PAGE SIX
FIVE STATE-WIDE
MEASURES ARE UP
BONUS PLAN, LEGISLATURE
CHANGES, VETO RIGHT EX
TENSION ON BALLOT.
(Chronicle's Snlem Bureau)
SALEM, Or., April 28 (Special)
Five state-wide measures, three of
them proposed amendments to the
state constitution, and four municipal
measures, will go before the voters
of Oregon for tholr approval or re
jection of the special election of
Tuesday, June 7. All were referred
by the 1921 legislature.
The legislative act fixing the date
for the election provided that only
thc3e measures should bo voted on at
that time. For any county or other
explains that "the bonus period is
extended to November 11, 1919, one
year after signing the armistice, be
cause It was many months after the
ending of actual hostilities before the
men overseas could be returned to the
United States, and It was considered
to be fair to include the time served
by each man up to the date of his ac
tual discharge, In the period for which
he received the bonus payment."
Women Are Included.
This measure applies either to
males or females who served at
least CO days. Conscientious object
ors and those who served only as stu
dents In training camps are barred.
Third of the trio of proposed con
stitutional amendments Is that em
powering the governor to veto the
emergency clause.
When the emergency clause is at
tached to a legislative act two pur
poses are served. First, the bill be-
munlcipality. to submit any other comes effective as a law as soon as
measure on the same date an addl- It Is signed by the governor, while
tlonal special election would havo to acts not having the emergency clause
he called.
are not effective for 90 days. Second,
The state-wide measures to bo vot- the use of the emergency clause pre
en on are :
Constitutional amendment length
ening the duration of the stnte leg
islature and increasing the pay of
members.
Constitutional amendment creatine
a world war vofin
",u 1U,,U- c ause now serves
Hnnut lilt 1 . ... f
....uuiii umumujieni cnauiing
the governor to veto the emergency
clnuso on legislative measures.
Hygienic marriage examination and
license bill.
.Measure qualifying women to sit as
jurors.
The
of the con-
measure lengthening the dur-
atlon of (he state legislature amends
soction L'U of article 1
stitulion.
It increases the lenglh of the ses
sion from 10 to CO days; increases
tho pax. of members from ?3 to ?5 a
day, both for regular and special ses
' Blons; places a limit on tho period
within which bills may bo Introduced,
with tho exception of appropriation
, and dofenso measures; places tho
President of tho senate and tho
upeuker of tho house on tho samo
. pay as other members, eliminating
the present provision that they "shall
, recolvo an additional compensation
equal lo two-thirds of their per dlom
allowanco as members."
No change Is prorcaed In the limit
, of duration on tho mileage allowance
of members.
Tho purposo of the World War
Vetorans' stale aid fund amendment
is, to quote ho title. "To Issue bonds
' not to exceed threo percent of tho
UHKossed valuation of all property In
tho state to iniso money to bo loaned
In amounts of not more than $4000
or paid as n bonus or $15 for each
month of active sorvlco, but not ex
eroding JffiOO, to each honorably dis
charged resident of Oregon who serv
ed In tho United States army, navy
or marine corps between April C,
1917, and November 11, 1918; to
lovy an additional annual tax of two -mills
to pay principal nnd Interest
of such bonds; and ratifying corro
lativo legislative enactments." 1
Tho "corrolatlvo onartmpntH" men
tioned refers to an act passed by
(ho 1921 legislature providing that
each qualified votoran of tho work!
War may borrow from the state up
to $;iO0O, or may recolvo a cash
bonus of $15 a month for tho time hoi
was In serv co, but not to exceed '
$500. This act would bo luoffi.ctlvo
for lack of funds should tho pro-!
posed constitutional amendment fall
o pass. While the constitutional
amendment lr.it horizon loans In
amounts up to $1000, t'.o act passed
hy the lgislature fixes tho maximum
loan at $11000, therefore $11000 would
bo tho largest amount a veteran
could borrow.
Vetorans taking loans pay the stato
four percent Interest. The affirma
tive argument in tho voters' pamph
let offers this Information about
loans;
"Tho loan must bo made upon real
ostato Bocurlty and shall not ox-
vents the Invoking of the referendum
against the measure.
Charges often have been made that
the privilege of using the emergency
clause has been abused to forestall
the relerendum. As tho emergency
i double purpose,
It may be said also that the proposed
I amendment will servo a double pur
I pose. It will prevent the clause being
used merely to halt the referendum,
I and it will prevent the governor usins?
, tho clause as pretext for coing the
f entire bill.
The object of tho marriage examina
tion and license bill is to stop the
propagation of feeble minded persona,
or thso otherwise likely to suffer by
Inheritance. It provides that both
malo and female applicants lor mar
riago licenses shall submit to exam
ination hy competent physicians to
ascertain if they are ffllcted with con
tagious or communicable veneral dis
ease, or whether they are normal men
tally. If both or either fail to pass the
examination the measureswould pro
titbit tneir marriage unless one or
both were sterilized. If either should
feel tho Judgment' unjust, provision
is made for appeal from the. county
clerk's refusal to issue a Hconse to
tho county court, which would cause
an examination of tho complaining
person to bo made by three compe
tenl physicians solected by tho court.
Their judgment would be final.
The woman jurors bill Is a revision
of the jury law providing that women
tiro qualified to sit as jurors. Further
provision Is made, howovor, that tho
duty shall ho optional with the worn-
'an. The amendment changes tho word
"malo" to "porsons," wherever tho
mothod of calling jurors is sot forth.
It is provided that In crlminnl actions
in which a minor under 18 years old
Is Involved, whothor as defendant or
ns complaining witness, nt loast half
tho Jurors shall bo women.
Tho municipal moiisuros roforred by
the legislature are a salary bill In
Wallowa county, a salary bill In Uma
tilla county, a salary bill affecting
tho Justice of tho peace In Tho Dalles
district of Wasco county, and the Port
of Portland organization bill.
GIVE LOCAL PLANTS
PREFERENCE, VIEW
w
P. MERRY B00ST8 OREGON
GROWERS' ASSOCIATION AND
DALLE8 MARKET8.
more
fruit
Fruit
There is probably nothing
badly needed among Oregon
growers, than a good active
Growers' association. However, we
have always endeavored In all our
transactions, and It is the established
policy of this paper, to refrain from
playing favorites. We have already es
tablished in our local market two fruit
packing companies, employing some
local capital, and with an entirely lo
cal pay roll. .
All things being equal we believe
that they should have the preference
in purchasing fruit in the local mar
ket.. If they, however, do not or cannot
meet the net price which could be se
cured elsewhere, then such fruit'
should be sold in a foreign market.
With such a proviso in the asso-,
elation contract, every one would bo
assured of a square deal, and it might
be the means of assisting in boosting
local enterprises In the future.
WILLIAM P. MfiRR-.
a club and dragged his lady home by
the hair of her head," said Dr. Elmer
S. Rlggs, famous paleontologist, and
assistant curator of the museum.
"He was a good provider and brought
home, choice cuts of meat. The caves
ho inhabited hae been found to be
partly filled , with the long bones ot
antmals he and his family devoured.
Bones of the less choice sections are
never found.
"There is no reason to believe that
the prehistoric man -wooed with a
club, because none of the higher
forms of life have ever done so. An
ape makes gentle love to the lady of
his choice. So do all other animals.
The prehistoric lady was primeval and
easier to w'n. There Is no reason why
she should be so averse to being
wooed.
"As man's intelligence has Increas
ed his cruelty has become more refined."
BIG WATER CASE
(Continued Prom Pubo 1.)
by a court reporter and a copy will
be submitted to the water board for
adjudication of the many angles In
volved. The largest olaltnants of White
river water aro the Waplnltla lrtiga
tlon company and Pacific Power ana
Light company, each side claiming
water rights In the White river
water shed. Tho Waplnltla Irrigation
company is claiming 100 second feet
of water and the Pacific Power and
Light company 250 second feet of
water.
Kvliloiwn wiib . mvsontoil bv tho lr-
coed 7G percent of the appraised ..., , nmllv , , ff(,,
ii had purchased many of Us most
at the light plant, the company con
tended. A minimum of 250 secona
feet of water is necessary for the
successful operation of the White
river plant, representatives of tne
company argued.
Farmers with independent water
right claims raised the contention
that water used by them In irrigating
their lands above the power plan;
Is not entirely lost. They explained
that more than 30 percent of this
irrigation water seeps back into
White river in one way and another
and is thus available for power gen
orating purposes the samo as if it
had never been taken out of the
river. '
Much time In the presentation of
evidence was saved by agreements
between various attorneys, interestea
in the case.
.If is thought probable by persons
who have closely followed the many
angles of tho case, that the matter
will be taken to the supreme court
before it is finally settled. It is
pointed out that if tho rulings of tho j
state water board are unsatisfac-1
tory, the case may then bo appealed
to the circuit court and then tho su
preme court by tho losing side. This
procedure Is now' taking place in
tho litigation of Hood River county
water rights, it is pointed out, tne
findings of the water board having
been appealed to tne tocai ouuuu
court.
,,-
Dr. S. Burke Masscy, dentist, First j
National bank, rooms 307-308. Te'e-1
phono main 3911. res. main 1691. 8tf
Special.
In order to make space for my
summor stock I will sell al 10 pet-
cent discount tho few remaining
plain tailored and trimmed hats. Mrs,
Weaver, 302 Union streot, opposite
postoffico. Telephone black 3171. M20
MODERN MAN,
NOT PRIMEVAL
ONE, CLUB USER
valuation of tho real estate. Tho
real estate need not necessarily bo
long to tho Holdl'.ir, but may bo own
ed by tho wife, father or mother,
child, brother or Bister, Tho borrow,
oi'ri must repay the loan In Install
ments of six percent per annum. Of
this four percent on tho unpaid prin
cipal applies as Interest and tho bal
ance applies in payment of tho prin
cipal. This method will repay Interest
and principal entirely In twenty
right years, although tho veteran
may pay up the debt to tho state
sooner If he desires."
Relative to tho bonus tho argument
Fays:
"Application for tho bonus must bo
made within ono your from tho date
tho act becomes effective. Tho flf3t
00 duyq of service are excluded from
tho time for which a bonus may bo
paid, as it is considered that the gov
eminent bonus of $00 paid at the lime
1 of discharge covers tho first CO days
of servlco."
Relative to the bonus, the argument
valuable water rights front Joseph
11. Keep, The power and light com-;
pany attacked tho legality of these J
filings, however. A counter attacK,
was niado by tho irrigation company
By Alexander F. Jones
(United News Stnft" Correspondent)
CHICAGO, April 2S As a club
twinging "treat 'em rough" wooer,
tho original caveman Is greatly over
rated. As a matter of fact, Instead ot beat-in-;
tho object of his afiecturts nnc.on
s o'ous nnd dragging hor homo by tho
hair, ho was comparatively gentlo
wLh his heart's desire, bee.nuo, if
he wasn't, tho lad in the ncct cavo
would be, i' ml ho would get the funny
pictures ho scratched on an elephant's
tusk for his sweetie's birthday back
by the next mall.
The "treat 'om rough" method of
m tho filings of the power and light ; wooing is or comparatively recent vln
company, in which it was averred J tafje u camo Nyitli high foreheads and
that that organization did not com-j mxis WJtn ncroasing intelligence
ply with the law when It made its ,mim ,ms bocomo moro 02CQli 3 tt ol v
filings on' White river and construct- cruel
ed the big power plant. Tho' poW mU80Um or nn.urtt, lUs.
It was brought out in mo miro
irrl
I tory, soon to throw open thj doors of
i its now marble palaco on the take
front, will have a number of startl'ng
! things to reveal about tho caveman.
duct Ion of evidence that the
gntlon company does not got tho
largest supply of Its water directly
f,.,n wiiii. i-ivir. but from tribu-
tarles which would otherwlso drain0, eslhl,a r tll "ppearanco und
uto that river if allowed to run uu..habt8 ot caveman, it was learned
.uolested. ' Tuesila" w111 absolutely dlscrodlt the
This removal of the Indirect Bup-Jold yarn about what a fierce lad the
;ly of water from White river will prehistoric malo was when his amor
have tho effect, In dry seasons, ot,ous passions weio aroused. He had a
decreasing tho river wutor supply to good press agent,
such un extent that there will not "There is not one scintilla of evl
be a sufficient amount of water run- donee to bear out tho old story that
ting over tho dam to generate power prehistoric tuau-dld hU wooing wl'h
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Mr. Niemeyer, who is a veteran of 18 years' experience, will appear at each
show and explain in detail the handling of dog teams and life on the North
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River "huskie" in existence valued at more than $2,500.
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