The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980, January 10, 1923, Image 1

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Newspaper Page Textv., 1 ; - - 1 t ' I - CIBCULATIOS Avrir for December, J 822: IM TH3 CITY Of SALE1I and laewnera in Karioa and Folk Counties ' Kearly erarybody read The Oregon Statesman THB BOMB NEWSPAPER . , Sunday only 58S1 Bail and Sunday 542 Arvratra for ix month ending- Koreaber 80, 1623 : .;--f Sunday only . 5857 Daily and Sunday ,t, ,it, .,, .5464 ! - SEVENTY-SECOND YEAR SALEM, OREGON WEDNESDAY MORNING JANUARY 10, 1923 : r r n 1 . . - I-- TtTi a' a-w m mm w i iw . .... -iaaaaaaaaMMBMMMWMPBMWaWMMMMMaBa - - -- -.- yia . A w .a1a A 1' I i . H A- v 9 . 4 VI ' f FOEill REilDY i TO TAKE li i Tanks Expected to Crawl ! IntoKrupp Home While I . Airplanes; Hover Over Es j.- - sen Plans Secret. : " ' -7- j;.! WITH SURPRISING CALM , German 'Government Aban- cons Hope of Preventing Pending Seizure . r PARIS. Jan. 9. (Bytbe Asso ciated Press) Prance Is ready i tonight to seise the. Ruhr at day j' break.;' Vf -; ; ; 8 ' .There ar many reasons to be I Hath that. lAmnrrnw'i. . mn' vrllt , disclose . French airplanes hoTer- 3 '. lnir noi Fontn valt - . In.. string i of tanks crawl . into : the Krapps home in -adTance of foot and horse troops, v ' The zero honr hag been fixed, but until the occupation .. army marches, the time, place, i manner and exact, objectives are; held by the government as a military, and political secreC , t .' " , Government otlflod France late .-today notified England-through the ErenelT am bassador at" London and : the Am . eriean ambassadors at . Paris and Drnasels. were informed- by the trench and Belgian .governments respectively, , what Franco plans " to -do. .'.The French r tonight,' are also armed with tha reparations commission's -declaration ' ' that Germany is in voluntary- default " in coaj deliveries; so there la no ' apparent cause for further deliy M.' Maginot, the war, minister. ( haa had a" final conference with Premier, Polncare, assuring him that the army is ready. r The tech nical men, even emergency crews or railroaders and; telegraphers In ? case of strikes in the Ruhr, are , awaiting orders, at Dnsseldorf and their military escort is. impatient to be off. . . ' May Delay- Plans- General Degoutte with his staff left Mayence fof Dnsseldorf Just ahead, of the last trainload of Mayence troops and all , will be m uusseidorf late tonight. This readiness, however, - is no ' proof ; that . the , French have . set their . advance for Wednesday 'morning"; there "may be a: delay until Thursday so that Premier I'oiucare can give parliament the ; news while: it is aUIl fresh,' and there are some who. think that the premier may wait until he has in formed the chamber of his plans so that parliament may by a vote of confidence be responsible for the order to PochV men "take Isen." r . - Whatever date Is fixed there Is no longer any ; vague uneasiness that the United State or Great Britain may., stop th't advance , by a protest for the French -govern nent and people alike consider it quite settled that Essen will be occupied; in a matter of hours or days and -That the progressive seizure- of: the Ruhr can only be stopped by Germany coming to terms. .1 ' Calm Is Evidenced -V France is taking the - situation , with surprising calm, but there is a very evident . determination to make the Rnhr f pressure- ef fective. The posting of German ' proclamations to , the population in the Ruhr district about to be occupied is taken as showing that , the German - government ; has abandoned hope of stopping the seizure and. recognises . that M. Poincaro -really means what he f s reported" as saying I about being wiling "Jo talk to the Germans in Essen. '. . i . THE' WEATHER OREGON Wednesday, rain.1 ; ' LOCAL WEATHER r, (Wednesday) ' Maximum temperature, 55. t Minimum temperature, 50." ! ' raver 2S feet, falling. Rainfall, none, i ' t ' . " Atmosphere, cloudy. ' ''. Wind, scnth. . THIEF, PLAYS; HAVOC- W1TB SALEM STOCK Robber IIads Mania '-for ' "set tersw--pog; Hens and Eggs Suddenly Disappear. ' i Either a human. fox or some In dividual with a marked ''love' for dumb animals ran amuck in Sa- tem ' barnyards last; Monday night according to word, received at the ibcal station . yesterday morning. II. V: -Andersou of 725 North Twentysecond' V street" s reported that when, he went' out to unlock his. barn in the morning he found that someone had; already- entered it, turned! his' cow loose,, stole his rea irisn. . setter ; dog and one chicken, and, by way of explana tion had left . a note .which read, "Goodbye ! dog." r i ; A little while later another call came in from Earl Gleason of 735 North. Twenty-second street, .who reported thatv someone had stolen one of . his larger hens and . all of the eggs. He further, reported that the thief, had first secured the back door by tying j it with' bailing wire.' , V. : 1 .- . ' '1 M - I Police are inow' looking, for; a man who shows a; special weak ness for "setters" a Total .Business Period Yes terday, Not Ove Half : Hour- Bills Comer ; The . state senate was not in session more than half an hour yeterday. and at 2il0 p. m. ad Journed until . 10 - o'clock this morning. A total of six bills has , been r Introduced, , none ot great' Importance . except No. 1. introduced by: Strayer last, night providing ; that j the state f higb way east and" west through the state be called Old Oregon trail- i Sevton. Plaa , InvestiRated s Senate joint : resolution No.. 1. Introduced by J ! Brown, provides for the . appointment of a special committee of - two .. senators and three ; representatives to inquire Into the feasibility of a plan to have a ' small I corps of expert proofreaders to; do the work now done- bv the; committees on en rolled and engrossed, bills. This Is recommended in - the . message of Senator Pierce following; a communication ; sent him by Fred C. Sefton of Salem, who has edited the lawsf passed -following the last severali sessions. It- is claimed the plan i would save $.1000 or S6000 during the ses sion." Cs.: " ' . ; :; . '.f" Clerks Appointed ;f President Upton, yesterday at ternoon made the following p- pcintments: As s 1 s t a nt j sergeant-at-arms, T.lnn Nftamith: T nazes. Kooen Dick . of Portland; . Fred Row. Fred Jobelman and Olive Furay, (Continued on page 2) nrninnn nruiuua a IS BAflELY. WHSSED Locomotive 1 and baggage Car Derailed," But Pas sengers Hold Track BALTIMORE. Md., Jan. 9. Five hundred passengers on a fast train of the Pennsylvania railroad, bound, from New York ' to Wash ington escaped injury this evening when the locomotive," tender and baggage car were derailed near the Washington; road V bridge at Halethorpe, after-the engine bad struck and 'demolished a big mo- tor truck at the Halethorpe cross ing. - , : :s 'V?--.2- Locomotive and tender turned over on their sides. The baggage car plunged down an t embank ment.; None of the nine passenger coaches left i the rails, however. and passengers said their shaking up was slight.' Piecea'of shattered truck iwhlch ' became wedged un der the locomotive are 'believed responsible tor .the derailment. Papsengers who were at dinner SE1TE11EET VERY SHORT f.nn mnrr said tno shock was not sufficient IF! HOUSE ARE Speaker Kubli . Announces Choice of Forty-two Com mittees: Keeney Would Be Relieved. r T. B. kay; OTTO WILSON GIVEN CHAIRMANSHIPS Buchanan. Head of Takation Committee; Woodward ' Leads . Education : Thomas B. Kay, Marlon counter, will head the committee; on labor and industry In- the house of rep resentatives, according to the - an nouncement of ; '- appointments made yesterday. Otto Wilson will ; be chairman of the commit tee on alcoholic ; traffic. Representative; Keeney of, Eu gene added a touch of -excitement to the announcement, of commit tee appointments' ) yesterday' by rlslngH to Inquire U. "fit was per missible and proper to decline to serve on any committee," and stating that If this was true, he wished to do so. v -fri; Speaker Kubli ; explained to him that he believed the mem bers "could ' act without - the1 pres- encet ot tne LAne county repre sentative, and that it was to ? his (Keeney's) interest more ' than anyone, else." . ; " ; . t. Keeney was named as a mem ber, ...of the capltov ana grounas committee and the, forestry: and conservation, committee. - He 'opr posed Kubli's election as speaker. L- The committee appointments, with: the chairman ; named , first, follow:, ,: l-t;i:; .-'-l 'si'-?; Aericulturer O. 'G. Randall; Clackamas; L. Mi Hesse.' wasn- . ' - - t ingtbnr Albert Hnnt Union; W F. Jackson, Sherman; .Claude Bu chanan, Benton. v Alcoholic traffic: Otto Wilson, Marion; . II. J. Overturi, ies- chutes; Herbert Gordon, Muuno mah; L. H. McMahan, Marlon; Mi J. Lee, Clackamas. I ' Assessment and r Taxation: Claude Buchanan, Benton; Chas. A. Hunter, Wallowa; George A. Lovejoy, Multnomah; ' Lloyd" T. Reynolds, Marion; Charles J Shelton, Baker; H. C. wneeien Lane; Ri A. Ford,. Grant. " Banking: Sherman M. Miles Columbia; S. A. Miller, umatiiia; Albert Hunter, Union; R. J Kirk, wood, Multnomah Cyril Brownell Multnomah; Arthur McPhiiups, YamhiU; John M. j Throne, iug- las. , : V.-.H ;,' -v- i-i- Canitol Buildings and Grounds:, E. R.-Campbell, Multnomah; Theo P. Cramer, Jr., Josephine; Ben F. Keeney, Lane. : Cities and Towns? A. , K. ic- Maharf.' Linn; James-A.- lcaey. Malheur; J. M. EsellKlamatn Claims: Loyal fif Uranam, Washington; Arthur mcrmuip, Yamhill; M. J. Lee,.CJacaamas. Commerce and Navigation : , Hi Adams,; MUltnoman; y . t a wu&aV Jackson, Sherman;, iouis ivuruu, Multnomah; . Thomas M. Hurlburt, Multnomah;' Sterling H. Coin, Linn. -'" : v T' , " ; -, Corporations: L- , L. Mann, Umatilla; L. It Aflams. ..muuuu- mti- v.- R. Campbell, M.uuno- mah;- Arthur McPhlllips., Yamhill; Loyal M. Graham, Washington Counties! W; F. jacKSon, man; O. u. -itanaai. iio."-. r rr TwlniMnltnoman; ineo x-. Cramer, Jr., ;josephihe; Ben; F. Keeney,. Lane. :'! ' Education: wiinam x. yvoou ward, MUltnoman; l u"', chanan Benton ; H. C. Wheeler, Lane; Mrs. C. B. , Simmons, ,Maiu- nomah; D. Beals. uougias. s Elections:; Louis Kuenn. wu nomalu,f Mra; C. p.. immon, Multnomah; "E.N.Hurd,.ClaUop; J. : M Ezell, Kiamatn;'erT Gordon, M-ultnomah.. Expositions and Fairs: cnanes A. Hunter, wauowa; vent.ua. v. Burdlck, Deschutesjr: ! j. Clackamas: J. MEzelI.K.iamain;, Edward Schulmerlch, Washing- ton. c:'; . . 7 . ' Engtsed Bills: E. N.Hurd, ClatsopV Cyril Brownell. Multno mah; D. E. Fletcher; Polk.,t! " j ti Enrolled Bills: "Cyril Brownell, Multnomah; E. N. HurdTciatsop; D. E. Fletcher, Polk. - - f ; f INAUGURATION l OF, GOVERNOR IS EXCITING Pistol ', Shots and -' Cheering ; Ushers I in New- Head ; of . . Oklahoma Parade Held OKLAHOMA" CITY, Okla. Jan. 9. ( Byo The Associated Press) A smiling joyous, carefree crowd Ot more than 100,000 persons saw Governor J. .C .Walton" Inducted into office today at a public cere mony at the state fair grounds. ; In a brief address, frequently Interrupted by cheering and vol leys of pistol shots, the new gov ernor, told the members of the multitude 'that 1 theywere vhis guests and bade theW one and all feel at home and turn the-occasion Into one of merrymaking and feasting.-.1 : ' j-r :,; V . -'v;? : The parade painted the picture of Oklahoma as It moved slowly between these walls of packed h.U' manity. 'Figures of the frontier in leather : fringed suits and wide white hats, Indians in war bon nets, astride ponies and riding ! cbstlyf motor cars that purred be hind" lagging- yoke'3 of oxen ; and floats of alert business firms slip ped by like motion pictures; liv ing photograph of the youthful state that today celebrated the In auguration of its fifth governor.1 ' i HIGH Many Dirt Approaches and A -I : m - a fa a at 1 resnes lost bui wain Spans Standing Not a single bridge on the en tire ; state . highway - system has gone . down , in the - recent flood. according to - the - report issued last night by Secretary Roy Kline of the-State Highway commission, i -There have been several bridg es that have lost their dirt ap- sroashM. . and - nnn nf thn hr trestles on, the . Jefferson-Albany section, of the Pacific highway was partly destroyea ; No- main bridge anywhere , has .been ques tionable under the exceptional flood.- i They have stood as staunchly, apparently, as . the day they were built- Corvallis Road Open , The road : is now open between Independence . and 1 Corvallis, where' the Luckiamute river had been , up over the highway; mak ing it impassable. The first crossing was effected Tuesday. At ; the rate the Willamette? was falling. Tuesday the west end of the ' big Salem bridge, that- had been - under about .seven feet of water at ' West Salem, will be open .this morning, so that traf- (Continued pn'page 2) SUITS IMESSE Last Three Months Show Largest. Number Filed Since Year 1920 Divorces-la Marion, county are on . the Increase, according tot the quarterly i report of the, judicial department filed in the county clerk's office for the quarter end ing December 21,, 1922. A total of 29 divorce suits were filed in the. period between October and December,l22,: as against 14 for. the quarter before, the ' report shows. '.This is the highest quar terly, divorce record registered in Marion county since ' the period ending September. 1920, when 30 complaints were filed. ; 1 ; .Actions at. law show a decrease f ronr 74 to - 5 , for the last; t h ree months. . Cost of petit: Jury, due to; the fact- that, there were. more Jury Y trials . shows, an' increase from 8i.20'to 627.20-; Grand Jury costs for the last two periods remains- about the same. Cost of witnersesshows a decrease from 23 to 1172. while bailiff costs show a - slight Increase. There were 42 f states filed, 12 guard ianships and ' r five adoptions. Equity suits numbered- 59; ; I ,Qt the" divorce suits filed dur ing the last quarterly period five were contested-while 15 were un FLOOD ITERS IHIMETTE Four Foot ! Decline "Mecorded i Yesterday crest Ex t pected - to Reach Portland ..This Morning. NEWBERG MAN LOSES ' ALL OF LIVESTOCK S. P; Bridge Still Safe : Light Traffic Being Run for Present i At a late hour last night, the water in the Willamette 'was still falling-: steadily and rapidly. It had fallen almost four feet before the middle of the afternoon. It should be down somewhere from seven to - ten feet by this morn- ins-. . though-' the., latter figure is rather 'too-much to expect. Ref ports indicate, however, that-the suoply up the valley has . failed, and that the flood-Js .utterly gone for this . tlmei ' I The crest of the Willamette flood should, be. In Portland.; during the night, or early-this morning. - i '34 Foot Stage Reported c One observer who:.haunted the official observation post at the Willamette bridge Monday- after noon when the flood - was at. its height, stated that the gauge .rending- at the crest of the flood narked exactly 3.4-feetvf The offi cial observer was making, hta ob servations only twice a day, -and Is not believed to have been there at the crest of -the flood.. , I -This is a higher mark than nad been . credited to the recent, inun dation. It is recognized that j the bridge gauge though of undoubted verity as to its surveyed markings t,s' - unfQrtnnate,y p?ac,,d for cu: rate readings in high water.. But the 3 4-foot report is given on the testlmonjr of a: careful observer who saw it register at , that fig ured The Spauldlng. gauge, in the boiler room where there wasno current, and under ideal, condi tions for accurate gauging, .show ed'32 feet 6 inches.. The current pressure out In the open ; river might be influenced by many factors,- that J would : change the height at that point, a quarter, of a mile away. For those who wish to remember a phenomenal record this . .3 4-foot reading is , given as authentic. ' : " Familf Reemed A-y'- ' A matter that reflects a splen did light on some good citizens of Salem; has come to light since the flood: A family, a widow1 and her three children, had been ma rooned in a little house at Church and" Mill; and more than merely the water, which was almost lap ping the floor, they were quaran tined for- diphtheria,", one ot the little girls having the. dread' dis ease.' When the J matter, was" re ported. Chief ot Police- Birtchett, Officer Perrent and Harry - Levy were the duly volunteers found to rescue them- They. went out in a boat, and carried the distressed victims to safety.' The family was taken care of at the home ot rel atives. ': ,.: a v. '',: y::--:i) f 4 " Man-Loses Stock : '. When John-Gearln of Newberg bridge returned to; his; home' yes terday, he found that the ilood had. drowned all of his livestock. He ' left the place t in charge of others i with instructions - to take care of the animals. Laxity on the part of those, left in charge is held responsible .for the loss. . A-total-of 50 head of sheep, 7, horses and 14 head of cattle and a number of goats were ! drowned, i They were1 valued at about 12000. . s J ''')"'-. ' Oil Fnerid;j:.$C:f.; ! ; Almost everybody wliot o.wned any kind of a gasoline or power pump, could sell or lease it Sun day and Monday, In parts of the down town districts for the empty ing of flooded - basements. '. The chug-chug of little gaa pumps was heard, in many ' places, and the gutters ran full of water that was being pumped. A number of mi nor, losses through flooding are reported, especially- along the vrest side of State etreet and down on Ferry1 street. . The excavation for the basement of the bigvTragllo MAN ENACTS MURDER FOR: DETECTIVES Goetling Confesses he: Killed , Klein in 'Argument over Bootleg Liquor Bill CLEVEEAND, O., Jan.. 9 Fred Goetling, 40j was formally charg. ed- by police late today with the murder of 'Hairy Ke!m, 46; -after he had calmly re-enacted the en ure . murder ' for ; three detectives at the hardware store where the killing occurred." Kelnvwajs found dead in hisstore early JSunday ; Police said today's demonstra tion -strengthens the confession of Goetling last night that; he killed Kelm in' an 4 argument over the payment of a bootleg liquor bill Government Prepares for All Eventualities Situa- tion Said Serious . LONDON, Jan. 9. (By The As sociated .Press.) -Reports i from Germany j and elsewhere show a tendency j to j get in; advance -the facts . regarding. France's propos ed, occupation of the- Ruhc. With in the- bounds of its - determina tion to act, with or without the acquiescence of England, ' the French government continues - to observe- diplomatic etiquette and usage.- v;w3;:;' .& vi: (; ;:-- j v The v French . ambassador to night comanunlcatedl confidential ly to the; British government as a- matter of courtesy- the- meas ures . which i France . intends to take in- the Ruhr 'district ' con sequent upon -Germany's default In timber and coal deliveries. These-" plans will- naturally ' not be disclosed in London unless the French i- government snouiu authorize disclosure. : French. Move Troopsa Thev British government. Js pro ceeding ' quietly to discuss and be prepared! for all eventualltes. A meeting of" the cabinet has been , summoned fo Thursday", indicating that' the government takes the situation quite ser iously. Lord Derby, secretary ot war. , is leaving,- Cannes ton' gh. to attend the council, . while the Earl of Cavan,' chief of staff. on " the' occasion- of a dinner speech - .this . evening announced the prime (minister had . requested him to "postpone; his honeymoon trip, he having just been mar ried. U . !.-,.; i-:.,, v7A : The French are moving large bodies, of troops into ' posit'ons In readiness for their advance but the belief is held, in Cologne, according to advices from . that city that actual., entry - of - the Ruhr is not . likely before Jan uary 15. the date on. which the German .reparations payment Ot 500,000;000 1 cold marks , is due. Ebert in Message Denounces Action of French But , v Asks for Order. BERLIN, Jan. 9. .(By the As sociated Press) la a manifesto issued- today;. President Ebert: ex horts the inhabitants of the Ruhr valley to remain calm "despite the continuation of French -injustice 'and force which constitute a breach of the Versailles treaty committed agahist a disarmed and defenseless: nation." -; - i i "The. policy of , force which has violated treaties and ' trampled the rights ? of humanity now threatens the, key district of the German . economic i world,"' says the , mdnifeatQ.1The execution of the peace treaty thus becomes an . absolute. Impossibility and at the same time , the . living-: condi tions of the r suffering . German BRIT1J READY MISS ADVISED BK SEHI HEAD WIOR 1R.FLEI mm m ,.fka first, mm : WAYS AND MEANS; COMKIITTEE DEVELOPIII12IT3 Chairman Smith of senate committee and Chairman Fletcher, of house committee clash over their respective authority and; over appointment of chief clerk. Investigation threatened by Representative Fletcher. Harmony of joint committee in doubt, for remainder of session.. . , ; '. " Senator La Foil ett threatens to resign from committee if clerk is paid. $20 a day- : ' ! y Emergency board appropriations . assailed and ' system de'clared-.vicious. im" . ; r Six per cent- tax limitation amendment attacked by Sen ator Smith and Mr. Fletcher and called vicious. Policy favored of introducing appropriation bills' as soon as approved by committee and not raiting' until last day of session. . , - - Policy favored of limiting number of persons allowed to appear before committee -and also placing: a' time limit upon them. . To take care of state institutions before other appropriations-are ' considered. Senate iftainiSees Graft mSdzf'Piiilclh SzL c ! der Lait Sessibiioiat CcrisdtteV to Pet C: j c :i SuppHants.' Appearing Before it and Will Sheet IV Bills Yithont Delay. SCHOOL BILLS 1TEREST Two of Woodward's Educa tional Measures May Test Strength of House - Indications are that, one of the first tests of strength In the house organization will come ' over , the educational, bills offered -by. Rep resentative W. F. Woodward of Portland, a member , of the school board there. ; ;t. Woodward has introduced eight bills relating to educational sub jects, but six of them are of lesser importance. r,-..,-. f ' ?( - Two ' Important - The" two Which' promise jto re sult in a test of strength a'rehe bill intended to extend suffrage to all voters at school elections and the bill-providing free text books for all children' attending elemen tary public schools. . Free Books Irovided ' Both bills are reported to have the backing of the Federated Pat riotic societies!! ' -The text book bill, prepared by Deputy; District Attorney Sam Pierce of Multnomah coounty and (Continued on page 8) TO DEATIi 10 IIOH Sees Glow in Sky from Afar mm m -m m 1 ' a a Hurries Home and ;inen Staggers into Ffames . SEATTLE, Jan. 9. Seeing the glow-of his burning, home while a mile from it tonight, Atlee Hol- lingsworth, a plasterer living near BotheR, . north of this city; hur ried . to fbe house, - staggered in and was burned to? death. Ilia son 1 John, five years, also died, and another "son. Clarence, 3, Was critically burned. . . : - Mrs; Hollingsworth had left the two little boys tucked in bed and hd gone to a neighbor's leaving sapper v- cooking,: on i. the stove. Looking out of a window she saw her home in flames and ran thither -with -Joe Smith, who found. Clarence after repeated ef forts "and carried him? out. Mr. Smith could hot 'tiqd John.. ' .When the father saw tha'ghrw he was driving, homeward in an automobile. - He speeded thq ma chine, bnt' it stalled.- He then Jumped " out: and ; ran across - a rough field..; -He 'was i exhausted when he reached his home, asked 110 Ml for John and staggered into : the I: 9 yw - , - , v What promises to be the ir t interesting fight that ever stat ed in 'a committee room of tie state legislature, Vith ample in dications of h'ghly sensat'or l developmentSj was" ' precipitated at the , first meeting- of the J c ' t senate and house ways and taear.i committee last night when Ctalr D. E. Fletcherof the house cca' mittee and .Chairman J. C "Smith-: of .the senate committee came Into actual 'collision befort the ? session had been going f'.vt minutes. John- Schroeder, Port land attorney. Is' the centre .ol-the-fight.. He has served as cfcist clerk or the committee at sev eral sessions. The row arose over his salary. . . . . Bunch' . 1 " Threatened ' Appearances . are that a lack of harmony j between the.; two chairmen and possibly ' between theirv associates- may- e.x.l b t throughout- the 40 flays. " for Fletcher threatened- an investi gation ' of ai "that bunch." lie wouldn't say : what bunch fc9 meant; but evidently it Ur repres ented ' by Senator Smith, and there is speculation "that it may extend, to the state budget com mission. This i commission wa3 created by the legislature ot 1021. It consista of the gover nor,: the secretary, of state and the state treasurer, . who as a budget comrmission are expected to pass on air appropriation es timates of state departments and Institutions before these are submitted -to the ways and means committee. v Smith Object to Salary The clash "between Fletcher and Smith was caused by someone Inquiring whether Mr. Scbroeder. WNA wa resent, was again to be employed as chief ck- "I don't know udouw Smith, ww Joint meeting. Sen UZ TayS declared that since tI0 .1mm of economy It our begin within Us own com- anlttee circler - - . ; ; Sraitr "ealle S oonle L ncn time be Long - - ttvmm iv u ... "until Mied Scnroeaer, Ine. adjourned " l the comtaiiieB irht." ' : Brownell ot Multnomah, who was 8 . n eniei !..." , 12 dLstura 15j Siiaej. disputed. " " '- " ' ' - " .(Continued pa pa?? 31 ;