VOL. LX NO. 18,795
Entered at Portland (Oreron)
Ponftr nt Snnfl-Clanf Matter
PORTLAND, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 1921
PRICE FIVE CENTS
SECESSION IS ASKED
3 SLAIN, 5 WOUNDED
IN NEW TONGS WAR
CARUSO, NEAR DEATH,
PARTS WITH FRIENDS
LAST SACRAMEXT ADMINIS
TERED TO XOTED SIXGER.
SLAUGHTER OF BILLS
IS BEGUN IN EARNEST
ROAD BILL DELAY
BY NORTHERN IDAHO
PHILIPPINE POST
i
RESOLUTION IS INTRODUCED
OUTBREAK SIMULTANEOUS IX
IX STATE SEXATE.
3 CALIFORNIA CITIES.
WOOD SLATED FOR
INT
BAN
JAPANESE
POMPOUS OPENING
own VOTED
RR TATES
BEAN
Job of Governor-General
to Be Offered.
ACCEPTANCE COUNTED LIKELY
Cabinet Now Declared Prac
tically Made Up.
HOOVER WILL GET PLACE
Ex-Administrator Picked for Sec
retary of Commerce Seattle
' Fight on Chamberlain Fails.
THE OREGONIAN SETS BUREAU.
Washington. D. C Feb. 15. General
Leonard Wood, late candidate for the
republican presidential nomination, is
to be invited to accept the post of
governor-general of the Philippines.
This decision is known to have been
reached by President-elect Harding,
and It is believed that General Wood
will accept, as the appointment is
one of the best at the disposal of the
national administration. There has
been a nation-wide demand for some
fitting: recognition of General Wood's
long and distinguished services to the
country, and the Philippine berth
stands almost equal to a cabinet of
fice in point of honor.
There has been much discussion
antedating Harding's election of the
possibility of General Wood's being
made secretary of war, but it appears
now that the matter of offering bim
the job of executive head of the
Philippine government was settled
weeks ago and that some of the gen
eral's friends approved the suggestion
most heartily.
Filarta for Job Proved.
It was in such a position that Gen
eral Wood demonstrated his executive
ability, first in Cuba and later In the
Philippines. It was he who first un
dertook, and successfully, the civil
ization and Americanization of the
Moro provinces, over which he was
governor for a period, later serving as
military governor of all the islands.
As evidence that the post is a
fitting recognition of a great man,
the fact is pointed out that it was in
this office that William Howard Taft
especially distinguished himself be
fore becoming secretary of war and
ascending -to the' presidency. More
significance will probably be attached
to General Wood's assignment to the
Philippines than if some civilian were
named, because it will be notice to
any unfriendly powers in the far east
that Uncle Sam has the potentiali
ties of a large army and more than
half a fleet wrapped up in this on!
noted military leader standing guard
of the farthest outpost of the
American domain.
Hoover Sotr Coasted la.
On what seems reliable information
it may be said that the cabinet has
been selected with the chance of only
one change from he present tenta
tive layout And after very posi
tive reports that Herbert Hoover had
been left out, it will doubtless be
Proposal Calls for Convention of
Delegates From Counties in Dis
trict of Contemplated State.
BOISE, Idaho, Feb. 13 (Special.)
Northern Idaho today asked permis
sion of the 16th Idaho legislature to
secede. A resolution was introduced
in the senate, of which Senators
Christenson, Featherstone, Johnson,
Rehberg, Jones. Fisheif Kerrick, Hai-
ley, KIn6- end Porter were the joint
authors, calling for the holding of a
convention in the administration
building at the University of Idaho,
Moscow, June' 20, 1921, of delegates
from the various counties included in
the propesd new state, for the pur
pose of adopting a constitution to be
submitted to the electors of the new
state for their adoption or rejection.
The boundary lines of the new state,
as outlined in the resolution. Include
the ten northern Idaho counties. This
territory claims a population of 150,-
000 people, an area of 35.000 square
miles and property valuations of $150,-000,000.
King Strongly Condemns
Violence in Ireland.
ACT'S ACCEPTANCE IS URGED
Unemployment Is Declared
Greatest Problem.
LABOR IS ASKED TO AID
BIG PLANEJ0INS HUNT
Camera of Great Power to Be Used
in Pearson Search.
SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Feb. 15.
The giant CapronI airplane at Kelley
field, capable of staying tip nine
hours and equipped with a camera
capable of photographing hundreds
of square miles In a day, will leave
tomorrow for West Texas to aid in
the search for Lieutenant Alexander
Pearson Jr., missing aviator.
Officers will bring the films to Kel
ley field and ai examination made to
find traces of the missing ship and
pilot. The plane will fly at an alti
tude of 10,000 feet Suggestions that
the huge dirigible at El Paso be used
for cruising through the desert at
low altitude with obser-ers will not
be carried out, it was stated, except
as a last resort.
World-Wide Restriction of Trade
Is Blamed for Conditions
Xcar East Issue Viewed,
3D TYPHUS VICTIM DIES
Precautions on Immigrant Peril
Are Increased.
NEW TORK. Feb. 13. A third
death from typhus, reported to city
health officials today, caused In
creased efforts by city and state au
thorities to prevent spread of the
disease, brought here by immigrants.
Health Commissioner Cope'.and en
larged his force to insure inspection
of all immigrants and Dr. F. E. Cof
fey, health officer of the port of New
York, hastened his plans for delous
ing and cleansing all arriving immi
grants.
At the port quarantine station pre
parations were made to turn It over
to federal control by the state offi
cials in charge,
BERGD0LL CASE TABLED
House Rules Committee Denies
Privileged Status to Resolution.
WASHINGTON, D. C, 'Feb. 15. Be
cause of more pressing legislation,
the house rules committee decided
toitoy it would not be possible to pre
sent a special rule giving- privileged
status to a resolution for investiga
tion of the escape of Grofer Cleve
land Bergdoll. the Philadelphia draft
dodger who is now in Germany.
Chairman Kahn of the military com
mittee said he would be forced to
make a statement to the house, in-
I sistina- that enough facts bad been
pleasing; information to most of the I developed to justify a full investi-
country at large to know that he ! gation.
will be in. He is to be secretary of '
The only possible change in the I WAR SLACKER LOSES SUIT
present cabinet plans, it was said
today, relates to the labor portfolio. .'
James J. Davis of Pittsburg appears
to have been picked for secretary of
labor, but Sir. Harding has been
urged to examine the qualifications
of two or three other candidates care
fully before extending the formal in
vitation to Mr. Davis.
The selection of Davis, to whatever
state he can honestly be accredited,
gives to one state two members of
the cabinet Mr. Davis spent most of
his life in Indiana, where he was
first a tinplate worker. He later be
came the national organizer of the
Moose lodge. He is now engaged in
business in Pittsburg and Is under
stood to make his home there. He
also has a home in Mooseheart. 111.,
which is the national mecca for mem
bers of the Loyal Order of Moose and
headquarters for the lodge.
Slate I.laeaa Prearnted.
It will bo seen by a glance at the
cabinet as now made up that Mr.
Davis let his postoffice address be
Anderson. Ind.; Pittsburg, Pa., or
Mooseheart. 111. in any event be
longs to a state from which another
cabinet member has been picked. The
slate is:'
Secretary of state Charles Evans
Hughes of New York.
Secretary of the treasury A. W.
Mellon of Pennsylvania.
Secretary of war John W. Weeks
of Massachusetts.
Attorney-general Harry M. Daugh-
cty of Ohio.
Postmaster-general Will H. Hays
of Indiana.
Secretary of the navy Frank O.
Lowden of Illinois.
Secretary of the interior Albert
Bacon Fall of New Mexico.
Secretary of agriculture Henry C
Wallace of Iowa.
Secretary of commerce Herbert
Hoover of California.
Secretary of labor James J. Davis
Senator Chamberlain, as previously
told, will be a member of the ship
pin? board. Colonel Charles R.
Krtrbes of Spokane, who was prev-
Farmcr Who Refused to Buy Llb-
. erly Bonds Defeated.
ESTERVILLE. la., Feb. 15. After
deliberating two hours, the jury In
the damage suit for $20,000 brought
against the local war board by C. O.
Lee, farmer, whose name, along with
that of his brother, was published on
a bulletin bua-d in the public square
here under the heading "bond slack
er," brought in a verdict in favor of
the war board.
War mothers wearing red, white
and blue badges and American Legion
members in uniforms, led by a drum,
paraded the streets today after the
verdict became known.
LONDON, Feb. 13. (By the Asso
dated Press.) The re-assembling o
parliament today with all the cere
mony and brilliance of pre-war days
attracted thousands of persons who
gathered in the streets early for a
glimpse of the pageant.
In the upper chamber, members o
the commons and the house of lords
were crowded together with as many
of the- peers and peeresses and other
distinguished personages as could get
into the building.
King George and Queen Mary occu
pied the throne, while to the right of
the king was the prince of Wales. Jn
his message, the king touched on
some problems with which the British
empire is faced unemployment. Ire
land, India and the near east
laemplornnt Put 'First.
Chief among these he put uneirr
ployment, which he ascribed as due to
a world-wide restriction of trade, but
the solution of which did not lay en
tirely with parliament
Violence in Ireland was strongly
condemned by the king, who declared
"neither Irish unity nor Irish sen
government can be attained by this
means."
Referring to the arrangements for
making effective the government's
Irish act. which he said were well
advanced, the king expressed the hope
that the majority of the Irish people
would repudiate" violence and co-op-
er. lie in a measure conferring self-
government, leading to Irish unity by
constitutional means.
Labor Aafced to Co-operate.
Unemployment, he characterized as
the "most pressing problem. ' It
could not be cured by legislative
means, he said, but the ministers
were striving to revive trade ana
prosperity and the government was
endeavoring to assist those out of em
ployment He called for co-operation
by labor and capital, employers and
employes. -
In the debate In the house of com-
(Concluded on Page 2, Column 3.)
San Francisco, Los Angeles and
Stockton Orientals Usher In
ev Tear With Hostilities.
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 15. Guns of
Chinese tongmcn spit murder and
wounds in three California cities to
night. Three dead and five wounded
almost simultaneously in San Fran
cisco, Los Angeles and Stockton
marked the ushering in of a new war
of tongs, coincident with the Chi
nese New Tear's celebration.
Two Chinese merchants were killed
in los Angeles. Another was wounaea
there. In San Francisco one man was
killed and three wounded. At Stock
ton a Bing Kong tong man, was shot
three times in the head, hut it was
said he will live. The war is expected
to reach every Chinese settlement on
the coast and possibly spread to east
ern cities.
In San Francisco the feud broke
loose in a room at 924 Grant avenue.
According to stories 'told police Six
men in the room, taking advantage
of the roar of the celebration drew
revolvers and began' firing point
blank at each other, emptying the
chambers.
Go Foin staggered from the build
ing to the street. In his hand he flour
ished a revolver that . still smoked.
He shrieked and fell dead. Four bul
let wounds were found in his body.
But before he died he fired every bul
let from his revolver.
ELECTION HELD ILLEGAL
House Committee Declares Demo
crat Won Through Fraud.
WASHINGTON, D. C, Feb. 15. The
house elections committee reported
today that J. R. Farr, republican, was
elected to the present house from the
10th Pennsylvania district and en
titled to the seat now held by Pat-
trick McLane, democrat
The committee declared widespread
regularities and frauds had been
found and that while McLane per
sonally reported spending $748, the
McLane campaign committee tpentj
$11,749 and that if his contention was
allowed that he did not know of that
expenditure, then "the corrupt pracv
tices act becomes a farce."
Pulse Reported to Be Beating-''at
2:25 A. M., With Slight Rally
Prom Heart Attack.
Oregon House Passes Bill
. by Vote of 34 to 25.
NEW TORK, Feb. 16. Eprico Ca
ruso, the tenor, was reported to be
gravel. 'U at an early hour today.
The sacrament of extreme unction
was administered at 1:23 A. M. by
Rev. E. E. Molinelli of the Church of
the Sacred Heart of Jesus.
NEW YORk 'Feb. 16. A slight
rally was noticeable at 2:23 o'clock
this morning. Caruso's pulse was
beating, his physician said.
Caruso, who had shown steady im-
of. pleurisy, and operations, suffered PERSONAL JABS SWAPPED
a heart attack at 10:23 o'clock last
night. Two of his personal physi
cians and the physician of the Hotel
"T ,u' wnere n "sides, were Letter From Arthur Callen Causes
ROLLCALL BRINGS ORATORY
Chamber of Commerce At
tacked by Speakers.
Representative Leonard to Reply
Shaking With Anger.
ROPERTY RETURN URGED
Bill
Introduced in Senate In Be
half of Germans.
WASHINGTON, D. C. Feb.J 15. A
bill proposing the return of property
eld by the- alien property custodian
to owners was introduced today by
Senator King, democrat, Utah. Pro-
islons is made for the appointment
after peace is declared of a commis-
ion with judiciary powers to deter
mine the rights to property Jin the
possession of the custodian.
Senator King said he did not think
wrongs of the German government
arranted "the confiscation of the
private property of German na
tionals." yr
An hour later a priest was called.
He sat at Caruso's bedside for an
hour and then sent for Father Mo
linelli, who administered the last
sacrament. . .
caruso then made known a desire
to bid goodbye to his friends. An
tonio Scottl, accompanied by his ac
companist, m. Fucito. visited the
tenor and stayed at his request.
The Metropolitan Opera company.
which played last night In Philadel-
pnia, returned at a late hour. 'They
were informed of Caruso's condition, directorate of the Portland Chamber
William J. Guard, the Metropolitan r Commerce for its opposition to
publicity director, then called at the stite action on the Japanese question
STATE HOUSE, Salem, Or., Feb. 13.
(Special.) A flood of oratory, which
included denunciation of Oregon rep
resentatives in congress for alleged
failure to take a stand on the anti-
Japanese question, as well as the di
recting of some hard jabs at the
singer's apartment.
Caruso conversed with Mr. Scdttl
and Mr. Guard and seemed quite
cheerful, smiling as he bade them
"Farewell, old friends." A message
was sent to his son, Enrico Jr., who is
a student at Culver Military academy
in Indiana. ' ,
Florence Eastman, Orville Harold,
Thomas Chalmers and several mem
bers of the Metropolitan passed a
few moments with the tenor, who was
said to be sleeping shortly before 3
o'clock.
was followed today by the passage of
WRECKIXG CREW PREPARES
FOR ADJOURNMENT.
-
House Has 47 Bills Listed for
Third Reading Today; Senate
' ' Desk Cleared, However,
STATE HOUSE, Salem, Or., Feb. 13.
(Special.) The wrecking crew was
on the Joo tonight The legislature
will adjourn sometime Saturday
night, or rather sometime Sunday in
the wee sma' hours, but to accom
plish this most desirable event a
massacre of inconsequential measures
is necessary.
There were 47 bills listed fcr third
reading tomorrow in the house alone
which gave some idea of how work
was accumulating on the desk.
On the other hand, the senate
cleared its desk before adjournment
today. Bills by the hundreds tonight
were not up to, third reading and
will never reach that stage, because
of the wrecking crew.
Without compunction, the commit
tees began junking bills and sending
them down the chute. The slaugh
ter was started in earnest.
4 Days Left and Meas
ures Not in Shape.
SPEAKER MAY FORCE ACTION
E. V. Carter Tells Committee
to Function or He'll Resign.
WILSON GOES TO MEETING
FARMERS' BANK IS CLOSED
Run on North Dakota Institution
Forces Suspension. -
MANDAN, N. D., Feb. 15. The Union
Farmers' State bank of New Salem
was closed today. Officials said re
serves had fallen below the legal
limit and. that the bank would reopen
later. '
The closing came as the result of a.
Japanese ownership bill.
The bill received 34 'affirmative
votes, three more than required as
a constitutional majority. Opposed to
passage of the bill were 25 represent
atives, with one member of the house
absent.
The bill was practically a duplicate
of the California bill on the same
subject enacted last year.
Nwi Clippings Are Read.
It w-as Introduced to the house by
Representatives Leonard, Korell
Hammond, North, Pierce, Johnston.
Marsh and Wells, known in the' house
as the "service men's delegation."
Representative Leonard, who made
the main argument in behalf of the
bill, read extracts from various news
papers and magazines to show the
increased settlement of the Nipponese
in the United States and particularly
the west He contended that the
present treaty between the United
States and Japan regarding immigra-
lon of orientals was merely a "gen
tlemen's agreement," which was be-
run started last Thursday, which took
$12,000 out of the bank, the officials '"g violated by Japanese practically
said. The bank is a farmer bank, with every day of the year.
60 stockholders and capital and re
serves of 135,000. Its deposits were
$130,000 and loans 157,000.
The New Salem bank had 1200 de
positors. The Bank of North Dakota
had $2000 in an open account with
that institution and It had $5000 In
loans from the Bank of North Dakota.
Drafts on the Bank of North Dakota
had been refused during the last two
days, officers of the closed bank said.
IT ALWAYS ENDS UP THAT WAY.
3 CONVICTED OF MURDER
Jury Recommends Life Sentences
for Policeman's Slayer.-
SEATTLE, Feb. 15. Ward Daniels,
C. A. Brown and Lewis Madsen were
found guilty of murder in the 'first
degree with a recommendation for
life sentence, by" a Jury in superior
court tonight for the killing ot
Patrolman Stevens in a pistol fight
I January 14. The case went to the
jury at 3:43 P. M.
Creighton Dodge, "the fourth mem
ber of the alleged bandit gang, was
fatally wounded in the fight with the
police, and is said to have confessed
firing the shot that killed Stevens.
Concluded oo I'age 2, Coiumn 3
ROADS PREPARED TO ACT
Dividends Held Alternative to Cap
italizing Surplus.
WASHINGTON, D. C. Feb. 15 If
the application of the Chicago, Burl
ington & Quiiicy railroad to capitalize
its surplus earnings Is refused, rail
roads will Iss s their earnings In the
form a dividends as fast as they are
earned.
' E. C. Lindley, general counsel for
the Great Northern railroad, made
this announcement today before the
interstate commerce commission. '
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Chamber Directorate Accused.
Activity of the Portland Chamber
of Commerce in opposing any state
legislation on the Japanese question
caused Mr. Leonard to accuse the
directorate of that association of plac
ing commercialism above patriotism.
A letter which he read to the house
from Arthur C. Callan, a reprocenta-
tivo of the Portland Chamber of
Commerce, in which the letter In
formed Mr. Leonard that investigation
of records in the office of the cham
ber showed that Mr. Leonard had
never received any business from
that body and that it would be
delicate subject to approach at th's
time, was read to the house. The
letter was so worded as to indicate
that Mr. Leonard had made a bid
for the business of the Portland
Chamber of Commerce during the
present controversy.
Leonard Shakes With Anger.
ShanUinjr with anger and hardly
able to control himself, Leonard,
speaking on a point of personal priv
ilege, denied emphatically that he had
made any sort of a bid for any cf
the chamber's business.
"This letter is an insult and a lie
from start to finish. It has made
me so mad that I can hardly talk,
but I will say to Arthur Callan that
you and your Chamber of Commerce
have done nothing for me and I so
licited nothing. Furthermore, you
an. the chamber have done nothing
for the ex-service men of Oregon. You
and your gang have opposed a nation
al bonus and a state bonus. Arthur
Callan, you get out of here." j
A telegram from United States
Senator McNary, advising members
of the house that any state action
on the Japanese question at this
time would prove embarrassing to
the incoming adminTstration, was on
the desks of the members when the
debate opened.
Telegram Adda to Opposition.
This telegram and other informa
tion from Washington that the offi
cials there were ready to take strin
gent steps to control Japanese settle
ment in the United States caused many
of the members to vote against the
proposed bill. It was explained by
a number, including Representative
Burdick of Redmond, that they fa
vored control of the Japanese ques
tion, but that the government would
soon take proper action. Representa
tive Burdick suggested that the bill
be passed with a resolution referring
it to the people in 90 days, which
would give the government time to
cinslder and act upon the problem.
Representative' Kay, who opposed
state interference in the question at
this .time, read telegrams from vari
ous members of the Oregon congres
sional delegation announcing that
President-elect Harding had pledged
himself to take action on the Japanese
question. He also read a message
from W. 0, B. Dodson. executive sec
retary of the Portland Chamber of
Commerce, urging the state to keep
its bands off of the Japanese ques
tion. Representative Leonard informed
the house, after listening to these
First Time Since Illness President
Attends Cabinet Session.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 15. President
Wilson today, for the first time since
Ms illness, went to the cabinet room
for the weekly cabinet meeting. Since'
he has been able to attend the week
ly sessions, the president has met the
cabinet members at the executive
mansion.
The me-itlng was held at the execu
tive offices today to permit a last
photograph of the president with his
cabinet. Shortly before the time
t.xed for the meeting, the president,
accompanied by secret service men,
left the executive mansion, and with
his cane walked across the short path
way separating the executive offices
from the executive mansion. He took
his seat at the head of the table b
fere any of the cabinet officers ar-
ri. ed. ,
AUTO LICENSING SETTLED
$1.10 for Each Hundred Pounds
Must Be Paid Hereafter Begin
ning With 1700-Pound Basis.
SON SHOT AS BURGLAR
Mother Fires With Fatal Effect
When Intruder Flees.
SHEBOYGAN, Mich., Feb. 15. (Spe
cial.) Mrs. Ernest Cornell, mother of
five children, heard a noise down
stairs during the night. Arming her
self with a revolver, she descended to
the dining room. There she saw
man bending over a silverware
drawer.
"Hands up," she cried.
The burglar darted for the door.
Mrs. Cornell fired. The burglar ran
as far as the barn and dropped.
Mrs. Cornell took a" lantern and
hurried to the spot. She had killed
her son Everett, 26 years old. Mrs.
Cornell is in a serious condition and
physlcains say her recovery is
doubtful.
INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS
The Weather.
YESTERDAY'S .Maximum tfmprature. 45
degrees; minimum. U degrees.
TODAY'S Cloudy: easterly winds.
Foreign.
King opens parliament with pre-war pomp.
Page 1.
French say thieves stole army stocks.
Page 14. '
Train carrying troops ambushed by Triph
republicans and many killed. Page 3.
National.
Senate makes four amendments to Ford-
ney tariff bill. Page 14.
General Laon3rd Wood to be offered post
of governor-general of Pnilippiuea.
Page 1.
Lord mayor appeals for political refuge to
stay deportation. Page 2.
President asked to account for $150,000,000
war funds voted by congreaa. Page 3.
IMmeatic
Harding finally reviews cabinet selections.
Pag
Rings of Saturn thousands of miles thick.
Page 1.
Third typhus victim is claimed in New
York: Page 1.
Liquor from llahama tbiands sweeps Flor
ida coaNt like tiaai wave. Page 2.
Girl grows up. to be patron's wife. Pafe 15.
Uowat on trial declares Kansas industrial
court unconstitutional. Page 14.
Legiidature.
STATE HOUSE. Salem, Or., K b. 13.
(Special.) Only four more daj's ro
maln of the session and the road bills
have not been whipped into sjiape.
Even tho bonding bill has not made
Its appearance. Tho gasoline lax is
In controversy and so is the question
of whether all restrictions hs to grav.
Ity tests shall be removed.
Speaker Bean is at the end of his
patience at the procrastination over
the preparation and Introduction of
the bills. Unless real progress Is
made tomorrow morning he proposes
taking the reins in his own hands, go
on the floor and force the legislation
which the highway commission has
suggested. E. V. Carter served
notice on the road committee tonight
that he will resign unless 'the com
mittee functions and ceases to kill
time and get nowhere. Speaker Bean
Is determined that the bond bills shall
enter the house tomorrow morning
and be read the first time and ad
vanced under suspension of the ruks.
It is then to be made a special order
of business and the speaker himself
Is prepared to direct the passage from
the floor.
One of tho few points apparently
settled, however, is that motor cars
will be licensed by weight, starting
with the Ford at 1700 pounds, at $110
a hundred pounds, and making a
license fee of $15. For every 400
pounds above the Ford class ail ad '
ditional 5 cents -Will bo charged. .
By tomorrow morning it la hoped
a group of road bills will ba ready
for introduction by the senate roads
committee. ' Among these will be a .
new general law authorising the cre
ation of road improvement districts,
similar to irrigation and port dis
tricts. The committee also is ex
pected, and has been requested, to
report out the Roosevelt highway bill
In a new form with a financing ar
rangement based on the road district
Idea.
Fnnd Must De Heaerved.
It now develops that under the law
the $a, 500, 000 voted for the Roosevelt
highway by the people must be kept
intact until 1923, which Is the time
when the offer of the government ex
pires. In view of this, the $2,600,000
must be held in reserve, so that of
the $9,000,000 bonds available under
the limit, only $6,500,000 can be used
for the general road programme of
the state. This fact may have some
bearing on the bond bill and on the
attitude assumed by the legislature
toward the amended Roosevelt high
way bill.
There Is a controversy over the
bill, which eliminates the need of a
surety bond for highway work. The
committeemen are divided on this,
and there is a likelihood that the
measure will be defeated in the sen
ate. Opponents explain that the only
People who could benefit .by such a
law would be irresponsible contrac
tors who are unable to furnish surety
boards.
Controveraira to lie t-naea.
Specific authority will be given the
commission in the matter of reloca
tion of roads to the end that the
Road biHs unsettled with only four days Shaniko phase of The Dallos-Califor-remalning.
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House votes ban on Japanese land owner- Folk county siijation senieu. itiero
ship. Page l. i3 no desire to Invest the commission
Laurgaard incurs resentment of Multno- with general powers to relocate high
ways now designated 'by law.
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mail delegation by city-county consoli.
datlon attitude. Page 8.
Plan to re-dlstrlct state launched and
vigorous fight is predicted. Page 0.
Antl-utlllties commission bill killed in
Idaho. Page 7.
Governor vetoes law library bill. Page 7.
Senate approves seven salary Increase bills.
Page 7.
Bill on timber tax to protect porta with
bonded indebtedness ia upheld. Page
Slaughter ot dims la begun in earnest.
Page 1.
Portland powerman raps proposed hjdro
electric development by state. Page 4.
Pacific Northwest
Supreme court upholds Brake life term
sentence. Page 5.
Jury Is oDtained for dynamite trial. Page S.
Sports.
Six high school league basketball games
this week. Page 12.
New diver to try for honors here. Page 12.
University oi California quintet defeats
Oregon agricultural college. 24 to IV.
Page 12.
Commercial and Marine.
Oversupply of American apples In British
markets. Page 20.
Green bug scare affects wheat at Chicago.
Page 20.
Pressure against Rosding unsettles stock
market Page 21.
Four vessels to end wheat shipping season
here. Page 13.
Council I neutr-1 on port measure.
Page 13.
' Portland and Vicinity.
Two court decisions adverse to Hy L
killers. Page It
Commissioner Pier projects system ot
boulevards for Portland. Page lu.
Everybody is eating prunes thia week.
Page 10.
Portland property owners jarred when
they get 1020 tax statements. Page 20.
Mayor Baker scores reds in address before
Spanish war veterans. Page i,
Members of the highway commis
sion, now in Salem, refuse to com
ment on the ic vised Roosevelt high
way measure. The bill as it is now
drawn win allow me creation or a
road district extending from Clutsop
county to the California line and will
enable the counties In this district to
match the $2,500,000 voted on the con.
tlngent agreement with the govern
ment. Copies of this new bill and
the measure authorizing the creation
of road Improvement districts were
laid on the desk of all senate com
mittemen tonight, with the request
that the members familiarise them
selves and be prepared to act on them
tomorrow morning at 9 o'clock. If
the committee looks with kindly eye
on these companion bills, they will bt
sponsorel by the comr:lttee.
Motor Code Changed. -
The motor code, after many changes
and modifications, will be Introduced
in the senate tomorrow morning, un
less present plans go wrong. It is
the intention of the senate road com
mittee to rush all road bills and have
a special order set for tomorrow aft
ernoon or Thursday at the latest. The
tima is rapidly drawing to a close and
the road bills are still floundering
around, making no headway. It is al
most a foregone conclusion that th.
bills will precipitate a debate on the
floor of the senate, for the radical
change In the system of licensing
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