Image provided by: University of Oregon Libraries; Eugene, OR
About The Sunday Oregonian. (Portland, Ore.) 1881-current | View Entire Issue (March 16, 1913)
8 WILLAMETTE UNIVERSITY NAMES DEBATERS TO CONTEST WITH IDAHO ON APRIL 4. OLYHPH SESSION MOST SUCCESSFUL Legislature Styled Most Un usual and Most Stormy in State's History. LINEUP HARD TO HANDLE Campaign Pledges Made by Three Big Political Parties Cause Con tent Ion In Each Hons Lis ter Dislikes Alliances. OLTMPIA. Wash.. March 15. (Spe cial.) In point of real accomplish ments, the 13th session of the Wash ington Legislature, which came to a close here Thursday, was one of the most successful sessions since state hnnil according- to those who have checked up the actual results as they appear from the 197 bills put inrouuu both houses ana sent to vcm. - tnr innrATfl or veto. The session also will go down In Ms tory as one of the most unusual from a political standpoint and one of the irto.t .tormv.. It Is declared that only one session that of 1909 has come anywhere near paralleling; me urn in the matter of contention over important problems and freak legislation and parliamentary struggles on questions In which there .were political Issues. The contention which marked every day the two houses were In session was attributed to the presence for the first time of three political parties, eacn strongly represented and each contend ing for certain political policies and campaign pledges. nrnnbllraaa Rule Senate. nn thai on side were the Republican members with a substantial majority of strength In the House ana an over whelming majority In the Senate. On the other was the Democratic delega tion, strongly represented In the Ben ate and fairly well represented In the House. Between the two old parties were the Progressive members, who utnumbred the Democrats In the House, but played third In strength In the Senate. The lineup proved to be extremely hard to handle, the variance of strength of the parties in the two nouses onns inr utrlfe not only In each house, but h.tween the two houses. The lineup was such that the principal contention was between the Progressives and the Democrats, the former joining the Re publican control upon every occasion to defeat policy measures favored by the Democrats who worked with Gov ernor Lister, and the latter Joining the Republicans whenever necessary to keep the Progressives from putting through any of their ireaa legisianuu, much of which would have embarrassed the administration. Tlie alliances which were formed not to the liking of Governor Lis ter, and when he Interposed objections in the form of vetoes on Important moasures. he stirred up a bitter fight, which continued at fever heat during the last two weeks of the session. Only after the Governor had brought about conditions which promised to wreck plans on much Important and necessary legislation did the fighting stop and the House and Senate control surrender to (he Governor. .More Money Is Spent, Too. Counting bond Issues and "paper" appropriations the Thirteenth session spent more money than any two othel sessions combined. In summing up the financial work It has been found that the two houses put through bills pro viding for the expenditure of 87,213. 055. Of this amount S,000.000 was bond Issues and money coming from funds raised in other ways than from direct taxation. The main items of expenditure were 15.2S0.0Ou for roads. 14,000.000 In bonds for the building of new buildings on the capltol site in Olympla. 14.000,000 from the industrial insurance fund and J9.241.46S for the maintenance and op eration of the various institutions and departments of the state government. Mhe total appropriations, including "paper." made by the 1911 session was approximately J14.000.000. which shows an increase of nearly 100 per pent. For the maintenance of departments and in stitutions an Increase of Jl. 136,18 Is shown. These figures are as they were passed by the Legislature less the amounts cut out by the Governor under his veto power. He still has a chance to do more pruning and probably will cut down the general amount materi ally. In ls campaign before election he promised a reduction of J2.000.000. It Is considered impossible for him to set the amount down to anywhere near the amount of last session, not to men tion cutting it to J2.000.000 below that amount. Itlar Appropriations Many Some of the more important appro priations were: State arterial highways. J2, 250.000; permanent or county high ways. $3. 000, 000; for the expense of the legislative session. J105.000; for the state prison, $150.0.00; for state fish hatcheries. Jl. 000: Lewis and Skagit bridges, J57.M9; general budget of ex penses for the state departments and Institutions, J9.241.46; Cheney Normal School. $495,000; for the purchase of university grounds. $51,000; for the carrying out of the state's part of the general abolition of grade crossings within the state. $25,000; purchase Iwlston - Oarkston bridge, J30.000: erection North Yakima armory, $76,040; Investigation of feasibility of Palous reclamation project. J10.000; Investiga tion feasibility of Quincy Valley recla mation project, $100,000; Southwestern Washington Fair, $12,000; J200.000 for Panama-Pacific Kxposition. In the matter of important bills put through it is declared the session was a decided success. The following list vt Important measures, which were sent to the Governor with the approval of both houses, indicates the main results of the session outside of appropriation questions: A mothers" pension bill, providing a substantial monthly payment by the counties to destitute mothers and chil dren: a women's minimum wage bill, providing a commission to Investigate the cost of living in the various sec tions of the state and fixing the mini mum wage which may be paid a wo man, girl or minor: a bill creating a state department of agriculture to ad minister all the agricultural laws of the state: a bill prohibiting the publi cation of false or misleading advertise ments: a bill creating a state depart ment f"r the sealing of weights and measures; a bill permitting the clear ing of li'sped-olT lands under the dis trict improvement system: a bill en abling cities to build cold storage plants for the use of farmers: a bill vreattng a state bureau of farm de velopment to conduct agricultural edu cational campaigns: a bill providing tor the forcible employment of family deserters and non-supporters on county roads and the payment to their fam ilies of J1.50 a day for such work; a bill applying the principles of the Iowa ld light abatement law to Washing ton; a bill repealing the antl-tipplng Jaw and a bill referring to the people the question of a teachers" pension sys . tern. I rt: . J. . :. f tr - .,, s '. -?:,- v- - - - ft 4 $ v . . . . . -t v f v ' , : . . . . .-'.: Il' : ' '.'.'.-...'...:" .-y ' ::' . stf- y y ltlt i i t. .. 1 1 ' - ' , - - 1 I TOP ROW, 1.KFT TO RIGHT. SETH APLEV, CHARLES OHXIXG, GLEKS MAC CAD DAM BELOW, PACT, SMITH AND PAUL TODD. WILLAMETTE UNIVERSITY. Salem. Or., March 15. (Special.) After a series of elimination contests, four students from the college of liberal arts have been selected to represent Willamette In the debates to be held with the I'ntverslty of Idaho at Moscow and Salem on Friday evening, April 4. Two teams of two debaters each will represent each Institution, making a double debate the same night. The home team will have the affirmative, the visitors the negative of the question: "Resolved. That the naval policy expressed In the last annual report of ex-Secretary Meyer should be carried on by the United States." N5ANITY PLEA MADE Henry's Father Tells of Con dition of Son Ofttlmes. 12-YEAR WOUND RECALLED Several Newport Men Testify That Dodd Carried Revolver All Time and Said if Henry Made More , at Him He Would Shoot. ALBANY, Or.. March 16. (Special.) That Ralph Henry, now on trial here for murder In the first degree for the shooting of George Dodd near Corval lis on October 81, was subject to at tacks of temporary Insanity, was the statement of his aged fatner, T. t;. Henry, of Slleta, on the witness stand today. The elder Henry testified that tnere Is Insanity In his family: that the de fendant's aunt and brother had been temporarily Insane and that Ralph Henry had shown signs of Insanity at different times since he was accidental ly shot through the face by his father when they were bear Hunting togemer 12 years ago. Besides suffering this wound Henry, according to his father s testimony. was wounded while serving as an American soldier in the Philippines and that a few years ago, while in the mountains, he suffered a broken leg and that no physician could be secured to set It for two days. Others Tell of Condition. Several residents of Toledo and vi cinity testified that Henry was appar ently Insane on the day last August when he discovered nts wile s anegea relations with the man he killed. Among those who testitied to this con dition were Robert Geer. Sheriff of Lincoln County, and James Ross, ex Sheriff of the same county. Evidence that Dodd had made threats against Henry was also Introduced to day. Several Newport men testified that Dodd carried a revolver all the time and had said that if Henry made a move at him he would shoot him. That Dodd expected Henry to shoot him appears from the testimony of Walter Porter, of Corvallls. He said that he and Dodd were on a train from Taqulna to Corvallls last Fall, when Henry came through the car and passed without seeing them. When Dodd saw that Henry was on the train, said Por ter, he Immediately exchanged hats with Porter. He also shifted his re volver to his coat pocket. Porter said, and when the train reached Corvallis be alighted on the side opposite to the depot. Defense Is "Unwritten Law. The "unwritten law- will be the chief defense during the remainder of the trial, but practically no evidence has been Introduced yet to show any re lations existing between Dodd and Mrs. Henry. Efforts were made today, however, to Introduce In evidence a button picture of Mrs. Henry, which. Henry testiftod his wife told him after she left him, Dodd wore over his heart and which was found on the dead man's body, and a number of letters from Mrs. Henry, which were found In Dodd's trunk after the' shooting. For the purpose of identifying these articles Henry was on the witness stand a few minutes. FRUIT CANNERY PROPOSED Sheridan Growers to Organize to Care for Products. SHERIDAN, Or., March 15. (Spe cial.) At a special meeting of the Com mercial Club here last night steps were taken to organize a fruit and produce association to care for the fruit and berry crops. H. B. Miller was present and told of his study of methods of caring for fruit, and gave It as his opinion that an association should be formed here similar to the Eugene Fruitgrowers' Association, for the pur pose of building and operating a can nery, dryer and preserving works in Sheridan. A committee was appointed to continue the work. Large quantities of cherries, apples, pears and loganberries will this Sum mer be ready for market, and a means must be provided to take care of them. Three tracts, totaling 242 acres, are now or will be planted to loganberries alone. The business men of Sheridan and fruitgrowers are co-operating In the new enterprise, and $10,000 is the amount wanted to start the plant. to big, brainy , clean busi ness .men who want a won derful moving picture investment. The largest moving picture manufacturing company in the world offers' you the best opportunity ever afforded real business men to get in the moving picture business on the ground floor in their own city. If you are interested in such an investment, requiring at least twenty-five thousand dollars of capital, wire immediately for appointment to meet us in New York City so we can tell you the whole story and give you facts, figures and proof that this is a golden opportunity. The fact that we are telegraphing this advertisement to you shows you the necessity for instant action UNIVERSAL FILM MFG. CO. Carl Laemmle, President, W. H.Swanson, Secretary 1600 Broadway, New York City L BUTTEV1LE RESIDENT DIES Mrs. A. J. Stevenson, Asred 78, Leaves Husband and Son. AURORA, March 15. (Special.) The recent death and funeral of Mrs. A. J. Stevenson, of Buttevtlle, marks the passing of one of the well-known wo men of Butteville and Newberg, Mrs. Stevenson having lived many years In each place. The funeral services were conducted by Rev. Dr. Starr, of Portland, at the Butteville Church and cemetery. Mrs. Stevenson was 78 years old and Is sur vived by a husband and one son, Georire Stevenson, th,o only relatives in the West. MOLALLA TO INCORPORATE County Court Will Be Asked to Set Date for Special Election. AURORA. March 15. (Special.) Molalla has begun a movement to In corporate that town, which Is grow ing rapidly, so that the people feel the need of local control in matters of home interest. Application will be made soon to the County Court for a special election to incorporate and select city officials. SEVENTH BRIGADE OPENS HEADQUARTERS. t - : p as f' S r 3-D I r " ' ' j ft? " fWWW SCENE AT VAXCOITVER BARRACKS. . VANCOUVER BARRACKS. Wash.. March 15. (Special.) Head, quarters of the Seventh Brigade of the Third Division of the United States Army has been established In this post in the building for merlv occupied by the Department of the Columbia. General Ralph W. Hoyt is in command and his Brigade Adjutant is Major Adrian & Fleming. IDAHO DESTINED TO BECOME DIVOKCE STATE IS BELIEF. Legislature's Failure to Change Law and Nevada's Decision to Do So Gives Rise to Apprehension. BOISE, Idaho, March 15. (Special.) Idaho Is destined to take Nevada's place in divorce fame and Boise is likely to become a second Reno as a result of the Twelfth Idaho Legislature falling . , j to enact a jaw increasing ci.wu residence of tba applicants for divorce .1 month, 1 1 ntl VPH r wherA RC- tion Is brought on account of cause that arises outside of this state. The House acted favorably upon a bill to increase the residence, out me measure was suc cessfully strangled In the Senate com mittee. Nevada became famous as the divorce mecca of the country and Reno and its -J ; lmnwn the WfirlH rtVPF because there was on the statute books of that state a slx-montns resilience clause for divorce applicants, and had it not been lor a recent, aci oi ui vada Legislature the period of residence a vote of 30 to 1 the Nevada Legisla ture added six montns mure reDmciiuc In the last two years there were 1281 suits for divorce filed in the city ot tj Tr with 1 K nnn nnnulatton. There is known to have been an alarming increase in the applications lor aivorce in inio "w", i, ........... In Boise in recent years. Idaho is on the direct route of travel to the North west and since Nevada has abandoned i.- ja nnniitlnn. the latter will be thrust upon this state, it is expected. It was to prevent me mnu l'"JDC wishing to sever the bonds of matri- -1 . .. -.lair, war Introduced In J 1 1 U 1 1 . lllAb ' the House at the recent session. In or der to protect those parties wno nau divorce suits pending in the Idaho - n.nvi,n van Attached to tne bill exempting them. A bill introduced two years ago was veioeu o Hawley because it did not have this proviso. Another bill making wife desertion a j i i -w .... thnr (Invernors could and would extradite, was killed in the House by the Judiciary committee. BUILDING OF ROADS FOUGHT - t Logging Company Asks Injunction Against Chehalis Officials. MONTESANO. Wash.. March 13. (Special.) The first indication of a . i .. . H a 1 o Pountv from HKIIl iw (' - - building a county road over the old highway from Humptulips to Lake Qut- i .... i . thA Poison Lodging i: l.l U 1 L. miud n.,v.a Company filed papers asking an Injunc tion to prevent tne sioners letting the contract. The ques tion as to ownership of the road will be threshed out in the courts. The Commissioners contend that a 0- ... !... -n vna crranted for a tool ngiii J . state road before the land now owned by the Poison company was voru. Vor more than 25 years this road has been utilized as a trail, and the Com missioners say tma gives title. E. W. Fisher Dies at 88. nr-.r.T . T T TC Ifaroh 1 .V I Knecifll.) E W. Fisher, aged Si years, who died at a Portland hospital on Tuesday, was buried here today. He was the oldest Mason in Benton County, being tne second to Join the local lodge it e ago. ince 1851 he had been a fa miliar figure in Corvallis business cir cles and two of the city's first brick buildings were erected by him. Six children survive: Mrs. N. L. Rober, of Corvallls; Mrs. E. E. Rober and Charles Fisher, of Benton County; Mrs. Clara Rands, of Oregon City, and Mrs. Anna Hayes and Mrs. Mollie Thompson, of Los Angeles. GRAY SERVICE IRREGULAR Schedule on Corvallia Branch Ex pected About April 10. ALBANT, Or., March 15. (Special.) Regular service on the new Oregon Electric branch line from Gray to Cor vallls will not be instituted before April 1 and possibly not until April 10. It had been hoped to Inaugurate a reg ular schedule today, but efforts to ac complish this were abandoned and the next two weeks will be spent in pre paring the line for a regular schedule. From the point where the line strikes the Willamette River, which Is about one mile north of Corvallis, a tem porary track has been constructed along the east side of the river to a temporary station at the Linn County end of the new wagon bridge at Cor vallia This temporary traffic arrange ment will be utilized until the Oregon Electric bridge is completed during the Summer. The track will then cross the river at that point and a track will be built from the west end ot the new bridge into Corvallis. " FRANK P. TALKINGTON DIES Old Resident of Salem Succumbs to Lingering Illness at 58. SALEM, Or... March 15. (Special.) Frank P. Talkinston, prominently known here and an old resident, aieu tonight after a lingering illness. Mr. Talkington was 58 years of age, being born in Waverly, 111., in 1SE4. He came to California in early boy hood and was married in that state. Moving to Roseburg, he lived there for three years. He had resided in Salem for 29 years, about 25 years be ing In business here. He is survived by a wife and daughter, Cora, and a brother. Clackamas Farmer Hurt. OREGON" CITY. Or.. March 15. (Spe cial.) F. A. Jones, a farmer of Logan ria.rka.mas County, was severely In jured Saturday morning, when a large sawlog, which he was carrying on a truck, rolled off and struck him upon the legs. His left leg was broken Just below the knee and he was otherwise hurt. He was working at Linn's saw mill, nine miles east of Oregon City, at the time of the accident. ' Dr. Guy Mount, of this city, was called and took the man to his home in Logan, where the fracture was reduced. "Golden Kule" Chief in Suspense. CLEVELAND, O., March 15. Fred Kohler. "Golden Rule" Chief of Police, will not know for several days whether the charges against him of gross Im morality and misconduct In office have been proved. Immediately on the con clusion of arguments In the case today the Civil Service Commission trying It announced that there would be no de cision before next week. ipl ii BE A "Good Fellow" to your stomach Treat it the way Nature intended and you will always be well repaid. Help it when there are signs of weakness or dis tress, and you have the secret to continued good health. The first real aid to a weak stomach is HOSTETTER'S STOMACH BITTERS It restores the appetite, aids digestion, keeps the liver and bowels active and improves your gen eral health. WE URGE A TRIAL TODAY n ijm lainsnvwi ipunuii ii m'j - ujjiifJ GOOD NEWS For Bad SSonsachs The successful European rem edy, Stomallx, cures where all others fail. Imparts a new digestive power to poor stomachs. Compounded by a distinguished practitioner. Prescribed by regular Physi cians. Astonishes by its cura tive powers. " Pleasant to take nd abso lutely harmless. Cures Flatulency, Heartburn, Nausea, Intestinal Disturb ances, Headache, Palpitation, Constipation and other disorders resulting from a uerangeu in gestion. has powers sod qualities never broutht . . t i- -nw n,k-r medicine. It a a new pass-word to complete recovery for despairing stomach sufferers. i.t Ami Tiruaieist. I B-rorosai aro. lie. tir. P. Your Chi d's Health Your First Thought If you have children, naturally your first thoughts are for their health. You certainly want them to develop strong, healthy constitutions. The most care ful attention must be given when chil dren show the first Bymptoms of the many common ailments. Perhaps they are weakly and thin, or grow too fast, thus sacrificing strength. These and other apparently minor ailments may be the forerunner to a weak constitu tion for life. Such children need Jayne s Tonlo Vermifuge which is essentially a chil dren's tonic. First of all. It will proper ly care for the child s stomach. It win also improve the appetite, and will add strength to the other organs of the body. In cases of thin or impure blood, it increases the number of red cor puscles, enabling the enriched blood to keep the body heaitny and strong. Among the most common ailments that children develop Is that of a dis ordered digestion. In many cases this trouble is due to parasites in the in testinal tract. To correct such trouble. Jayne's Tonic Vermifuge is unsur passed. For more than eignty years minions of children have been restored to health through the use of this tonic. Insist upon Jayne's; accept no other. Sold by druggists everywhere. Dr. D. Jayne & Son. Philadelphia, fa.