid. The boiler makers in particular have many I. W. . W. in their ranks, McKinley de clared. More than 100 membership cards in local- 104 were found in the I. W. W. headquarters, police say. No statement on the progress of the check wiH be made at this time, according to Harry Wygant, assistant secretary of the ur.ion. Road Meeting Called. ALBANY. Or., Dec. 11. (Special.) Members of the state highway com mission, the state engineer, George Quayle of Portland, general secretary of the -Oregon Chamber of Commerce, members of the Linn county court and others prominent or active in road building, will attend a meeting of the Linn County Good Roads asso ciation, to be held in the St. Francis hotel here Saturday, December 13. A call for the meeting has been issued by A. C. Schmitt of this city, scre tary of the association. Aberdeen Pullet Lays Daily. ABERDEEN. Wash.. Dec. 11. (Spe cial.) Deputy Sheriff Elmer Gibson, who trapnests his flock of white Leghorn pullets, has one pullet. No. 7, which has not missed laying an egg any day since the middle of Oc tober. Gibson is watching the pullet "closely and if she keeps up her rec ord will endeavor to get a flock of pullets another year from her eggs. Textbooks to Be Furnished Free. YAKIMA, Wash.. Dec. 11. (Spe cial.) Recount by the school board of the votes casl at the recent school election on. a proposition to furnish free text books in the high school showed 603 votes for the measure and 696 against it. NOTICE! Rain, Snow or Shine The Big Sale at Factory Sample Shop 2S6 Morrison St". will open its doors this morning at 9 with the Greatest Bargains closing out all Winter Gar ments, W o m e n's Suits, Women's Coats, Dresses, Skirts, Waists and Sweat ers at Half and Less Than Half Price. Do not fail to attend this wonderful sale. Factory Sample Shop 286 MORRISON STREET Bet. Fourth and Fifth Sts. Next to Corbett Bldg. LEGISLATORS FAVOR E E Washington Solons Willing to Attend Session. RESOLUTION IS UNLIKELY Special Meeting to Consider Nation al Amendment in Time for 192 0 Election Is Desired. SEATTLE, Wash., Dec. 11. (Spe cial.) If by next Thursday, when the King county delegation meets. State Senator Frank H. Renick has been able to collect data showing there is a possibility of ratifying the equal suffrage amendment in time for the general election of 1920, a resolution is likely to be adopted calling for a special session to cast Washington's vote for ratification. Thus far Senator Renick has not ac cumulated the information he seeks, and Senator H. D. Taylor, representa tives W. W. Conner and P. L. Allen have not agreed on the exact text of a resolution they are to submit. The King county delegation held a conference about a mouth ago, a majority of the members of both houses attending. The solons were unanimous in their willingness to vote for a suffrage amendment and also in their belief that no other legislation should eome before a spe cial session. Some of the absentees may not have been so enthusiastic about limiting the legislative pro gramme, but were figured as favor able to the ratification. Delegation Unanimously Differs. On pretty much everything else the delegation . split. Some members violently opposed acceptance of per diem or mileage in any form. Some insisted that mileage should be al lowed because it would be unfair to east side members to make the jour ney unless recompensed. Others insisted the total cost of a Bpecial session, with per diem and mileage added, was inconsequential and it would cheapen the afa&ir to refuse to accept letaal fees. . Many like Senator Taylor. Representative Allen. Representaitve F. W. Cotterell and Representative Conner offered to drive their automobiles to Olympia and take other solons with them, and Representatives Robert Grass and Frank G. Myers, with some other ab sentees, would have offered their ma chines had they attended the meet ing. Limited Lea-Islatlon Likely. At the first conference, while ev erybody agreed on limiting legisla tion, there was nothing like concur rence in the form of a resolution binding the members. Also there was a wide difference of opinion as to whether it would be proper to re quest the governor to call a special session. Most members thought a re quest out of place.' but the next step involved more trouble. When a reso lution binding the delegation to go to Olympia in event of a call for a spe cial session was proposed members pointed out that they would have to go whether they wished to do so or not. And as frequently as new efforts at expressing a delegation sentiment were suggested Just so often did dis agreement result, so the members have laid off for a month to allow committees to think it out. Senator Frank Renick has had one call from a women's committee which declared there now are 20 states which have ratified the suffrage amend ment and Oregon is to meet in Janu ary and take similar action. Fifteen more votes are needed and the women assured Senator Renick that if Wash ington met enough other states would be found to provide the necessary 36 and make the suffrage amendment effective for the general election in 1920. Yesterday the republican na tional committee also urged immedi ate ratification. v Suffrtige Leaders Kail. But Senator Renick is handicapped in the report on actual conditions he id to make to the delegation by the fact that the suffrage leaders never came back to his office with complete data. He has waited a month for the call and has nothing tangible to submit. It is expected the suffrage leaders will be represented at next Thursday's delegation meeting. The King county lawmakers wHl probably go on record as favoring ratification and also a limitation of the session's work - to passage of the suffrage act and only such other emergency legislation if any: as shall be agreed on by two thirds of the members of both houses. Albany Knights Templar Elect. 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Gloves, Belts, Canes, Cuff But tons; Cuff Links, Sweaters, Un derwear, Flannel Shirts, Mack inaws and many other useful gifts for him. Sam'l Rosenblatt & Co The Men's Store for Quality and Service. mandery No. 3. Knights Templar, of this eltr. and other officers were chosen as follows in the annual elec tion: Generalissimo, Clyde C. Bryant; captain-general. Rex W. Davis of Harrisburg: prelate, David P. Mason; senior warden, D. L. Crawford; junior warden. Otto L. Fox; treasurer, Harry B. Cusick, and secretary, Edward Washburn. Masons Choose Officers. ALBANY. Or.. Dec. 11. (Special.) William S. Weaver was. chosen high priest of Bayley chapter No. 8, Royal Arch Masons, of this city, in the an nual election of officers last evening. Other officers elected to serve during 1920 are: King. Wlllard L. Marks: scribe, Joh M. French; captain of the host, D. L. Crawford: secretary. Ed ward Washburn: treasurer, Charles H. Cusick, and trustee. Judge Wil liam R. Bllyeu. The appointive offi cers of the chapter will be named later. Soldier-Teacher Returns. ABERDEEN, Wash., Dec. 11. (Spe cial.) George E. Huntley, for seven years manual training instructor at the Weatherwax high school, but for the past two years engaged in war activities, will again take charge of that department at the beginning of 1 jSP? i ill fPCUUM PACKE I l Christmas Bazaar the second semester, starting January 27. Carl Johnson, present Instructor, will specialize in the high school me chanical drawing department. Breeders' Association Planned. ALBANY. Or., Dec 11. (Special.) Linn county, which now claims to have more breeders of purebred stock than any county In the state, is plan ning to form a breeders' association. A meeting will be held In Albany for that purpose some time this month, probably on Saturday, December 27. Plans for the meeting are in charge of S. V. Smith of this city, county agricultural agent of Linn county, and J. B. 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