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JIIE SUNDAY OREGOIA', PORTLAND, FEBRUARY 14, 1015. IDAHO LEGISLATURE TO CUT EXPENSES Salaries of Attorney-General, Auditor and Treasurer Re duced by House Bill. ROAD MEASURE INDORSED In Addition to Statewide Prohibition Action Senate Also Provides for Strengthening Local Op tion Statutes. BOTSE. Idaho. Feb. IS. (Special.) The Legislature here has been grind ing through a large amount of legis lative measures, both houses operating the hopper, while numerous biils have been introduced. Among bills passed by the House was one to reduce the salaries of Attorney-General. Auditor and Treasurer, and another providing that 95 per cent of funds raised for good roads by taxation b expended in the districts where collected. In addition to the ttatewlde prohibi tion law passed by the House, the Sen ate passed a measure strengthening present local-option laws. The result in detail follows: Passed by Hbase. H. B. ISS Permitting a woman to draw elnirraphic will. H B ls Providing for officers and debts school districts divided by creation Benewah County. wAppropr,a,inB 1742T.T5 for re amount Judgment asalnat regents of Uni versity of Idaho. H B. Tl Authorising- State Engineer to co-operate with United State Geological 8ur- YeH. B. 50 Empowering commissioners pow er to refund debt. H. B. Amending mothers pension ct to aid disabled heads of families. H B. 1-3 Extending time annual pay ments en state timber lands to -40 years. H. B. 83 Ksquiring notice to owner be fore raising; assessment by county board equalisation. . H. B. 0 Denning civil engineers and ftx tng thir status. . H. B. Authorising Land Board ex tend time on lauds purcnased when water Bet delivered. . , H. B. VI To make assessment include land approved for patent. .... H. B. li Reducing salaries of Attorney General. Auditor and Treasurer. H. B. 2!t Requiring Auditor to set aside r. per cent good roads tunda for use in district where collected. H B. Ii3 Limiting contracts by mu nicipalities for sale of excess power to zo y'uB. 142 Statewide prohibition law ef fective January 1, 1016. Killed by House. S. B. S3 Allowing wills of married to be altered or revoked. ... H. B. 11 To reduce salary of state chemist to l.r.00. H B. 1-41 Requiring banks and trust com panies to furnish monthly balance state ments ten depositors. House Joint resolution Xo. 2 To amend constitution to increase term of County Com missioners from two to six years. Passed by Senate. H. B. 211. bv Evans. Edelblute. Tork and Meyer PermittinK County Commisaloners to Issue certificates ot valuation on agri cultural lands for the purpose of guaran teeing a conservative valuation basis lor credit In mortgaging. H. B. If!, by Kiger Permitting disorgani sation of hlgaw.ty districts at social elec tion following petition of resident taxpayers. H. B. 107. by Klrod Authorising tiovernor to appoint an extra Judge iu the fifth Ju dicial District. , Hnate Joint memorial No. 2. by Zuck Petitioning Congress for Federal aid for the reclamation of arid and swamp lands In Idaho. , . 8. B. 18. by Rockwell Prohibiting appoint ment of relatives of a state, county, city, town or village official to offli-e. S. B. 40, by committee on privileges and elections Strengthening present lociil option U8.3"b. 4. by Whltcomh Amending revised codes relating to extending tune of lieu. Killed by Senate. S. B. T2 Seeking to create grain commis sion. H. B. 81 Charity soliciting act. 8. B. 17 Creating bureau of accounting because of introduction of another meusuru f similar kind. H. B. 2 Relating to special levies in highway districts. Twcily Measure Passed. The Idaho Legislature has to date passed 20 measures. 15 of which are bills sent to the Governor, who has signed seven of them. Five of the measures are resolutions and do not require the Governor's signature. The list follows: H. B. No. 1. by Carratt. Conner and Tork Creating Boundary County. Signed by Governor. H. B. No. 2. by Johnston and Koelsch Appropriating $I.oeo to meet expenses Idaho legislature. Signed by Governor. H. B. So. 5. by Hunt and Hull Creating Benewah County. Signed by Governor. H. B. No. 41. by Johnston Appropriating 317 for renovating legislative lialia. Signed by Governor. H. B. Xo. IS, by Taylor Creating Teton County. Signed by Governor. H. C. R. No. 3. by McGoan Declaring for north and south railroad and authorising Governor to appoint committee to Investi gate. I H. B. No. 10. by Evans Providing Issu ance of school warrants to meet expenses In school districts. H. C. R. No. , by Johnston Permitting tats furniture to be removed to San Fran cisco to furnish Idaho building. H. B. No. 62. by Koelsch Amending civil code to admit known writing as exemplar when writing In evidence is disputed. H. B. No. 72, by uniform law committee Uniform bill of lading act. 8. B. No. 2. by state sffatrs committee An set spproprlstlng fJoOO to meet ex penses auditing state accounts and books. Signed by Governor. S. J. R. No. 1. by Hart Submitting to electors Idaho prohibition amendment con stitution. S. B. Ne. 5, by Graham Amending revised codes relating to registrations for elections. Signed by Governor. S. B. No. 15, by Sweet and Bowman Cre ating Black Lake game preserve. S. B No. JJ, by Rick. Day, El'.lott. Hart and" Sweet Appropriating SlU.OOO for North west Livestock Association at Lewlston. S. B. No. 50. by committee on privilege and elections Strengthening present local option laws. S. B. No. 1. by Rockwell Nepotism act protiobitlng appointment of relatives by of ficeholders. S. J. R. No. 2. by Zuck Petitioning Con gress for Federal aid for reclamation of arid and swamp lands In Idaho. H B. No. 118. by Koelsch. Northrop. Sweet and Couglln Antt-Commlsslon government act, submit question going back to old char ter election next Spring; constitutional amendment. H. J. R- No. 3. by Shattuck Permitting ale of 100 sections or land each year in place of IS sections. JIR. ltOCKUDLL IDAHO ORATOR Senator in Masterly Address Defends Public Utilities Commission. BOISE. Idaho. Feb. 13. (Special.) . Senator Rockwell, of Blaine County, today delivered the most masterly ad dress of the Thirteenth Idaho Legisla ture in defense of the Public Utilities Commission and in opposition to Sen ate bill No. 12, by Senator Thomas, which seeks to repeal from that act section 43. clothing the Commission with power to exclude competition among- public utilities in any given field of the state. Thf b411 came up in committee of the whole. It was de fended by Senator Thomas, of Bingham County, author of the act. The debate was unmarked by bitterness but punc tuated with statesmanship on the part of both champion of the bill and de fender of the Commission. The fate of the bill was put over until Monday. The privilege and election committee of the Senate decided today to report the House state-wide prohibition bill ilonday morning with the recommen dation of a majority of the committee that it do pass. -One member of the committee probably will submit a mi nority report that it do not pass. The majority report will be adopted and the bill, either under suspension of the rules, or on Its regular course, wyi be passed with 25 of the 38 votes in thA Snnt hohinfl i t The sectional educational contest of yesterday was raised In the oenate again today in an attempt to pass Sen ate bill No. 67 to establish the Idaho Technical Institute at Pocatello. with a two-year' college course. Senator Day. of Latah County, challenged the southeast to declare definitely it was not the intention to make the insti tion a second University of Idaho in enmoetition with Moscow. Senator Hart in reply declared the southeast stood for the Moscow University, al ways had and always would continue to work for its support. J Senator Thomas sprung a sensation when he moved to oeier mrmer con sideration of the bill, permitting; it to retain Its place on the calendar until Monday, when he said he would intro duce an act which will have for its purpose consolidation of the State Nor mal at Lewlston with the University at Moscow and the Normal at Albion with the Academy of Idaho at Poca tello. The purpose oT this act is to test out the Senate on a consolidation plan. The academy bill therefore did not go to final vote today. LITTERS SET RECORDS DIROC JERSEY SOW HAS 9 PIGS IX 328 DAYS, SAYS OWNER. One Animal Has 31 Plaa Before She Is 23 Montas Old and Three Farrow 44, According to Rancher. VANCOUVER, Wash.. Feb. IS. (Spe cial.) F. H. Cotter, owner of the Pana Rama ranch, on top of Carrollton's Point, overlooking the Columbia River. 40 miles from Portland, says animals on his ranch have set three world's records in the last ye;.r. A Duroc Jersey sow which he owns had 38 Dies in 328 days and 34 lived and were sold at a large profit, he said. The last 12 litters his sows have had totaled 143 pigs. One sow, before she was 22 months old, farrowed 31 pigs. Three sows last October farrowed 44 pigs, two 15 each and one 14. ,Of the 44, 40 lived thrived. Mr. Cotter also raises Airedale dogs. He has sold 20 ouDDies recently at art average of more than $15 each." One litter was composed of eight males and two females. For 25 vears Mr. Cotter was a civil engineer and worked with H. L. Bowlby when he was with the Washington State Highway Commission. ESSAYS TO BE HISTORICAL Albany High School Students to Gather Facts Concerning City. i i.Di w n. TTqV, 1 e .cinAlHl Through a plan outlined by Mrs. Viola P. Pranklin, secretary of the Linn County Historical Society, students of the Albany High School will co-operate in gathering historical facts regarding Albanv and vicinity. lllll..ft. W.tnht .nil ilnVin Galloway, who are members of the High School faculty, nave arranged with Mrs. Franklin that in assigning work for essays in their English classes they will occasionally assign SUDJCCIS OI Historic IHCitnu lt.i h.i. ,.iin,i nr thA Hie-h School, the papers will be turned over to the his torical society for discussion and veri fication. CHINA SENDS 2 TO STUDY Knl r Irs to Bo Made at University of Idaho This Semester. UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO, Moscow, Feb. 13. (Special.) Hsu Pel Kwan and Yung Pei Fung, of Shanghai, Chi na, will register at Idaho this semester for the course in engineering. They are graduates of the University of Shanghai, standing first in their classes In 1913 and 1914. They are sent by the Chinese Gov ernment, and after a course here will enter the service of the Santa Fe Rail road before returning to China. Mr. Kwan and Mr. Fung came to Idaho through the efforts of Professor Sid ney K. sneiaon, iormeriy on mo en gineering faculty here, but now of Shanghai University. Portlanders jgislt Hot Lake. HOT LAKE, Or., Feb. 13. (Special.) Among the guests now registered at 'Hot Lake Sanatorium are the follow ing residents of Portland: Dan Joliey, Horace Addis. Theodore Arnreiter, H. C. Canine and P. . Sullivan. Sidelights of the Session STATE CAPITOI Salem, Or., Feb. 13. Special.) Just how far the eco nomy bug has invaded the House was illustrated last night when the Clatsop County delegation's bill to increase the salary of the Clatsop County Superin tendent of Schools was under consid eration. "Why, our Superintendents salary is lower than the janitor's," pleaded Rep rcsentative Jeffries. ' "Well, then, let's reduce the salary of the janitor," suggested Representa tive Fenwick. Representative Allen, of Marion County, is the youngest masculine member of the House. He is 26. Rep resentative Davey is the oldest member, lie is 64. Familiar phrases heard in the House: And 1 want to tell you. Forbes. 1 don't care whether it is parliamen tary or not, but it ought to be done. Cardwell. Now, over where I come from. Jones. Those poor fishermen. A. A. Ander son. (meaning silence). Kuehn. The business interests are hampered enough. Tom Brown. I want some light on this subject Lewis. This is the way to look at this prop osition. Schuebel. The great empire that I represent- Davey. Let those city fellows fight that out. Hunt. Now, I don't know how to vote on this question. Old. Just one word. Vawter. Now, over In Eastern Oregon. Hinkle. We want only what's right- Blan chard. The clerk will call the roll. Selling. R. A. Booth, ex-State Senator from Lane County, was extended the cour tesies of the Senate today. Miss Kathryn Clarke. Senator from Douglas County, during a lull in the proceedings today, busied herself crocheting. She frequently has an nounced that she does not believe in wasting time. Her speeches are al ways short and to the point. The fol lowing by her today favoring the passage of the bill appropriating $50, 000 for the State Normal School is il lustrative of her attitude: "I think the bill should pass without one dissenting voice." ONLY 8 BILLS PASS Olympia Sessions Half Over, With Little Work Done. VETO HOVERS OVER TWO Small, Hope Held Out for Measures for Reorganization of State Land and Equalization Boards AH, Go First to Committees. OLYMPIA, Wash., Feb. 13. With the 14th Washington Legislature more than half finished, comparatively little actual legislation has been enacted to date. Eight bills have been passed by both houses. Of these only two are of considerable Importance. They are the McArdle bills for the reorganization of the State Land Board and board of equalization. The Importance of these measures is principally political, each proposing to take an executive depart ment from control of the Governor, and, each has more than an even chance of being vetoed by Governor Lister. The bulk of the work done thus far has been in committees. The House has adopted the plan of submitting all Its more important measures to com mittees for consideration. If they are approved by the committee, they are then introduced as committe Dins ana go on the calendar without further committee reference. This course ex plains the small bill production of the House to date, as compared with the Senate. The Senate has thus far passed 34 of its own biils and four house bills. The House has thus far put only two Senate bills on its calendar, but Is credited with passage of two others, the appropriation bills for expenses of the legislative session. The bills thus far passed by both houses are: S. B. No. 1. by Scott Appropriating $90,000 for legislative expenses. Signed by Governor S. B. No. 2, by .Scott Appropriating $15,000 for legislative printing. Signed by Governor. a. B. No. 40, by Sharpstain Aothorli- ng Crunty Commissioners to sell de stroyed county property. S. B. No. 55, by Sutton Reappropriat ing $34,0(10 for Cheney Normal School. H. B. No. 39. by Tidelands Committee Allowing purchasers of oyster lands to perfect title. H. B. No. 54, by Joint Committees on State Lands and Revenue and Taxation Reorganizing State Land Board to consist of Commissioner of Public Lands, Secretary of State and State Treasurer. H. B. No. 55, by Joint Committees of State Lands and Revenue and Taxation Reorganizing board of equalization to consist of State Auditor, Commissioner of Public Lands and member of Public Service Commission. H. B. No. 59. by Judiciary Committee Permitting the use of the abbrevia tion in reference to Remington & Ball- inger's code in session laws. Signed by the Governor. DEMOCRATS ALLEGE "TRICK" "Joker" Said to Have Been Discov ered In Olympia House Bill. OLYMPIA, Wash.. Feb. 13. (Spe cial.) House Democrats say they have discovered a "joker" in the emergency clause attached to House bill 120, the initiative and referendum act, part of the Republican election-law-revision programme that would partially dis franchise members of the State Grange. Tiie bill,, with the emergency clause attached, has been Introduced by the House committee on privileges and elections. House bill 119, a companion measure prepared by the committee and already passed by the House, provides univer sal registration for a four-year period, beginning January 1, 1916. House bill 120 restricts signing of initiative and referendum petitions to registered vot ers and provides that petitions may be kept only at registration offices for signature. As this measure carries an emergency clause, Its provisions would become effective immediately upon its approval by the Governor or passage over his veto. BOUNDARY MAY BE SETTLED Cession to Oregon Thought Likely to Reopen Interstate Case. OLYMPIA, Wash.. Feb. 13. (Spe cial.) The passage by the Oregon House of the Jones bill, providing for tho transfer of approximately 250 square miles of Asotin, Garfield and Columbia counties, Washington, to Wallowa County, Oregon, may lead to a renewal, on the part of Washing ton, of negotiations with Oregon for a settlement of interstate boundary ques tions along the Lower Columbia River. Ex-Senator McGowan, of Pacific and Wahkiakum counties, who was promi nent among those interested in this movement In 1909, when the question was taken up by a Joint commission representing the Washington and Ore gon Legislatures, sees a possible chance for a trade in the present sit uation. LIMIT ON LIQUOR FOUND (Continued From First Page.) with George H. Burnett, Justice of the Supreme Court, regarding the limit fixed by the House bill and was in formed that it was constitutional. "As I understood it the amendment was to keep the liquor away from the voung," continued the Senator, "It is intended to remove the temptation from the youths of the state, but with this majority report you would be bringing the liquor irtto the homes, where they would have access to it." Senator Butler favored the minority report, declaring it was the sense of the voters. Senator Day urged that the consid eration of the reports be postponed un til Tuesday afternoon, when the bill was to be considered under a special order. He said probably all the Sena tors would want to speak on It and the whole thing should be disposed of at one time. , Mr. Moser, rising to a point of order, insisted -that further consideration of the reports be postponed. ( Kansas Law la Model, Other Senators thought the reports should be disposed of immediately. "Mr. Churchill, who drew the original bill," said Senator Farrell, "has writ ten' me that it was made to conform as nearly as possible to the Kansas law. That law works perfectly in Kansas, and there is no limit placed upon the amount a person may order from the outside. Kansas City is the dryest city in the country. We want to be fair with the people who voted on the con stitutional amendment. I probably am the only man on the floor of this Sen ate who never tasted intoxicating liquors of any kind. I have talked with members of the House committee and they say the words 'or family' were inserted through a misunderstanding." Senator Kellaher Aaralnat Both. Senator Kellaher said neither report suited him and asked to be excused from voting. He told of a trip he made to Maine, which Is "supposed to be a dry state," several years ago. He stayed at the Bar Harbor Hotel. He had been there only a short time when a man asked him if he would "take something." He followed the man to the attic. Glasses were obtained some where, hut the Senator knew not where. His friend turned on the gas jet and liquor flowed from the pipe. "That is the only time I have ever taken liquor out of a gas jet. exclaimed the sen ator, "but with prohibition here they will not only be taking it out of gas jets, but they will take it out of elec tric light bulbs. Senator Dimick, early in the day, ex plaining that the committee on alco holio traffic had agreed to a report during his absence, asked that the bill be referred so he could make a minority report. He declared it was not the in tention of the people that all members of a family could osder liquor by ex press, and that he ppposed the ma jority report. He thought the bill should remain as it was passed by the House. Senator Wood said one 1 of the com mittee's amendments relating to ethyl alcohol was a mistake. It would limit the entire state to five gallons of that kind of alcohol. He thought the one inal provision relating to grain al cohol, as obtained by druggists, should remain. The bill was re-referred and the two reports were returned at the afternoon session. MAXY BILLS PASS IX HOUSE Two Senate-Measures Are In Long List Approved. STATE CAPITOL, Salem. Or.. Feb. 13. (Special.) The House today passed the following bills: H. B. J09. by Irvln Making- it lawful to fish for salmon with nets between mouth of Mill Creek and Rocky Bar in Lincoln County from December 10 to March 20. H. B. 468, by committee on assessment and taxation Remitting- all penalties inflict ed under 1913 tax laws. H. B. 467, by committee on assessment and taxation subjecting all tax-levying districts except cities of li0,0OO. population or over, to budget laws provided for counties. H. B. 278, by Fenwick To prevent dese cration of burial grounds of pioneer settlers. H. B. 401, by Wontworth To transfer Juvenile Court work in Multnomah County from Judge Gatens to Judge Cleeton. S. B. 137, by Moser To prevent discrim ination of salaries between male and female teachers. H. B. 320, by Stott To create small claims department In District Courts. H. B 29, by Huston To amend "blus sky" law so that sale of stock by private concerns and individuals will not be re stricted. II. B. 60, by Wagner To provide for ap pointment without compensation of com missioners in incorporated cities of less than 100,000 population to hold Juvenile Courts under supervision of County Judges. H. B. 74, by Stott To permit incorporated religious, benevolent or literary societies to file supplementary articles of incorporation. Bill Introduced at request of Oregon His torical Society. H. B. 175, by Home To give Justice Courts jurisdiction in cases involving viola tion of eight-hour law. H. B. 277, by committee on health and public morals To require persons in at tendance at births' of children to take pre cautions to prevent blindness. This bill waa defeated Wednesday and reconsidered on motion of Representative Eaton. H. B. 331, by Smith of Multnomah To provide for cancellation of state warrants if unclaimed for seven years. H. B. 197, by Smith of Klamath To reg ulate public printing and create State Print ing Board consisting of Governor, Secretary of State and Treasurer. S. B. 265, by Bingham To regulate fish ing in Columbia River and to provide for ratification by State of Washington and by Federal Government. H. B. 227, by Chllds Eliminating one judge from election board. H. B. 228, by Childs To make election laws conform with new registration laws. H. B. 371, by Handley To permit any surveyor designated by court as well as reg ular County Surveyor to make surveys for public land entry. H. B. 438, by Sam Brown Eliminating provision in motor vehicle license law re quiring owners to make affidavit in apply ing for annual license from Secretary of State. Signed statement of ownership now will be sufficient. Bill originally provided for increased licenses but House cut out this provision. H. B. 238, by Weeks To. permit road viewers to designate boundaries by iron pipe as well as by rock or wooden post, H. B. 207, by Hunt To prevent unlawful discrimination by creameries, dairies in rs ceivlng dairy products from farmers. H. B. 336, by Hinkle To authorize the state to issue annuities and to use pro ceeds for Investment in approved develop ment projects. H. B. 354, by Llttlefield To annul laws to make domestic corporations subject to corporation act. H. B. 421, by Pierce of Coos and Curry To prohibit sale of fish caught in Floras Creek. H. B. S33. by Anderson of Wasco Fixing salary of Wasco County School Superin tendent at $1800 and traveling expenses at $500 per year. SENATE PASSES EIGHT BILLS One House Measure Approved In Day's Deliberation. STATE CAPITOL, Salem, Or., Feb. 13. (Special.) The following bills were passed by the Senate today: S. B. 200, by Hswley To amend section , chapter 317, general laws 1913, relating to protection of game and game fish. a xj hv committee on printing Re pealing sections 4363 and 5021, Lord s Ore gon laws. , fl n 207. bv Moser Defining duties and authority of Attorney-General. Object to abolish practice ot official giving of opin ions permiscuoualy. S B. 240. by Hollis Vesting title in game and fish in private parks to persons propa gating game and fish. S. B. 216, by Perkins Designed to prevent mutilation of public records by making of fense a felony In certain instances. S B. 260. by committee on banking: Reg ulates trust fcompanles. S B. 17t, by Moser 10 imnonio sale lands limited over to persons under disabil ities. Infants or in contingency, etc., when beneficial. H B. 402, bv Llttlelieia Amenuing ac tions 4787 and 4S02, Lord's Oregon laws, re lating to practice of optometry. STUDENTS ATTE.VD SESSION O. A. C. Men Under Two Professors Watch Lawmakers at Work. STATE CAPITOL, Salem, Or., Feb. 13. .rCnfirlnl I A nnrtv nf students and instructors from the Oregon Agricul tural College has been here for the past few days to see the Legislature in operation. Most of the students are members of the commerce school at the niior, This vpar th nolitical science department is in charge. The boys are making a first-hand study of the Leg islature and the various executive de partments of the state government un der the direction of Professors Dubach and Maxey. The party includes Dr. U. G. Dubacn, Professor C. C. Maxey. Dr. E. J. Brown. Charles W. Williamson, B. A. Alls worth. D. M. John, C. H. Waterfall, H. Jewell, H. C. Gilbert, L. D. Crouter. Arnold Funk. William Pechin. F. S. Metzger, Y. Long. C. E. Hill M. B. Roberts, W. F. Miller and H- A. Butt "NAY" VOTE MAKE-BELIEYE House Members Have Fun at Ex pense of Wasco Man. STATE CAPITOL, Salem, Or.. Feb. 13. (Special.) A group of House mem bers had a lot of- fun this afternoon at the expense -of Representative J. E. Anderson, of The Dalles. His bill, to increase the salary of the Wasco Coun ty School Superintendent was up and much to his surprise nearly everyone in the House voted against it Just before the Speaker was ready to announce that the bill had failed to pass there was a loud chorus of voices, saying "I want to change my vote to ave," and the Speaker announced that the bill had passed unanimously. Dr. Lee to Address Graduates. ALBANY, Or., Feb. 13. (Special.) Dr. Wallace Howe Lee. of Albany Col lege, has been chosen to make the ad dress to the graduating class of the Shedds put lie school Thursday. - . Men's Spring 1915 Styles Are Ready You may not be ready to make your selection, but you're sure to be interested in seeing "what's what" for Spring, 1915. So we've prepared a dis play of new Spring Suits, Hats, Shoes, Shirts, Neckwear and Juvenile Apparel. Nine Morrison windows full of correct style news. See them v COURT CHANGE WINS House Passes Bill to Transfer Juvenile Department. ECONOMY IS REASON GIVEN Measure Provides That Judge Clee ton Take Over Work Now tone by Judge Gatens Consider able Opposition Developed. STATE CAPITOL, Salem, Or., Feb. 13. Special.) A bill to transfer Mult nnmnh CmiTitv's Juvenile Court from Judge Gatens to Judge Cleeton was passed today in the Mouse. i u ; i , w.a H .... i hv the recom mendations of the Multnomah delega tion, which, however, was split on the question, a majority favoring the change and an active minority op posing it. Representative Stott led the oppo sition and succeeded in convincing enough of the up-state members that the proposed change would be unde sirable that the roll call produced only four votes more than necessary to pass the bill. A , He read scores of letters and tele .. ... Mnh women in Portland from social service workers and settle ment workers who advised against the plan of taking the worn away iiuu He declared that the bill bore evi dences of political maneuvering to shear Judge Gatens of the patronage and the prestige that attach to the Juvenile Court. Representatives Olson and Littlefield took a firm stand in support of the bill. They explained that it was pure ly in the interests of economy, that it would save $600 a year in salary that now is paid Judge Gatens in addition to his salary as circuit Judge and that it would provide more equitable dis tribution of court work in Multnomah County, inasmuch as Judge Cleeton now does not have enough to do to keep him busy. Both Mr. Littlefield and Mr. Olson denied that politics had anything to do with the bill. They paid high com pliment to Judge' Gatens and told how they stood ready to support any man for Judicial office regardless of poll tics. Dr. Andrew C. Smith and Miss Towne opposed the measure, the former mem ber because he suspected political mo tives and the latter because, she said, "we should get men to fit the work and not try to make the work fit the man." Almost a score of the up-state mem bers, in casting their votes, explained that they were actuated wholly by the recommendations of the Multnomah delegation. The following was the roll call: yeas Anderson. A. A Barrow. Bow man, Cardwell, Cartmill, Cobb. Collins, Eaton, Elmore, Fenwick, Forbes, Gill, Grier, Hinkle, Hunt, Huston, Irvln. Jef . fries, Kelly, Kuehn, Lafferty. Lewis, Llttlefield, Olds. Olson. Paisley, Por ter, Risley. Shuebel, Smith. Wesley O., Stewart, Vawter, Wentworth, Woodell and Speaker Selling 35. Noes Allen, J. E. Anderson, Sam Brown Tom Brown, Chllds, Clark, Davey, Handley, Hare, Horne, Hurlburt, Jones. Michelbook. Peirce, Pierce, Rlt- cmith nt fttltnnmah. Stanfield. Stott. Miss Towne, Wagner and Weeks 22. Absent, Blanchard, Dlllard and Thorns 3. ' WOMAN COLLECTS $1607 Miss Alice Adams Handles Taxes for Yamhill Connty. M' MINNVILLE, Or., Feb. 13. (Spe cial.) Miss Alice Adams, County Treasurer, and her assistants collected $1607.13 in taxes today. The assessment rolls were placed with the County Treasurer and Yam hill County taxpayers drifted in stead- j, ., .Hhnnrh the first S1600 collected by' a woman County Treasurer for Yamhill county is not. mo umi handled by Miss Adams. She was em r.invri in the tax collection department for several years. TWO LITTELL BLOCKS BURN Store, Postofflce, , Town Hall and Five Residences Pestroyed. CBNTBALIA, Wash.. Feb. 13. (Spe cial.) A fire that started in the Work i ; Final Prices - il Oef I I" $25 and $20 Balmacaans - and -f m - IfV'M :XvJ Fancy Suits; final clearance price I fl' Iu I Is p-Lr ! 1JU, $25 and $20 Overcoats and Blue st - Jf.. fTw ifT and Black Double-Breasted Suits, X. I Vt 1-1 1 X I" ,. final price ' pXW O - Women's $10 up to $30 Coats at $4.95. Boys $6 nf ?jfiiwlln&, - to $15 D. B. Suits at $3.95 and many other equally L, 'flgpUlll1'.:! 1 interesting final reductions shown in Fourth-st. flat-'' I GUS KUHN," Pres. 'i- I'..; I Successors to Morrison Ji.n J. ,J B Steinbach & Co. At Fourth I - Copyright 1U14, Huppenhelme Q S. & H. Stamps Given. I The Store of 100 Per Cent Service. today. man store at I.ittell, shortly after 1 o'clock this morning, wiped out two blocks of buildings and caused a prop erty loss of $20,000. The flames were fought by volunteers with bucket, but a stiff wind made their efforts almost futile. The fire finally was checked at the Methodist Church, however, which was ignited three times during the course of the conflagration. Included in the burned buildings were the Workman store, the postof fice. Town Hall and five residences. Two families living over the postofflce lost ail their possessions, but the furni ture in the residences was salvaged. The loss on the Workman store was $10,000, while the loss on the post office and hall in each case is estimat ed at $1500. HARD ROADS ARE URGED Head of Oregon City Club Cites Cost or Temporary Streets. OREGON CITY, Or., Feb. 13. (Spe cial.) Tho folly of building tempo rary roads and the wisdom of hard surface highways was explained by T. W. JSullivan, president of the Oregon City Commercial Club, In a talk be fore the West Linn Improvement Club last nght on "Good Roads." He called to the attention of his audience the condition of the roads be tween Oregon City and Portland. These highways, he said, were hardly pass able now although last Summer the county spent several thousand dollars a mile in repairing mem wim trunm rock and gravel. Bourne Is Wet Town. BAKER, Or., Feb. 13. (Special.) The Council of the little town ol Bourne, in the Sumpter mining district which has been dry for some time, hai . . j ulli.nn lifonqa in George Miller The action was taken despite protests of many or tne resiaenis oi mo u but the Council took the position thai tven tful $29 Sale Aquascutum Burberry Toga COATS Always in Style For Men and Women Regular Price $40 to $60 Overstocked LS.ERVIN&C(Utd. General English Tailors, Second Floor, Selling Bldg., 6th St., at Alder. SUNDAY CHICKEN DINNER 5Qc Chicken Gumbo with Okra. Beef Bouillon in Cup. Fried California Sole, Tartar Sauce. Saratoga Chip Potatoes. Smothered Chicken with Noodles. Veal Chops in Crumbs, Paprika Sauce. Roast Young Chicken, Giblet Sauca. Roast Prime Ribs of Beef, au Jus. Mashed Brown Potatoes. String Beans. Cold Asparagus, Mayonnaise. Apple, Lemon, Mince Pie. Ice Cream with Cake. Coffee. Tea. Milk. Perkins Hotel Restaurant FIFTH AXD WASHINGTON. Open A. M. Till 8i30 P. M. It's Time to Tune the Piano - a irnnri manv DeoDle neglect the piano, which is a pity. The piano needs attention, like any other delicato In strument, To untrained ears it may sound fairlv good, yet a discriminating musician will detect the fact that It has been neglected. Our staff of tuners is at your service. They will tune your piano for a nominal sum. A good tuning will keep it in t'.rst-class condition and prevent deterioration. The probabili ties are that you have been so busy you have neglected this little duty. We ug gest that yojj telephone us. Main 0655 tr A 2350, and we will send an expert, who will give excellent service, ar d the cost will be comparatively trifling. K.-lers Music House, Liier t-uiiding, Bicadnay. at Aider. y the precinct had not voted for local option and that therefore the applica tion for a license should he grnnld. Special Train EXCURSION CLATSOP BEACH NEXT SATURDAY, FEB. 20 Leaving North Bank Station, 10th and Hoyt, 2:00 P. M, Arriving Gearhart 5:45 P. M.. Seaside 5:33 P. M. t Special returns Monday evening. Three-Day Outing $3 Round-Trip Washington's Birthday Join the Mazamas' hike over Tillamook Head. Play golf on the splendid Gearhart Links. Go fishing or boating on the Necanicum. Take a dip in the Clatsop surf. Dance Sat. evening. Hotels open. Come along the seashore air's fine. Tickets, 5th and Stark. North Bank Station, 10th and Hoyt. GLASS OF SALTS If Your Back Hurts or Bladder Bothers You. Drink Lots of Water. When your kidneys hurt and Ittir back feels sore, don't get scared and proceed to load your stomach with a lot of drug that excite the kidneys and irritate the entire urinary tract. Keep your kidneys clean like you keep your bowels clean, by flushing them with a mild, harmless salts which re moves the body's urinous waste and stimulates them to their normal activity. The function of the kid neys is to niter the blood. In 24 hours they strain from it 600 grain of acid and waste, so we can readily understand the vital Importance of keeping the kidneys actlva Drink lota of water you can't drink too- much; also get from any phar macist about four ounces of Jd Salts: take a tablespoonf ul In a gl of water before breakfast each morn ing for a few days and your kidneys will act fine. This famous aalia is mad from the acid of grapes and lemon Juice, combined with llthla, and has been used for generations to clean and stimulate clogged kidneys; also n.ntmliza the acids In urine so It no longar Is a source of Irritation, thus ending bladder weaanesa i.t Salts is inexpensive: cannot lr Jure; make a delightful eirerveaca.it lithia-water drink which everyor.a should take now and then to keep their kidneys clean and active. Try this, also keep up tno waier nMMn. and no doubt you win wonoer worn became of your kidney troubla and backache. Adv. ROMCOPtTRIO PBE-THIFTIOSJ, SPECIFICS, TBITtHATKi PELLKTS. A HOMEOPATHIC PHARMACY IJf CHAHGE OK A TKAIAsSU HOMKO PHARMACIST. SEND FOU CATALOGUE. WOODARD, CLARKE & CO. Wov4 Lark, nlda, Alder &r-et at We Par. INrtUod. Or. CLEANS KIDNEYS