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THE OREGON DAILY. JOURNAL. ' PORTLAND, TUESDAY EVENING. NOVEMBER 4, 1913. BILL TO REPAY STATE FOR COST OF KiDiAN IS IRS NTRODUCEO SenatoChamberlain Also. Has Measure to. Protect .Water Supply uf Baker.? lisliS ASTORIA SELLS SEA V-' WALL BOND SSUE Portland) Agents Take lo,t; for .' SmcUI to Tti. Jnnrnill t.viif ( .Washington; Nov. 4. Among meas . f ure of- Importance to .Oregon which : Senator Chamberlain has Introduced la one "for the relief of the state of Oregon. It provides for the repayment V the state of the sum of , I183.64M2. ivhich, in the language of the bill, la X -the amount expended by.; said state n recruttlng and securing volunteers for service in Indian wars during; the -years 1864 to 1867, and not heretofore reimbursed by the United States, as ascertained by the oourt of claims in it opinion filed December 81. 1808,iand Verified: by audit f ; the secretary of , the treasury, pursuant to . the act of congress approved June 26, 11)10." " Another measure fathered by ; Bena- i tor Chamberlain is ,. designed1 to give protection,, to the water supply of the City of Baker, 'la municipal corporation of the state of Oregon.", The bill pro. vides "that ,th publlo lands within the - Whitman national forest situated In the ' county of Baker, state of Oregon, here- t lnafter described, are hereby reserved from all forms of location or .entry . and set . aside as a municipal 1 water supply reserve for the benefit of the , city of Baker, e, municipal corporation of .the oity ot Oregon, to-wltr South half of -t northeast Quarter and north ; half of Southeast quarter section four, . township nine south, range 8 east of " the Willamette meridian. i ' ' Baker Given Use of tend. : ."Section 2. That to accomplish' the .purpose of this act as defined in sec tion one hereof, said city of Baker 1 ahall have the rlght subject to ap proval by the secretary of agriculture, to the . use of any and all parts of ) the land bove described for the storage and conveying of water and" the con struction and maintenance thereon ef reservoirs, pipes, pipe lines, mains, con dults and other like or any improve ments or means for the storage, dt- , version or transmission of wster "Section I. That this act shall be sub ject to the vested rights of any muni cipality, person or persons in or to the above described premises or any part thereof or the water thereof. k "Section 4. That the right to alter, amend or repeal this act is hereby expressly reserved." As chairman of the committee on military ; affairs, Senator Chamberlain , has Introduced a bill to regulate the filling of vacancies In the corps of --cadets at the United States Military academy not otherwise provide.! for by .; existing law, and for other purposes. The bill provides that hereafter, when- ' ever all vacancies at the military acad emy shall not have been filled as the result of the regular annual entrance ex amination the remaining vacancies shall be filled by admission from the whole list of alternates selected in the order of their merit as established at such entrance v. examinations. The admta. tons thus made are to be credited to the United States at large and are not to Interfere with or ffect in any man-i ner any appointment authorized by ex-1 i.ti.. i . i i. l . ' muu wueiiQvor vy tue opera tion Of this or any other law the corps of cadets exceeds its authorised : rnaxlmum strength as already provided by law, the admission of alternates as prescribed' In the proposed set shall , cease until such time as the corps may be reduced to its present author ized strength. It Is further provided In section f of Senator Chamberlain's bill that the . president is "authorised to appoint nol to exceed id cadets annually to the United States Military academy, each of whom shall have been recommended " to the war department as the .honor graduate of an educational institution I having an officer ef the army detailed as processor or military science and tactics under existing law, and des ignated In war department orders as an ''honor school" upon the determination of its relative standing at the last preceding annual inspection regularly made by the war department: Provided, that the cadets appointed to the acad seutlon may be admitted to the acad emy without mental examination and shall be in addition te the authorised strength of tne eorps ef cadets as pre scribed by existing law and In addition to the appointments authorised in the preceding sect lorn" . pi Astoria, Or., Nov. 4.r-A( art adjourned meeting of the "Sanitary and Keclaiua tlon commission last-night final details were completed for the sale of the com mission's issue of $100,000 in 40-year municipal bonds to the Harris. Trust & Savlhga Bank of Chicago, 111 and tho contract, was signed by the proper com mission officials and F. B. . Pratt of Morris Brothers company, Portland, agents for the successful bidder. The bonds will be delivered December 1, and will-bear interest at the rate of, S per cent per annum from that date. M V . The entire issue; was sold at, par, the Morris Brothers Company ; receiving $1875 as agents' fees for , the printing, and for other, services incident to their disposal The funds derived from this sale of the bonds will be used by the commission constructing the new tea wall along the waterfront df this cltv. GILES QUIMBY MAY KEEP TORNOW REWARD h--,'; -,.; 1 -v Aberdeen, Vash..." Nov. 4. Under a ruling of Judge Sheeks of the superior court, the county , commissioners wsrs within their powers when they voted to pay Giles Qulmby $8000 for bis services to the county In killing John Tornow, the outlaw.' '',',. The court holds Qulmby was not a duly authorised deputy sheriff, but ap pointed soiely to capture Tornow, pay for which service was to be the reward offered by the county. Relatives of the deputy sheriffs whom Tornow killed are seeking through a suit to recover a part of the reward. Again the Laws Delay. Chehalis. Wash.. Nev. 4. John Beau- din, a logger from Adna, convicted of a statutory crime .against his 3-year-old daughter, and sentenced to a loug penitentiary term. Is to have a new trial. The supreme court holds that failure of the presiding Judge to see that Beaudln was in court when certain in structions were given the Jury is suffi cient technical reason for ordering a new trial. Commission at Tacoma' Hears I '.That' - Employes Fear for gjobslf Jhey Testify y xvm: ' " '.'-',v-v- The best you can say for the aver age man is: "He tried to do his duty." LOOK INTO STATUS OF WOMEN VORKERS IN h 1 1 TUT MflDT UfCCT MLL NIL NUIullllLul SSBSB-WaSBBSPSW-BlSSSSSSWBS P jM' TAXPAYERS OBJECT , TO NEW COURT HOUSE 'U.Tacoma:'; Wasfi,,lN6v';i 4-The girlsH are afraid to oome they think they will lose their positions if they do." , i This was the statement made by tfev oral women employes who testified be fore the State Welfare commission late yesterday at the T. W. C. A.i where an invHtlnn , at ' th : conditions . Of , fe-1 bulldlns. male worker and the question of a The old building had been condemned minimum wage system was introduced. J by the arohltect whoiwas to have ereot Members ; of the commission evinced. ed the new one, and who was the only Walla;. Walla Commissioners ; ,v; by "the. Pe'e-pui.'!f;'f 'M '-, ; v '-- : . v' 'A'.'-ti'T ':.:-'( ..- "4 i;Vv,- ,;, ''" ;; i-'i.. .i (Bpeelil lo Ttie Joanutt. v Walla Walla, Wash., Nov, 4. "Whether or not WalU Walla-count will have a new courthouse appears doubtful,. The commissioners had decided to erect, one, had accepted plans and had' called for bld,?; - But ' yesterday ;!th,. v taxpayers called a meeting, before ' the commis sioners and proceeded to call' a halt on the -expenditure of $800,000 ror ; new POMONA GRANGE WILL V m PAY AS IT BUILDS Tanktori;S Or.y; Nov. i.-Columbla county,' Pomona Orange, met in regular quarterly session atTankton Saturday. So much, time, was given to the good roads problem that It became a "good roads" meeting, ' which , was fitting - at this place, .for the ,t.Tankton. road dis trict has, unaided, accomplished much In the matter of road building. ,' - The Orange put Itself on record as heartily in favor of r good roads, but unanimously against .bonding the coun ty for roads or any other purpose: be lieving, that as much has been done on tho "pay as you go", plan the rest tan be done in the same way." , In the evening 11. candidates were initiated Into, the mysteries of Pomona, Use common sensebuy fiupeiior eoal, $ ton. Main 154: A-1141. . (Adv. surprise at the small number of women present to give their views and suggest methods for a; betterment of the condi tion of the woman workers In this city. The answer, was that they feared for their positions. ay-A-.'. ) Miss Theresa McMahon of the Wel fare commission delivered an , address to the women who attended the session, outlining the object of the meeting. ' The first branch -of labor to be taken up for investigation was the laundry business. ; One woman ' stated that she had worked in a laundry for: more than seven' years. - At the time she started she received' exactly the same as sh-j does today. She said low wages com pelled most of the - girls who have no homes, to, room together so as to exist on the present rate of pay. Eight department store' girls gsve testimony.' One young woman told of how", six years ago In Walla Walla, she worked In a store , for $ per week. Later her pay was increased to $7.60. Today, six years later, she Is receiving $6 in a local department store. '"The pay some store owners have of fered me would, startle you," she de clared. "One man offered me 76 cents a day for 10 hours' work. Of course I refused it; but sfter all it is not so very much more' that we are receiving In most stores today." The 'apprenticeship method was then Inquired into. The scheme was ex plained by one woman who said that a girl is employed , at low wages and works for this until she becomes pro ficient when she asks for a raise. That is the signal, for her dismissal and an other "apprentice" is put in her place. "The employer always tells you that if you are 'faithful and grateful' you will get an increase soon," she said. Some, of' the women, mostly older architect given a chance to draw plans. The first figures for- $160,000! were stretched gradually until , $800,000 was reached, and It was-feared that the cost mlarht even be moreu'ri -Aw"r-- As a result of the meeting yesterday I a committee was appoinioi w luin " the condition of the ;old courthouse, to see what repairs to make it safe would cost, and to Judge If a new building Is necessary. ;.. In the meantime the old building has been abandoned and the county offices are located in the Elks' building. . NEW CHRISTIAN HOME OPEN AT WALLA WALLA Walla Walla, Wash., Nov. 4. The Northwest Christian home, a benevolent Institution for the aged and friendless children of the Christian church of Washington, Oregon, Idaho and Mon tana, was dedicated here this morning. The home la a large suburban house, purchased for this use, and which has Its own water, sewer, heating and light ing plants. ' Addresses were made by Dr. J. E Davis of Spokane, Dr. W. 8. Turner of North Yakima, Dr. A. M. Meldrum of Athens, Rev. J. A. Lord of Milton and Professor C. E: Sanderson of the Uni versity Oregon. workers, claimed to be satisfied witn the present conditions under which they work. They characterised their em ployers as "humane and considerate." ' In the afternoon the employers were given a hearing. Owners of mercantile establishments, factories and laundries testified. i WIRES PROPOSAL TO . MURDER CASE WITNESS ' J -i-' V ' Grass Valley, Cel., Novi 4. George Tre i bllopi, a miner, has wired Chief of Po- lice Johnson of Sacramento requesting ,i that Clee Sterling, reeently acquitted en a charge of murdering Cherry de St Maurice, keeper of a Sacramento ten derloin resort, write' te hlm with a view to matrimony, : ' ' " ' .' Tretilloojr, , who admits that he has lived in Grass Valley all his life, stip ulates that the young woman must not be a "drinking girl," She Has to Decline. ; Sacramento, Cai.i Novi 'r-Cleo Ster ling, rtoently acquitted ef the murder of Cherry de Sti Maurice, a woman of the tenderloin, who says she Is trying to lead an honest life, and who sought , employment in the restaurant following her trial, said today that she appreci ated an offer of marriage from George Treblleo a Grass Valley miner but had declined his proposal for eevlous i rfasong.'iYt"- -i- i ''vft'j-Vs. Accept This Invitation to Come and See the Beautiful AFTERNOON, EVENING and DANCING FROCKS Offered in Our Grand THANKSGIVING s ail, : Commencing Tomorrow Newest Creations of Styledom At $ 1 6o9S Regularly Sold At $25, $30 and $35 These new fancy effects are sure to please the most critical. There's cos tumes of messaline, canton crepe, velvet and crepe de chine. Numberless tunic effects so much in vogue, others made with shadow lace overskirts. Numerous draping's, for which there is such a demand. Trimmings of lace and velvet Colors pink, light blue, cream, tan, white, Ncllrose, orange and green. t V The Season's Most Fascinating Costumes Regularly Sold At $40, $50 and $65 Very high-grade creations of chiffon velvet, faille, poplin; crinkled crepe, crepe, meteor, crepe" de chine, and messaline. In colors, the new tete de nigre, Russian green, mahogany, duck blue, pink, helio, white, light, blue, .and Nfll. rose, in combinations to suit the most fastidious. 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T, I hjc wonaenui success oi our A Ladies' CC o at Department is due in a large -measure to the fact that the stocks have not been al lowed to become depleted. You'll find here today more coats than you would have, found six weeks ago, but they're not the same coats. New fabrics new models iew combina tions of color tones, making it a pleasure to select where there is so much from which to choose. Weaves that are worth while modes that are in good taste all are worthily repre- sented in this collection. There's economy in price as well;, garments that are tailored in the best of styles at 15, $18.50, $20, $22.50, $25, $27.50, $30 and upwards. i k it 11 :f'V? i kK-W The ladies' store occupies the entire third floor; it is per fectly lighted by windows and skylights, allowing all fab rics to be seen in their true colors. You are courteously invited to visit this splendid apparel exhibit. BEN SELLING Morrison Street at Fourth Greatest Sale of 1913! 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