THE MORNING OREGONIAN, SATURDAY, JANUARY 17, 1920
MI-JAP MEMORIAL
SUPPORTED BY HOUSE
Americanism Above Commer
cialism, Plea of Kubli..
DRASTIC ACTION IS ASKED
Movement Supported by
Every I
Member of Lower Branch on Roll
call; Preparedness Urged.
STATE CAPITOL. Salem. Or.. Jan.
16 (Special.) Tnat the legislators
of Oregon should not put commercial
Ism above Americanism In matters
affecting the future welfare of the
nation, was the assertion made by
Representative Kubli of Multnomah
county, in an address on the floor of
the house today. He spoke in sup
port of the senate joint memorial
urging congress to submit to the
legislatures of the several states an
amendment to the federal constitu
tion providing that children born in
the United States or in territory sub
ject to the jurisdiction thereof, and
whose parents are not citizens, and
cannot under existing laws acquire
citizenship by naturalization, shall
retain the citizenship of their par
ents and shall not become citizens by
reason of birth in the United States
or in territory subject to its Juris
diction. Every member of the house
responding- to roll call supported the
memorial.
Preparedness Is I" reed.
"If we are going to have trouble
with Japan and I hope we will not,"
said Representative Kubli, "we should
be prepared for the emergency and
not continue to allow our citizenship
to be menaced as under present con
ditions. California is overrun with
Japanese at the present time, and un
less some drastic action is taken in
, the immediate future the next few
years will witness the- greatest ex
pansion of these orientals in the his
tory of our nation. We should not
put commercialism above American
ism, and I cannot see any good rea
son why the adoption of this memorial
should be delayed."
Representative ' Smith of Baker
said he has given the Japanese ques
tion considerable attention and that
he was convinced that an emergency
confronted "this nation. "The time
has arrived when we should use
every honest means to protect our
government," said Representative
Smith, "and the sooner we curb the
liberties at present accorded the Jap
anese in the United States the better
it will be for our citizens."
Representative Smith of Multno
mah said he favored the memorial,
although he did not believe the action
would result in any good, other than
starting a nation-wide discussion of
the question.
Lesion Barking Memorial.
"The American Legion Is asking
' that this memorial be adopted," said
Representative Sheldon, "and I can
not see any reason why action should
be delayed. I consider this memorial
one of the most Important documents
I yet submitted to this legislature, and
it should have the hearty indorse-
. ment of every member of this house."
Representative Richardson, while
declaring that he would favor a
measure which would deport every
' Japanese now within the borders of
" the United States, said as a matter
of personal policy he did not be
lieve the time was opportune for the
adoption of the memorial at issue.
"The adoption of this memorial is
not a question of saving our homes,"
. said Representative Richardson, "and
" to my mind we should give It the
most careful consideration. I wfuld
advise in the face of impending Inter
national difficulties that we name
committee representative of both
bodies of this legislature to Invest!
gate thoroughly the matters em
bodied in the memorial and file a re
port of their findings at the next
regular session of the legislature.
"By this delay and investigation
we would join with Washington and
California and thereby make uniform
the wishes of the entire Pacific
coast.
6 0 HOURS' SCHOOL REQUIRED
Senate Passes Bill Curbing "Wild
cat" Educational Mills.
STATE CAPITOL, Salem, Or., Jan
16. (Special.) As a means of curb
ing the activities of "wildcat" schools
which are enrolling ex-service men
in order that they might draw f
a month from the state, the senate
today passed a bill providing that all
soldiers attending any school must
go to school 60 hours a week In order
to draw the full allowance. Those
who attend but 30 hours a month re
ceive -but $12.50.
The bill further provides that the
state superintendent of public In
struction snail nave supervision over
the law and make frequent investiga
tions to determine whether or not the
act Is being honestly administered.
jne proponents ot tne measure say
they want to lend aid to every re
turned soldier who seeks additional
education, but they want to stamp
out the various schools which are en
rolling students merely for the- pur
pose oi procuring tne tuition fees.
t BILL TESTS PAVIXG ROYALTIES
Senator Orton's Measure Provides
for Court Action oh Patents.
STATE CAPITOL, Salem, Or., Jan
i. tspeciai.; wnat is intended to
bring to an issue the question of the
validity of the paving patents held
by the w arren Brothers company
contained in the provisions of S. B.
61, Introduced today by Senator Or
. ton, providing that the state high
way commission be prohibited from
using any funds from the paving
lund ror tne payment of royalties un
tn tne vanaity or tne patent is up
held by the United States district
court.
in the many paving contracts
granted to the Warren company dur
ing tne past year none of the royal
ties has been paid, and before any
. payment can be made or compromise
effected the entire matter must be
adjudicated in the federal courts, un
der the provisions of the Moser bill.
SESSION MAY END TODAY
(Continued From First Pa ge.
chapter of the special session ended")
with the filing of the signed bill with
the secretary of state.
Paving Fight Bob. l p Again.
Despite . repeated defeats of sen
ators and members who want to inject
the old paving controversy Into the
special session, the paving matter
came up again in the house today and
again the bill to have the state high
way commission build a cement plant
was snowed under. There is still time
for another squabble over the royalty
on patented pavement.
It was an unhappy day tor aliens.
One measure was passed by the bouse
and another offered, to the senate di
rected specifically at these Individ
uals. The house passed almost unan
imously the memorial to congress, re
questing that American-born Japanese
be deprived of citizenship, and the
senate received a measure from Mr.
Norblad to prohibit publication of a
foreign language press, unless literal
translations are published In the same
issues.
By way of Information. It may be
said that Senator Norblad was born
on foreign soil and came to the United
States when 9 years old; that he rep
resents Clatsop county, where the
largest alien settlement exists In the
state, and where the Finnish language
papers were involved with the gov
ernment because of articles published
during the war.
Cea:lon Supports Bar.
The Japanese memorial was opposed
lr -on-.,..,..... .1 T .1 J
merciaj interests and was supported
by the American Legion. Statements
were made to show that the increase
of Japanese children in California is
developing into a grave problem for
the future. Business interests at
tempted to stem the tide by showing
the commercial bond between Japan
and the Pacific coast, but this argu
ment met with small encouragement.
As was anticipated, the Malheur
county road bill to add to the state
highway map, pioneered the way for
other counties to follow the lead. As
soon as this bill was passed by the
senate a bill was offered by Senator
I. S. Smith designating the route be
tween Coquille and Bandon as a post
road on the state highway map. Sen
ator Smith announced that the county
of Coos will pay half the cost of the
road.
Another road bill popped up, desig
nating as a state road a route from
Medford via Jacksonville and the Ap
plegate valley, to a point on the Cali
fornia line, where the road will con
nect with the proposed highway down
the Klamath river, a California enter
prise. Zoning Jtepeal Beaten.
Probably only the few hours re
maining of the session will prevent
half a dozen other counties demand
ing additions to the state road system.
The bill to repeal the zoning law
was defeated in the senate late this
afternoon. Senators Farrell and Or
ton of Multnomah urged the passage
of the measure, while Senator Moser
begged the senate to give the new
law a chance in which to prove
whether It Is valuable or otherwise
before it is swept from the statute
books. The bill to repeal the zone
law was introduced In the house and
passed without comment and not until
it reached the senate did opposition
develop when city officials of Port
land and delegations of citizens ar
rived to kill the bill.
ASTORIA TO URGE NAVAL BILL
Delegation Starts to Salem to Work
for Bonding Proposal.
ASTORIA, Or., Jan. 16. (Special.)
Considerable consternation was
caused locally today by the receipt
of word from Salem that the Port
land Chamber of Commerce has a
strong lobby in Salem opposing the
passage of the bill to authorize the
port of Astoria commission to pur
chase the site for the proposed naval
base and also to Increase its bond is
sues to 15 per cent of the assessed
valuation of the taxable property.
A delegation left here tonight for
Salem to work for the enactment of
the measure.
ROAD-MAP CHANGE VOTED
ONTARIO - JORDAN VALLEY
HIGHWAY DESIGNATED.
Senate Passes Representative Gal
lagher's Bill; Measure Cause
of Lively Debate.
STATE CAPITOL, Salem, Or.. Jan.
IS. (Special.) Final decision to
change the road map of Oregon by
designating a state road in Malheur
county was made today when the sen
ate, by a vote of 19 to 10, passed
Representative Gallagher's bill desig
nating a county road from Ontario
to Jordan valley as a part of the state
highway system and placing it on the
state road map.
The bill precipitated a lively dis
cussion upon its appearance in the
senate and Senator Smith of Coos and
Curry moved to amend it by giving
Coos county a state road along with
the Malheur road. Senator Hurley de
clared that because of the short time
before final adjournment, any such
amendment would only serve to de
feat the bill.
Senator Smith fought to the last to
keep his amendment in the bill and
was one of the few who voted to de
feat the measure when it came up
for final passage.
Senator Hurley explained that Mal
heur county has set aside sufficient
funds to construct the road and the
highway commission will not be
called upon for any appropriation.
During the afternoon session, the
senate let the bars down and was
ready tc pass any or all similar bills
which might be Introduced. It was
noticeable that some of those sena
tors, including I. S. Smith and Eddy,
who were so strongly against such
legislation in the forenoon, were at
the forefront with pet measures of
their own during the afternoon.
The four additional bills established
state highway roads in the counties
of Benton, Douglas. Jackson and
Coos. Senators Patterson, Eddy,
Thomas and I. S. Smith, respectively
were authors of these measures.
SIDELIGHTS OF
STATE CAPITOL, Salem, Or.. Jan.
16. (Special.) Memories of the
old days were revived this morn
ing when a senate bill had been in
troduced, reported out. read the first,
second and third times and finally
passed, all In less than five minutes.
The bill merely provided for an" ap
propriation for a committee to in
vestigate salaries of county and state
officers.
Mrs. Eva Annls. who has been In
charge of the Oregon Voter office
force handling the legislative bureau,
was called back to Portland this
morning, and will, escape the' grief
and hard workaof the final day.
It was left to the only foreign
born member of the senate to intro
duce a bill prohibiting the publica
tion of any foreign language news
paper in Oregon unless the literal
English translation is printed just as
conspicuously in the- same edition.
The bill, likewise, makes the same
provision for . all circulars, pam
phlets and other printed matter and
Is Intended to prevent the distribu
tion of radical propaganda which has
been flooding the state during recent
months. A. W. Norblad. senator from
Clatsop county, is author of the bill.
He was born In Sweden, but his leg
islative record this year and last,
proves him to be 100 per cent Amer
ican. . There are many of the lawmakers
who do not want to leave Salem to
morrow, rney want to continue the
time-honored custom of stopping the
2-MILL SCHOOL TAf
IS PASSED BY HOUSE
Share of Fund for Counties
Also Fixed in Bill.
LITTLE OPPOSITION MET
Mrs.. Thompson In Address Ex
plains Urgent Necessity of Pro
viding More Teachers.
STATE CAPITOL, Salem. Or.. Jan.
16. (Special.) The bill providing
for a 2-mill - tax on all assessri
property in the state for the sup
port and maintenance of the public
elementary . schools, subject to rati
fication of the voters at the special
election to be held next May. was
passed by the house today almost
without opposition.
The bill, as drafted by Mrs. Alex
ander Thompson, provides that the
proposed tax shall become effective
as of the year 1920 and that the
money derived from the levy shall be
apportioned to the several counties
of the state in the same manner that
other revenue required for other pur
poses is apportioned and charged.
It also Is provided that each county
shall receive credit upon the amount
of state taxes required to be paid
by such county each year to the
amount of the tax levied, and the
county treasurer shall on the first
day of May and November of each
year, credit from the general fund
to the state elementary school fund
tf his county one-half of the amount
of the tax required by this act to be
levied and collected for that year.
On the .first Monday tn May and
at such other times during the year
as he may deem advisable, under the
provisions of the proposed law, the
county school superintendent shall
make an apportionment of the entire
state elementary school fund created
by the act then In the county treas
ury.
Me shall apportion this fund to the
several districts in his county In pro
portion to - the number of teachers
employed in the first eight grades
of the public schools In the several
districts, provided, however, that in
determining the total number of
teachers employed in the first eight
grades in a school district the num
ber shall not exceed one teacher for
every 30 pupils or fraction thereof
enrolled in the first eight grades of
the .schools of said district for the
current year.
In explaining the bill on the floor
of the house, Mrs. Thompson declared
that an emergency confronted the
people of this state with regard to
its educational programme and that
immediate action was necessary to
remedy the present unsatisfactory
conditions. . "The expenses of con
ducting the schools have Increased
rapidly during the past few years,"
id Mrs. Thompson, "and our edu
cational institutions are sadly de
moralized at present. The shortage
of teachers has become Berlcus. and
am advised from an authentic
source that there now are 14 school
rooms in Oregon closed for lack of
teachers. This means that more than
2800 children of school age are not
receiving proper educational advant
ages.
GAME, FISH BILL SIGNED
(Continued From First Palte. )
the one year term. Hall was elected
unanimously.
Next came nominations for the game
commissioners, two to be elected for
five years, one from the western Ore
gon, or 1st district, and one from the
eastern Oregon, or 2d district. I. N.
Fleischner of - Portland, was nomi
nated for the 1st district by Senator
Moser and Marion Jack of Pendleton
was nominated for the 2d district by
Senator Rltner. They were elected
without comment.
Opposition developed In the nomi
nations for game commissioner for
three years of the 1st district. Earl
C. Simmons of Eugene, was nomi
nated by Representative Hughes and
Wilfrid Allen of Grants Pass, was
named by Senator J. C. Smith. The
vote resulted In 72 for Simmons and
12 for Allen.
For the game commissioner at large,
elected for three years, Walter Back
us of Portland, was nominated by
Representative Moore and Senator
Gill was again nominated this time,
by Senator Eddy. Senator Gill's vote
was 45 and Backus received 35.
Charles F. Stone of Klamath Falls
was unanimously elected game com
missioner at large for the one-year
term.
Senator GUI, when the applause
greeting his triumph subsided
thanked the legislators in a feeling
manner and said that he had always
desired to serve in such a capacity,
as he felt he could do good In the
position, and assured his colleagues
that they would not find their confi
dence in him misplaced.
Governor Olcott signed the bill
creating the new commission shortly
beforgnoon and filed It with the sec
retary of state with the following
statement:
"Previous to the convening of the
session of the legislature 1 made
statement to the effect that I would
ask the legislature to separate the
control over the commercial fishing
interests and the sportsmen's inter
ests. 1 said, at that time, that should
LEGISLATURE
clock and then continuing with their
worK ior several days of next week
but a big majority are ready to call
it a aay and depart for their family
nresiaes. Adjournment sometime to
morrow afterneon seems to be a cer
tainty.
Representative" Westet-lund of Jack
son county gave the lawmakers i
pleasant surprise today when he pre
sentea tne legislators and attaches
tf the legislature with large, juicy
Newton apples from his Rogue River
orcnara.
At tne next regular session, the
legislators win De in readiness to
consider all bills for salary Increases
of county officers , by reason ot the
fact that a legislative committee will
be named this year to make a eom-
picie investigation auring tne year
ana De reaay to map out a definite
programme to guide the lawmakers
next year. senator Bell, author of
the resolution, and Senator Stravor
were named by President Vinton as
the senate members of the Joint com
mittee. Those members of the house and
senate who attended Governor Ol
cott's fish and game hearing the
Monday preceding the opening ot the
Special session will receive their mile
age and actual expenses under au
thority of resolutions adopted in both
branches today, providing that they
be reimbursed for all expenses con
nected with attending the hearing.
ine resolutions were adopted wlth
out opposition.
the legislature see fit to act upon
my suggestion I would ask the mem
bers of the commission to resign and
I would appoint a new commission.
Personnel Not So Important. View.
"Under the present bill provision
is made for the separation of the
conflicting interests. I deem this of
greater importance' than the consid
eration as to who should appoint the
commission. At no time have I made
a statement that would, in any way
reflect upon the character, ability or
integrity of any member of the old
commission. I have the highest re
spect for each and every one of them.
out l was rirxnly convinced that there
should be a separation of control of
the two interests if harmony would
be attained.
"This bill provides for such a sepa
ration of control and by so doing
I consider a step In advance baa been
made toward securing harmony and
efficiency in handling fish and game
business."
Tonight the senate passed a bill to
compensate members of the legisla
ture whoVere summoned to Salem by
Governor Olcott. before the session,
to confer with him over the fish and
game controversy. The bill allows
those attending mileage and 15 a day.
TAX LIMIT VOTE KILLED
SENATE REFUSES TO REFER
QUESTION TO PEOPLE.
Hurley Declares High Costs Slake
Restrictions on Counties Impos
sible and Urges Repeal.
STATE CAPITOL, Salem, Or.. Jan.
IS. (Special.) Refusal to refer to a
vote of the people the question of re
pealing the per cent limitation act
was Voiced In the senate today when,
by a vote of 15 to 13, It defeated Sen
ator Hurley's joint memorial which
had for Its purpose the placing ot the
repeal measure on the ballot at the
next general election.
In support of his measure. Senator
Hurley warned the legislators that
because of present high cost condi
tions, many of. the counties of the
state will be unable to procure suf
ficient funds to operate their county
governments under the six per cent
limitation, and prophesied that It
would result in an additional cost of
many thousands ot dollars to the tax
payers in special bond elections if
the measure should be defeated.
Senator Rltner referred to the fact
that not a school teacher In the state
is receiving sufficient pay and can
never hope to do so under present
conditions. He said the counties
needed more money which could only
be procured by granting them more
leeway in the levying of taxes.
Senator Hurley declared that It was
only the "mossback" element which
was afraid to put the repeal measure
up to the people for approval or re
jection, while Senator Handley of
Tillamook charged that the timber In
terests of the state had helped to foist
the 6 per cent measure upon the
statute books through the initiative
procedure.
The vote on .the resolution follows:
For Banks, Bell, Handley, Howell,
Huston, Hurley, Moser. Norblad, Or
ton, Rltner, Shanks, Smith of Jose
phine and Vinfon.
Against Baldwin, ISnerhard, Eddy,
Farrell, Gill, Jones, Lachmund, La
Follett, Nickelsen, Patterson, Pierce,
Smith of Coon ,and Curry, Strayer,
Thomas and Wood.
SENATE CUTS DOWN DEBATE
Approach of Session's End Causes
Five-Minute Speech Rule. ;
STATE CAPITOL Salem, Or., Jan.
16. (Special.) With the realization
that the special session Is to adjourn
finally tomorrow noon, the senate
today invoked the rule prohibiting
speeches of more than five minutes'
duration and proceeded to grind
through committee reports and place
bills on the calendar for third read
ing. Here are the senate bills passed in
the upper branch and transmitted to
the house for concurrence:
S. B. 84. by Moeer Providing for at
tachment of property of non-resident liti
gants. K. B. 18. by Norblad (living Port of
Astoria right-' to issue bonds for govern
ment naval base.
S. B. 11. by M'lltnomah delegation Ex
tending; further financial aid to institu
tional tvardit.
S. B. IT. by Lachmund Permitting ma
jority stockholders of corporation to rep
resent remainder by nrorr.
8. B. 2IS, by Pierce Regulating hour ot
attendance of soldiers attending schools
under eaucatlonal aid act.
8. B. 8. by Porter Increasing minimum
Indemnity to be paid for certain classes of
slaughtered cattle.
S. B. 2R. by Kbernara i-ronioiting
empted aliens from accepting employment
on any public worn.
R. B. 40. bv Pierce ana I. B. tmitn r-ro
vlding additional two-tenths ot a mill tor
general levy for financial aid tor ex-service
men undr nrovlslcna ot educational act.
B. B. 21. by I. S. Smith Relating to cer
tificates of tax dellnauencles.
B. 22, by Howell Relating to release
of atiretv bonds.
8. B. 50, by ways ana means committee
Appropriating money ior commmeo 10 in
v.t 1 1- t t salaries of county officials. .
sa b r.i bv I. 8. Smith Establishing
certain" roads In Coos county as part of
at t hlshwav system.
S. B. 54. by Thomas Establishing cer
tain roads of Jackson county as part of
state hiehwav system.
S. B. 55. by' Eddy Establishing certain
roads of Benton county as part of state
highway system.
House bills passed in the senate to
day. and thence transmitted to the
eovernor for approval were:
H. B. 4. by Gallagher Designating Ontario-Jordan
Valley road as part of state
hiahway system.
H. B. 23. by labor and Industries com
mittee Relating to safe employment and
i.r.rv standards.
H. B. 30, by Jones Extending time In
which federal government can make ap
propriation for Roosevelt military highway.
H. B. .'IM. by Burdick Establishing coun
ty fair Of Deschutes county at Redmond.
H. B. 15. by Hughes Authorizing county
assessors and deputies to administer oaths.
DESCHUTES FAIR TO REDMOND
Representative Burdick Wins Warm
Contest in Senate.
STATE CAPITOL, Salem, Or., Jan
16. (Special.) Denton Burdick, rep
resentative from Deschutes county,
won a warm county Dattie irom sen
ator Baldwin, democrat, today when
the senate passed his bill providing
that the Deschutes county fair should
be located at Redmond. Senator
Baldwin produced a number of tele
grams from Bend protesting Redmond
as the seat of the county fair, but
the senators expressed the opinion
that if Mr. Burdick was energetic and
successful enough to pay a $1000 ap
propriation from the ways and means
committee at a special session, he
should be supported and(the bill was
passed in the senate with but two op
posing votes. '
Mrs. Thompson's Bill Passed.
STATE CAP1TOU Salem, Jan. 16.
(Special.) Mrs. Alexander Thomp
son's bill providing for the commit
ment of feeble minded children of any
age to the state home for the feeble
mindd passed the house today. Under
the present law only those children
above the age of 5 years are subject
to being made state wards. The pro
ceedings attendant to the commit
ment of these children practically Is
the same as provided in the law of
1917k
T
OLCOTT TO RESIGN
Senators File Round Robin
Demand Executive Quit.
NONE SPONSORS ACTION
Form of Document Considered Un
diplomatic by Members of Up
per Body of Legislature.
STATE CAPITOL. Salem. Or.. Jan.
16. (Special.) A demand on Gover
nor Ben W. Olcott to resign from the
office he occupies, so that his suc
cessor may be elected at the next gen
eral election. Is one of the measures
submitted to the senate tonight. The
resolution asking for the resolution
Is a round robin affair, bearing the
names of Senators Moser, Banks,
Howell and Thomas.
Another plan under consideration
by the senate Judiciary committee
Is a resurrection of the old and oft
defeated lieutenant-governor amend
ment to the constitution. Still a third
measure dealing with succession to
the governorship is the amendment
to the constitution drafted by Attor-ney-Ueneral
Brown and which the
Oregonian has already published.
Various Plana Consider.
For the week It has been common
knowledge that something would be
undertaken to bring about an elec
tion for governor in November. Irre
spective of the decision of a majority
ot the members of the supreme court
that Mr. Olcott Is entitled to fill out
the unexpired term of the late Gov
ernor Wlthycombe.
Various plana were considered and
finally the resolution was drafted. It
was of such a character, however,
that responsibility for shouldering it
was not wanted by any Individual
member, so the round robin method
of submitting it wan adopted. The
resolution lay on the desk in the sen
ate all afternoon and few of the sen
ators were aware of its presence.
Text of Resolution.
Following Is the resolution:
Whereas, at the time of the death of
the late Governor Wlthycombe the law
of the state of Oregon provided that the
then secretary of state should automat
ically assume the duties tf governor, and
at the same time continue as secretary
of stato, to which office he had been reg
ularly elected by the people of the state
of Oregon; and
Whereas, the people of the state be
lieved at said time that the said secretary
of state was entitled to hold the office
of governor only until the next general
election thereafter; and
Whereas, the supreme court of the state
of Oregon, because of an unfortunate prec
edent, from which the majority of the
court deemed It unadvisable to depart, has
now rendered a divided opinion, four hold-
ng with said precedent, under which the
secretary ot state is entitled to retain the
ofrlce of governor until the expiration of
the term of office to which his predecessor
had been elected, and the three minority
members of said court holding that the
secretary of state is entitled to bold the
trice of governor only until the general
election in 1920, at . which a successor
hould be elected; and
Whereas, the majority opinion Is con
trary to the wishes and desires of the
voters of the state and. In the opinion
of the members of the legislature, the
frame re oC the constitution never Intended
that the secretary of state, who shall suc
ceed to the office of governor, should oc
cupy the office of governor beyond the
term for which he was elected secretary
of state, now, therefore be it
Resolved, That the senate, the house of
representatives concurring:
That It Is the Judgment of the members
of this assembly that Ben W. Olcott, gov
ernor and secretary of the state of Ore
gon, should carry out the desires of the
people of the state ot Oregon and should
resign from the ofrice of governor, so that
his successor may be elected at the next
general election.
The foregoing resolution does not
meet with the approval ot a number
of senators, so they consider that It
Is rather undiplomatic, to say the
least.
ELECTION BILL IS PUT LAST
Stewart Measure Provides Special
Ballot With May Primary.
STATE CAPITOL, Salem. Or.. Jan.
16. (Special.) consideration of a
bill providing for a special election
to be held In conjunction . with the
regular primary election next May, for
the purpose of referring to the people
number of proposed laws approved
at the special session of the legisla
ture, will be the last order of business
In the house, according to an agree
ment reached this afternoon.
The bill, as prepared by Represen
tative Stewart, provides an appropria
tion of 15,000 to defray the cost of
the election and will Include a list of
the bills to be referred.
HOUSE FISH BILL AMENDED
Clause Against Use of Set Nets in
Rogue River Eliminated.
STATE CAPITOL, Salem. Or., Jan.
16. (Special.) The bill Introduced in
the house by the Jackson county del
egation prohibiting the use of seines
and set nets In the waters of Rogue
river and its tributaries was amended
today by eliminating that part of the
proposed measure pertaining to set
nets.
This bill is said to be similar to the
one passed at a previous Session o
the legislature and later vetoed by
Governor Wlthycombe, and, if adopted
virtually will put a stop to commer
clai fishing tn that stream.
UNIVERSITY TEAM IjAUDED
House Adopts Joint Resolution on
Football Game,
STATE CAPITOL. Salem. Or., Jan.
16. (Special.) The house today
adopted a resolution introduced by the
Joint committee on resolutions laud
ing the University of Oregon football
team for the splendid showing mad
by Its respective members in the re
cent game with Harvard at Pasadena.
Representative Sheldon spoke brier
ly In support of the resolution and
urged that it be adopted as a mean
of expressing the appreciation of both
branches of the legislature.
Wlthycombe Painting Authorized
STATE CAPITOL. Salem, Or, Jan,
16. (Special.) Authority to procure
oil painting of the late James
Wlthycombe. former governor ot Ore
gon, was given wnen tne senate to
day adopted house concurrent resolu
tion No. 3, by Hare and Ballagh, pro
viding that up to $600 be expended
for a painting of the executive. The
painting will be hung alongside the
paintings of all other former gover
nors In the legislative halls when it
Is conpleted.
House Passes Emergency Bill.
BTATE CAPITOL, Salem. Or., Jan.
16. (Special.) The state highway
commission, under a bill passed by the
house today. Is granted authority to
repair roads damaged by floods, slides
S
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or other catastrophe under contract
without first advertising for bias.
This bill was strenuously opposed
by Representative Smith of Mult
nomah county, who charged thai sucn
authority would place the commission
in a position to spend large sums of
money without giving the taxpayers
the benefits of competitive bids. Mr.
Smith said, however, he had no objec
tion to the bill should the work be
done by the commission on force ac
count. PHARMACX. BILL SMOTHERED )
Attempt to Grant Privileges to ex
Service Men Falls.
STATE CAPITOL, Salem. Jan. 16.
(Special.) Representative Lewis' bill
granting the right of registration and
right to practice pharmacy in the
State of Oregon to any native-born
or naturalized American citizen who
served for a period of two. years or
longer in the navy or army of the
United States during the European
war and received an honorable dis
charge and who possessed certain
educational and moral qualifications, !
was smothered in the house this
afternoon following a motion for
reconsideration of the proposed act.
The bill, as prepared by Represen
tative Lewis, provided that ex-service
men, who during their two years
in the army or navy, pursued a course
of study In pharmacy and graduated
as hospital apprentice, or a rating
equal thereto, and thereafter while
In the service was promoted to the
rank or chief pharmacist mate, or
with a rating equal thereto, and who
prior to entering the service, has
served as clerk two years or more
in some drugstore whereat prescrip
tions of medical practitioners were
compounded and dispensed, should,
upon proving his qualifications, be
granted a certificate to practice phar
macy In Oregon.
HOME FOR BLIND PROPOSED
Bill In trod need In House Provides
One-Sixth Mill Tax.
STATE CAPITOL. Salem. Or.. Jan.
1. (Special.) Levying of a tax of
one-sixth of a mill for the erection
and equipping of what will be known
as the Oregon Institution for the blind
and a tax of one-twenty-fifth of a
mill for maintenance of the plant was
proposed in a bill introduced In the
house today by Representative Home
of Multnomah county, under provi
sions of the proposed law. the instl-
ution shall be established In the city
of Portland, and the proceeds from
he sale of all articles manufactured
n the plant shall b turned over to
the board of control and later placed
the general funds. Compensation
for the blind who take advantage of
the benefits of the act is provided.
In case the senate concurs In the
action of the house, the bill will be
submitted for ratification of the vot
ers of the state at a special election
to be held next May.
AUTO LICENSE BILL VOTED
ACT TO GOVERN DRIVERS
AWAITS OLCOTT'S SIGNATURE.
Curbing of Rapidly-Mounting Traf
fic Accidents Is Aim; Fees Cut
From $1 to 2 5 Cents.
STATE CAPITOL. Salem, Or.. Jan.
16. (Special.) The house late today
concurred with the senate In the
passage of the bill providing for the
licensing of automobile drivers, and
the proposed act has been sent to the
go jrnor for .signature.
The bill was prepared by the fort-
land branch of the National Safety
council, composed of a number of
prominent Portland men, and is de
signed to curb traffic acicdents which
have multiplied rapidly during the
last two years. The original bill was
amended brfore reaching the house to
the extent that the annual license was
reduced from $1 to 26 cents, and pro
vision was made for Issuing special
permits to persons physically de
fective. Representative Dennis, chairman ot
the house commute? on roads and
highways, urged the passage of the
bill on the ground that It would have
tendency to eliminate reckless and
incompetent drivers and thereby act
as a safeguard against future acci
dents. The license fee, as finally
determined by the committee prepar
ing the bill, merely covers the expense
attached to the purchase of badges to
be worn by successful applicants.
Representative Kubli also favored
the passage of the bill In that It had
the Indorsement of Portland's traffic
expert and the members of the police
department of that city.
Road Bill Revival Is niocked.
STATE CAPITOL. Salem. Jen. 1.
(Special.) An eftort was made In the
house late today to reconsider the
bill Introduced by Representative
Schuebel to authorize the state high
way commission to purchase, con
struct and operate manufacturing
plants and machinery for the produc
tion of cement and such other ma
terial as might be necessary for road
construction. Representative Schuebel
made a brief address in favor of
reconsidering the bill, but his motion
lost when placed to a final vote. The
proposed legislation previously was
defeated in the house yesterday after
a spirited debate.
Da ton-Kalem Bill Refused.
STATE CAPITOL. Salem. Jan. 16.
(Special.) Adhering to the cloture
order that only bills of the greatest
importance would be accepted in the
house after noon Wednesday with
out the consent of a two-thirds vote
of the members, permission this
afternoon was denied Representative
Richardson to place before the legisla
ture a proposed law calling for the
construction of a highway starting
at Dayton, "passing through Polk
county and terminating at Salem.
House Passes 2 Salary Bills.
STATE CAPITOL. Jan. 16. (Spe
cial.) Two salary bills, one providing
for an Increase In the compensation
of the county officers of Linn county
and the other for an increase in the
salaries of the officers of Coos county,
were passed by the house today. The
former bill was introduced by the
Linn county delegation and the lat
ter by Representative Thrift.
Union and Wallowa Court Set.
STATE CAPITOL. Salem. Or.. Jan.
16. (Special.) Terms of circuit court
In Union county will be held on the
first Mondays in February, June and
Ocic-oer, ana in v auowa county on
the second Mondays in May. July and
NovemDer. unoer tne provisions of a
bill passed by the house today. The
bill Was Introduced by Representative
Burnaugii.
Couple Alleged Forgers.
When E. L. McDonald received
through the mall a check made out to
Mrs. E. L. McDonald, he turned it over
to his wife to cash, though both knew
it came to them by mistake, accord
ing to Deputy District. Attorney
Dempsey. who had the couple arrested
on forgery charges yesterday.
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Bringing' Down Footwear Costs!
Men's and Women s
Quality Shoes
Deeply Reduced
We offer broken, incomplete and discontinued
lines at less than present factory prices!
All-Leather Footwear at Prices
That Save Yon Dollars!
Quality Shoes for Men:
$7.95, $9.95, $10.95, $11.95, $14.95
Quality Shoes for Women:
$4.95, $6.95, $8.95, $9.95
We Have Extra Small Sizes for Women and Extra
Large Sizes for Men
Mail Orders Filled at Sale Prices
"We Give S. & H. Trading Stamps
129 Tenth Street, Bet.
BOYS COTTAGE PLAN UP
HOUSE DEFERS ACTION ON SEN
ATE RESOLUTION'S.
Appointment of Committee to De
termine Feasibility of State In
stitution Proposed.
STATE CAriTOL. Salem. Or.. Jan.
18. (Special.) Senate resolutions
providing for the appointment of a
committee to investigate and de
termine the feasibility of establish
ing a state institution for the care
of younger boys came up in the
house today for adoption, but was
held up pending an amendment elimi
nating the clause pertaining to uni
forming the wards.
It Is expected that the resolution
will have the unanimous support
when re-submitted for final adoption
tomorrow. The committee, if named,
will include three members of the
house to be named by the speaker
and two members of the senate to be
named by the president. They will re
port their findings at the next regu
lar session of the legislature.
It is proposed by those sponsoring
the resolution to use the present
state training school for housing the
older boys, while the cottage plan
will be followed in dealing with the
younger wards. It is expected that
160 acres of land will be required in
carrying out the ideas of those ask
ing for the investigation.
SENATE RECEIVES NEW BILLS
Measures Provide for Establish
ment of Highways.
STATE CAPITOL. Salem. Or.. Jan.
jg (Special.) New bills Introduced
today in the senate are:
S B. 4H. by Norblad Prohibiting publi
cation of any fordRn lansunue nevspnr,
pamphlet or circular without literal Jins
lish translation Included.
8 B by ways anil means committee
Appropriating funds for legislative com
mittee to Investigate salaries of county of
ficers. S. B. M. by Mosei To prevent payment
of road royalties until va.iany or paving
patents are determined by district court of
the United ftutes.
H. B. by I. P. Smith Td establish
certain roads of Coos county as part ol
state highway system.
S. B. by Judiciary committee Pre.
scribing form of ballot.
S. B. St. by Thomas Kstaonsnine cer
tain roads in Jackson county as part of
state highway stystem.
S. B. by Mdrlv Ftnr.MVn;r certain
Here Is One Thing That
Is Absolutely Impossible
Rheumatism Ha Never Been
Cured by Liniments or Lo
tions, and Never Will Be.
You never knew of Rheumatism
that most painful source of suffering
being cured by liniments, lotions or
other external applications. And you
will never see anything but temporary
relleT afforded by such makeshifts.
But why be satisfied with tempo
rary relief from the pangs of pain
which are sure to return with In
creased severity, when there Is per
manent relief within your reach? Sci
ence has proven that Rheumatism Is
a disordered condition of the blood.
How, then, can satisfactory results be
expected from any treatment that
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Sails From Portlttmd, Oregon. A boat Middle of February
For
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(as inducement offers),
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Sails From Portland, Ore icon, Uirl; March.
For Full Particulars Relative to Rates and Reservations Apply
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Board of Trade Building, Portland. Oregon.
It
Washington and Alder
roads of nourlns county as part of stat
highway system.
s. It. .'.. by Patterson Rstavbllshlnr r
taln roarla of Ronton county as p&rt of
late higbwit system.
RAIL COMMITTEE SUGGESTED
Denton Burdick, R. W:. Rimer, L.N.
Day Mentioned as Members.
STATE CAPITOL. Salem. Or, Jan.
16. (Special.) If the resolution is
adopted appointing a committee to
investigate railroad development ot
central Oregon, the personnel prob
ably will consist of Denton Burdick,
as the selection of the house: Hoy
W. Ititner, as the selection of the
senate, and I. N. Day, as the appointee
of the governor.
The object of the commission Is to
consider ways and means of takintr
the rails of one of the railroads In
the Deschutes and building a railroad
from Bond to Klamath Falls, on a
grade to be prepared by the state
highway commission. How this plan
might affect the projected St ra horn
road in central Oregon is not known.
The commission will be directed to
report at the 1921 session ot the legis
lature. HOUSE APPROVES PAY RISK
$125 u Month Provlilcd for DNtrici
Sealer of Weights and Measures.
STATE CAPITOL. Salem. Or., Jan.
16. (Special.) Representative Bur
dlrk's bill providing for an increase
In the annualValary of district sealer
of weiehts and meausrts in Oregon
from $1"0 to $125 a month and ex
penses not to exceed tllSO a year,
met with the approval of the house
when placed on Us third reading to
day Representatives Burdick and
Richardson spoke In bt'half of the
act which they said was meritorious
because the cost of living had In
creased greatly.
Attention also was called to the
fact that these sealers will be called
upon to enforce the new gasoline law,
which eliminates .the gravity test and
determines the quality of the product
on a system of boiling points.
Honse Favors Drivers License.
STATE CAPITOU Salem. Or.. Jan.
16. (Special.) A resolution prepared
by the Portland Ad club asking the
legislature to support a proposed bill
having for its purpose the licensing
of automobile drivers was adopted
by the house without debate today.
It was set out in the resolution that
traffic accidents had multiplied rapid
ly during the past few years and
that it was necessary that some ac
tion Fhould be taken to curb incom
petent and reckless drivers.
does not reach the blood, the seat of
the trouble, and rid the system of the
cause of the disease? S. S. S. has for
more than &0 years been giving relict
to even the most aggravated and
stubborn cases of Rheumatism. It
cleanses the blood by routing the dis
ease germs. The experience ot others
who have taken S. S. S. will corvinco
you that it will promptly reach your
case. Tou can obtain S. S. S. at any
drug store.
A valuable book on Rheumatism and
its treatment, together with expert
medical advice about your own indi
vidual case, will be sent absolutely
free. Write today to Medical Depart
ment, Swift Specific Co, 250 Swift
Laboratory, Atlanta, Georgia. Adv.