Evening star., 1922-11-13
rARoCHIAL SCHOOLS HIT.
Oregon's Action Main Result OF
Referendums In West.

BY the Associated Press.
SAN FRANCISCO, November 13.-
California's adoption Of prohibition
upon nearly all church parochial
schools and other private schools,
Nevada's decision not to change its
divorce laws. and Montana's probable
authorization of the pari-mutuel sys-
tenn 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
eighteenth amendment to the federal
constitution and the Volstead act. or
whatever other enforcement legisla-
tion may be passed by Congress, part
Of the California statutes. Despite the
fact that grape-growing interests and
others fought the. step, and that the
cities of San Francisco and Sacra-
cities, all OF southern California and
most of the great San Joaquin and
Sacramento valleys combined to car
ry the measure.
Oregon's new law requiring children
between the ages of eight and sixteen
years to attend public schools except
that those physically incapable, those
who have completed the eighth grade
and those who live at inconvenient
distances or are taught by parents or
private teachers are exempt. These.
however. must have their education
supervised by the state.
Majority Of 1900.
"A majority of more than $4,000 was
given the act, despite previous opposi-
tion of Catholic societies. of laymen
and many Protestant clergymen and
representative citizens of varied
faiths. The Catholics termed 1t a
direct slap at their denomination and
It's educational methods. The Masonic
order took no stand in the con-
troversy. but many champions of the
measure were Scottish Rite Masons.
The Ku klux Klan admittedly was in
favor of the proposed law.
A proposal to allow the issuance
of interlocutory DEGREES of divorce at
the option of the trial judge was
beaten in Nevada by a majority es-
timated at more than $500, while
which in effect ratifies the present
Nevada divorce laws and forbids
altering them for a period of five
years. had a majority of about 5000.
The Montana initiative measure to
allow the use of pari-mutuel betting
county fairs apparently was carried.
as It had a majority Of 3,183, with
46, 100 votes reported.
.. Soldier Bonus Wins. j.
Veterans welfare legislation was
successful in both Montana and
California. A soldiers bonus passed
by the Montana legislature had q $500
majority on q referendum vote, and
the California voters approved acts
issuance of bonds up to $4,000, 900
to enable veterans to buy farms and
homes on easy terms. On the other
hand. an effort In California to have
the tax exemption of $1,000 allowed
all other veterans extended to those
veterans who were released from ac-
tive duty under honorable conditions,
but not actually discharged, was
beaten.
The voters in several far western
states expressed their opinion on oues-
tions of medical attention and public
health: Osteopaths and chiropractors
won the right in California to have
licenses issued by examining boards of
their own. instead Of by the state board
Of medical examiners. Anti-viyisection
measures were defeated in California
and Colorado and an attempt in WASH
ination Of school children, except with
the parents consent, also was lost.
- Single Taxes Defeated.
single-tax proposals we're veted dovn
in Oregon and California; Washington
repealed its pon tax and Oregon re-
jected an, income tax. Portland votes
defeated a proposed $3.0o0.000 tax for
the Atlantic-Pacific highway and the
electric exposition to be held In that
city in 1925.
Two bond issues were carried, a S.
100000 highway block In Colorado and
the $10.O00.000 series in California for
veterans home and farm aid The fate
Of Arizona's proposed $2,50O,0 900 issue
for the PhoeLix-Los Angeles highway
is still In doubt.
An ambitious public ownership plan
for California, by which the state was
to undertake the development Of all its
hydro-electric and water resources,
issuing bonds up to $500, ,000. 600 as
needed for the work. was lost by more
than tWo-to=one matoz1tA ...