THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL, PORTLAND, MONDAY, JANUARY . 20, 1919.
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Senator Smith of Oregon Intro
duces Memorial Asking Con
gres to Correct Wrong.
Salem, Jan. 20. Senator J. C. Smith
introduced in the, senate today a mem
orial to congress, taking; a rap at con
ditions In the southern states where the
negro population is said to be denied
the ballot.
In the preamble Senator Smith wove
In various phrases tittered by President
Wilson, such as "Making; the world safe
for Democracy" and "All just govern
ments derive thelr power from the
consent of the governed." and "The com
mon people may have full voice and
participation In the administration of
"In a large section of our own coun
try continues the memorial, "conditions
are allowed to exist through which a ma
jority, of the common people are denied
any voice or participation In their gov
ernment every part of which section is
dominated by the political party of
Which President Wilson Is the head.
"This manifestly uhjust and inconsist
ent condition of affairs, well known to
the other nations of the earth, tends to
'Weaken the influence and .discredit the
sincerity of bur nation as a proclaimed
champion of liberty and popular rights.
"We believe tnai justice to our own
representative form of government, a
desire for1 the proper balance of power
In our national affairs and the cultiva
tion of decent self-respect among our
citizens ail demand that our nation set
itself right before the world."
The memorial urges congress to "cor
rect by legislation; the great wrong set
forth above, and to make effective the
eectlonof the constitution guaranteeing
free and equal rights to all citizens."
The memorial was referred to the reso
lutions committee.
NEW PHONE RATE
STARTS TONIGHT
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6 cents for each additional eight miles.
' In addition tc the station-to-station
pointment" rate, a "messenger call" rate
and a "report charge" are quoted for
calls to points on which the statlon-to-station
rate Is 15 cents or more. The
person-to-person rate is about one
fourth greater, and the appointment
rate about one-half greater than the
station-to-station rate. The messenger
call rate Is the same as the appointment
rate, plus any necessary charges for
messenger service.
The "report charge" Is about one
fourth of the "station-to-station" rate
and is made in connection with all toll
calls other than those made on a "statlon-to-statlon"
basis where the con-
rift1nn In AAtnHllfthAri Kilt rnnvprfiatinn
- is not held because these calling or
called parties are not present, will not
talk, or have no telephone.
. The minimum "person-to-person" rate
Is 25 cents and the minimum "messen
ger" rate is 25 cents. The mimlmum
."report charge" is ten cents and the
maximum $2.
- New evening and night rates apply-
0Yvnen we say
"String Beans"
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Positive Knockout we
mean just what we say
it is without a single
doubt a knockout and
i we guarantee it.
Ing only to "calls made on a "station-to-station'
basis also are quoted.
For toll calls made between :30 p.
m. and midnight on a "station-to-sta-tion"
basis, the rate is about one-half
the day rate, and for calls made between
midnight and-4:30 a- m. about one
fourth the day rate. The minimum night
rate is 25 cents, and day rates apply on
"station-to-station" calls made at night,
when ..the day rate Is less than this
minimum. Xay rates also apply on all
toll calls made at nieht other than a
"statlon-to-statlon" basis.
3. Phillips, district commercial su
perintendent of the Pacific Telegraph tt
TeleDhone com Dan y. announced this
morning that the hew and uniform rates
will become - effective at midnight to
night. Local officials planned a con
ference during the day to determine
in particular how the changes would
affect the Oregon district.
In general. Mr. Phillips said, the gross
revenues will be less under the new toll
rates' than the old. In some specific
cases they will be higher, in others un
changed e,nd In others lower. Generally
speaking, also, the new basis will be
for three-minute calls. t'Statlon-to-sta-tion"
calls, where the calr'is for anyone
at the station, will be the normal basis
for toll charge, plus an added ree n
cases where the call is for a special
person. Messenger calls, of course, will
be extra.
Officials are preparing a formal sched
ule of the newrates, which are on the
or airline service. This, ac
cording to the postmaster general, will
simplify and 'harmonise calls and relieve
discriminations.
POLICEMEN HAVE NO
RIGHT TO- ASK FOR"
MARRIAGE LICENSES
Judge Rossman Scores the War
Emergency Squad for Meth- t
ods of Seeking Crime.
Municlpal Judge Rossman scored the
war emergency squad from the bench
this morning for tactics employed in ef
forts to catch people suspected of disor
derly conduct In hotels. The reprimand
came after the trial of G. Matsul of the
Do Moy hotel on a charge of disorderly
conduct, preferred by Officers Fuller and
Harris.
The officers testified they went into
the hotel to "see what was doing." They
admitted they had no evidence or sus
picion of anything wrong. They looked
over the register and demanded to see a
couple in room 601, registered as man
and wife. The clerk says he offered to
call the room, but to this the officers ad
mitted they objected. The officers tried
to ride up in the elevator but the oper
ator refused to take them. Then they
took the stairs. The proprietor took the
elevator and headed the officers off at
the second floor. He was then arrested
on a charge of disorderly conduct.
Judge Rossman held that a man with a
star has qo more right to call at rooms
in a hotel iM demand to see a marriage
certificate than any other citizen.
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U. S. PEACE AGENCY
Advices Indicate Wilson's Desires
to Have Full Representation
When He Returns-Home.
Washington. Jan. 20. L N. S.) That
President Wilson Is Beeiously considering
the appointment of an additional mem
ber Of America's peace delegation was
learned today from authoritative
sources.
According to confidential advices
reaching Washington through official
channels, the president Inclines to the
belief that during his absence from the
conference, for he is to sail for home
early next month -America should be
represented at the peace table) by her
run quota of five delegate's.
Furthermore, . there aflb indications
that such an additional deles-ate would
continue to represent this country even
in the event that the chief executive
should return to France. lnce the
United States, is .allowed but five dele
gates, tots would mean one of two
alternatives:
1. That one of the four remaining
delegates-r-Lansing, House, Bliss or
White would have to make way for the
new appointee; or.
2. That the president would carry out
his originally announced intention of at
tending the opening sessions without
sitting as a permanent delegate.'
Then. too. official nntntort nnt trUlmv
that there Is a possibility that the presi
dent, no matter what his plans may be.
may find it inadvisable to return to
France at all, once he comes borne. As
one official expressed it: fv;
"With a Republican congress on his
hands the president may find the situa
tion in this country Buch that he will
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mat ao snouiu remain in wasn
ington." FUTURE OF RUSSIA
BEING CONSIDERED
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rounding out his program for inter
national labor legislation today.
The president's position is said to
be that no peace is possible until the
threat of economic competition which
might destroy the safeguards of labor
is ended. ' It was expected that he
would make some public declaration
of his views in this regard in the two
speeches he was to make today. The
addresses were to be delivered at a
luncheon tendered him by the French
senate and upon the occasion of hi!
attending a session of the chamber of
deputies.
The American program for labor leg
islation, it is understood, provides for
incorporation of several vital princi
ples in the peace treaty, including the
international child labor law, protec
tion for women workers, regulation of
working conditions and an agreement
on the hours of labor to constitute a
universal work day. In his speeches
in Italy the president emphasized the
importance of the Influence of labor
on world opinion and made plain that
labor must be fully recognized In the
peace negotiations.
The league of nations plan of the
American delegation is based on care
ful study of its own and allied ideas.
Allied authorities familiar with the
plan say it ls.the best yet promulgated.
It embodies many of the features of
the General Smuts' program and in
cludes many -of the details of the
British plan. The American plan. It is
understood, provides that the present
associated powers shall constitute the
nucleus of the league and that every
free nation shall have the right of
membership. "There is a provision for
arbitration, with compulsory measures
which would prevent the outbreak of
war pending reports of the arbitrators.
The memorandum prepared by the
American delegates outlines the pos
sibility of new world thought, action
and spirit, designed virtually to pre
vent future wars. Germany and Rus
sia would be taken into the league
when they have stabilized their govern
ments and the league would afford
every possible aid to both nations, the
president feeling that peace would be
useless with half of Europe aflame
with the spirit of Jealousy and re
venge. Premier Lloyd George is said
to be unreservedly in agreement with
this principle.
After formation of the league there
would be a meeting of special delegates
to formulate a new international code.
In view of the attitude of the allies. It
may be stated , that the president feels
the outlook is favorable for prompt
consummation of the league.
Representation Question Up
By William Philip Slmmi
Paris, San. 20. (U. P.) President
Wilson met representatives of Great
Britain, France, Italy and Japan in a
closed conference this morning to take
up the contests arising from credentials
of some of the small nations' delegates.
These contests must be settled before
the peace congress can get down to
business on theTeague of nations.
While nothing has been made public
concerning any conflict in regard to
representation, it has been known that
the Balkan situation provided oppor
tunities for just such a tangle. The
status of the Montenegrin delegate has
been held In abeyance until the forma
tion of the new Jugo-Slav nation is
AND WE OWE THEM ALL TO THE
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inventions the world has
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conceived by the greatest
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P. S. The greatest NUTS
today are identified by
their inventions or by
the picture of "THE NUT
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definitely accomplished.- It la clear that
the course of the) peace conference) will
not be smooth until all questions -of the
eliglblity of the delegates are amicably
adjusted.: - .
Memoranda on the league of nations.
International labor legislation and re
sponsibility for beginning and the con
tinuance of the war was to be submitted
today.
A committee on credentials consist
ing of a representative of each of th9
nations present was appointed at Sat
urday's meeting. Today's conference
on this matter, however, opened with
only the five big powers represented.
President Wilson and -Senator Bour
geois. French authority on the league
cf nations, conferred this - afternoon.
They exchanged views on the leagae
for the first time. '
A special report on the result of th's
conversation was to be made to the
conference.
iM. Sarlnoff, former Russion foreign
minister, held numerous conferences
with associated representatives today
and appeared confident that the form
and manner of Russian representation
would be determined this week.
The coldest weather of the winter was
prevailing in Paris today.
J. BI& Powers to Dominate x
Paris, Jan. 20. -'The "Big Five"
America, Britain, France, Italy and
Japan wilt be the dominating .power at
the peace conference.. They will take
part In all meetings and commissions.
The other powers actively engaged In
the. war against the central powers will
attend sittings at which questions con
cerning them will be' discussed.
Among these nations are Belgium,
Brazil. China. Greece, Poland, Portgual.
Roumania, Serbia and the Czecho
slovaks. Powers which broke off diplomatic
relations with the central powers wyi
attend sittings at which questions con
cerning them are discussed.
Neutral powers and nations in the
process of formation will be heard only
orv questions directly concerning them.
nussia s status win be decided upon
"as soon as matters concerning Russia"
are examined.
- Central Powers ?fot Meatioaed
These decisions of the peace confer
ence were officially announced Sunday.
Germany and Austria are -not men
tioned in the communique. It is pre
sumed they are included under the head
cf "states now in the process of forma
tion."
The communique covers with elabor
ate detail the method of procedure and
the system of representation. The
powers participating in the conference
are divided into four classes as follows:
1 Belligerent powers, with general
interests: America, the British empire.
ranee, aiy and Japan.
2 Belligerent powers with particular
interests: Belgium, Brazil, the British
dominions and, India, China, Cuba.
oreecei Guatemala, Haiti. Hedlaz. Hon
duras, Liberia, Nicaragua, Panama. Por
tugal. Roumania, Serbia. Slam and the
Czecho-Slovaks.
3 Powers In a state of diplomatic rup
ture with the enemy powers: Bolivia,
lcuador, Peru and Uruguay.
4 Neutral powers and states In pro
cess or formation.'
Gives Ruling on Publicity
tne scneme oi representation adds a
delegate for Paraguay, not mentioned
In the previous published list.
Appointment of this delegate is to be
held in abeyance until "the political
lltuation Of this country tPara.e-ua.vi
snail have been cleared up.
Alphabetical order, in French, is to
take precedence at the conference. Each
delegation is allowed to have technical
delegates who may address the confer
ence when expert explanations are de
sired. Two stenographers are to be at
tached to each delegation.
Jbour vice presidents are to be chosen
from the plenipotentiaries of the great
powers in alphabetical order.
On the mooted question of publicity
ine communique gives this rutins::
"The publicity of the proceedings shall
be insured by official communiauea
prepared by the secretarial (which is
to be composed of representatives of
the five great powers who are not Pleni
potentiaries) and made nubile. In case
of disagreement , as to the drafting of
inese communiques, the matter shall be
referred to the principal Plenipotentiaries
or to weir representatives."
Receiver Is Named
For P. & E.; Line to
Cease Operations
The Pacific & Eastern railway, a
road about 35 miles Ions: between Med.
ford and Butte Falls in Jackson county,
will cease operating in 10 days, Judge
Wolverton of the United States district
court issuing an order to that effect
today "upon the recommendation of Wil
liam F. Turner, president of the Spo
kane, Portland & Seattle Railway com
pany, who was appointed receiver.
C. A. Hart of counsel for the receiver,
asked the court for the order. The Pa
cific & Eastern started operation in 1909
and since that time has been unable to
pay its operating expenses. The Hill in
terests built the road with the original
Intention of making a connection with
the Oregon Trunk at Bend.
The order is the outcome of a suit to
foreclose a bond mortgage issued by the
Columbia Trust company of New Tork.
The equipment will be disposed of as
soon as possible.
Veterans' Band Is
Again on the Way
Two appreciative audiences greeted the
Allied Veterans band at its two concerts
at The Auditorium Sunday afternoon and
evening. The band, left today for Kelso,
Wash. Captain Jack Carter, formerly
in the Canadian service with some mem
bers of the band, wentwith them, hav
ing given .up his place as stage man
ager at the Alcazar to answer the lure
of the fife and drum. The band had in
tended louring California, but influenza,
quarantines In a number of cities ne
cessitated change of program.
RESOLUTION' AIMED
AT PAVING TRUST
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west in favor of good roads con
struction were compelled to vote against
It because of the slimy incubus of the
bituminous paving trust. He knew, he
said, that the same group of men now
had the determination In their minds
to come before the session before it was
over and throw the same load upon the
legislature that was put upon it two
years ago. . I ...
Parpose Is Explained ,
The purpose of the resolution was to
prevent this, he said. It was intended
to , aid the highway commission in
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HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS
TO HEAR LECTURES
DKSOCIAt HYGIENE
Two Women Physicians Sent Out
by War Department to In
struct Students.
Dr. Janet Reid and Dr. Louise Richter,
twe of the 100 women physicians who
are sent out by the war department to
lecture to the women and girls of the
countryon social hygiene, will, on Wed
nesday and Thursday of this-week, speak
before the girls in the Portland high
schools, these being the first of a series
of two or three lectures on. this vital sub
ject to be given te the high school girls.
The matter, of getting these lectures
before the local girls was first taken up
by the Association of Collegiate Alumnae
and later . the Portland Federation of
Women's Organisations became inter
ested in the movement and this morn
ing a petition bearing 200 names of
prominent men and women of Portland
was presented to Superlntenden
Grout, in which it was asked that the two
women physicians be allowed to give
the lectures. Mr. Grout Is iii full ac
cord with the message which thkgovern
ment Is giving and at once calted the
principals of the seven schools where
there are airls taking high school work
and the following schedule was
ranged : Lincoln, Wednesday, 10
Jefferson, Wednesday, 10 a. m. ; Waah
inrton. Wednesday. 1 :30 p. m. ; Frank
lin.- 1 :30 r. m. : Commercial, W
9 a. m. : Girls Polytechnic, Thursday,
10 :30 a. m. ; James John Thursday, 10
a. m. In each school a mimeographed
letter .explaining the nature of the lec
ture is being sent out today and in case
a parent objects to a daughter hearing
the lecture she may notify the principal
and the daughter will be excused.
Mrs. Boudlnot Seely headed the com
mittee and other members from the col
legiate alumnae were: Mrs. T. F. Twin
ing, Mrs. T. T. Munger. Mrs. Forrest S.
Fisher and Miss veUa Winner. The com
mittee from the federation included
Mrs. A. F. Flegel. Mrs. S. M. Bluraauer.
Mrs. Sadie Orr Dunbar and Mrs. Dor
othy Bingham.
giving to the legislature all the In
formation that their experience would
enable them to give and at the same
time keep the f'ellmy blood-suckin;
octopus of the paving trust from coming
down here and throwing Itself upon tho
road Droeram as a burden which it
ought not to be forced to bear."
Dennis, chairman of the committee
on roads and highways, said he was not
desirous of getting any newspaper no
tority out of the discussion of the
resolution. Things had been said J.o him
privately, and upon the floor of the
senate about the road program. He
was opposed to the resolution as It ws
drawn, but he had consented to th
proposal to have a meeting on Monday
next because it would give opportunity
to prepare definite data for submission
to the legislature. "There had been
too much loose talk about the road
program, about gasoline tax, property
tax, and -Automobile tax, but no one
knew anything definite about any of
the questions and until this information
had been definitely 'determined no one
was In a position, either in the house
or In the senate that was able, to con
sider the questions logically," hi sald-v
Same Legislation Sought
"He had been told." he said, "that
If he had come to the legislature with
the Idea of going Into a road program
in a businesslike way that he had just
as well go home, but he Intended to try
It and see what would happen." He
wanted to "cu)t out rottenness and pro'
duce sober and sane legislation. Tha
could not be done if the road program
was to be taken out of the hands
of the road and highway committee."
Elmore said he was glad to know
that there was to be sane consideration
of the road Question this year. He
remembered the way the bills had been
brought up from Portland two years
ago and he did not want to go through
that experience again,
Gore said he was glad to see the
ereat interest that was blng taken In
the road program by members who were
not on the road committee. He nopd
that these men would give their con
tinued and whole-souled support
throughout the session. In which event
rood legislation would be the re
Bult. He said that the committee did
not think this was the time to call the
highway commission on the carpet out
that the committee had planned, even
before the Thomas resolution came In,
to ask the commission to meet with the
committees and confer witn it.
Joint Session 3ot Opposed
The committee did not oppose a Joint
session of the senate and house, but
they wanted to go about the business
in a sensible and businesslike way, he
said.
Mrs. ThomDson said that what- the
leirislature wanted was sngnt. wnat
the people of the syate waniea w ugni.
The road question was the big question
to come before the. session. No light
had been given on what the road pro
gram was to be. and she did not see
what harm could come for having the
highway committee come before the
joint session to give what light It might
have upon the question.
She had understood that a $10,000,0-10
bonding bill was to come before the leg
islature, and she warned ine nouse tnai
unless she was given full Information
regarding what was to be done, and
why. she would be compelled to yot
against the bill, just as she had done
at the former session when the $3,000,
000 bond issued was brought In during
the closing days of the session.
Early Action Desired
She said she, for one, wanted the road
program brought before the legislature
early in the session, and not In the clos
ing hours.
The house amendment, iixing monaay
next as the date for the joint meeting,
was adopted without opposition, 53 mem
bers voting' In the affirmative.
When the house convenea tnis morn-
inc Sueaker Jones announced the death
of Representative Stannard of Coos and
Curry, and a committee or three, con
sisting of Thrift of coos, een Jones and
Sheldon, was appointed to draft suit
able resolutions for presentation to and
adoption by the house.
Dodd Introduced a .memorial to con
gress, requesting tnai uie einnott irri
gations program be expedited, in order
that the Eastern Oregon irrigation proj
ects max be given speedy assistance.
A similar memorial was introduced by
Burdick, urging- the expedition of the
Sinnott program in behalf of the Des
chutes project. The Burdick memorial
was adopted under suspension of the
rules upon motion of its author.
Albert Dewey Run Over
Vancouver, Wash., Jan. 20. -Saturday
evening Albert Dewey, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Dave Dewey of 60S West Twenty
fourth street, was run over by an au
tomobile driven by Harvey Terrill of
Croebstel, at Fourth and Main streets.
Just how serious the Injury is has not
been learned. ,
Supreme Justices
Deserve More Pay;
- Means Limited
Salem, Jan. 20. Some of the. lawyer
members of 'the legislature think that
the salaries of the members of the Ore
gon supreme court should be Increased,
but they realise that Increasing salaries
just now Is a rather ticklish Job, when
the state's finances are in a somewhat
stralued condition. i -.; v
They think that the salaries of the su
preme court Justices should be Increased
from $4500 a year to S6000 a year, -'
But instead of singling those salaries
out for Increase, the proposition is being
discussed of Increasing: the salaries of
all the, principal state i officials.
SENATE RESOLUTION
ASKS RECOGNITION
OF ARMENIA BY O.
Senate Adjourns for Morning
N After ha In-trnWnr-flin nf
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Four New Bills.
Salem, Or., Jan. 20. A joint resolution
was Introduced by Senator Pierce urg
ing this government to give recognition
to the Armenian republic and to lend
Its aid to the republic j
. Four new bills 'were introduced and
then after being In session but a few
minutes, the senate took a recess until
this afternoon.
Senate bills:
fi. B. 32, by Eberhard Providing that
order confirming sale of property sold
on execution may be signed at any time
after expiration of 10 days from date of
filing return of sale.
S. B. 33, by Patterson Declaring Feb
ruary 22 a school holiday and providing
for fitting observance in all public
schools during morning hours.
S. B. 35, by Eddy Providing that all
lands except those expressly limited to
residence property may be included In
irrigation districts.
S. B. 36, by Huston Providing that
milk and cream distributors may be
present when official tests of products
are made, and also providing that they
may have samples of milk, cream or but-
terfat so tested In order to have inde
pendent testa made. Q
Young Boys Under
Arrest ,on Charge
Of Auto Stealing
caught driving a stolen automobile
two lads were arrested Sunday night and
later were turned over to the juvenile
authorities, because their age prevented
police proscutlon for larceny. The two
boys. Jack Wood, age 14. who lives at
620 East Tenth street north, and Wll
Ham Yost, age 16, of 695 East Eleventh
street north, were arrested by Motorcy
cle Officers Norene and Engle at East
Thirty-third and Shaver streets, in a car
which belonged to Dr. Hale of the Port
land hotel, and which had previously
been reported as stolen. When taken to
police headquarters, they are said to
have a- iltted She theft, and stated that
they had been driving the car all after
noon, but becoming hungry, drove it to
the vicinity of their homes, went home
and got their supper and later returned
and took the car.
Draft Slacker Gets
60 Days' Sentence
In Multnomah Jail
Richard Zorn, a Malheur county
rancher, who was convicted in the fed
eral court Saturday of failure to regis
ter for the selective service draft of
1917. was sentenced today to serve 60
days in the Multnomah county jail by
Judge Wolverton.
The government introduced evidence
to prove that Zorn was born in August,
18S6. Assistant United States Attorney
Goldstein bringing the birth records of
the state of Iowa to Portland for the
trial. Zorn contended that he was over
the draft age at that time, because his
mother always toldJrtm he was born In
1183. He is married and has a small
child.
Protective Duty on
Potash II nnecessary
Washington, Jan. 20. I. N. S.) No
ilsatlin nntuh will he nermtttiul fa
come to the. United States for a period
of three years. Senator Hitchcock of
Nebraska announced today, following
receipt of a cablegram ' from Bernard
XT Ranich at Paris. . The entire Alaa-
and Belgium and tt will be unnecessary to
put a neavy outy on imporua poiasn to
nmtwt the fast developing American In
dustry, HitcncocK saia.
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CREATION OF NEW
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Little Group of Senators Would
Provide for Lieutenant
! Governor. i
By WOT T. Kirk
Salem, Jan. 20. A little group of
senators and a few of the appointees
of - Governor Wlthycombe are almost
frantic in their desire to amend the state
constitution so as to provide for the
toff ice - of lieutenant governor, t
There Is much gossip a mono: the law
makers about this known fact. Some
of the lawmakers call' this scheming of
the little group In question, ghoulish ;
some severely criticise it, others laugh
at it ; none seem . to think much will
come of It.
This little group, led by Senator
Orton and Senator Moser. are In such a
great hurry to create the office of lieuten
ant governor for fear that Governor
Withycombe's 111 health might prove
fatal to the chief executive before they
can arrange the state government to
suit themselves.
They are watching the governor's con
dition of health and speculating on the
probable length of time they will have
in which to. prepare to meet 'a sudden
change in the executive office.- That is
why many who hear the gossip going
the rounds call the scheming ghoulish.
The plan, as It seems to be developing,
Is to find some plausible vehicle for
calling a special election as soon as
possible, and at that time submit a
constitutional amendment creating the
office of lieutenant governor. :
The schemers realize it would be fool
hardy to' attempt to call a special elec
tion for the single purpose of voting
on that quesUon. So some other meas
ure will be made the' excuse for the
special election. At the present time
consideration Is being given to a re
peal of the 6 per cent tax limitation as
a plausible rwwon for calling such an
election.
If the plan should go through and
the people should vote to create the
office of lieutenant governor, pressure
would be brought to bear upon the
governor to appoint former State Treas
urer Kay to the place. Then; If any
thing should happen to the governor
the lieutenant governor would fill the
vacancy.
Back of the agitation, the motive
which is prompting the scheming Is
the antagonism of this little group of
interested persons to Secretary of State
Olcott. They are slesed with a night
mare In which they think that In the
event of a vacancy In the office of
governor the secretary of state, . under
LET NO ONE by their evasive ad
vertisements fool . you. We run all of
the new Arbiickle Comedies.
"CAMPING OUT" IS FATTY'S
NEWEST COMEDY ,
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We will leave it
right w up to you.
We have seen it
and you haven't.
We think "Camp
ing Out" is Fatty's
funniest: com edy
yet. Now. youell
us what you think.
the present' provisions of the, consti
tution, would succeed to that office.
Olcott has not played politics with
this little group and they don't like
him. . ::.r - :
The question of creating the office of
lieutenant : governor was submitted to
the voters at the general election ' In
1914. -when It was voted down by a vote
Of 143,804 to 83,040.
District Judge Lynch at Butte has
ruled that It is Illegal to sell In Mon
tana any beverage containing alcohol,
regardless of the percentage.
CI he sweetness of
'Grap&Nuts
comes from the
drain; no sugar
is used in the
making nor re
quired. In the
eatfnd
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hours ; of misery o ve r the
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