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DAILY EAST OREGONIAN, PENDLETON, OREGON, TUESDAY, JANUARY 9, 1917.
NO. 9014
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WITHYCOMBE APPEALS
THAT THE GOVERNOR BE
GIVENGREA TERPOWERS
Declares Oregon Chief Ex
ecutive is Hampered by Lack
of Authority in Message to
State Legislature.
SUGGESTS CUT IN BUDGET
SALEM, Ore., Jan. . In his bi
ennial message to tha legislature sub
mlttcd today Governor Withycombe
urges that the governor be given
greater power than he now possesses
and makes various suggestions relat
ing to the business of the state.
The menage in part Is at follow:
Decentralisation.
In my inaugural message attention
was directed to decentralization,
which has developed 1n Oregon gov
ernmental procedure during the last
decade, and now again It seems fitting
to refer to this tendency.
In a large measure Oregon has a
commission form of government. The
governor has been more and more di
vested of authority. As a member of
the board of control. In most Import
and state matters, he has Identically
the same power to obtain the results
he dewres, as other members of tho
board, although the public vests him
with a far larger measure of respon
sibility. I believe this tendency toward de
centralization la ill-advised, that It
works against the best lnteresta of the
state, and that the resulting decrease
of Individual responsibility lessens ef
ficiency In public service. This mat
ter Is presented, not because I hap
pen to be the executive and seek ln
rease of political power, nor to urg.i
immediate drastic action, but rather
to point out a tendency which. In my
opinion, will entail Increasingly hnrm
ful results.
Penitentiary Administration.
The penitentiary properly should
be under the governor's jurisdiction.
H should either directly control Its
administration or be empowered ti
appoint a non-salaried civil board of
supervision, as Is done in many state.
The cnnHtltutlon gives the executive
the exclusive pardoning and purole
powers, He, and no one elae, regu
lates the release of prisoners, und le
In a measure responsible for their
subsequent conduct. He must be fa
miliar with their records In the Insti
tution and the conditions surrounding
them there, as those facts naturally
bear upon the application of executive
clemency.
In other words, the governor, more
thiin anyone else, is directly, concern
ed In the details of prison administra
tion Iludgct Reductions.
The ftate budget calls for appro
print Ioim totaling JT15.3S2 more than
can be raised under the provisions of
the recent constitutional amendment.
The situation can be met only by
pruning the budget estimates In con
junction with the creation of new
revenue. Both these are subject.'
which should be approached cautious
ly, considered with painstaking care
and acted upon without bias.
Below are listed the amounts asked
under twenty-one. heads together with
the amount which I believe can be
deducted from each estimate without
impairing the essential activities of
the department In question: :
Proposed
reduction
State fair board 105. 000.00
University of Oregon 131,000.00
I'nlverelty of Oregon med
ical School 10.000.00
Bounty on wild animals.. 25.000.00
Child Labor and Industrial
welfare Commissions, (to
bo placed under Indus,
trial Accident Commis
sion) 12,000.00
State Board of Health and
foetal Hygiene Society
(to be combined under
Hoard of Health) ...... 30,000.00
Dairy and Food Commis
sioner 6,000.00
Livestock Sanitary Board. 6.000.00
Forestry 15. 000. On
Hanking 10,000.00
Minns and geology 15,000.00
State Rnglnecr and Water
Board 31.000.00
Public Service 7,000 00
Tax Commission 15.000.00
Weights and Measures... 5.000.00
renitmillnry (mainten
ance 10,000.00
Ftnte Hospital (mainten
ance) 20,000.00
legislative Assembly .... 10,000.00
$461,000 00
Now nevcniie.
Tn my opinion there are two fen-
slble sources for new state revenue.
The Inheritance Tax may well be re
adjusted so that direct descendants
would pay one per cent on amounts
over tho 16000 exemption and up to
120,000, and two per cent upon funds
above that amount; collateral heirs,
two per cent on all amounts from J2,
000 to 120,000, and above that, four
per cent; all other beneficiaries
Governor should be given great
er Mwer than now Mnied.
Governor should have direct con
trol of penitentiary.
Suggestion made for 1161.04)0
reduction In budget.
Inheritance tax should be made
broader, securing more revenue.
Insurance tax should be made
heavier.
Recommends Im-rease In auto
licenses.
Five thousand wanted to enforce
prohibition law.
Stale profits $3724 from flu
raising.
Would restrict apeal to su
preme court.
Would abolish office of labor
commissioner.
Advocates $1.50 for fishing license.
should be required to pay four per
cent of whatever money they receive.
In the Slate Insurance Department
it Is suggested that the tax of two per
cent on the net premium of Insurance
companies be changed to two per cent
on gross premiums.
It U calculated that the suggested
changes under these two heads will
bring to the state an additional reve
nue of (130,000 annually.
Highways.
State road work embrace some of
the most Important problems con-
, iionung ua, rne poncy or trunK
. highway construction already under
j way should not be abandoned. Espe
, elally, sufficient funds mun be forth
j coming so that the state can meet the
requirements of the Shackleford bill
and thus secure this federal financial
aid, which, during the next five years.
will amount to ll.819.2S0.
Having ascertained that many au
tomobiles escape the property tax.
it was thought that this tax might be
combined with the license. However,
such a procedure might be unconsti
tutional, so ( propose a moderate In
crease In automobile licenses and that
the total revenue obtained therefrom
be devoted to state road work It ll
estimated that an average of 'at least
1250,000 a year would be available
for road after 1917 of approximately
r.OO.AOO a year.
It is further recommended that a
commission of three unsalaried mem
bers be placed In charge of the state
highway department. The members
of the present highway commission
ngree. I believe, that their other du
ties are too multitudinous to permit
proper attention to this important
subject.
The commissioners should be ap
pointed by the governor, and one
might well be selected from each o'
the congressional districts. This com
m'sslon should be empowered to em
ploy a highway engineer, with the ex.
elusive duty of supervising state road
work.
Prohibition
The people of Oregon have decis
ively approved the so-called "Hone
Diy" prohibition measure and this
legislature Is in duty bound to make
absolutely effective the provisions and
evident intentions of that measure.
That It will fulfill its obligations tu
the letter, l am confident.
So far as tho governor's office is
concerned, It muy be stated that dur.
Ing the past biennium I have active
ly cooperated with local officers to
ward the adequate enforcement of tho
prohibition law, and have found the
officers of the various counties and
cities deserve high praise for the sin
cere spirit and marked efficiency with
which they have administered the act.
There has been returned to the
treasury by my office approximately
$3000 of the $7000 appropriated bv
the last legislature to aid In the en
forcement of the prohibition and oth
er laws. To permit continuance of
the policy of executive aid In law ad.
ministration, and especially as re
gards the new and more strict prohi
bition measure, I am asking for an
appropriation similar to that furnish-
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DEAD CONDUCTOR
WAS KNOWN HERE
Conductor Clyde Gibson, killed by
a cave-in at 1'ort Angeles yesterda.
was formerly a resident of Pendletor
and was a brother-in-law of Ray
McReynolda of 120 Monroe street,
the Gibson family lived here for
many years and the parents of the
dead conductor now Reside nt Bandon.
Oregon. While here Clyde Gibson
WB8 a brakeman. He was married to
Miss Myrtle McKeynolda in Idaho and
the couple have two children. They
left here 12 years ago for The Dalles,
from which town Mr. Gibson had a
run for a time.
News of the untimely death of Con.
dutor Gibson was received here with
much sorrow by many former friends
and acquaintances.
GREEK
SlTUATIOri
CLIMAX
Allies at Home conference Dispatched
Another Xote Demanding Immedi
ate Disarmament and Neutrality.
LONDON, Jan. . The Greek sit
uation Is again approaching a climax.
The Time declared the allies at the
Home conference formulated and dis
patched another note to Greece, de
manding compliance with the disarm
ament and neutrality requests within
forty-eight hours, Athens dispatch
es Indicated that Cons tan tine is seek
ing to delay. He evasively replied to
the demands and cited many obstacles
that prevented an Immediate compli
ance. Other dispatches Indicated that a
short of food is due to the allies'
strict food blockade. Constantino has
applied for and received a bread card,
thus setting an example to his sub
jects. Piraeus reported several small
riots on account of the food short
age. OIL HITS $3 MARK
IN PENNSYLVANIA
PITTSBCRO, Jan. 9. Three dollar
oil hus arrived. Pennsylvania quoted
it at three dollars and five cents a
barrel. Other grades are up eight
cnts.
SHHKVEPORT. Jan. 9. Standard
Oil raised the price of gasoline three
and a half cents. It Is twenty three
cents a gallon at filling stations. Other
companies are asking twenty two
cents.
ADMIRAL WATROV IS
PCLLED OFF SHORE
SEATTLE, Wash., Jan. . The Pa
cific Steamship company liner Admi
ral Watson, which grounded at Irish
Cove, Fidalgo bay, 3 miles from Cor
dova, Alaska, this morning, got off
two hours later and apparently Is not
greatly damaged.
ROADS BOUGHT ARMS
WHEN STRIKE LOOMED
Vice president of Trainmen's Broth
erhood So TostiflcM Before the New.
lands Committee.
WASHINGTON". Jan. 9 W. H.
Poak, vice president of the Brother
hood of railway trainmen, told the
Newlands committee that many rail
roads bought arms and ammunition
and hin d strikebreakers while the
strke situation was tense. The New
lands committee is handling Wilson's
railroad legislation program.
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new premier. Mrs. Lloyd George dues
CALREASKA TAKEN
BY TEUTONS WITH
3500 PRISONERS
Dense Formation Attack of Russian
Succeeds in Recapturing Small H
and of SIuihIou, North of IlluxL
BERLIN, Jan. . (Sayvllle.) It Is
announced the Germans have captur
ed Calrae-ika In Roumanla. There was
hand-to-hand street fighting and
thirty-five hundred prisoners, three
cannons and ten machine guns were
taken. There is lively western front
artillery! ng.
A Russian dense formation attack
recaptured the small Island of Slau
don, north Hluxt, south of Riga. The
Germans completely repulsed attem pi
ed advances on both sides of the riv
er. Prussian raiders failed between
Friederk-hstadt and the road between
Mltau Olal.
PARIS, Jan. 9. It Is announced
that a German trench raid north cf
Dlbecourt failed following a heavy
bombardment Elsewhere the night
was quiet
CITIZEiiS' POSSE
BATTLES BANDITS
Running light Held lu Streets' of Plru
After Rljbberg Rifle S. P. Station
and Stores; One bandit Wounded.
LOS AN'GEIJX, Jan. 8. Three
bandits robbed the S. p. station
and mores In Pirn, Ventura coun
ty. A citizens posse attacked
and battled with the bandits in
the stpecw. One raider was
Wounded. Companions carried
him to an automobile and fled
toward Los Angeles, Posses left
here endeavoring to intercept
them.
QUARTER SECTION
SELLS FOR $18000
Two big realty deals In which Dun
can McDonald was involved wera
brought to a conclusion yesterday.
By the first McDonald sold a quarter
section of No. 1 wheat land about two
and a half miles northwest of Adams
to Grace E. Hales, the consideration
being $1S.000 or $112.60 an acre.
McDonald Immediately purchased
being served up these days that the li
acres situated about three and a half
miles northwest of Pilot Rock, ths
consideration in the deed being given
as $24,710.
SPANISH CABINET RESIGNS.
MADRID, Jan. . The Spanish
cabinet has resigned.
Will Be Senate Pao.
Jack Stanfield left today on No. 17
for Salem where he will be one of tho
pages in the senate.
not like to appear In the newspaper
and shuns publicity of any sort, she
has been photographed but rarely.
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OFFICIAL"
IH LEAK PROBE
Refuses to Speak Name But
Declares He Would Reveal
it to More Powerful Investi
gating Body.
WOULD SHAKE THE NATION
Two Members of House Rules Com
mittee Offer Motions Providing
That Financier Be Adjudged Guilty
of Contempt and punhtied.
WASHINGTON, Jan. t. Following
lAWsum'g refusal to divulge names
Representative Caldwell Introduced a
bill giving general and special bouse
committees the power to punish wit
nesses If they refuse to answer ques
tions. WASHINGTON, Jan. 9. Thomas
Lawson refused to name the Wall
street leak source. He told the house
rules committee he would expose the
leak provided a more powerful Inves
tigation body takes charge. He as
serted he would reveal the name of a
"high official.' He said the exposure
would be "disastrous to the nation
and administration." Lawson declar
ed he wanted to probe Wall street to
the bottom. He dodged all question
Two members presented motions pro
viding that Lawson be adjudged guil
ty of contempt and punished. The
committee deferred action.
Lawson advocated the federal reg
ulation of the stock exchange. He re
fused to name the New York banker
who said a cabinet officer profited
through the leak, but offered to tell
any member confidentially.
Chlpperfleld and Lawson frequent
ly argued angrily. Chlpperfleld asked
I-awson how much he profited
through the leak. Lawson retorted
that he didn't know. Chlpperfleld
demanded whether Lawson had made
half a million. Lawson replied he had
forgotten. Ch'ipperfield yelled: "Do
you Intend giving information? Don't
waste time."
Lawson smiled and tauntingly re
plied: "I am trying to give informa
tion." He hinted his mentioning the
name of one man concerned in the
leakage might prove highly disas
trous. Under sharp cross-examination
Lawson admitted he had no di
rect Information regarding anyone
profiting through the leak.
EVANS SUIT A6DINSI
CITY UP FOR TRIAL
Complaining Witne-s on Staud Mot
or Morning; Tells Dr Injuries Sus
taincd in lull Kesulilug from a De
fective Sid'alk.
The JJ60O damage suit against the
City of Pendleton, brought by Mrs,
ilury Kvans and her husband, Charles
S. "Doc'' Elans, for aileyed personal
injuries sustained by the former by
reason of a detective sidenalk came
up for trial in the circuit court this
morning.
I. M. Si.hannep of Pilot Rock, J.
W. Huff and Stephen A. Lowell of
this city are representing the plaintiff,
while city Attorney J. A. Fee Jr, and
Charles 11. Carter, former city attor
ney, represent the city. The follow
ing jury was chosen to hear the testi.
mony: Edward Mason, J. J. Buchan
an, William lloesch. H E. Elder, w.
K. Roberts, s. A. Barnes. A. W. Ag
new, John McAUsian, c W. Matthews,
Joseph H. Key. J. s. Norvell and Beit
W. Huhotz.
Mrs. Evans complains that one
evening during November, 1915.
while she was walking north on
Main street, her heel slipped off the
Jog in the s-dewalk between the Ber
keley and Belts building-, causing her
to fall and sustain an oblique fracture
of her right wrist. She alleges great
pain and suffering and permanent In
Jury. It is alleged that one of the
sidewalks was not on grade and that
there was an offset of about an Inch
and a half or two inches where the
walks Joined.
The city admits the condition of
the walk but contends that It was rea
sonably safe and that a reasonably
safe walk is all that is required. How.
ever, the plaintiff points out that the
city had previously ordered the walk
repaired and has since caused the or
der to be carried out
Mrs. Evans was on the stand most
of tho morning. Her testimony con
sisted of a description of the walk and
of the accident and of her own suf
ferings. Her husband and d:ughter
are also among the principal witness
es for the plaintiff.
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NEW GARAGE MAY
SOON BE ERECTED
Will be Located at Corner of Water
and Johnson Streets and I'sed by
SlmiKon Auto Co.; James Stnrgi
Heads Comtany Making Arrange
ments fur Building.
Plans for the erection of a garage
at the corner of Water and Johnson
streets are being made and when
completed the structure will be used
by the 8impion Auto Co., agents for
the Ford and Chevrolet cars.
The new garage is to be 100 by ti
feet In dimensions and will be lo
cated on the site of the old Christian
church which edifice was burned
some years ago. The garage will be
erected, If plans are carried out by a
company of which James Sturgls is
president. C. A. Lansdowne Is now
preparing the plana.
Pending the erection of the new
garage the Simpson Auto company
will make use of the old postofflce
room as a display room for the Ford
and Chevrolet cars. Announcement
to this effect was made today by Rob
ert Simpson of the new company. Mr.
Simpson was formerly with the
Round-Up City Auto Co. The post
office room will be used but tempor
arily, according to Mr. Simpson, and
for display purposes only.
PENALTY Will
Upholding of Wcbb-Kenyon Law By
United States Supreme Court Clears
Cp Arguments on Unconstiuitional
ity of "Bone Dry Law.
There is local interest in the decis
ion of the United States supreme
court yesterday declaring valid the
Webb-Kenyon law which la designed
to prevent the shipment of liquor
from wet to dry states. The decision
means, according to some local legal
opinions, that the bone-dry law of
Oregon will be valid as soon as the
legislature affixes a penalty clause.
The vote of the supreme court was
T to 2, In the same connection the
court upheld West Virginia's prohibi
tion amendment prohibiting citizens
from receiving liquor for personal use
through common carriers.
Ever since the passage of the bone
dry law, there have been law author
ities contending that the law is un
constitutional because it interferes
with Interstate commerce. However,
the decision of the supreme court will
probably put this argument at rest.
MAY OPTIONS AT
$1.90 FOR TIME
CHICAGO. Jan. 9. (Special to the
East Oregonian.) Range of prices
today:
Open. High. Low. Close.
May $1.S9 J1.90 $1.86 11.87
July 1 55 J1.55 $1.51 J1.51
Portland.
PORTLAND. Ore., Jan. 9 (Speci
al) Club $1.54; bluestem $1.65.
HARVESTER FALLS
ON Ml CAUSING
INSTANT DEATH
Ionls Morone. an employe of
tho Itlewvtt Harvester Company,
met almoct instant death this
morning aliout II o'-lK'k at the
farm of KIiiht McCormmach near
Havana station when a harvester
which he nas asistJng to dis
mantle fell moii him and crushed
him.
In company, with O. A. Row,
another Itlewvtt employe, he went
out this morning to dismantle the
combine. According to the rtor
as told to Coroner Brown, he wao
working beneath the mncbine
loosening the holt The with,
drawnl of the holt caused the
frame to fall suddenly and he
was caught beneath It. The main
wight rented on his neck and It
Is believed hi neck was broken.
Coroner Rromi was at once
notified and went after the body.
The circumstances of his death
were so evident that he did not
deem an Inquest nece-wary.
I)eccatd was an Italian and
wa between 80 and S5 years old.
He had been in the employ of the
ltlcwetts for several year and
came here from Spokane with
them when the factory was ntov
ed. He t survived by a wife ami
tluve small chlklrcn who live near
the factory.
DRY
VALID
SEHA1 1?, TuUSE
HOLD A 101
SESSION TODAY
Assemble to Hear Governor's
Message; Columbia River
Fishing Controversy Reopen
ed; House Pages Appointed
10 BILLS OFFERED IK SENATE
Bowman of Washington Offers Bill
Prohibiting Initiative and IWeren
dum Petition Circulators From Re
eel ring Wages,
SALEM, Ore., Jan. . Roy
IUtner was named chairman of
the banking committee and Loa
Hodgen was chosen to head the
committee on public lands In
the li-t of committee appoint-
4 im-nts for tlie house of repre-
sentatlves announced today by 4
Speaker It. X. Stanfield. Rrp-
reaentadve Hodgen will serve al- 4)
so on the committees on agrl- 4
culture, education and Irrigation 4
and Representative Ritner was
made a member of the commit- 4
tee on game, resolutions and
roads and highways 4
SALEM. Jan. 9. The senate and
house met in Joint session this after
noon to hear Governor Withycombe'
address. Committees escorted the gov
ernor, supreme court Judges and all
elective state officials to the hall.
Representative Brown ell of Clacka
mas, reopened the Colombia river
fishing controversy. He introduced a
bill repealing chapter 1S8, laws of
1915. This chapter provided for Joint
Oregon and Washington legislation
regulating the Columbia fisheries.
Bowman of Washington, Introduced
a bill prohibiting the Initiative and
referendum petition circulators from
receiving wages. It provides one month
to a year Imprisonment. Ten senate
Mils were Introduced this morning.
The house appointed Joe Ingram.
Harold Brownson and Marie Briggs as
Pages.
LEVEE GIVES WAY
TWO OOYS DROWN
A! AMLDA, Calif., Jan. . The
N'oru.esii levee protecting; the
in.!..;, ipai reclamation project,
i"li..id. Twu boy9 were
uit wiied. Factory land. are hv
Mnrin'ed. A mud avalanche cov
ert 1 the s. P. tracks. A million
dollar worth of property is en
dangered. Ijnses Several Hor"
Several head of horses on the Elmer
Snyder farm have died within the
past few days and Mr. Snyder is com.
municating with the Oregon Agrtcul.
tural College in an effort to learn tha
cause of th animals' death. Dr. D.
C. McNabb, local veterinarian, thinks
death was caused by acute Indigestion
brought about by the anlm;tl eating
chaff without much exercise
VOCATIONAL BILL IS
PASSED BY HOUSE
1'arrlcN an rowlatioii of fas.iXM)..
Oo: Senator ThonutM Threaten
Filibuster on Naval I'roirram.
WASHINGTON, Jan. !. - Th- housn
bus passed the vocational ed licit lun.-tt
'ill it carried a thirtv eiitht mil
lion dollar appropmtton dis
tributed d'iriiiit a per.od of teti y.-ars,
Washington. Jan. t - sn.it. .r
Thomas threatened a fililiMster, di
luing the naval program indefinitely
unless "something is done to rellevs
the occupants of government revert
oil lands In the west."
WASHINGTON. J,m 9 - li. mocrut.
ic members of the house win and
means committee met for tha ptirpoji
of considering means for Incriuliig
the government revmiues. Majority
Leader Kitchln estimated thr was 4
deficit of four hundred and nlnfv
i'Ivh million dollars. No derision w4
r, aehed. The cmimlUe meets a-.iin
Thur-ilav ,