THE OREGON DAILY J
OURNAL, ! PORTLAND, OREGON
TUESDAY; -JANUARY 25, 1921.
Stkte Control of Scenic Borders jof Highways Urgpd by
SCENIC HIGHWAY
ASKED BY OLCOTT
I , Stat House, Salem, Jan. 25.-f?
With drafts of proposed laws for thje
preservation and control : of trie
. scenic beauties bordering the state
hlghwajja attached, Governor Olcott
Monday Bent a special message to the
- legislature urging that attention be
- given to this subject and legislation I
" enacted to effect his Ideas.
The bills proposed by the governor
would give the slate highway commis
sion the right to acquire land along the
t borders of state highways "for the crea
tion, preservation and maintenance of
scenic beauties" and "for the establish
ment and ; maintenance of parks and
parking 'places." He would also make it
', unlawful to, cut down, injure, destroy or
remove treea from along the right-of-way
of a public road without permission
from the highway .commission, and also
. would give the highway commission
complete and permanent control over
' state roads and highways.
Olcott said : I '
SHOULD IEEF BUTTIES
"No other state in the Union has been
blessed with so many natural glories as
the state of Oregon. Crowning all of
these glories are our forest growths,
, Without them our mountains would be
rocky, forbidding eminences ; our streams
"would dwindle into rivulets; our lakes
be shorn of , the sylvan fringes which
"make them entrancing to the nature
lover, and our valleys be monotonous
0 stretches. This heritage has been too
long neglected. So prodigal has nature
T been with' us : so lavishly has she spread
, her feasts at our banquet table; we have
t been apt to feel that these glories would
be never ending. We have become sati
ated and it has required the thousands
from the outside to come and express
i their wonderment before we .actually
have Awakened to the fact that Oregon
is blessed among the states.
' Th public realises - the Importance
t or these things now, and is fully awake
to the fact that, while- we have lost
J- many things there are many things' we
i may cling to and preserve for all pos
' terlty. This legislative assembly may
. make Itself . remembered In the history
of our state by prompt actl6n to assist
in the preservation of what should never
be lost;
i PilETTt SOOIS P1AXXED
J "All of the things we have been strive
t ing for the development of tourist
-'travel; the "Urge to make and keep our
! state the' most livable in the Union; the
desire to keep our children In God's
J own environment, surrounded by the
beauties to which they ace the true
heirs all of these will be surrendered
and lost unless we act and act promptly.
. "The preservation of forest beauties
' Is a matter of deep concern to the lum
ber Industry. And it Is not my inten
tion or wish to deprive private owners
of valuable lands of those things which
they have acquired by rightful and legal
process., . This move is" not backed by
Socialistic Intent, nor- any propaganda
to disturb the progress of an industry.
, Rather, I find the timber owners'.: gen
erally, eager and wHJing to cooperate.
But it would be wrong to 'ask them
to surrender .-vast tracts of- valuable
timberlands without just compensa
tion, per do I believe it could be done.
"In fact, vast tracts are not needed to
carry this plan to fruition.' Isolated
tracts tucked away In pretty nooks ;
virgin stretches of forest along high
ways, to be retained of sufficient width
to leave the beauties of the landscape
unimpaired; new plantings of trees,
shrubberies and foliage along the high
ways all of these things can be ac
complished without too great expense
and without arbitrary confiscation of
property. .
EXAMPLE PHOVES SEED
"Some state agency should be direct
ing head in' these endeavors Aand ' I be
lieve that the state highway commission,
working in cooperation with the forestry
department,' -the proper body - to be
clothed with ' the necessary powers. "
V 'This matter should not be cast lightly
aside. While the hand of man has don
much and Is doing much to make Oregon
a great state, the band of God fash
ioned - here In the primeval wilderness
an ideal earthly paradise which ' we
must preserve as nearly intact as pos
sible without impeding the ordinary
progress of civilisation. y
"To property investigate the question
now before us, last summer I named a
committee consisting of W. B. Ayer,
Jonah B. Wise, I A. Lewis. E. N. Hurd
and Mn. W. S. Kinney, and. this com
mittee went into the matter Intelligently
and disinterestedly. One large company,
the Crown Willamette Paper company,
immediately ceased cutting of timber
along the Seaside-eanon Beach highway
"in s'Clatsop county and, I understand.
Is marking time pending actien of your
honorable body.. That road probably
accommodates more tourists than any
.. other single road In the state during
the summer season and on that road is
demonstrated very forcibly the differ
ence between natural timber ; beauties
and naked stretches left after .logging
7- operations, with modern machinery have
denuded the hillsides. So marked is the
difference I .venture to say no Mran
passes overnhe road but comments upon"
ii. i nac is a single instance. Hundreds
of others present themselves. The high
way department has cooperated in keep
ing the executive . of flee advised as to
these things, and that department I am
certain would throw itself into assisting
In the work wfth -whole-hearted energy.
MEASURES SUBMITTED
"The federal commissioner of Indian
affairs has agreed that hereafter in all
contracts for logging on Indian reserva
tions a strip of at least 300 feet wide
along highways will be reserved at all
v times to continue, the timbered effects
along such roads passing through the
reservations. - Tha federal government
has' Indicated this deep interest in the
. matter after it had been called to its
attention through my office and the
highway department as to a stretch of
road In the Klamath reservation, and
the state should follow suit along state
highways wherever possible.
"I am attaching to this message copies
of tentative statutes, which it is be
lieved will be of material assistance in
carrying it on. , Z da not request that
these be read to' consume the time of
your honorable body, bat I respectfully
suggest that this whole matter be re
ferred to one Of your committees, prefer
ably tne committee on roads and high
ways, for its consideration and approval.
If better plans than those outlined in
tne reports and supplemental suggestive
statutes may be formulated, I certainly
. shall be pleased to have ' them enacted
Into law. . --- - . r
The words In English which begin 'with
the letter Z - are all derived from other
languages, principally from the Greek.
BORDER SAFEGUARD
Americanization'
Of Foreign-Born
Children Aim of Bill
State House. Salem, Or.. Jan. 25.
The Americanization of foreign-born
children and adults is .contemplated In
a bill to be introduced in the senate
this afternoon by . Senator Farrell at
the request of the Daughters of the
American Revolution.
The bill will provide for the employ
ment of "home teachers. whose duty it
shall be to visit the homes -of foreign
ers to instruct both children and adults
in matters relating to school attendance
and preparation therefor, sanitation, the
English language; in household duties
such as . the purchase, preparation and
use of' food and f clothing, and in the
fundamental principles of the Ameri
can system of government and the
rights and duties of citizenship.
The bill is designed to counteract the
Bolshevistic tendencies of new citizens
coming from countries of Eastern - Eu
rope which are now in turmoil and po
litical chaos and which conditions might
be spread In thts country without some
counteracting influence, It is pointed
out ' I
Bill Would Raise
Fees for Examining
Trust Companies
- State House. Salem. Jan. 23. The sen
ate met at 10 o'clock, introduced a few
bills and adjourned until 2 o'clock in
order to give its committees time to go
Into action.
One bill' by Robertson would Increase
very materially the examination fees
paid by trust companies to the state
banking department- The fees are graded
according to the capital of the institu
tion and the lowest now scheduled ' is
$17.50. 1 j . :
The Itobertson bill would increase this
to $30. While the highest present fee,
$250, is increased to 1350.
Eddy introduced a bill amending the
present law regulating the practice of
"Professional engineering" which
amendment provides. among other
things, that overseas service in the en
gineering department may be taken into
consideration in applications made for
certificates to practice professional engi
neering in the state.
Financial Aid for
School for Blind
Requested in Bills
State House. Salem, Jan. 25. The Ore
gon employment institution for the blind,
created by the vote of the people follow
ing the special session of 1920 came into
the senate this morning with a request
for an appropriation of $40,000 for con
struction j and maintenance purposes
through a bill introduced by Senator
Moser. i ,
Moser Bent in two bilks, the one pro
viding the appropriation In order that
the institution could be put under way
pending the time its xnlllage appropria
tion would " become -available,' and-the
other giving to the board of control. the
same jurisdiction and. control of the.
institution as it has over all other state
Institutions, 'Including1 the power to "ap
point a Superintendent, i A field worker,
and the other officials and employes nec
essary to conduct the institution. The
board is also given the power to fix
the salaries, and to .determine the mar
ket price at which articles manufac
tured by the institution may beBold.
Exempting Property
Of Veterans Tip to
$1000 j Is Proposed
State House, Salem, Jan. 25.- Exemp
tion from taxation of property up to
$1000 for veterans of various wars, or
widows of such veterans remaining un
married, is provided for in a bill intro
duced in the house Monday- by Repre
sentative . frank . Davey of Marion
county, i . , ' 1
This exemption .extends to honorably
discharged Union soldiers or sailors of
the Mexican war, the War of the Rebel
lion or the Indians wars of the state of
Oregon, or the widow remaining unmar
ried of such soldier or sailor.
Provision Is made In the bill for the
proper listing of such persons by the
county assessor and their filing of ap
plication for exemption.
Second Judge Is
Proposed for 10th
Judicial District
State House. Salem. Or.. Jan. 25. A
second judge for the Tenth judicial ' dis
trict or ; the divorcement of Wallowa
and Union counties Into two separate
Judicial districts will be proposed by
either Senator Eberhard or Represen
tative Hyatt in bills to be introduced
within the next few days.
The plan was broached by Eberhard
at the meeting of the ways and means
committee Monday night, when Judge
J. W. Knowles of the Tenth district
was asked by Eberhard to describe con
ditions obtaining in the district at the
present time. '
Work in the district as now consti
tuted was too t heavy for one judge,
Knowles declared. More litigation is
now handled in the district' than is
bandied in both Lake and Klamath
counties, which constitute separate dis
tricts. ;!
' Wallowa county alone has more liti
gation than have Lake .. and Union
counties, and its litigation far exceeds
that of Baker county, which was a dis
trict in itself, he stated. Judgo Knowles
fayors the proposal to add a second
judge to the district, declaring that
such a move would greatly expedite the
handling of litigation in both counties.
HOUSE BILLS
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House Bills Introduced
H B. . 127.. bv Gordon of Lane Au
thorising the payment of money etit of
the funds accruing to the University of
Oregon by virtue of the annual levies
of mileage taxes to compensate Warren
M. Marshall. ( i
II. B. 188. by Hurd Making it unlaw
ful to exhibit certain classes of plays
or motion pictures.
,- H. B. 139. by Davey Exempting from
taxation property of any honorably dis
charging Union soldier, sailor of the
Mexican war, War of the Rebellion, In
dian wars, in the state of Oregon, or
widow-of such' person. -'-.. "h
-'H. B. 140. by Hurd Making It unlaw
ful to i pell tickets to places - of amuse
ment wkbout providing sulficient scats.
LEGISLATION FOR !
FREE TEXT BOOKS
' MAY BE PASSED
Stae House, Salem, Or., Jan. 25
From the looks of things free text
books are to be a fact and not a fancy
in Oregon a. : short time after the
close of the present legislative ses
sion. '.. ; ".
Yesterday afternoon the house com
mittee on education listened to the argu
ments made by Representative Over
turf f of Bend, who has introduced a set
of educational, bills In the house, in
support of the free textbook Idea. He
was supported by William F. Woodward,
school director and school enthusiast of
Portland, who is also after free text
books. j .
TWO BILLS OJT SUBJECT
After their arguments the committee
took the text book bills under considera
tion, with the sentiment expressed that
the Overturff textbook, bill and the
Banks bill in the senate should be har
monized and one or the other reported
favorably.
Banks, in the senate, and Overturff
of the house both have introduced bills
providing for free textbooks. At the
meetjng of the house educational com
mittee yesterday, Overturff told the
committee frankly that he did not care
whose name was at the head of the
bill which might finally become a law
and that he would gladly compromise
with Senator Banks provided the result
of the compromise would be such a bill
as would result in free books for the
pupils of the elementary schools.
DEFENDS THBEE BILLS
Mr. Woodward appeared before the
committee In behalf of the three bills
advocated by him. One was the Over
turff bill for free textbooks, the second
provided for the elimination of provision'
that 'taxpayers only should be entitled
to vote at school elections and the third
set out that the election of school di
rectors should be every two years, the
terms of directors every four years.
Judging from the expressions of the
house committee following the presenta
tions made by Representative Overturff
and Mr. Woodward, the lower branch
of the assembly will recommend a free
textbook law, whether it be through the
Banks bill or the Overturff bill.
Senate; Quiet After
Storm; Three Bills
Are Passed Quickly
State House, Salem, Jan. 24. Com
plete tranquility prevailed in the sen
ate Monday! following the passing
of the storm centered about Joseph's
attempt to bring the Port of Portland
bills out from the shelter of the com
mittee on judiciary, and three bills were
passed in rapid succession.
One of these was Senator Ryan's bill
No. 46 repealing the action of the ses
sion -of 1919 j providing for distribution
of funds to high school districts by the
county superintendent. . Opposition which
developed to Ryan's tnoVe last week and j
resulted in laying this bill on the table
had i evidently been explained away in
the interim and the repeal of -the act
was made unanimous.
Senator Belt's bill barring the printing
department of Che University Of Oregon
from engaging in commercial printing
was also passed by the senate, as also
was Senator jStrayer's bill No. 76, relat
ing to claim of liens on sheep.
Senate Bills Introduced
S. B. 136. by Korblad Providing for
preMminary leurvey and estimate for
Interstate bridge over lower Columbia.
S. B. 137, by Ellis Declaring attempt
to collect bounty on predatory animals
when bounty is not collectible a misde
meanor.
S. B. 138, py Upton Licensing stock
yards and commission men and provid
ing for their i regulation and control. --
S. B. 139, j by Upton Requiring cold
storage plants to file statement of
amount of meat in storage.
8. B. 140 : by Upton Providing ! for
grading and j Classification of meats in
cold Btorage.i
S. B. 141, i by Lachmund Increasing
salary of state tax commissioner from
12500 to 13000 per annum.
S. B. 142. by Josephs Delegating addi
tional powers to Port of Portland.
S. B. 143, by Eddy Providing for In
vestigation and correction of insanitary
conditions existing in public schools.
S. B. 144. iby Thomas (by request)
Cancelling out claims of Jackson county
against sheriff and clerk for .monies lost
in failure of Bank of Jacksonville.
S. B. 145. by Rbehhard (by request)
Providing for Protestant and Catholic
chaplains for state institutions.
S. B. 146, by Staples (by request)
Legislating Saturday afternoon non
Judicial half holidays.
S. B. 147, by Banks, Moser, Upton,
Hare, Ryan, Jones,-Vinton, Hume, Jo
seph. Norblad. Lachmund. Staples. Hall,
Kdwards and Ritner Increasing sal
aries of circuit judges from $4000 to
$5000 annually.
S. B. 148, by Vinton Providing for
deportation of non-resident insane per
sons. - .i - '
S. B. 149, by Norblad-Providing for
organization of improvenfent districts of
logged off and burned over lands.
S. B. 150. by Smith To amend section
9019. chapter XXII, laws of 1920, relating
to commercial .fertilizer.
151 by Hare To amend section
1724, Oregon laws, relating to paroles.
8. B. 12. by Hume Making highway
robbery punishable by death,
S. B. Iu3, by Upton, Burdick and Over
turf Relating to the salaries of Des
chutes county officials.
S. B. 154, by Upton, Burdick and Over
turf Relating to salaries of Jefferson
county officials.
S. B. 165, by Uptonand Burdick Re
lating to salaries in Crook county,
S. U. 156. by Upton, Burdick and Over
turf Relating to salaries of Lake
county. i
Si B. 87. by Upton. Burdick and Over
turf Relating to salaries of Klamath
county.
S. B. IBS, by Upton. Burdick and Over
twf Relating to salaries of district at
torneys in Deschutes, Jefferson and
Klamath counties.
S. B. -159, by Robertson Relating to
deposits by treasurer of county funds in
depositories.:
S. B. 160, by Robertson Relating to
de!r&j. COl,eetei by stat8
B. 161, by Hume and Thomas Pro
viding for appointment of trustees dur
ing deJinquency of corporations.
. 12. by Norblad Prohibiting pos
seeslon and, sale of fish caught by purse
S. B. 163, by -Eddy Regulatlnff the
practice of , professional engtoaS2fg.th
S. B. 164, by Moser Giving boani of
control Jurisdiction over Oregon em
ployment institution for the blind.
165, 0y Moser Appropriating
$40,000 for construction and maintenancl
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I. ?' Bi.?9' b? Moser Relating to 'estab
lishment and maintenance of kinder
gartens. . -
SENATE BILLS
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STATES FIRE TRAP;
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State llouse, Salem, Or., Jan. 2fJ.
Wayward and incorrigible girl wards
of the state are housed in the Indus
trial school for girls under fire haz
ard conditions far more serious than
obtained in either the Houston hotel
fire at Klamath Falls, in which nine
lives were lost, or the Roblnette fire
in which four persons were ' burned
to death. :
This statement by Orace Syks of the
state fire marshal's office brought mem
bers of the Joint ways and means com
mittee of the state legislature up stand
ing at their session Monday night. :
ATTIC IS FIEETRAP
Of the 47 girls between the ages of
13 and 22 now crowded into the lone
small eottage constituting the plant of
the industrial school.- 18 were tucked
away in the attic for sleeping quarters,
Sykes pointed cut. This attic, of wood
construction, was reached by one har
row stairway. Wooden ladders at either
end of the attic, without even a pre
tense at a platform, served as very poor
excuses for fire escapes.
If such conditions existed, why i had
not something been done long ago to
correct them. Representative Kubli
wanted to know. Why had no report
ever been made to the legislature before
this time? .
.."flie state .had never, seen fit to ap
propriate funds with which these con
ditions could be corrected, replied Mrs.
George McMath of Portland, who added
that she had been a member of com
mittees which had Investigated condi
tions at the school four years ago, and
which had called attention to these con
Editions in a report filed wit: the gov
ernor and secretary of state at that time.
Representative Kubli insisted that no
such report had ever come to his, at
tention. "
$36,000 IS ASKED
- The school is asking for an appropri
ation of 550,000 at this session for the
construction of a new cottage at the
institution. 112.500 for additional main
tenance and funds for repairs to i the
existing plant. 1
Girls afflicted with venereal diseases
were now crowded in with girls who were
merely incorrigible. Mrs. Lola G. Bald
win, chairman of the school's advisory
board, told the committee. In asking for
consideration of the request for a new
cottage. The building was originally In
tended to house 25 girls, whereas 47 were
housed there now and as many as 55 had
been in the institution at one time, she
declared.
Many girls w-ho should be committed
to the Institution were denied admittance
because of the lack of accommodations,
and girls were released on parole before
they should---on account of the same
conditions
Judge Jacob Kanzler of the court of
domestic relations, Portland, also en
tered a plea for consideration of, the
needs of the girls school, as well as
those of the boys' training school.
Superintendent Gilbert of the . boys
school appeared before the committee to
present his claims for biennial appropri
ations aggregating $137,200. i
Appropriations aggregating $79,660 are
asked by the state library, as against
appropriations of $51,404.95 granted two
years ago. The increased cost of books,
as well as the Increased demand for
books, accounted for this Increased
financial need, according to Miss Cor
nelia Marvin, state librarian, who insist
ed that $150,000 more nearly represented
the needs of the library than did the
$79,660 which was asked for.
The needs of the state board for voca
tional education, aggregating $64,013.05
for the btennium were preented by J.
A. Churchill, executive officer of the
board. The work, especially in the ag
ricultural education, was producing re
sults far In excess of his expectations, he
declared.
BABY HOME APPEALS
" Very little Increases are involved in
the $20 000 sought by the supreme court
library and the $109,950 asked by the su
preme court for the biennial period it
was brought out, ' .
An increase of $5 In the state s
monthly allowance for babies under one
year of age," was ufge by representa
tives of the Portland Baby home. The
state now contributes a flat $20 per
month. ' "m
The committee went on record as fav
oring Senator Patterson's bill constitut
ing the state board of control, the state
budget commission. Such a commission,
it was argued, would save the state not
less than $100,000 each blennlum.
A. committee was named to visit the
Eastern Oregon hospital. Thome who will
make the trip axe Senators Upton, Nor
blad. and Patterson and Representatives
Fierce and Hurd,
HOUSING GIRLS
HANG HIGHWAYMEN IN OREGON
BOND DEALERS IN
SQUABBLE TO GET
PET BILLS ACROSS
State House, Salem, Or., Jan. 25.
Bond concerns of Oregon are scurry
ing to get under the provisions of
the blue sky law, in striking con
trast to their efforts to keep aloof
from its requirements when the law
was; adopted.
Practically all of the bond houses of
Portland were represented at a hearing
Monday night before the Joint house and
senate committees on revision of laws
and the senate banking committee. Their
spokesman pleaded for the adoption of
senate bill No. 60, Introduced by Sen
ator Eddy, and were opposed to the
passage of Representative Franklin K.
Korell's house bill No. 77.
DEPOSIT REQUIRED
Korell explained the scope of his bill,
urging that the bond houses are in
reality conducting a banking business,
handling finances and securities, and
that they should come under the Juris
diction of the bank commissioner. His
bill provides that a bond house before
being permitted to do business in Ore
gon shall deposit with the state treas
urer $100,000 In cash or securities to
protect the receivers of interim certifi
cates, and that it must at all times
have funds on hand equal to the amount
of interim certificates outstanding. His
bill would not control persons or con
cerns selling bonds and making imme
diate deliveries.
The Korell bill also requires at least
four reports a year on the condition of
the business to .be made on any dates
called for by the commissioner and au
thorises the bank examiner to examine
Institutions at any time he may desire.
ISOLYECV CASES
Provision is made also that if the bond
concern becomes insolvent the bank su
perintendent step in and liquidate its
affairs, thus saving many costs of court
proceedings.
The hearing room was filled with men
from the Portland bond houses and their
spokesmen were Attorneys Hart and
Seabrook, who argued in support of the
senate bill and against the Korell bill.
Hart declared that the bond dealers
want all their business to be subject to
some suqh regulations ' as those of the
blue sky law and urged against tike
Korell bill that in periods between exam
ination of bond houses a good deal of
wild-catting could be done to an amount
far in excess of tho $100,000 deposit, f
DEPOSIT PHASE SCORED
He urged that the deposit required
would tend to shut out the small dealers
and create a monopoly of the bond busi
ness in large concerns, and Seabrook
spoke on the same general lines. They
urged that the senate bill would care
for the segregation of money paid for
interim certificates in a trust fund and
that the corporation commission would
have full power to see that this provi
sion is complied with.
Seabrook claimed that restriction of
the number of bond houses would mean
that Oregon, a bond producer rather
than a bond absorber, would have to
pay heavier rates of Interest. The mat
ter was held' under advisement.
Death Penalty Is j
Asked for Holdup
Men; in Hume Bill
State House. Salem, Or., Jan. 25.
Stick-up men whose number in Oregon
is legion in these days of reconstruction
will be permitted to dangle at the end
of a noose rope at the state prison if a
bill introduced , by Senator Hume finds
its way into the statute books. Hume's
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HOUSE FOR COAST
ANTI-ASIATIC MEET
State House, Salem, Jan. 2f. By
a vote of 50 ayes to 5 noes the house
of representatives Monday afternoon
adopted the resolution providing for
a joint conference between i repre
sentatives of the legislatures Ijof Ore
gon, "Washington and Idaho on anti-
r Asiatic legislation for three; states.
The resolution will now go! to the
senate for its consideration. 'j
It provides that In case such a con
ference is arranged, the Oregon! legisla
ture shall be represented by a committee
composed of four members of the house
and three members .of the Benate.
Representative Benjamin CV-i Sheldon
of Jackson county, who introduced the
resolution, spoke in its support, urging
the advantage of Joint action! by the
three states, thus showing the world
that the IJactfla coast is a unit In its
purpose to resist the menace of Japanese
immigration. " ,
The five representatives voting against
the resolution were: W. C. North of
Multnomah county, S. ; P. Pierce of
Marion county. Oren R. Richards of
Hood River county, P. D. Shank and
William M. Stone, both of Clackamas
county. j
Wasserman Test Is
Proposed 'for Both
Parties to Wedding
. ii .
State House, Salem, Jan. !25. The
Wasserman test for both male i and fe
male applicants for marriage licenses,
and a fee of $25 therefore, is provided
for in an amendment proposed Mon
day by the health and sanitation
committee to a bill introduced in the
house January 10 by Mrs. William S.
Kinney of Astoria. This bill provided
for medical certificates for both male
and female in their application for mar
riage certificates. , ii
Members of , the committee, 'Which is
composed of Mrs. Kinney, D. B.j lf'letcher
of Lincoln and Polk counties, Earl E.
Fisher of Washington county and W.
C. North and Walter O. Lynn of Multno
mah, county, declared their belief that
if a medical certificate were required
it should be of i more than nominal value
and that the Wasserman blood , test
should be applied. ,
bill provides that robbery or attempted
robbery upon a public highway -when
the act or attempt Is backed up by a
deadly weapon shall be punishable by
death except when the trial jury in Its
verdict shall recommend life imprison
ment. . j
Jackson Officials
Would Be Absolved
State Houm, Salem, Jan. 2S. C. E.
Terrlll, sheriff, . and Chaunceyl Florey,
clerk, of Jackson county would be ab
solved from all responsibility for funds
of the county lost through the failure
of the Bank of Jacksonville under the
provlsons of a toll lintroduced Mon
day by Senator Thomas by i request
At the time of the failure, the bill sets
out, the sheriffs efflce had oi deposit
In the. bank funds! aggregating! $2453.19,
while tho clerk's Office had a deposit
mounting to $1944.78.
Columbia Bridge
Proposed, as Near
Ocean as Possible
State House, Salem. Jan. 25. Tha
construction of bridge across -the
Columbia Tiver as near the Pacific
ocean as practicable is contemplated
in a bill Introduced Monday by
Senator Norblad, directing the state
highway commission to conduct an
Investigation into the cost of such a
structure, to be built In conjunction'
with the state of Washington, and to
report back to the legislature in
1928. The proposed bridge would be
built for foot, vehicular and railroad
traffic . i
Hart's Code Shuts
Out Labor Element
From Board, Charge
Olympla. Wash., Jan. 23.--(U, P.)
Governor Hart's civil admlnlstratlve1
code robs organized labor of all repre
sentation on the industrial boards of
the state, William Short, president j of
the State Federation of Labor, declared
at an open 'meeting held before the
senate last night. ' !
Short charged that labor raised more
than half of the money used In the
maintenance of 1 the various industrial
departments, and that under the. pro
posed code it would be denied any part
in the management of the labor and in
dustrial boards.!
8. J.-WettrickJ representing the Cham
bers of Commerce of Seattle and Ta
coma, protested against the elimination
of the public service commission under
the code. -f
Representatives of
North Portland" to
Attend Salem Meet
Many representatives of North Port
land industries; with others interested In
the Improvement of North Portland har
bor, are preparing to attend the hearing
to be held on the question Wednesday
evening in the state house at Salem be
fore the senate Judiciary committee and
the Multnomah delegation.
Advocates of North Portland harbor
improvement propose that the legisla
ture shall direct the Port of Portland to
make the improvement during the pres
ent year, that $250,000 shall be provided
for the purpose and that the project
shall be included in the emergency fi
nancing measure, prepared by attorneys
representing the port, the dock commis
sion, the Committee of 16 and the Cham
ber of Comwierce. -
Chaplain Measure
Provides Salaries
And Use of Autos
State House, Salem, Or., Jan. 25.
The employment of a Protestant chap
lain for full time and a Catholic.chap
lain for part time services at the various
state institutions in the vicinity of Salem-
Is proposed in a bill introduced by
Senator Kberhard. The bill fixes the
compensation of the full time Protestant
chaplain at $3000 per year with the use
of an automobile at state expense iu
traveling to and from the stations.- Com
pensation for the part time Catholic
chaplain would be fixed at $1500 per
year with the use of an automobile in
visiting the Institutions.
-RL AY ING T
Here's the companion
picture to Hours
Leave" and it is just as
funny and every bit as
laughable.
Other Doin's
Beatei at the Glaat Orgaa
Cameron Geddes, Basso.
"Seats ea Sale Todays
Hoover European
Relief Society "
Midnight Matinee
and Auction at
the Liberty, Sat.,
Jaru 29, 11 A. M.
BUY A TICKET
SAVE A LIFE
EatlreTreeeeds Go to
r-i- : - '.": -:
Mac
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Cbanty
CHILDREN WOULD
BE BARRED FROM
MOVIES OF CRIME
lam Tan Oft Txr r '
bills 'dlrecw affecting the rnovinsr'
picture theatres, of Oregon were in
troduced in the- house " Monday ..
hv TlAni-a.anii.ttv. IT XT 1 r . . .1
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Clatsop" county. Th?y were pussed
to second reading. ! ; : r ."
The first bill provides that, it shutl -be
unlawful for any '; theatre or place of
amusement to sell any ticket or charge
any admission to any performance, playir.
lecture or other entertainment, including
moving pictures, when tho place ofi
amusement has no seating capacity or .
accommodation for the guest to whom-',
the ticket is sold.
The penalty provides as a violation of
this act a fine of not less than $25 ;
nor more man vu, or imprisonment not
to exceed 30 dayafor both. - ;
The second bill makes it unlawful to -exhibit
at public places of amusement
of any play or motion picture contain-.
Ing any representation or reproduction -Of
any murder, homieldn or takincr of
human life, or any train robberies, hold-!
tips or the - commission' of any. other
felony .or crime Involving moral turpi
tude, to any audience containing female,
children under the age -of 16 years or !
years. . ' " j -- "... -
The bill provides that when Such play '
or pictures are presented to the public
the management ef the place of aniun-'
ment must cause thetfact to be known-"
by printing a notice thereof In large
snd conspicuous'-type at the' front en- .
trance of the place of amusement for-.
bltion. The penalty, for violation in it
line oi not less man iu nor more uian
both. i ' -
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Dp.vp.1nnmp.nt TTrrrprl
By District Scheme
State House, Salem, Or., Jan. .25.--
tne creation or improvement aistrrcis or
logged -off or burnedover lands is con-,
tem plated under the provisions of a bill
introduced In the senate Monday by 'Sen
ator Norblad. collaborating with ltei-
resentative Mites, ine plan or organiza--tion
would be somewhat similar to' Hint
In effect in the organisation of drainage
uiaincis. inai in me aistrici wouiu oe
classified asto susceptibility of cultiva
tion by a board of directors and "loans
would be extended for improvement work
on these lands from a fund created by
the sale of bonds. - ... -
Senate Strong for
Salary Increases
v - r
State House, Salem, Or.. Jan. 25. If
the circuit judges of Oregon fall to' re
ceive an Increase In their annual salaries'
from $4000 to $5000 at this session of.
me legislature u wm n ins lauu ot-ine
lower house. A bill introduced In the
senate this afternoon providing for this
increase contains the names of 15 of the
30 members of the upper . houser requir
ing just one more supporter to insure Its
passage. The 1! sponsors of the. .bill 'in -
Upton, Hare, Kyan, Jones. Vinton, Hum--,
Joseph, Norblad, ' Lachmund, Staples,
Hall, Kdwards awF Ritner. ;j.
O D A Y ! J
K
AQaramaaiu -V .
Lending a Hand i
And collecting heart in
terest! From the moat
unprosperous book agent
that ever knuckled a door
DOUGIiAS
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