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The Weather Rain; moderate
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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-
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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PASS SENATE
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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. ' ' : -