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fife The Weather Rain; moderate temperature; strong southeast gales along the coast. Thursday Max. 67: Min. 33; River 6.9 falling; Rainfall none; Atmosphere part cloudy;. Wind south. TKX PAGES TODAY Today's paper, contains many important mes sages from' Salem merchants. Read every adver tisement thoroughly. SEVENTY-FOURTH YEAR SALEM, OREGON, FRIDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 27. 1925 PRICE FIVE CENTS WW mm 33RD SESSION IS COMPLETED; HISTORY IDE Conservative Prograrrils Es tablished:: Tilts Between Legislature and Governor Are Frequent TOBACCO TAX FORCED &Y GOVERNOR PIERCE Freal Laws .Are Absent;; . Fanners Relieved Bjf ' Large Appropriation The thirty-third' legislative as sembly ! of the state of Oregon -Dassed into ' "history - yesterday '-... l ,nt mil n( knatnvai after " AR Aava nnrinir the f)9Sion. freak 'laws: have been ; conspicuous by : their; absence. ; .. i ; The session has been conserva tive1 rather than radical. It has not torn "down. A" few passages-at-arma took place between the legis lature and the governor, but these, were oreclDitated by the execu tive. In time, alter weeks, me governor swung around and asked .for a' restoration of "the "peace which he had been instrumental in shattering. Tax Is Forced , A genuine, coup was accom plished by. the governor when he compelled the lawmakers either to impose a tax on cigareu.es suu ' smoking tobacco or else go home and. leave the state vrlh insuffi- its' various activities. Should the referendum be invoked on the to bacco tax the state's- finances would be in . bad shape and the blame -would then fall on Govern or Pierce. ' '" The senate and house' gve the wanted, but eomnrises were nec-i eusary on .each side.- ' f; Considerable - of the legislative material which was most talked w r - uary 12, is now in the Junk pile. The legislature refused to ratify the proposed child labor amend ment to the federal constitution. Governor Pierce's scheme for im mense water and power develop ment on the Clear lake project. lions of dollars, was quietly put to -sleep. Governor Pierce's plan for addine another rent on the gasoline tax also was defeated. In the patronage line, the gov- ' (Continued ea pmp 2) i SCHOOL IS ID UNFAVORABLE Last Minute Action of Real tors prevents Sale of Washington School ! The Marion-Polk County Real tors association proffered their services to the Salem school board yesterday noon and were instru mental, in preventing the sale of the Washington school property, which has been up for bidding during the past week. As a re sult, the offer of Thomas Cole for the property, was rejected and. Ills certified, check returned to him. v The Salem school board had as. eiWle& at the Marion hotel to consider the final matter on the ' bidding when the delegation from the realtors appeared before them and offered the resolution. ; However, the sale of the Wash ington echool-Js not to be neglect ed, because the Marion-Polk Coun ty Realtors went on. record, as fav oring thee Mile of the old building. Tint warned the school board to retain the grounds. They offered to submit plans and a survey of the property to the school board, shoVingbow the property could be cut iip into lots and. sold by the echool board. ; 'Advertisements for the sale of the property will be resumed, b cause of 'the; statement o several (business men, who Intended to Ytt urmn. tko nrflnaHv hilt AA npt do so. A few stated that they did not know the property wa for sale. With, the new bidding, ad ditional changes are to, be made In j the. clause pertaining; to. the sale. One of them la the with drawal v of the portables, which were, erected- some ' time ago and placing it on school property, near the Parrish school. The new; ad vertisements will 'ask "that the BIDE r. : , ; . - (Cootiaatd. ob VW s) Machine Misses Fire and Governor's Veto Laboring under a severe strain for the last 46 days, the house machine missed' a few cylinders Thursday afternoon and was un able to make the grade necessary to over-ride the governor's veto on SB No. 199, giving Multnomah county an additional circuit judge and naming Judge Ekwall for the position. The Vote was 32 to 23, which was not the constitutional two-thirda majority necessary. ; Blocked in this endeavor, the Multnomah county delegation of fered SB No. 81, of the 1923 ses sion, vetoed by the governor, call ing for the appointment of a judge for- the district; but leaving, the appointment to the governor, was approved, only five negative votes being cast against overriding the veto. . . J ; Senator Banks, who was in the - Voters to Make Special Visit to pojis in August; sev? - T eral Bills Killed Authority for : a special election to pass upon referendum measures was given by the house Thursday afternoon whenjHB No. 517. waa introduced and passed. The elec tion will be held the first Tues day in August, binder the provis ions of the bill. i - Senate measures were killed during the afternoon when SB No. 248, seeking to create a general superintendent to cooperate with the superintendents of .all public Institutions and manage these; was indefinitely postponed. I "This means a superintendent to superintend . the; superintendents; and in heaven's name where are we going: to stop?" waa the plaint voiced by Representative Swan. The - other trills j killed related to the sale of registered lands. It be ing held that it was ; an effort upon the part of the Portland city attorney to have his lawsuits tried in the legislature and providing for a lien on crops for seed issued. Four senate bills were passed, relating to proceedings started to determine the. validity of sale of lands Cor taxes; authorizing the sheriff of Multnomah county to fix the salary o his .chief deputy; relating to applications for bonus or loans and the payment of the $1,000 reward, offered by Gover nor Ben Olcott for. the capture of Dr. R. M. Brumfield. The bill was held over tram! the last session because at that time it had not yet been determined who was en titled to the money. i FI IAISMTOBS Democratic Members Start Back to Capital; Contro versy Smoothed Out - ' ) DAYTON, Ohio, Feb. 26. (By The Associated; Press.) Indiana democratic ; senators won their point tonight and started a trium phant trip back to Indianapolis. They were given to understand the bill which caused them to bolt the Indiana general assembly will not pass.- 1 ' ' The 14 i men also understood, they said, that! all other contro versial points in connection with the runaway wbufd be smoothed, over. " This was : taken to mean, that they would not be arrested when they, crossed the state line and that action to bring about their Indictment would be drop ped. - j - - " The, men who fled to Dayton yesterday expected to reach In dianapolis about midnight. The senate is scheduled to convene at 10 o'clock in the' morning. Every, member or me. party, hero will be in his seat at that time It is said. Repeated telephone '. conversa tions with senate leaders and state officials brought peace, it was un derstood. Harold Van ' Orman, I lieutenant governor and president of the senate and. Attorney Gen eral GaJUiom.' talked . to several members of the self -exiled sena tors here. f : j. t- :j. - ', The senators started - back, to Indian apolis 1a the same motoc bus they chartered to come to Day ton. -r : GALL ELECTIOiJ UPON MEASURE GnTMIBi Sustained by House house at the time, was the object of a scathing denunciation by Rep resentative Bailey. ' "The man who brought SB. No. 21 to this legislature, and stated that it would Increase his law practice 100 per cent should not be returned," Representative Bail ey declared. "Are we going to be dictated to by Senator Banks and spend money showing that fellow (referring to Judge Ekwall), how to conduct a court?" f ; The business element of Port land is making no demand for an other judge, Representative Woodward malntainel. - - "If the legislature gives Mult nomah county the additional judge," Representative Lonergan said, "It will not be necessary to (Continu-A oa.-. 2 ST0DEMT1EET Fourth Annual Volunteer Conference Will Be in Ses sion Over Week-End The fourth annual Student Vol unteer conference will open at 4:30 o'clock at Waller hall this afternoon; This year's conference will be-featured by a great many speakers who have seen Christian service in the foreign fields and who are qualified to speak from personal experience ' to the stud ents from different parts of the state who intend to enter life ser vice work. (".-- The most noted speaker will be Dr. Norman Coleman, president of Reed college, who will ' deliver a lecture at 9 o'clock this evening ot the subject of "Japan and Hep Religion." Dr. Coleman has been president of the 4"-L, loggers or ganization, and has traveled '' ex tensively in the Orient: He ac companied the student committee of which Dwight Flndley was a member last summer In their trip to the Orient , to study- social and Christian conditions.; I' , K,. Andy Wakeman, an alumnus of Linfield college, will speak on "Africa" next Saturday morning. Mr. Wakeman has lust returned from a two-year period in that country where be has. been engag ed in Christian work. Dean Ava B. Millam will follow Mr. Wakeman with a,a address on "The Orient-" . Dean Millam is head of the home economics de partment at Oregon Agricultural college and has completed a two year course of study in the Ori ental countries where she was en gaged in the study of living-conditions. . , , . ; . - Saturday afternoon Dr. Henry McCall will tell of the conditions in Brazil. Dr. McCall is from Se attle and has made a considerable study of South American coun tries. 1 ; " : . A banquet will be held at the CoBtiaid oa far t) Appropriation Granted for - Work; Flood Conditions " Will' Be Abated Immediately following the ap proval of the action, taken by the senate ways and means committee of the state legislature by. Gover nor Pierce, actual construction upon the drainage problem of the state fairgrounds will be under taken, according to th- report of Mrs. Ella Schultz Wilson. A sum of $10,90.0 will be provided for the work, and relief will be given to people In that district. Th? low, wet grounds west " of the fair ground will be relieved ; during the rainy season and the- overflood conditions which prevailed during the pasi weeks in that district win be prevented In part. The water draining off the state property will be cared for. - ; -The tract used by the new linen mill will be affected in - part by the work to be done on the fair grounds. ' The 35-inch drain tile along the route of a filled ditch will care for the flood 'aters, it Is beiievedL r Th 'flooded condi tions resulting each year m caused by the filling in of the' natural drainage ditches,rit la declared, by engineers--- - - BEGINS Til FAIHOMIDS TO liE OIK POSTAL RATE BILL IS SEN TO PRESIDENT Congressional Approval to Pay Increase Measure Re j ceived; r Conference Re i port Is Adopted ' AVERAGE INCREASE FOR 'EMPLOYEES ABOUT $3Q0 I; ' ' ': Sixty-Eight Million Dollars Necessary to Provide 3 Salary Raise ; WASHINGTON, Feb. 20.- The postal pay and rate increase bill received final congressional 7 ape proval today and now goes to the president. , ; 1 The conference report, practi cally substituting the house bill tor . that passed by. the senate, was accepted by the senate after short debate. .The vote was 69 to 12, eight democrats and four republicans voting against the conference re port. . . . The republicans were Borah, Idaho; Brookhart,. Iowa; Uarell, Nebraska, and Nor beck. South Dakota. The democrats were Bruce, . Maryland ; Dial, South Carolina; George, Georgia; Glass, Virginia; Harrison, Mississippi Pittman, Nevada; . Swanson, Vir ginia, and underwood, Alabama ; The measure provides for an average increase of $300 annually in postal employees salaries, ef fective as of January 1 this. year and - increased postal rates efffo tive April? 15 next, to raise about $$0,000,000. of the $68,000,000 required for the pay advances. ..The bill also carries as a rider a corrupt practices act strictly limiting campaign expenditures of congressional candidates as recom mended by the senate campaign funds committee. ; The salary increases . are the same as carried In the measure passed at the last session and 'Ve toed by President Coolidge. With. the rate advance added, however, administration leaders are hope ful the bill will receive presiden tial, approval. ' " . ! Opposition to tjae conference re port today was based entirely on the rate provisions. Senator Har rison, democrat, Mississippi, de claring that senate conferees had yielded to the higher rates In the house bill after a conference with President Coolidge. The bill is one of the first pieces of general legislation out side of. the appropriation measures to be senC to the White House this session. i It was advanced at the time that the senate, by a close margin voted to sustain the veto of the pay in crease measure. Special Agent of Southern Pacific' Gives Definite Decision on Case SAN FRANCISCO, j Feb. 26. Dan O'Connell, special: agent for the Southern Pacific railroad, has sent the company a message!' from Esperanza, Mexico, saying' he is convinced that three suspects held there are not the D'Autremont brothers, wanted, for murder and robbery In connection with dyna miting of a Southern Pacific mail car that resulted in deaths of four of the train's crew in- Oregon, near the Oregon-California border Oc tober 11, 1923. ii 1 ' j ' The three men will not be held any longer In connection-with the mall robbery. If was said, at the S. P. headquarters here,- and un less the. .Mexican, authorities have something against them they will be released. v : . i " ' Oregon Women Debaters 1 . Meet Washington' Team V;-;- .1-: :-i f v : SEATTLE, Feb. ,2$. Because women debaters of the University of California could not agree on debating subjects, a proposed triangular debate with the Uni versity- of .Oregon andj University of' Washington co-ed 1 teams has been- cancelled. It was' announced herev today. - -i Washington wqmen. however, succeeded, in agreeins 'on a- topic .with Oregon and U19 two teams ar tc debate here and' in Eugene Thursday. - lOHUELOjar SEiTECLOSE SESSION WITH ; FINAL TIRADE Senator Joseph Defends Ac i tions of Governor Pierce; f Gariand Raps Attitude of I Banks PIERCE OVERRIDEN IN I BALLOT ON VETO BILL Measure Creating New Judge in- xuwtnoman county r Passed Over Head The flood aatea of criticism and UStla nenmnfilltloa 1ra n oo In thrown od en In th sen&tA vAatnr. qsy. on -the- last day of the ses sion. . The . tirade opened by Senator Banks wag countered by Senator Garland, and was brought tp a ringing cl)se by Senator Joseph. . 1 . j j The occasion of the affair was on. the question of overriding the governor's veto of senate bill 81, carried." over from the "preceding legislature. . Thet bill provides for the . ap pointment of another judge for the Portland district. In his veto message Governor. Pierce question ed the need, of another man on the bench, and stated he believed the condition had already been taken.; care of. He urged the ne-. cessity of economy in state ex penditures, and declared the ad dition, of another judge .would) be a waste of money. Senator JosepbT led the ' move ment.to override Pierce's decision. He fstated that he , had opposed a similar measure which Pierce al so vetoed, and which specifically named. Judge Ekwall to fill the position. "I opposed that bill be- t.cosa, youwa.nted to appoint the man yourseir." senator Joseph de clared. "I am not in favor of that kind of legislation. However hon orable your intentions were, it did not appear, honorable, on the face of it. I believe Portland, needs another judge,, and. I. believe we Know more about it than-Gover nor Pierce does, but I believe we should leave the appointment of the judge un to the governor." Senator Banks next took the floor, making a speech which brought a stinging rebuke from senator Garland, one of the three democrats in the senate. "I want this bill to pass." Senator Banks said. "I came here with the idea of getting a judge for Multnomah county, out I want a republican judge. We have had altogether too. many democratic appointments by our democratic g-overnor, and the state has suffered to a great extent on account of it. If Gov ernor pierce' wlU not appoint a republican to that office, the peo ple will resent it more than thev hava ever resented any other of his . many unwise - acts. At any rate I want to tell you that at (Continued on page 6) . 1 r Explosion in Cleaning Es tablishment Hurls Roof i - From Building PORTLAND, Or., Feb. 26v. An explosion caused by static electric ity generated in the. dusting" room at Allyn'e cleaning and dyeing es tablishment did damage estimated Bt)between 2500 and $6,000 to day and -i injured four persons, three seriously j Fire broke out after the ex plosion but was quickly extinguish ed. The roof of the "dusting plant was hurled In. the air to the height of the third story, then fell with a crash that broke many of the windows in the main build ing '. . . ; ,. . ' Funeral of D. M. Crouse ;t Will.- Be Tbis Afternoon Services . for . the late-- D. M Crouse, -of 1209 Court street, will ba held at the First Presbyterian cnurcn at z o'clock this. afternoon. The body will be at the church from 1 to 2 o'clock. 7 Services will be in 1 charge of the local Masonic lodge, with. Rev. W. W. Long- officiating. r - The. body; was b,roua;ht here irora Vancouver, - wasn.. iusir IrLJURED IN BLAST Material Tribute to Senate Gus. Moser, as president of the 33rd legislative assembly of the state of; Oregon,; was; presented with a magnificent ring during the afternoon session, yesterday, in ap preciation of his servves during the session. Mrs, Moser was giv en a beautiful silver coffee ser vice set. Senator R. R. Butler, represent ing Wasco and Hood Rivu coun ties, made the presentation speech. "The members of this assem bly,'. Senator Butler said, "wish to present tq you a material token of their esteem, regard and per sonal friendship. Throughout many years you have been serving the public in this body. That you have served them and honorably la attested by the fact that on two occasions you. have been honored by the position, you now hold. You SUICIDE STORY ' TOLD IN COURT A Dr. Whiting Expresses Fear of Being Held for Death of His Friend SEATTLE, Feb. 26. Fear that he might be suspected of killing his closest friend. Dr. Albert F. Mattice, was expressed by Dr. Fen ton B. WThiting, in., whose home the shooting happened Thanksgiv ing day, as the reason for saying that Dr. Mattice killed " himself, in - testifying at a trial which opened here today in federal court on the first of three suits filed by beneficiaries of Dr. Mattice de manding life insurance amounting to approximately $150,000. Today's case was brought by Dr M. B. Mattice of Sedro-Woolley, father of the deceased, who sued the Maryland 'Casualty company for $30,000. In each of three pending cases refusal of insurance companies "to pay policies " was based on the ground that Dr. Mat tice committed suicide. ' "I was standing at the piano in the music alcove talking with Mrs Harriet France when 1 heard a shot behind me and Dr Mattice fell fatally wounded al most at my feet," said Dr. Whit ing. Attorney Clarence L. Reames In his opening statement said, three possible methods will be shown the jury, that Dr. Mattice came to his death accidentally first, tes timony of experts that the twirl ing of a double action revolver would cause the weapon, to dis charge; second, that the revolver may have fallen, from the window sill of the alcove in the Whiting home and the- fall caused the dis charge, and third, that l5r. Mattice may have touched the hair trigger wnite Bending- over some music sheets-and thus discharged the re volver. - . Steamers Break Up on Rocks Along English Channel; , Gales. Are. Raging ' ; PARIS, Feb. 26. (By the; As sociated Press). Several steam ers are aground from Dunkirk on the ' Strait of Dover to' Biarrletx on the Bay of Biscay and many Others today' were 1 sending '' out wireless calls for assistance in the terrible westerly gales which have been raging from - the ; English channel along the Atlantic to the Bay of Biscay for the past four days. ; Tonight, the gales ; were showing no sfgns of abating. An unidentified freight Steamer is breaking up near Cape Gris Nez, across the English channel from Dover, and there seems to "be little hope of saving the crew; 1 Only four men out of a crew of 18 were rescued from the Crlstina Ruba near La Rochelle. ' This loss, together with :the "drowning of seven members Of the life sav ing station whose boat capsized Wednesday as if was putting out to- the Crlstina Ruba, brings the loss of life at Rochelle to 21. - At Brest and Cherbourg roads are filled with? craft of all kinds which are taking refuge from the .storm, -.-- . '-v -r - ' SIcXARY BILI. APPROVED- WASHINGTON, Feb. 2 6.-The McNary, bill creating - a . farmers export oorporatton " for- handling surplus farm4 products was favor ably reported today, Mil DBOWfJ I Is President of and His Wife have been chosen by those who know that in time, you may be placed in the gubernatorial chair, a$ a public official. Regardless of past animosities you have been fair and unpartial and hava pre sided with a dignity and fairness which was your duty. Jn the per formance, of your duties you have been guided by unfailing courtesy and kindness, which is your na ture. - "It is these manifestations be tween man and man which count for most in life, and which will be remembered long after the glitter and glamour of the present mo ment have faded. As a token of this esteem which every member Of this senate feels ; toward you. I have been asked to present to (Continued oa p 4) PASS SENATE r , - 1 Three Appropriation Meas ures Totalling $90,000 Approved in Vote . The three armory bills each car rying an "appropriation of $30,000 have finally succeeded in working their way through lj3wenate maz despite the many difficulties and the., persistent opposition, that be set them. ' The armory hills have taken the lead - over all other appropria tion measures in the matter of conjecture and discussion. They have been voted down a number of times, and the vote has been re considered att equal 'number of times, until at last an apparently final decision -has - been - made, sanctioning the appropriation -r,: Forest- Grove, Cottage Grove, and La Grande are each to 'have an armory, according to the vote yesterday, which Is in line with the program outlined by the sen ate committee on military affairs. Senator Taylor, an old ; line dem ocrat, who has consistently1 voted for every measure that would cut expenditures, and who has oppos ed all legislation' appropriating money for things that did not seem especially needed found him self in a hole yesterday after he had just cast a negative vote on the armory for the- Forest Grove district... Immediately following the Forest Grove project, a "bill was read proposing a similar plan for. La Grande, part of the terri tory represented by. Senator Tay lor. In explaining his vote, Mr. Taylor stated, that he was forced to favor the bill, since it was with in his, district, but that he would not vote for any other aTmory. , , , The senators casting negative votes are as follows: - Forest Grove armory -Brown. Corbett;? Davlsi Dunn; Eddy,. La- follett, ; .Staple Strayrt ?Taylo? and Zimmerman. Senator Tooze absent. .: La - Grande : armory 'Beals, (Contia.ed en vM S) SCHOOL PB0BLEP.1S : WORRY OFFICIALS Crowded Conditions. May Re quire 'Enlargement or " ' Present. Buildings Following the session of the Sa lem school board at the Marion hotel yesterday, plans were formu lated by' which a survey Ts to be made of the. needed, repairs to the Grant and Lincoln schools. From, all lnlications at the present time, next year is to be a banner one la the number of students, the school board Is to care for.- V. Already the.; high .school, . is. crowded, while the Parrish junior high U nenarly filled and Will be completely utilised durtnir the next yean This,f.act has presented, a serious problem to the school officials.- The only solution present ed to them, at the, present, time is the matter of, mak g ad.dJtlQn.s to, the Grant and Lincoln schools dur ing the coming summer. - 1 An architect is tc be engaged for the survey . of the needs, while superintendent, of schools. -George W. Hug, is to, secure a. list Ot the students In the districts to be af fected, -.These surreys are to" be presented, to tbe school board 'at their next meeting.-1 , ARMORY BILLS nilULTfiTIIDTO i uiyi liiiuuuu CLOSING HOUR FORffilERS ii w r mu e Thirty-Third Session of Leg islature Comes to Hectic Termination at 1Q o'clock Last Wight . SLOW SENATE ACTION PUTS BRAKES ON HOUSE Few Matters of Importance Trarjsactea; Impromptu Program Is Staged " At 10 o'clock last night the ?3?d session of the legislature passed. Into history amid,. a riot of gol natured fun in which, .'members bf both houses p participated, wilth Senator ' joieph 'occupying.' the president's chair in the senate and joe ainger, sergeaqt at arms, pre siding in the house. Both Presi dent Moser and Speaker Burdicic took the helm to restore ordar and bring the session into port before adjournment. " "- - Delay In the senate caused the house to hold forth for two hours in order to transact five minutes business. S. B. No. 251. carrying; an appropriation of $30,000 tor an, armory at Cottage Grove, was passed, while senate amendment to H. B. No. 517.callinr for a special election in. the fall,' met with approval. These 'changecj the date of 'the election from -the first Tuesday : in August to th first Tuesday in" September." -Fol4 lowing this - Representative .Gor don moved to adjourn and tie session, as far- as the house Wal concerned,-ended.. Several mem bers left , during the day. : ' Clock la Stopped . -Hands of the clock in the senate were "stopped at 9 : 40 o'clock an 4 waa oner iv o uov oeirs ISO body was adjourned Senator Up ton: set off the fireworks of tfca session, challenging the" Multco man delegation for-its lack of a, leader, purpose and Its subjection to the governor.- Several tag-end of various matters were disposed of before adjournment. 1 By a special senate resolution. Col. W. G. D. Mercer,, of Eugene, was designated and appointed, as. the permanent chaplain Of the senate. The senators expressed" their ' deep appreciation of Tila thought and attitude toward mem bers for this and previous ses sions. " :" ' ' Upon adjournment Mrs. Moser and other ladies' of the ' senate clerks'and visitors with cofjfia.nd uxe. . ' With Joe Hineer'nrn-Ldinff resentaUves. opeeti UP. with a line. of antics, that viouli have; shnmed . a Jbon':', schobl when the teacher pittppeA from, tba room.1' Jut how Fmahy sessions Singer has been In the legislature is almost fnrir.it ton - out his humor is a house tradition. Tfaktng the gavel he presided In a . ym, " , THURSDAY IN WASHINGTOr J - 4 V The house passed ; the last: de ficiency appropriation bUl carry-, ing $56,000,000. ' . ; Funeral services were held for Senator Medill Mccormick of Illi nois ' - i ' Final congressional- approval fwas given, the postal, pay and rate increase DBJ. " - . . . ' The national disabled soldiers league continued, ita. dafense'J be fore a" house committee. ' v ? . '. . . " Interior department figures showed' gasoline production ''and consumption -. made new-,' records1 last year.' : " '- : ' Tree republican, insurgents, in aswuB v w aaa uvvt , s.u7 uiavi 11 they "held ''certificates of election'' asl republicans. 7 ' : The house aircraft committee heard testimony of. Rear Adcilrai Hilary P. .Jones, and. voted to re call Secretary -Weeks., tl- . ' President Cpolidge was request ed" by the senate to'transmit-the k?u.era iraue cuuiuussion s report on the gasoline inquiry. The bouse, passed' the Dickinson cooperative . marketing bill as r -J -... I I :. substitute for the Ilaugen till re ported by the agriculture' commit tee. ' ' : -