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About The gazette-times. (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 18, 1915)
THK OAZETTE-TIMES. HETPXEK. OKK. Tlf IRSI).Y, FKK. 18, 101.',. PACK n E RESUME OF WORK GF STATEJLEGISLATUEE Last Week of Session Begins With Large Amount of Work Remaining to Be Done. Appropriation Bills Total $5,653,307 Primary 'Election Law Amended Hoi.se Passes State Insurance Bill Sheriffs Get Old Jobs Back Cshcolhotioct for Social Centers Senate Votes Dry on Teat Regulate Dairy Corporation)!. Salem. The legislature started on the last week of the 28th session with the usual congestion of business anil as in past sessions confusion promises to mark the closing hours. All the really important measures remain to be passed, few of them having gone through both houses. No measures of statewide Interest have , reached the governor's desk. Prohibition lcgiBi-tlon remained un settled. Tax measures are incomplete, Irrigation codes are not yet revised, fish and game legislation Is In a tan gle, and complications are threatened on consolidation. The workmen's compensation act amendments are up to the senate. Election and raud law revision, in a few particulars, are badly needed, but neither house has got anywhere on those questions. Night Butssiuns will be necessary all week and by proper attention to business It may be possi ble to clean up the work of the ses sion, but t'tere Is some doubt as to whether the "orators" can be held down without a repressive rule in tlr' house. The senate has already adopt ed a rule of this kind. The legislature has approved the lease of Summer and Abert lakes by the state land board to an eastern syn dicate, headed by Jnson Moore. The large appropriation bills are in but have not been passed. $5,653,307 Provided for in Live Bills. Although the joint ways and means committee has consigned to the legis lative cemetery bills appropriating a total of $1,645,190 and cut requests for appropriations to the bone, there were still ponding In the legislature meas ures appropriating the huge sum of $5,653,307, to be disposed of during the closing week of the session. Bills appropriating a total of $107, 935 are pending in the senate, and bills appropriating a total of $1,127,246 are pending in the house. Committees have passed on appropriation meas ures aggregating $1,643,008 and there are pending before the committees measures calling for appropriations in the sum of $1,486,702. The house has passed bills appro priating $1,388,416, and the senate bills appropriating $23,100. One bill mak ing an appropriation for the partial payment of the expenses of the legis lators and their clerks has passed both houses, and been signed by the gover nor. Petition Change Passsd. A remedial enactment was the pass age of Representative Olson's bill pro viding certain changes in the primary election laws to eliminate petition peddling and enable asplra.its for pri mary nominations to become candi dates by paying flat fees Instead of ob taining the signatures of voters. The petition system Is not eliminated en tirely, however, as the candidal? is given the option of the two methods. Representative Allen's bill to enable rural communities to form organiza tions to obtain a low rate of interest was passed by the house and is herald ed by the up-state members as the first step In the establishment of a rural credit system for the state. It does not attempt to place the state In the business of extending credit to the farmers, but empowers the farmers, themselves, to organize along lines similar to those that have been followed successfully in Euro pean countries for many years. ' State Insurance Provided. The Hlnkle bill passed by the house is a departure in the way of state aid in industrial development. The meas ure proposes a system of annuities similar to those in effect by many countries of Europe and by some of the Canadian provinces. It is not un like state life Insurance, only the pay ments are to bo made on an anttn'Aj basis Instead of In Jup sums. In the event that the insured person dies be fore the date of the first annuity he comes due his estate Is to receive all the money that has been paid in, with interest at the rate of 3 per cent. Sheriffs Win Back Tax-Collecting Job. Sheriffs of the state won a victory when the-house passed Representative Kelly's bill, providing that hereafter all taxes ahull be collected by the sher iffs instead of the county treasurers, and It means that all bills increasing the salaries of the hitter officials will be withdrawn, provided this last meas ure passes the senate. The lust legislature passed a law providing that the county treasurers should collect all taxes except those which wore delinquent. Hecause of the extra work, appeals were made to this legislature by the county treasur ers for an increase of ralaries. The committee on assessment and taxation found itself confronted with the prob lem of reducing the salaries of the sheriffs if they increased the salaries of the county treasurers. Social Center Bill Passes. Senator Moser's bill, providing that public echoolhouses may be used a3 social and civic centers, was passed by the house. This measure legalizes a practice that has been in vogue in Portland and other cities of the state for the last few years. Under the present law the school directors are required to give formal permission for the use of trie school buildings for these purposes, and a fee must be charged to cover the cost of light, heat and janitor serv ice. Under the Moser bill these costs will be paid for out of the special coun ty Bchool district funds. The use of the buildings, however, is not to Inter fere with the regular school service. Senate Test Vote is "Extra Dry." The first test in the state senate on the prohibition bill was a victory for the advocates of a strict law. The minority report of Senator Domlnick of the committee on alcoholic traffic, which was favorable to the bill as passed by the house with no important amendments, was adopted by a vote of 15 to 13. It retained the sentence, "It shall be unlawful for any one person or family within this state to receive from any common carrier more than two quarts of spirituous or vinous liquors or more than 24 quarts of ma't liquors within a period of four successive weeks." The majority report, by Senators Farre'll, Bishop, J. C. Smith and Stray er, eliminated the words "or family" making it possible for eRch adult mem ber of a family to purchase the stipu lated amount. Absent Voter Wins In Bill. The senate passed a bill providing that persons away from home election day may vote wherever they may be for presidential elcc'.jrs, state officers and constitutional amendments by identifying themselves and producing a certificate by the judges of election In their home precincts that they are qualified voters. The bill provides that an elector who expects to be away from home on election day may apply to the judges in the election district In which he lives for a certificate as to his quali fications. Upon the presentation of the certificate to the judges of election where he may be election day and Identification by two qualified resi dent voters, he may exercise the right of suffrage. ' " '. Pro-Farmer Act It Pacsed. A measure intended to prevent big dairy and creamery corporations from freezing cut the small co-operative concerns of the farmers went through the house. All the representatives from the rural districts voted for it and most of the urban legislators also were for It. The bill was introduced by Repre sentative Hunt, of Clackamas county. It requires creamery-companies and others, who purchase dairy products from farmers, to fiie a schedule of their races with the state authorities and prohibits them from paying more for the same commodity In one com munity than they pay in others, freight rates and other costs being consid ered. Governor Signs Teachers' Bill, In the presence of a large delegation of school teachers from Portland, who are members of the Grade Touchers' association, other educators, Senator Moser and others, Governor Withy combe signed Senator Moser's bill, which provides that there shall he no discrimination in the payment of sal aries between male and female teach ers. Governor Wlthycomhe used two pens, and one was presented to the Portland Grade Teachers' association and the other to Miss Galloway, of the Albany schools, where the movement toward the passage of the measure or iginated. Legislative Brevities. The house passed the Max commit tee's bill to remit all penalties on de linquent taxes under the 1913 tax law. Insanity Bhall not be made a cause for divorce in this state, according to a decision of the senate. By a unanimous vote the senate passed a bill which provides a pre torectlil cf r, per cent tor Oregon tiro u ucts In letting contracts for public work. By a vote of 21 to 8 the senate voted an appropriation of $50,000 for erect ing a building for training work at the Oregon state normal school in Mon mouth. The house passed the measure pro viding for an appropriation of $49,200 for the industrial school for girls. This Includes $15,000 for a new cottage. Road work for the coming biemiium Is to bo continued on the one ffturth of 1 mill tax levy of 1913, according to decision of the house. A substantial saving In the expenses of state and local elections will ho pos sible through tho operation of Jtepre sentative Childs' bill which the house has passed. It provides for only two election judges instead of three, as under tho present law. WHY SO MICH KISS? It seems eilly for a steamer of the Lusitania's size to try and disguise her nationality, yet it is rattier hard for an American who is not a flag waving patriot to work himself into a state of indignation over that ftyine of tha Stars and Stripes by a vessel which carried Americans among her passengers. A sensible man will wonder why if it was right in the view of international law for the Em den to steam Into the harbor of Pen- ang and with the British flag flying at her peak and afterward sink the helpless Russian cruiser Jemtchug at anchor it was wrong in the view of international law for the Lusitania, a merchant steamship, to break ont a neutral flag as she coursed up the Irish sea to "deceive" German sub marines and land her passengers safely at Liverpool. It is true that the Lusitania was not a combatant and theoretically was immune from attack, but the fact must be taken into consideration, as accounting for Captain Patrick Dow's act, that more than one British merchant ship had been sunk by German submarines without the preliminary of boarding and examination of the ship's papers, which international law requires. The incident may not be altogether pleasing to Americans who are sensi tive about the misuse of their flag even for the purpose that is pleaded in justification, but if the Lusitania had proceeded under her own colors and been sent to the bottom by a German torpedo, together with ex Senator Lafayette Young and other Americans, would there not now be Incalculably more indignation in the United States than the misuse of tho flag by the Lusitania to reach her pier unscathed has provoked? We should judge from the comment in London that the incident is not al together agreeable to Englishmen. They do not seem to be proud of it. They would be better pleased if the "meteor flag of England" had been kept flying as the Lusitania under forced draft sped on her way to Liv erpool, taking her chances of being held up or torpedoed. New York Sun. Minor & Company Christian Cliurcrf Xotcs. Next Sunday morning will see a solid line-up of tho Reds and Blues in the Sunday School contest. If you are not yet enrolled, get into th' fight. At 11 a. m. the minister's subjec will be: "The Good Samaritan." Christian Endeavor 6:45 p. m. Hear Mrs. Ellis at the evening hour. Subject: "In His Steps." f T ? f f I: "GOOD GOODS" Our New Gordon Hats having just arrived WE WANT YOU- to come in and select yours now and to give us your approval of the many new features and beautiful styles we are .showing. AVe have the hats a large, full, complete stock new up-to-date and advanced in style. Now we want you to have yours; we want you to know and be satisfied that you have a "GOKDON" "up-to-the-minute on your head. Have you seen those new shades of Green and Brown those contrasting bands, so effective, and those neatly tied bows? t Y V v WE ARE ANXIOUS TO SHOW YOU SO MAKE UP YOUR MIND AND HAVE A "New Gordon" THE LATEST HATS FOR BOYS ARE HERE AND ON DISPLAY- BOYS WE CAN SATISFY YOU. SEE THE NEW BROWNS, BLUES, GREYS, ETC. J. K. Starr of Fossil, county attor ney of Wheeler county, was in Hepp ner a couple of days this week attend ing the sessions of Hepnper Chapter No. 26 H. A, M. 7 Y f Y f Y f f Y Y Y Y Y f T Y f t t Y f t t t Y SALE SALE SALE Lasts but two days longer Friday and Saturday, Feb. 18 and 19 So take advantage of those extra low prices while they last. Remember, everything in GENTS FURNISHINGS and DRY GOODS is greatly reduced, but remains so only through SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 19th. Minor & Company, HEPPNER OREGON ...''. t HOOSIER Ginger 1 1 ! I War On Out-of- Date Kitchens The great war now being waged by . 700,000 women onfout-of-date kitchens is more farrreaching than that of any army. THE HOOSIER CABINET is the weapon they use. You can store - 400 articles in this new Hoosier all ready for instant use. You can make your kitchen up-to-date, no matter how old it is Simply by installing a HOOSIER. Ubx hi : White Beauty"-JV Tht Niw Hooiiw Put Your Whole Kitchen at Fin gers' Ends in the NEW H00 SIR By combining your pantry, cupboard, and kitchen table all in one spot, it en ables you to sit down at work, and Save Millions of Steps. The time and energy you save with this new Hoosier pay you back its little cost almost before you pay for it on our liberal terms. The New Hoosier fits any kitchen. We will set it up in yours and let you be the judge of its usefulness. If you are not de lighted with it you can't keep it. No woman can walk all day in her kitchen carrying things from place to place with out wearing herself out. When you begin to worry, and suffer with nerves and backache, you'll probably find miles of needless steps the main cause. The New Hoosier is a wonder of convenience. In a space of forty-two inches wide are places for over 400 articles. There are forty special labor-saving devices seventeen entire ly new. And you can have this New Hoosier on terms so easy you'll never miss the cost. Begin now on saving those miles of steps. The New Hoosier is called "The White Beauty" and no other name suits it so well. See this great cabinet now in our win dow. Our supply is limited so you had better hurry. CASE FURNITURE CO., Exclusi ve Agent f Y Y M, A. r t ? Y ? Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y v t Y t Y T ? ? Y f Y y Y Y V t Y i t v