THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL, PORTLAND, WEDNESDAY. JANUARY 14., 1920.
FuU Ste
UTTLE VORD "IF"
in
IN OLGOn'S FAVOR
Justice Bennett Solves Problem
In Olcott's Favor In Gov- .
ernorship Issue.
ptate Hoiim, Salem, Or., Jan. 14.
. 'So 'even and delicately balanced was
,the scales: of Justice In the Oregon
.supremo court in the arguments pro
ana con in in' wmun nt;,,.;
,;ths status of Bern W. Olcott as gov
ernor of Oregon, mat u requirea
' only the addition of an "If" to throw
the balance In favor of Olcott and
a "full unexpired" term.
With Chief Justice McBrlde and Jus
tices Johns and Bean "standing; pat"
on the position taken In the Instance
held that Olcott should serve out the
full unexpired term of the late Gov
ernor Wlthycombe, and with Justice
; Purnett adding; his opinion to that of
Justices Harris and Benson, who held
' that a successor to Olcott should be
chosen at the forthcoming- election. It
remained for Justice Bennett to come
to thescue of Olcott with an opinion
based fn an ''If in which he concurs
with Justice Johns and tips the scales
In favor of the governor.
IT" WAS BIO WORD
- If It had not been for the "ifin Jus
:' tice Bennett's opinion the story which
told the reading public that Governor
Olcott would serve out the full unex
pired term of the late Governor Withy
, combe would have been an entirely dlf
' ferent one.
Justice Bennett stood with Justice
Burnett in refusing to express an opin
ion on the length of time which Olcott
should serve as governor in the Instance
?0f the Olcott-Hoff case, declaring that
' the issue was not properly before the
court.
'' Justice Bennett, however, was regard-
nunc -.ncroemu
OtflllUi) ULUI0IUI1
"ked at that time as having practically j why tne state naa not nrougm buii i
' committed himself in favor of the "full i have the patents of the Warren Con
, unexpired term." when he declared that tructlon company or of Warren Brotn
"lf I should don my official robe and er- th Parenl company, declared in
attempt to give my half-baked street v"- The bill was referred to the
opinion Judicial utterance. I would agree , committee on roads and highways.
!,Twlth.Mr. Chier Justice McBrlde.
?W0R1 18 EXPLAINED
f In donning his "official robes" and
; giving juoiciai utterance to nis opin
i Ion at this time, the Justice takes occa
'!lon to explain that "if" it had not been
jfor the Chad wick-Karhart case his attl-
;tude In this case would be entirely dif
ferent: and that while he cannot agree
' with the reasoning of the court in that
case, yet he Is constrained to uphold the
Haw as Interpreted at that time because
M must accept some things as set-
tied, else there would be no end to cou.
trovery and litigation."
. "If." writes Justice Bennett, in his
.special opinion concurring with Justice
f Johns, "It were not for that case (the
i Chad wick-Karhart case), and If." he
. -continues, "the question was here as a
' .matter of first impression, I should be
"governed by the reasoning of Justice
, Harris when the question was under
-consideration in Olcott vs. Hoff."
, DISSENTING OPINION GIVEN
- Harris, in th instance referred to.
wrote a dissenting opinion, In which he
" held that Olcott, though governor in
fact and at liberty to resign as secre
tary of state and appoint a successor
IC.ne so desired, could serve only until
V,. a successor could be elected and quali
fied at the next regular election in No
vember, 1920.
"The reasoning of the Chad wick case
does not appeal to me as being, by any
'means, conclusive In Its logic or even
v ' very cogent," the Justice continues In
- explaining his stand on the "moot"
-t v question.
Neither does Justice Bennett agree
. wlth the reasoning of the court in the
Chad wick case, which made the "office"
. of ; governor itself devolve upon the
secretary of state.
: DISTINCTION IS DRAWN
j "It seems to me." he explains, "a bet
. ter construction of the constitution
'would have been that the duties of the
; office, rather than the office Itself, de
: -volved upon the secretary of state and
. - that he exercised those duties only by
virtue of his office and as long as his
. .office of secretary of state continued,
'and that the office of governor, itself
became vacant upon the death or res
, i tgnatlon of the governor and could be
' filled at the next general election.
. But we must accept some things as
settled, otherwise there would be no
end to controversy and litigation and
no one would know what his rights
i really are or who is entitled o admln
ister the laws under which he lives."
, . -Bennett concludes in explaining his
stand with the majority of the court in
holding that Olcott Is governor in fact
to serve out the unexpired term of the
late Governor Wlthycombe.
Bend to Klamath
- Railroad Project
; Launched in House
; State House. Salem. Jan. 14. House
concurrent resolution No. 8, Introduced
OREGON CITIZENS-TAKE AD
VANTAGE OF PRE-WAR PRICES
On our Endowment Savings and
Life Policies, and invest their in
terest coupons and bonus where they
have protection as well as a nest-epg
for the day when old' values will
return on other commodities. Start
the new year right with a policy in
Orcgonlife
Home Office .ffSTJK2 Portland Or
A- Lu MILLS, Pre. , C 8. SAMUEL. Oeo. Mgr. E.N. STRONG. Aast. Mix'
Ahfead Marks Third Day of Special Session
Mortgage Interest
Rate of 8 Per Cent
Limit Under Bill
State House, Salem. Jan. 14. Repre
sentative Burnaugh Is not In favor of
a mortgage interest rate in excess of I
per cent and has Introduced a bill to
limit the rate to that amount His
measure, introduced Tuesday afternoon,
is in the nature of an amendment of the
section of the code fixing the iegal rate
of Interest at per cent. He reenacts
that section, which fixes the iegal rate
at 6 per cent with the right of a 10 per
cent Interest rate on contracts, and then
adds the limitation which makes it un
lawful to charge more than S per cent
on any mortgage note given in security
for money borrowed in the state.
FIGHT ON ROYALTIES
REAPPEARS IN HOUSE
Bill Similar to One Which Caused
Fight in 1919 Session Intro
duced by Hare.
State House, Salem, Jan. 14. Hare of
Washington has dumped the anti-paving
fight back Into the special session by
introducing a bill in the bouse Tuesday
afternoon making it unlawful to pay
any money out of the state highway
funds in payment of any royalties on
patented pavement, copyrights, mate
rials, processes, mixtures, formulas or
specifications exclusively claimed by any
paving company or contractor until the
validity of the same has first been sus
tained by the district court of the
United States at Portland.
This bill Is similar to one Introduced
in the 1919 session and around which
the anti-navinsr- fiaht was waged. It
follows the line of argument advanced
by Senator Thomas not long ago when
he wrote to the highway commission and
the attorney general demanding to know
Bill Proposes Two
Commissions, Each
With Special Duty
State House, Salem. Jan. 14. Carefully
avoiding the session of the Joint game
and fisheries committee, which Tuesday
reported out favorably the Norblad-Handley-Bean
bill creating a state fish
and game commission of nine members,
two companion bills sponsored by Sen
ator Thomas of Jackson county, abolish
ing " the present fish and game com
mission and creating two entirely sep
arate commissions was presented to the
senate from the floor In the afternoon.
Senator Thomas would create an Ore
gon state game commission of five mem
bers to have exclusive Jurisdiction over
the same Interests of the state and a
state board of fish commissioners of j
three members to have exclusive Juris- j
diction over the commercial fishing in
terests of the state. The members of j
both 'commissions would be appointed
by the governor. The settlement of
disputes between the two Interests
would be placed In the hands of a board
of arbitration to consist of the chairmen
of the two commissions, with the attor
ney general acting as chairman.
Governor Olcott sail Tuesday night
that he believed the compromise com
mission would be more workable and
more acceptable to the legislature. The
governor previously in a message recom
mended the abolishment of the commis
sion for a substitution of two commis
sions, one having con'.rol over fish and
the other over wild game.
by Burdick, marks the first step in the
promised plan to secure Hje cooperative
construction of a railroad Trom Bend to
Klamath Falls.
The resolution provides for the ap
pointment of a commission of three, one
to be appointed by the governor, one by
the senate and one by the house to In
vestigate and report to the legislature
of 1921.
The commission is to be allowed its
necessary traveling and other expenses
incurred in fconnection with Its Investi
gations.
Back of the resolution is a proposal
to construct the state highway between
Bend and Klamath Falls of sufficient
width and upon such a grade as to
permit the construction of a steam rail
road line of standard gauge along one
edge of the right of way. j
mis would be done contingent upon
the execution of an agreement between
the O-W. R. & N. and Oregon Trunk
railroads, by which these roads would
consent to take up one of the idle lines
now laid in the Deschutes canyon anS
relay it on the grade furnished by the
state between Bend and Klamath Falla
A new coal delivery motor truck fills
basketc on a low platform, then elevates
them to be easily placed on the shoul
ders of a man to be carried.
Insurance Company
Sueoenful
FOR PAVING PATENTS
BILL WOULD PUT
BAR ON CHANGES
-TO CONSTITUTION
Requisite of Majority of Regis
tered Voters to Virtually Pro
hibit Future Amendment.
State House, Salem, Jan. 14.
Bean of Lane and Smith of Baker
would have the bars put about the
future amendment of the constitu
tion of the state In a joint resolu
tion introduced in the house during
the late afternoon session of Tues
day. The amendment la innocent enough
on the face of it, but should it become
the fundamental law of the land it
would put a quietus on future constitu
tional amendments, to all practical in
tents and purposes.
FBOVISIOJf IS FAR BEACHING
It provides, in substance, that no
amendment of the state constitution may
be adopted unless and until a majority
of the registered voters of the state, at
the time of the consideration of any
proposed amendment, cast their votes In
the affirmative.
At the present time it is provided by
the constitution that a majority vote
for a proposed amendment shall be suf
ficient to adopt It. regardless of what
proportion of the total registered vote
of the state that might be.
The proposed amendment of Bean and
Smith provides that a majority of the
total registered vote of the state must
be east in favor of any amendment be
fore It would be adopted.
HEAL CONDITIOK SEEN
In view of the fact that there are few
elections where more than 60 or 70 per
cent of the registered voters get out to
I cast their ballots, it can readily be seen
how much chance .there would be for
future constitutional amendments being
adopted should the Bean-Smith amend
ment be submitted to the people and by
the people adopted.
The resolution wae referred to the
resolutions committee of the house un
der the regular rule, and will probably
come out for final consideration this
afternoon or Thursday.
19. Measures Are
Introduced in House
Thursday Afternoon
Ktatehouse. Salem, Or., Jan. 14. The
following bills were Introduced In the
house during its afternoon session Tues
day :
H. B 29. By Coffey Defining public
danoa ball, raculatinc th hoars of closing the
nnc.
H. B. 30, (iAlltfhfr IncrcsKint the salary
of the oountj oificeni of Malheur eonntj.
H. B. 81, hr Joint Kishfria Committee
Crrating fish and game commiasion and pro
viding for the election . thereof by the legisla
ture. H. B. 32, br Burdiok Increasing the salary
of tlie district attorney of Deschutes county.
H. B, S3, by Burnaugh Relating to the
payment and rate of interest.
It. B. 34. by Mrs. Thompson Levying an
er.ntui tax of 2 mills of the public elementary
chool and providing for the disbursement
thereof.
H. B. SB. by McFarlaod Regulating the
catching of salmon.
1L B. 36, by Mr. Thompson Regulating
the age for the commission of feeble minded.
H. B. S7. hy Mrs. ThomDwn- Giving county
courts authority to grant dance hail
licenses and to regulate the same.
H. B. 3a, by Smith of Multnomah Regu
lating the salary of the state higtin; engineer.
H. B. 39. by Burdick Establishing a
county fair for Deschutes county.
H. B. 40. by Stevrart Providing for special
election on Msy 21. 1820.
H. B. 41, by Game Committee Providing
imprisonment as punishment for killing moun
tain sheep, goats, elk, moose and caribou.
H. B. 42. by Game C-ommittee ;iving state
fish and game commission authority to pur
chase land (or game farms.
If. R. 4S. by Roads and Highway Committee
Iietralatlng sale of gasoline and providing a
lawful standard there'or.
H. B 44. by Burdick Creating the of ice
of state biologist, providing for his appointment
by the governor and fixing his salary at $3000
per annum.
H. B. 45. by Hare Prohibttinz the pay
ment of rovaltie on patent or eopyria'ht pave-
lent from state highway funds.
n. a. n, oy ecnueoei AuuioriTing mgti
way commission to purchase and operate paving
plants.
HL R. 4T, by Clackamas county deletes tion
Fixing salary of county superintendent of
Clackamas county at II 800 per annum.
Salem. Or., Jan. 14.
-Bills Introduced
In the senate Tuesday :
S. B. 17. by Lachmund Authorizing major
ity of members present of corporation to rep
resent stockholder fcy proxy.
8. B. 18. by Norblad Authorising Port of
I Astoria to levy $100,000 assessment for naval
base and referring (2,000,000 bond issue for
port to vote of people.
S. B. 19, by Nickelaon To make it erime
to escape or aid In escaping from any jail or
penal institution.
8. B. 20. by Thomas Creating state board of
fish commissioners.
8. B. 21, by Thomas Creating state board of
game commissioners.
House Declines to
Limit Either Time
Or Scope of Session
State ' Salem. Jan. 14. The
house laid the senate concurrent reso
lution, fixing final adjournment for
Saturday next at noon, on the table by
an affirmative vote of 31.
Following right on the heels of this
action the house killed by indefinite post
ponement a concurrent resolution of the
senate providing for the limitation of
legislation. This resolution provided. In
substance, that the legislature should
consider, first, those matters included in
the governor's call for the session; sec
ond, memorials to congress and measures
or amendments to be submitted to the'
people : third, a measure providing for a
special election, should such legislation
be found necessary, and. fourth, such
other emergency legislation as the house
should permit to be presented by two
thirds votes.
Smith of Multnomah moved the Indefi
nite postponement. Haines sought to
have the motion amended and the reso
lution saved by sending it to the resolu
tions committee. This amendment was
lost on a rising vote and the house put
the resolution to sleep vive voce.
This action throws' down the bars for
a wide open session, as nothing stands
now in the way of any bill which may be
presented In either house.
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Bill Provides for
Appointment of
Biologist of State
Statenouse, Salem. Or., Jan. 14. The
appointment of a state biologist by the
governor is provided for in a bill intro
duced in the house Tuesday afternoon
by Burdick. The office, should It be
created by the legislature, would carry
an annual salary of J 3 000, togetner with
an annual expense account of not to
exceed $15,000.
The bill provides that the biologist
shall serve for a term of four years,
that he - shall make an accounting of
work done'and funds expended at the
end of each year, filing the same with
the governor; that he shall be author
ised to take moving pictures of the wild
life of the state, and shall make at least
one tour for that purpose each year. He
Is also required to show his pictures and
deliver the explanatory lecture necessary
to explain them to at least 26 different
schools of the state each year.
It is generally understood that the
purpose of the measure is to provide a
place for William L. Flnley, recently
deposed as etate biologist by the fish
and game commission.
BILL
10 MILL TAX LEVY
Measure Framed by State Teach
ers Will G to People Should
Legislature Approve It.
State House, Salem. Jan. 14. The 2
mill tax bill, prepared by the office of
the state superintendent of public in
struction. In accordance with the rec
ommendations of the state teachers'
convention recently held in Portland,
was introduced in the house Tuesday
afternoon by Mrs. Thompson.
The bill provides for an annual levy
of 2 mills, based on the assessed valu
ation of the. state as a whole. The
amount so raised in each county shall i
be paid Into the state elementary school
fund provided for by the act
The fund Is to be used for the elemen
tary schools only.
The bill provides that each county
shall be given credit for the full amount
raised within the county, and that half i
of the fund wi rro.forf shall he naif! tn i
the countv treasurer on the first dav of i
May and the other half on the first day
of November of each year.
The county school superintendent of
each county is required to make an an-
mrtlnrm.ni o the f.mrt nn th. flrsv 1
, - - - i
Monday in May of each year, and at
such other times as may be desirable.
This apportionment is to be In propor
tion to the number of teachers tn each
district In the county. It being provid
ed, however, that the number of teach
ers shall not exceed one for every 30
pupils.
It is specifically stated that the In
tent of the measure is to provide a 2
mill tax levy over and above the regu
lar tax ordinarily levied, the 6 per cent
limitation being taken int,o account. The
measure Is to be submitted by the legis
lature to the people of the state for their
approval or rejection by the terms of the
last election.
Measure Designed
To Bar Dancing in
Wee Morning Hours
Statehouse, Salem. Jan. 14. Coffey of
Multnomah county and Mrs. Thompson,
formerly of Wasco but now of Multno-
iii, aie uui ut regulate aanvp n&iis
maintained and operated outside the 1
limits of any city or town. Both intro
duced bills with that object In view
during the afternoon session of Tues
day. . i
The Coffey bill defines a dance hall
as any place where public dancing is
permitted, an admission charge being
collected.
His measure makes it unlawful for
any such place to be kept open between
the hours of 1 and 7 o'clock a. m.. in
counties having a population of 100,000
or more. A violation of the law Is pun
ishable by a fine of not lesa than J15
nor more than 200, or by Imprisonment
for not to exceed 30 days in the county
Jail.
The Thompson bill simply amends that
section of the code defining the powers
and duties of county courts, with the
addition of a provision that county
courts Bhall have the power to grant
licenses to dance halls outside the city
limits of a city, and to regulate their
operation and conduct.
Bill Would Bar All
Pictures of Crimes
State House, Salem, Jan. 14. The de
picting in motion pictures of any scene
which "if actually performed in real
life would amount to a felony- under
the laws of the state of Oregon" would
be forbidden by the provisions of a b.Ul
Introduced by Senator Eberhard. Scenes !
depicting murder, rapine and crimes of j
violence would be deleted from the i
movies in this state if Eberhard's bill j
should become a law. Violations of the
provisions of the act would be punish
able by a fine of not more than $1000
or by imprisonment in the county jail
for not more than one year.
Interesting Displays
of Beautiful
i
Oriental Rugs
Persian, Turkish,
Indian, Chinese
Cartozian Bros., Inc.
,;. Kstablishern906
, iVash ington near Tenth, -
HOUSE IS CONSIDERING
SUBMITTED
FOR
REPEAL OF 1
PER CENT LIMIT
ON TAXES MED
Public Officials and Employes
Who Want Salaries Raised
Main Supporters of Bill.
State House. Salem, Jan. 14. The
long promised onslaught on the 6
per cent tax limitation amendment
was made In the senate Tuesday
afternoon when Senator Hurley sent
a Joint resolution to the desk provid
ing for the absolute repeal of the
limitation. The resolution was sent
to the committee on resolutions in
ordinary course and will be due for
action by the senate late today or
tomorrow,
BTJMOE8 COME THICK
For a long time prior to the conven
tion of the special session rumors have
been floating thick In political circles
that an attempt would be staged in the
legislature to throw the limitation
amendment back at voters and give
them another opportunity to say whether
they like It in practice, after the ex
perience of several years, as well as'
they thought they would like it from
theory at the time they put their stamp
of approval upon it at the ballot box-
The agitation for the repeal of . the
limitation has come mainly from many
public officials and from employes, who
have contended that the 6 per cent bar
rier has stood In the way of increased
wages, needed Improvements and added
expenditures in public works and ad
ministration. TEACHERS START CAMPA1U3T
A propaganda for the submission of
a repealing amendment was started by
one wing of the Portland school teach
ers not long ago, and when that fact
wm known the employes of the city of
Portland and of Multnomah county of
fered their aid In "putting the repeal
over" on the ground that they, too. need-
ed increased salaries.
When the legislature met. however,
there seemed to be no thought of the at
tack on the amendment. Talk about it
had died down, and Senator Hurley's
joint resolution came suddenly, at the
clos fythe day's work, like a bolt from
the bIue- slnce ltfl introduction there
ha been more than a little gossip about
t and judging from the trend of the
conversations, it would not be at all
surprising if the legislature were to
adopt the resolution and send the ques-
D lo vv" "V"' ;
sideration. . The major argument that
f v. i : i i . : . : v.t T
BUppUl IQ HUB JlK.llliai.IVII IB lllttl X
would vote to submit anything to the
people. There is no harm In asking
them what they want to do about any
thing." Sargent Is Eleeted
Port Commissioner;
Joint Action Taken
State House, Salem. Jan. 14. H. A.
Sargent, vice president of the Simond
Saw company, was elected a member of
the Port of Portland commission by the
legislature in joint convention at noon
today. He succeeds to the term of Drake
C. O'Reilly, resigned.
He was elected to serve until June 1,
1923. Sargent, the only candidate con
sidered, was put in nomination by Sen
ator Banks.
Sargent is now serving temporarily
by action Qf the port commission.
The joint convention upon motion of
Representative Brownell, stood tor l
! rjnnig
in silent remembrance of tho
late Governor James Withycombe.
Senate Passes Bill
Giving Powers to
Port of Portland
State House, Salem. Jan. 14. All the
powers possessed by any other port or
ganized under the general laws of Ore
gon are conferred upon the Port of Port
land, in addition to the powers already
possessed by that port, until the special
act creating the port, in a bill, sponsored
by the Multnomah county delegation
and passed by the senate Tuesday after
noon. The Multnomah , county delegation's
bill Drovldinsr for the establishment of
kindergartens to school districts with
more than 20,000 children of school age, i women's division of the Republican na
also received favorable consideration at j tlonal committee ; Miss Mary Garrett
the hands of the senate, as did also the j jjay, chairman of the women's national
bill "declaring legally ana validly or
ganlsed certain drainage districts."
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S48J1 Pagtiacci Prologue. Part 1
Renato Zanelli
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Amelita Galll-Curd
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and II Chaa. Kellogg
S168I I'm Always Chasing Rainbows
Smith's Orchestra
Head Over Heels
Smith's Orchestra
I.J4 Extaae (Ecstasy)
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Goyescas Intermezzo , . .
; . . . . McKee's Orchestra
!4 Gem From "She's a Good Fel
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Gems From "Sometime"
.Victor .Opera Company
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HOUSE VOTES TO
KILL ZONING LAV;
TWELVE FAVOR IT
Hosford of Multnomah County Is
Author of Measure Designed
To Repeal Act of 1919.
State House, Salem, Or.. Jan. 14
The city soning law, enacted at
the last regular session of the leg
lsiaiure, was knocked out by an
overwhelming majority in the house
late Tuesday afternoon. But 12
votes were recorded In favor of th
zoning system. 'out of the 59 possi
ble ballots of the house. Those who
stood behind the system were Bal-
lagh, Elmore, Rubli, Marrlan, Moore,
Schuebel, Sheldon, Thompson,
Thorns. Thrift and Speaker Jones,
all the rest voting to kill it with
the exception of Weeks of Marion;
who was absent.
Representative Hosrord of Multnomah
county was the author of the measure
which did the work. It was a short
measure, simply providing that the set
or 1918 be repealed.
When the bill came up In the house
it started a fight. Smith of Multnomah
objected to its consideration because
the printed bills had not been distributed
and it was passed over. Lewis of Mult-
jj nomah rustled up the printed bills and
personally assisted in distributing them
on the desks of the members. The con
sideration of the bill was then called
up again.
Smith of Multnomah protested against
the repeal of the act. He contended
that the repeal would not affect the
situation in Portland, where, he con
tended, the city commission had ample
authority to go ahead with the work un
der its charter without the aid of a
general law.
PORTLAND DELEGATION GOES
TO PROTEST HOSFORD BILL
A delegation of Portland business men.
headed by Mayor Baker, J. C. Ains-
worth. Ira F. Powers, J. P. Newell, E.
B. MacNaughton and others, was pre
paring to go to Salem today in protest
against the proposed repeal of the city
toning and planning measures by the
special legislative session.
'The repeal of the measures cannot
possibly affect the planning and zoning
situation in Portland." said J. P. Newell,
chairman of the city planning commis
sion, "except that neighborhood hearlncs
on proposed zoning districts will be
eliminated. It seems to me the enemies
of city planning and soning are working
against their own position. "
"The zoning act should not ba, re
pealed because it provides a procedure
for the protection of property owners
when a city council exercises the police
power granted by charter to district or
one the city.
"It does hot grant any greater power
to ciiy councils man tney already nave
by charter. Its repeal will thereby not
take away any of their powers. Port
land and many other cities of the state
had for many years prior to the pass
age of this act been exercising their
right to sone or district certain uses
of property which had caused conflict
among neighbors.
"Property owners will be the losers if
this act is repealed, because it requires
that they must first jm granted a hear
ing and report from an Independent
group, not politically elected, before any
zoning regulations are passed by the
city council. Repeal of the zoning act
will throw soning back into politics.
"While probably introduced with the
object of hindering the soning plana now
being developed by the city of Portland,
repeal will not affect these plans, except
to remove a compulsory procedure foi
the protection of property owners.
Johnson Is Given
Warm Ovation in
California Meeting
San Francisco. Jan. 14. (TJ. P.) In
what promised for a time to be a rally
for Senator Hiram Johnson, Western
Republican leaders last night gathered
at the Pallce hotel at a banquet given
in honor of Will II. Hays, chairman of
the Republican national committee.
Johnson's name was wildly cheered
when It was mentioned by Mayor Rolph
and State Chairman Raymond Benja
min. Chairman Hays digressed from
his set speech long enough to pay a
compliment to Senator Johnson, to
whom p referred as "one of the na
tions' greatest assets."
Over 2000 men and women attended
the meeting, which also was addressed
by Mrs. John G. South, chairman of the
executive committee, and others.
NEW SHOW
FLORENCE
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Margaret Garrison
Honoring Miss Margaret Garrison,
winner of the national oratorical con
test of the Inter-collegiate Prohibition
association, an assembly program will be
held at Franklin High school Thursday
at 1 :45 p. m., where Miss Garrison is an
instructor of English and public
speaking.
Representing Oregon, the "VVlllametts
university, Franklin High school and the
Pacific coast. Miss Crarrlson entered the
contest at res Moines, speaking against
six men, chosen like herself from 1600
other orators In United States colleges.
In carrying off the first honors aa well
as a prize award of SI 00, she has won
the distinction of being the first woman
ever to have attained this honor in ora
torical accomplishment. The subject of
her oration was "A New Reconstruction."
Followlng the program, to which the
school directors and superintendents
have been Invited, the parents and teach
ers will hold a reception for Miss Garri
son at 2 :30.
PAPERS THAT CAUSED
(Continued from Page 1)
throughout Germany, with the exception
of Wurtemberg. Saxony and Bavaria, as
the result of widespread riots.
The proclamation was issued by Pres
ident Ebert late Tuesday.
Scores have been killed In riots in
Berlin, and more than 100 men and
women wounded.
The fighting occurred when police and
j soldiers attempted to disperse a great
I mob which had formed in front of the
reichstag building. Hand grenades were
uaed by the police with frightful results.
DEAD AND WOUNDED LITTER
STREETS NEAR REICHSTAG
London. Jan. 14. (U. P.) Serious
disorders in Berlin have resulted In the
government barricading the section
around the reichstag and placing a
heavy guard of soldiers, an Exchange
Telegraph dispatch from Berlin re
ported. Radical atritation throughout Germany
has been increasing, the dispatch said, I
partly because of excitement attending j
the railway strike. The railway strikers
have succeeded In cutting off tele
graphic communication from Western
Germany, where the strike has been
most successful.
- Rumors that the communists would
take advantage of the situation to call
a general strike In an attempt to over
throw the government were current.
Authorities. however, were reported
ready to use harsh methods to prevent '
outbreaks. i
The dispatch quoted a government
statement as admitting the situation
was "critical."
MACHINE UHS T8ED
The mob began gathering shortly after
noon in response to requests for a dem
onstration against pending labor legls- :
latlon in the reichstag.
At first the meeting was orderly, j
Then radical speukers so inflamed the
people they attempted to rush ths j
reichstag. Fightinr followed.
Less than a score of guards were
about the building, but they hurriedly
called for reinforcements.
Machine guns wett- brought Into use.
The greatest confusion followed. Many
women were trampled aa the great
crowds attempted t escape the hall of
bullets from the soldiers and police.
SCENE IS FRIGHTFUL
Dead and wounded littered the great
square In front of the reichstag.
Mob leaders commandeered taxicabs
ry off 4he Injured. Ktreets and
JZ!TihJ ZicXSs wer'i
to carry
steps
smeared with blood of the dead.
The outbreak was believed to be
TODAY
REED
THREE
DAYS
ONLY
Ih.
RIOTS
SUPPRESSED
OATH
FATHER NOT TO AID
MAN HELD AS RED
All I. W. W. Should Be Prosecu
ted, He Writes to His Boy in
County Jail at Aberdeen.
, Aberdeen. Wash., Jan, l."Any
person who belongs to the I. W. W.
organisation is a traitor to his coun
try and should be prosecuted to the
full extent of the law."
This is an excerpt from a letter writ
ten to one of the prisoners held In the
county Jail here on a charge of criminal
syndicalism by his father, to whom he
applied for aid. The latter further states
that the parent is not versed as to what
the charge covers but warns the son
not to ask him to subscribe to a defense
fund for I. W. W.
"I am willing to ielp you out." says
the letter, "hut as for helping out ih
organisation that is plotting the over
throw of our government, I will never
subscribe a cent, and if you are a memT
ber of such an organization you must
suffer the consequences. Tt Is my hope
that all I. W. V. members will he given
the extreme penalty of the law."
direct result of the government's new
policy of allowing peaceful demonstra
tions. Many leaders pointed out It
would have been Impossible had Ous
tav Xoske. minister of defense, contin
ued his former policy of ruthless quell
ing of all attempts at radical demon
strations. Reports here Indicated the outbreak
was widespread. Rioting has occurred
at Hamborn. In Rhenish Prussia, where
mobs wero raid to have ruKhed the town
hall, destroying the archives. Similar
riots occurred In villages in the Ham
born district.
OTKRTHROW FLA5NF.D
Agitation began some time ago when
the railway strike was declared. There
I wr' rumors at that time that the md-
: "cais piannea a general outbreak, pos-
slbly with a general strike designed to
overthrow the government
The worst of the fighting was over at
4 o'clock, bul new outbreaks were feared.
Scattered mobs continued to straggle
through the streets. The red flag was
In evidence in some luarters.
The Immediate occasion of the out
burst. It was said, was consideration of
a measure to create factory councils by
the reichstag. It grew out of the wlde-
j spread demands of radicals for com
l munisatlon of industry.
Independent Socialists complained the
measure did not meet the workers' needs
and an appeal was published In Die
Fiiehelt. calling for a demonstration.
Union members were naked to meet In
front of the reichstag at 3 o'clock this
afternoon.
After the rioting some union leaders
said the newspaper's appeal was not
authorised.
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