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, MEDFORD, ORKd'OX, MONDAY, JANUARY li. 19:i0
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E RATIFIES FEDE
SUFFRAG
Senate in Race WiHi House Wins by Six Minutes Governor Olcott in Mes
saae to Lcqislature Stands bv Original Demand for Two Fish and Garni;
Commissions, But Is Willinq to Compromise Wants Vote On Capital
Punishment and Chanqe in Workirtqmsrr's Compensation Law Bills
Come in bv Wholesale Rattqinq Fr om Protection of Elk to Reducina the
Hiqh cost of Livinq Feelinq Dev flops very stronqly Aqainst the Full
20 Day Session Bitter Fiqht Over Fish Commission Is Certain.
SALEM. Ore. J..n. 12. The Orr
1:011 legislature, in special session
here today ratified th amendment t
the national constitution trantiir.'
suffrage to women. ,
The ratification resolution pussed
the senate at 10:00 o'clock and the
house six minutes later.
For the introduction of the resolu
tion an interesliiur race developed be
tween Senator r'arrcll, republican of
Multnomah counlv. and Mrs. Alexan
der Thompson, democratic, represen
tative from Wasco counlv. -Mr-.
Thompson won. She introduced the
resolution at 10:10 o'clock. The sen
ate however, was the first to pass the
resolution. It is now rcadv for Gov
ernor Olcotl to siiiii. The vote of
both houses was unanimous.
Hush ol' Hills
SALKM, (Ire., Jan. 12. A special
session of the Orcunn. lcsrislaluic.
called recently hv Governor Olcotl.
opened at the stale house here this
morninir.
Many hills have been placed he fore
the houses for consideration,
thotiuh the coventor's call set forth
five measures to he passed up. Chief
in the lot is the ratification of the
woman suffrage amendment to the
federal constitution. Increase in the
rate of compensation paid to injured
workmen, the restoration of capital
punishment, provision of additional
funds to earrv on the Oregon ex-soldiers'
educational work',' and action
toward guarantee of interest on pay
ments on irrieation bonds, arc to he
taken up by the solons.
The recent controversy over the
,ptote irame and fieri commission
niukes action on a measure providing
two entirely n,ew joint commissions
imperative.
The other bills remliinir the em
iin! Binee the cull of the special ses
sion cover a wide rnnu of subjects
irom the protection of elk to the hiuh
cost of livinsr. Whether these will he
considered durinir the special session
is problematical as fcelinir for a short
tension and against the full 'JO-ciav
special seaHion ollotment is slror.ir.
The Rovernor'a messoee in full fol
lows :
To the Members of the Senate ami
the House of Representatives of
the Oregon Tjetfislature :
You have loen convened in extra
ordinary session for the purpose ol
considering certain suhpecls which,
information .at haftd has 'Mil !the
chief executive of the state to be
lieve of sufficient importance-to war
rant your careful and early consider
ation. These are abnormal times and
abnormal times are productive of
emergencies. It could scarcely have
been expected that in your regular
session last year human wisdom could
have conceived of meeting all possi
ble contingencies during a biennial
period fraught with shifting condi
tions .
To grapple with and overcome the
essential emergencies and, as far as
possible, to alleviate burdens anil
solve problems leading to constructive
ends, I have exercised the constitu
tional duty of the executive "on ex
traordinary occasions, convene the
legislative assembly bv proclama
tion." Following further the consti
tutional provision I wiil slate to you
here in joint asembly the purposes
for which vou have been convened:
Workmen's Compensation
Mv primary object in calling to
gether the legislators nt this time is
to meet a grave emergency seriou-lv
affecting, the welfare, and. in mnnv
instances, the lives of the men and
women employed in the industries of
our stnte.
Compensation benefits provided for
injured workmen by the workmen's
compensation law were established bv
the legislature in 101:1, when living
costs were very materially less than
Uuw. If the compensation payments.
! nrnnnn
II
were properly rated at that lime, il
is self evident Ihcv are whollv inade
quate under present conditions.
They are so low that the families
of nianv injured workmen, who are
uncapacilalcil lor any lengin ol lime,
are brought lo a degree ol want that
should not prevail wiien the slide has
uuderlakcn to provide for its injured
workers. j
When the legislature was in ses
sion a year ago. the prevailing opin
ion was that the cost .of living would
soon begin to decrease. 1'or thai rea
son, it was not considered necessary
at that time to make a material in
crease in Ihe compensation benefits.
Tlio changes were made, one increas
ing Ihe amount to he allowed an in
jured worker for his children under
.1(1 years, of age from ?( lo -H per
month, and tint oilier providing that
Ihe awards for permanent partial
disability shall be in addition lo the
amount paid lo ihe injured workman
for temporary time loss.
With the cost of hare necessities
continuously on the increase, condi
tions in Ihe homes of injured work
men continue to grow worse, and Ihe
number of appeals to the state indus
trial accident commission frpin injur
ed workers or their wives for greater
assistance grow in number.
When the members of the commis
sion brought the situation to mv at
tention, I decided it would not be
just nor fair to these sufferers to
wait -another year until the regular
session of Ihe legislature should meet
to give them relief. It is n condi
tion which should he remedied iinma
diutely. As the workmen's compensation
law was originally drafted bv a com
mit tee representing 'he employers, the
employes, and the public, 1 called for
a committee representing these three
interests lo consider Ihe present sit
uation and ninke recommendations to
this extraordinary session ol the leg
islature.
This committee was comprised of
five members selected by the orgnn
ization representing the employers of
Ihe state, live selected by the organi
z.ition representing the employes ol.
the slate, and five selected by my
self to represent Ihe public at large.
This committee of fifteen met, and
has unanimously recommended thai
a flat increase of :tO per cent be made
on all compensation payments (lat
in,' back to December 1, 11!- A
careful investigation into the funds
available to the state industrial ncci
dent commission indicates that thii
increase in compensation benefits
may he made without an increase in
the rates of contribution to the in
dustrial accident fund bv the employ
ers or emplovcs-of the state.
The special committee recommenos
that the increase shall be embodied
in an emergency measure, and shall
apply to all payments falling due be
tween December 1, 1019, and June 30,
lll'.'l.
In addition to an emergency in
crease in the compensation benelit
iJ,U si ial committee recommends
that an net be pas-ed giving author
ity to the Industrial accident com
mission to expend a portion of these
funds for the vocational rehabilitation
of injured workmen. It is intended
that the commission shall tarn its ef
forts to restoring permanently maim
ed men and women to positions ol
self support where they will again
become assets rather than liahilitie
in their eoiiimunitv.
Industry, with its modern machin
ery and speed of production, is pro
ducing more cripples than all the war
that have been fought. As the result
of industrial accidents men are los
ing their anus, or legs, ,r eves ever
week in the year. Ii is right that
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HOU
SE PALLS
Most Unique Experience Earthnuake
Annals Befalls Mexican Professor
House I A) Feet Below Surface of
Earth Food and Water Lowered
bv Neiqhbors Disaster Feared.
MI'.XK CITY, .Ian. 11!. Unique
in the annals of the earthquake is
the. experience of the family of Pro
fessor Francisco Uiveros ol' Harranea
Nueva. The, quake opened a great
chasm in the earth in which their
home was engulfed.
For mere than a week members of
the family; have been living in the
bottom of this abyss at least 140 feet
below the surface of the earth. Sur
viving neighbors have been lowering
them food and water at the- imminent
rUk of dislodging rocks which might
fall and crush these beneath.
(Belief is ox pressed that rain or
new shocks will mean the death of
those imprisoned in the abyss.
Jieports of the San Miguel district
indicate tho eruption of the new cra
ter is decreasing in violence. A tele-
ram from the mayor of i'halchiecm-
ula, slate of Puebla, however, states
that shocks have been numerous
there since the first earthquake and
that he has received information
that the towns of Saltillo, LaKragua
and Chiehotla nearby have been de
stroyed. '
Investigators report that in .lalapa
fifty persons were killed and 20U in
jured by the earthquake.
PREST POME
IS
PARIS, Jan. 12. -Most of the out
going senators who were candidates
were re-elected yesterday, one out
standing exception being Charles
Humbert, who was acquitted last
May by a courtmartial of a charge
of having had dealings with the en
fimy. He withdrew on the second
ballot and asked his supporters to
hrow their strength to President
Poincare.
One unified socialist candidate was
elected. Hitherto that party had
boycotted tho tenate, advocating its
abolition .'
For the first time in the history of
France the premier is not a membir
cf either the senate or the chamber
of deputies. This was a result of M
Clemenceau's refusal to be a candi
date in tho Var constituency, Itene
Kenoult being elected to the pre
mier's seat in the senate. M. Cle
menceau will thus he unable to take
part in the election of a president.
Today's newspapers united in fe
Ifcitating President Poincaro on his
election tc the senate from the de
partment of the Meuse.
President Poincaro has written to
the electors accepting the senator
ship. He was not a candidate but
received a few votes on'the first bal
lot and was chosen almost unanim
ously en the second.
"I am profoundly touched by the
mark of faithful affection you have
spontaneously given me," he wrote.
"At the end of the magistracy en
trusted to me by the general assem
bly I shall be proud again to repre
sent the patriotic populations of the
Meuse, some of whom have been dur
ing four years the victims of invasion
while others have h.-.d their homes
destroyed, and all of whom have
borne unheard of sacrifices with the
noblest courage. I shall work with
them for the re-birth of our unfor
tunate country. They can count upon
my entire devotion."
Costa Rica Wants a Navy.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 1-'. Co-ta
Itica :''!"'t'utini; for the purchase
of two of the di-anned submarine
( -hasers offered for sale hv the navv
deparlment, Consul Chae Jodav ad
vised the department of commerce.
AUiOKA, III.. Jan. V2.A raldc
from Chefoo. ( 'hina. announces the
death of J)r. Hunter Corbett. 81, n
moderator of the Pre-bvterian church
of the 1'nited States in Hint! and a
missionary to China for ."7 venrs. I lr.
Corb'-l t horn in Leather wood.
Ha.. Dec. .
QUAKE CREVICE
Ml ME
Hi 0. S. TROOPS M
SIBERIA HOME, LEAVE
POLICE WORK TO-iAPS
$ "
! $ 'I
WASHINGTON. Jan. 12.-- f
(Bv tlie Associated Press-.) ----- v
Tin- 8.000 American troops in
Siberia will beirin t heir home- v
ward movement f-omi after the v
middle of February, leaving to
Japan the protection of the Si-
berian railroad and the loval
Russians in eastern Siberia,
The American railway com-
iuUmoii, which lias been direct-
inir the opera lion ol' the Siberian
railroad, will conie out be To re '
tiiat time, it was "learned todnv ''
and as the ('.echo-Slovak t roups v
will have been repatriated earlv
next month the reason for the
presence ol' the American mili-
tarv forces will have been re-
moved. '
J J .!.
WASHINGTON", Jan. 12. Bitu
minous colli miners will accept unre
servedly uny 'decision lnuilo by the
president's coal commission in settle
ment of tho coal Hti'Hiu, John I..
Lewis, acting president of the United
-Mine Workers of America, declared
at tho opening 'today t.'f the first puh
lic henrinKS'of tho commission. Mr.
Lewis added tnat tho miners' repre
sentatives would 'assist tho commis
sion's inquiry.
Ulr. Lewis' assurance was given In
answer to a question by Chairman
Henry X. 'Robinson.
Thomas V. Urewstor, chairman of
the scale committee of the operators
in tho 'central -competitive field, re
plying to the sanio question by the
chairman, said ho could make no
promises for tho operators until the
commission had given answers to ten
questions propounded by the opera
tors. '
Chairman Robinson said the coin
mission would take up the questions
and furnish a statement to the opera
tors. The commission then adjourn
ed until tomorrow.
SHOOT AUTO TIRES
TACO.MIA. .Ian, 12. - Hv shoolin
into holh rear tires of an . automobile
contniiiinir three lied ''moooii-
shiners" deputy sheriff todav cap
tured three Kalians and lodged thetn
in llie county iail charged with vio
lating (he prohibition law. One of
the lnnrpst stills vet found i" t li ; s
eonntv, and said It) belomr to the men.
Pito Catalano, (Julano Socciello, mid
Marion Tallarlo. was located. Kive
liO t;allon tanks -contfi'iiinir whiske
mash and Y. trail"" of liuuor wen
taken.
After discovering the still the of
ficers .saw the owners appeared Inn
upon Hceintr the officers turned tun!
jumped into their automobile.
W.LSIIINfiTON. Jan r lfndicjil
laids hv the department of justice
have caused a slowinir up of (he IH'J'I
census count in New Yorl;. P.o-don
and ofher cities with l rue foreign
born population, according to rcpoiU
todav to Sam L. liouers. director of
the census bureau. In order, that
foreigners mav he assured that cen
sus enumerators an not deparlment
of i ust ice" atrent the department lias-
ordered interpreters to precede enu
merators Jin idistriets inhabited hv
foreigners.
Hrotcts from Minennpoli tha'
I-os Angeles j-i count imr touiis s a
resident are bein' irive tinted bv
the ccii-stia hureuu.
rEii
THIS F1M
Commoner Sen:ls Tcletirani to U. S.
Senators Uniiiui Ratification So
That United States Can Enter
Lcauue of Nations at Its First
Wftetimi Jov of American People
Would Be as Great as On Armistice
DayCom prom isa Efforts Attain.
it
' Issue Call Today
WASHINGTON. Jan. Hi.--The
formal call for Ihe first
meet imr of the League of Na
tions council, which is to be held
at Paris I'Yidu v. will he issued
bv President Wilson, prohahlv
Indav, it was announced at Ihe
slate department.
The president's call will he
brief and will be directed to the
ambassadors nf the various en
tente powers so thev mav nolifv
their uovcrunieiits. The council
will meet at M:'Ml a. m. Paris
time.
I
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WASHINGTON, Jan. 12. --- II r.
Hrvan's position on the I real v was
discussed briefly in the senate. Sen
j'.or K'n'j", democrat,' I'tah, saiil 1 ho
proposal for compromise rescrvn
tions "was not. original with Mr.
Itrvan," although a lame part of the
press was "dissiminntiiu: tho idea
that the plan is Mr. Hrvan's and thai
a number of democratic senators are
now readv to abandon tlieir previous
views and ratify Ihe treaty."
4Mv own opinion is lhal Ihe treaty
will be speedily ratilied with certain
leservalions," said Senator Kiuir.
"I also believe the trcalv will be
ratified prunptlv," remarked Semi
tor Ashurst, democrat, Arizona, "bid
I think it will be ratified sooner be
ause Mr. Hrvan came to lown.'
.WASIIIXfiTOX. .Inn. TJ. A num
ber of. (lemoernlic seiuilorH re
ceiveil lelenriillis Indav lYoin Willinm
-f. Hrviin, urL'inir ratil'ieiitiiin ol' Ihe
Irealv no Hint Ihe I'niled Slnles colli, 1
enter Ihe I.enLnie of Nations bv llie
time the leaaue eoiincil liolds is firsl
meet imr next Kriilnv. The leleuram
follows :
"I vcrv cnrnestlv hone Unit il mav
lie possible In secure nn 111:1 inenl
oji the rescrvnt:nns and resolution of
riitif'iciilinii before next Kiidnv so
that our nalion eitii enter Ihe l.enirue
ol Notions, nt ils I'irsl session on
limitary Hi. The iov nf Hie Amer
ienn peiihle woiibi. I nut sure, be ns
nniversnl ns when llie firuiislice was
sinned."
WASIIIXfiTOX. Jan. VI. Another
week of iuiliviiliinl eonl'ercni'es be
Iween seniilors in an ell'orl lo break
ihe ilenillock on the iiencc IreiHv 011
eneil loilav with leaders ol' several
'-.'roitns lioix'l'ul (hat some definite
liemhviiv would be miiile williin a lew
tin vs.
Deinoeriitie lenders said ileni'teralie
semi tors were not vet "ideilL'eil'' lo
siiiniort iinv definite iroLrrnm of pihu.
iiromise rescrvalions. Sennlor lliteli
eiiek. Ihe nilministrnlinn leader, is
lionel'iil. however. Hint 11 set of com
oroniise reservutimis will be evolved
soon which will secure uencrul denio
ernt'n aniPiiivnl mid nlso be aceciit
ilile lo President Wilson and lo
cnoutrh republicans to insure mtifi
cation. '
Ileniocrnlie senntors who altend
ed a eonference last 11 iiIi t lit the holm:
of Sennlor n, ilemocrat. Oklnlio
'11:1, at which cimiiiromisc siiL'Leslion-i
v.ere considered, said a number of
ooinls Hlill were nnsellicd end Unit
Jbe eonference wonbl be conliniii'd.
Thev said the conference was in liar
'iionv with Ihe ures'dcr.f s view of
'ii'i'litinsr rcHerviilinnx which were
interpretative Iml not destructive.
Senator l.od-jc. lUe rcpublicnn leail
'r, expects this week to confer with
"iianv sen.'itor-i, incluuini: leaders of
I lie "mild reservation" rcpublicnn
"roup anil democratic lenders. So
far. aeeordiiur lo llie republican
leaders. Ihe ucrotiatiuns f,,r coiu
Tciniise have no! reached 11 slime
Piomisjii: an early uurecineiil.
N. y. BAR ASSOCIAHON
BAITING OF SOCIALISTS
NKW YOb'K. Jan. A
eomiailtee of the A -social ion of
the ll;ir of New York t "it v of
New Ytirk, iucludiim' I'barle-. I-'..
1 1 uu hi-s and ol her proaiiiient
members. Indav ma tie public ;i
loohitioii to he oied upon at a
meet in ir of the oryani.alion to
morrow niht coiideiiiinn as
mi-American the action of the
si at e assembly in suspend imr
five socia li.-t mem hers and ad
oe:'iliau appointment ol' a spe
cial committee to appear in Al
bany before tin assembly judi
ciary committee to "protect the
principles of representative
government.''
E COURT .
REFUSES 10 HEAR
N. J. BOOZE CASE
WASHINGTON, Jan. HJ- The su
preine court todav denied permission
for the New Jersey lletail Liquor
Healers' association lo brimr original
proceedings in the supreme court to
test the constitutionality of Ihe na
tional prohibition a mend men t and
tnjoin jts enforcement in New Jer
sey. The court held it bad no jurisdic
tion. In seekimr to. brinir tho original
proceed inir. the association aliened
that the prohibition amendment inter
fered w'ilh the slate police powers,
and was a violal;on of the fifth
amendment prohibitine; the lakiuir of
private properly without just com
pensation. Chief Justice White in
disposinir of Ihe motion, however, ig
nored these contentions and devoted
himself entirely to the nucstiou of ju
risdiction, lit? said the court held
that no riuht. existed bv which a
citizen of a state could sue that state
without its consent. In this instance,
the state of New Jersey denied thai
permission.
BUTLER FAVORS A
WASHINGTON, Jan. 12. Nicho
las (.Murray liutler, profensor of Co
lumbia university, told tho senate
committee consider! uk a national
budget Hyatem today that lax admin
istration was rcKiion.slble for much 01'
the present day public discussion.
"A national budget aystem with a
provision requiring cabinet orficerrf
to come face to faco with both houses
of congress, " he said, "would put
congress where it shf.uld be In con
trol of the financial situation and
enable both congress and the country
to fix upon the president complete
responsibility for any error or delin
quency In administration."
A WATER RATI
NOHKOLK, Va., Jan. 12. Fam
ilies In this city were placed on a
water ration of five gallons a day
today In order to conserve the dwin
dling supply, due to lack of rain.
Sprinkling carts, railway tank card
and water boats are being pressed
Into service to distribute water from
wells and nearby towns. Reduced
pressure on ctly mains has been or
dered and extra precautions taken
against fire.
TnleBS rain comes within H few
('lays, It is paid, the situation may be
come critical.
HltrK Wind in Paris.
HARIS, Jan. )'2. Mlnvas.t Vio
lent tralcs prevailed over Har h and
vicinitv dimmr the '.titlit. Telephone
wires were dt-abled. houses unroofed
and trees blown down.
FIRST GUN
OPENS UP IN
FISH FIGHT
Senator Thomas Introduces Joint
Resolution to Withdraw State Aid
From Commercial Fishinq Would
Leave Matters to the People Sen
ators With Two Exceptions For
Vote" On Capital Punishment
Move to Make Portland Capital.
SALl'.M'. Ore.. Jan. V2 Senator
Thomas of Med ford today introduc
ed a joint resolution to refer to tho
pen) ile a proposed constitutional
amendment to withdraw statu aid
I'rom commercial fishimr. The meas
ure would prohibit any funds bcin:?
paid out of 1 lies state treasury for Ihe
aid of commercial fishintr except such
funds as are received from taxes
on ciiiiipiucul and oulpiit of the can
neries. The leiMsIalnre of 1010 made an
appropriation for the commercial
fishimr industry.
SALKM'. Ore., Jan. 12. The names
of all members of the senate with the
exception of Hanks of Multnomah
and S raver were siijned to a joint
resolution introduced in the upper
house t'dav referrim to tlie people
the ouest on of ret oritur Ihe death'
penally in Or"'.on. The resolution in
ident ieal with measure nTroduced
by'Senator Hinnek at the session of
1 PI!). It was referred to the iudi
ciarv committee.
If epre-ent alive H. 0. Lewis of Mult
nomah counlv this mornimr introduc
ed a house joint resolution to remove
Ihe state cup'tal from Salem to Port
land. If the Lewis measure is adopt
ed Ihe matter will iro on the ballot tit
the sprimr election.
The slate of Oretron will purchase
all materials used in new hilrhwavs,
if an amendment to the $10,000,000
road bond bill by Representative C.
Seheubel, Clackamas county Is
adopted.
SALEM". Ore.. Jan. 12. A resolu
tion to adjourn the legislative session,
which opened todav, sine die not later
than f p. in. Saturday, January 17,
was introduced in the house this
mornimr bv Representative Idleman,
Multnomah county. )cfinite action
was not taken on the hmtter prior lo
the noon adjournment.
SALKM. Ore., Jan. 12. Represen
tative V. V. Fuller, Dallas, todnv in
troduced a ioint resolution reuuest
imr Ihe federal L-overnment to co-operate
in the work of patrol inir Ore
iron's forests durinir the fire season
by. use of airplanes.
L
SANr FUANCISCO, Jun. 12.
Arret oil bv the Ijluwinir of tho erent
(Vrrv .siren inn! the weleoniefl of a
uroui) of reiHihlieniis of eoafit wide
prominence Will II. Ilnvs, ehnirmnn
of t lie republican national committee,
arrived here with his pnrtv toduv for
a series of conferences with linrtv
leaders. It wils expected that Chair
man I lavs would announce whilo
here the mimes of the sub-eommitteu
on platform anil policies.
An outstanding feature of Chair
man I lavs' visit will lie u liannuet to
morrow iii.'ht at which he win meet
republicans ,,f Calitornitu Washing
ton. Oregon and Idaho.
On his arrival here. Mr. Ilnvx mnilo
the following statement to the press:
"1 am oreachinsr the patriotism o
pence. We must nav more attention
to politic-. The matter of what par
ty thev lielonir to m secondary. I'll
fake mv chances on their republican
;sm. Let there be no vesterdnvs in
our politics. Whnt wo are after as
republicans is that we shall have 8
forward teppiiu; as wel Ins a for
ward lookinu prou'ram for busi
neiiS. labor and tho furmer."