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Show - .r-IZtTMS , . ... - ... ..The moat' radical, strlng-ent and far-reachlnr far-reachlnr of U.ll. th "reform" measures tnus' far In-evidence at the preeent ecs- lon-of. the .Legislature was presented to theJtolona-ln both houses yesterday. The' bills,; which are Identical In form, were Inspired by Representative Mrs. MaryaCouKer of Og-den. By reqM'est, Representative: r6pry Introduced ,the Houaie' measure and- Senator McKay performed the same duty In the Sen-"afc.r Sen-"afc.r ' ' : - ' 'Briefly staged, the proposed act prohibits pro-hibits "treating" In any way, shape or orrh.at 'anytlme,or place, under any c!rcuir)9t'an,c,e& v, or .'condiUona whatsoever, whatso-ever, u.when the treat In question la liquor. beervWlne.'.or any Intoxicating beverace: v - ;,: JThe 'treater- and the "treated" are are both . liable to fine and imprisonment imprison-ment under the following provision: . v "Section 27. Any per treating: or 'offering to treat. any other person, or aipceptlnr,. offering to accept any treat or tlft of any intoxicating' drink in any aaloon' or: public ' place J where such Ilquo. ' are kept?" for sale - shall be l'deemt3i jullty of a misdemeanor, and shall upon conviction thereof be subject sub-ject td a'flna of $10 or imprisonment in the .commontJail.of the county for ten claya, or both, lri' the discretion of the court? arid' InutiVlUlon thereto shall pay 'Into said court the sum of 115, to be paid , to-the "attorney prosecuting the case. If there be one, and rf no attorney prosecutea, then to be paid into the school fund of the county in addition to the fine." ' ' ' The bll also contains provisions requiring1 re-quiring1 application for a saloonkeeper's license to be published in a newspaper for 'two weeks, allowing a hearing; on the question . by the County Commissioners Commis-sioners If any protest is made; imposes a -penalty of fine and imprisonment on any minor,' who misrepresents his age In , order to obtain liquor, and provides .that "saloonkeepers must pay all dam-area dam-area and support all dependents caused by their liquor' traffic "The bill. went, to" the Committee on Manufactures and Commerce. i - .m:s?.ED .; t : , v , - . 1 ; -..,,. T. M. Schumacher, acting traiBe manager man-ager for the Oregon Short1 Llhe, and JX R." CrVay, acting- general agent" for 'the Southern Pacific, left 'for -Chicago yesterday. yes-terday. It . is 'Understood in ' railroad circles thai 'they; have. gone to 'confer with J. C Stubba, trafflo director of the Harrlman system, relaflve to'chang-ea In I tha. management of the ; roads ' they represent. ' . ' ' ' " It la rumored; that Mr Schumacher; is slated for the' position, of traffib manager man-ager of the Oregon Short Line, and 'that' Mr. Gray wiU.be appolnta4aaa1stant; to J. A. Reeves, who. will be vma4eg-en era! frelgrht a-ent.. . -i'v, , v: Rumors Mncenunr chajijeai of man. agement in" the Oregon 8hort;Lina and the Oregon'RalHvay Navigation com pany are persistent if - intangible. - The other; changes .which are. said will b made' are believed, to point to., a .con-, sol Ida tl on tt the two lines. If such consolidation' con-solidation' is bfoug-ht about..- it; ia; believed be-lieved ' that fi. -E. ' Calvin . will, be ,mada general manager of both systems', K.. 8. Benson is probably elated to-be general auditor -of the two systems ; and W. H. Bancroft for president : of the Oregon Railway A Navlgatkm. .'.This would-put -Mr. Bancroft" In line for, the presidency, of the consolidated system in case Mr. Harrlman; should retire. ' ; . |