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THE OREGON t DAILY JOURNAL, PORTLAN D, TUESDAY EVENING, JANUARY 21, 1913. Qddle's Right to Seat in Senate Affirmed by Gommte Bills Introduced in Oregon Senate Bills Introduced in Oregon House Rcnublican' Chairman of Spe cial Committee Upbraids udge Knowies for Opening Ballot Boxes. mtmtf fWrittnnndifine.l ',- Falem,' Or,. Jan. 21. After a revel of constitutional law. of hair splitting dis tinctions and of criticism of Circuit Judge Knowles for "tampering" with the .ballots cast at -the November elector), 'the state senate yesterday afternoon Ie nlcd the contest of John S. Hodgln of Union to the seat of Senator h. K . .Kiddle and affirmed the title of Klddls to represent .Union and waiiowa coun - lies. . ". ,. 'J What was facetiously termed the '"Democratic rebellion'" was suppressed 'by a vote of 19 to 8, Kiddle and Fresl 1nnt 'Malarkey- not voting and Carson Absent. So the senate will remain po illticaliyas it began, with a Democratic .representation of two members out of 30. f , On the- returns of the November elec tion Kiddle was elected over Hodgln by a margin of four votes, 2108 for Kiddle 1 and 2104 for Hodgln. The latter started a contest In the only manner provided by law, asking for a recount of, votes !ln precincts where he had reason to be lieve that mistakes had been mage. Cir cuit Judge Knowles opened the ballot .boxes in 22 out of 45 precincts in the 'Joint district, and after considering 77 ! ballots that had been rejected by elec tion officials, and applying the usual , rules of law. found that Hodgln had a plurality of two votes, -; . . Thompson fights Seoonnb '' A special senate. committee of three considered the contest, consisting of Bean and Thompson, Republicans, and 1 McColloch, Democrat The majority re Iport of Bean and Thompson took tn ( position that Judge Knowles had no au thority to make the recount,' the sen ate itself is the sola Judge of the elec tion and Qualifications -of its members. : McColloch did not dispute the absolute ' power of the senate, but contended that ! Judge Knowles was right in proceeding I as the Jaw provides in conducting a re-, ; count' He suggested that the court ; should be Baked to complete the recount and submit the result for the consider. Uion of the senate. Jf this was not agreeable, he suggested, the senate 'should send for all the ballots and make 'the recount itself. (ktim Bureau of Tie Jonraal.) Rttlem, pr., Jan. 21, Eighteen , new bill weror poured Into the hopper in the senate .yesterday, a total of 93 for the session. One was later withdrawn, as It awas fftavas that it would be con strued as a Revenue bill, and therefore only valid If introduced in . the house. The new bills are as follows: , ' S. B, 78, by Wood To prevent sale or chins: of drugs or nauor to Inmates of prisons ..or 'penitentiary, and fixing 8. B. 77, by MalarkeyTo fix a mini mum wage for? women workers In fac tories, department stores, and similar employments 8. B. 78, by Perkins To regulate the sale and carrying of firearm, requiring permit jronv wni'nrrs. S. B. 79, by McColloch Giving gov ernor authority, to appoint special dis trict attorneys, sheriffs and constables for short periotls. 8. B. 80, by ' Calkins Giving wife, mother or child, of habitual drunkard right of action against saloonman for sale of liquor to truqh porsons. . ts. j, oy jsmjin oi josepnine pro viding manner ani proof of newspapers of largest circulation In a county. a B. 82, by Smith of Josephine Re quiring employers pf labor to maintain sufficient reserves .. to meet their pay rolls.-; B.-' 88, by ' Burgess Requiring monthly report to dairy and food com missioner of certain, goods held in cold storage. . t. : v 8. ;B. 84,- by Hosklns Making pos session of federal liquor license prima facie evidence of sain of liquor. 8. B. 86. by Smith of , Coos Revision of corrupt practice act with strict limitations on expenditures, kind threshing and logging engines. 8. B. 87, by Stewart Establishing ex periment station In Malheur county, appropriating 84000. B. V by Stewart Prescribing On FlVst Test VfltP In HftlKP of spark arresters for use on w" 1 1,01 ,c;l vulc m "UUiC, t-oes of System Muster 37 to 23 Supporters Debate smri snsy st e wartE taimBTiiTTr-ex; 1 periment station in Grant county, ap propriating 24000. 8. B. 89, by McColloch Repealing ob. soiete statute of 1863 dealing with ap- preniiceBiup, IsWarmr (Btaff CorrMpondmee.) V'' Baiem, Or., Jan. 21. By a test vote COiHRWOIILD FINALLY PAY TAX ' on water ran Such Is Declaration of, Utility Men Who Appear Before House Committee to Argue Against Increase." ; of ThnmnKon. who led the fis:htfOr Kld- aside from the certificate of Judge . Knowles, and the recount of the court he denounced as -unconstitutional." no ) said that f the ballots 'Were brought i down no one could tell whethen thy J bore the same marks they bore at tho time they were passed on by the return ing board- As they had been 'tampered J with? "he urged the senate to reject any ;plan of conducting a recount I Debate Z,astt Two EOnrcv '. Thompson further ; argued, as the re Tort of the majority stated, that on the ; basis of the recount the vote should be ; considered a tie. with 2111 for each can didate. Taking the position that a con testant should be required to prove that S lie received more votes than the sitting . member, the majorfty asserted that Kiddle should retain his seat. He said jthe law under which Judge Knowles - acted should receive no consideration, 'and the court had no more authority ithan a nieathen Chinee" In Portland. 'T" Thd ' debare"Tag?a neaity twr i hours. Bean and Moaer supported the position of Thompson, while Miller and 1 Joseph 'upheld McColloch. The first vote was taken on a motion by Joseph to refer the matter back to committee J with Instructions to bring all the ballots 'to Salem for recount by the senate. . On la standing vote this was supported only by Dimick, Joseph, Kellaher, IIollls, Mc iColloch, Miller, Smith of Coos and j Ragsdale,.; J On a motion to adopt McColloch's j minority report, . under which Judge 5 Knowles would have completed tho r- i couat to determine who was . actually J elected, Joseph. Kellaher, Miller and McColloch voted aye, with 23 noes, Kid Idle and Malarkey not voting. i On the final vote, seating Kiddie, ; negatlva votes were cast by Salkins, ; Dimick, Joseph, -, Kellaher, McColloch, ; Miller, Keuner and Smith of Coos, with - Kiddle and Malarkey not voting, and J Carson absent (SUff Cormpoodenee.) Salem, Or., Jan. ,21, Representatives nearly a dozen' public Utility cor porations and power interests, large and small, appeared before the revision of laws committee of the house last night to argue against Representative Schue bel's proposed amending law to Impose tax of from 25 cenfce to $2 per horse power on all water power either, appror priated or claimed in Oregon" "When this bill, If enacted, simply means that the largo corporations will own all tha water power In-Oregon' declared John 21. McNary, appearing for nnrprna In which Salem 'capital is In- terested. "These small concerns require time for development of thoir water power and this bill would place a bur den On them during that unproductive period they cannot afford to pay. "It would mean that these concerns Would - have to surrender their power rights. The large concerns later would grab this water power and you would have more monopolj tnan ever. .They could afford to pay the tax while we cannot Says Would Encourage Speculation. ' "The bill, in fact, would create an absolute monopoly. It means If passed the confiscation of the water power rlghta of the small producer, and there la no way . out of it." Mr. McNary said that he had especial ly In mind potfer rights of the Santlam river, which would develop a theoretical 1,000 horse . power. "At the $2 tax, this would mean we is developed." Ha said, . Richard M. Montague of Portland told the committee that such a law would place a premium on speculation and en-, able sharks .to grab the water power of the state and hold for exorbitant prices. "As I understand . the present law." explained Mr. Montague, "It makes ben- eficlal use the test of ownership. Under this proposed law, title would neces sarily be conferred by payment of the tax. consider this carefully and you will see that It jiuts a premium on bold and successful speculation. Cost P. B. Zh P. CO. $381,000. "The operation of the law would be certain to cause some lapses In claims to water power. , 'Tha would result in the grabbing of it by persons who are always on the lookout for such things, By paying this tax they would ret own ership and hold it for a fancy price to 8. B. 90. bv McfroiiofhAnnrnnriafin. of 37 to 23, opponents of the , present 150,000 for detail surveya of. water re- ohool aupervisory law , won the first sources Lof the state ' round of their fight to repeal the meas- 8. R 91, by Bean Relating to author- ur on the floor of the fiouse- yesterday Ity of cities and towns ' to construct afternoon. ;,,,' '., -'-. drainage ditches. . . Forcing the adoption of the minority 8V B. 92, by Bean and Calkins Provid- report of the committee on Education Ing methods of apportioning road funds over the report of the majority, vwhlch in counties. (Later withdrawn.) had .recommended that the bill abollsh- 8. B. 93, by Bean Making it uimeo- lng the office of. school -supervisor in essary to pubUsh aummons in land countlea of more than 60 achool dis tltle registration cases when personal trlcta ahould not pass, they compelled services can be made, r - the consideration, of the bill. ltaelf by . ' ' ' " I the house In the near: future, The test the concern desiring to do lerltlmate I vote. however, Is regarded as a definite development, "Though I do not believe this is Its Intentional object : the Jaw would do away with the Second purposes . of th? water code. It would do away with the beneficial test "bf ownership for . the mere ability to pay the license. 'Tt would undoubtedly do away with the small owner. There la no doubt but this would be the plain result" T K. A. Lelter, attorney for the Portland Railway; Light & Power company, de clared that the bill in Its present form would bring the license of that com pany alone, based on the amount of Its original claims, to the huge , total of issi.uoo a year, ;, ' -Parfcapa Zs Vaconititntlonial, He told the committee that: instead expression of how the house will stand in the final ballot on the measure, The supervisory system has had the warm support of I R. Alderman, state superintendent of public Instruction. His supporters are expected to make a spirited stand in the senate when the measure Is voted on there. Causes IiOg-BoUlag Charge. Representative - Howard, of Douglas county, who introduced the bill in the house and brought In the minority re port, led the debate against the super visors. He nd other speakers on his side declared that the system has proved useless, that it Is pernicious, that it has made for political Jog-rolling, that 90 per cent of the people are against It, and that Instead of increasing the effi i um ijcense. as intenaeo, n would clency of the rural school It has de-,-, " ln any event " creased it and caused bitter squabbles numu uuiuo uoi irom me company, Dutim the various school boards. rrom me ultimate consumer. On the other hand the sunervlsorv unaer tne present law. passed ln I svstem had eauallv ardent annnnrL 1911, which Imposed a tax of 10 cents on Representative Lofsren of Multnomah. tne iirst 100, 6 cents up to 1000, and llHurd and Eaton -of Lane and others cent for each additional water power," told how almost unspeakably Insanitary said Mr. Letter, "the state is paid $3600 conditions In the rural districts had annually, of which the Portland Rail- been remedied through the work of the way, Light & Power company pays ap- supervisors. They declared that these proximately $2500. This money goes men have been hampered ln thetr work Into a fund by which the state engineer by the Jealousies of local school boards, makes surveys of streams and prepares ,nd that th system has not had a statistics of water power. - We do not ra,r trIal- . object to this tax. I Howard, criticising the ability of tho "But the nronosed law la mnrA supervisors, made a plea ror better pay license meaaiu-fi. Th inumnfi k for the teachers. bald " would bt so tremmdnuol'v In r. I The-wholeupervlsory sysUm-ls 1m- that the law would be a taxing rather Practicable and wont do," he said, "It tnaa a' reguiatiujf niensurK. ana tliat "n i.""VJ'"l" ,.r u believe to be unconstitutional. "..S" J ... .V'SL.Ti Znutleato pair Earnings. haS f0r instance, the supervisors often "In substantiation of this, I -cite the can visit each school only twice a vear. effect it would have on the largest What can a man do in the way of sup power producer in the state, the Port- ervlslon when he can get around only land Railway, Light & Power company, twice in a year? "If the company were required to i Urges Better Paid Teachers. pay tne minimum amount oi cents .Thcn as ft rule there may be ex per horse power, based on the amount ceptlons these men are not those of i ilb vii&iuai pvwer uiaiuin, mere wuuta have to be paid into tho state treasury $381,000 a year. It we waive this right of what we expect to develop for the future, It would be $117,000 a year. rThis Is using , (Salem BureauTof The Journal.) Balem, Ore., Jan. 21. With the . In troductlon of 18 new bills yesterday, the total 1 number of measures Intro' duced in the house so far this session, with the secdhd week just, begun, was brought, to 168.,.- .' One of the bills, fathered by Hurl of J-ane county, proposes to create the new county of Sluslaw of the western portions of Lana and Douglas counties. Florence would be made the county seat or the bin becomes a law, : c y , A bill Introduced by Carkln of Jack- sontjiacea: A graduated tax on automo. biles according to their horse pfiWer, of virtually 60 cents per horse power. Machines of 20 horsepower would pay $10 a year under, this proposed law, SO horsepower vehicles $16, 40 horsepow er autos $20, and those above 50 horse power $25, It Is provided, however, that all funds so collected, after expenses of administration have been paid, shall go Into the state road fund. The titles of the bills Introduced yes terdays f Olio WX . . . ! ...(.; . -;..,;;:. :: it B. 151, by Olseh To provide for the government of school districts hav ing more than 10,000 population, ' H. B. 152, by Carkln To repeal Sec. 1541 Lord's Oregon Laws, relating to oral evidence. ,';: H. B. 158, by Murnane To ' estab lish office of Inspector of steam boilers and defining duties of said . inspector and duties of owners and operators of steam boilers. ::- '"- s--,'r It B. 154, ; by Carkln Providing for graduated tax on automobiles according to horsepower. . : IL B. 155, by Hall To. fix salary of county .superintendent of . Columbia county at $1500 yearly. H. B. 156, by Appelgren To limit the time within which "to recover courtesy and dower to six years. ( H. B. 157, by Latourette To prescribe penalty for taking or having In posses slon any marked log or timber of value H. B. 168, by Latourette Authorizing Incorporation of log salvage associa tlons. ' . , '. v H.; B. 159, by Anderson of Clatsop To provide for county attorneys and to proniou aistnci attorneys or tneir part ners and deputies from advising, coun sellng or bing attorney for public utll ity concerns. r . ; : : . " ' H. B. 160, by Mitchell to protect the co-operative concerns In use) of 1 term, "co-oneratlve." ' .-:. B. 161. by Blanchard Providing for recording of affidavits that grantor is married or single, and other rellet to remove objection to title, H. B. 162, by Parsons (by request) i To create county of Sluslaw of western parts of Lane and Douglass, making Flor ence county seat. II. B. 163, by Hurd To provide for holding of road meetings, and to author lze counties to Issue road bonds: H. B. .163. by Hurd To provide for election of road supervisors. H. B. 165. by Abbott Making legal holidays non-Judicial days, and naming legal holidays. , - . ; . ; , II. B. 166, by Abbott To punish mis branding of foodstuffs. , H. B. 167. by Reames To onen bart of Rogue River to commercial fishing, H. B. 168, by Hurd Requiring state officers to account - monthly to state treasurer on all moneys, years of experience, competent to ans wer the questions ot teachers, that we need. For the most part they are young men of little experience, "The real way to handle this school problem Is to-put more money into, the salaries of rural teachers and raise tne standard Instead of -wasting It on sup ervlslon. I say that the greatest mis take Oregon ever made was In turning down the normal schools we can get good teachers In the country any more. for there are no normals to train them." Lofgren of Multnomah, in a vigorous answering speech, defended the system, and Lofgren taking up the work of an individual Inspector, showed how in one year he had traveled e,l78 miles, made 823 Visits to' 48 schools under his charge and brought about Important im provements. Lane County Pavors System, "There may be unfit supervisors," he declared, "but the whole system should not be condemned on that account" Schuebel of Clackamas, Hlnkle . of UmatillaMltchell of Baker, and Helt- zel of Marion spoke against the super visors, wt;ll Hurd and Eaton of Lane fought for them. Kurd said that Lane countywns unanimous for continuance of super- and .Wlartxl thnt thw tOfal COfit SAM E SE TWINS CAN 7 AGREE ON vision, had been only 14 cents per capita. Mitchell of Baker, declaring against the system on account of Its cost, said he would introduce a bill to let each county decide on supervision for itself. This brought from Eaton of Lane the statement that ln no case has the cost of supervision in any county exceeded 10 cents on $1,000 ln additional taxa tion; ; Holyoke, Mass., Jan. 21. Medical men hero are expressing wonder at the vitali ty of twins which arrived soma time ago at t)ne home of Mr. and Mrs. John R. Qibba. Mr. and Mrs. Glbbs are the parents of two girls Which In many ways are like the ' famous Siamese twins. -They are attached to each other at the hips, but in every other way are perfectly normal. The twins are seven months old and have developed splen didly since their birth. Where they grow together It seems to be. Just a large mass of ligaments, but the surgeons interested In the cases have, decided not to make any extended examination of the twins until they get older, as the Burgeons declare It would be dangerous to try to separate them by an operation until they reach the age of 6 years at least. - There are many experts who feel that it will b ImnoRHlMwuto separa hemt as has been the case with each peculiar freaks of irature in the past It has been noted that the Oibbs twins are different in a great many ways. Often when one desires to sleep the oth er Is wide awake and shows a strong de sire to be playful. They never seem to agree on the eating hour, for while one cries for her food the other pushes the bottle away. " lies FAI R Outside Members Are for Vice " . Commission Measure if County Bears Cost.; ' (Staff Corrcapqndeneo.) Salem,. Or., Jan.; 21. Advocates of the bill for the creation Of a morals court lin?ortIuna will Bo given' a-iiear insr at a Joint meeting of the Judiciary committees from the senate and bouse tomorrow evening at TG o clock. -This Js the' bill prepared by! the vice , commission, which recommended a spe-;; cial court to deal with t the social evil, ln view of the large proportion of oases of thla class in the Multnomah courts, and the results which It Is thought may; be accomplished in reforming those who may lust be starting, on the scarlet pathway. f, k--iJi :.'',' .'::.-..V','-:.'.!,..'.:.'.v' Sentiment of the outside members. seems not unfavorable to the bill if thr cost of maintaining the court Is shifted from the state treasury to, Mdltnoma county.. The bill as introduced by Sent ator Farrell provides for Judge ' al 15000 a year and a morals police, con stating of a chief and not mora thaii three others. , ,( ,r -, Gull Marked by 1860 Tag. . (By th International Kcws Service.)' '' ' Paris, Jan. 21. M. Blondeau of Qulmperle, Brittany, when shooting the, other day brought down a seagull which , had a ring on one leg bearing the In scription, "1869. Return to, the zoolog ical station, Heligoland." Inexpensive Beauty Aids " ... - By Kme. BKille. -'Z"- ' Did vou know Mother's Salve, an old-fashioned home remedy, bas grown ln popular demand so that It Is sold in prepared form In drugstores? It is splendid for headaches, neuralgia, rheu-' matlsm, sore muscles, bruises, stiff necic. or pains ana acnes in oacx or tninta. , ,- ... - beautifler at home at little expense by dissolving an original package ot mays tone In a half nlnt of witch hazel Gently massage the face, neck and arm with hl lntlnn AAch mornlnar and 1 will, correct facial 'blemishes, muaayv . - . - . - 1 1. . L. .1,1 fair and lovely. "Dry ahamoootng cleans the ' scalp. vitalizes the hair roots, end eliminates danger of catching cold from washingr tne neaa. just mix rour ounces orna root and an original package of therox, sprinkle a little on the head, and brusn out thoroushly. Therox removes all dust dandruff and excess oil and leaves the hair orient, iiuiiy ana oeauiuuny lustrous. "Eyebrows either detract rrom eraaa tu a iwisuii's utauiy. a imie mtny aentlv -massairinic the lash roots, and the eyebrows with plain pyroxln win make the lashes grow long and silky and the brows even and regular. "Women humiliated by superfluous hair or fuzs eradicate these blemishes by applying a paste made by mixing a little powdered delatone and water. Cover the hairs with the pate, leave on two minutes, wash off. wash the skin, and the hairs will be gone," Adv. only the 26 cent minimum. "It is an established fact that public utility corporations are entitled to fair return on their investment, if this tax is burdensome, public utility corpora tions must necessarily gain the money to pay it from the consumer. 'Again, public utility corporations IP hJlISi t m m walk, i r - am irrrn I f li I ! rife .ill i ( li ?isii:i must be prepared not only for the pres ent but for the needs of the future. These corporations must anticipate fu ture needs by making filings now. "Therefore you would be making the people of the present pay taxes to en able this corporatidn to pay taxes so as to be able to serve people not yet in the community." Ultimate Consumer Vnst Pay. Mr, Letter said that in Oregon City the law would require a tax of $34,100 in addition to the state tax, and that at the Cazadero plant the result would be a rrise ef -a-10-ef- a cent per kilowatt hour in cost to the consumer, Other speakers who talked along the same line, included C. D. Latourette, of the Hawley Paper company of Oregon City; Frank J. Lonergan of the Portland Railway Light and Power company: State Treasurer Kay, who said the state should encourage, not discourage power development; B. T, Bain, of the Santlam Fower company; George Brown of Btay ton; C. A. Parks of the' Salem Water Works, and others. It was also declared that if a tax were levied on water power, It should also be levied on water used for irrigation. James G. Heltzel of Marlon county, chairman of the. committee, presided at the meeting. Representative Schue bel, author of the bill, did not takepart In the discussion. CARUSO'S EX-CHAUFFEUR VERY MUCH IN TROUBLE (By the International News Service.) Milan, Jan. 21.-Slgnor Caruso's ex chauffeur, Ccsarr Romatl, who some time ago eloped from Florence to the French Riviera .with a lady friend of his master, the well known opera star. Ada Glachettl, in hie master's motor car, and who was recently condemned at Milan to ten months' imprisonment as the organizer of a perjury plot against the greatenor,Lhaa again, got himself into serious trouble. . While out on ball pending his appeal Romatl made . the acquaintance Of a young lady of good family at Gallarate Alter a promise of marriage he per suaded her , to sell some property for the purpose of financing a "grand school of aviation for the upper classes, which he said he was commissioned to or ganize. No sooner had the money been obtained than. Romatl prevailed upon the girl to leave her home and run away with him at-varese, where, till short ly before Christmas, they stayed at the lady'a expense. ' 1 Romatl. according to the vounr ladv'n statement, then excused himself, say ing he must spend the Christmas sea son! with his family at Drescia.- When, hewever, some days elapsed without any tidings of him and she discovered that on leaving her he had taken $500 from her cashbox, she came to Milan and gave information to the police. Romatl. when arrested, was apparently in -hiding at Varese .only a few street from where he had abandoned the girl. Later uv was orougnt to Milan prison in iron?; Water power .turbines,; aided when ecesBary pr eleclilt; infttnrwnw'M-M Swiss waterworks tonunniv,) n town r 1600 Tfcet above , it aa-aJnat pressure -of 826 ' pounds- to the square inch. , i . , ' Read Tins, Quietly, To Yourself I woulfi ratKer luild my home in a section of the city tliat will always be free and apart from any possibility of undesirable en vironment tban take a cbance on building wbere restrictions are not rigidandfutur elusivensris7not assured, save by suet action as the residents themselves may take to protect their holdings. t . . If dignity of eetting, apartness of location, natural distinctiveness and perfect environment nave any weight witn you, GOLF PARK nold a charm for you that you either have not learned; or do not appreciate , ' " ' .... ;i ' .'. ; ' v..,-.- .....'-...' . -.,. "' . :;r.vL i ' ' .,.' ' . ;. ..''V, V' ' . :' ''' ' ' i- ". ; " Four average city lots in one hiV, heautifiil site for $5000, including the higiW grade of improvements ever installed in this city. ' ' EKO Cb SSpaldig-Blrfg. '