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Newspaper Page TextCITY EDITION ' i, assawessjMaseasssesaseesseisasBSJBJsBeees : CIXY vvEDITION S, , t .'Ml f A cr and All True -THE WEATHER Tonight and Wednes- day. fair : wind mostly : southeasterly. -Minimum Temperatures Monday Portland ....... . -New. Orleans,... .0.. . Wlnnemucce.Nev. ' New York.,.....l4 '. Los Angelea..... St Paul... IX . i v Lot of Building - going n In Portland. - The Journal main. s4- tains a daily and Sunday realty depart-, mant to keep you Informed I real -estate ' changes, building operations: and the gen- eral statue of the market. It's reliable, too. . I A VOL, tXVIII, Nt).,266 Batered Sccos4-C1m Matter Pwtffije,- Portland, Orecoa PORTLAND. OREGON,, TUESDAY EVENING,'. JANUARY 13, 1920. SIXTEEN PAGES. PRICE TWO I CENTS 1 - Yame a mo siwi .1 ft 1 .i i "'ii'' ' 'i . HOUSE GOES : TO 'BAT' FOR ' .'. " .'."''..!' i T . " . i '- i .i I ii i Bills Raising; Benefits,. Providing ' , for Industrial Hospital and Rehabilitation Are Passed. Boost-In Payments Under Com- peiidiiuii( uaw ncsuuui not-um- mendation of Governor Olcott. State House, Salem, Jan. IS. -The house adjourned until 4 o'clock this afternoon with Its desks clear of business1,' In order to give Its com mittees time to work. State House, Salem, Jan. 13. The house got into action right after 10 o'clock this morning- by introducing six bills, reading;, them twice and sending them to committees and then starting on the work of pass ing thosYwh,ch had been Introduced during the first' day. The Roirue rtrer flan fight made Its promised appearance In the house In a bill Introduned by Sheldon, Sidler, Wert erlund and Gore. th purpose of which is to repeal present laws on the subject and absolutely to prohibit the use or seines and set nets on that river or Its tribu taries. The creation of the Twenty-first Judi cial district, to consist of Wallowa county is provided for in a bill intro duced by Burn'augh. The measure also provides for the appointment of a circuit Judge to preside over the district, the election of his successor. SAFETY APPLIANCES BOUGHT The committee on labor and Industries Introduced a bill dealing with the pro vision of safety appliances and a safe place to work by all employers and pro viding the machinery necessary to en force the provision of , the law should it be enacted. ;' . : .1 - Having Introduced these bills the house took up the consideration of yesterday's bills on final passage. Hi B. No. 1, providing for the-repeal of the provisions of the industrial com mission act requiring that $460,000 be set aside from the Industrial accident fund and empowering It ta "construct ,nd maintain- ait Industrial and reebn- structlon hospital was passed; without, a dissenting yote. ,; V ' ACCIOWKT BE5EFITS IHCBEA8KD It also, passed H. B. J .without dissent. This is the measure .'.submitted. y the committse of. IS appointed by the gov ernor to, Increase the' accident and sick benefit provisions of the industrial com pensation law. as recommended, by the governor in his call for the special ses sion. ' . v . - ' . , . - H. B. S. providing for the creatfon of a rehablUUUon Xund of. (100.000, was also passed. This bill provides i that the state treasurer shall transfer . that amount of money from the industrial accident fund to the newly created, fund to be used, by the commission for the vocational rehabilitation of injured workmen, under such rules and regu lations as may be fixed by the com mission. . Thieves Escape With $1200 Worth of Loot From Hass Store at Sheridan. On the heads of burglars, who robbed the jewelry store of E. W. Haas at St) exidan Monday night haa been placed a. price of $1000. The information '.vas . telephoned the Portland police ' today by Sheriff Hederson vof Yamhill county, who said the loot exceeded $1200 In value. No details were received except that the thieves took nine kodaks, two dosen fountain pens, 40 rings. 50 lodge pins and an unestimated number of brooches, lavallieres and other Jewelry. The re ward Is for the capture of the thieves and recovery of the property. Senate in Favor of Adjourning Saturday : State House. Salem. Or..Jan. IS. A concurrent resolution calling for ad journment of the special session at noon Saturday. Introduced by Senator Far rell. was adopted by the senate this morning and sent to the house for ac tion. A ' similar resolution introduced In the bouse Monday still awaits action by that body,. Medicos Come In;flandy for Census Bureau On the theory, perhaps, that medicos, are Immune to djseasa, a health department employe - is enumerating for the census all those ,.ln quarantine. l:. -u". i :. When .an . enumerator finds W smallpox sign on a house in her dis trict,, she reports to the census di rector "and he. in turn,, notifies 'the health department The names thus obtained are credited to the enumera tor counting that district ; 1000 REWARD FOR JEWELRY ROBBERS H. A. SARGENT F PORTLAND man, ' wh o will succeed ' Drake C. O'Reilly as a member of the Port of Portland commis sion. - Hc y II v r i 1 i LL APPOINT SARGENT Joint Session of House and Sen ate Will Fill Vacancy in Port of Portland. State House, Salem, Jan. 13. The house adopted the senate's concur rent resolution fixing a Joint session for noon Wednesday to elect a mem ber of. the Port of Portland commis sion. This means the elaction of H. A. Sargent. Vice president of the Ktmonds Saw Company, who was appointed by the commission to fill the vacancy caused, by the reslrnsfion, of Drake C. O'RelUy, -nd whose candidacy was In dorsed by the joint delegation of Mult nomah county yesterday.. j Stte&Belieii&d To Have Gone Down : With .539. Aboard Paris. Jan. 18. IV. P.) Five hundred and -eighty-nine persons were still miss ing today - following the. wreck of the steamer Afrlciue, which sank in the Bay of 'Biscay early yesterday. They were believed to have perished. The steamer, which was bound from Bordeaux to Dakar, carried 465 pas sengers and a crew of 150. Only two lifeboats, containing 26 persons have been picked up. During a terrific gale Saturday the Afrique sprang- a leak" and was driven off its course. It was kept afloat with difficulty until about 3 o'clock yester day morning, when It sank 60 miles off La Roche lie. First Chinook of Season Is Pulled ( From Cold Retreat Hauled out of its super-chilled re treat at Oregon City early this morning, the first Chinook salmon of the year is on exhibition preparatory to its sale by E. D. Cramer, who bought the early fish from its captor, Charles Rosen strater. Rosenstrater ventured out some four weeks before fishermen usually expect iuck. His catch weighed 23 pounds and was, according to Cramer, in per fect condition. The catch was made with light fishing tackle. Just to prove that the fish is a dandy, its meat is of feree for sale at 45 cents a pound. Today's Session Of Legislature . -.f - Senate ; - Lachmund bill opposing payments of royalties for patented pavements referred- : X Income tax for construction of high ways asked by Pierce and Orton. Measure referred. Increase of number of bank counties authorised.. . Concurrent resolution for adjournment at noon. Saturday adopted and sent to house. ! House Chairman Dennls drafts bill repealing gasoline specific gravity test and sub stituting boiling test. Resolutions committee, in divided vote, to report adversely on bill to move cap ital from Salem. Burnaugh bill, granting Twenty-first Judicial district of Wallowa and provid ing for appointment of judge, intro duced, v Rogue river fish fight appears in bill to bar selns ! and set nets. Measure providing $400,000 for Indus trial and reconstruction hospital adopted. BIO Increasing accident and sick ben efits under compensation law adopted. Fund . for vocational rehabilitation of injured workmen passed. Joint memorial to congress in behalf or Roosevelt highway adopted. Row over authorship f woman suf frage : ratification starts with Mrs. i nonipson Denying promise to concur with senate ! resolution fathered ;" by Dnciaon. -. 4 y . Joint; fisheries and game committee approves., two-headed -1 commission bill and urges adoption. LEGISLATURE Wl 10 VIOLATIONS Utter Disrespect for Existing Or dinances. Shown by Autoists , Who Are Repeated Offenders. Fines and Scoldings Seem to . Have No Effect on Speed Man iacs; License Law Is Needed. After six appearances at the po lice station during 1919 to report accidents or answer charges, Frank Laplante ;ias been called the sev enth time. He was convicted of cut ting a corner on the last day of the year. A. Levoff, who was in police court five times last year, was convicted of speeding on Jsnuary 2 and had an ac cident four days later. Harry Hosford, with a record of four accidents, had another January 3. Allen McOlaren was four times at the police station last year. He was called back January 2 for speeding. HO RESPECT FOR LAW Laplante had collisions January 17, March 18 and March 23, in 1919. He was fined for reckless driving on one occa sion. He passed a streetcar while it was discharging; passengers June 8, was convicted of speeding September 22, and violated the traffic ordinance October 7. He was convicted of cutting a corner December 31. He can still drive a car. Levoff was convicted of reckless driving February 25 and of speeding the following day. He used glaring lights July 26 and violated the traffic ordi nance September 19. He was arrested for speeding October 24, snd again 10 days ago. He had an accident last Tuesday. He can still drive a j:ar. ' Hosford was in a collision August 13, again September 22, again December 13 and again three days later. He- was in the . fifth accident January 3; Four were In the congested district ""He can still drive a car, , , B VT HF. STI1-L. DRltES 'j, ;" -Allen' MeOaran was charged with vio lation of the trafftc ordinance January 12. 1919 ; he had an accident February collision September 5 and was convicted of speeding the second day 4 this year. He can still drive a ear. ' . ! Mike Herclch ' was In collisions' Sep tember 2, 13 and 30,' and December 20 and 29. He can still drive a car. Police records Indicate that I U. Barde violated the traffic law twice on January 19. 1919 : that he had an acci dent March 2 and was guilty of disor derly conduct when atoppod by a traf fic officer August 22, as well as viola tion of the traffic ordinance. He can still drive a car. HA LIQUOR ABOARD Frank Robbins was in a collision Jan uary 31, 1919, was convicted of driving while intoxicated March 16, failed to give right of way April 10. and had a' collision while Intoxicated 16 days later. The day before he collided with a street car. April 20 he obstructed traffic May 3 he had a collision, and struck a child, a woman and another machine within two hours the following day. He failed to report any of the three accidents. May 5 he left his car standing all night without lights and failed to bring In his tag. and two days later failed to report another collision. May 20 he ran down a boy and July 3 had another smash up. He can still drive a car. CASUALTY LIST LOXG There were 224 accidents in Portland in 1917. The number Increased to 4868 in 1918. There were 9004 accidents last year. Eight hundred . and forty-six people were injured in accidents In 1917. The number Increased to 898 the next year. Last year saw 1197 injured in collisions. Twenty-eight people were killed in 1917 and 28 In 1918 in traffic accidents. Last year 43 were sent to their deaths. And the drivers can still drive cars. If the drivers' license law is passed at the special session of the legislature the per mits of reckless drivers can be revoked, or be suspended until such drivers con clude to become careful. Trainmen Awarded Bise Asked, but 8 Hour Day Befused Oakland, CaU Jan. 13. (L N. S.) In creases in pay from 5 to I cents an hour are granted today to trainmen of the Oakland Terminal Railways company by a board of arbitration, appointed when the men returned to work from strike some weeks ago. The outstanding feature of the award was the refusal of the arbitrators to grant an eight hour day which the men had d em ended. Supplies of Paper Pooled in Winnipeg Winnipeg. Man.. Jan. 18. (U. P.) By pooling paper supplies, . the three Winnipeg daily papers today had suffi cient print paper on hand to publish tomorrow.-' Publication will stop tempo rarily after tomorrow's Issues unless a supply, of paper la received in the mean Utme. No print paper was in sight to day, publishers said. ' Victim of Astoria . Fire Dies of Burns Astoria. Jan, 13, Mrs..' Rosa ! Carlson, wife of J. W. Carlson, who was fatally burned In a : fire which destroyed her home jSunday. died. Monday. i . ; - Siiffrag e Honors It Stake Man Hurls Woman Retorts to Kidders tatehouse. Salem. Or., Jan. 13. The intense, rivalry between Senator Farrell arid. Mrs. Thompson over the authorship of the equal suffrage ratification resolution .broke out Into open flame In the house this morn ing when Ben Sheldon, as chairman Of the resolutions committee, sent a report to the desk . recommending that Mrs. Thompson's name be added to that of Senator Farrell on the senate Joint resolution introduced by the senator and the senate resolu tion adopted. This at once brought a storm of protest. Sheldon said that tylrs.' Thompson had agreed to the plan, and Mrs. Thompson said she had -done no such thing. Kubli charged Shelton with having sent the report to the desk without having called a meeting of the committee. Mrs. Thompson wanted to know what had happened to her resolution in the senate, and, when told that it was still In the hands of the senate, again contended that she did not ap prove the plan of Joint leadership. The house, supporting her by rea son aside from that of chivalry, x of Its desire ' to father the resolution finally adopted, ordered the resolu tion referred to the resolutions com mittee and instructed Sheldon to call E F Two-Headed Commission Bill Ap proved by Joint Committee; First Fight in House. State House, Salem, Or., Jan. 13. Final mobilization for the fish and game battle was completed at noon today when, the joint fisheries com mittee of the house and senate met, went over the two-headed commis sion bill prepared: by the special committee, and approved it and rec ommended that it .be Introduced In t.LUoase'tilafte)rBO9it as a joint c4ninitteeilteMUr:w,' r' ' Senator Thomas served notice on the committee that he Intended; to Introduce: his two bills, one providing for a com mercial fishermen's -commission an an other for the sportsmen, in the senate, and make a fight for them on the floor of the senate. FIRST FIGHT TN HOUSE The introduction of the Joint commit tee bill In the house will stage the first fight there. That branch of the assem bly has provided for an Investigation committee to dig Into the affairs of the commission "for the information of the legislature." The resolution providing for the committee has not yet passed the senate, however. It Is apparent that the whole contro versy, excluding Senator Thomas and his individual plan for the moment, cen ters about the manner of selecting the commission. The Joint committee wants to elect a commission of eight members, with an "arbitrator" to be chosen by the two factions' represented on the commission as constituted. OPPOSED TO PLAJT S Those who oppose contend that it is bad legislation to take from the gover nor's office the power of appointment and thus, at the same time, take from him any direct supervising power or control over the action of. the commission, or the administration of the fish and game laws by it. There are those of house and senate who go further to say openly that the whole quarrel is whether the present members of the commission are to be retained, or whether new ones are to be put in charge. . , It is the apparent intention of those back of the jpjnt bill to elect the mem bers of the present commission, War ren, Fleischner, Stone and Jack, as mem bers of the new, and to give Warren two other commercial fishermen for companionship, while two sportsmen will be aded to the other wing. .Gover nor Olcott has said that he wants the slate wiped clean, and it is feared that he would oust all members of the pres ent commission were the appointing power to be r left) at home. LEGISLATIVE POLICY ATTACKED Senator Thomas and those who are following his plan for two separate com missions contend that it is bad. legisla tion to take the appointing power away from the executive, who is charged by the constitution with seeing to It that the laws of .the state are enforced. They also, Of course, want an absolute separa tion of the commercial and sportsmen wings of. the controversy. Judging from what appears to be a preponderance of sentiment In the dis cussion of the question by the lobby, the Joint committee bill will have the right of way over the Thomas measures, par ticularly In view of the attitude taken by the governor's office to the effect that he will not Interfere or attempt to influence the legislature in Its delibera tions upon the subject and will accept whatever plan may be adopted by the assembly. ' . Concessions Denied In Dissolution Suit Of 5 Big Packers J:" - ;v''- Washington, Jan. 13. L N. . S.) Counsel for the big five packers today sought from the department of justice some concessions in their agreement for th. dissolution of the unrelated busi nesses of the packers. Assistant Attorney General Garvan, In conference with the .counsel for the packers, is understood, to have stated plainly that the department of 'Justice will insist upon the very definite terms of the original ' agreement, which was reached,'-..;' ' " p; ; "" - , '-t FISH AND GAM IGHTERS LINED UP Ghalleng s. a meeting before he brought the reso lution out of committee again. Following the adjournment of the house, the resolutions committee held a meeting, at which Senator Farrell and Mrs. Thompson ap- k peered, each, purging their own claims to recognition as 'the author of the joint ' resolutions. , Mrs. Thompson contended that she had made no agreement to join in the senate resolution, while Senator Farrell contended that she had done so. : The members of the committee kidded Mrs.. .Thompson, arguing that since she had deserted the Demo cratic party and joined the Repub lican, they would stand behind her and her resolutions. Mrs. Thompson retorted that she was done "with Os.' "West Dr. Mor row and all that bunch." The committee finally voted to lay the senate resolution on the table pending action by the senate on the house resolution now in the hands of the senate resolutions com mittee, and Senator Farrell left the meeting in more or less of a huff. The next move in the great game of partisan advantage which is ex pected to accrue from the author ship of the ratification resolution is now up to the senate resolutions committee and the senate. Poland Refuses Bolshevist Peace Offer; Prepares for Threatened Campaign of Reds in Spring. London, Jan. 13. (U. P.) Odes sa has been evacuated by General Denlkin's troops, according to ad vices to newspapers here today. Poland has rejected the Bolshe viki peace offer, according to a dis patch from Cracow, which said the- government was hastening its preparations to meet the threatened J3oIshevlk: drive In the; spring. A dispatch to- the1. Chronicle from Milan said that -Nikolai, Lento, soviet premier,, had transmitted. letter to the supreme executive of the- ItalianSocial ists, through an envoy who landed at Naples, Imploring the party te abstain from revoiutionary movements which present conditions offer tittle likelihood of success.. , . .. An upheaval in Italy at the present time would be a severe blow to the Soviet's peace negotiations with various hostile powers, it was said. U. S. Declines.2 Per Cent Awarded It Of German Shipping Paris. Jan. 13 (TJ. P.) The supreme council of the peace conference today notified Hugh Wallace, American am bassador, that its decision to award the United States only 2! per cent of the Ger man shipping to be distributed among the allies and associated powers was un changed. . t Wallace immediately replied that the United States preferred to waive its claim entirely. The conference completed the Hunga rian treaty without modifications today. It refused the Serbian request that the Croatlons be recognised as separate en tity within Hungary. Following these actions the council virtually passed out of existence. It was decided to refer all questions In fu ture to a committee of ambassadors. The council also decided to publish the minutes of the peace conference. Applies to Reparation - Washington, .Jan. 13. (U. P.) The notification .by the supreme council at Paris to Ambassador Wallace that it had decided the United States would be given only 2 per cent of German ship ping applies to the reparation that Germany- agreed to make for sinking of the German fleet at Scapa Flow, it was said at the state department today. Winter Dry Spell Lengthening Out; Jack Frost Is Busy With - the exception of the year end' period of December, 1918, and January, 1919. the present winter dry period has been the longest In the history of the local weather bureau, according to E. L. Wells, district forecaster. ' The present spell began Christmas day. There were small amounts of rain fall on December 29 and-30, and on Jan uary 4 and $, a total of .32 of an inch altogether. Between December 21, 1918. and January 13, 1919. there was .U of art Inch, with five little breaks of light rainfall in that period. So the present period of aridity Is not a record breaker, ,but is almost one. : An excessively heavy frost that coated the firs until they looked snow covered greeted those who ventured forth with the break of day . this morning. The mini mum temperature was 24 degrees above. At Baker today the temperature was 10 above, and at Marshfield 28 above. North Head reported 40 above. Today's weather forecast is, for to night and Wednesday fair, with winds mostly southeasterly. ; Wealthy Auto Man's " Condition Critical New Tork. Jan. 13. (U. P.) The con dition of John Dodge, wealth Detroit au tomobile manufacturer, was very criti cal this 'Afternoon, his physician,. Dr. L JiililL satd.t;- - -;7rv DENIKINS TROOPS ABANDON ODESSA INRIIIMIRI IR Timbers iiiyuvuisi uutiu PirtiirPQn I ft II 1 fall ia vtvllll vOU AN N I N Eloqu PLAN S M CE Secretary Lane Discusses Project With Congressional Delega tion; Raker Has Suggestion. Cabinet Member Takes Up Pro test Made by American Legion Regarding the Klamath Project Washington. Jan. 13. (WASH INGTON BUREAU OF THE JOURNAL)- Representative Slnnott was today supplied with a copy of the telegram sent by Secretary Lane to Doak & Brown at San Francisco containing a proposal for inclusion of government lands in the Klamath diking project following up discus sions in yesterday's conference with the congressional delegation. Lane's telegram reads: "After a conference with senators. congressmen and others, and listening to letters and affidavits representing both sides of the controversy. Congress man Raker suggested that a practical way out of the difficulty would be to ! permit an amendment to the contract 1 by which the public land would bear you should proceed to dike both private and public land and that public land should bear its part of that expense of diking, provided the government paid you the cost of the work. 5 LAND FOR HOMESTEAD "You would have to segregate this public land in such a manner that it could stand alone as independent units. I presume, and whatever the cost the government would bear, and then throw open the land to homestead entry, the government to be reimbursed by the homesteaders. The thought In mind of those here was that you were going to do this work as to private lands anyway, and whatever additional cost was im posed for protecting and reclaiming pub lic lands should be borne by the public. The impression that both Senator Cham berlain and Mr. Slnnott had was that everyone ba the -country' was opposed to the contract in the . present -form. One of the protests which therepresentatlve Of rtheS. Americas LegToTrpresentett- was signed by all county officials. WOULD BE.HtNCOEJJ t "1 trust that you can see your way clear to meet this suggestion, inasmuch as the Oregon legislature is in session and promises to .take up this matter. Already American Legion posts, not only In Oregon, but in California, have sent in protests and I- can hardly be lieve that the contract which you have is of such value as to lead you to stand against such a concession as here pro posed. I have stated to the delegation flatly that In my judgment the sol diers who went on the land would be buncoed, and that I would not be re sponsible for treating this as one of our soldier settlements. I would have no objection to presenting a proposition to the Oregon delegation along these lines, understanding, of course, that there should 'be reasonable time given for congress to .make an appropriation. Please let me have reply as soon as possible. "FRANKLIN K. LANE." ICE IS DISLODGED; VILLAGES BURIED Avalanches Sweep Down Alpine Regions, Wiping Out Towns and Populations. Rome, Jan. 13. (U. P.) Several villages in the Alpine regions have been wiped out by avalanches, which followed severe storms in that dis trict, according . to dispatches here today. In. the province of Piedmont along the Swiss frontier, an avalanche smothered the village of Demonte. Workers so far had recovered six bodies, the dispatch said. Other dispatches reported destruc tion of the villages of Vernante and Limone, but said the populations were warned " and fled before the avalanche Struck. To the north near .Aosta an avalanche swept down the valley at night burying one house in which seven people were sleeping. Italian Steamship Beported Sunk Is Located by Wireless Rome, Jan. 13. (L N. S.) The Ital ian S. S. Prlnclpessa Mafalda whlcl was erroneously reported, to have been sunk by a mine on Saturday with the loss of 700 lives Is now In wireless com munlcation with the land, and Is bead lng . for the Canary islands, the Italian General Navigation company announced today. It was said that the vessel was replying regularly to wireless calls ad dressed to her. ' Flu Rages in Idaho Town;. Bar Visitors i ...... - Boise, Idaho. Jan. 13. (U. P.) Moun tain Home, a town of 600 Inhabitants near here, is closed against visitors, due to the : raging of Spanisn influenza. eighty-eight cases have been reported 6lnce--unday. "',..- ram Is ue and ent Over Suffrage Bill Story and Photographs Will Come in Handy When Paper's Fab rication Becomes Reality. .In the. fabrication, of news The Telegram is a dandy. And in graph ic depiction of said fabrication, The Telegram photographer is an able aide. In Monday's maelstrom of legislative news, the Telegram caught this hot off Its Salem wire concerning the woman suffrage affair: "It (Oregon's ratifica tion) is now ready for Governor Olcott for transmittal to congress," and pro claimed it to Its readers. All of which was Interesting but not tiue, at least on Monday. However, the enterprising picture man had posed , Governor Olcott Mrs. Alex ander Thompson, sponsor of the house resolution for suffrage ratification, and Senator Farrell, sponsor of the senate resolution, for a fascinating group pho tograph -which the Telegram first of fered in its first edition Tuesday under the inspiring caption: "Final Action for Suffrage," with some supplementary fiction about "Signing the legislative resolution adopting the suffrage amend ment to the federal constitution at Salem yesterday." j What are the facts. Monday the sen ate adopted the Farrell resolution for ratification of the federal woman suf frage amendment and the house adopted a resolution offered for the same pur pose by Mrs Alexander Thompson, but no final action was taken. Tuesday morning the house engaged in a squabble when It was suggested that Mrs. Thompson's name be added to that of Senator Farrell on the senate resolution and approval given by the house to the Farrell measure. In the meantime the house resolution .ested with the senate resolutions- committee. Karly this afternoon word from Salem Indicated early action in the senate in the ratification of the house resolution. In any event Immediate action on one measure or the other Is assured, which measure, when duly passed, by both housea and duly signed by the presiding officers thereof; will' be ready for the signature of Governor . Olcott, and not .before. . ' .. ... v; ' : j So, if Mra. Thompson, the governor and i Senator -Farrell can hold the; pose so proudly proclaimed by the Telegramt it soon, wm oe -penecuy goos news picture.-- - .' "- ' " . But In, Its original. publication ira , lane. --.' . 11,228 Want Treaty Ratified as Submitted by President; 988 Yote Otherwise. 1 For compromise and Immedi ate ratification, 645. 2 For Lodge reservations, 113. 3 For ratification of the treaty substantially as submitted by the president, 11,228. 4 Against any ratification, 230. Above is the count up to 11 o'clock today. The voting is to end next Satur day night No further end could be served by continuing the poll after that date. The voting has given a clear view or public sentiment The ballots have come from three states, Oregon, Idaho and Washington, and the result is sufficiently overwhelming to show that Senator Poln- dexter in Washington and Senator Borah in Idaho are not representing the real public sentiment in their states. Cut out the coupons both on the first and editorial pages today, Wednesday and .Thursday, and fill them out and hurry them in, no matter whether you are for or against the treaty. No more coupons will be published on the edi torial page after Thursday. Following are a few expressions taken at random from many letters accom panying ballots sent iu: S. M. Sliver, Troy, Or. : "The people have become wearied and disgusted with the continuous wrangle for- political pur poses." A. Zell, Frineviiie, or. : rne power of recall should be in force, and the mo ment a senator or representative takes a position unwarranted and uncalled for he should be recalled and barred . from holding public office of any kind.. J favor ratification without any altera tions." Z. E. Lewton, Forest Grove : "Both my boys volunteered early. The oldest was drowned when the Tuscanla was sank. The youngest served It months in France and Germany. I was a T worker for nearly a. year over there. The Ger mans hate us because we caused Then downfall. One German captain at Alx la Chapelle boasted that we cannot keep the peace. It is an impossibility. We win have France tn time. The allies won't stick together."- . " BALLOT ON BALLOT CONTEST UPHOLDS WILSON ToU see chaise fadkete Bisfstssoi fey X aer la steer ifl I favor compromise oa reservations and Immediate ratuicaoom eg I J peace treaty, snd League of o,s 1 favor ratification with nl favor . ratification of .the pesos treaty and League ef Nations covenant substantially as presented to the senate by President Wilson, ... .' .j . ; - -... , " , , .. 1 - 'W Or. 4' 1 am opposed to ratification . . NtSII I,,..,,,.,,..,,,.., f' -". " Address .: i -rut la ssd ssill te The Jsamu. - lisutatlos .... -.. DISSElfriNG Supreme Justice Johnsi Writer Opinion Sustaining. Olcott; Right to i Withyebmb'SvTerm. -VJ-Ss; McBride, Bean, Bennett Concur Harris Dissentsr Benson Con curring, Burnett Giving Opinion State House, Salem, Jan. 1 . Bert W. Olcott is governor of the,- state ' ot Oregon for the full unexpired; term of the late Governor Wthy ; combe. "VX .; .'. :f''?S';;lr;ts' The moot question of tjlcott'g status as, governor is definitely-: de V termined in an opinion handed down by the Oregon supreme eourt this morning in which the " de.'". : murrer filed by Attorney Genera Brown to the mandamus J proceed :" : ings instituted by O. M. Roberta, . district attorney for. Jackson' county, ' : is sustained and the mandamus pro ';: . ceedings is dismissed. . 1,: ! l Justice Johns writes the predominating K. - opinion with Chief Justice McBride and f; Justices Bean and Bennett concurring, -the latter writing a special, concurring V ' opinion. , '' '. : . . .'t.'. J-'f ' : PIS8E9TIXG OPIKIOW FILED v ' Justice Harris dissents from the pre' dominating opinion, with Justices BeheoflJ ' ' snd Burnett concurring, -the latter In. special opinion. ; 4 : The opinion of the supreme court today; ; which will be the law of the state rela- V I- tlve to the succession of .a secretary of j ' stale to the governorship ' henceforth ; ; until overturned by ' another opinion o ;J the same tribunal, was brought about bg 'i f , a mandamus action Instituted by Rob erts, apparently In an attempt to compel the secretary of state to Include the of4 i flee of governor in the certification ef rices to be nominated at the forthcoming primary "election,'. but ' really in an at tempt to bring forth a definite decision on the Issue which Involved the tenure of office - -of a a . secretary ef state who succeeds to the governorship through the death or iemoyaj oj the Jnoumbenfc ? ; v PEMt'llllER IS SUSTAINED -Wfpf'i- Attorney- ttenerat BrWs- filed i it -fe -tp murer to the mandamus proeeedings at ' ; alleging that It -did not state sufficient ; cause for action,.1 In sustaining this de ' . murrer the court' has spoken and by four to three opinion held that a secre tary of state who succeeds to the gov ernorship Is: a governor in fact to serve' (Concluded a Pis ThrM, Cotaais Two) v- Structure to Be Built at ixth ft'nd Pine Present Quarters to' -Be Sold to Bwk. v - ? Present Quarters at ' Broadway and Stark to Be Sold to U. S. National Bank.' Favorable culmination of ;fef; tlations now under way In a three cornered realty deal between the Portland lodge of B. P. O. Elks? the -United States, National Bank ' and the Corbett estate will result In the near future in the erection of, ' $800,000 building at the conjunction: of Sixth street and Broadway ndj Pine street. Proposals i for the purchase of .the ' Elks' building at the northeast corner . of Broadway and Stark streetfor $10o,. 000 by the United States National ; bank will come up for definite action, at a meeting of the lodge Thursday night according to officials of the or-v ganlzatlon. : - - , :v; .-V ' The Elks' lodge has an option on the 100x200 foot tract on Sixth at Pine and; Broadway as the site for a hew build-; lng and will begin construction at an early date, if the sale of the building at1 Broadway and Stark is consummated. . The site of the proposed new building: Is owned by the Corbett estate snd is valued at 9200.000. Tentative plans' for the new Elks' building call for a strae-v tore costing approximately. -1100,000, Richard Wilder and. Charles RlnglerV sre handling the deal for the Elks.. ( ! ELKS WILL ERECT 1 .- 1 1 ' ' " " ' t'.-i&ii"- i Troops to. Leave Siberia . V S JI Washington, Jan. ll (U. P.) With-' ;! drawal of American troops from Elberls . will be begun at once. Secretary Baker; ; announced: today. t. -. -imu PEACE TREATY ii jiuumm. covenant! . Lodge reservations. la any form. J ' v. . 'j'hVi i IM.I.MM.W ,! ' V vr- t. J ef feaQot. te. evallfWI vetne, It rsqseHfc ;- -. , . - i 4: ii Hi .'i .