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SEVENTYJTIBOT YEAR
SALEM, OREGON, THURSDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 29, 1921
PRICE: ; FIVE CENX3
CDHDELL HULL
National Chairman of Dem
ocrats FfaysRepubiican
. .. Administration arid Lauds
Predecessor.
DIRE PICTURE DRAWN
i ; oftArM conditions
Taxes, Rural , Credits, Public
Defatj Warketing, Treat
. ' ed in Speech
; NASHVILLE. Tenn., Dec 28.
Declaring that Vthe time has come''
when patriotic citizens and Demo
crats should indulge in plain talk
ing.". Judge Cordell Hull, . Chair
- man of the Democratic national
committee tonight, reviewed the
;. , Republican I administration since
' March and , contrasted , with the
' "unparalleled -achievements" of
the ,. Democrats . In the previous
eight years., y. ..;;
, The address was delivered at a
dinner given by, the state Demo
cratic. executive committee hi hon-
. or of Chairman! Hull. It was ac
cept'ed generally as the opening of
the. ; congressional pre-election
campaign by the new chairman
who went Into the public ques
. . lions, which he said faced the gov
ernment; and explained the attl
tude his party would take.;
. ' Tax. Questions Discussed.
.Further relief for, farmers, ade
quate aid for veterans, reduction
of taxes and a remedy for the' sit
. uatlon resulting from the flood of
tax exempt securities were among
issues he outlined
"Democrats . are the. loyal and
consistent friends of the ex-serv
ice men." he , declared.
"Ever solicltious of his welfare,
the; Democratic party, when in
power, did more, to advance the
been done In all the previous his
tory of the nation and had planned
to do much: , more, if if had re-
: mainedln power."-he said.,
Present Distress Cited.
"Urgent and deserved relief as
s to farm, credits, better and cheaper
v I warehousing and marketing . fa
cilities these and like measures
of aid should have been given him
to avoid and, relieve his present
unparalleled distress. - .
. . ,The burden ot -s public, debt
should be adjusted to as not to be
. oppressive to. the American tax
payer, laboring under panic con
ditions. The states, rather than
the federal government should be
urged to deal by a uniform policy
with the growing evil of local tax
exempt securities." j - v -
, , Results of the, last national elec
tlon, h, asserted .were, secured By
"criminal : malignity, and reckless
falsehood? , by the Republican
.leaders.-',;-...!:. t -ii .k
Wilson Regime Praised. ;
. , "It was. not so much the Demo
cratic party; It was American peo-
pie who save suffered the colossal
. and incalculable .; losses that re-
: - he declared. i-':,' ' h
.("If is beyond the .power of.
. wholesale abuse,' falsehood .- and
- detraction ; long. ta dim; the .glory
of the eight years unparalleled
: achievement, of , the national ? De
mocracy.. . The work of construct
Ive, .patriot!! statesmanship ac
complished by. that party- will
. ' stand, out in i clearer perspective
"If wholesale breach of solemn
and unqualified - promises to the
people . conatitated - a statutory
crime; he said, "every - reaction
. ary; Republican, leader, state and
national would.' under a: plea ot
guilty, be tn the custody of the
law tonight. ' ! ' -i
Dire i Picture Drawn.
iThe disappointed farmer now
reads the accounts of hie Indns-
: trial ruin br the light of his bora
Ing corn; 'Millions of laborers are
frequenting ? the soup houses.
; breadlines and the auction block.
Business has discovered - that it
was crucified on the cross of pol-
, itics.".j----i- .
Under Republican- leadership.
he f said, American foreign com
merce "has slumped six , billion
dollars in the last 12 months"
and an "almost vertical stump in
prices in America- of- f rom ' 30 to
6o per cent, and in purchasing
power of farm products of 68 per
cent,, quickly followed." ' For two
yearj prjor.to March,, 1921.. he
said, the only remedy offered by
; Republican leaders for post-war
conditions was. . "an antiquated
high tariff nd, the archaic doc
i trine of commercial isolation. -"The
country is in ad and ur
. 1 . gent need, he Bald of more edu
', cation and r more cooperation on
the part of individuals and busi-
- ' , ncss with respect to our public at
, fairs. . An intelligent understand
ing and whole-hearted cooperation
' . on. their part; would soon improve
. government. ipu per cent." r iv j
The Democratic party; he said
, . ctill holds to Its belief in a tariff
for revenue only, for cononiy in
X ; governmental expenditures. ' for
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CUPID CLAIMS
ATTORNEY AS
LATE VICTIM
V. Lyle'MeCrbskey and Mi?3
Alys Satlon Married in Port
land Yesterday
V. Lyle McCroskey, son of T. E.
McCroskey, and Miss Alys Sutton
were married In Portland yester
day. -The ceremony was witnessed
by the parent' of .Mr. McCroskey.
Both the bride t and groom are
graduates of the law department
of the University of : Oregon.
Mr. McCroskey- recently opened
an office in Stayton for the prac
tice of law.
Salem Sport Fans Will Wit
ness Keen Events on
December 30
There may be no JacK Demp-
seys or Jor-gees Car-pontrs on the
card, but the offering for the
smoker Friday night wui Bring a
husky bunch of athletes into th
ring for the public to look , 'em
over. There isn't a black- -nor a
yellow on in the lot. which 3
more than could bo said when one
tots up the Champeen Jack s war
record. There are. several ex-
service men in the lot, and some
that perhaps were too . young to
pass the examiner without lying
about their age; but they'd have
gone if they could, and thats a
facv
The main event, between Hat
tllng Syverson ot Salem and Carl
Miller of Eugene, ought to be a
corking exhibition. Miller is a
husky boy with a punch an over
his anatomy right hand, Ictt
hand, duck, swing, anything, any
how, Syverson, however, is
seasoned, clever boxer, who has
juggled saw logs and railroad ties
as well as mitts, and he baa a
splendid set , of ) Fitzsimmons
shoulders and stringy legs that
carry him like Ruby. Robert, it
he wasn't so much of an indus
trialist, he'd be a champion in the
ring, for he has all! the makings.
They go for 10 rounds at 135
pounds.
Dam Healy ofTSalem was
matched with Joe Bit ties of Che
mawa, at 116 and 118 pounds.
bnt Joe acquired a bad thumb J
this week, and he is the mainstay
of the Chemawa basketball team.
on a heavy schedule, so he had
to call It off. Jack Daly, oi
Great Falls, Mont., is to take his
place. Thl onght to be a fast
bout, as Healy Is the northwest
ern amateur champion at his
weight, and both are shifty and
willing mixers.
Buck Smith, an overseas boxer
who achieved a reputation with
the gloves as well as with a mus
ket,, will beet Kid Kream of Cho
xnawa in a six-round bout at- 13a
pounds. Both . are tall. - rangy
lads, , with both l skill and
strength to give and take. Kream
lg rated as the best man at Che
mawa. and 'was champion of the
klahoma university.:
"Fatty- Phil Bayes of Salem
was to take on an itinerant sail
er from BremertoaJ who claimed
the northwestern chair pionshtp;
but the blue-jacket wasn't in
eight at this writing, and Hayes
may have to take on some one
else., A husky lad: front Dallas,
Coates, may be put on with him.
Bayes is much overweight; at 135
but he certainly has the pep of a
fox terrier swallowing a pound
of cayenne, and someone is going
to wonder where he gets it alt
and why they ever let.hm run at
large; when the meet in the
ring.
The Fox brothers, little tads
from Independence, are to stage
an exhibition math for points.
Some . brothers wouldn't like it a
bit, to get what they band each
other. The boys put np a wonder
fully: clever exhibition
Another short curtain raiser
wilt be added if ths management
can get-the boxers to agree. Ic
looks like a fine, fast show from
beginning to, end. ; Xhe program
begins at 8, Friday night.
Alleged Slayer, of Jphn .Pain
ter and Son pi: Be
Sent to Hospiial
ALBANY, Ore., Dec. 28. Car
Bon' D.. Beebe of Lebanon, whose
eight-day trial on a. charge, of
murder In the first degree as the
alleged slayer 'of John Painter
was completed late yesterday., was
acquitted today on the ground of
Insanity. The ; Jury,:, returned Its
verdict after almost' 23 hours of
HellhBrotlnn v ' . ; ' 1
Judge Kelly; Indicated! that on
this verdict he would maki an or
der commit ting Beebe to the state
BEEBE ACQUITTED
hospital for the insaue.
Wlii PAPER
IVI t R S ll 0 U 1b
BUILD TIFF
Publishers Are Attacked by
Leading Manufacturers,
Who Would, Forestall Ef
forts to Lower Costs.
NEWS MEN FORCED TO
SEEK FAIRER MARKETS
nland Publishers Saved by
Prices Made by Europ
ean Shippers
WASHINGTON, Dec. 29. Sen
ate tariff hearings were enlivened
today by an attack on Ai&erican
.... a
newspaper puDiisners oy vU'''
William E. Haskell of New YorK.
vice president of the Internation
al Paper company, and a counter
attack on the news print paper
manufacturers by William J
Page, publisher of the Waterbury
(Conn.) RepuDiican, r pea ing "r
small publishers who, na saia
organized a buying corporation
because they were "unable, smsfto
handed to assist themselves in an
endeavor to obtain fair-priced
news print."
Urging a tariff protection iur
his industry agamst i!.nropean
competition Colonel Haskell said
congress had gradually yieiaea w
the clamors ot the paid agent ot
the publishers until finally all
tariff on news print had 'oeen re
moved and the Industry aDan
doned to drift in the ebb and flow
of the international competitive
tide.
"Protection" Demanded
Asserting that newsprint was
the only product of the paper
making Industry "which has been
deprived ot all protection and be
deviled by inspired federal regu
lation and interference," the wit
ness said that the reason for the
'invidious treatment, this branch
of the Industry has suffered is
obvious."
He added that the "iact mat
the press can control legislation
and invoke unwarranted regula
tions, restrictions and interter
ence for its own selfish interests,
constitutes a grave charge of un
due influence and special privi
lege."
Charges Denied
The charge that any "undue in
fluence" had been used uy tne
publishers In arguing tor the
placing of news print paper on
the free list was denied by Emery
Thompson of Chicago, speaking
for the American Newspaper
Publisher's association. He de
clared that the publishers had
based their argument on the eco
nomic ground ot ' the inability ot
the American news print manu
facturers to supply domestic con
sumption. This inability was de
nied by Colonel iiasiceii.
Mr. Pape said the question De-
tore congress In determlntg as to
the retention of newspaper on the
free list was whether the publish
ers Bhould again have imposed on
them such a condition as was
found by a senate committee
which reported last year that cer
tain manufacturers had taken ad
vantage of a newa print shortage
to "exploit the purchasers," ana
hold them up for excessive, un
reasonable and wholly unfair
prices."
Influence Aot lsed
Publishers, who as a class.
largely dominate public opinion
affecting business policies
through direct appeal to readers,
he added, "have been violently
weak when fighting for a fair
price newsprint.
He declared that on less man
three, occasions In ten years,
prices had "soared to undreamed
of heights," and that nothing, in
cluding the federal trade commis
sion, congressional and court ac
tion had "stayed the demands im
posed by certain of those who
control the supply of newsprint."
Colonel Haskell suggested no
definite rate of duty for news
print, saying he would leave that
to tho committee. He contended
that the industry was In bad
shape as a result of competition
from Germany, Sweden, Norway
and Finland, asserting paper
made in those countries could be
sold here for from $10 to S20 be
low the cost of production here.
Knroppattf Enter Field
On the other hand. Mr. Pape
argued that the prices of foreign
made paper brought about tho
level in this country; that It was
the , price here that attracted
manufacturers in the foreign
countries and that imports: from
Europe had proved the salvation
ot the small inland publishers af
ter, the war when, he said, both
contract and spot prices for paper
roEe to "unbearable limits."
TWO KILLED
iARfiADIA. Fia.. Dec.v 28.
Lieutenants Samuel II. Davis aadf" PARIS. Dec. 28. (By The As
William, C. Sinclair, were killed
and their bodies burned when
their airplane. crashed five miles
from here tod ay. :? They were sta
tioned at Carlstrom field.
BOOZE FINES
TURNED OVER
BY MR.UNRUH
Christmas Gift of $1500 Given
County Court by Salem
Justice of Peace
A nice Christmas gift to Marion
county has been turned over to
Treasurer D. G. Draper in the
form -f a check for $ 150ft, repre
senting fines for prohibition vio
lations imposed by Justice of the
Peace G. E. Unruh.
The turnover is in the form of
two checks, one for $480 and the
other for 41020 and is the result
of activities -by police and sher
iff's officers since November 5. A
total of about $600 derived from
similar sources had been made for
the 10 months preceeding.
The last turnover was obtained
from fines al itemized in the fol
lowing listed cases:
P. Nosack. $125; Nick Babe.
$125: F. I j. Efavens. $125; A.
VaVchter. $125; B. Droyles, $125;
George Kuschnick. $200; Fred
Ccheman. $300 and Thomas She
han, $500.
Many arrests for prohibition
violations have been made recent
ly indicating that booze handlers
are not having an easy game in
Marion county.
Tendency to Finance Schools
and Tax Solvent Firms
!s Deplored
"People blame tt legislator?
for their heavy taxation burdens
yet whenever a measure Is submit
ted for educational matters, they
cheerfully vote upon themselves
the extra tax." T. B. Kay declare
yesterday noon in addressing the
Rotarians.
"Prior to 1920, not more than
$4,000,000 was raised annually in
taxes for education. Last year it
was $9,600,0000. When the mlll
age tax was submitted, the people
voted in favor of it for educa
tional purposes, adding more than-
$5,000,000 annually. The two
mill tax voted by the people for
public schools, amounted to
$2,081,000 annually.
"Of the $41,000,000 raised an
nually in taxes in Oregon, more
than $18,000,000 is used for edu
cational purposes, Mr. Kay said,
and out of this amount, more
than $17,000,000 was for public
schools."
Mr. Kay declared that the edu
cational department of the- state
was the most extravagant of all.
"If we are to retrench, we must
cut out the unnecessary ex
penses of our schools," declared
the ex-state treasurer.
Mr. Kay felt there was a social
istic spirit in the air and there
must be a readjustment if this
spirit is to be curbed. In many in
dustries, the radical element was
in the majority and the readjust
ment of conditions and expenses
must come to counteract this rad
icalism, he said.
As one of. the signs of radical.
ism. Mr. Kay referred to a bill
that was introduced in the recent
special session of the legislature.
It provided that hereafter, real
estate should be assessed for only
half the amount of its assessment
of the past year. ' It is surprising
the amount of support such a bill
received, Mr. Kay said.
He also deplored the tendency
to tax a man or corporation that
was making money. Such things.
he said, was causing many busi
ness men to dispose of their busi
ness and invest in non-taxable se
curities. "There will be enacted In Ore
gon a state income tax law. But
when a man cannot make 6 per
cent on his business or manufac
turing plant, he is likely to sell
out and invest in securities which
cannot be taxed." declared Mr.
Kay. "It is more important to
have manufacturing plants In Sa
lem than a few farmers be in
duced to settle in this commun
ity." Texas Legion Frowns
Upon Release of Debs
DALLAS. Tex.. Dec. 28. I)l-i
approval of the release of Eugene j
V. Debs was expressed in a state
ment by Wayne Davis, of Goliad,
Texas, departmental commander
of the Texas American Legion to
day. The announcement read:
"The American legion oi Texas
feels the recent release of Eugene
V. Debs after serving a small
portion of his ten-year sentence
in federal prison following hia
conviction on charges of obstruct
ing the draft is an- insult to those
who died as well as those who
wore the uniform during the war,
regardless ot the fact that his re
lease was camouflaged with senti
ments of mercy as well as hedged
about with political reasons."
HAKVKY AKIUVKS
sociated . Press) George Harvey.
American ambassador to Great
Britain, accompanied by his wife
and one secretary, arrived this
erenlng;
i
Kilf DISPLEASED ,
IT SCHOOL CDS!
BRITISH H
FRENCH CLASH
IN ARGUMENT
Representatives of France
Insist on Submarine Flot
illa; Discussion Brought
to Abrupt End.
SURPRISE EXPRESSED
BY OTHER DELEGATES
Root Offers Declaration to
Make More Humane Ac
tivities at Sea
WASHINGTON", Dec. 2. (By
the Associated Tress.) Kf forts to
limit the naval strength of tha
powers in submarines and auxili
ary warships came- to an abrupt
end today after tlicy had drav.n
the French and British arms con
ference delegates into a plain
spoken exchange over the possi-
bilit'es
France
The
newed
told tho
of a future war between
and Groat Britain.
French, acting under re
instructions from Paris,
conference naval commit
tee with an air of finality that
France must remain free to build
a submarine flotilla nearly three
times as great as that she pos-
feess!?, and to construct, in aa
dHion, cruisers, destroyers anil
other auxiliary craft up to a ton
nage of 330,00't.
- lleg ret KxpretwnT
To the proposal, the Americans,
Japanese and Italians replied with
expressions of surprise and re
gret, while the British charged
that such a building program
must be regarded as a menace
to British shores. Arthur J. Bal
four added that he had no doubt,
if occasion arose. Great Britain
would be equal to it, but only if
she reserved complete freedom of
action as to the construction of
all types of auxiliaries which
might be useful against under
water war craft.
Agreeing that further argument
would be useless, the committee
turned its attention to collateral
subjects, including regulations for
future use of submarines, propos
als for limitation of the size and
armament of individual auxiliary
vessels and details of the argee
ment already sealed in principle
regarding capital ships.
I toot Has Declaration
For the American delegation,
Elihu Root proposed a joint dec
laration reaffirming the obliga
tion of submarine commanders to
warn merchant ships before at
tack, to refrain from sinking ves
sels whose crews and passengers
could not firbt be placed in safety,
and to conform in general to ail
the established practices of in
ternational law. In addition, Mr.
Root also suggested a change hi
existing usage to prohibit attacks
on merchant vessels altogether,
and to make submarine command
ers who violate the regulation
liable to trial as pirates.
General sympathy for the pur
poses of these proposals was ex
pressed by the representatives of
all the powers, but definite ac
tion was deferred. Should an
agreement be reached, it is to be
submitted to all civilized nations
with- an invitation for world wide
adherence.
Flirt Iter Proposal Limits
Under a further proposal pre
sented by tho American delegat-
Ion
and given general, but not
final approval by the other pleni
potentiaries, no nuxiliary vessel
of more than 10.000 tons could he
constructed by any of the powers
and no airplan? carrier could have
a tonnage of more than 27,000
tons. A maximum a'rplane car
rier tonnage of 80.000 for the
United States. K0.000 for Oreat
Britain. SO. 000 for Japan. 28.000
for France and 2R.000 for Italy
also was suggested by the Ameri
cans and will be further discussed
tomorrow.
The n?t result of the day's de
liberations, so far as actnal pro
gress is concerned, was an agree
ment that in future no gun of
more than 16-inch caliber shall
be mounted on a capital ship, and
none of more than eight-inch cali
ber shall be included in the arm
ament of any auxiliary ve33el or
airplane carrier.
Portland Streets Not
To Have German Names
PORTLAND, Ore.. Dec. 28.
The city council today voted
against a petition of residents of
a section in southeast Portland to
restore the names five streets had
before the war. The request was
that Pershing street be changed
back to Frederick, Haig to Carl,
Mclaughlin to Rhine, LaFayette
to Frankfort and Rhone to Bismarck,
NEMESIS OF WAR LORDS IS
CAPTOR OF BOMB PLOTTER
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DR PAUL B. ALTENDORF, super-sp nemesis of the
German war lords, and internationally famous as a sol
dier of fortune who has bobbed up once more to aid Uncle
Sam by grabbing the Wall street bomb gang who on Septem
ber 16, 1920, wrecked New York's financial district. ,
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SiL WEB
West Salem Business Man
Slips in Boat While Hunt
ing Ducks on River
V. B. Gerth. West Salem busi
ness man. was the vistini of an
unusual accident Tuesday morn
ing when ho sustained a badly
crushed! jhnkle while working with
the motor in a swal! launch.
Mr. Gerth, unaccompanied, had
embarked in the boat lor a duck
hunting trip on the Willamette
river above West Salem. Despite
ssrious injury to his foot and an
kle wheu he slipped against tho
motor, Mr. Gerth made shift to
work the boat near shore, but it
was not until a half hour later
that persons ashore were attract
ed by hia calls and aided in bring
ing him ashore.
Following hfs release, from the
boat, Mr. Oerth collapsed because
of loss of blood. He was taken
to the Deaconess hospital wherr; it
is reported he is resting easily.
POSTDFFICE IS
TO BE tn
Fifteen Hundred Feet o!
Floor Space Will Be Ad
ded, Says Letter
The working force of I he Sa
lem postoffice, wh'ch has at pres
ent 13,"0 square feet of spat"?,
heard with pleasure yesterday
that there are real prospects ot
the government building the lon,
delayed addition, which will add
1500 square feet of working
space.
The addition, which will be
one story in height and about
one-third the size of the present
postoffice, will be placed about
four feet east of the postoffice,
and will necessitate a re-arrangement
of the driveway.
A letter to Senator Charles L.
McNary from the first assistatit
postmar.tex general, a copy of
which has besn received by Aug
ust Huckestein, postmaster, states
that the treasury department has
completed drawings for the ad
dition and that bids will be in
vited as soon as all specifications
are fully completed.
The letter also states that while
the treasury department cannot
fix the date when building oper
ations will begin, yet every effort
will. be made to hasten construe
tioa.
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WILSON GREETED
Women from Many Cities
Honor Former President
at New York Meeting
NEW, YORK. Dec. 28. Fifty
women from various citiej ob
served the 65th birthday of
Woodrow Wilson at a luncheon
today. They weco addressed by
Frank L. Tolk, former under sec.
retary of 6tate; Henry Morgen
thau, one time ambassador to
Turkey and Miss Virginia Potter.
Mrs. William a. McAdoo.
daughter of the former president,
was an honorary guest.
The campaign to raise 1 1,000,-
000 for awards of the Woodrow
Wilson foundation "for mentor
lous service to democracy, public
welfare, liberal thought or peace
through Justice" was discussed.
It was decided to start after con
tributions January 16.
hor?es, In order that farmers
Chinese, Aged 70 Years
Is Held up, Keeps Coin
According to reports made by
local officers late last night, no
trace has been found of the
masked man who severely mauled
(!wan Chung. "0-year-old Chines?,
early yesterday morning.
The attack occurred on th,"
fie.orge Sun ranch, where Chung
is employed. luteal Chinese be
lieve that rohbery was the motive
of tho assault With the aid of
interpreters, the aged Chinese told
Deputy Sheriffs Smith and Burk
ina tt that the masked man had
struck him several times with a
club and had searched his pockets
but failed to find 30 which
Chung had hidden tn his clothing.
Chung, who is being cared for
at a local hospital, believes that
his assailant was a white man.
NO COM PROM ISK
DUBLIN, Dec. 28. Exhaustive
inquiries here today failed to con
firm the report that a compromise
had been .reached by the Dall
leaders insuring ratification of
the treaty.
1 NATAL DAY
NOTICE TO OUR READERS .
In future the Oregon Statesman carriers will collect
all the subscription accounts., , . - . ; r. - f ;
Your newspaper boy i3 just starting in business for
himself. This is his first effort to learn business and
his success or failure depends to a considerable extent on "
your good will and co-operation. A pleasant smile and
a cheery word will encourage your, boy anJ help hirri'
make a success of this, his first venture in business life.
He-will appreciate it and show his good will in any way :
he can. - - ' " J1 ; ' . - r
Of course it is perfectly alright to help a boy or
girl working in the pony contest by paying your sub
scription to any of these boys or girls. . 'v-s -v. .
, :M l-r? ;i STATESMAN PUBLISHING CO.
SEVEN BILLS
BUI Appropriating Money tcj
Pay Flax Growers Among
Thoset Approved by Gov
ernor Olcott. v
CLERICAL ERRORS
FOUND IN MEASURES
Act Affecting Election of
Multnomah Prosecutor
Among Those Killed
Governor Olcott yesterday ve
toed seven mora bills that were
passed by, the special session ot .
the legislature last week, five ot
them house bills and two aenat
bills. ...;..., ...:r-;.'. '
The same .veto measure (3 at
tached to the rive house bills and
one senate bill, namely that "this
bill Is not of euch character or
urgency as to hare warranted Ita
consideration ' at this special ses
sion., -(Consideration ot such ex
traneoua and relatively unimport
ant matters made it Impossible
for the members to give their on.
divided tie and attention to the
subjects for which they were con
voked." ----- .
Hindman Dili Goes
The bilia which were' vetoed
for this reason -were: , ' V ?
House bill No. 8. by Hlndman
To provide for a full term ot
oftlce for every person hereafter
elected at any general election to
any state, district or county of
fice to nil a vacancy would ' o
elected for a full term nd not
for the unexpired term only. It
wag primarily In the' Interest ot
Stanley Myers oj Portland who
was appointed to succeed Walter
H. Gvana when the latter waa ap
pointed circuit Judge. Myers will
have to undergo election the com
tBg-jrcr..Hwn :?r-
House t)fll 1 1 by Fletcher Re
lating to methods of voting by ab
sent voters.
House bill 12, by Gordon of
Lane Providing for change In
charter of, lodges -that receive
their charters while Oregon was
a territory-,, affecting primarily t
Masonic lodge at Eugene.
Divorce BOl Beheaded - .
House bill ,15, by Belknap-
Validating; divorces and remar
ilages of persona In 'counting oth
er than that In which they live.
House bill 16, by ? Carter In
Increasing the exemption ot taxa
tion on inheritance.
. Senate bill 14, by VintonIte
latlng to Inheritance taxes. Pro
viding county state treasurer and
county courts to- adjust certain
details not covered In Inheritance
tax law. ' - . - - ,'-;-. ;
Litigation Feared s
Another senate' bill which tell
under the veto was S. B. 16, by
Eberhard," which' would amend
the budget act of 1921, validat
ing certain special - additional
taxes levied under that act by
municipal corporations , and
clarlng an t emergency.', -School
districts primarily afreeted. -
"Tha proposed legislation,"
rays the governor In - bis veto
message on this bill, "seems to
tail to fit In with the operation .
of the unamended sections of the
old law and no doubt would lead
to useless, litigation, always an
undesirable result." t
Tak Mramtro Mangled . . '
Discovery was made here yes-
terday that enrolled house bill
No. 31; passed at the special ses
sion last week providing for ; a
special election and purporting to ,
enumerate the measures referred
to the people, failed to Include
the proposed amendment for the
1925 exposition and that the
measure has been forwarded to
President Ititner In that, condi
tion for his signature.
The correction will be made;
The bill provides for a special
election on May 19 simultaneous
ly with the regular primary elec
tion and refers three. measures; to
the people. One of these is the
exposition amendment, another
the accompanying i enabling act
nd the third a measure to vali
date certain outstanding warrants
In Linn and Benton counties. Pro
vision is made that if any one- of
the measures Is found unconstltu-
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