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THE MORNING OREGONIAN, THURSDAY, JANUARY t, 1D20.
GRIST OF PROPOSED
BILLS NOW
IN SIGH
T
Indications Are Legislature
Will Be Swamped.
GOVERNOR'S PLAN IGNORED
Typewriters Worked to Limit in
Devising of Proposed New Laws
and List Grows Daily.
The special session of t'he legisla
ture called by the governor will be
the target for a great assortment ot
measures. There are now in sight a
score of proposed new laws and
others are being devised as fast as
nimble-minded lawmakers can work
their typewriters.
The programme outlined by the
governor and for which he summoned
the special session will not be .the
limit af activity. Matters which could
easily wait for a year, until the regu
lar session fof 1921, will be intro
duced and efforts put forth to secure
their passage. At a regular session a
comparatively small number of bills
re rumored before the session opens,
but here comes a special session and
bills are popping to the surface like
tulips - in spring.
Among matters in the wind is a re
port that the Oregon Agricultural
college wants a new building, fol
engineering or something, and that
a wish will be expressed to have the
present millage tax Increased to one
full mill instead of the present frac
tion. If the Oregon Agricultural col
lege asks for something, the Univer
sity of Oregon will probably like
wise find need for development along
some line.
Lineup Formidable One.
As the situation now presents itself,
legislation will be asked for along
the following lines, it being under
stood that this list is by no means
romplcte:
Ratification of the equal suffrage
amendment to the constitution of th
t'nlted States.
Referring to the people repeal of
the anti-capital punishment law.
Adjustment of the compensation act,
which is the main reason given by
the governor for calling the special
session.
.Increasing the millage tax to 1 mill
for educational institutions.
Creation of two fish and game com
missions, one for the commercial in
terests and one for .the sportsmen.
Rogue river fish bill, to prevent
commercial rishing on that stream, for
the benefit of anglers In the upper
reaches. A somewhat similar bill was
vetoed by the late Governor Withy
oombe, and the veto must be dealt
with in some manner. The Rogue
river fish bill comes up automatically
at every session and has been doing
this for a generation.
Legislation to straighten out the
game farm matter.
Irrigation statutes are aid to have
developed a few weak spots and bills
are being drafted to remedy the situ
ation. Other Irrigation legislation
will be proposed by the irrigation
congress, which meets immediately
prior to the session.
A constitutional amendment In
creasing the indebtedness for road
purposes from 2 to 4 per cent will be
referred to the people, so that it can
be voted on at the May primaries
Instead of the slow process of going
to the people through the initiative
and not reaching the ballot until the
November general election.
A bill authorising the state high
way commission to sell bonds to the
amount of $5,000,000 for completion of
the-Pacific and Columbia highways
will be introduced by the house roads
and highways committee, the bill not
to become effective unless the con
stitutional amendment increasing in
debtedness is adopted by the people.
Legislation will be presented to
make certain that tho Bean-Barrett
bonds are elastic enough to match all
federal aid, 'provided the supreme
court does not decide this question
before the session adjourns.
Gasoline BUI Promised.
An attempt will be made to repeal
the law calling for a. certain specific
gravity of gasoline sold in Oregon.
The oil companies assert that because
ot this law they have had to increase,
the price 1 cents a gallon.
A bill creating the office of oil in
spector also is predicted, this being
one of the few interests in the state
that have no special Inspector.
Defects in the law creating the
court of domestic relations, which
court is now said to be unconstitu
tional, will be cured, or an effort
made to cure them.
. A measure is promised, which is to
curb profiteer by demanding that
cost tags be placed on articles for
sale, so that by a glance the customer
can tell whether the dealer is charg
ing too much.
School teachers want the 6 per cent
tax limitation removed insofar as it
affects educational taxation or appro
priations. The 6 per cent limitation
has prevented salaries of teachers
from being increased in many dis
tricts. ;
Clackamas county court has direct
ed the Clackamas delegation to take
action so that a salary or two in that
county can be increased.
Labor Bill Repeal Urged.
amendment to teh constitution
t pfbposed providing that where a
vacancy occurs in the governorship
and the secretary of state succeeds,
the latter shall hold office only until
a new governor is selected, at the
flrat general election.
The Home bill, which .passed the
house by a narrow margin, and which
Is . essentially a labor bill, may be
repealed.
Such la a summary of legislation
ejready in sight, and it is probably
only a starter. There are several
matters in the list, however, which
will plunge the legislature Into the
swamp of oratory and politics.
One way of heading off a miscel
laneous assortment of unimportant
legislation 1st proposed, through a
steering committee.- This appears to
meet with considerable favor, but in
stead of having the president of the
tanate or the speaker of the house
name the members of such a commit
tee, it is proposed that the personnel
be elected from the floor.
BELIEU FUNERALS TODAY
Services Will Be Held at Parlors of
lUUller A Tracey.
Funeral services for Asbury and
Xevlna Belleu, husband and wife, who
died within 25 hours of each other at
the family home, 560 Clinton street,
will be held this afternoon at 1 o'clock
at the parlors of Miller & Tracey.
Interment will be at Troutdale.
Mr. and Mrs. Belleu were long-time
residents of Oregon, Mr. Belleu com
ing here from Missouri in 1845, and
Mrs. Belleu' from Connecticut in 1850.
They lived Xor a time in Linn county
and had been residents of Portland
for about 35 years.
Mr. Belieu died last Monday at 1
o'clock as the result of a stroke of
paralysis which he suffered four
months ago. His wife died the fol
lowing day at 1:30 o'clock of heart
disease.
Mr. and Mrs. Belieu are survived
by four sons and two daughters, as
follows: Oscar and Fred E. Belieu of
Portland; Jess C. Belieu of Alderdale.
Wash.; Bert O. Belieu of Lebanon.
Or., and Mrs. G.r E. Seeley and Mrs.
Ray E. Depperm'an of Portland.
TRAINS CRASH AT TOLEDO
Engine Is Damaged, Two Cars
Ditched No One Hurt.
TOLEDO, Or., Dec. 31. (Special.)
The second train wreck within a
week occurred within the city limits
here yesterday morning, a freight en
gine crashing into a string of flat
cars and tearing off the cowcatcher
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Iael Davis.
A comedy that turn's all the
veteran rules of theaterdom
topsy-turvy is "Seventeen," the
stage version of Booth Tark
ington's Willie Baxter stories,
which Stuart Walker will pre
sent at the Heilig theater for a
three days' engagement com
mencing with a matinee today
and with a matinee Saturday.
Usually the vampire of a play
is a mauve-clad creature with
red lips and white cheeks and
blue-black eyes. Behold the
dangerous woman in "Seven
teen" she wears gingham and
talks baby talk. When Lael Da
vis In the character of Lola
Pratt, the siren, murmurs
"'Ickle boy. don't 'oo fordit.
urns Lola," audiences to a man
vow eternal remembrance.
Villains are almost always tall,
bulky, heavy-brov-ed men with
formidable mustaches, but in
"Seventeen" the person whom
the hero tried desperately to foil
is an insidious young lady of
10 years. Jane, as played by Lil
lian Ross, has a maddening giggle.
and front end of the ' engine and
throwing two flat cars off the track.
The outgoing passenger train was
held up an hour while the track was
being cleared.
It is reported that steam escaping
from the left-hand side of the en
gine obscured the cars from view.
No persons were injured.
Last Sunday a heavy carload of
feed jumped the tracks near Blodget,
tearing up 100 yards of track.
NEW SINGER ACQUISITION
Carolina Llzzari Hailed as One of
Greatest Contraltos.
Carolina Lazzarl. the young con
tralto who sings at the Heilig, Janu
ary 7, direction Steers & Coman, has
been engaged by the Metropolitan
Opera company for the coming season.
When one hears flawless tones ex
quisitely rendered by a woman gifted
with every attribute of personal
charm the only possible thing to say
is: "It is wonderful." But the poor
critic must say more, and is forced to
TODAY'S FILM FEATURES.
Majestic Clara Kimball Young,
"Eyes of Youth."
Columbia Owen Moore, "Picca
dilly Jim."
Strand Al Ray and Elinor Fair,
"The Lost Princess."
Peoples L u'cy Cotton and
Wyndham Standing, "The Mir
acle of Love."
Liberty Norma Talmadge, "The
Isle of Conquest."
Star "Shorty" Hamilton, "The
Ranger."
Sunset Douglas Fairbanks, "He
- Comes Up Smiling."
Circle Louise Glaum, "Sahara."
Globe Marguerite Clark, "Let's
.Elope."
match, his words against the supreme
effort of an unmatched artist in an
attempt to translate into print the en
chanting tone, the full volume, and,
hardest of all. that indefinable com
mand of art, that utter rightness of
phrasing, of Intonation, of interpre
tation "that has made Lazzarl the fore
most contralto of the day.
Of the bright stars of song that
have newly arisen, none has been
hailed with more sincere expressions
of delight and approbation than has
Carolina Lazzarl. She possesses a
truly wonderful voice and the critics
recognize her as a remarkable find.
LINN TREES UNDAMAGED
Manager of Fruit Association Says
Reports Erroneous.
ALBANY, Or., Dec 31. (Special.)
Fruit and berries in this section of
the state were not damaged seriously
by the recent record-breaking cold
weather, in the opinion of W. R.
Scott, Oregon manager of the Puyal
lup and Sumner Valley Fruit associa
tion, which operates a big cannery
here. Mr. Scott has made an investi
gation of the situation, and thinks
earlier reports that some kinds of
berries and fruits had suffered se
verely are not correct.
He says loganberries have been in
jured considerably where they were
trellised, but branches which were
beneath the snow are not hurt. Black
berries suffered less than loganber
ries, he finds, and evergreen black
berries were not hurt at all. Straw
berries, currants and gooseberries
suffered no damage.
Vancouver to Honor Pershing;.
VANCOUVER, Wash.. Dec 81. (Spe
cial.) General Pershing was invited
by telegram today to attend a recep
tion in his honor at the time of his
official inspection of Vancouver bar
racks. The invitation was sent by Roy
Yeatman, adjutant of the American
Legion, Smith-Raynolds post, Van
couver, Wash,
JACKSON DAY PLANS
ALL IRONED DOT
Mrs. Alexander Thompson,
Alone, "Off the Reservation."
CHAMBERLAIN PEDAL SOFT
Dr. Morrow, National Committee,
man, Has Candidate in Mind and
Confesses It Is Herbert Hoover.
For a while It looked as though H.
G. Starkweather, state--chairman ot
the democratic committee, would mess
up the Jackson day plans, but this
matter was Ironed out before Dr. J. W.
Morrow, national committeeman, left
for Washington last night. But Mrs.
Alexander Thompson is still on the
reservation.
It was planned that State Chair
man Starkweather, National Commit
teeman Morrow, Miss Larrabee of the
Women's club and Mrs. Thompson of
the Women's National Advisory board,
all sign the call for the democratic
leaders of Oregon to mobilize in Port
land January 8. Mr. Starkweather
said he would get out the letter. First
thing anyone knew, the letters were
not prepared and the state chairman
explained that he had changed his
mind. Then some of the democrats
had a little heart-to-heart" talk with
Mr. Starkweather and he agreed a sec
ond time to prepare the call. This he
did.
Everyone signed tire call with the
exception of Mrs. Thompson, but the
omission will not, presumably, have a
deterrent effect. All the county chair
men, members of the state committee
and others who are so inclined, are
expected to talk over the 1920 cam
paign situation when they arrive In
Portland.
Soft Pedal Put on Chamberlain.
One subject will be barred, i. e.,
George E. Chamberlain. There is a
gentlemen's agreement that none of
the speakers will make any boosting
speeches for the senator, and this will,
in turn, prevent any of the senator's
enemies from throwing any hammers
Having seen that the invitations
were issued. Dr. Morrow entrained
for the meeting of the national com
mittee at Washington.
"I've got a candidate In mind," con
fessed the national committeeman, as
he killed time waiting for his train,
"and Herbert Hoover is the man. His
politics? He's a democrat, of course.
When I go east, I'm going to see if
he can't be brought out. There'd be
nothing to it if Hoover would get
the democratic nomination."
Speaking of Mr. Hoover, C. W. Hod
son, who returned from the east, says
there is no Hoover talk whatever.
"Labor is going to be a big issue in
the next presidential campaign,"
predicts Mr. Hodson, "and the stand
and platform which Senator Poindex
ter has taken is so, strong that no
other candidate can afford to sidestep
it. - -
Folndexter Makes Impression.
' "I was astonished at the impression
that Senator Poindexter is making in
the east, in Chicago, Philadelphia
and New York. If he was an eastern
man, instead of coming from the. Pa
cific' coast, he would have to be reck
oned with. Leonard Wood is appar
ently in the lead at this time, yet
there is strong belief that this is no
campaign for a military man and that
it will be a mistake for either party
to nominate a military man. The Wood
movement has grown largely because
the others have not become very act
ive. Wood inherits the Roosevelt fol
lowing, but he is not Roosevelt by a
long shot."
Digressing from politics, THr. Hod
son says he doesn't see how the people
in the east can live, the prices are so
high. A Hood River apple costs 10
cents or 15 cents in the stalls and 30
cents when one is served in a restau
rant. Beef is advertised In the stalls
at 49 cents. The prices are invariably
higher In the east than they are in
Portland.
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Organization of the campaign foi
Hiram W. Johnson in Oregon was
effected yesterday with the following
officers: James S. Stewart, manager;
Coy Burnett, treasurer; Thomas Man
nix, secretary. Headquarters will be
opened in the Beck building, although
during the legislature Mr. Stewart
will have to be at Salem. In the near
future Johnson clubs will be organ
ized In various parts of the state and
within a few weeks Mr. Stewart ex
pects to see the Johnson movement
speeding along ana everything in
readiness to secure the popular en
dorsement for the Californian for the
presidential preferential primaries in
May. Mr. Manix had charge of the
Johnson arrangements when the sen
ator visited Portland several months
ago, making his fight against the
league of nations.
Politics are less personal than they
were formerly. Here is the testimony:
Yesterday three campaign managers
sat down to lunch together. They
were Dow Walker, manager for
Wood; Joe Dunne, manager for Low
den, and Jim Stewart, manager for
Johnson. It was a Dutch treat.
There was no consternation, no sen
sation, not even a ripple in democratia
circles over the announcement that
William Jennings Bryan will attempt
to "come back." Local demoerata fig
ured that Bryan would get the pro
hibition vote, but that most of his
following of other years has either
stopped voting or are looking kindly
upon more recent party personages.
HIGH COURT ACTIONS DROP
OPINIONS AXD CASES DECLINE
DURING 1919.
139 Appeals Affirmed and 69 Re
versed at Salem; 5 6 Attorneys
Admitted to Practice.
SALEM, Or., Dec. 31. (Special.)
Members of the Oregon supreme
court prepared and handed down a
total of 301 opinions during the year
1919, as agalnit 336 opinions during
the year 1918, according to a report
compiled by Arthur Benson, chief
clerk of the court.
There were 232 appeals disposed of
by opinion, while the appeals disposed
of by stipulation numbered 35. Of a
total of 256 cases coming before the
court during the year, 220 were filed
In Salem and the remaining 36 cases
In Pendleton. In the year 1918 there
were 264 cases filed with the court,
showing a decrease df .eight actions
during the year just drawing to a
close. Of the cases disposed of by
the court, 133 appeals were affirmed,
69 reversed, 24 modified, three writs
allowed and one writ denied.
Attorneys admitted to practice in
Oregon during the year 1919 num
bered 56 as against 36 during the
year 1918. Of these 30 were admitted
on examination, and 26 on certificates
issued by other states.
The cash receipts of the court for
the year totaled $9160.98 including
general filing fees in the amount of
$7760.98 and fees for admission to the
bar aggregating $1400. During the
year 1918 the court received from the
same sources approximately $9322.
The-married Kaffir women are com
pelled to speak a language different
from that of their husbands. They
may not even pronounce their hus
band's name, but commonly refer to
them as "the father of so-and-so."
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