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tTJVENTY-SECQND .YEAR , " : M l! ' t : 11 : . . . : : . v .. ''" : ERRY DEHIES : GIUGDRIi TO ACCUSED jTci Says He r Sold no .Lfguciv; But Vjis Given Crink-Four Times by Price cr.d Perry. ::.:s goes to jury SOME TIME TODAY lilo's Rebuttal Witnesses tD De Ca!!ed When Court i3 Convened Toay TALLAS. Or., Jan. 17. (Spe Ij.to Te Ftatesman.) Conflict tweea testimony o wltflessea r ths state knd for the defense jarding " ivlr.s of liquor; by j.-mben of. thai proMtitioa offi :3' party t Phillip "Warren, on r ill for tlj'life for-the slaying :f C'-:.a Price, federal-agent, and re: ir Sins important details of the r ts "Brhlch led J to Xh snoot ' r. featured among derelopments : i tte .circuit.. cdnrt session here r 'ar..-ir':r"-'"' - f V. arren, testifying- on -the wit - stXiad "la "hl ow Teh'alf, de- : rt 2 . that 6a- at least toimdlf : -:-t occs-ions he taibeen-glrea a c-lzX of whisfeey hy either Perry t e, or by "Price and -Perry to b.uUr,' and flaUy denied having ecIJ or giren any liqubr to Perry cr Price, as the former had testl Ilei yesterday. ' Denies GiTlng Irink ' VThen recalled to the stand by .'" state in rebuttal. Perry de- i i baring girenl Warren' a drink cn one or more of the occasions, ErI reaffirmed bis version of the ' r !;ejed transaction of liquor be , 1 -eea him and the . Indian . In Trice's presence. - T,'arreni testified that Price did r e t make himself known,' as aa ol- flc'r wheq he was lordered to get i - to the car with t Henty PeUte. aa-s that at no time UP1 to ' and after the shooting ,"dld b,enow iiu the man waa a omcfir. - Thought Price Shot Illm "I thought he t hid shot me," sU Warren In .explaining his re action to the blow given blm ;on tfcs head by Price "with a'-revol ver during 'the scuffle which fol- I owed, the order to get intothe Perry' story, wai that' Price' told Warren he wasunder arrest and pulled out his Identification card to show his authority. Further evidence! was Intro duced by the state 'in an effort to show that Warren was aware of the identity pf. Price before the I shooting to a statement which H, " T. t Burns farmer' living near ' Grand Ronde, swore was made .to him by Henry Petite Vn. the day following' the shooting. -la ;this . VArstnn f ha 'sffafw Tnf I to war alleged to have' said that Warren went after some liquor; for Price and Perry and on his return with It was tokl bjr Price he as under erresL Petite declared the story a fabrication, as did he a similar story said . to have been told by Bira 10 worsers. at A xock ta,urrj in the vicinity. t , -,'. ) , ' Conflicting Testimony , Glen jOgden, New Grande Ronde man. testified for the defense that he met Price and Perry near the railroad track about midnight and that both 'were reeling and acting (Continued oa paje 4); THE WEATHER OREGON: Thursday, rain. LOCAL, WEAT1IER (Wednesday). Temperature, maximum. Temperature, minimum. River, 10.1, falUng. V Rain,- .44 ' ' ::'- ; 't Atmoiph ere, ' iogS7 cloudy. Wind, north 49. 1-38.: and 5 Measure Provides That Aflrertisesients of T.Ieassres and Candidates Appear in newspapers Instead- Rates Are1 Prescribed, Times for blicatioa Fd and Penalties Provided. ' : i: Election Damihlet3 would and -newspaper publicity substituted in their place, for the advertising of measures, amendments or "candidates going before the people at an election througn a Diu introaucea in the senate yesterday by Senator Tooze of Qackamas county. Rates to pay the newspapers for. the publicity are prescribed. ELECTI00 IS ! BIG EXPENSE Legislature Cculd Economize m it ALA ' -. "i. " By. uutiing uui spec ial Deleting r Will the present session of the legislature call a speciai election? Including ' the -special .lections tKat 1 the Oregon4eglslature bas fallen Into the habit of calling at every session., it Is now costing the taxpayers of Oregon far. in ex cess of half a million dollars every two years to bold elections,' prob ably $700,000 or $80 0,0 00 every biennlnm, according to facts brought out at the meeting of tbe ways and means, committee. i While no figures of this pro portion -were actually meatloned, the facts were implied" In infor mation "volunteered - to the; com mittee by Secretary, of State Sam A. Kozer, and ' brought '' to (.light through questions asked by mem bers of 'the' committee". - '. ' , v i State Officials Hdplese. - This is a condition that cannot btf atoided,' aa far aa the state officials are concerned, but doubt- less $250,000 or $300,000 could be saved each blennium it the legislature would avoid the call ing of special elections to -ote on measures referred to the peo ple by the legislature. Jjurlng -the blennium , 01 and -1814 lt was estimated y data obtained fioml cltlesjaad towns of the state that local mn nicinal .elections cost, the people about $100,000, and that Includ ing primary and eneral. atate- ( Continued pn page 4) 'ii Would Provide That' Bills Be Submitted Thirty Days Before SessiqnToO "5 " . M' - One.ot the mostistartllngTtteas ures that has appeared , in the legislature tor some years was a eoncurrentj resolution iatrodfuced yesterday by Senator Zimmerman, whVeh would -require' that .all' bills td be introduced in the legislature be .filed with the secretary . of state at .least 30 days': prior ' to the convening . of the legislative session. ; ' ' : . ' - '"' It would except measures re lating to the state budget to expenses or the leglslature.Nb other measure could be introduced while the legislature is in session except by consent ' of four-fifths of the members. : The measure doubtless Is mis- drawn as a concurrent resolution and should be a Joint resolution calling for a constitutional amend- - , ' ; i y i - , be done away with completely Every qualified 1 newspaper in the state would be entitled ,to the publicity. r - The first insertion would? be not more than 30 days prior to the election and the second not less than four: days prior to the election. In event a paper v Is both a daily and weekly. the one having the largest circulation would "be chosen. There would be only two publications : la each naner. " Newspapers desiring to . publish the matter -would be -required hot less than" 60 days' before the elec tion date to file applications with the' secretary of state and furnish sworn statements that Z they i'are qualified. The matter would be furnished by the secretary of state at state expense In' plate "form" in columns of 12 ems width or 24 H ems and not more than 20 inches in length. and - no type smaller than 8 point could be used. ;l 1 - ' Rates Pat In Bill f The rates per column inch would be: - v Circulation - of less than 500; 20 cents; circulation of 500 ' to 1000, 25 cents; circulation of 1000 to 2000, 30 cents; circuit tioh of 200Q to 3000. 35 cents; circulation of 3000 to 7009, 1 40 cents ; ' circulation of 7 0 0 0 to 15,- 000, 4 S cents; circulation of more than 15,000 at the rate of 3 cents for each 1000 of circulation. The term "circulation" would Include 'only bona fide yearly sub scribers who have been subscrib ers for an uninterrupted period of 12 months and who have paid their subscriptions for a period of 12 months, and no subscription shall be 1 over 12. months in . .ar rears. . i , '' ' U Identity; Demanded i T Any candidate, other person, as sociation or committee or pollt ical party would be : allowed to publish rat the same 1 rates f and conditions any argument favoring or opposing any constitutional amendment, measure or candidate together .with pictures, if desired, in any newspaper accepting tbe act and publishing the matter fur nished by the'state.Tbut no argu ment or statementonld be pub lished urilees1 It contained I the name and address of the candi date . or- organization offering the matter Tor" publication, and no person or organization would - be exempt -from prosiEftAitlon for 'li belous or slanderous statements. The person or, persons Vprocur lng,makrag,' composing or offer ing such' statement shall be deem ed the authors ana publishers; in case of action at yaw.u t. . 'VJC'i'jrOflteeiringBaJTed . - ;Any publisher who should de mand or" receive any rates In ex- f cess 6t those provided in the act would be held gtiltty of mis demeanor and pon conviction be pu nished : by -k ' fine of not more Legislature; to, Adjourn ' ... ! and, Go to Corvallis - The senate and house yester days accepted ah 'invitation to visit Oregon Agriculture . college next Wednesday.' The i invitation came in a letter from 'the Cor vallis Chamber, pt ' Commerce, supplemented by s speech from Senator Johnson.- The "Corvallis Chamber will 'provide a special train for tha day. The excursion will necessitate . adjournment Weineslay ct r-rt."rc:k, . , SALEM. OREGON,, THURSDAY 1 ; -n.i i w ;i oi p ;U J! Air r Ir ir F i ; LAJI ilJ IUU.L. ATTEMPT TO ESTABLISH State Attorney Genera! Bcr gms Task of Fixing Indi vidual 'Blame for .Parish Murders. ": ' i- THREATENING LETTERS JOLDrOF, BY-FARMER Alleged Plot to Kill is En folded by Higgmbotham, v in Testimony Given BASTROP, La.. Jan. 17. (By the Associated Tress) Ai V. Coco, state attorney general; an nounced, tonight be would begin tomorrow the task of establishing the identity of members of" the black-hooded band responsible for the kidnaping of Watt. Daniel and Thomas Richard," whose decapi tated 'and ' mutilated 'bodies were found on the surface of LAke La FoUrche three weeks ; ago. : Mr. Coco made this5 announce- ment after4 the conclusion 1 of to day's -session of.the open'rheartiiS Inquiry undertaken .to ferret out the slayers of ' Daniel and ; Rich ard and" perpetrators of other masked ' band depredations fn Morehouse "parish. '" I v . Presence Explained r . i Threatening . .letters-,-and the statement of William Higginboth am, . farmer, that Dr.. u. ai. shx Koin, .former mayor of Mer Rouge had learned of an alleged plot to kill him, formed the basis of today's . testimony at the open hearing being conducted by state's attorneys into masked band oper ations in Morehouse and the kid naping' and slaying of ' Watt Daniel and Thomas Richard, Mer Rouge citizens, ; '". .-; ' V. ."Higginbotham : . explained . the presence " of "Newt" Gray at his hojne the night Daniel and R.ich- ards were taken prisoner by hooded mob, declaring he was at the , Higginbothamj .farm In the role of protectot because of a let ter received earlier In the day warning Higginbotham to "tend to your own business." . ; . . . . ' Death Plot Told , The letter, signed "Not your Friend," wa3 - placed : la the re cord. . '; " : c-'t;1 . "Who did you have la mlad as the writer of the letter?" Higgin both am was asked. "I think, it was those fellows around Mer 'Rouge. Watt Daniel and Will Braddock had the repu tatlon of being whiskey - makers and sellers. And also James Nors- worthy, but Norsworthy had said he had quit making it." The witness could give no fur ther information as to any sus picion he might have. Dr. Mc Koin, Higginbotham said, - told him he bad heard Leon " Daniel, brother of Watt, had said the lat ter had planned to kill. him. , Ilold-np Described An attempt to assassinate Mc- Koln, now charged i in 'affidavit with murder, is alleged to have been .made preceding the disap pearance of Daniel and "Richard. Higginbotham - - described the holdup on the Mer Rouge-Bastrop highway when the two men.' were kidnaped August 24, "but like other witnesses could not name any of the black-hooded men 'who took part. . s- I "Who did you see in the road?" he was asked. "Big Jim Norsworthy, with bis hat: in his hand and hla Jialr standlnz straleht." -'-.....i "Warrant Issued Fred L. Carpenter, Morehouse Parish sheriff, was recalled to the stand. ' Two questions were asked relative to" the raid on Alenso Braddock's home ia which - Brad dock on the stand named .Captain J. K. Skipworth as the "leader. Carpenter . had testified' Monday that neither SHpworth nor ( any other member of the , raiding party was deputized by him nor did any .(Continued 4on page 2). IDEITITJ MORNIITG; JANUARY. 18, 'l$)23 ANYONE WITH $50 CAN BE : X MILLIONAIRE American Dollar Now Worth Theoretically 20,000 Marks ;; r ; -Once Vorth Five NEW YORK. Janl 17 By the Associated Press.) It took just $50 laUnited States money today to become a mfllionalre : id Ger man marks. Theoretically, the American dollar could buy 20.00Q, marks .ia the foreign exchange market but'- practically little ' or no business ws transacted in less thin S million mark , lot. At pre war prices, '2 0,0 00 German marks would 1 hte been worth' $ 4 7 6 0.1 i Today's quotation -for the mark which" was technically , given as .005 cents represents an extreme low record, - and compares with .01395 cents on the first of the year; .08 cents ..last September, and last", year's high of .6025 cents. The, pre-war price of the mark .was 23.8 cent each. . ;f--'it j.j '' "i. ' '"i '"', n. i" i i'i .... tn :- ;f GHlfJGE MEET EST YET Uafjon Pamona Gathering Passes Many Resolutions : 4 After-' Discussions - Marlon .Pomona . Grange held on .Wednesday , what is consider ed the : .biggest meeting "In , its history, with!,: b ett ween .200 and. 2 50 in attendance, and with dinner- served to 150.. .Gover nor Pierce attended, "though not tor, thai bountiful dinner. State Master C. ' E. Spence was there. and other notables who , appear ed on . the progTam during the day. . . . Xhe. general activities of the day, appear largely ia . the form of resolutions that were passed covering most of .the discussions. The more important .of. these . res olutions are here, given: JMust Pay Their Way Whereas, Governor Pierce has declared that the i public service commission, .the Industrial: acci dent 'commission,' and the fish commission should be self sus taining. xnus reiievmg tne . state or the1 erpensa of maintaining the .said, commissions; therefore, Resolved, - that ",; tha Marion county Pomona . Grange of P. of If., urges upon our Marion "coun ty members of the legislature the ' Importance of so changing the law 6o as to make the said commissions self, sustaining; and further. s Resolved h that - we commend the governor for his" stand in this matter. . -x Would Equalize Tax H t "" Whereas, tha tax burden i of tbe state is not evenly dls- (Continued oq page 2) PRISON KEEPER 5 Sam Pace Named" Frye, Weir, Griffin, Mann Are New Guards at Pen r Sam -. Pace of Wallowa county ha been appointed by Johnson S. Smith, warden of the state, pent tentlary, as principal keeper at the state prison. He "was a for merUnited States marshal. New guards are a man named Frye' of Portland, M. E. .Weir of Portland and John Grlffiaof lJnn , county. James D. Nesmith was named sev eraldays ago as turnkey.; The deputy warden has not : yet been appointed. ;u John Moon of Port-: land, has temporarily' accepted a place as . guard,.;.;: . - ; ':: ".-1 The warden indicates that'- any farther changes are to be rcade will benade.'jradnalljr, - ? tin miis !f ' L ii i i ERflrJGERS TAX IEASURE BEFORE HOUSE Bill to Assess Incomes Intro duced by " Wheeler and . Bennett Mutual Corpor-: ations Exempt. WISCONSIN LAW IS I USED AS AN EXAMPLE Ron Would be Public Record on File in Office -of Tax1 Assessor The state : grange b income .tax bill, sponsored by Representatives: Wheeler, of Lane and Bennett of, Coos, was Introduced' In the bouse! of representatives yesterday.' ' .The act wouid become effective; immediately . and ; would apply V to; incomes --earned J, during : the year. 1923 by all persons, corporations,' stock companies, partnerships and the like'.r(v-- , . -r v ;.,; r ' Included. In the exemptions un der! this bill are the following af fecting, individuals : Incomes up to and Including. g 1500; to hus band and wife, $2 500 f. for each child under IS, . $400; for each additional actual dependent, $400. "V Ckperatives Exempt. r Mutual : corporations, notex- Istihjr.for- profit; and the' distrib uted profits of co-operative asso ciations are exempt, provided they are not distributed In proportion to the .amount of stock or shares held. '"; "V . .''Tm, ''ri ' The : rate of taxation Increases at the rate' of ;T per,cent per thou sand dollars of Income, 'starting with a? levy of 1 per cent' on the first $1000, 2 per cent on the sec-, ond $1000, and sO on to the ninth $1000 which is assessed at 9 per . cent the tenth is also assessed at 10 per cent, and. all taxable in come in excess of $10,000 and In cluding $15,0 00 Is to be. assessed at the rate of 11 per. cent". From $15,000 to J20.000, 12 per cent: $20,000 to $20,000 at lS per cent;., $ 3 0,0 0 0 to .$ 5 0.0 0 0 at 1 4 ! per cent, and all In excess of $50, 0Q0 at 15 per cent. . . Federal Measure Different The. bill which carries an ap propriiatlon of $50,000, is modeled closely after the ; Wisconsin 1 in' come tax" law ' and . is intended to raise approximately $7,000,000 annually. "" f"v ; - " No effort has been made in this bill to adhere' to the federal ln- come ta measure, and it'dlffers radically In 5 several l' particulars' for exam pie,' the 'income " tax as sessment; roll under the proposed state law would be a public rec ord on file in the office of the dis trict incbrae tax assessor. - ' This would show the gross in come, deductions allowed and tax paid, butvany additional Informa tion would be considered secret and disclosure of it would be pun ishedby a fine of $100 to $500, or one to six months in jail, or both. -.: - The state would be divided into assessment districts headed by In come 'tax assessors appointed by the state tax commission to serve four years at salaries fixed by the state tax commission. Inman Jury 'Still Out At Late Hour Last Wight - The - case: of the State against John Inman for; assault with'; a dangerous "weapon with intent to kill, "went to tha jury about 2:30 i m. yesterday aiternoon. ;At a late hour last niht the Jury was unable to agree upon the verdict and. retired for the night. The case of the state against Webber," which ' was - to- hare s fol lowed : the - Inman case has beun postponed-lefle finitely. Mtr . . - - ; . - . 4 '.V 1 V 7 j - i i I f 1 I W ) y ' I : 'ACT m is mi-. ... :-' LONDON. Jan. 17. -The Times says he learns from reliable uources that t soviet government has decided to mobilize the iv: scripts with a view to assisticg: Germany she v.. . decide to resist French action. ' 10DELIC0IE SGIfEf! Second i)ay of "Thrift .-.,.'.'. Economy Helps ' Today is "Budget . Day" in' the Thrift rweek- calendar. ' and the matter .of outlining an' orderly expenditure ' of incomes is being stressed - all through-" the thrift campaign. Not many families or indivduals actually estimate their expenses In advance, 'thus having even i a tentative - goal ? ; towards which to ; work. 'The campaign aims to vastly increase this num ber. r a. t ': ' ;! I' w , ,. As showing how one's. Income might be laid out in 'advance, as one ..would'' buy the lumber for a house or the material 'for a gar ment, some .interesting budgets are here shown, drawn up and op erated here in Salem. ' . . ' Model Budget ' Given ..Here. is. a budget .based on a salaxy - of $75 per month for a girl,-prepared by Mrs.-Alice Dodd, of Willamette university : . ' Board and rbob, ; $360; one cloth dress, $25; one dark, silk dress, $15; 1 cotton-dress (nlce), $10; two gingham . dresses, $8; one skirt, $6-; two sweaters, $S; one- coat, $35; shoes, $25; hose, $12; hats, $16; ' underwear, $12; umbrella,; $ 5 ; gloves, $ 5; laun dry, cleaning, $25; Incidentals, re pairs, - accessories, ' postage, etc., $3S; education and vacation, $40; entertainment, 7 $15; gifts. $25; benevolences, $40;" savings. $62; health i. doctor, dentist," gym clas ses, medicine, soap, etc., $62; Total, $822. - Three More Girls . Here are three - budgets sup plied by three girls from the high school girl reserve . club of the Salem YMCA. . These girls . are not money-earners, and '- their al lowances are supplied by their parents,' hence the budgets do not include room And board and sav ingsThe budget is that, of a girl who haa an allowance of (Continued on page 4) fiS IllS GUILT Oregon Jones Enters Plea That He May Testify at ' Brother'sHearing 1 - , . . 1 ' GRANTS PASS, Or.. Jan. 17. Oregon' Jones : today entered' a plea of guilty in the ' circuit court to a charge of highway robbery in order-that- he- might testify in behalf of his brother, Dewey "Jones, ' who is ' "on 'trial on - a similar charge. Jones, in an alleged detailed confession madepublic' here today by the officers, admitted the", holding 4 up of a number of tourist parties on the Pacific highway, during the' past summer and fall. Ore gon Jones and ..Ellsworth .Kelly were recently returned here from Wyoming where they had been captured after a break - front the Josephine Cttn!iJa!!, ; .. J ,.' price :.,fye c:::nv. 1 Riga corresrcr. Another staga of 11 - . progress in the Ruhr ws i today with the announcer tLa French command tl. t: tary operations had ter..- c. nifiifia. trance naa rue r 100,000 troops Into the P.r v ley, taking her 'occur "t'-i t ' extreme limits, it not t:; c the territory authorized i treaty, "and she i3 now n'.c.-. s th effect of force to .':.'-.: I t German mine .ov.ners to n coal for France and Belglarj. . that Prance has actually e"" lima V,a Kani f)ia 11 r f ? mark to more fhP.n 80,0 C" - ; i pound sterling, or a 'drop c 4J,CC0 points ivltliia'a vvi. ".. French intend to take 1 of the mines tomorrow cr 1 r en to prosecute tlie 1 mining magnates. The belief in London' is that tl .'. be ; only -the . beplnnia. .f troubles, '"and .-that it -3 ,o : can do everything tut i ' "; Mucn seems to c: r ...a t attitude of' ;the ' Jluhr; i ' which is.' still unknown. . TLs 1 tish government contlntles to servo a watchful waiting attit Italy's policy is not define 1. ports that the:.. 'Italian ment Is. trying to 'mediate lav. France and Germany "c- - ; confirmed, and it ia nct . . that Germany is "delivering cr fering to deliver reparations to Italy and tat the German r ister has not been with d r . from . Rome, -Indicating thcr-. hope in Berlin that Italy nay detached from the Franco-Ed, policy. ' ' - That the French poller ii Ruhr is veerln toward r.u methods is ' shown toy " the nouncement by French c; headquarters at nidniglit t ''the defaulting magnates" vc not be arrested, but wcull t ply be summoned and tried I: .' Courts martial, leaving tl to deaL With them as tauy de fit. . -.- : 'We will not give theri : portunlty to pose as martyrs." -the comment-made at he-. ters. -,. t . ESSEN, Jan. 17- The Trc economic commission baa ! to content itself tor the time ingrith the "requisitioning of already mined and brought t surface, diverting . to Frar.ro cars already loaded and deb tor the interior of uermany nnsfnnnln? for the Brescnt idea of, requisitioningthe r-! themselves. " - ' y meeting of the economic ml. at which General Simon rr' r and which laste many hours, meeting-was called after; t. had been received from iTr aH in- tha TTrnch racers was atlngl a bad impression air. especially in the United Statr England. r ." The realization that the rr technical ; services in tte I . were tetany inadequate to c a task of such magnitude ai.. responsible in a measure f : r teratlon of the French pUri. The German magnates hf.V mMtinr t rti8f!ldorf toJy decided to continue to l;cr- French orders, beig t.i: that the French would I 3 tr to obtain" practical - results i. the mining operations, ar i t are marKing time awaau.: t cr French action. PAltlS, Jan. 17. The Fi government has begun 1!h ; of 'requisitioning 'a tt Ku"...r ws.s announced VIb eve- r. I thousand, eist tzntcl V coke ar ! Cr ) f-'-s , r 1 v the Gern3t:3 L. I ' ' ' - ; V