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slight temperature changes; light western winds.
Max, tern 51; Min. 42; River'C.7, rising; -Rainfall
.07; "Atmosphere '!loudy; ! Wind south. ;
Into cash. A Statesman cIj
trick at a small -cost. ; You will be rilcf t!
ever in your way and have pcue. cash
SEVfiNT-FOXmTH'YBAIl
SALEM. OREGON, WEDNESDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 25. 1925,
7
Oil
BUIKSOi
Expected Delegation of Pro
testing Citizens 'Fails to
Make Appearance at the
Meeting 4-ast Wight
CASH OFFER IS MADE
BUT ACTION DEFERRED
Cole la Lone Bidder for $11,
000; . Decision -to be Made
f Thuraday Noon I
From eVery Indication and with
out doubt the Washington school
building will be transferred to new
owners TbufsiJay noon, according
to action taken , .by the school
board last night. Only one bid
was1? received - In -response to the
advertising of the school board,
board. 'ihe advertisements In the
newspapers, powers erected upon
the school grounds and other
means failed to bring buyers to
the meeting with their bids.
Thomas E. Cole, the only and
successful bidder presented a cash
ier's check t for , $11,000 in pay
ment for the grounds and all the
buildings thereon and their con
tents except school furniture. Ac
ceptance of the bid, however, was
postponed by the -Illness, of Curtis
Cross, ;who was confined to his
home. This caused the proposi
tion to be -postponed -until the
Thursday noon, when the mem
bers of the school board are to
meet at the Marion hotel.
Citizens Are Absents
- Members of the school-board
v were expecting a delegation of citi
zens to be at the meeting last
night to air their views of the pro
posed sale of the school building.
Not a single person, except the
bidder was present. ; Consequent
tytfe : board. was uninformed as
to the sentiment of the people. In
addition, the decision was held
owing to the absence of the board
members. 'i
Within two years, it is estimat
ed, the old Washington building
will be beyond repair and almost
a total loss. Within three years
the building will be a loss to the
school district, because of the
great deterioration going on at the
present time. No one is living in
the building, j and consequently
vandals have had an opportunity
to destroy many of the fixtures.
This chance has been used, as
the broken winlow paries,
the spoiled wires, the damaged
ceilings and broken furniture will
testify.
Upkeep Is High
If the school board rejects the
bid of $11,000 for any reason it
will mean that some one must be
placed In the building to keep it
open. Improvements amounting
to more than $5000 must be made
in order to have the building safe
for occupancy. A new roof must
be placed on the large structure;
and other details attended to. It'
will cost the taxpayers about $80
to $ 1 00 a month to keep the build
ing open. According to all re
ports, it is unsafe for school pur
poses, and an amount of money
equal to the price quoted to the
school board must be expended
before the building Is safe.
. Members of the school board
are favorable towards the accept
ance of the bid, tendered last
night, because it will mean the
saving of several thousand dollars
to the taxpayers, and the transfer
of the responsibility for the build
ing. , ; W '
Three Myers Mixed Up
SimHarity Is Confusing
Similarity of names often caus
es much confusion. Frank G.
Myers, proprietor of the Spa, has
been receiving mail intended for
Frank A. Myers for some time and
was becoming accustomed to this
.when he discovered in the paper
that there was still another Frank
Myers in Salem.
Not only this but Mr. Myers, the
third, has the identical initials of
Mr. Myers, the first. Mr.. Myers,
of the Spa, first became aware of
this when he read of Mr. Myers,
the thirds. Initiation f In Tthe
Knights of Columbus.,' Mr. Myers,
of the Spa, Is anxious to meet Mr.
Myers, the third, and is willing to
"set up the drinks" if Mr. Myers,
the third, will drop ardund to the
Spa and get acquainted ,
Mr. Myers, the third, is a new
comer to Salem, and .la a young
man attending the Salem high
school. -
SCHOOL:
REIT TO S
State i Cashier
: Shortage in Funds of
Nearly $5000 in Cash
Shortages covered 'for a'nkrlo'd
of three years hare been brought
to ngnt in the state " treasurer's
office wlth'C. W. Thompson, for
mer'. cashier under State Treas
urer Jefferson Myers, admitting
defalcations amounting to nearly
s&uou. The amount was discov
ered when the office Was turned
over to State Treasurer T. B. Kay,
who took office shortly after the
first of the year, but attempts had
prorenfutlletn'flridlng fbe money.
Upon taking over the office the
amount ' was found to ' be short.
but ; for Ja. time a. clerical error
was blamed. I Further Investiga
tions revealed that, the inofiey was
actually gone and a demand for
the -money was made upon,bonds-
men for State Treasurer "Myers to
make good the loss. The bonds
men Instituted search which "even
tually: led to, the cashier being
detected. . ," :. j ; ;fis-c;
; c Thompson, 'who is employed as
1 BILl If!
GOOD POSITION
Preferred Status Given. Cap-per-Haugen
Measure;
Action Is Taken .
WASHINGTON, Feb. 24 Farm
legislation in the form of the
Capper-Haugen cooperative mar
keting bill was given preferred
status today on the legislative pro
gram behind the general omnibus
pension measure which had right
of way after the pending banking
legislation has been disposed of.
Action of the republican steering
committee in j rearranging its pro
gram was taken after. Senator
Borah, republican, Idaho,'- had
made another, demand for an ex
tra session of congress to consider
a comprehensive program of "farm
aid. Characterizing the Capper-
Haugen measure as "makeshift,"
he said failure, to enact reaffariri
legislation promptly would be a
betrayal of trust "by the republican
party. Republican ; leaders, . In
making public the program to
night, said the- "farm relief bill
had not been placed at the top of
the list because those In-charge of
this legislation desired to await
action of the house so that the
measure passed there might be
substituted for the pending senate
bill as a means of expediting final
a'ction. ... : ' . . . ; :
The rivers and harbors authori
zation bill is third on the legisla
tive list and proponents of. the
Cape Cod canal purchase bill and
the Gooding long and short haul
bill are planning to attach these
proposals to It as riders.
The deficiency appropriation
bill, now under consideration In
the bouse, is placed. fourth on the
new list, followed by Cramton bill
for,, reorganization of the prohibi
tion enforcement agency, .the
French spoliation claims proposal,
the naval omnibus bill and the
public buildings proposal. '.
EIGHT mi KILLED
BUST
Premature! Explosion Shat
. ters Quarry; Two More1
Expected to Die
IaANGTRT, s Texas, Feb., 24.--Eight
men were 'killed and four
were seriously injured fn a prema
ture explosion fn a Southern Pa
cific failway company quarry this
afternoon. Two of : the injured
are -not expected to lire. . ,. s
k fThe'dead re: J: W." Hatshaw,
diylslon engineer of the El Paso
division of the Southern Pacific
lines. ..-.j,,
T. A. -Dorris, . Ungtry, ; quarry
foreman; Ebnsto Valdex of Lang
try. - ' i ' - '
J. D. Puddy, El - Paso, driller
and fo'ur Mexican :' laborers "of
Langtry. . , -' J : -
A score of men who were work
ing at the quarry escaped -injury
but could not tell how the ex
plosion occurred. It was presumed
that one of the charges of dyna
mite was Imperfect. -
A ; train carrying , physicians,
nurses end medical supplies " ar
rived this afternoon from Del Rio,
65 miles from here to give. aid. ,
The bodies of some of the Vic
tims were blown , to bits. Others
were hurled more than 200 yards
while some were burled .beneath:
heavy masses of rock-and eartb as
the side of the bill . toppled over
on them.
HlflP
I 1 1 I i
Admits
calendar--clerk in the bouse of
representatives, was taken to the
treasurer' office where he Is said
to bare confessed to appropriating
the money. Bondsmen will not
prosecute,'' it is understood, pro-
riding that Thompson make good
the amount which lie ' has prom
ised tO dO. " J, r ::
The money Is said to hare been
taken in small amounts by paying
out funds on assignments, 'dupli
cating the payments when the reg
ular' warrants came through and
then later destroying the assign
ments. Thompson s said to have
called up the Portland depository
and : request the transfer of the
$5000 from the inactive ,to. the
active account to make It balance
when it became apparent that the
shortage would be discovered
Check in- the office here took
about a month before it ould ibe
traced and: placed .to Thompson.;!
fJIGHTSESSIOfl
toes
Senate rMay . Aft o u r h To
night; Many Appropria-
' tion Bills Acted On
With a night session clearing
all bills on the senate .calendar
and revenue producing bills pass
ed by the house read for the sec
ond time and placed on the cal-
endar today,' the senate may toe
able to complete its work , with
the house today and prospects for
an adjournment tonight are
bright. , " ; ' t
Appropriation measures corered
by H. B. Nos. 488 to 508, In
clusive, were run through the
legislative mill ; In quick, shape,
while S. B. No. 219, requiring
automobile drivers to obtain li
censes erery three years and ap-
pear for, exajninatiQn,-W3u4cJUed
: Other house Dills passed by. the
senate last night Included the
eradication of borine tuberculosis
west of the Cascade mountains;
relating to the establishment of
federations and co-operative as
sociations; relating to the tax on
inheritances; pertaining to ihe ex
serrlce men's bonus act; pertain
ing to employes "and the method
of payment; prohibiting the kill
ing of certain wild animals; regu
lating the trapping Of predatory
animals In Yamhill county and
changing the date of the hunting
season. . ;
House joint resolution No. 5
pertaining to the gorernor' filling
vacancies, and II. S. R. No. 22
were also adopted. The senate
adopted house memorial ifo. 14,
pertaining to swamp lands.
CORPSE EOT BE
HELD FOB MM
Supreme Court Gives Ruling
on Case; Undertaker'De
v nounced by Judge
OLYMPIA, Wash., Feb. 24. -A
corpse cannot be held for payment
of a debt, the state supreme court
decided here today in deciding
that Mrs. Mary Gadsbury "of Se
attle was entitled to bring a suit
for damages against the Bleita
Undertaking & Cremation com
pany, thus reversing the King
county 'superior court which en
tered an order . dismissing the
suit. , , The high court ordered a
new -trials f i a '-:.: i 4
Mrs. Gadsbury brought an ac
tion for damages against the un
dertaking company for personal
Injuries sustained, from the shock
of being informed by the under
taken two weeks after the sup
posed funeral of her son that the
body would not be cremated until
she had paid funeral expenses for
a son-in-law who had died some
fifteen months before.
The trial court dismissed the
suit on the ground that the evi
dence was Insufficient to take the
case to the Jury.
The supreme. cOurt denounced
the action of the undertaker. "It
may well be said, that It Is hard
to conceive of more . cruelty "and
wilful wrong than that which the
evidence shows .was practiced in
this easel It; Is :doubtful if any
threat Could be more calculated
not only to compel payment of the
debt but "also to produce mental
anguish and suffering; and It was
thought that by first creatic-j the
suffering jpaymat would 'follow
to put an end to the mental torture."-
.-
TILE
DEALS iR
PLAiJ IS LOST
Vote of 1 5 to 1 4 defeats
Sub?Hormal School Meas-
. ure; Passage of Ashlanq
Bin Held Cause
V I
SENATORS AGREE THAT. I
BEALS BILL HAS, MERIT
-.-ft .
. i
mi
eCtiohS "Based Oh DoilWc
Appropriations tor 'Sitae ' 4
"rijioa nf Vlf ' tf
uiass oi worn
. V - , ; t
Senate bill 249. introduced by
Senator Beals, and 'providing for .r
a series of , supplemental normal
schools throughout the state,, was
defeated In the senate yesterday
by a vote of 15-to 14, with one
senator absent.- ; - . . , ; , y
The -discussion or the bill eon-l
sumed most'of the 'day, and many
senators spoke on the measure.
Most of the -opponents -of the bill
based their objections on the fact
that appropriations had just been
voted for the normal school at
Ashbind, and that a favorable vote f .
on the Beals'. plan would, be a
waste of money.- Practically; all
agreed, however, that the bill, as
outlined by Senator, Beals, con
tained real merit, and there is no
doubt it would hare carried easily
if the ; Ashland' appropriation had I
not -been -made.. .--,-;'..; ,;,-i
Senator Beals, . who has never
figured much .as 'an -orator,; arose
and m a commonplace, earnest-f
manner, without once raising bis
voice, delivered one of the strong
est arguments ever heard in the
senate. It was a masterly presen
tation, a heartfelt appeal for the
children of the schools. He show
ed that' In every fiber of his being
he wanted that bill to pass, but it
met with serious "opposition be
cause it took some money. :
Senator -Beals has not been
much of a talker 'this .session- but l
they all know he can talk but
doesn't talk unless he bas some
thing to" say. ' .'
L Those Voting for1 the bill were
Senators ; Beals; 'Brown, . Butler,
Davis, Dunn. Eddy, Fisk, Garland,
Hare, " Joseph, " Kinney, Strayer,
Tooze and Zimmerman. ; ,
The senators casting negative
rotes were Banks,"" Carsner. Clark,
Corbett, Dennis, Hail. Johnson,
Klepper, Laf ollet, Miller,. Ritner,
Staples, Taylor, Upton and Moser.
Senator Magladry was absent.
An appropriation of 125,000
was 'granted for the Independence
normal school, after a long de
bate,, in which economy and the
need for more schools took a pro
minent place. Senator Ritner de
clared himself in favor of the
measure, stating that "Oregon has
been altogether too niggardly- in
her dealing with normal schools,
and too liberal in her endowments
to the University of Oregon, and
the Oregon Agricu Itural college."
The appropriation bill carried by
a rote of only 17 to 12.
Senator Joseph's resolution for
a constitutional amendment to
control the hydro-electric power, of
the state was gently put to sleep,
having an .adverse report, from the
committee to . which it was as
signed. - Senator Joseph made a
strong address on this subject but
the majority report was against it
Senator Joseph's resolution re
garding the recall was ; adopted.
This provided that in recall elec
tions the simple proposition of re
call Is up. He pointed out that in
all' such elections there were many
candidates brought out and the
matter so complicated that nobody
knew what the election was about.
The fee bill for the sheriff of
(Cootinnad on p&ft S)
STJMllL
MEETS APPROVAL
Both Houses ! Approve of
Plan; Beaver and Escut
cheon Are Featured
Oregon win hare a state flag,
according to action taken by the
house Tuesday In passing SB No.
193.
The flag Is nary blue, with the
escutcheon of the state, or state
seal, on one side, embossed In
gold. Thirty-three gold stars sup
port the escutcheon. Above this
are the words, "State of Oregon,"
and below the figures, "18 5 9."
On the reverse side, also on a
field of nary blue, Is the repre
sentation of a bearer, also la gold.
111 HARD FIGHT
rpHIBUTE IS PAID
TO US MINISTER :
AT CLUB BANQUET
llerrlck Landed by French Hpeak
- ers; Action of United States
. :r Commented on T
PARIS, Feb. 24. (By the As
sociated Press.)- The . Washing
ton's birthday . dinner . of the
American club of. Paris tonight
was 'transformed into an enthu
siastic tribute to Jules J. Jusser
and, the . former French ambaB sa
ilor to the United States, by Myron
T. Hertick, the American ambas
sador in. Paris, and Consul Gen
eral :Skinner. , -;;r, .'i
i3Ir. Skinner, is chairman, start
ed the -ball rolling with, a refer
ence to, Mr Herrick and Jus-
aerand as 4the best beloved am-
1 basador sent out by their respect-
r'iTe countries." This brought the
' i ''K dlnsra n thpfr fpt Vta then
.atd tribute to M. Jnsserand as
ftairl11 ' seren different d-
lainlsfratldns at Washington and
remarked that "although , foreign
"mbassadprr lie Jwas ii taeih'ber of
- a American president's Cabinet'
tSf Myron T. Ilerrlck, M. Jusser-
Tul-said; w-;. v . - , - n r s.
"We -lored him- at first, and
ope that France ' will not .lose
im.". l:rr' ' , 1" ".
' lie 'spoke feelingly of xAmbassa
'Or . Herrick's wartime role, which
e described as just; asVglorEous
'that of the i armless , general,
suraud, 1 military gorernor . of
axisr: wh o was the sole fapresen
aUre of real French Biflclal life
reseat.-r.4 . , . :...,Vv j'M---'-:-V.
. He recalled General Pershing
tt-a Fayette, we are here," ternv-
g It "magnificent," and contin
ued: i i -' -'4 i; " "
i f Yon In America must Tealixe
f w difficult, the situation is in
:r devastated areas. We must
3CUS3 all -pending questions
(6ontlimed on pago 7)
Increases Do Uot Meet Vith
! Pleasure of Senate? Vot
ing is Decisive , - .
Bills designed to Increase the
salary of the superintendent of
public instruction, and "the dairy
and rood, commissioner, fell by
the wayside yesterday afternoon
when arsenate, wearied of the con
tinued influx of appropriation and
salary .Increase measures, - tifealt
out a death blow in the shape of
a. negative rote. V; :' !
j Senators' Taylor, ' Zhninerman
and Staples were the main oljkn
ents of the Increase for the super
intendent of -public instruction and
carried their arguments' on the
floor. "I wonder," Senator Sta
ples said, f how many of these men
would hare been elected Jf they
had notified the people that they
weregoing to seek a salary raise."
Senator Taylor spoke against : it,
urging the members of j the sen
ate to call a halt "on "their raid on
a treasury that -Is already; de
pleted.": Senator f Clark ' was the
only member c-f the body to speak
in far or 6f the Increase,! and de-
(OMOaati to Pa 7)
AGGIE SZim
ES
V ...
Willamette 0e b-a i e Team
' Team Drops "Meet by
Unanimous Decision J
The Willamette University de
bate squad lost to the representa
tives of -the -Oregon Agricultural
College in a single debate held
here last night." The question was
"Resolved; That Congress should
be empowered by, a twq thirds rote
to re-enact Federal "Legislation de
clared Unconstitutional by the Su
preme Court. . . r;. t i :
Willamette was represented -by
James McCUntock and Joel Be r re
man, while the O. A. .C. team was
composed of Frank DeSpafn and
Robert MJKerrt -Willamette up
held the affirtnatite. - !
' ' In rendering bis decision Judge
Bale, of Albany college, pointed
out that, the Willamette team only
fulfilled half of iheirpbligations,
that while they .prored thatt there
was a need for their plan tbey did
not show that their plan 'would
solve the need. -
From a standpoint of delivery
both teams : receired ' an equal
rating. , ; 1
Otto Panlus, ef Salem, acted as
chairman of the reniag.
This Is the first debate that has
been held 'between -v Willamette
men's teams and 'the Oregon Ag
gies for a number of years. ,- .
Putting Finishing Touches on Model of Memorial
To Mark Boston Landing-Place of World Fliers
f -4- . , :
' . i
: . -. :
1
5 John TFrancls Parmanino',.
ton sculptor, is shown above with
his model - of the proposed me
morial to the American army avia
tors who circled the globe. A bill
has been introduced in the Massa-
flURFlEIT
Joint Resolution to Be Of
fered By Representative
Woodward Today
Caught up with its work and
ahead of the - senate the house
yesterday recessed for more than
an hour In order 'to find more to
do. i' The .bunt 'was successful and
the session held ; until after M
o'clock: Iast.Jnlgbt, adjourning un
til 10 o'clock"fbis morningl
Representative WoodWard is
preparing " a Joint resolution cal
liper for an. Kdloyrrsmenc for 4
ocl6k"TnTiTternoonrnTcb""wiII
he offered the first thing this
morning. "At any rate, the begin
ing of the end is in sight, with the
senate meeting "last night for the
first night session, in order to
catch up with 'its work. , ,'.
The bouse overrode the gorern
oV's "reto onvan appropriation of
$100,000 for - the : public service
commission, only Representatives
Bennett, , Bratcher, . Fisher, and
Teegarden voting, to sustain the
reto. ' -.-----Jy-
Though defeated last Saturday
when nine members were absent
and two sick, ,HB No, 422 was
brought to life and passed yester
day. This calls for two precinct
committeemen in erery precinct
outside of Multnomah county and
(Cocttntud on Daffo 7)
vote . o;i -ivftrni eh
IIElPiffiDLE
SenateCommittee futs Seal
on Nomination of Attor-"r--;
hey. General -
Washington,' Feb. 2 4. The
senate ;Judic1arycommittee order
ed a favorable report today on the
nomination - of Charles B. Warren
of Michigan 4o be'attorney general
but, administration , leaders said
tonight that because of the con
gested legislative calendar, they
again, were undecided - whether
they would press for consideration
at this session.
The yote in the committee was
9 to 5 With, seren republicans and
two democrats, casting their bal
lots "In faror of a report to the
senate and - three ; democrats and
two republicans rotlng against a
farorable report. : ;
. One senator withheld his rote
and another was absent."'
Reiterating -tbelr expressions of
confidence that Mr. Warren's no
mination would ,be 'confirmed by
the senate, leaders pointed, to the
rote In 4 the -committee as indica
tlre drthe extent to-which. opposl
tiob to the nomination has been
diminished. : Heretofore,, the com
mittee ;bad "been equally ; divided
on the subject and this counted In
part for" the failure to press for a
rote earlier.
Senators Borah, Tdaho. and Nor
rls, Nebraska, were ; the republi
cans opposing a f aroraBle report
in committee and. Senators Orer
nvan. North" Carolina,' and Shields,
Tennessee, were ? the , democrats
rotlng " for Mr, Warren. . . The de
mocrats In opposition .wer Sena
tors t Ashhuf st, ! Arizona ; lleed,
Missouri, and Walsh, Montana. . .
V
V
Bos-Vthusetts iegiaiature authorizing
tbe "erection of the memorial on
the spot where the fliers landed
in Boston. The proposed memorial
Is. a globe, six feet In diameter",
which is surmounted by an air
plane. 1 -"' . - '
Prohibition Commissioner Is
Favored and More Money
for Enforcement
With but comparative little op
position, and this based upon. prin
ciple, SB No. 209, creating ihe
office Of a state prohibition 'com
missioner, was -passed by the house
Tuesday. The new measure In?
creases T the amount of I money
available for' the enforcement c-t
the; law from 'S25.000' to S50.000
a year, ...... . .v ....
-AXoneyB- reeefred-f roatrf tares- win
be divided into two parts by the
county- treasurers. One of these
parts will be forwarded to the
state treasurer the first 'of ever
month. The other 50 per cent
will be dirided On a 75-2 5 basis
between the district attorney and
the sheriff of each county. Any
surplus will go to the general fund
of the county. Should the entire
$50,000 be contributed by the
counties, the state . treasurer will
notify these and 'further remit
tances will not be -made.
' Three negative rotes were cast
by the senate and six In the bouse,
making a total of nine against -in
comparison to 80 for the bill.
That W. S. Lerens, 'new prohi
bition commissioner, is a popular
selection for the position was in
dicated by the remarks of .the
speakers. The tack of earnest pro
hibition enforcement was held to
rest; in the commissioner and not
in the law itself.
An effort to place the enforce
ment of -the narcotic law under
the state board of pharmacy where
it was several years ago was
blocked by an- overwbelming rote
in the house Tuesday! with the re-
,. t :
(Continad on pg 4)
Sonofa, Mexican Authorities
Wire Capture of Two
d'Autremont Brothers
NOG ALES, Ariz., Feb. 24. Two
men said to be Roy "A. D'Autre
mont, . alias Harris, alias R. A.'
Burton, and Ray Charles "D'Autre
mont, alias R. C. 1 Burton, " mem
bers of a band-of three brothers
that held - up a Southern . Pacific
train at Siskiyou, .Ore., . October
11, 1923, and killed four , people,
have been arrested in Esperanza,
Sonora, Mexico, according to -Information
receired here. , ,;
J Three Southern Pacific agents
went stuth this afternoon to make
an Investigation and one of them
was said to be Daniel O'Connell,
chief special agent of the Southern
Pacific system with headquarters
in San Francisco. . , .
According to the Information' re
ceived here the two men 'Who are
believed " to be the much wanted
brothers, were arrested, by ; the
chief of "police of Hermosillo,' aid
ed by the chief at "EsperaCia.
1 A reward "ofS.BOO has been
offered for the capture of Roy,
Ray and Hugh D'Autremont, the
three "brothers - implicated - in ; the
Siskiyou1 holdup and killings. :
DRY Li BILL
EASILY PASSES
SISKIYOU HITS
' BELIEVED CBIIT
too;.c
IS FO
PIEOI'i-
n
k
Representati. Tl.:rn-
selves in C .;a;-Fi:.-!
Ballot Cast '3 Tax by
39 to '20 .
BILL IS PASSED UNDER
PROTEST; MANY OBJECT
Money to Be Raised By Other
Than Property Tax for
First Time
Bitter was the pin that was of
fered and finally aecepted by the
house Tuesday afternoon, though
not without a struggle when mem
ber found themselves faced, with
the alternative of voting for a to
bacco tax as requested by the gov
ernor or else 'bail up" tl vhoU
proceedings and . IndefiniU!y pro
long the extra session. The vote
was. 3 9 to 20 in favor of the tax.
( The action was not voluntary
on the part .of a 'majority of tha
members.'Wry were the faces that
were made and loud were the pro
testations. ? All to no avail. 1 v
tax measure, went over and L..i
been sent to the senate and for the
first time in the history , of the
state,' money will be raised for
operating' purposes by means oth
er than a property tax.
Pierce I Blamed
"Had Governor fierce and State
Treasurer Myers done what they;
'should hare' dorie and placed tha
tax levy at a place where it would
meet the expenditures fo the atata
such action as Is before ns -would
Uot be necessary," declared Rep
resentative Coffey. "The gorern
or . did this tor the purpose c
forcing the, legislature to enact a4
income tax. . We did " hot create
this condition. , The gorernor sot
the Btate into a hole and It Is up
taJbIm..ta.ret It outran duet -r. i4r
us, . tThere'was a luxury tax dar
ing the, war but it.ia over now.",
. . Representative Coffey said that
the tax lery for . years had been
three . mills against ; the present
lery of 1.9 mills. -He pointed out
that the levy in 1923 was for S3,
360,329.while that for 1924, under
the direction of Governor Pierce
and Mr. Alyers was but $1,827.
000 Governor Pierce was well
aware that total receipts tor 1 9 2 5-.
26 would.be 118,92927.18 and
that expenditures would be S21,
497,139.71, leaving a deficit of ap
proximately $2,501,000, he. de
clared. ...... ......
The whole . state . Is republican
and the legislature can't. go back
upon It by supporting a democrat
ic measure, argued Representa-
fCcrtiacad n ,. pe 7)
TUESDAY
in WiHirMTori
i The', bouse aircraft ' committee
voted to reopen its hearings. 7
Senator Stanley, Kentucky, was
run down by an automobile.
John "H. -Edwards of Indiana
was nominated for assistant sec
retary of the Interior. . . 2
. . Agreement was reached by sen
ate and house conferees on the
postal pay and rate Increase till.
-
. Senator Wheeler, Montana, ap
pears, before the federal grand
jury Inrestigating charges against
him.- -
, Senator Borah, Idaho, again de
manded an extra session of con
gress to "dear with farm and ctlser
legislation. M 1,. i .- . J ( :
The right 'of the house to 'ex
press itself on certain Interna
tional" policies was Vr-11 In a re
port prpared "by leprcsentativ i
Burton, Ohio. ... .
Secretary Wilbur tcld thv
women's 'council on defense- es a
peace insurance that the nary ai
organized solely to" fl;t.
- ,
TentatlTe-CTraent-waa. reach
ed to dispc-i -ct t' 3 I..'? rt i :.. i
treaty at the f k ; t : ,-
slon -after Marci I.
.
. Farorable report c.i t ."-
nation of CharU3 U. V."-;; 1 '
attorney general was c: . I -
the senate judiciary tcr:.:;t . 1
Senator Carr-r-x,
denied he ir-.r"cr"rly v - I I '
fluence .tilers . i rwr:
agency in 'c -.: '. ' . i
to sell Amcrirn c ".' -: '