The
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Vol. V
Monmouth, Polk County, Oregon, Friday, Feb. 21, 1913
No. 24
OREGON LAWMAKERS'
WORK f.S REVIEWED
Last Week of Session at Hand
With Much To Do
No lilg Appropriation Bllli Pasaed
Good Hoaoe Legislation Still Prnd
' Ing Houe Would Work Until
March 1 8-hour Bill Now a Law
Minimum Wags Bill Now In Senate.
Hiilini, The Ii'kIhIiiIIv assembly
faces tin' Inst week of the session wllh
llie house Ml 111 congi'Hted wllh IjIIIh.
Id" ci'iinti' calendar was practically
.:! !"! u i mill from now on that body
will devote Its I inn- to consideration
of house bills.
Murll Important legislation If) still
iiwiniitiK net. on by ore or both houses.
Noiii" of the lag appropriation bills
lniVB bti-n .iihni l up to the governor,
(loud Mads h nlHintlon Ih Kt 111 In I lit
iilr, uw iriK to hostility In Home quar
urn unit conflu-tints opinions among
thoHii really In favor of Homo real
Ici.lshitlou to promote Improved high
way throughout the Ht n t .
The workmen's compensation set
Iiiim passed tin' house mid Ih now In
i In- M-nnt. There Mh progress Ih Im
ped il by Day's compulsory act.
'I'M.' record Ht (hu cloHe of the week
showed nine blllH of th last session
l ii:.;ii'(l o cr the governor's veto; 43
bills piiKi.f.l ami signed or filed by
the governor; two bllln In the gover
nor's handH; one bill passed this scs
i.'oii vetoed by tho governor and the
veto sustained: five bllln have pawned
both boiiM H. l&l bills have passed the
bonne; 1UU bills bavo passed the sun
ule. : May Work Until March.
A resolution pledging the members
or the legislature to remain la seHHlon
for 40 "netuul working days." and
setting 5 o'clock of Mareh 1 tor ad
jiiiirnment Innteud of February 21 was
Introduced In the house.
Tin: house reBolutlou provides that
legislators, clerks ami all legislative
employes shall receive pay for 40
"working days."
West Throws Bombshell.
Declaring that no opposition bills
will receive the sanction of the gov
ernor unions It be one absolutely ne
cessary to carry on the affairs of the
government, mutuul disposition Is
mad" of appropriations to care lor the
wards of the state, the governor threw
a bombshell Into the legislature.
lie sent a message In wljlch he
charged the failure to get the big ap
propriation bills Into the legislature
to the chairman of the ways and
l twins committee.
Leaders state that there will be a
sufficient number who will remain
over if the executive Is Inclined to be
tntiaelahlo to deal with the situation.
The ways and means committee of
the limine made a report, replying to
the message of the governor, In which
the members denied delaying appro
priation bills for political effect. They
declared they have already Biived the
state $1,000, 000 by the pruning pro
cotu and expect to save a total of
$4,000,000.
8-Hour Bill Is a Law.
Without amendment and but few
dlKsentlng votes, tho so-called eight
hour duy bill was passed by the house
on reconsideration. The bill also pass
ed the somite and was signed by Gov
ernor West.
The bill carries an appropriation of
$7000 for the two years between ses
sions of the legislature to take cure
of the work of the commission which
la authorized to have charge. None
of the commissioners are to receive
salaries, however.
Minimum Wage Bill Passed.
The house minimum wage bill pass
ed the senate and now becomes a law
unless vetoed by the governor.
Stated briefly, the minimum wage
bill provides for a commission of
three to be appointed by the governor,
consisting of one employer, one em
ploye and a third unbiased person.
On the commission Is conferred power
to fix a reasonable minimum wage for
women and child workers, hours of
roiKlltlotiH of labor,
an appropriation of
$:ir00 a year.
The law applies only to women and
children. A feature of the law Is that
It requires a conference Between em
ployer and employe when complaints
are made.
Senate Donates $200,000 for Fair
The bill for an Oregon exhibit at
the I'anama-I'aclftc exposition passed
the senate carrying an appropriation
! of $200,000. It also provides for thi
appointment of a commission of three
to be named by a committee conslst-
Ing of the governor, secretary of state,
state treasurer, president of the sen
, ate iind speaker of the house.
! Sterilization Bill Panes.
I With Just 16 voles, the number
! needed for passage, tho l.cwelling bill
j for sterlllti'.tlun of habitual criminals,
mora! degenerates and perverts went
i to victory in the senate.
1 Dr. OweiiH Adair of Astnrlu, who
i originated the bill and has lobbied for
It at succeeding sessions of the legis
lature, was a witness to Its final sue
' "enH, ami she was Invited by CSovernor
I West to be present In his office whei
be signed It last Saturday.
60 Days' Session Urged.
The house adopted a resolution dl
reetii'K the submission to the vote of
the people, at the next general elec
tion, a constitutional ' amendment
lengthening the session of the legis
lature from 40 to 50 actual working
days, and raising the pay of the legis
lators from $.'i to $5 a day.
Tho noma- also adopted a compan
ion resolution directing that an am- i
endmetit be submitted to the vote of j
employment and
The law carries
thepeopiprom,n8.miiiwoeHson..abmlt he ,.fe of Lincyln were
shall be held -a flrnl Beuuion of 20 , . . . , ,. ,
day., tlxn, a temporary adjournment, j thoroughly enjoyed, after which
und tin iv an afier-Bession, and 'per- i a reading by Misa Lyda Bell, an
muueiit adjournment. The renson for : original 68SBy by Miss Lois
the two is that it would nive leKio-; simms. and music by the Misses
la tors more time to consider bills and . true-. -4 uu
M'ctire . the sentiment of the people
with relation to measures submitted.
Rifcrtr.dum Date is Set.
I'.'iy's bill, providing for a special
referendum election, to be held Sep
ti ml cr 2, passed the senate. It. in
voked considerable, debate, being ad
voiited waimly by Day, Moser,
Thompson, liean and others and op
pohi.i! by McColloch, Miller and Neun
er. The bill carries an emergency
clause to prevent the possibility of
Ileitis itself referred.
The object of calling the special
election is to prevent large projects
like the ranania-l'nciflc appropriation,
the workmen's compensation bill and
good roads and other Important pro
posals, from being held up for two
years.
Bull Moose Are Recognized.
The Hull Moose party will be able
to participate in the primaries before
the city election in I'ortland under
the provisions of a bill that passed
the senute. This bill provides that
any political party casting 20 per cent
of the vote at the preceding election
may participate in the primaries.
The bill also carries an emergency
clause which will allow the participa
tion in the Portland primaries.
The bill was introduced by Senator
Carson at the request of the Progres
sive, party committee.
Industrial Girl's Home Favored.
In the face of an adverse majority
report, the Moser bill providing for
the establishment of an Industrial
Home for girls passed the senate with
18 votes In its favor. It is amended
so a to provide $25,000 a year for the
next two years. The institution Is to
be located on ground now owned by
the state at Salem, if the bill becomes
a law. The institution Is to be con
structed on the cottage plan.
Firearms Bill li Passed.
Perkins' firearms bill passed the
senate. This amended bill provides
thnt anyone purchasing a revolver
must have the certificate of two free
holders as to his good moral character
and a permit from the circuit, county
or municipal judge.
It prevents the display of revolvers
in windows, requires a registration of
numbers and also requires dealers to
make reports to sheriffs twice a
month as to sales.
Interest on Funds In Treasuries.
STATE NORMAL SCHOOL NOTES
Next Number of Lyceum
Course is Aller Trio
WILL BE HERE THURSDAY, FEBRUARYS
Company Consists of Soloist,
Violinist and Reader and is
Well Recommended.
The next attraction of the
Lyceum Course will be given on
Thnradnv pvpninc. Fphrnarv 27.
The attraction secured is
D,w..,l ;a tVw,
eiv.ui uia la nit: j
AUr Trio. The company cornea
very highly recommended, and
! the committee feels confident
! that we will be pleased with the
st lection. The Trio consists of a
soloist, violinist and reader. As
previously announced the seats
already selected will be thv ones i
to be occupied on February 27,
and those not having their seats
reserved and holding season
tickets will be able to reserve
them on February 24 and all
others on February 25.
j The chapel period of February
; 12 was utalized in a memorial
. program to Abraham Lincoln in
charge of Mr. Butler, of the
History Department. Some open-.
ing remarks given by Mr. Butler
1 ' u 1 1 lit 1 1. viiiiieauu utrioncjr, aim
Should II. B. 147 by Parsons, which
bas just parsed the house, be enacted
Into law, thousands of dollars will
pour Into the coffers of county treas
urers In Interest on county money,
for !t provides that all funds shall be
deposited with a bank which will give
sound security for its safe keeping,
and that It shall draw 1 per cent In
terest. At the present time banks
enjoy the use of this money without
paying Interest.
Fairs Left to Counties.
A bill by the committee on exposi
tions and fairs, providing for an an
nual tax levy of 20 mills for county
fairs, was paused by the house. It is
said It will do away with any appro
priations by the legislature. These
have been very bothersome and many
members wished to leave the fairs in
each county to the counties.
West Bill Approved by House
Hdgocd'B hill for a state-wide tin-
plate law, similar to that now In fore
in Portland, was passed by the house.
It requires the owners of all hotels,
lodging houses, etc., to post a sign at
their doors to tell who owns the prop-
j erty. This is one of the bills urged
by Governor West. Another bill fa-
i vored by the governor is one by How
ard of Douglas, known as he Injunc
tion bill, aimed to curb disorderly
houses by compelling them to post r
bond with the city authorities, not ex
ceeding the value of the property In
volved. Bridge Bill Favored.
The house passed the Nolta Inter
state brdge bill and enabling act In
troduced by the Multnomah delega
tion. The bill provides that certain coun
ties may issue bonds for interstate
bridges and may deduct yearly from
fhe county taxes due the state th In
ternist on the bridge bonds as the
state's portion of the expense of the
bridge. The interest will total $70,000
a year.
Substitution of a teachers' training
school for annual county institutes Is
contemplated in a bill passed by the
house.
The house passed a bill requiring
stata banks to capitalize to 26 per
cent of the amount of deposits and
surplus carried by them.
Messrs. Hell and Ostien, were all
much enioved. Patriotic sontrs
were given by the whole student
jljody it is planned to have such
programs from time to time, as
they are very helpful, as well as
interesting.
The triangular debate between
the literary societies on last
Friday evening was a gala
day in the work of the year.
The affirmative teams of each
society traveled and were ac
companied by a loyal band of
rooters who made the welkin
inriK wmi uieir erniiusiasuic
j
cheers. the Judges werese-i
lected from amongst the societies j
so that each society supplied two j
teams and one set of judges.
The contest was won by the
! ipnians, mey winn ng uom;
!suieH the question d.scussed, j
r i i. ii- - l.aL I
i mat or manual runisnmem. u
.1. r r ',1T 1 i Ta
is rumored that the Normals will
iask for a "return game" from
i the Delphians, which will make
! a very interesting meeting. All
j those taking part acquitted them
selves most creditably.
On Saturday, February 15, a
large delegation of the Normal
students and faculty spent the
day in Salem for the purpose of
v,8,l,n ine '.aiure
J now in seS!10n- .
it- l i. l
a special excursion train was
secured which arrived in Salem
about nine-thirty o'clock. The
remainder of the morning was
spent in visiting the legislature,
and was especially interesting to
both students and faculty at that
time. In the House of Repre
sentatives they were debating
the question of changing the
p'an of the three day's county
institute to a three week's sum-
, rner school session, to be
held in
connection with the Normal
school. In the Senate a most
heated discussion was going on
concerning the establishment of
a reform school, or home, for
the girls of Oregon. During the
discussion the courtesies of the
Senate were extended to Mrs.
Baldwin, of Portland, who gave
a most earnest plea, setting forth
the needs of such an institution.
In the afternoon, Pres. Acker
man conducted the delegation
to visit the asylum and peniten
tiary, by special permit. It was
the first time many of the party
had seen these institutions, and
the visit was a source of interest
and information. Later they re
turned to the State House and
called upon the Governor. Al
though very busy, he graciously
welcomed the Normal visitors in
his private office and explained
to the students his part in the
legislature,' in the matter of
sending messages, signing and
vetoing bills. Lastly, a visit was
made to the state printing office,
after which the party returned to
Monmouth, having spent a very
profitable day.
Y. W. C. A.
Chapel time on Friday was de
voted to the installation services
of the Y. VV. C. A. While slow
music was being played, the out
going and incoming cabinets took
their places. The following pro
gram was then carried out.
Song, Association; Scripture
Reading and prayer, Pres. of Y.
W. C. A. ; Quartet, Selected; Ad-
MISS GHANEY LEADS DIST. NO. 2
Several Have Equal Chance
to Capture Capital Prize
EVERYBODY HELP OUR GIRLS TO WIN
3,000 Votes Allowed 'on Sub
scriptions to the Herald
and Monitor.
The thousand dollar Prize
Voting Contest being conducted
by the Independence Monitor and
in which the Herald has joined
in giving votes on subscriptions
is becoming County wide in in
terest. Miss Tennie Chaney, of
Monmouth, is at present leading
in District No. 2 with several
others close.
Let us get behind our girls with
all the moral and material sup
port we can give and capture the
first prize; it will be a matter of
town pride. Subscribe for the
Herald, which means votes, and
thereby help our deserving young
ladies to win.
Give your subscription to one
of the candidates or send it di
rect to the Herald office and
your favorite will receive the
votes.
The Star Theater gives votes.
dress of Welcome, Miss Corjsta-
jble; Members of cabinet wel
j corned their successors; Address,
'representing advisory . board,
j Miss Parrott; Response by new
(President, Miss Hogue; Closing
jSong, Association; Benediction.
CITY COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS
Council Orders Deep Well Pump
Shipped Here.
The city council met February
14 and authorized Mayor Powell
to have the deep well pump, con
tracted for of Morse-Fairbanks
& Company, shipped, after which
Councilman Lorence was appoint
ed and authorized to make ar
rangements to remove the tank
and tower from the South lot.
The council then adjourned to
meet at 7:30 p. m., February 18.
February 18th there were not
enough members present to do
business and adjournment was
taken until February 19, at 7:30
p. m., at which time a quorum
was present and action was taken
as recorded below:
The council authorized the city
recorder to request C. G. Griffa
to fill up all holes made in repair
ing the water system.
The mayor and city recorder
were authorized to make ar
rangements with the Oregon
Power Company for power to
test o,ut the new well.
Next an order was made to
have Sloper Brothers clean out
the new well preparatory to test
ing the water supply.
Superintendent J. A. Sturkin
then submitted a list of tools
needed in connection with the
superintendency of the water
system, the cost thereof amount
ing to about $25. The council
ordered the purchase of the tools.
The meeting then adjourned.
The council meets again next
Tuesday evening.