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tects yoof money.
PRICE FIVE CENTO
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HE TESTIFIES
Reading Matter Rate Ap
(
proved Dy senate; sug
gests Book Increase
COMMISSIONER DENIES
KNOWLEDGE OF WOMAN
Minnie Gave Them AH the
i i "Ha-Ha" and Leaves;
Sheriffs After Scalp
Bringing big personal ax betore
the joint senate committee and
loose committee investigating
George L. Cleaver, state prohibi
tion conimi'saloaer and his activi
ties. Clyde Johnston, of Engene
f former district attorney for Lane
county, gfeand the ax to a fine
edge last night with Commissioner
Cleaver taming the grindstone.
"Cleaver's report is valueless,
false fraudulent and a farce."
Attorney Johnston charged.
"Agents were sent into the county
V to Investigate me by Cleaver and
Governor Pierce. Herwig, or ear
wig, came down to see toe once
or twice. Cleaver's chief deputy
ran around with a man convicted
to tribing a state witness'
Record Held Fraud ,
"Cleaver's report does not com
ply with the law in any manner,
shape or form and is fraudulent
from cover to cover." he leclared.
"Cleaver says la his report that
only five men were working at
one time. I have a copy of Touch-
era ehowinc as high as 12 and 13
in a month while in 15 days in
March. 923, there were eight on
the pay roll. Cleaver says only
one man In his employ rwas ever
eanvktecr and served a - Jail sen
tence. I know of two." ,
Another name was mentioned,
hat this, name was not known to
Attorney Johnston.
"Then -their must be three" at
least." he commented.
Funds Mis-classified , .
"Clearer takes credit for all in
creases of fines since 19,22V At
torney Johnstonf continued, warm
ing np rapidly. '"The chief reason
for the increase is that Judges
did not have the power to impose
such heary fines as they later re
ceived." ; - :
Attorney Johnston took the op
portunity to say that he could not
conceive, under the statutes, which
(CoaUaa4 on pac SI
CHILD UBbn BILL
EXPECTED TO LOSE
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Rejection of Amendment in
Washington Appears Evi
t dent; Report Made
OLYMP1A. Wash.. Jan. 26.
The rejection of the child labor
amendment by the Washington
state legislature appeared likely
tonight as a result of the action Of
the senate committee on federal
" relations and immigration ;to
hlch it was referred. The report
mo presented 10 me bvdbic
morrow morning.- A majority, re-
Port, rejecting the amendment
Wis Kieheri hvfonr members of
the committee Senators Meyers
of Lincoln county, Morris1 of Gray's
, Harbor, Conyard of Stevens and
Tend O Rcille and Wray of King.
The minority report calling
upon the senate to ratify the
amendment was signed by two
; njembers of the committee. Sena
tors Oman of rierco county, and
Hoiiser of King.
Senator Wilmer of Whitman
county did not vote. .
, The other alternative offered bjr
the West rail bill of referring the
amendment to the people of the
state at the next general, election
was also recommended to bo 'de
feated in "the report of the com
nUtee, Senators Oman,. Myers,
Conyard, .Wray and Morrla sign
ing the majority report.
. A minority report favoring ref
erence of the amendment to the
areendment to. .the voters was pre
sented by Senators ..Wilmer and
Hotiscr. '..'
Opponents of the , amendment
i brieve that the measure will lose
vihen i i refefred td the senate
for a vote for ratiricatipn or re
jection. I? . v
The Westfall bill would tand a.!
oetter chance of passage, it Is be
Mved, because many legislators
would prefer not to DUt themselves
n record as being-opposed to the
vaSH NBTON. Inn tit TW
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tour years of administration upon
wnicn resident Coolidge enters
March 4, were dedicated 5 by . the j
execuuve tonight to a reduction
of the tax burden, a decrease in
federal expenditures : and . "cob
tinuine pressure for economrll
within the government. . I i
i Speaking before:, the regular
semi-annual, meeting of executive
and administration officials of the
government, Mr. Coolidge declar
ed that if congress, sustained the
current, budget recommendatioiaa
for expenditures he would be ablet
next fall to propose a further cut
In taxes. I The president expects
a surplus of $373,000,000 In tb
fiscal year 1026 and on that hkl
sis, he asserted, further tax relief
should be granted. ; He warnedj
however, that any new. and njif
necessary expenditures would up
set the plans of the treasury njv
seemingly assured of .success. 1 1
, The president also told the if
ficials that hereafter, there must
IS CONSIDER
Feeding Matter Rate Ap
py senate; suggest
Book Increase
WASHINGTON,! Jan. 26 -vancing
Its consideration of
postal pay and rate increase
today, the senate approved a ntift
ber of items, including one fixing
a rate of one and one-fourth cents
a pound on reading matter flail
publications, but stopped work on
the4 measure for the day upon
reaching-the "controversial tro
posal for , revision of zone rites
on second-class mail. - . 1 1
In fixing the reading matter
rate at 1 cents, the senate 'ap
proved a reduction qt one-lf
cent a pound from the rate now
paid by' general publications kud
placed them on a parity with;: e
ligtous, scientific 1 and educational
periodicals , which ; already. enjoy
the lower rate. At the same time
it rejected a recommendation of
the post'offlce department .jtfeat
the rate for books be increased
to two cents a poand. v; '; ..Jfh
, . A .provision .increasing the jTate
on private and souvenir . postcards
from, one to two cents was: ap
proved, but proposals to advance
the rate to 1 cents on postal
cards and on letters mailed where
free delivery Is'' not established,
as recommended by the depart
ment, were rejected. 1 1
determined fight. again8the
proposed advances on the adfer
tising matter of publications . sub
jected to second class zone rates
n prospect. Several amendments
designed to eliminate the recom
mended Increases were Introfldeed
today with others proposing de
creases In the present rates.
Citv Hair Election Is
a.
; Carried at Silverton
SILVERTON.! Ore.. Jam 26.
(Special to The Statesman ),-r-By
an overwhelming majority Sjllver
ton voted 340 to 39 in favor of a
bond issue of 20,000 for thcon
stmctlon of a. new; city hall 'at a
special election held here tpciay.
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HIT BY FROSTS
Cold Snap Injured. .Winter
Grain And Decreased
Yield is Expected; -
to winter grain. Is : the ireport
from eastern Oregon. ome oi iu
.,nig worn wined out com-
- ' a.. irraH( " as ItlSK.
pieieiy. ouui -
n . in v.atnn xnA : J enkln
Club are surviving to the te
of so ner cent or nrore,
v.n- v-tnir A better return
than if the same land was plowed
. j-j a nrine wheat.
.TtwHment ttation.
This will not be true, however, it
' . m 41a vnwiflff
proper care is taiten m
Of the Spring' raricuco. i
......ll.allnn. of SO;
pounds.aa acre of nitrate f soda
S JiSt. of ammonia in thta
wheat will, If made In larch.
nsually tends to thicken SP the
stand- and .masari'-""
m s
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Ihe
bin
mam
be a policy withla the ROyernmnt,
of getting mora irorlr done with'
fewer workers. He-'-gaid there
could be no cut in the compen
sation of the workers and that the
only hope of reducing a payroll
that last year aggregated SI, 680,
000,000 was to, reduce the number
on that payroll. -
V The proceeding of the meeting
of federal officials, including the
president's address was broadcast
by radio from 10 stations through
out the country." - ; i
"We are evidently entering up
on an era of increasing business
and material prosperity," said the
president. "With increasing bus
iness we can surely depend upon
increasing revenues. I have here
tofore indicated my purpose that
growing revenues shall not be ab
sorbed in unwarranted increases
in federal expenditures. As the
country grows, an honest, reason
able ' increase ,in cost of gorern-
(Continn4 ma pa T)
BDillBILLS
Trespass Measures, Intro
' duced By Senator Brown,
Provoke Arguments
With six senators lined up
against the measures. Senate Bills
37 and 39. introduced by Senator
Sam H. Brown, of Marion county,
passed a third reading in yester
day's session. Bill 37 provides
that anyone tresspassing ; on any
inclosed,' improved or cultivated
lands without the consent of the
owner, shall be deemed guilty,
and -shall be .punished by a fine
of from S5 to 150. Bill 39 states
that in all trespass cases, the jus
tice court shall have jurisdiction,
and that all fines collected shall
be turned over to. and shall con
stitute a part . of ; the common
school fund of the county in which
the trespass occurred.
The negative votes in both cases
were cast by Senators Carsner,
Clark, Hall, Klepper, Upton, and
Moser. The trespass measure has
earned the reputation of an argu
ment provoker, and invariably
draws the fire of Senator Upton.
Senator Eddy, of Douglas county
is the strongest supporter of the
measure. I
The committee appointment
called for in House Concurrent
Resolution No .4 was made j by
President Moser during the after
noon session. Senators Dunn and
Tooze will visit the Eastern Ore
gon hospital at Pendleton, and
Senators Strayer and Tooze will
inspect the Old Soldiers' Home at
Roseburg. , T r r . : . t
Senate - Joint Resolution Nov 6.
memorialixing congress to build a
new veterans hospital in Portland,
was adopted by both the senate
and the house. . By a unanimous
vote. Senate Resolution Noj 12
was passed, providing for "the In
corporation in the record of . the
invocation delivered at the open
ing of the session by Colonel Mer-
(Continned ea pS 6)
BE UlTESTTVPE
Steel Framework and Glass
Enclosure Main Features;
Farmers "Visit "
Plans for -the construction ; of
the first .unit ' of the new linen
mill are now being considered by
B. C. Miles, who is working with
engineers. ? The first unit, under
tentative plans, would be ISO by
100 feet, of steel framework and
glass enclosure, along the - lines
of the latest type of factory con
struction. The plans also include
the construction of several ware
houses.
i Because of the favorable loca
tion of fire hydrants, which must
be considered In factories of this
kind, the first unit will lie on the
south side of the property and the
entrance face on the Fairgrounds
road. with , the rear to the South
ern Pacific right-of-way. "
Several, farmers from Hillsboro
were in. the city yesterday to talk
flax raising with Mr. Miles, as
farmers in that section are be
coming Interested In the produc
tion of the . fibrous plant, , Mr.
Miles took- bis-, visitor, through
the penitentiary flax plant tta
PRiriTIIG OF
SEWEIISt
IS UNDER Bi
Annual Row Over Publication
of Executive Sessions Is
Renewed: Would! Bar
Press From Gallery
SECRECY IS MAINTA
NED
BY MEMBERS OF SENATE
Intimate Details Leak Oat;
Deep Secret Guarded for
Five Minutes
WASHINGTON, Jan. 26. The
perennial row over newspaper
publication of happeningi in ex
ecutive sessions of Jth a rsenate was
renewea ioaay at an executive ses
sion held for the primary; purpose
of sending back to the
judiciary
committee the nomination of At
torney General Stone toj be a su
preme court justice. I
Aroused by publication of in
timate details of what transpired
in Saturday's executive j session;
some of the leaders put forward
several tentative suggestions as to
ways and means of stepping the
leaks, but there was no) definite
action after an hour's discussion.
One proposal was that a rule
be adopted to bar fromf the press
gallery any correspondent who
wrote about what had tfanspired
after the doors were closed. This
is ' said to ' have evoked consider
able discussion.
I
attention
hg senate
During 1 the debatej
was called to an exist
rule under which a i
senator Is
liable at least to expulsion for
disclosing executive proceedings.
This and other events
apparently
carried a deep
impression,- for
when the doors were
the public there was
opened to
an air at
once of great secrecy
and mys-
1 '--'
tery. ,
Leaders flatly refused
to dis-
close even what action! had been
taken with reference to) the Stone
nomination, but that Remained a
secret less than five minutes.
Accounts of the running debate
on the matter of observance of the
rules by senators were fiess readily
obtainable, however, mbst of those
present declining to talk about it.
One senator met the Inquiry
with the statement tpat he am
not "want to go to Jail"; otners
asked that no questions be put to
thPm at all. and still Others re
plied with the declaration that
such inquiries should qot be made.
There were senators however,
who took the position that tne
references of the nomination to
a committee was bound to become
a matter of public record and that
consequently a statement of the
fact was permissible, j Still others
said they regarded the whole mat
ter of executive sessions as more
or less "ridiculous.? i
The rule as torsllence oj. sena
tors on executive j proceedings, if
emnhatie. It is in this language
"Any senator Or officer or tne
senate, who shall disclose the se
cret or ! confidential Imslness , or
prpciedings of the senate shall oe
liable, if a senator, to suffer ex
pulsion from that ' body, and if
an officer, to dismissal irom me
service of the senate.! land to pun
ishment for contempt'
Some seators" take the position
that under a strict interpretation
of that rule, senators could not
disclose what transpired even to
the president himself; as was done
bv some - of the administration
leaders after Saturday's executive
session when it became apparent
that the .Stone nomination could
not be confirmed at this time.
Announced in Middle-West
-f! 7
CHICAGO. Jan.? 26r The Stand
ard Oil company otl Indiana and
tbei Sinclair Refining company
each announced an increase of one
cent a gallon ia.thejprice of gaso
line throughout their territory, in
cluding most of the middle west
ern states, today, j i Each of the
companies last week; announced an
increase of one cent a gallon, the
new increase brings the service
station cost in Chicago to 18 cents
; The price Increase, will he effec
tive tomorrow in most of the terri
tory, some few points putting the
raise into effect today. .
STONE DOMINATION PUT OFF
WASHINGTON.- Jan. t S. By
unanimous consent,;, the senate to
day referred back td the judiciary
comnUtea the nomination of At
torney General Stone to be' a su
preme court Justice.
Fund of $20,000 Declared Back of
vru t
SEATTLE, Jan. 26. For the
cond- time within threes weeks
Sheriff Matt Starwich frustrated
n attempt today to release a num
er of purported dangerous crimi
als when lo saws were found in
pound package of tobacco sent
to the King county Jail by a
woman. - ' if"
Sheriff Starwich declared the
attempt was backed by a $20,000
fund raised in British Columbia to
release several prisoners held for
Nanaimo, B. C; bank robbery
and for the liquor hi-jacking and
double slaying aboard the Cana
dian schooner Beryl G. - I
Ross Watson, former Seattle de
tective, Thomas Johnson, j George
Bagley and Harry Stone are being
held in connection with Canadian
bank? -robbery . charges while
Charles Morris Is being kept for
his purported role in the Berly G.
case. s.. j s :
Starwich asserted that the mes
senger who brought the package
f tobacco said a woman: gave it
him in front of a downtown
kotei. ij i. : - ij: j ,
I VA good'- description was .ob
tained," Sheriff Starwich said. "I
don't want her arrested j because
she is only an agent of the! people
am hunting for." Extra night
guards have been placed joutslde
the jail in case any prisoners are
freed.;, ..,.- I
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Professor Charles N.
Cham
bers,. Passes Away in
Portland Hospi
r
Charles N.- Chambers,! aged 54
years, instructor in the Salem
high school, died yesterday after
noon at the St. Vincent's hospital,
where her wa taken three weeks
ago, after an Illness of three weeks
in 'Salem. .'; : :
Mr. Chambers has been instruc
tor of mechanical ! drawing and
shop mathematics during the past
five years and was one of the
two professors in Salem using the
Smith-Hughes system of educa
tion. j ; - , .
He was a member of the Apollo
Club here. He was born at Quin-
cy, Ohio, and came to Oregon with
his parents while a small boy. He
received his training at Worches
ter Polytechnic" as a mechanical
engineer and for several , years he
was associated with the (Deerings
and the International j Harvester
companies as patent attorney.
Mr. Chambers is survived by his
wifetMrs. Florence Adams Cham
bers and six children, Donald, 13;
Helen, 11; Frank, 9; Richard. 7;
Ruth 5, and Vivian 3. j Martha J.
Chambers his mother, and two
brothers F. L. Chamber and FV E.
Chambers of Eugene, also survive
him. - .'-.-'f! . .1 il
The funeral, will be held at 10
a. m." Thursday, at Kugene
I!
Seven-Number Vaudeville
Attraction Said! I to Be
Better Than Ever
Last night the preview of the
seven-number vaudeville given by
institutional talent at the peniten
tlary was shown for the benefit of
the prisoners and was-accorded an
enthusiastic reception ; :
The show, under the manage
ment of C. E Charlton; and direct
ed by Shelby Murdock, is a pleas
ing melange ;of music, song and
comedy. The! principal number is
a farce in three acts,!, which is of
especial local jinteresti as the scene
Is laid In Salem and environs, and
for the further reason mat n iea
tures a star of no mean ability who
is familiar toj many who have pa
tronized the penitentiary offerings
in the past Fred Taylor. Though
Mr. Taylor's activities often carry
him abroad he generally manages
with ;' praiseworthy loyalty to re
turn long enough to till a brief
engagement and liven with an in
imitable wit the! annual perform
ance at the penitentiary. The sup
port of an able cast and a musical
finals made the; skit; an uproari
ous success. I .; :Jf " -J "1
i The audience was surprised and
delighted by the appearance of
"Spaf k-Plug" Smith, a star of
former shows at the! prison, who
had returned to the institution
voluntarily to nil a. place In the
HIGH SGHOO
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PR SiS vEABS
i
Engineer and Fmaiian KiUed iri Welsh Railroacl
Wreck When F.mhankmenllU Weakend by Storms
Hi
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The wreck shown : in ' the auoye j
nhAtnrrsTth nprurr&A rear Ttarcoed.
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Wales, during the petfod recently
when the British Isle were being
Salem Justice Court Measure
Passes House; Other Mea
sures are Approved
Approval to placing the Justice
court of the Salem 'district jon a
flat salary basis pt $2400 a year
and allowing for $1800 office ex-:
penses was given jto H. B. No. 61,
introduced by Representative! Mard
McAllister, of Marlon county, at
the opening session of the third,
week of the 1925 legislature.!! The
measure takes - all tees from the
office, with the pxc!epUon.iif the
marriage license" feej and was of
fered In the Interest of economy!
At present the office of justice of
the peace nets the: incumbent be
tween $6000 and t$800qj aj year.
H. B. Noi: 33 br Pottej j wis
passed, changing the term: of court
in the second judicial district from
August to September while Repre
sentative Collier j bill, H. " p. No.
33, clarifying certain provisions in
the sale of land acquired byj coun
ties for taxes ' was also passed.
Authority was given to the state
land board to execute the John T,
Appereon will, Covered In H. B.
No. 71, by Hammond.
Other bills passed yesterday
were H. B. No. j77j by thej Mult
nomah county delegation, provid
ing for the investment of money
derived from the interstate bridge
fund in state, county or municipal
bonds; H. B, Nq.90, by the com
mittee on education, changing the
taw aemanaing cpmpureory aiiena
ance of school Children from the
ages of 9 to 15' to jread so aa to
make the fifteenth year included,
bringing the age! up to 16 years;
ti.- B. rio. 91; ny committee on
education, following considerable
debate, was approved. 'This! meas
ure provided foV the 'adoption of
one-third' of ther textbooks! every
two yeana. Theivote was 32 yes,
26 no and two absent. Mi
H. B. No. 9 6. by Fletcher, pro
hibits the running; of stock at
large in Douglas country; H. B
No. 106, by the game committee,
provides for the relief of
Mrs
$50 a
Gertrude J. Donny, carrying;
month from the game
was pointed out that O.
fund: It
N. Denny;
then counsel general of the Unit
ed States', In Shanghai, , had sent
50 Chinese pheasants . to Oregon
in 1882 but that thej shipment was
lost. The following year, at an
expense of $5000 he duplicated
the shipment and the birds' liber
ated near Silvertonj Mrs. Denny
Is now 86 years old and depends
upon the appropriation ', for ' the
greater portion ;of her support.
Silverton Is Seeking
More Funds for Armory
An additioual appropriation to
that granted inil919, consisting Of
$10,000 to assist in the; comple
tion, furnishing and equipment of
the Armory at Silverton, was asked
yesterday by the Marion county
delegation which introduced H. B
No. 157. ;! : Vlf:' v-l 1
The general laws of 19 19 grant
ed $20,000, tot.be expended; under
the direction pf the general staff
of the Oregon national guard.
f:
;-:.i.'V.--- GUNMAN TAKES
CHICAGO. Jan. 26. N 17 year
old youth ; wa$ said by the police
today to have! : identified George
Moran, henchtnan of the late Dion
O'Bannion. gunman florist, 'as one
of the assailants of John Torrio.
leader of Chicago's underworld
forces, who was shot and probably
fatally' wounded Saturday night
fcjr four Eunirtfa, ... . I ',
SAURY BASIS
PLAN FAVORED
nTTiTi7ir. ..t:
vV 'M
'"i
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swet byj
storm an d" gale, prhe emr
bankment, had: been so . weakened
-u. .i...
tracks collapsed land-the
Ppllht
train was burled, into a
ditch.
1 ! -4
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Investigation Made; Young's
Others Buried!
i !
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II
IERRlN, I 1., Jan. 2 6.-4-(By the
Associated Press). Confronted
witjh two! major versions of the
shdotinkfof 3. Glenn Young, Ku
Klhx Hlan liquor raider. j Deputy
hriffJOra Thomas andt two oth
ers here Saturday ntgnt: tne cor
oner's jury will take up) the task
of j heading evidence and If pos
sible fixing responsibility iwhen it
meets here tomorrow, morning.
; Funerals for Edward Forbes and
Humeri Warren, the twojglansmen
slain irtth Young ahdThomas,
were held today. Forbes' body
was taken to Vergennes,: 111., his
home town, and Warren; was bur
ied here! this! afternoon. J
Neither th0 Rev. P. R. Glotfelty
pf the Methodist church nor the
Riv. j.l E. Lee of the Baptist
chfurchl Iwho Conducted the respec
tive fuheralsf referred to the trou
ble linj ivilliamson couhty except
to! declare that the men' had been
excellent citizens.
! !i Youhg's body c
g's body continued to lie
in state todahr at the First Baptist
churcW as al constant, fetream of
visitors filed past the;
bier.
blazing fiery cross,, electrically II
luminatea, ana a smauer cross oi
roses with two baskets of flowers,
fok-med the only decorations. The
large cross was placed on the pul
pit to the left of the pasket and
the floral cross on the altar below
which the casket lies.
Thelbjody bf Thomas; was taken
frbm the MnderUklng parlors
where ii had lain since! the shoot
ing, to his home today j
Majoif R. W. Davis, in command
of) the! troops in Herrin, has an
nqunced that no demonstrations
will bbl permitted in I connection
with tie funerals. This was taken
toj metjn he vould refuse to allow
members of cither side! to increase
the counsty'a troubles at the service
1 i.
A. Youfis. of A banv. To
Havd Charge w uercmo-
esr
initiate: 30
Annual Inspection of the Salem
Eljks will be. made Thursday night
I it -. j i
by Perfcy A. young or; Aioany, ais
trict df puty grand exalted ruler of
thje organization.! .He will be ao
cobipafiSed by Ben S. 'Fisher of
Marshlifld, resldentjof tho SUte
Elks' association M
While1 thej exalted ruler is here
a clasi j of.. 2(0 "candidates, will be
initiated Into the order., Mr.
Ypungf is a hanker at Albany' and
a pastl exalted ruler of the order.
JThis will be the last InspecUon
pfahnek that the new one will be
in the4ld Elks' .building for it is
ready jfor use by April 15. A few
additional days will be utilized In
furnishing the building.
The! ceremony :of layihe the cor
nrstonla will be held as soon 'as
the w
ther. permits.
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ItILR0AD; HEAD DIES
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'Ian fi
26,
M.
EganJ vice president of operation
of the jMlssourl ; Pacific Railway
company, died at a hotel here to
night latter, a week's illness. lie
Wa? 44!years glqt
KCTO
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SDLDiJS PLACE
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Proposed Umform System
Rejected By Vote of 33 to
21; First Bill I to Fall By
Wayside in House
SESSION ADVANCED
OVER PREVIOUS ONE
132 Bills Offered in First Two
Weeka Against 115 Two
Years Ago
Frowning for the first time up
on proposed legislation, the house
of representatives yesterday turn
ed its thumbs down upon HB No.
66. by Shrock, relating to the use
oC textbooks - In . public schools.
The bill was lost by a vote of 36
to; 21,- with three absent.
The proposed measure sought to
establish v uniform textbooks
throughout the state. It was point
ed out in support of the. bill that
the state textbook . commission
would change one-third of the
books, in two years, two-thirds at
the end of four years and by the
sixth year all the -books would be
changed in compliance to the se
lections made by the commission.
Other School Affected
On the other hand it was, stated
that because of the difference in
school terms in the state, 10
months in Portland and eight and
nine months in other parts of the
state, the differentiation made It
necessary for different books to be
used to comply with the prescrib
ed course of study and that It was
evident if the schools outside o(
Multnomah . county I and Portland
sought to follow this course they
would find it necessary to pur
chase
texts.
additional
supplementary
Upon convening the session for
the opening f the third week
Denton G. Burdlck, speaker of the
house, emphasized! the fact that
the gosslon had Introduced 132
bills in the first two weeks against
115 bills at the last session. He
criticized various! committees for
holding up legislation in the com
mittees, stating that at present
100 bills were thus being held and
unless these were; reported prompt '
ly, the session would be meeting
day and night for the last two
weeks In Order to complete the
business of the session and that
the due. amount of consideration
would not be given measures that
should receive serious attention,
Eleven Bills Passed -
Ten other house bills were
passed in addition to Senate Joint
Resolution No. $,! relative to the
construction of a! Veterans' hosit
tal in Portland updn ground donat-i
ed by the university of Oregon
niedlcal school and SB No. 25.
covering the hiring and making,
of contracts withj teachers. , It waa
pointed out that at present nearly'
75 per cent of such contracts were
Illegal as they hid been signed by
individual members of the school
boards and not made a matter, of
record, giving the contract little
or no standing. !
Governor Pierce, in a message
to. the house, called attention to a
map presented to the state by I.
N. Day, clarifying all land of the
state especially that off the tax
roll.
HB No. 72 and No. 73, relating
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MONDAY
IN WASHINGTON
Consideration of the postal pay
and increase bill again was taken
up. by the senate.
Attorney General Stone's su
preme court nomination was sent
back to. the senate judiciary com
mittee, y..- (Jl j
.
The Honduras provisional gov
ernment. requested, the United
States to sell it arms and other
munitions. I
President Coolidge, it was learn
ed at the White House, plans to
make a trip to New England eith
er in April or June.
j ,
Eastern railroad representatlrei
conferred with the Interstate com
merce commission on a plan for
four big' systems in the cast.
' .!
-Counsel completed argumfat:
In the oil indictments in District
of Columbia supreme court en;
tha caso was taken ui:r. . v ' '
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