Weston'
EADER
VOLUME 3'J
WKSTON. OKKGON. FKIDAY, JANUARY 2(5. M7
NUMBER 83
CEVIEW OF WORK OF
OREGON LEGISLATURE
Few of the Important Meas
ures Have as Yet Been
Introduced.
Appropriations Akd (or Total
OOO Rural CrodlU III Cum Com
trovsrsy Consolidation of Stat Do
partmsnt on fregram "Bona Dry"
ill on Way No Changa In Ta
Notice La Woman, Introduce
Maaauro.
Kalrm -The h-llalire Iwgan the
third erk of tli alon with all the
big constructive legislation yet to r.
rii.n attention. In fad, lde from
Ki-prriumtatlv Andereon'a measure
to make effifllv the "Imne ilrj," con
alltullniial amrndmeiit adopted el I'"'
Nntrmbrr election only one or t
rlhrr bill of arjr great inpirlatici l
the state al large hal Imn Introduced.
V tirn I hi l.glidatnrw adjourned la I
frliU) In unli'r lo permit tiiemhera In
visit iIih agricultural ndlrge at Cur
vatlia Saturday, one third of iIk- to
day limit which Ihe law aria tin the
session had expired ami leadra ap
preciate thai II will he nrrpry In
gel diian tn bnlmM tlila week If Ihu
usual mh la In he avoided during the
rloain dava of lhe nn
During llir aeroud wrrk of the
Inn llir volume (if liltla Introduced
wa larger than ditrlnjt the flrat wk
and If ihe bills droned Into thn legis
lative hopper continue al tlta present
rnl Hi" proposed h-glslHiliiii will I
almost aa great aa It a two eara
ami. The aonaio adjourned with IIS
hllla on Ihe calendar, compared with
M at Ihe aamo tlma In I I'll anil Ibf
house had 17 compared with S"4.
Knur measure asd both hnuac.
lo of which received Iha signature
of thf- governor, The amain eent six
teen other hllla ovr to Iho limine fur
action and th huuao soul twenty-two
muro bllla to tho nie.
Flrat OUI Slgnad la for Capanaaa,
Th flrat hill to pan both hntiae
and receive the algnalure of Ihe gov
ernor was on a)iruirlallon of 2S.otKi
to defray Ihe espetmea of Ihe legisla
ture liaelf. This la only starter and
several more bllla relating to the ex
pens are likely lo follow. The total
expense for Ihe 1815 ncsslon ran up
to i$.4ioi and It la hoped Ihe ex
pense of tho preaent avaaton will keep
within that figure.
Appropriation aggregating l;4,.
TS7&0 have been Introduced, The
budget of the alate tame and fleli com
mission came In with an addition of
K9.oO and mlarellaneoua clalina
which have been filed make grand
total of $520,7f8f which haa been
aked of tho legislature during tho
flrat two weeka. Inatmuch tho leg
talaturo faced. budget of f 715.383.09
In eireaa of tho 6 per cent limitation
Ixiard of reKfiila, rfM'rllw)', of tltii
I'nlverally of nrcK'i, llri-cn aarlnil
tural rolli'Mi' and alalx nnrnml arlnMila.
1 lie aciiale iiininllli on vituialltin,
relumed uiianininuiily a rrmiiiiiiiiiila
linn thai II be Inilrfinltclr naliiin l
The rnal ihe n imrl.
t'lpallitll of a Muti1 imrliiirnl of
agrli'iillurx miili'r whh h onli) l" eini
enltdalfd ai'irral ulnie IhiktiIk and of
flrera now opcrNilMii I '' I I l'r"
lil". In a ni umirr hit ihIih imI lmi
the alale h'Hiae of r''f "iil -.Hv liv
lirrreiitatlte Xirumi A. I'urlta ul
fiend.
Tho drpartmrnla ronanliilated would
be Ihe fair dlrertura, llie elmk uni
tary baril, alnllum r KlMrjlInn li.ri.
board of horl n ull urf. dairy and (''"l
romtnlimloiier and l i'n ' y 'l r of
elglila and meaxirra.
1 he ni'w iiiartniriil would be divid
ed tulo five dlvlklona ll 0 atork. Imr
tii iillure, rli ullure, falra, grain and
bay and dalrlea and pure food. A rmn
uiiMliini'r would Inad llio di'('arliiint
and a dlm-lor managu rarli iliUlin.
Htarlng on "Bono Dry" Bill.
The "bone dry" bill liilrodurml In
Ihe houae l4l week by Hepri-ai'iilatlvo
Anderaon alarlml on Ha way througli
the Irglalallvv mill
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Waikiki Hawaiian Qi'intet
One of the attractions booked for Weston's Chautauqua
to he lu-ld February 17. ID and 20. J
wlit-n Ihe julnl tvnaie and houae rum
nilllee on alcoholic traffic gave whole
ale grocera, food niauufarturrra ami
other lulereati'd iartlra no upnrtmi'
ily lo be heard on III" provlalona tin
ulallug llm uoe of almliol
An drafti-d'the imaaure irulrbla
the Imporlailon of Utmr Into ihe mai
by any pirunn by any m-aii fur an.
piirHi other Ihan im-.lhiiiiil, arit-u
ttflu or aacramriiul. It mrrlt'n an
emergi-liry rlaune dielgned lo make
II effective liiiiiK'dlati ly upon Ita
aK) and a aoon iht-rrnf ;cr aa tli"
governor haa algned the bill. The
bill diH-a not ron I urn I lie "ecarrh mi l
aeliure" rlrttme, wliith baa bx-u no
much talked of during Ihe lust few
monllia.
Would Punlah Drunken Oauffeura.
Wllhnut a dtainllng vole lh wn
ale pnnaed Ihe bill which oinkea It a
crime fur penmn to drive a motor
vehicle while under Ihe Influence of
liquor; prrecrlbea a penitentiary en
tente or Jail for ihe pereon who, while
Intoxicated, drlvea an auto In care
ea or negligent manner, and cauae
the death or aerloua Injury of another
peraon; preacrlbea a fine of tin a day
for any peraon who almll knowliiKly
employ aa chauffeur a peraon addicted
to drunkeuucMk.
Tax Notlco Via Poateard la Loot
Tho bill lo alnil H ptibllcalioii of de
linquent lax notice and atilmtltute a
ayatem of potul card notices wan tin
auimauKly diaapprovc-d by the aenate
committee on aiemetit and taxa
tion following puUlc hearing at
which tho I'utiitera of the
were vividly brouf-,ht oat.
It waa llio feeling of the coimnltteo
that even In thla Mitlaiomuli county
meamire it would not bo wise to adopt
tho postcard system. Informal discus
Ion among the committee memhera
revealed the decide. I opinion that
postcard system of not lies la ao In
inouoly adopted by the bouse and en
ale. A bill for llie re neu I of tho mot Item'
Monday ew-ulug prB,,m ,rl of j WM mr,Kiuctd in
JOS. P. TUMULTY
the house b) W. Al. Join a of Marlon
county.
A bill lo prevent Japaneae from
owning r controllum pron-rty within
the riate of Oregon was Introduced In
Hie senate I Heiiator WUbur of Hood
Itlver county.
Kvi ry man has a rlrht to work, says
(epr sciitMUve Ijiiii KHard, who Intro
duced a Joint remilution In the house
propoainft an umemlmcnt to the uhi
Klitmioii which will grant Ntt em.
ployuienl lo all unemployed who hav
been rcsldenta of Oregon for a period
of fte )era.
With but one opposing vote the en
ate took a rniek al h1"'! Inl-'i at rates
which prevail In many of the centra!
and eastern Oregon counties by pac
ing Senator Tierce's hill reducing '.ho
leral contract Interest rate from 1ft to
g per cent per annum, a'id reducing
Ihe regular i ",k1 Interist rate from 4
to 5 per cent. 'M
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SK0.1T news nugget:
Uovernor Kendrick algncd a lltl
iiiltiiiitiing prohibition to the people
of Wyoming
I'rt Milcnt Wilson haa decided to use
Ihe second cavalry troops at Fort
Mjcr. Va. as hl personal escort at
Ihe inaugural leremoiilea
tJermany haa wllhilrawn her charge
of unneutral conduct asainal Minister
Voplcka. accredited to Itouiiumla. Ser
bia and llulgnrla. It was uu-iouuccd at
the state department.
Swiss Minister Hitter, acting on In-
meaaure tructlons from his home goM-rnment.
Issued orders, through Swiss consuls
In America, that all reservists on con
ditional leave are ordered home imme
diately. Wisconsin, home of various brands
of beers that have made towns famous
and known as "the wettest state In
the union," will come under the fire
PIimo by American fra Aiwoctsiton
Joseph P. Tumulty. President Wil
son's Secretary, who denies any
knowitdgs of tnc peace nets "leak."
ERYAN IS OPPOSED
TO WILSON'S PLAN
Madison, Wis "The president's
message is a wonderfully eloquent ap
peal to the nations at war," declared
William Jenaiugs. Bryan in an inter
view here.
"Insofar s the president s message
suggests terms of agreement. It is en
tirely sound and reflects what I be
lieve to be an almost unanimous sen-
amendment when It convened It finds adequate, and involves such danger of tn8 -dry" forces this week. William timent. But I dissent entirely from
to titles, that aome provision ought to j, i)ryan fired the opening gun at a the proposition that this nation should
bo made for publication of the dcllu- maBi meeting tn Madison Monday
quent tax list. Rht,
Contention Ovsr Cars of Dependents. Following on the heels of Ihe su-
The Uowman bill providing for the p rente court decision upholding Ihe
cars and control of delinquent and tie- Webb Kenyan law, the United Stales
fiHtlve children went back to commit- senate has passed tho Bankhead bill
Itself at the close of tho second week
with a total sum of IUM30.15 ulch
ll must cut out to keep within the con
stitutional requirement.
Mutt Msk Rural Crodltf Effective.
One of Ihe Important issks before
the present session It to enact law
making effective the rural credits
" amendment to the state constitution
adopted at the teat election.
Senator Shanke of Wheeler county
has sought to meet the situation by
Introducing bill creating two new
offices and en expensive system of
administering the rural credits fund.
Ills bill already hat become more or
less of storm center and hat engen
dered controversy between Senator
Bhanks end State Treasurer Kay, A
bill representing the views of the state
land board and the organisations
which Initiated tho rural credits
amendment will be ready for Intro
duction thlt week.
An effort will be made tt thlt ses
sion to work out tn effective plan to
tee for further consideration after II
had come on third rending for final
passage. Since It came back Into the
house from the committee on health
and public morals. It has become
ttorm center of contention
Join In a movement to effect peace tn
Europe.
if I know the sentiment of the
American people. It is inconceivable
that they should be willing to put the
American army and navy at the com
mand of an International council,
which would necessarily be controlled
by European nations, and allow that
council to decide for us wheu we
would go to war."
to forbid the use of the malls to let
ters, circulars or newspapers contain
ing liquor advertising wherever the
state law forbids liquor advertising.
So-called blue sky laws of Ohio,
Michigan and South Dakota, regulat-
One point urged against the meaa- Ing the sale of tecurltles and designed ADMIRAL DEWEY IS BURIED
ure ts Introduced and favored by the to bar get-rlch quick schemes, were
committee. Is that while It withdraws upheld as constitutional by the Bit
state aid from sectarian Institution preme court In farreachlng decision
which now handle these children, It affecting linllnr law In 29 states.
makes no money provision for their
care under state supervision.
Woman Membar Offer BUI.
Mr. Thompson, the only woman
member, Introduced her first bill, a
measure whluh would compel tho com
mitment of patients to the tustltutlon
for the feeble minded. Any county
Braill Kirs on Danish Steamer.
Mo Janeiro, Braxll. The Danish
steamer llammershus was fired on by
the guns of tho fort at Santa Cm and
halted while trying to put to se se
cretly after receiving a quantity of
Thousand Set-Funeral Procession of
Great Naval Officer.
W'ashingtogn. Admiral George
Dewey, hero of the battle of Manila
Bay, and the world's ranking naval
officer, was buried at Arlington na
tional cemeiery after solemn ceremon
ies, reflecting the nation's final trib
ute of honor and atiection
Two services were held, the first a
private homo ceremony, and the sec-
CITY FINANCIAL STATEMENT WILSON ADDRESSES '
SENATE ON PEACE
aaaul Bcpett of lecoiler krieU lot tit
Tt at taitn Vtumlts )l, ll(.
KKCKirr
General Fund -
I'alHiire Jan. 1, 1118 1 3o3 fA
Hue lou IO
.Sn w Iicl'iuH'I 66 WJ
IVWIt-r s licelutes , 8 0l
l t 23 W
V. T. At T. Co iS W
. rry 127 b7
President Says Peace Made
By Conqueror Would Not
Be Permanent
C -may treasurer 177 73
Total 12478 "8
MT arrant issued tllAi 87
.Street Fund
Balance Jan. J, 1910 . I 13 80
kee. from C. 1 rem 6.';4 14
Sale of cement sacks. '1 50
Total , t 675 46
V arran isnuud $ 8U1 75
I-iftbl Fund -
ttal. Jan. 1. 19:6 ... $ r,2 7
Krcvipt for the year &i4 24
Total 697 00
Warrants drawn t 604 25
IfiU-rc-st paid SKJ
Water Fund
IS!. Jan. 1. l!18 t 28 52
Kccvij U for the year ZJ.i 65
Total t2IU 17
Warrants drawn 9G6 6J
Normal B'.tg. Fund
BhI. Ji.ii. 1, me, : $ 2i4 55
Ueceived lor loots 'Jjl 07
Total
Warrants drawn ,
l'ttxi insurance ...
445 62
. 58 20
. 'Jb W
T 85 20
Total
Sinking' Fund
liitlaitce on hand I34e0 25
ituceiptli for l'Jld 6"7 34
lolerct paid ftiiikiiiff Fund 108 0J
Total $4095 66
KISUllUjtMKNTU
Gcieral Fund
Warrant reduemed 18S7 25
Interest paid 'fl 95
1'aid Uorary Boaid 126 12
Total
Balanco un baud
12306 32
.. 169 4t
- Total 2475 16
Street Fund
Warrants redeemed.. t 629 27
Buluuce oil hand 46 69
Light Fund
Warrant paid 605 18
Balance uu hand 91 b2
Total 697 00
Water Fund
Waif ants redeemed 950 21
1'hhI interest on water bonds... 1&1 00
Balanue on hand.. Si 96
Normal Uldg. Fund
Warrants redeemed $ 59 20
1'atd inauraoce 6 00
Bainnce on hand 360 42
Total 445 62
OuUUfiiUn WtrraDts
General Fund $14197 20
Water fund 1048 00
Street Fund 614 37.
provisions and, according to report,
conolldt state office and depart- judg, may under thl measure, cause a largo quantity of explosive from the ond an impressive service In the ro-
tnent. Both houses tackled tne proo- . feeble minded child to be brought Qermsn UlP anchored In the harbor, tuncia or me capitot, wnere me presi-
lem laat week. The enat dealred to before htm nd conduct an examina-
htv a Joint committee of both house tloa 0n or more competent physl- Polndexter Introduce Suffrage Bill,
handle all consolidation bill, but the gni ire to constitute the examining Washington. Senator Polndexterof
house rejected a senate resolution fa- y.oua The relative of a porson Washington offered a woman suffrage
adjudged feeble minded can have the amendment to the constitution. Mis
prlvlloge of appealing. Other states amendment provides that no one shall
vorlng that plan; so each house will
have a oommlttee to pas upon con
solidation bill.
First Consolidation Msasur Loses.
The first of the consolidation mess-
have tlmllar laws.
Leflltlatlvs Brevities.
Service on Jurors by registered mail
be prevented from voting because of
"race, eex or color."
ures to come to a vote In either house I provided for by a house bill, iutro-
provlded for a new state) board of edu- duced by Stafrln, of Polk,
ration of three member and a paid . A .memorial to President Wilson
secretary at $1800 year. In thl asking a speedy return of the Oregon
board were to be combined the itate troop on the border waa adopted,
board of textbook commissioners, the Resolutions of sympathy over the
board of btgUet curricula u4 the. d.gat& i Admiral D.ewey wr unanl-
American Ak Help to Get Out,
.Washington More than 1000 Amer
icans have petitioned Ambassador El
kua at Constantinople to got them oct
of Syria and Palestine.
dent.! the supreme court, the cabinet,
the senate and bouse, the diplomatic
corps and others prominent jn ofricisl
and civil lifo. went to honor publicly
the dead hero.
Afterwards through streets lined
With thousands the uotallo company
cud a large escort, of military and
naval forces followed the casket to
Arlington.
Total 15759 67
Warrants Issued lor the Tear 1916
General fund ,..1642 87
Street fund 8tfl 75
Light fund 6o4 So
Water fund 966 66
Normal fund 69 20
Total .I .. : $4164 83
Receipts for the Tear 1916
General fund t 2122 10
Street fund -o6 66
Light fund 6il4 24
Mater lund 2o64 90
Normal fund ... 2ul 07
Sinking l'uud 615 41
Total '. 6594 38
balance on hand (all funds)
January I, 116 4198 56
Total 110792 94
Resources
Water system tSouOO 00
Property as per mv.nce 3i99 75
SuiKing fund, cash and scrip ... 40sd 66
Cash on hand Jan. 1,-1 jIV 1436 49
Total $43('3i 90
Liabilities
Bonded indebtedness ....J25000 00
Outstanding warrant rtti'59 57
Present worth (net resources) '&T& 33
Total 143731 90
HeSpeClfully submitted,
AND "V. tiAKtx r, Recorder.
Examined and approved this 22d day
of January, H17,
Joseph Wurzer,
K. G. Saunu,
J. M. Prick,
s Finance Committee.
Washington. Whether the Called
Stales shall enter world peace
league and. as many contend, thereby
abandon Ua traditional policy of Iso
lation and no entangling alliance,
was put squarely before congress and
the country by President Wllsoa la
a personal address to the senate.
For the first time In more than a
hundred year a president of the
United Slate appeared In the senate
chamber to discus the nation' for
eign relation, after the manner of
Washington, Adam and Madioon.
The effect was to leave congress, all
official quarter nd the foreign diplo
mat, amazed and bewildered. Im
mediately there arose a sharp division
ol opinion over the propriety, a well
a the substance, of the president'
proposal.
The' chief point of the president s
address were:
That a lasting pace in Europe can
not be a peace of victory for either
aide.
Concert of Power Required.
Tbat peace must be followed by a
definite concert of power to assure the
world that no catastrophe of war shall
over helm It again.
That In such concert of power the
t'nlted Stales cannot withhold it par
ticipation to guarantee peace and Jus
lice throughout the world.
That before a peace la made the
Cnlted Slate government should
frankly formulate the conditions upon
which It would reel Justified to asking
the American people for their formal
and solemn adherence.
"It 1 clear to every man who
thinks." the president told the senate, .
"that there to in this promise no
breach In til her our tradition or our
policy a a nation, but a fulfillment
rather of all that we bare professed
or t riven for."
Wall Street Quizzed en Leak.
Sweeping aside all collateral Issue,
the house rules committee, conducting
the leak Inquiry, began public hear
ings Tuesday In New York to deter
mine whether anyone profited in Wall
street as a result or advance Informa
tion on President Wilson' peace note.
W hen this feature of the Inquiry bas
been fully disposed of, and not until
then, it la declared, the Inquiry will
extend Into other phases of the "leak"
rumors, and every one .of them, re
gardless of Its vagueness, will be run '
down. The committee expect to con
fine the bearings at New York speci
fically to the subject of advance In
formation, and members aay there Is
little possibility the inquiry will be
broadened to embrace a complete in
vestigation of the stock exchange, as
urged by Thomas W. Lawson and
others.
Guardsmen Are Ordered Home.
More than 25.000 national guards
men, now on the Mexican border, have
been designated by Major-Gener -Funston
for return home and muster
out of the federal service. AH these
organizations will be started home
ward as soon as transportation facili
ties can be provided.
Their departure. will leave between
45.000 and 50.000 men of the guard
still in the federal service doing bor
der patrol.
The announcement generally was
accepted as an indication that the
withdrawal of Pershing's force from
Mexico would not be long delayed.
Four Confirmed For Shipping Board.
The nomination of William Den
man, of San Francisco: Bernard N.
Baker, of Baltimore: James 15. White,
of Kansas City, and Theodore Brent,
of New Orleans, as members of the
federal shipping board were confirmed
by the senate. Opposition by progressive-republican
to John A. Donald, of
New York, the fifth member of the
board, held up his confirmation.
New wheat it looking 6m,
Early Use of Tobacco.
The imllctttiotis lire Unit lite Amprt
enn Indians weiv the Iir.it to use to
luicco; they were using it when Colum
bus discovered America.
$4,000 000 Deal in Timber Closed.
Portland, Ore. The largest timber
deal closed tn Oregon In several
months was consummated when the
Oregon Lumber company purchased
most of the DuBots Lumber company's
holdings for consideration under
stood to be approximately $4,000,000.
The timber land Involved lies- in Co
lumbia, Clatsop, Tillamook and Wash
ington counties and embraces about
acre.
MISSING AVIATORS RESCUED
Both Alive But One So Weak' He
Could Not Be Moved.
Wellton, Ari. After a tramp of
eight day across the Sonor desert.
Lieutenant Colonel Harry O. Bishop
and Lieutenant W. A. Robertson, the
missing United Statea army aviator
who were lost last week, were found
by a searching party of the new Cor
nelia Copper company about 30 miles
south of the Mexican border and about
M Bilei tenth ot Iter.