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"with raTu;-modfiX. Jmfcureetrong-aoutb-.
f erly --winds. , Friday Max. 51 ; Mln.. 41 ; River,
T20.7 stationary; Rainfall .93; -Atmosphere-cloudy
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. SEVENTYEOUBIH iYEAB
SALEM;' OREGON, SATURDAY MORNING; FEBRUARY 7, 1925
.PRICE FIVE CEIfTS
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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""' ' ' " "
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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.
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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 )