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kiierghrti
bill causes
Appearance . of Measure on
Floor Signal for Conten
tion and Disputes; Sent
Back to Committee
MULTNOMAH DELEGATION
IS RAPPED BY STRAYER
Civil.. Service., Measure Sure
and Clackamas County
Bill Also Argued '
Living up to its reputation for
persistency and agility, the kinder
garten measure popped np on the
floor of the senate yesterday af
ternoon, and automatically un
loosed a flood of Invective from
supporting and opposing senator
before, it Was, finally decided to
send It back to the committee,
from -whence it came. f, '
. The measure, known on the cal
endar as house bill - 204, gives
authority to the board of directors
of the public schools to establish
kindergarten schools in any dls-
DEBATE
- ... - .
;Jitrlct in which the taxpayers de
t aire. According to the proponeats
J . ui me wilt t lie; csiAuiiaiuacuL o&
the schools Is discriminatory, ana
not mandatory.
Strayer Asks Vote
41 ter Senators Clark, Klepper
and Moser had spoken a few words
In support of the bill. Senator
Strayer arose and denounced It
- vigorously. "Ton state that the
bill is not mandatory," Senator
. Strayer declared. "la theory, per
haps, it is not. But there is no
doubt in my mind -, that in Its
'' practical" application it will Ibe
mandatory. . The whole thing
amounts to this, that new depart
ments, new schools and new teach
ers will be needed, with, their ad
ditional expense. , sWhy ,aot,. be
i. j Ltll IV. ..i.Lll.L .
fair about this? Why hot "submit
It to the men and women who will
pay the till? I think, 1 Is high
time we stop putting matters of
this kind in the bands of a few.
It is the taxpayers who will pay
; the bill, and there is no reason on
earth why they should have Borneo
thing Jammed down, their throats
If they do not want it." . .
Recommittal Wanted
Senator Miller scored the three
Multnomah , delegates. Senators
Clark. Klepper and Moser, appar-
eniiy ine niain.iorce oeaioa me
bill, for "attempting to railroad
a irtut nn inranzn inu ismmniT.
His tirade :vraa , brought , about
when Senator Garland moved that
the measure be re-referred to the
committee on education for the
purpose of amending it in order
that it might be put up to a vote
of the people.
Senior Moser objected , to this
move, and stated that the propon
ents of the bill would not submit
' . rContioa4 b
PNEEfll lK.il :
CALLED BY DEATH
Mrs. Mary Baker, 78f, Came
to baiem rrom ivunner
sota in 1873; 1
JT ... ' ; . ' .
: - - Mrs. Mary uaser, -s, pioneer
. , n
4 .who came to Salem In 1873, died
f at 7;30 Thursday morning at the
V.home of her daughter six miles
norilrwesi OI oim. oua w
Oregon from Redwood Falls, Minn
At the time of her coming she was
27 years of age. She was the wife
of Lewis M. Baker, Civil war
veteran, wounded at the battle of
Gettysburg, . who died five years
ago. Mrs. Baker first became sick
some two years ago. Her illness
gradually grew worse, taking a
downward turn a .week ago. All
her life she was an active worker
in the Christian church. She has
a number of 1 children, grand
children and great grandchildren
living In Salem One son,1 Chester
Baker, is an, employe of The
Capital Journal. Another aon,
Frank A. Baker, and daughter,
Mrs. Ella M. McDowell, live in this
city. Of her eight grandchildren
three, Richard and Dorothy Baker,
and Grace Runner live in, Salem
Mrs. Baker was a charter mem
ber of the.WRC and Silver Bell
nu TinTTiioi- 43. Renresenta-
1 tlves of the two organltations will
'i assist Rev. Cannell of West Salem
i . . m- a, w " : . "
s . in the funeral services, which ar
to take place Saturday at 10 a. m
! at the Webb funeral parlors.
Movie Censorship Brings
Heavy Session in House
With Bursts of Oratory
Lawa have been passed protect
ing cattle anjd sheep but' none
protecting children, declared Rep
resentative Bennett Thursday in
speaking in favor of a substitute
biU for jBCB No.; 409, by represent
ative Tucker, calling for a state
board of moving picture film cen
sorship." Both i the : majority ' and
minority reports were tabled un
til the new hill could bei printed.
Representative j King, t tba writer
of the minority report, held that
there was no need for such a bill,
pleading that such a board should
be kept out of politics. -
"I- have seen parents place
hankerchiefa. over the eyes of their
children to shut out; the sights
portrayed at moving picture shows
and. leave the building disheart
ened," declared : . Representative
Woodward, v "Sex is portrayed In
such a manner that there is noth
ing - left for 1 the imagination.
Half -dressed, cigarette , smoking
women are shown with a demoral
izing effect upon the youth of the
country. The! national, board
bah, of course paa filthy pictures.
You have never seen a film por
traying a Catholic priest or Jewish
rabbi as protectant , pastors have
been portrayed t as violators of
decency. Billboard titles are. such,
as to excite the passions and after
Invention to . be Tested in
Portland Will JJIark
New Era in Juices
A new invention j called the
Humphrey's Pispenaary . under
takes to. make a, logauberry juice
superior to any ever made and the
claim is that it Is without a peer
as a refreshing summer, drink.
The first - machine in commercial
use will be established at the Lip
man, Wolfe store at Portland in a
few .weeks, j; -
J. E. Crothers oi Salem received
a telegram yesterday, saying that
the company at Cleveland, Ohio,
had reconsidered their action and
the first test to, be made, would be
at Portland ' rather than at San
Francisco as rw&s originally an
nounced. This machine is ' said to
be the last word in mechanical
construction in the way of making
palatable drinks and Mr. Croth
ers believes ardently ' that it will
solve . the , problem nr. ..the .. logan
berry crop in the Willamette val
ley. He has always believed that
the loganberry market must be
through the liquid form It, might
also be said that H. S. . Oile be
lieves in the possibilities of mak
ing satisfactory drink out of
loganberry juce. " .
This machine Is owned 'by a
(Don tinned on pt. 2)
JARDIHE OUTLINES
; HH EFFICIEI,Hy
Newly Appointed Secretary
of Agriculture bives His
First Address
. TOPEK A, Kansas. Feb. : 1 9.
Efficiency in farm production, the
marketing of quality produce and
cooperation. of the entire nation Is
working out farm problems are
the cardinal needs of agriculture
today. Dr. William, Mt Jardine. de
clared in an address. :, It, was Dr.
Jardine's first public address since
his appointment as secretary of
agriculture In Secretary Coolldge's
cabinet 1 i-- x '.J-
Dr. Jardine assumes his post in
Washington March 4
"The prosperity of America, de
pends on the prosperity of her key
industry farming, Drv Jardine
asserted. ("It "concerns every one
of us. If there is one thing
hope o secure in my work as sec
retary of agriculture it I a, little
more association between tne mua
iness man of the farm "and bust
ness man of the city. , I have
never seen anything gained ' by
trying to band one class against
another." i :
This assertion was greeted by
applause. j i :
The- farmers most' get quality
into the, markets to reduce costs,
the speaker continued. The con
sumer, ha eaid. cannot be expect
ed.to pay jan'cli-iaoro than hejs
now paying for his beef steaks, bis
I bread, his staples."
LOGANBERRIES
HAVE lElif USE
a film has been reviewed. ! ' the
press is filled with, comment and
if it ia rumored, that a picture is
pretty hot Btuf f.' the theaters are
not, capable to. accomodate' the
crowds. The bill j has not h the
necessary teeth but is a good
start. A second set of molars will
be provided by the next session of
the; legislature. i: '.-' h
While the moving picture in
dustry Is a great : one and has
many educational benefits, many
disadvantages have crept in
through unscrupulous producers
seeking to. produce a film with, a
"kick," Representative Bennett
said. Moving . picture producers
should take warning or the Indus
try will be wrecked similar to that
of the saloon business, he said. f.
Speaking upon the bill, Repre
sentative .Tucker, said that the
Portland board of censors cost the
city about $2100 a year for a. paid
secretary and that it was a "make-
believe board." Pictures passed
have been 'Jerked by the police
later upon the ground that it was
vulgar and rotten. ; He urged the
members of the bouse to use their
gray-matter , and vote for the
measure. ; ,,: . : f-i . .
It was reported that there was
$2000 In the lobby to defeat the
proposed legislation. ; ;
Two
Resolutions Suggest
Changes in Present Met
ods of Government
. Looking forward to a consoli
dation 6t state government in . 10
departments Instead of the 60 or
65 that exist at present, the house
yesterday adopted HJR No. 16,
providing or an amendment to
the constitution of the state by
adding section 10, article 6. It
was .held that the next general
election was the proper - time ' to
submit- this to ithe .Voters, for
the term of of flee 7 of Governor
Pierce expire. t . that time and
whoever is, elected in 1927 will
have to make all new anooint-
ments.;; .4 . K I ' J ,H ': ! : ? 'f
If the matter receives favorable
attention, the 34th legislature can
work out the details. The resolu
tion was held a great stride to
ward - economy " and . efficiency In
government and was unanimously
adopted p :
Seeking to change the present
system and authorizing a divided
session Qf the legislature, HJR No.
18 was adopted. The proposal
set forth Is to meet the first Mon
day in' December for 20 days, and
then recess, for not less than 20
days, convening again for a reg-
Oiar 40-day session: At , present
the ' legislature convenes ' for 40
days beginning the second Monday
in January. The time set forth
met with some opposition. It be
ing held that it was unfavorable
for business men who hre the
heaviest-time of the season just
before ; the noJIdayi. Changes' In
this will he favored by Represen
tative Carkln, the sponsor, who
sought only to get . some action
upon, the matter.
.X In' the ' future " the - legislators
may receive $5 ' instead of $3 a
day, the increase being sought by
HJR Nov 17. Compensation would
be provided for every day that the
La Grande Murder Trial,-, i
Is Drawing Toward Close
LA GRANDE, .Ore., Feb. -19.
The trial of H. N. Gamble, Union.
Ore., charged withxflrst degree
murder of William Wigelesworth,
which had been expected to go to
the jury today, failed to be con
eluded. Testimony was complet
ed today, however, and the Jury
will get its instructions tomorrow.
Luke S. May. Seattle crimino?
logiat. testified, v attempting to
prove v that steeljacketed bullets
often "threw" their packets. He
contended that the bullet that
killed Wiggles worth might have
been fired from an army rifle.
, The trial .developed , today into
a close contest between attorneys,
each side "sparring for points."
Gamble took the stand this at
ternoon. last witness in the case.
and reaffirmed his contention that
h had nothine to do with the
killing of Wigglesworth.
Witnesses , who testified today
were Gamble, May. Mrs. Wiggles
worth, May and Evelyn Gamble,
daughters of the accused man, F.
A. Brown and others.
6E1
BEfUrJQ CHARGE
Gjedste'd 'Breaks Down Be
fore Senate Committee
and Says Attack Upon
? White Has No Grounds
EX-EMPLOYE PITIED;
LITTLE COMMENT MADE
Clerk at Adjutant General's
Office Held Laboring Un
der Men tar Distress
nariea m.? ujeastaat, ex-employe
of the military, department,"
broke down before a senate In-t
vestigating committee admitted
that his charges of Irregularity
against Adjutant General George
A. White " were baseless, and had
been filed with the governor, in a
m i .. v M . . .
I desire for revenge and that he was
now sorry he had tried to be
smirch the name of his former
employer. ;-t : -. : : - t .
Such was a reporf-read in the
senate Thursday from the com
mittee on military affairs which
had investigated the whole case
at Gjedstedt's request to President
Moser. Gjedstedt got a hearing
from the committee by claiming
that Governor Pierce' public
hearing. was not thorough and that
he had serious charges to make.
The committee, after spending an
evening hearing Gjedstedt's evi
dence, closely questioned him, and
reported, that during -this exam
ination, he broke down and admit
ted that there was nothing to the
charges, but that he wanted re
venge for having been reduced by
Genera) White. 1- s
Office Records Straight
"There is not even a fragment
of justification for any belief that
any irregularity or dishonesty ex
ists, or has existed. In -the mili
tary department," read the report
to the senate and which was signed-by
Senators Klepper Upton,
Garland,- - Ritner - and Magladry.
VWe feel that it is most regrett
able and unfortunate, and an illy-
adviaedr unjust and groundless
matter, that any. statements made
by Gjedstedt. were given the notice
of a public investigation and pub
licity.":. :
"We believe.!' the report con
cludes, "that due to his condition
of mental . distress Gjedstedt is
more to be pitied than censured,
and your committee will make no
further comment upon the man s
conduct in trying to besmirch the
good ; name . of , his employer
through a desire for revenge."
The committee's report present
ed the details of the investigation
and showed that Gjedstedt, after
securing a hearing from President
Moser, appeared withi vouchers
" l, , -v
(Contained ea pigt 7)
STATE OfflCIMS
Aniounh Received Are Less
Than Those Sought in
1 Original Measures
Salary increases for state of
ficials were authorired - by the
bouse Thursday, affecting the sec
retary of state, state treasurer, at
torney general, superintendent of
public instruction, private secre
tary, to the governor and to the
deputy treasurer. , No change was
made in the salary of the gover
nor; which' remains at $7500,
The secretary of state and. state
treasurer will receive $5400 in
stead of the 4500 at present, $6,
000 being sought- The attorney
genera! was raised ' from $4,000
to $5,000, though $6,000 was
sought. Efforts . to increase the
salary '- of . the superintendent of
publie instruction from $4,000 to
5,000 resulted in a compromise
of $4500. Both the private secre
tary to the governor and the
deDutv state treasurer received a
salary . increase of from $250 to
$300 a month. , The original bill
asked for a salary of $4,000 tT
these two" offices. -
- The measures were passed by
thi house over the adverse re
commendations of the ways and
means committee. It was held
economy to make . the offices re
munerative enough to attract the
right kind of men, applying; the
principles governing private busi
ness to state affairs. ''
REVEN
T
GET PAY i
USE
IHJD FDR
TO BE ITRUE
Report That Coolidge Was to
i Censure Brigadier Gen
eral Is Now Declared
') Without Foundation. :
AIR CHIEF PLACED ON
STANDBY COMMITTEE
Representative 7 Grilled By
Newsmen for Assuming
. Responsibility
WASHINGTON Feb. 19. -Yesterday's
widely advertised story
that a presidential reprimand was
imminent (or Brigadier General
Mitchell, exploded , today with a
force that : left A those who had
stood sponsor ; for it scurrying - to
cover. '" j . ':U "v
General Mitchell, himself, placed
placed on ; the stand . before the
house aircraft committee, testified
he never had received the sum
mons to the White, House, reports
of which, were disseminated from
the committee room later when
Representative Perkins of New
Jersey, the committee examiner.
put on the grill by those news
paper correspondents who had as
sumed responsibility for the story
without attempting to verify it in
other quarters, issued a statement
saying that when he circulated
the report" yesterday ; he had be
lieved himself reliably informed.
The New Jersey r representative
did not say from what source his
information came, but he did. re
peat with particular emphasis an
assertion made earlier in the day
at the committee session that Gen
eral - (Mitchell i had, not; himself.
started the rumor. The fact that
the general was not summoned to
the t White House today, he added.
gave, him no reason to change
my opinion as to the credibility
of the report." : -; --l
White - House officials did not
alter theirs refusal yesterday after
a conference with the president,
either to deny or confirm the re
port, hut made the informal state
ment that it did not originate from
the' executive offices.
; Secretary Weeks likewise" had
nothing to add to his flat denial
of yesterday when he disclaimed
any; knowledge whatever of the
Mitchell report.!
, General ,Mitchell, instead of go
ing to the White House for the
heralded ' reprimand, appeared
once more before the aircraft com
mittee, reaffirmed his opposition
to the air policies of the war and
nary departments.
WILLAMETTE 0
: LOSES DEBATE
Teams: at-BMh" Salem and
Eugene Meet ueteat by -Two
to One Decision
The Willamette university worn
en's debating team lost to the Ore
gon Agricultural college co-eds by
a , two t tq one . decision i of the
indces. At the same time the
negative team, debating with the
University - of Oregon '.women's
team, lost by the two to one de-
clsion of the judges. r
. Frances No rdberg j and .Winona
Rice upheld thel negative for the
Aggies here: while Caroline Tall
man and Hasel Newhouse upheld
the affirmative forthe Bearcats;
Elizabeth Falrchield and Elaine
Clower represented Willamette at
Eugene. . . " ...
The. subject was "Resolved:
That the present immigration law
should be 'amended to admit Jap
anese on the quota basis." ;
The . Salem judges were Violet
Eastman of. the Oregon , Normal
school. Peter Christensen. prtoci
pal of the Eugene high school, and
Justice L. Rand. . y.
The elearcut argnment and well
presented analysis ot.lae question
won the honors for the Aggies de
bates. The Willamette team lacked
the - experience necessary to give
them confidence - In k their argu
meat.?-'" ? a-, art lv-
Mis Dorothy Bush.' manager Of
the Women's Tarsity debate team
of OAC had charge of the triangu
lar ; debate last night -which in
volted Willamette unrversity; Uni
versity of Oregon and the Oregon
1TGHELL SAD
Inheritance
Favored by
WASHINGTON, Feb. 19. De
claring that in some instances, the
federal inheritance tax, when add
ed to similar state levies amounts
to virtual confiscation,. President
Coolidge ' in an ,, address today,
opening the', national inheritance
and estate tax conference, urged
the gradual retirement by the gov
ernment from ' this field of taxa
tion, , : .',' . . : '.' '., '.
. Representative Green of Iowa,
chairman of the house ways and
means committee, addressing a
night session of the conference,
which, was called by the National
Tax association,, took an opposite
viewasserting that without a fed-
rm uiueniaucc. ("iuui
imposed by the Rtates would in
evitably fail,:,
"If we are to adopt socialism,"
Mr.. Coolidge said In' his address.
it .should be presented to the
people of this country as socialism
and not .under the guise of a law
to collect, revenue."
He added that there was com-
Fin
ARSONKD
Portland . Man i Arrested : as
Firebug; Confesses Set
ting 20 Blazes
PORTLAND, Ore., Feb. 19.
Chester (X Buchtel. fireman at
tached to engine company No. 23
as assistant engineer, today was
arrested by , fire . pfficials as the
fixe bug who in the last, year ana
a half bas net fires that caused a
Ipsa that may exceed $1,000.000..,
He confessed setting 20 fires for
a total of about $50.00 Oi . ' .,
Buchtel. who belongs to one of
the early families, of , the city, is
theaon of A L. Buchtel, a deputy
in the office of county clerk Bev-
erldge. He is the nephew ot Fred
O: Buchtel. statistician and at one
time a member of the state public
service commission. His grand
father, -Joseph1 Buchtel, was the
first chief of the Portland volun
teer fire department and organizer
of the flrs .professional' baseball
team of the city.
All day Buchtel took fire offi
cials througb. places where he ad
mitted he. started fires, showed
them how he did It.: how be en
tered the buildings and, how he S3
placed the innammaoie - material
hat it would get the quickest re
sults. Time and again it was
brought out that he would start a
fire, then return to his fire com
pany, answer the alarm and work
his hardest to put out the very
blaze that he had set.
In addition to the 20 fires that
he confessed, the fire officials al
lege that he set most of the big
fires that hate caused heavy prop
erty loss, even .with loss of life, in
the last year ' and a half. One
hundred . incendiary fires',; have
been reported to the fire bureau
in that time,, and officials believe
that Buchtel was responsible for
most pt themA- In the group were
15 church fires. :
CHOICE STEAKS TO
ii RflClTOP PRICES
American Famiiy Must-Fore-:
goT-Bones; Cattle Rais
ers Are Hard Hit
NEW YORK.5 Feb. 19. The
American ,f amUy's ,T-bone steak"
and "prime roast beef an Jus"
will be both" scarce and dear- by
next September," a ' delegation of
cattle . raisers - and dirt farmers
from mid-western states told Wall
Street financiers at a luncheon to
day. ; V,'.r.c.i'4;- '
;i The westerners thought that
the butcher, would, be , forced to
put on the screws because of the
herds dispersed - during the ruin
ous post-war' slumps ; s j J s;
The national meat shortage, the
visitors agreed, threatens to be
came so acute by fall; that it may
cost North .America its position
In world markets as a meat pro
ducer. . ; ..
E. P. Swenson, a banker-ranch
owner in Stamford, .Texas, sketch
ed how cattle men during the war
were induced l to Increase thei?
land holdings and herds of catUe.
They financed themselves by short
time notes, ' sold , in tha. eastern
money markets, but with the ar
mistice, money tightened, they
were "sold out,' and the botton
f el) out of the cattle 'business.
Coolidge
Abolition. Is Wanted
petition between, the states to
reach, through the inheritance tax
not only the property of its own
citizens, but that of citizens of
other states.
, Greater economy In the collec
tion of revenues, also was recom
mended. Mr. Green asserted that
this tax as it now stands allows
a credit of 25 per cent on the fed
eral tax "to cover state Inheritance
taxes and eliminates the "islands
of refuge" for tax dodgers in the
states where such levies are not
imposed. Although the maximum
inheritance tax rate had been in
creased 10 per cent last year, this
was offset,' he said, by -the 25 per
cent' state tax allowance.'
The Iowa representative saw no
reason why, at the next session -of
congress, income taxes should not
bei largely reduced, 1 or : the ' maxi
mum rates at least brought down
to a "point which would not have
been thought possible a few years
ago." - -j
ill iD
Forner, French Premier land
Minister Granted Ova
tion; Thousands Cheer
; PARIS, Feb. 19. Joseph Cailr
Idux, fprmer premier, and Loui3
Malvey, former minister of the in
terior, recently granted- amnesty
by parliament, were noisily re
habilitated tonight by about 2,000
of their partisans at a banquet in
the. course of which both returned
statesmen spoke in bitter strain of
the wrongs 'they said had been
done them by ambitious public
men who found them in their way.
Caillanxwhoi In October," 1918,
was convicted of having-impeded
prosecutfon of the war' was votd
amnesty last November by the
French senate. At the same time
Louis Malvey, convicted of com
munication with the enemy during
the war and banished from France,
was included in the general am
nesty bill.
All the parties composing . the
present coalition in the chamber,
radical socialists," republican so
cialists, and the league for the
rights of man, prominent in the
Dreyfus trial, were represented at
the banquet which7 was given to
celebrate the return of Caillaux
to. Paris and to active participa
tion in politics. . i
s Malvey, Callaux's oil lieutenant
in the leadership of the radical
party, had already served' out his
term of exile and the passage of
the amnesty cleaned the slate, for
him. '--
CQrJTROL OF CURS
PEDBY B
1 '
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Large Meat Packers Should
Be Forced to Submit,
Commission Declares
WASHINGTON, - Feb. 19. Di
vorcement of the big five .meat
packing companies from their con
trol of . meat refrigerator cars Is
recommended by the federal trade
commission in a report sent to the
senate today in response to a re
solution calling for Information
regarding the consent .decree en
tered into by the packers with the
department of justice in 1920.
i ; The commission also -,: recom
mends that steps be taken either
by the courts or congress to separ
ate the packers finally from their
ownership of the stock . yard
through sale either to existing
agencies, such as the principal con
necting railroads or to separate
companies, ."entirely independent
both in law and In fact "
- Stock,' yards ;and railroad (cars
are in fact adjuncts of transpor
tation,' the commission holds, and
as such their operation should be
subjected to regulation of the in
terstate commerce commission.
- In lien of operation , of the re
frigerator cars by the packers the
commission suggests the forma
tion of a single company, similar
to the Pullman company, entirely
independent of the packing com
panies, to take -over ownership,
operation and routing - of these
cars, making . them araUahle on
equal terms to all meat packers
and other food distributors. -
WEi FETED
pmsoficiifs
IT APPROVED
11KHEE
Recomhiendatibrr That Institution-Hot
Be Given, to
Board of Control Is Adopt
ed By Legislators
CALENDAR IS CLEARED
FIRST TIME IN DAYS
Measures. Put to Sleep; House
Adjourns at 4:50 O'Clock;
Revenue Bills Absent
The funeral procession of the
remains of dead hopes of fond
sponsors of measures which met
an , untimely end at the. hands of
the waya ; and. means committee
passed before the house late
Thursday afternoon.
Heading the cortege was HB
No, 221,; by . Representative Settle
mier, transferring tho control of
the state. penitentiary to the board
Of control. sThe recommendation
of the ways and means, committee
that the bill be withdrawn, was
adapted without d.lssention. , An
other bill of interest that was In
definitely , postponed. . . a. . polite
method, of. putting a measure, to
sleep, was HB No. 135, providing
for the "erection of an, office" bviid
ing on the capitol grounds. ...
. School Bill Take Count
Two school Treasures fell by
the wayside Thursday when Sen
ator Eddy's bill, seeking to change
the high school course in the
state, never got to first base, being
inaeiinueiy. postponed wunout any
other opposition than a motion to
have it laid upon the table.
i Senator Garland's measure au
thorizing Bible reading in the pub
lic schools andr providing for a
commission to. select the. passages
to. be read, was quietly put to
sleep. ' , ... : .. .
. Desk Is. Cleared ; .
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oclock,.the: first time in several
days that the schedule for the daj
was adhered to. The house con
venes at 10 o'clock. this morning.
No revenue measures approved.
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house joint resolutions were
passed during the day, with three
measures being withdrawn from
tne-calendar. ,
Contrary to expectaUoas. , the
eenate measure taking the appoint
ment, of the fish commission from
the governor and placing it in the
hands of the board of control, did
not come up for final passage, the
bill being re-referred to permit
amendments. ;
Xjr Riot 'FpAtnnl '
Repartee, sarcasm, wit and a
near riot marked the stormy pas
sage of SBiNo. 199, providing for
an additional circuit . judge for
Multnomah' county ' and' naming
"iContUind on pg S2T"
j THURSDAY
in washiijgtq: :
President Coolidge addressed a
conference on inheritance tax and
state taxation. "
The war department invited the
house .aircraft committee to wit
ness tests of anti-aircraft guns.
.
Brigadier General Mitchell dis
claimed connection with reports
he had been called to the White
House lor reprimand.
. . .-
: Charles H.r Burke, commissioner
of Indian affairs was exonerated
by a' house committee of charges
of maladministration.
"The right' of the secretary of
war to control Chicago's removal
of Lake Michigan water wag up
held by Acting Attorney General
Beck, . . ,
Muscle Shoals occupied the sen
ate with a decision on a point of
order postponed - until tomorrow.
State . and federal health- eff!
cials and representatives - of the
oyster -industry adopted plans to
protect public-health and the in
lndustryl J -1 t
The house rules commute i
asked for privileged status for the
Haugen cooperative marketing
bill.
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Divorcement of the packer
f ronv control, of re f rijera to r car
and their final separation from C .
stock yard3 ov.r.ersl.lp wzn r; :..:.:.-
mendfd by the federal tvtCst: .
mission.
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