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TIIE SUNDAY OREGOXIAX, PORTLAND, JANUARY 14, 1017.
LEGISLATURE READY
FOR SERIOUS WORK
Both Houses Have Good Start.
Volume of Bills Is Less
Than Last Session.
IMPORTANT MEASURES DUE
Prohibition, Insurance and Military
legislation to Come Up Tills
Week Real Desire for
Economy Prevails.
ETATE CAPITOU Salem. Or., Jan. IS.
(Special.) After a more or less des
ultory five-day grind the 29th legisla
tive assembly finds itself well organized
to proceed with the serious business
that Is sure to present itself during the
next five weeks.
Both hotises have made a good start,
although the volume of legislation pro
posed in the House is not near as heavy
as in previous years. Only 64 bills are
on the House calendar, and 68 on the
Senate calendar, compared with 102 in
the House and 49 in the Senate two
years ago.
Speaker Stanfield has been urging
the House members to hasten with their
bills. Not that he wants them to swell
them in numbers, but if the boys are
going to introduce them anyway he
wants them in and out of the way be
fore the time of the House is taken up
with third readings and incidental dis
cussions. The Senate has needed no such en
couragement or coaching, as the num
ber of bills on the north side of the
lobby is slightly greater now than at
this time of the last session.
Prohibition Bill Due.
None of the important measures that
are sure to come up have yet made
their appearance. The prohibition bill
is due early next week; the Insurance
bill and the military bill also will come
in some time next week.
The road legislation also Is waiting.
Each house, however, Is entertaining a
bill designed to provide state funds to
match the Federal appropriation of
$1,800,000 for Oregon roads. These
measures are entirely independent of
the general programme for Btate road ,
Improvements.
The committees of the two houses are
following a new course this year, sort
of a reversal of previous practices, and
it is proving to be a decided improve
ment The committees ar) considering
the proposed legislation in advance of
Its introduction. This is true of the
military committee, the insurance com
mittee and, to a certain extent, the
alcoholic traffic committee. It always
has been the practice of the ways and
means committee to discuss appropria
tions before the bills providing for
thm have been introduced.
Saving; of Time Expected.
It is believed that by this course
time will be saved on the floor of
the two houses. When the insurance
code, the military code, the prohibi
tion bill and some of the road bills
come before the, House and Senate the
committee members will be fully in
formed on them and will be able to
advise other members.
Two bills will be up for third read
ing in the house on Monday. They are
House Bill, No. 6, by Bowman, regulat
ing disposition of stray animals, and
House Bill. No. 10, by the Deschutes
county delegation, fixing the time for
holding court in the Eighteenth judi
cial district.
The memorials to Congress asking
for national prohibition and a law
prohibiting the circulation of liquor
advertising through the mails also will
be before the House for final passage
on Monday, and doubtless will be
given a heavy favorable vote as was
done with the District of Columbia
memorial last Monday.
Obviously, the appropriation pro
gramme will be the subject of most
serious and most extended discussion
in each house. The six per cent, tax
amendment already is causing ways
and means members considerable
worry. There seems to be a genuine
desire on the part of the entire legisla
tion to practice real economy.
GIRL PAGES TAKE PLACES IN WORLD OF WOMEN'S RIGHTS.
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MISS MARIE BRIGGS. MISS RUTH M. JOXES..
STATE CAPITOL, Salem. Or.. Jan. 13. (Special.) This being the era of women's rights, with girl ushers in the
theaters, women members of the Legislature and a woman elected to Congress, it's quite in keeping with the times
that there should be a girl page in each house of the Oregon Legislature.
Miss Marie Briggs, of Salem, is the girl page in the House. She is 18 years old and a graduate of the Salem
High School. Miss Briggs is a daughter of H. L. Briggs, and it Is her ambition to go to college and qualify herself
for teacher in physical culture. She likes her position as page and is happy in the work.
Miss Ruth M. Jones, the girl page in the 8enate, is 17 years old, but would be taken for 14 if somebody hadn't
given away the secret. She is a senior in the Salem High School, where she Is taking a classical course preparatory
to entering college. She is also an accomplished musician. She was born and reared in Salem.
ties was 11638 and the work has been
done for $793. The cost of trenching,
25 per cent of which has been com
pleted, was estimated at $19,660 for
that 25 per cent and the work has been
done for $14,676.
CAMAS COUNCIL AT PEACE
Socialist Administration Does Busi
ness Without Further Trouble.
CAMAS, Wash., Jan. 13. (Special.)
At an adjourned session of the City
Council last night to fill the Third
Ward vacancy, A. C. Allen, president of
the Commercial Club, was elected with
only two opposing votes. Mayor Clark,
Socialist, appointed the following offi
cers, who were confirmed by the
Council without opposition: Dr. R. W.
Armstrong, health officer; A. L. Shum
way, city engineer; Kelley Loe, police
judge, and B. M. Faler, chief of police.
The two latter officials are Socialists.
Considerable routine work was ac
complished last night and the peaceful
session surprised the 50 visitors who
expected a resumption of Tuesday's
Btrife, when the initial session of the
Socialist administration wps adjourned
in the midst of the order oi business.
SILENT HUSBAND SUED
Ruth Hanson Says Cannery Fore
man Refuses to Talk to Her.
OREGON CITT. Or., Jan. 13 (Spe
cial.) Frank Hanson, a foreman in the
plant of the American Can Company In
Portland, is defendant in a divorce suit
filed by Ruth Hanson in the Clackamas
County Circuit Court Friday on the
grounds of cruelty. They were mar
ried September 28. 1908, in Portland.
Mrs. Hanson charges that her hus
band ignored her, that he would not
talk to her or treat her as his com
panion. Portland attorneys also filed these
suits: Grace A. Cash against Charles
T. Cash, married January 1, 1899, at
Duluth, Minn., charge cruelty; Clara A.
Carter against Walter F. Carter, mar
ried at Pottersville, Nev., December 23,
1894, charge cruelty; Margaret Stolta
against Joseph D. Stoltz. married June
22, 1898, in Portland, charge cruelty.
CATHOLIC ORDER INSTALLS
Mount Angel Foresters Declared
Hard-Working Court.
MT. ANGEL, Or.. Jan. 13. (Special).
At the regular meeting held this
week the Mountain Angel Women's
Catholic Order of Foresters installed
their officers for the coming year.
This society is one of the most active
and hard working courts of the state
The following officers were Installed:
Chief Ranger, Gertrude Keber; Vice
Ranger, Monica Ebner: Recording
Secretary, May Sessler; Financial, T
Donhattes; Treasurer, Mary Travlss;
trustees, Elizabeth Saalfield, Mary
Schwab ana M. Komp; Conductors,
Teresa Mattl and Teresa May; Sentin
els, Christina Bronkey and Rose Hes
sing.
STATE GETS OIL FEES
Washington Supreme Court Holds
Inspection Law Valid.
OLYMPIA. Wash.. Jan. 13. (Special.)
Through a decision of the State Su
preme Court today the State Depart
ment of Agriculture realizes a cash ac
cumulation of $70,000, which will be
turned'lnto the state treasury. The de
fendant also is confirmed in its right
to Inspect Standard Oil coming into the
state under a fixed scale of fees.
Through its attorneys, Richard A.
Ballinger and Judge Alfred Battle, the
Standard Oil Company attacked the
constitutionality of the inspection on
the ground that it amounted to an ille
gal tax through far exceeding the
actual cost of inspection; that it in
terfered with Interstate commerce, and
was in reality an imposition of Import
duty by the state.'
By today's decision the company loses
on all counts and a continuation of the
inspection Is retained. Receipts from
Standard Oil fees for the last year have
been paid into court pending final de
cision of the case.
DAY LABOR! PLAN PAYS
Several Thousand Dollars Saved on
Aberdeen Water System.
ABERDEEN, Wash., Jan. 13. (Spe
cial.) The use Of day labor In building
Aberdeen's big new water system thus
far has proved successful. City Engi
neer L. X). Kelsey having completed
half the work at a cost considerably
under the bide of construction compa
nies. Mayor Phillips and members of
the Council are pleased with Mr. lvel
sey's success and believe thai be will
complete the project at a pricoconsia
erably below the best bid offered.
The estimated cost of clearing and
errubbinir the right of way thus far
cleared and grubbed was $23,398 and
Mr. Kelsey has spent only i.64s. x
estimated coat of building danger tres
BIG SAVING PLANNED
Senator Barrett Introduces
Consolidation Bill.
MORE ECONOMY POSSIBLE
POTATO COURSE OFFERED
Experts Are to Tell Farmers How
to Cultivate Important Crop.
OREGON AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE,
Corvallis, Jan. 13. (Special.) A com
plete course in potato production will
be given at the Oregon Agricultural
College between January 15 and Jan
uary 24, as a part of the farmers'
short course, which is in session at the
college this month.
A series of ten lectures will be given.
in which many interesting problems,
such as the best variety to grow, when
to plant, how to plant, number of eyes
to use per hill, method of cultivation.
harvesting, marketing and the hill-to-
row method of seed improvement will
be treated.
Professor G. R. Hyslop, Professor M.
B. McKay and Professor A. L. Lovett
will lecture.
Proposed Acts Also Would Eliminate
Clerks, Says Author, WTio Says
Purpose Is to Start Move
Toward Action.
SALEM. Or., Jan. 13. (Special.)
Sonator Barrett, who introduced the
five consolidation billa held over from
last session, estimates that the bills
contain a sufficient number of con
solidations and eliminations to effect a
saving of $64,800 to the state. He
points out these savings as follows:
re-rt Land Board. 500. Industrial Wel
fare Commissaion, appropriations made and
asked, $,000. Industrial Accident Commis
sion, savings in salary of two Commission
ers, Jll.OOO. Boards of Regents for all
state educational Institutions, salary list
by old Board, $1'700. The greatest saving
here, however, Senator Barrett states, will
be in the business administration. Tax
Commisssion, estimated saving. $15,000. Cor
poration ana insurance commission consol
idation, savings on salary llfet alone. $10,000.
This total of $64,800. Mr. Barrett says.
Is on the face of the bills alone, but he
sees in consolidating and in doing away
with the duplication of work a great
chance for saving in eliminating clerks.
in using the clerks to their fullest ex
tent at various times of the year when
otherwise they might be idle, and in
the general decreased cost of main
tenance which he says will surely fol
low the adoption of the bills in question.
Bills Drawn Two Tears Ago.
"I Introduced the bills more or less
hurriedly to get them before the com
mittees as soon as possible. The bills
were drawn up two years ago by a good
lawyer, who went over them carefully,"
said Senator Barrett.
'It is possible that some of the con
ditions that existed .two years ago do
not apply now. But I made no effort
to go over the bills and revamp them,
but gathered them together as they
were when they came from the consol
idation committee of the 1915 session
and introduced them as soon as given
an opportunity.
I expect the Dills to be gone over
carefully by the committees. If there
is any manner in which they may be
amended to make them more workable,
or better bills, I certainly shall net ob
ject to any such amendments.
Economies Are Desired.
"I am desirous, and I believe the
greater number, if not all, of the mem
bers of the Legislature are eager to see
some sort of economies effected by do
ing away with the duplication of work
ASTORIA ASKS ROAD FUNDS
State Aid Sought to Complete Suri
facing of Columbia Highway.
ASTORIA. Or.. Jan. 13. (Special.)
At a meeting of citizens this afternoon
a committee headed by Mayor Harley
was appointed to urge the Legislature
to set aside a portion of the state road
funds for surfacing the Columbia River
Highway leading from this city toward
Portland.
Clatsop County has graded the por
tion of this highway lying within its
limits, but has no money for paving.
The assertion was made that unless
the state comes to the rescue by pro
viding the funds needed to complete
the Improvement, much of the work
already done will be lost, as the grade
will soon be destroyed by the elements
Counties to Provide Free Ferry.
KELSO, Wash.. -Jan. 13. (Special).
tjounty commissioners Lane, Laugh
lin and Mauer, of Cowlitz Countv.
made a trip of inspection to Pekin
on the Lewis River below Woodland
where Cowlits and Clarke Counties
will establish a free ferry across the
river for people living along the
Lewis. River bottoms. Following the
visit to this point the Commissioners
went to Reno, where they inspected a
proposed cut-off which will throw the
highway back from the river. Further
up the Lewis River at Yale. Cowlitz
and Clark Counties will unite in the
construction of a new steel bridge this
summer.
'There are many women sailors
among the Finns and Norwegians,
which n.o doubt exists in many of the
state boards and commissions.
"I am satisfied that with the bills in
troduced a great saving may result, but
I am anxious that the committees go
over them carefully and If they need
amending in any manner, amend them
so as to give the state the most ef
ficient service that can be given for
the least amount of expenditure. That
was the sole purpose in drafting the
bills ad that is why I am anxious to
see legislation of this sort come to a
head and be enacted at this session."
ANNUAL TO BE PUBLISHED
Mt. Angel Alumni Work on Issue to
Be Keady in March.
ST. BENEDICT. Or.. Jan. 13 (Spe
cial.) The Mount Angel alumni are
busy working on the Alumni Annual,
which they will publish next March.
The Annual Is edited and put out en
tirely by the older students. It is being
headed by Rev. Fr. Basil Schieber, O. S.
B., president-of the college.
An essential feature of the magazine
will be the listing of names, occupa
tions and addresses of the more promi
nent students since the organization of
the college in 1887. The Annual will
be featured with several cuts of the
graduating" classes of the arly '90s.
The Price
of Health'
is
SOUND
TFFTH
DR. B. E. WRIGHT
Every day we read where some
eminent medical authority warns
the public that most of our ills,
such as rheumatism, etc., are
caused by bad teeth.
Pyorrhea, a disease which infects
the gums, creates a breeding sta
tion for all germs.
Don't neglect your mouth an
other day. Expert dental service
will place your mouth in perfect
condition, even to the cure of pyor
rhea, which at one time was con
sidered incurable.
My 20 years' experience is at
your disposal at moderate prices.
The time is now delay is dan
gerous. .
Ialnlesj Extraction of Teeth
DR.B.E.WRIGHT
NorfTiwent Corner of Sixth and
WaxhiiiRton. Xorthwest Biilldingr.
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Office Hours 8 A. M. to 6 P. M.
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Your good judgment in patronizing the spe
cialty stores not only assists in restoring
Portland realty values, but directly benefits
the community.
The January
Clearance Sale
of Furniture
FLOOR COVERINGS, DRAPERY AND
UPHOLSTERY MATERIALS AND
INTERIOR DECORATIONS
of this store is of particular interest and ad
vantage for these important reasons:
PRICES HERE ARE ALWAYS BASED ON
LOW-RENT LOCATION.
EVERY ARTICLE (excepting a very few con
tract goods) IS ENTERED IN THIS, OUR
ONLY SALE OF THE YEAR. QUALITY IS
PREDOMINANT HERE.
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Tom Forman. On this
same programme at The
Peoples ever-interesting;
Paramount Pictographs,
touching; a variety of
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Six years of unfaltering
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Peoples its present great
popularity. Coming:
House Peters and Myrtle
Stedman in "The Happi
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"Aid the Law Says
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is the unusual title of an unusual camera-drama dealing with
capital punishment, which begins a 4-day showing today at the
"house of hits" The Star Theater. The star is Richard
Bennett, ever remembered for his striking role in "Damaged
Goods." The law says : "An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth,
a murder for a murder." Is it always right? Was Former
Governor West'streatment of convicted men in Oregon best,
after all? See the answer in this masterplay of soul-stirring
force. Also
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For the benefit of the thousands in Portland who
were unable to see "The Rink," we present this
greatest of all new Chaplin comedies as an added
feature to "And the Law Says" a drama that will
be the sensation of the town; a comedy that has
already broken attendance records.
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Coming: "Immediate Lee"
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