OREGON
V.
Unsettled -with
- TTRX THOSE 'PISCAItEKD AHTICX TS.
Into cash. A. Statesman classified i ill lo
trick at a small cost.' You will be rid of tL:
ever In your way and have some cash.
rain;-Blight temperature.changes;- strong soutn
west -irlndJf: alons fth, cc -t. probably gales
Monday Max, 49; 21 in. 43; River 6.9, falling;
Rainfall .52; Atmosphere cloudy; wind south.'
SEVENTY-FOUIITII YEAR
SALEM, OREGON, TUESDAY MORNING. FEBRUARY 24, 1925
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CHARSEQWITH
ACGEPTIlJG FEE
Members of Congress Under
flnvestigation Charged
With Using Undue Influ
ence in Agencies
FiALtE OF BURSUM ADDED
TO LIST WITH WHEELER
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One Hfore Senator -Under Sim-
ilar Accusation .Ivy Jus- j
v ? tice Officials
iT WASHINGTON. , Feb. 2 3. The
came of Senator Hoira O. Barsum,
republican. New Mexico, was add
ed today to the list of United
States senators under-: investiga
tion by. the1 department of justice
In connection, with charges of Im
" proper use of Influence before fed
eral Koverntnent agencies. j t
''Senator Wheeler, "-democrat;
; Montana, already Is under indict
! ment in' his tome state on a
charge DfTtrcepttnga"leefoirpra
" ' ilclng "before a government depart-
tnent.-amd the justice department
made , It known Saturday that It
was was - investigating a similar
nraceusatlon against Senator Selden
P. Spencer, Missouri.; : ; . ;
1 Wheeler Case On. '
Reports at the capital that still
another senator wag under inquiry
were denied by justice officials.
-A new grand jury proceeding
" -proceeding against Senator Wheel-
er was under' way here, however,
f. "and that Senator said today he
- ! might appear before, the jury to
morrow on the r invitation, of., the
'justice department.
Both Senators. Barsum and
'Spencer denied they had violated
any federal statutes 1n connection
wi th appea rances before; any gov-
, ernment""agencteS; and said they
would welcome the most thorough
; Inquirles.f Senator Spencer. so in
formed Attorney General stone in
a letter which he made a Part of
' the senate record- after arising to
" ; a point of personal privilege.
; -Charges Not Disclosed
I ' Justice officials did not disclose
'the exact nature of the charges
4 which bare been made against
Senator Bursum by Carl Magee,
a New- Mexico newspaper "man,
who was a witness in the Teapot
- Dome investigation. Assistant At
Uorney General Donovan said that
' this investigation thus far had de
veloped nothing of Importance but
thathe intended "to see the mat
ter through."
Senator Bursum in denying Ma-
gee's charges made ' the counter
'charge that the purpose was to
' : embarrass him In the contest he
has brought to frain bis seat in
: the senate as against Sam G. Brat
ton, who was elected on the face
?of official returns. He added that
' the charge grew out of efforts he
- made to sell cattle in Mexico some
. years ago. ' ' ' "?
The New Mexico senator denied
the had sought to 'obtain" the con
4 sent of agents of tne War Finance
! corporation for the sale of the cat-'-
tie on which the corporation had
made a loan and out of the sale of
which he was to receive a commis
sion. His version is that, at the
' Instance of bankers whhad mort
gages on, the cattle he had sought
(Continued & pc 4)
'' Jo the Taxpayers of School
-. District No. 24, Marion
County, Oregon
4 Do you know that the Wash
; incrton school building is to be
sold on the 24th of this month
f today?
1 That it is one of the best
school buildings in ; the dis-
trict?
That there is no probability
of its bringing 10 per cent of
- its value ? ""j-
That a uilding equal to it
in , value could " not; be con-
structed at the present time
- for less than $75,000 1 V, ,
' That if it is not needed for
school purposes now, it will be
! in a short time?
That' it is no more a "fire
trap" than other school build
) ings in the city?
t That it can and has been
emptied of all pupils in less
5 than two minutes ?
Thar 'it is no less sanitary
t than other school buildings in
the city?
" That-tosicrific?itrseems to
v be an economic waste?
' Why, i should it be sold ?
2 What is the need?
- T.XPAYER.
United States ; ShoulcF
St ; Example ot Peace,
Presi
f 'WASHINGTON, : Feb., 23. Af
ter hearing addresses by. President
Coolidge, : Major.' General Hanson
E. Ely. commandant of the army
war college, .and Major "General
ElifjLrHelmick, inspector-general,
delegates - to- the, .national -defense
conference on peace insurance to
day pledged the organization hav
ing a membership of l.OOo.OOO
women to 'combat; the efforts of
"those Iwhq would overthrow the
government by force.". " ;
"The. vote, folio wed. a speech by
General! Helmick " who described
the attempts. of 'Reds' to" under
mine the. youth of the nation. He
outlined the growth of revolution
ary raovementsin Jlussia and. de
clared ' that organizations affiliat
ed ' with the (bird - Internationale
and having similar aims had
sprung up 1nAinerica 'VJ I
President Coolidge told the del
egates' the United States ean atod
should set an example of modera
tion in agreement and should in
vite others to pursue a similar pro
gram. :-"- -."."And
whenever a particular na
tlon Lshall convince Its neighbors
of such a. purpose of moderation
without aggression, it will be eas-
TTTt
Appropriation - Measure Act
- ed-onr Revenue-Pro-'
ducers Expected
. Fifty biila, including 43 house
and seven senate measures, were
passed - by the house Monday, a
majority of these carrying appro
priations. ! Revenue bills will
probably come , up for -consideration
this1; morning,, ''. j .
.3 Appropriation measures carry
ing mope for salaries and ex
penses passed yesterday were for
the superintendent 'of public' in
struction ; i circuit judges -and dis
trict attdrneys; supreme court;' at
torney' general; dairy and food
commissioner; Oregon National
Guard; bureau of labor; state en
gineer;, board of forestry ; w live
stock sanitary board r state bdard
of health; industrial welfare com
mission and for all of the state in
stitutions. ! ; ; -
'Other appropriation measures
were for the University of Oregon
medical school; maintenance of
the Doernbecher memorial hospit
al for the University of Oregon;
support of homeless, neglected and
abused children; expenses of the
executive, state, treasury depart
ments and state printers' claims;
covering a fire loss at OAC; pro
viding for the fulfillment of provi
sions of the. Smith-Lever act; in
vestigations of experimentation
stations of OAC ; support and
maintenance of the state normal
school at) Monmouth; 'providing
for a training school for teachers
at Independence; paying various
sundry claims; 'Oregon state and
supreme court libraries; Oregon
state fair; eradication of injurious
rodents; destruction and control
(Coatlnned on paf 7)
AIIIICIUEM
Winstock States Lincoln
? Was Offered Governor-.
, v ship of Territory
"I am not a bit ashamed." said
Melvin G. Winstock vesterdav. "to
admit that I talk Abraham Lincola
from beginning to year's end. I
assert now and am ; willing - to
prove, as the lawyers say, beyond
a reasonable doubt, that history
and' more particularly, biographv.
is intensely more fascinating than
any other occupation. : '
'--"Nations but - represent the
deeds of men. States reflect only
the achievements of the citizenry.
When Abraham Lincoln was - be
ginning to grow in. the eyes of the
country, he was otfered the gov
ernorship of Oregon.. He declined
to, be sidetracked to this -regloa
remote from the crucial struggles
of the hour. If he had 'accepted
he would have doubtless made a
good governor but it would prob
ably - have been . at t-the- expense- of
tne nation. Events might so have
turned as to land John C. Calhoun
in the executive chair. Had he
HOMES
lie BILLS
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SKIDHJIOEBREAT
7. S
Coolidge
Asserts
ler for "other nations-to -adot a
similar - attitude, said the pres
ident. "The only enduring peace
must be the peace' of law, or or
der, of security and hodor." r'l':
The days program ended with
a s'peeilh by' Secretary Weeks,! who
told the1 Women the "affection for
the ideals of the nation, spiritual,
humanitarian, love -of liberty and
Justice has' been -perpetuated
largely by American womanhood."
"Man's-role la the defense of
thesS virtues whether staged on
the battlefield' or in the home,"
he added, "is but the heritage 'of
the home, inspired by his woman
kind. ; The fact that force is' need
ed "does not Impair the rlghteoua
ness of the ideals.", . . , -
. Conceding that.- technically, the
United States did f not fflght the
Spanish and Revolutionary wars
oh ; ; self-defense 'grounds, Mr.
Weeks declared.'" We "should be
proud of the fact that we started
those wars'--the Spanish war "in
defense of the ideals of humanity
and the revolutionary war "to
maintain ? Ideals of justice and
right which have' been perpetuated
in, this country and which forever
continue to be the Ideals of the
republic." ? i , '
Committee Uncovers Certain
Evidence Now Consid-1
ered Important
. WASHINGTON, Feb. 23. The
house -aircraft committee today
unexpectedly took up a proposal
for reopening; Its Investigation
which it decided Saturday to end,
but after two hours of discussion
Jehfjn4iose4Jdob
went over untirtomorrow,' jWhenf
another executive session Is called.
The first Indication that the in
ahiry xnight be" resumed .waa r-an
announcement by - Representative
Perkln; repubUcan"- New Jersey,
that an executive meeting had
been called.' Later it was learned
that Representative Reed, repub
lican, Illinois, had written chair
man Lampert asking that the com
mittee'be recalled to receive Cer
tain evidence which I deem is ne
cessary to complete the record."
.. ;When : the executive ' meeting
was convened, - Representative
Prall, democrat. New York, offer
ed , a motion to reopen hearings
Wednesday. ; ' i 1
After the decision to close the
inquiry Saturday, Mr. Perkins an
nounced the action was prompted
by lack of funds and to make pos
sible the printing, of the committee
record before the adjournment of
congress March 4. , t J
Less than a thousand ' dollars
of the $23,000 alloted for the in
vestigation, he said remained un
used. Prior ; to the executive session
today Representative f O'Snlllvan.
democrat, . Connecticut, declared
the" committee had 'been "deceiv
ed," into voting to close its hear
ing because of lack of funds.
An examination of the books,
he said, disclosed that $2,250 re
mained unexpended,, instead of
$700. or an ample amount to con
clude the work the committee had
mapped ' out, 7 - - ,: '. ;; -'
"Whether, purposely " or " not,!
Mr. O'Sullivan asserted,:Twerere
led to believe Saturday - we must
close at once to have enough
money to print the record." '
19 BILLS M
IfJllHiliTES
House Shoots Appropriation
Measures Through in ;
Speedy-Action
. '.Nineteen appropriation "bills
were passed in' 19 minutes by the
house Monday afternoon. Another
batch was shot through just be
fore adjournment. Where, the
money is to come from to meet
these appropriations la a problem
yet unsolved.- r ; . - j ,
-The -legislature presenti''the
spectacle of extending its session
beyond the constitutional forty
days because It is short on money
and is groping around seeking de
liverance in the way of a treasure
trove.-
. A direct tax Is talked ; of 'and
favored by many, but the governor
IPROBEIS ,
fiGIJOPEID
QUAKE ROCKS :
nwnniEST
Tremors Last for.Short Time
Chimneys- Wrecked. Wat
eri. Pipes' Broken People
Run for Safety.' ' '
SHOCK MOST SEVERE IFI
HISTORY OF THE WORTH
Patients 4n Hospital Thrown
From Beds; Dishes and
Windows Crash ......'
SEWARD ' Alaska, Feb. 23.
(By- the Associated Press)
Tremors,"; lasting a ' half minute,
wrecked chimneys, : broke 1 wa ter
pipes f and sent' residents- scurrying
to safety in the streets at 2 o'clock
this morning. ..
. The Seward ;endt of the United
States signal corps cable to Valdev,
200 miles northeast of here atjthe
northern end of Prince William
sound, , was broken by. the shocks.
; At Morraine, 62 miles north
of Seward on the Alaska railroad
the tremors forced water out,, of
the line" ,water tanks. " Heavy
shocks were felt at. many points
on the Alaska railroad. ' , s
, When the first earthquake was
f elf here s people fled from their
nomes ana places or ousmess 10
the " streets for safety. Pioneers
said the tremors were the heaviest
felt In this section for many-years
ANCHORAGE, Alaska, Feb. 23.
-(By the Associated Press)-
One of the most severe earth
quakes ever felt here rocked build
ings of Anchorage for 19 ? sec
onds at "1:55 o'clock this after
noon. . - f i
-There-were two distinct trem
ors, the second being: the hardest.
They were accompanied by ;deep
rumbles. "" - . , ; ' j
. Dishes in many, .homes were
broken. , "Pupils in public schools
were permitted to go home.- Pa-
tiehts in the Anchorage hospital
were shaken out of their beds. '
All clocks were stopped at
Curry, near here.'-
WASHINGTON, Feb. 23.--An
"extreme severe" earthquak-i
about 3200 miles In a southerly
direction from Washington was re
corded tonight on the seismograph
at Georgetown university, r ,
Father Tondorf, the seismolo
gist, announced that the disturb
ance was the most violent record
ed onfthe Instrument in three or
four years. 1 : '
The tremors, beginning at '7:02
p. m.. reached a maximum inten
sity from 7:19 until 7:21. S The
most pronounced displacement, in
the earth's crust, as recorded by
the device, -ran in an east-west di
rection r and made an ' Impression
calculated at about seven centi
meters.'""' ..."
J'tSI! JOIISI IS
CALLED FOR TRIAL
Former Heavyweight Cham
pion Takes j Stand in ,
Stokes Divorce Trial
CHICAGO, Feb. 23. (By the
Associated Press). -Jack Johnson,
former heavyweight boxing cham
pion, testifying today for the state
at the trial of W, B. D. Stokes,
New York millionaire, and others
on trial for conspiracy, to defame
Mrs. Helen Elwood Stokes, the de
fendant's estranged wife, said two
- - -. . - -
n e g r o e s, co-defendants with
Stokes, approached him and asked
him to testify falsely that he had
known Mrs. Stokes. ' Johnson'
flippant attitude on the witness
stand caused Judge W. N. GenunlU
to reprimand him for his demean
or after attorneys had complained
that the former fighter "seems to
think the trial is a boxing exhibi
tion." c-LX : - ' " 1 '. ';
Johnson's statements that two
of the defendants; negroes, Robert
Lee of Chicago and Mrs. Hattie
Johnson of New1 . York, alleged
former agents . of 1 Stokes, ' asked
him to swear he knew Mrs. Stokes,
were subjected to severe; croiss
examination. Pinned down John
Ebh'iaid he' waa unable to givd de
finite dates for his alleged' inter
views with the couple. He admit
ted that his recollection xt tte
coarersatiors was yery ircscral.''
.isiiODirjs
' 10 FIGHT FOB
STllTEilORllL
Biil Passes Senate Providing
for' Permanent-Support of
: 'Southern; Oregon Normal
School
SOLONS- FROM . EASTERN
OREGON VOTE FOR BILL
Delegates Lend Support in An
' . ticipation- of ..Favorable '
Referendum
With only three dissenting votes
the senate passed house bill ' 87,
providing for .the permanent, sup-'
port and . maintenance of the
Southern Oregon Normal school
at Ashland. ' f' " ' '
The ' bill drew forth consider-
able argument, .and a motion by
Senator Rit ner to re refer the mea
sure to the committee on educa
tion with instructions io have the
people ; vote on it, together with
the" proposed Eastern Oregon and
Seaside normal " schools, ; was ; de
geated. ' . ' f; 1.;";:-
, The .' eastern . Oregon senators
lent; their, support . to the bill- in
spite of ; the factc tha they are
working for a similar school In
their teritory. ,It la agreed, how
ever, that the "eastern Oregon
school ; has . a greater ' chance of
finding favor with the 'voters than
if It would if the' Ashland matter
was also "being, voted on. '
. Senators . Strayer, Taylor and
Zimmerman ,'wero the, only ones
casting; negative votes ;
s; House bill 413, providing , for
revenue for the 'use, maintenance,
repair and reconstruction of public
highways, was passed in the sen
ate, with only one dissenting vote.
It' provldes for the taxation of
motor stages and arucks." ...
Senator Eddy spoke .In favor of
the measure, and explained it on
the -floors "We are endeavoring
to-establish some form of just tax
ation 'on; the stage and .truckpeo
pie, iui order to in some measure
compensate for 4 he. damage done
to the - highways of the state ; by
their , vehicles,"? Senator Eddy de
clared. ' "Passenger busses run at
a 'high rate -of speed, and this,- to
gether f with i their weighty is a
constant source of damage to the
roads which we have- furnished at
a very high cost. The. tax which
we propose will not put them out
of' business, as some - have said.
Neither are we legislating' for the
railroads, as' has -been insinuated.
We merely; want to provide some
form .of revenue from - our high-f
ways, .which'-the truck and bus
people are using as right of ways'
- Senator Miller, speaking for the
passage of -the bill, gave figures
showing that ,90 per .cent of the
damage done to the' roads' "was
caused hy'4 per . cent of the traf
fic. "If they "caw not asume the
slight -ifiX,'. -Senator , 'Miller x de
clared, they s should either raise
their' Tales,? or "gt out or business.
I believe,; however.' they shall find
it' necessary to do neither." , "
.Senator -- Joseph was the only
one casting a negative vote. '
DEBATE mm IE
TO L1EET TOulGlIT
Willamette t University and
Oregon Agriculture Col- f"
; lege Are to Vie Here ;
The Willamette university men's
debate squad' will meet the" Oregon
Agricultural college In a single
debate tobe held - here, this eve
ning at Is o'clock. Willamette will
be represented by James McClia-
tock and Joel : Berreman. Berre-
mah "was 7 member" of the ; team
that; defeated-the West Virginia
sqnad here recently ' and "McCUn
tock lead a freshman in ter-schol-
astic team last" year.
The question- Will be: "Resolv
ed: That congress should be al
lowed tor re-enact by ,two-thirds
vote; - federal legis: ation declared
unconstitutional by the supreme
court.-. . ..
A 'single' expert j udge will : ren
der the.r decision, according to
Coach Horace ' Rahscopf, who? has
tnade' an excellent "slart as debate
coach at t Willamette His tea'ni
defeated the West .Virginians and5
it U expected tLat he will be suc
cessful ajalast OAC '
Great Fortunes of Rockefeller tad iCarnssis r -
1 Ftmilles Are To Be
y. y.: ::
The ' As"iifanient -has ; beenr an
nounced .ot Miss Nancy C. S. Car
negie,, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Andrew Carnegie 2nd,' and a grand
niece of the late Andrew Carnegie,
BILL PASSED
.t
House Takes Favorable Ac
' tion J. Upon ! Censorship :
7 Pleasure; To Senate
; Receiving but 10 negative votes.
Representative 4" Tucker's H movie
censorship bill was passed by the
house at noon Monday and con
signed to the mercies of. the seriate.'-;
The hill' is ? protection . for
those who attend shows and will
Increase by" 20 percent, the spon
sor claimed. 'According- tor-his
figures there i are 4 8,TJ 2I persons
in penitentiaries in' .th United
Stes'.hMwn'..eJagef;ieand
21 who-where they are solely
through the effects of . ths lmprop
er. kind- of - moving picture '-. films.
he said.. -V;?-?".
n The fact that news, educational
and scenio reels were not excluded
front - the - fee -resulted in several
negative 'k TOtesV ? Representative
Lonergan taking' exception to this
and expressing" himself in favor
of an ammendment.' The burden
is plated' upon 'those who exhibit
and hot those' who see-the films.
he 'said. Representative King,
who lead the opposition forces.
held that the Portland board had
offered to do ' the - censoring free
of charge, and that there was al
ready too mady boards and com
missions in the state.' Half of the
films do -not need censoring, he
said,- and 'the Portland. board' can
easily take care of the remainder.
Repfsentative" Sh'eltoiT moved for
an indefinite postponment but the
motion ;.: failed. ' - Representatives
Woodward and Bennett- spoke in
favor .of the bill. - . T --
Those : voting against the bill
were ' Representatives German,
Hamilton,1 Hammond,' King; Kirk
wood. -Lonergan, Meindl, Pierce,
Rushlight, and ;Shelton.
KDBJIS..
5 t
STBUCKBIfffl
Joh n H Fulier Taken to Hos-,
. pitaLto Have Injuries -, :
! Dressed ' i?
I John Hi' Fuller,' secretary -of the
Ashland . Chamber- ot Commercej
received .painful but not" serious
injuries' about 7 : 3 0 last v night
when''he !was knocked doWn-by an
automobile 'driven by J.1 L- DaTby
of 1258 Che'meketa. The accident
occured -at' Church and Court iand
was ' due to "vision! obstructed' by
another f automobile - gomg - north
6tL Church according to the report
made to the police. - ' i
f Mr.- Fuller- was"" takes to ' the
Deacbness hospital where his in
juries' "wete dressed: - He -received
several ' scalp ; wounds makings a
few stitches necessary,-; and : a
bruised ziraJ According- to thi
nurse his" greatest worry last night
was "get tintf his suit , cleaned and
pressed in order to be at the state
house, tody. Mr. Fuller has been
n -Salem sipce the opening of the
legislature working' In the 'Inter
est of the Ashland Normal School
and other-legislation' of" interest
and importance to southern Ore-
At a "recent meeting' of alf the
secretaries "of - the- Chambers : ot
Comnerce of 'the Vtate,: Mr.Tullcr
was elected president of the asso
- :
: , ;:Ph,K
r " . ' , s' , . . -! i. T
Linked by Their Marriage
v.r. : Ij j
4
r-i
f i
and James - Stillman Rockefeller,
son of the late William G. Rocke
feller. " He was captain, of last
year's great. Yale varsity crew.
SE1TEIIES
SALAHYRAIS
Secretary, , Treasurer, and
. Attorney General Are ;
Granted License
'.' Tbe salaries "of thesecretary-of
state, the state treasurer and the
attorney general -: were - increased
1900 a year In the; senate yester
day by a vote' of 17. to 12, with
one senator absent.'
The bill had" been" reported out
of the ways and means committee
with the recommendations that it
should hot pass, and was then re
ferred to the' committee of county
and state offices, which recom
mended that the measure be acted
.on favorably. .The original bill,
called for the salaries to' be raised
to $6000, but this was' reduced In
the committee to $5400, making a
raise of $900. ., ,-
The bill was opposed by Sena
tor Tooze, chairman of theways
and means committee, and by Sen
tor Staples. ."The state officers
knew quite ,well when, they were
iPEOPLE MUST RISE
TO OVERCOME WAR
Definite Movement Must be
Outlined," - International -Agreement
Needed j , .;
CINCINNATI, Ohio, Feb. 23.
(By the Associated Press) An
informed and definite public opin
ion in America and throughout the
world demanding the outlawry of
the war system in all lands mur.t
be created, and - the war institu
tion must be outlawed by interna
tional agreement and made a
crime under the law of nations,
Lieutenant Colonel Raymond Rob
ins, Chicago, declared before a
general session of the? department
of superintendence oC thV nation
al education : association conven
tion tonight. - Colonel Robins for
merly held a , post in the United
States army in . connection ' with
Red Cross'work. -wo
No movement could contribute
more . to the - realization of the
ideal of a square deal- and equal
opportunity tor- all American chil
dren than the tendency in -education
during the past few years to
overcome the, handicaps under
which the- rural - schools ot . this
country have labored In the past.
John J." Tiger t United States' com
missioners of.. education" told
group 'conference of the superin
tendents' convention He pointel
out that although - slightly more
than one-half of the school chil
dren in the country attend rural
schools, the rural educational- fa
cilities .have, never been compar
able with those of the city school
systems. '.' - .
Dr. Tigert spoke in favor of
state 'financing and supervision of
the schools. Declaring-, that "a
live newspaper is'better than stale
history"-, and advocating that stu
dents In - the schools should be
taught to, study world .tews and to
think in world terK3, Ansuitwi'S.
Thomas, co cualssioser0 el e Vaca
tion of Maine," told a group session
of the superintendence- delegate
that "International justice 'cannot
be taught incidentally,. c;llatral
1 nor corelatedly."
FISH GO,: ill: .
Ui bUuLiii.ii;.
House; Concedes Vbl
y t3
Pierce by Kiliinn
'Taking Away His Appcir.t
ive Powers . , '
REFORESTRATIOrj BILL
ALSO GETS MAJORITY
Amendment Fails to Win Over
Opposing Forces but EU1 :
Passed Anyhow
Governor Pierce has won. IA
fight to retain the power of ap
pointing members of the fish corn
mission Monday when the hor.se
adopted a, report that S. B. No. 9 i
be defeat id by the vote of 31 to
27. -The bill Bought to place tlU
power with the board of control.
The" committee returned ' two re
ports, one that the bill be pas I
and the other that it be defeats J,
each report being signed by three
members of the committee. ;
Realising- ,that the governor
would not approve of such a till
should it be passed by the housa.
Representative Graham, in speak
ing in behalf of the "minority"!
report,, as it was called,' "pointed
out that it was heedless to take
the time of the house as the gov
ernor was bound) to veto the meas
ure anyhow and 'that the house
might as well "clean its hands
Reforestation Revived
"You fellows who seek to take
th,e power 'of appointments from
the governor ' at this time will
come back two years hence if a
republican ' governor' Is" elected,
and again, place this power in tie
hands of the executive," he' de
clared. Had the measure been
voted upon last week it is prob
able that it would have carrk 3,
but It. has. been referred and post
poned several times until the cov
ers of the bill were almost worn
away:! ;:j "H V: ; : v 1
Aided by an;amendment JprovU
ing'that',no .contraQts should ; bt
e1hterefd"into by the state forestef
untirjuly 1, 1927; H. B.'No. 416,
which had been once defeated an i
then brought to life by a -vote tot
reconsideration; was' passed." Th
bill is for the assessment and taxa
tion of denuded forest 'lands and
Is a step toward a general refor
estation program.
Speaking r against the bill was
Representattvo Woodward,- who
opposed IV as bitterly "as" he did
when. it was first brought to the
attention of1 the- houses 'The bill
is rstill wrong from beginning to
end and does not change but mere
ly poetponea.-tbe. avJL. he said.
(Ccrttsoaa. on pf 7)
. IiIONDAY .
IN WASHINGTCI I
Senator Borah, republican, Ida
ho, started a fight against con
gressional salary Increases.
The house, aircraft committee
deferred action on a resolution to
reopen hearings. .-
The nomination' of Alanon B.
Houghton - to be ambassador ' to
Great, Britain was sent to the
senate. '
A dificlency appropriation till
carryinr $54,426,006 was reported
by the house appropriations com
mittee. . ' , :. ,
; ".
George Washington's birth an-
nitersary;.Was observed by patri
otic societies and government de
partments.V '
. . . . t !
Sustaining a ruling of President
Cummins,-the senate sent the Un
derwood "Muscle' Shoals bill tack
to conference-i . '
" ' t$$($ SX-;
The bouse" .committer waa It.-! 1
by its counsel " the ' de: trr. i r ; cf
Justice was" inv'estisatiz- tt ir i : t
un worthy. ? veterans orgar.I ra
tions. "..'--".' "' ' . ": "
A . woman's conference ca r
tional defesta heard address: Lr
President Cooli1?e. " Secrc.r;
and' other high officials.
Eighteen ofl menbers cf II
house commerce coninlsElon i ' -
ed in an adverse report ca
senate bill, to wipe out the I ..li
ma a surcharge.
11:3 u-T-r"--.t rf f tl' .
nounced it was iavti. .air.'
res that .Senators Earsun.
ilHFrc;:rlT .i:.:r :r.l "
ernnent Cir-rtrar..4.
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