The Sunday Oregonian. (Portland, Ore.) 1881-current, December 13, 1914, Section One, Image 8

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Newspaper Page Text8 TITESTTNDAY OREGOXTAN", PORTLAm DECEMTJER 13, 1914, REPRESENTATION IS NOT NEARLY EQUAL Washington Election Returns Indicate Result of Lack of Reapportionment. ONE RATIO ABOUT 15 TO Failure to Kedlstrict According to Population Basis as Provided by Constitution. Is laid to "Cow County Combine." OLTMPIA. Wash.. Dec. 12. (Special.) Tabulation of the returns from the recent election ehowa an almost start ling inequality of representation of dif ferent sections of the state in the Leg lslature. Legislative districts with voting strengths ranging from 870, in the case of Wahiakum County; to 25 197. in the case of the Forty-second District. King County, exist in the state, according to the official returns. The last named district has two repre sentatives to one from Wahwlakum County, so that, it is pointed out, the representative from Wahkiakum Coun ty represents 870 voters and each of the representatives from the King County district 12,698 voters,. a propor tion of about 1 to 15. This disparity in representation in the Legislature is shown to be general throughout the state In varying pro portions. It is laid to the failure of the Legislature to make any redisrict ing since 1901, although under the con stitution a reapportionment on the basis of the population as shown by the Federal census of 1910 should have been made in 1911. Census Provision Ignorei The state constitution also provides that the state shall take a census every 10 years, alternating with the Federal census, so that state census should be taken in the years 1895, 1905, 1915, etc Ho attention has ever been given to this provision. The reason why no reapportionment has been made in conformity with the constitution is made apparent by the election returns. Eleven counties King. Spokane, Yakima, Whatcom, Sno homish, Pacific, Okanogan. Kitsap, Chelan, Clarke and Cowlitz are the most strikingly underrepresented in the Legislature. These counties cast 222,662 of the total of 881,643 votes in the state, or 63.681 more than the other 28 counties combined. The 11 counties. however, have only 44 votes in the lower house. The remaining 28 counties, casting 158,981 votes In the recent election, have 53 votes in the lower house, a majority of nine. These counties, roughly speaking, constitute the "cow county combine" that at the last two sessions of the Legislature has pre vented reapportionment. Yakima Is Underrepresented. Yakima County appears from the election returns to be the most strik ingly underrepresented in the Legisla ture, having only two representatives In the lower house, although casting 15,929 votes at the recent election. Jefferson County, also with two rep resentatives, cast only 2313 votes. Pa cific County, with only one represent ative, cast 5113 votes, more than the combined votes of Wahkiakum, Ska mania and Jefferson Counties, which together have four representatives. The following table gives the num ber of representatives accredited to each county in the lower house of the Leg islature, the vote of the county in the recent election and the number of par ticipating voters represented by each legislator: Number Adams l 2.577 Asotin 1 2.048 Benton 1 3.395 Chehalla 3 11.634 Chelan 1 6.UU5 Clallam 1 3.33S Clarke 2 9.370 Columbia 1 2.775 c'owlits 1 4,307 DouBlaa 1 3.178 Ferry 1 1.778 J'ranklin 1 1.70 Oarfield 1 1..MI3 Grant 1 3,1154 Island 1 2.V12 Jefferson 2 2.813 Kins' 17 87.894 Kitsap 1 ti.StTJ Kittitas 2 6.063 Klickitat 1 3.S91 Lewis 3 11,024 Lincoln 2 5.7BO Mason 1 1.974 Okanogan 1 6,330 Pacific 1 5.113 Fend Oreille 1 2.014 Fierce 10 SG.0.M tan Juan. 1 1.327 Kkaglt 8 12.241 Skamania 1 1.0K3 Snohomish 4 21,144 Ppokane 10 42,018 Stevens 2 6.7i5 Thurston 2 6.8S6 TVahkiakum 1 H0 Walla Walla 3 0.332 Vhatrom 4 17.44 Whitman 4 11,646 Yakima 2 15.929 Total 97 881.643 Votes Ren- Vote resented by li4 x legislator. 2577 2046 3305 BS78 69115 3338 4 OSS 2775 45"7 SI 78 1778 170.1 1595 3104 2012 1156 61 70 6SS2 3031 35(i . 3K74 2880 1974 6350 5113 2014 ::: 1327 40S0 lo::5 62X6 4202 V 3397 3441! 870 8111 4366 2;n i 7964 folk games. Priest physical - culture exercises and an Indian club drill, ail selected from the regular work' in phys ical culture, which has been recently introduced in the school by the Superin tendent, TJ. S. Collins, and the ward principal, Mrs. Margaret Wallace Gal laghar. -The children were picturesque in the national Swedish costume, and that the effort to improve the physical condition of the children is appreciated by the patrbns of the school was con clusively demonstrated by the financial support given the entertainment. The proceeds, nearly $100, was applied on the piano purchased by the school. JAP MENACEJS ARGUMENT Seattle Hotelmen Ask Hearing on .Minimum Wage for Waitresses. OLYMPIA. Wash., Dec. 12. (Spe cial.) The Japanese menace is held up by Seattle hotel men to the Washing ton Industrial Welfare Commission, in asking a hearing before the Commis sion takes action to approve or reject the recommendation of the hotel and restaurant conference for an $11 min imum wage for waitresses and $9 for other hotel and restaurant help. A. C. Mitchell, chairman of the Se attle hotel men's committee, writing the Welfare Commission, says that two leading Seattle . hotels already have adopted Japanese chambermaids and that others, while desirous of retaining girls, may be forced to employ Japan ese if too high a minimum wage is fixed. The Welfare Commission prob ably will hold a meeting on the mini mum wage recommendations of last week's conferences before Christmas and will give the hotel men a bearing. SILETZ ROAD UNIT NEAR Work on Route to Palls City May Be Started Within Year. , .DALLA Or., Dec 12. (Special.) It is practically certain now that the much-talked-of - permanent road be tween Falls City and the Siletz will be started wfthln the year. Road District No. ,21, of this county, in which most of the Siletz road is located, has voted special tax of S mills for this purpose. The County Court has signified its intention to glVe the district, in addi tion to this special levy, all of the money raised on the general road levy In that district, together with other money from the general road fund. When improved the distance between Portland and Newport will be cut down about 13 miles and a highway given to tourists tnat will equal anything In the West from the standpoint of scenic beauty. The Lincoln County Court has commenced work on the Lincoln County end of the road. NJURED GIVE ADVICE Men Hurt at Work Tel! How to Avoid Accidents. LESS PLAY ON JOB PLEA Laborer Suffering With Eye Warns Others Xot to Throw Mnd Balls During Honrs Mutes Cause Trouble for Some. PROJECT EXPECTED TO WIN Lewiston Realty Men See Victory for Reclamation of 80,000 Acres. LfeWISTON, Idaho, Dec 12. (Spe clal.) That both the United States drainage engineers and the British au thorities will report favorably on ' the reclaiming of 80,000 acres of overflow land along the fc-ootenai River in Ida ho and British Columbia is believed by real estate men of this district. This assurance is based upon infor mation received from Senator James H. Brady, of Idaho, who has been active supporting the work. Charles G. Reeder, one of the largest land owners of the Kootenai Valley, was recently in conference with Senator Brady and stated that the matter of international co-operation had been taken up with Premier McBride, Mr. Ross, Minister of Lands, and Mr. Young, the drainage engineer. NEW COURTHOUSE ORDERED Walla Walla to Have Structure Kot ' Exceeding $150,000. WALLA WALLA, Wash., Dec. 12. (Special.) The County Commissioners voted yesterday to tear down the old Courthouse and build a new one at cost not to exceed $150,000. Architect Osterman is now working on plans. The Courthouse was made an issue in the recent election. Commissioner Reynolds announced that If elected the Courthouse would be built, as he had the support of one member of the board, H. D. Eldridge, while Chairman L. Reavis is opposed. ' Mr. Reynolds was re-elected. The Courthouse was voted on yester day and carried two to one. Saloon Brawler Sentenced. BAKER, Or.. Dec 12. (Special.) Max Mohr, of -Haines, who was shot through the' Bide by Marshal Davis while resisting"arrest in a saloon brawl at Haines in October, was sentenced esterday to a term of six months in he county jail on conviction of an in- ictment for assault and battery. Syd ey Blattner, a companion, was con icted of a charge of attempting to in cite to lynch the Town Marshal. He will be sentenced Monday. Two others indicted in connection with the Haines trouble have not been arrested. Medford School Gives Show. MEDFORD. Or., Dec. 12. (Special.) One of the most successful public school entertainments of Southern Oregon was that given by the pupils of the Roose velt School Friday, at the Page Theater, before an audience that completely filled the main auditorium. The pro gramme consisted of a series of Swedish Baker Hears Railroad Rumors. BAKER, Or.. Dec. 12. (Special.) A rumor has been in circulation that a group of capitalists will build a rail road from Durkee up Burnt River through Bridgeport to the timber belt. The proposed route is through a rich stock community and agricultural dis trict. It is said that surveys have been made of the proposed route but wheth er the surveys were connected with the O.-W. R. & N. Company or with a pri vate corporation is not known. SALEM. Or, Dec. 12.. (Special.) Numerous unique replies have been re ceived bv the State Industrial Accident Commission from beneficiaries of the Compensation Act to the question asked by the board: "How" In your opinion could such accidents be avoid ed?" E. A. Dahl, employed by the Pacific Brick Company, lost 14 days from work because of an injury to an eye caused by a fellow workman striking him with a mud balL "Such accident may be avoided," he writes, "by workmen attending to business and not playing ween they should be at work." "Don't follow a dump-cart over the dump," Is the suggestion of John Kelly, employed by the J. W. Sweeney Con struction Company, who with his cart tumbled down hill and was incapacitat ed for work for several days. Brewery Employe Learns. C. C. White, an employe of the Gam .brinus Brewery, Buffered injury to four digits on his right hand, causing per manent stiffness, by allowing hife hand to be caught between two beer kegs which he was rolling. He thought such Injuries could be avoided by persons keeping their hands away from beer kegs. C. P. Mason, employed by the Coos Bay Times Publishing Company, sat on an oil can, puncturing the sciatic nerve. "Be careful where you sit." was his answer to the question. "Wear wooden shoes like the Bel gians," was .the reply of an employe of the Nlcolai Neppach Company, who crushed his feet by dropping heavy timbers on them, and was unable to work for several days. J. A. Allen, an employe of the Union Meat Company, while attempting to kill a hog, was kicked In the stomach by the animal. . "Kill 'em first," writes Allen to the Commission. "Keep away from the business end of a mule. Is the suggestion of L. I. Grif fith, employed on the Tumalo Irriga tlon Project, who was seriously in jured because he did not heed his own injunction. A man injured while working in sawmill blamed a co-worker, who was of foreign birth. He said such acci dents could be avoided by "keeping; the foreigners out of the country." The following peculiar accidents have been reported to the commission: H. E. Marsh, employed by Kribs & McDonald, lost 17 days from work as the result of an injury caused by a piece oi wooo ne was splitting striKing him In the abdomen. Man Tkrewa from Mole Unpaid. Earl Brack, employed by the Port land cordage company, sustained fracture of his right thumb while closing a window. Charles Hasson. employed on the Tu malo irrigation Project, was riding a mule along a trail when a man stepping from brush frightened the mule and the rider was thrown.. He lost ten days from work, but the com mission refused Him compensation on the ground that the accident was not the regular course of employment. D. Graham, employed by the George Palmer Logging Company as a black smith, while shoeing a horse, struck himself on the right knee. He was in the act of striking with his hammer when the animal jerked its leg from nis lap. He lost 20 days from work. While H. Stewart, employed by the pacitic Bridge company, was partak ing of lunch, the wind blew a post against him, making a deep cut above his right eye. He was Incapacitated for work for six days. P. McDonald, employed by A. S. Poul- son, walked on a plank extending over basement. The plank tipped and Mc Donald fell into the basement. He lost 24 days from work. notice PLANTER A number of splendid up- rWa5L.i.'rf right pianos, -which have X VllfcfeS g , j been taken in exchange, $JK) jPlAjM01,fO USE f andup- 3nppfe u EASY TERMS. ar ill THE SECRET OB" OUR GROWTH IS SERVICI s Y our H urry ? Do you realize that right here in Portland there is a great PLAYER PIANO HOUSE f Do you realize or have you stopped to thiakt You -would not visit a hardware store to buy a suit of clothes CERTAINLY NOT! Then apply the same good, sound judgment when you purchase a PLAYER PIANO. You owe it to yourself to see that you get your money's -worth ! See that you get QUALITY SEE THAT YOU GET SERVICE! , - You will convince yourself in just five minutes, when you visit the PLAYER PIANO HOUSE, that this is the place to seleet your Player Piano! Why? You will find more standard-make PLAYER PIANOS represented here than all other piano houses in Portland combined. You will find the player pianos in this house to be brand new, Vith the latest equipment throughout no old styles or antique designs. YOU WILL FIND PLAYER PIANOS .here built by factories who know how to give QUALITY and do it. You will find at this house the famous SOHMER, known the world over for its won derful and artistic tone quality. Price, 55775. ' You will find at this bouse the preat BEHNING, with a record of over fifty years of the highest standing. Price, 4375 to 750. - Here, too, you will find the M. SCHULZ, unequalcd in simplicity and human-like expression. Price, $575. . Prominent among them you will find the STROHBER, known for its reliability. Price, $450 to $50O. . YOU WILL FIND NEW, GUARANTEED, RELIABLE PLAYER PIANOS AT $375 Each and every Player Piano sold from this house is backed by our ironclad guaran tee a guarauieu wmca is as gooa as a Dartic note. Last, but not least, we guarantee the above mentioned prices to represent BETTER PLAYER PIANOS for LESS money and will give you better value and more satisfaction than can be obtained elsewhere. WE POSITIVELY GUARANTEE TO SAVE YOU ON YOUR PLAYER PIANO PURCHASE FROM $50 to $150. , M AU Owned by the E. 333 Morrison St. H. Holt Piano Co., Wholesalers. E. H. HOLT, President. SEEING IS BELIEVING Come in tomorrow and visit our beautiful new store. Open every evening until Christmas. NEW ENTRIES GOME Northwest Show Offices Are Moved to Lewiston. Sale of cattle and He re fords; polo name, Sookane vs. Lewiston. Evening, an nual association banquet, Friday Oreiron dav. Portland day. Sale of Percheron and Shire horses. Duroc-Jer-eey. Poland China. Berkshire and Chester White swine. Kvenin. horse shot?. Saturday Lewiston day. Continued sale of swine, sale of Jersey and liolstetn cat tle. Polo came. Walla Walla After Speeders. WALLA WALLA, Wash, Dec. 12. (Special.) Sixty or 70 speed officers are to be appointed by the Commis sioners. The names will be kept secret. Each officer Is to be an auto owner and they are to report infractions to the Sheriff who will issue the warrants. STOCK SALE DATES SET With Opening of Exhibition To- morrow . Headquarters Will Be Transferred to Grounds I) Tiring Period of Display. LIQUOR FLOWS ON STREET Members of Kosebnrg Temperance Organization Decline Invitation. ROSEBUEG. Or., Dec. 12. (Special.) Two barrels of beer ana several gal lons of whiskey were broken open on the street here yesterday in the pres ence of many spectators. Members of the W. C. T. U invited to attend, declined to be present. J. 11. Spancake, who brought the liquor In, was fined $50. Clackamas Sends Christmas Trees. OREGON CITY, Or.. Dec. 12. (Spe cial.) Christmas trees from Clacka mas County are being: shipped to South ern California points by the carloads. Many of the trees are being- gathered from along: the line of the Willamette Valley Southern. Young evergreens have been sent from Clackamas County to Los Angeles and nearby cities each Winter for several years, but this year shipments are larger than before. SCENE AT NORTHWEST LIVESTOCK SHOW GROUNDS, LEWISTON, IDAHO. as e-ieeee 1 I X i t I , - ' sx- K t .-v . - Lit LEWISTON, - Idaho. Dec. 12. (Spe clal.) J. H. T. Smith, secretary of the Northwest Livestock Association moved his office from Moscow to Lew iston this week, and all business of the livestock show and sale to be held here the week of December 1 to 19 will be transacted here now. Additional entries have been received as follows: Lewis & Foley, Duroc-Jer seys; Cooper & Green, purebred horses; Preston & Felt, saddlehorse; L. II. Thompson, registered bulls. The en try list to date numbers over 600. Horses are arriving already. 20 head having come from Mayer Bros., of Uniontown. this week. The programme of sales of purebred stock Issued from the secretary's office includes entries from .more than 40 prominent breeders of the Northwest. In the liBt are 60 purebred Shorthorns, nine Herefords, nine Holsteins, six Jer seys, five purebred snlres, 17 .fer cherons, five Clydesdales, one Standard bred, 24 Duroc-Jersey purebred swine, three Poland China, six Berkshlres. 28 Chester Whites and six Tamworths. The sale of Shorthorns opens Decern ber 16, the Hereford and fat cattle sale December 17, the .Percheron and Shire and swine sale December 18. the Jersey and Holstein cattle and continuation of swine sale December 20. The big even ing horse show Is scheduled for De cember 18. The programme for the week is as follows: Mon-lay Children's day: college day. I JudKlnx individual fat classes. Evening. annual association meeting. Tuesday Idaho day. Judging all breeding; I classes, norses. cattle, sneep ana swine. Evening; meeting:, election of officers. Wednesday Montana day. judging breed ins- classes continued. Sale of Shorthorn cattle, commencing at 0:3O A. M. Evening meeting, varioua associations. Thursday Washington day. Spokane day. VISITORS IX'SFECTUU THUS ARRIVAL, OF SHIPMENTS. THE SHOW WILIj BE HELD DECEMBER 14-1. Acid Stomachs Are Dangerous Common Sense Advice by a Distin- Kulnhea specialist. "Acid" stomachs are dangerous be cause acid irritates and intiames tne delicate lining of the stomach, thus I hindering and preventing tne proper action of the stomach, and leading to nrobablv nine-tenths of the cases of stomach trouble from which people suf- fer. Ordinary medicines and medicinal treatments are useless in such cases. for they leave the source of the trouble. tne acid in tne stomacn, as dangerous as ever. The acid must oe neutralized, and its formation prevented, and the best thing for this purpose is a tea sDoonful of bisurated magnesia, a sim- I pie antacid, taken in a little warm or cold water alter eaung, wnicn not oniy neu tralizes the acid, but also prevents the fermentation from which acidity is de veloped. Foods which ordinarily cause distress may be eaten with impunity if the meal Is followed with a little bisurated magnesia, which can be ob tained from any druggist, and should always be kept handy. Adv. If ' If r CHRISTMAS THOUGHTS WHlT SHALL IT BE AND AND WHERE TO FIND IT. QUALITY GOODS AT RIGHT PRICES. A VISIT TO OUR STORE WILL AID YOU GREATLY IN MAKING YOUR CHRISTMAS SELECTIONS. OUR CUTLERY, TOOL, SPORT ING GOODS AND HOUSEHOLD DEPART MENTS CONTAIN HUNDREDS OF COMMON SENSE ARTICLES SUITABLE FOR GIFT GIVING' AT CHRISTMAS. REMEMBER, THE ADVANTAGE IS ALWAYS WITH THE EARLY BUYER. SCAN OUR SUGGESTION LIST. IT WILL HELP YOU IN MAKING A CHOICE. THERMOS BOTTLES MANICURE SETS SCISSOR SETS SMOKING STANDS FRUIT BASKETS LD3RARY SETS SERVING TRAYS BAKING DISHES TABLE CUTLERY FRUIT KNIVES BERRY SPOONS SALAD SETS PERCOLATORS GHXETTE GEM, JR. DURHAM DUPLEX . AUTO-STROP AND EVER-READY SAFETY RAZORS SHAVING MHiRORS SHAVING BRUSHES RAZOR STROPS ELECTRIC STOVE TOASTERS COFFEE MACHINES COFFEE POTS CHAFING DISHES FINE CARVERS GAME CARVERS GAME SHEARS CORK SCREWS . HIGH-GRADE FISHING TACKLE ' . HUNTING COATS''"" SHOTGUNS AND RIFLES v BOXING GLOVES STRIKING BAGS INDIAN CLUBS PILLOW COVERS FOOTBALLS FLASHLIGHTS ROLLER SKATES EXERCISERS DUMBBELLS BASEBALLS BOYS' WAGONS HANDCARS VELOCIPEDES TRICYCLES HILL COASTERS OVERLAND WAGONS AUTOMOBILES AUTOMOBILE AND BARNEY & BERRY ICE SKATES SKATERS' SWEATERS, SHOES AND TOQUES. TOOL CABINETS AT $20.00 $25.00 $30.00 AND UP WORK BENCHES SCROLL SAWS TURNING LATHES TOOL CHESTS AT $7.50 $10.00 $15.00 AND UP OUR BOYS' CHEST OF TOOLS AT $4.50 IS WITH OUT AN EQUAL ANYWHERE. HONEYMAN HARDWARE COMPANY PORTLAND'S LARGEST HARDWARE STORE. FOURTH AT ALDER.