East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1921-02-11
Bill Requires Petitions Pertain
ing to Bonding or Taking of
Property to Contain Names
of 20 Percent of Voters.
HALF MUST BE OWNERS
OF PROPERTY AFFECTED
Aid for Widows of Soldiers
Killed in Camp Lewis Cannon
Explosion May be Given by
State From Bennett Action.


SALEM. Feb. l1.--tA. P1-.New
introduced today include
bill by Senator Dennis making more
difficult the procuring Of initiative Pc
titions pertaining to bonding or taxing
1t would require signatures
20 per cent Of the voters
ana half the signers to be owners OF
real property affected by the measure.
Another measure by Dennis provides
separate ballots for initiative or refer
endum measures. Senator Hall and
Rcpregentative Bennett introduced
bill for relief Of Mrs, Edwin G. Scott
and Mrs. Clyde Dedinger, Of Marsh
field, widows Of soldiers killed ny the
explosion Of the cannon at Camp
Lewis. The joint roads committee in
troduced a motor vehicle bill licensing
passenger automobiles on basis OF
weight and trucks on width Of tires.
Portland 1928 Exposition.
SALEM. Feb. 1i.-tA. P)-Con-
grcss Is to be memorialized to invite
Ypa nations of the world to be repre-
sented al the Portland exposition Of
1925. a Joint session for the purpose
al O'Clock today has arranged in
connection with ceremonies amend
ing the filing of articles Of incorpora-
ton of the exposition company. a
large delegation from Portland was
here for the ceremonies.
soldiers Bonus Passed
SALEM. Feb. i1.-(A. P)-The
house today unanimously passed the
soldiers bonus and loan bill amended
TO provide sl5 a month bonus and to
refer the bill to the people.
SALEM. Feb. la. Pins
soldier bonus and loan bill bassed IN
house unanimously. The b II as am
ended reduces the originally proposed
s25 to SIS cash bonus for each month
In the service. Provision was madt
that former service men shall not re-
ceive both state and federal bonuses
The senate, l5-1S, defeated the bl'
recurring the listing of al persona;
property for taxation.
bonus to BE Voted
The house then passed reSolu-
tior referring to vote Of the people
n proposal to Great fund OF SSo,Ooe''
900 to meet payment of the bonus ano
for funds for loans.
The loan proposal in the bll per
mits loans to service men ur to aht
not exceeding $4,000 as a first lien OF
real property. Such loans will he re
naid In installments of 6 percent an1
nually.
Physicians to Use Tngiish.
oregon physicians must brush up or
nanmanship If a bill Senator Hume IN
troduced becomes law. II require
/ that prescriptions be written in plan
I1epible English" and wholly In Eng
lish language whenever possible
The senate went into post-joint ses
sion this afternoon to witness the I'll
ling Of articles Of incorporation Q
highway and electrical exposition !
He neId in Portland in 1925 and to me
noralize congress TO invite nations 9
the world to participate IN the eNpe
sition.
Wont Take Holiday.
The house passed a bill provdin
, for organization of improvement dis
rlcts for logged off and burned oN'
lands. .
damned with unfinished brsines
and with both houses running mo
to oratory than speed, the legislat'''
= wont take Saturday holiday tn
i week. nor will il take a saturday hol
II dav nevt week.
SALEM Feb. 1f.-(A. PIT