The Oregon daily journal., February 21, 1913, Page 2, Image 2

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Either News Editor or .Them
selves' Should" Be Indicted
and Prosecuted at . Once,
Their Stand. ': '-
"To be attacked , by tn News is -a
certificate, of ;sQ''clr thurncterv-KHher
Its editor or the county court should bo
Intituled' and prosecuted. statements
such-as it publishes will breed anarchy
if pursued." County Judge Cleeton.
"The New is dirty, contemptible,
HLfiff sheet.'- Every word It has pub
lished regarding me fs'a He." Sheriff
Tom Word. -.. . i
Outrageously unfair. It is run for
profit only. . Sensationalism la Ms
weapon. It iteatc distrust by repeat
ed attacks on' reputable men la Its wild
scramble for the pennle of the mob."
County Commissioner Lightner., . ' '
Aroused - by - bittec attacks if 4 the
Haily'Xew agHlnst .Sheriff Tom Word,
county Judge Cleeton and County Com
missioner IJghtner, m which charges of
fraud, theft, graft and mismanagement
in publlc.offlee have, been made direct
ly and by Innuendo, tne grand Jury has
.started an Investigation on ttr own vo
lition, determined that" the publication
hliaJJ:cther .maka good Mis charKea pr
cense Its 'attacks. - ''--'y ' "';'
Should the Kews find Itself unSble to
prove Its assertions, there la a 'stftMUPf
probability -that Indictments ' charging
criminal libel will, be brought against
Dana Sleeth. the author of the article,
a number of which were slfrned With his
name, and against Uio publisher of the
miner.
. A criminal indictment will be sought,
if any. it Is said., for the- reason that
the presses and machinery of the. News
ere held under a lease contract, and are
judfrment-proof in Oregon. This makes
it impossible to recover damages by
MvjI action.
Paper "Judgment-Proof."
The JCcws Is one of about 30 sfmllar
publication which are controlled by L.
W. Scripps. multimillionaire, .Whu , re-
fides In a palace at Mira-Mar, near flan
Diego, Cal. Mr. Ccrippa. has retired
from active work end the policies of his
impcrs are now directed largely by his
son, James Scripps. - . ' ' ,
Little nroKres was made- by the
crand Jury in tha case todajv Dow
Walker, who acted 'as foreman of ; a
, giand ; Jury recently, k was called, but
was unable to appear. Dana Sleeth, who
wrote- several of the artiolea attacking
8hcnff Word and tht county court, ap
peared yesterday and cave his ' test!
morty. County Auditor Martin also was
a witness.
Sheriff Word and Commissioner Llght
ner today characterized the attacks made
mi them by the News as "lies." Courtly
Judge - Cleeton," using more tempesate
!;iriguag-ft, said practically, the v same
tiling-. Each' of them declared that tije
author of the articles should be prope.
cuted or. 4hey, the county officious,
'nuld be, and said they were anxious
for an investigation to the end that the
truth would be known.
A Pnbllo Matter.
Although they have not neencatlxl
before- the. grand . Jury ;, they., said . thy
would- appear willingly,- They have al
ready submitted copies of articles at
lacking them to the grand Jury, on Its
leii'icst. ,. , , t. - j
"The News has. been making- certain
rnrges against the county court' for
Mmio time, which. if true., tho court
should bs indicted,: said Judge Cleeton
t'lday. ; "If the charges- are aim the
r wspnper should be prosecute,! and. the
iCitors Jailed for criminal libel, t iv i
"This is: not a private matter with
I no.. As far as I apt concerned 1 would
i ft pr any attention to tha screeds,
nut it is due the public when officials
r attacked to know whether charges
sre true or laise.
"Hie mere fact that statements of
this kind can-go before tiie public from
my to oay will tend to poisoft the Tnib
Mo tnind and . will breed anarchy and
mate distrust of public servants. I
is a blow at the social structure and
would undermine government if: carried
On. ' , . - ry..,.'-LtJ ..(',..1I..,f,'1...J.,, ......
"The New ys We've been guilty of
a etcal in the construction of the court
house and of uttering false records to
hide the thefts. ' They have not mad!
these charges directly, but by lnuendn.
Irving, no doubt, to protect themselves
nni ine jaw to tue best of their abl
rti. . ...
"Must Attack Somebody."
, .'T don't know why thev hav nlnirii
out the county court, but the word of
one of their reporters may Bhed some
light-on it This reporter said t0 me
one oayi nve nave to attack somebody
to get a sale for our papors. You should
not feel sore becaus the county court
has been attacked. It Is our best field
H'JW.
' r "Another explanation U Just politics.
, M believe in proper criticism of pub
lic' officials bv anv. tjllt)llf 'H tiltl When
that publication does so honestly, fair
ly itnd without bias.. But the News has
'' vair, ueapnc its oft-repeat e.l
... v.i uiniess, ; it nan perlstsently
Vt" I ' J UB lne utn or things
.u , L erea to snow them where
their charges were false, but thev r.
rueed to accept Such critUllsm, if It
... crmotsni. 19 ufljust, aiid
ve been 1n Portldnd 20
: and the
d the p have confidence In me "
Id Sheriff Word. -Wh.m r
S3
the first tiin t ...r. " """.''
hotrees and there whs law and order.
' -' Samples of Statements.
'-Bvery line written about rue by 'the
News attacking .me personally ,ir as
a public Official is a Jie. Politics prob
sbly actuated them. .
'"For .'Instance, they charge' that T
was a member Pf tlieJQupy Smithi-gans
at Hkagway. That is a dirty, contemp-
SAVE a DOLLAR or TWO
; .-ample shoe store
HI IVmiiMi, Set M(t Hlore)
Cut fitJ&ml
ItLLfl; if E, DduV
Si MAN, AIIO KILLS.
WIFE: SHOT BY 1
Double Tragedy in Bay City
Results .from. Separation
Between Portland Coupls.
TlLlted Lfited Wire ' r
OaklaTidrrar.rTeb. tl man "TjoIJ
berg, a' traveling salesman from Tort
Jand, Or.-,- toaay shot afid Instantly
killed hi w,lfe here,- fcnd, a few minutes
later v was' himself killed by his son,
Charles, aged J I, , ' "
Goldberg arrived here today on ait
early train from Portland In search of
his wife,' from whom he had been sep
arated more than a year. He finally
located the woman and their son In a
flat ori Twelfth street. . A
"Hello, Rose, dear," Goldberg, greeted
his wife.
Then he opened fire With a revolver.
Mrs. Goldberg fell to the floor, mortal
ly wounded, two bullets Jn her throat.
Charles Goldberg,, a drug1 clerk, was
awakened ' by ttie shots. He Jumped
from bfd and found his father standing
over, his mother, with, the smoking
weapoh still in his hand, 1 Young Gold,;
berg grappled with his father after the
Intter had Tired, two shots at him.
WrtwUng"' the ' revolver away f romhe
olderTnan,yotmg" Goidbergf fired- two
shots Into his father's body. The lat
ter died on the way to the hospital.
Young Goldberg notified the police of
the tragedy by telephone and '; awaited
the arrival of the officers. He ex
plained that nis ratner naa neen great
ly wrought up over the separation from
his mother. . ; ' A '.-- '
Goldberg was a traveling salesman for
a Portland drug firm. He was 40 years
old and Mrs, , Goldberg -five years his
Junior,
.' Charles Goldberg - made a statement
after giving himself up to the police in
which he said his mother was Just about
to get a final decree of divorce from his
father who. was of an insanely jealous
disposition, ,,:il:.-Wi.r....:i-i,;,.ijhr.
. "My mother had been at the MoNutt
hospital In Kun Franclseo talcing treat
ment for tonallltt and -was to have
returned there, She was dressed to go
to the city and I was In bed, as I work
nights at . the Owl Drug Store In San
"I. heard my father's voice saying
'Hello,' -and , immediately afterward
heard him shooting. I Jumped up and
as soon as I entered ine, kitchen he
said: 'I am going to kill you, too, and
then klil myself.' .
"I grappled with him. got the gun
away- from him, and shut to save my
self." REPORT ON PRISON IS .
r . FAVORABLE TO WEST; "
HONOR, SYSTEM GOOD"
ttontlnued, iTrom Page One.) "
c whlchLewelling and his committee
take' a slap at the governor. H :
v Th "record shdws that poultry was :
sol at various tlmi the report says, !
and other poultry purchased in its
stead. Your committed believes such
prac"Uces should be discouraged on ' the
part ofjMibllc of flcla-laL but": since the
reconl - howr "tha- ait ' sums received
for poultry was accounted for, your
rommittee has no critlcibm to make In
this particular instance."
Of the brickyard, the report Is se
verely critical. It declares, however, that
"your committee is satisfied that no In
dividual ; connected with these trans
actions has derived any personal profit
from the operation of the prison brick
yard under this contract, yet we Are of
the opinion that all funds -derived of
state property should follow their proper
course and receive the approval of the
state board before their final expendi
ture." ' -;
The report prepared by Lewelltng crit
icizing the prison brick yard and poul
try yard will be a minority report, only
Lewelllng and Smith signing it after
a conference of the commltlee today,
i The other members of the committee,
Senators Kollis and Ragadale and Rep
resentative Laughll nerfused to concur.
They declare the criticisms unfounded.
They will at ence prepare a majority
report giving the results of the prison
InveHtigation l:i different light.
The two representatives will agree In
that neither have fault to find with the
governor's prison policy. The majority
report to come, however, will bo lavor
able to him In every reispect.
tlble lie. I was one of the men selected
to run that notorious . gang out of
Alaska and I personally bore the ex
pense of the posse which captured the
men after Smith had been killed. I did
prevent the mob from ; lyncbing them
afterward, however,, because I stood for
law and not lynch law.
"TJiey say I am a drunkard. I have
not touched a drop, of liquor for 13
years. ThMr other utterances are on
par.' ,
"If the News stood for clean govern
ment and wanted to do riifht It would
not be trying to belittle me and my of
fice and the people who supported me.
- "I don't dislike the men who have
written attacks on me. I am sorry for
them nnd' the fact. that, they are per
mitted to occupy m. place where they can
llu and, publish themselves as llars."
Vt ( xne numerous ne
P he b?"t ma was
Among the numerous lies published
one to the
erreet tBat I robbed 1J00 t
families and
then qualifiud the declaration by say
ing I did it because I did not get In.
terest on tlie ta money," said Commis
sioner IJghtner. "Tha trufh p.f the mat
ter is that the commissioners , have no
control over the funds whatever. We
could not have gotten Interest
Seal la Generalities,
"ThsyTay f ought to be ltt Jail. 'Phey
deal in headlines, and unscrupulous gen
eralities, but not In facts, and they
know it. They have never made an ef
fort to sqC explanations from me In re
heard to anything and refused to be fair.
They have charged crimes by lnuendo,
but have; feared to come to the front
with evidence which, they know they
have not got.
"The charge of fraud, graft and theft
in connection with the construction of
the county courthouse is an outrageous
lie. ' .. 1
.'Their attacks are on par with those
they directed against the Y. M. .C. A.
when ft- vice clique was uncovered out
side of the institution. The paper
slmrily panders To a Tress of people whl
want f ensatlon wh.etber backed byjtruth
or not It Is a paper run for profit
only. Sensationalism . Is thefr.; weapon.
They create distrust of reputable men.
pose as friends of the poor,, and Stoop
,.te any depths in 'a wild scramblo for
pennies. .; " : ' '"""
"Us are not trying to prosecute the
News.' The district attorney is fully ac
quainted with the character of the at
tacks and Ih my Judfement It Is his duty
w mvesijgKTP ,an' lu prosecute crimi
win tiny ru.jep or orricial who tu
mi
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PASSES; CARRIES
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Forestry Item of $75,000 Is
Hard Fought,- Howard Say
r ing It's Fire Warden's Craft;
Naval Militia Jtem. Wins. ..
(Stiff Corrprioolt!ee,
Salem, Or., Feb. 21. After 4 wo hours
of warm dlacuBsion over the" merits of
the various items Jji iCvtheThouse this
morning passed the general state house
budget appropriation r s bin, ,; carrying;
Sl.jS3l.SlS for the expenses, of i the ex
ecutive, adminl0t.Uve.-'iidiciatjnd
other departments of- the' state ' In , the
next, two years.' - K'V--'' M.
An appropriation. or 175,000 (for the
state board of fprestry,v;lncludtng sal
arles and expenses'of fire wardens, had
a struggle for life. Howard df Douglas
led the onslaught no It. .'"X-f':
"It tlds reallt gave ;us fire protec
tion, t would nohfiy one word against
it," exclaimed Howard, 'who is a min
ister; U -:fe. XX'i;'1 v-:?; I
X Told lay Wardens -Where to Go.V:'H'i
fBut, t am from one. of the; bISBt
timber counties Jn the state,- and I tell
you because 1 know that, t all part.of
theigraf t-ofi the fire wardens.. I am
tired of having these wardens tell ns
ts go to hell ' that it Is not their isttsl-
ness to fight fires, but merely to Issue
permits forjcttlnk fti'et,. 'That -Is Just
what they did when we had fire at
Glendale last year. AVe appealed for
help, and the only answer, we got was
go to hrtl." ; -. - . ' .'
"The people of our County believe and
know that the wholeflre warden system
Is just a tremendous 'graft
Machine Barely PuUS Through.
Howard said that he did not suppose
his protest would do any sood, but It
had so much effect that tt failed by
Just one vote to cut the appropriation
from $75,000 to J60.000, as he moved to
amend it, The Pteam, .rqiler was lined
up behind tiie $?5,t)00. but the vote on
the amendment was So close that the
roller was vote behind until Appelgren
jumped back -to a f rent seat on the roller
after voting the other way and made It
a tie, 26 to 26. It was therefore de
feated. 1 -:.'.'., v
Discussing the proposed ' deduction,.
Bianchard said the big timber owners
don't pav their proper proportion of the
taxes. Parsons and Upton Insisted that :
the timber interests are, the most im
portant in the state, and that they must 1
pe protected.; To this Howard jretortedi j
"If we really got protection, I would
certainly vote for the appropriation.. But 1
we don't get it " ; -L. . t t
U OS
Anotner ngnt centerea arouna ' tne I jwu'j ""i" "
Item appropriating 324.000 for the Ore-! years later he came across the plains
gon naval militia.. pelrce started It bvlwlth his parents, settling In California
remarking that the Vnaval militia would ! In 1850 he came t Oregon.; taking up
be a,' good deal better off if it were 'his residence near Mount Angel. In
abolished. Then 'GUI mbved to reduce ;
the (24,000 to $10,000 for the two years.
"You might as well cut It out alt
gether." put In J. D-. Abbott - chairman
of the ways land means committee.
Another Cruise of the Boston.
Hughes said the naval militia taught
young men trades; and Mitchell of Baker
made an impassioned demand for a goo4
appropriation. Hie speech . evoked , a
crisp retort ..front Lawrence, of Mult-.notnaju.-;-.
'.v 4- ty-Wp- ' ' 'f '
"1 don't wonder that the gentleman
from Baker was deeply Impressed,, by
his -first, visit to a deep' water vessel,"
he remarked sarcastlfajiy. "He sems
to think it's going ft), save everybody
from lives of vice, n'd will- clean up
the city; y A.;v-.j.f
, "For my part. 1 can't see the necessity
for keeping this lealty old teakettle of s
tub ship down there in Portland harbor
at all. The boys of Portland will be as
well off without It, and there won't be
any Difference In' the vice records." :
"If conditions on that ship down ther1
are as they have been reported In the
papers, they're an outrage to the state
said ...Bopebrake of. Benton. .; r
V aval Foroes Are , Tlctorloas. -4-.
Eaton, who favored the appropriation,
brought the flghjt- to a climax by mov
ing to amend Gill's motion by striking
out the appropriation altogether; It
was enthusiastically voted down. Gilt's
amendment was next defeated, and the
great naval war was over. ' , .'" i t
. Abbott himself moved to strike out a
$25,000 appropriation for an emergency
fund, raying it was covered in a bill
before the senate. It was struck out.'
Among other amendments, wna in
crease In the appropriation for the t-
to .$63,500 on account of the additional
week the house has voted to stay in
session: an Item of $20,000 for clerks,
stenographers and expenses of the state
land office, and $10,000 for the water
board. . - . ,
$1000 for Traveliar Sxpeases. '
Gil! moved to increase the governor's
traveling expense appropriation from
$500 for two years to $1000. There was
a loud chorus of noes at first but the
amendment carried almost unanimously !
wnen aduou expiaineo mat the governor
la required by law to visit the new east
ern Oregon slate hospital at least four
times a year, ana mat mere were many
other heavy demands on this appropria
tion, v -
Potir Wagons Carry Millions to Ship,
tVand rrees' tttsed' WIrti.i - j
San Francisco, Cal., Feb. 21,Seven
mlltion new Chinese bank notes; repre
senting $60,000,000, wa part of the
cargo of the Japanese liner Nippon
Ma.ru, which sailed today for the orient
This is the first shipment Of bank
notes to China since" the establishment
of the republic. - -- , , .
Four large express' wagons -were re
quired to. transport the money, which
came from New York, from "'the train
to tne aucKS. . ,
Something
Delicious
ICE CREAM .
CHOCOLATES,
35c Pound
A'Swetland. r
. Special
r . .Somfetrtiner '"-
ISICBET FIES
PJan Rumored to Smother It in
Committee Which Moser
Heads.
. . Htaff CorrKupoiiili-iice.)
Salem, Or., I-'eb. 21. Urowlng uneasy
as to what-ls to become of the anti-loan
shark bill.,; introduced by . the- Multno
mah delegation In : the house as H. B.
379, Behfttor K6l1afienhIs; THOrhlng inude
an Inquiry in the senate about it This
bill was referred to the Multnomah del
egatlon iu the Senate 10 days ago, and
Since then It has slumbered peacefully,
although i members of the delegation
have asked Chairman Moser repeatedly
; .to; report it , s v a..?-. x
'! rtf Would ike ti know" wheirt that bill
la coming out," said Kelltther, ! "1 don't
Want to see it die In committee." y;
, "Don't' worry,", responded Moser. 1 "It
will be reported out all right : We ar
goint to have a meeting of the 5ultno.
inh delegation -and; make , ' report a
lt.?,r;:.':-ts.,4-A"?r-;
t'That; was! aU, for the time being. ; Re-
ports i have been ; persistent . for tsome
days that this bill was to be smothered
or; killed, ;S6hi of, the house members
jvhb T voted for It there, liave lobbied
igdlnst It lo the aenate.Vi.j.MiiOs.f
; The5; bill i would enable t witness1 rnd
Jury fees, In Portland to be paid by tha
county as soon , as the service la ren
dered, without postponing the-' date : to
the advantage et Mose Bioch, the court
house Warrant shaver. - : 'w c, 'A-i.r'.
: Tfte tomtnlttee on banking of he Bon
ate today turned out an unfavorable re
port ona kindred bill by Senator Far-
rell,' Ko. 12. This bill w,ouhi prevent
assignment of wages in amount less
than 260 except upon written consent
of the wife of the employe, If he be a.
married man. Farrell saved the bill
from Immediate decapitation by having
It laid upon the table. , i' j t t: ' , :" .
F
TOWN' :
()E ffOOOBUIili DIES
v. J. M.'feettlemier, 73 years old, an Ore
gon pioneer of 1850, and founder of the
town of Woodburn, Or., died at hi
home, 972 East Burnslde street, yeater
duV afternoon. Death was caused by
heart trouble, a severe stroke of which
he suffered about two weeks, ago. Ho
Baa lieer CdHllTietl-tO-tlig tjetf' since this
l,n,e' "'' 'T.'i , C . iL
, MrlSettleltiltrlWa bora .la.. Jersey
igsa he moved to where now is the
present town of Woodburn and founded
that place. He was a member of the
legislature from Marion county for two
terms, and also mayor of Woodburn for
several terms. He continued in active
business until 1882. He Still cohtlnued
as pPeBldeht of the Bauk of Woodburn.
which he founded. Mr. Settlemler was
also the originator of the Woodburn
nurseries, About two years ago he came
to Portland and took up, Ws residence
here. : . v '''ri,'- ;';,-?'
- Besides his widow, Mrs. Mary C,"8ct
tletrtlen na leave the .following -children:
Mrs: Ada" Jones, Mrs. Elsie O.
Porter, Mrs. Dell 1 Quia, " Mrs. Emma
Cleveland and J. It 8ettlemler Jr. of
Portland; F. W. Settlemler, Mrs. Nettie
Royal. Woodburn; Mr. Bessie Fleck,
penver Colo.;: Martin G. Settlemler of
Portland and A. A. Settlemler of ,Mis
oiila. Mont;' a r brothers, and Mrs.
, Mary Allen of Portland Is a slater.;
Funeral services win be neio irom
Holman's chapel at H o'clock 8unday
morning, The last services will be held
In Woodburn Monday, afternoon under
the auspices ' of the Masonic lodge of
that city, of which he was a. prominent
member. ... -
liliTis":
(Ciiltcd pret teased Wlre.V , . . .
London, Feb. 2l-Nar collapse from
the torture of being bound hand and
foot and made to partake of liquid food
through her nostrils during a suffra
gette hunger atrlke, Miss Zollle Emer
son, an Amerlcannsuffragette, ; was
taken to Holloway prison hospital today;
Mies Emerson was recently arrested,
during a suffrage? demonstration, and
was given a prison sentence wun naro
labor.
HOLIDAY SCHEDULE
RULE AT POSTOFFICE
. FOR TOMORROW
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General observance will be the 4
rule, as usual, of Washington'
birthday tomorrow. At the post-
office the regular holiday sched-, 4
ule of deliveries and collect!ona4
will be observed, carriers on two
and three trip routes making one 4
trip ehd others two, Windows in 4
the niRln orficewlllb open from 4
7:30 to 10 a. m. and the, win-,. 4
dows at the stations will be open. 4
from 8 a. in. to 10 ft. m. -'
All the customs offices will be 4
closed, a wlt as vthe general 4
and freight offices of .most of t 4
the railroads.
With the exception of the 4
sheriffs office, the Jail and tho ;' 4
tax collecting offices, the court- 4
house will be closed tomorrow. . 4
All courts will adjourn until 4
Monday on closing this .after, 4
noon.1 4
The city hall will be closed. 1 4
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"HUSBAND'S -MANAGER". .
' ,s HER OCCUPATION
"My husband's business manager" Is
ffi" way- Mra.-Mary E. Robtnmni-statetl
her occupation when registering for the
city election, Mrs. Roblnnon is a native
daughter of Oregon and resides at 1183
Long avenue. She Is a Democrat and
resides in the precinct of JJijited-tates
Senator Harry Lane. . '
"""Sixtynvg " itTimw'TrgWteryd"thM-
morning and but' 12 men. The total fcg
istratlon at noort today rfrom last Satur
day morning when the books 1 were
opened was 1148, of which -9!, were
feminine voters and 212 were men.
OUNDER f
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VERY FAVOMDLE
Agreement on Plans of State
Aid and County Bonds Prac-
. . tically I Reached : 1n House
and Senate.
' Practical agreement in - house and
Senate on plans of state aid and county
bonds for roads makes the prospect of
obtaining highway legislation from tho
present legislature good, 1
An enabling act permitting counties
to Issue: road bonds and the form of
state . aid : proposed ,-Jiave. been Issues
creatlveuof legislative dissension In -the
good roads program. ''.
By giving county courts power both
to prepare their own specifications for
roads ; a"nt to receive, wfth bids, the
plans and specifications of :any indi
vidual flrni or corporation, the disagree
meet In the legislature over the form of
the county good 'toads Jbonding , bill
eeema 'to' be ended- :'dP??;y?,X'i'r
One; form of the famous ''Section S4"
In the Barrett-Hurd bonding, act wool J,
It was charged, give the paving trlast
opportunity to, become perniciously -active",
and this was the view'of Governor
West - In his threat to : veto the. bill if
passed In that form.K,j'?;;;;'j:;;;,
,' , Amendment Beemed" Oood.;,iji
',1 6n the other' - band - the kcllahei
amendment, to the mjnd of many legU.
lators,, would result In ,prevenlng tiie
use of patented t-oad material that.rglght
be found extremely desirable; ... J ,
The amendment by" Smith of Coos
practically leaves' tne wtftter to the dis
cretion bf the county courts, and all ma
terials, plans and specifications will be
considered on equal basis. In other
words, bids with plans to match may
be submitted, or bids may be submitted
to" match plan! tmide by the county
authorities.
AH house factions' are' harmonised on
the state aid plan, which; Involves the
creation of a road board consisting of
the governor, secretary of state and
state treasurer, whtch ; would elect . a
state road engineer at an annual salary
of $3600, and a half mill tax ron state
property to .become effective In !M,
which, . it 11 estimated, would produce
$152,000 annually. In addition, the license-tax
on automobiles would be
turned Into the state, road fund, this
amounting to about $44,000 a year.
.- ; Tai Znoome tSO0,0OO, ,
The income from- the, half mill tax
and the auto license tax would, together.
be approximately-1500,000.4, After1 de
ducting the anticipated $20,000 annual
office expense. $480,000 would remain.
Of thia amount $16ff,000 aanually would
be expended on statei ro4a; $3$0.00
would be returned to the eountlct.' ; f lie
method of division would be to divide
one third of the $320,000 equally among
the counties, one third according' to
area and one third according to assessed
valuation. The following table Indi
cates the amounts that would be paid J
out and received by each county under
this plan,: : " ';"'' '-
CoMBtr.
etiit fund. twt funa
Rkr ..........
Benton'
(iacksma ......
... lO.WSii
$ .im
... O.MU
lean
... 10.11-
n.uz-.i
s,s.sn
. e.27(
,. n.44a
" 7,a4
l.l.4C
S,o7
5.811
1 ',:
13.001
4.7X0
0.THH
Clstaup
Columbia .......
7.4S2
J0.4O2
Cooe
Crook
tirry
...,.......(
1,7'W
tittllHin .........
Onnt ...... i.i.
Iftirney
ltood Rlter .....
4.4i
:'- .UU
:i,7
5,1-11
15,-U'i
ft.MS
1H.105
s,r,;
' 14.SWH
4.PJ0
" Jtl.TMT
' 4.IH '
185,;N
H,44fl
4.HW
" f t,:l
Jiickwin ........
.low pill lie
0.1
1
Luke . .
...,...
12,7iW
Jt,S0
4.;:2
H.Wfi
15.070
UMb-i
o.mio
13.MO
M7
4 003
' m
1 !).!
S.722
7.4U1
, 7.013
tune . .
lilnraln
l.inn ' . .
Mnlbeur
TtUrlon
Morrow ............
MilItBonnh
Polk .....1........
KherniaB, j.'.i. . v,
Tlllamnok'-
tTmtllta .... . ,
l.:ti
A.'JAS
7,Mt
u.m
S.OM
Union .................
Wallowa ............
Weiow
WsnhlngUni ,..4
Wheeler.
YsmhUI , . ... ..' '
0.803
6 :4
n.im
W.D0O
It la considered doubtful If Multno
niah county would avail itself of help
from the road fund, although paying
third of . the total. In a former cam
paign it was announced by the county
court . that Multnomah county would
gladly-contribute the amount to other
counties and count on Indirect benefits
to more than compensate the outlay."
h Convict Thoriiptoti Rpf aptuml. .
"h; . . (8taft Correspondence.) '
ftr VrYi. 21.- Juninr 'Thrtmo-
eon, one" of the two' convicts who es
caped Wednesday while employed at the
Inaoni iinvtiim was rflntured lt nle-ht
at Woodburn and brought back to the
penitentiary, '
Only' One "BHOMO Qtrximns"
t in LAXAT1VW BROMO QUINT HT,.
See signature of E. W. GROVE. . Ued
World over to Cure a Cold In One Day. 25o
SEkvES TUU H bnl "uAHrn
tLHn3UUta71"f
The. conclusion; of
a pleasant evening
naturally calls for, a
delightful ' after - the -theatre
supper at II
Rigoletto Italian Res-,
taurant. The deli
cious food, the serv
ice, -.the musicy- the
entertainment, all
combine t o s furnish
"jrou pleasure. 1
. Phone your rcSer
v?tions. f . , -' , j
It RIGOLETTO
Italian Restaurant
Alder St., at 3d,
, Marshal! 4310 1
in-
: 1 A K
Ilk
mm vtAfis
Fun-Poking Senators Do Not
-Want-' to Miss
Thci
"Pleasant Fellows.
:
1, i! .; ;:' i 5
' ' ' (Staff"' Oorriiipoiulenee. "-" ""'
Salem,- Or., Feb.' 11. Representative
Schuebel'ff BJiti-lobby bill fared badly in
the . senate todayi It wus culled a Joke
by several rampant - senators ' and was
pnt to sleep - with - nine votes-' J-its
favdr, cast by Dimte, Farrell, Kcllahcr,
McColloch, Miller,1 . Neuner, , Patton,
Raeidate and Stewart. ''7
' Otmlck i and Neuner supported the
bill earnestly declaring: that it la time
the lobbyists for special interests should
be required to- register and have their
operations limited. Neuner said he is
buttonholed docen times .passing from
the senate cnamber to the house, and
that it would.be (,crlmt to adjourn
without legislating ort the subject. - - '
There wo a little serious discussion on
the other side, the opponents contenting
themselves by poking fun at, It. k They
said the lobbyists are 'pleasant fellows
to meet and they did ner'bHlevp their
"constituents" should , be hampered In
talking -to them aboufc bills , that are
pehdlug. . ' 4 ' " f " t t S
ASK LEGISLATURE, TO 1 .
MEMORIALIZE - WILSON
(Wiwbliif ton Bureau of The Journal.) :
, Washington." Feb. 2li Senhtws Cham
berlaln and Bourne and Representatives
Lafferty and -Sinnot-joined today in
wiring to Governor West. and the legis
lature urglntf that Governor Wilson be
memorialised, to use his Influence when
president for - government railways - Irt
Alaska," as recommended In the report
of the national .commission,
THEATRES AMUSEMENTS ENTERTAINMENTS
HIS
' 3 MATCHLESS ACTS 3 -'
For Grown-ups, Not Children, Though Completely Cen-
, - ; 5ored, " Nationally and Locally. - 1
enraw sunda'
A Dollar Show
111 M.t, A-Sias. Geo. L, Waker, Mgr
-y - , ft... - nK..I.M n..t... Ol.u...
Tonight, all waak, matinee tomorrow.
WEEK FEBRUARY 17
Keating & Flood present .
Matinee Dally
Seventh and Taylor Street.
Main 6. A-1020.
Mats.. 1 5c 250. 50c ' Nights. 15c 25c
50c, 75c.
P
TJNEQUALED
VAUDEVILLE
n
SEEZAK
Sings Exclusively for the
Columbia
Hear Him on the.,
Graf pnola
At Vour
Columbia Phonograph Co.
' . 371 Washington Street
'. Above all, wc remembef , the" Cherry Tree ,
incident of George Washington's boyhood and
his famous answer, "I cannot tell a lie."'
Every loyal American bliould celebrate 4
Washington's birthday tomorrow ..b wearing,
and displaying the Stars and Stripes.? v ; ; , t -
oiue
Serse
s
-are one of 'our big leaders at
All wool fadeproot hand tailored.5
' With silk lining, $17.50. - .
' Hundreds of beautiful Spring pat
' terns, too, here to choose from to
' morrow. Our big sav-4 H fl ' pw
ins in rental makes these rj) I gf
f 2Q-$25 Suits possible at. t r" rr--
- "Ride Up and" Save " " k
S3.00 orMore"
11 I ' , 1 ' ' ' i'h . '
- S. W. Corner Fni'tl'i
ii 1 I S
OILS Oi llu: otllall;
' Salem, Or Feb. it Amotig the blUi
killed in' the-senate .this raomiiig ,weri
the following: - ,
II. B. 432, by Murnane-rrovlding for
free employment ..bureaus und prohibit
ing the charging of fees where publid
bureaus ar established,', this boing otin
of the bills espei Lilly deaiied by the
labor interests.
H. ' B. 268, by ForbciB Mukinr it a
crime to draw n check or. draft on a
bank Unless funds are oh hand to
meet It. " 1,4 '
H.- B.-StU.-hyAhliott Wilfting- tha
butden o'f notice of mechanics lien from
the owner to the material' man. ThW
bill-was fought by .a lobby beaded- by
former Senator C. W, Nottingham, John
V T.nnan urhn-.trl,l tn uM-nra Its '.en
actment, says it will be Initiated for
the people to vote ori In 19t4r'r
H. B. S72, bv Spencer ReenrdlniJ,
architectuiai competition on pub1
buildings, the committee reporting that
it i would .interfere wltl work ; of-; tie
state architect. , '
BANK CLEARING MARK '
FOR 1912 ECLIPSED,
.BY NEARLY 2 MILLION
4 ; , Portland bank clearings con- 4
4 tlnue to show" remarkable gain 4'
4 over a year ago, Foe the week, 4
4 ended today clearing show a 4
4 - total, of ; $11,833,851.59, or $1, 4
4 "Hs.Mi.ST more than tor! llie- 4
4 sjme period In: 112. ..The gain 4
4 In clearinge during the week, was 4
4 v remarkable In View of February v 4
4 being considered an unusually f 4
4 ' dull month, and .until this show-" 4.
4 Ing was made It was believed 4
that thn nresent vear was no ex- ;
4cej?tron to the ule". , v
QF.-'UFE
TOE
for Ten Certs -
Magnificent .'production 'of TUtt
SQUAW MAN." as played, by William
Faversham. etuperb seenlo effects. 1m
mense cast. Rich comedy. Evenings,'
ifSe, Sfie, aOc. ; Mat., ,25c. Next week,
, Hoyt's "A Milk White Flag."
DANCE
AHDD
Two performances nightly. Matinee dallr.
Athletic contest Tuesday night (after each,
perfonnance). Regular Chorus Girls' con
test Friday night ,' a 4. , . .
IttJBE MARQUARD
Great GIAnt Pitcher, and
BLOSSOM SICKLE Y "
Musical Comedy Favorlie. r'i
V.1.1DA .M'MILLAN oV CO.. - -B.
LAWLOR AND DAUGHTERS
WOTPERT Is PAULAN
EDDY HOWARD '
STEINER TRIO -
HAL ft FRANCIS
ANIMATED WEEKLY
Rah Rah Boys. Lorna Jackson, lu "CollogePays":
Craig and Williams; Goldlng and Keating; Mahrnnd
Evans; Mme, Nadje; Seven Parisian Violets; Orches
tra, PantageicopeJ Mat. daily. Curtain 8:80, t:I5, 9.
3
O
6
Dealer's and
A - H
and Waslifnoton Sts.
J 0 I
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