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TWELFTH YEAR. NO. 74.
ENTERPRISE, WALLOWA COUNTY, ORE., SATURDAY, JANUARY 14, 1911.
CITY OFFICIAL PAPER.
ISSUE ORDERS
FOR EXTENSION
Surveys on West Umatilla
Project to Be Resumed in a
Few Days.
SUPERVISING ENGINEER
Message Containing orders Comes in
Renlv to Wire from Government
Board Engineers in Portland Large
'' Crew Coming Redivision of Recla
mation Funds to Be Made. '
Portland, Ore., Jan. 11. Surveys
along the-banks of the Umatilla river
at the place known as the West Uma
tilla irrigation project are to be re
sumed within a few days, as the result
of a telegram received by Supervising
engineer Hopson Monday from Secre
tary Balllnger. The telegram reads:
: "Secretary authorizes - continuation
of surveys, West Umatilla with a view
to construction."
Mr. Hopson said last night that he
does not consider this an assurance
that actual construction work Is about
to begin. . , - -
"The case will not be settled," he
aid, "until the secretary has made
a definite apportionment of funds for
the construction work."
The government board of engineers
met at the office of the reclamation
service In the Beck building, Monday
and carefully went over the West
Umatilla project. .. A. P. Davis, chief
engineer, was present.
The board wired its recommenda
tions to the Washington office of the
service. While they are confidential
and may not be published, they are
known to be favorable to the project,
following. in general tenor the recom
mendations of the army board of en
gineers filed in Washington last sum-
m a
A surveying crew of 12 or 15 men
will leave for the Umatilla within a
few days to do surveying and general
, investigation work . The location of
the dam will be settled and the final
designs for it made. . "
"Surveys will be . commenced on
some of the irrigable lands," said Mr.
Hopson.
It is planned to build the West
Umatilla dam Just below the junction
of Butter creek with the Umatilla riv
er. If constructed as contemplated
the reservoir will embrace 120-000
acre feet.
Rsdl vision of Funds.
It has become apparent to ' Presi
dent Taft and Secretary Balllnger that
the apportionment of irrigation funds
tentatively made on DecemDer 26, is
both impractical and inequitable, and
it has practically been decided that a
general reapportionment will have to
be made, says a special to the Ore-
gonian irom wasmngion. j2.apeuia.iiy
will it be necessary to- readjust the
allotments of the 225,000,1)00 fund,
which . represents increment to the
regular reclamation fund for the years
1911 to 1914 inclusive. There may
be tew or no changes in the appor
tionment of the special (20,000,000
fund.
When this reapportionment comes.
Oregon wilt receive favorable con
sideration, if present plans are car
rled out, and not only will money be
set apart for beginning construction of
the West Umatilla project, but some-,
thing more than heretofore allotted
will be made available for completing
the Klamath project. ' - How much
Oregon will receive when the reap
portlonment is made will - depend
largely upon the strength of the de
mand put forth in behalf of these two
projects. , "
Oregon Is not alone in demanding
reapportionment of this Irrigation
fund, ' Washington and several other
states with real, live senators, are
asking for and demanding more mon
ey, and their claims are almost as
good as that of Oregon. Washington
received 912.000 out of the 125,000,
000 fund, and California got nothing
from either fund. Both these states.
through their senators, will insist up
on having a fair share of this money,
It may be some little time before
the reapportionment Is finally made,
bat Mr. Balllnger has discovered that
tna Bias reeommendaA bv the irit
board will result In all kinds of dlffl
cultlea, if adhered to, and he expects.
with the co-operation of the reclamaw
tlon service, to prepare a new plan of
apportionment that win place the
money where it can be used to best
advantage.
- How Army Board Erred.
The apportionment suggested by the
' army board commits the government
to several extremely costly and com'
paratlvely unattractive projects which
will require $45,000,000 in addition to
the 145,000,000 recently apportioned.
to complete tnem. should this pro
gram be carried out, the government
could undertake no new projects, oth
er than those approved, by the board,
until 1924 or 1925, and Oregon would
be left out In the cold along with
Washington, California and several
- other western states that have con
trlbuted heavily to tn reclamation
fond.
Mr. Hawley today received a letter
from Secretary Balllnger in answer
to his formal demand ror more money
for irrigation In Oregon, in which the
secretary says: "Allotment made for
Klamath project, together " with the
sum already available, gives for that
project an immediately available fund
of 'approximately $1,000,000, and I
will endeavor to see that additional
amounts may be allotted to properly
and economically continue construc
tion work upon the Klamath project
and to complete same within a rea
sonable time.
"Protection of water rights of the
government In connection with the
Umatilla west extension would seem
to require early consideration, and
the people of Oregon through various
channels have indicated their earnest
desire for the initiation of the work
upon this unit. On December 31 I
advised the Portland Commercial club
that I favored the construction of this
unit, and if funds could be found for
the purpose would use my utmost en
deavor to secure its undertaking.
Promptly thereafter I called upon the
director of the, reclamation service to
submit an early report and recom
mendation with reference thereto, and
as to whether sufficient funds for be
ginning work thereon may be tenta
tively allotted from the general rec
lamation fund or by readjustment of
allotment of -the funds by board of en
gineers.
"I hope the department will be able
to find the means necessary to carry
on the work of these two Oregon pro
jects." Representative Bills today called on
Director" Newell of the ' reclamation
service and learned from him that
telegraphic Instructions had beensent
to the local reclamation engineer at
Portland, directing him at once to
undertake surveys of West Umatilla,
that must be completed before the
work of construction can be commenc
ed Newell expressed It as his person
al opinion that approval of the pro
ject and authorization of surveys last
Saturday absolutely insure construc
tion of this project by the govern
ment, and the reclamation service will
do Its utmos to help the project
along.
It Is Mr. Newell's view that funds
can be found and that reapportion
ment cannot fall, to provide for this
project. He learned today that there
Is ample money on hand to make sur
veys, immediately.
DECLARES RAILROAD
METHODS ANTIQUATED
Washington, D. C, Jan. 11. De
claring that ignorance and greed, are
responsible for the- proposed railroad
freight increases, Attorney Brandels
appeared before the Interstate com
merce commission today, arguing
against higher tariffs. .He repeated
the statement that the railroads by
modern methods could save a million
dally. The present management of
railroads Is expensive and antiquated,
he told the commission.
Briefly he outlined a plan for sav
ing expenses.
The railroads, he said, are allied
with the steel trust and the coal bar
ons and have sought to have the in
terests of the roads ana other corpor
ations involved conserved through de
bauchery of the public press. He said
there has not been enough time spent
in figuring how to make expendi
tures with the least cost before doing
work.
NO LOBBYING IN
WASHINGTON SESSION
Olympia, Wash., Jan. 11. The
house bill which alms at the abolition
of the punishment of individuals for
constructive contempt of court was
Introduced today by Representative
Zednlck.' Representative Teats of
Tacoma, introduced - an employers'
compensation act bill. Representa
tive Beach's resolution prohibiting
lobbying at this session was passed.
The Beach resolution limiting speak
ers to five minutes in debate was
passed. '
STORM GIVES AVIATORS
ANOTHER DAY OFF
San Francisco, Cal., Jan. 11. Avia
tors scheduled to fly today at Tanfo-
ran field took a day off when a high
wind and a downpour began last
night Paul W. Beck took advantage
of the delay to perfect arrangements
for a wireless test from aeroplanes.
He will use the Curtis machine In
place of Latham's Antoinette, which
was wrecked yesterday - when Lath
am took a fall. Latham sold the en
gines in his machine today and will
leave for the east In a few day s.
RAIN FRUSTRATES A
... DYNAMITE BOMB OUTRAGE
Chicago. HI, Jan. 11. What is be
lieved to have been an attempt to
blow up the county Judge of Owens
county was frustrated today by a
heavy fain fall. The bomb was found
under his house by his sister. The
fuse had been lighted but presumably
had been extinguished by the rain.
WILLIAM LACHNER
POSTMASTER AT BAKER
Washington, D. C, Jan. U WH
Uam Lachner of Baker, was nominat
ed as postmaster by President Taft
today.
MONTANA LEGISLATURE
STILL IN DEADLOCK
Helena, Mont, Jan. 11. Balloting
for United States senator today result
ed as follows: Carter 14, Walsh 29,
Conrad II, Scattering 22. The legis
lator is still deadlocked.
SENATE GOES
ON RECORD
Adopts Resolution Calling for
Direct Election of United
Slates Senators.
BOTH HOUSES ADJOURN
UNTIIj MONDAY MORNING
Senator Burgess Would Make Fourth
of July Tamo Affair Pendleton
Boy Named as Page Committee
Appointed to Report on Needs of
Eastern Oregon Insane Asylum.
Salem, Ore., Jan. 11. The election
of United States senators by a direct
vote of the people was endorsed by
the senate today when it adopted Sen
ator Miller's joint resolution calling
upon congress to submit to the Btates
an amendment to the constitution that
will carry out this reform. The reso
lution passed after Senator Miller had
agreed to sacrifice the preamble
which recited that there has been
much scandal in senatorial elections
at legislatures and that the direct
elections would do away with tainted
politics. -
Both houses adjourned this after
noon until Monday morning.
When the legislature adjourned this
afternoon, sixty-two bills had been
Introduced, thirty-six In the sen
ate and 25 In the house. Little has
been accomplished beyond this, as
the real work commences Monday.
Bills appropriating an aggregate of
$149,000 have made their appearance
in the senate and house. The largest
calls for $100,000 to aid the proposed
centennial celebration of the settle
ment of Astoria. One Is for $4000 to
provide a burial plot for the soldiers
of the Spanish-American war.
Eaton Has Grouch.
Salem. Ore., Jan. 11. The state un
lversity at Eugene is likely to get
nuuHiy siapped unless n,aiun, me ae-
feated candidate for speaker, forgets
his grouch. He is now organizing a
fighting minority to heckle Speaker
Rusk. He also has his knife out for
Representative Lair Thompson, who
was also a candidate for speaker but
who joined the Rusk camp.
. Eaton Is now in bad with them
and It is likely the appropriations for
the university will be hung up high
until the buskwhacklng ceases. Mean
while the Oregon agricultural college
people are lobbying hard and being
good. ,
Burgess Would Limit "Crackers."
Fatalities on Fourth of July grow
ing out pf large firecrackers are In
tended to be curbed by a bill fathered
by Senator Burgess of Umatilla. He
proposes prohibition of the sale of any
cracker longer than 2 1-2 inches.
Sinnott Forestalls Bowerman.
Senator Sinnott forestalled - Jay
Bowerman in the Iatter's message as
acting governor on two points yester
day morning. Sinnott introduced a
bill providing for the , rotating of
names on ballots, thus preventing an
alphabetical arrangement, and the
measure also calls for the discontin
uance of numbers on the ballot.
Along the same line Is a bill by Dl-i-
ick, providing that . the polls on pri
mary day be open from 8 a. m. to 7
p. m, instead of opening in the af
ternoon. Another election measure
Is that of Kellaher, empowering citi
zens ' to hold special elections when
they wish to vote on annexation to
cities or towns.
Insurgency In House.
Salem, Orw, Jan. 11. Insurgency in
the house, like the winning support
for Rusk, has come from an unex
pected source. ' The Eaton forces,
rankling under their defeat in the
speakership fight, are trying to shea
Rusk of his power by having a com
mittee on committees named by the
house.
While the Rusk men would feel
the effect of such action, the move to
intended to deprive Thompson and his
supporters of the benefit of their ad'
tlon of yesterday in going over to
Rusk, practically in a body and nam
ing the speaker. The Eaton forces
cannot forgive the Thompson men for
this, and hard feeling '..as followed.
Pendleton Boy Is Page.
At the opening of the session in the
house yesterday the speaker u
nounced the appointment of Irving L.
Mann, Pendleton, and Dean Curtlss
and Eugene Houston of Salem,
pages. Buchanan of Douglas, Fouts
of Multnomah, Jones of Clackamas,
McKlnney of Baker and Thompson of
Lake were named as nemners of the
resolutions committee. Eaton of Lane,
Abbott of Multnomah and Mahoney of
Umatilla, were appointed on the rales
committee.
As member of the committee on
clerk hire the following, one from each
district, were announced: Llbby, Mil
ler, Eaton, - Huntington, Rackllff,
Pierce, Smith, Eggleston, Buchanan,
Bonebrake, Powell, Chambers,
Brownhlll, Beals, Hollls, Jones, Chat
ten, Bryant. Belland, Miller, Thomp
son, Mahoney, Rusl: McKlnney,
Church, Brooke, Buckley and GilL
These men went into meeting to select
a committee of five, who will make
the appointments.
BOURNE ASKS
FEDERAL AID
Oregon's
Wants
Senior Senator
Improvement for
State's Streams.
REQUESTS TOTAL MORE
HAN HALF MILLION
Jonathan Offers Amendment to Riv
ers and Harbors Bill Sluslaw Riv
er, Lower Columbia, Oregon Slough,
Nelialem Bar and Nohaleni Bay In
cluded in List of Needy.
Washington, D. C, Jan. 10. Sen
ator Bourne has offered an amend
ment to the, rivers and harbors bill
providing for Improving the Sluslaw
river, $50,000, and permitting the sec
retary of war to enter Into contracts
for these improvements not exceeding
$165,000, provided the port of Slus
law furnlBhes an additional $215,000
for this work; also an amendment for
improving the Columbia river below
the mouth of the Willamette with
a view to securing a 30-foot channel,
with' $260,000.
Also amendments providing for the
Oregon slough branch of the Colum
bia river and Nehalem bar and the en
trance to Nehalem bay.
Bill Is Ready.
Washington, Jan. 10. The senate
commerce committee has lost no time
getting to consideration of the river
and harbor appropriation bill. Work
was resumed on the bill on Thursday
the day the session of congress re
sumod. There Is every indication that
the bill will be reported early and
there Is no reason to doubt that it will
secure an early passage by the senate.
The senate amendments to the bill
will be proportionately considerably
less than usual. To date the aggre
gate sum carried in. the senate am
se-indmnt 18 approximately $2,800,000.
'Hie senate amendmeuu the1 Dill
of last year amounted to over $10,-
000,000 for straight appropriations,
u,38U,fH7 and lor continuing con
tracts $3,627,675.
It seems pretty certain that the
senate will not depart far beyond the
policy observed In the bill as it came
from the house, which was dlstln
gulshed as a paring down to well
within the estimates of the engineers.
The senate amendments, although
increasing the size of the bill to close
to $26,000,000, are all within the en
gineers' estimates, with no new legls
lation proposing new projects in
eluded.
Other senate amendments are ex
pected to be offered, but it seems to
be well understood that nothing will
be done to endanger the bill by any
amendments calling for large appro
priatlons or attempting to provide for
new projects,
In this respect both committees
house and senate having charge of
the river and harbor bill have acted
consistently with the cardinal doctrine
of the national rivers and harbors con
gress for "a policy and not a project."
The organization's policy has regard
strictly to the adoption of no water
way enterprise not fully approved by
the board of engineers for rivers and
harbors and it must also be a project
so obviously beneficial to commerce
In the broadest sense that It will have
the unquestioned approval of the
business interests of the territory con
cerned.
DYNAMITE BOMB
WRECKS HOTEL BUILDING
San Francisco, Calif., Jan. 10. A
dynamite bomb, hurled the police say,
by warring Italian fishermen, wreck-
ea me entrance of tne notei juimDo in
the Latin quarter early today. None
of the thirty-five lodgers were In
jured. A part of the front wall was
torn away.
Police saw the would-be assassin
running away and shot at him. He
yelled, but escaped, though he may be
shot.
The house was occupied largely by
fishermen who have been fighting the
so-called fish trust.
A brown felt hat dropped by the
man found running, is held as evl
dence. The bomb was let go shortly
after one o'clock and was heard sev
eral blocks. For months the lnde
pendents and the fish trust workmen
have been - fighting bitterly. Angelo
Bullo, owner of the hotel. Is part
owner of an Independent fishing
launch. The bomb was made of lead
pipe.
WORKS TO BE SENATOR
FROM CALIFORNIA
Sacramento, Calif., Jan. 10. By
vote of sixty-two to sixteen In Joint
assembly, John Works of Los Angeles
was elected United States senator this
afternoon. Spaoldlng of San Diego,
bis opponent.
Sacramento, Cal, Jan. 10. Assert'
Ing they have within their own organ
Ixatlon enough votes to elect John
Works to the United Btates Senate,
prominent progressive leaders In the
legislature today said It would be un
to call upon the democrats
or the. San Francisco delegation to
elect They claim a majority of twen
ty votes. The election occurs today.
BANDITS KILL MAN
WHO RESISTS HOLDUP
Tacoma, Wash., Jan. 10. Deputies
from the sheriff's office early today
went to Dierlnger, a small town near
Sumner, to assist the posse in a hunt
for two highwaymen who shot and-
killed Fred Barnett, a saloon man an
Dierlnger last night. The bandits
attempted to hold up the saloon and
its patrons. Barnett resisted and was
killed.
POLICE SEARCHING
FOR I. W. W. SUSPECT
Spokane, Wash., Jan. 10. Police
are searching for "Red" Applebee,
prominent during the Coeur d'Alene
mining troubles and the I. W. W. war
at Spokane last year In connection
with the assassination of Captain Sul
livan. He left Spokane Monday. De
tectives won't talk concerning the
case but are working overtime. It is
believed Applebee went to British
Columbia.
PROSECUTION OP MRS. SCHENK
WILL BE VERY BRIEF
Wheeling, W. Va., Jan. 10. Tae ar
guments of counsel were the features
of the trial today of Mrs. Schenk for
the alleged poisoning of her million
aire husband.' The attorneys for the
prosecution announced tneir case
would be brief. This announcement
occasioned surprise as Schenk's rela
tives have spent thousands of dollars
to gather evidence ugalnst her. No'
detectives will appear against the wo
man.
H. O. WORTHTNGTON .19
THAN HALF MILLION
Washington, Jan. 10. The follow
ing Oregon postmasters were appoint
ed yesterday: Adam H. Knight, Can-
by; Charles M. Smith, Jefferson;
George Lettelller. Mill, City; Hugh O.
Worthlngton, Athena; J. H. Helstrom,
Shanlko; E. D. Starr, Brownsville;
Thomas L. Ambler, Mount Angel; El
mer F. Russell, North Bend.
BITTERLY ASSAILED
CRAWFORD DECLARES HE
KNEW OF . WRONG DOING
Admits Self-confessed Criminals Who
Sold Their Votes are Contemptible,
But Insists Their Testimony is Con
sistent.
Washington, D.C, Jan. 10. Sena
tor Crawford of South Dakota, bit
terly attacked Lorlmer today, charge
lng he must have known of the cor
rupt practices employed In his election,
He said he personally believed Lorl
mer knew what was going on.
He -reviewed the testimony of the
representatives and senators who con
fessed their connection in the bribery
charges and said: "The strength of
this testimony was not broken by it's
association with the Btates represen
tatives of White, Beckemeyer, Holts
law and Link, self-confessed crimi
nals. They are contemptable people,
I readily grant, but there is nothing
so consistent in the theory that Lorl
mer purchased them and something
so completely antagonistic in the the
ory that they were honest vot8s cast
In Lorlmer's favor that I can't escape
the conviction that these men be
trayed their honor and their state, and
for paltry dollars permitted them
selves to be sold like pawns."
ECONOMY TO MARK
WASHINGTON SESSION
Olympia, Wash., Jan. 10. Economy
In to bo the watchword of the present
session of the legislature. The force
of clerks and stenographers has been
cut In two and the appointments taken
out of politics. Senator Dan Landon
announced today that he will Introduce
a. bill preventing the punishment for
contempt for criticisms made out of
court This bill is the outgrowth of
the arrest and sentencing of two Be
attle Star editors for the criticism of
the action of Judge Gilliam for is
suing an injunction favorable to the
street car company.
COLORADO GOVERNOR
ASKS RADICAL REFORMS
Denver, Colo., Jan. 10. Governor
Shafroth was Inaugurated for the
second time today. ' There was little
ceremony in his Inauguration and
the governor demanded a ballot
without a party emblem, a bank guar
antee law, an effective railroad com'
mission and the recall.
Extend Law's Oneratlon.
Washington, Jan. 10. The extnn
slon of the interstate commerce law
to Include Alaska Is contemplated in
a bill Introduced yesterday by Senator
Fletcher of Fionas- The measure
Is intended to meet a contention that
because the law Is made applicable
only to common carriers between
states and between states and terrl
tories, It does not Include Alaska,
which 1 only a "district."
To be good is noble, but to show
others how to be good Is nobler and
no trouble. Mark Twain.
IS
IN CONTROL
The Anti
Assembly-Statement
Men
Dominate Legislative
Organ
ization,
ROY RITNER NAMED
AS SENATE CALENDAR CLERK
Umatilla Representatives Vote for
Winning Man in Speakership Fight
Local Senators Go Down to De
feat Willi Bowermnn for President
Rusk Men Draw Good Commit
tees. Salem, Ore., Jan. 10. The fight for
control of the organization of the Ore
gon legislature came to a sudden end
yesterday afternoon in both houses
when the insui-gent-antl-assembly-statement
cohorts placed Jerry P.
Rusk of Joseph In the speaker's chair
and Ben Selling of Portland In the
president's chair. Victory came with
the first ballot.
Dan J. Malarkey nominated Ben
Selling for president of the senate.
Nine stalwarts voted for Bowerman,
who had not been formally nominat
ed. The vote stood:
For Selling Albee. W. N. Barrett.
Bean, Calkins, .Dlmlck, Hawley. Hos-
klns, Joseph, Kellagher, Locke, Ma
larkey, McCulloch, Nottingham, Oliver,
ratton, Sinnott Von de Helen 17.
For Bowerman Abrams, C. A.
Barrett, Burgess, Carson, Chase, Lis
ter, Merrynian. Pnrrlsh. Wood 9.
Bowerman voted for Wood, Selling
for Malarkey and Miller for Oliver.
Vote, on Speakership.
Tho vote on the speakership was as
follows:
Rusk Abbott, Ambrose, Amme.
Belknap, Blgelow, Brooke, Brown-
hill, Bryant, Buckley. Carter. Chap
man, Church, Clyde, Collins, Cottel,
Derby. Eggleston, Fouts, Gill, Hollls,
Jones, Llbby, . . Magone, Mahoney,
Pierce, Peterson, Rackleff, Rusk.
Shaw, Steelhammer, Thompson, Tl
gard, Westerlund.
Eaton Abrahams, Beals, Belland,
Bonebrake, Chambers, Chatten, Clem
ens, Cole, Cushman. Eaton. Graves..
Huntington, Johnson, Lelnenweber.
Mariner, M. E. Miller, Neuner, Pow
ell, Reynolds, Simpson, Smith, Sut
ton, Thompson Buchanan, J. W. Mil
ler.
Absent Rushlight.
It Is reported that James D. Ab
bott of Multnomah will be chairman
Of tha (tnmmlttpA An nrava nnA mAana
W. H. Brooke of Malheur of the Ju
diciary, Seneca Fouts of Multnomah
of revision of laws, and W. H. Hoi 's
of Washington on Insurance.
Temporary Committees).
On the respective motions of Hollls
of Washington, Neuner of Douglas,
and Fouts of Multnomah, the speaker
was authorized to name a committee
of five each on credentials, permanent
organization arid order of business.
Buchanan announced the following
appointments on these committees:
Credentials Hollls of Washington.
Lelnenwebber of Clatsop, Brooke of
Harney-Malheur Abbott of Multno
mah and Jones of Clackamas. Per
manent organization Neuner of
Douglas, Mahoney of Morrow-Uma-tllla,
Llbby of Marlon, Clemens of
Multnomah and Beals of Tillamook.
Order of business Fouts of Multno
mah, Reynolds of Marlon, Bonebrake
of Benton, Belknap of Crook-Grant-Klamath-Lake
and Brooke of Harney
Malheur, Rltner Is Calendar Clerk.
Three of the leading clerkships In
the senate this year wilt be allotted
without contest. E. H. Flagg of Co
lumbia county will be chief clerk;
Frank Motter of Multnomah, reading
clerk, and R. W. Rltner of Umatilla,
calendar clerk. For assistant chief
clerk, John Hunt of Marlon Is oppos
ed by Mr, Mahoney, a young attorney
of Portland. Motter, Rltner and Hunt
were behind the desk two years ago.
In the house, Fred Drager of Ma
rlon will be chief clerk, as he was two
years ago, and Gordon Moores of
Multnomah will be Journal clerk. Har
ry McClellan of Douglas and Robert
Nelson of Linn are candidates for
calendar clerk, while there is a three
cornered contest for reading clerk
botween Glen Holman of. Polk, Dud
ley Clark of Multnomah and George
C. L, Snyder of Marlon. There' are
seven candidates for doorkeeper.
Selling Was Governor.
Ben Selling was acting governor of
the state of Oregon for 24 hours.
when he was elected president of the
senate yesterday he sv.ocoeded Jay
Bowerman to that position. By rea
son of Frank W. Benson being sec
retary or state and governor, pending
the Inauguration of Oswald West at
noon today, and Benson being In Call,
fornia, it madu the -president of the
senate the acting governor. Bower
man was president of the senate and
acting governor until the organization
yesterday, when Selling was elected
to fill the position. This retired Bow
erman as president and at the same
time deprived him of the honor of
being acting governor. By 8elllngi
election he became acting governor
until the inauguration of West today.
NSUIEN