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i 1 MAKE TOUR TJIiB THUl
You can do It with the right kind of advertla
1ns. .Convincing copy and compelling ill us tra
ctions will sell sound merchandise 'and promote
your business effectively, j
TjBiei n teinperuiure; moderate to strong:
Unutbeast galea along the coast.. londay---Max.
Mtn. i Bittiiouury; ; uainiau
none;
Atmosphere clear; wind 'West. " ?' " -
SEVENTY-FOURWYEAR
" -SALEM," OK3EX30ft;UESBAY MORNING, JANUARY 20, 1925
PRlCEiFIVE CENTS
BUS MEASURE
Bill Would Place Motor Ve
hicles on Equal Basis
With Railroad Companies
- Through State
GROSS INCOME USED
TO BASE CONCLUSION
Rate and Charges are Under
Direction of Public Serv-i
ice Commission
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An effort to place busses and
trucks on the same basis as the
railroads and under the Jurisdic
tion of the public service commis
; pion was introduced in the house
yesterday by H. B, No. 59, spon
sored by Representatives I. E.
Oakes, of Ontario and L. I. Swan,
of Albany. The bill is virtually a
copy of the railroad act applied to
motor vehicles and provides that
between 10 and IS percent of the
gross income paid to the' state ' as
against 24'percent now being paid
by the smallest of the ralroads op
erating in the'statel
; The bill fixes the rate to be
paid to 'the state, by the motor" re-
fclcle operators for the use of the
public -highways. 'This 'rate Is
, upon weight and mileage and the
relation of coats to the small car
, owners. The rate also takes into
consideration the cost to the rail
' roads in maintaining their right
of ways, exclusive of station prop
erties. ' , Z .
Though too early in the session
to bring about any comment Upon
its Introduction, it Is freely, pre
dicted that before the measure is
returned for final -passage there
will be considerable debate and a
great amount of opposition upon
the part of motor vehicle owner,
particularly those operating buss
es and truck and ' f or-hlre opera t
ors specializing Inr 'eountrytrtpst '
, .Rates and charges fixed by the
measure, and the distribution - af
ter charges have been met, are as
follows: ' "
Passenger earriers, with pneu
matic tires, 1 mills per seat,
multiplied by the number of miles
traveled over paved highways;
1 mill per seat for. distance over
unpaved roads. Carries with solid
tires, would pay -2 mills per seat
for paved highways and 1 V& mills
over unpaved roads, multiplied by
the number of miles.
Freight carries "with 'pneumatic
tires would pay cents per ton
capacity multiplied by the dis
tance traveled over paved high
ways and V ceiit a L ton for dis
tance over ,unpaved roads; carri-
ers with solid tires would pay l
; cent per ton capacity multiplied by
distance ' traveled over ' paved
highways and Hvof a cent per ton
:': (Coniiim4 en'pftf t)
CHILD LABOH BILL
PUZZLE TO SOLA
s
Washington Legislature Un
decided About f roposea
Labor Movement- !
OLYMPIA. Wash., Jan. 19.
What to do with an amendment
proposed to the ifederal constitu
tion tn ritft coneress control of
ealnful toil , by persons under .18
years of age remained tonight the
pre At rock In the road of - the
Washington legislature which to
day opened the second jweek 6 its
nineteenth biennial j session i with
itfina of 13 members in the
house and 20 in the senate.
A public hearing on the pro
posed . , amendment , which . former
Governor Jlart transmitted ' to "the
senate 'was ' scheduled for : tonight
before Jolnt'tetaate and house com
mittees, r rtr rt- 1 -i''.:'!
The rules committee .of the sea
ate. meeting today after adjourn
ment, decided - that something
must be done to -dispose of 'the
question one .way or another so
that the legialaturecould consider
etate laws to be made or changed
This committee "tfeclded to re
commend to the senate tomorrow
that the proposed amendment be
taken tin In romtnittee Of - the
whole at 2 o'clock! tomorrow af ter
noon.' --" -
Under the plan of the rules
committee, the whole senate sit
ting in committee will have before
it two resolutions, one favoring
ratification and the other for re-;
: Jection : of the proposed amend
ment
Prohibition i Law Probe
Is
but
Assuming a differedt scope "than
was anticipated, the Joint commit
tee of the legislature, engaged in
the investigation of the j prohibi
tion law enforcement in I Oregon.
got under way last night following
more than two hours of general
discussion that apparently got the
committee nowhere. "Shortly?after
10:30 o'clock the committee ex
cluded the press and went into an
executive session. 1 S '
About the only definite outcome
of the meeting was that Joe Hal-
gerson. of Dallas, president ff the
state district attorneys' associa
tion, was instructed, upon his sug
gestion,! to telegraph all district
attorneys in the state to send in a
detailed report of the prohibition
activities in their countTlfor;'l9ia
and 1924, emphasis being placed
upuu iuo arresi, wneinec nanaiea
or instigated by the county i offic
ers or one of Cleaver's men, and
the disposition of the case. Views
of each are to be given' as to the
individual opinion of the present
enforcement of the law. I !' I .
fin the opinion of District Attpr
ney Halgefson.l speaking for hia
FLAT SMy
Justice of Peace Is Not to
; Pay Expenses of Office
Under New Measure $
Another bill to place the Justice
of the peace of the Salem district
cn a flat salary bill was introduc
ed to ' the 4 legislature:! Monday,
Representative Mark rJ; McAllis
ter, of Marion county, sponsoring
H. B. No. 61. hvi'r- ;4f;:-!h st ;
Under the provisions, of this
bill the Juatice of the peace would
be placed on a flat salary of $2400
year, the county allowing him
$100 a month for clerical .hire and
$50 for office rent. f( All fees
would be payable to the Jgeneral
county fund not 'later ' than the
tenth! of the! month.'. Carriage
fees are not included in this, i
The proposed legislation carries
the endorsement of i individual
members, of the j Marion I County
Bar association and does4 not ef
fect , the salary of the constable.
Business men are said to have
given! their approval. I; ! v
Senator Alex LaFollett also of
Marlon county, in trduced la bill in
the; senate last week placing the
office on a flat salary basis of
$2400 a year nd making no pro
visions for upkeep, which would
be paid by the holder of the of
fice. Senatr LaFollett's bill Plac
ed the salary of the constable at
$1800 a year, which Is theld ac
ceptable by Representatite McAl
lister, who made no provision for
constable In his measure,
LIQUOR SEIZURE LARGE
OLYMPIA: Wash. Jan. 1
Federal prohibition officers seized
2500 gallons of mash, 250 gallons
of moohshine liquor,' and 'two
stills' in a raid near here today.
A. 'D. Robinson, 23, was a rested
during the raid. ! I
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Simultaneous Broadcasting
. J i 1 Alt ll-!t.J OIm1.
to LinK Mil uniieu;oiaica
! With Washington;
NE-W YORK, J4n. 19.-PIans
to broadcast the Inaugural cere
monies at "Washington; 'iTarch 4;
throughout f the 'entire country
r were made today it a?eonferent
between the committee; appointed,
by congress representatives of the
American Telephone &' Telegraph
company, 'the Chesapeake )& Poto
mac Telephone company, and the
Radio Corporation ?of 4mei?cf ?
The proceedings will be broad-,
cast through v Btatidn f iWRC In
Washington " and through staliona
WJZ and WEAF in New York City
where they will be received, by
telephone from! t f e ; capltol
erounds. Arrangements were also
fmade for transmission of the cere
monies by wire to other cities ior
simultaneous "broadcasting;
. - Loud speuking .equipment also
will be installe dat the capltoL it
was afanounced'to enable thosat
tending the Inauguration to hear
even on the outskirts of the crowd.
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association, -George I. Cleaver,
state 'prohibition commissioner,
placed too technical an interpreta
tion upon the law, holding that
county 'officials vrere expected to
cooperate with the special agents
while In 'many Instances these
agents operated in a county with
out reporting to either the sheriff
or district attorney. -
Governor 'Pierce, in refuting his
argument, pointed out that in one
county the sheriff and district at
torney had protected the boot
leggers and were; often drunk; It;
was useless, he said, to attempt to
cooperate n3 conditions -were re
medied only by sending in -state
agentsJ s . i- i.v-vf
Jleplying to this, District Attor
ney Halgeraon said that 'Wires
were often 'crossed an,4 authority
divided. The solution ' was one
head, -with the responsibility plac
ed. The "stool Pigeon" method ot
obtaining cottvfctious was held ne
cessary by both District Attorney
Halgerson . a n d ' 'Commissioner
Cleaver. y. ': -; "
'In opening the investigation.
'(OenUanad tin it
First Woman Governor of
Texas to Be Installed To- i
day; Stage Set
AUSTIN, Texas, Jan. 19. (By
The Associated Press. )- Texas to
night stood at the door of a 'great
adventure, Tomorrow at noon
the door will be opened to dis
close the state's first woman "gov
ernor. The noise! of - carpentry
arose over the din of law-making
as workmen built a special plat
form on which Mrs. Mariam A.
Ferguson will take the oath of of
fice in the house 6f representa
tives at 3:30 o'clock tomorrow af
ternoon. : On . this , platform be
sides Mrs. Ferguson, will be Pat
M. Neff, the retiring governor, the
Incoming and retiring lieutenant
governors, the speaker of the
house, the chief Justice df the an-
s preine court, prummeni Biaie om-
-1 - i i i ' . a t . m . i ; t
. A ( X A t . . t
c mis, iiiga oiiivvrs oi tut . mruif
and members of Mrs. Ferguson's
family. When all have assembled
and the - speakers, Lee : Satter-
whlte, has Called to order the
Joint session- of house and senate.
there will 'be a prayer, after
which Chief 'justice C. M. Cureton
will administer the oath in which
the new governor will swear that
she has never fought a duel, nor
given nor accepted a bribe, and
in which she will promise to up
hold the constitution and the laws
of state and 'nation. : - ; ;
Mrs. Ferguson will then deliver
her first address as governor, i It
is expected her talk will be brief.
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Thred-Veiar "Old Boy Found
to Have Died From Poi
son; Man Questioned
' MILWAUKEE, Wis., Jan. 19
Arthur 'Haufchild late today was
arrested on a warrant charging
him with the murder of his three
year' old son, Roy Haufchild who
became mvsterioualv ill a week
ago and died from what has been
ascertained to be poisoning. , i
The arrest was,, made at the
Leonclnsion of another ' long In
quiry in nho "office ;bf district at
torney. Eugene Wengert. Haul-
chifd arid his wife, -who was the
child's stepmother, were question
ed separately, t e 'i n i
, ' Mrs. Haufschlld, weakened by a
recent Illness, was permitted to
return 'to' the home where" a week
aeo the Infatit heir 'to -an estate
valued "at 'about f 15,000 1 died of
the ffeets of a juanUty of poison
sufficient to cause the death of a
number of children.". . ;
Tohight the district attorney
would not disclose' Mil the findings
of a scbre of Jarestigatort, but it
was understood from his otnce
that there was no. conclusive evi
dence fixing responsibility for the
child's death on any one.
Police said that the child was
heir to about 115,000, left in
trust for mm by his mother who
died In 1923. In the event of the
child's death the bequest provided
th a estate was to go to Arthur
Haufschlld. " .
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Georgia Suffers? -Greatest
-'DamagerLoursianavSouth
Carolina : and 'Arkansas
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RAIL TRAFFIC DISABLED;
? EAAlNS jCONTIHuiE
All Records for River Heights
are Broken as 'Result of
Downpour
ATLANTA, Ga., Jan. 1 9.C By
The Associated Press) No fur
ther deaths had been Reported tih
night as the result of the flood
situation in several southern
sfatesbut'the steady downpour f
rain caused riversiand ereeks to
continue their rise, seriously- crip-
'pllng 'railroad 'and inotor traffic.
"At Ma6oh,; Ga.j railroad officials
attnouncerl 'that fttot "a ntain" 'wis
moving south of the; city. Serviee
on the Southern T-llway tracks e
tween Atlanta and .Macon and the
latter city and Jacksonville had
been abandoned as a result of
high water. . f
Train service horth and west of
Atlanta still was in operation. '
Ten Reported 'Dead . L :
Ten persons have" been reported
as dead or missing las a result of
the floods. In a southern rail
way wreck near Selma, Ala., yes
terday, two trainmen lost their
lives. j; Jt j
An engineer was killed when all
NC&St.L passenger train hit a
slide near CartersvJlle, 'yesterday.'
Four negroes' . were "reported
drowned near Hammond, La.
A negro was drowned at Colum
bus, Ga., today, and two white
men who disappeared Saturday
and were believed drowned at Al-
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M1LISI0 ASKS
HERDIKCTIOII
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Marion Courviyl Representa
tive Will Introduce Bill
in Housej Joday ,
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A bill creatine the office of
county meat and? herd inspector
and an act for tht eradication and
control of bovine .tuberculosis and
other diseases of livestock will be)
introduced in; thef house today by
Representative Mark D. McAllis
ter, (of Mariori county. The inspect
tor will be appointed by the coun
ty court and his rate of pay fixed.
The Inspector will hold office un
der the pleasure of the court and
may be removed for cause at any
time. His pay snail not exceed
910 a day 'for the! time actually
employed in. performing his duties
and -shall -Include f traveling ex
penses. If the bill Is approved,
the ! appointment lis effective July
1, 1925. 'Duties; of the 'Inspector
are; to inspect, the diary and pure
bred breeding herds of the county
and be .will have ;f ull -power 'and
duties of a state veterinarian. A
fee ! of '35 'cents per head for each
animal inspected, shall -be charged
and the money turned over to the
county treasurer, with -a : full re
port. Each' head of .livestock re
ferred 'to -in rthe fact,' over six
months old. shall be inspected at
least once every "year. ; Bond of
$2600 must fbe -given by the per
son appointed. J I ; : , . l
. Persons obstructing the -inspec
tor in the performance of his du
ties, "upon iJcouVWtion, -fcball be
punished by afine not to Exceed
$500 or sixth months in the coun
ty) Jail, or both According to the
bill. .; : I . ' :
Federal Grarid Jurv ilndrdt
r90 for Violating Dry Law
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SEATTLE, JanJ V9Ro"y OliP
sted, former 'Seattle police lleute-
nant was inaictea witn eignty-
nine other persons, in a true bill
returned by "a federal grand Jury
charging conspiracy 'to violate the
national 1 prohibition ' act late
day.,,- : : f ! ' ? V !
Three nembers of the Seattle
police department also were nam
ed in the indictment, J .f
j Thirteen open. I indictments re
turned by the Tand Jury accused
persons of narcotics and hotel lair
violations. Olmsted "was arrested
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with hi wiie ana sixteen oiners
in a rata , on i ais aoms nero ; uj i
Federal prohibiton agents Novtem.
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JAZZ GIRL WILL 1
J GOTO JUVENILE
! f COURT FOR CASE
Will Probably Be) Bent to Reform
School TntU of Age;
i i Men i Questioned !
SAN FRAN-CISCO, Jan 19.
Doriothy Ellingson, 16 year old
matricide will appear tomorrow
morning' In, juvenile ; court - for
preliminary j hearing ; Instead of
police court; it was announced to
night by Public Defender Frank
Egan, in whose hands the girl's
defense still rests. -;
This course, It Is said, will
mean that Dorothy will be sent
to -a reform school until she is
23 ; years old. instead of facing,
trial which might give her a lon
ger penitentiary sentence. -
A musician. Emil Kreuter, and
two 16 year old girls, Catherine
Mostman and t Tbelma j Vollberg,
all. of who arei sid to have been
present at the 'jaxx" ; party i in
which Dorothy Sllingson reveled
a few hours after she 'had shot
her mother, were taken to police
headquarters for, questioning ( to
night. Two othejr men are said to
be sought. ' Front them will: be
secured, it Is expected, details of
the party in which Dorothy forget
her crime ot a few- hours before.
President Coolidge Is Sus
tained in Disapproval of
Naval Program
WASHINGTON,! J an. 1 9 Elev
ation for the present at least of
the. big guns on 13 of America's
battleships, opposed! by President
Coolidge i received the emphatic
d'sapporval today of the senate. .
The vote was ,4 5 to 22 and came
on a motion by -Senator McKellar,
democrat, Tennessee to suspend,
the rules for consideration of his
amendment to the pending annual
naval supply bill authorizing an
appropriation of 6,500,000 for the
gun elevation. 1 '
Only one republican. Johnson
California, .supported, the .motion
which - would' have requirea a two
thirds majority! : Eight democrats
Including Senator ; Swanson; Vir
gihia, 'ranking minority member
of the naval ' committee and one
former-labor. Shipstead. "voted
against it.-1 f-j f !.';; :MI'l MC. ?:;:;
In offering bis resolution last
week. Senator MeKeller took the
lead in what'bcam a fairly gen
eral assault frim! the democratic
side on the administration's post
tlon with reference to gun eleva
tion and also on the Washington
arms conference. I 'Both were de
fended by Chairman Hale of the
naval committee. ! ; 1 ! ! YM-wi
Convict Uses Crowd as Foil
In Escape From pen's Guard
TACOMA, Wash., Jan. ; 19.
Breaking fron his guard, Harry
O. Lewis, a McNeil island convict,
dashed through a crdwd of pedes
trians here thfs 'afternoon and es
eaped. f IWm ; '
The guard handicapped by an
other prisoner, could not pursue
the fleeing man and he dared not
shoot because of the crowd on
the'strtet. :T:tf! i M' I U- '. -
Lewis, together with Willard
Swift, another prisoner, had been
in Tacoma for medical treatment
and were returning to the prison
Swift made no effort 'to Join his
fleeing companion. Neither man
was handcuffed, ' , both being
trusted j prisoners. : The escaped
man was serving a five year term
on a bad check charge.
Improvement Bonds Sold
' For yery High Figure
..inr::i'f; ii t -
The Ralph Schneeloch company
of Tottland bid $10.7O for the
0 per cetit Improvement bonds of
the City of Salem and obtained
the issue fori $30,923.74. which
ranked as one j ot the highest
prices paid for Salem bonds.. Bid
ing was strong for the "hew issue
of'bdhds,i;:--:M:.''-,':-;-w V "
The last Issue of bonds went to
the Ladd. tf$ush bankers at the
highest! pri 'ever paid 'for im
provement' bonds in the 'history
of the city.- ? . .
S LIQUOR BUNKERS HELD
HOBOKEN. N. J.. Jan. 19.
United States Commissioner Stan
ton today held Captain St. 'Clair
Tanner and six of the crew of the
British ; schooner Patra for, the
federal ' grand Jury on charges 'of
conspiracy. r 'The men were arrest
ed after coast? ! guards reported
tl i- . ' i . . . i --. t 1 I . - .'-
If indlne them furnishing liquor to
i,. - tTUnninr motdrboat 30
1
miles off the coast on December
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ASK PROBE OF
DEBT US
Attempts Made to Allay Ap
prehension Concerning
Effect of Paris Reparation
Agreement i
UNITED STATES IS NOT I .
OBLIGATED BY TREATY
Johnson and Borah Disagree
With Statements Made By
Secretary Hughes J
WASHINGTON, Jan. 19. The
administration took steps today
to- allay apprehension as to the per
fect of the Paris reparations agree
ment but senate irreconcilables on
the Versailles treaty made it clear
than an inquiry In the whole sub-1
Oct would be pressed. j j
.Secretary Hughes in a formal;
statement issued with White
House approval declared the
agreement put the. United States
'under- no obligation, legally ! or.
morally, i with respect to the en
forcement ; of reparations ' pay
ments and "that It neither "sur
renders nor nodifles 'any treaty
right of the United States." ;
' . Statement Contested
While there appeared to be
every desire at the state depart
ment 'to rega;d the Paris negotia
tions as a closed Incident, Chair
man Borah of the foreign rela
tions committee and Senator John
son, republican, California, assert
ed that Mr. Hufbes statement wa6
in direct conflict with the views
expressed by foreign statesmen.
They added that efforts of the sen
ate inquiry would be conducted.
Senator Johnson -who is -author
of the resolution calling for a copy
of the agreement now en route
here from Paris, said he hoped
Mr. Hughes; was right - and ,- the
foreign- statesmen wrong , as to
whether the agreement did in fact
draw, the, United Stateg JniQ JSur
npean entanglements, adding:
"Only the facts, and all of the
facts . will clarify the . atmosphere
and satisfy bur people."
Secretary; Hughes said It was
necessary for the United States to
take pat t in the conference : with
the allied and associated powers
to protect it Interests in repara
tions' from which American claims
ere to be paid. J '
He said American participation
in the conference did not violate
the resolution attached by the
senate to the treaty of Berlin and
that the agreement itself did not
provide "for sanctions or j deal
with any question that might arise
if the contemplated payments
should not; be made." In that
event he added, the "United States
will be as free as it ever was to
take any course it may think ad
visable. -i V-A : 1
' . Simultaneously with the issuing
of the statement, the state depart
ment reiterated its denial, that in
signing, the agreement, Ambassa
dor Kellogg, 1 secretary of state
designate, .sought to attach ' a re
servation that, the agreement was
not to be regarded as committing
the United States on the repara
tions question.
The statement did not, however.
deny 'published report that the'
ambassador 'had echtended for,
such a reservation in the prelimi
nary conversations which preceded
the conference. t
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More Than $500r000 a Day
.Taken in Illicit Hacing
Tips; Many Fleeced
SAN FRANCISCO. aJn.19.
The arrest of nine Suspected deal
ers in illicit racing tips here to
day revealed. -according to the po
lice, the operation of a criminal
ring ' which , is causing the gam
blers of the country a loss of ap
proximately ',$500,000 a . -day
throughout the country. The dally
toss, in San Francisco was : placed
at'$75,O0O.- - f. t
The men were charged with con
spiracy to "violate -the state anti-
gambling 'law. , :: - f
' The ring : maintained what is
termed a sucker list" of more or
less well'to" do' horse racing pat
rons, it sold tnem ups on races
for from $1 to $25 a Up, irrang
ing so' that about a third! of its
Victims won dally. - To the two-;
thirds who 'lost "It would direct
lengthy letters telling them in a
plausibla hiannir wiry' the-Information
went!wrong. '
QEARCH be VEALS v
- ODD COLLECTION
FOB . BOY OF 18
Lipstick and Powderpuft Found
1 - Donald Severscn, hiek ....
. Police are used ti finding ar
ticles of -nearly 'every description
upon aearehing a prisoner, but a
"shake-down" of - Donald Sever
son, IS, yielded thei prize collec
tion. . .: , j...'. ...
In his possession were found a
lipstick and a powder puff. To
top off his collection and to pre
serve the harmony of "the whole,
Severson wore - regular sheik
clothes and-had: a haircut to
match. " -
Severson was arrested at .the'
Southern Pacific station yester
day by Officer Olson as the youth
was about ready to' leave for parts
where his sartorial j attire . was
more appreciated than in Salem.
He was charged with - passing
worthless checks and is said not to
be a stranger in police circles,
having been in trouble - prior to
this time on a similar charge..
HDOVER TALKS
Balance of Production and
Consuming Power Is Held
Greatest !Neecfc
WASHINGTON, Jan,' 19. Sec
retary Hooveri1 called today before
the president's agricultural com
mission to. express ! the viewpoint
of commercial andf industrial in
terests on farm problems, de
clared the best guarantee of pros
perity in 'the' induitry .would ;be
the balancing of production and
American! consuming power.-
National policies could be adopt
ed, he' said, f which '-would bring
about this balance! and leave the
American farmer '(free from - the
necessity of exporting large quan
tities 'of principal products, with
the 'consequent holding -down 'Of
his prices to world levels.
"We import ' agricultural pro
duce that we ould better produce
at home; we export foodstuffs
and oTrelT'agrlfftiltu'tar prodtrcts.'
he asserted.. I "Our 'farmers,' caught
both rways, suffer! in both direc
tions from competition of cheaper
labor and lower "standards of liv
ing , abroad." " t -j. - . -
Nevertheless. ' ihe ' continued
there is within the region of 'prac
tical possibility, a' national policy
which would work effectively to
reduce the 'output and stimulate
home, consumption! of agricultural
products " which ; i hitherto . have
shown a surplus for export. Along
with this he said,' tariff schedules
would be needed to assist' In bringing-
about the desired result and
programs now under way to re
duce -waste' and costs In industry
could be advanced through the
whole national scheme of 'trans
porting and distributing commodi
ties between producers . and con
sumers. : ;
In outlining the . factors on
which the balanced domestic pro-.
duction and consumption of agri
cultural products! might, rest, Mr
Hoover declared that "as to con-
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US Delegate to Opium Con
ference Holds English
Plan Unacceptable
"GENEVA, Jan, 19. (By AP)
"Quite unacceptable," were . the
words used by Stephan G. Porter,
Lead of the American delegation
tonight on .commenting on the
British proposal submitted by
Lord -Cecil of Chelwood today at
the reopening of the international
opium' conference as-a posible sol
ution for the Far Eastern opium
problem. ; This Is one of bringing
about the gradual suppression of
opium smoking in the far. east in
fulfilment of the terms of the fa
mous Hague opium' convention.
The United States wants opium
stopped entirely within ten. years
Great Britain, through. Lord Cecil,
announced that she stands ready
to stop it in fifteen' years, but
but upon a condition. And It is
the condition to "which Mr. Porter
takes exception' and which' seemed
tonilght to imperil -the success of
the present conferenct. .
Great Britain's condition is
that the 15 years wil begin to run
only from the! time that - China
shal have suppressed her -growth
of opium to that 'stage "which
"will remove tie danger of opium
smuggling form China into 'other
I far eastern territories. . -
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BRITISH PROPOSAL
PlEOOEItO
SEITEI'OTE
Governor Hot Sustained in
Senate" on Veto of Meas
ure Relating to State In
heritancelTax '
VOTE IS 27 TO 3 IN
FAVOR OF RESOLUTION
Dr. Bernard Daly Endowment
Fnhd: Is jlVIain Issue in '
- Senate Debate
Overriding jthe veto of Govern
or 'Pierce 'yesterday; the senate
passed a resolution, sustaining
Bill No. 50. ; passed by both the
house and senate of the-1923 leg
islature by. a .vote of 27 to 3. The
measure provides for. the exemp
tion from inheritance taxation of
any newly -created benevolent ' or
ganixatfonor: charity. The de
bate preceding the final "vote was
marked by an eloquent and logical
appeal by Senator B. L. Eddy of
Douglas, county, urging the sus
taining of Governor Pierce's "veto.
TTie resdlutloa was later referred
to the housej committee on reso
lutions, j .
Senator Jay H. Upton, repre
senting Crook, Deschutes. - Jeffer
son. Klamath and Lake counties,
explained the measure, and asked
for the passage of the bill by the
senate. Thei main Issue of the
question ;wasj toe Bernard JJaly
bequest, leaving the 'sum of one
million . dollars ' to " provide for
higher education of children in
Lake county, who would other
wise be unable to secure school
ing on account of financial diffi
culties.; - f. . -. " - -. - . .. .
. Fortune Is Left
Dr. Bernard Daly left his entire
fortune 4njtbia fund, and appoint
ed as . trustees, ; the presidents of
the University of Oregon and Ore
gon Agricultural college, -together
with an" impartial board of raves.
tigatlon. From this fund, a num
ber of hoyB arid girls' receive "the U
tuitldn and expenses at either the
University of Oregon, the Oregon
Agricultural 'college, of the Mon
mouth State Normal college. The
bill "which jthe governor vetoed,
removes 'the inheritance -tax of 20
per"centthat would be levied on
this fund, as it falls under the
classification of a newly created
charity; ,i X -
" In his speech to override the
veto. Senator-' Upton tated that
no distinction should be made 'in
the case of k man wishing to leave
his fortune to -a charity alreadyMn
existence,1 and one endowig a'new
charity. Under the law one could
bequeath a legacy to any hospital,
school, dr -benevolent society with
out paying n inheritance tax on
: .; C9stiaa4 en pc 7)
Secretary Hughes denied obli
gations were assumed in the Paris
pact while, Senator Johnson dec
lared leaders abroad thought
otherwise. T
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"Attorney General Stone'g nomi
nation as an associate justice of
the "supreme court; "Was approved
by ;the senate judiciary 'commit
tee.
""The seriate held memorial ser
vice for the late senators Lodge,
Massachusetts; Brandege'of Con
necticut, and Colt of Rhode Is
land, whoidled during the! summer
recesa, '
The - combination bill making
appropriation for the departments
of justice commerce,. labor 'and
state, carrying $71,598,123, was
reported to the house.' -
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.The senate, by a vote of 43 io
22, refused to consider the ques
tion of Elevation' ot guns on 13
American battleships to meet the
range of British ships.
Two cases attacking the validity
Of the soldiers' bonus law were
thrown out by the supreme court
which expressed no opinion on the
laws constitutionality.
j . Secretary . Hoover urged thEt
American '-export rsanlittlons ta
kept in the field and that unusual
assistance should be extended to
them during the next year or two
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