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TH K N E W B K It G G R A P H I C OREGON LAWMAKERS’ WORK AS REVIEWED Last Week of Session at Hand With Much To Do N o Big Appropriation Bills Passed— Good Roads Legislation Still Pend* Ing— House Would W ork Until March 1- 8 hour Bill Now a Law— Minimum Wags Bill Now In Senate. Salem.— The legislative assembly faces the last weak of the session with the house still congee ted with bills. The senate calendar was practically cleaned up and from now on that body w ill devote Its time to consideration o f house bills. Much Important legislation la still awaiting action by one or both houses. None o f the big appropriation bills have been passed up to the governor. Good roads legislation Is still In the air, owing to hostility in some quar ters and conflicting opinions among those really In favor of some real legislation to promote Improved high ways throughout the state. The workmen’s compensation act has passed the house and Is now In the senate. There Its progress Is Im peded by Day’s compulsory a c t The record at the close o f the week showed nine bills of the last session passed over the governor’s veto; 46 bills passed and signed or filed by the governor; two bills in the gover nor’s hands; one bill passed this ses sion vetoed by the governor and the veto sustained; five bills have passed both bouses; 161 bills have passed the house; 100 bills have passed the sen- May Work Until March. A resolution pledging the members o f the legislature to remain In session for 40 “ actual working daya,” and setting 6 o'clock o f March 1-for ad journment Instead of February 21 was introduced in the bovbe. The house resolution provides that legislators, clerks and all legislative employes shall receive pay for 40 “ working days.” West Throws Bombshell. Declaring that no opposition bills wiU receive the sanction of the gov ernor unless it be one absolutely ne cessary to carry 'bn the affairs of the government, mutual disposition Is made o f appropriations to care for the wards of the r vta, the governor threw a bombshell into the legislature. H e sent a message In which he charged the failure to get the big ap propriation bills Into the legislature to the chairman o f the ways and means committee. Leaders state that there w ill be a sufficient number wbo w ill remain over I f the executive Is inclined to be Intractable to deal with the situation. The ways and means committee of the house made a report, replying to the message o f the governor, in which the members denied delaying appro priation bills for political e ffe c t They declared they have already saved the state $1,000,000 by the pruning pro cess and expect to save a total o f 44,000,000. •-Hour Bill Is a Law. Without amendment and but few dissenting votes, the so-called eight- hour day bill was passed by the house m reconsideration. The bill also pass ed the senate and was signed by Gov ernor W est The bill carries an appropriation of $7000 for the two years between ses sions of the legislature to take cars o f the work of the commission which is authorised to have charge. None o f the commissioners are t o ‘ receive salaries, however. Minimum Wage Bill Passed. The house minimum wage bill pass ed the senate and now becomes a las unless vetoed by the governor. Stated briefly, ths minimum wage bill provides for a commission of three to be appointed by the governor, oonsistlng o f 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 employment and conditions of labor. The law carries an appropriation of $3609 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 rt the Panama-Pacific Exposition passed the senate carrying an appropriation of $200,000. It also provides for the appointment of a commission of throe to be named by a committee consist ing o f the governor, secretary sf stale, state treasurer, president sf the sen ate and speaker of the house. Sterilisation Bill Pasaes. With Just 16 votes, the number needed for passage, the Lewelllng bill for sterilisation of habitual ¿rtmlnals, moral degenerates and perverts went to victory in the senate. Dr. Owens Adair of Astoria, who originated the bill and has lebbled for it at succeeding sessions of the legis lature, was a witness to its final suc cess, and she was Invited by Governor W est to be present in his office when be signed It last Saturday. 60 Days' Session Urged. The house adopted a resolution di recting the submission to the vote of the people, at the next general elec tion. a constitutional amendment lengthening the session o f the legis lature from 40 to 60 actual working days, and raising the pay o f the legis lators from $3 to $6 a day. The house also adopted a compan ion resolution directing that an am endment be submitted to the vote o f the people providing thgt two sesstons shall be held—a first session o f 20 days, then a temporary adjournment, and then an after-session, and per manent adjournment The reason for the two la that It would give legis lators more time to consider bills and secure the sentiment o f the people with relation to measures submitted. Referendum Date Is Sat, Day's bill, providing fo~ a special referendum election, to be held Sep tember 2, passed the senate. It In voked considerable debate, being ad vocated warmly by Day, Moser, Thompson, Bean and others and op posed by McColloch, M iller and Neun- er. The bill carries an emergency clause to prevent the possibility of being itself referred. The object of calling the special election Is to prevent large projects like the PanamarPaclflc appropriation, the workmep's compensation bill and good roads and other important pro posals, from being held up fo r two years. Bull Moose Are Recognised. The Bull Moose party w ill be able to participate in the primaries before the city election in Portland under the provisions of a bill that passed the senate. This bill provides that any'political party casting 20 per cent o f the vote at the preceding election may participate in the primaries. The bill also carries an emergency clause which w ill 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 IS votes in its favor. It is amended so as to provide $26,000 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. Tbe institution is to be con structed on the cottage plan. Firearms Bill is Passed. Perkins’ firearms bill passed the senate. This amended bill provides that 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 o f 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 Should H. B. 147 by Parsons, which has Just passed the house, be enacted Into law, thousands o f dollars w ill pour Into the coffers o f county treas urers In Interest on county money, for it provides that all funds shall be deposited with a bank which w ill 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 B 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 passed 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 ths fairs In each county to the counties. West Bill Approved by House Hagood’s bill for a state-wide tin plate law, similar to that now in force in Portland, was passed by ths house. It requires the owners of all hotels, lodging houses, etc., to post a sign at their doors to tell who owns the prop erty. This is one of the bills urged by Governor West. Another bill fa 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 a 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 the county taxes due ths state ths in terest 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. Tbe house passed a bill requiring state banks to capitalise to 26 per cent of the amount of deposits and surplus carried by them. MEXICAN SITUATION ALARMS WASHINGTON Troops Held At Guantanamo Ready to Proceed to Mexico Washington.— A fter a pr olong e d oabtnet session Secretary o f State Knox was directed by President T a ft to reply to the request o f Franctsoo L Madero o f Mexico for a definite state ment of the policy of the United States toward Mexico. • Despite the alarming information that has continued to come into Wash ington for the last few days, not a member o f the president’s cabinet fa vored intervention when summoned te the meeting. President T a ft replied to Madero’s plea for non-intervention, saying no orders for landing American troops had been given; pointing out “ the vital Importance o f the early estab lishment of peace and order," and that the “ present paramount duty Is the prompt relief o f the situation.” Tw o thousand United States mar ines from various barracks along the Atlantic Odast were ordered to Cuba, to be held in readiness fo r possible use in Mexico. Guantansmo is the objective point o f the marines, who w ill be establish ed in camp In connection with the fleet, under the command o f Rear A d miral Badger. Whether these men w ill get farther than Guantanamo w ill (Jepend upon Mexican developments. Besides the movement of the mar ines, two army transports were order ed to proceed at once from Newport News to Galveston, Texas, where they might be close at hand for the move ment o f troops from the border should any unexpected emergency arise. President T a ft plainly is worried by the fact that although he has only 16 more days to serve In the W hite House the situation in Mexico shows little signs of becoming less trouble some. The president has no desire to leave over for Mr. Wilson the settle ment o f this country’s relations with Mexico, but he Is decidedly opposed to taking any measures himself, un less extreme provocation and whole sale murder o f Americans drive him to i t ARMISTICE IS SOON BROKEN THEODORE HOOK. Stories of the Greatest Practical JekSr of Hia Day. Of the list o f geniuses the name of Theodore Hook is near the top. At sixteen he was ‘making a big in come and en joy in ' great popularity, llis name was blazoned in the papers as a prodigy, his portraits were in the shop windows, and he had free admission to all theaters and other places of amusement. For years he was a social and literary lion. His last words were: “ It is only to the grave that I must be carried. I f my poor children were safe I would not care. I am suffering under a con stant depression of spirits which no one who sees me in society dreams of." Hook’s practical jokes were the talk of the day. H is intimates egg ed him on continually, and there waA nothing he would stop at. One day they pointed out to him as an appropriate specimen for his mu seum s gilded eagle of enormous dimensions which had just been erected over a grocer’s shop. A few weeks afterward while entertaining his coterie at dinner at one of the old taverns he ordered the “game” to be served. T o the astonishment of the guests the waiter entered the room staggering under the burden of a dish of unusual size. On un covering it there was produced the identical eagle which Hook aa a practical joke had contrived,tocarry off. Merely for this sort of fun Hook used to pull off knockers and bell handles, carry away tradesmen’s signs, overturn the boxes of sleep ing janitors and do other devilment until he had a room ful of house hold attachments and street orna ments. One night Hook was passing a great house where there was a re ception of the swellest of the swells. Dinner had just been announced. He said to the friend accompanying him: “John, I ’m going in here to spend the evening. Call for me at 11 o’clock.” The friend was horri fied. Said he in protest, “ Y o u do not know these grand people, and you a re, not an invited guest.” “ That’s all right. Call for me at 11.” Knocking at the door, he gave his hat confidently to the lackey and was ushered upstairs. Entering the drawing room, he affected at first to have diacovered hia mistake and oured anch sallies of wit that the ost and hostess actually pressed him to stay for dinner. A t 11 o’clock, when his frien d called, not knowing whether he would find Hook at the reception or in the lockup, he was more than aa- tonished on entering the drawing room to see Hook seated 4t the pi- anp delivering some extempore p o - etry to a bevy of the fairest women in the gathering. Perceiving the entrance of his friend, the practical joker, who had not hitherto divnlg- ed his name, arose and said: E Heavy Firing Boon Announces Return of Troop« to Foot Mexico City.— Hostilities were re sumed with renewed fierceness after a truce which lasted only a few hours. The armistice signed at 2 o’clock Sunday morning by the representa tives o f both sides, agreeing to sus pend operations for 24 hours, was bro ken before noon. Soon sounds of heavy cannonading and the whirr of machine guns announced the return of the federal troops to their posts In front o f ths arsenal. It appeared as If I'm vary much pleased with your fare. Tour cellar’s as good ss your oook. the words o f Mpdero and Dias might M y friend’s Mr. Tsrry, ths player. prove prophetic and that this time And I ’ m Mr. Theodore Hook. the battle should be to a finish. The king, being present and full President Madero reiterated bis re of enjoyment, took a great fancy to fusal to comply with the suggestion of Hook and immediately appointed the senators that he resign. He de him treasurer to the island of M au clared that he still was able to domin ritius with a salary of $10,000 a ate tbe situation and that. If given year. time, be would crush tbe rebel forcée. j ----------------------- Needleee Ceremony. Castro Freed by U. 8. Court. Peter had been hastily bidden to New York.— Ciprlano Castro is free . Bobby H u n t’s party, and his mother to come and go in this country at will. was “ rounding him up” in front of Judge Ward, In tbs federal district the washstana. oourt, sustained the w rit of habeas j “ Oh, mother,” he said, “ do I have corpus in ha behalf, overruling the to have a whole bath ?” immigration authorities. “ Certainly.” Peter mumbled something, and Ethsl Roosevelt to Wed. his mother asked him what it was. New York.— Colonel and Mrs. Theo “ I said, ‘Are you sure it wasn’t dore Roosevelt have made known the just your idea ?’ ” replied Peter. engagement o f their second daughter, “ I ’m certain I heard Bobby’s moth Ethel Carow Roosevelt, to Dr. Richard er tell you over the telephone that Derby, son o f the late Richard H. the party was very inform al.”— Derby, o f New York. Y ou th ’s Companion. * May Extend Oregon 8eeslon Salem, Ore.— An Iron-clad agreement has been signed by 22 members of the state senate, agreeing to remain In session for s period of five days after the forty (40) days period shall have elapsed for the purpose of considering the vetoed messages of the governor, if any, and to dispose of said vetoed messages. In the house there are 42 members who have also agreed to remain over until after the session adjourns. Joaquin Miller Dead San Francisco.— Joaquin Miller, the poet of the Sierras, died In his one- foom cqbln, which he built with his own hands In the Piedmont hills many years ago. Hia 8ystem. Shippen Clark (to his employer, leaving the office)— Oh, Mr. System, haven’t vou fo rg o tte n you r urn- brella? f t ’s raining. Mr. System— Can’t help it. I have made a resolution to have one here aud one at home to provide for all emergencies. Now, if I take this one they’ll both be at home.— Lon- don Tit-Bits _________________ Worth Seeing. In a certain preparatory school in Washington an instructor one day made the statement that “ every year a sheet of water fourteen feet thick is raised to clouds from the sea.” “ At what time of the vear does that occur, professor?” asked a I'cshmnn. “ It must ’ be a sight worth going a long way to see.” Nevada Divorce« Checked R«no, N «v.— Nevada's divorce Indus try received a death blow In the state Not Evon tho Clock. senate at Carson, when the Barnes Two ladies were being shown amendment, providing for a one year through the State Hospital For the residence aa a primary requisite to an Insane. As they entered a ward application for legal separation, was one turned to the qthor and said, adopted by a vote of 20 tb 1. The “ I wonder if that clock is right?” measure, known as the Barnes bill, An inmate standing near over had received the approval of G over heard her and instantly replied: nor riddle and has been adopted in “ Great Scott, no! It wouldn’t be the assembly. h o - if it was!” — Lippincott’s. . » NEWS FROM OUR NATIONAL CAPITAL Democratic Party Leaders Are Divided On Appropriation Question Washington.— Tbe general problem of Democratic appropriations was tak en op In a conference o f Democratic advocates o f eoonomy. The action of the bouse naval affairs committee, when tbe Democrats, after an all-day conference, failed to reach an agree ment to cut down the $146,000,000 to be carried by tbe naval appropriation bill, was tbe principal subject of dis cussion by tbe 60 members o f tbe bouse who are determined upon econo my. Tbe party leaders are greatly dis turbed by the split in tbe bouse on tbe question of appropriations. Tbs appropriation bills, according to Re presentative Fitzgerald, o f New York, chairman o f the appropriations com mittee, w ill place tbe cquntry’s expen ditures at a point higher than baa yet been reached, and economy advocates declare that tbe appropriations of this congress w ill be at least $100,000,000 over the billion mark. The Democrats wbo are opposed to tbe two battleship programme declare that unless the amount carried by the naval bill is materially reduced they w ill prosecute a filibuster which w ill prevent the passage of the bill at this session. Would Bar 8trik# by 8elzlng Roads. Tbe threatened tieup o f 64 eastern railroads by the proposed strike of firemen was the basis of a resolution for government ownership o f these railroad properties, introduced when the house assembled by Representa tive Berger. Berger’s resolution proposed that in case of a strike and tie up o f the rail- way 8yBtem for more than a week, the president of tbe United States should be empowered to seise tbe railways with all their terminals, belt lines, lands, coal mines, workshops and oth er properties on the ground o f public emergency, and his right o f eminent domain and to manage and operate j them through the post office depart- ment until congress should create a department of railways. Filibuster Sounds Knsll of Bills. Unless “ economy Democrats,“ led by. Representative Roddenberry, quit filibustering against what they char acterise as extravagant appropriation bills. It appeared almost certain that no more bills would be passed in tbe house at this session, i The filibusterera are now preparing to prevent action on the $180,000,000 pension bill now pending in the house, ! The naval bill, which provides for ! two new battleships and carries an sp propriatlon o f $149,000,000, was allow- ed to stand but the public buildings bill was cut until It now carries only about $26,000,900. President Vetoes Immigration Bill. President T a ft vetoed the Burnett? Dillingham immigration bill, stating in a special message to the senate that his reasons for doing so were based upon protests from various foreign governments. In his message President T a ft sue ts In ed the objections to the literacy test, sayiag in part: “ I do this reluctantly. The bill con tains many valuable amendments to the immigration Isws, insuring greater certainty o f the excluding of undesira ble immigrants. But I cannot make I up my mind to sign a bill whose chief provisions violate a principle which ought, in my opinion, to be upheld.” Joe Cannon Dined. The heads of the nation, the cabinet and officials, high and low, met to toast and wine and dine "Uncle Joe” Cannon, and wish him “ Godspeed back to Danville, 111." “ Uncle Joe,” his cigar tilted btutfc along the well-re membered angfe, sat back, at times overwhelmed with emotion as he felt the touch of human friendship among the tributes p; 1 him by friends and foe9 a,ike- Set speeches to the “ best fighting 1 man ln Pub,,c llfe" were mad* President Taft. Speaker Clark. Secre- tary Na6el> Postmaster General Hitch- cock. Attorney General W ickeraham. Senators Root, Williams and Penrose, Representatives McKinley and Mc- Call, Senator-elect James, and a host of others. National Capital Brevities. Census enumerations In the cities and towns of the United States will hereafter be taken largely by letter- carriers, If congress gives its sanction 10 a Plan ^ TTORNEY-AT-LAW CLAR ENCE B U T T W ill practice in all the courts of the state. Special attention (riven to pro bate work, the writing of deeds, mort gages, contracts and the drafting of all legal papers. N ew berg, Oregon. O f f ic e — Second Floor Bank o f N ew berg Building. C. R. CHAPIN LAWYER Practice in all courts; Probate, Deeds, Mortgages and all legal papeoa. A b stracts examined. j DR. C. A. ELDRIEDGE D E N TIS T Office over First National Bank Phone White &-1 a I DR. A. M. DAVIS s $ D EN TIS T fc » ' O ff lee ever Ferguson's Drue Btore £ ^ PH O N E BLACK 37 £ CWOOOOOODOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOB V Dr. John S. Rankin * PHYSICIANS mmi SURGEONS Office over U . S. National Bank s S Office phone Blue 171 Residence Phone Black 116 I LITTLEFIELD & RO M IG P H Y S IC IA N S A S U R G E O N S I Office in First N e t ’l Bank Building Phon ■, Black 81 D R. TH OS. W . HESTER Physician and Surgeon Office in Dixon Building N E W BERG - - OREGON Dr. E. P. Dixon Dentist Phone Office White 22 Rea. W hite 8 N ew berg, Oregon DR. G. E. STUART Physician & Surgeon Chronic dueues a »penalty. Call» answered promptly day or night. Office 213 Main St. oppoeite Commercial Hotel Phoae*: O ftce, Black 21; Re»., Red 69 A. E. W IL S O N Optician . Eyes examined and glasses made to fit Phone Blue 38 202 First SL J. C. PRICE DENTIST Office over U. S. Natl. Bank Phone Black 171 W . W . Hollingsworth & Son Funeral Directors & Em balm era Calls Answe-ed Day or Night Lady Assistants. Office, W hite 25 N o extra charge Rea. Black 94 N ew b e rg, O re . W. J. SANDERS Contractor in Cement Work Parties wishing to do their own cement work can save a lot o f hard labor by renting my cement mixer. CHARGES REASONABLE by <>n8" 8 Erector Durand, la his annual report, just made public. Carrying a total appropriation of $94.586.628. the army appropriation bill was reported to the senate from ; the committee on military affairs. which Increased the allowance made by the house by $680.450. An aggregate of $19,800,086 Is ex pended annually by the government to maintain the public health service of the various departments, according to a statement forwarded to the senate by the secretary of the treasury. è CH ASE & LINTON G R A V E L COM PANY All kinds of gravel for con crete work, cement blocks, or wood work furnished on short notice. Telephone White 85
