ft "' ' iggII2 . 'mini vyiwvivym, oniuituni, riMittUAKY. b, lylo III MIS LEFT IN MH TO FINISH II OF SESSION Present legislature Slowest and Most Cumbersome In Late Years SLOGAN OF "ECONOMY AND WORK" IS BURIED MEET AT STATE HOUSE Open Meeting In Senate Chamber Tonight to Con sider Factory at Pen 1 kropriatio 1 That Is Hard to Again Straighten Out Willi J." days i I' 1 lie c-.-lni g.mo mid ml)' 12 more working iliivi in w.iii'ti to (mih np its business, III.' 2Mh login Wive im'iiiIiIv, nli 1 I. I'liimiv nnd Bfttfiifliniciit " us Ms slogan and buttle fry bnn tlms fur pineii itself .tie of the iluwi'wt IHl'l Imot ''Li,,l,..i'Mi!lltl olli- rlfigf li'k'i'l.'itiim that has misled in JtlH, It Ulsil give- J I I ! 111" being t he must M,i'iisive .in. I i:- ;i I'll lit in tbr lildor.v ill' tin' stale. Xol w it li t ;i ii i i 1 1 tli.' alcalde assist wt ol tin' I'li'l;;. I -t''!i, wliic., wu , Illlll'JIIiall'.l li v III.' !;l, M'sili, lli'li'tl" Im kill iii in tin' in. i I ctinag:mt fc'tmblr, iiiiii,.iiiriini lulls nggiognt HM IWI '"I'-i-iini; of si,..'ial ifi'MI'iiatious ini.l I. ill 'if tfinilmrsi'iiii'iit i.r i ir , li'ifiiry rlainis, uiili i In. the l.yduthi .,.14, n. l ;.i,iinii win, li :i p. mi tf'iii.l tinii' v,.. i ;n , : witie i.::ii,! I;: m. "Jji'i'im in tli.. Iii.ii i. : ,,. vtuai inn.' i.. ii ''Hy I'v in- i i wi Wtf.iV'f. .111.1 I'll i,,.,.,, mm ui' lulls .in. Jlll in llll' linn-.', M, "llauil .n linn in .j, n A".i' I'i..iii ,i. . .. ; ; h'J'.iillK fir li.aoil. : .., , '"Ilk minis urn , il!,"'i ii.iin t.'u,n:il,v u '"'Jill nlliilllitl,. 1,1 llii' L ai. lain. W'Htllli; "''ll'llltllllj III """""'i mia.itiui, "ll''1' ii. Iiiin ,, IW "l l.fillltvlv "I of M ui.'iiMiirs "' iWmntnii- s '"'n iiitiii.lii.i',1 , M wiHt.ly n ml ..,, r''m, M,ii. ' "I' I')' I'llllllliitl... im One of tlio moHt Important meetings tllllt llllH lil'I'U Scheduled (o (like H,. during tin- present session of the login lut ii tf, vastly iMipurtunt from nn iadus trinl sluudiiniut nf particular interest to tliiM Miction of tint Willamette vm Icy, im tln open meeting of the joint committee of the house niul somite which will Im hi'M in the senate cham ber at N o'clock tonight for the pur juiNi! of considering the proposition of installing ll flax working plant in ron iii'itioii with tli Htntn pi'iiit.'iitiiiry. A Inrijii i 'tiiij( vi'im ln'1,1 nt th'. Miirion Imti'l at noon yontorilnv, in nt li'iiilniii'i' upon which went tlovcrnor Withycoiiiln., Mm. W. I'. Lonl, Klizn bcth l.onl, HcniitorH llihop an,l Von tier Helen, HcproiicntHtivin (Curtnilill, iliiiirinnii of the hoime coinmittco, 1'rcniilcnt V. M. lfarnilton lind Hcvrc tnrv l( :il I ii, Aroorcn 0f ooTiimiTclnl clnli, mill Kinil irmiHctt, nn expcricncei! flux (rower who Iiiih liccii in the binincnH for ycnrii. Mr. HiniMctt Is ii Hon ln-lnw of Eugene Hohhc, the notcil li,'l(iun flax export who ven the father of the imliiKtrv in tho Willamette. Valley ami spent many yearn of linden effort in trviiiK to aniline intoresit In the ostab lishincnt of a linen mill. He Iiiiowh the flux IttiHi iic.HH from the r.iiin.l up. Tho purpose nf the nicotian nt the ntale limine tonight in to eonsiiler the proponilion of ,1. 0. Crawt'onl, Oiiector of the Vorti 8lnle Kin x Hnimiinir Co., I.til., of Itelfimt, Irelnnil, who propnueii ninrini); n mix null nt trie penitentiary tin' relief ! ninl employ convict lalior. Mr. ( raw- h':tls mi.l .. . I'V.'.'I'linn ot :i.iini. nation i 'l.l'.i tlif.H'yli 1 1 ' . . t l at i. ins . pen. In,); I'm- j ,',, .'l-.VMt. I I 1 1 ' mi i'ii. ! AMERICAN SHIPPING HOT TO BE MOLESTED GY GERMAN NAVY Count Von Bernstorff Makes Statement Tell's Nations Attitude on Subject mini miwu iu DESTROY ENEMIES' SHIPS Nothing New Contained In Communication Issued On February 4 Washiiniton, WI). 6. County Vou Hernstorlf, the lerinnn amlmnniiilor to the riiite.I States, inmieil a Htatemcnt toilnv ilt'cluriiiK that Inn Kovernuiciit .Iocs not inteinl to interfero with Anier- niueri'C by the new blockade of KiikImiiiI niul France. Although he nni.l lie had not received iiiMtriictionn from Ins overninent re liardiiiK the (iorman ailiuiialty ' order extiii.liiiK the "war 7.0110," Von Herns torl'f ilei liiied (ieiinmiy nimply proposes to destroy tin nliipn of her enemies. "There in not hinir m,w JM the com inunicalion of February ) with respect to ti e attitude of the (iermiiii imperial navy townnln ships of the enemy or towards neutral commerce, " .Count Von l'.('iii.tiiil'l"n statement Miid. "It in ulisiinl to describe the proc liimntion an a 'paper bliicl.ndo' of the llritish isles. The coniiiiiiuiial ion in simply a statement of what has been, since the bi'jjiniiiui; of the war, the at titude of all the belliL'oreut nowers to- .uii. innl was in Mucin recently niul was mo faMiiablv impressed with the posniblli lien of Ihe indiislrv here thai he made nn oulriylit proposillnu tliruuiih the iiH'diiiiu of Stnte Treasurer Kay bv wliiih he pit a ran teen to Imndle all of the flax fibre produced In the valley nt 11 nl i im In t i'l luii'e Ini'l down in Pnit- 111 I im.'.'iiisi 'ad a nil the full niarliet value of tliivwnnls ships of the eiictuy ..,..( In' .'i'iii' i w neii 11 rencnen im n.'H nun 11111 til third ' I1'''''""'' freinml. in 1, . .n 1. 1 "I lU'ice to lake for two vents the ' I whole fibre nutpul of 1 li n factory (to nl ;, .,,,, ; be cslaldi-hed nt lie orison al ;i ,1 ' i.'ii'iit ! 1,1 " ' ,inl b'sl cntn !,,,,, 1 I'oua.i l"r mix niul 0 cents i.cr piniti.i , 1I1.' ttavn mid '"w '" P'l'sscd pached luilen t. .0. bj I I..' I'lesented ' 'IT' '" "n.Vs ' '' Crawford in 1mm; 1 , , it- ' ' oniuiiiiiicaiioii to Mr. Kay, "and to me.' ,,:,v s'"'1' ''"-"''i' nine 11s mav lie n inn l , j I nun Let value for the fibre when it tea. lies out ceri'iinnso in nouns. 1 When in Salem recently Mr. Craw-' "A I'ew mm, ton nr-o the liiilish ad miralty isMiod a proclamation elusion Xortli neii, which in ncntml water. bus not piol'esM to close even PRICE TWO CENTS MAP OF SEVERE FIGHTING AT RIIEIMS AND IN THE VERDUN DISTRICT If LP" , 77 FFPP 0 Inlmffi fhrortmn nf fitters 7 Show Scenes of M'IeriCwkdti QSEDflfl W .1HL & ft r? RHEIMS f Snrtf of Mjte's o 10 ao ao "Jo J lr 1 ONSENWfEs ftpinA f r Wl JIIN vincncftuuiu ST.MIHIEL FBEKH ARTILLERY DESTROYS GERMAN SUPPLY VAGONS Thin mHp shown the point, of neve re fiKhtin(r during the pant few days at Soinnons, Rheimn and in the Verdun ZZrvT C A';fmM the t'r,'n,,h in a ha'P 0KK"'t at Soinfions. Tho French ad mit ed that they wcrf dnven back f ro m their ponitiona aid forced to retreat ucroaa the Aisne river, but blamed it on tho flood. Jhey lo.it many guns, a nd over 3,000 prisoners' were taken. Bills Signed By Governor and Those Awaiting Approval Given Expert Believes Germany Has Fleet of Submarines Ready By J. W. T. Mason. " boats of 10 years aao and have at leant New York, Feb. fi. It is probable : double the offennivc power and more that (ierniany has ready a small fleet ; than three times the radius. They must of super-submarines with which to eou-jhave a base, however, They can carrv in, i im ii-w iiiuiiur nuuiiisi miiisa ottiv lor iini ci's one 111 each of t ie four tabes and ei);lit stored. l.ucli super-suluaai inc has 24 officers Shells Strikes Observation Balloon Killing Three of the Men RUSSIA WEAKENING HER FORCES NEAR PRZEMYSL Ir '"''I i'p. ad ill. -III. Inc. 'Ii". 1 ' 1 1 . 1 . 1 1 , 1 1 1 1 lull "ii c. let. lay, h.'i.. ll'.i'i"!. while a to. ainin,. aiuironri'i. ' ""'ti n ""x factory in eniiin'climi I.T:il.'J.II (in ii'ive w ' l"''ii'i'iiliarv, fullv euuipped naiii li.'s nl' t'.ie t,n 1 ' "f liandlitl),' ll.Ooil tons of nit act ion ol'l""""' l,nnn""v. wl'ich W'ould reuniro 1,1, rm, j n I an iineaoe of between l.'iilit and liiiH) .1' ; i acres of flax, at a maximum of $!in,000. "lllrv wit In in 1 r,',i ,,' ,IMV j of which l.".0H0 would represent lliiil ine'inn' " ,nlIM"l "auiace ior ciiuiiiiiicui ll lilt oilier oretiiiiliiiiry ex- tile iicnii.inv the I'liclisli I'hminel, niul does not VfT tend lo molest or seize American vessels laden with foodstuffs for civilian popn latiun of the eneiuics' countries. It is to be Imped that Kniiland will not maKe I'l'i'ii'isiderntioii of this atlitude neces sary by seizin); American ships, like the ilhelniina. "(lermnny ininoiinces to the world ( .Ii Mm 0,.,,. .1 ., , , "' 1 Me wav .'ii .nn,, ,., - " it linn M li 11,,, H.,,1 .1,., ,,r 1.. ...,,,11 1... r..r.l '.,1V,. ,, enliuia.e of the cos, of M ' f , J ; ; y : iiistallinu a flax laclory in connctto,, ' the tact that the Itiitish nre employing ueiitial tlii)s, Inma tide neutials be endantjered. ' 1 Von ISeriiHlorl'f said that, in accord ance with Ihe universal usages of war fare, naval vessels were justified in lie strovitie; the merchantmen of an enemy, (leriuanv merely sees fit to insuo n re- ""uet .1 .... .. m .,1,1. .... ' ""' 1 " th 1,,.., ,,, c.niiiiint,.,, nf both - ri 1, s : Mi, 1 "" 1 u:: "".1 ai'tiv.. 1. w'u'stl " - ,;ll,1.'""ll'l too iniich int 1 . "' '"is i" K.'i ine hiisi- ' r.""1!1"" "''I so, llt "W. l, ,Vl'""' " I'-fur.. li iiii''. ' '"" ' "lli"' if.'""" 'if business ''Hp ninl,. .1 ""HIM ' ' , '" "'''"'i Hie H'.Nn I '"' "."".'I' lH.t of u. "'livnWi . 1 branch i'k,,, "H 11 frill riii ,"1!".'."'"'" Of. Mi "I' n fii , nu. II T 1 ii-.i nl 1. '"H Hfs Im 1-.. ..... :. I I ii1 11 u.iu r:.i'nrh,.v U'Ltl. i...w,., xn ni.,1 'lul liilni! ., , l.Ti 'i! ii!''11,'.'!'!''! ' olhern' who are Interested In the do-1 t. that effect, he said, statin ' fk of pas.,,,, 11 ,. ,. .,,'! vclopiui'iit of the Indnntry here, how- ' i a ii.iiin, '. . .. 1 ever, nre o l ie oiiinion t lint I enu 1,1 '. . ' " 1 "in ;i 1 ii... 111 i 10 . . ' ., . . ." "iiiiu-ii noun ii niiuiitci s.iiir 11 in 1 wilh nn invesl inetil- of lint to exceed 10,0(10 to 20,000. As the mutter Is lo be anno over llioron.'lilv and In delnil before the conitnil tee tonleli, nil (hnse who are Interested iu the subiect ntul In the ; of privateering, fiilure establishment nf tho Industry in the vnllev nre imred to lie present and pmticipnte iu the ilisciiHsiim, re the a 1 ca in wiiich Cerman Kubmariuen prop:ine to act. "The warniiiK ao may lie tukon," lie said, "an nn answer to the prize of .ri00 offered in Filmland for the first merchant ship rammiuK and sinking a (lei'iu.'iii sill, marine an offer calculat ed to revive the loan abandoned custom 11,.. 'V 1 ,. 1, .... . ".ii'itrv ,, 1 in ins con- I I "1r ''''''''I mid el't'i. II' ' """" Hint the whole h' 't I of disur ""Mil ,,,,,1, "'' several ouch ii' effort to iced a titled 'i'liiition for '"I! a personal "tec. HpnnilAPTFRS OF HftP GROWERS TO BE SALEM Exonttlve Commltt.oo of Assoclatiini Make Dnclslon nt Meeting Hore Thin Afternoon. and sur- davn ..... Kl l 'I t ... . until., r .. "' nn. u.'l . .. ir,: ' '" 'IK't 1111, 1 ...... , .. "usincss pus M. 11 11 ,1 ,1. ""Mtir,l l V " d'i'i of I, ni l'i''li nr "!'"'V Hie ''fit Hi, , "' '''"s renpon- " My Tmn ""'"'"i"" V ' Hot 1,,, ,, ;' ''"I that the T'1""1" 1 !" i""i".- '"B nl "," 1 1 r' 1 "i" 01 li?, I"" . '"' "ii-iiimn 5 l.,"Mlrtl i".M,' l""'1'"' ,, "''lul v In 111, J l1r l11''',1"!' i Vlll".le i,, " "I Hi,. ''". Helial MAY BLUESTEM SELLS AT $1.64 IN PORTLAND Flour Makes Strong Advances Both Patent and Common Grades Climb ing Up the Scalo, At the clone of the 25th day of the session the senate hail disposed of a total of 1 Tift measures having come be fore it for connideratinii of which !! werewere panned, Sil were killed by in definite pimtpMneiiK'nt, 10 failed and 4 were withdrawn. Their were 210 bills introduced in the s.-nnte of which fi:t passed, 21 were indefinitely postponed, S failed innl 4 wer Mitlidrnwn, leaving a total of 111 of '; , ,wn bills to be act ed upon., '- ' 1 lu the hoone there vre 4!5 bills in triiiliiced iliiriug the session, of which L'fiU are still in the linndn of cnuimitteen. II on third ri'iuli nj; and SO to 7i bills on the table waiting for disposal. In all there tire approximately .150 bills to lie considered duiiiiL' the reiiiaiuiiiL' 12 days of the session. If both brunches !' of the usneiably w ere to run an aver-! age of 10 hours 11 day for the remainder I ol the legal session it would tilbiw about 17 minutes consideration of each bill remaining to be acted upon, and a great many of these bills are appro priation measures, with others to be iv 1 introduced as rapidly as acted upon by the wavs 11 tin menus committees, and many of the most important and all of 1 the bills of a comitructive nature ro-1 main to be acted upon. , The following is the list of bills that have passed both branches of the as sembly and those which have the up-1 proval of the governor: 1 Signed by Governor. If. H. .'I, by Scltuebel, authorizing j partnient No, cities and towns to own and operate w ater works jointly. ( Finergency.) If. H. 1.1, bounty tin nnimals. II. H. 2:1, by Lewis, authorizing cities and towns to surrender charters tind merge. (Fincrgency.) II. li. 112, by Dillard, abolishing state census. (Fniergency.) 11. 11. 41, by Huston, providing for satisfaction of mortgages by foreign ex ecutors, etc. II. II. IS, by dackson county delega tion, ceding full jurisdiction of Crater lake national park to I'nited States. If. H. 55, by Olson, crenting district courts in Multnomah county. 11. 11. 7S, by Olson, exempting certain property from execution on attachment, II. H. ii', "J vuson, exempting cor am! possibly neutral merchantmen. The first class naval powers began constructing these eruft last year. While : and men, double the number employed details ot tue individual designs are on smaller submarines. They can carrv withheld, the general type is under-, enough food for a month 's cruise. stood to be modeled after the two Fiat-. It is possible for super-submurines to San Giorgio-Laucnti Hiipor-subinarines '. cruise nbnit the British isles at will. in the Italian navy, the specifications Hut they are the most vulnerable war of winch have been privately cuinuiun- craft allout. lu this lies their timiditv icated to the various countries. which materially limits their effective- I hoy are larger than the torpedo aess P IN HANDS OF SENATE Judge Galloway Says Mar-1 Will Go To Third Reading riage Law Is Responsible j Without Being Referred For Divorces to Committee Attacks of Czar's Forces Li Dulda Region Are Being Repulsed By Henry Wood. Paris, Feb. B. Twfnty-fivo German ammunition and supply wagons in the Woevrc region have been shelled ami destroyed by French artillery, the war office announced in its official com munique this afternnoD. Flsewhere, it is deeiared, other French ba:teries have dispersed other convovs of tha enemy with considerable loss. Near Hheiuis a French shell strucK an observation balloon anchored insida the uermaii lines, and the big ba col lapsed. French aviators who were signalling the range reported later that mree itcrnian officers who were in tho balloon at the time were killed. The I' reach have the advahtage in a series of artillery exchange! from Ar ras to Itheims, the ftatoment declares. After a long lull, activities have been resumed in Alnnco. Fighting is in progress at Ilnrtuinunweiler, The fler mans have renewed their attacks on French positions on a hill there. "Berlin, by wireless to Suyville, T,. T., Feh.'O. -Kitssiii in wenkeu'.ng her forces in the vicinity of Tnmow and Przetnysl in order to strengthen her hold on Hukovina and the Carpathians. Advices from rtudapest today Raid larue bodies of Russians are beinff shifted from western and central Clalicin and being rushed to the east ern end of the Austrian battle line. Special dispatches report that th Russians have been routed east of T'szolt I'ass. According to the Frank furter Zeitiing, Warsaw is threatened with famine. I'ortlnnd, Feb. (1. When (5.000 bush els of May Ulitentein wheat sold on the Merchaiitn Kxehnngo today nt $1.0 1, a j tain property from execution on nttnch now High record price lor the sennon 1 ment. was established. n'l Kill'. I He. nils s''lllltl Ill- since Jan, 1. '''V lo remain Ml1 "I'l'iiiprii,. "iit.'linii r lime I, " I""- f Is ' "'I'l-' to .h , r., "I I In .. ... . ' ' Ik a-? ".'"'""I id' "11,,, :" 11 iik l':' " "i. ,L '""ai, , ' "liillV 1 ",r I'll .1.... " ." nf th- im. 1 ... , 1111,1 11.... ' "cans ' Hf ,,' " " m HI, !. C "'Oil '"."li..,, in nil", 1,.. r,in, '-liill mi At n meeting of the executive com mittee of the. Oregon hop growers' ns-' micintioii, (he first to have been held since the committee wan enlarged to 21 ineinbein, held iu tho rooms of the Niiloui commercial club this nfloriioon, It wns decided to move fie head iiiailers of the association front Sher idan, anthill count v. to Hnlem, w hen' they will bo permanently established, l'liins were also laid for the litcon poralioii of the association under the lawn of the stale In future. President McMnhnn, mid unnlzer and manager F V, I), I'iiiiI, of Sheridan, who has boon maintaining temporary heudipinrters nt Shoridnn, slated that tho business and scone of the oreiinlziition had assumed such Tlio average man wastes a lot of magnitude that a more, central location 'energy in laughing at his own .pikes for licnihiuarturH win. e'sonlial ami! - , they will bo established In the office I! f' 1I: n.,' rooms of the Cberholiu building, onUap UUlSer ISlIlg MCXlCafl "iiiuiercini snoot, tormeriy occupieil I'.v the S, miliar,! I.luuor ciiiniianv. nt rortlnnd, Feb. (I. Flour ndvnncod twenty cents today nnd the iintunt grades wore selling nt $7.20 a barrel. The advance jvns genernl throughout the northwest. Some millers nnd wholesalers advanced the price forty eonls n barrel. It wns freely predicted ..IHIIl m,i,, highways, Hint Hour would soon ronch $s.oo. 11 It 117, by Harrow, regulating Heretofore the demand front the f:..i.:.,,. (, unit Wlltnr rrnlia In ixtnntv the very near; wnrring nations of Europe has beenj u m py Hlaehard, ullowiiig H. B. 81, by Olson, creating district courts nnd defining jurisdiction. 11. H. S5, by Hunt, regulating fees of iunticos of ilio pence. II. II. Hill, by Stott, relating to filing of claims for laborers' wages. II. B. 1211, by. Hmith (MiiltnomnlO, prohibiting sign, etc., being posted or- principally tor stiniglit Hour lor whioii' , r i,.:i t fi-h nnd hunt t ..1 . . 1 .. 1 . - ..'' ' local miners nre ipiutiug an iiuyiiiico hi ; jtliuiit licenses, forty cents a barrel, at fl.4ll, but the call is now ior patent grades as well. nf ""' ll, """itiu... ,,, "11111,, n ours iniirhes both ""C '"'Xl,', ":" "Mil ,,, ! 'M,'i' n .,.. .,'" I':'- I l,v ,: '""V Wl,,, 1 - ' """ ""Id up "l i' , "" l,v tin I n"M !: I a n,H' The i 1 'I'm., Jr; - 1 "'"iiision, ""'"""M 0,1 rVi ' I ho earliest possible date. I Mr. 1'aiil also slates that the stock I subscriptions have reached approxi mately the iHOO.UdO mark nnd that the balance of stock necessary to the fil ing of articles of incorporation, 50, 000, can be neon red within a week; ! I nun notice, to the more prominent nnd j wealthy members of the nssocinlioii j who are noxious to double their sub scription niul nre only wailing to give nil of Ihe smaller growers a chance I Jo subscribe, After the association Is I jncorpiirnteil there will be 110 I rouble 1 lit securing the balance of the stock subscription anil the nrgnninlion will be placed upon a business, footing, The iissociatlon, Mr. I'niil snys. is lu a mosl ! Haltering condition niul lis success I sceinn iiannred, r n Coast As Base of Supplies 11. H. 152, by house committee on ju diciary, appealing free textbook law. H. H. H, by Senator Dimiek, abolish ing office of ntato immigration agent, S. It. 20, by Senator Vinton, reliitiug to time of holding court la 12th judi cial district. S. H. 21', by Senator l.einonweber, San Diego, Cnl., Feb. 0. rrob able govovnmcnt investigation la seen hero today, following a roport that tho Japanese cruis er A.inma, wrecked nt Turtle bay, ,100 miles bouUi of Snn Diego, has been tiRlng Moxicnn wont coast harbors a basoa of Kupply. It Is assorted the Asanift and the Btitlih colltor Boyne were steaming for quiet waters in tho bay to permit the cruiser to conl when the lattor struck the submerged rock which rlnpcd open the hull fifteen foot above the litem. (Coat i ano.l on I'nge Bevin.) The Weather "Regardless, of the criticism, the di vorce law is one of the best laws on the statute books. It is the marriage law that 's responsible for so many minninted couples" snld .ludgo William (Inlloway today when summing up the suit of Bertha Brtinkal against .lacob Brunkol which wns tried today in do- of the circuit court. Judge (Inlloway went on to state that he had handled nearly 4,000 divorce canes in his legal career and that each one had its own peeulnrities. This one he said, wan a case of a marriage with out love, merely a commercial proposi tion, lie wanted a housekeeper and sho wanted a home. As to the tales that each had been telling on tho oilier, Judge (Inlloway was of the opinion that, it was but neighborhood gossip nnd except that each was indiscreet iu talking about the other should be dismissed as incon The prohibition measure, House Hill 102, which passed the house yesterday afternoon, bus boon transmitted to the senate and will go through first and second reading ami be placed on final passage without being referred to a committee as the provisions of the bill were all agreed 011 iu joint commit tee. While there will be no serious oppo sition to the bill in the senate it is rumored that a determined effort may ; be made to amend it so us to make it absolutely prohibitory. The chamber of the hall of represen tatives was packed with citizen specta tors who expected to witness a fren zied debate upon the merits of the measure, but all of this had been set tled before the bill came to consider ation and tile opposition contented it self wilh filing written protests to be entered upon the journal of the house in explanation of their votes. The only two membero voting no were Representatives ICiiehu and Lewis of white those who Cause of Blockade Explained. Berlin, via London, Feb. (I. Tho gov ernment, in nn official memorandum isued this afternoon, explaining the pro posed blockade of Lnglund, declared I'.ngland s continual violation of tho rules of international law, as part of her program to "starve out the Ger mans," compelled liornuniv to adopt drastic measures against her enemy. Nouucntinl. The judge said that Mr. Brunkol was a good honest, l'"""''""; Jftiltnomnh county ng Minn ami tnai sirs, nraiuu'i n 1,1 vo((M( (,r fh(, W(,r(1 been a true wife nnd both wore to he Ropronentativen Barrow, of Coos, Hand- 1 m. , K "V. " 11." lev, of Tillaltnook, and .lones, of wnl ,, , . , - ,. , , . 1 11..' lev, OL I niluiiiooN, llli.l ..unci-, 'i ,,,,- other. The judge continued his kin.ll . lowa Tic 0,)io,,,i,m, to th(, mpasuro lecture to some lonKtli l'r.'d, tn)u,ll ,)y n ;)f ,,, 111P,bors wero neither pnrtv in recounting the mis takes of the marriage. He said it was clear that neither could live with the other nnd that they should be legally separated. Ho withheld his decision in the matter until they had settled the division nf the property and the chil- that it. was not prohibitory in its pro visions mid represented class legisla (inn in many respects. After the bill pannes through the leg islature it will bo subject to the refer endum and will come up for Ihe ratifi cation or rejection of the people at a dren would bo considorc.1 wants or t no ; 1 ,.,.,.t inn to be held iu November oiirt until the ense was setiieo. ine . . . .., ,M , ,, I'ourt room was crowded with neighbors. effect nnsHcn tht'oiiLth the legislature. of the pair. , m , Mrs. Hriinkel charges Hint her hns- band accused her of Infidelity nnd' When n boy gets something new he with being too familiar with oilier is perfectly happy until ho noes mi nion mid she further charges that ho olhcr boy with something different. conimnnicnted to her a lonthsnme t WoNT Co TO okE&y pt I w Oregon: Tonight ruin went; ennt portion; Sun day went rain, rain or snow oust portion; easterly winds. disease. Mr. Brunkol charges her with going with other men and denies the other allegation brought by her. Wit nesses testified that Mr. KiiuKei ni wavs treated his wife with kindness., ami consideration and that she accused him nf being old and out of date nnd often went to town leaving the enre; nf the children, nf which there are five J bovs from 10 yenrs of age to !1, (0 the i rat nor. . , , ' I Mr. Bimikel came Into court late J 1 this morning from his fnrm near this ..!... .I..I1....-...1 1,,. 1.1a fivn linvs. He was cnllcd to the stand Immediately upon I his nrrivnl when tho youngest, a little, while haired boy of three, mnde a,J fi. break from Ins sent nmong tho spoetn-, 1..... c.. n, n-linosH box. Mrs. Brunkol. 1 who wan sitting with her nltornov.l flnv 0. Smith, nlteinpteil to stop tin I child but ho dodged her nnd climbed', 1,1. fil,r' knee where ho sat1 during the cross examination, The de cision In the cane will be handed down bv Judge Onllnwnv In the nenr future. Attorney Carey Martin is appearing for the defendant. Palo Alto's Fasting Tailor 1 Spends 52nd Day In Bed Palo Alto, Cal., Fob. 6, L, C. Roth, Palo Alto's fasting tailor, ipent the 52nd day of his fast in bed... Ho is Buffering from pains in his. hoad. Roth was forced to his bed yesterday. Until tlion he had been able to do a fow chores about bis home but now he Is too weak to stand. Dospito his condition, Roth Is con fid out that Uls life Is in no danger, and he is pationtly waiting for Nature to toll hint when to be gin eating by giving him an ap petite Roth la now about SO pounds lighter than when he started tho fast December 10. Vienna, bv wireless to London, Feb. fi. Repented Russian attacks in the Ditklu region have been repulsed by tho Austro (lermnns. according to the waf ntticp statement issued todav. 'The ene.niv's crip on Hungarian territory," the statement cnotinnes, m loosening. The Russians have been forced to retreat from several import ant positions before our forces, now marching on Przemvsl. " Kaiser to Visit Eastern Front. Berlin, Feb. (I Via Suyville, Kuiner Willioltn left tndny for the eastern war front, it was officially announced hem tonight. Ihe capture of 1,000 Russians anil six machine guns along the Bzuro rivof also wns ami ninced. Russian attacks in I'obind nnd l'ltissin, the statement said, have been ropulssl. "French otto'ts to gain ST'iund at Mannigcn and in ine Arroiiai district, ' ontinucd the statement, "havo failed." Germans Slaughtered, l'etrogrnd, Feb. (I. The slaughter of three companion of (ionium infantry and a severe repulse administered tu tho encinv were announced bv the war office this afternoon in an official statement. The announcement nnvs the (lermnns bridged the B.uru river between Ski ernlvice and Bohinoff, using barrels tu make a pontoon, "he Russians remain ed In their trenches and withheld their fire until three companies had crossed the stream, Then they opened fire anil decimated the (lermnns who essayed ll charge n gainst the Slav eurthw oiks, A clash between (lermnns iu armored automobiles and Russians nt Horzimoff in declared to have resulted In the re pulse of the (iertnutis with heavy Ions. Between Holimow and the Vistula river the Cierinans are using 1(1 Wj inch guns in nn effort to force the Hussion center. So fur their efforts havo failed. , SIX-DAY RACE OFF. San Francisco, Feb, (I. The proponed nix-day bicycle race which was to have been staged here by Promoter J. W. Coffioth next month, ban been called off. Floyd Me Fit tin ml, tho racer, who was In charge of the eastern end of too, deal, wired Coffioth today that he, could licit make the necessary oriuncjo inents with the riders, , M.nMI ttl ltti