-,.THE. OREGON DAILY ; JOURNAL. PORTLAND, WEDNESDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY ..12. 1313. jlinimum Wage iif Prospect for Oregon Women and. Children; Coffey Salary Bill Favored by Multnomah i-ien 5 iffiffi WAGE HI 'If 10 WEST; One Employer, One Employe and a Third Person Make Up Commission "With Pow er to Act; 18 Bills Pass. : (Staff CorrwpondMoO - Salem. Or., Feb. 12. It took the house Jufit 12 nilnutea yesterday i afternoon to pass the , Malarkey minimum wage WIT, which now becomes a law unless vetoed - by the governor. ; Only four votes were cast against tlie measure on' Its flnaV passage. - The dissenters were ITeltael, ' Hill.- Johnson undMassey, and.Massey later changed nl vote to aye. -.:. Stated briefly, the MalarkeywTfrftnum wage bill provides for a, commission of three to. be appointed by the governor, consisting of one employer, one employe anda third unbiased person. On the commission Is conferred power to fix a reasonable minimum wage for. women and 'child workers, mors of employ ment. and conditions of labor. The law carries an appropriation Of $3500 a year. The law applies, uly. to women and children. : "A featufe""of the law is that it requires , a; conference between em ployer and employe when complaints are made. yt: Another bill of Interest to Portland creates an additional justice of the peace there at a salary of $2400.' ' rire Years to Make Use of Water. H. B. 233, by Mitchell.' makes an Im portant change in existing water laws by providing that appropriators of water shaU forfeit their rights if within five consecutive . years they do not convert the water to beneficial use. Ten years la allowed at present ,The" bill has yet to pass the senate. How Grants Pass has gone ahead and taken Into, its own hands the building of a railroad.; from there to the se coast because private capital would not take u the enterprise, was told the house by Blanchard of Josephine In an appeal for the passage of II. B. 304, conferring on municipal corporations the right to build, operate and control public: utilities. He explained that the first Issue of "bonds for the proposed railroad will be put Oh Sale tomorrow and that the purpose Of this! bill la to give these bonds a clear legal status and increase their chances for sale; Rcaines of Medford heartily, seconded Blanchard's efforts in behalf of this hill and it passed by practically unanl- . mous vote. .: r . Ten bills in all were passed yesterday afternoon, making a total of 18 for the day by the bouse. These Wile were passed yesterday: - Substitute H. B. 117. Iby tTpton Cre atlng additional Justice of peace In Portland at salary of $S400, ; V- ' s H, B. 220, by 8tanfteId--Provtd'ng for compensation to be pld owners for lapd. timber, etc., appropriated by au thorised corporations.) ' H. B. 39, by Howard -Malting Tt spe cial duty of sheriffs! mayors, etc., to prosecute Violations of lotjil option liq uor Uw. rv' ..:.'i s .14 ": : t '':'t II. B. 314, by Anderson To pay Mrs. Cynthia Glasius $2500 for loss j sus tained in death of her sen' .killed in state employ. . ' ' 8. B. 77, by Malarkey1 (minimum wage bill! An act to protect Uvea, health and morals of women and iViinor worker'-. , " I y It 111 i53, by Mitchell Toj forfeit wa ter rights when apprepriatoM hoa failed to use within five successive1 years. H. Bj 305, by Stanfleld-Tto cure de fects Jin deeds and conveyances. , II, IB. 81, l?y HagoodlJo authorize board of control tp provide heat-light, etc., for state institutions by means of water power filed upon by state. ' ;- H. B. Sf 4, by Blanchard To give mu nicipal corporations right to build, oper ate and control public iittltles designed to help city of Qrant Pass, r , - H. B. 187, by Schuebel Relating -to i ueiating to . iV iunTshau how ' money ; belonging school fund and university be lent by state land board. ii TO (Staff CprrceponoeBfO - v Salem, Or, Feb. 12. Senator Kellaher appears to be assured of a favorable report on his two bills repealing the gas franchises now held by the Portland tlas & Coke Co, originally granted to Henry P. Green and Al Zeiber. Four members or the Judiciary committee, where the bills are pending, are said to be favorable Dlmick, McColloch, Carson and Butler. .Representatives of thn gas company are expected to appear before th committee tonight - ; Kellaher's argument is that the state rretichi8es may be repealed because their provisions have been violated and because consent of the state was not obtained when they were transferred tnrough several ownerships. He says that with these franchises out of the way, the mayor and city council of I'ortland -wilt establish a gross earnings tax and regulate the service by passage of an ordinance defining heat units and ..charges.- . h 30,000 SLICED OUT OF : FUND ASKED BY ASYLUM '-" (Staff Cormpuni1rii(e.) Salem, Or., Feb. 12. The house ways Bnd means committee took a $130,001 slice out of the appropriation asked for the state Insane asylum last Wight. The appropriation asked Is $705,834, of which $311,728 is for maintenance This was reduced to $575,$34. The commit tee cut out entirely the appropriation asked for new wing to the asylum, which Is already , overcrowded. A silver dime melted and fused with 10 ordinary brass pins make a good ail- ver solder,' .- has -Its .entire operating slant ucst f orOregonians A. T,. MIM.3 President OHLY 4 OPPOSE IT GAS PM LIKELY LOSE FRANCHISES COFFFV SEEKING RAISES BUT SAYS nniiimiiniiniiu . bUUMIWILLbAIN Tumed-in Fees " and" Interest Saved Will More Than Off- set Increases It Is Claimed by County Clerk. . (Staff CoreMtpontlenee.) ; . Salem, Or., Feb. 12. Bills increasing the pay Of County Clerk Coffey of Mult nomab. and deputies in his office, but which Mr Coffey asserts will result in a saving of .$1,600 a year to. the tax payers when interest of deposits and non-acceptance of , fee .under bis - re gime are taken Into consideration, have come over to the senate from the bouse and have been referred to the Multno mah delegation. " " Along with these bills and In In same status is the bill originating with Coffey, that strikes at ; Mose ; Bloch s warrant operations, under which ;'w( nesses and Jurors 'Would be paid fees aa soon as their claims are allowed. While all members of the Multnomah delega tion in the bouse voted for it, it Is said some of them are now using their in fluence with senate members to scuttle the Bloch bilL, Women oa EquaUty. .In Here is an analysis of .the Coffey salary bills as he presents them : H. B. 380 increases the salary of the county clerk by $1,500 a year. II. B.! $81 increases pay of thief deputy Samuel Meson from $150 to $209 a month, head deputy Jack Erkins from $150 to $175. and Chief Court Clerk Hen ry Bush from $120, to $150. Vnder the present law other male deputies in the office receive $90 to $125 a month and female deputies $75 a month, t ; The new law places men and women on the same footing at from $73 to $125 per: month. The average, pay of such deputies-will be about the same as before, Mr. Coffe ays, but he will be given full power over such deputies, without having to depend upon approval of the county court in any case. Against these net increases of $2,760 In salaries Mr, Coffey says he will save the county the following: " Balsa for Auditor. , On naturalization fees, of which the county clerk has : heretofore retained half, and which he will turn into the county treasury, an average of $1,600 yearly.-,' -' " " Fees for first papers, of which half also come to the county clerk by virtue of federal law, an average of $750 year ly. Interest on money deposited In banks. estimated to be $3,000 yearly. A total increase tn the bounty's rev. enue of $4,250 to over-balance the in crease in salaries of $2,760. . Anotner salary bill of Interest to Multnomah is, one dealing with the county auditor; This was introduce hv Representative Murnane and Is awaiting in ine senate, it increases ttm par or county Aoditor- Martin from $2,400 to $3,000 a year, and the a&laiv of one deputy from 190 to ii1:; th otner deputies being unchanged. - w EN'S BILL TONI ttaff Convipotidpnce.) ; eaiem, Or., Feb. 12. The second im portant Hearing on the workmen's com- pensation act win be held tonight by the labor industries committee of the senate. It is reported here that a large number of representatives of organized labor and employers will be present. There are tuo workmen compensation acta now In the legislature,-one being vne uiwrence Din which has passed the house, and the other the Day bill, jubi. recenuy introauced in the senate. 11 KELLAHER .MEASURES ARE ."DEAD MATTER" (Staff Curreipntidencefr ,-aiem, ur., eo. 12. Holding that mere is no autnonty to submit bills to the people at the next, election unless the bills are actually enacted with a contingent clause, the committee on resolutions will return to the senate aa "dead matter" two bills which Senator Kellaher wanted submitted to popular -One of these proposes the establish ment of state-owned telephone and tele graph lines, the other calls for submis sion to the people of a bill repealing uic n mat cioeea .ttogue river to com mercial fishing.' , It is not doubted that the legislature oould pass these bills and provide that they be submitted to the people before becoming effective, but it is held that the legislature cannot become an tnitia tfve body, so far as merely proposing legislation Is concerned.-' : ,;- W. E. MORRIS FOR CELILO AMD NOT J. W. MORRIS v. f ' (Stiff Cortesnoodmpe.i baiem, Or., Feb. As there are wo engineers named Morris some confusion has arisen in the lobby over the places for which they are be ing discussed as possible or probable cauTIldates in case certain bilialare en- One is J. W. Morris, former gincer of -Portlaudt jinn,, tloned as a possible highway commis sioner under one of the road bills The other is W. E. ("Bilivi Morrii. who worked In construction of the Cas cade locks, and he is being talked of as engineer to make the investigation of the Celilo water power project It was ha who went with the legislative com mittee recently to look over the trroim.l and it is reported that he would likely be first choice of the commission pro vided for in Senator Day's bill to spend -o.vuu in investigation of the Celilo project ' Magnesia gives a brilliant, polish to Is the Only Life Insurance Company Exclusively Oregon in n,. h,. Vi,' -"'L'. "'ii . . ?.,0,,,e J?,fi;lce-, Arbeit . itundmR. Comer Fifth ami Ulnrrl.nn 1.1...I I HEARING H k.$iKT'$ v , CLARK NCR 8. 'SAMUEL Uoueral Manager 1 Assistant Manager , To "Dimity a Bill Aords Cotrf 57 So (Staff Correopondmre.) , ' ? Salem, Or.,1 Fcl) II. T DImtcked on this bill," said Senator Butler in the senate ' yesterday afternoon in discuss ing .the morals court )n for Multno mah county. And everybody knew what he meant- ?o constantly' does Senator Dlmiclt of Clackamas vote "no" that his colleagues have coined the- new verb, "Pimick,", meaning to disagree. -i The morals jcourt bill, redrafted by the Judiciary 'committee to meet ob jections offered from- time to time, came up on third reading in the senate yesterday afternooiu!i Moser ..decfared that the plan jof handling cises growing- out of the social evil in a depart ment of the jbircuit court -Is the best way of dealing with them, for, as the law now stands women and girls who have gone astray 'mist be given harsh sentences or llberated. and in either case usually go out again to repeat the offenses. ' -, - ' - Joseph found fault with the bill . in several respects.! He objected to giving the morals department "exclusive jur isdiction over such cases, saying he be lieved that if an offender .were laken New Bills in House ' ; (Staff CortvBpondence.J Palem. Or, Feb. 12. These additional bills, bringing the total-for the session to 08, were Introduced in the house yesterday: XT. B. 604, by Multnomah delegation Relating to and authorizing counties to issue bonds for construction of bridges. H. B. 60S, committee on revision of laws Repealing section of code permit ting county courts to lease non-navi gable streams to logging companies who may charge tolls. H. B. 606. committee bn labor Indus triesTo protect health of, persons packing, manufacturing and . handling Portland cement. h, IL B. 607, by Olson To conserve use ful waters and water powers of the state of Oregon to use of people of Oregon and declaring an emergency. t JI, B. 608, by ways and means com mittee For the support of the medical department of the University of Oregon; appropriating $45,000 for the same. MICE FOR 1915 .. F11M0REW General Ways and Means ' Men Known to Favor $150,4 000 or $175,000 at Most, (Staff Correiooadence.) i Salem, Or., Feb. 12. An appropriation of $200,000 for the San Francisco expo sition will be recommended by the house committee on expositions and fairs, jo Its members practically - agreed ; 1h At night The agreement was reached after a hearing at which E. C. Giltner of the Portland Chamber of Commerce, and Frank Welsh, veteran of many exposi tions, ' weft speakers, i -i la any , event, not a cent more than $200,000 will be recommended. The com mittee did not make out a report, but this detail will be attended to Thurs day. '. After this report comes in, it will, be referred to the ways and means com mutes. There - $200,000 appropriation will strike the pruning knife When it gets out of this committee it y is ex tremely doubtful if it will be more than $150,000 or $175,000 at the outside, though it will probably not be lower than $150,000, which is known to be the figure favored by several of the commit tee. ; .- - - .,- ; At last night's hearing, Mr. Giltner asked the expositions . committed to make its recommendation for $235,000, which, 'according to his figures, is the amount the state should give, - Secretary of State Ordered to Telegraph Withdrawal t of Indorsement. (Sttff GorrMpcBdonce.) ' Salem, Or, Feb. 12. The house added emphasis to its disapproval of the effort to put the Oregon legislature on record as indorsing the Owen bill to create national department of public health, yesterday afternoon, when it adopted by unanimous vote a resolution direct ing the secretary of atate to telegraph congress that the resolution of Indorse ment had been voted down. V This Indorsement has had a-'stormy career in the house, after passing the senate. It was voted through under suspension of the rules last week. .Then letters and telegrams of protest by the score began to pour in. 'The protestants declared the Owen bill was intended to put the allopathic school of medicine in control. Asserting tht" the resolution had been "railroaded" through the house and that tlifvdidn:t know what it whs when they parsed It, the members hast ened to reconsider it and on Monday voted unanimously to postpone it in definitely. In the meantime. Secretary of fitat Olcott had notified congress that , the Indorsement had hecn adopted. He re fused to send another telegram without authority. Yesterday's resolution, in troduced by Abbott of Multnomah, di rected him to act at once. . , ELECTRIC ROADS ESCAPE FROM FULL CREW BILL L (Staff Corretpondcaec.V I flalem; Or., Bbr-l 2 The- senate-com- mittee on railroad last night agreed on a compromise on' the "full crew" bill v In the original bill electrid roads were included. They .will be .excluded in the compromise under , an under standing that hereafter they .will'-treat with the trainmen's organlxation as to hours and wages. ' -:f On steam roads full crews are to bm required for ever freight train ' and for every passenger train of four or ftiPrtrTary." Tim win wllBV1(T'l"rrry:, man for every train and trainmen will not be required to act as express or batfose men.'--.'' v. . , . ,-i MM MAYBE LESS VbVV BACKS FARTHER UP ON HEALTH BILL Is to Vole No On It Far Scapes "Dimicking into (h morals court and it was then found that prosecution for t more se rioui crrme was Justified, the courts might not possess authority, to try the greater offense unless the word r"ex "elusive" is remove'h. jx Moser declared hctrould not accept such an amendment, s the vitality Of the tourt depends on it having exclusive charge cf such cases,- and not allowing the municipal or-Justice courts to try part of J them," As Joseph objected to other parts of the bill, but insisted that he only ; wished to help perfect - the mca.-jUre, It was re-referred to the Judi ciary Committee for further considera tion. " . - - , At one point in the troceedlng Wood of Washington moved to Indefinitely postpone the bill, but ho struck . at the wrong time and was ruled out of order, v The bill as it has been prepared, and doubtless will, pass,1 will put all cases of moral delinquency in. the circuit court nd one of nlie judges sitting in Multnomah 'Will be assigned to take charge of the work; Thi is expected to take onlj1. part of his time, eo he can devote, perhaps half of his time to regular circuit court work, ' , Senate BillsPassed (Staff Correspondence. ' y . Salem, Or., Feb. 12. Bills were passed by the aenate yesterday aa follows: S. B. 211, by Miller To prevent fe tention of fees of any kind by county clerks and sheriffs. ; ' S. B. 258, -by - Judiciary Committee- Providing that grand Juries may be held over from one term to another. S. B, 235, by; Judiciary committee Relating to limitation of time for fore closure of rriortgage. ' . n . S. B. 234, by Judiciary committee Re latlng fo publication of summons, H.. B. 48, by Howard, by request Repealing obsolete sections of law re lating to hurdy-gurdy dances. ' H. B. 138, by Upton Setting aside 3 per cent interest for teachers' retirement fund in Portland instead of' the i per cent provider oy present law. - v . it. u. vs. oy upton Making any tnreat to commit a felony a crime. ' ' . '--4 TO T Hi Villagers Will Close Shop to Show Neighbor They . Are Proud of Him, , (United Prs ttmi Vilr: Princeton. N. J., Feb. 12. The town of Princeton will close tip shop the evening of March 1, and everybody will march to the Wilson bungalow on Cleve land lane to say good-bya to the prestr dent-elect and his family. , ; v . , According? to the plans announced to day iby Joseph Huff, president Of th Woodrow Wilson league of Princeton practically every citizen In the vlllagd has been Invited to Join the big paradd which, headeid by the town brass band.1 will give the hew president a real old fashioned send-off.( . , Leading cltisens will make speeches in front of the Wilsdn cottage, in the glare of Greek fire, and the president elect, Huff said, had promised to make a farewell address to the town's folk, among whom he has lived 27 years. "We want to show Governor Wilson mat we regret xo lose mm, hut are proud to have one of our number go to the White House," : said Huff. "Scores of cltlxens have suggested that we have some sort of demonstration, and it has finally been agreed that the best thing we can do is to shut up shop In town and all go down to the cottage and say goou-nye." rive Firemen Injured. " (Utlted ITew Lcnsed Wlre.l Chicago, IIU Feb 12. Featured by a rauing wau wnich slightly injured five firemen, the Ingram ft Kair apartment buildings on the Midway Plalsanco burned, with' a loss of $300,000. Winnipeg Hotel Burned. - Winnipeg, Feb. 12. Fire - yesterday destroyed the Hotel Sutherland. Fifty guests and employes were rescued. COLDS CAUSE REASAOKB, GXtP. LAXATIVK BKQMO Quinine, the world wine, coja ana unp remedy, removes cause, see signature K. w. ukove. 25o GLASGOW 2H la. ' BELMONT 2H to ' ; MEDOKA 2'A ia. - -a 'Cd He bo cflh NOTCH" . .. 15c each 3 for , Claett. PealMNly Co., Maker PRINCETON fOLKS HAVETOVNBANDDU WHEN WILSON ---lnirisjnniiTsJirtslsiissi.lsssiifi itlissalimiMsaiiisiaessMsiisug A After its "Spring housecleanin," Ihe Jm- perial Grill is brighter, more cheerful than. :.ever. It's-the most homelike place' for luncheon or dinner in Portland. ' Drop in ; today, for luncheon 'and enjoy its cozyV comfort and good food.' . -. , ' 1 Luncheon Fifty Cents OiBOIHOi E' BASIS By S. B. 271 State Would Pu ' Out' Bonds, ; Deposit Them -as Security for Currency Is- ' ; sue and Use the Currency. . (Stuff Correspondence ' '- " Salem,'. Or., Feb. 12. Senator JosepJ is much In earnest In his advocacy of a plan for Issue of bonds by the state to bo deposited with the United States a a basis for legal tender currency to be used in ...the construction -of good road. He asserts that by this plan no Interest nt ed be- paid on road bonds, 'Suppose we were, to- isue state bonds for road building," he remarked yesterday. 'The national banks could buy1 these bonds and -deposit them ' at Washington as security,' for : the issue of national bank notes to 80 per cent Of tneir par value. . . - .: iv-: vv v , "Now. why not have the state deport those; bonds direct, Instead 'Of letting the banks do so? . Instead of our hr lng to pay Interest on these bonds, Jet tl government take them and ismics notes In the name of the state of Ore gon road fund, to the full par value of the bonds. The government ought to be wining' to lo that much in aid of the cause of- good roada. v.---; v r H:&-'- V.: Prefers street Xasna by states. ''There is pending in congress bill to authorize the issue of $25,000,000 In bonds to aid in the construction of ;h tionil post roads. It seems to me it would be better to let the state of Or egon and other states Issue bonds, to that amount, - deposit the bonds with the treasurer, take legal tender notes in return and then either build the roads with these notes or use them In buying county road bonds, Where any cohnjy desires to improve roada locally. r in tnat way the national govern- ment will nave interest on bonds, and the atate will likewise not nee l to pay interest for road improvement -debt Its credit will be pledged for the princt- pal of the bonna Bjt it is easily dem onstrated that the great increase in val ue following the construction of a sys tem f good . roads : in any state will easily make up the tost of the bonds. and no one need fear , that this debt is dangerous. A sinking fund should bo established to take car of , the prin cipal... - '- ' ...i. '.. Vo Credit Strain XUpected. "Nor am I able to see that It would subject our financial". system to any strain, even though a billion . , dollars were issued for roads In different matter of credit! and the credit of the states is good. In consideration of the purposes for which the bonds are Is sued, the national government should take the bonds at par and return: leg-il. tender to the full value of the bond." Senator Joseph bill, tn -which thld plan is outlined,; W'enate bill . 271, which has Just been Printed and was today - referred to .the' committee On, roada - and highway - A memorial to congress. asking , cooperation In the plan, was unfavorably . reported to the senate yesterday afternoon, but ithe un favorable report .was voted down by Joseph's request and the memorial was placed on the table subject to his rail. TFE THAT. 7 Are you at the head of your class or do you stand second, third or . possibly last? If not with the leaders, why? Are your eyes right? Ar you free from eyestrain? If eyestrain is holding .you back, wouldn't you appreciate glasses that would remove the eyestrain?- - Why not suggest this to your parents? . , . THOMPSON OPTICAL INSTITUTE 209-io-il Corbett mSg Second Floor i BOND CREDIT EXPLAINED HOLM IS AFTER CLEETON If County Judge Becomes Cir cuit Judge, Seat May Go j to ,jQne of Three, . ' , ., ' V (Staff Corrcspoudence.) - Salem, Or... Veb. 13. Rufus C, Hol mnn is the latest aspirant for county commissioner of Multnomah county to arrive on tho ground in anticipation or the passage of bills : making county Judge Cleeton'a clrcuJiJudge'a'nd pro viding for appointment of anew com misBloner, '-. . :.- : j .,y:; ;.. v :;;:"' . If the legislative delegation makes tha choice and names the compiisaioner in tue bill, this apparently being the pres- fiu pian or i tie delegation leaders, the choice is said to lie between three men. Tliese are Hotman, Harvey ' Moreland and Jack JPUnn. L. II. Maxwell and a number of : others are ; mentioned, but the race' Is understood to have nar rowed to these three, -m i... Holman came to Salem yesterday aft- f rnoon.to look after his fences.; There la aom talk how of placlhg the selec tion of tne new county commissioner In the hands of the present board in Mult nomah, before Judge Cleeton leaves his THEATRES AMUSEMENTS " EKTERTAINMENTS t E i S L E II H - rami , . - ' , THURSDAY EVENING. FEBRUARY 20, v . ' DIRECTION PORTLAND MUSICAL ASSOCIATION cVs0r,roo.7llo!C$l.yoo' a1na860JoOhn'F: Uga"- 328 Stxlh WEEK FEBRUARY 10 day Keating & Flood present. lng - Main 2. A-6380. . ; f: Geo. L Baker, Manager. Hixtb and Seventh, Near Morrison "Next week. "The Squaw Man." - Seventh and Taylor Streets. Main 6. A-1020 . 50o, 75cl ' v-.i f " w .: THIS WEEK P ... ... - mis au Marshall, of mm U UNPOHAF FH RaVhld .Rafa,Sl &S" Vn La Tm. Pantagem ope; U UICVUALCU Orchestra, The Four Soils Brothers. Popular prices! ii Trvr? rit Matinee dally. 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At'K&- iOSEGfOITE Fl Bill Making It' an Official Party ; May Carry Emergency ' ' Clause. (Staff 0rrepon(lu'.) ' - ' . Salem, Or., Feb. 12. Not on!-' will the ProgresHive party get a position on the ballot In the next primary election: but the bill giving t plare on the of ficial ballot will carry an "'emergency clause to permit the new party to nomi IK W 1 IV nate a candidate for mayor at the cltyvj This Is. the plan, at least, to frli the Judiciary committee' of the senate Is pledged. The bill introduced by Sen-' ' ator Carson by-request of the Bull Moose committee,' was acted on last . night, without dlHsent, and with.a. burst ot generosity the emergency clause was , added, so tne' third party ' will be re lieved of the need of holdinfra conven- ; tlon to put a ticket in the field in Poitland. . present position. This plan Is regarded ' by some as Impracticable because of the decided , lack of harmony, between the members. . . , : " ',f ; . Extra Feature Kltrht Tno.dai, iim.ii. 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