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Mi t, CnUHTLATIOH - -Ararat for Jon, 1822 MumUjr nly 5929 .'. j Itaily and Buniy 3518 Aver for tlx awsilu ending June 30. ' 1922 . - . i :. or tBB crrr or iuxaf Xartoa JVU Ctaatias Sosrty ery4y mi The Oregon Statesman tkx Roaot nvtrirn niiaiT on 17 an in Daily aa 8undr 5434 :1 SEVENTY-SECOND YEAR SALEM, OREGON, FRIDAY MORNING. JULY 7 1922 r PRICE : . CENT3 Pit , j -.- . - - - n "Mirxnrn TO rn V -1 . ; . - jt Attempt to Thrust State- controlled name Plank In to Platform Overwhefm- Ingly Beaten at Session. 'BROWN IS PRESIDENT TO SUCCEED COOPER Income Tax Bill of Grange EndorsedRecall law Held Necessary i Attempt, launched by the ad vocates ol the Nonpartisan league, to Incorporate a state controlled bank plank In the platform of the Oregon Tax Reduction leas-ne at tbe letter's state convenUon here yesterday, met. with1 bitter 'oppo sition irom the more conservative members bt the league, and 'when .? in matter was put to a vote it was, downed by an overwhelming majority.' . -i , ' Following long-drawn out talks which led to nowhere in particu lar., but aeryed to hold the Im patient ' members in their 1 seats while ;the .platform committee wai in executive session, F. B. Coulter of Portland, and former speaker for the Nonpartisans in : North Dakota, took, the floor when the platform resolutions were In troduced ', and endeavored to put over tne state bank, Idea. . . Jones to Rescue Seyour Jones of Marlon county Immediately Jumped to the floor ... and demanded that Coulter's re commendation be tabled without .further consideration In order to prevent disruption in the conten tion. , y--;, rt-H-" Two or three of the. league fol lowers reached their feet at the same, time, demanding the right to put the Question to a rote. It was then that Jones started his .campaign, which was later respon sible .for defeating the resolution. : Death of LeaSoe Feared It is perfectly all right tor this convention to go On record ' as favoring the Nonpartisan plank for tax reduction, but we are go ing to make a"very serloua mis take it we step into this state bank proposition." Mr.-. Jones aid. ' "If you gentlemen want to kill the ttax reductldn movement in Oregon t will say right! 'bow that all yon hare to do is to tack on lo it a Nonpartisan league platform and you Svill kill It un til it will never be revived." ; - ' Mr. Jones 'remarks " swept tne convention literally oft Its! 'eet 'and when the Question was put to a Tote the state bank platform re ceived only two . or three faTor- able votes. ' . ; u' l Redaction Bfeasare AdopCofl i Following arguments, i lasting nearly two hour a, a f resolution , known as the "agricultural bloc, Introduced by Peter farm Zlm 'merman of Yamhill county, waa . amended to read as a tax reduc tion bloc, and was passed unani mously. ' viii. i, -j'ry ; There was considerable bitter opposition to the idea of making thd resolution a tax reduction measuve, the drafters of the farm bloc measure declaring that as 'such it would attract more favor able attention than It it were amended." The amendment, how ' 'ever, waa incorporated in the ; platform of the league by a stand ing vote of 11 to 14: r f IleYall FavVored' The platform ' committee went 'on record as "being antagonistic to further ' increases in - taxation; larored . the recall 1 law and in dorsed the income tax measure initiated by the state grange. ' The : ; complete ' ' platform. ; as adopted. Is as follows: ; r I "Confiscation by taxation in Oregon must Cease. 4. " ' "We oppose any further appro priation by the legislature, so long as the present . millage tax re- 'mains unchanged, to ' any lot the educational institutions of ihigh- er learning ot the state, and favor a law requiring such Institutions to maintain all activities thereof. I including extension work now car- - - vied on. . .. I Specific Action Urged 1 "We reaffirm those planks of -the last platform of the state ' convention ot the Tax Reduction 9 . clubs and . favor specific reduc (Continued on page 4- FIRE IN SUBWAY TRAIN MAY CAUSE DEATH PARTY WkW Too Many Merely Try to At , tract Attention to Self, He Declares . COLUMBUS, O., President Har ding in an address here tonight made a vigorous appeal for har mony in the ranks of the Republi can party. Too many: who profess to be Republicans, he declared, are attempting to "attract atten tion to themselves," instead of working for the good of their party and country. The president said he did not care to be a "soloist" but added that someone had to act as direc tor, otherwise there would be no 4 harmony. He spoke at an open air banquet which celebrated the 50th anniversary of the Columbus Re publican glee club of which he was tonight made a life member. Vehicle Smasheci to Bit$ by S. P. Motor Driver Is - Yet Unidentified With his automobile fairly crushed to pieces around him when hit by one ot the gasoline trains of the Southern Pacific comDanv a hundred yards, south of the state prison yesterday af ternoou, a stranger calmly climb ed out of the wreckage, looked at the remains, and started down the Toad "towards , town. No one could be .found last night who knew .'the identity "of the man. JOoy See Accident ' According' to a '8fflaIlT)0y who saw the wreck, the stranger was driving down the road from the Kite highway garage. Evident lyhe was attracted by the ap proach of an auto from the east road and 'tailed to hear the on coming moton car which picked his roadster up, tossed it against a fence and completely demolish. edit ,'tjij v ' Ksoape is Urcle KowHhe man, ever escaped at least' serious Injury could not be accounted for 'by 'any person who Viewed the. wreck 'as the machine was brushed Jo splinters and the steering 'wheel nearly driven in to the front seat. The car carried Idaho license plates No. 17-870. Coal Strike Conference Fails to". Get Results WASHINGTON", July 8 A pn longed session between anthracite coal mine operators and union representatives called x to Wash ington by President Harding to consider methods of getting work resumed, broke up tonight with out definite results being accom plished, but with an agreement by participants to meet again at 2 m. tomorrow. No statements were given in behalf of either.op- erators or union officials; Knight of Road mm URGES River Bank Vhile Boys Frolic in Swimmin' Hole; ; Mis elohes soiled. Uttered and torn and not patting up exactly the sort ot personal appearance which all good knights ot the road should present. Louis Beslre, said to be a trodder of the cin der path, was arrested by. Verden Mot f lit. chief of police, yester day after Beslre . had made a raid on several piles of clothing, be longing to boys in swimming .at the municipal playgrounds, - Chief Mot tltt '- arrived on the scene ust in time to persuade Be- i OF THREI NEW YORK, July 6.(W The Associated Pre3s)j Trapped in a dark subw tunnel, 75 feet belbw t)e street and reeking with fumes and smoke, nearly 0 men, women and children, f- sengers on an east side tain of the Interborough Rajid Transit company, today "tfre converted into a frentfu, shrieking mob. Almost a third of its mem bers were 'overcome beflre thev could fight their lay to saf etv. Three urobablvlrill die. Police official salt it was a miracle many werenot trampled to death. . I Exit Inadequate' I A worse spot for such anccl dent scarcely could have een picked than Lexington avenje at 60th street whero the train tame to its sudden halt. There 4 no express, station between firand Central terminal at 42nd itreet and 6th street. The express facka are three tiers down jbeneajk the local tube of the 'l.R.T." al the cross town tunnel of the Briklyn Rapid Trantlt company anl the only exits are narrow littlepiral stairways at 53rd and 3rditreet3 these were jammed witl fugi tives from the scene? belowf A little fire extinfaisher whose contents were turnal on a tiny blaze in a mbtorman'slontrol box, was held respbnsibleV pct- lice and fire officials far the clouds of poisonous fuses and smoke sent swirling throsgh the tunnel . ' :r . "f Mnv Ttkrii to Hoplil More than three scoro $ those overcome were in such anitiitton as to reaulre hospital trlitment. while the number tfeate oil the streets and in the emerg)cy Jic r DitalK was Dlaced at abouflOO. The train, a ten-car! Jerome avenue express, heavily aded- was crashing along Its Mbterran ean way when passengfs were startled by an explostd which blew open the door of tbf driver's compartment. A short cfcuit had occurred. The train stopped. Patrolman Fred Norkan, who was'ridfng in the car.' eefed a fire extinguisher and rusted to the compartment and shot the con tents of the extinguish- on the flames which wcr.e eattj the In sulation from the coltrol box wires. He declared fie extin gu teher served only to bread the flames and in a momeat the car and soon the entire tttnel were choked -with smoke anf fumes. 1'Oiiceman is xtero, woman wno had beeiovercome, clambered down Into ti darkness of "the " tunnel and, tommahded Other male passenger! to follow him. He groped his way along with his burden to 5 9 tl street and led the refugees up along wind ing emergency stainray to the street. " J - Then he sent alarms which brought all available fare appara tus, ambulances anl police re serves in the vlcinitjf rushing t the scene. He then plunged back down the stairs to lescuo other victims. He worked Atll he drop ped, and was sent hofee in Mayor nyian s private nmoptne. Panic Ensues in darkness Power was shut to save the passengers from possible electro cution. But the dirkness ' only added to the panic 4nd the pas sengers on the.. tran-. smashed their way out of he cars and (Continued on page 6) ' 1-7 Raids Wardzhbe on Now Undpritrest ire to remove sifrt.' shoes and trousers belonging to three dif ferent youngstersJrhe lad, wnose trousers, the tram had taken oiv to himself, was he ' most "unfor tunate ot au nwas compeiiea to . wear them hpme. while ' the other boys held their belongings at arm's length f18 , they 'started down the streets "Believe me, got to wash these before I var them again. Too much livestock for me, the boys growled, : f ; r ! ,V: HOT WEATHER TOO MUCH FOR HENS; FAINT Three . Birds at Stat Gatene Farm Collapse Unable to Walk for a Day WALLA, WALLA, Wash., July Heat has been so intense in this city for the past few days that three hens at the state game farm collapsed and had to be put in the shade, according to August Bade, superintendent of the farm. One of them was not able to walk for a full day after' being cooled Off. The three bens had been setting and are reputed to have collapsed after being placed in the runs with the young game birdsJ But few young birds have been lost at the farm from the heat, though twenty young tame chickens suc cumbed Monday and Tuesday. With slightly cooler weather to day no deaths were reported among the fowls. SIT IN CflSEi; Bingham and Kelly Both to I Preside Over Hall Re count Hearings "I am asking Judge Percy R. Kelley to sit with me In the prl-r mary election contest case over the gubernatorial nomination that has been brought in the circuit court of this district," said Judge George H. Bingham, last night. ' "It is an important case, travel ing new and uncharted ground, and the public will be interested in seeing a thorough investigation of every phase ot the matter. There have been contests in Ore gon, of course, but none, I believe. under the corrupt practices act; certainly not of this magnitude Judge Kelly is a good jurist, and his counsel in a case so closely affecting the fundamental princi ples of self government will be of great value." Judges to Confer Judge Keily is in Salem, and the two jurists will go Into con sulfation over the matter of a Joint hearing ot this newer, big ger case. Judge Bingham would give no snap Judgm'ent on either the facts or on the iaf itself. "I have read the law," he said. but as it has no precedents In Or egon. it woll have to be interpret ed by a close study, of the, facts as presented, and a close study of (Continued on page '2.) State Democrats Will llttar fin IlilV In MCei " JU,y ' PORTLAND. Ore., July -r- Dr.. C. J. Smith,"- chairman, today called a meeting of the Demo cratic State Central committee In Portland July 15. Not more than one . third of the counties have AiPctH their commitf eemenT ac cording- to reports reaching Dr. Smith, making many meetings of ronntv committees necessary be fore the state gathering., SVS WOVT SHEET MIXQ :: CANTON. China. July -(By the Associated Press) Sun Tat Sen. deposed premier of South China, today refused " General Chen Chlung-Ming's proposal that he have a delegation from the eight southern provinces to ne gotiate with the Peking govern ment for the reunion ot China, unless he is first restored to the southern presidency from iwhich cuen urove aim. Seaolane Rescues Five , h.rom Burning amp feAfc DIEGO Cal.l July 6 A big seaplane swooped down onio the sea near nere, waay, five injured men from a burning fishing boatthe Ntssflin, arid Bped back with them io the North Is- aud naval air station dispensary, where their burns were treated Shortly after the men! were picked up by the plane. "the boat ywblcn was burned fo the water! edge., sank from sight, i j The i seaplane .rushed j to. the burning boat as soon as ' the, t're wras reported Jby;' a scout; plane at practice- The planes , 'were from the air squadrons of the' Pe clfio fleet. . The captain and one of the crew, were; burned severely. SHOPMEN BACK ON JOBS, RAIL HEADS CLAIM Espee Reports 434 Men Re turned Since Ultimatum on Passes and Pensions Issued. UNION OFFICIAL -DENIES REPORT CARS PILED UP Trouble Said to Be Brewing in Various Yards Strik ers Hold Officials SAN FRANCISCO. July 6 The wide discrepancy between the statements ot the opposing inter ests stood out today as the princi pal featuress of the railroad shop, men's strike In this region. The Southern Pacific company 'epcTted that in response to its turn with the stmts beginning at ultimatum tnat tne strikers re- 7 a. m., today or lose all senior ity, pass and pension privileges. first shift alone at Sacramento a tctal of 434 returned on the ,and Los Angeles where the gen eral shops of the system are lo cated. The secretary of the fed- eratlon ot railroad employes ot the Southern Pacific system, L. S. Gordon, answered this with -the statement that there were but 28 men at work in the Sacramento shop? aU told and that the South era Pacific figures included main tenance of way workers. who have not yet been called out on strike. Men Quitting, Claim Other systems reported that men were being recruited to take tire place of the strikers while the strike officials countered with the statement that not only wer new wrrkers appearing but more of the union workers were quit ting their Jobs. According to Secretary Gordon the sidings, at Bakersfield and Dunsmuir were filling op with "bad order" cars and strain crews were beginning to complain that the locomotives were not "standing up." Govcror Calls Troops SPRINGFIELD, 111-. July 6. Following reports from Decatur that an outbreak threatens as the result of the Wabash shop men's strike. Adjutant General Carlos E. Black ordered two troops of cavalry and five com panies of infantry to assemble at their armories prepared to move at a moment's notice. Signal Men to Stiay CHICAGO. July 6. A threat ened extension of the strike of railway snopmen to incude iz.vuo signal men. as prevented today by members of the United States rail way labor board when D. W. Helt, head of the brotherhood of rail road signal men which has been Uking a strike vote, promised to maintain the status quo pending further conferences. Strikers Trap Officials MONTGOMERY, Ala.. July 6. Reports were received here to night by the Montgomery Adver tiser trom Albany to the effect that 1500 striking shopmen doing "picketing" duty have 25 special officials of the Louisville and Nashville road held virtually pri soners inside the railroad prop erty. Governor Kilby has com municated with officials of the road and promised adequate pro tection to property. Governor Kllby. who is in Clanton. will re turn here tomorrow when he will decide whether state troops or special officers will be sent to the scene. Men Refnjue to Return. EUGENE. Or.. July 6. Twenty-four Southern Pacific car re pairers 'and inspectors on strike back to tv. mftrnlni, ,,, thlt,nmnnv i. Hia -aswaM0 awuw whw waMswsWaf how replacing them with other men. There is a 'small crew at work In the yards and the round .house crew here is 100 per cent. Portland Strikers Return. PORTLAND, July 6. Mea who last week dropped their tools in the local rat way shops and went out on strike at the orders of their eladers are returning to work according to information giv en Out today by rail officials. : J ' The local unions are still keep- Ling up the picketing of tbe shops. URGENT NEED IS FELT FOR PICKER FOLK Demand for Assistance in Harvesting Berry and Cher ry Crops is Imperative Loganberry pickers are wanted, are needed, in the fields around Salem, to help keep the crop from loss. The hot weather bas ma tured the berries with exception al rapidity; likewise, it will cut the yield short, for there won't be any long-drawn-out crop as there would be with a good rainy year It's good citizenship to help pick these berries that make the coun try prosperous. v The farmer who grows a crop that he can't harvest oecause ne can t get neip, nas a light to damn tfre country that will go picnicking but won't help him save his produce in so bitter an emergency. Call up some ot your friends who want pickers; look for the ads. In the papers or in the store windows, pleading for pickers; or register at the city hall, and help to save the fcrop from, serious loss. Men, women, children the call Is for everybody. HIT THE ITER Or Again It May be Chief Blackcap, But One of Them is Certain NEWBERG, Ore.. July 6. If you hear a big splash on next Saturday afternoon It may be big King Blng McGilchrist of the Cfierrians. or again it may be big Chief Blackcap of the New berg Berrians. for one ot these two big boys is going to hit the water in the tug ot war between the Cherrians and the Berrians at Newberg during the second an nual Berry festival. Last year the Cherrians met the brawny blacksmiths and far mers of the Newberg country and although they did not get pulled into the water, they lost the re feree's decision. This year the Berrians promise to use lighter weights on their end ot the line and the Cherrians expect to have an easy time of It. Big Day in Prospect But the Berrians are planning for a big day next Saturday and this tug of war is only one small item on their program. A big parade will open the festival in the morning. The Rosarian band and drill team from Portland have promised to take part in this. The Prunarians of Van couver will also be here and Hills m i-i., - '-" - "'-"- i i. i . v - IUDlBWB ' HUUU' Wl lBS rhrrln Prunariana ' Rnurlim , snri the r n est will be riven at noon and other special entertain ' . . . . . 7 . ment features will be provided King Bing. the Big Prune, Chief Blackcap and others will make speeches and a good time is promised. . In the afternoon the Salem Senators ill trv to carrv off the fifth game of the five game series with the St. Paul team. So far, both of these team have the honor of winning two contests. Dance in Evening In the evening a big dance being given by the Newberg American Legion post as an open- ing affair for the new 120.000 auditorium building. The New berg people has tendered a spec ial invitation to the Salem folk to attend this festival and they promise to serve tree berries and cream to all who come. There will also be some splen did exhibits of berries and other fruits on display in a special ex hibit building. Narcotic Peddler Goes to Pen for 18 Months PORTLAND, Ore., July 6. T. Takamato, formerly steward on tbe Japanese steamer Meiwn Mam. was today sentenced to 18 months in the federal penitentiary after he had entered a plea of selling: smuggled narcotics at As toria, i S. Hango, sailor on the same . vessel, received a sentence of three months in the county Jail for selling intoxicating liq nors to prohibition agents. . When Takamato and Hango were ar rested ; federal prohibition agents announced seizure, of 5100,000 worth of narcoUcsy V 1-1 - EIGHT IWITJ ATI MEASURES iMT, PETITIONS MCM LUMBER FIRE LOSS S175.DD0 DOOtn-Kelly riant at Wend- mo- ota v uestroved ' ' r j I by Names Yesterday j F.UGENE. Ore., July 6 -The Booth-Kelly Lumber .company's and Linn counties to meet OUt big tawmlll at Wendllng, 20 miles standing 1 obligations,5' Vn northeast of Eugene in the Mo-1 a 0f afoaj on which hawk valley was destroyed by flreLv iii vol a In No. todry. The loss Is estimated at $175,000 and officials ot th com- pany aaid the plant was Insured for 90 per cent of its vflue. . The fire started In the center of the I on which petitions were compiei mill between 8 and 9 o'clock and lad are: - ';: l spread so rapidly that the employ I es were unable to get water on I the flames until the whole struc-tad ture was enveloped. . ( 500,000 Feet Lumber Bum Half a million feet of lumber on the sorting tabjes and a large electricity driven timber crane j valued at 112,000 were destroyed I and the six dry, kilns were dam-1 ard from a third tot a halt of their value. . The wind blew away J from the planer and the town .ci 1 the loss would have been muchker and others. . o : , . greater as the mill is very clofe to a large number of buildings. I Announcement was made by A. C. Dixon, manager, that the plant win be rebuilt as soon, ts the groud can r: be cleared, v Sixty men were employed at the mill. A third shift will be put on at me company s mm at spnngncid and this crew will be taken rare of there. No loaaers will bal thrown out of employment said DiXon -j; i IT 8,30 TODAY Execution of John Rathie and Elvie Kirby Sched uled at Early Hour . . L ... . " i jpnn Ls. Rathie and Eltie D Kerby win be executed at the state penitentiary early; vthla morning for the part they played m tne muraer oi anerut Til Tay - iur ui r euuieiun juiv z:i l z n . . n.. ji.. . . - . i wane a lail nmi wan in nrnr. I . . .. i res. ine snot tnat kmd Tir. l . - - lor was fired by Nei Hart, who . - . " w eiecuiea Lwcemoer lSZl, v... ,v.L . J JT I""1 IUB was CTIUeuCe mat tia- thie and Kerby were ringleaders of the plot to escape. aiany attempts nave been made in the courts to save them Worn the. gallows, but without success. "f ccv?'""u w" 00 w,1 Probably DO com - pleted hortry fte" The usual numoer oi pieas nave reacnea ue governor s ofriceby letter and tel. esrapn. ; i , I Mr. and Mrs. D. C. Kerby, par islents of the doomed youth, arrived j last higbt from Wapato, Wash.,1 and spent some time at the prison last might with their son. ' vvaraen iewis yesteraay gave Ratble and Kirby their last op- portunlty to make requests. They were informed by the warden that the state has no appropriation for transportation of their remains, and that such arrangements can not oe maae unies sh is a one oy friends or relatives. Rathie in formed the warden that Father Duck. catholic clergyman oi Sa lem. would have his body sent to Idaho Falls, where his people live. Kirny sata ne naa maae no arrangements ana tnat u maoe no difference to hi"i whet dis posal was made of his remains. He requested, however, that the warden notify his family; at Wap- ato. Wash., so relativea would have opportunity to. send for the body if they so desired. "Both I boys realize that there ts no hope for them, said i tne warden today, "and are reconciled to go." J ! WEATHER Friday1 fair; continued warm. IB m VE Out of 15 initiative meas ures that were proposed to go on the ballot at the November election, petitions were com pleted on only seven and filed with the secretary or state oy last midnljjht All the others automatically die arid tannot tm On the ballot. These seven measures to- setner witn tne iwo measures ' ..- ... .. . legislature, relating to melh- I - ak av Vt ai OdS lor WOOK, JUTTy, Xieawn rl j"- -' " veiuuc. s heven faitiatea hum. The seven initiative measures Single tax measure, "proposed constitutional amendment lnitlat- by Oregon Single Tax league. Salmon fishing and propagation jmeaaure, proposed constitutional amendment anmaiea ; py o. u. Green of West Linn. , : , Interest rate reduction, bill. proposed constitutional amend- ment initiated by J. F. Albright of Oregon City. . Compulsory .... education, . bill Initiated by Ira 8. Stnrgea ot Ba Income tax bill, proposed eon- ' stitutional amendment Initialled by the 8tate Taxpayer! league Ot Oregon.' ' Income tax bill, initiated by the Oregon State Orange. 11S exposition bill. Initiated by , Atlantic-Pacific .Highways A Electrical exposition. I . afM.,M Thai tiu r ... .. . The. measure, wnica r aie . p . cause completed petitions were niea are: v - - ,.;..- Public service commission , re moval . amendment, proposed by Oregon Hotel Men's association. Telephone rate rehearing bin. proposed by Oregon Hotel Men's assoetatlon-t3 " Property classification bill for assessment and taxation, proposed . by Oregon. Tax Equalisation as sociation., f-y ' ' ' ' " " Millage tax repeal bill for Ore gon Agricultural college and .Uni versity of - Oregon, proposed by Oregon Tax Reduction club. Two-thirds vote on, public la debtedness amenament. proposed by Oregon Tax Reduction clubs. Initiative and referendum re vision .amendment, proposed by Oregon Tax Reduction clubs, 1 r , Antl-allen: land ownershln 101. i - - - i j v . .i i i . . .... .. I iiwi iiLica uu i no wicu iuca- i ures iot wuicii comvieua veil .t.. " I nwus wcro iwru, r as tutiuws. 1 Hi--. r. I Single Tax Up. I Olnr1 " tar nrnMut ....llfn tlona, amendment-Initiated- by Oregon Single Tax league to amend section 1 of article 9 of the constltuUon of the sUte of I Oregon to. read as follows: Prom juiy l, 1923, to and including 1 July 1. 1927. all revenue for maintenance of sUte, county,' mu- nlclpal and district government UhaU be raised by a tax tm land irrespective of Improvements - 1 therein or thereon and thereafter (the full rental vane Of land ir- ttOre-t respective of improvements, shall J be taken In lieu of all other taxes i for the raaintenaace of govern- j ment. and for such other, purpose! las the people may direct. ? I , Sa moa Protection Proooeed. Salmon fishing and propafa- i tloa, ; proposed constitutional - 1 amendment, initiated by 0, O. j Green of West LI an -Making un - lawful the use of seines, traps and J fishing wheels for catching salm- - f on In any waters of the state or over which It baa concurrent Juf jisdictlon; requiring 50 per cent of salmon spawn to be planted In the river from which It is Uken not less than 20 miles from its mouth, except where n dam or falls Is "within such distance, then as near as practical to such dam or fan,: and. providing a penalty from $100 -to $100i, or Imprison ment in the county Jail from 0 d.yg one vear. or both such fine j and tmprisonraent. Lower Interest Favored. Interest rate bill, proposed eci- i stitutional ; amendment, - initiated by J. P. Albright of Oregon City (Continued en page I)