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Newspaper Page TextMi .lt,fl! -v;"'';aMv::;.i -ti'V""' " . . :. . ... V .... ., ., j:i;,r. -- . - j- . p , - j ;j. ; klj;.;- 1 j- t : ! t: - ' "' " : 7-. i Sie -Peatker- "with raTu;-modfiX. Jmfcureetrong-aoutb-. f erly --winds. , Friday Max. 51 ; Mln.. 41 ; River, T20.7 stationary; Rainfall .93; -Atmosphere-cloudy ; Wind south. ' . The shortest distance between buyer and seller.; II -I V A Statesman classified ad. read them dally. It pays to use and . SEVENTYEOUBIH iYEAB SALEM;' OREGON, SATURDAY MORNING; FEBRUARY 7, 1925 .PRICE FIVE CEIfTS r 4 '0 IIIEH SGIIODL ; MeasureltaRegulateSectiye . Stndies Meets -Favor in Upper - House; v Senator iEddy.!s;Praised LACK'OF FUNDAMENTALS :4h;scHqoi:;work:rapped rMental JMscipline an&Cansec ' talive Reasoning. Declared Greatest Need Declaring that Senator B. 1 Eddy author'of the bill regulat- .". .lag . elective itudies in ', .high .'ehoois, will "stand tut . as a, pion eer ot education in the land.'-fien- ator E. W. Miller made a 'speech in the senate yesterday 'afternoon - tthat-bTowgnt about the passage of. the 'measure. : ? , "When a pupil, enters a thigh . school in this state, the first thing 5 that ie-asked him is 'what can? we -do for you?' sat .'what do you .want?' This la wrong radically j ( wrong. There should be a ; re- j quired curriculum from which -na . student. may .vary.;.The high school ' classes are not f or -acquiring - cul ture, 3 or j refinement; neither, are they conducted for the purpose of - social actlTity. The real object. of the course is to train the -student , to think consecutively, to to able 1 ,to analyze a situation, to form mental discipline, and to enable him to express himself explicitly and with preciseness. , Flippancy Rapped "Discipline is not popular now. This is the age of liberty of youth. I am sorry to see so much time.de- . voted to campus activity, with its , high school fraternities and soror ities. I know of. Jiigh scnooi in this state, where. lfa twdent, appears on the honor roll, he is hazed by the others. v This spirit of flippancy and syncopation is disgraceful, and it reflects -wthe teachers and superintendents who talk about standardization, son solidation, and enrichment of jthe curriculum." i . Seator Clark, chairman of the committee on education, , spoke against the bill, stating that there was no demand 4 or it. 'TThis is the age of progress," Senator . Clark said. "Why should- penman-? ship, for instance, -he taught lit high schooir !The itypewriter. has taken the place of manual writ-; Ing, and the adding machine Jias relieved the burden of. elementary mathematics. Neither, am I in 'fa vor to including hook-keeping in the high school-curriculum." Senator MUler .replied: in .an- (CmiUaad a . 8) United States Army Air Pow er Surpassed By Four Other Countries J WASHINGTON, Feb. 4 . Brig" adler General Mitchell, assistant chief ot the army air5 service, to-f day told the house .aircraft com xnlttee that .-the United States ranks fifth in;alr power, being sur passed in this .branch by, England. Japan, France.and Italy. Representative Perkins, repub lican, New Jersey, the 'committee examiner, remarked that General Mitchell s statement made i near the end of today's hearing con flicted wljth earlier testimony from Brigadier General Drum from the army general staff to the effect that the United States ranked sec ond in aircraft. This clash of views added to the maze of contradictions the com mittee has received over the con troversy in army and navy circles as to the value, of aircraft in war which was further supplemented by General Mitchell's reply to Secretary Weeks' demand for an explanation of recent testimony "seriously reflecting. on the war : department, ; M - M The controversy today also ire ported to the White House where It was made known that General Mitchell, with a representative, of a publishing company had held on President Coolidge some time ago to ascertain his attitude toward I SERVICE j Hum postponed; 1 by JMIbwers Hollywood: dai.. re. 7 Midnight,; February 6, "canie. and went in Hollywood, home of Mar garet W.'Rowen, without any vis ible fulfillment; of - her prophecy that before the5 stroke of 314 the second ! coming of Christ 1 would have become a fact.' ' Mrs Ro wen had' told her dis ciples that before the stroke of midnight, the' second -coming of Christ " would -have ' become -a fact and that the elect would have been gathered into their reward. Her J prophecy - was Interpreted by some to mean that the world wbuld end in one- great cataclys mic crash ; other t oltowers took- a mote conservative view ; and . sug gested r that "a sign In the sky" might be -the' orily evidence' veuch saf etl -the faithful that the -modern world had . entered upon cits - last 1E1IM Willamette Pair Will Uphold Negative One Judge - rVill Return:Verdrct .Final details .have been com pleted, and every thing , is ready for what should7 prove' one of the best lorensic battles ever ataged in Salem. Tonighti in-: Waller .hall chapel the -Willamette university debate team will meet the West Virginia university debate team. The Question to be argued is in regard to the; limitation of the power Of the supreme court.' It will be remembered that this question was oue i of the chief plaaks in the platform of La Fol lette during the last presidential election. Willamette will uphdld the -negative , end of the question. ' The j Willamette team will 'be led by Joseph 3erreman, and his. team mate will be Charles Red ding. South worth, a varsity man of known MUty, - will no t partici pate In this debate due to some late changes Jn the plans of fthe coach. "This dos iot mean that Mr. Southworth -Will inot he a member oUthe Willamette -debate team .during the year, but merely that he -Is not to "be used , in tais debate. I. Mr. Cerremaii and Mr. Bedding are tboth i-apable and TOnvindng -speakers and it is ex pected tthat they, will upheld ifhe -Reputation Of the Willamette Por- ensio -department .- in ' admirable fashion. i r Something - new -in the - line of Judging Is to be: tried ia. this de- hate; anew' at least- on ';. Salem platform. .That Is 'the use of only one .expert judge,'? Prof essor-Fred Qi Bale, coach ,of debate at Alhaijy College, will. fill this responsible position. -: Mrj Rale la a former Chautauqua lecturer;, and hajs serv ed! as juvenile court Judge In an eastern, city. , Due to the 'Illness' of one of the West i. Virginia men it was neces sary toaubstitute'at the last min ute & graduate team in the place of the one-thtoriginally intend ed, to make the trip to the Pacific Coast-j -Theteam is composed .of veterans of -considerable : repate, and .-no tdubt; the icon test wiU.be full of fire frjom the start to. the finish. The - visitors are due .to arrive in Salem some -time tomor row evening. r""' ' ' " " mm - Alleged Slayecs )of rJDffieer Are Rushed to Jail ,to Avoid Lynching PHOENIX, Ariz., Feb. . With a convoy of j police : and deputy sheriffs armed with rifles, "Babe" and 'Will' Lawrence, fugitives from Oklahoma and alleged slay ers of Policeman Haxe Murch of this city, were tonight taken from the county jail here and loaded into waiting automobiles --and started for the state penitentiary at Florence for safe keeping. It was feared that the men would be taken! from the jail and lynched if allowed ' to 1 remain ,' here. The automobiles in the party, which took the men to the penitentiary, were ghren the right of way on all Streets and sped through the city at a high rate ( of speed to avoid belna: JBtopped t-before leaving Phoenix. " ' .. The state prison atnoreace'ls DEBATESflERE i- f I T If III ! I II i ult lap a , course of .disintegration likely to.. consume years. f j - But -to casual observers the drix sliag mist Awas all -that filled the heavens. ; ';' .Jif;. i:1 tik-MnM . At, least two -leaders ;-pf j the Rowenite cult, -which -uses the name Reformed fAdventlst church. Issued ? statements i hours ih before I the stroke, of -midnight explaining that failure : of -Mrs. : Rowen's prophecy -to :f unction .would not mean "that our ,people will lose faith." One declared that 'Should the Lord -find it better to. postpone the .destruction ot the earthy we will, be ready to.bear al.the ridi cule that will , be forthcoming from .the public." M ! -km M .. The whereabouts !of Mrs Rowen and her, Hollywood tiisciples was a : ' (Contlanad n vw S)'1 lJ Willamette -River Remains Stationary at High Mark Set Fnday M-n MM Late last night, or early Satur day; morning ,the crest ef the, high water 04 the Willamette river will reach Salemv Recording to, the statement released from the Port land' weather office. 1 So far; the high-water has passed without ser ious ,damage to property, even whentbe high mark of 20.7' was reached here i at 1 8 1 o'clock Friday evening. , j. ; j j - u At Eugene the p-river was re ported as 22 feet aboye normal, and dropping; duringthe past two days, j The 'crest has come .down thelrvfau;laclie4 fSalem. Reports '.from Albany, for Friday morning, showed . that the water wasrlsing lowly, -being 22,8 Jeet above normal. I j j . .r - ' 1 -, Two years! arotne "TVUlamette Nrtver' reached I a 2 2-foot height above normal, It is stated ; in un- oinciai reports. 4 The pauldlng Lfoced jto ,l6se j jlown yesterday noon because! the, last log wets taken up on Jthe; chain, and3iYJtr men were unable to get umoer in to Hhe log roll-fj Thwater must drop a few ff eet j efore the Iqgs can be brought in, making it ta matter of a fewhours before the wheels of the -mill start turning again. However, If the rainy -weather jcontlnues the shutdown might betindefihlte Tne wooct room ; 01 the paper mill was in danger: of being flood ed yesterday when the water line wag two feetS from1 the leveL" The mill i can operate for five ; days. however, and , could continue to operate untti j the I river rose five feet more, above the present high level. . ; Mi! ! I M : The Santiam river has cut part of .the highway; and made It im passable fort a length of 50 feet. Thewater 14 the fair grounds district .remains tne same, wna a greater inundation ot Highland avenue. ;:;.- i Vi J- ; i Some comment was made con cerning the; ? Marion-Polk ? county bridge, :.bat thece is- no danger of rthe ; high water ' taking ft away The only danger 1 would result in the ; west approach being swept awar. by the 'current, which is swift because of Ithe greater vol jf Representatives Memorialize Congress for Funds to 'uevelop Project j 11 ! The 33rd sessfon of the legis lature, in House Joint Memorial No.! 1 1, Is i seeking to have, con- gress appropriate . funds for ! the erection of a naval base at the mouth of the Columbia river and further develop .the Tongue, Point base, near Astoria, for. the protec tion of Oregon." 'pi The memorial points j out that there Is no adequate hasa la JOOO miles of coast between ' PUget Sound ,and ( San . Francisco land that . Oregon has been neglected in recent years, as naval develop ments have been made along Pug et Sound. A submarine base, a base for . light cruisers and for aeroplanes 1 desired. SB SM PASTOR flECEIi'ES CALL i : mm FIELD Rev. Blaine -E. 'Kirkpatrick ;Accepts Genera! " Secret 1 i.taryship of Epworth MjLeagueDepartment i 1 ASSUMES NEW DUTIES t IN EAST ON MARCH 1 Successor for Jirst Methodist Church Js Not Yet Named BytBishop Shepard - General surprise .and .regre will greet the announcement .that Dr. Blaine E. Kirkpatrick,-for the past'four and -one-half years pas tor of the First Methodist Epist copal church of this ; city, ; is "to leave this important field to ; ac- Icept nn. administrative position In the church. ' : t The board of education, which closed its session in Chicago . yes terday, announces the - election of Dr. Kirkpatrick .as the .general secretary of the department 4t Epworth Leagues. This is one of the. most. important administrative appointments made by the church since the general conference! pf May, 1924. -.1 - Dr. Kirkpatrick comes to. the leadership of the .young life of Methodism represented by the Tp worth League more than three quarters of a million strong. The League has been developing ; Its program for the past 35 years un til it is now operating throughout America and in 32 foreign conn tries with paid secretaries in In dia,k China, Germany, Mexico and South America. The general of fices are located in Chicago where a field and administrative staff of approximately 30 young men as women are employed. j i Is Well Prepared The new leader comes to his pjQ&Uftm"with unusual preparation through the large responsibilities of the past and with the full con fidence of the young people of Methodism. For more, than Jtt years he has been prominent 'n the development of the Epworth League Institute program having., served on the faculties of 20 in stitutes in eight different states! During the past four years as president of the Oregon State (Continued on pg S) T S Swollen Streams Cover Roads and Highways in . i Many Parts of State j PORTLAND, Feb. 6.-Swollen streams held up highway traffic in numerous, districts, railroad tracks were inundated, Interfering with passenger and freight service and lumber operations were halt ed at Oregon points today. Vale, which was struck by a flood late Thursday after Bully creek dam. 19 miles away, had broken, was recovering rapidly. i The Oregon Electric tracks leading into Corvallis were cov ered with three feet of water, and train service was halted. . .The " itomsany attempted to transport its freight by truck from Albany to Corvallis, hut water over he highway prevented this. , plill -City, Or., was visited by a - wind storm which blew down polef and fences. The storm, how-, ever, had its beneficial effects on the reservoir of the Ochoco pro ject, which was filling and Crook county farmers were assured of good crops. The Deschute river at Bend virtually- doubled its flow through the city limits. Damage from flood water In the Willam ette river seemed less probable tonight. The river was still ris ing in Portland tonight, ; Indl cations twere that It would con tlnue to "rise until Sunday.: Divorce -and Marriage ; Fees Raised 50 cents .-Two comoanlon measures re lating !. to divorce and marriage' license fees, raising each 50 cents. wre passed by the house yester- flay, : The additional money woald be used in . establishing a central record office for births, deaths. marriages and divorces. The bills are! known as HB Nos. 246 and ?7. .! . J . . RIPE01I M 1 DEAD REPORT SIS Miners Using Every Possible Means to Reach Collins; 'Shaft Is I Sunk Through Top of Cave EXPLORER HAS BEEN .IN TOMB OVER 175 H0URS Volunteer Workmen Proye .Heroes; 'Extra . Precau ! f tions Are Taken CAVE CITY. Ky..,Feb. 6. (By the Associated ; Press). If Floyd Collins still clings 'to Jife after more! than 175 hours in .his sand cave prison; he must , wait until Sunday night or .longer, before his freedom comes. It will, be that long before the .shaft ' now being sunk ! can reach the level where Collins lies, it .was agreed here tonight. An added precaution to miners who have worked with - the ever present knowledge that the bottom of. the shaft might drop out the moment! It neared any - under ground cavern was taken today wuku; a unit uesan biuiuuk lis oar ..1 1 X- I 11 row1 bit into the ground near the mine. s- ; Despite all: precautions whicl may be taken for safeguarding miners no one has yet found a method . of hastening the mining. The depth attained this evening stood at 18 feet and solid rocfk had not at that time been encoun tered. . Boulders twlse as large as a human head were encountered but none were of greater size. Volunteer workers have yielded their places to experienced miners from the Kentucky coal fields and from various parts of the country. Frequent changes in the shifts were ordered. ,,". " Around the surface of the mine the, labored .rescue work .. pro gressed - orderly if . slowly. sA glance into the little valley or i a trip to Jthe hill top revealed ;a strange contrast. The rescue camp offers an unrealistic, picture of or der and disorder. . , ' Brigadier General H. , H. . Den- hardt, . placed by . Governor : Fields in supreme command of the situa tion at Sand Cave, where Floyd Collins is entombed, tonight held a conference with John Geralds, who undertook . the . rescue work independently early in the week. and Collins family. . General Denhardt did not dis close what had transpired - at the meeting, i . . ! General Denhardt later ordered Geralds to keep entirely away from the cave. He did this, fit was understood, because ! Geralds was criticizing the relief mea?ures under way and because of his per-; slstent attempts to re-enter the main passage of the cave. No ac tion was taken In the case of Homer Collins, who was said to be in a highly nervous state. 111 QUESTIONED I Watchman Suspected of Murdering Children in Los Angeles; Is Held LOS 'ANGELES, Feb. 6. S. O. Stone, j?rivatef watchman, was ar rested by deputy sheriffs tonight for questioning In connection with the; slaying of May and. Nina Mar tin, 12 and 8 .year . old sisters found dead ;in a ? shallow grave here Wednesday nearly six months after their disappearance from .'home.- - ' J -Stone was 1 questioned ; In con nection with the, girls .disappear- ance long before the .bodies were discovered. Tonight deputies 'de dared they Jad witnesses ready to swear' that they taw Stone talk ing with one of the sisters shortly before they ; were - reported: mlas ing. He ,was held to, answer Jn. an other case Involving a statuatory offense last "October, to the sher iffs office, but was released when the district attorney did not file the necessary papers in the case within 30 days. 'As a privatexiwatchman. Stone patrolled f the . residential ' district where the' Martin girls were last seen., According ;to officials, the SBSjectaged 5 5; Is the father of JackTHoxIe.-motlonjilctnre.aotor. 1 DiJ GIRLS DEATH Appropriation Greater Than lAvailaTile 1 Eund; Fight MsEbmejEted Two weeks ot the 33rd session 1 of the legislature -remain and so1 far practically - no measures for appropriations hare been dp for passage in either the house or sen ate, -as the ways and means -com mittee has not yet returned recom mendations that may; or may not help put the appropriations across. Pleas were made yesterday for action upon all 5 bills carrying money disbursements In order that these . may me considered at an early date. Bills offered to date ask for more money than is available, and when the measures are up for pas sage there will be a mad scramble upon the part of the sponsors to grab every penny available for the particular, measure they are .back- in. . .. .. . . - International Opium Confer ence in Weakened Con dition; Some May Sign i GENEVA, Feb. 6 (By the AP.) -Undermined by the loss of its main -prop, in consequence of the withdrawal today of the Ameri can delegation,' the International opium conference still stands to night,'but in a terribly weakened condition. ; ; -Nobody even attempts to con ceal this view. The conference, however, will continue and pre sumably many of the delegations in ! attendance -will sign the con vention. . Sut despite the; assur ance given in the communication of Stephen G. Porter, chief Amer ican delegate, that the United States will not cease its efforts through International cooperation for suppression of illicit traf f Ic In opium and other dangerous drugs, the fear Is widespread that Amer ican withdrawal from the confer ence will have the effect of taking the - punch out of that body's ef forts to conduct anti-narcotic war fare. Mr. Porterwho will go to Paris tomorrow and .sail from Cherbourg for New York on the steamer President Harding, Feb. 12. to night sent a note to Hertuf Zahle, president of the conference, that he Is leaving Geneva because he is convinced that the purpose - for which the conference was con voked, cannot be achieved because there seems no likelihood of lim iting the growth , of opium to medical and scientific needs, j be cause the possibility to attain : the suppression of opium smoking In the -Far East serves only to in crease the difficulties of getting opium production restricted. The American chief delegate was careful In his communication mot to cast upon the league of nations any asperations, and careful not to hold the league in any way re sponsible 'for the conditions lead ing up to the decision to withdraw from the conference. BEND WATER BILL Measure Not Properly. Drawn Is Reason Given; in Sym pathy With -City Governor Pierce yesterday veto ed SB No. . 6 5 which attempts to provide Bend with a right to take water t from Tumalo creek giving in exchange water to .be acquired from some other project now hav ing a right to take water from the. Deschutes river. . ; "The desert land board and the irrigation district. have control -of the project and this bill does, not authorize the .hoard to approve the exchange. The existing rights of the Tumalo Irrigation district can not. be taken away by legislation but the city should have the tight to ! secure its , surely ; upon paying j roper compensation to the (dis trict."!; . . ..- .- ! Governor. Pierce said he was In sympathy , with Bend's - attempt, to obtain a pure water . supply r and would -sign a bill granting the Jand board to approve of the transfer of water under proper terms, j All of the water from Tumalo creek has been appropriated -for use on the Tumalo project or other lands, he declared. - The senate has spent H 5 0.0 0 0 on 'the pro ject and ' the district another-' 1650,000 dn' Its idevelopsisat. ' - -- USDELEEftTES VETOED BY'P EftCE ;bM easures i Creation of several boards, each with an expenditure . clause, are Up for consideration; -four armory sites have been - recommended by the committee on military affairs; the budgets of various state de partments and -institutions .are yet to be reported out to the legisla tors; an appropriation for $15,000 to purchase the" historical painting depicting-, the: meeting .at : Cham poeg ; in r lg.4 2, has not yet; appear ed, .while several other measures ask for small sums. fio far rthe only- appropriation measure , to be passed - by both houses -and signed.; by -the- gover nor is ; the one -paying the legis lators for, their services and or clerical . expenditures during the 1 session. - rThis bill, jwhich includes mileage items, is; for $25,000. BOARD SOUGHT Nine :Bills -Introduced Into House Before Session Ad journs Over Week-End - Creation of a hoard of movie censors' is sought in HB No.. 4 09, introduced .yesterday by Repre- sentative - Tucker. The j measure provides "tor a-board of 'three, for one, two and tbreeyear. termsat n 1 salary' not to exceed 'JS 4 d 0 ' a" i5'ear. Kevjewers?may be employ ed by ithe .board-iaf a salary vnot to exceed $1,000 a year. All films shown "publicly must be 'reviewed by the ,board, which- will tsharge $1 for reels not longer than. 1,-0 80 feefand 2 -for -reels .over 2,000 feet." IFllms -reviewed arei to be I stamped and mumbered .byi vkhA kboard. . Violation of the law is covered. in a:penalty clause ot fines from $590 te 1&0, iO-days t one year in Jail, , or both. deekmg! tbftaTeasethe salaries of Lincoln eounty officers, KBfo.- 406, by Fuller, made Its appear ance yesterday. s Other, hills in troduced "were- HB No. -407, -by Bailey, amending the Inheritance tax :nd exempting law-notwith- standing the governor's veto; HB No. 4 08. by -Gordon, requlTlng-all ocean going, vessels I whose rhome ports are in Oregon to be'taxed at only 1-20 of the rate of the state tax on buildings and im provements; HB No. 410, by Ger man, creating a commission to study and report on possible sim plification of the local govern ment in Multnomah county - and foH the sUte; HB No. 411, Cby Hercher and Fisher, substitute for HB, No. 175, relating to-inspection, of Infected orchards, stor age houses and fruit packing plants. - Three bills were introduced in the afternoon, substitute bills for earlier measures. These -were HB No. 412, substitute for HB No. 146, providing for the keeping, of - m m j. M a permanent , recora oi i:ia oi milk and cream; HB No. 413, pro viding revenue for the use, main tenance, repair and construction of public highways, substituted for HB Nos. 19 and 59; and HB Ko. 414, prohibiting the; sale of . adul terated feeding stuffs, a substitute measure for HB No. 147, Representative Harry Tucker opened the . morning session with prayer, f The house adjourned at 4 o'clock to convene again at -11 o'clock Monday morning. . PRICE DF-VJ11EAT S Parachute Drop Taken; Ex-i .-porters Are uhiet Jsene- ficiaries of Slump - CHICAGO, "Feb. 6. Landlnffas! if from a parachute, the wheat! today ..came down almost a. verti cal- line to 1.85 a bushel for May' delivery, 9 3-4c under prices which -had been .touched oesstnan an hour before. " Unusually, heavy . selling accom panied the fall in the market and no unusual amount ;of buying to upnold'values. Then price rallies! followed -and. the close -of the day left the market -about lc up from the new low. level or .nearly 2 0 cent8 under une recent, recora hlkh price ot $ 2.05i7-8. J Evporters .were the chief appar ent benificiaries'of the latest big setback in wheat prices.' Estimates put 'the amount' of wheat -they were, able to acquire today at rel- Jatlvely lew; figures, as beings at 1,000,000 bushels. 1:1 smffff: DECK PIERCE VETO OwfDDTB TUlEtDOl Both Houses . Over-Ride :Ex ecutive Friday; Only .Three :'s Oppose ? Passage - in Sen ate and House REPRESENTATIVE LEWIS' MEASURE IS NOW DEAD Attempt to .Revive BUI Fails; Many - Minor Statutes ' Meet Approval Well-oiled and stuned almost to perfection, the political - machine of the ,33rd legislature rolled up the hill of the governor's veto at full:. speed Friday and with only six! negative votes in both houses, passed "SB No. 86, Otherwise known as -the Port of. Portland measure taking the appointive power out of the hands ot the ex ecutive and placing it ; with the board of control. - Senators Jo seph, Zimmerman and Fisk - and Representatives Mott.-Shrock and C. A. Hunter sought to apply the brakes and bring the machine to a standstill. The vote In the sen ate was .27 to .3. and in the,house 54 to 3; . ' . . Pierce .Explains Veto In his ..message returning the Wll withihis vetp. Governor Pierce said that pressure was brought! to h bear upon legislators coming from ou tride counties "by "Portland and .MuUnomah county men, vhtf1 threatened to' kill any .measure they" might Introduce tinless saP pbrt was' givenV where It demand ed. . . Governor Pieraa said that If SB No.86 had-soaghrte place ha appointment of the .port commis sioners with the. electors In the distrltt i-would have met with his approval. . Representative Mott again plead for the .house not to baijk such kind- of -legislation even 'though the acts of .the governor were not such -as . to .please. While he .de plored this action, he maintained that it was -not the function -ot the legislative department of th state, to make such appointments, but should be entirely In thf hands of the executive. Minor Bills Passed Representative Lewis'. . bill, In troduced by Representative Hurl buTt, which was not recommend ed by the committee, was killed with a roll call asking for an in definite, postponement. The meas ure cut down the taxation on char itable and -educational,, and relig ious property. Among bills - passed , yesterday were HB, No. 174, changing the dates of the circuit court in the third judicial district; HB No. 194 relating to -incorporation of chari table, religious and .educational associations; HB No. ,212, allow ing revenue from the sale of tim- (Continued on pt S) ' FRIDAY IN WASHINGTON The amended McFadden hank ing bill was reported to the senate. . It was announced that Presi dent Coolidge approves the postal bill drafted by 'the house postof- tice -committee. . . ..- Congressional conferees agree ment on Muscle -Shoals legislation was said, to have' the approval ot President Coolidge. - Arguments ;were concluded be fore : a house L commission on charges against' Federal JuJse Baker of West Virginia. - j " Investigation lot i an - alleged agreement to control-the tobacco market .was- proposed by. rsnstor Ernst, .JCentucky. The : senate passed the hcusa biU . appropriating ,5165.000, ' 00 for road -construction , and. fc.w3t road Improvements. Brigadier . General Mitchell re affirmed his statements on ; ;v ernment aircraft vpolicies bcTc. 3 a house .committee. Withdrawal of the 'Arr.tr' i delegation from the Geneva c; conference. It was announce 3, s i authorized hy President Co;! ;. ;' . Attorney , General Etone President Coolidge he will' re: ashead ct tLa juitice dcr-rt: until Charles B. '.Varre- . flrm.cl.t3. (Coc.204 en rrt )