TIIE SUNDAY OREGOMAX, FORTLAJiD, AOYEMBER 2G, 1916.
OLYMPIA IS HOT TO
SEE RAILWAY LOBBY
GLIMPSE OF CORN SHOW HELD AT WALLA WALLA THIS WEEK
4 Days
Starting Today
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91 . 'HI m t "t
Managers and Men Are Said to
Have Agreed Not to Intro
duce Legislation.
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ROADS AWAIT INVITATION
Presence Will Depend on Call From
Lawmakers Companies Irefer
to Let Public Service Body
Settle Any Questions.
SEATTLE. "Wash.. Nov. 25. (Spe
cial.) Unofficially it is reported that
the railroad trainmen and the railroad
rranagers have reached a tacit agree
ment to the effect that neither will
Introduce any new legislation at the
coming session of the Legislature.
However, Irrespective of this under
standing', the railroads unquestionably
will abandon the programme they have
followed in recent sessions, and will be
represented at the capital only when
the Legislature wishes to hear from
someone In authority.
During the past two or three ses
. sions there have been one or two pri
vate cars on the sidings at Olympia,
and the hotels have registered a num
ber of prominent traflic and operating
officials. The legal department has
been conspicuous by its absence but
everywhere one turned he could bump
into a traffic or operating official.
The railroad employes have blockaded
the entrances to the Capitol building
with their lobbyists.
Invr Fixes Crew nmhrr.
As a matter of fact, the heavy repre
sentation on both sides had practically
nothing: to do with the legislative rec
ord of the Legislature, for the two
killed off each other. About three
nssions back the employes managed
to pass a bill prescribing the number
of employes who should constitute a
train crew. Last session the railroads
wanted to amend this measure in some
manner, but failed to do so. This is
the sum total of railroad legislation
accomplished in recent years that has
been proposed by either faction.
The railroad managers do not want
to mix with the lobbyists at Olympia,
and as the railroad employes supported
the Democratic programme and would
have to seek favors from a Republican
Legislature they are willing to forget
everything this year. The only thing
the trainmen had suggested was a limit
on the number of cars to be pulled in a
freight train, and this is not of much
Importance.
The railroad managers would prefer
that all technical questions affecting
operation be settled by the public serv
ice commission, a sort of board of ar
bitration that might be given tem
porary authority.
Interstate Rule Preferred.
The' railroad managers believe that
within a short time the Interstate Com
merce Commission wilL have jurisdic
tion over all questions of traffic and
operation. They point out the obvious
tact that every regulation of railroad
operation in some form affects all in
terstate rates. The roads have had a
good deal of trouble in some states
where the local commissions have cir
cumvented the Interstate Commerce
Commission rulings. They would pre
fer a sort of Governmental partnership,
whereby the Government would aid
them in providing equipment needed
or Federal service, and see to It that
all rates were fixed on an equitable
basis and that all questions of opera-
tion were settled by a single tribunal.
Men Aid Programme. '
Consciously or unconsciously the
trainmen have helped along this pro
gramme by their advocacy of the Adam
fon law, which, if all questions of state
regulation on traffic or operating mat
ters are ignored, nevertheless tends to
emphasize the desirability of central
control or regulation.
The question is a deep one, and the
railroad managers would prefer to see
it work itself out as it confidently is
expected to do within a few years.
Kor that reason the steam roads Would
be perfectly willing to keep hands off
legislative affairs, permit the state
commission to grow stronger so that
when it becomes all powerful in local
Rffairs and is to be succeeded by a
Federal board, there will be no trouble
.in gathering up the loose ends and also
because the railroad managers are ex
tremely weary of dabbling in politics.
They wish to be permitted to handle
their affairs in a business-like and sat
isfactory manner, and do not wish to
mingle in legislative matters.
32 LEGISLATORS RETURN
SEW HOUSE WILL HAVE IS VET
EKASS OX ROLL,
In Senate 17 of the 30 Members Have
Seen Service Republicans Have
Big Majority.
SALEM, Or., Nov. 25. (Special.) Of
ficial returns received from all the 35
counties in Oregon by Secretary of
State Olcott of the result of the elec
tion of candidates for membership in
the Senate and House during the next
Legislature show that 32 members of
the 1915 Legislature will return for
the 1917 session.
In the next House 15, or one-fourth
of the membership, will be veterans
by reason of having represented their
respective districts at the last session,
while in the Senate 17 of "the 30 mem
bers were here two years ago as State
Senators; five others were Represen
tatives in the lower house in 1915, and
eight may be classed as new men. not
having served in the 1915 Legislature.
The political complexion of the next
Senate shows it will be- composed of
?4 Republicans, five Democrats and one
Second Gala Performance
"Old Heidelberg"
Famous German Play
By special request of Ger
mans and many Americans
who studied the German
language.
Saturday, Dec. 2
At New
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Independent. In 1915 there were 28
Republicans and two Democrats.
In the lower house there will be Bo
Republicans, four Democrats and one
Independent, as compared with two
years ago, when there were 56 Repub
licans and four Democrats.
The personnel of the' next Senate as
shown by the official returns follows:
Republicans C. P. Bishop, Salem; A. M.
LaPollette, Gervais: I. H. Bingham. Eu
Btne; E. D. Cusick. Albany; H. L,. Eddy,
Koseburg; H. von der Hellen, "Wellen; J. C.
Smith, Grants Pass; I. 8. Smith. Marsh
field; C. L. Hawley, McCoy; W. T. Vinton.
MeMinnvllle; W. I. Wood, Hilliboro; Wal
ter A. Dimick. Oregon City; John Gill,
Robert B. FarrelU S. B. Huston. Gus C.
Moser, Conrad P. Olson. A. W. Orton, all
of Portland; C, A. Leinenweber, Astoria;
M. D. Shanks, Condon; C. A. Barrett,
Athena; Frederick Steiwer, Pendleton; Ju
llen A. Hurley. Vale, and T. B. Handley,
Tillamook.
Democrats Samuel L. Garland, Lebanon:
Oor li. Wilbur. Hood Klver; George T.
Baldwin, Klamath Falls; Walter M. Pierce,
La Grande, and W. H. Strayer, Baker.
Independent Hermou A, Lewis, Port
lond. The personnel of the next House is
as follows:
Republicans Pam H. Brown, Gervais;
Charles F. Elgin. Seymour Jones W. Al
Jones ar.d Ivan G. Martin, all of Salem;
Charles Chllds, Brownsville; F. H. Porter,
Halsey; Louis E. Bean, Allen Eaton and
Walter B. Jones, all of Eugene; Charles A.
Brand, Wilbur; Roy Grlgxs, Comstock; Ar
thur K. Peck, Marshfleld; Benjamin C.
Sheldon, C. M. Thomas and William H.
Gore, of lied ford; W. P. Lafferty, Corval
lis; Conrad Stafrin and W. P. Fuller, of
Dallas, Ira C. Barber, Willamlns ; William
W. Lunger. LaFayette; Frank A. Rowe,
Wbeelcr; Benton Bowman and B. P. Cor
nelius, of Hillsboro; S. A. t. Meek. North
Plains; George C. Brownell, Oregon QHy:
H. A. lied man, Canby; Harold C. Stephens,
Geow, Or.; A. H. Burton, A. C. Callan,
Hamilton F. Corbett E. J. Goode. Herbert
Gordon, K. K. KUbll, O. Laufgattrd, V. C.
Lewis, Lionel C. Mackay, John M. Mann,
Stephen A. Matthieu, Plowden Stott and
George T. Wlllet. all of Portland; L. O.
Balland and William E. Schimpn. Astoria;
Albert W. Mueller. St. Helens; Denton G.
Burdick, Redmond; Vernon A. Forbes,
Bend; R. N. Standeld, Stanfleld; Roy Rlt
ner, Pendleton: Fred S. Ashley. Enterprise;
O. At Small. La Grande: D. M. Cartmill,
Haines; C. M. Crandall, Vale: Clay C. Clark,
Arlington; c O. Portwood. Fossil, and J.
Anderson, The Dalles.
Democrats W. P. Elmore. Brownsville;
Frank B. Tichenor, Port Orford; Charles T.
Sweeney, Murphy, and Mrs. Alexander
Thompson, The Dalles.
lndepeendent Lou Hodgen, Umapine. '
CORN SHOW CLOSES
Walla Walla Affair' Has Full
Programme Last Day.
DANCE IS FINAL EVENT
"BLIND JOHNNIE" IS DEAD
Lane County Man Succumbs at 6C
After 55 Years' Darkness.
EUGENE. Or., Nov. 25. (Special.)
John S. Keeney, born in Lane County
60 years ago, who had been blind since
the age of 5 as the result of a lcick
from a horse, died last night at the
home of his sister, Mrs. C. Y Richard,
in Springfield.
Mr. Keeney was Known to almost all
residents- of Lane County as -J "Blind
Johnnie," and traveled about selling
notions. He went from house to house
guided only by arcane and his sense
of hearing. Two years- ago he con
tracted an illness and had been con
fined to his bed since that time, lie
was born January 3, 1S56.
He is survived by two sisters, Mrs.
Richard, of Springfield, and Mrs. Ruth
D. Fletcher, of Pendleton, and one
brother, Silas M. Keeney of Springr
held.
Funeral services will be held at
Pleasant Hill at 10:30 o'clock Saturday
morning. .
WASCO STOCKMEN UNITE
F. B. Ingels, Dufur, Is President of
New County Association.
DUFUR, Or., Nov. 25. (Special.)
The Wasco County Stockmen's. Associa
tion was organized at Tyga "Valley on
Thursday, and the following officers
were elected: President, F. B. Ingels,
Dufur; vice-president. James E. Ken
nedy, Wamic; eecretary and treasurer,
William E. Hunt, Maupin; executive
board, Melvln Sigman, Dufur; Malcolm
A. Moody, The Dalles; Konrad L.
Houser. Tygh Valley; John Carlln,
Flanagan; James E. Kennedy, Wamic,
and Benjamin L. Forman, Wapinitia.
A large number of stockmen repre
senting all sections of Wasco County
attended the meeting, and much inter
est was shown in forming this county
association.
Penny Papers Advance Price?
BUFFALO, N. Y., Nov. 25. Five Buf
falo newspapers today announced an
advance in prices from 1 cent to 2 cents
a copy. The Increased cost of white
naner and Other material wa irivAit
, as ine cause xor the advance. . 4
Interested Visitors Hold "Farmer"
Smith at Afternoon Address.
Many Farmers' Wives At
tend Railway's Tea.
BY ADDISON BENNETT.
WALLA WALLA, WaslL. Nov. 25.
(Special.) The rooms of the Corn
Show have been iht great center of
attraction In .this city today. By 10
o'clock this morning the rooms were
well filled, and soon thereafter
"Farmer" Smith began his talk to the
members of the Farmers' Union, nearly
100 being present. A more interested
audience Air. Smith never had.
During the forenoon Traffic Man
ager Robinson arrived in his private
car, bringing General Passenger Agent
McMurray, General Freight Agent
Lounsbury, J. A. Reeves, general freight
agent of the Oregon Short Line, and
it.. L.arkin, traveling traffic agent ot
the same road.
At noon Mr. Robinson Invited these
men, together with "Farmer" Smith,
Robert Burns, the traveling passenger
and freight agent in this district for
the O.-W. R. & N. ; the secretaries of
Mr. McMurray and Mr. Lounsbury and
the representative of The Oregonian
to a lunch at the Hotel Dacres. This
was a very enjoyable affair and lasted
until 2 P. M. Then the party went to
the show rooms, where a large audi
ence, composed largely of women, was
awaiting "Farmer" Smith, who was
billed to speak at that hour.
Mr. McMurray Preside.
General Passenger Agent McMurray
called the meeting to order, and made a
brief, pertinent talk. He Introduced
Traffic Manager Robinson, who. In his
usual fluent manner, made a fine ad
dress. He then called upon "Farmer"
Smith, who spoke for about an hour,
and then stopped because he thought
he had talked long enough, but his
audience differed with him, and he was
compelled to go on for another 15 minutes.
As people had kept coming since
noon, the rooms by this time were well
filled, the women predominating.
Many of them were farmers' wives who
had come from Quite a distance. Ev
ery ear of corn was examined and dis
cussed, but the three wonderful single
farm exhibits, that of E. E. Starkey
and son, of Prosser; that of the Stub
blefield Home, of this city, and the
dry farm exhibit of W. D. Newlon. of
Morrow County, Or., and the booths
containing those exhibits, were the
great centers of attraction.
Afternoon Tea Bis Event.
Then eame the afternoon tea. Of
course. , there was considerable prep
aration for tea for the guests. The
caterers from the dining cars had pre
pared to serve 300, but more than 400
partook of the dainties, and then not
all were served. Of the number fully
one-half were women. This was cer
tainly a mighty enjoyable affair, and
one for which great thanks on all
sides were being tendered to the O.
W. R. & N. Company.
After some more speaking this even-
HOT TEA BREAKS
A COLD TRY THIS
Get a small package of Hamburg Breast
Tea, or as the German folks call It, "Ham
burger Bmst Thee," at any pharmacy.
Take a tablespoonful 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, as it opens the
pores, relieving congestion. Also loosens
the bowels, thus breaking a cold at once.
It Is inexpensive and entirely vege
table, therefore harmless. Adv.
Ing came the great dance, which PresI
dent Farrell insisted would close the
show. This was one of the great events
of the season in this city. The floors
were good, the rooms spacious, the
music of the best, and. the rooms were
crowded. There were 22 numbers on
the dancing cards.
The only fly In the ointment at this
time was the fact that President Far
rell was not here to lead the grand
march, but with such versatile officials
as Messrs. McMurray, Robinson and
Lounsbury, assisted by Mr. Reeves, of
the Oregon Short Line, the fun was so
great that the absence of the president
excited mostly regret for him. The
dance was under the auspices of Rec
tory Chapter, St. Paul's Guild, of this
city.
COKN SnOW PRIZES AWARDED
E. K. Starkey, ot Prosser, Heaviest
Winner at Walla Walla.
WALLA WALLA, Wash.. Nov. 25.
(Special.) The fourth annual O.-W.
R. & N. corn show came to a close to
night after a successful four days.
E. E. Starkey. of Prosser, yesterday
was given the prize, for the best gen
eral display. W. D. Newlon, of Lexing
ton. Or.. won second: Stubblefleld
Home, of Walla Walla, third, and John
Bane, of Walla Walla, fourth.
The prize for the best 100 ears of
flint corn went to It- B. vv llcox, of
Lexington. Or.
Other prizes were awarded as follows:
Be6t one acre Irrigated Edward B.
Starkey, Prosser, Wash.; second, W. D.
Newlon, Lexington, Or.; third J. M.
Saoathier, Freewater, Or.; fourth, J. B.
Stoddard. La Grande. Or.
Non-irrigated A. L. McFarlane,
Walla Walla; second. W. D. Newlon,
Lexington. Or.; third. William J. Mc
Farlane, Walla Walla: fourth, C. N.
Foster, Walla Walla; fifth. B, B. Wil
cox. Lexington. Or.
Best one-acre grown by boys under
18 vears of age. irrigated No first
prise; second prize to Willie E. Starkey,
of Prosser.
Non-irrigated Second to Ralph
Danielson, Waitsburg. No first prise.
Best five acres irrigated W. D. New
lon, Lexington. Or.: non-irrigated. C. N.
Foster, Walla Walla
Best ten acres Irrigated E. E.
Starkey, Prosser; non-lrrlgated, C, V.
Foster. Walla Walla.
Best two acres non-lrrlgated W. D.
Newlon. Lexington.
Best 12 ears popcorn W. F. Sheets.
Walla Walla; second, u. r;. winKier.
Clarkston, Wash.; third. D. Nicholas,
Walla Walla. 1
The Starkeys were the heaviest prize
winners and W. D. Newlon was second.
South America took about four times
as much coal from the United States
in the fiscal year 1916 as In the year
prior to the war.
MULTNOMAH
HOTEL
We will serve a
Thanksgiving
Dinner
at $ 1.50 per cover November 30,
5:30 to 8. Superintendent of
Service Harry Thompson will
make reservatfons. Broadway
4080.
Sunday Dinner
will be served in the ARCA
DIAN GARDENS. Ten-piece
symphony orchestra will render
music.
H. E. STLNSON. Manager.
Charles
Ray
and
Margery
Wilson
in
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in making a story of appeal and intensity the interest is but
heightened by the presence of Charles Ray, Margery Wilson,
Margaret Thompson, Howard Hickman and little Thelma Salter.
BOMBS
A Keystone explosion of mirth, with Charles Murray, Louise
Fazenda, Mary Thurman and Harry Booker as the dynamite,
timed to 2000 feet, guaranteed to blow any grouch into next week.
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ID LOOK YOUNG
Nobody Can Tell When You
Darken Gray, Faded Hair
With Sage Tea.
Grandmother kept her hair beauti
fully darkened, Klossy and attracttva
with a brew of Saee Tea and Sulphur.
Whenever her hair took on that dull,
faded or streaked appearance. this
simple mixture was applied with won
derful effect. By asking? at any drug
store for "Wyeth's Sae and Su.phur
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of this old-time, recipe. Improved by th
addition of other Ingredients, all ready
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hair.
A well-known downtown druggist
says everybody uses Wyeth's Ease and
Sulphur Compound now because It
darkens so naturally and evenly that
nobody can tell It ha been applied
It's eo easy to use. too. You simply
dampen a comb or soft brush and
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oold or catarrh disappears.
Get a small bottle of Ely's Cream
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head, soothes the inflamed or swollen
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stantly. It's just fine. Don't stay stufTed-up
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