K VOL. I,IX NO. 18,739 Entered At Portland (Oregon ) PoKtofflce as Second-Claw Matter. PORTLAND. OREGON, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 15, 1920 28 PAGES PRICE FIVE CENTS $400,000 ASKED FOR IflFMPFY T HARDING OPTIMISTIC OVER LEAGUE SURVEY BIG MODERN FREIGHT TERMINALS FORECAST CUT IN 3 BARONS BLAMED FOR HIGH COST OF COAL SG, BHENNMIi IN 12TH FACE SET PRICES E FUND PUT IN REACH SECRETARY PAYXE MAKES RECOAIMEXDATIOX TO WILSON. PRESIBEXT - EI-ECT EXPECTS TO UXITE ALL FACTIOXS. JOINT BUSINESS OF ROADS VVOCIjD DEMAND PLANT. XEW YORKERS DECLARED AT MERCY OP PROFITEERS. MARKET VENDORS N S ES LEADING NAVIES PROP-OS K V Bigelow Wants Control Powers Restored. 1920 PROFITS EXCEED 1919 Gouging of Public Said to Be on Large Scale. 9 CENTS EGG MARGIN Gain on Potatoes Is Estimated to Be Double That ot One Year Ago. Because the Yamhill public market, through its stalls laden with com modities direct from the producer, is not passing: the lowered cost of living' along1 to the consumer, but actually- is maintaining prices higher than those in effect one year ago, City Commissioner Biselow, under whose supervision the market Is maintained, will go before the city council with a demand that the power of price fixing be restored to the market master. J. A. Eastman. Both Commissioner Bigelow and Market Master Eastman charge that vendoTS on the public market are gouging the consumer and are in nowise fairly meeting the general de cline in prcee. They declare that the removal of maximum price fix ing authority as rescinded by the council a year ago has defeated the very purpose for which it was ad vanced and has added a heavy bur den of expense to the household shop per. And in support of this conten tion they present comparative price lists of the public market, contrast ing those of last year with the amounts demanded today Profit Exceeds That of 1919. In almost every instance It la shown that, with similar or lessened wholesale quotations, the vendors have materially advanced the price and are exacting a far greater profit than they took last year. In other instances, where the wholesale cost has decreased, the public market stalls have made no move to give the t purchaser the benefit of the decline, i In Market Master Eastman's report, handed to Commissioner Bigelow early in November, it is shown that many items reflect profiteering. The most flagrant example . is that of poultry, though garden produce has not been overlooked in the quest for extra dimes. Fryers that sold at wholesale in November, 1919. for 30 cents a pound , and that retailed at 36 cents, were sold on" the same day this year for 43 cents, though the wholesale quo tation was 2d cents. Market vendors vwe also exacting 9 cents more profit per dozen for eggs than they were last year, and almost double the profit on potatoes. Report Reveals Situation. Though the market master's com parative report covered several ran dom days, beginning early in October, the report for November 12 is indi cative of the bituation which prevailed then and now. It is as follows: Nov. 12. '10. Nov. 12. "20. Ret'l Whol. Ret'l Who'l Cabbare. lb..$ .OJte .0- ."'I $ .01 LauHflo'r. ea .3U 3.0 .3.1 1.7." 3.00 tl.50 Carrot:, Id.. Celery, fa.. Onioru?, lb. . i'arsnips, ib. Squash, lb . . Tomatoes, ib Turnips, lb. Potatoes, lb. lleans. dry. lb Lettuce, ea.. Apples, ib.. 1'runes, lb. . Honey, lb. . . Cot. cheese. Hens, lb . Fryers, lb.. . Kitks, doz. .. Butter, lb.. .03 .13 .05 .04 tl.50 ts'io" tl.00 tli.T.-i .0:114 .1." .73 .01 " . 01 i ti.oo "" .01 t .08 ii.'5'o" " ii.'s'o" " ".'30 " .2U .7S .57 .03 .0.1 .03 .10 .03 .03 .10 .os . .HO .43 .40 .43 .0 .70 .04 03 14 .OS J 4.00 " ST.'SO " " ' .-.'.ii " .30 .VJ .6T .30 .34 ..tli . .S3 Sack. Iozen, JCase. JRox. $$1.40 to $4 box. Dealer Agreene'st R luted. Prior to the present year the mar ket master was empowered to fix a maximum price upon all produce dis played for sale in the public market. Even with this provision, which was counted upon to produce competition, the dealers held rigidly to the maxi mum quotation, it is said, as though by general agreement. The price fixed by the market master was basea upon wholesale quotations and upon general market conditions and rep resented a fair profit. into'this situation the Housewives' league injected itself last year with the declaration that removal of the price-fixing power would create com petition and bring down the Yamhill (street quotations. They carried their claims to the city council, where a bitter fight en sued, with Commissioner Bigelow stoutly maintaining that the supposed reform would react against public welfare. He was overborne by the opposition and the market master re lieved of authority in determining fair prices . . . . Profits! Xow Unrestricted. Many observers, among them Mar ket Master Eastman, hold that the unrestricted profits now prevailing on the market are the direct result of a mistaken policy, and that the useful ness of the enterprise is nullified by its exorbitant attitude toward cus tomers. "The ptoblic market is maintained r the benefit of the public," said j!r. viissinr.er Hierelow la?t night. Concluded on Pace tt. Column 1.) . to THE OREGONIAX NEWS BUREAU. Washington. Dec. 14. An appropria tion of $400,000 for starting work on the Deschutes irrigation project in Jefferson. Crook and Deschutes coun ties, Oregon, has been recommended by John Barton Payne, secretary of the interior in a letter sent to Presi dent Wilson for approval. This announcement was made today by A. P. Davis, director of reclama tion before the subcommittee of the house appropriations committee con sidering the estimates of western reclamation projects for the next fis cal year. The secretary of the interior, in making this recommendation, was understood to have been moved to some extent by the complaint, long urged by Representative Sinnott, as well as the two senators, that Oregon has paid into the reclamation fund more than twice the amount so far allotted to its irrigiatlon development. The Deschutes project involves put ting water ultimately on about 200. 000 acres of land. An examination of the two reservoid sites at Benham Kalis and Crane Prairie was made for t h e reclamation service severa months ago by Professor Crosby of Massachusetts Institute of Tech nology. The report was favorable, so that there is no doubt as to the feasibility of the project. The land to be irrigated was vis ited last summer ty Chairman Good, of the appropriations committee, who is also chairman of the sub-committee which passes on all reclamation estimates. The law requires that es timates for new projects must have the approval of the president, and it is not anticipated that the White House will reject the recommenda tion of the secretaTy of the interior. EVICTING LANDLORD HELD Property Owner Also Will Serve 4 0 Days in Lockup. LOS ANGELES, Cal., Dec 14. A landlord and a property owner were sentenced in a police court here to day to serve 40 days each in the city jail far having disturbed the peace of a tenant by forcibly evicting him. Sam BorelM brought action against A. J. Edmondson, the landlord, and E. W. Graves, owner of the property Borelli occupied, for having, nailed up the doors and windows of the house before 30 (lay a had expired after serving- i.u- '.enant with notice of! rent increase. "This." said Police Judge Hugh Crawford, Jn passing sentence, "is a flagrant case of a landlord and proprietor taking possession of a tenant's rooms without due legal process." RAIL DIVIDEND OPPOSED State of Nebraska Fights Plan to Distribute Huge Surplus. WASHINGTON, Dec. 14. The state of Nebraska filed a brief with the interstate commerce commission to day, objecting to the proposal, of the Chicago. Burlington & Quincy rail road that it be permitted to dis tribute J140.000.000 of its surplus in stock dividends and in bonds as a cashi dividend The carrier seeks to issue $60, r 000,000 as cammon stock, to be dis tributed as a dividend to stockholders, and also to sell $109,000,000 worth of bonds, $80,000,000 of which would be distributed as cash. PLANE DROPS 4 KILLED Fire Breaks Out Following Fouling of Tree on Paris Trip. LONDON, Dec. 14. A large pas senger airplane leaving for Paris with six passengers today fouled a tree, burst into flames and crashed to the ground. The pilot, a mechanic and two passengers are reported killed and other passengers injured. The four who lost their lives were pinned beneath the wreckage and burned to death, calling frantically for help which it was impossible to give. Of the passengers who escaped, two were slightly hurt, but the others were not injured. There were no Americans aboard. SAN DIEGO RECORDS SHOCK Several Persons I'eel Tremors; Amplitude .3 of Millimeter. SAN DIEGO, Cal., Dec. 14. The seismograph at Point Loma recorded a light shock at 7:57 o'clock tonight. The amplitude was given as three tenths of a millimeter and seemed to have come from all directions, the observer said. The shock was felt by several persons here, being most noted near Point Loma and Ocean Beach. - White House Is Not Expected Reject Request for Crook, Des chutes and Jefferson. VOLCANO IS IN ERUPTION Mount Lauln, Located at Argentine Frontier, Is Belching Lava. VALDIVA. Chile, Dec. 14. The vol cano Lanin, on the Argentine fron tier, is reported to be in a state of eruption. The volcano 'a approximately 9000 f?et high., TOKIO. Dec. 14. The Asama Tama volcano, about 90 miles northwest os Tokio. has been in eruption for sev era; dpys The ashes are ' falling over a wide area, ' by SHADE IS HELD ALL THROUGH Champion Does Quick Job When He Cuts Loose. OPPONENT IS UNAFRAID Chicago Heavy Splits Jack's Ear, but Tille-Holder Is Master in Nearly Every Stage. MADISON SQUARE GARDEN, New York, Dec. 14. Jack Dempsey, the world's heavyweight champion, to night .knocked out Bill Brennan of Chicago in the 12th round of the first heavyweight championship fight staged in' New York since the Walker law became operative. There were many opinions ex pressed by fistic fans as to Demp sey's inability to finish his opponent quickly. When Dempsey did cut loose.- however, he certainly . made a quick job of it, but it was not until after Brennan had shown that he was absolutely unafraid of the cham pion's punches and had split Demp sey's left ear with a right hook. The champion proved to be Bren nan's master in nearly every stage of the bout, but the challenger with stood many hard blows in the wind and ribs through his magnificent physical condition. Round One. The men got Into the center of the ring, Dempsey landing first, a right chop to the head. They exchanged lefts and rights to the body at -close quarters and clinched frequently. Brennan worked left hooks to the heart, while Dempsey sent two rights to the head, one of which narrowly missed Brennan's chin. Both worked fast at close quarters and Dempfc-ey scratched Brennan's right eye with a left book. Dempscy'i round by a shade. Bound Two. Dempsey landed a light right on the neck, Brennan replying with a similar blow on the neck. Then they cot into a short-arm mlxup. Dempsey missed a left hook for the head. Brennan hooked left to stomach. Short lefts and rights were exchanged at close quarters and Dempsey sent a half arm left to the body and brought it up to the face with a great deal of steam behind It. Dempsey was short with rights to the head and Brennan got In two half arm uppercuts over the heart. They were in a lively mlxup at the bell. Brennan had a shade in this round. Round Three. They rushed into a clinch and then ex changed body blows. Both landed short right uppercuts. Dempsey ducked Into a right hook which was followed by a left Knockout Is Scored Blow to Heart. (Concluded on fate li, Column 1.) . . . . . . . . , .i .. - - . ... I . i - 57.N J - 1 . It! Senator, in Statement, Says Little Difficulty V'ill Be. Met When Time Comes for Agreement. MARION. O., Dec. 14. With his con ferences here on an association of nations only fairly begun. President elect Harding let it be known today that he already had gathered infor mation and advice which greatly en couraged him. Making his first ' comment on the progress of the consultation, he said they had been "very interesting and gratifying." "It apparently will not be sc diffi cult as some persons had supposed," he added, "to find a. common ground for agreement." The senator would not discuss spe cific conferences or detailed sugges tions of an association plan. He in dicated that he had given consider able thought to the proposal for a world agreement not to declare of fensive war except in response to a popular referendum, but he said he could express no opinion on the sub ject. It is understood that Mr. Harding has felt particularly pleased with the information regarding conditions and opinions abroad as described to him by Herbert Hoover, Elihu Root and others. Still more detailed surveys are to 'be given him in future con ferences, it being taken for grant edthat among- others Senator Mc cormick of Illinois, who now la in Europe, will see him within a few weeks. Mr. Harding tonight denied direct ly, however, published reports that Senator McCormick was acting as a representative In conferences with European statesmen. 'The president elect said he had "no agents in Eu rope, In the United States or in any other part of the world." Today Mr. Harding saw few callers and held no conference on the asso ciation plan. William C. Sproul. gov ernor of Pennsylvania, and W. W. Atterbury, vice-president of "Ihe Pennsylvania railroad, were on his engagement list, but requested that their appointments be postponed. MEN TO GET $120,000 Employes of Standifer Company to Receive Rack Pay. VANCOUVER. Wash.. Dec. 14. (Special.) Employes of the G. M. Standifer . Construction corporation, shipbuilders, of this city will receive before Christmas back pay to the amount of $120,000,-according to. an announcement made today.'. This had been hanging-fire for many months, but the company has been held up on settlement by the emergency fleet corporation. How ever, the company has taken upon it self the responsibility of paying the men their back pay. Those who are working; In the plant will be paid before Christmas, while those who have worked here and who have gone to other places will be paid in Jan uary. .. ? COMING IN WITH THE FLOOD. I I ' - -aTt- t . i . . .... . . ...... ................ ........... ...... .A Chief Counsel for O.-W. K. & N. Says Agitation for Union Station May Bring Larger Facilities. That Portland eventually will have one o the most modern of freight terminals, designed to accommodate the joint business of all railroads entering- the city, and that it will be located on acreage at Guild's lake and will cost more than $1,000,000, are strong- possibilities which loom as a- result of the action of Mayor Baker's special committee on ter minals, . according to authentic in formation obtained yesterday. No word reached Portland up to a late hour last night from Robert Lovett or Julius Kruttschnitt. chair men, respectively, of the boards of the . Union Pacific and the -southern Pacific, in reply to telegrams sent to them by City Attorney La Roc ho, on behalf of the mayor's committee, late Monday, urging immediate reconsid eration of the recent order barring the Great Northern and the Spokane, Portland Sc. Seatle lines from use of the Northern Pacific Terminal- com pany's facilities after December 31. It is believed, however, that Messrs. Lovett and Kruttschnitt will reply. and not unfavorably, but it may be a few days before they do so, although it would not be surprising should telegrams be received any time. Information regarding the action of the mayor's committee in ordering the case referred to the state public service commission, with a view to Invoking the aid of the Interstate commerce commission under the transportation act, it was learned yesterday, has been forwarded by telegraph to the board chairmen in New York, so 'they are in close touch with the details of that feature of the city's determined fight to retain for Portland the benefits of a single terminal passenger station as a tem porary facility, and eventually to procure at the hands of the railroads doing business here a thoroughly modern depot, equipped in keeping with the progress and rank of the city. ... ' Members of the mayor's committee, at their session Monday night, agreed that they would not ask an imme diate capital outlay on the part of the railroads, but, according to Ar thur C. Spencer, chief counsel -or the O.-W. R. & N. company, it is a phys ical Impossibility for the Union Pa cific, the Southern Pacific and the Northern Pacific to continue the nse of the Portland terminal, as at pres ent laid out. and share it' with the Great.. Northern and the Spokane, Portland & Seattle lines. This point is one of the hotly con tested issues in the present fight, traffic officials of the so-called Hill lines contending that it is possble; that the terminal was Jointly used throughout the war and that it strained the limit during the great Shriners' convention and stood the test. Taking up this point, Mr. Spencer went into some detail as to the case viewed from the standpoint of the interests which he represents. "It is all very well," Mr. Spencer Borah Resolution Names U. S., Britain, Japan. TRIPARTITE PACT SUGGESTED 5-Year Truce in Building Pro gramme Wanted. DANIELS OPPOSES .PLAN Alliance Would Be Blunder, Almost CrimeJ Declares Secretary In Advocating Big Force. . WASHINGTON. Des. 14. Rumored Intentions of Great Britain and Japan to seek a tripartite agreement with the United States for limitation of warship building programmes come up today in congress. V In the senate a resolution was of fered by Senator Borah, republican, Idaho, requesting the president to seek an agreement with those powers for a five-year naval building truce with construction programmes cut in half during that period. It would, he said, develop that Great Britain and Japan are sincere in the talk of re ducing armaments. Before the house naval committee. Secretary Daniels, presented his rec ommendations for naval construction with this comment: Blunder Feared by Daniels. "I profoundly believe that the Unit ed States cannot afford to take a five year 'naval holiday' as it has been rn-, mored that England and Japan will suggest to this country. "It would be a blunder, almost a crime, for the United States to enter into an alliance with any two or tbtee nations either to suspend or curtail naval building or for any other pur pose. It would certainly make for suspicion among the other nations." Senator Borah's resolution went" to the foreign relations committee with out debate. The Idaho senator said he would urge prompt action. - Strenarth of Kavlea Studied. The bouse naval committee prepared to inquire into the relative strength of the navies of the three powers. It was informed by Admiral Coontz, chief of naval operations, who ac companied Secretary Daniels, that if all , building were suspended today, the comparative capital ship tonnage figures would be: Great Britain 864,600, United States 468,000, Japan 326.000. The officer was instructed to be ready tomorrow to discuss in detail at an executive session the question of relative strength of existing and projected navies. Secretary Daniels told the commit tee he agreed entirely with Senator Harding's recent statement at Nor folk that the navy should be commen surate with the nation's interests, re iterating his opinion that it should be "equal to any in the world." Aavsl ProKrsmme XJrared. "I wish we could have a world agreement to settle disputes without recourse to arms," he added, "but until that times comes and comec eurely, we ought to carry out our naval prgoramme. The tex of the Borah resolution follows: "Whereas, a representative and of ficial of the Japanese government has advised the world that the Japanese government cannot consent even to consider a programme of disarmament on account of the naval building pro gramme of the United States and. "Whereas, by this statement, the world is informed and is expected to believe that Japan sincerely desires to support a programme of disarma bent, but cannot do so in safety to herself tin account of the attitude and J building programme of this govern ment and. Disarmament In Favored. "Whereas, the only navlea whose size and efficiency require the con sideration of this government in de termining the question of the size of its navy are those of Great Britain and Japan, two governments lone as sociated by an alliance, and. "Whereas, the United States is now t and has ever been in favor of a prac tical programme of disarmament; "Now, therefore, be it resolved by the senate and house of representa tives of the United States in congress assembled, that the president of the United States is requested, if not f incompatible with the public inter i ests, to advise the governments of ! Great Britain and Japan respectively, ; that this government will at once take ' up directly with these governments , and without waiting the action of any other nation, the question of dis armament, with a view of quickly coming to an understanding; by which I the building programme of each of i these governments, tq-wit, of Great Britain, Japan and the United States : shall be reduced annually during the . next five years to 50 per cent of the present rate. ProxraDune Would Conform. "Second, that it is the sense of the congress that in case such an un derstanding can be reached, that it will conform in its appropriations and building programme to such an agree ment. "Resolved, further. That this plan is tCoaolud-ed on Face 2, Column 4,1 Operators Charged With' Selling at $15 With Profit Possible at Hair That Price. NEW YORK, Dec. 14. Mine oper ators were blamed for prevailing high coal prices in a statement issued to day by A. W. Riley, head of the de partment of justice "flying squadron" organized to curb profiteering. Mr. Riley charged that some oper ators are selling coal at $15 a ton f. o. b. when they could make profits at half that price "WASHINGTON, Dec. 14. Sharp criticism of the national- coal indus try, with Implied threat of drastic legislation" by congress to meet al leged evils of profiteering and specu lation, accompanied the partial re port of the senate committee on pro duction and reconstruction, submitted to the senate today. In general, the report, which asked power to continue the investigation, sug-gested government activities to bring about co-operation under regu lation In building construction, but its three republican members. Sen ators Calder of New York. Edge of New Jersey and Kenyon of Iowa, sup plemented their findings with addi tional statements, which agreed In asking special legislative attention to present methods of producing and distributing coaL These, Chairman Calder said, must be corrected, while Senator Kenyon declared that "if the matter is to go on, I. for one, harsh as the remedy might be, shall favor taking over the mines." Senator Edge said that "the coal industry cannot bring order out of the prevailing chaos, and give reason able relief to the suffering- people, so I am ready to modify somewhat, in this case, my opposition to govern ment intrusion into private business and to advocate legitimate scrutiny." "Coal profiteering, especially as it has followed the priority orders of the interstate commerce commission, has continued unchecked by the de partment of justice, a-nd is a national disgrace," the committee said in its joint report. "Coal speculation has been permitted to monopolize the transportation facilities of the country." FAIR, MERGER IS PLANNED Consolidation of Two Big Oregon Expositions Proposed. . SALEM, Or.. Dec. 14. (Special.) It was .announced here today that a bill is being drafted by a member of the Multnomah county delegation in the etate legislature providing for consolidation of the Oregon state fair and the Pacific International Live stock exposition. It was said that the measure would be completed and in readiness to submit for the con sideration of the lawmakers early in their session next month. Should the bill become a law the etate fair and livestock exposition would be held annually in Portland. Marion county legislators said to day that the bill would have hard sledding. They declared that practi cally all of the representatives and senators outside of Multnomah county would unite to defeat it. INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS The Weather, YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature. 44 degrees; minimum, SI degrees. TODAY'S Bain; strong southeasterly winds. , Forelim. Assembly puts brakes on -disarmament. Pag-e 2. Thufrs rob and beat two Cork priests. Pase 4. National. Value of farm crops this year about five billions under that of 1910. Page 19. Secretary Payne recommends to Wilson S4OO,60O for Deschutes project. Page 1. Borah proposes Tripartite naval building truce by England, Japan and United States. Page 1. New is next ot "best minds" to visit Marlon for confab. Page 2, Development urged for Alaskan area. Page 28. Total of 633,871 aliens arrived In America ' in year, says Secretary Wilson. Page 21. International conference reaches agree ment on ex-German cables. Page ti. Divorcing- of fleet corporation from ship ping board urged. Page 4. Domestic Hrding thinks association of nations prob lem will be solved without difficulty. Page 1- Steel refused men hiring union labor. Page a. Mine operators held responsible for high coal prices in New York. Page 1. Pacific Northwest. $6,000,000 road fund made available by supreme court upholding six per cent limitation amendment. Page 1. Price ef lumber at Spokane cut one-fifth today. Page 3. , Sports. Dempsey knocks out Brennan in twelfth ' round. Page 1. " Puglllsts primed for flstio bout. Page 16. National league extends Heydler's term until December 81, 1924. Page 19. Commercial and Marine. Wheat bids at interior points again ad vanced. Page 2T. ' Chicago wheat rise due in part to relief legislation. Page 27. All classesof stocks are higher with con fident buying. Page 27. Improved harbor conditions urged. Page 18. Two Bteel tankers to be launched today. Page 18. Portland' and Vicinity. Fight for better railway facilities may re sult in modern union freight terminals for Portland. Page 1. , Second wife says first la persecutor. Page 14. Aged ex-soldiers add to Christmas relief fund of The Oregonian. Page 19. Police judge to look up Jobs for prisoners. Page 28. Fixing of price- on city market asked. Page 1. Teachers dropped under law are 37. Page. 22. Southern Pacific cuts lumber rate. Page 7. County's new hospital may cost million. Page 6. Death of Mrs. Nellie C. Tevis in brawl with husband, declared accidental. Page 9. Prizes are awarded at poultry and pet stock show being held in Portland. Page 8. Supreme Court Upholds 6 Per Cent Amendment. BONDS NOW CAN BE SOLD Most of Total Voted Pre viously by Counties. FORMER DECISION VOID Ruling in Han ley Case Against Clackamas Reversed, Also Re leasing Other Issues. ROAD BO'D IS5I KS MADE AVAILAHI.R BY SUPREME tOIRT RlI.I.V(i. County Amount. Lane $2,000,000 Clackamas 1.7UO.O0O Union 1.498.000 Jackson 500.000 Yamhill 420.000 Crook 220.000 Total $6,338,000 SALEM, Or, Dec 14. (Special.) Approximately $6,000,000 will be made available for road construction work In Oregon as a result of a supreme court opinion made here today, hold ing valid the constitutional amend ment providing that counties may issue bonds for. permanent highway improvements up to 6 per cent of their assessed valuation. The amendment was approved by the voters at a special election held early in 1919. Figures showing-the amount to be available were made public by the state highway depart ment here following the announce ment of the supreme court's decision. Today's opinion by the supreme court reversed the ruling in the case of W. P. Haw ley of Oregon City against Clackamas county. Bond Isaacs Made Available. . . The ruling validating the constitu tional amendment was made in a case brought by the Ladd & Tilton bank of Portland against John Fraw ley treasurer of Union county, to col lect interest on approximately $60,000 of road bonds purchased from the county. In the Clackamas case" the court had held that additional legis lation was needed to make the amendment effective. Bond issues voted by counties which were held up by the first opinion of the supreme ccurt, but which now will be made available are as fol lows: Lane county, approximately $2,000, 000; Clackamas county, $1,700,000; Union county, $1,498,000; Jackson county, $500,000; Yamhill county, $420,000, and Crook county, $220,000; Bonds) Voted Previously. Practically all of these bonds had been voted prior to receipt of the opinion in the Clackamas county case, which held them to be invalid in the absence of legislation putting the S per cent Indebtedness limitation amendment intp effect. Roy Klein, secretary of the high way department, said that in revers ing its previous ruling the supreme court had placed the several counties affected in a position to sell their securities and start actual road im provement operations at an early date next spring. The opinion validating the highway constitutional amendment was writ ten by Justice Bean. Concurring with Justice Bean in his opinion were Chief Justice Mc Bride and Justices Harris, Johns and Brown. Justices Burnett and Benson dissented. Question Carefully Exanuaed. "After a careful examination and reconsideration of the questions in volved," said Justice Bean in the case affecting Union county, "we hold that the amendment ot section 10. article 2, of the constitution, taken ir connec tion with chapter 103, general laws of Oregon, for the year 1913, is in full and complete effect. The bonds in question were regularly issued and are -a valid obligation of the county of Union." In the Clackamas county case Judge Bean held that the bonds were., invalid, thereby reversing himself ia the Union county action. Justice Ben nett, until recently a member" of the court, also held against Clackamas county, while Justice Brown, who suc ceeded Mr. Bennett on the bench, con curred with Justice Bean in the pre dominating opinion in the Union county case. In the Clackamas county case Jus tice Benson, who wrote the opinion, held that the 1919 amendment extend ing the road Indebtedness limitation to 6 per cent was not self -executing, and consequently ihe bonds were in valid fox the reason that the amount involved was in excess of the 4 per cent-limitation based on the assessed valuation of all taxable property in the county. Other Opinions Banded Dsna, Amos Aramburn, administrator of estate of Frank Aramburn vs. Ignaclo Guerrica goitia and Loren Goicochsa. appellants; appeal from Malheur county; action to foreclose chattel mortgage. Opinion by Justice Bean. Judge Dalton Biggs af firmed as modified. State of Oregon vs. William Stevenson, appeilent; appeal from Malheur county: adultery. Opinion by Justice Brown. Judge Dalton Biggs reversed. Grace Johnson, et al, vs. N. M. Apple- tConcluded oa Face 0. Column 4.)