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OREGON
"Leak” Investigation Again Before
Committee in-Earnest.
GOVERNOR
Hope t'xprwased that a«a*lon will be businesslike niul aconomlool ntul
establish rei-ord for excellence, sanity utul brevity.
Tendency toward decentrultiutton of state sovernment deprecated
Relief expressed that governor should control penitentiary administra
tion.
Pruning of $«¡1,000 from amounts asked for by state departments and
Institutions advised, together with legislation to Increusu revenue b>
$2£0,000. Some of reductions suggested are;
Limit of appropriations to $100,000 each for State University
and Oregon Agricultural College.
Reduction of wild animal bounty about 26 per cent.
Absorption of Child Labor and Industrial Welfare commissions by
Industrial Accident Commission.
Absorption of work of Social Hygiene Society by Stutc Hoard of
Health
Reduced appropriation for State Dairy and Food Commissioner and
transfer of food Inspection duties to Hoard of Health
Reduced amounts for Livestock Sanitary llourd. Forestry Depart
ment. Department of Mines and Ueology. State Engineer's office and
Water Hoard and Dilbltc Service Commission
It Is suggested tlvut
Forestry Department's expenses be met to greater extent by Umber
owners.
,
Only one salaried TYvx Commissioner.
Making Department of Weights and Measures self sustaining
1'enltentlury will require less because of reduced population, due
to enactment of prohibition law.
Decrease In commitments to State Hospital also expected
Abolition of office of State Labor Commissioner at expiration of
present term and transfer of duties to Industrial Accident Commission.
Lastly, decrease In expenditures of present Legislature suggested
Two suggested feasible sources of new revenue are:
Readjustment of Inheritance tax
Increase of insurance tax from 2 per cent on net premiums
lncreuse of Insurance tax from 2 per cent on net premiums to 2 per
cent on gross premiums.
Importance of road work reiterated, with moderate Increase In auto
mobile taxation, total revenue to be devoted to road work
Legislators told that people expect legislation making absolutely effective
the provisions of the "bone-dry" liquor amendment.
Hetter housing and equipment for State Penitentiary recommended
Flax experiment reviewed Soundness of movement asserted Outstanding
features are work for business and biasing of trail for new Oregon Industry.
Investigation of feasibility of convict-operated lime quarry suggested.
State Supreme Court 1s overburdened. Limitation or uppeuls recoin-
mended.
Military training In State University and high schools recommended—
not compulsory, but with credits given on school work.
Absentee voters' law for soldiers recommended
Rural credits amendment requires legislation to make It operative.
Provision for arbitration of industrial disputes
Passage of sane sterilisation act to cl\eck Increase of the mentally unfit.
Establishment of child welfare department at State University.
Creation of office of fire marshal recommended us good economic*
lncreuse of anglers' license fee from $1 to $1 50 advised, additional funds
to go to propagation of trout for restocking streams. New fish ladder at
Oregon City advised.
State Fair needs coliseum
Workable Irrigation law needed.
Fruitful field for public economies lies In local administration. Waste In
printing of state reports should be eliminated
Recognition of services of Oregon pioneers recommended at as early date
as state s finances will permit.
<•
Washington, D. C. — Thomas W.
Lawson, haled before the house rules j
4011 n n c
AT ClinCI/A
_________
Milwaukee Will Be Total Loss
committee to tell what he knew or had
heard about a stock market leak on
Pre*ident Wilson'* |tesce note or be
punished, calmly declared Monday the
congreKsman who told him a cabinet
officer, a senator and a banker were
engaged in a atock-gurnbling pool wa*
none other than Representative Henry,
_ _ _ _ _
chairman o f the committee.
Then, before his hearers had time to Tidal Current ia Too Strong for Big
On California Coast.
WHOLE CREW SAFELY REMOVED
recover from the shook, Lawson sprung
Vessel Navy Tug Iroquois, Aid-
one
sensation
after
another
by
de-
Things Worth Knowing.
ing. Gets Near Maine Fair.
clsrng that the cabinet officer referred
to was Secretary McAdoo; that the
banker wo* H. I’ liny Fiake, o f New
Tuesday was the coldest day o f this . >
Eureka, Cal. — The United States
York, and that he knew the senator
year in Oregon.
, protected cruiser Milwaukee
went
•
only by the initial “ O .”
ashore on the Samoa beach near here
Germany’s food supply this winter | J
To complete the sensation, Lawson about 4 o'clock Saturday morning and
is reported to be equal to that o f the . .
went
on to charge that Paul M. W ar shortly after 8 o ’clock that night the
past two years.
^
crew had been transferred through a
burg,
o f the Federal Reserve t>oard,
The car shortage is reported from
roaring surf in safety to the beach by
hud knowledge of-the leak machinery; means of a breeches buoy and two life-
New York as 50 per cent better than
it was in November.
Count von Floats.
On board the Milwaukee when
• repeated a rumor that
! the current carried her into the surf
Bernstorff,
the
German
ambassador,
Germany is raising a ’ ’ home army” j \ J
which includes every person in th a t;« >
had made two millions in the stock were 18 officers and 421 men.
Not a life was lost and but one man
country not in actual service.
market, and to mention a list o f well was hurt in the difficult work o f rescu
J. P. Morgan and other bankers are I !
known men he thought should be ques ing the hundreds alniard the stranded
subpenaed l>efore the rules committee | |
tioned.
The committee promptly is vessel.
handling the “ leak” resolution.
Navy officers here express tl>e belief
sued subpenas for all o f them.
that the cruiser w ill be n total loss.
Four army airplanes have crossed «
Mr. Lawson said he had been told
The Milwaukee, which draws 22.6
the border to search for the two lost [ \
that
Malcolm McAdoo, the secretary's feet, had been thrown by the breakers
aviators who have not been heard from . .
brother, knew o f the leak, as did C. D. into water but 12 feet deep at low tide
for over a week.
Barney A Co. and Stewart G. Gib- and the derelict haa keeled over to an
Strikers and the Northwest ship- j \ \
boney, o f New York.
A Mrs. Ruth angle o f 20 degrees. Her double bot
building plant at Portland have settled
tom was filled with water and her en-
their differences and the men have
navy, which recommended that con Thomason Visconti, o f this city, he gineroom flooded.
It was generally
gone back to work.
said, had declared to him in the pres believed she hail a hole in her hull.
struction be undertaken at once.
The recommendations have been ap ence of her attorney that Secretary
Cody, W yo.— Plans for erection here
When the Milwaukee w h s caught by
proved by Secretary Daniels and Sec T u m u lty’ ’ received his b it,” and that the current and carried into the break
o f a life-size equestrian statue o f Coi. ; German Paper Tells “ Yankee Haters” retary Baker and the cost will be
W. W. Price, one o f the White House
W illiam F. Cody, (Buffalo B ill), who
equally divided between the army and correspondents, was "th e go-between ers she was pulling on a cable attached
Their Ideas Are All Wrong.
to the stranded submarine H-3 which
died a week ago in Denver, were
navy.
for Tumulty and others.”
launched by city official*.
went ashore December 14 about half
Arm y ordnance plants are already
H. Pliny Fiske, Lawson said, was mile from where the Milwaukee now
Berlin, via London.— The delivery of building at the W atervllet arsenal.
Tuesday was the 72d birthday of
American ammunition to the belliger New Vork, pilot guns of the 16 and 12 the banker he referred to previously os lies. The monitor Cheyenne and the
Rear Admiral Charles D. Sigsbee, ents is defended by the Lokal Anzieg
inch howitzer type. Plans are prac dominating a Cabinet officer, and navy tug Iroquois, farther offshore,
who has been ill. He celebrated it by er in a half-column article, published tically completed also for a 14 inch Archibald S. White, he said, had given
Fmth had lines to tho Milwaukee and
sittin g up for breakfast and luncheon in connection with its comment on the high-powered rifle with carriage for him this information.
were endeavoring to hold the cruiser
and reading congratulatory telegram* sentiments voiced by Ambassador! mounting on railroad trucks.
Representative Henry was said by from the clutches o f the surf.
and letters. It was said that hi* con Gerard at the dinner given to him by
Lawson to have told him at the confer
The tidal current and weight o f the
dition was greatly improved.
the American Association of Com- Senate Would Make District Of
ences that preceded the opening o f the heavy steel hawser fast to the sub
merce and Trade.
leak investigation o f reports connect
I
Ways and means committee Demo
The paper says it has the greatest
Columbia Dry; House Favorable ing the Cabinet officer, banker and marine proved stronger than the com
crats met Wednesday and informally satisfaction concerning Mr. Gerard's
bined power o f the three vessels and
Washington. D. C. Designed to senator and also had told him o f re all were being dragged shoreward
agreed on a revenue program embrac utterances, but some doubt as to the
ports
thnt
Secretary
Lansing
had
been
ing a bond issue o f $289,000,000, an finished diplomacy of some parts of abolish saloons in the national capita)
when the hawser leading to the Chey
increase o f the estate or inheritance his address. It takes decided issue a*t®r November 1, 1917, the Sheppard seen conferring with Bernard Baruch, enne snapped and le ft the little Iro
tax to produce $22,000,000 and an 8 with that portion of the press which *>111 waa Passed by the senate and now the Wall street operator, said to have quois to battle alone with the tide that
has been more or less savegely criticis- 6°es
the house, where, its friends made a clean up on the falling market
per cent tax on excess profits above 8
was sweeping the Milwaukee into the
ing him and the whole idea of giving assert, it^is assured of ^passage. The which accompanied the peace note.
per cent on capital o f corporations and
breakers.
vote in the senate was 55 to 32
ihe banquet in his honor
Lawson declared Henry had asked
partnerships.
A ll o f the Milwaukee’s crew was
While the measure prohibits the
"Th ere are unfortunately," says the
him on patriotic grounds not to press saved without mishap or injury.
sale
of
liquor
in
the
District
of
Co
The condition o f ex-Queen Liliuo- Anzieger, “ too many people who re
iumbia, It permits importation for per his charges. A t no time, the Boston
kalani, of Havaii, is again critical, ac gard as degradation any result achiev sonai use.
An amendment which financier testified, did he ever say he
ed
by
yielding
and
who
belittle
any
cording to advices received at San
Strong Opposition to Universal
thing not gained with the fist. Mean would have submitted the proposal to had direct information.
Francisco Wednesday from Honolulu.
a
referendum
of
citizens
of
the
Dis
When
Lawson
had
finished
his
re
while, the number of Germany's ene
Training Voiced Before Committee
The ex-queen rallied from an indispo mies has so increased that it is desir trict was defeated Just before passage cital, Chairman Henry took the stand
Washington,
D. C.— Vigorous oppo
by
a
tie
vote,
43
to
43.
sition some months ago, but is now able to build ‘golden bridges’ for those
and swore that at no time had he men
Neither the vote on the referendum tio n «! to Lawson the names the finan- sition to any form o f universal service
suffering from a general breakdown real or would-be enemies who manifest
due to advancing age, it is said.
She desire to revise their earlier opinions.” amendment nor that on the passage of icer brought out on the witness stand; or training was expressed before the
In its defense of the delivery of the bill was on party lines. There that he had no information then and senate m ilitary committee Saturday by
was born in 1838.
American war munitions, after ex were 25 democrats and 17 republicans had none now o f his own knowledge several s[>eakera fur the American
N ew Y ork— Bouck White, pastor of pressing gratification that the tide of voting for the referendum and 22 d M
Union against Militarism. Physicians
the Church o f Socila Revolution, au criticism in the German press has re ocrats and 21 republicans voting and denied generally itnd completely and physical educators, headed by Dr.
against it.
Most o f the republicans all o f Lawson’s testimony relating to
thor and college graduate, was indicted ceded, the Lokal Anzieger says:
James Warbasse, o f New York, as
“ It must always be recalled to the of Ihe so-called progressive group him.
Wednesday, together with eight o f his
sailed particularly the suggestion that
voted
against
it.
When he had concluded Lawson rose
followers. They are charged with de German ‘ Yankee haters' that their
For the bill Itself there wore 28 and solemnly declared that every word physical benefit would be derived from
standpoint
is
legally
wrong,
that
The
stroying an American flag last June in
Hague convention distinctly permits democrat and 27 republican votes, he had uttered on the stand was the military training in the schools. They
the yard o f their church. Flags o f |
with 22 democrats and 10 republicans
were followed by a delegation o f col-
\T * W h't* i neutrals to make deliveries of amtnu-
many natious were burned, alr. W h i t e njtion, and that Germany’s representa against it. A ll the progress'ves voted “ truth, so help me God, without %ttrl lege men under the leadership o f Max
ation,”
form erly held several prominent Brook tives in that convention expressly op for passage.
Eastman, formerly o f Columbia uni-
lyn pastorates.
i versity.
posed changing this clause.
Dry Bill Too Drastic.
“ Despite the large number who
Mexican-American Commission
The committee, which has under
Efforts to bring about harmony be loudly proclaim that one more enemy
Salem.— Representative Lewis intro
consideration Senator Chamberlain’ s
tween Republicans and Progressives in would not harm Germany, there still
Adjourns; Problem Up to Wilson universal training bill Hnd has heard a
duced his prohibition bill In the house
N ew York produced a the first con are wide circles of persons who would
New York— The Mcxican-American number o f army officers and others in
spicuous result a stormy protest from like to^see "the °waV 'brought To a 'close Tut'8,lay' but 11 18 du® to dio a natural
Joint commission, which failed to its support, Het aside three days in
George W. Perkins and Everett Colby, without accession to the ranks of our death in committee.
The* Lewis bill Is dryer even than effect an adjustment o f the question at which to hear witnesses designed by
Progressive leaders, that Republican enemies, especially of an opponent
the Union HgainHt militarism.
A t the
leaders were not acting in good faith. truly not to be underestimated. For the "bone-dry’’ bill. It Imposes strin issue between Mexico and the United
outset represnteatives o f the union
these
reasons
alone
it
seems
useful
to
Later a statement
declaring the
.
-
, .
.
, ,
I meet half way those who ar , or seem gent regulations on clergymen using States after a series o f conferences made it clear that they were not op
charges unfounded was issued by mem- to be ready tQ work with us anil g0 wine for sacramental purposes, among
that began four months ago, was for posed to building up an adequate army
bers o f the Republican committee.
our way.
other provisions requiring that auch
and navy, but would direct their argu
mally dissolved late Tuesday.
clergyman make affidavit to the pre
ments specifically against any proposal
The German government, according
Secretary o f the Interior Lane and for universal service.
,
L r\ j
< 1-7
else number of communicants who ac-
to an Amsterdam dispatch to Reuter’s
Uepartment Orders Zeppelins;
tually drink wine in the performance the other members o f the American
has confiscated all the organ pipes for
commission, Dr. J. R. Mott and Judge
Germans Destroy Mail.
the use o f the government.
Other Lessons of Europe Heeded o fr|uhte d7" ?0T e s r,in Bihe house do not George Gray, told the Mexicans that
London — A Reuter dispatch from
Washington, D. C.— Ordnance and take the Lewis bill seriously. The real they had recommended to President
Secretary o f War Baker and Com
aircraft innovations designed from dry bill intended to make operative Wilson the dispatch to Mexico o f Am Stockholm says: “ The captain o f the
mander Todd, head o f the naval radio lines developed by European belliger- the
recently
enacted
"bone-dry”
Swedish steamer Ingcborg, o f the Thule
service, at a hearing before the house ents have been authorized by both w a r; amendment will be introduced within bassador Fletcher and the withdrawal
line, who has returned to Gothenburg
o
f
the
American
troops
from
Chihua-1
merchant marine committee on the and navy departments. They include a few days by Dr. Anderson, chairman
i
from
England, states that his steamer
hua.
Alexander bill to regulate radio com Zeppelin type airships, large-caliber of the alcoholic traffic committee,
was stopped in the North Sea by a Ger
The
Americans
impressed
on
the
----------------------------
munication,
advocated
government mobile rifles and howitzers to be
Mexicans that with the dissolution of man submarine, and that he was com-
mounted on railroad trucks for the
monopoly o f wireless telegraphy.
Platinum Deposit« Valuable.
coast defense or hauled by tractor en
the commission the Mexican problem | [Milled to throw into the sea all the
Roseburg. — Finding
encouraging reverted to President Wilson.
The Greek government has formally gines over country roads.
They mail from entente countries, consisting
“ Otherwise,” he said,
Secretary Daniels announced that signs dally of the wealth In platinum were careful not to leave In the minds o f 700 sacks.
accepted the ultimatum o f the entente
powers. In accordance with the agree the “ Zeppelin” would be constructed deposits believed to He In the hidden o f the Mexicans the conviction Presi “ the German commander threatened to
ment made with the allies on Decem at once. Determination to build the ledge of rock recently discovered on dent Wilson would accept the recom take the ship to Germany.”
ber 1, K ing Constantine has delivered craft was reached after an exhaustive the place of W. F. Kernan, near Rose- mendation that an accredited diplomat
study o f the question of rigid airships
Admiral Dewey is III.
4o the entente naval authorities six by a Joint committee of officers rep- burg, the owner said Wednesday that be sent to Mexico and General Persh
Washington,
D. C . — Admiral George
batteries o f mountain guns. He gave resenting the aeronautical branches of
already was preparing to develop ing’s force be withdrawn, but the in
orders to the troops to suppress all both services, the general staff of the t"® Pr°P®rty. Mr. Kernan said he em- timation that he would do so was con Dewey has been absent from his desk
at the N avy department for several
army and the general board of the i Pl°yed several experts to examine the veyed.
hostile demonstrations.
property and they gave various estl-
days on account o f illness, and al
mates on the platinum value ranging
The Berlin municipality, says Reu
though physicians attending him say
Canada to Run Mines.
from $50 to $100 to the yard.
British Ship in Pacific.
te r ’ s correspondent, has announced
the indisposition is not serious, some
Ottawa, Ont— Government operation o f his friends are much concerned.
that, notwithstanding the unfavorable
San Francisco.— The presence in the
o f the coal mines at Fernie, B. C., was The^odmiral is in his 80th year.
Seek Early Appropriations.
conditions o f production, it w ill be Pacific of a British auxiliary cruiser,
Salem.— The senate resolutions com foreshadowed In a statement given out
possible for every citizen to have one presumably a former Peninsular &
mittee has decided to report favorably here.
Funston Going to Mexico.
The mines furnish coal for
e g g daily until January 31.
Oriental liner, was reported here Wed on a resolution by Dlmlck providing
Northwestern settlers. The miners de
Columbus,
N. M .— General Funston,
Miss
Margarets
Washington, a nesday by officers of the Norwegian that the ways and means committee manded increased wages to meet the who arrived here late Saturday, gave
steamer
Cuzco,
which
arrived
from
have on the desks o f the memFiers by
great-great-grand-niece
of
George
higher cost of living, and the operators an enigmatic answer
when asked
Mexican ports.
the 30th day of the session all the gen
Washington, died at her home in Phil
The vessel encountered by the Cuz eral appropriation bills ready for con have refused to make the advance. whether he intended to visit the field
adelphia.
She had a wide reputation co was o ff Cape San Lucas, Lower
it will headquarters o f the American punitive
sideration.
Senator Wood, of the The government announces
among physicians and medical schools California. A fter coming close enough ways and means committee, appeared operate the mines and pay for their expedition in Mexico. “ I don’t know,
fo r her skill in drawing anatomical to identify the Cuzco, the auxiliary before the resolutions committee and operation out o f the money received but w ill tell you better when I come
proceeded south.
«ketches.
declared himself favorable to the plan. from the coal sold.
out,” he said.
and Pacific Northwest and Other
DEFENDS AMERICAN POSITION