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ROAD BOND
BILL SENT TO
GOVERNOR
Measure Passes Senate With
( Emergency Clause Attached
and Is Considered to Be
U Well Safeguarded
PURPOSE ACCOMPLISHED
f SAYS SENATOR THOMAS
Only Four Negative Votes
Are Registered Against
Enactment
r.Wltb an emergency clause attached
the 110,000.000 bonding bill passed
the senate yesterday afternoon, and
fixes his signature to the measure it
win ueiume a law. earner in tn
day house bill No. 453; requiring th
attorney general to set asldis the pav
ing patents of .Warren brother
passed the senate, and the two mea
sures, together with the pending anti-trust
paring bills assured of pas
sage fa the house", constitute a sweep
!ng Ttttory for the senators and rep
resentatives, who,, since the session
convened, have been battling Tor leg
islation which would insure free and
' open ; competition In highway con
struction and give the people a dol
lar's worth of roads for a dollar.
The bonding bill came np under a-
. p pedal order, and the senators who
have been leading the fight-against
the paving trust decided to offer no
amendments to it for the reason that i
after perusing Its provsions and those 1
of 1L B. 453, and pending anti-paving
trnst legislation assured assured
of passage in the house last nlght
they concluded they are ample to in
sure free and opep competition and
protect the public from the pavin?
combine. . ,
"The senators who f ought the pay
ing trust set out to accomplish
purpose. . That purpose has been ac
complished and the $10,000,000 in
bonds proposed in this bill will be
safeguarded reasonably well."
This declaration by Senator Tho
mas was a renonncement bf the
. principle which brought to the road
bonding measure the sapportof al'
but four members of the senate, and
in concise terms it announces that
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If c&irastktf&Vte I
'(J i Of 13 yean, or old- JTWfl
;; - ; er-We want you to j
- get into one of these TfV VuV P
; V Suits at ) . py 'Jjr,
I '$165 to- lf
1 1-3
i Our stock is long hi the larger sizes
W - 14 to 1-8 years and you will be sur
prised that such Boys' Suits are to be
had at all for so little money. These
' Suits are made of splendid materials,
including mixtures, serges and cordu
roys, well and stylishly tailored.
Knickerbockers are lined throughout.
These suits are not reduced, but they
.never savr the peak of high prices and
ait;, therefore, wonderful values. Come
on Hoys I
And here is a Shoe for the samp
Boy sizes 2 1-2 to 6 made on
the English last, just like the pic
ture. It's a gun metal, lace, with
oak tanned Goodyear welted soles
Embezzelment Charges
Against Furniture Man
SEATTLE, Wash.. Feb. 20 Wil
liam Mann on Grissom, president of
a furniture manufacturing companv
here, was arrested by Seattle police
today on a warrant accusing him as
a fugitive from justice. Grissom, it
was said, is wanted in Chicago where
he was vice president and cashier of
the Bank of Commerce, on the charge
of embezzlement. It was said a dis
crepancy of $150,000 had been found
In his accounts.
MARTIN GAINS
PASSAGE FOR
DOWER CHANGE
Bill Once Hailed Is Revived
and Is Passed by Marion
County Legislator ,
INJUSTICES ARE SHOWN
Strong Backing from Women,
Grangers and Others Ap
pears for Martin Plan
Representative Martin won a sig
nal victory yesterday in the house
when he put over his measure pro
viding for repeal of the 1!17 act
which amended the old dower and
curtesy law so as to give to the sur
viving spouse a one-third Intarest in
fee simple in the; estate of the dead
husband or wife, as the case might
have been. .
The bill at one time failed to pass
then a reconsideration was secured
for it and it went to final passage
yesterday afternoon. A clear expo
sition of the merits of the measure
and the demerits of the 1S17 law
saved s the day for Martin and the
bill. .... .
It was pointed out that grave in
justice had been worked in nnmer-i
ons cases during the short- life of
the 1917 act and that still graver in
Justices could be worked should cir
cumstances shape themselves
meet conditions that might arise be
cause of the wording of the law.
The law, it was stated, had not
operated as its f ramers expected . it
would.
Martin was backed up by a great
grist of corresoondence. Orange
leaders favored his, bill, women's
clubs all over the state had written
In about it. John H. McNary, Sa -
$4.50
ANXIETY FOR
PREMIER IS
BEING FELT
Doctors Discover Would-be I
Assassin's Bullet Penetrat
ed Clemenceau's Lungs
Are Less Optimistic v
WOUNDED MAN REFUSES
TO REMAIN IN HIS BED
7
Is Still & Best of Saints I
Despite General Gloom
of Household
PARIS, Feb. 20. The bujlet
which wounded Premier Clemenceau
ocnetrated his lung;, it was reveal-.
ed by the official statement issued
shortly after noon today.
The announcement caused some
anxiety in the immediate entourage
of the premier at his home, and the
news that his condition was much
more serious than at first reported
spread quickly throughout Paris.
causing wide-spread expressions of
sympathy.
The premier however, bore up re
markably well during the morning,
refusing to return to his bed and
receiving numerous callers, among
whom were "William , G. Sharp, the
American .ambassador and Admiral
Benson, U. S. N.
The ambassador told the Associat
ed Press representative that he
found premier Clemenceau in the
best of spirits, displaying wonderful
courage and cheerfulness.
t It was easily discernible, however,
that a more pessimistic attitude was
prevailing In the premier's house
hold than last evening. Madame
Brabant, housekeeper for M. Clemen
ceau, for years, seemed on the verge
of collapse and her eyes Were ren
dened from - tears, and M. Clemen
ceau's footman. Maurice, showed
signs of a sleepless night.
"Poor old president!" he remark
ed to the Associated "Pres3. "But he
would never heed my advice," he
added pathetically.
A bulletin issued at 6:50 o'clock
this evening by the attending, sor
geaons says:
"M. Clvemeneean's condition con
tinues satisfactory. Pulse 74; tem-
:perature (centrigrade): 98.C fab
renheit.
MALHEUR LAKE
BILL IS PASSED
TWO Hours Of Time of House
T .
consumed Last mgnt in
Violent Debate
Whether or rot Malheur lake
should be converted into game re
serve to preserve the birds there or
left open to possibility of bein?
drained was decided in favor of the
birds by the house last night in
long drawn out debate in which manv
members of the house participated-
The bill has drawn tbe fire of
thousands of letters from school
children and stirred up a Hurry all
over the state. If the senate passes
the house bill it will create the Roose -
velt game reserve. The bill was
amended so as not to turn the lake I
over to the state.
SANTIAM FISH
HATCHERY WINS
House Paises Hughes-Bean
BUI Giving $5000 to
, Marion County Plant
Provision is made for a $5000 ap
propriation for a hatchery on the
Santiam in Marion county under pro
visions of a bill by Hughes and Bean
which passed the house yesterday.
Jhe bill also provides for $5000 for
a. hatcherv on the UcDer McKenzie
and r.oo rof a tish ladder on the
Leniency to Slackers
Prntested hv SenntiA
- -v "
..v: ,inn,, Ro.
"v - j v . . ' 1
ator Farrell's ioint memorial nro
7;V. ,v ..,
tceiitJK iu io uriwumcui .vu the ( w. W. wor the sole purpose or
lency and pay exfended to "flackers" f0rrjn5 a nation-wid industrial rev
confined at "Fort Leavenworth bar- 0itjnn jn the rnited States. William
racks. The memorial voices a vig
orous disapproval of which the gov
ernor Is authorized to Fend to th
president and Fecretary of war.
JAPANESE RAROX DIES
TOKIO. Tuesday. Feb. 18. Gen
(pral r.aron Yasumasa Fukushima
toda, of aDODlcxy
First Casualties from
Smuggling Booze Occur
When Train Hits Auto
DETROIT, Mich., Feb. 20.
The first fatalities incident
to the announced whisky
smuggling as a result of the
supreme court's decision in
validating the seafch and seiz
ure law occurred late today
When an intern rban train de
molished an automobile at
Wyandotte, near here, in
stontly killing the three occu
pants. According to the po
lice, the car was heavily laden
with liquor, supposed to have
been brought into tho state
from Ohio.
Governor Sleeper has order
ed the state constabulary to
assist federal officers in pa
trolling the Ohio-Michigan
border. A justice of the peace
will accompany each trooper,
it was announced, prepared to
issue a John Doe warrant for
search of machines suspected
,of carrying liquor.
CLOCKJUGGUNG
NOW IN DISCARD
Repeal of Daylight Saving
Act Provided in Amend
ment to Bill
WASHINGTON. Feb. 20. After
adding an amendment for the repeal
of the daylight saving act, the sen
ate agricultural committee today or
dered favorably reported the $31,
000.000 annual agricultural appro
priation bill with committee amend
ments approximating $3,000,000 .
The daylight saving amendment
was proposed by Chairman Gore and
was adopted by . unanimous vote.
Chairman Lever of the house agri
cultural committee, 'today Introduced
a similar bill.
Steps to repeal the act. which ad
vances the nation's clocks an hour
from the last of March to October,
vac 'calif trh )ni"fl men ? t clA fmm vr
testa made by farmer organitations.
ThA n9t mmmittM. inrroasod
The senate committee Increased
by 3,000,000 the house appropria
tion for agricultural extension work,
which. If finally adopted would
make available for this work about
116,000,000. '
SALEM HOSPITAL
PATIENTS MOVED
Institution Now Located in
McKinley School Building
South of City
The woes of the Salem hospital ari
for fhe present ended. Yesterday all
ot the 10 natients. who had been in
the Ld bttild'nf ?n Center street-
were iransponea oy luiomoune u
the McKinley school, which has been
remodeled to tit the needs of the in
stitution. The state hospital has al
ready begun the work of preparing
the old structure for use by attend
ants. When all of the furnishings have
been placed in the school it will ac
comoda te "S 0 beds, a portion of them
I being In ' private rooms. The sur-
gery, kitchen and the like are lo
cated on the basement floor.
Moving the hospital was necessitat
ed by the action on the part of th
state board ot control. The former
j quarters were owned by the state
1 and needed for its own - hospital
I Much difficulty was experienced in
finding
valids.
a building suitable for in-
Historic Man o' War May
Be Sent to Oregon Waters
Senator Moser yesterday intro
duced a joint resolution petitioning
the government to loan to this state
the battleship Oregon to be used as
a tffcinjng ship foj the Oregon naval
militia. The resolution later wa.
adopted.
REVOLUTION WAS
AIM OF STRIKES
Such Is Declaration of Secre-
tary oi Labor Wilson in
New York Address
yohk fen. zo. ine re-
"StrikS V.!? naiT.
NEW YORK. Feb. 20. The re
i aioin.. anu ijiwrenrr, aiasn., wer
- hii..,. k ..tv. i'iit,i.. -
"j '
it. Wilson, sccre tary of labor, de
clared In an address here tonight.
The department of labor, he paid
had tieen anticipating jn?t such
development for two years and wa
prepared to meet It. Had not thes
strikes been crushed, he added. 3
- I would have been impossible toTre-
1 diet where the movement would have
stopped. '
BERGER WILL
BE SENT TO
PENITENTIARY
Congressman-Elect from Mil
. waukee and Four Other
Socialists Get Maximum
Sentence of 20 Years
LEADERS LIKEN SELVES
TO GREATEST MARTYRS
Views Given in 2000 Word
. Statement No Surprise
at Sentence
CHICAGO, Feb. 20. A maximum
prison sentence of 20 years was nn
pcseJby Federal Judge Landis to
day on Congressman-elect Victor L.
Berger. of Milwaukee, and foar oth
er socialist leaders, who in final
pleas likened themselves to history!;
greatest martyrs. The five men. con
vlcted of conspiracy to obstruct the
draft in violation of the espionage
act. obtained release on 125,000 ball
from Judge Alschuler and declared
they would carry their legal fight
to the United States supreme court
if necessary,
Besides Berger, publisher of the
Miiwaukeo Leader, the other con
victed men are
Rev. Irwin St. John Tucker, lex
turer and writer.
Adojph" Germer, national secretary
oi me socialist party.
J. Louis Engdahl, editor of the
American Socialist.
William F. Kruse, head of the
Young People's Socialistic League.
J Judge Landis granted filing of a
petition for a writ of error. Counsel
for the convicted men then went be
fore Judge Samuel P. Alschuler, of
h States circuit court of ap-
V& and asked for bail.
Judge Alschuler said he hesitated
to grant the motion for bail lest the
defendants continue their socialist
agitations. He Interviewed each or
the fire and then granted them hail,
increased from f 10.000 to $23,000
with the understanding that they re
frain from resuming their former
acts and utterances during the: pend
ency of their tease. William 1 Brass
Lloyd. Chicago millionaire, who was
the socialist candidate for United
States senator at the last election,
appeared and offered to provide se
curity for the five.' There was de
lay in arranging for the bonds and
the men were technically placed In
the custody of the federal marshal
and tho couvicted men gave evidenc
es of some dismay as late in tbe
night their bonds had not been per-
leciea.
Herger and his four associates
took 'lull advantage of the custom
ary inquiry of the Judge whether
they had anything to say before sen
tonces were passed, and he Milwau
kee congressman-elect finished read
ms i.uuu woru lypewriiien state
ment with tears streaming down his
race. He professed no surprise at
the verdict, though, declaring his
conviction was in violation of the
constitution and asserted he would
retract nothing he had sa!d or writ
ten ' -
The war was, an imperialistic and
commercial one . Berger declared,
and "over half th White race is in
a chaotic state of revolution . out of
which must develop an orderly so
cialist reign within five veara."
Hf- declared that If the present
"system" continued, "the capitalist"
would "surely create anarchism" and
would "prepare this country for a
revolution uch as the world has nev.
er seen before."
Legislature Acts Quickly
on Its Own Appropriation
' With greatest of speed the house
yesterday put through a measure car
rying an appropriaion of $67,500 for
legislative expenses. It was Intro
duced and shoved through to third
reading without hesitation. It was
explained that it took the secretary
or state some timto draw the war
rents and ronseq&eatly dispatch was
cesfred. The legislature alrendv had
passed a bill providing for $23,000
ror current expenses.
Lofgren BUI Is Killed
by Postponment in Senate
The Loferen bill to fix hours of
work for registered pharmacists was
kmM by lndeXinIte postponement in
enmte yesterday. Numerous pro-
- . fet aralnt tha hill vera rnroIrM
f. 8 arainsi me Din were receivea
""iirom arug firms.
The Rurdick bill to exempt pro
perty of irrigation and drainage dis
tricts from taxation met a like fate
. CASUAL OFFICER LAX1S
NEW YORK, Feb. 20. The steam
ship Meraukee arrived here today
from St. Xa zaire with six casual of
ficers. : Among them were Lieuten-
ant E. E. Oarbutt. air service, IIo-
; quiam. Wash.
Largest Flour Deal on
Record Just Announced JU nJIJErtV
PORTLAND. Ore.. Feb. 20. Tbe
largest fuor deal on record here wa
announced today, when the federal
food administration purchased 240.-
00 barrels of patents for $3,500.
000, the equivalent of 1.530,000 bu
shels of wheat- Five steamers of
8800 tons each will be requited to
transport the purchase, which Is tor
go to the Atlantic coast for orders
Flouring mills here are well stocked
and will be able to fill the order
ithout frther grinding.
BOND ISSUE IS
STILL FAVORED
BY COMMITTEE!
Delegates at Market Roads
Meeting Vote Down Pro
posal of Max Gehlhar
T. B. KAY IIS CHAIRMAN
Group Appointed to Make
Report at Next Session
a Week Hence
Remaining with their original plan
of boosting a $1,000,000 bond issue
tor thep urpose of paving roada be
tween the principal towns In Marion
county, members ot the official mar
ket roads committee yesterday af
ternoon unanimously voted down
proposal submitted by.; District At
torney Max Gehlhar. for a special tax
levy of three mills.
Permanent organization of the
Marlon County Market Roads com
mittee was effected at the meeting.
whidi was theoutgrowth of one in
the opera house last Saturday. T. B
Kay of Salem, was elected chairman
und 3. J. Keeber of Mount Angel, sec
retary. A sub-committee on way
and means, which wll make 'recom
mendations on the tax and bonding
propositions, will be composed of Mr
Kay. Keeber, V. 1L Downing and
Harley Moore of Woodburn. Thl
group will be in session again on
Monday and will present its conclu
sions next Thursday. .
Between 50 and 60 people were
oresent yesterday and an informal
vote taken by those not members of
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PURSE CONTAINING $50,000
GIFT TO CARDINAL GIBBONS
ON DAY OF GOLDEN JUBILEE
WASHINGTOX. Feb. 20. James
Cardinal Gibbons, head of the Roman
Catholic hierarchy in the United
States, today received a tribute
unique in the history of the church
at tbe celebration ot his golden epis
copal jubilee. With a personal rep
resentative of the pope In attend
ance, a brilliant pontifical high mass
was sung by the aged prelate In the
church of the Franciscan monastery
at Catholic University In the presence
of the most notable gathering of
clergy and laity ever held In North
America. Afterwards the dJgnarlties
attended a dinner at the university.
where Cardinal O'Connen of Boston
presented the venerable priest with
a purse or io.ooo. me girt or ms
fellow bishops and archbishops.
Pope Benedict, represented by
ArchbiFhop Correttl. assistant pa?al
secretary of state, presented a let
ter which was read at the mass, be
stowing his benediction on the car
dinal, his clergy and the faithful of
the See of Baltimore.
More than 80 prelates attended
the service, Canada being represent
ed by Cardinal fiegln of Quebec, and
Mexico by Archbishop Croozco of
Guadalajara. Distinguished catho
lic laymen present included Chair
man Hurley of the shipping board:
Justice McKenna of the supreme
court. Rear Admiral Capps. Rear
Admiral McGowan and W. Bourke
Cock ran of New York.
Cardinal Gibbons cabled Pope Ben
edict on behalf of the assembled
clergy their "sentiments of gratitude
for your marks of support, benevo
lence toward them on this occa
sion." .
Mention of freedom for- Ireland
in several addresser, at the dinner.
evokl stormy applause. Archbish
op Giennon of St. Louis, sneaking on
"our country," was the first to touch
on the subjeet. He declares America
han achieved first place In tbe family
of nations and that other countries
were looking to the United States
for aid and leadership -
"Armenia is appealing for food.
he said, "te central empires want
democracy, France neds our rlp In
restoration: England hopes that we
may help her sustain her claims and
Ireland .' But he was inter
rupted by spontaneous eheering and
had to wait until he could conclude
"Ireland hopes that Justice may
be done."
Bishop Shahn. rector of the Uni
versity, who presided at the dinner,
broached the subject again by urg
1711710 ITir.T7P
HOUSE WAITS;
IS CAPTURED
Representative Locks Himself
in Committee Room to
Evade Voting on Bill for
Negro Equality
DRAGGED OUT BY JOE
i SINGER; BROUGHT IN
Reluctant Member Compelled
to Cast His Ballot-Measure
Fails by Close Vote
Representative Lewis staged the
prize act of the house vaudeville for
yesterday when he hid in a third
floor committee room of the capitol
building, apparently to tiodre voting
on a hill dealing with equality for
negroes, and locked himself in. only
to be smoked out by Sergeant at
Arms Singer and Doorkeeper Rob
ertson who had been ordered to
bring Lewis in "dead or alive, by
Speaker Jones.
The bill, which" was Introduced by
Representative Coffey at the rwjuet
of the Africo-American league, made
provision for negroes being given the
same treatment as other racer, when
they were purchasing anything In
public markets, or at hotels, theaters
or eating places. An effort was
made to secure indefinite postpone
ment the minute it bobbed up for
third reading and a howl went up
from various parts of the house at
endeavoring to kill . the bill without
giving It consideration.
The debate waxed warm an: sev
eral eulogies were offered on the ne
gro race. 'Mrs. Thompson demand
ed that the bill be given considera
tion, even though, she asserted that
she would vote against it because of
her Kentucky birth. and breeding bat
in a spirit of fair play she.lnslsted
that it be not throttled off heni.
Representatives Smith of Multno
mah and Horne each made a p??
for the bilL The motion for indefi
nite postponement was lost - by a
close vote. ,-, : -
Then the bill came on for third
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ing all bishtps who could to attend
tbe meeting of the friends of Irish
freedom ' In Philadelphia Saturday.
He also was Interrupted by cheering.
The address of Archbishop Cerret-
tl and the reply of Cardinal Gibbons
were, for the most part, in praise of
the work of the papacy during the
war, the statement of the papel dele
gate being In effect a defense direct
from Rome against criticism which
he said had been made of the pope's
attitude in the war.
"In every mind that is. free from
prejudice," the archbishop said, "the
attitude of the Holy See throughout
this conflict must inspire admiration.
For It is evident that the vicar of
"Christ, as father of all the faith
ful, must cherish the time all with
the same paternal love. In Ms heart
there can be no rlac for preference
or partiality.. Hcnco It Is that Ms ef-
forts to mitigate the horrors of war
will be constantly directed toward
the welfare of alL
"The American people with their
traditional love of fairness, will see
the facts an they are and judge them
correctlyA
Cardinal Gibbons declared the
1 PP
had been unjustly criticised
and recounted tho pantiirs protests
against German outraces In France
and Belgium and his worJt in behalf
of prisoners of war.
The difficulties of the papacy like
wise were touched on by Archbishop
Mundelein. of Chicago, who preached
the sermon at the pontifleial Men
mass. He-, said he trusted that tho
United States never would forget tho
services .of the Roman Catholic
church at the declaration of war.
when Its "well knit, disciplined or
ganization." under the patriotic
leadership of Cardinal Gibbons, was
nsed to solidify the rreat fcrelzn,
population In support of . American
principles. '
Personal tributes to the cardinal
were touched with a great s nrerlty.
Bishop Shahn was In tears when hi
told of the cardinal's g-dnes to the
Catholic nnlversity, his glHs thU
years alone totalling $3V0 ef
which $..ot00 was th Jubilee rift
from the dloees-? of Baltimore. Car
dinal Begin paid a tribute. from tbe
ancient ace of Quehee.
Friends of .Cardinal Gibbons ld
he never looked better. He sang
the mass in clear, resonant voice,
his step vras elastic and a harpy
smile and twinkling eye lighted his
face throughout the day. ,
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