THE; OREGON DAILY ; JOURNAL, -POR TLAND FRIDAY, r FEBRUARY 21, 1919.
. Business
Jam
Delay
owrnmenl iofy Mouse
STORMY
SESSION
NOW HAS PEACE;
BONDS ARE VOTED
The Battle on Road Legislation
Is Practically Over, With Im
portant Bills Passed,
SIGNATURE NOW NECESSARY
Several Measures Still Lack. Ap
proval, but Slate Will Be
Cleaned by Saturday.
Salem. Feb. 21. The battle over road
legislation is, practically speaking.
thin of the past. When it ia finished,
by Saturday night, or Sunday morning,
tas it undoubtedly will be, the wrinkles
will all have been ironed? out and a
broad, comprehensive plan established
for the coming two yearn.
The main feature of this program will
be:
The $10,000,000 bonding bill, already
nosiuwl bv both houses : the Hare anti-
patent bill, also through both house and
senate f the double automobile license
' law. the gasoline tax act, and, in all
probability the Pierce' one mill direct
tax bill for the construction of market
roads. In addition, and to round out
the restrictive legislation, there Is sched
uled to come a bill by the roads and
hlchwav committee of the house Incor
porating much of the Dimick bills 67
and 68, over which the senate battled
bo long and which have been buried
in the house committee.
Bond Program Through
The bonding- bill Is -In reality now a
law, having passed both houses. So is
the gasoline tax bill. The automobile
license statute will come into the house
tomorrow, and will be rushed through
both houses. The Pierce one mill tax
has passed the senate without opposition
and is ready for consideration by the
house.
This bill, as it now stands, however,
is not out of the woods, and will prob
ably encounter a stornj in the house. It
has been amended by Senator Pierce
until it is practically the same as the
bill brought to Salem a few days ago
by former Senator I. N. Day. It pro
vides a one mill tax for market road
cons'truction, but it switches the method
of administration.
Courts Control Construction.
Under Senator Pierce's plan the money
raised by the tax is' to go to the county
road funds of the different counties.
The county courts are to be given full
control of the construction of their
roads, with the option of having the sur
veys, plans and specifications made by
, the state highway commission if the
J, court should so desire. The money
i raised by the levy is to be matched by
the county and expended under the su
pervision of the county court.
Senator Day's plan was different. lie
provided that the highway commission
should make the survey of the road after
it had been designated by the. county
court desiring to construct it, and this
road should be constructed under the
plans and specifications prepared by the
state highway engineer, while the money
raised from the one mill levy was to be
placed in the "cooperative road fund"
in the office of the state treasurer and
disbursed through the highway commis
sion, when matched by money from the
county road fund.
Measure Expected to Pats
There is probability that an attemnt
will be made to incorporate the Day
plan In the Pierce bill when It comes up
for consideration in the house, but it is
generally conceded that the measure will
be passed in one form or the other.
The roads and highways commission
of the house is working on a compromise
measure to take the place of senate bills
67 and 68. This measure will provide.
in substance, that- any patentee dealing
with the state highway commission, or
any county, city or municipality, must
tile with the gency, whichever it may be.
a statement of the royalty agreement
under which it will operate, which
statement will bind the company as to
all contractors who may desire to use
the pavement and pay the royalty. The
bill will also make it unlawful, under
a heavy penalty, for any rebate to be
given, or received, or for any secret
agreement to be made in any form or
manner.
Plan Must Be Drawn TTp
In addition it will be provided that
cities, counties and the state must pre
pare definite . plans and specifications
for all road construction work prior to
calling for bids, and : that no contract
shall be let except upon the plans and
specifications.
This bill, it is thought, will meet with
little, if any, opposition in either house
or senate, and will round out the re
strictive legislation which the session
will throw about the bonding bill.
The opinion of the attorney general to
the effect that Warren Brothers com
pany has no patent covering the use of
bitulithic pavement and the state or
any contractor is entitled to use this
class of pavement without danger of
harm from the company, seems to have
put an end to the controversy over the
paving trust, and the dangers to be ex
pected from its control, so far as may
be done without definite adjudication
by a court. This sudden development
has gone far toward clearing the legisla-
mosphere and bringing the road legisla
tion program to a harmonious conclu
sion. (
ONTRACTOR
TO GET
$7440 FOR COSS ON
MEDICAL BUILDING
Reimbursement of. John Almeter
Passes House When 38 Mem
bers Approve.
Salem,' Feb. 21. Thirty-eight mem
bers of the house voted this morning to
reimburse John Almeter to the extent
of 17440.63 on the loss sutained in the
construction of the medical building of
the University of Oregon at Portland,
mitten consisting of Representa
tives Horne, Liorgren ana uranam 01
Lane, which Inspected the building and
the claim, had reported favorably and
recommended that the claim be allowed.
Almeter is said to nave lost Detween
111 Ann an 115.000 on the building, due
to war conditions. The only opposition
to the claim was oasea on me question
of precedent, the justice of the claim
itself never Demg quesuonea on me
floor of the house.
Other bills passed-by the House this
morning were :
H. B. 234. by crawrora Amending
statutes relating to the care of the poor.
H. B. M4, by1 Burdlck -Fixlnr terms
of court of Eighteenth Judicial district.
' H. B. 241, by Burnaugh Amending
statutes relating to duties of sealer of
weigh is and measures.
H. B. 227, by' Griggs Amending
statutes declaring any . but registered
bulls running, at large as an estray.
H. B. 404. by Thrift Providing for the
appointment of probation officers by the
county Judge In counties of less than
$100,000. ;
H- B.- 267, by Gallagher Appropriat
ing $20,060 for land and drainage In
vestigations. H. B. 422, by committee on agricul
ture Appropriating $10,000 for cost of
milk and dairy investigations.
H. IS. 276, by Martin .Relating- to elec
tion as to dower, curtsey, and undivided
one third of decedent's estate.
11. B. 451, by Bolton Fixing compen
sation of justice of peace of The Dalles
district, WaBco county.
Church Phase Kills
Irish Aid Memorial
Salem, Feb. 21. The senate today re
fused to take a hand in the home rule
question in Ireland. It adopted a re
port killing senate joint memorial 18,
which had been introduced by Senator
Norblad. The memorial urged the pres
ident to use his Influence toward ob
taining home rule for Ireland. Senator
Dimick. chairman of the resolutions
committee, urged the' senate not to in
ject a religious squabble into the legisla
ture at this late hour.
BILL SAYS PACKERS
T LABEL
MUS
GOODS
PRODUCED IN STATE
Designed to Give Credit Where
Due, Keeping California
From Taking Glory.
Salem, Feb. 21. California and other
states which, have been taking advan
tage of the superior quality of Oregon
products for publicity purposes by can
ning these products under their own
in hoi a srr robbed of this unearned glory
under the provisions of a bill passed by
the house this morning. This bill, which
is a compromise over a bill Introduced
early in the session, provides that; "all
persons, firms or corporations operating
under their own private brand in the
state of Oregon In the business of part
ing or canning fruit or vegetable either
fresh, canned, evaporated or otherwise,
shall plainly designate on such private
brand that gooas were wegon-grown
nanksH in Oreeon.-
' A number of canneries now operating
in Oregon are owned by California
i uM and their pack is
l7.&JitA., " . - -
placed upon the market either under a
Moser's Bills Are
Saved for Further
Action in the House
LAST
TIMES
TODAY
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Salem, Feb. 21. Senator Moser's "city
beautiful" legislation was saved for fur
ther consideration in the house this
morning when an adverse minority ra
port signed by Representative Richards
as a member of the committee on cities
and towns was voted down. The bills,
three of them, came into the house with
two reports. The favorable minority
report was adopted by the house and the
bills spread on the calendar in their
regular order.
One of the bills establishes a city
planning commission. Another author
izes municipalities to establish setback
lines, and the third provides for the es
tablishment -of zones for regulating Im
provements. C. H. Cheney, secretary of the Port
land city planning commission, who was
granted unanimous consent . to explain
the bills to the house, declared that they
conferred no power on municipalities
now not enjoyed under their police pow
ers. The city planning commission, he
stated, could be only an advisory body
to act in laying out new streets and new
business or residential sections on some
uniform plan.
NEW
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TOMORROW
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Elmore's Bill Is
Lost After House
Acts Second Time
Salem, Feb. 21. Representative El
more's bill prohibiting prostitution was
again killed by the house this morning.
The bill was voted down February 11
and was reconsidered the following day
in order to give Elmore a chance to
amend it to meet certain objections
raised against the measure.
Opponents to the measure contended
that the problem covered in the Elmore
bill was already sufficiently well cov
ered in existing laws. The bill, which
had been referred to the committee on
judiciary, was returned to the house this
morning with an adverse report. Rep
resentative Elmore attempted to save
his bill by a motion to place the bill on
third reading In spite of the adverse re
port. His motion was defeated by a
vote of 26 to 18 and the indefinite post
ponement followed Immediately.
Would Exempt From
Taxes Property of
Civil War Veterans
Salem, Feb. 21. The senate today In
passing senate bill 13, by Huston, went
on record in favor of exempting the
property of civil war veterans up to the
value of $2500 from taxation.
The bill was opposed by Senators Dim
isk and Pierce, while on the final vote
eight senators cast their ballots against
it. They were Dimick, Eberhard, How
ell, Nickelsen. Norblad, Orton, Patter'
Bon and Pierce.
Other bills were passed by the senate
today as follows:
H. B. 381. by Clatsop county delega
tion Increasing the salaries of officials
of Clatsop county.
bTtt nnL
I nil JlJ
Alien Measure Voted Down
Olympia. Feb. 22. (U. P.) The house
today killed Renick's senate bill, which
would prohibit aliens who gave up
American citizenship papers during the
war from employment on public works.
The vote was 65 to 166. Maurice
Smith of Spokane, the only world war
veteran legislator, fought the measure
on the ground that the records revealing
alien slackers would not be available,
and thererore tfte law was not work
able.
Big Road Bill Submitted
OlymDia. Wash.. Feb. tlm-iXl. T v
Senator Carlyon today introduced his
130,000.000 road bond bill, which onM
permit the state to borrow on motor
venicle license income, to carry out
great road building program.
Three
great
two-
knicker
suit
specials
for
BOYS!
SATURDAY!
The Big Day for the Boys
Boys' $10.00 Belted Suits
With Two Pairs of Knickers
$7.85
Boys $12.50 Belted Suits
With Two Pairs of Knickers
$9.85
Boys' $15.00 Belted Suits
With Two. Pairs of Knickers
$11.85
In Ages 7 to 18 Years
"Smart Fabrics, Smartly Tailored
Suits Ready for Service
California label or so labeled as to lead
the .buying public to, believe that the
fruit ' was crown In California, una
practice, it is declared, baa built up (or
California a -.. great reputation for -. tne
superior qualities of its fruits, whereas
the fruits were in reality Oregon-grown.
This bill is designed to correct this con
dition and to give Oregon credit for her
own products and the advantage of any
publicity that may attach to the sale
of these products throughout the nation.
Senate Votes for
Measure Providing
For Consolidation
.Salem, Feb. 21. By unanimous vote of
the , senate, senate joint resolution IS
was passed today. This resolution sub
mits to the people a constitutional
amendment providing for the consolida
tion of the city of Portland and Mult
nomah county governments..
It provides for the appointment of a
charter 'commission to draft a charter
and submit it to a vote of the people of
Multnomah county, and until such a
charter is adopted the county, city and
district government will continue to
function separately as they now are.
There was no debate on the resolution.
mittee Appropriating S5000 for Pacific
International Livestock exposition.
H. B. 611, by ways and means com
mitteeAppropriating money for mis
cellaneous purposes. . . ;
. H." B. 612. by ways and means com-5
mittee Appropriating $45,000 . for live
stock: sanitary board. . --.
H. B. 61S. by ways and means com
mitteeAppropriating money for Ore
gon National Guard. .
Many Women at ;
Michigan Convention
Lansing.' Mich.. Feb. ! 21. (U.
Women comprised SO per cent of the
delegates to the Michigan Democratic
state convention here today, and Miss
Emma Bower, It was announced, will ba
temporary chairman. It was stated that
at least three women will, have places pn
the Democratic stats ticket to be named
at the convention. i
t Are Back -at Work
Philadelphia. Feb. 21. (U. P.) Hog
Island shipyard resumed . normal work
today. " Four hundred striking foremen,
who demanded Increases "from $64 to
$70 a week, and 25.000 workers forced
out. 7 returned after giving Director
General Pies of the Emergency Fleet
corporation one week In which to ad
just the differences. : '
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" " See Wilson's Millinery ad, page I. Adv.'
HOUSE BILLS INTRODUCED
Salem, Feb. 21. New house bills in
troduced :
H. B. 508, by ways and means com
mitteeAppropriating $5000 for wel
coming; Oregon soldiers in New York.
H. U. 60. by ways and means com
mittee Appropriating money for su
preme court.
H. B. 510. by ways and means com-
The Spring
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Colors: Pearl, fawn, hedge
green, seal brown.
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Leading Clothier
Morrison at Fourth
3fSs
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Every
Winter
Hat
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They must go! and in a big hurry. We need
the room. We won't pack them away.
Every Trimmed Hat . . . $1.00
Formerly priced to $8J0 .
Every Velv.et Hat Shape $1.00
Formerly priced to $8 JO
Every Tailored Veiour Hat $1.00
Every Girl's Winter Hat $1.00
Formerly priced to $4JS0 .
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