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THE OREGON DAILY . JOURNAL, PORTLAND. TUESDAY, JANUARY; 21, 1919.
JOINT COMMITTEE
ON CONSOLIDATION
i FACES DISRUPTION
I Program Is on Rocks of Turmoil,
Personal Jealousy and Inst de-
. the-Statehouse Politics.
I RICHARDSON WOULD QUIT
Kay-Buchtel-Ryan Combination
I :ls Seeking to Pluck Even Pin
I feathers of State Treasurer.
1 By Balsa Watsoa
Salem, Jan. 21. Speaker . Jones this
mornin appointed Gordon of .Mult
nomah to serve on consolidation com
mittee, from the house in place of Rich
ardson of Multnomah. The committee
met and elected Senator Dimick chair
man of the Joint committee, the vote be
ins five for Dimick and one for Gra
ham of Washington. On motion of Gra
ham election was made unanimous.
IJvy Stlpp of Oreson City, who had
previously been sworn in as chief clerk
of the committee by Dimick, was named
chief clerk by the new , committee, and
the chairman was directed to hire such
Other help as might be needed. The
committee fixed 4:30 each afternoon as
the time for holding Its meetings, the
first meeting to be held .this afternoon.
Salem', Jan. 21.-The consolidation pro
gram, true to form, is once more upon
the rocks of turmoil, personal jealousy,
anS ' lnside-the-statehouse politics. The
Kay-Buchtel-Ryan combination, out to
take not only the tail feathers but the
plnfeathers as well out of the office of
State Treasurer Hoff, has thrown a mon
keywrench into the machinery of the
Joint committee, disrupted the agreement
made1 between the senate and house lead
ers last week, brought about the retire
ment of Richardson of Multnomah as a
member of the committee and opened the
way for; continuing and growing dissen
sion and bickering- over the consolida
tion problem for the remainder of the
session.
:Mr. Thomas Kay, when he was state
treasurer and state sealer of weights and
measures, appointed Spence Wortman as
deputy state sealer of weights and mean
urea. Mr. Hoff canned Mr. Wortman
and Mr. Kay, also Mr. Buchtel, is sore
at Mr. Hoff.
Buchtel Slated for Flams
Thomas Ryan of Clackamas county,
while he was deputy state treasurer,
ran for the office of state treasurer
against Mr. Hoff, and Mr. Ryan is very
core because he was canned, with the
aid of quite a few voters of the state,
through the election of Mr. Hoff. Mr.
Wortman 5s sore also because he was
canned.- ,
Now, really and truly, down deep
under all this trouble over the organi
sation of the consolidation committee
is the desire of Mr. Kay, Mr. Ryan, Mr.
Buchtel, Mr. Wortman et al to pick the
plnfeathers off Mr. Hoff s Job and give
them to Mr. Buchtel, who as a member
of the public service commission has not
enough patronage to comfortably hide
hla official nakedness. Mr. Richardson
is supposed to be slated for appointment
as deputy state treasurer, and therefore
would not be expected to stand mutely
by and see Mr. Hoff stripped for the
benefit of those who do not wish him
and hi administration well.
Then besides Mr. Ryan and Mr. Kay
have some very definite ideas about the
administration of the inheritance tax
law.
Statste Changes at Issne
There are those who contend with
more or less belief that they know what
they are contending about, that there
might be some improvement in the
Statutes which govern this question.
Mr. Hoff is supposed to have some
Ideas on that subject and Mr. Kay and
Mr.' Ryan would not like for these to be
carried out. Therefore they would like
the administration of the law passed up
Into the hands of the public service com
mission, where Mr. Buchtel could see to
It- that the Kay-Ryan ideas were pro
mulgated without interruption.
. These are some of the main and
underground reasons why there is so
much stress over the consolidation ques
tion, and the senator for Clackamas.
Now Playing 11 A.
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TATTY ARBUCKLE IN "CAMPING
and
MRS. CHARLIE CHAPLIN IN
"BORROWED CLOTHES"
A Programme That' Seldom Seen at One Time
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Mr.- Dimick. from whence Mr. "Ryan
springs, would ! like tolbe chairman of
the Joint committee, rather than to have
Mr. Richardson In that position. It is
also one of the reasons why the con
solidatlon problem does not have fair
sailing; between the beginning and the
end of the session.
, When the joint commission met Mon
day afternoon it proceeded to ballot for
permanent chairman as soon as called
to order, by Richardson, the temporary
chairman. The vote j stood three for
Dimick and three fori Richardson. It
waur su5Tgsi.ea inn a wcunu inuioi w
taken, when Richardson interrupted,
taying: j -
"I want to make my position clear be
fore the committee. I am not solely
interested in the chairmanship of the
committee. I am Interested In the peo
ple of the state who have sent me here
and who have ?been expecting and do
expect the legislature to work out some
sane consolidation program- I do not
in Ink, in a big movement of this kind,
that we should start out with, feeling in
the committee. There j is such feeling
existing that we might not be able to
work In harmony with (me as chairman,
and possibly not with me as a member
of the committee. It has been insinu
ated on the floor of the legislature and
in the press that I represent some offi
cials of the state and desire to serve on
the committee in order to protect them
from the possible actio of the commit
tee. '
Intimations Are Sealed
"This Is untrue. I j have spent my
time and my own money In studying
this question and I have a plan of con
solidation worked out fbr submission. It
affects some of the best friends I have.
In view of the friction that has arisen,
however, I have decided that the ques
tion of consolidation 1st bigger than the
personal issue and that I vlll ask the
speaker to release me from membership
upon the committee. 1 1 will put my
bills before the committee and let them
stand their chances with any other pro
posals that may come before it. I be
lieve it would be better for me not to
serve.
"If I would embarrass it as its ch,alr
man I would embarrass It as a mem
ber. If the committee failed at the end
of the session to solve the consolidation
question, it might then be said that I
was the cause. It -would be better,
therefore, .'or me not to remain on it."
Senator Dimick said he did not care
whether he was chairman of the com
mittee. !
. Change to Be Requested
Thomas said that hei understood that
Richardson was to bej chief deputy to
Treasurer Hoff. and he did not believe
that anyone wjio was interested In the
conduct . of any office i should serve as
chairman upon the committee. -He had
no personal feeling in the matter, he as
sured Richardson.
Eberhard said thtt he had heard no
Intimation from any isourte that any
member of the committee ought to re
tire, and that he did not believe It was
necessary. He suggested another ballot.
Richardson, however, said that his de
termination was final j and asked that
the committee adjourn ; until this morn
ing In order to permit ; the speaker the
opportunity to nan - his successor, and
to give the successor an opportunity to
be present and participate in the organ
isation of the committee. This was done,
the committee adjourning until 9 :30 this
morning. j
Samuel Porter Is
Dead as Result
Fractured Skull
Samuel Porter, age j 62. of 392 East
Ninth street, Struck bya Sunnyside car
Monday noon on East! Morrison street,
between Ninth and Tenth, died this,
morning at the Good Samaritan hospital
from the effects of aj fractured skull.
The body has been taken charge of by
Chief Deputy Coroner Goetsch, who will
begin an investigation! of the accident.
According to the statement of the mo
torman, Porter was crossing the street
holding an umbrella low in-front of his
face to avoid the storm, and did not see
the car. He stepped directly in front
of it, the motorman said.
Discharged Soldier Arrested
1 W. E. Wilkes, a discharged soldier,
was arrested late Monday night by In
spectors Coleman and j Morak on tt sta
tutory charge. He is) alleged to have
attacked a small girl and to have pulled
her about by the hair Sunday night. The
police are holding Wilkes for the Van
couver authorities.
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BILL WOULD GIVE
ANOTHER JUDGE
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Measure Designed to Create New
Department of Probate and
Domestic Relations.
NEW JUDICIAL DISTRICT
Wallowa Designated Nineteenth
District; Another Bill Requires
Weekly Turnover of Money.
! By Ralpk Walton
Salem, Jan. 21. A department of pro
bate and domestic relations is provided
for in a bill introduced in the house
this morning by Lofgren of Multnomahrd
The measure would relate to Multno
mah county alone, and in effect, would
provide an additional circuit judge for
Multnomah county. Briefly, the meas
ure provides that a circuit judge shall
be elected in addition to the number
now provided by law. This extra judge
shall have charge of the new depart
ment of probate and domestic relations.
The county judgeship is abolished by
the act and it is provided that the
present incumbent of the office shall
become the judge of the new depart
ment until the following election. The
effect of this provision would be to shift
Judge Tazwell from the county to the
circuit bench in Multnomah county.
Bill Affects Washington Coanty
Other bills introduced included one by
Hare of Washington county authoriz
ing the county treasurer of this county
to : pay to the treasurer of the city of
Hillsboro 70 per cent of all general road
taxes collected from property within the
corporate limits of the city.
Hare also introduced a bill providing
for the recording of a plat and the fees
for the vacations of town plats.
Hare also Introduced a bill provid
ing for a homestead exemption of $3000.
The exemption, if in a town, shall not
exceed one block m extent, provided it
dees not exceed $3000 in value, and if In
the country shall not exceed 160 acres.
Three blllswere introduced In the
house during its morning session.
Kew Judicial District
One by Bronaugh provides for the
creation of the Nineteenth judicial dis
trict, to consist of Wallowa county.
The judge is to be appointed by the
governor within 30 days after the law
becomes effective and is to hold office
until his successor has been elected and
Qualified at the coming general 1920
election. The bill carries an emergency
clause.
BaTlagh Introduced 'a bill providing
that no life or accident insurance com
pany operating In the state can lawfully
plead or prove Immunity from liability
under any policy issued by it contain
ing a naval or military exemption
clause, when the death was caused by
natural causes and not from the result
of actual warfare.
Woodson Introduced a bill requiring
county tax collectors to make weekly re
ports to the county treasurer of nil
taxes collected, and to nSu weekly
turn over of all money collecrctlr this
to be done on the last work day of
each week.
SOLDIER OF A RED
FLAG KIND IS HIT
(Continued from Pe One)
and the districts where the Bolshevists
are gatherings.
He said an element was present in
Portland which might become a menace
and that a number of soldiers In uni
form were mixing with that crowd.
This element has been planning a pa
rade which is to be led by soldiers In
uniform, he said. The police were afraid
to interfere, he continued, for fear if a
soldier should be injured it would arouse
soldiers all over the country.
While this element was representing
that they could not get Jobs, he said
more Jobs were being offered at the
Liberty temple headquarters than there
were applicants for them.
"They are a clas- of men who won't
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STRING BEANS
TobyAVatkins wanted to be a poet a durned sight,
more than he wanted to follow a plow. See how
he came1 to win the Mayor's daughter.
work," be declared, when speaking" ot
the 12S or more soldiers who are re
ported to have joined the Bolshevists.
"You can't put a uniform on a hobo
and make a patriot of him."
Representative Herbert Gordon, chair
man of the house ways and means com
mittee, and whose home la in Portland,
took a similar view of the situation.
"If we make an appropriation It should
bo just enough to take care of the actual
needs of deserving soldiers." he said.
"and the rest should fee handled with a
strong arm and they should be cleaned
out. The Portland police should handle
them roughly and clean them out."
Mrs. Alexander Thompson, representa
tive from Hood River and Wasco coun
ties, also, had some very positive -views
on the subject.
I think the soldiers who are going
in with the Reds would have gone In
with them if they had never been In the
army," she said. "I do not think we
should provide for them. For every one
of them there will be 10 soldiers who
are good citizens and who can be de
pended upon to take xare of the others
In the proper way."
Senator Lachmund insisted that the
cty authorities of Portland should
forcibly renfcove the soldier's uniform
from every Soldier displaying a red but
ton or a red flag, and then take the but
ton or flag from him.
This discussion was but an Incident in
the meeting of the Joint ways and means
committee, and Its chief significance
lies in the revelation of the change of
sentiment which Is sweeping through
the legislature.
Sen tiniest Has Changed
When the legislature convened the
first of last week, nearly all the mem
bers were talking and thinking about
what should be done to help the soldiers.
Anyone who would -have spoken at that
time a word of criticism ajjout any man
in uniform would have bee squelched
In no time.
The sentiment In favor of making
provision for the transition period fol
lowing demobilization of the army Is
still strong, but the action of a few of
the soldiers in rallying to the banner of
the Bolshevists has caused legislators
to become more cautious and particular
rbout the 6ort of legislation that is en
acted. There is no sympathy here for
the man in uniform who deserts the
Stars and Stripes for the red flag.
Sew Bolldlngs Seeded
Senator Smith, who was a member of
a committee which visited the peniten
tiary, reported that the committee was
unanimously of the opinion that no ap
propriation should be made for perman
ent Improvements at that institution as
he said new buildings ought to be pro
vided. 'It would be a waste of money to at
tempt to fix up the old buildings and
make them fit for human beingrs," he de
clared. "They are unsanitary, dirty and
unsafe. The cells cannot be heated."
He said the committee will recommend
appropriations to make needed repairs
to get along until the question of pro
viding for a new prison can; be sub
mitted to the people again.
No action was taken on the peniten
tiary budget, as Representative Gordon
suggested that it be deferred until the
special committee appointed in the
house to visit the prison makes its re
port.
Mrs. Thompson suggested that a bomb
should be put under the old buildings
anu blow them up, then new buildings
would have to be provided.
"The same thing should be done to
the buildings at the state training school
for boys," she declared.
Senators Strayer and Patterson and
Mrs. Thompson submitted a report on
the state Institution for feeble minded,
which they recommended that $13,200 be
cut from the budget, leaving the total
for that institution Of $332,500. They
praised the management of the institu
tion and safd 'Superintendent -Smith was
agreeable to the cut.
Representatives of the Pacific North
west Tourists association appeared be
fore the committee and urged approval
of the request for $50,000 to continue the
advertising campaign now being con
ducted in cooperation with Washington
and British Columbia. No action was
taken by the committee.
Representatives of the various state
aided charitable institutions will be giv
en a hearing by the committee next
Monday night, while Wednesday night
the state fair board will be heard.
The throat and mouth of every per
son are likely to be infected with dis
ease germs. But it won't be If Purola
Chlorozin Is used as a mouth wash and
gargle. It is thoroughly antiseptic and
pleasant to use. Bottles 25c, 50c and $1
at all drug stores. Adv.
Every winter garment must go regard
less of cost, to make room for spring
styles, says Cherry's. The great January
Clearance Sale offers big values and be
sides you need pay nothing until Febru
ary. Low monthly terms. 389-91 Wash
ington street. Plttock block. Adv.
NOW RIGHT NOW
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Workman Dies of :
Serious Injuries in
Streetcar Mishap
Missing his footing on the step of a
Mount Scott train .about 7 .o'clock this
morning, William J- Cooper, 20 years
old, slipped under the wheels and was
injured so severely that he died about
1 o'clock. His right leg above the ankle
was cut off. His left leg was so badly
crushed that it was to have been ampu
tated at Good Samaritan hospital this
afternoon.
Cooper lived with his wife at 9921
Sixty-fifth avenue southeast. He was
on his way to work at the Northwest
Ste 1 company plant when the accident
took place. Members of the crew stated
that the train was slowing down at One
Hundredth street, but had not yet
stopped, when Cooper undertook to board
it. The two cars of the train were con
nected by the collapsible safety gates
which prevented Cooper's body from be
ing cut to pieces. Motorman R. A.
Mitchell and. Conductors J2. . Clem ' and
Townley Dotson were In charge -of the
train.
The Ambulance Service company hur
ried a machine to the scene.
STEWARDSHIP IS
GOAL OF CHURCH
(Continued From Pac One)
In the New Era Budget" this afternoon.
Dr. Donaldson was another speaker at
the meeting; He took as his subject
"The Idea and Method of the Kingdom
hf God"
-Women Deliver Addresses
Miss Margaret Hodge and Miss Edna
Voss delivered the addresses at the
women's assemblage in the morning ses
sion and Dr. A. W. Halsey spoke, in the
afternoon.
with brotherly love, and the giving of
all that is dearest to the human heart.
"One of the greatest problems that
confront the church today is the sub-
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ject of education. X have a letter, from
the heads of the draft board saying that
out of the first-2.000,000 men drafted
were 700.000, who could not write, and '.n
the city ; of Kew-: York there- are thou
sands who cannot read nor 1 write. Jt
is deplorable but it Is true. One of our
great objects is to make true Christians
out of men and women -of the slums,
and ; In order - to do so we have laid
extra stress on our plans for educa
tion. . ; .
' "We are going to bring together all
the scattered resources ; of the church,
so that our resources j may be many
times Increased in power. The world ts
full of suffering people, no matter
where you look you find them on the
streets, in the poor man's home, and in
the rich man's home. It is these suffer-
"The league of peace will not amount
to a straw unless Its fundamentals are
fortified, by following the teachings of
Christ," warned Dr. A. W. Halsey of
New . York, secretary of the board Af
foreign missions of the 'Presbyterian
church, at the formal launching of toe
New Era movement Monday afternoon.
"I heartily indorse the league for
peace, but what are its chances if
the world is not Christian?" he said.
"The world Is crying for succor," Tr.
Halsey continued, "and - we as the
followers of Christ and the exemplars
of Christianity are going to -help. It
la our duty and our debt.
"The world is in a period of transi
tion. We are passing from an age of
misunderstood philanthropy to an age ot
real love. In the past charity has
meant the giving of alms or substantial
aid. from now on charity will be linked
ing people that the church is going to
aid. Just as Paul in his great work
succored and aided the community, so
we are going to use all of our concerted
resources ni reaching out a helping band
to humantty.
"At the present time the Presbyterian
church has five sub-denominations ; our
plan is to unify these branches and to
have one great foreign and home mis
sionary board, Instead of five separate
boards as at present.
"Often we overlook the natural things
of life and strive for the supernatural,
but our goal should be to do the natural
things but never lose sight of the
supernatural.
"The church is false if it doesn't catch
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(he vision of a possible new world,"
"The - world war has accomplished
things," said Dr. W. S. Holt, formerly
of Portland, but now secretary of the
New Era movement. "But the church
is undertaking a plan that will accom
plish far more than the sacrifice ef
millions of men accomplished. ' Now that
the war Is over we say we have peace.
But what Is peace, and under what con
ditions do we have ltT The personal re
lation of the Individual to Ood Is the
fundamental of all peace. Without that
Individual relation "peace on earth, good
will toward men Is Impossible. To have
peace mankind must recognize God as
his sovereign and leader."
Rellgloas Daty Shown ;
Every Bolshevik, every king.' every
millionaire, evecy - Democrat, every Re
publican, shall have the privilege to con
fess Christ," declared Dr. J. Frank
Smith of Dallas, Texas, moderator of
the general assembly, touching on the
necessity Of purpose at the mss meet
lng. "The gospel , says, 'Go ye. That
dcesn't mean preacher alone ; It means
everybody. We must seek out not only
the people of this world, but the na
tions. I
"National politics In America is as
mean as the devil and smells to heaven.
I'm a Democrat, and I know' Dr. Smith
offered by way of explanation.
Dwelling on the new opportunities af
forded women of the church by the
New Bra movement.. Miss Kdna Voss of
New York said : "The task, of the
woman In the church." Is two-fold.
First, we have our regular church work,
and. secondly, we have our missionary
work. During the last year we raised
over $1,500,000 for missionary work from
over 350,000 young people and women."
A budget of $13,014,000, $114,000 to be
the quota of Oregon, for the New Era
movement was presented to the confer
ence. The money will be raised by the
"every member" plsn to open on Sunday,
March 23. On that date each member
of the church will open a weekly sub
scription for the support of the local
church as well as the church as a whole.
Consecration service for women will
be held at the church auditorium this
evening at 7:45 o'clock.
Dry " slabwood and blocks. S. A H.
green stamps for cash. Holman Fuel
Co. Main 353, A-3353. Adv. ;
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Lexington, stoutly refused to vote for him, yet Clay would
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Salem, Jan. 21. A resolution provid
ing that County Judge W. A. Wood of
Curry county be extended the cour
tesies of the house to act in the stead
arid 'place of the late Representative
Stannard was Introduced in the house
this morning.
The resolution provides 'that Judge
ff vvvui4 , w ems a va, ui s v-
rogatlves of a member of the house ex
cept those of serving on committees and
voting. It would be similar to the ar
rangement made during the last session,
when Senator Bingham of Lane was
unable to be present during the session
and his duties were looked after by W.
O. Griffin of Fugene.
The resolution was sent to the reso
lutions committee for consideration and
report.
Alkali Makes Soap
Bad For Washing Hair
Most soaps and prepared shampoos
contain too much alkali, which s very
Injurious, as it dries the scalp and
makes the hair brittle.
The best thing to use Is Just plain
mulsified cocoanut oil, for this is pure
and entirely greaseless. It's very cheap
and beats the most expensive soaps or
anything else 'ail' to pieces. You can
get this at any drug store, and a few
ounces will last the whole family for
months.
Simply moisten the hair with water
and rub It In, about a teaspodnful is
all that Is required. . It makes an
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cleanses thoroughly, and rinses out
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particle of dust, dirt and dandruff.
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