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About The Sunday Oregonian. (Portland, Ore.) 1881-current | View Entire Issue (Jan. 11, 1920)
ft TTIE STJXDAT OREGONIAX, PORTLAXD, JANUARY 11, 1920 LEGISLATIVE RUSH Aim Is to Introduce All Bills by Tuesday. , . . TT"-V ' ---- - - - BEGINSTOMQRRDW FUND REQUESTS PILE UP Ratification of Sufrage Is Expect edFish and Game Mixup to Get Attention. Continued TVfvm Flrst Ia.ir.) means committee are being impor tuned to favor the voting of appro priations. It is apparent that the e-pecial ses sion win be costly to the taxpayers, will add materially to the 6tatute hooks, necessitate a special state elec tion on the date of the primaries, roll op a large and unexpected expense and will develop a vast amount of politics. No one knows how long the special session will continue func tioning:. Members can draw pay for 20 days, and there are lawmakers willing to remain In. Salem for that length of time. Others, and they appear to te In the majority, want to cut out all unim portant matters, limit debate, consider only measures of consequence and ad journ. There Is a strong feeling to wind up the special session, clear the decks and go home this week. That if only Important measures are dealt with this can be done. Is generally conceded. Old Organization Retained. No attempt will be made to dleturb the machinery of the regular session. The old organization of senate and house, with President "Vinton and Speaker Jones, will be used. All that is necessary to start the wheels in motion will he a resolution and the resolution has been prepared and will be offered by the chairmen of the respective senate and house commit tees on resolutions. Once the resolu tion has been adopted, the legisla ture can get down to work and the bills can be introduced. Before taking the noon recess to morrow all of the bills covering sub jects for which the session was sum moned by the governor, will have been introduced and sent to their respective committees. Accompanying these will be a score or more of measures, memorials and resolutions which individual members have pre pared. Governor's Programme Short. So far as the governor's programme is concerned, the legislature can act quickly. Supplementing these, how ever, are all sorts of bills, political and otherwise, over which there will be a division of opinion. It is a cer tainty that the fish and game com mission legislation wi)l precipitate more wrangling than any other mat ter before the lawmakers. It looks like a fish and game legislature more than anything else. And there will be politics. Plenty of It, not only woven around the fish and game legislation, but reaching out toward the governor's office. Some sort of attempt will be made to straighten out such tangles as that involving the succession to the gubernatorial chair There is every prospect of the ex traordinary session running wild un less a majority of the members stand togethor to apply the brakes. Various devices to curtail the session have been under advisement by members Tor several days. One plan outlined is to limit the time in which measures can bo introduced, and another is to have a majority agreed to dispose of the vital measures and then quit. Another suggestion is that ten members of the senate leave when the big bills have been acted on, and this would leave the senate without a quorum and automatically leave the special session in the air. This latter plan has been tried with success in the past. Time For Bleaanrea Ample. It is pointed out by Speaker Jones and others that those who want to offer bills have had plenty of time in which to prepare them and that the measures should be ready for In troduction tomorrow morning. Tues day would serve as a day of grace for the laggards. "As chairman of the house commitr tee on ways and means," stated Her bert Gordon last night, "I am being pressed to recommend appropriations for this, that and the other. I intend asking that the house decide whether it wants an appropriation item sent to the ways and means committee. This will head off many of the re quests. Hesides, where are we to get the money to meet appropriations, if they are made? When we made up our appropriation budget last Feb ruary for the biennlum, we anticipated about every cent of revenue In sight." Governor Olcott's programme for the special session asked for amend ment of the workmen's compensation act to increase the sick and accident benefits; supplemental legislation for the irrigation amendment of the con stitution; additional funds for the sol diers' and sailors' educational law: ratification of the woman's suffrage amendment to the national constitu tion, and submission of a capital pun- lsnmenc amendment to the people. Deluge of Bills Paced. With the special session called for action on the foregoing five proposi tlons. it will be asked favorably to consider possibly 100 more. Measures which will attract even more atten tion from members than the gov ernor's list will be the fish, and game bill, now being prepared by Senators Norblad and Handley and Representa tive Bean. This bill will be submitted tomor row. It provides for a commission of seven members, three to look after the commercial Interests and three for the sportsmen's interests, the sev enth member to be an arbiter. The legislature -will probably designate six of the seven members. This method of handling the fish and game problem has met with the ap proval of the governor, as a compro mise, although it does not embody his own proposition of two separate com missions. An amendment to the constitution, to be referred to the people for ap proval at the primaries, increases the indebtedness of the state from 2 to 4 per ceut for road purposes. This Is expected to meet with little opposi tion. A bill authorizing the state highway commission to issue $5,000, 000 of bonds, in the event the amend ment Is approved, has also been pre pared. The latter does not meet with unanimous favor, but may get through, as it is Intended to provide the state highway commission with funds to keep moving previous bond issues having been practically ex hnnsto'1 Tae Oi cs.ua Agricultural college and the University of Oregon Intend ask ing for assistance, and the O. A. C. may ask that the millage for that In stitution be one full mill, as tho in stitution now has 3200 students and needs more equipment. The teachers of the state want leg islation removing the 6 per cent lim itation on county budgets when edu cational matters are concerned. The 6 per cent limitation is said to be the reason that teachers cannot receive higher pay. A lively fight over vaccination is promised, and the anti-vaccinationists have been busy with propaganda among legislators for some time past. Institutions receiving state aid for children, and the like, complain that the present per capita paid by the state is inadequate owing to the in creased cost of living. They want further aid. The Port of Portland commission will have a bill granting it Increased authority. Dock Commission Bills Ready. Two bills have been prepared by the Portland commission of public docks, one authorizing the commis sion to purchase property for- dock purposes outside the city limits of Portland. An appropriation of about $15,000 Is sought by the state board of health. The Rogue river fish bill, a battle ground in every session, will be of fered by the Jackson county delega tion. This measure aims to stop com mercial fishing on that stream. To prevent the ownership of land by Japanese and to limit leases on land to three years where Japanese are involved is a bill which the Amer ican Lgion Is said to be backing. Creating of a safety commission Is urged by State Labor Commissioner Charles Gramm, and the bill will be offered tomorrow. Controversy is expected over the gasoline specific gravity law now in effect. The oil companies declare that because of this requirement they have to charge lYs cents a gallon more for gasoline In Oregon. Oil companies want the statute abolished. OH Inspector Proposed. Creation of an oil Inspector Is the object of a bill now being prepared. A couple of county fair associa tions were overlooked in the-appropriation budget at the regular session and they will seek to have this over sight remedied at the special session. An eastern Oregon representative has a bill to place a tag on all arti cles of merchandise showing the pur chase and selling prices so that cus tomers can determine whether there is any profiteering. One of the eastern Oregon senators intends .trying to repeal the bill by which engineers are licensed. As the domestic relations court Is said to be unconstitutional, curative legislation will be applied at the spe cial session. Repeal of the Home bill Is threat ened. This Is the bill which organized labor exacted from the regular ses sion after a warm fight. To prevent sheep and cattle from Nevada crossing into Oregon and eat ing up the range, a bill is ready for Introduction levying a tax of 50 cents a head on each animal entering the state. The bill is similar to a law which Oregon sheep and cattlemen are confronted with in Nevada, Clackamas county's budget commit tee has recommended that certain sal aries be raised, and a bill to that end GOOD morning! Will you have on your table today a generous dish of 'Red Rock 99 Cottage Cheese? "Red Rock" is good to eat every day in the week, because it is pure, healthful, and thor oughly nourishing. Order MORE "Red Rock" Tomorrow! " Smart Overcoats for Wintry Days Big, burly belted and form-fitting types; heather mixtures, tweeds, novel ties; perfect in fit; faultless in work manship; at a moderate price: Displayed in on the third HI OwrisoaxStreetai will be offered by the Clackamas del egation. A state Income tax measure will he offered again. Its author. W. M. Pierce, wants it referred to the people as a constitutional amendment. In the making is a measure to com mit the state to co-operation on a railroad from Klamath Falls to Bend. Part of the plan is to have the state highway commission build a grade wide enough that a standard track could be laid without Interfering with motor traffic Constitution Change Slated. Proposed as an amendment to the constitution is a measure which pro vides that when there is a vacancy in the office .of governor, the secretary of state shall perform the duties of governor only until a new governor is elected at the next general elec tion. If this Is referred to the people in May and adopted. It will call for an election for governor in November. Two matters are now pending in the supreme court on which the legisla ture will act if the session is ready to adjourn before the court makes its decisions. One is regarding the elas ticity of the Bean-Barrett bonds. The question at issue is whether bonds can be issued under this law to meet federal aid for roads, or if the amount of bonds under the act is lim ited to the amount of federal aid offered at the time the bond bill was enacted to meet this aid. The second matter concerns the question whether tho secretary of state fills the unex pired term of the late Governor Withycombe or a new governor must be elected in November. BRYAN'S ACT SURPRISES SPEECH HEID OPPOSED TO FORMER. STJVNI ON! TREATY. Democrats From Northwest Reserve Hotel Accommodations for Con vention in San Francisco. OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash ington, Jan. 10. Reservations for the Oregon and Washington delegations to the democratic national convention were made at the Cliff hotel, San Francisco, by telegraph from here to day. The telegram wass igned by Al lan R. Tltlow of Tacoma. national committeeman for Washington, Dr. J. W. Morrow of Portland, national committeeman for Oregon and George F. Christenson of Stevenson, Wash , democratic state chairman. These three representatives of the Washington and Oregon democracy were guests today at a luncheon given" Corns (n 2 slrr holding 8 or 12 iXadi or. their Ayutvatent. Won't you let us tell you t more about the 1900? Then if jou like it jjou may try it in your oxen home and pay for it on convenient terms. We Give G. P. A. Profit Sharing Coupons, Too $40 corner window; sold floor. by William Blackmail, former com missioner of labor of Washington state, but now with the railroad ad ministration. Other guesfcs were: Sec retary Tumulty, Senator Pittman of Nevada, John Barton Payne, presi dent of the shipping board, former Representative C. C Dill of Spokane, Assistant Secretary of the Navy Franklin Roosevelt, Louis Brownlow, president of the commissioners of the district of Columbia, George P. Wright of Tacoma and E. F. Blaine, former member of the Washington state public service commission. Dr. Morrow continued reticent on the Wilson-Bryan controversy, but National Committeeman Tltlow and State Chairman Chrlstenson of Wash ington were more talkative. They. piacea tnemseives squarely with President Wilson and accused Mr. Bryan of Inconsistency. "Both of us have always been In most hearty accord with President Wilson's views on the Versailles treaty and the league of nations," they said. In a prepared statement. "To our great surprise Mr. Bryan takes quite a different position on the league of nations from that taken by him in August, 1910, on the Pacific coast and particularly as to article 10. At that time he was In hearty accord with this article, but at the banquet his excuse for opposition was that the republicans had the power in the senate and we must yield to them. "It Is generally understood here that this seems to be the Initial step of Mr. Bryan for the nomination for the presidency in 1920 His position is diametrically opposed to the reso lutions prepared by the resolutions committee, of which Mr. Tltlow was a memher end unanimously adopted by the national committee and associate women members. It is also dia metrically opposed to the declarations of President Wilson. In his message to the democracy assembled at the recent banquet. In this connection it may be stated that Mr. Titlow was the only member of the resolutions committee not from the Atlantic coast. Mr. Tltlow announced today that he was not In the race for appoint ment as secretary of the interior and that his support would be given to Governor Hawley of Idaho for the place. Dr. Morrow also lined up for Hawley. Indorsement of Daniel C Roper, present commissioner of In ternal revenue for secretary of the treasury to succeed Carter Glass, was given by the national committeemen from Oregon and Washington. Sirs. Thompson's Seat Questioned. HOOD RIVER, Or, Jan. 10. (Spe cial.) While no concerted action has been taken considerable speculation prevails here as to whether Mrs. Alexander Thompson. Joint repre- Yes, it is expensive the 1900 Washer measured by first cost alone, but measured in the broader sense by the saving in time, work and clothes it is not expensive. The 1900 Cataract Electric Washer is now $190 on time payments or $175 cash and ifs worth every cent of it! Be cause of increased costs of manufacture and labor, the factory was obliged to advance the price in November, with a resulting ad vance to us and to you. This advance was made in YOUR interests, rather than lower the standard of excellence in materials and construction in any way. Scott Electric Co. Fifth and Oak ALL THIS WEEK The Liberty Programme De Luxe 1. liberty Educational Weekly Bits of scenic or edu cational compiled by the management from available subjects. 2. Murtagh's Organ Concert Overture from "Will iam Tell" with light ing effects. 3. Sayings of Wit 4. Violin Solo With lighting effects. 5. Liberty Pictorial Review News of the world compiled by the man agement from avail able news weeklies. 6. The Liberty Presents An Atmospheric Stage Setting of the Feature "Hawthorne of the U. S. A." 7. The Liberty Presents WALLACE REID in "HAWTHORNE OF THE U. S. A." 8. The Liberty Presents ROSCOE "FATTY" ARBUCKLE in "THE GARAGE." It I sentatlve In the legislature from Hood River and Wasco counties at the last legislature, now that she has removed to Multnomah county, will retain her seat at the approaching special session. BOOTLEGGERS WARNED Important Feature of Prohibition Law Cited by Attorney. NEW TORK. Jan. 10. United States Attorney Caffey Issued another pro hibitive warning today. He pointed out that after tho prohibition amend ment goes into effect a week from to day, "any person who shall be In jured In person, property, means of support or otherwise by any Intoxi cated person or by reason of the in toxication of any1 person." will have a right to bring suit for damages against the lndividiral who sold the liquor to the person who cavsed the trouble. This clause In the law Is expected to Berve as a deterrent to "boot leggers," Society Elects Officers, EUGENE, Or., Jan. 10. (Special.) Miss Amy Dunn was elected regent of Lewis and Clark chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolu ui v WALLACE REID 'HAWTHORNE OF THE U. S. A comedy drama that is as 5 clean as a whistle. , "FATTY" ARBUCKLE In "THE GARAGE" A Rip-RoarinV90-MiIe-an-Hour, Go-Get-'Em Comedy with a Laugh Every Second and a Roar in Every Foot. -v1 .VJ tion at the annual meeting yester day. Other officers chosen are: "Vice regent, Mrs. L. P. Hubbs; recording secretary, Mrs. H. A. Clark; corre sponding secretary, Mrs. J. J. Light; treasurer. Mrs. Flora Y. Livermore; rttrlstrar. Mrs. Klla T. Edmundson: 1- 'J - J SPECIAL Tomorrow See Windows MEN'S Tan Mahogany Calf English, B to E Regular Price $10.00 IF YOU WEAR SHOES See Our Windows LADIES After taking INVENTORY we find many short lines of high-grade shoes which we will not continue on account of the high prices at the factory; therefore, we are closing them out at These are all Good j ear-Welts and hand-turned. Open Saturday Until 8 149 FOURTH STREET Next to Honeyman Hardware A." ; MURTAGIFS CONCERT ON OUR ?30,000 ORGAN "LITTLE JOE" (an Alaskan Fox Trot) Harold Weeks BANDANTINO Lemare "SERENADE," from Les Millions D'Harlequin.Drigo "I HEAR YOU CALLING ME" Marshall Overture to "WILLIAM TE LL". ..... . . . Rossini Special Request Programme. TODAY AT 12:30 1 Jfrt COMING WM. FAKXUM IN "THE histolan, Mrs. Otto Gilstrap. The di rectors are Mrs. Kdna P. Hatson, Mrs. Blanche Wllloughby and Mrs. Alberta McMurphey. Board to Consider Salaries. ETXCEXE, Or.. Jan. in. Special. 3cu$c of ualttp 8- Beg 'A SATURDAY LAST OF THE DUANES" The Eugeno board of education at Its meeting January 14 is expected to consider a petition signed by prac tically all the teachers of the city, asking for aJi increase in salaries. This petition was presented to the board just before the Christmas holi da vs. inning '. 'AM- ' W. '. w way Open SS& Saturday w Until 8 151 Company