THE SUNDAY OREGOXIAX, PORTLAND, JANUARY 7, 1917.
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SALEM IS READY
FOR LEGISLATURE
Committee Rooms Assigned
and Supplies Placed at
Each Member's Desk.
WATER TO BE SHIPPED IN
Equipment for Session Ranges From
Drinking Cup to Copy of Ore
gon Laws Xew Quarters '
Jrovidd for Some.
((ALEM. Or," Jan. 6. (Special.) The
stage is all set and the State Capitol
Is In .readiness to greet the members
of the Twenty-ninth Legislative Assembly-
when it gathers here 'Monday
morning for its opening session.
Committee rooms have been assigned,
the desks of the.members are arranged
for -their reception, new telephones
have been installed for the Speaker,
the President, members of the Senate
and House and for the press, the lob
bies of the Capitol have been arranged
for the convenience of the members and
visitors, and for the next 40 days and
40 nights the main business at the
building will be devoted to lawmaking
and preparing appropriation bills.
All Krady From Cup to Wastebasltet.
Each member will be provided with
everything from an aluminum drinking
cun to a set of Lords Oregon uw
Desk nads. inkstands, blotters, mucil-
asre bottles, board clips, invoice files,
rulers, erasers, rubber bands, packages
of pins, paper clips, packages or pens,
penholders, pencils, wastebaskets, let
ter files, bill files, legal cap and letter
size aoer." with, printed letterheads and
.envelopes are some of the things which
r nrenared for the senators ana xtep
resentatives to assist them through tha
session. ' '
Some Neve Quarters Provided.
In addition, after the Houses meet
ill be made for copies of the
laws, postage and other incidentals, but
those already enumeratea are proviaeu
by the Secretary of State, who has
charge of arranging the building and
accommodations at the Capitol for the
members. Each stenographer and clerk
also will be equipped, but with not
auite so large an outfit as that pre
pared for the members. Bull Run water
will be shipped in each day by express
from Portland.
In arranging for the committees
come yeomen service has been done.
One Dartition has been removed en
tirely to give more room for the joint
ways and means committee on ma
third floor. Although many new rooms
were provided a few years ago it will
be necessary for some of the commit
tees to double up with officials in
their present quarters in the building.
So the forestry committee will be
lodged with the State Forester, the
tax committee with the ' State Tax
Commission, and the committee on ed
ucation with the Superintendent of
PuWIn Instruction.
In the lobbies both, telephone and
telegraph companies have been provid
ed with special Quarters, in addition.
Sam Foster, who for years has served
cigars, tobaccfcs, candy and gum to
legislators session after session, will
preside over the same counter again
this year. .
Quick; Lunch Provided.
Bootblack stands and other conven
iences have been arranged for, while
provision has been made for a lunch-
wagon directly outside of the building
to give the members a chance to obtain
auick lunch. Years ago a restaurant
was installed in the lower portion of
the Capitol, but the odors emanating
from it caused the practice to be dis
continued.
Arrangement of the committee rooms
as finally completed lor both the sen
ate and House is as follows:
Senate.
AgrieultWe and forestry, room 210. second
Iloor.
AI,-ohnlin t.raffir. room SIS. third floor.
Assessment and taxation, room 200, second
floor.
Banking, room 3S2. third floor. .
Claims, room 321. third floor.
Commerco and na.viga.tion, room 200. second
floor.
County and stats officers, room 209, second
!oor.
Counties, room 209, second floor,.
Kduoation. room 101?. first floor.
Kiection and privileges, room 81S. third floor.
;nyrossea bills, room -17. second xioor.
Knroiled bills, room 207, second floor.
Federal relations, room 206, second floor.
Fishing industries, room 20!). second floor,
(lame, room 209. second floor.
Morticulture, room 817. third floor. .
Industries, room 209, second floor.
Insurance, room 105, first floor.
Irrigation, room 315. third floor.
Judiciary, room 206. second floor.
Medicine, pharmacy and dentistry, room 328,
inirti noor.
"Military affairs, room 817. third floor.
Mlnlnsf, room 317, third floor.
Municipal affairs, room 10rt. first floor.
I'enal institutions, room 106, first floor.'
Printing, room 100. first floor.
Public buildings and institutions, room 106,
tirst noor.
"Public lands, room llfl, first floor. .
Tt&iiroaris. room lift, first floor.
Resolutions, room 06, second floor.
Revision of laws, room 200. second floor.
2:oads and hiKhwaya. room 315, third floor.
Ways and means, room 321. third floor.
House.
Agriculture, room 210, second floor.
Alcoholic traffic, room 818. third floor.
Assessment and taxation, room 205 aeeond
noor.
Banking, room 332. third floor.
Capitol building and grounds, room 108, first
xioor.
Cities and towns, room 315. third floor.
Claims, room 103. first floor.
Commerce and navigation, room 828, third
floor.
Corporations, room 818. third floor.
Counties, room 315, third floor.
Education, room 3 03, first floor.
Klections. room 318. third floor.
Kxpositions and fairs, room 31G, third floor.
-r.ugiunevu uiua, ruQina -t, inira Iloor.
enrolled Dills, rooms iV2o24, third floor.
Fisheries, room 317, third floor.
Pood and dairy products, room 328, third
floor.
Forestry and conservation, room 311, third
Oatne. room 317. third floor.
Health and public morals, room 318, third
Horticulture, room SIT, third floor.
Immigration, room S13, third floor.
Insurance, room J05. first floor.
Irrigation, room 315, third floor.
Judiciary, room 325. third floor.
Labor and industries, room H2S, third floor.
LiveBiocK, room o.a. tnira Iloor.
MfinufBrtiirinv rt.r, tii "s thl.rf fin..
Medicine, pharmacy and dentistry, room 32
tnira noor.
Jlllltary affairs, room 817. third floor.
Mining, room 317. third floor.
Printing, room 106, first floor. 41
publio institutions, room 100, first floor.
Public lands, room 110. first floor.
Hallways and transportation, room 118, first
noor.
.Resolutions, room 326, third floor.
Pevisien of laws, room 326. third floor
Roads and highways, room 31.7, third floor.
PllUs an inln, miIm .-Mm V ' I. i -
Salaries of publiq officials, room 318, third
z ioor.
.Ways and Means, room 108, first floor,
Albany Elks Plan Home-Coining,
ALBANY. Or.. Jan. .(Speelal.)
The members of Albany Lodge of Elks
are planning a big home-coming night
next Thursday evening, when members
of the local order will be present from
all towns in this vicinity. The mem
hers of the Albany Lodge who reside at
Corvallis are preparing a special pro.
gramme of boxing and music which
they will present. The roll of the en
tire membership tvUI be called and all
will respond with some feature.
Cuba annually imports about
000,000 feet of lumber,
SOO
PORTLAND CHILDREN ARE GUESTS
urn -ira rJ ii H - X v - - . .f-
A CROWD OF" YOUNGSTERS IX FRONT OF THEATER EAGER TO
"Snow "White," one of the most beautiful of all fairy stories, was the motif
The Oregonian was host to several hundred Portland Children at the Peoples Theater yesterday morning. "Snow
White" has been classed" as one of the very highest of children's films, and It was in keeping with the Nation
wide movement for children's programmes, that The Oregonian arranged for the matinee.
Almost all trie cliildren tiad read or
originator, but they were in ecetacles when they saw dainty Marguerite Clarke really live the role of the prin
cess, wliose evil stepmother, the envious queen, caused her so much' sorrow. Then to see the good little prin
cess come into her own at last was too good to be true.
The children from tne Juvenile Oourt. Frazer Detention Home, the Fruit
the Boys' and Girls' Aid Society were honor guests and occupied special sections. To them more than to the rest
the screening of the fairy story meant a great deal.
From time to timo similar matinees
are available.
SEVENTH TERM DUE
. P. Hunt Has Long Record in
Senate-Position.
ELECTION IS UNOPPOSED
Assistant Chief Clerk Has Rival in
Point of Service in W. F. Dra
ger, in House B. S. Wors-ley.-
Is Again in Race.
"When John P. Hunt, of Woodburn,
re-elected assistant chief clerk of
the (Senate, as he will be without op
position, he will begin serving his
seventh successive term In that posi
tion. He first became assistant chief
lerk of the Senate in 1907, and bo ef
ficient and -capable an officer has he
made that he has been re-elected at
every session since, his service also
Including the special session of 1909.
The only desk officer in either house
of the Legislature who rival? him in
point of service is W. F. Drager, chief
clerk of the House. Both began, in the
ame year. 1907, but Mr. Hunt has been
in the same position ever since, while
Mr. Drager was journal clerk of the
House before becoming chief clerk.
Mr. Hunt Is in the insurance busi
ness at Woodburn. He has had some
unusual experience since he got the
assistant chief clerk habit. After the
1911 session, for example, he was re
tained by the Secretary of State to ex
pert the books of the chief clerk at
that session, who had gotten the rec
ords so mixed up it was hard to un
tangle them.
One of the numerous aspirants for
serjeant-at-arms of the House is B.
S. Worsley, of Astoria. He is a farm
er and fruit inspector of Clatsop
County, and has been iecretary of the
Republican County Committee therefor
16 years.
Mr. Woreley was sergeant-at-arms of
the House for four successive sessions
n the '80s and early '90s. He also
served a term as reading clerk.
He Is a veteran of the Civil war,
having served through It as a member
of the Third New Jersey Cavalry.
FUNERAL HALTED BY DEATH
Woman Dies as Husband' Body Ij
En Route to Grave.
DANVILLE. I1L. Jan. 6. As the
funeral cortege of David M. Byerly,
aged 65. was going to a church it was
overtaken by a messenger-with tha in
formation that Mr. Syerly had died a
few minutes after her husband's body
was taken from their home.
Mr. Byerly's burial was postponed
and there will be a double funeral.
WOODMEN, No. 77, INSTALL
V. G. Chessman, Ie Consul Com'
ruander, Makes Address.
New officers of Multnomah Camp
No. 77. Woodmen of the World, were
installed by Dr. A. JC Hlggs, past con-
VETERAN ASSISTANT CHIEF CLERK OF SENATE, WHO HAS
NO OPPOSITION FOR RE-ELECTION, AND ONE OF THE
ASPIRANTS FOR SERGEANT-AT-ARMS OF HOUSE.
. .y M r a.W'J :;
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t John F, Bunt, of Wood born, B. 5. Worsley, of Astoria.
OF THE OREGONIAN AT PRESENTATION" OF "SNOW WHITE." AT
THE PEOPLES THEATER.
heard the story of the beautiful Snow
will be given by Tha Oregonian for the
Vul. at a meeting of the organization
held at the hall. 112 East Sixth street,
Friday night.
Following the installation exercises
there was a fancy drill by the degree
team and an address by V. O. Chess
mann, the new consul commander. C
S. Stowe, the outgoing consul com
mander, also spoke. The remainder of
the night was passed in dancing.
rsew officers are: V. G. Chessman.
consul commander; Richard Deich,
lieutenant; F. Logus. escort: T. T.
Chave, watchman; J. O. Wilson, clerk;
M. D. George, banker; George Ship
ley, manager.
Chairmen of committees were ap
pointed aa follows: Frederick H.
Drake, chairman campaign commit
tee: L. W. Orei publicity committee;
E. H. Bennett, ritualistic committee; T.
J. Kreuder, sickness and distress com
mittee; C. H. Iwing, reception commit
tee. Dr. A. E. Kidd and G. D. Miles were
appointed assistant -escorts.
3 OSTEOPATHS NAMED
XOMIXATIOXS FOR STATE BOARD
MEMBER ARE MADE.
Dra. G. S. Hotalngton, D. D. Young aad
R. B. Xorthrup Chosen Resolu
tion Thanks Dr. F. E. Moore.
The concluding session of the two-
day meeting of the Oregon Osteopathic
Association was held yesterday in the
auditorium of the Morgan building.
Nominations for members of the State
Bqard of Medical Examiners were made
as follows: Dr. G. S. Hoislngton, of
Pendleton; Dr. D. D. Ycng, of McMinn
ville, and Dr. R B. Northrup, of Port
land. One of this number is to be ap
pointed to the Board by tha Governor
next May.
A resolution of thanks was offered
by the association to Dr. F. E. Moore,
the retiring member of the board, for
his efforts during his term In office.
Several aspects t the laws govern
ing medical practice were discussed by
the osteopaths, many of those present
deeming it advisable to advocate cer
tain changes. A petition was adopted
by the meeting whereby the Legisla
ture will be asked to amend the law so
as to permit osteopaths to admlsflster
anesthetics and perform minor opera
tions for which they are qualified by
training.
A feature of the meeting Was Dr.
E. T. Parker's demonstration of re
ducing sacro-iliac subluxations. Dr.
D. D. Young, of McMinnvllle, read a
paper. "Cervical and Dorsal Lesions,"
while "Vaccine Therapy" was discussed
by Dr. R. W. Walton, of Salem.
Albany Baptists Elect Officers.
ALBANY. Or., Jan. 6. (Special-)
The Baptist Church, of this city, held
Its annual meeting last night, electing
the following officers: D. P. Hackle
man, honorasy deacon for life, follow
ing long service as an official of the
church; Herbert Babb. trustee; "W. C
McClain and Otto Bloom, deacons: W.
C. Burkhart, treasurer; H. F. Merrill,
clerk; Raymond Tomlinson, financial
secretary; Allan Banks, Sunday school
superintendent.
Explosion Kills S In "Sleeper.
BIRMINGHAM, Ala., Jan. . Three
persons were killed and several Injured
by the explosion of a gas tank sn
sleeping car of the Southern Railway's
I BlrminghsAn special tonight at Wood-
lawn, a Birmingham suburb. The ex-
I plosion wrecked the car.
SEE THE "MOVIK."
for a children's matinee at which
White, of whom Grimm Is the
and Flower Mission Day Nursery and
children, when good child pictures
PROTEST IS IGNORED
State Senator Wilbur Expects
to Take Seat.
GUARD COMMISSION ISSUE
Other Legislators Say Objection Is
Overcome by Officer's Taking
Leave Daring Session Re
sentment Is Voiced.
HOQD RIVER, Or., Jan. 6 (Special.)
Roy D. Smith, Hood River County
member of the State Republican Cen
tral Committee, left for Portland to
day with the avowed intention, accord
ing to his friends, of going to Salem
Monday to contest before the creden
tials committee the eligibility of
George R. Wilbur as Joint Senator-
elect from Hood River and Wasco
counties.
Senator Wilbur, telephoning from
Portland today, said Mr. Smith's pro
tests can avail him nothing.
Mr. Smith declares that article 2t
ection 10 of tha constitution, providing
that no man holding a lucrative office
Is eligible to the Legislature, bars Mr.
Wilbur because he is Captain of the
Twelfth Company. Coast Artillery
Corps, Oregon National Guard. The
salary of this rank Is (500 per annum.
In his telephone message from Port
land, Senator Wilbur said he has never
received a cent of remuneration from
his participation in tha organization of
tne artillery company.
Nor do I ever expect to receive one
cent ror wnat I have done." said Sen
ator Wilbur. "For us to obtain the
company it was necessary for business
men or this city to back up the young
men in tha formal organization.
"X accepted the Captaincy, not for the
sake of any pay that might be attached.
out mat l might help carry through
tne military organisation. I have de
voted much time to the affairs of the
company that I should have been ap
plying to other work claiming my at
tention." Mr. Smith's activities to unseat tha
senator-elect from Hood River - and
Wasco counties are resented bv manv
Republicans, as well as by Democrats.
benator Wilbur Is a Democrat, '
State Senators who were in Portland
last night were Inclined to believe that
the fact that Senator Wilbur is a Cap
tain in tne Katlonal Guard will not
affect his eligibility to a seat in tha
ben ate.
It was pointed out that the Attorney.
General has held that a militia officer
may obtain a leave from the National
ouara during the period of the Legls-
lature. Conrad P. starrin. Represents.
tlve-elect from Polk County, is Captain
of Company L, Third Infantry, Oregon
National Guard. In Una with the At
torney-General's opinion, he obtained a
leave for 60 days.
Captain Wilbur can adopt the name
course, it was generally believed. There
was no disposition by any Senator to
contest his seat because ha la in the
National Guard.
Senator Wilbur explained last night
that he is only provisional T?aptain in
tha National Guard and is not on the
pay list. To settla any question of
his eligibility however, he presented
his resignation to Major W. W. Wilson,
Acting Adjutant-General.
General Wilson declined to accept
it, but gave Senator Wilbur a 60-day
leave.
WOMAN HELD AS FUGITIVE
Canadian Charged With passport
Frauds Is Sentenced.
PATERSON. N. J.. Jan. 6. Mrs. Rosina
Aquino Redo, sarrested here last. night
on a Canadian government warrant in
connection with alleged passport frauds
whereby, it was said, many men of
military age had been' enabled to leave
Canada and come to this country, today
was committed to the County Jail for
SO days as a fugitive from Justice.
Vlncenzo Gandia, who was taken In
custody at the same time on a similar
charge, was ordered detained for five
days. Mrs. Redo is said to be the wife
of a wealthy candy manufacturer of
Montreal.
Lawyer Succeeds Pastor Russell.
NEW YORK, Jan. '. Joseph F.
Rutherford, of this city, was today
elected president of tha Watch Tower
Bible and Tract Society, succeeding the
lata Rev. Charles T. Russell, who was
widely known as Pastor Russell. Mr.
Rutherford formerly .was a lawyer.
29TH LEGISLATURE
WILL OPEN MONDAY
With Chief Contests Seeming
ly Settled, Quick Organ
ization Is Likely.
MANY- MEASURES' PENDING
Coming Session at Salem Will Be
Called On to Draft "Bone-Dry"
Law, Road Code and Other
Important Legislation.
(Continued From First P.)
arrd custom usually gives the honor to
a holdover. It is possible that Senator
C. L. Hawley, Senator H. von den
Hellen or Senator Walter A. Dimick
will be chosen as temporary presi
dent. AH three - are holdovers who
have been in the Senate several ses
sions. In the House W. F. Drager, the vet
eran chief clerk, probably will call
thnt krnnph tt fii-Hotv
After the election of President and
Speaker, and completion of organiza
tion of both branches by the election
of the various desk clerks, the Senators
will come into the House chamber to
listen to the reading of the Governor's
message.
Announcement of committees prob
ably will be made at the opening of
the afternoon session, and then various
resolutions may be introduced. There
Is likely also to be a scramble for the
honor of introducing tne nrst Dill.
Senator B. L. Eddy, of Rosaburg. has
three Joint memorials to Congress deal
ing with the National prohibition ques
tion, that he has announced ne will
present in the Senate for immediate
consideration by both houses on the
first day of tha session.
National Prohibition to Be Urged.
One of these memorials - petitions
Congress to enact a National pronibi
tion law. The others ask for a law
barring the mails to liquor advertise
ments and law to make tha District of
Columbia dry.
The coming Legislature will deal with
many important questions. one in
which there is universal Interest is a
measure making effective and other
wise fortifying the bone-dry prohlbl
tion amendment to the constitution
adopted by the people at the November
general election.
There is no question tnat tne legis
lature will pass such a measure, but
there is a question as to how stringent
it will make the law.
Soma of tha radical prohibitionists
are expected to Insist that this measure
go further than prohibiting lmporla
tion of liquor for beverage purposes,
as provided in the bone-dry amend
ment carried by the people, ana for
bid Its possession as wen. bucn a re
striction would carry with it the right
of search of premises where It was
suspected that liquor was concealed.
Contest Is In Sight.
There will be a fight on this pro
vision,-if it is inserted in the measure.
There will Also be opposition by some
legislators to passing any prohibition
measure with an emergency clause for
the purpose of preventing a referen
dum against It.
Other Important measures pretty sure
to come before the Legislature Include
the following:
Proposed amendment to the teachers
tenure In office law, now effective only
In Multnomah County but applicable to
other counties when their population
reaches 20.000. Tha Portland schooi
Board has prepared a bill increasing
the probationary period for- teachers
from two to four years, authorizing the
Board to dismiss women teachers I
they marry, empowering tha Board to
transfer teachers and principals at its
discration, and making it easier to dis
miss teachers than at present, Tha
Portland teachers have organized to
defeat this bill and will fight any
amendment to the tenure In office law,
Though it applies only to Multnomah
County at present, legislators from otn
er counties ara evidencing deep tn
terest in the situation. Their view o
it probably will be tha deciding factor.
Road Coda la Prepared.
A new road code a proposed coda
prepared as a model by the Federal
Government will be submitted to tb
Legislature. A fight is brewing on
that section of the proposed code that
makes the state engineer a member o
the State Highway Commission, be
cause of opposition to John H. Lewis,
present state engineer. It Is not unlike
ly that a measure will ba Introduced
abolishing tha office of state engineer.
Proposed increase in the license fees
for automobiles, all sums received from
licenses to go into the state road fund.
This proposal has met with general
favor, the only difference of opinion
being as to the amount of the increase.
A flat rate of SO cents per horsepowe
on all automobiles, with an additional
tax on auto trucks, because they ara
especially severe on roads, seems to ba
considered a good basis to work from.
Insnrance Law to Be Vp.
A new insurance code. The need of
amendment of tha present code has
been discussed in previous Legislature
and at the 1916 session a special com
mlttee was named to draw up a new
coda. This resulting code was drawn
up after many hearings before all par
ties concerned and seems to have me
with general satisfaction. A few de
tails remain to ba settled, but other
wise the- code is expected to be adopted
with virtually no opposition.
A law creating a state flra marshal
Success of the tire prevention campaign
in Portland has led tha Insurance com
panies to ask for a state flra marshal
to carry on similar work through tb
state. Tha bill is modeled after law
that are successful In other states. N
appropriation is asked, expenses of th
fire marshal and his office being met
by the Insurance companies. som
amendments in the law as prepared
will ba asked in the Legislature, nota
bly one to the effect that the stat
never will be asked to appropriate an
money for the office, but the measure
as a whole la being well received.
Juvenile Coort Bill Prepared.
Measure prepared by Mrs. Alva
Lee Stephens, president of the Multno
mah County Council of Parent-Teache
Associations, to abolish the present Ju
venile Court in Multnomah County and
create a Bureau of Juvenile and Pa
rental Relations of state-wide scope.
Among the arguments made by Mrs.
Stephens for this measure are that it
will take Juvenile Court work out of
politics and tha Jurisdiction of a crim
inal code and put them under a bureau
composed of scientific educators.
trained in child welfare work. Head
quarters of the proposed bureau woul
be in Portland. The bureau would be
composed of three members, one of
them a woman, all of whom must have
had education in child welfare work.
No state appropriation is asked, fund
now spent in Multnomah County for
tha Juvenile court to be diverted, bow
aver, to the proposed bureau and other
counties to pay cost of juvenile work
la their borders.
Church Property Tax I'p.
A companion measure is a bill also
prepared by. Mrs, Stephen creating a
state public school for foundlings and
dependent children now cared for
under state appropriation, at private
institutions. The . proposed school
would be situated In Multnomah Coun
ty and would be built on the cottage
plan, with trained educators in charge.
An annual appropriation of $75,000 is
asked.
A measure to tax church properties.
Such a bill is understood to be in
course of preparation. Obviously, it
will provoke warm discussion if in
troduced. A. measure providing for establish
ment of state normal schools at Ash
land and at Pendleton and providing
for their support by a millage tax.
The Legislature will be asked to sub
mit such a measure to the people 'at
the next general election.
Fight t Be Revived.
Closing of Rogue River to commer
cial fishermen. This aged fight will
be -revived In the coming Legislature,
and with It will be other fishing meas
ures. Sportsmen of Jackson County ara
behlng the Rogue River bill and it will
be bitterly fought, as usual, from all
present Indications.
Another fishing bill likely to be in
troduced is one closing the Willamette
Kiver to commercial fishermen. This,
iso, is an old issue revived. Intro
duction of these measures may lead to
retaliatory measures by the commer
clal fishing interests and a renewal
11 along the line of the free-for-all
sning squabble common to most ses
ions. The usual outcome is a com
promise all around that leaves mat
ters about as they were to begin with.
Game Law Chang Urged.
A change in the state game laws.
lopping off two weeks from the deer
hunting season. This is on the recom
mendation of the State Fish and Game
Commission, which also will ask an
ncrease of 60 cents In fishing and
hunting licenses and an increase of $1
n combination licenses. Fishing or
hunting licenses now cost $1 each and
combination licenses $2. The Commis-
lon will also ask that women no
longer be exempted from having to pay
for fisbing and hunting licenses.
A. measure to put irrigation bonds
on the same basis as municipal bonds.
Tha bill will provide that irrigation
bonds shall be accepted as security at
banks on a parity with municipal
bonds.
A. measure requiring trust companies
to put up $50,000 with the state
security fund.
Women's Jury Law Proposed.
A measure granting community prop-
rty rights to women. Under a com
munity property law, women would
lose their dower right, but would have
half interest in all money or prop
erty acquired by tha husband after
their marriage. Property heldxby the
husband or prior to marriage, or ac
quired by him through inheritance,
would not come under this provision.
A Jury law for women. Borne form
of woman jury law will be introduced.
It remains to be settled whether it
will'make Jury duty compulsory or op
tional with women.
Revision of tha election laws. A
measure will be introduced with a
view to eliminating some of the many
elections in Oregon, with their at-
endar.t heavy expense.
Measure increasing the salaries of
Multnomah County Commissioners
from $150 per month to $250 per
month. Such a measure will prob
ably require that under the increased
salary. Commissioners must devote all
their time to county affairs and give
up outside business connections.
Measure appropriating $25,000 a year
for advertising to bring tourist travel
to the state. This appropriation will
be asked to enable Oregon to co-operate
with Washington and British Co-
umbia in a campaign to give the
Northwest a larger share of tourist
traffic and its benefits.
And there will be many others. But
these are the principal proposed meas
ures now under discussion.
BUFFALO BILL IS SINKING
COLOXEL CODY'S RECOVERY IS
DOIVTFI'L, BAYS PHYSICXtS,
Famous Scoot of Frontier Days, Re
dared In Fortune, Is Belns lsken
Back to Denver.
GLEN WOOD SPRINGS. Colo.. Jan.
Colonel W. F. Cody (Buffalo Bill) left
here tonight for Denver. Physicians
said his condition was critical and re
covery doubtful. Accompanying him on
his return to Denver, which he left a
few days ago, are his sister, his phy
sician and a nurse.
Colonel Cody Is 71 years old. Re
duced in fortunes through tha loss of
his Wild West Show, he has been plan
ning at various times since his illness
began, a month ago. to organize a new
exhibition with a large number of
horses. Indians and cowboys to repeat
the triumphs of his earlier life.
It Is said that in addition to a bron
chial affection, arising from a severe
cold, the Colonel's kidneys ara seri
ously affected.
LEADVILLE. Colo.. Jan. 6. Colonel W.
F. Cody passed through Leadvllla at
8:30 tonight. He was sitting up at the
time and said he was feeling much bet
ter.
He recalled that nine years ago he
had been in Leadvllle and dedicated a
monument which he bad erected at his
own expense to his old scouting part
ner. John Omahundro (Texas Jack)
who Is burled here.
$20,000 CLUB PROPOSED
OREGON CITY'S SUPPORT CHANGES
PLANS FOR S.-VOOO BUILDING.
Thoroughly Equipped Quarters Arc to
Be Provided and Churches Are
Helping In Campaign.
OREGON CITY. Or., Jan. 6. fSpe
clal.) So encouraged ara tha officers
of tha Oregon City Young People s In
stltute with the promisea of support
given for a thoroughly equipped club
house they met today and made new
plans, including the raising of $20,000
Instead of $oouo, as originally planned
Support from country districts, as
well as from Oregon City, has been as
sured. The 12 Sunday school classes of
the Baptist Church alone have promised
to raise $5000, and other of tha local
churches are expected to stand as
squarely behind tha project. Many per
sons not Identified with any of the lo
cal churches, have volunteered their
support.
With $30,000 the Institute expects to
bulhf and equip a building that will
compare with any Y. M. C A. structure
or similar building in a town this size
in tha state. A committee already is
gathering information which will be
put to use in planning the building.
which will be much larger and bette
equipped than at first planned.
Auto Driver Arrested.
James Davdlson, an electrician, was
arrested last night by Motorcycle Fa
trolmen Tully and Morris and charged
with driving an automobile while in
toxicated. The policemen reported tha
Mr. Davidson's automobile had collided
with a machine owned by Miss Grac
O'Neill. 491 East Fifteenth street North
Miss O'Neill's automobile was parked
in front of her home. Both cars were
damaged.
PIANIST IS GREAT
Lester Donahue Fairly Hyp
notizes Concert Hearers.
ARTISTRY IS SURPRISING
Recital Is Given at Multnomah Ho
tel Under Auspices of MacDowell
Club Young Musician. Un
spoiled by Triumph.
Br JOSEPH MACQUEEN.
In estimating the worth of Lester
Donahue, the young American pianist,
who appeared yesterday in recital at
tha' Multnomah Hotel ballroom, under
the auspices of the MacDowell Club,
and under the management of Wlnton
& Livingstone, It is profitable to spec
ulate how far along the path of piano
artistry this slender-looking lad of
23 years may travel.
Mr. Donahue fairly hypnotized his
audience. composed principally of
women, yesterday.
"He plays like an angel." said one
elderly woman, softly, and her com
panions nodded assent.
As a matter of critical fact. Mr. Don
ahue played with magnificent artistry,
surprising for one of his years and
short musical experience. A whirlwind
of applause greeted tha conclusion of
each of his eight solos.
Bauer Prophecr Recalled.
The first time young Harold Bauer.
Piano virtuoso, played in this city, ho
showed such amazinc mastery of tech
nique and power to create beautiful
tone that, at the first blush, his friends
aid: "Mr. Bauer is one of the great
est living pianists. He is so eir'terf
now that he can never expect to better
his technique, his playing. He is in
a. class in which he is king."
a tew years passed, and in the inter
val young Mr. Bauer, studied, worker!
sought wise counsel, found new musi
cal Inspirations and polished his al-
reaay great powers of interpretation.
In consequence, when Mr. Bauer played
next in this city it was a mature pi
anist who faced his delighted audience,
and ha won greater laurels than ever
to the great surprise of the earlier
prophets.
So Mr. Donahue can be expected to
come back to us some time with n.
better, mature artistry. He will dream
and paint more. He Is great in Jan
uary, 1917. Wait. say. until Janu
ary. 1920.
Playing Dreamy. Then KIcry.
Mr. Donahue Dlavs with r.nin
dreamy poetry. Next moment, he is a
fiery, dyamic force. He makes you
think of the restless ocean, slowlv but
surely creating a tempest. How tha
waves crash suddenly on the rocks.
Hammers ring. Then the tempest
slackens. The sky Is blue and th air
balmy. The mind picture is Mr. Dona
hue bending over the piano keva.
almost crouching as h3 creates soft.
wblspery effects, like songs of little
birds.
Mr. Donahue played an unusual pro
gramme from the works of Bach
d' Albert. Brahms. . Debussy, Dohanby.
MacDowell and Liszt. It was one of
the most splendid piano recitals of a
musical experience. Those who at
tended it felt as if they bad been to a
shrine. Mr. Donahue plays tn Spokane
tomorrow and Tuesday night, and then
he and his friend. Tom Dobson. leaves
for the East.
And with it alL trlumnh and every
thing, young Mr. Donahue, artist, is
unspoiled, sane and sensible.
WRITING CRANK ARRESTED
Threats Against Federal Officials Is
Charged.
DOUGLAS. Ariz., Jan. 6. James H.
Gibbina, alleged to have escaped from
tha State Insane Asylum at Troy, I. Y
and said to have been writing threaten
ing letters to various members of tha
Federal Government at Washington,
was taken Into custody here by a spe
cial agent of the Treasury Department
Thursday and taken to Tombstone to
day, to be examined by a commission
to determine his sanity.
Since coming to Douglas two weeks)
tro Glbblns was said to have written
numerous letters to the Treasury De
partment, saying he was pursued by
enemies who were trying to kill him.
In a recent letter he threatened that
he would "come to Washington and
take matter in his own hands," if some
thing was not done to relieve him from
tha strain he said ha could stand no
longer.
ECLIPSE IS DUE TONIGHT,
Moon Will Re Totally Obscured for
Hour und 29 Minutes.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 6. A total
eclipse of the moon, visible through
out the United States, and the first of
seven eclipses to occur during 1917. will
begin Sunday night at 12:50 A M..
Eastern time, according to officials of .
tha Naval Observatory. At that hour
the moon will first come in contact
with the earth's shadow, and at 2 A M.
it will be. entirely within the shadow.
For one hour and 29 minutes the total
eclipse will continue, and then th
moon will begin to leave the shadow,
finally coming into full light at
4:39 A. M.
This year's eclipses of the sun and
moon will ba the greatest number pos
sible in any one year. Not since 1787
have as many taken place, ard a like
ocurrenoe will not again be seen until
1982.
CANNIBAL ISLE EXPLORED
Harvard Scientist and Two Others
First Ylitcs to Traverse Land.
HONOLULU. T. H.. Jan. 6. Dr. Will
iam W. Mann, a scientist of Harvard
University, who arrived here today
from the South Seas on the liner Ma
kura. Is taking back to Cambridge rec
ords of an Interesting visit to the in
terior of an island populated by un
tamed savages.
With two British officials Dr. Mann
crossed the island of Malaita of tha
Solomon group. They were the frst
white men. he said, that ever went
through the cannibal country.
J. Trcssler Laid at Rest.
The funeral of Jonathan Tressler
was held at Finley's chapel yester
day. Rev. L. R. Dyott officiating. Th
pallbearers were: C W. Grlerson. N. P.
Tomlinson, Charles Brown. A. K. Cur
rier, W. D. WembercauEt and P. Lar
sen. Interment wasT at Rlverview Cem
etery. Roosevelt's Companion Killed.
LONDON. Jan. $. Captain Frederick
Courtney Selous, author and hunter,
who accompanied Theodore Roosevelt
on his hunting expedition in IPOS, has
been killed In action in East Africa..