TITE SUNDAY OREGOXIAX, FORTLAM), FEBRUARY V 1915.
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LEGISLATORS
! 30 ACTS IH 27
; First Measures, However, Are
; Considered of Trivial Im
. portance Relatively.
BOTH HOUSES GAIN SPEED
Of Bills Thus Far Enacted, Prin
cipal Interest Centers In Pro
vision Against Free Text
books In Public Schools.
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; STATE CAPITOU Salem. Or.. Feb. 6.
'(Special.) Twenty-seven legislative
'days have passed and 30 bills have be-
come lavs a little better than one
. bill a day.
' That is the record of the Legisla
ture to date. Governor Withycombe
has signed precisely 30 measures, al
though five others are before him. He
has vetoed none.
Nine of the measures to which the
.'Governor has attached his signature
are Senate bills and 21 are House
bills. The five unsigned measures aro
House bills. Twelve additional House
'bills have gone through the Senate and
'three additional Senate bills have gone
"through the House.
. As a matter of fact none of the bills
that the Governor so far has signed
Is important, compared with some of
'the measures that yet are before the
Legislature.
i Fint Lswi I'nlmportant,
Many measures that have reached the
governor's office were sent through the
.two houses in the early days of the
session to meet emergencies. That was
particularly true of House bill No. 3,
introduced by Mr. Schuebel. of Clacka
mas, which enables Oregon City and
.West Lynn, to build joint waterworks
systems. It was the first bill passed
.and signed and carried an emergency
clause. The next bill that went through
was Mr. Lewis measure to provide a
-plan for the consolidation of Port
land. St. Johns, Linnton and other cities
in Multnomah County. It also carried
an emergency clause enabling affected
municipalities to take advantage of it
at the regular elections this Spring. An
emergency clause also was attached to
the Jackson County delegation's bill
ceding authority in Crater Lake Na
tional Park to the Federal Government.
This was so that appropriations from
the National Treasury may be forth
coming this year.
J A series of bills introduced in the
Jlouse by Olson have gone through both
"branches and the Governor's' office.
They provide a reorganization of the
iDistrict Court and the constable's
office in Multnomah County.
" Census Kllralnatlon Saving.
. Three bills make an apparent saving
of money. One is Mr. Dillard's bill to
abolish the decennial state census. This
saving will not show up on the legis
lative records, as the expense would
have been charged against the coun
ties. It would have cost the counties
Of the state. It Is estimated, $100,000 to
take this census this year. Secretary
of State Olcoit declared it useless and
valueless, so the Legislature ordered it
abolished. The bill also carried an
emergency clause. Senator Dimlck's
bill iibolMiing the Immigration Com
mission and Representative Tierce's
bill repealing the law appropriating
money for prevention of bubonic
plague, respectively, cut off expendi
tures of $10,000 and 110.000 for the
biennium, but neither of these depart
ments had asked for money this year.
The two bills changing the time for
holding I'lrcult Court in the Kighth
and the Twelfth Judicial districts also
contained emergency sections.
one new law will require a little ex
penditure of state money. It Is the
Clatsop delegation's measure providing
a bounty on seals. The state and the
county each are to pay one-half. It Is
estimated that the state's Bhare will
be about $1500 annually. The same bill
Increased the bounty on coyotes In
Ksflcrn Oregon.
Textbook f.aw Important.
What is regarded by many as one
of the most important new laws en
acted is that repealing the free text
book enactment of the last session. By
passing this measure the Legislature
has saved itelf a controversy. The
ol illaw permitted communities to vote
On the question of free textbooks. Both
private and public schools could take
advantage of the adoption. This year
Mr. Schuebel Introduced a bill to make
the law apply only to public schools.
A war with the psrochlal and private
schools was threatened and the bill
'abolishing the law was the result.
The bill to exempt war veterans from
jaying hunting and fishing licenses
is expected to please a large class of
of people. As first introduced the
measure applied also to Spanish-American
war veterans, but the House elim
inated this provision.
Both Houses Speeding; I p.
A big rush of bills is expected in the
Ciovernor's office in the coming week.
Jioth the House and the Senate are
prepared to turn out laws by the score
almost every day. Already the House
lias passed more than 100 bills In addi
tion to those acted on by the Senate
iind the Governor. The Senate also
has tent nearly two-score of Its own
productions over to the House.
The five measures yet in the hands
of the Governor were received by him
List nicht too late for full considera
tion. They are as follows:
H. B. 13r. by Vawter Amending in
heritance tax laws.
II. H. 137. by printing committee
Ttequtring Superintendent of Public In
struction to pay for printing from ap
propriation for his department.
H. B. 141. by printing committee
Making similar requirements for State
Hoard of Health.
II. B. 201, by Huston Empowering
Governor to fill vacancies In offices of
Vnited States Senator.
B. 205. by Woodell Abolishing
office, of Kecorder of Conveyances of
fnion County.
WALLOWA IS DONE IN OIL
targe- Paintings to Show Scenery to
Visitors at Fair.
ENTERPRISE. Or.. Feb. . (Spe
cial.) Two large oil paintings will
grlve visitors to the Panama-Pacific
Exposition at San Francisco a glimpse
of the scenery of Wallowa County.
The pictures are being painted by
Mrs. J. K Roe. in Enterprise. They
will be finished March 1.
One painting is three by six feet and
!s a picture of Wallowa Lake.' The
other is three by 14 feet and shows
the Wallowa Mountains and the farm
ing lands at their base, stretching from
east of Joseph to west of Lostine.
Both pictures are taken from great
photographs made by F. I. Vergere.
The paintings will be sent by the
County Court to San Francisco, where
they will be on display in the Oregon
building.
DAYS
WORK OF THE OREGOX LEGISLATURE.
Bill Tfcat Have Passed Both. Houses and Beta Signed by the GoTernor.
H. B. 3, by Schuebel, to authorize cities to own Joint waterworks.
"H. B. 23.- by Lewis, to enable cities to consolidate.
H. B. 4s, by Jackson County delegation, to cede authority In Crater
Lake National Park to United States Government.
H. B. 31, bv Dillard, abolishing state census.
H. B. 41, by Huston, to provide for satisfaction of mortgages by
foreign executors. .
H. B. 65, by Olson, defining Jurisdiction of District Courts.
H. B. 78. by Olson, exempting barnyard fowls, etc., from execution
' Sl'b0? Olson, further defining Jurisdiction of District Courts.
H B 81 by Olson, further defining Jurisdiction of District Courts.
h! B. 85, by Hunt, giving laborers in logging camps lien upon their
Pr0H?B47 by Barrow, to limit catch of crabs in waters of Coos Bay.
H. b! 53, by Allen, providing for parole of patients at insane hos-
PltH?B. 106 by Stott. providing additional claims for laborers' wages.
ul B. 120) by Smith (Multnomah), to prohibit advertising on state
roads. ,
H. B. 151. by Blanchard, exempt Civil War veterans from paying
game licenses.
H B. 13 by Clatsop delegation, providing bounty on seals.
H. B. 77 by Olson, conferring right of eminent domain on gas com
panies Judiciary committee, repealing free text book law.
H. B. 93, by Peirce (Coos and Curry), repealing appropriation for
prevention' of spread of bubonic plague.
H. B. 109, by Huston, providing limitations on actions to recover
reaHPB?12s!y'by Huston, conferring age of majority on unmarried
mothers. , ,
S B. 9 by DImick, abolish Immigration commission.
S. B. 20.' by Vinton, changing time of holding court in Twelfth Dis-
s'b.36 by Moser. amending laws referring to counter claims.
S. B. 4t by Lansguth, amending laws referring to examination of
"sBlsT, by Strayer, changing time of holding court in Eighth Dis-
tF Cs.B. 50. by Bingham, reducing salaries of Lane County Commisslon-
erS-S. B. 29, by Leinenweber, to permit cities to dredge sand from nav
igable streams.
S B. 97. bv Hollis. to bond local agents of state land office.
S. B. 116, by Kiddle, requiring appellants In court cases to pa.y costs
if result of appeal is unfavorable. . (
ITS
UNDAUNTED
BY HOUSE ACTION
Special Election in November
May Be Urged to Thwart
Prohibition Opponents.
THREE COURSES ARE OPEN
Referendum, Resubmission of Ques
tion to Electors and Brewers'
Licenses Possibilities Dry
Members Commend Bill.
STATE CAPITOL. Salem, Or., Feb.
6. (Special.) Although the prohibi
tion bill has gone through the House
with flying colors and it is apparent
that the Senate will pass the measure
without amendment, the "wets" have
not given up hopes.
Several courses remain open to them
to retain at least a temporary grasp
upon the liquor traffic before it is
wiped out of existence in the state or
before the remnants of what now is
a flourishing industry are transferred
to other states.
One hope lies in a referendum of the
bill passed by the House yesterday.
Another is a resubmission of the
prohibition amendment to the constitu
tion, and the third in sort of a half
way measure to permit the breweries
to operate for the purpose of supply
ing residents of the state with the
limited quantities of beer allowed them
under the pending bill, and to supply
export trade.
It is probable that a resolution au
thorizing the submission of the brewery
amendment will be introduced at the
present session of the Legislature. "Rep
resentative Thomas Brown, of Salem,
has been considering the advisability
of such action for the last few days.
He intended to introduce the resolu
tion just before the prohibition bill
was sent to third reading on Friday.
Special Klccton Possibility.
While the "dry" forces are well
satisfied with their bill, they fear now
that they may have to ask the Legis
lature to authorize a special election
next November to protect themselves
from a referendum at the election In
November, 1916. The bill as it stands
carries no emergency clause. It goes
into effect January 1. 1916. It it Is
referred to the people it cannot be
made effective until after the election
of 1916, unless a special election is
ordered.
Meanwhile it would be difficult to
enforce tho prohibition amendment. It
would be possible to proceed against
the saloons and the breweries under
the nuisance statutes, but the penalty
under those laws is not severe enough,
it is believed, to be effective.
Another avenue, however, would 'be
open to the prohibition forces. That
is the injunction. Attorneys admit,
however, that this would be an un
wieldy way of handling the situation.
Members of the house, as well as the
prohibition leaders who were here when
the roll was called on Friday, believe
that the bill, as it now stands, will
withstand the attacks of a referendum,
and that the people will overwhelming
ly accept it. While It is admitted that
it is not a perfect measure, those at
torneys and "dry" leaders who have
had experience in other states declare
it the best prohibition law in the
United States. Every one of its provi
sions, they say. has stood the test of
constitutionality in other states.
Ei-Proserulor Praises Bill.
"T believe the bill is practfeal in
every particular," says Representative
Porter, who has had experience as a
prosecuting officer in prohibition Kan
sas. Representatives Littlefleld. Stewart.
Laf ferty and Anderson, who were mem
bers of the committee on alcoholic
traffic that drafted the bill, are sat
isfied with every particular of it. Rep
resentative Lewis, the fifth member of
the committee, who was one of the
two House members who voted against
It. objects only to the provision . that
allows clergymen to ship into the state
unlimited quantities of wine for "sac
ramental purposes."
There is no objection among House
members against the limit that private
individuals may import for their own
uses. This limit now is fixed at 24
quarts of beer or two quarts of dis
tilled or fermented liquor every 28
days. While some members who voted
for the bill made the explanation that
they considered this limit too high,
none thought it too low.
It is said that the "wet'" Interests
wanted the limit reduced so that the
bill would be practically airtight. In
other words, thev wanted absolute pro
hibition. Under "this condition it was
believed operations of the law would
have been so obnoxious that people
would have become disgusted and de
manded repeal of the prohibition
amendment.
"The bill as It stands meets every
requirement." says Judge Llttlefield.
"The only people who can be dissat
isfied with it are the saloonkeepers and
their allies."
CLERICAL EXCEPTION" OPPOSED
Representative Lewis Thinks Temp
tation Too Great.
STATE CAPITOL, Salem, Or., Feb. 6.
(Special.) Two members of the
House Representatives Kuehn and
Lewis both of Multnomah County,
voted against the prohibition bill on
Friday on the grounds that the measure
does not carry into effect the prohibi
tion amendment adopted by the peo
ple last Fall. Neither thinks the bill
is "dry" enougn, but Representative
Lewis made additional protest against
the provision that allows clergymen to
import wine for sacramental purposes
in unlimited quantities.
Following are the signed protests of
the two members which where made
a part of the Journal record:
By D. C. Lewis
1. The bill violates the underlying prin
ciples of our Government.
2. I know of no reason why a temperate
lawyer, a temperate carpenter, a temperate
doctor, a temperate bricklayer, a temperate
laboring man or a temperate business man
should not enjoy the same privileges as a
minister, prle3t or rector.
3. I am willing, and have so expressed
myself in committee, to stand for from one
to five gallons of wine per month to the
ministry, but to give wine to this class alone
without limit is offering too great a temp
tation for wrongdoing.
4. I would vote for a prohibition law that
treats all alike, so that the will of the peo
ple as expressed at tho November election
could be carried into effect; for this I
promised to work in case the people voted
for a dry state. The people voted for a dry
state and 1 think the demand should be
heeded. But this bill gTants special priv
ileges and Is not a compliance or fulfill
ment of the demands or the voters.
0. I vote against the bill as unfair In Its
make-up. granting special privileges, or
rather opportunity for special privileges, to
one class, which the remainder of the pop
ulation of Oregon cannot enjoy.
b. There are other reasons not necessary
to assign.
By Louis Kuchn
At the general election in this slate last
November, the voters by a majority of more
than 36,00 0. amended the constitution to
prohibit the manufacture or sale of intoxi
cating liquor for beverage purposes after
January 1, 1916. It Is incumbent upon this
Legislature to provide needed legislation to
put this constitutional amendment into ef
fect by providing for a penalty for lis vio
lation. In my opinion, the bill now under
consideration will not accomplish this, but
on the contrary many of its provisions are
dl-ectly antagonistic to the constitutional
amendment adopted by the people. I have
taken an oath as an American citizens and.
as a member of this House to'eupport the
constitution of the United States and or this
state. To support this bill in Jts present
form would be a violation of that oath. The
constitutional amendment adopted inhibits
the sale or manufacture of intoxicating
liquor for beverage purposes, yet here In
this bill we find provisions regulating the
sale and purchase of that which Is pro
hibited In the constitution. .
I am also opposed to this bill as I be
lieve it to be class legislation, in providing
that persons may purchase certain quan
tities of liquor for beverage purposes. The
practical operation of these provisions would
be to allow the wealthy, who can pay the
e&tra required express and transportation
charges of foreign shipments, to get a part
at least of what they want to satiate their
appetites, but which privilege would be
practlcallv denied to the person of limited
means, the more numerous class of our peo
ple And furthermore it specially, invites
the' spending of thousands of dollars in ad
Joining states that should remain at home.
For these principal reasons, that It vio
lates the constitutional mandate of the peo
ple as expressed at the ballot box last No
vember, and that lis practical operation
would amount to class legislation, arid many
other reasons that might be mentioned, I
vote on this bill no.
soft dIksTvogue
FORMER SALOONKEEPERS TAKE
l-P LIGHTER DUTIES.
Doughnuts and Sandwiches Replace
"Little Scotch and Long Glass''
In Washington Town.
VANCOUVER, Wash., Feb. 6. (Spe
cial.) Instead of selling beverages
that intoxicate and stimulate, several
saloonkeepers are serving soft drinks,
doughnuts, sandwiches and light
lunches over their bars.
George McKee, of the Banquet, one
of the three saloonkeepers who did not
ask for -a refund of his saloon license
when the saloons closed, opened up
yesterday and has printed in huge let
ters an advertisement about a Bryan
highball. He did a big business when
his friends found the place was open.
Over the same bar and with the same
cash register where he has sold many
thousand dollars' worth of beer, wines
and whisky, he sold lemonade, soda
water, grapejuice, chewing gum and
cigars.
The Log Cabin, operated as a saloon
by Luithle & Sorberi is now a res
taurant and a place where soft drinks
may be bought.
McGowan & Tingley have opened
with soft drinks and today McGowan
invented the newest cocktail, the
"watchful waiting." They are selling
anything from buttermilk down. "
'Whitman Head Disabled.
WHITMAN COLLEGE. Walla Walla,
Wash., Feb. 6. (Special.) President
Penrose has been compelled to give up
his duties at the college for a month
as a result of trouble with his eyes
and has left for Spokane where he will
take treatment. Superintendent Kern,
of the Walla Walla high school and
Rev. Dr. Boardman of the First Baptist
church will have charge of President
Penrose's classes during his absence.
BILLS PENDING ASK
FOR $3,563,854
Amount Includes Sums Recom
mended by Joint Ways and ,
Means Committee.
$500,000 TOTAL CAST OUT
All Fund Measures to Be Acted
Vpon Before Expiration of This
Week Record for Econ
omy Being Made.
STATE CAPITOL, Salem, Or., Feb. 6.
(Special.) Appropriation bills' before
the House and Senate total $3,563,854.
This includes recommendations of the
joint ways and means committee, which
probably will be adopted without
change, but the same cannot be said
for several of the other measures. Al
ready bills carrying appropriations ag
gregating almost $500,000 have been
consigned to. the wastebasket.
The joint ways and means committee
has labored more Industriously at this
session than ever before, with the re
sult that it has reported on a large
number of appropriation bills and is
expected to act on virtually all others
next week. In compliance with the gen
eral demand, it is. setting a record for
economy, although appropriations, must
necessarily appear large because it
costs much money to conduct the state
government and its various institu
tions. Fund Hills Are Listed.
Following are the Senate appropria
tion bills:
New building. Normal School, $50,
000; mineral exhibit Panama-Pacific
Exhibition, $10,000; relief crippled and
deformed children, $10,000; improve
ment Sodaville Springs, $500; special
election, 1915, $12,000; Industrial Acci
dent Commission, $20,000; relief Lettie
J. Ritter, $5000; transportation con
victs, $1500; printing Oregon Supreme
Court reports, $10,000; reimbursing An
gelina Burch for horse, $100; partial
support local day schools for deaf, $10,
000; completing Armory, Salem, $7000;
relating to youths, Oregon Training
School. $3500; relief widow Arthur S.
Hubbard, $3000.
The House appropriation bills are:
Creating Horticultural Commission,
$30,000; director public works. $60,000;
support Maternity Home, $12,000; re
imbursing Sheriff Singler. $99.60; re
imbursing John Hunter, $4737; Board of
Horticulture, $17,000; inspector of
masonry, $3600; state road aid, $450,00U;
for irrigation purposes. $450,000; reim
bursing S. T. Bennett, $395; co-operative
agricultural work, $23,500; creat
ing employment bureau, $20,000; prop
agation salmon, $80,000; naval militia,
$15,000; land fraud litigation fund,
$5000; Penitentiary maintenance, $174,-
100; medical department University 01
Oregon. $81,100; building and equip
ment medical college. $100,000; Colum
bia southern relief fund, $50,000.
House Passes Several.
The following appropriation bills
have passed the Hou; and are pend
ing in the Senate:
Hood River experiment station, $6000;
reimbursing Emma Groves, $399; ex
termination rabbits, $3000; reimbursing
Ida E. Lundberg, $2000; publishing
Blue Book, $2200; deficiency transport
ing veterans Civil War. $4819.
Bills indefinitely postponed in the
House are:
F.eimbursing L. D. Howland. $395;
reimbursing Ella Ellefson, $i00; reim
bursing William Goldson, $500; pur
chase land for Penitentiary, $4000; wal
nut experiment station, Yamhill Coun
ty, $300; irrigation development. $450.
000: pictorial instruction division,.
$5000.
A bill creating a trade commission
carrying an appropriation of $5000 has
been postponed indefinitely in the Sen
ate. Appropriation bills up for third
reading in the House are:
School for Deaf, $54,987; Reform
School, $65,275; special agent fund,
$7000; printing legislative records,
$8000; Capitol and Supreme Court
building. $58,650; State Asylum for tho
Insane. $676,166; Eastern Oregon Asy
lum. $305.S60; Blind School. $28,214;
Feeble-Minded institute, $144,961.
The only appropriation bill passed by
both houses Is one for $25,000 for pay
ment of expenses of the session.
Appropriation bills laid on the table
"state Printing Board fund, $15,000;
peace officers" pension fund, $5000; ap
propriations recommended by ways and
means committees and for which bills
will be introduced, $140,000: state libra
ry fund. $38,800: Livestock Sanitary
Board, $49,940; Dairy and Food Com
missioner. $36,000; Board of Control.
tiKAfin- niir.aii of Mines and Geology,
$35-000; Historical Society, $10,000;
Board of Horticulture, SIS.OOO; Tuber
culosis Institute. $51,400; State lair
Board, $35,194.
CARD tS WALNUT LESSON
McJLiimville Expert Tells How to
Plant Trees Orf Hoads.
McMINNVILLE, Or., Feb. 6. (Spe
cial.) In answer to Inquiries about the
proper way to plant walnut trees along
highways, J. C. Cooper, in charge of
the walnut experiment station here,
has Issued a card bearing the follow
ing instructions:
"For a uniform system, set trees 100
feet apart on each side of the road,
midway between the two on opposite
side, will make them 75 to 80 feet
apart on 60-foot road.
"Bore two-inch hole four to six feet
deep to permanent moisture, dynamite
with' whole stick, 20 per cent, and
plant four or five nuts, black walnuts,
two inches deep, where tree is to grow.
In one to three years pull all but one.
In three to five years graft to best
English variety, will make trees cost
20 to 30 cents, and bear third year
from grafting. Dynamite also for
transplanting trees from nursery.
Prisoner Suspected of Other Crime.
ROSEBURG. Or., Feb. 6. (Special).
Sheriff Quine today received an in
quiry regarding William Rupel from
the sheriff at Redding. Cal. Rupel is in
jail here charged with attacking Miss
Jennie Olinghouse. of this city, with a
hatchet. The California sheriff says
a similar crime was committed there
a few days prior to the one which re
sulted in Rupel's arrest here. Rupel
refuses to discuss his case, neither will
he admit that he came to Roseburg
from California. Rupel's description
has been sent to Redding.
Singer Back From Study In Germany.
CORNELIUS. Or., Feb. S. (Special.)
Oswald Olson, who has been in Ger
many for the past five years study
ing -voice culture, arrived home the
first of the week. Mr. Olson told of
stirring scenes to a large audience at
the Lutheran Church last Thursday
night. .
Copyrignt 1015. Kuppenheimer
COUNTY RULE DEVISED
BILL' COMPLETELY REORGANIZES
PROCEDURE,
Representative Smith, of Klamath. Pro
poses New System, Deemed Safer.
Multnomah Excepted.
cpitp r A PTTnT. Salem Or.. Feb. 6.
(Special.) A complete reorganiza
tion of the systems Dy wmcn iui
,v,A .n,;Aci in rirocnn no w do business
is provided by a bill introduced in the
House by itepreseniauve oumui,
Klamath, and now before the commit
tee on counties.
The purpose of the bill Is to intro
duce a system of procedure in all
county offices and to create safeguards
in the expenditure of county funds. It
does not propose to reduce the powers
or authority of any officer, but simply
to provide safer and more systematic
. . - -i , f ... rhalmrnn (lark
nieilM'US emu jvmiisi
and Representative Olson declared to
night that tney oeiieve me nicaouio
will accomplish many needed reforms
in the administration of county af
fairs.- ,
The bill provides a more complete
system of budgets and estimates of
expenses and devises a complete sys
tem for filing, verifying, auditing, con
sidering, allowing and paying claims
against the counties.
a thrH nf seilinsf countv property
also is proposed, a vote of the people
being required xor saies oi uuuou.
importance. A competitive system of
bidding for all road work and for sup
plies used by the counties is proposed,
and patented paving Is to have no pref
erence. It provides a complete system for
procuring structures, materials and
supplies by proposals, bids and contract
under bond.
The bill does not apply to Mult
nomah County, but containa provisions
adapting it to counties having a sep
arate Auditor or Board of Commis
sioners. THREE BIG JSSUES PASSED
Continued From First Page.)
House this week was the Schuebel bill
creating a general fund. This expected
to effect a considerable saving in state
finances. The bill repealing all con
tinuing appropriations with the excep
tion of millage taxes from state edu
xatinnai institutions and $50,000 an
nually for conducting agricultural ex
periment stations and demonstration
farms, also has been sent over to the
Senate. It Is considered one of the
big programme measures of the ses
sion.
One of the principal subjects to be
rtiannsfd of and one that doubtless will
be up for consideration this week is
revision of the game laws. This is ex
pected to precipitate a fight The
game committee has completed a draft
of proposed changes, principal among
which are provisions to cut the first
fwn works of Aucrust oft the deer sea
son and to permit killing of Chinese
pheasants. There is a great variety
of opinions among House members on
these subjects, and some opposition
to the committee's recommendations Is
certain.
Game Fund Still Prods.
ti. .. i i . n pnmhlnA the fish and
game fund with the general fund
yet must be disposed of and will take
much of the tiouse a time.
Cutting; of Fund Foucnt.
All the big appropriation bills yet
w,.y h, nut- thrnucrh both houses.
Some of the important ones already
are on the House calendar. Others
:it mit if thk wavH and means
committee next week. A few minor
appropriation measures were passea
this week. iy tne ena oi ne woon
...m ha nnasihln to determine how
successful the economy programme
Will be. do lar mere una wi
orous opposition to almost every ef
fort to cut down expenses and even
recommendations of the ways and
means committee in tnis particumr
.,an innlipd on unkindlv bv some
members. Only one improvement proj
ect has been recommenaeu ay me com
mittee. It is $100,000 for a new build
ing at the Eastern Oregon Hospital at
Pendleton.
"It is apparent that the principal sav
ings of the present session will be ac
complished by calling a halt on all
permanent Improvement work at state
institutions and bv eliminating all spe
cial appropriations.
The Houses attituae on tne irriga
tion bill, which was regarded by many
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The Store of 100 Per Cent Service.
Advance Spring 1915 styles are now displayed in four
Morrison-St. Windows. You'll be interested in the
Stetson Spring Hats
Juvenile Spring Apparel
Manhattan Spring Shirts
Kuppenheimer Spring Suits
THE FINAL
REDUCTIONS
$30.00, $25.00 and $20.00 Over
coats and Raincoats, final clear
ance price
$25.00 Men's Fancy Suits and
Balmacaans, final clearance
price
$25.00 and $20.00 Blue and Black
Double - B reasted Suits, final
clearance price
Reductions as great or greater now
every department See the windows.
Women's ?30, $25, $20, $15 and ha qj
$10 Coats, final clearance price PTetJ
GUS KUHN,
Successors to
Steinbach & Co.
as a worthy measure, shows that there
is a disposition to indulge In no devel
opment work this year.
Consolidation Plans Pondered.
In this connection the plans to con
solidate certain stato departments and
to abolish others is receiving earnest
consideration by House members. The
House committee on this subject has
been holding regular meetings and has
reached some conclusions, but it is cer
tain that the plan outlined a few days
ago by Senator Barrett will not be ac
cepted by the House committee. Un
less the Senate committee revises Its
schedule the House committee will
make a report of its own. A tentative
report already has been prepared. It
is doubtful whether many consolida
tion bills can be pushed through the
House at this session. There is a dis
position to let the state government
stand as organized at present unless
there Is urgent need for a change, and
to continue the investigations througlt
the interim until tho next legislature
meets.
The House lias before It two Impor
tant road bills that will be repurted
out of the committo this week. One
proposes to raise tho present quarter
mill levy for road purposes to a full
mill and the other to make a special
lew nf 1 mill for road purposes.
The Important tax bills are before
the Senate. They are expected to come
over to the House this week. IIoujb
members are demanding a chang in
the present tax law. They propose a
slight rebate for advance payment and
a. moderate penalty for delinquencies.
The Multnomah County delegation's tax
bill did not develop. Most of the rec
ommendations of the Multnomah legis
lators' are Incorporated In Senator Bar
rett's bill.
NEW PESTS ARE FEARED
WASHIXGTOX STATION REPORT TO
POINT OUT DANGER.
Numerous Beetles Deprived of Sage
brush Turn to Orchards Summary
for 24th Tear Soon Ready.
PULLMAX, Wash., Feb. 6. Special.)
The 24th annual report of the director
of the Washington Experiment Station
soon will be ready for issuance.
More than iOO farmers aro co-operating
with the station in carrying out
its studies along agricultural lines.
Thirty-six thousand pounds cf now and
Improved seed have been distributed to
farmers of the state, and 38 plant dis
eases have been Investigated In the
period covered by the report. Five and
one-half millions of pages of printed
matter have been distributed by the
station in the same time, and 24,000
letters have been written In response
to personal Inquiries. Forty-three pro
jects are under study.
Inasmuch as the Colorado potato
beetle, or "potato bug," has come to
the Pacific Northwest In force, obser
vations of the behavior of the insect
under environmental conditions of
Washington have been undei taken. It
was found that stronger and more ex
pensive sprays give no better results
than weaker sprays.
With the clearing away of sagebrush,
the natural habitat of numerous bud
weevils, they have been obliged to seek
other food, and naturally that which Is
nearest at hand is the orchard. The
"bud weevil" pest lias therefore as
sumed some Importance, and has been
made the subject of investigation. It
Is pointed out that the Colorado potato
beetle, or "potato bug," came into be
ing In a similar way.
Hcrmlston Jackrabblt Drive Hold.
PENDLETON. Or., Feb. 6. (Special.)
Several hundred Jackrabblta were
killed in a drive near Hermlston a few
days ago, according to reports reaching
here, although rain prevented the drive
being carried out on as big a scale as
was planned.
HOT TEA BREAKS
A COLD TRY. THIS
Get a small package of Hamburg
Breast Tea. or, as the German folks
call 1U "Hamburger Brust Thee," at
any pharmacy. Take a tablespoonf ul
of the tea. put a cup of boiling water
upon it pour through a sieve and drink
a teacup full at any time. It Is the most
effective way to break a cold and
cure grip, aa It opens the pore, re
lieving congestion. Also loosens the
bowels, thus breaking a cold at once.
It is inexpensive and entirely veBe
tablot therefore harmless. Adv.
$12
$14
$12
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in effect in
Pres.
Morrison
At Fourth
S. & H. Stamps Given.
GIRLS! LOIS OF
BEAUTIFUL HAIR
23-Cent Kottle of "Dandcrinc"
Makes Hair Thick, (ilopsy
and Wavy.
Removes All Dandruff, Stops
Itching; hcalp ana fail
ing Hair.
To bo possessed of a head of heavy,
beautiful hair; sort. lustrous, fiuify.
wavy and free from dandruff la merely
a matter of using a little Danderlno.
It is easy and Inexpensive to have
nice, soft hair and lots of It. Just get
a cent bottle of Knowlton's Dander
lne now all dru stores recommend It
apply a little as directed and within
ten minutes there will be an appear,
ance of abundance, frenhnes. fluff i
ness and an Incomparable gloss and
lustre. an.d try as you will you can not
find a trace of dandruff or falling huh ;
but your real surprise will be after
about two-weeks' use. when you will
see new hair fine and downy at flrct
yes but really new hair sprouting
out all over your scalp Danderlne la.
wo believe, the onlv sure hair grower,
destroyer of dandruff and cure for
itchy scalp and It never laus to stop
falling hair at one.
If vou want to prove how pretty and
soft your hair really Is. moisten a
cloth with a little Danderlne and care
fully draw it through your hair tak
ing one small strand at a time. Vonr
hair will be soft. glosy and beautiful
In iust a few moments a delightful
surprise awaits everyone who trie this.
Adv.
PUT CREAM IN NOSE
AND STOP CATARRH
Telia How To Open Clonced Noa
trils and End Head-Colds.
You feel fine In a few moments. Your
cold in head or catarrh will be on.
Your clogged nostrils will open. The air
passages of your hend will clear and
you can breathe freely. No more dull
ness, headache; no hawking, snuffllna.
mucous discharges or dryness; no
struggling for bresth at night.
Tell your druggist you want a small
bottle of Ely'a Cream Palm. Apply a
little of this fragrant, antiseptic cream
In your nostrils, lot It penetrate through
every air passage of the head; luoiln
and heal the swollen. Inflamed mucous
membrane, and relief comes Instantly.
It Is Just what every cold and rtrrh
sufferer needs. Hon t stay stuffed-up
and miserable. Adv.
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