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THE SUNDAY OREGOXIAX, PORTLAND JAXTART 12, 1919. 7 1919 LEGISLATURE MEETS TOllOlfV Organization Expected to Be Perfected Promptly. TUESDAY MESSAGE DAY Reconstruction, Education, Labor, Taxation and Highway Bills to Demand Attention. EALEM. Or.. Jan. 11. (Special.) The ' iilvanct guard or the 30th Oregon Leg islative Assembly. which convenes ilondajr, has arrived, and the stage 1 an-t (or what promises to be one of the DOft important sessions of that body ever held. A a umber of the members, and a email squad of prospective clerks. have landed on the scene and are en cortced in the quarters they expect to occupy during- the next several weeks, -while the legislative halls have been placed in pick-and-paa condition for tiie- legislative fray. The all-absorbing tople prior to the meeting Just no weeema to be whethe or not the Legislature will delay Its lawmaking- activities to allow a waning of the Influenza epidemic which has been sweeping the city, with the hope that the situation will be made safer for democracy. Opinion here seems to be that the Legislature will throw safe- f-uards around itself by stringent regu i-iuor.-s as to crowds in the lobbies, cor ridors and spectators benches, and will proceed to business without delay. Ex pressions are heard that the eituatton here Is probably no worse than in other parts of the slate, having been thrown more into the limelight becauee of the prospective gathering of the legis lator. and that there will be little dis ponttton on the part of the members to fro home to await an uncertain time -when the epidemic may be under full control here. Little Delay Expected. Organization of the Legislature Is expected to be accomplished with lit t.e delay. Selection of the President of the Senate and Speaker of the House Is ail over but the voting, and It is probable that a short time after convening the permanent organization will be perfected. Although speed will be attained in thai regard, there Is little likelihood that the Governor's message will be beard before Tuesday afternoon, the customary time for the legislators to meet in Joint session in the Hall of Representatives to hear the recommendations to be offered by the chief executive. The message will be read by him as usual No particu lar arrangements have ben made for an escort for the executive, although It has been customary for members of the general staff to be on hand to cort him from bis offices to the ros trum, where the message is delivered. Immediately it la expected that the ession will get down to business. Little delay Is contemplated in the announce ment of the selection of committees because selection of the President and Speaker was virtually an accomplished fact several weeks ago. Seymour Jones, who will be speaker, has hinted that there will be small delay on his part. Announcement of the committeeships may be made In the afternoon of the first day. If this is done, the two houses can go to work with a bang nn Wednesday morning and by the first of next week there will be a sufficient grtet of bills introduced to keep the committees working iriffhta. Latter ITecramsae Oatliaed. Predictions which have heretofore been made as to the outstanding legls iatlon that is likt-ly to develop may rtand with little enlargement. Since lormer forecastj were made from her. the labor programme has been outlined by the Slate federation at Portland and the proposal for a State Eureau of Markets has come up and reached a concrete form. one or the eariievt moves, it Is ex pected. will be developed with .the in troductlon of a resolution for the rati firation of the National prohibition amendment, senator B. I- Kddy. o Roseburc. already has a resolution pre pared which he will hove In early in the session, probably as early as be Kiven permission to send it to the desk. It is likely, however, that he will not be alone in this, and other members may endeavor to seek to have the honor of fathering the resolution providing Jot the ratification of this Federal aonendment- Jt is certain there will be no rocrastt ration about the passage of the re sol u (ion. as legislators are anxious that Uregon should be one of the 36 states to ratify the amendment and wish to let no chances develop that the 36-mark my be passed before Oregon has chance to register its affirmative vote, Opposition to this measure will be vir tualty niL if there Is any at all. al though it is considered barely possible that one or two members who have held strong prejudices on the liquor ques tion may register a verbal protest against ratification of the amendment. Reeeaatrwetloa Plaas La Denbt. little more In a tangible-way toward reconstruction legislation has devel oped than has been outlined in the past. That there will be a great grist of euch legislation proposed, in all sorts, und shapes and forms, is as certain as is the fact that there will be a Legls Jature. but It has been Impossible so far to place a finger on any definite, co-ordinated, concrete programme that has been scheduled. The boys a-ener ally seem to be waiting- for a good get away before they voice their definite ideas along the subject. Along with these reconstruction plans will come the proposals of the consolidation commission the propos als relative to workmen's compensa tlon and the proposed compulsory fea ture with abolition of state aid. as well HE DARKENED HIS GRAY HAIR They laed Call tllaa. Craadpai New Tkey Call lllaa Kid. Telia How He Did It. Mr. J. A. McCrea, a well-known res! dent of San Kranclsco. who was called laddy and Grandpa on account 'of his white hair, and who darkened It with a simple home-made mixture, recently inaae tne touowing statement: "Anyone can prepare" a simple mix ture at home, at very little cost, that will darken gray bair, and make it soft and glossy. To a halt pint of water add 1 ounce of bay rum. a small box of Barbo Compound and V ounce of glycerine. These Ingredients can be bought at any drug store at very little coat. Apply to the hair twice a week until the desired shade 1 obtained. This la not a dye. It does not color the tnost delicate zcalp. Is not sticky or greasy and docs not rub off. My friendi now call me 'KJu.' " Adv. as a line of financial measures' which are expected to be put in to meet the veloped in the light of th -einelastlc provisions of the per cent amend ment. Irrigation and taxation problems are expected to have a considerable place In the legislative discussions. Taxation problems have appeared In no tangible form so far. but a number will be up to be solved. This Is certain, because the passage of the uniform classifica tion amendment by the people has never l!fn followed up as yet with legisla tion to make that amendment a live letter In the alphabet of the organic law. There are plenty of proposals which will be fortfcromlntc under this head, but those who have had such proposals in mind have been frank in saying that they are awaiting a sound ing of the sentiment of the legislators before they advance them in the shape of bills. Cesaaalttee Places Soaght. It Is known that some -of the most prominent members of both houses have sought places on the committees on assessment and taxation. These committees, years ago, were considered of great Importance in the Legislature. Then with the passage of the county taxation amendment a few years ago these committees became the-legislative graveyard, of about as much Im portance as a committee on pens and lnkwlpers. But repeal of the county amendment and passage of the uniform classification amendment has given back to those committees considerable of their old standing, and some of the keenest members have been alive to this fact, and consequently have also been quietly seeking places on the com mittees, which a number of members have passed by with scorn. The fact that this little scramble has been in dulged In on one side is of itself Indi cative that some important legislation along- those lines may be in the brew in p. All sorts of Investigations are ex pected to come to a head during the coming session. Foremost maong these probably will be a Penitentiary probe to supplement the probe made by the Marlon County grand Jury. An intl mat ion also has been given, it might be said In this Connection, that there may be an effort to amend the law relative to trie Marion County grand Jury as an inquisitorial body to lnves tlgate state Institutions. Some mem bers of the Legislature, who dislike the report which was made by the grand jury relative to the prison, have intl mated that some such a statutory change may be attempted, but just the nature of the proposal baa not been divulged. .Military Lewlslatloa Promised. Military legislation is also in pros pect along with a disposition of the Naval Militia situation. The committee on judicial reform will have Its report to make and th two reports of this body will bring bout some discussion, although it is generally admitted by members that some portion or other of the two re ports will be obsorbod into the statute books. Little insurance legislation seems In sight. Minor amendments to the labor laws as they affect the Labor Com missioner's office will be proposed. Only slight changes have so far been sug gested by the Fish and Game Com mission, although it is expected the customary raft of game bills will be slipped in during- the session from va rious sources. Disposition of the State Lime Board will be a matter of prime importance and promises to awaken discussions. The board itself contemplates making report on whether or not there is a demand among the farmers for lime. nd this report will probably weigh largely in whether or not that board continues to function. The Pacific Northwest Touring- As sociation will ask for a continued ex istence and show as its reason its re markable record of achievement dur ing the past two years In the face of the most adverse conditions conceivable. LEGISLATURE FACES SERIOUS PROBLEMS Conditions Caused by War De mand Prompt Attention. PROGRAMME IS Question of State Finances Is One of Most Perplexing to Come Before Assembly. batlon sundry and divers bills intended to create new sources of revenue, which mean the increasing- of taxes, but bills to reduce expenses, cut down costs and abolish non-essentials which are consuming funds are conspicuous by their absence.- Personal injury cases which consumed yards of time of the circuit courts have been re duced to the minimum by the compen sation law. and the prohibition law has reduced the labor of the courts I still more, yet no suggestion has been offered that the number of circuit judges and district attorneys be re duced. More likely, new ones will be created in the 1919 session. Road Sentiment T. nanimoa. Probably the one piece of legislation urhifh la Inmlnnilil1ir IhA mnKt 11 1 tun. LACKING tion ls that of roads. This will be a session wnerein almost to a man tne members will advocate-improvement of roads and the laying- of hard surface. The $6,000,000 bond issue which was arranged for in the 1917 session has been spent. If road development is to continue, more money must be raised. The idea of the $6,000,000 bond issue was to let the owners of auto mobiles pay for the bonds. This plan is working out beyond the? expectation of the originators of the scheme. A bill will be offered to finance an other road bond issue in the same fash ion for anywhere from $7,000,000 to 9,- 000,000. The bill will pot designate where the roads are to be paved nor how; this matter to be left to the ex perience and judgment of the State Highway Commission. If there is to be more road paving- there must be more license money from the automobiles. ITIghway Meaawrea Certain.. Important highway legislation, in cluding plans for securing more funds to meet Federal aid. will take a fore most part in every legislators' pro gramme. Educational legislation, with stress laid upon vocational training, will be advocated by educators in line with their outlined plans while here a short time ago. and also in line with the sug gestions of the State Teachers' Asso ciation. But minor proposals will be offered for changes in the forestry, banking, weights and measures, dairy and food and similar administrative functions. The State Board of Health will seek larger appropriations and enlarged powers. while the Oregon Social Hygiene Society will also seek to per petuate its existence on a broadened scale, using- its work among the sol diers as a reason for continuation of its fight against bad social conditions. Numerous other minor matters will come up for consideration. Plans for changes at the state institutions, in cluding some probable recommenda tions from Warden Stevens to supple ment recommendations that had been made before his incumbency, will alss be up. These are just the high spots and further minor recommendations that will come up could be continued almost indefinitely. There will be no dearth of legislation asked for and the. number of bills may eclipse anything in the past. How many of them can get by both houses and the executive offices will be told in the 40 days that start next Monday. More serious problems than ever be fore confronted an Oregon Legislature in a generation must be met by the thirtieth legislative assembly, which meets at Salem tomorrow. These prob lems, in the main, are the development of conditions growing out of the war and conditions which are rapidly tak ing form since the signing of the arm istice. Since the 1917 session, the United States has declared war, waged war and terminated its war. History created In" the past 24 months has transformed the life of the people, caused new social problems, produced unexpected Issues and now with the first months of the post-bellum period i Still another plan is to extend the Stetson Hats and the fee probably will be increased 50 'per cent, the minimum being $10 a year for Fords. There are variations of this idea, some members advocating fees based on weight and others wish to add to the road money by a tax on gasoline consumed by motor vehicles. Closer Co-operation Planned. EUGENE. Or.. Jan. 11. (Special.) To centralize the supervision of the city health and make possible closer co-operation of all agencies in com batting such epidemics as that resulting from influenza, the Eugene city and school officials have reached an agree ment whereby the City Health Officel also will have charge of the work of maintaining good health conditions In the schools. the Oregon Legislature assembles and must undertake the solution of more and bigger things than any of the pre vious sessions, not excepting those fol lowing the Civil War. There are financial, labor, develop ment, road and general reconstruction matters which must carefully be con sidered and acted on with Judgment if Oregon Is Jo escape a myriad of evils which trail In the wake of a war of such proportions its the one which stopped November 11. With scarcely six weeks of armistice, the members of the Legislature, like other citizens, have not had time nor opportunity to settle down for a calm, bird's-eye view of necessary legislation. There are prob ably not half a dozen of the 90 mem bers of senate and house who have evn a hazy idea of the sort of policy or pro gramme to be pursued at Salem In th coming 40 days. Their education will come gradually as the session pro gresses. Big Measures Lacking. That something must be done, all agree. What that something Is, no two members appear to have a thought in common. No one has yet come for ward with a concrete, comprehensive. clear-cut programme. Most of the mem bers have pet bills, small local meas ures such as cluttered the wheels of the legislative machinery in the pre war sessions, but of big. broad bills de signed to meet the new situation and the new conditions, there is none in sight. On the eve of the assembly organiza tion the reconstruction programme is summed up in the reiterated statement; " e must do something for the boys. Such is the height, breadth and depth of the reconstruction policy. There 11 be bills, innumerable and undi gested, offered as the days of the ses sion slip past, each prompted by a wish to cure some phase of the reconstruc tion throes, but it probably will be the last night af the last day of the ses sion before the Legislature finally en acts some positive, definite measures which, in the wisdom of the lawmakers. will meet the exigencies of the oc casion. Out of the reconstruction confer ence, being held in Portland the past few days, is expected to hatch a tenta- ive theory which the Legislature, can use as a compass to guide it in its wanderings along these lines. Finance Questions Up. Linked Inseparably with reconstruc tion is state finance. Viewed as a dol-lar-and-cents proposition, the state is under the weather. The ways and means committee will have to stretch the in come of the state to meet the expenses as never before. The 6 per cent limi tation is the big obstacle which con fronts every demand for an appropria tion and which handicaps, in a degree, reconstruction development- requiring large sums of money. Costs of upkeep in all the various state institutions have gone soaring, the ' high cost of living hitting the state institutions as severely as the common taxpayer. There already are demands, each advocated as essential and . vital, which aggregate approxi mately $2,000,000 more than the revenue of the state. Here again, while this sit uation is percolating anions the mem bers, no member has presented a pro gramme of finance. "We've got to do something about it," is the only sug gestion that has cropped out to date. A bond issue haB been mentioned, but no one favors resorting to using the state's credit In that manner. Two or three experienced members contend that it Is possible for the 1919 session to "get by" on some scheme of Issuing warrants, but if this subterfuge is used, the 1921 session will be confronted with the imperative necessity of au thorizing the flotation of state bonds. In regard to financing the state, it may be said that there are in incu- Seattle X.annciics Two Boats. SEATTLE, Jan. 11. Two steamer! the 4000-ton wooden Brookwood and the 900-ton steel Edgemont were launched here today: the Brookwood at the Puget Sound Bridge and Dredging Company and the Edgemont at the Skinner & Eddy Corporations yard. Both vessels were built for the United States Shipping Board. Patriots May Get School Credit. CHICAGO. Jan. 11. Full credit for : year's academic work for all students who left school to fight for their country was recommended in resolu tions Introduced today by President Holgate of Northwestern University at the annual convention of the American College Association. Action was - deferred. Substitute Warship Demanded.- LONDON. Jan. 11. The German bat tleship Baden has been demanded in place of the uncompleted Mackensen, which has been surrendered to the allies at Scapa Flow. Food Needed in Rouinanla. PARIS. Jan. 11. (By the Associated Press.) At the first meeting of the Internation Food Commission here to day will be considered a pressing ap peal for food from the allied ministers n Koumania. DANGER LURKS IN EVERY MOUTH Bean-Barrett, bill so that it can be made to take care of any Federal road money appropriations now available for Oregon. Several members of the House are strict labor delegates. Upon them will devolve the task of advocating and managing a series of measures favored by the State Federation of Labor and also by the State Grange, Some of these measures are looked on as a lit tle in advance of the times, such as state ownership, the state to provide a job for every man anu a number of other measures which in all likelihood will arouse interest before the end of the session. Labor, roads and state finances are all mingled as part of the reconstruction puzzle. Two Reports Expected. Two reports will be placed before the Legislature which, will cause more than passing comment. One is from the committee appointed to inquire as to what reformation is needed in the law machinery of the state. Some of the recommendations in this report are radical, and all have a tendency to cur tail litigation, save time, and, in a measure, reduce expense. Lawyers are not or one mind on the matter. The other report is from the commission appointed to make recommendations for consolidation. This commission, in stead of selecting a few consolidations, has undertaken to rebuild the whole works, and the report will fall of its own weight. There are too manv of. flee holders affected to give the report any cnance ror adoption, unless the Legislature picks out a point here and there for experimentation. Irrigation legislation ls wanted; the Legislature will be asked to back up the bill of Congressman N. J. Sinnott appropriating $1.000,00.0.000 for the reclamation service so that work of developing waste lands can start at once, rather th&n support Secretary of the Interior Lane's bill, which offers a long-deferred cure, but benefits the South and East rather than the West 'FLC FEARED BY LEGISLATORS Some Members Prefer Taking Recess Until Epidemic Abates. Fear of the Influenza has a number of members of the Legislature in its grasp. While members -who have ar ranged their business for January and February are anxious for the Legisla ture to convene Monday and continue grinding away, others are hoping that the session will take a recess after or ganization' until the "flu" conditions in Salem abate. Reports from Salem are not reassur ing to legislators who feel a bit nerv ous. There is much influenza in that city and it is not on the decrease. "Consider," said a Representative last night, "that there are 90 mem bers, about 150 or 200 clerks from all parts of the state and coming from all sorts of conditions, many of whom probably have been exposed to the epi- Copyright 1J18 Hart Schaifncr & Mux Manhattan Shirts An Important Display of Suits and Overcoats direct from the factoiy of Hart Schaffner & Marx Interesting in every item, extraordinary in variety, comprehensive, a gathering of suits and overcoats, values that stand alone. You'll choose from a great variety of good things, styled with distinction, best all-wool fabrics, characteristic models for young men, full of spirit. Styles for older men with char acter and dignity. They're worth ever dollar we ask. They're here for you, plenty of them. $25 and Up to $70 Sam'l Rosenblatt & Co. The Men's Store for Quality and Service Gasco Bldg., Fifth and Alder. demic germ already; consider these supplemented by a couple of hundred lobbyists, also from all parts of the state: In a crowd gathered in that fashion there is danger. Personally, hope the session is postponed. "To some degree precautions can be taken. A committee can arrange to admit lobbyists only on presentation of a card and can keep down the nura ber in attendance by that means. But the clerks are the trouble. They form a small army and they are scattered all over Salem. They can bring- the germs into the Statehouse and start something. And, believe me, the first time something happens In the way of a flu' case you will see an adjourn ment." Another Representative, from the Willamette Valley, who was opposed to adjournment - Friday, had changed his mind last night and expressed his readiness to organize and then leave Salem until the situation improves. Construction of eKJso Mill Started. KELSO, Wash., Jan. 11. (Special.) The ground has been cleared for the new shingle mill of the Crescent Shingle Company on the Kelso water front, and construction work will start the first of next week. A scowload of machinery from the ol mill at the mouth of the Cowlitz River was moved to the new location today and is being unloaded. The piledrlver which is to put in the piling for the foundation has been delayed by the Ice in the Columbia River. The mill will be mod ern in every respect and will be equipped witli five machines. A fire proof kiln with tile walls will be built Fourteen Seek Citizenship. KELSO. Wash., Jan." 11. (Special.) Monday will be Naturalization day in the Cowlitz County Superior Court and there are 14 candidates for final citi zenship papers. Charles Leach, a Kelso business man, who is a native of Eng land, and A. Pentinnen, born in Fin land, and a farmer of this vicinity, are among the number. 1918 ARRESTS INCREASE SLACKER RAIDS AND TRAFFIC VIOLATIONS SWELL TOTAL. Figures for Last Year 6174 Greater . Than for 1917, but Smaller Than in. "Wet" Year. Arrests by police for the calendar year 1918 show an increase of 6174 over those in 1917, according to sta tistics just compiled by Sergeant Barker. The increase is attributed by police officials to diligence in enforcing the traffic law and to slacker raids. The figure for 1918 is, however. 3275 below that for 1915, when the city was "wet." The caniparative figures shown by the report are: 1918, 17.2S4; 1917. 11.110; and. 1915, 20,559. Fewer serious crimes were committed in the city during 1918 than in former years, the report states, but the exact comparative fig ures were not given. Nearly 6000 of the arrests in 1918 were for various violations of the traffic ordinance. The report shows five arrests for murder, including the perpetrators of all the murders committed during the year; 35 for burglary, 409 for various forms of larceny, S86 far vagrancy, 1360 for drunkenness, 2533 for speeding automobiles, 500 for speeding motor cycles, three for manslaughter, 75 for driving an automobile while intoxi cated, 793 for gambling and 690 for vi olating the prohibition law. A LANG RANGE Will Save More Than It Costs I iliini.iMaw VeL mm. m TP '.A i4( Read The Oregonian classified ads. Reedsport to Get Light Plant. ItEEDSPORT. Or., Jan. 11. (Special.) 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