Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-11-13
LAWS REVISED
At POLLS Of
WEST STATES
Schools, Divorces, Pro
hibition and Betting
Affected by Ballots.
California, Oregon, Ida
ho and Montana Fig
ure in Statute Changes

San Francisco, Nov. 12.-(By The
Associated Press. )-Californi S adop-
ton of prohibition enforcement; Ore
gon's restrictions upon nearly gil
church parochial schools and other.pri-
vate schools; Nevada's decision not to
change its divorce laws, and Montana s
probable authorization Of the parimu-
tuel system of betting on horse races
are among the outstanding. decisions
on legislation taken by the voters in
far western states at last Tuesdays
election.
California's measure makes the eight
eenth amendment to the federal consti
tuition and the Volstead act or whatever
other enforcement legislation may be
passed by congress, part of the Cali
fornia statues. Despite the fact that
grape growers opposed the step and
that the cities of San Francisco and
Sacramento voted wet" all the other
large cities, all of southern California
and most of the great San Joaquin
and San Jacinto valleys combined to
carry the measure.
Oregon's new law requires children
between the ages of s and Is years to
attend public schools except those phys
ically incapable, those who have com
pleted the eighth grade and those who
live at inconvenient distances or are
taught by parents or private teachers.
who are exempt. These, however, must
have their education supervised by the
state.
Opposed by Catholics
A majority of more than $4,000 was
given this act, despite vigorous oppo
sition in Catholic sections and many
Protestant clergymen and representa-
tive citizens Of varied faiths. The
Catholics termed it direct slap at
their denomination and its educational
methods. The Masonic order took no
stand in the controversy but many
tish Rite Masons The ku klux Klan
law.
\ proposal to allow the issuance
interlocutory DEGREES of divorce at the
option of the trial judge was beaten
in Nevada by a majority estimat-
ed at more than 3,7OO, while an
other proposition on the ballot which
in effect ratifies the present Nevada
divorce laws and forbids altering them
for q period of three years, had ma
jority of about 5000.
The Montana initiative measure, to
allow the use of partimutuel betting
machines for horse races at state and
county fairs, apparently was carried.
as it had a majority of 3,193 with A.
100 votes reported.
Veterans welfare legislation was
successful in both Montana and Cali
forna.
A soldiers bonus passed by the
Montana legislature had a $500 ma
jority on q referendum vote, and the
California voters approved acts of the
legislature calling for the issuance of
bonds sup to S10,000,O00 to enable vet
Grams to buy farms and homes on easy
terms. On the other hand. an effort
in California to have the tag exemp-
tion of $1,000 allowed all other veter-
ans, extended to those veterans who
were released from active duty under
honorable conditions, but not actually |
was beaten.
Medical Questions Settled
The voters in several far western
states expressed their opinion on uues-
tons of medical attention and public |
health. Osteopaths and chiropractors |
won the right in California to have IL |
censes issued by examining boards of |
their own, instead of by the state |
board of medical examiners. Anti |
measures were defeated in |
California and Colorado, and an at |
tempt in Washington to prohibit the |
physical examination of school chill |
lren except with the parents consent |
also was lost.
Single tax proposals were voted i
lown in Oregon and California; Wash
ngton repealed its poll tax and Ore
son rejected an income tax.
Portland voters defeated a proposed
S3oO0,0O0 tax for the Atlantic -Pacif-
c highway and the electric exposition
o be held in that city in 1925.
Two bond issues were carried, S.
100000 highway block in Colorado and
he $1O,O0O,00O series in California
or veterans home and farm aid. The
ate Of Arizona s proposed $500
1000 issue for the Phoenix Los An
,eles highway is still in doubt. !,