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OREGON
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Sunday's Statesman will carry many classified
ads of interest. If you van tcf buy, sell, borrow,
rent or loan you will find information of value
there. - ' " " '
'moderate temperature; moderate nor thVesterly
winds. Friday Max., 62; mm., 37; river, 6.3,
falling; rainfall, .11; atmosphere, clear; wind,
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SEVENTY-FOURTH YEAR
SALEM,. OREGON, SATURDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 28, 1925
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Oregon Senator Is Only
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Cast Vote Favorable to
La Follette Group
FIRST STEP IS TAKEN
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, WASHINGTON. Feb. 27. With
i but a single dissenting voice, the
, .t republican committee on commit
tees took' the first step today to
; I ward carrying through the organ
i Ization program for the .removal
.' of Senator La Follette of Wiscon-
I sin and three of his chief support
ers xrom meir present ranas on
the standing - committees of the
6enate.
The four senators were assigned
tentatively to places at the bottom
of the committee lists a sthough
they had been elected on an in
dependent instead of on the re-
ublican ticket. This action is
subject, first, to consideration by
a republican party conference and
later by the senate itself.
j Tht action was taken over the
I written protest of three of the
I senators Brookhart of Iowa, and
I Ladd and Frazier, North Dakota
I -in replies to letters sent them
I asking whether they desired the
democrats or republicans to malae
their , committee assignments. It
: had received no reply from Sen
ator La Follette. ,
While they anticipated some op
position In " the party conference
and in the senate, administration
leaders expect to be able to carry
cut their program decided upon,
-they say," because of" the action of
Senator La Follette in heading a
national ticket ' in opposition to
President Coolidge with the sup
port of the other three senators.
Democratic leaders in the sen
nority would keep clear of -the
fight within the republican ranks
and would not be disposed to
throw any obstacle in the way of
the majority in the reorganization
the senate at the special ses
sion called for next Wednesday.
Senator McNary of Oregon was
he only member of the republi
can committee on committees to
vote disapproval of the removal of
Senator Ladd as chairman of the
public lands committee; Senator
LaFollette from his place as chair
man of the interstate commerce
committee and these and other
two senators from offices of high
rank they hold.
SPORTSMEN RESENT
E
( Action of .Legislature, Di
i ; verting Ten Per Cent of
Money Is Protested
FORTLAND. Feb. 27. The
Oregon State Sportsmen's associa
tion at its annual meeting here
today adopted resolutions protest
,ing the action of the recent state
legislature in diverting 10 per
GAM 1 W
fsiceut tof the game funds of. the
ri t nate'' tno general fund. It was
stated, that the matter would prob
ably be referred to the people at
the nTt election, thouch such ac-
? Ition vould not be taken by the
fS- ,? sportsmen as an association.
- Officers elected were: Dr. Ches-
i ter C. Moore, Portland, president;
J. 11. Fredricy, Hood River, vice
1 prcsiaeni; uiame tiauocK, naicer;
f R. W. Jones. McMinnvUlo, Wil
f liam W. McNealy. Klamath Tails;
Asa Battle, Prineville; Walter
Camp, Corvallis; W. C. Foster,
Tillamook, and Earl C. Simmons,
Eugene, directors. It. J. Kirk
wood. Portland, was re-elected
t cretary-treasurer.
Hope of Saving Life of
r President Ebert Is Lost
" nKUL.IV, Feb. (By the A.
P.)- President Ebert of Germany
dletl this morning.
IiEULIX, Feb. . (By the A
4i P?Y -Presfclent Kbert, who recent
ly underwent an operation for ap
pendicitis, suffered a rrlapwe early
this morning and at 5 o'clock his
doctors said hope of recovery bad
leejj-abandoned, .
City Auto Gamp Ground
Ready
Which Will Be Monday
afarclx 1 is given as, the official
opening date of the Salem auto
park, but due to the date coming
on - Sunday . the official opening
will ' take place Monday morning.
Conditions for t$e coming season
are the ". best that, have ' faced ' the
park board since the Inauguration
of the park. j
Sixteen cabins are ready to be
used by the campers. Only, a few
are up at this time, but within
a few days, and as the need arises,
the tents will be erected. Ad
ditional buildings are to be-erected,
; it Is said, among which will
be a community house. ;
Preparations are under way to
erect the center in - order that
greater accommodations - can ' be
given the tourists when they visit
the city. Plans are under way to
make the center one of the most
Interesting in the Pacific north
west. ? Lectures, f receptions and
gatherings are to' be held.
' A new manager has been elected
C. B. Purviiie.i who gave valu
able service last year under the
direction of Tom Albert. An as
sistant, Henry Poisel.has been se
lected by the board. -
Last year It Is stated that be
tween 12,000 and 13,000 cars
registered at the grounds, and be
tween 50,000 and 60,000 persons
were accommodated. Of this large
Champion of Four Counties
,. Decided by Close Vote in
Three I Cities
Salem high school won the dis
trict-debate championship of the
central . Willamette.; valley vlast
night in -competition with Albany
and Woodburn. The final score
was, Salem 5, Albany 4 and Wood
burn 3, from a complicated sys
tem, of counting.' The district
comprises Marion, Benton, Polk
and Linn counties. A debate will
be arranged" with the winners of
the northern division in the near
future. j . ; " :
One of the largest audiences on
record turned out last , night to
witness Salem out-argue Wood
burn here, the j judges . decision
being 2 to 1 in favor of the lo
cals. Avery Thompson and Mar
garet Pro upheld the negative
against Harold Ewalt and Betty
Ballllo of Woodburn. Judges, for
the contest were Prof. Victor P.
Morris, Prof. John M. Kierxik of
the English department, and Prof.
P. 'D. Carleton of the economics
department, all of OAC. Otto
Faalos of tSalem, a member of the
championship team of 1915, was
the chairman. I f
Salem's affirmative team, con
sisting of Homer Richards " and
Thomas Childs, were defeated at
Albany by a decision' of 2 to 1.
Woodburn - defeated Albany at
Woodburn by a decision of 2 to 1.
i nnuirnn.
!itii univuno
MAY GET JAILED
New City Ordinance, Being
Prepared; modeled AU
er New State" Law ,
An ordinance; will be submitted
to the city council Monday night
which will make it a serious of
fense for driving ah.; automobile
while under the influence of liq
uor. The city flaw will compare
favorably with the state law, re
cently enacted by the state legis
lature. ; - - i
It Is not known exactly what pen
alty will be attached to the con
viction for the: offense, but it is
thought that the minimum fine
will be $50 and five days, while
the maximum 'sentence will run
about $500 for the fine, plus a jail
sentence and a ! 90-day suspension
of the driver's license:
Driving of automobiles while In
an intoxicated condition caused a
southern Oregon man to drive into
the steel gates of the prison some
time past and recently while a
driver tried to miss the Seven
teeth street bridge,- he wrecked
his machine upon the railing.
Police authorities agree that
some form of : drastic measures
must.be adopted In order to pre
vent serious property damage, and
possible loss of life. A maximum
penalty will In given. "to oKilers.
DEBUTE TITLE
IN BYSALEM
for Opening
number of tourists many families
chose Salem and the nearby towns
as a permanent home. Several of
the,, travelers have Invested in
property jind plan to reside in the
Willamette. valley permanently. ?,
Th'e grounds are In better shape
this year than ever before. The
natural place of the camp ground
In the wooded copse makes it one
of the best In the northwest. A.
small running creek binds the
camping ground on three sides.
"It is one of the finest camp
grounds in the northwest," .was
the declaration of Mr.. Purvine,
when Interviewed yesterday. "The
camp stoves have kitchen roofs
which will protect the meals when
a rainstorm arises.' Other ar
rangements." and the closeness of
the grounds to the business cen
ter of the city make it one of the
outstanding places for. tourists."
Last year, many campers came
on occasions that room was not
availably for them. Space was
hard pressed, and it was only af
ter hard work that several famil
ies were accommodated. : : ' f
The Salem Chamber of Com
merce is cooperating In every way
in furnishing travelers with infor
mation concerning the Willamette
valley and about Salem. Members
of the park board are 'Homer
Smith, chairman; L. Aldrich and
Edith Hazard. . :
Former Superior -Judge Is
Charged With Mishandl
ing of Co. Funds
TACOMA, Wash., Feb. 27
Fremont Campbell Sr. ,one of the
best known attorneys of the city
and former . superior Judge and
prosecuting attorney, who yester
day in an action by the Pinta Bay
Mining company was charged with
embezzlements totaling $38,900 in
his handling of the - company's
funds, was in conference with
Prosecutor James W. Selden today
and it was expected that an an
swer to the mandamus action;
filed against Selden in an effort
by the company to compel him to
start criminal action against. Mr.
Campbell would be filed shortly.
The petition, Mr. Campbell de
clared, is badly garbled.' The con
troversy he asserted lies between
him and James Toby, former pres
ident of the company, and Is over
a stock deal in which Mr. Camp
bell loaned personal stock in the
company to Toby in order that
Toby might promote a stock sale
while stock which he had was held
in escrow. The only question Mr.
Campbell declared, is one of his
right to so loan personal stock.
Mr. Campbell has been actively
engaged in law practice here since
1880. He served three terras'' as
county prosecuting attorney and
from 18&9 to 1894 was judge of
the superior court. He is the
father of Fremont Campbell Jr.,
county auditor. .
Next Wednesday has been set
as the date for Selden to appear
before Judge W. O. Chapman and
show cause why he should not
prosecute. f 1 1
AS USE SPEAKER
Republican Floor Leader
; Nominated for Position by
Unanimous Vote
WASHINGTON. Feb. 27. Nich
olas Longworth of Ohio was se
lected tonight as tbo republican
candidate for speaker of the next
house. ; Mr. Longworth, who is
the republican, floor ' leader, J was
named over Representative Mad
den of Illinois at a caucus of re
publican representatives-elect. j
On the first ballot Longworth
received 141 votes,' and Madden
83. ' - . - ''
As soon as the roll call result
was known Mr. Mad den . moved to
make Mr.- Longwortn's selection
unanimous. :
After Mr. Longworth's nomina
tion had been made unanimous
Representative Tllson of Connecti
cut was named by acclamation to
racwed.nla as.poor leader,: ;
ATTOflWEYMY
BE EMBEZZLER
nwomn
COOLIDGE SAYS
BSUREIS
PASS CONGRESS
President Insistent That Co
ll operative Marketing Bill
j . Should Be Enacted at This
Session
PROPOSALS REGARDED
! a o ir-ns iirrtrocMinv
mo vcni HcucddHni
Agricultural Commission Mea
sure Enmeshed in Jam
Before Congress
WASHINGTON, D. C, Feb. 27.
-With cooperative : marketing
legislation . recommended by " the
agriculture commission enmeshed
In a jam of conflicting proposals
before congress. President! Cool-
idge renewed today his insistence
that ' the : conference program
should be enacted Into law at this
session. He regards as necessary
and sound the proposals which
were drafted by the representa
tives o fall branches of agriculture
with expert assistance.
.: The Dickinson cooperative mar
keting bill, lacking the regulatory
provisions carried in the Capper
Haugen measure for which it was
substituted by the house, is be
fore the senate agriculture com
mittee and Chairman Carey of the
agricultural conference has asked
a hearing before it tomorroy in op
position to the change; Members
of the conference are said to hold
the view that -the Dickinson mea
sure would not accomplish the re
sults they believe can be obtained
through pasage of the Capper
Haugen .bill. Members of the sen
ate . farm ; bloc expect to call up
this measure in the senate tomor
row. V - . : .. .- . . ...
The McNarl bill, providing for
a farmers'" export corporation to
handle JsurpTffSTTarm products,' has
been: reported favorably by the
senate agricultural committee and
placed on the calendar, but with
little hope of final action at this
session., j ,
President Coolidge still believes
the Capper-Haugen bill will meet
the., situation or- ttyat pending
legislation, resting his belief on
confidence in the judgment of his
agricultural conference. Should it
be found impossible to enact this
legislation the president will ap
prove whatever measure is put
through so far as it tends toward
the Same ond.
J Mr. Coolidge made
it plain to
callers today that should farm
legislation fail, he would continue
to fight along the lines he already
has mapped out. I
FAMOl'S HOTEL PASSES
TACOMA, Wash., Feb. 27. Af
ter it had been steadily operated
asa hotel for more than a third
of a century the Donally hotel to
day: had a bar across the front
door and truckmen were hauling
out and storing the furniture as
the closing chapter inl the history
of the famous' hostelry. The old
hoted Is to be razed to make way
for a new structure, j
MacDowell Club Concert at . Grand
Wins Praise of All Music Lovers
Madame Frida Ktjerna, Soloist, Has Distinction of Being First;
Person to Sing Over Radio, Back In i 1020
v By AUDRED BUNCH
; It Is doubtful if any in the audi
ence realized last night when
Madame . Frida Stjerna appeared
in concert with the MacDowell
club chorus that she j has the dis
tinction of being the first person
in any country in the world to
sing over the radio. That was in
New York City, in the January of
1920. .. ;
' . But without a single such facts,
interesting as they are, Madame
would still be a gloriously remem
bered apostle of joy. The pro
gram last night at the Grand
theater, where practically a full
house greeted the singers, opened
with Woodland Sprites, a sparkl
ing melody and the swayingly
modulated Lullaby of Scott both
chorus numbers. When the cur
tain went up, the brilliant lights,
in the charming pastel frocks, re
vealed a veritable rainbow on the
stage. : ; j
' Probably as notable a piece of
directing as had been done in Sa
lem in many months was that by
Professor W. H. Boyer last night.
Without music, he led his singers
in such unison and loveliness of
effects that the conservative con
sideringly called It marvelous.
In colorful costume Madame
Stjerna wade.oer first appearance
STUDENTS HOLD
FIRST MEETING
OF CONFERENCE
Feature of Session Is Ad
dress By Dr. Norman Cole
man, of Reed College, on
Japanese Religions
MANY COLLEGES SEND
REPRESENTATIVES HERE
Visitors Register arid Are As
signed to Places ; Session
1 Closes Sunday
The Student Volunteer , Conf erf
ence held at. Willamette University
opened at 4 o'clock Friday after
noon with the registration and as
signment of lodgings of the -various
delegates.'- The feature of the
conference was given last night in
the address of Dr. Norman Cole
man, president of - Reed College,
on the subject of "Japan and Her
Religions." ; '
After registration the students
met in the society halls above the
Willamette chapel and a brief get
together meeting was held. -The
conference was then called to or
dr by, Dr. Daniel Bryant. A per
iod of worship followed. Paul
Johnson of Salem then. addressed
the assembly, on the purpose of
the. convention and stated that
this purpose, of the Oregon Volun
teer Union . was to stimulate spirit
ual growth and to coordinate the
local and state groups. Mr. John
son stated further that the stu
dents should look forward to the
addresses of the missionaries at
tending the conference that they
might be better fitted for life ser
vice work. ;
1 Several Bible Talks
following Mr- Johnson, Bern ice
Cof.er' of Linfleld College took
Lcbaige and ' introduced a -numbef
ofj speakers.
The first to speak was Miss Ann
Brown of. Oregon City, who gave
a i short' talk on . the missionary
work in Chile. , Miss Brown spent
a number of years in that country
under the .Methodist board of
Christian work. V .
The second - speaker. Miss, Mar
tha .Wheeler, who is on her secpnd
furlough from India, told., several
Interesting features on the work
to be done in that field.
Mrs. Pondexter of Salem spoke
on ''.Chile." ' Mrs. Pondexter re
turned recently from that field
and stated that almost any talent
that the prospective missionary
might choose could be used in that
country.
I Professor McClean j of Pacific
College spoke; briefly of his 12
years' stay as a missionary in
Cuba. ST V
L The feature of the evening was
the speech given by Dr. Norman
C. Coleman, president of Reed
College," on the religious.,, condi
tions in Japan. Dr.- Coleman
stated that there. are three reli
gions now in - Japan: . The native
Schinto faith, - Buddism and the
Christian faitlu There la very lit
tle difference in the dress or..per-
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In her Swedish group. It was ; a
trifle disappointing i that . thee
songs were not all to be in. Eng
lish, the audience, felt. But Ma
dame explained them with such
inimitably charming gestures and
voice that this somewhat made up.
Two Deems Taylor, arrange
ments from the Czecbo Slovak met
with especial favor and the chorus
was obliged to-repeat the latter
the second, performance of "Wake
Theei Now. i Dearest," really sur
passing the lirst. .- . ;.
: Madame., jmada. such - a . lovely
picture when she. returned to the
stage - for . her t following- groups
that the audience ' was glad for
every word pt hers ."; ( It . d id not
much matter or not it explained a
little reversal in order) if it served
to prolong ' her ; moments before
them. The costume that Madame
Stjerna wore a semi-period Jenny
Lind feast for the eyes of deep
lace, turquoise satin, and garlands
of pastel flowers used the exqui
sitely hand-made lace from a wed
ding gown of nearly a hundred
years ago. I In "The First Meet
ing." In "Rain ! Rain ! Rain ! " In
f'The Sleep That Flits O'er Baby
Eyes" la fact In every, thing that
Madame sang, a luscious tremu
tousness prevailed In . her voice
Broadside of Criticism
Turned Loose on Naval
Officials
WASHINGTON, Feb. 27. Rear
Admiral William S. Sims, retired,
turned loose before fhe house air
craft committee today a broadside
of criticism again naval officers
who still hold the battleship su
preme, ion naval warfare, and al
so trained his fire against propos
als for a unified air service as
urged by Brigadier General Mitch
ell, assistant army air chief. '
.While the admiral was declar
ing the battleship "obsolete," and
attacking the navy for its "con
servatism," Secretary Weeks, who
will appear, before the committee
tomorrow ga!n took cognizance
of the aircraft controversy , by
making .public a letter to Repre
sentative Perking, republican. New
Jersey, the committee examiner,
declaring "untrue" recent testi
mony before . the committee that
junior army officers are "muzzled
from telling the truth," . by the
war department.
' The war secretary previously
had " denied the accuracy of this
testimony 'and in bis leter today
he set forth the war-department
policy regarding the testimony . of
officers before congressional com
mittees. The letter pointed out
that General Mitchell had been in
formed of the department's policy
in this matter,' but did not men
tion him directly as the witness
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Postponement Denied; Case
to Go to Trial on March
9. Judge Says
CHEYENNE, Wyo., Feb. 27.
With the denial today of the gov
ernment's petition .for a 60-day
postponement of th . Teapot Dome
naval reserve annulment suit by
United States District Judge T.
Blake Kennedy, the case will go
to trial here on March 9, the date
originally set. '
A The government through its
counsel, Atlee ' Pomerene and
Owen Roberts, had petitioned the
continuance on the ground that it
would not be in possession on that
date of evidence essentia! to proof
of its contention that. the lease of
the ' Teapot Dome reserve was
granted to the Mammoth Oil com
pany through collusion between
Harry P. Sinclair, oil operator,
and Albert B. Fall.
' Government counsel contend3
that if the continuance - were
granted, they would be able to se
cure "evidence of importance from
H. S. Osier of Toronto, Canada,
and others including H. M. Black
mer and ajmes T. O'Neill, Ameri
can oil men now In France.
PJBT I MURDER
PLOT IS DIED
Wealthy Clubman" to Take
Stand Against Confes
sion of Ex-Policeman
.SAN ..FRANCISCO. Feb. v27.r
Richard M. Hotallng, wealthy San
Francisco clubman, will appear
before a special grand Jury Mon
day night to repeat his denial of
the confession of Ralph P. King,
aviator and ex-policeman, involv
ing the former In an alleged plot
to murder the wife of Richard's
brother, Frederick Hotallng. . r
Members of the ' Hotallng . fam
ily have been at odd for years over
division of the 14,000,000 Hotal
lng estate. . '
Subpoenas have been issued for
Frederick Ilotaling and his wife;
King; Lou Madison,' taxicab driver
to whom King stated be had turn
ed over a portion of the $3500 he
claims to have received from Rich
ard Hotallng, and other witnesses.
King and Madison are held in
jail' here without bonds,' while
police and the sheriff's office are
conducting a widespread' search
for Al Reels, underworld charac
ter, declared by King to have
shared equally - with 'Madison ' in
the alleged $3&00 "murder bribe'
Reels is believed by police to have
fled the city. -'-"
The police also are endeavor
ing to trace the -source of a tele
phone call reported received early
today by Detective Thomas Hyland
ofefrlng: ; him r $2(1,000 to "lay
down" on hU prosecution of the
case, .
TEAPOT DOME
DATE IS FIXED
Profe
During;
who had made the" "muzzling"
charge., ' :. ;. ',
A part of the letter also defend
ed the war department against
charges of "Conservatism, which
were reiterated; today with respect
to the navy department by Admir
al Sims. '. ; . " . ,:
. At another point in bis testi
mony after, saying he considered
the battleship "obsolete" the ad
miral, answering another question
said . the aircraft carrier had re
placed this type of vessel.
"Then you do not agree with the
navy general board that the bat
tleship is most important to the
fleet?" Mr. Perkins asked.
"No, sir," the witness answered.
He refused. to answer questions
on the present, condition of the
army and navy air services, ex
plaining he said he had "been on
the shelf two years."
Questioned .by Representative
O'Sullivan, democrat, Connecticut,
he said: "I quite agree with Gen
eral Mitchell that the Philippines
could be captured in-two weeks,"
but added later he thought It high
ly Improbable that Japan' would
ever attempt to take the islands.
' "What do you think of the
statement that any ship can be
sunk from the air?" asked Repre
sentative O'Sullivan. "It Is entire
ly correct," Admiral Sims replied.
SHOOTING OF
DOCTOR BARED
Insurance, Company Stages
Fight; Say Suicide Was
Cause of Death
SEATTLE, Feb. 27. Testl
mony given at a trial in federal
court here today In an effort to
determine whether Dr?ATf?e3"?F?tl&gfeIatt
Mattice, Seattle oculist, shot him
self Intentionally or- accidentally,
on .the. first three sheets filed by
beneficiaries demanding life in
surance amounting to approxima
tely $150,000, revealed that the
doctor had often twirled a pistol.
Gun experts testified that the
twirling of a pistol, would cause
the weapon to discharge. Insur
ance companies had refused to pay
policies on the ground that Dr.
Mattice committed suicide.
The gun ; that ' Dr, Mattice used
had been taken from a music caBe
in the home of Dr. F..B Whiting
here Thanksgiving' day 1923.
Mrs. May Wilson, who was a
guest of Dr. Whiting, testified that
she saw Dr. Mattice sink to the
floor. She said she had called the
attention of Mrs. Hazel Fiske, Dr.
Whiting's ' stepdaughter, and the
fiancee of Dr. Mattice, to "the way
Dr. Mattice was acting."
.: Ralph W. , Coombs, a brick ma
son, testified he saw, Dr. Mattice
twirl different revolvers when he
visited him. In April or May, 1923,
and that the oculist .would cock
the trigger, twirl the gun and fire
rapidly.
TEDS MEET
AT JEFFERSON
Institute Will Be Held Today;
J. A. Churchill to Ad
dress Assembly
A teachers'. Institute will be
held in Jefferson today,, beginning
at 10 o'clock this morning. It will
be held In the public school build?
ing located on the Pacific high
way, as one enters Jefferson from
the north. .
. .Letters have been sent to the
teachers, asking them to attend.
and to bring their school prob
lems with them, and, to be pre
pared to do their part towards
making the meeting a success.
The general public is cordially
invited to attend the institute, and
school patrons will find much of
interest in the line of educational
advancement. "
, A round table discussion will be
held during the morning session.
intersperced with music and songs.
In the afternoon, J. A.. Churchill,
superintendent of public instruc
tion, will speak on 'recent school
legislation!
NEUNER APPROVED
j , WASHINGTON, Feb. 27, The
nomination of George Neuner tq
be United State district attorney;
of Oregon was confirmed today by
tjje senate.
(11011 r BILLS
Appropriation Measures Arc
Vetoed Legislature Is
Blamed for .Not Providing
Mecessary Funds
MARRIAGE LICENSE IS .
ALSO SENT INTO DARK
HB No. 256 Is Iteld Step Back
ward by Pierce, Who Gives
Reasons for Action
AH Armory , bills passed by the
33rd session of the legislature
were vetoed Friday by Governor
Pierce. .These Included Armories
for; Cottage Grove,' which passed
late Thursday night. Forest
Grove, which sought to hold over
the necessary appropriation until
1927, And for La Grande, the gov
ernor's home town.
"Due to the failure of the legis
lature to provide sufficient reve
nue 1 shall be obliged to veto all
Armory bills passed at the late
session,", was the brief statement
issued by the governor yesterday.
"I cannot approve appropriations
which exceed available revenue."
Bills Iavo Hard Time
: The Armory bills had a hectic
time during the session. . They
were approved by 'he military af
fairs committee and their with
drawal recommended by the ways
end means committee. .The recom
mendations were adopted and
then, the bills were ,l&id .on the
table, only to.be brought to life
on the last day of the session. , In
fact, the appropriation of $30,000
for an. Armory at Cottage .Grove
was hot approved until late Thurs-'
day night and outside of the. bill
calling for a special election on
September 8 was the last bit ol
, Marriage Bill Vetoed
HB No. 256, a marriage license
measure, .was sent to the archives
Friday when Governor, Pierce re
fused to. sign the measure and
thus creating a law. In explain
ing his veto. Governor Pierce said:
; "We today ', have a Jaw . which
compels the4 male applicant for
marriage Hcenset6 secure av cer-
tificate from a practicing physi
cian that he Is free' from "contagi
ous or .infectionus venereal dis
ease. House bill 256 is a step
backward. The applicants for the
marriage license, being,. interested
parties, are not the proper ones to
make the affidavit. It opens the
way to easy perjury. The law
should be "taade more drastic, and
severe instead ,ofr being rendered
valueless' as .would be the case .it
houbill 25'6 became a" law.
l"The present law Is fairly ef
fective. A similar, but more, strin
gent , law, has been held' wnKtitu
tional by the supreme .court, of
Wisconsin. In dlcuesing - Jihe law
the supreme court of Wisconsin In
a recent case said!', ' .
"This law is a reasonable llml-:
tation of the right to marry, and
furthermore it is not an unreason
able classification In applying , it
only to men and not to women'."
"Th&'law does not interfere
(Con tinned co pif 7)
FRIDAY
INt WASHINGTON
Ambassador Daeschner discus"
ed French debt with Secretary
Mellon. ' '
The house referred to accent a
senate proposal to eliminate the
Pullman surcharges.
:
Rear Admiral Sims gave his .
views of the naw tn f ha hnnaa
aircraft committee.
Frank B Kellogg, secretary of
state .designate, made a round of
calls vand renewed old acquaint
ances in the senate."
'
., Jhe first step toward removing
republican insurgent senators
from the committees waa made by
committee on committees.
The state department's side waj(
given in tbe case of Count Karo
lyl's, pledge of political inactivity
While in the United States.
Tbe senate eliminated from the
rivers and harbors fcill a provision
that all authorized projects should
be completed In five years . -
' John T. Nolan, commander of
the , , national ( disabled r soldiers'
league, continued a defense of the
leagug .bfor? fi.fcou'; comnftt"f
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