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PORTLAND. OREGON,, TUESDAY EVENING,'. JANUARY 13, 1920. SIXTEEN PAGES.
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Bills Raising; Benefits,. Providing
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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. -
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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-
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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