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-;U; : v --J r. t ' - '- - .- flfl ! V. J! r mwm: I --. januart'1t:to'S3' "--v r: ' : ' lis national' thrift week. Plans areunder v fto make thi3 a. week that. you wlU rememLer .v. the big -week of the year. Watch for further 'announcements. - - - - -; - hQl -4 b u : - ----- fresh east and .southeast. Mnnn- Max. 51 -.Mia-3G;IUver.8.S.statlonary; Rainfall Atmosphere part cloudy;. Wind south west. 3 SEVENTT-FOURTHYEAR, ; price five cE:rra older, un.eiuca: moderate variable Winc I - fP "1 -"V ' DAVIS MEETS CHARGE Kill 1 . 1 .: Kansas 7 Governor : Arrested Two Hours 'Before Term of; Office Expires; iRe leased oh $1000 Bond AUDIETcrAPPLAUDSAS DAVIS DENIES CHARGES . ft j 'I -.! 1 - . . Part in Jjnauul Ceremonies Is Carried Oat; Invest!- .' legation ' Xsked . TOPEKA, Hand., Jan. 12. (By Associated Press. Jonathan M. Davis, ,"dlrt farmer," governor .of Kansas, stepped out of office to c"ay at the end of aturbulent two year "term Just a few hours after his arreat on a charge of accept ing a $1250 bViW, fora j pardon,. Jointly charged witl the retir ing executive la., his .boo. Jtussell . G. Davis, 28,- who was' caught In the $ct of receiving: the money and delivering me parqon. jo jrrea, w Poilman, iormer banker and con victed forger. . . ' Both were released onbond, of 1,000. -Their preliminary hear ing was sei XorJfanuary 23.r, Davis militantly met the issue, fie went to' court to face the ac rusation. made bond, wrpte a let- legislature demanding a full and complete inyeatigation" of his clemency record and -.hen r carried through .his jsart- in the inaugura tion ceremonies,' turning over his office to the incoming governor. Ben S. Paulaen, republican., ' : l i siana Deiore you toaay, me only governor of Kansas ever . flllSb . u v u tXAoi fkkTrirsor Davl toll the inangura crowa mat pactea us city auditorium.. .' "I have committed no crime I hatejwii-viiited the oathf ol fice I took two years "ago; have neither " solicited 'nor accepted aj bribe, i .Throughout my . official conduct I have had an ear to the' poor and the dowjitroddeu.i The greater portion of , the" parole granted have been cases in which; the imprisorimenC of a man was causing others to suffer even mors than himself- -, A great 4 newt paper lnsearc of ; prestige, s and influence has jfought o s besmirch mc They iave invaded the sanctity of my home and .sought o solicit the ef-j low character,; -;Xbe people, of Kansas will resent uch attempts.! ; The audience applauded long and, .loud as the governor finished his address with aword of hearty welcome jtp. hia successor;;. ; The 'charges against Governor Davis and his son ?wer filed by Tinkham Veale, .retiring attorney of Shawnee county when the court rot Topeka-opened -this morning. T rul Heinz, the new county at torneyV- wiU jaroeecute the .case. , FIVE BILLS T.lftKE . FIBSTWiECE Repeat ?of Lawst'fc61iditronar Pardons -aad .MarRet Roads are Stressed Repeal of two chapters of the Keneral laws of, 1823. relating to the creation of the state . market agent act. cnapter za, aua collection of fines for -prohibition violations, chapter 48. aTe asked in house bills Nos. 1 and 2 Introduced at the onenine session of the 33rd legislature by . Representative W. C. North, of Portland. , " : I Five bills were Introduced prior to the adjournment until 10 o'clock this, morning. Representative J E. Bennett, Portland, fostering H B. No. 3, regulating pardons for first degree murderers ; sentenced to life imprisonment. - A public hearing before five Justices of the supreme court, with all concur ring, is asked. 'IL B. No. 4, In troduced by Representative R. A. Ford, of Dayville, asks for; the, se lection, permanent .Improvements and provides for an annual 'tax levy upon taxable property. H. -o.,5, introduced by Represesia, tive J. B. Coffey, of Portland, pro vides for the regulation, of stor age, sale and use of fireworks in the state. All bills passed the second read Ing and will be referred to the pro per committees. m ; Marlon com n ty 's. representatives fared well .In , the 1925,, session committee appointments made by Gus C. Moser. president of .the senate and Denton Burdick, speak- oi uio jaouse. f r.i . Senator '.Ale'.'iflCayollett.: is the dean ; of 'the;, session, gating been a member of the hpusel In 1887. ahd ;i 9 03 and ra ,membe)f the ' se.nafe continuously since 191 5 'seven sessions in all.' j He w.a 1. Placed "on th,e ways jind means committee and Chairman, of the horticultural'cQmmittee,' Other committees. . to .which he. was'! as signed '.'are" ' the , nunicipai affilrs, penal Institutions j and "public buildings and,JnstItutiops. 1 j'.f . , Senator, Sam H.; Brown,bf , Ner vals,' has served in three previous sessiqnst and,, is, chairman.; of Uhe committee, op . penal institutions and a member of the .cqmrnittees on agriculture,, county ;nd. State officers; irrigation, i printing land livestock, Lis;l::,;j J. Lloyd T. Ueynolds' is tho veter an Ma'ripn, county representative now "serving his fifth session. He is .chairman pf the committee on labor and industries and a merah er of the "horticulture, asseasment .i u. Sitizri v;:...trt HOUSEBREAKS J 4 OrQdhizationrConlpleted'and , Officers' Etectfd at Opeh- ' ? . ing Morning Session: s Breaking all "'- precedents, the 33rd session pf the house of rep resentatives got under, way Monday morning with the completed or-' ganization and the appointmenti o( all r committees for. the remainder of the session- .' ., j'. " By unanimous vote Dentpni Q. Burdict. of Klamath Fallsl; was elected, speaker of ! the house, his name being placed In nomination b IUIamlCpsn fe&i onded hy Herbert Gordon, of Port-j land, .W. P. Drager, of Saletu. was installed as chief; clerk, with Paul F. Bussis, of Salem, as assistant. Upon request, Elbert. Bede, reading clerk or previous ' sessions, -reiifl-quished his opportunity, to act. for the senate in the same capacity, and became reading clerk tor the 33rd session....... , l-M I .The bnly, competition -that .de veloped -was around. calendar elerkj Wlin tL ititi , fft wur cuawiuuuf Upon banoting Clarence .Tjionip- sop. ot : Portland, was 'declared elected, having received 30';votes. 'is. O .tCoiWaasd o;paa-2) f- 8EJ1E BILLS liE . flOFfEfOlOul State. :Market.Aienti:a:nd Consolidation; Measures , -Demanding Attention Of the three bills introduced in the senate yesterday afternoon Ike Tio1iw !tnor.TTlnr. measure . drew the "most attentions-It 'Is knowp as .senate, oill N9. 3, and seeks jtq repeal the law of 1923 creating a. state market; agent. ! senior Row' Ritner -nd H. Taylor, both of Pendleton, hanre!f Joined forces Uh 'Senator ,Charlgs gall of Coos and CurTey counues in bi tmntine to have the measure passed. ' f 1 a- Eastent" Oregon gTam growj 9f VTlRsatisfied 'wjlhTthe:! system now nsed In the grading' orgriln. on or. endeavoring 'to. take tho matter out of the hands of $ie vxaifi ket ageni ana . , public service commission Con siderable dissatisfaction was ex-; pressed with the Spence xejme in the market agent oeparimeii,. 4 1 i, mi vTi i; fnfrftdnced. by Senator Hall, ' provides ; that -all mntm- vehicles came to a iiull mtnn hM aDDroachihg"' i sfatel highway.. aoa-requirea.u'6i way, commission 10. ereci maintain -s'top',c signs ron all pub lic main highways. -Bill No. 2, also introduced by SenatPr Hall, would 'make lt t unlawful Uo 'rlace loadedorlng-gun or, setgun, or any device containing a' eiplo-' otvA o!k detonated by raena oft a trizgerarm; stringer odThe thill Is particularly anneat ai sum nsed.to extermmaie ,rooci. . 1 Thft Hall v consoUdation meaa-i a a concurrent rovn having as an object the appoint mentof 'a. commission to'lnvestl gate.thepossltllity of ccnsor;jat ingstate .departments. ..A report 1 was asked for tne next seasiua. 1 - j i - . . 1 SPEEDHEGORD maKing andv- taationc and ' pubiie institu tions; committees, i... i(. Otto J, Wflspn has, ope. previous session ito rh's. credit .and has, been placed 9: Chairman of the commit tee on the counties.; and i on. the railways ,-andi- ;transppjtaUon and roads, and highways cqipmittee:,;.? , . .Mark Mm Alllstec .making ;bis initial, appearance, was Bsnied,, on the., ways ndtf.means committee and chairman of the. commit tee on. corporations.. The commltte:on insurance will also receive- his at- tentiQn:jr -iit t.utt ai- F. Settlemeirrot Wood burn. Is f the; fourth,- of .Marion i county representative He. is also in his first session and has been, appoint ed chairman of the manufacturing committee.: Other committees .up oni which lie .will serve are hart culture. . expositnons 5iand lairs; public land and . fisheries. r X'jr- ihr i '! .. t j j r&s4 J -r t-i .(1ARDNER1S ItEIKASEI . . ! LOS ANGELES Jan. 12.-1 Tarry Gardner, pitcher for-the -Portland club of the Pacific 'coast? league, today was: given his unconditional release.' It; was 'announced ; today by. Thomas I..'Turner.v Further Resftna'tifiHr, from Hign uiuces not uKeiy, Despite Rumors f ; WASHINGTON,, Jan, lZ.-While Washington buzzed with . reports of further impending changes in high administration circles follow- Ing the unexpected, announcement Saturday night of the resignation of Secretary Hughes, evidepce int creased that In White; .House cir cles, no more cabinet changes- were expected for March -4 except in the seleetfcMof rcfcretary o agriculf tare to succeed Howard; JI. Gore whor will at .that time, beeome gov ernor of West Virginia.i, uirC At the same .time It was appar? nt that President, CooUdge .was keeping his own counsel, and even In the matter of selecting" a suc cessor to i Ambassador ;KeHogg when the latter comes t Wash ing ton. to succeed Mr. Hughes, 'he was consulting, if at allr wjthja very teyt. K There was tu. ? growing belief,' however, that tho appoint ment i to London of .Alanson iB. Houghton, now ambassador to Ger many, - was the strongest possi bility.: . i tu. l'yj iitd"fl ir: The president it is understood, holds Mr. ; Houghton- in 1 high Re gard, both- officially .and .person ally-and: feels that he; would,. in every respect be an jadmiraoie -rep resentative of the United States at the court of-. St James j . If L he should, bet appointed to the. post what- further changes im the diplo matic : service that would lead to. in the belief of officials, is a ques tion , .top. ..remote., at this time for As these discussions proceeded the senate took a further step to ward confirmation 1 of Attorney General (Harlan F. Stone as asso ciate justice ; ofthe supreme court and of Charles Beecher Warren of Michigan as attorney general Both nominations wereept to the capltol last week, and that of Mri Wacxenwasr referred flday In re gular, -course to, a subcommittee of the judiciary committee-Senators said there was no suggestion of opposition to Mr. Warren. iSvAbiSina Sentiment Is wGreat Heed, Hughes Says f ATLANTA, Ga., Jan. 12. -(By The Associated Press.) The onac great need of the world is ,4not some formula, or rule, but a law abiding sentiment throughout the land-tr-thp. disposition to be reas onable, to he fair to settle things according to available standards or Justice ; to enforce ; the concep tionsof justice against the dem- 6nstrations of brute force," Sec retary of State Charles E. Hughes declared ' In an I address here to night.' v.- ? .; ; Mr. Hughes address was deliv ered at a banquet given in honor of him and other members of the executlve'commlttee of the Amer ican jBar association. He made no reference to his recent resignation from tie-cabinet. 4 COAST PI4AXS SERIES LOS ANGELES, Jan. 12. Club owners and directors of the Pacif Ic coastbaseball league, gathered here at their annual meeting voted today to play a post seson "little world's series" with the American association. - P.1ECBES IJDT EXPECTED FffiaflELIEF LEGISLiVllOiJ fiili ISSUE i - Extra Session of NevV' Con gress Is Urged By Sena tor . Borah; .Agricultural .Commission1 Acts; WESTERfi FARMER DOES NOT TRY, BRUCE SAYS Maryland Senator Voices Crit ticism 'Against; Seeding Government Aid WASHINGTON, Jan 12. While the president's, -agricultural i com-: mission, continued today, to wres tle wl.thj the. problem f of farm Re lief. Senator Borah republican, Idaho,-, urged ; In the (senate, .. that there be an early extra, session of th new congress, to, enact legisla tion dealing with, the subject.- 1 ' r-. CalliBg attention that farm aid. had been a predominant, issue - In the last campaign,, the Idaho sena tor, declared the problem confront ing the country, if the farmers are to ' have-any permanent relief, is the. same as it was -before the elec tion. ! 1 - "I want to register my protest,"' he said, "against . the . proposition that agriculture will have adjusted itself: In, the near future." 4-1 .Betterments in ; some lines of agriculture, he- continued,- have been due to two causes, the failure of cropsf in Europe and the Dawes reparations plan, but j said that the Dawes" pUan .could not: be ; Of j last ing benefit unless the amount of reparations to be paid.by .Germany is fixed si a de(inte.sume s j RooresiWest, Farms ; Senator Bruce, democrat, Mary land, took "Issue ' with 4 Senator Borah. He asserted that the plight of tthe farmer as being, relieved 'by patural..processes,;.,wItb which the government has ' nothing .to do." '.4m' rit . 4u:iK''"k v-i "i.&J:i-i .rThe truth Is.fetheMarjlana'! senator said, ''thatj- the western farmer does not try ;hard .enough. He is, too. prone to run to the gov ernment with his trouble. No mat ter how far from . legislative rf unct tlons his trouble .may 1ber,he sets up'a.cry and , we may consider our selves, fortunate if the cry does not assume the, te,nor j,of a threat against the governments .... .; Federal lfivestfgation t May il j Booze Smugglers : j r - ' f : 1. i I LOS ANGELES, Iran 12.- Pos- sibility of an expose of a large liquor smuggling ring In southern California during the 'federalrin vestlgation of the I death 1 of Wil- inm jveeiiee, anas ueorge turner. f - m m t m . so-called' "king- of the. -bootleg gers,"' sjaln at Santa Barbara last week, was voiced here -tonight by Samuel- F. .Rutter, prohibition' di rector for California as he left for San Francisco. J -i :h!ikP?iff f While liquor : smuggling possi bilities - occupied ' the ' attention-- of the; federal f brcesj ' state 5 officials were Investigating; the discovery of a "courtesy ; note" : amon g the dead man's effects, said to have been! ' signed "toy an -official bf the state "highway department The federal agents centered ihelr actlviUestOn a $20,000 Hoan said to hare "been, 'm ade: by Keeffee ;to other jbootleggera to finance rum running. jnto, southern caiirornia rnitWolDdMHs'r iB InjuVed 1 LONG BEACJI.CaL, Jan. 12.- An explosion In .he loiler room of the new steam plant of the South ern CalifomlaEdison company hers "tod ay, relieved to have! been caused 1 by .a pockeiiof.gasfinri firebox ; killed two "men and in jured 18. others, i liij, p I faH Thee dead ;are f UWayne Lil Crm- mer of Los Angeles and W, J Polk of-Watta.iiH:- i4 in'ij .-4'i?.$."'i' yThe blast tore out .the front and rear walls of 'the firebox and toen working 'on staging '-'it the ! front and rear. of Jjhe -boilers were caught ip, the.expr.oslo9aid in the coljapse of the orlck- work. j- The, boiler it self, t hew'ene 6t 12',00t hdrse- power, wail uninjured. 1 was jpot operation.but wsa being steamed up for a test, : . . . liiiiioe.:; 1 W BEfJMEO 14 ,t j KUACTICAL JOivEJR . TflT T. TWO.. tTITt?!?! aMORE NEAR DEATH Metal Pollh Put InriPuncK at WetldinK ' Party j 'Jf umber- of : Victims , Unknown " V. POTSVILLE, Penn;, Jan. 12 Two men- died, three- others were 'i . .... . . i- i - - . . piade : critically IU," and numerous members ' of a wedding party at GUberton, near' here were being treated tonight in homes along the Mahanov valleyasa? j result . of what Is reported - by police " and physicians to have been either -a wholesale poisoning plan - of an ill-timed joke. The names of the vicitms are not given out. : r i - According to reports among Gil" berton residents some one at the wedding put metal polish in the punch bowl at the wedding feast. First reports were that poison al cohol was responsible, (but a. phy-; slcian who treated the victim stat ed that it. was a powerful poison that had none of the characteris tics, of alcohol poisoning. &IX persons, are jsown jo n8 drunk the liquid, but as members of the parly, were taken to homes and surrounding towns by friends the exact number. of victims was not known; tonight, I L r U OF O STUDENTS DROPPED EUGENE. Ore., JanJ 12. Forty five, students of tbeiUniversity- of Oregon, have, been drjopped for. low scholastic standing, according : to announcementtoday , when ' grade sheets for the first term were com piled. . It. warf also .announced that 110 .students were placed on pro bation, on their ability to make satisfactory, grades. . ' MAN KILLS WIFE AND SELF CLEVELAND. Jan. 1 2T-Angered because his wife instituted divorce proceedings, John . E. Fish, 58, a railway mail clerk, returning from his run late, today, shot and killed his wife,. Clara R-f 4 9. probably fatally. wounded his son, Carl, 26, and then shot himself, dying in stantly.;;:,';., . . I j..: ROSSSlfUS FfsH Commission! Weets To day; Attorney (.Cieneral May Give'Decision PORTLANP Ore., Jan. 12. Dr. Thomas Ross, ousted, as a member of the state lish commis sionand John. C. fVeatch, named by the governor' s! his successor, were expected to be present-here tomorrow, wfaep: ttesj fish commis sion meets,-when it was believed a ruling of the .attorney general as to iDr. Ross' - status , would be. re ceived:;' It , the attorney.; general Should, rule that Mr- Veatch: is en titled to the commtssionerslhn. Dr. Ross will carry the matter into the courts he, anno,unced.rrtrt ' n, v . The, conunission,. regardless . of itst personneL ..will, be confronted with a resolution from, the fisher men ot the coast. district to . re- move,A. C,. Ross., master, fish war den and opponent of. Dr, Ross, his cousin, and , to xel nsta te Carl ' D. Shoemaker. as warden... ...,.. . At, astonny , seasl,on liere today be fishermen from district No., 2, officially, the .Oresron Wholesale Fish Dealers association,' attacked Governor Pierce1 for, his attempt to remove Dr.i Ross i TIES ASSIST riefp:GivenU09; f anrilles in District; Cooperation With-Court Good During the. past month and the first 10 'days of January the Asso citted Charities ; liave. given help to 100 families, which included 433 Individuals, (distributed 1426 articles of clothing and: 13 loads of wood. This - Included cases of distress found In all parts of Sa lem and some lit the outskirts ,of the city, accord lag to-the reports of Mrs. Young, field worker. ' i Close cooperation I being shown between the charities- and the county : court," as j shown oy - the meeting which was held last night at .the Chamber of Commerce. Plans were made to secure the co operation, 1 of alls organizations in the city,. In order that no duplica tion of work shall jtake place. ; Those present last night were Judge Jt .T. Hunt Judge 'L. , II. McMahanl .County; . Commissioner James Smith, ' Rev. ' Martin.' Ff re- I Khetian, Miss .Alice JJodd,. .Harry Levy, Mrs. Brewer and Mrs. John Carson. - - . . - t. rT" TOBEHEIRD C!I lilUHonaire Marta and Divorced Wife WriorWa8 1vc1u.11 1 ; v By ionrt erderMrs. Lydla Cocke Marka, wife ot . Arthur i Hudson Mark millionaire tire maker, was directed to return to a Kansas City Institution an-iniant she": took to New . York- City. " During the di- Kvorcef proceedings., jin 1 September,' l23.'Mrs. Marks testified snc was bout! to become a! mother and it Explicit Agreement Finally Reached By Angio-Amer- i ican Ministers i i -: PARIS, Jan. 12i -By The As sociated Press.) -The British and American delegations at the con4 ference of the allied finance min isters have reached 1 a final and definite accord relative to the pay-? menti of the. United States of the cost of the army ol occupation and war damage claims." ! This was of f icially announced tonight. .. I . :.The agreement Is subject to rat iflcation. by a plenary session of the conference but inasmuch as France, Italy; and" Belgium enter ed the negotiations already pledg ed to support the ! American view poini and divergencies exist only between the British, and Ameri can delegates, ratification is a foregone conclusion. Tie United States under the terms of the agreement will re ceive about $ 2 5 ,0 1 0,0 0 0 yearly oh the total of her claims, amounting to. approximately 600.000.000. Thus . reimbursement of the Unit ed States will occupy a period of 25 years. -The sum remaining due for the costs of the (American oc cupation is fixed at between $250, 000,i00 and $260,000,00 while the amount of war damage claims the conference has agreed would be based on the findings of the mix ed claims commission. This has beeii tentatively fixed at $ 3 5 0,- i- i KUrJTER DIES FROM i EXPOSURE TO COLD -j 1 McMinnvilielMan Loses Vay n Darkness; lis.. round Dead m Creek Y McillNNVlLLE,' Ore., Jan. 1 2.f- Death from exposure and exhaus tion was the fate of .Lloyd Yocum, 324 who went' out hunting yester day in the mountains north of his home In Gopher valley. 1 J The body was found today by a search party made! up of . neigh bors. Yocum 4had f gone hunting with N. W. Smith -who was accom panied by his 'wifej and two chil dren. .They , had.; separated with agreement to" assemble when Mr. Sniith should blowi his. horn. The signal was given but there was no response. After sending his fam ily .home, Mr. ; Smith .began the search for Yocum. which he con tinued until darkness.. Early.: to day a search party was organized andlTocumwas tracked In the snow, to the banks . of. east creek where his body was found j in about three, f eet.of water, his arm hooked over a log, but his face but otj.the water. ,. ,The track indicated that Yocum had evidently, lost 'his way, and had plunged .Jnto the creek and started ; walking, down stream that, the cold water strik ing him In his exhaustion .numbed him so that he , was unable to get ;pwax, ijpzuay 10 lnsiuuuon I? " m i 1 mm -A is said this, was-.' the reason,, her husband settled $300,000 . on Cher. When she took the baby to, Mark he refused to believe the child was his. , The couple .are shown above with; raul Carewe, another baby adopted by them in ,1 922, that was sent back to a home. - . -, Election Unopposed; ' Har mony and Cooperation Em phasized in! Acceptance The 33rd seseion of .the state legislature got.. Under way yester day in the senate with little, hint of the strenuous -times promised by the legislative prophets. In the senate, Gus Moser of Portland was elected -to the. presidency unop posed 'after being, nominated by Senator Corbetti of Multnomah. He was conducted to' the chair by Senators M. R. Klepper and Fred Fitk. and received the. oath of office rrohi Judge L. H. McMabah; of. Marlon county. ; ! - .' , In ,hls speech'of acceptance he urged : cooperation between the senators, and spoke of the ..splen did harmony, so far, in evidence be tween the two 'bodies of the legis latureand: in each. J President Moser j thanked the senate for electing him to; the -office of the president,, and issured them that his aim and "endeavor 'would be to perform his .duties conscientiously and impartially Following the installation, Seqator ! Charles Hall of Coos and Currey counties' pre sented President Moser with " a gavel and block made of- myrtle (Continued on pag 2) Allegations" ih Second Com1 plaint Denied; Final Hear- ' ing Is! Not Set A In reply , to a second amended complaint , filed; by . attorneys for Alice Bozell Celia Bollman, form er secretary toj Governor . Pierce, denies emphatfcally every allega tion . in the copaplalnt- except the one stating that -Fred and Alice Bozell are husband and wife. . The second .complaint filed a short time agd stated definitely that Fred Bozell and Celia. Boll man' had registered In a hotel in Washington asj husband and wife. Specific datesf and places were named. .; The date : for v the final hearing of the S10, 000 alienation suit has ". not jret beenf set. ' Tbe case was thrown out of court whethl first presented due to a technical fault in. the briefs drawn up, by attorneys for Miss Boilman.- . 1 1 ; TOMATOE CROP LOST i NOGALES, j Ariz., Jan. 12. Damage conservatively ; estimated at between -1150.000 and !l 2Q0, C00 has ' resulted to the tomato crop on the west coast of Mexico, as the result Of an unprecedented cold wave that! has swept the growi ing sections during the past,, few daya. ., 1; LIQUOR MEASURE SUGGESTED ;. ".. ; ' - . . . WASHINGljoN, Jan.,12 A sug gestion that Uncle Sam go into the whiskey Jjuslsjess,, to ..protect. .both himself and the present holder, of intoxicants has been made to the senate-investigating committee by James J. Britt counsel fpr the pro hibition enforcement unit iOSER HEADS. ' SENATE BODY CHSWEFSLSt pierce iiS;;s LEGISLATURE 1 STIUES Taxatiorr 'and orce- ment, 'ParticulalTy Prphlr pition, Keynote ot uover- nors e LARGE CROVVd FRESEtit ; FOR bPENlflG SESSION m9 r.r Well-Oned - Machinery - Gets , Under , . yay .. Smoothly ; v , ' Early Junket Urged . . Smoothly' oiled and placed in proper working condition several weeks ago,, the wheels of the 1925 legislature began to turn and be fore the final adjournment for the day, the 3 3rd session got under way picked up steam,' perfected permanent,, organization and .got down to. business, with .three bills being Introduced in the senate and five in the house. "' " ' Indications of rocks ahead and stormy weather were,' Indicated " by the trend of proposed legislation which ia dead set against one. of the points of the governor's hopes as outlined in his messaged name ly, the repeal of the act creating the state market agent. '"' ' " ' ' , Crowd at . Opening , The opening .was accompanied by the attendant rush and milling around of Solons, spectators, em ployes and position seekers. Photo graphers busied themselves,,, with grouping those they desired, to "shoot," Including the faking ot oath of pffice, a general photo graph of the legislative, bqdies.and Governor Pierce, prior to deliver ing Jhls message. ;"'. '-, - True to the" promise made last year Senator S. M, ,Garrand, of Lebanon,. Interrupted the perman ent organization proceedings long enough to insist that the biennial . excursion to Corvallis and Eugene, to visit the 8 Oregon Agricultural" college and the University of Ore gon, be made early in the session this year and not be delayed until near the close, when muCh.busir ness must be attended to before the final adjournment of. the session.- . Benton and Lane county ' confrees were -urged tto,bear. the matter in mind and received the support of, tbe presidenL of the senate regarding' his stand. ' Sup port was also pledged by the mem bers named by the senator. f y Governor -. Takes PJaco j . , ) With icvery ..seat, taken, in, ..the house ,j)f, representaUvest. solons and spectators : packed the lare hallr almost 'to capacity, to heir Governor Pierce give his- mesaage to the 1925 session shortly after 3 o'clock, Governor Pierce- was escorted . to the dais by Joe .Singer, Veteran sergeant at arms, followed by heads ot various state departments.-,,;, ;' . . v 2. i' i Taxation and law .enforcement constituted ej great. portion of the message :Wbile the , executive ex pressed regretover the-repeal of (Costiaatd n' ptf 6) : MONDAY jrf The Muscle Shoals bill contlTj ued before the senate. i Representative .TlHraan, demo crat, Arkansas.-defended congrcsa against liquor-drinking charges. ; Vice Chalrman Plummer of tl. 1 shipping board testified before tha shipping board investigating corn-" mittee : . . .. -:t ' i ' Senator Borah urged early ac tion on farm legislation, even if it required an extra session ot congress.,.'- ' I Xh- tentative agreement be tween American and. allied repre sentatives on war claims has ben' accepted by -the, Washington gov ernment. - .,,.... --r The f supreme - court hold tl: -states, cannot compel a private car rier by motor vehicle to engage i t public traffic-.- - 1 rNomjnstioa cf .A'-!c?t:ey Ger. -ral StQne-ato tbe ; supreme con: t was approved - by . a- h- ..ate f-.u' -committee, and that of Charles : . Warren to Bucceed Mr. Elone v referred to a sub-committee. 0 Em