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PRICK FIVE CENTS
DEBATE DELAYED
17 SHOTS ARE FIRED
IN HOUSEBOAT RAID
BOOTLKGGERS SAID TO HAVE
TERRIFIED WOMEN'.
GOUGING OF jBUC WARM RAIN FORECAST
LUMBERMAN CRUSHED
TO DEATH UNDER CAR
SENATE HOLDS UP
FAIR TAX ON FUEL
LAID TO RETAILERS
FOR PORTLAND TODAY
ON IRISH TREATY
ILLEGAL ORGANIZATIONS ARE
TO BE PROSECUTED.
TEMPERATURE STILL HOVERS
NEAR FREEZING POINT.
FRED F. WILLIAMS VICTIM OF
AUTO ACCIDENT.
XT X x7 V J 7 7 Ml
U-BOATS AND GAS
MAKERS JOB
BIG ARMS ISSUES
OHO PROTECTION
vn ! Ill ! 1 1
nja vniPs Afiin rnmpriT
on Motion of Collins.
ACTION IS VICTORY FOR PACT
De Valera's Face Stern as
k Figures Are Announced.
PARTY LINES ARE DRAWN
Country Will Have Opportunity
of Influencing Members Be
. tween Kow and January 3.
DUBLIN, Doc. 22. (By the Associ
ated Press.) The Dail Eireann, 77 to
44, decided late today, on a motion
submitted by Michael Collins, to ad
journ debate on the Irish treaty until
'January 3.
It was not the motion, but an
amendment on which the vote actually
was taken. The amendment, Intro
duced and seconded by treaty oppo
nents cnlleri for continuance nf Hit-
Ungs day and evening until a divls-
on was taken on the treaty's ratifi
lation or rejection.
Defeat of the amendment auto
matically decided the motion. "With
'ew exceptions the vote followed the
party lines of those favoring or op
posing the treaty.
Eagerness In Manifested.
Nobody tonight believed, of course,
That if a vote had been taken on the
1 reaty itself, the majority would have
fueen bo great, but there is no doubt
Jul the minds of observers that this
Thoroughly approximates the feeling
Lfor and against the treaty. This is
'."tnied by some treaty opponents, who
issert that it was not felt manv
f.'eputies disliked the idea of debate
continuing through Christmas.
In fact, Countess Marklevicz. a
tttrong opponent of the treaty, sec
onded Mr. Collins' proposal, appar
ently having In mind, as indicated in
per satirical seconding speech, the
riOHxt M I i r v tt tin. .iak.. .i t
Jiirough Christmas day and night.
' iIr' Colllns showed eagerness to
jpufli his motion through to quick de-
io""i- "o umncu lur, amroy, wno
interrupted the vote to have the
Question cleared up as to whether
erutles representing two constitu
encies should have two votes, Mr. Col-
'ins declaring he would not hear of
!itvlng the fate Of Ireland decided on
a technicality.
1 De Valera's Fare Grim.
. .k. -nr. . ...
w nen it Decame apparent tnat
here was to be a party lipe upon
he vote the atmosphere became tense
Ith excitement. De Valera's face
was stern and grim when the figures
fwere announced. Considerable elation
yas shown by Collins and his adher
ents. Desmond Fitzgerald, minister
)f propaganda, who supports the
treaty, said tonight he believed that
Lfot more than ten opponents of the
treaty voted for adjournment.
p Pierce Beasley, an active Sinn
r'einer, who intended to speak today
.for ratification, informed the Asso
ciated Press correspondent shortly
before the vote was taken that he
wiuld n 't mukesa guess on the out
reome of the treaty vote, but believed
that "the fate of Ireland is trembling
u the balance."
Mr. Collins' proposal had been sug
gested by him some days ago, and at
that time turned down by Eamonn de
Valera and Arthur Griffith. It had
in the meantime become evident that
the proceedings were not nearing an
; more than 20 additional speak
ers had indicated thuir intention to
alk to the'assembly and the tendency
if all speeches was to increase in
frength.
De Valera Opposes Collins.
Mr. de Valera again met the pro
posal of Michael Collins with strong
opposition and suggested sitting far
into the night with a view to short
ening the speeches and reaching a
decision this week. John Mclntec, a
Ltreaty opponent, followed De Valera
giving as one of his reasons tor ad
vocating continuous sittings his be
lief that if the Dail rejected the
-treaty the country would follow the
Dail
He concluded by moving continuous
and prolonged sittings until a de-
fcision was reached.
The frank indication of the motive
for this course afforded the first test
of the relative strengtn of the oppo
nents and supporters of the treaty. It
was soon seen that this procedure
raised an Important technical point
or there are five members who repre
sent two constituencies each.
Debate Gets Arrlnionlona.
Four of these members, Griffith,
ColIlnsT Mllroy and Mac.Veill. support
the treaty, while the fifth, De Valera.
opposes the treaty.
De Valera's supporters argued that
only one vote each should be allowed
and the debate was becoming very
acrimonious when Mr. Collins waived
any claim to two votes. The deputy
speaker gave a ruling allowing only
one.
The net result of the vote la two
fold. The country will , have an op
portunity of influencing the various
representatives between now and
January 3, and such portions of the
country as are doubtful may. It is ex
pected by some, be Influenced In fa
vor of the treaty by the Irnpressior.
ACuaciudcd va t Column 1.
I One Man Is Arrested After Battle
in which tame is shat
tcrcd and Auto Riddled.
ASTORIA, Or., Dec, 22. (Special.)
After a gun fight with bootleggers
at Kerry last night. In which 17 shots
were fired. Deputy Sheriff HjDSSong
of Columbia county and Ernest An
derson succeeded In arresting Arthur
Warranka, alleged to be one of the
gang, and lodged him in jail.
The bootleggers were said to have
been operating at Kerry for some
time and the officers finally found
their headquarters in a houseboat.
Hessong, who had left his automobile
at the highway, went to the house
boat and rapped on the door. It was
opened by one of the men, who was
immediately seized by the officers.
At this Juncture Warranka came
outside with a gun and was said to
have threatened to shoot the officer,
who backed away, keeping his pris
oner between himself and the rifle.
A moment later another of the occu
pants of the houseboat began shoot
ing and during the excitement the
prisoner escaped from Officer Hes
song, Notwithstanding the large num
ber of shots fired, no one was injured,
but Hessong's automobile was pierced
by seral bullets and a lantern which
Anderson carried was shattered.
After the fusillade was over some
of the men went to the home of'CJ.
Escola and fired several shots into
the house, forcing Mrs. Escola and
Mrs. Hessong, who was with her, to
take refuge under a bed. Arthur
Warranka was overpowered and ar-
reslea "s ne arew a un
summons, w no was just leaving nome
in his automobile.
WEST DECLARED FAVORED
Recent Appointments to Interstate
Commission Protested.
THE OREGON'IAN NEWS BUREAU,
Washington, D. C, Dec. 22. Southern
democratic senators are understood to
have protested in executive session of
the senate this afternoon against the
confirmation of Clyde B. Aitchison of
Portland and Henry C. Hall of Denver
as members of the interstate com
merce commission.
Their protests are said to have been
predicated on the fact that with these
two men the west has three members
on the commission, J. B. Campbell of
Spokane being the other one, while a
greater area in the south is without
representation. Charles C. McChcrd,
chairman of the commission, is from
Kentucky.
Senator McNary sought both yester
day and today to secure Mr. Altchi
son's confirmation. The objecting
senators said they had no thought of
defeating the confirmations, but that
they desired to hold them up for a
short period just as a protest.
FIRE KILLS 2 CHILDREN
Father Badly Burned While Res
cuing 3 Other Little Ones.
CENTRALIA. Wash., Dec. 22. Ruth
and Donald Dawson, aged 3 and 2
years, respectively, were burned, to
death this morning at Kopiah, nine
miles east of here. Their father. J.
E. Dawson, .was badly burned about
the face and hands in saving three
older children, and Mrs. Dawson was
injured when she rescued an Infant,
the youngest of her six children. The
father was brought to the hospital
here.
Mr. Dawson arose early and made
a fire in a heating stove and went
back to bed. At 6 o'clock the house
was discovered to be ablaze and it
was totally destroyed. The charred
bodies of the two victims were found
in the ruins.
NEW FOG SIGNAL TRIUMPH
Extension of System Urged by
Lighthouse Commissioner.
WASHINGTON. D. C. Dec. 22. Ex
tension of the newly perfected radio
fog signal system, described as "the
greatest advance made in a long
period for the protection of vessels."
was recommended today by George
R. Putnam, commissioner of light
houses, in his annual report to the
department of commerce. The first
of these stations has been installed
and tested with great success in the
vicinity of New Tork bay.
Many 1 ghthouees should be re
placed, the report said, 12 of them
being more than 50 years old.
JOHN M. JONES CONFIRMED
Portland Postmaster to Receive
Commission in Two Weeks.
THE OREGON'IAN NEWS BUREAU,
Washington. D. C. Dec. 22. (Spe
cial.) John M. Jones was confirmed
by the senate late this afternoon as
postmaster of Portland. In the usual
order Postmaster Jones should receive
his commission In about two weeks.
Other Oregon postmasters confirmed
are: Major G. Miller, Dayton; Ruby
O. Engelman. lone; and Lawrence F.
Clark. Rainier. Edwin L. Hughes
was confirmed as postmaster at Napa-
vine, Wash.
ENGINEER MISHAP VICTIM
Phoenix, Ariz., Official Killed
1 When Auto Overturns.
PHOENI", Ariz., Dec. 22.Hiram
Phillips, consulting engineer for the
city of Phoenix, was killed and L. R
Hitchcock, city engineer, and Mrs.
Philips were injured, the former seri
ously, in an accident today.
The automobile in which they were
riding overturned on a road near
here.
Military Experts Against
Poison in War.
CONFERENCE IS RUFFLED
America Wants Part in Set
tling Submarine Question.
REAL DISARMAMENT AIM
Delegates Evade Stand on Whether
Land Equipment Slipuld Be
Subject of Action.
BY MARK SULLIVAN.
tCopyrlcht. J!)21. by the Xew York Evening
Post. Irn Published by Arrangement.)
WASHINGTON, D. C Dee. 22.
(Special.) The most optimistic friend
of success for the limitation of arma
ment conference must admit that It
is just now in the midst of hurdles.
At the present moment the subma
rine Is being treated as if it were
an Issue between Great Britain and
France, and as If any compromise
achieved between them would be a
satisfactory settlement. This could
bo a comfortable thought, only it
falls to take account of the amount
of public sentiment, both in the sen
ate and in America outside the si i
ate. which regards America as an
Interested party, in the submarine
controversy.
America has not carefully read or
fully weighed the speech which -Senator
Borah made in the senate ten
days ago. I am told that this speech
has been cabled to Europe and re
printed there, and been made the
basis of important European policy
in those quarters which realize the
power of the American senate in In
ternational affairs. Senator Borah
made that speech to wrve warning
bn the conference. He said:
"The justification for the remarks
I am going to make is that it may
not be said hereafter that I did not
speak at a time when possibly what
I had to say might have been listened
to In other places. I do not want
to be stopped hereafter by silence
at this time."
Real Disarmament Wanted.
Then Senator Borah went on to
say, among other forceful declara
tions: "The extent ad vigor of my
opposition to this treaty will be de-
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THESE ARE DREARY DAYS FOR THE PKSSIMI8TS WHO PREDICTED THAT NOTHING BUT CALAMITY
. COIXD RKSILT FROM THE CONFERENCE. .
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Attorney - General Daugherty
Launches Inquiry Into Meth
ods of Holding Up Prices.
WASHINGTON, D. C, Dec. 22.
Federal investigation of retail prices
charged in various parts of the coun
try for food. fuel, shoes and clothing
was initiated todav by Attorney Gen
eral Daugherty.
He ordered Director Burns of the
bureau of Investigation of the Justice
department to assign men at once to
obtaining data on retail prices.
Mr. Daugherty declared prices of
necessities were too high, and that in
some instances profits of retailers
were "unconscionable." It would
never be possible, he asserted, to get
prices down to the pre-war level, but
with wages Towered and the costs of
foodstuffs reduced, he was deter
mined to learn whether the present
"badly proportioned" retail prices
should be maintained.
Mr. Burns was Instructed also to
have his men obtain the variations
in various localities in the retail
prices of general fpodstuffs. such as
meats, provisions, beans, bread and
butter, fuel, Bhoes and clothing, and
to make schedules. Reports also will
be gathered on the wholesale prices
of wheat, beef and meats in order.
Mr. Daugherty explained, that com
parisons might be made of the costs
of these commodities with the retail
prices.
Y Action , to remedy price conditions,
Mr. Daugherty declared, would be
taken through several channels. In
the main, he said, the situation was
a local one and the states would be
asked to aid. Secretary Hoover, he
added, would be invited to join in the
effort to lower prices, while It was
believed that the publication of the
comparative wholesale and retail
prices would do much to remedy high
prices.
Organizations of retailers in dif
ferent parts of the country were
blamed by Mr. Daugherty for high
prices. These associations, he de
clared, were formed by 'smart men
who sold a scheme to defeat the laws
by perfecting an organization for fix
ing prices which concealed its real
purpose under a declaration of a de
sire to help competition."
The department, he stated, intends
to "get these smart fellows," while
at the same time recognizing that
many innocent merchants had been
imposed on by them. He declared
himself in favor of trade organiza
tions which 4'Hifined operations to
Improving theV service, but asserted
they would not be allowed to fix
prices or apportion territory among
their members, thus stifling cpmpe-
tltion.
Trade associations generally, he storm of a- month ago seemed Immi
said. were- showing a commendable j nent. The Columbia river was still
willingness to confine activities to blocked with Ice, in jams at Crate's
(Concluded on Page 15. Column
1
Half-Inch of Snow Falls and Is
Quickly Piled . Into Drifts
by East Wind.
t , .............. .....t
4 IWilRt.Y TKMPEBT1HES AT
SI'OHTJLANU VESTKRUAV.
Time Deg.lTlme Deir. t
. 1 A. M 291 P. M 32 T
V 3 A. M 273 P. M 33
6 A. M 2SI4 P. M 33
t 9 A. M......30I5 P. M 32
t 11 A. M.,....32i6 P. M 30
P. M. 30
Though snow was falling; last night
on the eastern edge of Portland,
Weatherman Wells made a definite
forecast of rain today a warm rain
that will send Portland's expectations
of a white Christmas sliding into the
gutters. The barometer was down
for precipitation and general weather
conditions yesterday indicated that
the temperature will rise enough to
bring the moisture down in its wet
test form.
A half inch of snow fell on Portland
early yesterday morning and was
promptly piled into drifts by Its ally,
the east wind. The sharp edge of this
wind, however, had been worn off.
Yesterday's temperature chart was a
repetition of that of the day before,
with the thermometer rising above
the freezing point for a few hours in
the afternoon.
Weather conditions throughout the
country, as delineated by Jihe weather
map, showed a number "of" changes
yesterday. The high pressure area
which lodged in southern Canada and
hung on for three days, causing the
strong east wind, had transferred its
headquarters to New York, and a new
one had moved in to the north and
west of the old one. The new "high"
is not so high as the old one, how
ever, and the barometric gradient,
which means, the difference in ba
rometer readings in the high and low
pressure areas, was less. Hence the
diminished force of the east wind.
EUGENE. Or.. Dec. 22. (Special.)
The weather in Eugene and the upper
valley is moderating. Rain and sleet
fell this forenoon and there was a
light snowfall this afternoon, but the
snow that has covered the ground to
a depth of less than an inch is melt
Ing fast.
COLUMBIA
STILL BLOCKED
Repetition of Paralyzing Storm
Feared in The Dulles.
- THE 'DALLES, Or., Dec' 22. (Spe
cial.) With 7 inches of snow on the
level in The Dalles and the fall con
tinuing without abatement at 6 o'clock
! tonight, a sepetition of the paralyzing
(Concluded on Pace 15, Column 3.)
House Takes Step to Pre
serve Highways.
THREE BILLS PUT THROUGH
Measures Far-Reaching v in
Effect on Motorists.
STRICT SUPERVISION AIM
Motor Trucks Limited as to Speed
and Load and Use of High
ways Strictly Defined.
STATE HOUSE. Salem. Or., Dec. 22.
(Special.) The first step in pro
tecting Oregon's system of highways
from destruction through excessive
speed by heavily loaded vehicles was
taken today by the house in passing
all of the highways bills prepared by
the special committee appointed by
Governor Olcott. ,
The road bills met stiff opposition
on the part of a few members of the
house, but with the exception of sev
eral amendments, the majority stood
fast for the original bills. Argu
ments on two of the highway bills
continued for five 1 ours The last
of the three bills, providing for ex
tension of powers of the state high
way commission so that regulatory
road measures may be enforced by
agents of this department, passed
without argument and with but nine
dissenting voles.
The bills passed by the house today
are far-reaching in their effect on
motorists, particularly truck owners;
passenger and freight carriers are
placed under strict supervision of the
public service commission; motor
trucks are limited as to speed and
loads; many restrictions are placed on
certain uses of the state and county
highways, and license fees for all
motor trucks engaged In transporta
tion of passengers or freight for com
pensation are increased.
Farther Powers Opposed.
The special committee proposed to
go even a step farther and bring aiK
private motor trucks under the wing
of the public service commission so
that data might be gathered and
used in framing future road legisla
tion, but members of the house, led
by Representative Hindman of Mult
nomah, declared agaTnst giving the
public service commission control
over machines and trucks used in
private business.
"Why should we attempt to control
private business?" said Representa
tive Hindman, who, although oppos
ing this and one other section of the
road bill, was a stanch advocate of
its passage. "We are not yet ready
for a soviet form of government."
Another important amendment
which Representative Hindman pro
posed and succeeded In writing into
the main highway bill reduced the
special tax proposed on the basis of
total tire width at $1 an inch to 60
cents an inch and also rewrote the
act so as to include only such motor
.trucks and trailers as are -utilized for
the transportation of freight for com
pensation outside the limits of mu
nicipalities. Members of the special committee
appointed to study the problem of giv
ing more adeqate protection to the
highways of the state reported that
the principal cause for destruction of
roads was excessive loads and speed ol
trucks.
Baker Representative Fights.
Taking this recommendation at its
face value, members of the house made
no attack upon the sections proposing
changes in the loads and speed of
trucks, all such changes winning ap
proval as they appeared in the orig
inal bill. .
Representative Hubbard of Baker
waged a persistenrfight against the '
road bills, concentrating his fight J
against the measure drawn for the
protection of the highways.
In taking UD consideration of the
first two bills the house resolved It
self into a committee of the whole.
with Representative Gallagher as
chairman during the first committee
meeting and Representative Marsh in
charge of the gavel in the second.
The two bills were discussed, sec
tion by section, and after being re
norted favorably back to the house
were passed. The third bill, which ex- i
. . . . .....
tenas me powers oi toe state nignway .
commission, was passed without die-
cussion and with only -nine votes reg
istered against it.
Mr. Warren Explains Bills.
When the road bills were brought
up for discussion no one waa certain '
just how they would be received. ;
Members of the lower house had ;
given their undivided attention to ex-
position legislation. For this rea-
son. Prank M. Warren, a member of I
the governor's committee, was given j
iV flnnr WHnMHnV ntp-ht fv bvnlnin '
the principal features of the three
bills.
He was followed by Senator Moser,
who urged passage of his senate bill,
which was passed at the last session
and vetoed by the governor.
This morning W. B. Dennis, for
mer member of the legislature and a
good roads advocate of no little fame,
took the floor advocating the passage
of the three highway bills and the
defeat of the Moser bill.
The first test on the highway bills
came when the rollcall was reached
- Continued on Page o. Column 3
Wife, Son and Daughter-in-Law
Injured When Machine Plunges
Down Steep Embankment.
ROSEDURG. Or.. Dec. 22. (Special.)
Fred F. Williams, prominent lum
berman of this state, was killed and
Ms wife, son and daughter-in-law
were injured in an auto wreck at the
concrete highway bridge over Canyon
creek this morning.
Mr. Williams and the members of
his family were on their way from
Glendale to Portland to spend Christ
mas with relatives when their' big
touring car skidded on the icy pave
ment at the approach to the new
bridge, about seven miles south of
Canyonville on the Pacific highway.
The 'machine went over a steep em
bankment and plunged down a dis
tance of 75 feet before turning over.
Mr. Wlllams was pinned underneath,
one of the rods of the top pressing on
his throat and strangling him to
death.
The other occupants were thrown
out of the machine and badly bruised
and scratched but not seriously In
jured. The efforts of the other mem
bers of the party to lift the car from
Mr. Williams were unavailing, and
the daughter - in - In w, Mrs. Sumner
Williams, started out for help. In
spite of the fact that she was covered
with blood from her injuries and her
clothing badly torn. She walked three
miles before Bhe could find aid, and
because she was gone so long her
husband, fearing she had fainted from
her injuries, started after her.
When the relief party arrived Mrs.
Williams was found crazed with grief
frantically endeavoring to lift the car
from the body of her husband, it
was not until other help could be
summoned that the car was removed
and the body extricated.
Mr. Wllllums w-as head of the Fir
Pine Lumber company and had head
quarters In Glendale. He formerly
lived In Portland and In Medford. The
body will be sent to Portland tomor
row and funeral services will be held
there.
McNARY IS FOR TREATY
Senator Denies Widely Circulated
KcHirts to the Contrary.
THE OREGON'IAN' NEWS BUREAU,
Washington. D. C. Dec. 22. Senator
McNary today denied widely pub
lished reports that he had declared
himself as oppobvd to the four-power
treaty:- fie said he had been inclined
to take the president's offhand view
of a few days ago that the homeland
of Japan was not included In the
islands of the Pacific relon around
which the agreement centers and
that he had drafted a reservation to
clear up that situation.
"I am strongly In favor of the
treaty," he said, "but simply deBire
to make sure that Japan Is placed
on the footing, as the other three
powers in the compact by limiting
the agreement to cover only the Is
land possessions of that country which
are apart from the seat of the em
pire." -
CONGRESS TAKES RECESS
All IJusiiiCNS, Except Hcurliigs on
Tariff, Waits Till January 3.
WASHINGTON. D. C, Dec. 22. Con
gress recessed late today until Janu
ary 3 for the Christmas and New Year
holidays.'
The house adjourned at 4 o'clock
and the senate at 4;i0. All business
will be suspended during the recess
except for tariff hearings by the sen
ate finarfce committee.
INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS
The Weather.
TODAY'S italn: winds mot eajterly.
YEHTKKDAY'S Maximum temperature. 31
degrees; minimum, ju uesreea.
Furrtso.
Dail votes adjournment of debate on Irian
treaty. Pe 1.
Allies to dlscuei reviving Europe. Page 2.
National.
President's pledge to American dd In
pueblo pech reculled. I'.ge 7.
Gouging of public laid to retailers. Page 1
reh. ? iry'" ..VT'"
Domeatlr.
R(,duri fr.jKht rates t. go Into effect
about flrat of year.
Page 15.
Colonel vvatteraon.
noted editor, die.
Page 6.
Disarmament Conference. ,
Abolition of divers aaked by Prltlah.
Page 3- v
Submarines and ga big isaues at arm.
conference. Page I.
Pacific Northwest.
Last-day depositors of defunct Seattle
bank want money refunded. Page ft.
17 shots are fired In houseboat raid.
Page 1.
Mr fpton trie, to kill gasoline tax plan.
Page 1.
Promin,nt lumberman killed when auto
plunges down embankment. Pago 1
House gotR on record In favor of protect
ing Uregon highways. Page 1.
. (sports.
Disruption looms for soccer league.
Page It.
Port'.and Gun club anouncea shoots
Page 1-
Kenworthy willing to play with Suds,
a,e j,,,,,,,,.,., ,nd Marine,
Export off(.rB for wheat below parity with
prices ruling here. Page 21.
Heavy profit-taking sales weaken wheat
at Chicago. Page 21.
StrongdVniand for new bond offering
Dock commission sells $180,000 bonds.
Wool market good in late December.
Page 16.
Portland and Vicinity.
Warm rain forecast for Portland today.
Tsge 1.
Chorchea to ask backing for arms con
ference. Page 13.
Money rate drop is expected soon. Page 20.
Police to be reduced 30 to 87 men. Page !.
Mall carrier chief aide to old Sunta.
Psge s.
Crumley defense scores on Addle Hitter.
Pago J.
Committee Kills Time on
Roads Measures.
SENATOR UPTON TO BLAME
Fate of Income Bill in House
Is Awaited.
SPEAKER BEAN IS BUSY
Most or Day la Spent Lining Vp
SupKrt on Floor for Pet
Measure.
STATU HOUSE. Salem, Or.. Dec. 22.
(Special.) An attempt to have the
senate roads committee report out the
exposition resolution failed tonlnlit.
The committee remained deadlocked,
five to four, and this condition l'l
obtain until the state Income tax til!
either Is killed In the house or passed.
Kfforts of Senators Hanks and Kd.ly
to have the committee report out tne
bill were met by a flank movement,
engineered by Senator Upton, who
succeeded In having the rommtti o
take up consideration of the hom.o
highway regulation bills. The high
way bills were being studied leisurely
as a camouflage and as an excuse for
delaying action on the f.iir bills.
STATIC HOl'Si:, Salem. Or.. Dec 22.
(Special.) What was apparently a
deliberate attempt to dynamito the
192; fair programme was led all
afternoon by Senator Upton In an ex
ecutive session of the senate roads
and highways committee. The com
mittee has before it house Joint reso
lution No. 3. which Is the proposed
constitutional amendment creating
the Oregon 1925 exposition commis
sion, and house bill 22, by Fletcher,
which Is the companion measure, to
produce revenue for the fair by a
gasoline tax.
On a motion by Senator Patterson
that the committee adopt the gaso
line plan of finance, a test vote was
taken. It was five to four. Thoso.
favoring the Kasoline Impost were
Senators Patterson, Hanks, Hare anil
Kddy. Voting against were Senators
Upton. Dennis, Robertson, Porter and
Hall. The committee stood a tie
until Senator Hall, as chairman, voted
with the opposition to the plan.
Income Tax Artlon Analted.
When the committee recessed until
8:SU o'clock the same five had suc
ceeded in holding the resolution and
revenue bill on the table, announcing
that they would do so until they
heard whether or not the house hud
passed Speaker ltcan'g state Income
tax. Much of the day Mr. Kean was
on the floor lining up support for hin
pet measure and the rumor reached
the senate roads committee that the
house will dump this income tax plan
Into the senate as a substitute for
the gasoline tax for financing the
exposition. ,
Senator Upton succeeded in having
the committee adopt one of his
amendments. This was that the power
of appointing the 15 members of the
exposition commission be .(.vested in
the legislature and not in the gover
nor and that the 15 be named In the
constitutional amendment The five
men named in the Portland charter
are to be among the 15. The plan
would necessitate the representatives
and senators of the first and second
congressional districts holding cau
cuses and making their selections,
each of these districts to name five.
Another Amendment Made.
Another amendment which Senator
Upton Jammed Into the measure was
that $1, COO. 000 raised by private sub
scription shall be expended under the
direction of the Oregon 1925 exposi
tion commission. He failed to secure
an amendment calling for an agree
ment between the state commission
ers and the Portland commissioners
and the private corporation which Is
to raise Jl. 000,000 and plating the
exclusive management In the hands
of the state commission.
Representative Burdick, who sup
plied Senator Upton with the amend
ment Investing the appointive power
with the legislature Instead of with
the governor, also succeeded, through
Senator Upton, In having adopted by
the commltteo an amendment which
provides that an equitable percentage
of all surplus after the affairs or the
exposition are wound up shall be
turned into the general highway fund.
This means thut if there Is any sur
plus, not above 50 per cent, the slate's
quota of the J6.000.000 fair fur.d will
be divided between the first and sec
ond congressional districts This is
in accord with Multnomah's policy In
highway matters anyway
Free Mte Is Sonant.
When the resolution was In th
house. Mr. Burdick endeavored to
amend It to the effect that the state
commission and the Port of Portland
commission 'select a site on the wa
terfront of Portland and that this site
be supplied free by the Port of Port
land. The house voted down the pro
posal. ' Mr. Burdick appeared before
the senate roads committee with hl.
amendment, which Se-nator Uptot.
fathered, but when proposed for in
sertion. the committee rejected it.
Senator Kddy offered an amend
ment, which was accepted, which pro
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