REVIEW OF WORK OF
OREGON LEGISLATURE
Only 29 Unimportant Bills Htvi
Been Passed, With Half of
Session Gone.
CUKK WOOD, ISibltthw
Dry llll Ready tor Faasage Tw Con- oppoaltlon. omr, and H wlU
Caueta Worry would Koviee in. m f(. rtr,t holt of the aooalon.
euranca Lawe Work e Now High- There are aome 13 bllla on matters
way'Code isolne Report on Slat rotating to htghwaya now In tho hanila
stntcxirnoN hai
Tho Year ,
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Kgular, cr inch r insertion 12'e
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total appPrtaHona a.k4 during WESTON LEADER
tho first three or tho looaion
Ulat t40.SSMt.
Insurance Coda to Apptar.
Thla week will witawe the Intro
Auction of a comprehensive lusurenc
eode revising (ho Insurance lawa of
tho atate, and putting tho Inaiiranra
dvpartmenl on a eolitt and efficient
basts, according to tho clalma ot lla
advocates.
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Inatltutlona Woman In Speaker's
Chair Another Sunday Cloolng Bilk
' Salem. Tho lraUlalure aanihlod
Monday for the laat half ot tho teaato
' with practically all tho btg moasuraa
till awaiting final action at tha hand
of one or both housee. Moat ot llio
work ot the third week of tho aoaaion
waa confinod to whipping proposed
legislation Into ahape by tho commit
tws. Uoth houses must turn In and
do some real hard work thla work If
thfy wish to keep tho Ivgtalatira
hrvla from being clogged. Poubtleas
thla week will witnaaa a conaiderable
Tow of oratory, for aoine of tha Im
portant b!l are liable to meet with
spirited oppoaltion.
When the first bait ot the aoaaion
eloeed with adjournment last Friday
il bill had been Introduced. I4S In. ate and may not be.
ot tho eonimltteeaoo roada and high-
wa.va. live are aenata and 19 houaa
bill.
Begin an Read legislation.
The ftrat concerted atep towarda
the enactment of a atale highway coda
waa made on Tueadey evening, when
tho Joint committee on roada and
bighwaya held their flrat meeting and
took up tha vartoua btlla now before
tho legislature for conalderatlon.
Two highway coda bitla hare been
preaeoted to tha houae. one by lJkur
gaard and the other by fichtmpf. chair
man of the houae roada and hlghwaja
committee.
Still another, the ao-called "federal
code," baa been given to tha commit
tee, aa a aort of model from which to
build. Tho latter baa not been Intro
duced aa a bill In either houae or sen-
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HHSS ! February !5-!3-! 7, 1917
w.mlil MHnt to itulioato that itmi v v . . 1
hau rather toujfh hMding in
S-nato.
the home and 1S3 In the eeuate. Only
1 unimportant bills bad been paaaed
by both houaea and received tha alg
nature of tha governor and thirteen
other billa had paaaed both bouaea
and awaited acUon by tho governor,
ao that out of the 5JI bllla Introduced
only 19 paaaed both houaea.
Dry Bill Mada Special Order.
Tha Anderson bill dealgned to make
effective tho "bona dry amendment
came back from the Joint alcoholic
committee and waa made a apecial or
der of buainesa In tbo house Monday
morning. Thia ia one of the meaaurea
that most of the member aeem to
havo taken for granted and there waa
only a handful of members against It
In the bouse. Tho promised fight on
tho emergency clauaa did not mater
ialize and as no opposition to tha
"bona dry" amendment has developed
In tho aenata the law will be In tha
hands of tho governor the latter part
of thia week.
The committee on alcoholic traffio
ubmlttfd a favorable report with a
number ot more or leaa important
amendments. Probably the moat Im
i po riant amendment provides for tbo
manufacture of denatured alcohol in
the etate.
Physicians will have tha right to
ell one quart of alcohol to any ona
person, for medicinal purposes. In any
four-week period. The original bill,
before amended, permitted the aala ot
two quarts.
Another amendment will permit
dentlsta to obtain alcohol for their
professional work.
Some relief baa been provided to
the express companies handling U-
quor shtpmenta under tho present law.
They will have five days after the
" governor aigua the act to complete
X deliveries of shipments on band or In
transit After that all undelivered li
quor will have to be sent out of tbo
state..
May Agree on Conaolldation Program.
After considerable bickering be
tween the two bouses, the two con
solidation committee havo agreed to
'co-operate on a program and It aeema
likely aomething may be accomplish
ed in the way of consolidation or abol
ishment or certain atate boards or
commissions? although there la ancb
a diversity of opinion on thla question
that considerable wrangling ia apt to
occur.
The committee baa under considera
" tion two conaolldation bllla. Ona
would consolidate tho industrial wel
fare commission, the child labor com
mission and the labor commissioner
with the atate industrial commission.
It would make the labor commission
er an industrial commissioner, pro
' Tides for a second commissioner to
te appointed by the governor and a
physician w ho is to alt with the com
missfonera in awarding claims.
The other bill provides for the abol
. itlon of the atate tax commission and
its consolidation with the public serv
ice commission or board of control.
Financial Problems Knotty.
The Joint ways and meana commit
tee are still struggling with the finan
cial problems and the members are
uncertain Just what will be the result
of their labors. One of the knotty
problems which bobs op to bother
them ia the matter of continuing ap
propriations, and the task of keeping
- t ithis the S per cent constitutional
limitation will require aome export ao
counting. A bill parsed la 1915 waa dealgned
to do away with these continuing and
annual appropriationa and it waa
thought tbey would be eliminated, but .
the present Joint way and meana
committee discover! , early In their
deUberaUona that tjuita large nam
ber of- these annual appropriations
atiU remained.
Ajllf xrsj tba'cadift raqueiu, tit
No other subject to come before tho
aession holda more promise ot con
tention than the subject ot road lesia
latlon. aniens It la that of consolida
tion of commissions.
University and O. A. C Criticised.
That there ia a tendency on the part
. of Corvallie and Eugene cltlsena to
take advantage o the atudenta at the
University ot Oregon and Oregon ag
ricultural college In charging them
for living facilities and sometimes
grafting then) to the limit"; that
condition exists among the Greek-letter
societies at tho university that "is
undemocratic and dangerous"; that a
feeling of Jealousy exista between the
university and the agricultural college
and there la little or no tendency be
tween the two Institutions to co-operate
In educational matters, with a
tendency to duplicate work, a condi
tion "that ia detrimental to both Insti
tutions." are aome of the findlnga
made by tho special legislstivo Inves
tigating committee, appointed by tho
last legislature, which filed Ita report
with the legislature.
Mrs, Thompson In Chair of Speaker.
For the flrat time in the history of
the Oregon legislature a woman pro
sided over one of ita branches laat
week, when Speaker Robert N. Stan-
field called Mrs. Alexander Thomp
son, representative from Hood River
and Waaco, the only woman member,
to the chair.
Mrs. Thompson baa a voice that fllla
the entire chamber, and aha ia well
acquainted with parliamentary proce
dure. Four billa were passed while
she wss in the chair.
The men addressed ber as "Mrs.
Sepaker." but at her own suggestion
did not cease smoking.
Sunday Closing Bill In.
Representative Gore introduced a
Snnday closing bill In the bouse. It
would close up everything tighter
than the proverbial drum. It la aimed
particularly at grocery stores and Is
aald to have the backing of many of
the grocers who met here this week.
In effect it would revive the so-called
"blue law" repealed by the people at
the recent election.
Would Bar Aliens From Public Wok.
Only citizens of the United States
are eligible to employment on public
works in cities, towns, school districts,
oountlee and the state, under the pro
visions of a bill Introduced by Senator
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Repair
Afternoon and Evening
35 Different models ol Pleasure Cars
Also intervstinjr exhibits of Automobile Tirvs. Auto Aerciwrieii. Tirt Vulcunlainsr, Au i
tie Painting:. Oils and Lubricant Auto Top Maklnjr, Auto U!nUtfrinjr, KaJiator X
'inK. StoraRc Battery Makinjr, Motor Repairing, Automobile Insurance. X
riusical Program Irach Evening
CARS OX DISPLAY-Buick. Ca.lillac. Chalmers. Chevrolet. lWre. Dort. Forvi. Frank
lin, Jeffrey, Hudson, Hvipmobile, Marmon, Maxwell. Mitchell. Oakland, PaiK. Reo. Saxon,
Studebaker; many Motor Trucks. f
Auspices Pendleton Automobile Association. Admltta ice 113 cents.
Happy Canyon Pavilion - -
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priatinff $123,000 for wh of two
normal M'hoola oik located at Aft
land in Southern Oregon ami the
other at tome point in Eastern Or
etfon to be designated by the board
of repents. Sueh point must have
do atod a euitthle tu'tc wiih'n ni ty
days after the inuw of the nun; -ure.
One-twi-nty-fifth of a mill
annually is levied for the ma'nten"
ancv of each school.
Obviously it will, be the effect of
the bill as is donbtlesa its pur pore
to eliminate Weston as a nonriai
ki'Immi! fai-tnr. Wen therv anv
of Ndwnin the sclnnd here. VHHiKKK
no appropriation for" a new plant , . . ,
, , . . ,., . . of more importance than some of
would be required. Weston has BtuJirt BwntjwBl j.
therefore foujrht the resolution from uk.. the appreciation of muMC .
its inception. Its attitude may be has grown in the last.UO years the
regarded as selfuh in certain quar- number of singers among the
ters. It is less so. however, than younger generation has decreased
the motive which prompted Tendl.- "lore wan w-rceni. ny: t -.
. . .ci cause of laek of proper- intruc
ton to send a lobby to halero son e tj,m Yvm lht ringing hMtl
ten years ago to support a bdl for furnished the singers. Now you
moving the Eastern Oregon Normal could not conduct a singing school
from Weston to Tendleton. Tic more man you coum an aige-
Special Kates
Aslr Your Accnt
bra school. Consequently the early
muiical training must come through
the public school.
It is a matter of record that
where vocal mu&ic is and has been
taught for a few years, activities
in vocal music haw increaKcU more
Butter Wrappers
Furnished and IYinU'd at the lader office
.... t Wan KA rhr-rffttnt nljcn thi iH.iiiwvv
excuse lor its aatus r t w
fine irn'ruuuKi mkra I haft lMfialif
wanted to forestall la ii;lc. ,k.. .i.-t ,i i..n.
sehool was then open and running
in a town in tbe same county that
had always been friendly and loyid
toward Pendleton. Last spring
Pendleton initiated its normal school
bill without consulting Weston,
giving as an
that it
Orande. is. then, Weston narrow haVc decreased 30 percent amot.g
and selMh and Pindlelon frank and music pupils. This should be a
generous? Were Fendleton in Wei- convincing argument,
ton's shoes would it timidly cut . U is a pity that there is no stan-
mit. after struggling to retian U e Lu"d for lAs' r"!,'
, .- . anyone who can sing and play a httlo
ccwol for thirty years? is jj qimitiei as a teacher.
On the first jagc we are reprint- This is a serious mistake. Many
ing the circular mailed Saturday to good voices are ruined by improjur
every member of the Legislature, methods, and children's voictu are
This, it is hoped here, may have Therefore a
. , qualified teacher of school music
Sjme effect in the feenafe. Not mUhX havc thorough udersUnd-
long ago photographs of all four if ing of voices, registers, and the
the normal school buildings here, proper use of all organ ot voii e
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Each additional hundred , 0 45
Sixty (minimum)..
One hundrVU........
Two hundred
SWSrSBKSSBKS
neatly arranged in the form
folder, were similarly mailed.
of a
Germany having resumed her
wholesale submarine warfaie, we
have decided to postpone our Eu
ropean tour until a more salubrious
season.
production, and should be able to
apply this knowledge in the work.
Such training will be of great value'
to any young person, as it will lay
a proper foundation lor a life of
musical activities and enjoyment as
well as heulth.
A. W. LUNDLLL.
This we take to be a singular'y
inopportune time for the Oregon
UPLAND HEWS NOTES
"Gear vegetable soup" has noth
ing on our relations with Germany.
VALUE OF r.IUSIC E!
THE PUBLIC SCHOOL
Orton. It nrovldts that if am
officer knowingly etnplojro an alien, at the Japanese dragon.
he shall bo charged with a misdemean
or and. If convicted, fined not to ex
ceed 1209.
Loglalatlvo Brevities!
Tho legislators with their wires vis
ited Eugene Saturday aa toests of tha
atate onlversttr.
With six votes against It, tho senate
paaaed senate bill (5, by Eddy, pro
viding for the recall of school directors.
Tha sensto passed bouse bill M. by
Stott, providing that prisoners In the To the Editor:-.
county fall shall be fed by tho eoenty
instead of by tbo sheriff.
A bill paaaed by both houses and
which now awaits tho signature of
the governor giree a school district
fee simple title to property condemn
ed for school purposes.
A joint memorial to eongreas urg
ing the enactment of legislation which
will open the waterpowcr resources
of the nation to development and use
has passed both houses.
A bill regulating cold storage planta
waa Introduced In the house by Mrs.
Thompson and Representative Bean.
Jointly, at tho request of the Oregon
Federation of Women's Hubs.
Hero worship Is not altogether dead
In Oregon. Representative Al Jonea
Introduced a bill appropriating I JO
for medals te bo presented to Oroaoa '
guardsmen who served on the Mexi
can border.
0t0, it. . . - ivti.. Weston Uplands. Feb. 1. Mr.
public Lt-gisla ure to be Us.ng br.ckbata Jaech f Port'and .Hng sale-
mm of the rord company, visit d
his brother-in-law; Tom McCarty,
Saturday and Sunday.
L. H. Dowd is visiting at his
brother's home near Washtucna.
Tfleetliielripetlflan
Now that you havo taken our advice
and bought a good coal stove 1 want you
to get better acquainted with the Briquet
Man and his excellent fuel, and 1 am confi
dent you will like it so well that you will
have no cause to regret the acquaintance.
Try a load and be convinced.
P. T. Harbour
firs. Lizzie Lansdaleand daugh
ter: ZcnUi visited .in Walla Walla
Saturday and Sunday.
bert Ferguson has just returned
from a week end visit with friends
in Pendleton.
Mrs. Clarence Bcathe and daugh
t., Kit!.. ,;.,;. .,1 ..v.n.i. :H i ....
J 18 .T-,y tcr -rartJU' 8tU''yuf the latter part of the week,
the conditions here in Weston that
I venture to write on this importarit Mrs. Roy May has been ill with
subject. 1'ropcr musical training la grippe for several days,
is as necessary as any other study Rev. Goode, Charles Schneidir
in the school and is hi regarded jn Hf) farrijy wvk dinner guests Sun
all our cities and towns of any im- at the Joe Cannon home.
port awe
And why should it not be? Ln't
music etpecially vocal
greatest of ail accomji
How often do you tnnr
say, "I wish I could 6ing
Prcston-Shaffcr Milling Co.
Established 1865
Athena, Oregon . Waitsburj. Wash.
how many do you hear say, "1
wish I understoid geology, algebra,
physical geography," etc.? Now I
do not mean to belittle these studies,
but merely to draw comparison.
These are among your standard high
school studies and you all think they
are very necessary. Music, how
ever, is just as essential and would
t9 a large percentage of pupils be
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music the
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Pure White
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A Dormitory Building.
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Mrs. J. W. Porter
Made of selected bluestem in one cf the
best equipiK.'d mills in the Northwest.
Sold in Weston, by
Weston Mercantile Company