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STATE TAX IS
li EXCESS OF
CUBREDTH
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Levy lor 125 Will Be $7,
492,761.47, an Increase
of More Than $30,000
'Over Levy for 1924
rnARrorrs! share is
TO BE LITTLE WORE
Cdunty "Qudta, Reported to
Clerk, Is $324,79342,
. Gainf of $7,360.69
Toe state tax levy for 1925 will
to 32;S94.4? in excess of the
levy for 1924, 'according to a com
pilatlon completed 'Saturday by
the state tax commission. The
levy "for "19 25 wlir be7,492.7Gl.
x4 7 against j$7,460.170 rfpr this
year. . ' f ' ' ;
' Several items not Included in
: the recommendations of the state
budget commission are included
'in the levy, such as a $500,000
building program; 165,000 for the
public service commission ;' and
'$50,000 for the industrial accident
.'commission. The total to be raia
'ed forgeneral state purposes is
$5,375,000 and for elementary
-school purposes 22,117,761.47.
1- Income Tax Considered
Of the totel levy $5,669,712.68
represents millage levies outside
the 6 per bent limitation amend
ment of the state constitution.
tThls leaves $1,923,048.79 which
-must be" -raised by a direct -levy
within the; limitation amendment.'
This figure represents the dlf f er
ence between the total estimated
'expenses of the state for 1924
-within the 6 -per cent limitations,
nrhlch is $'4;757,134.73 -and the
estimated receipts Uhd traexpend
1 tilihces wblch fe placed t
; 2,13 4.1 05.9 4. Th estimated ex
penses of tha state takes into con-.
elJeratioh
the income tax yet nn
which amounts o ap-
collected.
Xiroilmate
Marion county ' -chare of the
6Ut toxlfor.1925 "wUl be $332,
154.11 uzainst $324,73.42 tor
; 1924 or an increase t $7,860.69,
accdrdlng to -figures tent to 4J. X3.
Fund is Still Growing;
: Number Families tieedyl
Ieervinjc People Should fee
Reported to Statesmaa
.'; Offk-e-or-OwmnHtee
Thel Jwlntry Weather causes
lome people to think of Christ
mas back east,; and others to
think that the Christmas here
ts going to be hard. There are
a number of families who are
not destitute but who are lack
ing Christmas good cheer. It'
Is precisely to "meet these cases"
that The Statesman neighborly
fund is being collected.
? The organizations that are
looking after the poor are do
ing very creditable work, and
little -suffering is left uncared
for. However, there are fam
ilies that do not have the money
for a real good Christmas, and .
there are children who will be
Skimped more than usual. The
Christmas fund is to meet those
eases.
Such,
If you know of any
either report to The
Statesman office or to Mrs. F.
A. Elliott, . whose telephone
number Js 1505. There is still
time to contribute if you want
In on this neighborly kindness
and proper acknowledgments
will be made.
The list this morning is as
-follows:
D. A. White 5.00
Henry Jaquet
I. L. McAdams . . . . ,
tEdls Belle Matheson
Ida Mary Matheson
Daniel J. Fry ......
5.00
1.00
2.00
2.00
5.00!
5.00
5.00
2.00
2.00
6.00
5.00
10.00
1.00
25.00
6.00
5.00
6.00
5.00
5.00
2.00
5.00
100
3.00
3.00
5.00
5.00
1.00
20.00
5.00
6.00
5.00
Francis Roiiow
Royal Neighbors of Am.
J. I Ingrey
A Friend
Mrs. J, R. Chapman ....
A Friend ........... ..
Tom Kay...
A Friend.
Elmo S. White ........
C. A. Rhoten, .........
A Friend .... ........
W. H. Henderson ......
fW. C. Conner
Cdw. T. Barber ......
Mrs. P. H. Strand
Salem Women of KKK. .
A Friend............
Theo. Sampson ........
F. A. Doerfler ........
J.II8C: ...... ....
Mother Hubbard . . . . . .
''Xlse., -. ...""". ; , . . .j. .
S. B. Morse. . .
Employes Cashiers office
of Accident Com'n...
tllzabeth A. Downing. .
."Walter F, Downing. ...
Total
I.... $165.00
Warmer Weather Is Due
and Cold Spell Broken
by Snow Fall Saturday
Dry snow; lacking the damp
ness of that which covered the
district Monday, started falling
about 8:30 o'clock Saturday , mor
ning and by midnight last night
added nearly three inches to that
which has blanketed the commun
ity all week. The snow tell near
ly all day. with & slight let-up
around noon and again ; during
the dinner hour last night.
The snow 1 was accompanied by
a corresponding rise in tempera
ture and the mercury remained
almost stationary during the day,
ranging from 1& degrees to 28 de
gress, a decided improvement over
the previous day when 11 degree
was recorded. '
Bobslcdding was enjoyed last
night by numerous parties, 1 who
hitched their sleds behind auto
mobiles driven by obliging motor
ists. The snow was packed as
rapidly as it fell, making an ex
cellent surface , for the sleds.
Mayor John B. Giesy last night
mm BETTER
Agricultural Districts Show
Encouraging Progress,
, Report States
WASHINGTON, Dec. 20. An
encouraging picture of conditions
in the agricultural regions was
reported "to congress today in the
annual summary of the war fi
nance corporation. : i
; "Most of the important farming
districts," the report said, "are in
better shape than they have been
for several "years. Bank deposits
have Increased, "batfk 'reserves are
being restored, business has .great
ly improved 'and the farmers gen
erally are 'making excellent pro
gress in cleaning up the burden of
Indebtedness f under which; they
h a vo ; been laboring and In
strengthening their economic situ
ation;";. ;,- -.. r '
i The price of range cattle, the
report said, has not followed the
trend of prices of other agricul
tural commodities and conditions
in "the breeding end of the indus
try "Were described as still unsat
isfactory. Approval of 561 appli
cations for agricultural and live
stock loans ; totaling $12,240,000
was made by the corporation dur
ing the year, ending November -30.
The amount, the "report said, is
a substantial reduction from 'the
preceding . year and evidence of
the general -improvement in the
agricultural I situation as well as
the condition of country banks.
Of "the amount approved $4;
670,000 represented advances au
thorized to 201 banking nd . fi
nance institutions and $7,570,000
to 24 livestock loan companies.
The last six months, the report
said, have witnessed a noteworthy
Improvement in -the agricultural
situation which in ' turn has
brought about substantial improve
ment In the'; condition of many
country banks.
EiMTES
Officials1 Fear Hijackers May
Turn to More Serious
Form of Robbery
WASHINGTON, Dec. 20. Coast
guard officials have asked the de
partment of justice for legal en
lightenment! on the question of
dealing with rum runners turned
lijackers. j.J- ' s-.
Although! the days of Captain
Kidd have passed, the modern hi
jacker of the sea has become so
strong that coast guard officials
rear his type may grow ; Into the
tnore serious form of robbery of
legitimate cargoes as well as those
on rum row. The coast guard
does not know how far it can go
o it has asked the attorney gen
eral whether it can apply the
mailed fist to the hijackers.
Officials explained today that
there were Hal questions of state
involved. Rum brow's tenants are
said to be made up mostly of for
eign flagships. The state depart
ment, therefore, has been kept ad
vised of what the coast guard is
doing and most of the foreign na
tions have been informed.
PLACE IS HELD
WASHINGTON, Dec. 20. The
Muscle Shoals question remained
at the head of the senate calendar
when congress recessed today for
the Christmas holidays.
ijlll
issued a warning regarding skat
ing, holding that the ice in Mill
creek in particular is dangerous.
As the snow has covered the froz
en surface, anticipated skating
parties, for the most part, were
abandoned. ; 'v. f '"M S
By use -of the snow plow the
street car tracks were kept clear
during the day. j .' I
Slippery sidewalks took a toll of
pedestrians, though the number of
accidents were f ew
Stages maintained their regular
schedule throughout the day. ar
riving and departing on time ' at
the stage Terminal. Extreme cau
tion was exercised by - the stage
drivers as well as other motorists
who used the highways. J
With the report from the wea
ther man that the prediction was
cldudy and warmer; with rain or
snow in west portion,"' hope "was
held last night that the week of
cold weather, -which really began
last Sunday night, would be ter
minated. . , : :;. ; j .-
BE PROSECUTED
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Prohibition Officer Returns
More Liquor Than Was
Seized From Ship
PORTLAND, Or., Dec. 20.
Recommendation that George L.
Cleaver, eta te prohibition commis
sioner, be prosecuted for violat
ing the federal statutes and treat
ies In raiding the British vessel
London Mercban t, Wednesday
night will be made in a report to
be filed with the United States
treasury department by 'Dr. E. C.
McFarland, collector of customs
the collector said tonight.
United States Attorney Coke is
disposed to ask the attorney gen
eral to dismiss charm asralnat
Cleaver, flled Thursday b Chlet
Assistant Bynon with r Judge
Coke's approval. - - J
The two reports of the Incident
and divergent "recommendations
will go to Washington early next
week It is expected, j
The federal attorney agreed to
make his recommendation tor dis
missal at a conference at which
Cleaver promised to Tetnm the
liquors seized and to submit a let
ter of apology to owners and the
captain of the vessel raided..
Cleaver carried out his prom
ises. The liquor ; was returned
Friday night. Careful check of it
was made today by customs offi
cials. "We found all the liquor
bad been taken back," Collector
McFarland said. ' "We found also
that Cleaver returned one more
case of liquor than he took away,
so the ships officers will probably
make no complaint on that score."
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Total of $447 Received By
Three Kettles; Must Av
erage $100 Daily
Each of the three kettles in the
down town section ; will have to
average $100 apiece if the Salva
tion Army fund of last year is
equaled, It was announced last
night. In spite of the cold and
snow, faithful workers in' the
army have been on -duty all day,
faking turns at the kettles.
Cash contributions through the
kettles In the last 11 days, includ
ing Saturday, were $447.70. I To
this amount is added 8172 made
out in checks from business firms
and Individuals, bringing the to
tal to $619.70. f j ;
Saturday was the best finan
cial day that the kettles have re
ceived, a total of $90.95 being re
ceived, an average of a few cents
over $30 for each of the. kettles.
December 12 was the poorest day,
when only $26.16 , was received.
The remainder of the days rang
ed from approximately $27 to
$60. The average daily contribu
tions were around $40 it was re
ported. U. OF W. DEAN INJURED
SEATTLE. Dec. 20. Matthew
Lyle Spencer, dean of journalism
in the University of Washington,
and his wife were among the in
jured In a railroad wreck today
at Chippewa Falls, Wis., and their
baby was one of the nine killed,
he stated in a telegram to the uni
versity. ; . v: i -f -j i- t - .
LEADERS SAY
GOIRESSHAS
Adjourn for Holidays; Legis
lative Accomplishment for
First Three Weeks Is Held
Good
THREE OUT OF NiNE
SUPPLY BILLS PASS
Navy and Soldiers' Bonus
Measures are Carried
: Over; Treaties Made
WASHINGTON, Dec. 20. Con
gress adjourned today for over the
Christmas holidavn after Attaining:
!what leaders-; regard -as a good
record of legislative accomplish
ment, in the first three weeks of
its present short session.
Three of the nine annual sup
ply bills were passed by the house
and sent to the senate where com
mittees have completed consider
ation of one of them, and are well
advanced with the work on a sec
ond one.
The senate passed two Import
ant 'measures left over Trom the
last session the $100,000,000
bill for -modernizing the Rattle
fleet and the construction of eight
additional light cruisers, and the
$186,000,000 deficiency bill, car
rying funds for putting the sol
diers' bonus into operation and
enacting a new reclamation policy.
In addition congress approved
the -war debt settlements with Po
land and Lithuania and sent to
the president a resolution appro
priating $100,000 for use in curb
ing the European fowl plague and
other poultry diseases.
? Four new rum treaties those
With France, Canada, the Nether
lands and Panama were ratified
by the senate and a number of
measures of minor importance
were passed by each house. ,
, After the: holiday recess, the
house will turn to the postof flee
and treasury appropriation bill,
wTtrte-the" senatewlrf continue, con
sideration of the 'Muscle Shoals
question. Early in January,.lt wjj?
act on the president's veto of the
postal employes salary bill, and
after the Muscle Shoals question;
is disposed of.it will consider the
Isle of Pines treaty, under a unan
imous consent agreement for final
action on this convention wth
Cuba which has been pending for
20 years.
Beyond action on these matters
and the appropriation bills the
senate's program is indefinite.
POULTRY DISEASES
TO BE COMBATTED
House Appropriates $100,
000 to Finance Fight
Against Infection
WASHINGTON, Dec. 20.
Moving with unaccustomed speed
congress today appropriated
$100,000 to finance , a f!gh
against poultry diseases and trans
mitted the result of Its action to
the White House for approval.
The bill authorizing the expendi
ture was not signed today because
President Coolidge had left for' a
week-end cruise on the Mayflow
er. 1
The senate passed a resolution
yesterday authorizing the expen
diture and the house today quick
ly gave its approval. With the
money in hand, the department of
agriculture will c declare quaran
tines to prevent the spread of
chicken diseases. . surveys to de
termine the infected areas will be
gin at once.
The bureau of animal Industry
expects to issue an order Monday
prohibiting interstate shipments
of diseased chickens and chicken
coups and railroad cars not disin
fected. Railroads will be request
ed to hold up any cars not cleaned
and certified.
BRIBE IS CHARGED
WASHINGTON, Dec. 20. Of
ficials 'of two postal workers' or
ganizations charged today that a
story of a bribe to a senate com
mittee employe to influence votes
for the postal bill had been con
cocted by opponents of the legis
lation to defeat it.
NAVY RATES SAME
WASHINGTON. Dec. 20. Navy
yard civil service employees pay
scales for the next calendar, year
as approved by Assistant Secretary
Robinson and made public . today
at the navy department, disclosed
no -Important general 'changes
from the rates now in effect.
GOOD RECORD
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WILL GLEAM FROM
CHRISTMAS TREE
Salem CtuTriabs to Decorate Court
lloufo Fir as Usual Again
This , Year
A large white star will be fit
ted to the topmost limb of the
big fir tree on the west side of
the court house and numerous
colored lights will be placed on
the limbs to .make the Christmas
display of the Salem Cherrians.
The organization sponsor the dec
orations every" year, and 'they -are
not departing from this custom.
Decorating will start immediately.
It is estimated that about 2500
feet of electric wire will be used
to carry the electricity to the 257
lamps. Red,! green, and white
lamps are to be placed on the
tree. '
The Salem Electric company
has the contract for installing the
wiring which "will be placed" soon.
The lights are1 to bum until after
the New Year Is ushered in.
TRAIN WRECK
Eight Others Seriously Hurt
.When Passenger Train
Plunges in River.
CHIPPEWA FALLS, Wis., Dec.
20. r(By The Associated Press.)
Eight persons are dead or mlssJ
ing, and eight are at a hospif
here in a serious condition, t
result of a wreck on the Minn
polls, St. Paul & Sault Ste. Ma:
railroad here today when the cafe
observation car on a passenger
train plunged into the icy. waters
of the Chippewa river.
Only four of the dead have been
identified, Mrs. Harry Jones of
Sioux City, Iowa; Charles Pardee
of Minneapolis; the six months'
old child of Mr. and Mrs. Lyle
Spencer of Washington, D. C, and
Kenneth Henderson of Moose Jaw
Sask. ,
Another -unidentified man died
at a hospital here at ,3:30 p. m.,
making the total of dead and miss
ing eight.':' . : :'.''
The; thermometer registered 10
degrees below when the wreck oc
curred. ,
ffllCIIIN KILLED
BY DFFICEfiS SHOT
Member, of Police Vigilantes
Mistakes Caretaker for
Night Prowler ' -
PORTLAND, Dec. 20. An un
identified night watchman, known
only as "Red," was shot and
killed almost instantly early to
night when he was mistaken for a
burglar by Maynard Cole, promi
nent business man and sergeant
of the police vigilantes, a local
organization formed .. to aid in
criminal' suppression, k Cole was
shot through the groin and seri
ously, though' probably not fatally
injured, by the night, watchman.
The shooting occurred at the
office of the Columbia Contract
company. East Water and Salmon
streets, after Cole had responded
to a burglar alarm, . Not until af
ter the shooting was it' found out
that the dead man was. not a bur
glar but the night watchman.
It 'developed that Capt, M. R.
Remington of the tug Romarts
had gone to the office of the com
pany to get his orders. - The build
ing was locked and he finally
found the night watchman, and
the two gained entrance to the
place by' means of a window.
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Raise' in Gas Tax and Cut in
License Fees Is Contem
plated By Board
PORTLAND, Or., ' Dec. 20.
Oregon motorists " may be con
fronted with a six cent tax on
gasoline if a plan now being pre
pared for the legislature which
meets in January should be enact
ed by the law makers. There is
at present a three cent tax. The
idea is beings debated by direct
ors of the Oregon state motor as
sociation and the most ardent-advocates
of a higher gasoline tax
are "some of the officials of , the
organization. '
The plan is to cut motor vehicle
license fees 50 per cent and make
up the difference with an increas
ed tax on gasoline. , .
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GENERAL! ER
IH0LEIT1
Atlantic Seaboard Is Hit;
Middlewest Gets Brunt
of Storm; Pacific Coast Is
Warmer
ZERO WEATHER DOES
CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE
Fuel Shortage Is Felt in Some
Districts; Storm May
Break Soon
CHICAGO, Dec. 20. (By The
Associated Press.) Winters" lcy
hand tonight held in ' its grasp
nearly an entire nation. f
The severe cold coming six
days ago in the northwest neared
the Atlantic seaboard. , The brunt
6f the zero weather was felt in
the middle-west while in the
northwest and Pacific coast 're
gions temperatures were moderat
ing. In the wake of storms,' follow
ed by general near-zero, sub-zero
temperatures was left a trail of
upwards 'of a score of dead, badly
disrupted wire communication,
delayed train service, suffering on
the part of humans and livestock
State
peratures, i ;,j '
be expected tomorrow.
ight
KANSAS CITY, Mo., Dec. 20.
Temperatures moderated through
out the southwest somewhat to
day but train service seemed to
get worse rather than to improve
and wire communication shows no
signs of improvement over its re
cent demoralized state. ;
The listJot, deaths due'indlrect
iy to the storm and low temper
atures increased to 11 in the
southwest ! today. ... ,- .
PORTLAND, Or., ' Dec. 20.
Driven by a strong east wind,
snow began falling intermittent
ly in Portland this afternoon with
prospects that it would continue
throughout the night. ' Reports
from western Oregon points to
day were that the temperature
had risen slightly and that snow
was falling generally. ; ! T
Eastern Oregon continued in
the gsip of the cold wave, with
sub-zero temperatures recorded
at many points. Heavy snowfall
occompanied by a driving gale
was said to have rendered the
Columbia highway virtually im
passable. The Deschutes river in eastern
Oregon wa frozen over for the
first time in years and great mass
es of floating ice were floating
down the Columbia river.
In Portland the wind drove the
snow blizzard-like over the city
and street car traffic was serious
ly crippled because of the drifts.
EUGENE, Or., Dec. .20. Fivie
inches - of snow fell here Joday,
and more was falling at 10 o'clock
tonight; The snow broke the five
day cold spell, during Which time
the temperature has hung near
the zero mark, but freezing weath
er continues.
SHOPPER
Mrs. Newton Alien Taken to
Home of Relatives Fol
lowing Accident :
Mrs. Newton Alien age 50, of
Lyons,' suffered a fracture of her
right arm and a dislocated shoul
der when she fell on the icy pave
ment yesterday. Mrs. 'Allen was
in Salem to do Christmas shop
ping, but met with , the accident
on the sidewalk on State , near
Liberty. She was taken to the
home of relatives, where she is
resting as easy as could be ex
pected under the circumstances.
-- Many other persons were unable
to keep their footing and , falls
were frequent in the shopping dis
trict yesterday, though a majority
escaped with a shaking up ancl
few of the Injuries were painful.
MONTANA IS COLD
LEWISTON, Mont., Dec. 20.
The nrntmnm temrierature for 24
hours ending at 6 p. m. was 22
below zero nd the maximum 2
below. At 8 p. m. It was 12 be
low and steadily growing colder.
FRACTURES AH
ADED BRITAINS
INVENT GAME TO
SPEED UP DANCES
"Ballroom Busting' Is Latest In
door Sport In England;
Polo Is Help
LONDON. Dee. 20. The latest
stunt at London society dances Is
"ballroom busting," which has
taken like wildfire.
Men dancers tie four balloons to
their partner's ankles, and as the
dancing proceeds, the men attempt
hto .-burst as many balloons as pos
sible while keeping those' of their
partners intact.
A good deal of skill la necessary
for this latest craze and it i3 said
polo players have come off best,
probably because they arer used to
quick turning and breathless rush
es. It makes also for a consider
able increase in noise because of
the popping of balloons, and the
excited shrieks of the women.
MUCH NEEDED
Japanese Ambassador De
plores Unf6rtunate Re
marks of Politicians
LONDON. Dec. 20. Baron
Hayashi, Japanese ambassador to
- " ..... ttomont In
- , "jsume
' -gon-
4 ,v4-'id the
-u - ms have
tver iten i.. ... cordial and
promising,' Only the closest
working friendship between Great
Britain, the United States, Japan
and the other powers can main
tain a so badly-needed era of
peace.
'.'I wish once for all that the
Jingo elements in the various na
tions of the world, mine includ
ed, would not always go-out of
their way to interpret the actions
of Japan and the United States.
Perhaps It is not giving away a
secret to say that Secretary
Hughes. "When in London, made it
clear that it was the duty of all
of us to disregard the unfortu
nate remarks made by some poll
ticians."
FALLING TREE
: CRUSHES FIVE
Five Persons are Instantly
: Killed When Motor Stage
Is Struck By Tree .
CHEHALIS, Wash.. Dec. 20.
Five persons were killed and three
persons were injured, two of them
seriously, when a tree fell today
upon a Morto-to-Chehalis auto
mobile stage and. a motor truck
23 miles southeast of here.
' The. iead: '
Daniel Schuler and his son, age
7, of Mossy Rock.
Boyd "Ruck" Balcher of Mossy
Rock.
F. W. Kisser of Ajlune.
S. L." Chapman, Harmony dis
trict teacher, near. Mossy Rock.
The seriously injured were Mrs.
Osborn of Centralia and E. N.
Belcher, brother of Buck Belcher;
W. V. Collins, driver of the stage,
suffered slight injuries.,
The - bodies of the four dead
men and the boy were brought
here together with the injured.
Witnesses declared the stage
was waiting at a turn near Silver
Creek, Lewis county, for a motor
truck to pas3 when' a tree fell
without warning and pinned the
passengers beneath. The truck
driver, seeing the tree falling,
jumped to safety. The truck and
stage were demolished.
FOREST BILL SOUGHT
WASHINGTON, Dec. 20. A 20
year program under which $40.
000,000 would be appropriated for
purchase of forest land and for
forest conservation under th-Ciark-McNary
law and other con
servation measures would be au
thorized under a bill introduced
today-in the senate by Senator
SIcNary. republican. Oregon, and
in i the house by Representative
Woodruff, republican, Michigan.
3 DEAD IN CROSSING WRECK
LOS ANGELES, Dec. 20. Two
men were killed and three others
were injured when a Pacific elec
tric internrban train struck an au
tomobile at Carmelite crossing, a
few miles south of here, today,
j The dead are George Thomas, a
teamster, owner and driver of the
machine. William C. White, 17,
of Torrence. , -, . - ".
J
RA PEACE
OREG0IH1
PLACED FIR
THRDGDU
Eastern and New England
States Distanced for Firct
; Time; Washington 'and
!' California are Low
INFANTRY TROPHY. WILL1
REMAIN IN WASHINGTON
Rifle Team Award Too Ccstly
and Fragile for Ship
ment to State
First place in the United Stale?
in relative strength is now held
by the Oregon National Guard,
according to a report received by
Brigadier Ger eral George- A.
White -from the war department.
This is the first time Oregon has
distanced all the eastern and New
England states although it took
first place in mobilization in the
Mexican border trouble and again
the following, year in the world
war. Washinjrton stands twenty
first and California thirty-sixth on
the list.
For the la;jt four years the
Oregon troops have- placed first
in the group of states, in -the
Ninth corps area and long in sec
ond place in the United State.i.
The lead was taken August 21
and has been held ever since al
though the fact did not become
known until the "war departnu at
tabulations were completed re
cently, - :
; Surplus Is GrUer
In addition to hafjng the larg
est national guard in porporticn
to population, the Oregon citl a
soldiery also scored- a second na
tional "first" In having the larg
est surplus of enlisted strength a
bove the basic federa 1-requirements.
At present the Oregc i
National Guard is recruited cp
140 percent of the government
maintenance streneht that in re
quired by the waf department f -.the.'aUotrnent'of
federal -drill ?v.
The United Ftates Infantr.r
trophy, won by the Oreeon Na
tioal Guard, in a sensational r nn
petition with the regular armv in.
national matched at Camp
Perry, Ohio, in October, -will cr t
come to Oregon but will be place
on exhibition in Washington. D.C.
according :to an agreement be
tween Brfeadier General White,
commanding the Oreeon Guards
men, and Mijor General Georgre
C. Rickards. head of the National
guard in the United States.
' Trophy Stays East
Because- or the danger of
breakage in shipment, it was re
quested by the war department
that the big trophy remain in the
national capitol rather than te
sent to the coast. The trophy,
which cost $10,000, weights ap
proximately 1000 pounds and 13
competed fir annually and can
not be replaced by the war de
partment. ; it has always been ex
hibited' in the office of the chief
of infantry of the army, the reg
ular army infantry won the trophy
in all the previous matches. It
will be on display in the national
guard section of the war depart
ment. .
Major General Rickards has
been designated by General Whit 3
as custodian of the trophy while
(Continued en Pg 2)
SATURDAY
IN WASHINGTON
Congress recessed until Decem
ber 29.
"-
The senate continued its Muscle
Shoals debate.
. House and Senate agreed on a
$100,000 appropriation to fight
poultry disease.
'.
A $40,000,000 forestry bill we 3
introduced to both house and sen
ate. .-,:.
The War Finance corporation
filed a report on conditions In ag
riculture. ,
The census bureau reported an
increase in cancer deaths and a
decrease in deaths from tubercu
losis. -
Representative Britten, repub
lican, Illinois, introduced a reso
lution to ask the state department
for information on the interna
tional status-of gun elevation.
Vice Chairman Plummer den'ri
that the Shipping board his vote .1
down a resolution to carry c t
President Coolidpe's recommend -tions
for separation of the hoar!
and -fleet corporation.
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