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THE MORNING OREGOXIAX. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 1921
FUillIRKSCLOSli
HOURS OF SESS UN
Songs and Noise Mark Last
Moments in House.
RING IS GIVEN RITNER
Senators Present Valuable Gift to
Presiding Officer and Sev-
eral Make Speccbee.
' STATE HOUSE, Salem. Or.. Feb. 13.
(Special.) In the bouse bedlam
broke loose shortly after 3 o'clock
this afternoon and for the next hour
the legislators were entertained with
a series of songs, jokes and other en
tertainment features. Among the
elf-styled vocalists who made their
presence known as the session drew
:o a close were Representative Kubli
of Multnomah county. Jimes Stewart,
former member of the legislature, and
oihei-s more humble in legitilature
circles. "How dry I am" seemed to
te the most popular rendition.
Vhile the swan song was beins
urgr in the house the senate listened
to an address by Senator Dennis, at
tne conclusion of which he presented
a beautiful ring to President Rltner.
T;iub rin?, which bears an engraving
of the capitol set in diamonds, was
tie gift of members of the senate,
tenoTaphers. clerks and other at
taches of the upper house.
Valuable Service Iterounted.
In his presentation address Senator
Dennis said the man who presided
ever the senate durins the session of
the legislature just drawing to a
close was born in eastern Oregon and
had all the traits of those sturdy men
whose accomplishments would ever
tand as a monument to their untir
ing activities.
"Senator Ritner was reared the
same as other boys," said Senator
x-'enms. He received the same pun
ichment for his mischievious acts as
did the other boys of his day. but he
has lived to realize hisauainments.
As president of this senate he has
acted honestly, courageously and i
the best interests of the people he
lepresents.
"I hope this man of whom I speak
some day, with the retirement of th
representative in congress from th
eastern Oregon district, may be elec-
ted to fill that office and may repre
sent our people in the halls of th
L-nlted States congress. A better se
lection would not be possible."
Senator Dennis then stepped to th
president's desk, and in behalf of his
colleagues and senate attaches, pre
Mated the ring to Mr. Ritner.
Falraefm Declared Ambition.
In responding. President Ritne
aid he always would cherish the
gift, and that in future years he
would recall with satisfaction said
pleasure the brief time be presided
over the state senate.
"I have endeavored to be fair in al
B-iy dealings with this senate," he
said." but like every man, I have
r ade mistakes. I wish to assure you,
hewever, that these mistakes were of
the head and not of the heart. In
conclusion, I wish you all happiness
and the greatest possible prosperity
A little later Senator Moser, acting
:r. behalf of the members of the sen
ate, spoke of the three pages who
aerved the upper house so faithfully
and efficiently during the legislative
cession. In conclusion he presented
these employes with some silver, for
hich they returned their oral appre
. oation. Recipients of the money
were Charles Prael and Rodney banks
of Portland and Betty i'rizeen of
Marshfield.
Joseph Takes Medicine.
Among the humorous incidents dur
ing the closing hours was the eleva
tion of Senator Joseph to the chair of
the presiding officer. Hardly had the
senator from Multnomah become
seated when ' Senator Banks arose,
and in a jocular vein attacked the
record of the temporary presiding of
f.cer. Restrained under the senate
rule, making it impossible for him to
retaliate. Senator Joseph took his
medicine and smiled.
Other equally as entertaining stunts
helped to amuse the legislators and
spectators as the upper house marked
time awaiting a few straggling docu
n.ents from the lower house.
As formal adjournment was an
nounced there was a general hand
shaking and exchange of farewells.
ary of district attorney of Tillamook j
county.
a B. S81. by Vinton Relating to extra
dition of fugitives from Justice.
8. B. 301. by Patterson Providing pro
tection to employers under workmen's
compensation act. "
S. B. SsS, by Lachmund Authorizing
state board of control to exchange certain
premises used by the Oregon state train
ing school for boys for other premise
8. B. 8S2. by joint committee on bank
ing Relating to limits and conditions on
loans.
8. B. 165, by Moser Appropriating
money for the institution for the blind.
H. B. by Clatsop county delega
tion Relating to tbe salary of district
attorney of Clatsop county.
Tax Commission Bill Signed.
STATE HOUSE, Salem. Or.. Feb. 13.
(Special.) Governor Olcott today
approved houaer bill 9. by Gordon of
iltiltnomah, which provides for the
creation, of a tax supervising and
conservation commission for Multno
mah county. The bill carries no emer
gency clause and will not become ef
fective until some time In May. . The
governor said that when It becomes
effective he will appoint as membera
of the commission Fred W. Mulkey,
Louis J. Goldsmith and R. L. Sabin.
WASHINGTON SMS
Vetoed Bill Tabled.
STATE HOUSE. Salem. Or.. Feb. 23.
(Special.) The senate this after
noon laid on the table a bill approved
by both branches of the legislature
providing for a change in the per
sonnel of the emergency board, and
later vetoed by Governor Olcott.
VEER OFF TAX SHIFT
Bill in Senate Authorizes'Gov
ernor to Investigate.
$25,000 FUND PROVIDED
Report Would Be Made at Next
legislature; Stormy Session
in Lower Branch.
TILT OCCURS III SENATE
REPORT OX DISLOYALTY BILL
PROVOKES SPIRITED CLASH.
Upton Speaks In Favor of Measure
and Eddy and Moser Line
. Up Against It..
6EXATOR HUME IS ATTACKED
Moser Accuses Colleague of Taking
Bill to Portland.
STATE HOUSE. Salem. Or., Feb. 23
(Special.) Senator Moser. chair
man of the Judiciary committee, who
has been repeatedly attacked by Sen
ator Joseph during the latae legisla
tive session for faliing to report more
promptly on the so-called airalght
party ballot bill, today demanded to
know what "had become of a measure
Introduced four weeks ago providing
for the annexation of a part of
Clackamas county to Mutnomab
county.
Senators Ryan and Joseph denied
any knowledge of the bill. Senator
Moser then charged that Senator
Hume, chairman of the senate com
mittee on counties, had purposely and
jn violation of the legislative rules,
taken the measure to Portland. Be
cause of this he demanded that the
records of the senate show that the
bill had not been returned to the leg
islators, and was In the possession of
Senator Hume, who had returned to
his home in Portland. No action was
taken by the senate.
HOUSE PASSES MAX Y BILLS
Among Measures Is Enactment to
Protect Employers.
STATE HOUSE, Salem, Or., Feb. 23.
(Special.) The house passed the
following bills today:
S. B. 374. by committee on Judiciary
Katablishtng liability of abstractors.
8. B. 244. by Porter Providing for the
listing of agricultural and horticultural
landa
S. B. 299. br Bills Relating to aban
doned school districts.
S. B. 300. by Joseph Providing for t.he
Tgantzation of tunnel districts.
-S. B. 351. by Patterson Authorizing re
imbursement of Jasooson Construction
company.
S. B. 3M. by committee on roads and
highways Providing for the incorporation
of bisrbway Improvement districts.
S. B. 367, by committee on Judiciary
Begulating office hours in Clatsop county.
S. B. 369. by Multnomah delegation
Authorising the county commissioners of
Multnomah county to fix number of dep
atiea in various county offices.
a. B. 377. by committee on county and
lata salaries Relating to salaries of Lane
county officers.
S. B. 347, by Moser Providing for pros
ecution of claims of the state of Oregon
to recover money Illegally paid into fed
eral treasury.
8. B. 828. by Ritner and Bean Authoris
ing the governor to appoint-a eommisslon
to investigate additional sources for pub
lic revenue.
& B. 339. by Edwards Increasing sal-
STATE HOUSE. Salem, Or.. Feb.
23. (Special.) With the stopping of
the clock at 11:30 this morning In
order not to violate the concurrent
resolution approved late yesterday
providing that both branches of the
legislature should adjourn at noon
today, the senators shed .their coats
and got down to work with a deter
mination that the session would not
be continued into tomorrow.
Probably the most spirited tilt
marking today's sessions of the sen
ate occurred in the morning, when
Senator Upton attempted to throttle
a report submitted by the committee
on revision of laws recommending
defeat of the measure providing that
no newspaper or other .publication
Fhould print or circulate news stories,
editorials or other comment border
ing on disloyalty.
In support of this bill Senator
Tpton said it had been reported to
him that numerous newspapers In
the state of Oregon had recently
published news stories and editorials
embarrassing to the government.
Senators Eddv and Moser said that
while they considered themselves
lnvni nd natriotic the bill at issue
was carelessly drawn, and if passed
would result in no end of confusion.
Bills passed when presented for
third reading in the senate today
follow:
S. B. 14. by Mnwr Providing for super
vixinn of transportation of persona and
property for compensation.
H B 3H7. by committee on roads and
nlehways Levying tax of one cent a gal
lon on motor vehicle fuel.
H H. "4. by Bennett Relating to title
of beds of non-naviirable lakes.
H. B. -59. by Chlios ana lempieion
Creating special road districts for purpose
of road improvements.
H. B. by Perry Relating to Issuance
of permits to purchase alcohol.
H. 11. HUM, by committee on roms ana
hiRhwayn Relating to sale of road bonds.
II. Ill 39. by committee on roads and
highway Relating to Roosevelt highway.
H. B. 34. by vasnington. xamnni. i-oik
nd Columbia county delegations Relat
ing to iniitntion milk.
H. B. X- by Beals Relating to re
moval of timber until all taxeB are paid.
H. B. 400, by Fletcher Relating to sal
ary for the county officers of Polk county.
H. B. 317. by Joint roads and nignway
committee Apportioning maintenance
costs of state highways.
S. B. 372. by committee on roads and
highways Relating to the sale of bonds
by the board of control for highway con
struction.
3. 14. 373. by committee on roads and
highways Relating to sale of bonda by
highw.-ty commission.
B. sH. by roads and highways con.
mittee Author zing Issuance and retire
ment of bonds for highway construction.
11. B. 3.S, by McDonald Relating to the i
sale of gnat meat.
H. B. 302. bv Sheldon---Rr luting to tbe
right of eminent doma n by state highway
commission.
S. B. S.", by Hall Relating to capital
requirements of state banks.
H. B. 357. by McDonald rrovld ng for
compulsory dipping of goats.
H. B. 397. by irrigation committee
Relat ng to sale of Irrigation bonda below
DO cents on the dollar.
S. B. 354. by committee on roads and
highways To provide for the incorpora
on of highway Improvement districts.
H. B. 402, by ways and means commit
tee Appropriating money for payment of
per diem and miieage of legislators and
attaches.
OLYMPIA. Wash., Feb. 2J- (Spe
cial.) That there will be no radical
change in the present system of taxa
tion by legislation enacted at the
present session was indicated today
when a measure was introduced in the
senate by Senator Cleary of Whatcom
authorizing the governor, with such
assistance as he may desire, to make
an investigation of the subject of
taxation and report to the next legis
lature. The measure carries an ap
propriation of $25,000 for the purpose
of carrying on the investigation and
is to be expended from the general
fund upon the personal voucher of
the governor, j
The measure was introduced, It was
reported, after a conference of the
governor and membera of the com
mittee on revenue and taxation of the
house and enate.
House In Stormy Session.
The house today had a stromy ses
sion over the Bccler anti-alien land
hill, when Representative Houser of
King vigorously opposed a motion
that the house resolve itself into a
committee of the whole to consider
further information on the measure.
It was planned to hear Dr. M. A.
Matthews. Judge R. A. Ballinger and
Reginald Parsons of Seattle, in oppo
sition to the bill.
Houser declared the members were
being asked to give in to men who
were being paid Jap money to op
pose the measure. Mark Reed of
Mason, floor leader, resented the in
sinuation made by Houser and de
clared the statement unfair to every
member of the house.
school in the other state, where no 1
such facilities are provided at home.
provided the other state is willing
to make a reciprocal arrangement.
This bill was introduced by Wolf
and is designed to facilitate teaching
in higher branches by interchange of
instruction along the Idaho una in
the eastern section of the state.
Recommendation favorably to the
passage of S. B. 159 and 160 has
been made by the senate committee
on revenue and taxation. The first
limits attendance of students at the
University of Washington to 6000
students and the second fixes a scale
of tuition fees to be charged aV the
university. 'Both measures are de
signed to bring cost of maintaining
the university down to as low an
increase of millage tax this year as
consistent with effective " operation
of the institution.
Favorable report was made by the
house penal institution committee on
H. B. 15, which provides a peniten
tiary penalty for persons giving mor
phine or similar drugs to addicts. It
also makes provisions for care and
treatment of the victims of drugs
habits.
. By Indefinite postponement the
house killed bills providing that
landlords be required to give tenants
60-day not'ee of increase of rents,
making- It a duty of road supervisors
to kill noxious weeds along nignways,
and providing that counties shall sup
ply Justices of the peace with seals.
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Senate Passes Measure,
Members Dissenting.
BOOTH AND YEON 'SPEAK
Unusual Sight Is Presented of
State Road Commissioners
Debating Before Solons.
INTEREST CLAIM FIRST
SUPREME COURT SAYS POWER
CHARGE IS -SECONDARY.
Mortgage Holder on Railroad Prop-J
erty Wins Case on Appeal as
Well as in tower Court.
OREGON SOLONS ADJOURN
(Continued From Firt Pag.)
law more citizens will be placed in
ntimate contact with the workings
of the tax-levying bodies than ever
before.
For-the soldiers, the legislature re
ferred to the people the proposed
bonus. The matter is to be settled at
a special election to be called in the
pring. It is the only measure which
will appear on the ballot.
Reapportionment of legislative dis-
ricts was not radical. Only a few
hanges were made and the bene-
iciaries were eastern Oregon anc
Multnomah county. The reappor-
ionment was not considered equit-
ble, but it was an almost impossible
ask, it was said, to work out a
scheme which would be equitable and
ust, and at tne same time get suf
ficient votes to insure its enactment
Eastern Oregon wanted an increase in
its representation and has been suc
cessful.
No anti-Japanese legislation was
nacted, although the house did its
best. The general sentiment was
hat this was a subject which should
e left to congress to handle, but
ven members entertaining such be
lief felt impelled to vote for the anti
Jf panese bill because of the soldier
ote.
LeR-ixlatnre tVas Sedate.
On the whole, the legislature con
ucted itself in a sedate manner.
The sessions were almost devoid of
staged battles. It was a season of
compromises, for there was rarely a
question at issue calculated to cause
ill-feeling but that a compromise
eventually was reached. This pacific
attitude robbed the session of-those
bitter attacks which have, distin
guished many previous sessions.
Never had there been a charge In
this session of unfair play in either
branch. There existed the most
amicable understanding between
house and senate, due to the personal
friendship of Speaker Bean and Presi
dent Ritner.
And. which Is not a common thing,
the legislature extended beyond the
40-day period, lived its length with
out night meetings until the very
few final sesisons, and adjourned
sine die in broad daylight instead
of between midnight and matin.
S. H. green stamps for eaih.
Holmaa Fuel Co. Main it. 560-21.
Adv.
JJ.a: xcd Coal Co. Bdwy. J037. Adv." state boundary to attend a
Attempt to Kill Bill, Plaint.
Houser contended that the motion
to put the bill into committee of the
whole was an attempt to kill the
till. By a vote of 56 to 75 It was
decided to go into a committee of
the whole and hear opponents of the
bill at 3:30 this afternoon. Later
the hearing was postponed 'until
Thurwiav morninc at 11 o'clock
Representative Allen read a tele
gram from Senator Henry Cabot
Lodge. In which the United States
senate leader explained that the Jap
anese Immigration question on the
I'acific coast will be one of the
earliest and most important matters
coming before the Harding admlnis
tration, and intimating that state ac
tion .at this time is likely to prove
embarrassing to international nego
tiations. Salary Bill Voted Soira,
With a dozen members attacking
the Morris bill proposing an increase
of 5 a day for expenses of the leg
islators in attending the session as a
salary grab measure, the house voted
down amendments offered by Repre
sentatives Trunkey of Whatcom, Ful
ton of Asotin, Reed of Mason, Hub-
bell of Kittitas, O'Brien of Clallam.
Mansfield of Lincoln, Zylstra of
Island, Anderson of Spokane and
Rude of King to have their names
stricken from the list of beneficiaries
of the kill. The only exception made
was in omitting the name of Senator
Tnomle of Snohomish, who has been
absent during the entire session.
Reed failed to have tbe bill laid on
the table and It went to third reading.
The senate was notified that tne
house refused to recede from Its posi
tion in amend'ng the bill restoring
ftBhing rights to the Yakima Indians
at Prosser falls on the YaKima river,
by which the right to use any means
in catching the fich was stncKen out
Animals Mnat Be Tested.
Representatives Nash, Hufford and
Lucas were appointed on a conference
committee.
It is made unlawful to exhibit any
bovine animal at any fair or exhibi
tion of livestock unless the animal
with'n the preceding six months has
been subjected to a tuberculin test.
under the provision of a bill Intro
duced in the senate by Lambert of
Whatcom.
Governor Hart today signea Benafb
bill No. 84, requiring county commis
sioners to subm t to the state high
way department plans and specifica
tions for contemplated improvements
of state roads and county roads where
the same are pa:t of the state sys
tem. The governor also signed the
bill appropriating 524,000 for the fish
cries department.
GOVERXOR'S VETO UPHELD
House Opposes Extending of Taxes
in Excess of JLegal Limit.
OLYMPIA. Wash., Feb. 23. (Spe
cial.) The house today sustained the
governor's veto of house bill No. 6,
prohibiting county assessors from ex
tending tax levies In excess of the
legal limit, and the senate sustained
the veto of the measure requiring the
clerk of the supreme court to furnish
attorneys for litigants a free copy of
the court's decision.
To correct the situation created by
failure of the 1919 legislature to in
clude class accounts with first-class
counties in increasing the salaries of
superior court Judges. Senator Pal
er ot King, has Introduced a bill
fixing the salary of .the judges in
class A counties at 15000 a year.
The 1919 session fixed salaries of
superior cjjurt judges in all counties
except counties of the first class at
54500 and Judges in first-class coun
ties at $5000. King county at the
1917 session was placed by Itself in
class A counties and the supreme
court recently refused to construe the
3919 law to include it with the first
class counties for the purpose of in
creasing the salary of the judges.
The Palmer bill, if passed, cannot af
fect the salary of the judges elected
last November for a four-year term.
The fight over the educational
code is due to hreak in the senate to
morrow. Senate bill No. 10 was on the cal
endar today and all measures ahead
of It had been disposed of when ad
journment was taken tonight. The
measure comes to the senate with an
even break from the committee on
education, three members, Cornwell.
Hall and Bishop, recommending that
the bill be defeated, while Sutton,
chairman of the school code commis
sion; Palmer and Davis favor pas
sage of the measure.
Four engrossed house bills were
passed by the senate this morning.
These provide for the appointment
of probation officers in counties of
cot less than 20,000 population, admit
needy veterans of world war service
to the benefits of county fund aid
when needed, authorize park com
missioners to compel care of parking
strips along pavements and permit
pupils of high school age along the
SALEM, Or., Feb. 23. (Special.)
The supreme court, in an opinion
w.ritten by Justice Harris and handed
down here today, affirmed the decree
of the circuit court in the case of
W. S. Barnum against the Southern
Oregon Traction company and others.
The case was appealed from Jackson
county.
The question involved in tne suit
was whether a claim for electric cur
rent furnished for light, heat and
power used in the operation) of the
railroad was entitled to priority over
a claim for interest due on, a mort
gage covering the railroad. W. S.
Barnum, former owner of the railroad
held a mortgage on the property in
the sum of J37.0O0, which he sought
to foreclose. A receiver was appoint
ed in November, 1918, and operated
the railroad until July. 1919. when it
was purchased by Mr. Barnum at fore
closure sale.
The California-Oregon Power com
pany-held a claim against the rail
road for 11563.50. which it was alleged
was due for electric current furnished
for the operation of the line. This
claim, the California-Oregon Tower
company charged, had preference
right over the interest item held by
Mr. Barnum.
Justice Harris held that the plain
tiffs claim for interest took priority
over the power company's claim.
Other opinions handed down today
were:
Wheeler vs. Rteadman. appeal from Lan
counts C P. Skipworth, Judge. . Action In
replevin for recovery of livestock. Judg
ment in favor defendant reversed and re
manded, opinion by Chief Justice Burnett
fciluley vs. Roslnius, appeal from Jackson
county, F. H. Calkins, judge. Suit to quite
title, defendant claiming interent by rea
son of mortgage. Decree for defendant af
firmed. Opinion by Justice Johns.
Lancaster Tire and Rubber Co. vs. Mc
Graw, appeal from Multnomah county.
W. H. Uatens, Judge. Action to recover
money on sale of automobile tires, defend
ant claiming that tires were sold to the
corporation with which he was employed.
Judgment of lower court in favor of de
fendant affirmed. Opinion by Justice
Benson.
Schlffman vs. Boblson, appealed from
Tillamook county, Oeorge R. Bagley Judge.
Suit to cancel assignment of contract for
collateral security covering indebtedness of
plaintiff. Default Judgment In favor of
plaintiff affirmed in an opinion by Justice
McBride.
Hlckey vs. Daniels, appeal from Tilla
mook county. Oeorge R. Bagley, judge.
Action in , ejectment against defendant
arising over disputed boundary line. Judg
ment for defendant affirmed, opinion by
Justice Bean.
United States National Bank of Port
land vs. Holton et al, appeal from Multno
mah county, V. N. Oatens Judge. Suit to
foreclose a mortgage. Decree -in favor of
defendant "William Vaotz and property
ordered sold under foreclosure to satisfy
his mortgage, subject to prior rights of
plaintiff.
The decree of the court below In favor
of the Pacific West Adjustment company
Is reversed with costs, taxed against
in favor ot Vaots. Opinion by Justice
lirown.
Clarke, as administrator, vs. Philomath
College, appeal from Benton county, G. F
Skipworth, Judge. On petition for re
hearing by defendants, with motion bv
plaintiff for modification of decree allow
ing costs of administration and of suit
The petition for rehearing was denied, and
the plaintiff's motion allowed. Opinion by
jusuce tfean.
Petitions for rehearing were denied In
Blauer vs. Krattiger and Hansen vs. Day.
M.rs. Loren W. Long Buried.
Funeral cervices were held yester
day at Fin ley's chapel here for Mrs.
Loren W. Long and her two children.
Loren Junior, aged 2, and Dorothy E.,
aged 3, who were burned to death
Sunday in their home at Mount Solo,
Wash. Mrs. Young had poured gaso
line into the cook stove, causing an
explosion, which blew off the roof
and enveloped tbe bouse in flames.
Dr. J. J. Staub, pastor of the Sun-
nyside Congregational church, con
ducted the funeral services. Many
friends of the family attended. Mrs.
Young, who was 20 years old. was
Dorothy Dodge before her marriage.
She waa a Forest Grove girl. Her
brother, Clarence Dodge of Forest
Grove, came to Portland for the fu
neral. V
Mrs. Young Is survived toy her hus
band, Loren W. Young of this city,
her mother, father, one sister and six
brothers. Her husband is a former
Washington high school student and
foreman ot the Inman-Poulsen lumber
camp.
Burial was In Rose City Park cem
etery.
. Newspaper Foreman on Visit.
OREGON CITT. Or... Feb. 23 (Spe
cial.) Ralph" Spencer, foreman of the
Evening Bulletin at Bend, Or., has
taken his first trip out of central
Oregon in 17 years. He moved out
from Chicago before Bend had be
come the hustling city that it now is.
and was connected with the Bulletin
under the ownership of J. M. Law
rence before the paper was acquired
by George Palmer Putnam, who later
sold it to Robert W. Sawyer. Spencer,
accompanied by .his wife and. little
daughter, has been spending a few
days in Oregon City looking over
the plant of the Morning Enterprise.
Reed Starts Chess Tonrnej.
Chess is the latest form of Indoor
sport at Reed college following the
organisation of the Reed College
Chess club yesterday. Its revival
reminds old students of the days
when chess was the main Inter
collegiate sport at Reed and heated
contests were waged' with similar
organizations off the campus. Con
tests will begin Immediately to de
termine the champion of the club.
Admission can be obtained only by
defeating some member of the club.
Officers are Forester Foster, presi
dent; Ellen Gantenbein, vice-president,
and Herman Kehrll, secretary.
STATE HOUSE, Salem. Or.. Feb. 23.
(Special.) With eight votes against
rt, the Roosevelt highway bill passed
the senate this afternoon and was
sent on Its way to the office of the
governor. The unusual sight was pre
sented of two of three members of
the state highway commission being
invited on the senate floor to ex
press their views. Chairman Booth
offered no opposition to the measure
in its final amended form, but Com
missioner Yeon reiterated his opinion
that the bill should not pass.
Thus the Roosevelt highway bill,
"which has had a more elormy and
tempestuous passage than any other
single measure in the present legisla
ture, has finally pulled through both
houses. The bill, as passed, is a com
promise and it is also the third Roose
velt highway measure to receive at
tention of the session.
Commissioners Give View.
When the measure came over from
the house this morning. Senator
Lachmund suggested that the high
way commissioners be invited to give
their views of the bill. Senator Joseph
announced that unless the commission
was unanimous on the matter he
would vote against the bill. Chair
man Booth stepped within the rail,
where for. several years he was a
state senator, and explained that the
bill in its present shape places the
Roosevelt highway on the road map
and links up gaps in the coast high
way. He also said that the commission
has wide latitude as to location. Per
sonally, he had no opposition to this
bill, although the commission was
unanimously opposed to the original
Roosevelt highway plan. Commis
sioner Yeon did not go on the senate
floor, technically, but arose from his
seat in the gallery to speak. He
stated that his objection is based on
the fact that the bill places a new
road on the state road map. -
"It has always been the policy not
to add more roads to the map, said
the commissioner. "Persons have in
numerable times asked for new roads
to be put on the. map and they have
always, heretofore, been refused, and
they have returned home satisfied.
We have mapped out a good pro
gramme for road work along the
coast for this year and this bill is
unnecessary.
. Vpton Advocate Pasaage.
Senator Upton, in advocating the
passage of the bill, said that twice
the state senate has gone on record
as favoring the Roosevelt highway
and that the senate would now ap
pear ridiculous if it rejected the bill
because there was a difference of
opinion among the highway commis
sioners.
'The members of the commission
have seen fit to come on the floor of
the senate and express their differ
ence of opinion," continued Senator
Upton.
This is an unusual proceeding.
However, there is no reason for vot
ing against the bill for fear of hurt
ing the feelings of the commission
ers. The highway commissioners, In
meeting with the joint roads commit
tee during the session, have repeated
ly explained that they are not die
tating to the legislature, but are
merely suggesting such things as
their experience teaches them are ad
visable. There are some members of
this legislature who feel hesitant
about opposing any suggestion com
ing from or supposed to come from
the highway commission, but there is
no reason why a member should sur
render his independence or be afraid
to voice an honest difference to the
suggestion.
"This bill is a compromise. It con
tains the idea of the warring fac
tions and has been drawn so that
all points in controversy have been
disposed of. The 1917 session of the
legislature made the state road map.
It was not considered a sacred mat
ter then. Members of the house and
senate fixed up the map and those
communities who had friends in the
legislature were taken care of. There
is no reason why the legislature can
not place new roads on the map."
On roll call the vote etood:
For Banks. Bell, Dennis, Eberhard,
Eddy, Edwards. Farrell, Hall, Jones. Mo
ser, Norblad. Patterson, Robertson, Ryan,
Smith. Staples, Upton, V nton. Ritner.
Against Ellis, Gill, Joseph, Lachmund,
LaVollett, Nlchelson. Porter, Strayer.
Absent Hume and Thomas.
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JURY TAKES SHOOT CASE
Sealed Verdict Directed In Action
Against JRepnted Slaver.
Direction' to bring in a sealed ver
dict in the case of A. p. Shoot, al
leged white slaver, was given the
jury late yesterday afternoon by Fed
eral Judge Bean.
Shoot is alleged to have trans
ported Margie Combs from Kanford,
Cal.. to Portland In violation of the
Mann act. He was convicted in the
federal court some time ago for mis
use of a railroad pass in transporting
the woman as his wife. She appeared
on the stand as prosecuting witness
and Shoot took the stand in his own
behalf. Defense was based on the.
grounds that the trip was made by
the woman for the purpose oz visit
ins- her folk.
Attorney Frank C. Hanley's motion
to dismiss the case? on the grounds of
nsufficient evidence was over-ruled
by Judge Bean. Shoot was formerly
in the employ of the Southern Pacific
company. Assistant United btates
Attorney Veatch conducted the prose
cution.
THEATER PLANS OPPOSED
Council Will Settle Question of Re
striction Under Code.
After hearing heated arguments for
and against the erection of a motion-
picture ehow house at East Fiftieth
street and Sandy boulevard, the city
council yesterday took the matter
under advisement and postponed ac
tion until the commissioners should
have an opportunity to view the site.
The action of the council probably
will set a precedent for decisions on
like matters In the future. Although
there are in the building code 37
different kinds of buildings which
the council may prohibit in a re
stricted district, motion-picture shows
are not included in that list. Whether
the council will pass an ordinance In
cluding show houses in the code, or
whether It will decide future like
questions by special ordinance, Is to
be decided. . .
The Highway Amusement company,
anew organization, wants to erect a
$20,000 building on a triangular plot
of ground at East Fiftieth street and
Sandy boulevard. Although the plot
is in a restricted building district,
there are no written restrictions in
the contract entered Into by the pur-
rhasine- concern. Residents of the
district maintain that the plot is cov
ered by verbal agreements.
SOLDIER DEAD COME HOWIE
Bodies of Five Northwest Service
3Ien Arrive Toniororw.
The bodies of five soldiers who
died while serving in France will ar
rive, in Portland en route to cities of
tlie northwest for burial tomorrow
evening, according to information re
ceived yesterday from the war de
partment by Second Lieutenant Pain
ter, Portland depot quartermaster.
One of the five. Private Allen C.
White, was an Oregon boy. His home
was at Grants Pass. He was a mem
ber of company H, 305th infantry.
The other bodies to arrive include
the following:
Private Adolph L. Pleger, company
H, 305th infantry, Coeur d'Alene,
Idaho.
Private Neil G. Hightower, company
F, 361st infantry. Kent, Wash
Private Dan Levens, company D,
308th infantry. Walla Walla, Wash.
Corporal Arthur W. Tegmeyer, com
pany F, 307th engineers, Shelton,
Wash.
REED DEBATES APRIL 4
British Columbia University Sc-
, lects Japanese Question.
The date for the International de
bate between the Univeiaity of Brit
ish Columbia and Reed college has
been set for April 4. The ques'.ion for
debate Is: "Resolved, That tne Angio
Japanese alliance is a menace to the
future of British-American relations."
The question was selected by British
Columbia and Reed will be given a
chance to choose the sides of the
question.
The team will be comrosed of two
men selected from a group of candi
dates. Five men are trying out for
the honor of representing Reed They
pre Lewis Jones, captain; Floyd
Wood intra. Herman Kehrli, Jacob
Weinsteln and Eugene V'ncenf. The
debate will be at the Lincoln nign
school auditorium.
MORRIS FIGHT FORECAST
IS
Demurrer Indicated In Alleged
Naturalization Fraud Case.
Counsel for Fred S. Morris, presi
dent o Morris Bros., Inc., waived
reading of the indictment charging
him with fraud in connection with
naturalization proceedings when the
case was called In federal court yes
terday, and indicated that a demurrer
to the indictment will be Iliea.
Morris was indicted by the federal
grand jury on February 9 on a charge
of fraud in connection witn me nat
uralization proceedings by wnicn
John L. Etheridge obtained his citi
zenship in federal court here. Morris
a at liberty under Viooo bona, war-
tin L. Pipes appeared for hira before
Judge Bean yesterday.
EXPERT IX 1IYGIEXE URGES
FAITH PHYSICIANS.
Fly-by-Nlglit Schools and Culta
Branded as Menace fo Public
Health and Uospituls.
A plea for the support of the gen
eral public In placing the medical
profession in Its rightful position of
leadership in medical and hospital
affairs was made by Dr. W. E. Mus
grave of San Francisco in a public
talk on the purposes and ideals of
the League for the Conservation of
Public Health, at Lincoln high school
last night.
The league hopes to unite tbe medi
cal profession and the educated, forward-looking
people of the state to
promote the interests of good health
legislation, said Dr. Musgrave, and
to stamp out the menace of quack
ery and Ignorance foisted upon the
public by fly-by-night schools and
cults. Public health at present is
menaced by practitioners turned out
after a few weeks' training armed
with impressive-looking certificates.
Quacks in San Francisco and Los
Angeles came out overnight with ad
vertisements promising to cure can
cer by the penetrating ray method,
following the announcement of the
Harvard university medical school of
experiments along that line in the
treatment of cancer, according to Dr.
Musgrave.
Dr. Musgrave arrived In Portland
on a tour of Washington and Oregon
in the interests of the league. He
will meet this morning with the coun
ty commissioners and Richard H. Dil
lehunt, dean of the university of Ore
gon medical school, regarding the
new county hospital.
Dr. Musgrave is in charge of the
department of medical education and
hospitals for the league in California,
and is presenting that particular
phase of the league's work to the
recently organized bodies in Oregon
and Washington.
Dr. Andrew C. Smith presided at
the meeting at Lincoln high school.
the officers of the field and staff,
fifth infantry band and headquarters
company of the Oregon national guard
will be held tonight at the armory
at 8:30 o'clock. The public Is Invited
to attend. Colonel K. S. Mapes,
Kifty-ninlh infantry, will make the
inspection. The band will give a concert.
Ppani.-li Premier In Dilemma.
MADRID, Feb., 23 Political con
trol of the chamber of deputies of
the Spanish rortcs. which meets to
day, aparently was loKt in the
recent elections by Tremlcr Dato. I'-n-less
he can effect some affiliation
with other leaders, It appears his
pnvernmenf nnijit reslcn
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